Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<I had a long rough day at work, I'm tired. I really want to say I love you all for this thread, I'm actually smiling. Thanks.>> Glad to help, but keep the love ... send money instead ... we have a full-blown stock market crash going and I can't afford lettuce of any kind right now.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> Glad to help, but keep the love ... send money instead ... we have a full-blown stock market crash going and I can't afford lettuce of any kind right now. << Money is a fleeting thing, however true love is forever.
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 ^^^You tell him. There's a misplaced manatee swimming around off the Boston coast, I hope they've been reading this and know what to feed him. Guess they're going to escort him to warmer waters.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <and WDW is aiming to get hit very hard unless some financial god rescues us all. < it is if I am any indication - I am now going into my 14th month of no WDW. The longest stretch by far in the last 22 years. ( and a number of those years we also had a DL trip )---- I still have not planned my next trip and just rolled my DVC points to the next use year. too many others things draining my budget right now
Originally Posted By CarolinaDisneyDad I've got 3 weeks then I'm there. But I know what you mean. I had to get some overtime this year. But i figured if we can, we're going. There will be a lot of catching up to do afterwards which begs the question. What's up with 10 dollars a day for internet service in the world?
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom Well, I'm at WDW right now and the place is packed! Judging from the crowds no one and I repeat NO ONE is feeling any pain from Wall Street. My party actually left the Magic Kingdom at 3 pm as the crowds were too large. I have practically vowed never to come to WDW again in any month other than January and I have only been here for 24 hours. I am so tired of strollers, lazy people on scooters and screaming children. Get real, you don't drag a two year old out to Downtown Disney at 1 am, duh! As for internet service. I'm staying at the Best Western and I'm picking up no less that 18 wireless networks. For some reason ( and I have no idea why ), my laptop wants to stay connected on the Regal Sun's wireless network despite the fact that that hotel is a quarter of a mile away. What the heck is the Regal Sun using to power their wireless network a nuclear power plant? And, its more reliable that the wireless network I'm connected to at my hotel. Anyway, I'm really tired after spending probably 8 hours at the Magic Kingdom, my party probably only were able to get on 5 attractions. The lines are crazy and this is off season. My party is attending Mickey's No So Scary monday night so I'm hoping to get on a few rides/ attractions then. You should have seen the line for the Haunted Mansion, it streched all the way into Fronterland. And I have one question, do you think Walt Disney ever envisioned a party as congested with strollers as the Magic Kingdom has become?
Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey <<And I have one question, do you think Walt Disney ever envisioned a party as congested with strollers as the Magic Kingdom has become?>> I doubt it. Back then people didn't cater to their children as much as they do now, and children weren't as sedentary as they are now. Back when Walt was around, there wouldn't be as much whining about all the walking and, if there was whining, the parents probably would've said get over it or we're going back to the hotel. Now a kid will whine if he has to walk half a block, and his/her overindulgent parents will run to get their precious little 10 year old a stroller instead of doing the right thing and leaving.
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom I actually saw one man ( I have no idea where the wife was ) pushing two strollers with two kids in each stroller and the youngest could not have been younger than 6. Right now I am vacationing with my sister's family. My sister and her husband have two children ages 3 and 5 and no strollers for them. There are No Stroller Parking signs everwhere in Fantacyland now. And the old Fantacyland skyway area is now a sea of blue strollers. Its really gotten out of hand.
Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey We took my nephew on his first trip three years ago when he was 6. We didn't get a stroller for him and he was absolutely fine. Only one time did he say his legs hurt and he was tired; five minutes later he was racing my 22 year-old nephew to the front of the park.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo >>>I actually saw one man ( I have no idea where the wife was ) pushing two strollers with two kids in each stroller and the youngest could not have been younger than 6.<<< WHAT!!!! We went to DLP last weekend with our 3 and 5 year olds and did not take the strollers (though we wish we had when we had to transport 2 sleeping kids and luggage through St Pancras International going home). We did get some of the loaners on day 2 because we knew we were going to have a very long day. But the kids are 3 and 5. What I have witnessed at DL and even more at WDW is unbelievable.
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom We just got online to find out what the park hours are for all the Disney Parks and learned that MNSSHP monday night is sold out. Looks like us and the other 8 million people will all be trying to get on the same rides tomorrow night. Its gotten to the point that unless you can take advantage of the Extra Magic Hours or a special event MNSSHP your chances of touring the Magic Kingdom are nill. We plan on avoiding the MK the rest of our 8 day trip. We did make our way over to Epcot last night ( since the MK is closing at 6pm each day now ). Epcot is great, still my favorite park and with the stollers taking over the MK, probably the only park I visit now at WDW. Maybe I will take pictures of the fields of strollers for ya'll so you can see what I'm talking about. Its pretty bad when Fantacyland is covered with No Stroller Parking signs. Unfortunately, where ever you see a No Stroller Parking sign, that typically where the scooters are parked.
Originally Posted By fkurucz <. I had to get some overtime this year.>> You're making us salaried people jealous!!
Originally Posted By fkurucz <Well, I'm at WDW right now and the place is packed!>> Isn't this the "free dining plan" period? My sister is there now as well, and the only reason they went now was the free dining plan.
Originally Posted By fkurucz It also occurs to me that most of the current crowd probably booked before the crash.
Originally Posted By Sport Goofy << It also occurs to me that most of the current crowd probably booked before the crash. >> It's also a federal holiday -- 3-day weekend for Columbus Day that is generally not observed in the private sector. Federal government employees are generally not impacted by hard times. Uncle Sam is not in the business of layoffs or paycuts -- at least not yet. I suspect if you did a demographic survey, you might find a disproportionate number of federal employees during the Columbus Day holiday than other parts of the year when the rest of the country has a holiday, too.
Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey Why do we still celebrate Columbus Day? Scholars agree that Leif Eriksson and his Vikings discovered the Americas first. Shouldn't we change it to Erikkson Day instead?
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 Back in '85 I had a stroller for my 2 1/2 year old. It cost a $1 a day, and if you turned in the stroller at the stroller rental place, they gave you a coupon worth $1 that you could use the next day. We were there 10 nights and it only cost me $1 total. Disney obviously saw a gold mine in strollers. What's the rate now? In those days, there was no hotel delivery of purchases, so the stroller was a great place to put the bags.
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub I just left WDW yesterday and it was crowdwed last week but the MNSSH only sold 5,000 tickets on Tuesday night so it was a great night for the event and no rain. I just wanted to tell you to be sure and see the Villains stage show on the Castle Stage. And do not miss the Boo to You Parade and the Headless Horseman galloping before the parade begins. Also wanted to let you know about a rare photo opp near the teacups at 7:30 and 8:45. Snow White and the 7Dwarfs together but no PhotPass Cast. The Character Security will take 2 photos only with your camera so the line moves fast and No Character autographs allowed. I also want to tell you about a unique PhotoPass in front of the HM/ghost horse/Hearst. If you have your photo taken, when you pay for it the "Ghost Driver" is inserted. During the party WDW offers a 40% discount night of the event only.Anyway I hope you have fun and if you have any more ?s I will check back.I should probably post a trip report....
