Haha not a joke I thought I read they were doing virtual queens for both but you the right it’s probably just for WOC. The fireworks viewing areas aren’t really set up for that.
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Haha not a joke I thought I read they were doing virtual queens for both but you the right it’s probably just for WOC. The fireworks viewing areas aren’t really set up for that.
One time the mule train came in with one empty saddle sitting on the side of a mule. They fixed it and beckoned me over to get on. I did. Most thrilling ride ever.
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Disneyland/DCA
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Now that chapek's gone, are they still moving forward with that housing tract in palm springs? I saw they're throwing in the towel on the star wars hotel haha who'da thunk
PiratesMansion
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I imagine the Mules for me would have been something I would have liked to be there but I never would have actually ridden (much like the canoes). I'm not generally a big fan of riding on top of animals.
Although a lot of that hesitation I feel is probably the result of reading story after story about how disagreeable the mules were, many of which probably wouldn't be as publicly available if the mules lasted longer than they did.
Although a lot of that hesitation I feel is probably the result of reading story after story about how disagreeable the mules were, many of which probably wouldn't be as publicly available if the mules lasted longer than they did.
Phroobar
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Rich T
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Here’s a law I’d like to see become reality at Disney parks (especially Mk):
If you pay for a meal at a counter service restaurant—enough food and drink to require a tray—only to find there’s nowhere to sit… The meal’s on the house and you get a refund.
In other words, Disney, do not take people’s hard-earned money into your greedy mouse mitts and then expect your guests to eat on a trash can or the ground. Reduce park capacity, build better-designed spaces… anything. Fix this.
If you pay for a meal at a counter service restaurant—enough food and drink to require a tray—only to find there’s nowhere to sit… The meal’s on the house and you get a refund.
In other words, Disney, do not take people’s hard-earned money into your greedy mouse mitts and then expect your guests to eat on a trash can or the ground. Reduce park capacity, build better-designed spaces… anything. Fix this.
lazyboy97o
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My ubiquitous reminder that Magic Kingdom today has less dining capacity than 30 years ago.
This is also an issue that Universal solved over a decade ago when they first opened Three Broomsticks by only seating guests with food. They have though made this much worse by now seating people first and then largely making them mobile order. They want you to place the order while waiting but don’t tell you that, and people who did order expect to skip the line so they clog the entry trying to enter and getting made that they’re directed to a long queue.
Rich T
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Yeah, I had a not-fun experience getting into the Leaky Cauldron the first time. There’s nothing quite like standing in a side doorway, shielding my credit card from view as I enter its number into the app.
Once I got in, the food and experience were great, and subsequent trips were a breeze, but … man, the first visit is a royal pain.
lazyboy97o
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The switch to mobile has really hampered the experience of both Three Broomsticks and Leaky Cauldron. I was at both within their first month and it was amazing how smooth the experience was by not having to fight to order and then for a place to sit. Leaky Cauldron improved on an already great formula by not making you wait at a crowded counter for your food. Forcing mobile ordering really messed up a great system.
Californian Elitist
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Anastasia’s scream…
The term “thesis attraction” has come up a couple times the last few days. It got me thinking, what’s Disneyland’s thesis attraction? It has to be Jungle Cruise right? It was there on opening day, had the greatest scope/ scale and showed the greatest commitment to theme. A case can be made for Frontierland in general although it’s not an attraction. Some may say the DLRR but I would disagree.
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PiratesMansion
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If I had to narrow it to one attraction? Pirates.
But Pirates wasn’t there on opening day.
PiratesMansion
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I feel like a thesis attraction can adapt and change as the park does. On opening day, Jungle Cruise probably was the best fit (although I could see an argument for the train or PPF if we're going only by opening day attractions), but if you were to ask most people what attraction they think of when they think of Disneyland, I bet that Pirates would come up most often because IMO it best encapsulates everything Disney does well in one attraction.
If a thesis attraction is the ethos of a park, nothing says Disneyland to me more than Pirates.
waltography
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Anastasia’s scream…
Love this! Reminds me of how Anastasia became a protagonist in the later Cinderella sequels.
It didn’t open with the park but I feel “it’s a small world” is the thesis attraction of Disneyland: it captures the park’s singular charm and exemplifies the kind of aspirational unity that I think the parks reflect best.
I’ll admit Pirates was the first ride that came to my mind before I wrote my post but as I thought through what a thesis attraction means I ultimately had to go with Jungle Cruise. I think the only way you can choose a ride that was built 12 years after the park opened as a thesis attraction is if there was huge rebranding of the park.
Another good choice. I’d say Jungle Cruise, POTC, and IASW are probably the top 3. Mansion by default can’t be considered since POTC came first and covers the same bases while arguably doing it better. IASW just doesn’t cut it when it comes to quality of show.