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For all it's worth, as far as that goes I think in the long run its good for Ben that the ride is gone. He's been winding down on it for a long time now (last night notwithstanding) and he really needed to let go. In the early days it made for an outstanding carrot to get him out in a public...

Relevant blog posts about Ben: http://www.shmoolok.com/Blog/tabid/62/EntryId/3/SW1K-The-Full-Story.aspx http://www.shmoolok.com/Blog/tabid/62/EntryId/4/SW2K-The-Whole-Story.aspx http://filmic-light.blogspot.com/2011/01/boy-whos-experienced-scary-adventures.html...

Therein lies a tale, but I don't want to give away the ending to the story. Stay tuned for my blog post about it in a few days. I can safely say it was somewhat more than 3,450.

Orlando Attractions Magazine posted this video from last night: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwlUhc6DsLg

Too tired to write about the epic day. Will take a few days for me to document the whole thing. But this picture sums it up for Ben's farewell to Snow White's Scary Adventure:

The version at WDW runs a full three minutes, as opposed to two minutes at the other three versions. The Florida version is the only one that has a satisfactory ending - California and Tokyo both end abruptly with no resolution at all, while the Paris ending is better it is very brief and...

If anyone is interested, I just posted this retrospective to my personal blog: Snow Whites Scary Adventures - A Retrospective It has links to the four part series about my son, as well as ride through videos of the original MK version, as well as ride through videos of all four currently...

A few years ago the thought of getting on a plane with him was terrifying, but I think he is much more equipped to deal with that kind of travel now. I think he would like Disneyland. He's never been there, but I suspect he would like the Alice in Wonderland ride in particular, as well as the...

He turned 18 this year. He has literally spent half his life going on this ride.

I don't think he will like the mine ride, no, he doesn't like coasters at all. But I am positive that he will LOVE the new Little Mermaid ride.

His current ride count is 3,451 rides. I am sure he will get in around a dozen more on Thursday, depending on how crazy it gets.

Yes. We will be there with him all evening on Thursday. There will be a special moment for him that Disney is putting together at 7pm. We appreciate your kind thoughts. If you happen to be there that night you are welcome to say hello. Just please understand that Ben isn't likely to have any...

For anyone interested - I just spoke to my Disney contacts today, and they are going to create a special moment for my son on the evening of the 31st at 7pm. Several cast members have expressed a desire to meet Ben at the ride and help him say goodbye and get a little closure before the ride...

My son would tend to disagree with you.

Correct. The version in Tokyo is just called "Snow White's Adventures", but the other three currently operating version of the ride are all called "Snow White's Scary Adventures". The WDW version was called just "Snow White's Adventures" from the time the park opened up until the 1994 rehab...

Thank you for your kind words.

Yes, thank you.

Not so much the mine ride, but yes the filmmaker wants to come back again in a few months and see how Ben is doing once the ride has been closed for a while.

I have an acquaintance who is an area manager over at Epcot, and he has contacted his counterparts at the Magic Kingdom. I just spoke to my Epcot friend on the phone yesterday morning, and I expect to hear from the MK people shortly. If you have better contacts or ideas, please let me know. You...

Well, bear in mind that the Disneyland version (as well as the versions in Paris and Tokyo) only run about two minutes, whereas the WDW version runs three minutes. Also, the other three versions are much more properly scare rides. Have you seen the one in Tokyo (or watched a ridethrough video)...