Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: Ah, the TTC!! One of a witch's favorite places to hang out whenever she's lonely!! I can't begin to tell you about all the handsome hunks I've met there over the years and how they picked me up because I'm just not the type to kiss and tell... ORGOCH: Another reason the tramp cain't tell ya's all 'bout it cause it never happened ta begin with--not that the old fool didn't TRY ta MAKE it all happen. Cain't tell ya how many Insecurity guards had ta chase the ol' bat off property ev'ry time they saw her hangin' 'round the TTC!!!
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: Ah, the TTC!! A witch can't even BEGIN to tell you how many gorgeous hunks she used to meet while hanging out there; along with how many times she used to get herself picked up and taken off for a night of sheer magic! But that's because I was never the type to kiss and tell... ORGOCH: Well, I cain't begin ta tell ya's 'bout all the times that used ta happen ta the ol' tramp, neither, 'cause it never even happened ta begin with!! Not that she didn't TRY ta make it happen. Lost count a all them Insecurity guards that used ta come an' chase the ol' bat off property 'cause a her smutty ways!!
Originally Posted By irishfan Before I started staying "onsite" I loved the TTC as it meant the Magic Kingdom was only a monorail/boat ride away. Since all my trips now involve staying at a WDW resort, I hardly see it.
Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey <<Since all my trips now involve staying at a WDW resort, I hardly see it.>> Same here. However, I miss taking to boat over to the MK. I might have to make a stop next time I go.
Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey ^^^boat = ferry. Why can't I think of the word ferry when I'm writing these things?
Originally Posted By danyoung >Since all my trips now involve staying at a WDW resort, I hardly see it.< I was actually kinda ticked when I saw that Disney was building a bus stop right at the gates to the MK. Yes, it is more convenient. But it sure seems that arriving that way robs you of some of the magic. It's like going into the Living Seas by way of the sliding glass doors instead of the hydrolator - it just wasn't the same!
Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey ^^^^I do miss the monorail and/or ferry ride to the MK. The stop in front of the park is especially a bummer when you go through that concrete tunnel underpass on your way to the park. It's not magical at all.
Originally Posted By Rsey103 I like this thread... I vaguely recall an office somewhere in the TTC where there was a board with a number projecting the attendance at the Magic Kingdom for that day. Favorite TTC memory: standing on the loading platform in the summer of 82 looking out and waiting for the monorail to come in from Epcot Center. Before the park opened you could ride the monorail out there, unload at the monorail station, and look up at Spacehsip Earth. Loved that...
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <Same here. However, I miss taking to boat over to the MK. I might have to make a stop next time I go.< I agree with the Ferry magic -- westay atOKW - but usually drive to the parks in the AM - so we still get to use the TTC and ferry. Even after all these years I enjoy the excitement of the boat ridein on the first day and the chance to refect on the tripthe ferry rides allows as I watch the castle get further and further away on our last day
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORWEN: I don't think there's much magic taking the Ferry boat OR the Monorail because of the over-crowding that takes place on both, along with all the delays they both go through. The REAL magic is getting inside the parks. So I have to agree that this is one thing I wish management would have planned a lot differently. I mean, a bus that takes you directly to the front gates is a lot more magical than being stepped on or pushed around while riding either the monorail or the Ferry boats.
Originally Posted By sun-n-fun ^^^my thoughts exactly. Maybe I've never taken the time to appreciate the TTC, but on the way in I just want to get in and take a few minutes to look up Main street at the castle, that is where the magic is for me. On the way out it is way too crowded - I hate that it takes so long to get to your car.
Originally Posted By fkurucz I think that the Ferry ride is nice - the first time. After that I feel like a kid wanting to say "Are we there yet?".
Originally Posted By brotherdave Count me in as one who likes the TTC. Since we usually go to the Magic Kingdom first on every WDW vacation, it helps to build up the anticipation that "we're really here!" I usually choose the monorail for our first visit to the MK of the trip, but love to take the ferry boat on a later visit to the park during our trip. Of course, whichever has a shorter line sometimes influences which form of transportation we use!
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORGOCH: Well, I'd sure like ta know what my ol' dumb sister--Orwen's--got ta complain 'bout!! She don't even ride the dang Monster Rail ta begin with, since she's too dang big ta fit inta the death trap!! An' she's too heavy ta ride the boat over 'cause the last time she did she nearly sank the thing so she's been told not ta git near it!! 'Sides that, we all flies brooms anyways!! We git ta the heart a the witch's brew ev'ry time goes with no waitin' 'round!! ORDDU: Did I just hear you say you're back on the 'brew' again, dear? If so, it sounds like you've fallen off the broom again and you know what that means! ORWEN: A speedy trip to the nearest rehab center for alcoholic witches!!!
Originally Posted By danyoung >I don't think there's much magic taking the Ferry boat OR the Monorail because of the over-crowding that takes place on both, along with all the delays they both go through.< Wow - it's hard to imagine anyone feeling that way. Maybe it's because I tend to travel during the off season, and have rarely felt any overcrowding on the monorails, and never on the ferry (except at night at park closing, of course). And the slow build of anticipation just makes the actual arrival that much sweeter, IMO.
Originally Posted By dshyates some people don't like or don't see drama. Too busy being irritated with the close to see the far.
Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey I love riding over on the ferry and seeing the castle in the distance. However, on the last night of my vacation I hate riding away on the ferry and seeing the castle in the distance!
Originally Posted By spacejockey An additional TTC south (Epcot) would be nice with a new monorail line to DAK, DHS and DDD. Right now the TTC just does not make any sense. To me the TTC is not magical, it's very dysfunctional and very 70's. Forget about the "drama". Disney needs to move bodies efficiently through out the entire WDW Resort property. And as I previously mentioned; Disney World could build several hotels around one monorail station instead of the urban sprawl which they built with all the bus service, just like in any common U.S. city. It's really sad to see the missed opportunity which Disney had with all of the land that they own in Orlando. Hopefully, with the competition from the other non-Disney parks in Orlando will force Disney World to upgrade the transportation system to keep guests on property.
Originally Posted By danyoung >Disney World could build several hotels around one monorail station instead of the urban sprawl which they built...< Why in the World would Disney bother to theme a resort, including all of the landscaping involved, only to put another theme within a stone's throw? I really enjoy the layout of hotels like AKL, with the resort out in its own territory, and nothing else around. I'd like it even more if a monorail came through, but I can understand how the high cost of a monorail prohibited that.
