Originally Posted By sjhym33 It's been a slow couple of days on the WDW boards. So I thought I would post that we have just added a new article on the website IWorkedForTheMouse.com. There are also some polls. Take a look. The one just added is a look at some of the great things about WDW. These tend to be alittle more off beat than the usual stuff I think. You can then comment on some additions you would have made. <a href="http://www.iworkedforthemouse.com/home/pg/blog/SoarinStephen/read/155/ten-great-things-about-walt-disney-world" target="_blank">http://www.iworkedforthemouse....ey-world</a>
Originally Posted By brotherdave I would have to agree with everyone of those! Thanks for such a great list of what help made WDW so special, and still could be again!
Originally Posted By brotherdave I'd have to add the Walt Disney World Railroad to that list. It's one of the few WDW attractions that harkens back to Walt's original inspiration for Disneyland. If he were alive when the Magic Kingdom opened, you can almost imagine him driving the one of the engines around the park before it opened just for a bit of fun! Also, I would add Carousel of Progress. Yes, it has seen better days, but for the most part, it's pure Disney. I'm just glad that it's still there. Lastly, Tomorrowland Transit Authority (aka WEDWay Peoplemover). One of the more unique aspects of the Magic Kingdom and WDW, and the only Peoplemove still operating at a Disney park. I love how it goes inside the buildings and gives a quick preview of what's inside. They should have built a bigger and longer version for EPCOT Center.
Originally Posted By leobloom Let's be honest. If they removed the Peoplemover, the MK would be little better than Six Flags.
Originally Posted By sjhym33 I thought about including the Carousel of Progress. It is one of my favorite attractions of all time...I saw it at the NY Worlds Fair as a child. I miss Rex Allen as the father though.
Originally Posted By jmuboy That list is spot on! I agree 100 percent. I also agree with post 4 referring to the WDW MK as little better thana 6 Flags park. I have long referred to the park as "6 Flags over Florida" which is pretty much what the park has become. Until WDW mgmt gets their heads out of the sand its the way this park will remain.
Originally Posted By Disney and beyond I totally disagree with that, but we all have our own opinions
Originally Posted By leobloom I was being a little hyperbolic when I made the MK/Six Flags comparison (ok, more than a little). But TTA is one of the attractions that just defines the MK for me. There aren't many times I've been to the park and not ridden the Peoplemover. In some ways removing it would alter the park as much as removing Pirates, Mansion, or any other E-Ticket. I loved the Peoplemover at DL even more, with its uncovered track. Not to mention the Tron tunnel... I never got a chance to ride Rocket Rods, but can't imagine I would have liked them more than the simple fun of the Peoplmover.
Originally Posted By libertysquare76 Great picture of the monorail. One of my top things about WDW is the use of music: in the parks and on the rides. Case in point: Paragon Ragtime Orchestra on Main Street USA
Originally Posted By MPierce I still can't understand why DL removed such a classic ride like the Peoplemover.
Originally Posted By demderedoseguys I would add the Walk Around the World. I bought a brick that is located right as you pass through security at the MK. No matter what, as long as that brick is there, part of my family will always be there. It's the first thing we look at when we get there and the last thing we look at on our last day as we exit the MK. It's nice to think that when I'm long gone that perhaps my grandchildren and great grandchildren will be able to see it. Hopefully, Disney never does away with the walkway.
Originally Posted By MinnieSummer I would add the music of Disney World as well. There is something about wlaking into a park and hearing the music and just knowing you have arrived. I wish I had bought a brick on the walkway. It would be do great to be able to look down and see our brick and know that it will be there for many years to come.
Originally Posted By demderedoseguys C'mon everyone, there's got to be more than this that we like about WDW.
Originally Posted By libertysquare76 Ok, heres 5 more: 1. Bakery smells on Main Street. 2. Por Favor Mantengase Alejado De Las Puertas 3. The first view of the castle from the ferryboat. 4. The night before a first visit to WDW on holiday, sense of expectation. 5. Disney Buses
Originally Posted By libertysquare76 Mcd's fries in DAK, never tasted any so good!!!! Also, Churros in DAK which you can't get in the UK
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Ok, here are a few of my favorite things: Watching a giraffe step into view from your balcony as the fireworks explode overhead. Speaking multiple languages with cast members in a single day while exploring a minature version of the world. Playing with street entertainers without a need to pay extra money. Holding the hands of my family as I watch a multimedia show reminding us of how awesome the world and humanity actually is. The anticipation as you enjoy a ferry ride or monorail trip to or from the MK. The awesome experiences of the WDW waterparks, and a very interesting minature golf experience in a Fantasia setting. Laughing with the performers of Jelly rolls (but not as much fun as the Advernturer Club or Comedy Warehouse used to be). Taking a cruise from POR to DTD at night. La Nouba, one of the finest Cirque productions ever made. Singing along at a Gospel Brunch at HOB, pretending to be Christian on stage, and the gullable red necks of the south believing me. The rekindling of patiotic spirit renewed in the American Adventure and Hall of Presidents, and the renewal of faith in humanity in Spaceship Earth and Carousel of Progress. The fun feeling of nostalgia as the electrical water pageant floats past as you enjoy a Dole Whip on the beach of the Poly. An awesome meal with a great bottle of wine while enjoying the fireworks outside of the window from the California Grill. Is that a little better?
Originally Posted By A Happy Haunt <<5. Disney Buses>> I've never heard that one before!! 1. The smell of Main St. USA 2. The New & Improved Haunted Mansion 3. Randomly running into characters in places the usually are not 4. The opening @ The Train Station 5. singing "Welcome, Welcome, Welcome" as you walk down the middle of Main St. USA!
Originally Posted By magic0214 Singing I'm Walking Right Down The Middle Of Main Street U.S.A. while Walking Right Down The Middle Of Main Street U.S.A.
Originally Posted By Disneymom443 I don't know if I can just put it down to just ten but here it goes: 1.going though the WDW arch 2.relaxing in my restort, just soaking it all in. 3.Main Street USA (all of it) 4.Being one of the first to ride POC 5.ridding IASW just cause 6.getting excited just before your drop in Splash Mt. 7.Seeing a snake in the grass walking to Epcot entrance.(it was so funny someone said snake and we all thought is was fake. Then it moved) 8.World showcase 9 Food and Wind festival 10. The best for last WDW fireworks!!
