GeoDonJac34
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I didn't realize that Epcot and DHS were so close to each other. Never knew you could walk from one to the other.
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What did you not know then, but you know now (and you feel embarrassed)?
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Goofyernmost
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Yes, you can walk, however, for the life of me I don't understand why anyone would want to do that. We do enough walking just around the parks. Adding to it, just for fun, doesn't sound all that fun to me. I enjoy the rides be they monorail or boat (due to having driven buses for years I find no great fun in riding those). To me those are just as much attractions as any of the others. Walking I can do at home.
Goofyernmost
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Back on topic though, when we first went research wasn't all that important and due to the fact that my wife used to fade very quickly I never knew that there was an evening parade for at least three visits. I did know about the fireworks shows, but, we never stayed late enough to watch them. (Never was a big fan of fireworks anyway. Still not!)
Of course, now the fact that there is no evening parade justifies my earlier actions. I think!
DanielleOG
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...uh huh...so do I. It's a figure of speech.
graphite1326
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I know that. Just being a smart a
KraftServices
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For future reference I'm pretty sure the park maps have a list of the rides and where they are in the park, in case some of you are still not aware there's a ride in such and such place.
As for me, I had no idea the Boardwalk existed until a couple years ago. I don't know how long it's been there, but I'd never heard of it or seen it referenced anywhere until I was planning my last trip. And I've still never been. I'm not totally convinced I want to go though, seems like a way less interesting Downtown Disney... er, Disney Springs or whatever it is and maybe not worth the walking unless you're staying in one of the resorts back there?
As for me, I had no idea the Boardwalk existed until a couple years ago. I don't know how long it's been there, but I'd never heard of it or seen it referenced anywhere until I was planning my last trip. And I've still never been. I'm not totally convinced I want to go though, seems like a way less interesting Downtown Disney... er, Disney Springs or whatever it is and maybe not worth the walking unless you're staying in one of the resorts back there?
We stayed at the Boardwalk on our second trip and we loved it! And, like someone else posted, we didn't know you could walk to Epcot until we were leaving the park that day. I guess there's something always to learn when it comes to Disney.
And regarding what you said about the maps, their phone app also makes it pretty easy to see what all attractions each park has. I've actually gone through it and made a list of what we've missed so next time we can do it ALL.
disneyspirit
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We had to have been to Animal Kingdom 3 times before I went through the Unofficial Guide and found out there was a Lion King show. Had to be right there in the times guide but we never noticed it. That's embarrassing. That's just one thing in a list of WDW stuff I pretty much walked right by.
disneygeek90
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Boardwalk has been there forever. Since the 90s. It's not as "lively" as DS but it's a good place to go off the beaten path a little and is pretty cute, imo. There are a couple nice restaurants down there. Sometimes we will walk over from Epcot for a lunch or dinner.
MichRX7
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MichRX7
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No worries, it is just payback for when I had to sit through the Canadian propaganda movie at the CN Tower on my honeymoon 20 years ago.
In the early 80's yes. Not so much in the late 80's early 90's. Most of future world was a walk on by the time I graduated from high school in 89.
MichRX7
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Years back my brother, son and I did it so we could get to EPCOT for one last ride on M:S before the park closed. We timed it, beat the boat and made the ride with time enough to spare to grab a few beers for the adults and a very sugary beaver tail in Canada for my son. Probably a mistake before M:S, but it all stayed down.
MichRX7
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See that, I've got you by 4 years. Those lines were looooong and my brother, cousins and I didn't want to go into World Showcase. It felt like more schooling.
Goofyernmost
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In the early months it was a nightmare. My first visit to EPCOT was in February 1983 (end of the month). It was awful. The line to Imagination was horrendous and all there was there was the movie. No Seas, If I remember correctly, all that as in the land were movies, the boat ride and Kitchen Kabaret. We didn't even notice that one and didn't see it. Spaceship Earth... Didn't know it was a ride. I think Energy was there. Horizons wasn't and neither was WoL. Went to WoM as I recall. Never got to World Showcase because we got tired of standing in those impossible lines so we left and jumped in the car and drove to Kennedy Space Center. Never went back to Epcot until four years later. I vividly remember the line going from the movie Magic Journeys in Imagination stretching all the way back to the fountain in 1983. Not cool.
That is pretty much par for the course whenever a new theme park opens. The number of attractions are at a bare minimum and they go down frequently. That mixed in with everyone and their brother wanting to go there makes for a really bad time.
By the time that the 80's were coming to a close, Future World was a near walk on for everything almost every day of the year.
Goofyernmost
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Yup, and that is why I always wait a couple of years, at least, before I attempt to see the new stuff. That gives them time to add other things, fix the bugs and by the time I get there all is smoothly running. (for the most part) My second trip to EPCOT pulled me in permanently to the point that in spite of all its flaws, it is still my favorite park.
The Empress Lilly
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The American Adventure is unmitigated brilliance, one of the most touching and uplifting shows on property.
Personally I think that anybody who doesn't appreciate it should be escorted to the border and their country bombed just because.
Personally I think that anybody who doesn't appreciate it should be escorted to the border and their country bombed just because.
Mexico has had its awesome boat ride since 1982. El Rio del Tiempo. 2007 is when they installed some tv's with Caballeros YouTube clips on the ride.
KBLovedDisney
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Goofyernmost
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It was a fun little ride with a theme song as catchy and mind implanting as Small World. I have to admit that I like the song better then Small World. The only thing I could think of when I first saw it was it's a Mexican, Mexican World. The Caballeros ride is OK, but, nothing that makes me say Good Job on the change. The show is and has been a living example of the extensive use of screens that Disney used in the early 80's. It's not a new thing.