Originally Posted By disney pete ann i would'nt go to DLP if you payed for the trip me and the french don't see eye to eye.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN >>can you please remind me WHY 2010 is not a good time to go to Tokyo?<< The 25th festivities will be over, and TDS' 10th festivities will be one year away still, so you'll miss both. July 2010 may see some special event at the park of some sort (like any thing involving water cannons) to combat the humindity and heat which to me are worst than what we get in FL. Ticket prices will probably be a bit higher by then as well... Let me think.. Hmmm... I am sure there are other reasons I could come up with...
Originally Posted By danyoung >The night before Hurricane Floyd at WDW was quite the experience.< I was there for that one, too! I was actually working at an event at the Orlando Convention Center, but had conned my crew into staying on Disney property (hey, gotta make use of them AP discounts!). The afternoon before the storm all work stopped at the convention center, and all of Orlando basically shut down - stores, restaurants, fast food. We ended up in a 7/11, waiting in a line that went around the entire interior of the building for the last soggy sub sandwiches (all the dinner we had that night). Of course, the storm changed paths, and it was a non-event in Orlando. But it was quite an experience being there during the buildup.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Katrina, Wilma and Rita... Hey, wasn't that a Lou Vega song a few years back? Let's mambo #5!!!
Originally Posted By mickey_ring Forgot about this one... weather related. December 1992, on a Big Red Boat cruise. Huge storm along the northeast coast made for insanely rough travel by sea from Florida to the Bahama Cays. Even the captain was seasick. The sunrise the next day was the most welcome sight ever. Haven't been on a cruise since.
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom <<Whatever happened to the "Big Red Boat" cruises???>> Disney wisened up and realized there was money to be made so they started their own successfull cruise line.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN >>Disney wisened up and realized there was money to be made so they started their own successfull cruise line.<< I know that but my ?? is.. is the former Big Red Boat still in business under a different name? I mean...who has those boats now a days...? Are they still in operation?? >>Whatever happened to Rosita?<< She is performing and looking better than ever at DL. Not sure if Rosita is still a part of "Catch the Fever" Tiki Room at TDL...
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <^^^ You know he also did a Disney mambo #5, right?< was playing non stop in every Disney store coast to coast for like a year on those large screens. As far as Big Red Boats - I knew Premier Cruise line swent belly up after Disney launched their own boats -- but here's one that has turned up <a href="http://www.ssmaritime.com/oceanic.htm" target="_blank">http://www.ssmaritime.com/ocea nic.htm</a>
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Oh wow! Thanks! Looking at "Oceanic"..it doesn't look like a BIG boat after all...as opposed to the Magic and Wonder.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 The Magic and Wonder are not big ships.....they are HUGE ships.... but yeah I had the same visual when I looked at it...does it look small in comparison.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Well I have sailed on the Wonder..and I will give you this much... they are TALL ships but seemed like they were not extremely oversized in lenght. They are big though... But not QE2 or even QM2 big...
Originally Posted By danyoung Here's the other Big Red Boat - the Atlantic. <a href="http://www.cruiseserver.net/travelpage/ships/md_melody.asp" target="_blank">http://www.cruiseserver.net/tr avelpage/ships/md_melody.asp</a> I spent an incredible 4-month winter aboard the Oceanic, and then 2 more weeks on the Atlantic, as a musician back in the early 80's. They were both owned by Home Lines then, pre-Big Red Boat. I had a spectacular tan, weighed 180, and was king of the world!!!
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom I went on a Disney cruise back in the 80's on the Oceanic. I had a great time! I liked the smaller size of the ship. It made it much more personal and family oriented.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Thanks for the photos... I guess I am spoiled with my private veranda, so I will skip on these cruise ships...
Originally Posted By danyoung TDLFAN, I'm really glad you asked the original question about the Big Red Boats. I've spent the morning on the web, revisiting the Oceanic and the Atlantic - really nice memories!!!
Originally Posted By mickey_ring Here is the StarShip Majestic, the Big Red that bounced like a cork in December, 1992. Now with new owners and new name. <a href="http://www.cruisereviews.com/FestivalCruises/Flamenco.htm" target="_blank">http://www.cruisereviews.com/F estivalCruises/Flamenco.htm</a> Still have my neato Majestic sweatshirt, mug and Christmas ornament. The Majestic parked for a full day at Man O'War Cay in the Abaco Islands. Really nice place, kind of resort residential. Don't know if any more ships stop there.
