Originally Posted By Mr X Wow...stopped by the resort tonight to participate in the pre-anniverary LP meet. Fun was had by all. Looking around the resort, there were people camped out at Maihama station, even all the way down the stairs and into the locker area of the station...reminiscent of new years. Crazy! And passing by the road that forks off to the hotels and the TDL entrance, I noticed a line of cars which, at first, I assumed were people on their way OUT...but no. It was a bunch of cars lined up, shut off, and WAITING (with sleeping occupants, I would guess) for the parking lots to open in the MORNING. Wow. Tomorrow is going to be crazy, methinks. In all my years, I've never seen the like save for New Years. And even at New Years, I've never heard of rumors of altercations between belligerent, horrible obnoxious foreign guests and beleaguered cast members. In the past 10 minutes (it's nearly 2am here, by the way) I've received no less than 4 emails from cast member friends, all in shock. This is pretty insane! This one is a first, in my ten years of experience. I assume that doesn't happen at New Years because there are not so many foreign guests pushing and shoving and shouting their way into the parks. Yikes!
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Sounds like the night before DL's 50th, but less organized. Hopefully every thing will turn out well and my guess is that all the people lining up this early will make it have a very special atmosphere tomorrow. They clearly all really want to be a part of the celebration, so it should be pretty fun.
Originally Posted By Mr X Yes. Hopefully rude foreign guests won't ruin it for everyone, though. I've heard some crazy stories so far. Ugly Americans at their worst.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss I wouldn't care how crazy crowded it is, I just wish I could be there.
Originally Posted By Bob Paris Care to share some stories Mr X? Is this those NCFFCFCFCCCFF people we keep hearing about?
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo I have heard of two occassions, and the main protagonist really did make it a challenge and embarrassment to other people in attendance?
Originally Posted By WorldDisney Yeah, I heard a few tibbits when I appeared on satellite(phone) from Mr. X and SD and that's basically it . I STILL don't know who the hell these people are lol, but I have a feeling I don't want to know ;D.
Originally Posted By WorldDisney Oops, my response is to #6, but I guess its not too far off from yours either Dave.
Originally Posted By Mr X ***the main protagonist really did make it a challenge and embarrassment to other people in attendance?*** It wasn't just one person. I started a thread over in the NFFC & Orgs section, so I didn't think I needed to talk about it over here anymore. Maybe here is more appropriate though.
Originally Posted By Bob Paris SO it was those people. I had never heard of them or their strange acronym before but I just had a bad feeling when I read about their having a sense of entitlement and them falling en masse on the TDR.
Originally Posted By SuperDry Actually, it turned out to not be bad at all. I too saw the vagabonds at the station, and in their cars at the parking lot entrance. I noticed that there were one or two parking lot attendants on duty when I passed by around midnight, so they were definitely expecting people. But they did have the gates closed. There's room for about 100-150 cars at the parking lot entrance between the main road and the gates - I wonder what happens if they stack that area full of cars yet more people keep coming? The park itself was not terribly crowded on Tuesday. It definitely had more people than either Monday or Wednesday, and I've never seen as many Caucasian guests in the park, but overall, it wasn't anywhere near what a crowded day during a peak season is like. I think the rest of the week will have light attendance as well. It's nowhere near the event that DL's 50th was, and the fact that in Japan, April 1st is "back to school" time, being the first day of the new school year, means that few families will be on vacation with kids. Which of course has made it all the more pleasant for those of us attending the anniversary.
Originally Posted By Disneydanny I beleive the "Strange Acronym" you speak of would be the NFFC (National Fantasy Fan Club) lthough not specifically called that anymore the NFFC is a organization for Disney Enthusiasts
