Keebles World

Remember when I said there were only a couple of things that cause me to tear up at Disney? Festival of the Lion King is one and Fantasmic is the other (neither of which have an explanation as to why they make me cry, they just do). Fantasmic is not your typical show in many different ways. It is located at Disney's Hollywood Studios: just across the way from Tower of Terror: in the Hollywood Hills Amphitheater (and a bit of trivia for ya, the amphitheater is modeled after the Hollywood Bowl): (and by dark, that place fills up completely...all 11,000+ seats, so imagine the crowds when you are leaving! Cattle herd is an understatement and it's the most uncomfortable that I can allow myself to be in Disney. Do not expect to get out of there in under 30 minutes, it's impossible and you will have to deal with extraordinarily packed busses. Take you time when leaving and hit the shops or stop off for some ice cream. Better yet, if you are there on a night when th...

This one will be pretty short...photos are not allowed on the ride, so I only have pics of the entrance queue. Located in the Land Pavilion in Epcot's Future World section: And as close as I can get you: Just to give you a bit of an overview, Soarin' is basically a "hang glider" experience where you fly over various cities throughout California. When you fly over the ocean, you smell sea, oranges over orange groves, pine over woods, etc. It's a very short ride, but it's one of those that you'd better head directly there the second the park opens or you're gonna have a very long wait!

Rarely ever does Disney disappoint me. Today, I was disappointed. News came out that Off-Kilter (as well as Mo'Rockin' and several other long term Epcot street acts) are going buh-bye. So, I'm interrupting my pre-scheduled posts to do an Off-Kilter dedication post (and just typing those words pisses me off and makes me want to cry in sadness at the same time). If the band made the decision to quit performing at Epcot then I have to respect it, but if some tight-fisted Disney exec made the decision, you sir or madam, SUCK and we HATE you! The web is going CRAZY today with the news, so I'm not the only nutcase upset. There WILL be a complaint card filled out when we get there, but as a passholder, a stockholder, a D23 member and a Disney Visa member, my opinion does matter and I'm NOT happy (and I may write them a letter as well). To make matters worse, their last day is my friggin Birthday!!! What a crappy present! But, for today at least, I'll just rant ...