Figmentforever24
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So just got back from an extended Disney trip. I am posting this in news and rumors since this is more news then a trip report. I am basically just covering the upkeep and other stuff that people seem to talk about. Let me go ahead and say that the place is not falling apart compared to the news posted by many boards. In fact the parks looked great.
Wednesday was arrival day at about 1 in the morning. Yea I left late. I stayed at Animal Kingdom Lodge for the first time and was impressed. The service was great and breakfast at Bomas was AMAZING. The entire resort was clean and they upgraded me from pool view to Savannah view when my AC didnt work. No one at the resort was rude or disrespectful even late at night.
Thursday was Epcot day and with FP booked the evening before, I was ready to go. The day was basically spent relaxing and enjoying the day. Amazingly FP+ helped me to better relax on the trip. I had time to kill between FP so it allowed me to relax and lounge. Lunch at Seasons was fantastic as always, and let me say that I went out of my way to find something wrong during my trip. So something bad would have been spotted throughout the trip. Living with the Land was in decent condition. Some of the AAs were not working properly which was a bummer. Ellen was in sad condition. The middle set of cars were non working and many of the Dinos had little to no movement. Test Track was in good condition as the bugs have finally been worked out of the ride. My band worked fine with the car design. I didnt ride anything else in Future World but did go do the ride in Norway. The ride was in REALLY good condition and all the effects were working including the wave machine by the oil rig. The park overall was clean and cast members were always nice and quick to respond. The new Future World colors are so sad. Like really they look worse in person.
Friday evening was Magic Kingdom. The park was clean and the hub wasnt that bad passing through. Yet let it be known that the hub needs to be expanded. So dont complain about losing some water. That place gets way to crowded and thats not safe. Space Mountain was in good codition and the outside has been cleaned recently. Buzz Lightyear was in good condition as everything worked fine. Splash Mountain looked GREAT and even the jumping fountains were working with no broken AAs. Thunder Mountain was good and everything worked. Winnie the Pooh is in need of updating and thats all I will say. Little Mermaid is good now that the little bugs have been worked out. New Fantasyland as a whole is wonderful at night and looks great with the walls down. I mean it looks great all down to the details.
Saturday was Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studios. Animal Kingdom first. Bugs Life was in decent condition yet the water effect didnt work .for anyone. Many people were complaining. So good thing it is going down. The rapids were good and thank God for FP. Didnt get to wet which is a plus. The safari was REALLY nice as the animals were ALL out except the lions. Maybe the heat? Dinosaur was in pretty good condition as some new smoke effects have been added to the ride. All the Dinos were working good too. Everest was ok except on the main hill the coaster stopped. We were near the top and I was at the back. It stops rolls back about 5 ft and then jerks as the brake catches it. It then moves again a few feet and repeats the action. Needless to say I was freaked. The rest of the ride consisted of me holding on to my bar tightly. The wheels also squeaked really bad on the drop. Hollywood Studios looked great at night with hardly anyone there. The last hour is the best hour in my book. Great Movie Ride was in the best condition I had seen in a long time with EVERYTHING working. Tower of Terror did not have their sign lit up but the blue lights made it look better. So they could keep the lights off for all I care. This ride was in good condition as well except a section of star field was missing on the far right elevators. So there you go.
Now I noticed that the rumors have been flying about Epcot getting new stuff. Well when I was there, there was a group of 4 or 5 men walking through Epcot. Def executives. They stopped at Energy first as I was leaving the body pavilion. They were talking and pointing at the building and taking notes. They then moved to the seas. (I was not stalking .promise) They stayed and went inside for a short time before moving to Imagination where they stayed a LONG time. They were walking around and in the building including EO. I eventually left after about 25 minutes. So is Mr. Tom out and about planning things? Who knows?
Wednesday was arrival day at about 1 in the morning. Yea I left late. I stayed at Animal Kingdom Lodge for the first time and was impressed. The service was great and breakfast at Bomas was AMAZING. The entire resort was clean and they upgraded me from pool view to Savannah view when my AC didnt work. No one at the resort was rude or disrespectful even late at night.
Thursday was Epcot day and with FP booked the evening before, I was ready to go. The day was basically spent relaxing and enjoying the day. Amazingly FP+ helped me to better relax on the trip. I had time to kill between FP so it allowed me to relax and lounge. Lunch at Seasons was fantastic as always, and let me say that I went out of my way to find something wrong during my trip. So something bad would have been spotted throughout the trip. Living with the Land was in decent condition. Some of the AAs were not working properly which was a bummer. Ellen was in sad condition. The middle set of cars were non working and many of the Dinos had little to no movement. Test Track was in good condition as the bugs have finally been worked out of the ride. My band worked fine with the car design. I didnt ride anything else in Future World but did go do the ride in Norway. The ride was in REALLY good condition and all the effects were working including the wave machine by the oil rig. The park overall was clean and cast members were always nice and quick to respond. The new Future World colors are so sad. Like really they look worse in person.
Friday evening was Magic Kingdom. The park was clean and the hub wasnt that bad passing through. Yet let it be known that the hub needs to be expanded. So dont complain about losing some water. That place gets way to crowded and thats not safe. Space Mountain was in good codition and the outside has been cleaned recently. Buzz Lightyear was in good condition as everything worked fine. Splash Mountain looked GREAT and even the jumping fountains were working with no broken AAs. Thunder Mountain was good and everything worked. Winnie the Pooh is in need of updating and thats all I will say. Little Mermaid is good now that the little bugs have been worked out. New Fantasyland as a whole is wonderful at night and looks great with the walls down. I mean it looks great all down to the details.
Saturday was Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studios. Animal Kingdom first. Bugs Life was in decent condition yet the water effect didnt work .for anyone. Many people were complaining. So good thing it is going down. The rapids were good and thank God for FP. Didnt get to wet which is a plus. The safari was REALLY nice as the animals were ALL out except the lions. Maybe the heat? Dinosaur was in pretty good condition as some new smoke effects have been added to the ride. All the Dinos were working good too. Everest was ok except on the main hill the coaster stopped. We were near the top and I was at the back. It stops rolls back about 5 ft and then jerks as the brake catches it. It then moves again a few feet and repeats the action. Needless to say I was freaked. The rest of the ride consisted of me holding on to my bar tightly. The wheels also squeaked really bad on the drop. Hollywood Studios looked great at night with hardly anyone there. The last hour is the best hour in my book. Great Movie Ride was in the best condition I had seen in a long time with EVERYTHING working. Tower of Terror did not have their sign lit up but the blue lights made it look better. So they could keep the lights off for all I care. This ride was in good condition as well except a section of star field was missing on the far right elevators. So there you go.
Now I noticed that the rumors have been flying about Epcot getting new stuff. Well when I was there, there was a group of 4 or 5 men walking through Epcot. Def executives. They stopped at Energy first as I was leaving the body pavilion. They were talking and pointing at the building and taking notes. They then moved to the seas. (I was not stalking .promise) They stayed and went inside for a short time before moving to Imagination where they stayed a LONG time. They were walking around and in the building including EO. I eventually left after about 25 minutes. So is Mr. Tom out and about planning things? Who knows?
