Disney

It seemed like every time we visited WDW, there was some event or show taking place in front of Cinderella's Castle, and the interior was closed.

When I visited as a kid, you'd walk through the castle and ooh and aah at the mosaic.

I've wanted to see the mosaic again for years, and it was always closed. I finally got the chance again last time, and I took some pictures.

Where has this guy been?

When my wife and I went to Disney World in 1996, we planned nothing in advance. We found ourselves waiting in massive lines for rides and spending hours waiting for tables in restaurants. We realized we screwed up and we had to do better.

That was 27 years ago. Since then, we had kids and raised them to adulthood.

Every trip after that we scheduled reservations in advance. Every morning we wake up, we know what park we are going to. We spend about 20 minutes every day we are there planning that day's activities, and we roll with whatever changes we encounter.

I don't understand how having a plan in place in advance of your vacation somehow makes it more stressful. I've always thought it was easier to not have to wonder what we'll be doing and where we'll be going during our Disney trips.

Are there really people who insist on just showing up with no plan and then blame Disney when they are stressed?

Also, it seems like most of the Disney criticism I see is coming from Fox news in some form or another. Is that just my news feed, or is it an extension of the culture war that the right is trying to foment?

What's your favorite Disney World Restaurant, and what is it about that restaurant that makes it your favorite?

Without any deep thought, the first one that popped into my mind was Narcoossee's. The food is amazing, and there's a great view of fireworks if you're there in the evening.

When my wife and I went to WDW after she graduated from school (1996, I think?), we stayed on property at the Grand Floridian. It was my first time staying in a Disney resort. We arrived too early to check in, so we went to Narcoossee's for lunch.

The last time we went to WDW (2021), we took our adult children with us, and had a wonderful dinner with everyone together at Narcoossee's.

Picture of the Journey into Imagination building across the waterway during EPCOT's International Flower & Garden Festival in 2012.

now they're making a live action moana in 2025. it hasn't even been 10 years, disney is lowballing so hard with these lifeless remakes. hopefully ariel flops bad enough that they change their minds.

Here's a picture inside the Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater at Hollywood Studios showing the "intermission" screen in between the short movie clips/ads they show while you're eating!

Just 15mins for hyperspace mountain!

Sorry for the aweful cropping, i didnt get a nice one without the family in it.

Nice shot of Space Mountain, Tron, and the Peoplemover from a Peoplemover vantage point!

Nighttime shot of Cinderella Castle and Liberty Square. The Liberty Belle on smooth water... not too many sights as pretty as that.

Here's a picture of Spaceship Earth on my way out of EPCOT. That one miscolored LED dot drives me crazy more than I care to admit! Still a great thing to behold

One day at HS/MGM I noticed one of their performers by the gate. To my surprise it was Gus from the motoroach videos that used to be played when on the Magical Express coming from the airport!

Nice close up shot from right under the castle!

i thought it was decent at best but i still prefer the original. the new songs besides eric's were awful, especially scuttle's rap, and it was way too long (almost an hour longer than the original). what i really liked though was ariel's chemistry with eric which was so much better than the original, but otherwise i don't think i'll be watching this version again.

Another from 2012, the Sorcerer's Hat set piece in MGM (it'll always be MGM to me!)

Here's a throwback from 2012!

Cosmic rewind is a nice addition, just wish it could have gone into the Body Wars building space that's been unused instead of replacing the Universe of Energy.

A picture of Animal Kingdom's Tree of Life on a nice sunny day!