WonkaKid
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- Apr 2, 2009
Crowds were heavy at the park yesterday for two primary reasons. 1: the long weekend and 2: there was some cheer
competition in town and many (if not all) of the participants came to the park. We’d see groups as small as two girls to as many as eight or nine. By about 7:25, the line at the park gates extended beyond the Monorail track, which isn’t typical.
We rope-dropped Fantasyland/Peter Pan this morning, as usual. The one thing that really irked us was a guy – well into his 30s and more likely even his 40s – ran from the rope and straight past us through the castle. When CMs warned him not to run, he broke into a skip. I hate when adults do that. It’s not cute, it’s not clever. It’s just a cheat. When kids do it, I’ll give them a pass. But adults? They know better, even if they can override their better judgment. So: he beat us to PP but… the ride was down so we felt slightly vindicated.
At around 10:00 a.m., the line at Harbour Galley was the longest I’ve ever seen. It’s one of the longest lines for a non-attraction that I’ve seen inside the park. I’ve included a pic below (third from the last).
Something weird happened with a CM at Pizza Planet at lunchtime. As I ate, I was sitting near one of the outdoor planters. As many of you may have seen in the past, kids often climb on and in them. The CM who was cleaning the area approached one kid and asked him to get down from said planter. As he began to walk away, I smiled and asked, jokingly, “Are you talking to me?!” (reminder: I was seated at a table and eating). The CM looked at me, rather surprised. “Excuse me?” he replied. I repeated myself and then smiled and told him that I was kidding. He didn’t seem to get the joke, told me that he wasn't (talking to me) and walked off, slightly miffed. Oh well. Most people would have understood that I was kidding. For some reason, he didn’t and wouldn’t.
Buzz was still fraught with problems: various targets not working, many of my best scores didn’t come through (just like last week) and I simply couldn’t get a strong one. My best that did come through was 1.5. It didn’t stay #1 for long.
Usually I’ll meet someone cool or interesting while in line to get into the park or while at the rope. I chatted briefly with a family at the rope. The mom and dad seemed nice. The two daughters – 21 and 23 – seemed a bit haughty and/or annoyed at my talking to them. Usually people aren’t like that; often they're cool and receptive. The older girl in particular struck me as arrogant. Oh well. That's her (and her parents’) problem.
I have park maps, as always. Anyone that would like a set please send me a DM with your mailing address.
Incidentally, I find it really hard to include text around pics so it's hard to explain what each one is. Most are self-evident but some are not. For example, the painting pic is an artist's rendering of the planned Haunted Mansion yard. Crowds are... well, crowds ;-).
Crowds at the park gates at around 7:25.
competition in town and many (if not all) of the participants came to the park. We’d see groups as small as two girls to as many as eight or nine. By about 7:25, the line at the park gates extended beyond the Monorail track, which isn’t typical.
We rope-dropped Fantasyland/Peter Pan this morning, as usual. The one thing that really irked us was a guy – well into his 30s and more likely even his 40s – ran from the rope and straight past us through the castle. When CMs warned him not to run, he broke into a skip. I hate when adults do that. It’s not cute, it’s not clever. It’s just a cheat. When kids do it, I’ll give them a pass. But adults? They know better, even if they can override their better judgment. So: he beat us to PP but… the ride was down so we felt slightly vindicated.
At around 10:00 a.m., the line at Harbour Galley was the longest I’ve ever seen. It’s one of the longest lines for a non-attraction that I’ve seen inside the park. I’ve included a pic below (third from the last).
Something weird happened with a CM at Pizza Planet at lunchtime. As I ate, I was sitting near one of the outdoor planters. As many of you may have seen in the past, kids often climb on and in them. The CM who was cleaning the area approached one kid and asked him to get down from said planter. As he began to walk away, I smiled and asked, jokingly, “Are you talking to me?!” (reminder: I was seated at a table and eating). The CM looked at me, rather surprised. “Excuse me?” he replied. I repeated myself and then smiled and told him that I was kidding. He didn’t seem to get the joke, told me that he wasn't (talking to me) and walked off, slightly miffed. Oh well. Most people would have understood that I was kidding. For some reason, he didn’t and wouldn’t.
Buzz was still fraught with problems: various targets not working, many of my best scores didn’t come through (just like last week) and I simply couldn’t get a strong one. My best that did come through was 1.5. It didn’t stay #1 for long.
Usually I’ll meet someone cool or interesting while in line to get into the park or while at the rope. I chatted briefly with a family at the rope. The mom and dad seemed nice. The two daughters – 21 and 23 – seemed a bit haughty and/or annoyed at my talking to them. Usually people aren’t like that; often they're cool and receptive. The older girl in particular struck me as arrogant. Oh well. That's her (and her parents’) problem.
I have park maps, as always. Anyone that would like a set please send me a DM with your mailing address.
Incidentally, I find it really hard to include text around pics so it's hard to explain what each one is. Most are self-evident but some are not. For example, the painting pic is an artist's rendering of the planned Haunted Mansion yard. Crowds are... well, crowds ;-).
Crowds at the park gates at around 7:25.
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