***Edit*** The thread title was supposed to say 3/20 - 3/22. So in case you were wondering, No I didn't just spend 11 months at WDW.
Just spent a few days at the World, so I thought I'd share some things with everyone.
-I'm not a fan of the new (and only partially transparent) Mickey ballooon images that now adorn the windows of the Monorails and Disney Buses. I'm not sure if these are planned to only be a temporary thing, or if they plan to keep those around for a while.
-I witnessed an amusing bribery attempt at the San Angel Inn on Friday Night. As I waited in line to redeem my reservation, the woman in front of me (who was asking for the wait time without having an ADR) was told they likely would be unable to accomodate any walk ins. She then slipped the maitre'd a 100 dollar bill, while saying "here's my reservation" like a bad movie line. He handed the bill back to her and said "I'm not going to risk losing my job over 100 dollars." That woman must really love the San Angel Inn if she's willing to pay $100 just to get in.
- I've ridden the latest version of SSE several times now, and I'm still not a fan of the final descent. The final video sequence is amusing the first time you see it, but gets old very quick, even if you change your answers to the questions every time. Soon I will have to start selecting a random language other than English to keep myself amused. I rode SSE 3 times on this trip, and had a broken video screen the 2nd time. I notified a CM at the end of the ride, and he nicely offered to let me ride again (I declined the offer because I was anxious to eat some lunch.)
- I rode the Walt Disney World Railroad for the first time in years on Friday. I realized I wasn't missing much all those years..... I rode the Disneyland Railroad on my last DL trip and it was fantastic (scenery was better, plus you get to see the historic Grand Canyon Diorama and the Primeval World Dinosaur AA's). On the WDW Railroad, I was especially unimpressed by the fact that you can very clearly see an employee parking lot between Tomorrowland and Main Street USA. It really takes away from the theme.
- Since I've gotten the few negatives out of the way first, I will be positive for the rest of the post, since I had an awesome time!
- On Sunday we rode the Safari bright and early at 9am, and all of the animals were awake and active. For the past few years I've mostly ridden the Safari in the afternoon, but will never do that again, since it's clear that the animals are much more active in the morning.
- One Man's Dream is still my favorite WDW attraction. What a great tribute to Walt. I'm glad they offer this attraction, since it's important to me to pay homage to the man who made it all happen.
Just spent a few days at the World, so I thought I'd share some things with everyone.
-I'm not a fan of the new (and only partially transparent) Mickey ballooon images that now adorn the windows of the Monorails and Disney Buses. I'm not sure if these are planned to only be a temporary thing, or if they plan to keep those around for a while.
-I witnessed an amusing bribery attempt at the San Angel Inn on Friday Night. As I waited in line to redeem my reservation, the woman in front of me (who was asking for the wait time without having an ADR) was told they likely would be unable to accomodate any walk ins. She then slipped the maitre'd a 100 dollar bill, while saying "here's my reservation" like a bad movie line. He handed the bill back to her and said "I'm not going to risk losing my job over 100 dollars." That woman must really love the San Angel Inn if she's willing to pay $100 just to get in.
- I've ridden the latest version of SSE several times now, and I'm still not a fan of the final descent. The final video sequence is amusing the first time you see it, but gets old very quick, even if you change your answers to the questions every time. Soon I will have to start selecting a random language other than English to keep myself amused. I rode SSE 3 times on this trip, and had a broken video screen the 2nd time. I notified a CM at the end of the ride, and he nicely offered to let me ride again (I declined the offer because I was anxious to eat some lunch.)
- I rode the Walt Disney World Railroad for the first time in years on Friday. I realized I wasn't missing much all those years..... I rode the Disneyland Railroad on my last DL trip and it was fantastic (scenery was better, plus you get to see the historic Grand Canyon Diorama and the Primeval World Dinosaur AA's). On the WDW Railroad, I was especially unimpressed by the fact that you can very clearly see an employee parking lot between Tomorrowland and Main Street USA. It really takes away from the theme.
- Since I've gotten the few negatives out of the way first, I will be positive for the rest of the post, since I had an awesome time!
- On Sunday we rode the Safari bright and early at 9am, and all of the animals were awake and active. For the past few years I've mostly ridden the Safari in the afternoon, but will never do that again, since it's clear that the animals are much more active in the morning.
- One Man's Dream is still my favorite WDW attraction. What a great tribute to Walt. I'm glad they offer this attraction, since it's important to me to pay homage to the man who made it all happen.
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