Hey everyone
I just came back from spending a week down in Florida, and while I did a lot of other things while I was there (i.e. Seaworld, Universal, Busch, Spring Training games), I did stop over at the Disney parks on the 15th, as it was the 1 year anniversary of when I proposed to my girlfriend at Cinderella's Royal Table in 05. Here is some things I noticed, along with some pics:
- We decided that we wanted to go to Epcot first and end with Magic Kingdom last, since Future World was only open till 7 p.m. that day, so we parked in the Magic Kingdom lot.
I got this picture during the monorail trip through Epcot. It looks like they took the sign saying "The Living Seas" from the rock face. Not sure what else they are doing to the former enterance.
Here is a look at the new sign & color on Spaceship Earth's outside front. Oooooo, pretty, ain't it?
Non-Picture Report:
- Epcot was beyond packed. Soarin had a 120 minute wait!! Test Track & M:S were both at 70-80 mins on their own, and Spaceship Earth was actually using their full line area, which they almost never do. So, we decided to skip Epcot and take the boat over to the MGM Studios instead, hoping that it would be easier to get on some rides over there. How wrong we were. The crowds at MGM weren't any better.
Pretty, ain't it? Well, that's about as far as I got, as the lines for Tower of Terror were around 60-70 minutes, with the fast passes into the late afternoons. Same with Rock -N- Rollercoaster. Around 60-70 minute waits. I was tempted to wait it out and go on this, but it was just too damn hot that day to bother.
Non-Picture MGM Report:
- Ok, so we did a whopping two things while at the Studios. We rode the Great Movie Ride, which I noticed the new format of only using one ride car and only getting the Gangster scenario as you ride through. We had this really weird fat guy as the tram operator, and he was dancing and demanding bubbles during the opening scene about the old Hollywood musicals. :lookaroun
- Then we decided to go on the Backstage Tour. Well, we ended up having to sit for a good 15-20 minutes near the opening of the Stunts show arena while equipment was being moved out of the way, and then to top it all off, Catastrophy Cayon wasn't even working! DOH! :brick:
- After that, we decided to hop a bus to the Grand Floridian to look around, as my finance had never been inside, while I stayed there a few years back. Then we hoped the monorail to the MK.
Can you guess what the theme for today is? Yup, BIG CROWDS! Another long wait for MK, with all the mountain ranges having between 45-70 minute waits. Hell, even "It's a Small World" was around 20-30 minutes!
Yes, it's true. Timekeeper is shut tight with no chance to get in. I only got to experience Timekeeper once, but it was a good show. I'll miss it.
Here is a shot of the Space Mountain line. Gotta love the security guard standing at attention in the middle.
Non-Picture Report:
- So basically all we got to do was Buzz Lightyear (thanks to a fastpass) and the TTA. COP was up and running, though I thought I did see one of the doors on the side open into one of the theaters without anyone in it. I didn't even get a chance to head to Adventureland to see Pirates all closed up.
So, all in all, not the best trip to Disney, but I did enjoy myself none-the-less. Hope you all enjoyed!!
I just came back from spending a week down in Florida, and while I did a lot of other things while I was there (i.e. Seaworld, Universal, Busch, Spring Training games), I did stop over at the Disney parks on the 15th, as it was the 1 year anniversary of when I proposed to my girlfriend at Cinderella's Royal Table in 05. Here is some things I noticed, along with some pics:
- We decided that we wanted to go to Epcot first and end with Magic Kingdom last, since Future World was only open till 7 p.m. that day, so we parked in the Magic Kingdom lot.
I got this picture during the monorail trip through Epcot. It looks like they took the sign saying "The Living Seas" from the rock face. Not sure what else they are doing to the former enterance.
Here is a look at the new sign & color on Spaceship Earth's outside front. Oooooo, pretty, ain't it?
Non-Picture Report:
- Epcot was beyond packed. Soarin had a 120 minute wait!! Test Track & M:S were both at 70-80 mins on their own, and Spaceship Earth was actually using their full line area, which they almost never do. So, we decided to skip Epcot and take the boat over to the MGM Studios instead, hoping that it would be easier to get on some rides over there. How wrong we were. The crowds at MGM weren't any better.
Pretty, ain't it? Well, that's about as far as I got, as the lines for Tower of Terror were around 60-70 minutes, with the fast passes into the late afternoons. Same with Rock -N- Rollercoaster. Around 60-70 minute waits. I was tempted to wait it out and go on this, but it was just too damn hot that day to bother.
Non-Picture MGM Report:
- Ok, so we did a whopping two things while at the Studios. We rode the Great Movie Ride, which I noticed the new format of only using one ride car and only getting the Gangster scenario as you ride through. We had this really weird fat guy as the tram operator, and he was dancing and demanding bubbles during the opening scene about the old Hollywood musicals. :lookaroun
- Then we decided to go on the Backstage Tour. Well, we ended up having to sit for a good 15-20 minutes near the opening of the Stunts show arena while equipment was being moved out of the way, and then to top it all off, Catastrophy Cayon wasn't even working! DOH! :brick:
- After that, we decided to hop a bus to the Grand Floridian to look around, as my finance had never been inside, while I stayed there a few years back. Then we hoped the monorail to the MK.
Can you guess what the theme for today is? Yup, BIG CROWDS! Another long wait for MK, with all the mountain ranges having between 45-70 minute waits. Hell, even "It's a Small World" was around 20-30 minutes!
Yes, it's true. Timekeeper is shut tight with no chance to get in. I only got to experience Timekeeper once, but it was a good show. I'll miss it.
Here is a shot of the Space Mountain line. Gotta love the security guard standing at attention in the middle.
Non-Picture Report:
- So basically all we got to do was Buzz Lightyear (thanks to a fastpass) and the TTA. COP was up and running, though I thought I did see one of the doors on the side open into one of the theaters without anyone in it. I didn't even get a chance to head to Adventureland to see Pirates all closed up.
So, all in all, not the best trip to Disney, but I did enjoy myself none-the-less. Hope you all enjoyed!!
