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TheBigBudgetSequel posted:I work at Magic Kingdom, and thus am a walking talking map of the place. Anything you want to know, I can help. Yeah i'm not a big thrill ride person so that's why I choose MK over like Busch Gardens. That said, it's awesome knowing there's buckets of stuff to do. Is the Carousel of Progress still there and the Hall of Presidents? I like old theme park rides. 
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Abu Dave posted:Is the Carousel of Progress still there and the Hall of Presidents? I like old theme park rides.
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There is no reason to expect to be disappointed by Dole Whip. It is amazing and practically a religious experience.
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Sep 18, 2014 23:57
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Well then, consider my anticipation loving sky high then. Let's hope I actually remember they exist this time. 
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Sep 19, 2014 00:04
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Dole Whip with rum.. thank me later.
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Sep 19, 2014 00:33
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I feel like a heretic when I say I like Dole Whip better when it's the vanilla/dolewhip swirl
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Sep 19, 2014 00:34
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Nah, it's all good.. when it's a Dole Whip (with rum).
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Sep 19, 2014 00:36
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I had the orange Dole Whip with Creme de Cacao at F&W last year. It was alright. I'm headed down for the weekend of Oct 11, so I'm gonna look for the Dole Whip with rum this time.
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Sep 19, 2014 00:38
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Hang a right when you get to the world showcase and it's the first food stand on the right.. not that I would be an expert or nothing on that particular spot, nope.
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Sep 19, 2014 00:53
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For your perusal, here's the menu for F&W 2014
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Sep 19, 2014 01:07
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So me and the fiancé are headed down next week, but looks like most days are 50/50 for Tstorms...do they start shutting down certain rides? Rain is no issue but I'd hate to not be able to go on Splash Mountain 10 times....
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Crazyweasel posted:So me and the fiancé are headed down next week, but looks like most days are 50/50 for Tstorms...do they start shutting down certain rides? Rain is no issue but I'd hate to not be able to go on Splash Mountain 10 times.... Rides that have portions outside will shut down if lightning (except the Tea Cups, because we have a roof)
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Sep 19, 2014 01:23
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I miss working Frontierland so much 
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demonR6 posted:Nah, it's all good.. when it's a Dole Whip (with rum). Please note, ingesting Dole Whip with rum and then riding the Orange version of Mission: Space is NOT recommended It is a miracle I didn't hurl
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Sep 19, 2014 02:15
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Crazyweasel posted:So me and the fiancé are headed down next week, but looks like most days are 50/50 for Tstorms...do they start shutting down certain rides? Rain is no issue but I'd hate to not be able to go on Splash Mountain 10 times.... Florida thunderstorms also last like 30 minutes so they won't affect too much. I went to the food and wine preview today but I just had one stop - Singapore. The lemongrass curry chicken was excellent. Put me down for vanilla,pineapple swirl. It's the superior choice.
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Sep 19, 2014 02:41
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We had a 60% chance today and not a drop here. I am less than three miles from the cast member parking at MK, pretty sure they were dry too.
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demonR6 posted:We had a 60% chance today and not a drop here. I am less than three miles from the cast member parking at MK, pretty sure they were dry too. Do the road closures for the special event fireworks effect you at all? My shifts sometimes get out 45 minutes before the fireworks start, which means I have 15 minutes to shuttle to the parking lot and hope to god my actual bus home is there before they close the roads. FUN.
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Sep 19, 2014 03:35
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only when we cut through to get to our house faster when we are on the other side of town. Side note, are you working next Friday night? It's food truck night in downtown Windermere up the road from here and thought you might want to go. Fun time, good food.
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I'll be at WDW first thing in the morning. EPCOT tomorrow, I think, and MK on Sunday. I went ahead and took Monday off work, so I might give Blizzard Beach another go without the tour groups to contend with. Assuming I am at EPCOT, where/how exactly does one walk to the Boardwalk from there? I've never tried that and I need to sneak off for a few hours to watch the Bama-Florida game. Doronin fucked around with this message at 13:00 on Sep 19, 2014 |
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Sep 19, 2014 12:58
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Florida weather reports can be summed up as: "Is it summer? Probably 50% chance or so. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯"
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Doronin posted:I'll be at WDW first thing in the morning. EPCOT tomorrow, I think, and MK on Sunday. I went ahead and took Monday off work, so I might give Blizzard Beach another go without the tour groups to contend with. Walk toward the International Gateway off the left side of the World Showcase. You'll exit the park there, and there's a foot bridge over the canal. Walk over that and you're at Boardwalk.
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Doronin posted:I'll be at WDW first thing in the morning. EPCOT tomorrow, I think, and MK on Sunday. I went ahead and took Monday off work, so I might give Blizzard Beach another go without the tour groups to contend with. Between England and France in the Worlds there is an exit. On my last trip I went to Property Control for the first time just to check it out. Pretty interesting driving through that area, behind the magic, seeing some of the different departments. It's like walking through the studio lot on the west coast. I didn't buy anything at property control, not sure how I'd fit that restaurant size condiment dispenser on my carry on.
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Sep 19, 2014 13:12
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I'll encourage anyone who visits the parks to post some photos here. Would love to see construction progress, new attractions, etc. Anything cool really.
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Braksgirl posted:Walk toward the International Gateway off the left side of the World Showcase. You'll exit the park there, and there's a foot bridge over the canal. Walk over that and you're at Boardwalk. tomapot posted:Between England and France in the Worlds there is an exit. You guys are awesome. Thanks! The only other time I've watched a game at ESPN Zone was last year, I think, when LSU was playing Stony Brook in the NCAA Super Regional (wife is an LSU alumna). Lincoln posted:I'll encourage anyone who visits the parks to post some photos here. Would love to see construction progress, new attractions, etc. Anything cool really. Sure. I'll take some.
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Sep 19, 2014 14:29
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I'm going to be in Norway at Akershus on Oct 12 so I can post some photos of changes in that area. I don't know how much different it'll look since most of the construction will be indoors, but still.
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Lincoln posted:I'll encourage anyone who visits the parks to post some photos here. Would love to see construction progress, new attractions, etc. Anything cool really. We stayed at Port Orleans Riverside:  Rooms were decent:  I'm sure everyone takes this photo:  MK was starting to show signs of Halloween:  Dole Whip party!  The electric parade was fun:  Things least in need of novelisation: 
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Heading to EPCOT later today to the Food and Wine festival. My first time going to this event! Loved the flower and garden festival, though, so I'm guessing I'll enjoy this. Note: I don't drink wine. :-/
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Doronin posted:Assuming I am at EPCOT, where/how exactly does one walk to the Boardwalk from there? I've never tried that and I need to sneak off for a few hours to watch the Bama-Florida game. Walk the path in blue, or take a boat, which will take you to International Gateway, where you enter Epcot: 
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Cryosleep posted:Heading to EPCOT later today to the Food and Wine festival. My first time going to this event! Loved the flower and garden festival, though, so I'm guessing I'll enjoy this. Note: I don't drink wine. :-/ I don't drink either, but enjoyed the hell out of it when I stumbled on it last year. So much so that we planned our family vacation around it this year.
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Braksgirl posted:Walk toward the International Gateway off the left side of the World Showcase. You'll exit the park there, and there's a foot bridge over the canal. Walk over that and you're at Boardwalk. There. 
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Thanks for the weather details, went from bummed out back to super excited. Can't wait!
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When I was there was 32-33 every day (edit: celcius, no clue how your crazy temperatures work), with just ludicrous humidity such that we actively avoided the water rides because you didn't ever dry out, and in the afternoon there'd be heavy rain for an hour usually with thunder. Rides at Disney generally seemed to stay open in the rain except for Test Track. At Universal they closed the coasters in the lightning (we were sat on the front row of whatever dumb name Dueling Dragons has now waiting to launch when they closed it  ).
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Tunga posted:When I was there was 32-33 every day (edit: celcius, no clue how your crazy temperatures work), with just ludicrous humidity such that we actively avoided the water rides because you didn't ever dry out, and in the afternoon there'd be heavy rain for an hour usually with thunder. Rides at Disney generally seemed to stay open in the rain except for Test Track. At Universal they closed the coasters in the lightning (we were sat on the front row of whatever dumb name Dueling Dragons has now waiting to launch when they closed it It's called Dragon Challenge which...isn't really any dumber than Dueling Dragons? Not running the two cars simultaneously so they don't duel anymore is the dumb part.
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JoshTheStampede posted:It's called Dragon Challenge which...isn't really any dumber than Dueling Dragons?
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Cryosleep posted:Heading to EPCOT later today to the Food and Wine festival. My first time going to this event! Loved the flower and garden festival, though, so I'm guessing I'll enjoy this. Note: I don't drink wine. :-/ I didn't notice much emphasis on wine when I was there. Food was great though.
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Wine gets as much play as it does the rest of the year, as does Beer. It's more about specialty foods paired with said beers and wines. And it's good. I am supremly pissed off I screwed up my knee and wasn't able to attend the cast preview last night.
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I hate wine but love the food so very much.
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We're going to be out there the 26th-29th if anyone wants to meet up for grub and bevies at epcot.
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Whoops forgot to book the fireworks/dessert thing and now it's booked up.
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