Post #346475 by Cammo on Wed, Nov 28, 2007 10:18 AM

I totally agree with Luke Vigorwalker.

DLand reached a peak in the mid 90's, when it still sold merchandise that didn't have Mickey and Friends all over it. Remember the One-of-a-Kind Shoppe? Or the Bat N' Rouge, that actually sold voodoo items in the middle of New Orleans Square?

Some lawyer seemed to have swept through the park afterwards, removing the Skyway, the caterpiller smoking a hookah (the feet are still there), the mouse with a whip on top of the Dumbo ride (he now holds a feather, exactly the wrong message the film portrayed), and literally turned the volume down on the Pirates song!

Don't get me started.

But you can still have a fun time there, without paying the huge fee for the Premium Pass. (The Primo Pass by the way gets you into the park during holidays and Saturdays, which are the busiest times of the year, so what's the point of it anyway???)

If you get Fastpasses, go on Sundays, plan off-season you can beat the heat and the crowds.

Our all-time record for most rides done in one day is 51.

And if you HAVE to go during the holidays, try the small custom tours. It was only 50 clams per person last time we did it in 2005, and you get a small group tour where they take you to the front of the lines and tell you all kinds of insider trivia, play park games, and generally whoop it up. If you do the night tour (we did) they sit you right in front of the Castle to see the fireworks. It was very 1956, one of the best times I've EVER had.

Anyway, there still ain't nuthin' like getting an espresso at the Mint Julip Cafe and watching the live jazz! Then over to the Mansion....