"I liked it better when it was a parking lot."
- John Hench when asked his opinion about DCA
The best thing about the old parking lot was being able to see from your own car the Main Street Train Station far off in the distance. And as Dad parked and we all got out, there was this excited sense of anticipation that grew and grew as you walked closer and closer to that entrance. You don't get that with the new tram ride that takes you from behind DL, past a bunch of backstage areas they half-heartedly try to hide, and drops you off in the middle of a mall (a good mall, but not exactly your destination).
I enjoy DCA for what it is, visit it as much as I visit DL, and it will be an even better park after the phase I improvements. But still it will have a LONG way to go. Yes, I miss the old parking lot.