EpcotServo's April 10th MK Update: Kingdom Krowds

[EpcotServo]

Hey once more all you interweb-readers! Went for a quick morning trip to kingdom to get my Haunted Mansion/Big Thunder/Pirates fix taken care of. As a huge surprise, it was PACKED. I've been there on crowded holidays, and this was just as bad! Here's more...

KINGDOM

-I present to you, my new comedy skit..."It might be really crowded at the Magic Kingdom, IF..."


If you're given a FLIK card before waiting in the line to ORDER FOOD.....It might be really crowded at the Magic Kingdom.

If the line at Big Thunder that streches out the main queue building is the FASTPASS RETURN line.....It might be really crowded at the Magic Kingdom.

If the large line streching across the street in Adventureland is for THE SWISS FAMILY TREEHOUSE.....It might be really crowded at the Magic Kingdom.

All running-joke-tagline-catchphrases aside, it was very crowded. We were there early, so we were able to get around the bulk of it though.

-All you Harbor House fans get ready for a shock. First it was the strips, now they are after your fries. So awhile ago, back in december to be exact, I had gotten a cup of fries there. And to my surprise, they were not the normal "new" fries. Skip to today, at my next meal there, and they are still not the correct fry. They are now rather large (not quite Steak Fries, but in the same style) huge, blocky, fries. Not even half as good as the other fry style that is now used throughout WDW. As a big Harbor House fan, I'm very upset about this. Oh, and as a Chicken-Update, you can now get them in 6 Pc. and 8 Pc. They were more nugget-ish at Harbor House than the ones I had had at other places. Combine that with the the imposter-fries, and it was the first time I missed the Chicken Strips.

"Steak fries...Always soggy."
-The Monarch, Venture Bros.

-As reported elsewhere, there are new Haunted Mansion T-Shirts.

-I looked everywhere at kingdom (And at World of Disney and Once Upon a Toy.) for the 2008 Album, to no avail. Nobody at World of Disney OR Once Upon a Toy knew what I was talking about.
:brick:

OK, That's it for news. Here's the pictures!

Enjoy!
:wave:

http://picasaweb.google.com/EpcotSe...UpdateKingdomKrowds/photo#5187720709304408754

 

[RiversideBunny]

Thanks.

 

[sweetpee_1993]

Oh wow. Those crowds are straight outta one of my nightmares. Geez...

Thanks for the MK "fix".

 

[Eyorefan]

Thanks for the update. No pic of the fries?

 

[EpcotServo]

Thanks for the update. No pic of the fries?

Sorry, but....i eated them.

:lol:

Anyway, I think they are too bad looking to photograph. (And...I have an issue with being the crazy guy in the corner taking pictures of his food before eating it. :hammer

 

[sknydave]

Wow.. I was planning on heading over there late tonight because they're closing at midnight

 

[Jerm]

I went in the middle of July 3 years ago and the lines were not even that bad. What time of the day were those taken?

 

[EpcotServo]

I went in the middle of July 3 years ago and the lines were not even that bad. What time of the day were those taken?

from around 9:30 (Parked at 9:15) to around 1:00. Usually not too crowded. We got out just as it was getting REALLY packed inside the park...they were still dumpin' them out of the trams too.

 

[DMC-12]

-All you Harbor House fans get ready for a shock.

I havent been to the Harbor House since the bread bowl fiasco a few years ago. :lol:

 

[RiversideBunny]

OK- any particular reason you know as to why it is so crowded today?

BTW- we started getting the apple slices at Columbia Harbor House instead of fries.

 

[EPCOT Explorer]

WOW.Those are some huge crowds!Poor Servo!

Thanks!

 

[EpcotServo]

OK- any particular reason you know as to why it is so crowded today?

None whatsoever. Second Spring Break maybe?
:shrug:

(And hey, don't pitty me EPCOT Explorer, it IS still Magic Kingdom!)

 

[magic cait ball]

well i know that in a lot of places in NY, spring break starts tomorrow and continues for all of next week. it goes along with passover. so maybe a lot of people skipped out of school early and headed down?

 

[Figment1986]

the tampa area schools are on spring break right now...

at least hillsbrough (HCC stole their parking lot and pasco are...

 

[NewfieFan]

Thanks for the update!:wave:

(Fries don't affect me either, I usually get the apple slices too.)

 

[mousermerf]

Quick! To the Siemens Globe! (ok, so it's not as dramatic as the bat cave...)

We must analyze the crowd distribution based on glowing white dots!

 

[MissM]

Holy crap! Is it going to be that crowded this weekend? Bah. I'm planning on heading out for the day Saturday.

 

[davidpw97]

I live in the Atlanta area and most school districts around here are on break this week, might explain some of the crowds.

 

[tonya]

Yeah, we were kind of disappointed the other day with Columbia Harbor House. It's one of our favorite places to go, so we took my mom there for the first time. We got our food, and she said, "This is all we get for our money???" The chicken and fries change does make the portion look smaller.

 

[Boray]

So wait, do I understand this correctly, the chicken strips are now NUGGETS?!?!? Oh the humanity!!!!!

I love Harbor House. We ALWAYS have lunch there when at the MK. I may have to re-think my lunches....

Please tell me it ain't so!!! (and there is no excuse for bad fries either!!!):fork: