MDF said:
The absolute “best” part of going to the Magic Kingdom is the facial expressions of my children. I absolutely love how happy they look while we’re in this park. There are so many colors, buildings, entertainment, music, and attractions that their necks snap back & forth trying to capture it all.
Unfortunately, for us “ADD” types, it can be quite distracting.
I love MK. I do like EPCOT and strolling around and all that, but MK brings me back to my childhood. Watching the Disney show every Sunday night. My brother and I would park ourselves in front of the t.v. with our pillows, blankets, stuffed animals etc. and not move until it was over. We loved it. Going to MK reminds me of that time of my life where my parents had all the answers and could make a boo boo better by kissing it, my brother was my friend, my biggest worry of the day was whether my friends would come get me to play before Sesame Street came on. (If they did, I’d miss Bert & Ernie so I liked them to come and get me after it was over). MK is nostalgic for me I guess.
Especially the Haunted Mansion. The ride itself is ok and I like the CM’s there. The way they act is amusing. But when I was a kid, I had the book and record of the Haunted Mansion and I would spend hours listening to it, scaring myself. The ride is exactly like that book, which I still have. The record has long been broken.
MDF said:
It’s similar to walking in to my parent’s house. They’ve got so much crap spread around their house and jammed in to every nook and cranny that I can’t stand to be there very long before I just lock myself in the bathroom and surf the DIS on my cell phone.
My parents like to buy new “stuff” for their house. The problem arises in the fact that they never remove anything. I mean, if you enjoy good clutter, come and visit Mr. & Mrs. Mills around Christmas and you’ll witness clutter of extreme proportions.
This is true. They’ve got really nice stuff, but their house is JAM packed. Every inch of space is used.
Montana Disney Dummy said:
I like simple. Epcot is about as Simple as it gets and thus my favorite park. Magic Kingdom is a chaos of colors and merriment that is almost overwhelming. If it weren’t for the fact that my children love it, I wouldn’t go.
Yes, you would. I’d make you.
MDF said:
I wanted to curl up in the fetal position and suck my thumb but I knew this would annoy the wife.
Yep, thumb sucking while in WDW is not gud. We need to move, move, move!!!
MDF said:
After Peter Pan, LG wanted to do the carousel and I wanted to do Philharmagic. As my vote is basically meaningless, we rode the carousel.
Cue whimpering sounds here. Poor Buzz. His vote doesn’t count. Actually I think I insisted we ride the carousel. We had to skip it last spring b/c Buzz didn’t want to bother with it. I was going to make sure my kiddies got to ride it this time.
MDF said:
Could there actually be a more worthless waste of time than sitting on a polyurethane painted horse, sliding up & down? I doubt it. I actually witnessed a teenager forced onto the ride by his parents who practically fell asleep. He ended up on one of those sleighs instead of a horse. Those don’t even go up & down! You can imagine the look on his face. His misery actually brought me joy.
That kid
was funny! He looked so annoyed! And riding on those horsies is FUN!! We’re doing it again next year too.
Montana Disney Drunk said:
The most hysterical part of the attraction is the leather “seat belt” they put on each horse to make sure you’re safe! Let’s just say I’m hammered drunk, I get on this horse, strap myself in, then pass out in a drunken stupor. Is that belt really going to stop me from crashing into the rider next to me then onto the ground? The answer to that is clearly “no”.
First off, I can’t get the seat belt around me-so I know there’s no way you can strap YOURself in! Gimme a break. The strap isn’t made for drunks anyway.
Montana Disney Joy said:
I took all the mandatory pictures required of me then leaned against an empty horse and stared out at my surroundings. This ride goes around about 10 times so I had plenty of time to see the crowd barrel in to the Philharmagic theatre and then back up once again indicating that we had “just” missed a show.
My favorite attraction would have to wait until later.
Yeah, I heard about this too. He’s a joy.
Whenever I didn’t get to do something I wanted, I heard, “Well, we’re for 2 weeks. We can do it later.” But it’s different when it’s something Buzz wants to do. He pouts like a 2 year old, wines about the no beer rule, kicks at the ground a few times, refuses to push the stroller anymore and walks behind us sulking. Yeah, he’s a joy.
MDF said:
We finished our dizzying carousel experience and decided it was time for our mandatory ride on the teacups. I don’t even know what the real name of this ride is. It’s the teacups to me and that’s what I plan to call it.
Dizzying??? I think not. It was Buzz’s hangover that caused the dizziness.
MDF said:
It’s our patented “double-dizzy-ride-touring-plan” that usually leaves me discombobulated for an extended period of time.
That and all the beer he drank the night before.
MDF said:
I’ve got a sickening method of cranking the wheel on the teacup to achieve maximum “spin-age” along with maximum “sick-age”. I crank and crank and crank until we’re pulling G-Forces similar to those experienced on a NASA shuttle launch.
This is true. I sit idle while he cranks the crap out of teacup. The kids try to help, but eventually give up and let Buz take control. He cranks and cranks and my pony tail is flying straight out from my head, turning into quite the weapon to those around me (my children). Getting hit in the face with flying hair stings. The movies make hair flying around look all glamorous- like women driving in a convertible with their hair gracefully flying around their faces. That is not the reality. Flying hair = pain. It’s like getting whipped in the face with a tiny, well, whip.
Before we know it, the ride ends with that horrible screeching noise the Teacups make and we’re done. The kids are hooting and hollering. Daddy is the spin king. Trey really loves to spin. It has something to do with his disability and vestibular deficit. Didn’t know I knew that big of a word did ya! Most kids are stimulated with mild spinning, such as a merry go round. I learned that if you watch their eyes after they’ve been spinning, they do something (I can’t really remember what) but I think it’s like move from side to side. That proves their vestibular system is intact. Trey’s eyes don’t do what they should. It takes an extraordinary amount of spinning to stimulate him. So the teacups are gud for Trey.
MDF said:
When I finally “come to”, I realize we’re in Toon Town, standing outside of Minnie’s house. In my delirium I was talked into visiting this house of hell where there’s only one way in, and one way out.
The crowd is thick as anxious toddlers and pre-schoolers swarm the house looking for Minnie or anything removable to take home with them. It’s pandelerium of the highest order and I’m immediately irritated by the chaotic scene.
I blame Blue for this!
She said it was worth it to see the house. I’ve always wanted to see Minnie’s house so figured what the heck-it didn’t look that crowded. Shortly after entering, I figured out it was a long line to meet Minnie, but I didn’t tell Buzz, hoping he wouldn’t notice. He did. Next thing you know, we’re backing out of the house, and I had to hear over and over what a rip off this was. Thanks Blue!!
(J/K)
So much for Minnie’s house.
MDF said:
“Mom, I gotta poop”, LG flatly states.
Yup. She usually says it real loud in the grocery store. That’s better than when she yells out, “eeeuuuwww! Mommy farted! You don’t smell so good!!” and is covering her nose and mouth with her hands. When we get outside, she falls apart laughing and I remind her of manners and how this isn’t funny. She still thinks it is.
When Buzz’s brother was in the first grade, he raised his hand and told the teacher, “I gotta take a humungous dump.” It runs in that family.
No pun intended.
Summary Points:
1. This update was fairly accurate.
2. MK is a lot of fun.
3. Buzz needs to move this TR along faster.
4. Hobby Lobby is awesome.
Ich bin ein Berliner? Buzz ist nicht ein Berliner. Herr Mills ist ein dumkopf und eine drunk. 3 years of German and I still remember some of it!
And maybe a jigsaw puzzle for me!! 
(its still kinda funny for us) Did you go to Hobby Lobby yet? I`ve never heard of it,,
We Canadians know that you need to go to Toontown when it first opens in the morning.
