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Angela Send message Joined: 16 Oct 07 Posts: 13130 Credit: 39,854,104 RAC: 31 |
Hello from Orlando! Eric and I are taking a treasured niece on a trip, which happens to include "the Dreaded Disney". For those of you unfamiliar with the Disney Industrial Complex, Disney World is very, very, very family oriented. After a couple days of twirling around in tea cups and waving at princesses, Eric and I got a little silly tonight and well... after our niece went to bed, with all due apologies to David Letterman, we created our very own list of: Top Ten Ways To Get Banished From The Magic Kingdom Number 10: Schizophrenic Monologue on the Monorail Number 9: Flashing From a Flying Carpet Number 8: Flinging Poo at Pooh Number 7: Asking Snow White if she would like to meet Winky, the eighth dwarf Number 6: Offering to give people crabs on the Pirates of the Caribbean Number 5: Tinkling in a Tea Cup Number 4: Trying to ring Tinkerbell Number 3: Jostling Jasmine's Jello Jigglers Number 2: Space Mounting And the Number One Way to Get Banished From The Magic Kingdom... Seeping Booty Goodnight friends! |
James C. Send message Joined: 19 Jul 06 Posts: 640 Credit: 18,352,758 RAC: 11 |
HAHAHAHA! Have fun tomorrow, let me know which one is most successful ;) -"Young" James "To my mathematical brain, the numbers alone make thinking about aliens perfectly rational. The real challenge is to work out what aliens might actually be like." -Steven Hawking |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65709 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
Don't get sun burned Angela and Eric, have a nice trip. I like Disneyland, Disneyworld I've never been to though. The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
Scarecrow Send message Joined: 15 Jul 00 Posts: 4520 Credit: 486,601 RAC: 0 |
LOL!!!! A most excellent list. My sides hurt from laughing! |
Uli Send message Joined: 6 Feb 00 Posts: 10923 Credit: 5,996,015 RAC: 1 |
Number 4: Trying to ring Tinkerbell You ran Ang? Pluto will always be a planet to me. Seti Ambassador Not to late to order an Anni Shirt |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22160 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
You naughty people The art of a good double entendre is obviously still alive ;-) Have fun, just don't ask Willie Wonka Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
Uli Send message Joined: 6 Feb 00 Posts: 10923 Credit: 5,996,015 RAC: 1 |
HOO could we live without them? I have six domestics. Things get a bit more difficult for me. Pluto will always be a planet to me. Seti Ambassador Not to late to order an Anni Shirt |
Dimly Lit Lightbulb 😀 Send message Joined: 30 Aug 08 Posts: 15399 Credit: 7,423,413 RAC: 1 |
Hahahahaha :) Member of the People Encouraging Niceness In Society club. |
Angela Send message Joined: 16 Oct 07 Posts: 13130 Credit: 39,854,104 RAC: 31 |
My favorite show at Disney is the The Enchanted Tiki Room Eric (singing gleefully in line): "In the tiki tiki tiki tiki tiki bar..." Miranda: "No Uncle Eric! It's the Tiki ROOM!!!" Eric (indignantly): "I've been misled!!!" We also went on the carousel last night... Auntie Angela: "A horse is a dangerous animal! I want the kindest, gentlest, most docile nag in the barn." Uncle Eric: "I certainly didn't end up with that!!!" (He's a funny man, that Eric. If he gets any funnier, he's going to die alone!) |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65709 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
What? Ya mean It's not the Pirates of the Caribbean? That's My favorite one, arr. :) The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
OzzFan Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28 |
This stuff has me rolling on the floor! It's almost encouraging me to share some of the funnier moments between Michele and I, but I don't want to be a copycat. |
.clair. Send message Joined: 4 Nov 04 Posts: 1300 Credit: 55,390,408 RAC: 69 |
I have always thought of Dizknee land/world/park to be a rather childish sort of place and knot some where i would choose to go, But with this kind of view. it may be bear able. Though i will not say which of the bears. Or what could be done. |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30608 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
Next time Eric is down this way ... which hopefully will be for the Rose Bowl ... http://www.pasadenaweekly.com/cms/story/detail/from_pies_to_mai_tais/11373/ |
Donald L. Johnson Send message Joined: 5 Aug 02 Posts: 8240 Credit: 14,654,533 RAC: 20 |
Last time I went to Disneyland, I was teaching electrical equipment maintenance at the Naval Training Center in San Diego. Couple of my single colleagues (male and female) and I went up on a Saturday. Inside almost every adult is a little child. We had lots of fun. Donald Infernal Optimist / Submariner, retired |
OzzFan Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28 |
I have spoken to many people who have been to Disneyland in both Florida and Paris, and they all say the same thing. it's a monumental financial rip off. It is deliberately targeted at the kids, in such a way that parents are seen as mean if they don't put their hands in their pockets. The kids love it but it costs a fortune. This is true of almost any faire or festival. Here in Illinois we had two young-child themed parks known as Kiddy Land and Santa's Village that were exactly the same. As is the local County Faire. As is the roller coaster theme park Six Flags Great America. As is the Renaissance Faire that I went to. And it was the same the time I went to Medieval Times. They all promise you an illusion of a dream world come true while taking you for as much money as they can get from you. |
Gundolf Jahn Send message Joined: 19 Sep 00 Posts: 3184 Credit: 446,358 RAC: 0 |
They all promise you an illusion of a dream world come true while taking you for as much money as they can get from you. If you go there without expecting such, it's your own fault! I cherish the memories of experiencing Disneyland Paris with my daughter. Gruß, Gundolf |
Donald L. Johnson Send message Joined: 5 Aug 02 Posts: 8240 Credit: 14,654,533 RAC: 20 |
I have spoken to many people who have been to Disneyland in both Florida and Paris, and they all say the same thing. it's a monumental financial rip off. It is deliberately targeted at the kids, in such a way that parents are seen as mean if they don't put their hands in their pockets. The kids love it but it costs a fortune. But of course! Constructing and maintainng the illusion is expensive. Donald Infernal Optimist / Submariner, retired |
OzzFan Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28 |
Gundolf Jahn wrote: If you go there without expecting such, it's your own fault! Wow, I didn't realize we were going to start assigning blame. I was merely making an observation. Obviously each person has to decide for themselves whether the experience is worth the price, and as such I wouldn't like to assign blame because someone felt that the experience wasn't worth it. Some of the places I mentioned above were worth the price while others I would consider overpriced for the level of quality offered. Level of quality is of course subjective to my own interpretation. Donald L. Johnson wrote: But of course! Constructing and maintainng the illusion is expensive. It certainly is. And it's worth it too if they do a good job of it. |
Julie Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34041 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18 |
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skildude Send message Joined: 4 Oct 00 Posts: 9541 Credit: 50,759,529 RAC: 60 |
I'd be moer worried about seeing the Privates of the Carribean ride. In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face. Diogenes Of Sinope |
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