Some observations from a 4 night stay last week...

[labattblue]

A couple of other things I have thought of since first posting this...

- The internet station in the lobby of the FFI needs some TLC. The printer was nearly out of ink(you could barely see any printing on the paper) the entire 4 nights we were there and the letters on the keyboard were worn off from age.

- I thought the pull string trigger on TSMM was dumb went I first read about it, but did not find it bothersome at all when riding it.

- The timeshare folks on Harbor weren't nearly as annoying as some here make them out to be.

- When crossing Harbor coming back from the parks, make sure to look down just prior to the street and check out the star of Walt Disney.

- Seeing the Tiki Room without Zazu and Iago is a breath of fresh air.

- In the summer with the long hours(8AM- 12AM), I still think you could get through most of the parks in two days. The only reason we missed a lot of attractions was because of repeat rides on our favorites.

- I don't know if it was the close proximity to the parks, the monorail station or something else, but I enjoyed the DtD layout much more than at WDW. It could really use an Earl of Sandwich though.

That's it for now.

 

[liesel]

Arrived Tuesday 8/4 around 3PM. Departed Saturday 8/8 around 12PM.


Multiple rides on PoTC(5 times), HM(3 times), IJA(twice), MH(3 times) and BTMRR(6 times) chewed up a lot of our time but they are some of our favorites. I had forgotten how good of a 3D movie ITTBAB is. It really puts the Muppets and Honey I... to shame.

IaSW renovation with the Disney characters was really well done!

TSMM is GREAT. Only got to ride it twice(waited about 30 minutes each time). The second time they had a problem with the 3D projection in the second set of games(ride was closed earlier in the day and I assume it was related to this), but it didn't put a damper on my enthusiasm for this attraction.

Aladdin was OUTSTANDING. Waited for them to open the queue area for the mezzanine and were probably in the first 50 people in the queue. Sat 4 or 5 rows up dead center. Perfect view of the carpet flying. The Genie was hilarious and his pop culture references had me cracking up. Don't miss this show!

Monsters Inc. ride was nicely done and a pleasant surprise factoring in the short wait. The Roz AA at the end was funny.

Really enjoyed the Electrical Parade. Saw it twice. Once sitting by the Pacific Wharf Cafe and the other time from Sunshine Plaza. Saw Magical from the Esplanade twice and two other nights from our hotel balcony.

It was great to walk along the RoA without being overrun with Seagulls. If you have been to the MK, you know what I mean.

Watched a few minutes of the Celebrate parade and it just reinforced my belief that Disney needs to go back to the traditional parade and dump the high energy interactive parades.

- Dining...

We snacked a lot, so I don't have a lot of restaurant reviews. Mimi's lived up to the billing it gets here. Had breakfast there twice and lunch once. It was great all 3 times and having the coupon for breakfast(they take off the most expensive meal) didn't hurt. I wish we had one in NY! Had a quick bite at McDonald's on the days we went to the parks. Even if you aren't staying at the FFI, stop in before you go to McD's and pick up a 10% coupon from the rack where they have all the tourist brochures.

Ate at the Pacific Wharf Cafe one night and split the corn chowder in a bread bowl along with a turkey sub. The food was very good but the service was horrible. They only had 2 registers open and the same people taking your order then had to get your food and drinks. We must have waited at least 30 minutes in line. Ate twice at Taste Pilot Grill. Tried the burger, bbq chicken sandwich and the salad between the 3 of us. They were all good counter service choices. This place was always busy every time we walked by and I recommend finding a table before you order or have the others in your party look for one while you are ordering. We really liked the food at Cucina Cucamonga. The service was quick and there were plenty of tables that provided some shade from the heat.

Hopefully I can upload a few pics tomorrow. Any questions, feel free to fire away.

-Conclusion...

It was a fantastic stay. I can't wait to visit again after WoC, LM and Carsland are finished. See you in 2012!!!!

OK, I checked Hydroguy's abbreviation list and still couldn't find MH. Which ride is that?

 

[HydroGuy]

OK, I checked Hydroguy's abbreviation list and still couldn't find MH. Which ride is that?

That is the first time I have seen MH and believe the OP was inventing a new one for Matterhorn.

 

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That is the first time I have seen MH and believe the OP was inventing a new one for Matterhorn.

LOL. Is there another abbreviation for the MH?