Recent content by zengoth

Not sure how Disney calculates its capacity on a per space basis, but it doesn't seem consistent (to me at least). At EPCOT this past weekend, the winding line to get into the Mexican pavillion meant the place was able to maintain a comfortable distance between people once inside; contrast to...

World Showcase is a lovely mall.

He’s just lucky Morocco wasn’t part of his new years ritual...

It's a bit difficult to remember as of now with Canada, Germany and UK pavilions half-shuttered, but the Disney-run pavilions do manage to balance their merch - see Italy: one shop has Disney theme on top of Italian theme (Disney characters doing espresso and dessert these days), while across...

And eye glass cases, apparently, if made from aluminum

If it wasnt for the big tree and the loud holiday music (interrupted by the “you will comply” announcements), i’d’ve sworn it was still Food & Wine fest. But the effort was there and the CMs were amazing.

Very sad seeing an entire pavilion shuttered today. And yes, half of the one tiny shop that stayed open featured Aladdin merch. 😒

Does Disney really think they can do any kind of projection show and folks will just glance at it briefly as they walk past? A crowd forming is still a crowd forming. They know it. We know it. No one's fooling anyone.

And what was the point of leaving the Odyssey as is and not refurbing it to be the Festival Center? Before the advent of the Preview presentation, it was more useless than Launch Bay.

Upping capacity plus holiday weekend at The Studios today (saturday) and the park still seemed uncrowded. Wait times under an hour meant we got to ride everything (including runaway railway twice). Rules were followed. People and cast were pleasant. The only irritation were lines for shopping -...

It's interesting (to me anyway) that Starbucks got so close to world showcase, but not actually in the ring. May be contractual, maybe not. Are the other 3 major coffee kiosks in world showcase all Joffreys? (on the way to mexico, between US + Italy, between UK + Canada - not counting the one...

With less than 10 "attractions" and so many stores/restaurants shuttered (and no after-dark entertainment), i figure it's to give the folks who paid good $$$ at the gate enough time to wander aimlessly and feel they got their $$$$s worth.

different than august, which i think was the dregs of flower/garden

Epcot today was vastly different than the experience we had in August. With every other store and restaurant having a closed sign (one in Germany is only open for the weekday crowds - which makes no sense to me) and only half the food/wine booths, it was a quick day. As a passholder, i paid...

Back in the 70s there was a cool monorail for savanna viewing at busch gardens tampa