More Thoughts About Disney World.

Posted 02/22/2008 09:01 AM by cmonks in My Thoughts and Stuff Are Important and Powerful.

I liked it. Didn't think I would. Thought it would be hokey and white, and you know, it is hokey and white, but it's also quite a lot of fun. Made me feel young again. Can't remember the last time an enormous marketing, media giant made me feel young again. A few things:

- If you go, I implore you to Fast Pass whatever ride you can. You haven't felt privilege until you've walked past hundreds upon hundreds of people stuck in the stand by line at Space Mountain.

- Bring your own food. That's what we did. Worked out fine. Yes, I bought a five dollar hot dog outside the Country Bear Jamboree, but I deserved it. You would too if you had to endure Lil' Buddy's meltdown during the show, claiming he didn't like bears--he liked sharks and blue jays--but not bears.

- Little girls everywhere dressed up as princesses, fairies and mermaids are awesome; teenage boys in and middle aged men in pirate costumes not so much.

- Favorite ride: Splash Mountain. I'm not a huge thrill seeker, but just the same, this was pretty awesome. I made the mistake of not wearing a plastic poncho, though. In retrospect I would trade getting soaked for five minutes of looking like an idiot.

- Least favorite ride: Dumbo. We waited in line for 40-minutes (no Fast Passes available for Dumbo) for a two-minute ride. Plus about a half-dozen Make-A-Wish kids got to cut in front of everybody. What about us healthy people? We got wishes too.

- Overrated ride: Pirates of the Caribbean. I didn't get it. It might be a technical marvel, but when you've seen one drunken pirate robot you've really seen them all.

- If you stay at the Regal Sun Resort Hotel and a Gene Simmons sex tape should hit the Internet, don't expect their WiFi to allow you access to view the thing.

- Make sure to read up on Ariel's Grotto before you wait in line for 25-minutes to discover that all it is is a meet and greet with a semi-attractive women in a Lil' Mermaid costume. Also make sure your two sons aren't terrified of semi-attractive women in Lil' Mermaid costumes. I would have traded the time wasted for wearing a plastic poncho all day long. In a heartbeat.


This post is dedicated to double strollers.




Comments.

Dude, the best part of Splash Mountain is the build up to the big drop. I am all calm, watching good old fashion Southern stereotypes/racism in the form of rabbits and bullfrogs and then SPLASH! Wow, blew me away. Also, I saw Christian Laettner on it before me. So, I felt like I was a mid level NBA player for the whole ride.

Posted by: Rochester at 02/25/2008 01:17 PM

I love Space Mountain at the real Disneyland. But to be honest, it's been a long, long, time since I've been to the happiest place on earth.

Posted by: Patti at 02/26/2008 11:16 AM



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