Disney Feb 6-10

Feb 7: Went to Epcot. Lines weren't to long, the birds needed to be repainted outside of Nemo, Test Track 2.0 is AWFUL (same ride but different concept), Soarin is still constantly crazy crowded, and last but not least I did Dive Quest. Dive quest is INCREDIBLE! It is well worth the money. You get a backstage tour and a nice little bag for your money. Even better than that all of your money goes to the Wildlife Conservation Fund. The best part of Dive Quest by far was seeing the people and interacting with them. That was an amazing experience. I highly recommend this program.

Feb 8: Went to Magic Kingdom. Lines weren't bad, Turkey Legs have gone up a quarter, Splash Mountain is still closed, BTMR has all of the interactive que installed but no functional, the father in the 3rd scene of Carousel of Progress was way off (the mouth was way off from the words), the New Fantasyland was incredible but not all of the effects were working on The Little Mermaid ride, and I got to see the pre-show to the Wishes show and it was INCREDIBLE! Especially the Wreck-It-Ralph part! I once again HIGHLY recommend doing this.

Feb 9: Went to Hollywood Studios. Worst decision ever. They were holding the National Cheerleading Championships at IJSS that day. Not only was it packed with teeny bopper cheerleaders but there were no Indy shows. Anyways the Rockin Rollercoaster was awesome, lines weren;t great but not awful, HToT is always a great ride, the new Star Tours is awesome with a hilarious pre-show, there were two mess-ups in the Lights Motors Action show (I have never heard or seen anywhere anybody witness a mess up in this show), and Pizza Planet was amazing as usual!

Feb 10: Went to Animal Kingdom. Lines were short, stingers were broken in It's Tough to be a Bug and one of Hopper's eye was off, Dinosaur was awesome, the Yeti is STILL broken, the Serengeti tour was FULL of animals but still no Zebras, and the T-rex cafe place was awesome as well. Toppings bar and unlimited refills!

Overall the trip was fun, though I was with 13 adults, a 7 yr old, 3 yr old, and a 8 month old. The weather was perfect, a little chilly at night. As usual Disney impressed me and went past my expectations.

 

[sam_disney]

great summary of your trip!

what happened at the stunt show? Oh dear!

Thought the yeti was fixed?

 

[baaviator]

Stunt show- The hero car came out, spun around once, and just didn't go anywhere. Apparently the driver felt like the engine wasn't responding the way it should to his driving so they went to the backup car. Then when the fire goes across the lot to light the guy on fire part came the line of fire was delayed by a good 20 seconds so the hero was left standing there literally scratching his head and just waving his gun around.

And as of yesterday around 2:00 pm it was not moving at all.

 

[jeremyg]

We went the same time. The cheerleaders were everywhere. We usually go this time of year because of the low crowd levels. The vast amount of cheerleaders in mass groups kept lines long. Whenever we saw a group walking to a ride, we would choose something else. They seemed to travel in groups of 50 or more which would skew the wait times on rides from what was actually listed. lol.

Still had a great time, great weather. There does seem to be more issues with rides breaking down this year. Our first day at Magic kingdom, the BTMR had a delayed open of about an hour, Pirates stopped 3 times while on it, as did the Haunted Mansion. The new Dumbo play area was closed and the Little Mermaid had some stuff not working in it. Very odd.

Sorry, not trying to Hijack your post. Just agreeing with what you mentioned.

 

[baaviator]

We went the same time. The cheerleaders were everywhere. We usually go this time of year because of the low crowd levels. The vast amount of cheerleaders in mass groups kept lines long. Whenever we saw a group walking to a ride, we would choose something else. They seemed to travel in groups of 50 or more which would skew the wait times on rides from what was actually listed. lol.

Still had a great time, great weather. There does seem to be more issues with rides breaking down this year. Our first day at Magic kingdom, the BTMR had a delayed open of about an hour, Pirates stopped 3 times while on it, as did the Haunted Mansion. The new Dumbo play area was closed and the Little Mermaid had some stuff not working in it. Very odd.

Sorry, not trying to Hijack your post. Just agreeing with what you mentioned.

Not a problem Jeremyg, It's ok. Yah the cheerleaders were AWFUL! Tons and tons of them. The worst part was there need to cheer in lines, start cheer battles with other groups in line. OMG.

 

[pcarathers]

We just got back yesterday after a week..we stayed at Poly and LOVED IT! However, between the bazillion cheerleaders and the multitude of Brazilian tour groups, the CROWDS were very much noticeable! even some of the cast members we spoke to were surprised by the crowds. All in all, we didnt let is ruin our trip and with that said, cant wait for MAY to get here....DCL DIsney Dream and then another week at OKW!

 

[baaviator]

We just got back yesterday after a week..we stayed at Poly and LOVED IT! However, between the bazillion cheerleaders and the multitude of Brazilian tour groups, the CROWDS were very much noticeable! even some of the cast members we spoke to were surprised by the crowds. All in all, we didnt let is ruin our trip and with that said, cant wait for MAY to get here....DCL DIsney Dream and then another week at OKW!

Yah with the fact that my wife is due with our first child in Sep and I living 6 hours away it may be 3 or so years before I make it back down that way. Not fun when your used to going at least once a year.