Man, I hate coming back and trying to crap 8 days worth of WDWMagic Message Boards and all other Internet sites into an hour or so. A lot of great news while I was gone. Can't wait to hear more about Midway Madness at MGM.
Ok I'm just going to jot down some stuff here instead of going day by day:
Expedition Everest totally surpassed my expectations. I was freaking blown away by this attraction in person. The queue was fantastic, the ride was more thrilling than I thought, and the Yeti lived up to the hype. It gets better every time you ride it. Just a short notch below ToT and Splash Mountain for me. Much better than what I was expecting. Sure it could be longer by about 20 seconds and the drop could be longer and the beginning could have been more interesting, but this thing is the best attraction at the park. The AK crowd patterns will never be the same.
Mission Space Green Team. Wow, I was totally wrong. I thought there was no way this would be worthwhile, but I was very wrong. In many ways it is even better than the original ride. Much more movement and it is very smooth. No excuse not to ride M:S anymore. VERY well done, WDI. Orange is still obviously better and the best way to go, but this alternative is a very fun ride on its own terms. I hope more people give this a try. The crowds are dead most of the time over there and maybe once word about Green and Orange being available, more people will check it out.
Pop Century is my new favorite resort. It is like they took everything that was great about the All Stars and made it better. It's the little touches that make this place so great: 3 beverage islands, apple juice and lemonade light, frozen cokes (when they are working), improved room layout to make everyone closer to the main building, better bus service, and beautiful lobby. I guarantee we will never stay at the All Stars again. Pop is fantastic. They should have worked on soundproofing the rooms a little better though :lol:
Ok those are the big things I wanted to discuss, but I just don't have time right now to post everything I wanted to talk about. That should come later tonight or tomorrow.
BTW, I made it out of Epcot yesterday alive and well :lol:. That fire was a little too close for comfort.
Ok I'm just going to jot down some stuff here instead of going day by day:
Expedition Everest totally surpassed my expectations. I was freaking blown away by this attraction in person. The queue was fantastic, the ride was more thrilling than I thought, and the Yeti lived up to the hype. It gets better every time you ride it. Just a short notch below ToT and Splash Mountain for me. Much better than what I was expecting. Sure it could be longer by about 20 seconds and the drop could be longer and the beginning could have been more interesting, but this thing is the best attraction at the park. The AK crowd patterns will never be the same.
Mission Space Green Team. Wow, I was totally wrong. I thought there was no way this would be worthwhile, but I was very wrong. In many ways it is even better than the original ride. Much more movement and it is very smooth. No excuse not to ride M:S anymore. VERY well done, WDI. Orange is still obviously better and the best way to go, but this alternative is a very fun ride on its own terms. I hope more people give this a try. The crowds are dead most of the time over there and maybe once word about Green and Orange being available, more people will check it out.
Pop Century is my new favorite resort. It is like they took everything that was great about the All Stars and made it better. It's the little touches that make this place so great: 3 beverage islands, apple juice and lemonade light, frozen cokes (when they are working), improved room layout to make everyone closer to the main building, better bus service, and beautiful lobby. I guarantee we will never stay at the All Stars again. Pop is fantastic. They should have worked on soundproofing the rooms a little better though :lol:
Ok those are the big things I wanted to discuss, but I just don't have time right now to post everything I wanted to talk about. That should come later tonight or tomorrow.
BTW, I made it out of Epcot yesterday alive and well :lol:. That fire was a little too close for comfort.
