People were still settling in (they all were coming in from the Midwest), so we decided to hit the Magic Kingdom. The drive over took about 20 minutes, and after parking, we took the monorail to the park, and then rode the train to Mickey's Toontown Fair on the far side of the park. We looked in on Mickey's house, which was entertaining, and then stood in line in the Judge's tent to see Mickey. It was cool to see him (and Minnie), and I think the kids enjoyed it, although Calvin was a little unsure of them.
We then headed over to our first ride of the day, the Barnstormer, a little roller coaster. Lines weren't too bad, about 15 minutes, and everybody really enjoyed the ride. After that we headed over to Tomorrowland and the Speedway. I drove with Calvin, and Sweetie and Hobbes had their own cars. I thought this was a lot of fun, but Hobbes was having some trouble steering, so he was a little frustrated. After that, we grabbed a bite and then went to the Carousel of Progress. This is one of the rides I went on when I was here when I was about Calvin's age. Since then the ride has changed. It's not obviously sponsored by GE anymore, and they've changed the song that is sung (from "Now is the Best Time" to "A Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow") and the last scene was modernized - I don't remember what it was like before, but it certainly didn't include a big flat-screen TV, video games and a laptop computer in 1976.
After that, we did the Monsters, Inc Laugh Floor, which was a funny show with some good audience participation. Everyone loved that. Right across the way was Stitch's Great Escape. In this, well, it wasn't really a ride, more like an experience, you're supposed to be a space police recruit trying to capture Stitch. You end up sitting in the dark with a harness down over you and they use sound and move the harness to make you think Stitch is running around on and behind you. I didn't think it was much of anything, but it scared the bejezeesus out of Calvin - he was quite unhappy about it. And then we were dumped in a gift shop and he bought a plush Stitch and was happy again. Go figure. We decided it was time to start heading to the exit, but on the way, we passed the Prince Charming Regal Carousel and had to give it a ride. We decided to take the ferry back to the parking lot, just for the experience.
Sweetie decided we should grade all the rides, so here's today's scorecard:
| Ride | Me | Sweetie | Hobbes | Calvin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WDW Railroad | B | B | C+ | C+ |
| Mickey's Country House | A | B+ | A- | B |
| Judge's Tent | B | B- | B+ | B+ |
| Donald's Boat | D | D- | D | |
| The Barnstormer | A | A | A | A+ |
| Tomorrowland Speedway | A- | B | B | C |
| Cosmic Ray's Starlight Café | D | C | B- | A |
| Carousel of Progress | B- | C | C | B- |
| Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor | A+ | A- | A | A- |
| Stitch's Great Escape | C | C | B- | C+ |
| Prince Charming Regal Carousel | A | A | A- | B+ |
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The only ride I recognize is the Tomorrowland Speedway. I understand that WDW has to update it's rides, but everything now seems to be based on a movie (except Pirates of the Caribbean, which is a ride based on a movie based on a ride).
This takes me back to our trip. Remember the Tea Cup Ride? I'm glad that tomorrow still looks so much like today.
Looking forward to reading about the rest of the trip! And then about L's class and Calvin's adventures at camp. Hope you are getting some rest!
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