I never said British visitors should go elsewhere than WDW--just that there are other things to see right here in Florida, let alone elsewhere in the US. These places can be visited separately or concurrently with WDW. You can actually board a plane in Orlando airport for a domestic flight! How about that!! Isn't that neat? I know of someone who actually, *gasp*, flew from Orlando to Dallas, TX. I was shocked that could even be done.
If it's warmth you want, as many posters have indicated, the Florida Everglades area is warmer in the winter than the Orlando area. You won't find there, however, audio animatronics alligators and crocodiles. Sorry. Those animals are actually alive. I suppose the experience is more magical when you know the alligator (in WDW) won't eat your forearm as a snack.
Certainly I enjoy hearing the British accent, but not 20+ times a day in WDW. Again, that's just me. Of course, in England it's to be expected, and I will have made a choice to go there as I have in the past. (For some, I'm sure, hearing the French accent 20+ times a day is too much...who knows?) Similarly, and I stress "similarly," I certainly wouldn't enjoy hearing the (insert any country/region here) accent 20+ times a day in WDW either, but at this point I'm willing (or, rather, begging) to hear something new. (Dutchmen, if you're reading this, please help!!) One can take only so much of hearing "fink" in place of "think."
It's not truly a diverse "it's a small world" WDW if the complex is visited overwhelmingly by tourists of one area/region of the world, especially those tourists who have made WDW their only destination in the United States for years. Remember, England isn't Alton Towers, and I refuse to make Alton Towers my sole destination in the UK.
So, there you have it...we welcome your tourist dollars and your accents all over the United States not solely in WDW, for whom that applies. Cheers.
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I never said British visitors should go elsewhere than WDW--just that there are other things to see right here in Florida, let alone elsewhere in the US. These places can be visited separately or concurrently with WDW. You can actually board a plane in Orlando airport for a domestic flight! How about that!! Isn't that neat? I know of someone who actually, *gasp*, flew from Orlando to Dallas, TX. I was shocked that could even be done.
If it's warmth you want, as many posters have indicated, the Florida Everglades area is warmer in the winter than the Orlando area. You won't find there, however, audio animatronics alligators and crocodiles. Sorry. Those animals are actually alive. I suppose the experience is more magical when you know the alligator (in WDW) won't eat your forearm as a snack.
Certainly I enjoy hearing the British accent, but not 20+ times a day in WDW. Again, that's just me. Of course, in England it's to be expected, and I will have made a choice to go there as I have in the past. (For some, I'm sure, hearing the French accent 20+ times a day is too much...who knows?) Similarly, and I stress "similarly," I certainly wouldn't enjoy hearing the (insert any country/region here) accent 20+ times a day in WDW either, but at this point I'm willing (or, rather, begging) to hear something new. (Dutchmen, if you're reading this, please help!!) One can take only so much of hearing "fink" in place of "think."
It's not truly a diverse "it's a small world" WDW if the complex is visited overwhelmingly by tourists of one area/region of the world, especially those tourists who have made WDW their only destination in the United States for years. Remember, England isn't Alton Towers, and I refuse to make Alton Towers my sole destination in the UK.
So, there you have it...we welcome your tourist dollars and your accents all over the United States not solely in WDW, for whom that applies. Cheers.
So why do you go to Disney if the warmth can also be found in the Everglades and alligators are more fascinating than animatronics? 
I never said British visitors should go elsewhere than WDW--just that there are other things to see right here in Florida, let alone elsewhere in the US. These places can be visited separately or concurrently with WDW. You can actually board a plane in Orlando airport for a domestic flight! How about that!! Isn't that neat? I know of someone who actually, *gasp*, flew from Orlando to Dallas, TX. I was shocked that could even be done.
If it's warmth you want, as many posters have indicated, the Florida Everglades area is warmer in the winter than the Orlando area. You won't find there, however, audio animatronics alligators and crocodiles. Sorry. Those animals are actually alive. I suppose the experience is more magical when you know the alligator (in WDW) won't eat your forearm as a snack.
Certainly I enjoy hearing the British accent, but not 20+ times a day in WDW. Again, that's just me. Of course, in England it's to be expected, and I will have made a choice to go there as I have in the past. (For some, I'm sure, hearing the French accent 20+ times a day is too much...who knows?) Similarly, and I stress "similarly," I certainly wouldn't enjoy hearing the (insert any country/region here) accent 20+ times a day in WDW either, but at this point I'm willing (or, rather, begging) to hear something new. (Dutchmen, if you're reading this, please help!!) One can take only so much of hearing "fink" in place of "think."
It's not truly a diverse "it's a small world" WDW if the complex is visited overwhelmingly by tourists of one area/region of the world, especially those tourists who have made WDW their only destination in the United States for years. Remember, England isn't Alton Towers, and I refuse to make Alton Towers my sole destination in the UK.
So, there you have it...we welcome your tourist dollars and your accents all over the United States not solely in WDW, for whom that applies. Cheers.
In fact, some of us even marry you 
Bring your accents, your cultures, your traditions, your languages. It's the diverse backgrounds and heritages of our people that make America the wonderful, unique country it is. The OP obviously loves Disney vacations, too...and there is plenty of magic to go around, it's not in limited supply. 
You're missing the point. We're not so unintelligent as to believe WDW is the "sole" destination in the US, but vacation time is limited and so it is understandable that we, or anyone else, should choose to spend it in places in which we feel comfortable and at ease (and I'm certainly not going to be pressurised into thinking otherwise by anyone, let alone someone as small-minded as you are presenting yourself). I'm assuming you're focusing on Alton Towers because it's a theme park, but that's to totally misunderstand the attraction of WDW. It isn't that it's a theme park, it's that it's a destination in itself. Like it or not, it is on a par with many major cities of the world and it has put your hometown on the map. As a visitor to the UK, you're likely to major on our well-known tourist attractions. It doesn't follow that there aren't many more places more worthy of your vacation dollar, or your attention, but we are big enough to forgive you for not grasping the fact.
Thats absolute rubbish because most brits do not say "fink". All parks of the UK have different accents just like the US do not everyone say words in the same way!
I hardly think you can compare Alton Towers to WDW - its probably about the size of the Magic Kingdom car park!! And have you not visited the other theme parks? Chessington, Thorpe Park I have a feeling this one is headed toward lockdown, so I'll hurry to get my two cents in here quick!
UK visitors -- in fact, visitors from all over the world -- I, as an American citizen, am delighted to have you visit the United States -- you are welcome here!
The idea of global harmony and peace and communication between nations was obviously near and dear to Walt Disney's heart -- just look at the Epcot World Showcase, and the sentiment of It's a Small World. The beloved Disney animated movies are stories from cultures and traditions all over the world: Cinderella, Snow White, Pinocchio, Aladdin, Little Mermaid, Mulan, Lion King.
We are all posting here because we love the magic of a Disney Vacation -- including the OP who is an AP holder and collects Disney pins?
So yes, UK visitors (and those from any other countries), please don't be put off by the less than kind comments of a few...or of one. Come visit us!!!
amazing isn't it? even George W bush and Tony Blair between them took years to alienate a nation?
