Highs:
The hotel - We stayed at Sequoia Lodge in one of the refurbished Montana rooms out in the lodges and really loved it. We were in the Yellowstone Lodge which is the closest one to the main building so we didn't feel far away at all. The beds were SO comfy, but we may have just been shattered every evening from walking around all day!
Captain EO - I had no idea that this was being shown (thought it was still the Honey I Shrunk The Audience thing). I was obsessed with Michael Jackson when I was younger and still am really now so this was a great surprise.
Crush's Coaster - Brilliant theme-ing (sp?) on this ride. Loved the seagulls (MINE MINE MINE MINE)! Really fun ride and so smooth compared to Space Mountain and unfortunately Aerosmith which I remember didn't used to be so headache inducing!
Early Magic Hours - Absolutely brilliant to be able to get in to the park two hours early. Getting to go on Buzz, Space Mountain, Peter Pan etc. without any waiting at all meant that some days we were done after lunch and could go back to the hotel for a few hours to chill before dinner.
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Lows:
A few queue jumping incidents but nothing too bad. I was surprised by the diversity of the people trying to sneak in, not all groups of youngsters but 60 plus year old couples also!
Hinted at above, but the roughness of the rides on Space Mountain and Aerosmith really decreased my enjoyment of them. Space Mountain in particular really hurt and gave me a major headache.
This was more of a 'possible low' - the lodge we were staying in was covered with scaffolding and sheeting which meant that our view was virtually non-existent. This didn't bother us at all because we didn't actually open the curtains, but I can see that it would be unsatisfactory for some people who had paid extra money for the Montana rooms hoping for a perfect experience.
Self inflicted, but my feet are absolutely covered in blisters from walking/running/skipping/dancing all day long for five days!
The hotel - We stayed at Sequoia Lodge in one of the refurbished Montana rooms out in the lodges and really loved it. We were in the Yellowstone Lodge which is the closest one to the main building so we didn't feel far away at all. The beds were SO comfy, but we may have just been shattered every evening from walking around all day!
Captain EO - I had no idea that this was being shown (thought it was still the Honey I Shrunk The Audience thing). I was obsessed with Michael Jackson when I was younger and still am really now so this was a great surprise.
Crush's Coaster - Brilliant theme-ing (sp?) on this ride. Loved the seagulls (MINE MINE MINE MINE)! Really fun ride and so smooth compared to Space Mountain and unfortunately Aerosmith which I remember didn't used to be so headache inducing!
Early Magic Hours - Absolutely brilliant to be able to get in to the park two hours early. Getting to go on Buzz, Space Mountain, Peter Pan etc. without any waiting at all meant that some days we were done after lunch and could go back to the hotel for a few hours to chill before dinner.
:Lows:
A few queue jumping incidents but nothing too bad. I was surprised by the diversity of the people trying to sneak in, not all groups of youngsters but 60 plus year old couples also!
Hinted at above, but the roughness of the rides on Space Mountain and Aerosmith really decreased my enjoyment of them. Space Mountain in particular really hurt and gave me a major headache.
This was more of a 'possible low' - the lodge we were staying in was covered with scaffolding and sheeting which meant that our view was virtually non-existent. This didn't bother us at all because we didn't actually open the curtains, but I can see that it would be unsatisfactory for some people who had paid extra money for the Montana rooms hoping for a perfect experience.
Self inflicted, but my feet are absolutely covered in blisters from walking/running/skipping/dancing all day long for five days!
