Have you ever been to Walt Disney World?
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Jack7
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The first time I went I was in the fifth grade with the school safety patrol. My buddies and I rode Space Mountain and one of my friends vomited on everyone sitting behind him during the ride. Too many foot long hot dogs. They were pulling chunks of partially digested dogs out of their hair for a long while. I laughed til I nearly puked. We had a blast. I loved it.
The next time my great aunt and uncle took me. I got second degree burns over most of my body during the trip down due to an accident. They wanted to hospitalize me, but I begged and refused (luckily it was my aunt and uncle and not my parents). Since it wasn't a gas burn or anything, but from exposure I talked them into letting me sleep all day in the rooms. Drank a lot, stayed naked, doctored myself. Lot of aloe baths. I partially recovered during the stay. We stayed at the Polynesian Hotel (or whatever it was called), I don't remember much cause I could only go out at night due to the fact that the sun tortured my burned areas. I never even went to the pool cause I knew what the chlorine and sun would do to me. I remember a lot about the nights though, and the fireworks. It was a good trip anyways, but kinda rough. But that was through no fault of the park.
I went once with my parents as a teenager and thoroughly enjoyed that too. My old man gave me a set of unused tickets from that visit back in the seventies just the other day.
Been seven times in all. Last time in my late twenties. My bets experiences were as a teen and in my twenties when I could wander away from the parties and hotels and restaurants and people I was with, especially at night, and go vad the still under construction areas, sneak across the golf course, to the waterways, visit the empty rides, etc. That to me was as much if not more fun than the rides and the sights.
I liked Epcot Center myself. Also while on a couple of trips I went over to some NASA facilities and had a ball there too.
It's a fascinating place. Last time I went was a long time ago, I'm sure much has changed.
Gonna take the kids and wife soon too.
Talking 'bout that with the wife just the other week.
I highly recommend it.
If you got kids you'll all have a blast.
I'd go off season, stay in one of the smaller places, ride the monorail a lot, tour the whole joint. Especially to the less visited areas.
It's big. And can be expensive.
But a helluvah good experience.
Go and enjoy yourself.
The next time my great aunt and uncle took me. I got second degree burns over most of my body during the trip down due to an accident. They wanted to hospitalize me, but I begged and refused (luckily it was my aunt and uncle and not my parents). Since it wasn't a gas burn or anything, but from exposure I talked them into letting me sleep all day in the rooms. Drank a lot, stayed naked, doctored myself. Lot of aloe baths. I partially recovered during the stay. We stayed at the Polynesian Hotel (or whatever it was called), I don't remember much cause I could only go out at night due to the fact that the sun tortured my burned areas. I never even went to the pool cause I knew what the chlorine and sun would do to me. I remember a lot about the nights though, and the fireworks. It was a good trip anyways, but kinda rough. But that was through no fault of the park.
I went once with my parents as a teenager and thoroughly enjoyed that too. My old man gave me a set of unused tickets from that visit back in the seventies just the other day.
Been seven times in all. Last time in my late twenties. My bets experiences were as a teen and in my twenties when I could wander away from the parties and hotels and restaurants and people I was with, especially at night, and go vad the still under construction areas, sneak across the golf course, to the waterways, visit the empty rides, etc. That to me was as much if not more fun than the rides and the sights.
I liked Epcot Center myself. Also while on a couple of trips I went over to some NASA facilities and had a ball there too.
It's a fascinating place. Last time I went was a long time ago, I'm sure much has changed.
Gonna take the kids and wife soon too.
Talking 'bout that with the wife just the other week.
I highly recommend it.
If you got kids you'll all have a blast.
I'd go off season, stay in one of the smaller places, ride the monorail a lot, tour the whole joint. Especially to the less visited areas.
It's big. And can be expensive.
But a helluvah good experience.
Go and enjoy yourself.
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Thornir Alekeg
Albatross!
Been there several times. Love it. The reasons vary depending upon why I'm there.
When I went as a kid, it was just plain fun.
When I went for my honeymoon, we loved having dinner in a different country each night in EPCOT's World Showcase.
When I went with my kids, it was all about their fascination and wonder.
The one thing that is common, and I think a reason many people love it is what one friend referred to as "The illusion of perfection." Things are so wonderful, and relaxing and people are so friendly that you just get caught up in it and don't want it to end.
When I went as a kid, it was just plain fun.
When I went for my honeymoon, we loved having dinner in a different country each night in EPCOT's World Showcase.
When I went with my kids, it was all about their fascination and wonder.
The one thing that is common, and I think a reason many people love it is what one friend referred to as "The illusion of perfection." Things are so wonderful, and relaxing and people are so friendly that you just get caught up in it and don't want it to end.
PaulKemp
First Post
I took my family there last year and this is the dark, bloody tale of the events that transpired there: Into the Tomb of Disney.
Bullgrit
Adventurer
I went once when I was a child, (maybe around 8 years old), with my grandparents. Would have been in the mid 70s. I have only very vague and short memory snippets of that time.
I went with my new wife on our honeymoon, in '95. This I remember pretty well, still. My wife picked WDW for our destination, and I didn't think it a good choice. "It's a kid's place," I said. Boy was I wrong -- it was a glorious vacation. We stayed four days, and it still ranks as the best vacation I have ever been on.
Then we went back in 2008, this time with our kids, (then 3 and 7). We stayed a week, and again, this was a wonderful vacation. We decided, then, to put in the effort all year, every year, to go back annually.
We went again in 2009 (kids 4 and 8) for a week, and we've already put in our week reservations for this year (kids will be 6 and almost 10 -- date is later in the year than previous trips).
The example I give people when I try to convey the unbelievable friendliness, helpfulness, and niceness of the WDW cast members:
On our honeymoon trip, we had just checked into the resort. Although we were given directions and a map by the front desk, we were standing outside trying to figure out where our building and room was. A cleaning service woman, just walking by, noticed our confusion, and asked if we needed help.
"We're trying to figure out where our building and room is," I said. I expected, at best, to get pointed in the general direction.
She asked what our number was. When I told her, she said, "Come on with me, I'll walk you over to it."
She was as nice as could be, and we followed her. On our walk, another cleaning woman passed at a distance. This other woman commented, to our escort, "Oh, I thought you were on lunch."
"I am," said our escort, "I'll be over there in a minute."
My wife and I looked at each other, both thinking, "She's taking time out of her lunch break to show us to our room?"
We got to our room, and the woman left us with, "Welcome to Walt Disney World. You're going to have a great time."
Turned out that *everyone* at WDW is this friendly and helpful. We have never encountered a cast member that wasn't totally nice, and very patient -- even when a child (or dad) is onery because he's tired and needs a nap.
My wife is a total WDW geek -- she's read all the guides and books, and she's a member of at least one WDW web forum.
Bullgrit
I went with my new wife on our honeymoon, in '95. This I remember pretty well, still. My wife picked WDW for our destination, and I didn't think it a good choice. "It's a kid's place," I said. Boy was I wrong -- it was a glorious vacation. We stayed four days, and it still ranks as the best vacation I have ever been on.
Then we went back in 2008, this time with our kids, (then 3 and 7). We stayed a week, and again, this was a wonderful vacation. We decided, then, to put in the effort all year, every year, to go back annually.
We went again in 2009 (kids 4 and 8) for a week, and we've already put in our week reservations for this year (kids will be 6 and almost 10 -- date is later in the year than previous trips).
This is an astute observation. But I wouldn't even call it an illusion -- that sounds deceptive.Thornir Alekeg said:
The example I give people when I try to convey the unbelievable friendliness, helpfulness, and niceness of the WDW cast members:
On our honeymoon trip, we had just checked into the resort. Although we were given directions and a map by the front desk, we were standing outside trying to figure out where our building and room was. A cleaning service woman, just walking by, noticed our confusion, and asked if we needed help.
"We're trying to figure out where our building and room is," I said. I expected, at best, to get pointed in the general direction.
She asked what our number was. When I told her, she said, "Come on with me, I'll walk you over to it."
She was as nice as could be, and we followed her. On our walk, another cleaning woman passed at a distance. This other woman commented, to our escort, "Oh, I thought you were on lunch."
"I am," said our escort, "I'll be over there in a minute."
My wife and I looked at each other, both thinking, "She's taking time out of her lunch break to show us to our room?"
We got to our room, and the woman left us with, "Welcome to Walt Disney World. You're going to have a great time."
Turned out that *everyone* at WDW is this friendly and helpful. We have never encountered a cast member that wasn't totally nice, and very patient -- even when a child (or dad) is onery because he's tired and needs a nap.
My wife is a total WDW geek -- she's read all the guides and books, and she's a member of at least one WDW web forum.
Bullgrit
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