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I do miss the days when the Magic was NEVER spoiled with construction or maintenance. It was part of the mythology and mystery - those things happened at night. I would leave in the 70's and 80's and the closest thing to maintenance I saw were the gas-powered vacuums coming down Main Street...

Can't believe it took 70 posts for someone to mention this one. Bingo.

Yeah that would be weird. And enough people still know both his quotes and his voice that it would be difficult, and probably expensive, to contract the right guy. It's not an impossible idea, but it would be challenging to pull off. I like the creative thinking you put into this Magicart87.

This sight, this sound, this smell... (light a fire, eat bbq, and sit near a bubbling hot tub for full effect)

No maintenance during the day. It was a big deal. I imagined the entire park busy with painters and repairmen all night, toiling so the Magic Kingdom could be a true escape during the day.

Powdered soap Topiary on the monorail run from TTC to MK

Twinkling lights in the trees in the Hub at night. By far the first thing that came to mind.

Lurker since the early days, I just don't say much.

Surprised more people aren't saying this as this was my first reaction. Have always hated that building with BAH fervor. And if the building itself wasn't bad enough, the most mundane occupant of every dilapidated mall and convenience store - the lowly arcade - had to fill the space at the end...

I don't think there has to be a flash to grab a HHG photo. You're watching a manipulated real-time image of yourself. Can't they just grab a frame from that? In fact, couldn't they give you a choice of effect, in case you didn't like the random head-swap you got? That would be pretty neat.

Agree strongly on both points!

Yeah they were cleaning balconies top-to-bottom, you're right. Lots of crew out there with hoses and towels and squeegees. However, before the cleaning started, the balconies were unused and the chairs leaned up against the tables on the top deck. The curtains all closed. Nobody was home...

Another thought... Magic and Wonder are absolutely gorgeous in profile. Dream and Fantasy, as all larger ships, are not. Not sleek, not handsome. A ship's outward appearance is not really that important since, as a customer, you're seeing the inside most of the time. But I'll admit that...

Speaking strictly as a frequent cruiser on several lines, with no interest in cruise industry finances, Magic and Wonder are in severe need of a refit. Other lines at the high end of the midrange cruise spectrum are drydocking every few years and lately they've been performing major refits at...

Honey Boo Boo and Bad Girls Club have Georgia wishing General Sherman would come back for a visit.

Turkey Leg will absolutely sell. It'll sell as a joke. It'll sell as an impulse buy. It'll sell to solid carnivores. It'll sell to nostalgia freaks. It'll sell, but it won't spend much time actually hanging from rear-view mirrors. Cuz, you know, gross.

I know it's not worth a hill-o-beans as news, but Frommer's Budget Traveler magazine (May/Jun 2012, p.43) lists TLM, Be Our Guest, and Storybook Circus as one of five "This Year's Don't-Miss Park Attractions". The bit was void of an actual date, but it comes across as a summer-edition guide...

Right! That! I've lurked for years and never saw reference to a pickup truck. What's the story?

Lightning in Florida is a foreseeable event, right? That's why they have lightning protection systems on structures throughout Florida. If you can foresee the possibility of a lightning strike disabling your business in a way that impacts your revenue, then you plan around it to mitigate...

Wasn't the largest Balzac about $300? I'm not joking. Years ago I asked and I'm pretty sure I remember I almost choked on my Mickey's Premium.