- (030129) Disney's Magic Kingdom at night visit (via Lotusphere): Lotus actually rented out the Magic Kingdom for a night for the conference. The park closed at 6pm for normal people so they could prepare for the Lotus crowd to descend at 7:30pm. We had the park for three hours. At least half of the rides were open (I managed to do Space Mountain (rollercoaster), Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin (dorky but no line), the Haunted Mansion, part of a parade, the Hall of the Presidents (animatronics with speeches by George W and Abraham Lincoln), and the fireworks show. What impressed me was that a huge chunk of the Disney staff was retained for our attendance. I was thinking the parade would be animatronics but it wasn't. And it was the full fireworks show (see separate entry).
- (030131B) Disney's Magic Kingdom: When Walt Disney. in 1966, settled on the area around Orlando for his new park, mid-Florida was a small-town area. When the park opened in 1971, it was just a few resorts and the Magic Kingdom, a more or less perfect clone of the one in California. Epcot opened in 1982. Disney-MGM Studios opened in 1989. Disney's Animal Kingdom opened in 1998. It's not a cheap park to visit--a one-day pass is $50 for an adult--and after just about every ride there's a store to sell you Disney merchandise related to that ride. The one really good part about the Disney parks is that they allow you to bring in outside food so you don't have to put up with the prices they charge for food. Also, the Fastpass system (pick up a pre-timed ticket for later in the day and go to the head of the line when it's your time) is a great way to avoid lines. I just don't understand why most people are too stupid (?) to use that particular system.
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