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Cosmic Commando

Cosmic Commando

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raven24 said:
Honestly, I don't even think to use the Monorail. When I worked in Fantasyland, the extra loud horn used to drive me crazy. I'd be in the middle of spieling or talking to a guest and all of a sudden, HOOOOOONNNNNKKKKKKK!!!!!!! So annoying. Definitely different from WDW. If Cosmic wants to ride it in October, I'll ride it again.;)
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It's only really useful if you happen to be in Tomorrowland and want to go some place very close to the monorail station in DtD, and we fit those criteria. We'll probably ride it again at some point in October... have to go to the Lego store if nothing else!
 
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Ralyon25

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Ok, Let me explain. the transportation issues, since that seems to be the one everyone is focused on. The monorail is useless and should have a stop in california adventure. When you have small kids, who are to big for strollers, it it a long walk thru Downtown Disney to the park gates. takes a lot out of them before they even walk around the park.
Changing credit cards should not be a problem. I take credit cards at work, granted not to the same volume of Disney, but it is very easy to change a credit card on someones.

I am not new to either park. I have gone to WDW at least once a year for the 4 years. I have been to DL too many times to count before growing up and as a adult leaving in SoCal.

I was just curious of everyones opinion comparing maybe just The Magic Kingdom with DL, so it is more of an accurate comparison.
 
Californian Elitist

Californian Elitist

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Ralyon25 said:
Ok, Let me explain. the transportation issues, since that seems to be the one everyone is focused on. The monorail is useless and should have a stop in california adventure. When you have small kids, who are to big for strollers, it it a long walk thru Downtown Disney to the park gates. takes a lot out of them before they even walk around the park.
Changing credit cards should not be a problem. I take credit cards at work, granted not to the same volume of Disney, but it is very easy to change a credit card on someones.

I am not new to either park. I have gone to WDW at least once a year for the 4 years. I have been to DL too many times to count before growing up and as a adult leaving in SoCal.

I was just curious of everyones opinion comparing maybe just The Magic Kingdom with DL, so it is more of an accurate comparison.
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If you've been to Disneyland so many times, the differences between the two shouldn't come as a surprise. You should have already known that Disneyland is not some massive vacation destination, where things like transportation is going to be well covered and credit cards can easily be changed. You should know that Disneyland is more of a typical local theme park destination and not the mega vacation spot that WDW is.

I don't want to sound rude but I didn't sense you wanted to compare MK to DL, but just complain that your transportation needs weren't satisfied.
 
Californian Elitist

Californian Elitist

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OP, Downtown Disney is literally right by the parks. It takes all of ten minutes (and that's if you're walking extra slow) or less to walk from the end, or beginning of Downtown Disney to the parks.

You should be used to walking, since you claim to have visited WDW multiple times. I really don't see how you can complain about the walk from Downtown Disney to the parks when you've been to WDW.
 
TP2000

TP2000

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lazyboy97o said:
I can't imagine there being many rooms at Walt Disney World that involve less walking from room to bus stop and bus stop to the Magic Kingdom entrance than walking from the furthest rooms of the Disneyland Hotel to the Esplanade. And heavy forbid you go to EPCOT Center or Disney's Animal Kingdom!
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That's exactly what I was thinking! Just walking from a Port Orleans wing to the bus stop, then walking from Magic Kingdom bus stop to your first Fastpass attraction of the day in Frontierland is a longer walk than from your Disneyland Hotel room to Frontierland in Disneyland.

And then there's the other word that shuts the door on the entire "Disneyland Resort isn't walkable" argument: Epcot. That is a monster theme park nearly the size of the entire Disneyland Resort. Where's that nifty aerial comparison photo of Epcot vs. Disneyland Resort that @Cosmic Commando uses to such great effect?
 
Cosmic Commando

Cosmic Commando

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TP2000 said:
That's exactly what I was thinking! Just walking from a Port Orleans wing to the bus stop, then walking from Magic Kingdom bus stop to your first Fastpass attraction of the day in Frontierland is a longer walk than from your Disneyland Hotel room to Frontierland in Disneyland.

And then there's the other word that shuts the door on the entire "Disneyland Resort isn't walkable" argument: Epcot. That is a monster theme park nearly the size of the entire Disneyland Resort. Where's that nifty aerial comparison photo of Epcot vs. Disneyland Resort that @Cosmic Commando uses to such great effect?
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You rang?
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I did the distance measuring a long time ago... it's almost exactly the same distance to walk from IASW to TSMM in DLR as it is to go from the American Adventure to the Pop bus stop at Epcot.
 
TP2000

TP2000

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Cosmic Commando said:
I did the distance measuring a long time ago... it's almost exactly the same distance to walk from IASW to TSMM in DLR as it is to go from the American Adventure to the Pop bus stop at Epcot.
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Thank you!

Disneyland Resort is an amazingly compact and walkable property. The other nice thing is that the climate in Anaheim is almost always wonderful. The past few days when Ralyon25 has been staying at the Disneyland Hotel the temps have been delightful, typically low humidity, with bright blue skies and a sea breeze.

Recent Anaheim Weather At A Glance
Saturday, June 8th: Sunny and dry. High Temp, 75. Low Temp, 64.
Sunday, June 9th: Sunny and dry. High Temp, 76. Low Temp, 63.
Monday, June 10th: Sunny and dry. High Temp 78. Low Temp, 63.

If walking in that delightful postcard-perfect weather is a problem, then switching credit cards on file at the front desk midway through your hotel stay is the least of your worries. It means you simply don't like walking on planet earth, even when presented with the most perfect early summer climate on the globe.

For those keeping score at home, here's what the weather was like in Orlando for all those folks trying to walk the much longer distances to and through the various theme parks and sprawling hotel properties at Disneyworld park.

Recent Orlando Weather At A Glance
Saturday, June 8th: Humid with Heavy Rain. High Temp, 89. Low Temp, 72. 0.90 inch of rain.
Sunday, June 9th: Sunny and humid. High Temp, 91. Low Temp, 74.
Monday, June 10th: Humid and T-Storms. High Temp, 90. Low Temp, 74. 0.19 inch of rain.

Here's a YouTube video of the weather at Magic Kingdom Park on Saturday, June 8th when they had 0.90 inches of rain that day with flooding throughout much of the park. This isn't that bad, as Orlando had 2.35 inches of rain last Wednesday in hour after hour of truly drenching weather. But we'll focus on the past few days, when Ralyon25 was enjoying his morning stroll from the Disneyland Hotel.


That morning Anaheim walk through Downtown Disney doesn't seem so bad all of a sudden, does it? :D

And yes, I fully expect our California girl raven24 to be totally freaking out over this video. It's true raven24, that's the climate of central Florida and the weather conditions they are forced to operate the parks in quite frequently.
 
Californian Elitist

Californian Elitist

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TP2000 said:
Thank you!

Disneyland Resort is an amazingly compact and walkable property. The other nice thing is that the climate in Anaheim is almost always wonderful. The past few days when Ralyon25 has been staying at the Disneyland Hotel the temps have been delightful, typically low humidity, with bright blue skies and a sea breeze.

Recent Anaheim Weather At A Glance
Saturday, June 8th: Sunny and dry. High Temp, 75. Low Temp, 64.
Sunday, June 9th: Sunny and dry. High Temp, 76. Low Temp, 63.
Monday, June 10th: Sunny and dry. High Temp 78. Low Temp, 63.

If walking in that delightful postcard-perfect weather is a problem, then switching credit cards on file at the front desk midway through your hotel stay is the least of your worries. It means you simply don't like walking on planet earth, even when presented with the most perfect early summer climate on the globe.

For those keeping score at home, here's what the weather was like in Orlando for all those folks trying to walk the much longer distances to and through the various theme parks and sprawling hotel properties at Disneyworld park.

Recent Orlando Weather At A Glance
Saturday, June 8th: Humid with Heavy Rain. High Temp, 89. Low Temp, 72. 0.90 inch of rain.
Sunday, June 9th: Sunny and humid. High Temp, 91. Low Temp, 74.
Monday, June 10th: Humid and T-Storms. High Temp, 90. Low Temp, 74. 0.19 inch of rain.

Here's a YouTube video of the weather at Magic Kingdom Park on Saturday, June 8th when they had 0.90 inches of rain that day with flooding throughout much of the park. This isn't that bad, as Orlando had 2.35 inches of rain last Wednesday in hour after hour of truly drenching weather. But we'll focus on the past few days, when Ralyon25 was enjoying his morning stroll from the Disneyland Hotel.


That morning Anaheim walk through Downtown Disney doesn't seem so bad all of a sudden, does it? :D

And yes, I fully expect our California girl raven24 to be totally freaking out over this video. It's true raven24, that's the climate of central Florida and the weather conditions they are forced to operate the parks in quite frequently.
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Why are these people at a theme park during this storm????? I just don't get it. Their feet are nearly soaked and some of them are even wearing sandals. That is not safe, they could catch a cold. I feel really terrible for the CMs. I don't go out in the rain, especially to Disneyland. I can't count how many trips I've cancelled due to rain or even chances of rain.

I've got a few Fantasyland buddies doing the WDW CP right now and they're always talking about how much they want to come home. Now I know why.
 
TP2000

TP2000

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raven24 said:
Why are these people at a theme park during this storm????? I just don't get it. Their feet are nearly soaked and some of them are even wearing sandals. That is not safe, they could catch a cold. I feel really terrible for the CMs. I don't go out in the rain, especially to Disneyland. I can't count how many trips I've cancelled due to rain or even chances of rain.

I've got a few Fantasyland buddies doing the WDW CP right now and they're always talking about how much they want to come home. Now I know why.
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They won't catch a cold. It was in the upper 80's that afternoon, with a "Real Feel" temp in the 90's due to the high humidity.

When you go to WDW for the first time raven24, you will experience humidity. It does very weird things to temperatures that a Southern Californian would never know about, just you wait 'til you get there.

As for the safety aspect, yeah it seems a little weird. I can only imagine the Disneyland CM's shrieking in horror and shutting down walkways and evacuating lands if that much standing water was all over the place. It's a great example of some of the big cultural differences between Disneyland operation and WDW operation.
 
Wilt Dasney

Wilt Dasney

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I flew in to San Diego in February (I'm from Georgia), and there was what I'd consider a light rain falling when I landed. Nothing that would cause anyone here to bat an eye. I rented a car and drove to my hotel. When I checked in, I told the guy at the front desk "Traffic was lighter than I expected coming over here." He said "Yeah, nobody's going to drive right now. It's raining." :confused:

Like you said, TP, big cultural differences. My first thought was to be a little envious of people who are so accustomed to perfect weather that they can afford to consider a little rain a weather crisis that warrants staying home, lol.
 
Cosmic Commando

Cosmic Commando

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Wilt Dasney said:
I flew in to San Diego in February (I'm from Georgia), and there was what I'd consider a light rain falling when I landed. Nothing that would cause anyone here to bat an eye. I rented a car and drove to my hotel. When I checked in, I told the guy at the front desk "Traffic was lighter than I expected coming over here." He said "Yeah, nobody's going to drive right now. It's raining." :confused:

Like you said, TP, big cultural differences. My first thought was to be a little envious of people who are so accustomed to perfect weather that they can afford to consider a little rain a weather crisis that warrants staying home, lol.
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If you were watching the local news that day, there would have been a STORM WATCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

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