- I would gladly stay at the Polynesian again. So nice to be on the monorail track, and to have a view of the fireworks at night from the hotel. Also, great swimming pool for the kids, and Disney's Magical Express succeeded with our luggage in both directions without fail.
- Holy crap is Star Tours an awesome simulator ride. We ended up on Hoth. (Also, P was selected as the rebel spy, which in addition to having her joke chosen by Marty Wazowski at the Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor made the trip full of win.)
- Cannot recommend more highly the importance of hitting a park as soon as it opens. Friday morning at the Kingdom, we were able to blitz, in about two and a half hours, Goofy picture/Dumbo/carousel/Small World/trio of princesses/Pirates/picture with Pirate Goofy/Jack Sparrow show/pictures with Jasmine-Aladdin/carpet ride, without once requiring a Fastpass. Seriously, showing up at Dumbo and seeing no line whatsoever was an amazing surprise.
- It's weird that construction of the expanded Fantasyland is visible to the public.
- Are there EPCOT fans out there? Can someone explain it to me beyond "Walt wanted a permanent World's Fair"? It's so large, and if it weren't part of WDW I don't know that it could survive on its own.
- Animal Kingdom, on the other hand, I enjoyed -- and this was my first time there. The theming is really well done; Kali River Rapids is a great ride, and the Lion King show is a solid half-hour for the kids. (For an adult that's seen too much Cirque du Soleil, everything else pales a little, but you know I'm a sucker for the movie and will admit to being impressed that they squeezed "Be Prepared" into the kiddie show, even if it was ixnay on the azi-Nay.) Also, 4-D Stinkbug!
Sunday, December 4, 2011
WE KIDNAP AND RAVAGE AND DON'T GIVE A HOOT: A few observations from a quick trip to the Happiest Place on Earth for P's 4th birthday:
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