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They are really going all the way with the theming on this ride! Looks fantastic, the overall experience looks like it will be amazing!

Cool trip report, thanks for sharing! I never fully realized how cramped Indiana Beach is. Sure looks like a very fun pakr!

The Holiday Airport theme is brilliant, love it!

Went to IKEA yesterday. If you follow the marked path it's one mile from the entrance to the exit.

Excellent news, no more idiot-sticks up in the air during shows, parades and fireworks! Happy day!

Awesome report, really enjoyed it! Video was great too! Hopefully all the new additions for this season will bring a lot of people into the park, so that they can keep expanding in the future and make what already looks like a good park even better.

Cars from Italy have arrived. Picture from Tusenfryd's facebook page.

^I don't think I mentioned it at all during my trip report, but the relaxing part is so true for me as well. I cannot recall a single stressful moment during my stay in Orlando. That was helped a lot by the fact that I got a 7-day park hopper ticket, so there was no rush to do everything as I knew I could simply go back the next day. If there is one advice I would give to anyone planning to visit WDW for the first time, it's to make sure there is plenty of time to do what you want (as long as one has the possibility of course).

That is awesome news!

^That's awesome to hear, I'm glad you enjoyed it! Yes, I don't think it's ever possible for a trip report to truly describe the amount of fun and awesomeness experienced on a trip like this.

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed the report. I do miss WDW like crazy, not only because it's a wonderful place to be, but because I got to spend my time there with some FANTASTIC people! I will be back at one point, it's just a question of when...

Great report! So much weird and awesome stuff in Japan! As English isn't my first language I didn't know what placenta was. Until I googled it that is. Now I wish I hadn't...

We almost had summer yesterday. Great weather and temperature into the mid 60's. Great day to go fishing out by the ocean. Apparently the next couple of days are going to be good as well...

Now I want to have projection mapping on the walls in my apartment...

^^Excactly! I'm struggling to think of any major rollercoasters built over the recent years where the layout hasn't been released/leaked at an early stage. Maybe some of the stuff in China, but that could also be because I haven't been following it closely... It sure makes it very fun to follow the construction.

Great report! With the exception of Cú Chulainn I knew absolutely nothing about this park before seeing your pictures. Always fun to see something new! Hope the new investments will be a success for the park!

Day 10 - Magic Kingdom After leaving Disney’s Hollywood Studios I said my final goodbye to Robb, Tom and Jake. I still had one full day left, so I decided to once again head up to Magic Kingdom for one more day at my favorite park. This was a day of mixed emotions. I’m always happy to be at Magic Kingdom, but knowing that I would be heading home the next day also left me with a sad feeling throughout the day. And I must honestly admit I think I came close to shedding a tear while watching “Celebrate the Magic” late at night... I also brought my videocamera to the park this day so look out for some videos throughout this report. Back for one last day at Magic Kingdom. I will never EVER get tired of this view! One last look at the grass. So simple, so effective. LOVE IT! Beautiful details around the hub I quite like the “Dream along with Mickey” show in front of the castle. Plus it has fireworks and that is always awesome! Of course I also had to pass a visit to Tangled Toilets. I’m very happy that I managed to avoid going into this place... Nope, not going in here again! I would have loved to go in here and say goodbye to the girls... ...but the line was too long, no 5 minute wait right before closing this time. Goodbye Peoplemover! Thank you for providing me with some of the most memorable rides of the entire trip Time to use my Fastpass on Seven Dwarfes Mine Train. I’m running out of words to describe this ride, so I will just repeat what I have said earlier: This ride is so much fun! This guy is having a blast! I shot an onride video of Seven Dwarfes Mine Train. Time for a ride on Space Mountain. Love the clouds behind it, makes it look like a giant smokestack. Okay, time to watch the parade again. Beauty and the Beast. Hello Cinderella! No Elsa, stop spinning! Come back to me! Ah that’s better! (except that f**cking camera stick, why on earth do you need one when you’re standing at the f**cking front to watch the parade??!!) I love the Tangled float! Hello Ariel! Ariel looks like she’s about to make the jump! I rode Splash Mountain twice this day.. ...and managed to get front seat on both rides. Managed to stay somewhat dry though, unlike when I rode it together with Robb the week before. Seven Dwarfes Mine Train got stuck on the brakerun and the passengers has to get evacuated. Was quite interesting to see the sticks they used to lock the swinging on the cars. Castle shot! As you can see I was not alone in being sad, the clouds were also sad that I was leaving. Evening sets over Tangled Toilets. Fantasyland at night. Fantasyland carousel at night. Most people gather at the hub and Main Street for the fireworks, but Fantasyland is a great place to watch it as it’s much less crowded and you feel really close to the action. It doesn’t make for the best video, but I hope this gives a good impression of how it feels to watch Wishes from this area. Tomorrowland at night. There is just something special about being at a park at night. The castle looks spectacular at night so I made sure to get a couple of good shots. So pretty! Just beautiful I also had to watch Celebrate the Magic again. This is my favorite nighttime show at Disney. Fireworks are cool, but Celebrate the Magic is so cool from a technical point of view, and it’s also a really emotional show. As mentioned earlier I was close to shedding a tear during the show. Show’s over, time to leave Actually I stayed until after the Electrical Parade to stay at the park as long as possible. While not quite on the same torture level as It’s a Small World, it's not too far off after a long day at the park... And with that my final day at Magic Kingdom came to an end. I will be back here, but whenever it might be, it will not be soon enough... Day 11 - Going home During my stay in Orlando I stayed at Wyndham Bonnet Creek Resort, located right next to Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort and very close to EPCOT, Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Downtown Disney. Overall I enjoyed my stay at the resort, the apartment was nice, cleand and held a good standard. I didn’t check out any of the resort offers like pools and restaurants as I was out all days, but it looked like it had quite a bit to offer. I would definitely consider staying here again. View from my balcony towards the main reception building. (yes its a different view compared to the one posted earlier, I had to change unit during my stay) The resort was quite big and looked really nice. My flight wasn’t until the afternoon, so I headed back to Disney’s Hollywood Studios to use the last day of the 7-day park hopper ticket I bought. I didn’t take any pictures, but I did the following rides/attractions: - The Great Movie Ride - Tower of Terror - Rock’n Rollercoaster - Frozen sing-along - Muppetvision 3D - Star Tours At 2 PM I said my final goodbye to Walt Disney World for this trip, went back to the car and headed for the airport. One last reminder of what I was leaving behind on the airport. The plane that took me back across the Atlantic ocean to Heathrow. MUCH better legroom than British Airway And one final shot after landing in Bergen, Norway. Atleast I was greeted by the sun when coming home. So that was it for my trip report. I had an AMAZING time and I have to give a huge THANK YOU to Robb, Tom, Jake and everyone else who came to hang out with me during my stay in Orlando. You REALLY contributed to making my trip as awesome as it was! I hope it will not be too long until I’m back in Orlando. 2016 around same time of the year I consider likely. I’m trying to stay strong, but I must admit that about 3 weeks after coming home the post-Disney depression hit me hard! That was not helped by the fact that it was 3 weeks of extremely crappy weather. For the last week or so we have had some sun which helps a ton, but we’re still waiting for summer to arrive here on the Norwegian west coast. This weekend is starting to look good though! Overall I hope you have enjoyed following this trip report. I know I’ve really enjoyed writing it and sharing it all with you. Until next time...

Wow this just keeps getting better and better! The interior of the station looks absolutely incredible. And thumbs up for single rider line!

Looks really great now that some of the theming is starting to come together. Really intrigued by this project as I have no idea what the layout is going to be like. I really need to get down to Germany next year...

Wish I could have been there for this, looks like a great event. I watched through a couple of videos and it seems to pretty much follow in the same pattern as last years event. The fireworks/stageshows seems to be close to identical, with just some minor adjustments/improvements. The only exception being Olaf on stage this time, I really feel that adds to the show compared to just having him on screen. I wasn't sure about the costume after just seeing it on pictures, but after watching the videos I've come to the conclusion that it works really well. Oh, and I love the projection mapping in the sing-a-long show!

Nasu Highland looks like a very fun park. I love how all the rollercoasters just looks to be thrown together on top of each other. Oh, and I'm sure Jack enjoyed that ferris wheel ride very much... The Norwegian Viking approves of this game! (and definitely the screenshot for the video )

This really is a stunning looking rollercoaster! Efteling has truly done a fantastic job with the theming for this ride!

I want to try yakitori soooooooo bad after seeing all these pictures, it looks absolutely delicious!!!

^I totally get what you're saying, that's why I say you have to ask the question. The answer is a completely different story. It could be that it's not possible or practical to fool-proof the system 100%.

Even if it was a human error, you have to ask the question if there is a gap in the system that allowed the accident to happen. You can never fully prevent human error, but you can design the system to make sure that when human error occurs it won't lead to any serious consequences. It will for sure be very interesting to see what the outcome of the investigation will be...