Originally Posted By TDLFAN Park were crowded but not unmanageable. FP caused chaos all over due to the overcrowded conditions it creates due to the slow moving stand by line... most apparent was the situation at Soarin' where managers were busy getting an earful of complaints about the 3 hr+ stand by waits after FPs were gone by 10:30am... Saw our dearest Leemac roaming about. The MK was not all that crowded and the Xmas parade performed twice. But lines were long everywhere for everything... Let me just say I am very glad I am not a woman!!! Or a beer drinker. It was impossible to walk 10 feet without being assaulted by the smell of 2nd hand cigarette. No one was going to the so called "Cancer zones" for their cigarette fix, and equally no one was enforcing the smoking policy in the park. The fireworks show at EPCOT at Midnight was great with the "one at a time" pavillion countdown the have done in the past 3 years or so.. Reflections also played at 7:30pm with the added special Xmas finale with was simply AWESOME. Glad I was able to catch this one more time before being retired for the season. Some "Happy New Year" merchandise was avail for sale...a special Mickey Shirt, ears and bean plush... all lovely but they were not moving all that quickly, maybe because they were priced so high...? All in all... fun was had by most at WDW on this most unseasonable warm New year's eve.
Originally Posted By Labuda Thanks for the report, TDL! Glad you had fun, and sorry that the smokers were all being jerks!
Originally Posted By Ursula Oh, sure. Rub it in that you had a great New Year's while I was home alone in the fog. But seriously, I'm very happy you had a great time and this just means that I have to be at WDW next year for the holidays.
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy >> It was impossible to walk 10 feet without being assaulted by the smell of 2nd hand cigarette. << TDLFAN -- I read this and had to agree with you. I noticed this really bad on Sat evening. Check out the thread. SMOKERS AT WDW DISCUSSION <a href="http://mb.laughingplace.com/default.asp?WCI=MsgBoard&WCE=T-70948-P-1&Refresh=20060101" target="_blank">http://mb.laughingplace.com/de fault.asp?WCI=MsgBoard&WCE=T-70948-P-1&Refresh=20060101</a>%2003:33:47 Where did you watch the midnight fireworks? I was working Hats & Horns and crowd control near France Island.
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy LaughingPlace Technical folks -- Please do something about the "%" sign in pasted URL's. It's not being handled correctly.
Originally Posted By Mr X >>>It was impossible to walk 10 feet without being assaulted by the smell of 2nd hand cigarette. No one was going to the so called "Cancer zones" for their cigarette fix, and equally no one was enforcing the smoking policy in the park.<<< Come on, TDLFAN...you are a frequent guest in the far east are you not? Smoking is par for the course! Specially in crappy little Hong Kong Disneyland, no?
Originally Posted By TDLFAN I did not experience smokers out on the park at HKDL at all... Everyone I saw was smoking in designated areas... DLP on the other hand is Disney's magical ashtray. As for the far east.. yes, in Japan, people smoke in the street everywhere and have seen them do so in non-smoking areas as well... but at TDR, CMs are very alert about this and have seen very very few offenders. Most people go to the smoking areas, reason why it's a joy to go to TDR.
Originally Posted By irishfan I never realised until I visited that smoking was very popular in Japan, and I've never seen so many smoke vending machines in my life. They seemed to be in every shop, and on every street corner.
