aww..your lucky you got to see the pink castle cake!! I didn't get to see it, we went in 1996 and in 1998 and didn't see it either of those years!
Aww, that stinks! I wonder how long exactly they had it decorated. I always thought it would be interesting to see if halfway done, like half pink/half blue. haha
Oh my, that castle cake is a sight to behold. I think it's cool looking back at it, but can you imagine if that was the only year you got to go .... and the castle was a cake?!
Can I come with you for the 50th? Should we start a PTR?
Ooh, yeah, that might be a bummer. It was fun to see and actually, on our trip after that, I was kind of sad it was regular again.
Sure, we can plan a big DIS meet for then! What a great time, WDW's 50th anniversary and a giant DIS meet!
I loved that pink castle cake, I was there that year!
I know a lot of people hated it, but I loved it, I even have a magnet with the castle cake on it, and I think there is also a postcard floating around my house somewhere with it on it!
Glad I wasn't the only one who kind of liked it! LOL.
I think the cake Castle is interesting...I was 18 in 1997, but I think I would have still liked it - something different!
I remember the commercials from the 25th Anniversary on TV. I beggggggggggged my Mom to go!!! We had to, it was the 25th Anniversary!
All well, at least I know I have a VERY GOOD chance to be there for the 50th!
Exactly, I think that's why I enjoyed seeing it like that. I also liked the decorations they had for the Happiest Celebration on Earth in '06.
I can't even imagine how insanely crowded it will be for the 50th. I have to go. If I don't I might die. OK maybe not die but I'll be really bummed out.
My DH and I were there for the 25th too! I didn't really like the castle. I still have the 25years backpack I bought! I use it all the time it even washes well. I even have the figment I bought in 1985, it looks like the figment from the old ride to, not how they have them today where they are fuzzy. I did have a huge Mini my aunt bought me, a sun hat with my name on it and a pluto bank from 1972. But after my dad died my siblings cleaned house and threw it away
I was soooooo mad!!
I would love to see that old Figment! How cool. All I got for the 25th was a pin and a keychain. I think I got a t-shirt too but for some reason never wore it.
Aw, sigh...the Pepto cake!
I remember thinking it was the coolest thing back in the day. Now, not so much. Not sure if they were doing the park shoots back then, but can you imagine being a bride and having a MK photo shoot with that monstrosity in the background?
Too funny.
Ooh, I absolutely LOVED the 25th anniversary parade music too! I also have it on my iPod.
OMG that would stink having it as a cake for a wedding picture! Maybe they could take a picture of you and photoshop you into one with the regular castle.
Isn't that song great?! So upbeat and cheerful. I love it.
A couple of things for you guys to think about for visiting the MK. Although we usually like to visit MK the first day, there is something to be said for AM EMH during the summer because you get an extra hour that is outside the peak heat of the day. Maybe you could go to the Studio on Monday to do Toy Story Mania and your other favorites there and then take advantage of AM EMH at MK on Tuesday.
Another possibility would be to try the Animal Kingdom on either Monday or Tuesday afternoon. You might be able to do your favorite attractions there without much waiting (and using single riders at Everest) after the parade ends and the crowd thins out before closing. Remember how uncrowded it was on our arrival day in April after the parade ended? If you are able to do what you want there in the late afternoon and early evening, you could skip doing a rope drop at AK and do a second morning at MK (like Thursday EMH?) because there are so many more things you all like to do at MK. You got to see a lot of the AK in April, and you know that Emma doesn't like spending a lot of time there.
Yeah, when I saw MK had EMH on Tuesday I thought maybe that would be a good idea and do what you said about going to DHS on our first day then.
The Castle Cake! I have to admit, I was excited to see it back in the day because it was different and special for that year. Now, I can't imagine what it must have been like for someone who was taking their first or perhaps only trip that year. They must have been so disappointed.
It's funny how a couple people said that about people going for their first/only time and seeing that. That would be a bummer.
1997 was a milestone trip for us. It was the first time that we went over Easter break, and was the first of our 4 Easter at Polynesian trips. I remember being worried about how we would handle the crowds. But, it was so easy to get to MK early from the Polynesian that we had no trouble being at the park when it opened and getting a lot done before it got too crowded. I think 97 may have been the trip where all of the parks had early opening every morning and the whole park would be open, not just the attractions that are usually open for EMH. That helped spread out the crowds.
Its also fun to think about how different our trips were then. The Animal Kingdom wasnt open yet, and several of our current favorite attractions werent around. Plus, the girls didnt have the courage to try some of the thrill rides like Tower of Terror until they got a little older. By 97 they may have been brave enough to try Space Mountain for the first time. I also fondly remember some of the old attractions that have disappeared, like the Skyway buckets, Mr. Toad, the old Journey Into Imagination, Wonders of Life, etc.
Those trips always featured a lot of relaxing time at the resort. It seemed like we almost always spent 1 PM to 4 PM at the Polynesian pools, and sometimes the girls would play in the sand by the lagoon. Those trips were almost like a beach vacation with the theme parks thrown in. Because we were always up early in the morning we didnt stay out too late, and didnt see any of the night shows (except for the water pageant on the lagoon) until later trips.We usually had at least one non-park day, and we filled those with things like a character breakfast, Downtown Disney, the Boardwalk, mini golf, etc. We went to Blizzard Beach a couple of times and once (I think it was 97) we went to the old Discovery Island.
In those pre-Magical Express days we always rented a car, so between that and the monorails we didnt use the buses that often.
I miss some of those old rides.
I still think we need to get back to
Disneyland to ride Mr. Toad. haha
It's funny how we never liked the big thrill rides and didn't try them until we were older. Now you see little kids going on them all the time. We were (atleast I was...) wimps.
I was trying to think too, when was the time we went for 10 days? Was that '99? I feel like that was the trip we waited almost 2 hours for Test Track on our last day.
Yay me!
Pathetic, I know, but that kind of tells you what kind of season they're having...
