Vexorg
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Well technically I'm back in the office rather than back home since I pretty much had to head straight there from the airport (not the best idea I've ever had after a 5am start today, mind you...) I don't think I'm going to do a comprehensive blow-by-blow trip report, but I'll probably put together something. In the meantime, here's a few thoughts:
-I'm probably not a good judge of crowds given my limited DLR experience, but they seemed to be within reason. Sunday seemed to be the busiest day, but even then the crowds didn't seem excessive, and most lines were reasonable. The crowd on Sunday also seemed to clear out earlier than the other days, but that was also the day I left earliest.
-If you're traveling solo, single rider lines are just about the coolest thing ever. It seems that hardly anyone bothers using the things. I think I only had to wait more than a few minutes once using the single rider lines on Indy, Soarin' and California Screamin. Normally you could add Splash Mountain to that, but it was closed on this trip.
-I think I gained a newfound appreciation for Space Mountain on this trip, and lost count of how many times I rode it (on FPs, of course.)
-I took a pedometer into the parks on two of the three days of my trip, and it counted somewhere between 12-15 miles both days (although I suspect the rides skewed those numbers some.) I always suspected that there was a lot of walking going on, but even that surprised me. It's one heck of a workout, but I'm pretty sure I blew all the exercise on junk food anyway.
-Never made a rope drop, or even anything particularly close to a rope drop on this trip... In fact, sleeping in until 10 yesterday might have been the best thing I did on the trip.
-I'd say that my current cell phone's tendency to die after about three hours in the park was the last straw, but by this point I think the thing is already about five or six straws in the red anyway. Less than two weeks until its replacement arrives though...
-After finally getting to compare the two, I think I have to say that I might actually like Disney World's Haunted Mansion better than the current Disneyland version. There were missing sounds in some places, you can see DLP rainbows (a pretty significant immersion breaker) on Leota's head, and the timing of the stretching room spiel seems off these days for some reason.
-The ride I didn't expect much from that I actually quite enjoyed: California Screamin'.
-The ride I expected more from but ended up a bit disappointed: Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage. Of course, getting stuck on the boat for 20 minutes late in the evening for some non-specified reason probably didn't help. The theme works out a lot better in this form than in the half-baked Epcot version though.
-After three visits to the Disney parks, I finally managed to get myself to ride the Tower of Terror. Not sure I'd be in too big a hurry to ride it again, but it's worth it at least once for the theming.
-The "What the heck was I thinking?" ride of the trip: Autopia. How the heck is anyone above the age of six supposed to deal with the pedal on that thing?
-When will I be back? Hard to tell really. I found myself giving some fairly serious consideration to upgrading my 3-day PH ticket to a premium AP so I could make a trip later in the year, but ultimately I decided to pass for couple of reasons:
-I'll probably wait until the DCA makeover is finished for my next trip;
-Next time I go, I should really bring someone along. Solo travel does have its advantages, but you're also on your own a lot (although you do also end up meeting random strangers a fair bit though.)
-On the other hand, if I do change my mind, I ended up with one of the 5-for-3 Parkhoppers, so I still have 2 unused days on it. Could I still upgrade that within the 14-day window if I still have the unused days on it?
-The fireworks never get old. There was one cancellation this weekend (Saturday) for winds, but Friday and Sunday both had shows.
-Nice little random bonus for traveling solo: Finding valid fastpasses left on the ground near the machines and being able to use them.]
-Missed on this trip: Splash Mountain (closed), Peter Pan (Lines too long), Captain EO (blah), Most of the smaller Fantasyland rides (also blah), Innoventions (double blah.)
All in all, a nice little trip, but not exactly what I'd call a walk in the park either.
-I'm probably not a good judge of crowds given my limited DLR experience, but they seemed to be within reason. Sunday seemed to be the busiest day, but even then the crowds didn't seem excessive, and most lines were reasonable. The crowd on Sunday also seemed to clear out earlier than the other days, but that was also the day I left earliest.
-If you're traveling solo, single rider lines are just about the coolest thing ever. It seems that hardly anyone bothers using the things. I think I only had to wait more than a few minutes once using the single rider lines on Indy, Soarin' and California Screamin. Normally you could add Splash Mountain to that, but it was closed on this trip.
-I think I gained a newfound appreciation for Space Mountain on this trip, and lost count of how many times I rode it (on FPs, of course.)
-I took a pedometer into the parks on two of the three days of my trip, and it counted somewhere between 12-15 miles both days (although I suspect the rides skewed those numbers some.) I always suspected that there was a lot of walking going on, but even that surprised me. It's one heck of a workout, but I'm pretty sure I blew all the exercise on junk food anyway.
-Never made a rope drop, or even anything particularly close to a rope drop on this trip... In fact, sleeping in until 10 yesterday might have been the best thing I did on the trip.
-I'd say that my current cell phone's tendency to die after about three hours in the park was the last straw, but by this point I think the thing is already about five or six straws in the red anyway. Less than two weeks until its replacement arrives though...
-After finally getting to compare the two, I think I have to say that I might actually like Disney World's Haunted Mansion better than the current Disneyland version. There were missing sounds in some places, you can see DLP rainbows (a pretty significant immersion breaker) on Leota's head, and the timing of the stretching room spiel seems off these days for some reason.
-The ride I didn't expect much from that I actually quite enjoyed: California Screamin'.
-The ride I expected more from but ended up a bit disappointed: Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage. Of course, getting stuck on the boat for 20 minutes late in the evening for some non-specified reason probably didn't help. The theme works out a lot better in this form than in the half-baked Epcot version though.
-After three visits to the Disney parks, I finally managed to get myself to ride the Tower of Terror. Not sure I'd be in too big a hurry to ride it again, but it's worth it at least once for the theming.
-The "What the heck was I thinking?" ride of the trip: Autopia. How the heck is anyone above the age of six supposed to deal with the pedal on that thing?
-When will I be back? Hard to tell really. I found myself giving some fairly serious consideration to upgrading my 3-day PH ticket to a premium AP so I could make a trip later in the year, but ultimately I decided to pass for couple of reasons:
-I'll probably wait until the DCA makeover is finished for my next trip;
-Next time I go, I should really bring someone along. Solo travel does have its advantages, but you're also on your own a lot (although you do also end up meeting random strangers a fair bit though.)
-On the other hand, if I do change my mind, I ended up with one of the 5-for-3 Parkhoppers, so I still have 2 unused days on it. Could I still upgrade that within the 14-day window if I still have the unused days on it?
-The fireworks never get old. There was one cancellation this weekend (Saturday) for winds, but Friday and Sunday both had shows.
-Nice little random bonus for traveling solo: Finding valid fastpasses left on the ground near the machines and being able to use them.]
-Missed on this trip: Splash Mountain (closed), Peter Pan (Lines too long), Captain EO (blah), Most of the smaller Fantasyland rides (also blah), Innoventions (double blah.)
All in all, a nice little trip, but not exactly what I'd call a walk in the park either.
My Nemo opinon ~ it's lame. I like the Epcot version better.
(and I was wondering the whole time what would happen if the hatch malfunctioned & got stuck 
). Last year at Epcot we "accidentally" found outselves on Nemo (long story, got lost/turned around trying to find something else) and DH & I both enjoyed it much more since we were not enclosed w/ 20 other people!
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cool beans for your trip!!
I was at DCA until about 4, and then ventured over to Disneyland. What a zoo! I didn't attempt to go on any rides on Sunday because I planned to return the next day. Fortunately, Monday at DL was much more manageable. Those two days at DLR ought to hold me for at least another 3-4 years!
