TR: Magic Kingdom, Florida

[Jose Eber]

Tonight I got a hankering for some MK action.

 

So at 9:14 left home and headed towards MK. This year I only bought a seasonal pass as me hates crowded theme parks and most of the time I only jump in in the evening so I don't need to pay for parking anyway.

 

Arrived roughly 20 minutes later at the parking entrance (yes, i was on Disney Prop zee whole time) and proceeded to park and head to the express Monorail.

 

A couple sat beside me in the monorail and across the car was this guy who tried to talk to me and have a conversation and I was like cupping my ear like an old man 'what?' 'what?' I couldn't hear a word he said, and he kept talking, I just sort of nodded and pretended to contemplate what he was saying after he'd stop. I'd sort of look to the lagoon out the window and pretend to think deeply about some problem he had over why he even got on the monorail in the first place if the park was closing in half hour.

 

I was DECEIVED to believe the weather was decent. You'd think a hurricane in the area would slightly cool down temps. No, it just made things more muggy apparently and at 9:35, walking under the train station at MK I realized I'd be lucky to get one attraction in, maybe two. The heat slows me down!

 

I had a yearning for some time for BTMR as I like the LIM overhaul on it (watching the train glide out and in the station). I directly walked over there and actually missed Disneyland for a bit here -- BTMR is a friggen long arse walk. No big deal, I gingerly speedwalked my way through the standing crowd (for Wishes).

 

Long story short for the first time ever I was able to just sit in the train car and they let me re-ride. Space never let me do that (those bitches).

So I felt cool.

 

I left the double deuce action and was relieved that the fireworks were still in full swing (its quite pretty watching wishes while riding BTMR) and narrowly escaped the mad rush: by the time I was under the Main Street tracks to exit the finale music had ended. I had just to wait one monorail to exit. Sweet. I almost walked on but some stroller whore family was in my way (j.k., I was not that bitter).

 

Well, what was not so sweet, was some Scottish guy stepped on my toe (I was wearing flip flops, him some nasty Reebok contraption) on the monorail excursion back to the parking lot. His wife was like: are you o.k? to her husband . . .and I said, "Is he ok., am I o.k! My toes hurt bad. So many people don't hold on to the handle bars inside the car on the express route (or any monorail route) -- they soon learn though (usually after only one lurch break or go) realizing their driver most likely is high and hold on for dear life till they exit at their desired station.

 

But we chit chatted. They were from Aberdeen, I'd been there, my brother really wanted to go to school there bad (but went to Tuebingen instead) and bonded.

 

Came back to the car (at the killer parking spot) and was home by 10:37.

 

And this is where I will bitch to all you Disneyland Parking Structure haters. I lived in Newport Beach and got to Disneyland just as fast as I do here and I live in friggen Celebration.

 

So, before you talk smack about DL's parking structure and that blessed front door tram, think of poor me, driving along world drive for what seems an eternity at 50 mph where I could be doing 75 along the 73,55,5 and get to DL in just the same amount of time.

 

I need a speed detector.

 

Jose.

This isn't from tonight, rather from the balcony of WL...but thought I'd throw in A picture.

[SharkTums]

Yeah but at least the parking lot isn't an earthquake deathtrap like Disneyland's Parking structure!

[QuakerOaties]

I wish I could go to the MK on a whim.

 

Mark "I suppose I could always go to Sesame place" Luskus

[danandjackie]

Loving your work... do they have new trains on BTMR? Paris version is way cool 8)

 

Jackie

[Erik Johnson]

Big Thunder at night is such a wonderful experience. Thanks for the TR.

[Imhotep]

Last night I got the hankerin for some MK action also, except my hankerin was for Mortal Kombat II . Must have played it forever last night!! anyway, back on topic..

 

Glad to see theres other people out there that visit a park right before it closes! I did that once, went to IOA just to ride DD about 45 min before the park closed. It was kind of weird going there so late!

[AllisonY2K]

ah yes, BTMRR is fun at night. especially since the burning house is more visable. day and night rides are both fun. don't forget to wave to the people at the dock by Fort Sam Clemons on Tom Sawyer Island! (my favorite sit and relax spot in the park)

 

walking to BTMRR *is* a trek. I go through Adventureland then cut through at the walkway between that and Frontierland and it's a straight walk to Splash Mountain and a little jaunt to the right for BTMRR. take care weaving in and out of groups as a stroller to the back of your heel isn't the most pleasant feeling.

[Jose Eber]

Yeah but at least the parking lot isn't an earthquake deathtrap like Disneyland's Parking structure!

 

Oh MrsE!

 

You'd have to have an 'uber' serious earthquake for that thing to crush all the cars below. California engineering code is a beeyotch for structural integrity. I know its not everyone's favorite place but there are SERIOUS pros to that structure, and apparently cons -- a deathtrap -- hooray!

 

danandjackie

 

thanks for the compliment,

 

I don't imagine they are new trains just retrofitted with the new tech? I remember living in cali during that addition. Don't know when this happened at WDW. I like DL's BTMR and WDW's BTMR train tech little bit of it all. It was a hoot to watch the thing start to go backwards into the barn. I hear DLP's BTMR rocks.

 

p.s. lived in lancashire for a few months -- beautiful there

 

Allison,

 

took the liberty square entrance on the way in, and adventureland on the way out (and walking through the stores).

[Not For Sale]

Long story short for the first time ever I was able to just sit in the train car and they let me re-ride. Space never let me do that (those bitches).

 

You can't stay in the Space Mountain rocket and re-ride because it is physicially impossible. I'm not sure what it exactly is, but there's either a beam or a wall that would chop your head off.

[JT3000]

Pfft, like they don't have those on the ride... err, I mean...

 

Duck & cover!

[Jose Eber]

el oh el.

 

True dat about Space -- they have this weird tarp thingy I think you have to go through (not fun).