Friday, May 11, 2007

HALFWAY-ISH DISNEY WORLD REPORT: Things that are awesome:
  • Treatment of daughter on birthday throughout the Magic Kingdom. Received special call from Goofy (Are you Lucy, from Philadelphia?) on checking in at Disney City Hall.
  • random run-ins with characters outside of Official Greeting Opportunities -- Lucy just happened to wander into Aurora yesterday within minutes of entering the Magic Kingdom
  • It's A Small World. Still.
  • Fastpass. Why doesn't everyone use it?
  • Splash Mountain, the ride.
  • Disney's Philharmagic 3-D smell-and-water-o-vision movie. Why aren't all films done in that format?
  • Robot Lincoln.
  • The stamp-and-tag collecting program at Epcot's world showcase, because otherwise, I don't know what Lucy would have gotten out of it.
  • Marrakesh lunch and entertainment
  • Princess breakfast -- food good, visits from Jasmine, Belle, Mary Poppins and Aurora even better
  • Hoop-De-Doo!
  • That Pluto (who Lucy still calls "Poodle") can sign his name.
  • Seeing daughter ask for ketchup at the Whispering Canyon Lodge
  • Running into a middle school's run-through of Annie's greatest hits at Epcot.

Things that are less than awesome:

  • Four-year-old daughter's reactions during Splash Mountain ("I don't ever want to remember this!"), "scary" parts of Philharmagic.
  • Somewhat lackadaisical service at some restauarants
  • Splash Mountain's reliance on Song of the South characters as its narrative, since no one knows who Br'er Anyone is anymore.
  • I get the sense they're still not sure what to do with the non-World Showcase parts of Epcot.
  • Robot LBJ and Robot William Howard Taft not built proportionately.
  • Excessive promotion of Vacation Club plan, including voicemail message in room.
  • My stamina. Two more days!

As you can see, awesome remains in the lead.

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