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Just update my list so far and a bit of a 'bump' for anyone who just got back -
Booker T - Green Onions
The Sandals - Endless Summer
The Beach Boys - ??
?? - Surfin Bird
Maybe
The Beach Boys - Kokomo (say maybe - could have been B. Beach)
Actually although they call it the UK pavillion they also seem to mention the "British Isles" to try and include Ireland - for instance they sell Harp and Guinness in the Rose and Crown.
Rather than add new countries I really think they need rides or shows added to the likes of the UK and...
I think it could depend on what else crops up around Orlando -
They noticed a lot of people at Wet N Wild - so they built Typhoon Lagoon
They noticed a lot of people at Pirates golf - so they built there own
That is true - the dollar has been good value for a little while now and will have pushed UK numbers up. That said I can remember loads of UK visitors when I first visited 16 years ago.
Would have thought the USA (and Florida in particular) was the about the third most visited holiday...
I think tour plans are a good idea in theory but not taken too literally. I for one dont enjoy running between rides and missing out on little things in the park. That said it makes sense to make some sort of priorities list of what you want to do in an a geographically or time sensible order...
Might shed some light on it (for Florida not WDW) -
Florida - Top International Markets by Number of Visitors (2004):
Canada 1.9 million
United Kingdom 1.5 million
Germany 265,000
Venezuela 224,000
Mexico 207,000
Colombia 203,000
Brazil 167,000
France 122,000
Italy 113,000
Japan...
Just on a sidenote on the number of British and accents. I overheard a kid telling his parents he had just been speaking to some "Australians". The people in fact where from Northern England not Australia. I have heard this a number of times and I think through the media/TV etc. people get used...
Have noticed that Disney often quiz park guests where they are from for advertising purposes etc. Has a list ever been posted as to where most people come from? At a guess listening to accents, looking at t-shirts I would guess the following top 5 -
1 - USA
2 - UK
3 - Canada
4 - Japan
5 -...
Have been to Pleasure Island 3 times in a space of 15 years. For me it seems to go more and more downhill...
Went to the comedy club and just didnt find the whole thing as funny as it used to be. Maybe its the current "cast".
Adventures Club is really well themed and if you havent been...
You can bring your own food and drink into the waterparks - I believe they say up to one cooler per family.
When in the water most people just leave their stuff on the sun beds - pretty trusting I guess but its that sort of place. I think people notice who's bed is who's and would say something...
Just wondered if their was a list of the songs played at TL - you know that endless loop of surf/beach related songs...?
Can remember the theme from "The Endless Summer" and "Surfin bird" but wondered if someone had made a list (cant think why!)
It was over a year ago now but I cant remember any great differences to be honest - certainly nothing like how much better Space Mountain is in Paris..
Maybe been a Brit helps me.. Loads wear board shorts and in fact they sell them in BB and TL also..
I noticed in Orlando airport they had a restaurant called "The Outback" which even had Tooheys on draft...