tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post8238996090311477760..comments2024-03-18T18:11:05.471-07:00Comments on GORILLAS DON'T BLOG: Walt Disney World, circa 1973Major Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-5701560228061149442010-01-01T00:14:08.309-08:002010-01-01T00:14:08.309-08:00That Contemporary Resort image is so jarring -- th...That Contemporary Resort image is so jarring -- the same and different all at once. I love staying there for that very reason; it kind of feels like you're in the midst of the past and the future at the same time.AJhttp://www.disneyfoodblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-53343840481904129642009-12-29T07:36:38.325-08:002009-12-29T07:36:38.325-08:00I miss the first ultra-nightmarish version of MK&#...I miss the first ultra-nightmarish version of MK's Snow White Ride: The witch just kept coming at you...and coming at you...and coming at you....Look! The dwarf's house! We're safe! Wait-why are the animals looking so scared? Oh no! Look out!<br />Seriously, if I'd ridden that thing as a small child, I don't think anyone would ever get me on a dark ride again! :)<br /><br />At least the new version has a real ending, as opposed to DL's which ends with --- Sorry folks, ran out space--They lived happily ever after, trust us!Rich T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01218280822336323825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-91746859119619306812009-12-28T18:42:37.262-08:002009-12-28T18:42:37.262-08:00I would agree that out of the 3 "park adjacen...I would agree that out of the 3 "park adjacent" hotels that the Polynesian is the best, followed by the Contemporary and then the Grand Floridian. But if there was a monorail line to the Animal Kindgom Lodge, it would beat all of the resort hotels hands down. That bus ride from the AKL to the park is just murder.Capt. Tomorrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03382606555081631383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-64031475915247624752009-12-28T15:49:15.439-08:002009-12-28T15:49:15.439-08:00^ the Polynesian Resort is my favorite as well!
...^ the Polynesian Resort is my favorite as well! <br /><br />my daughter worked in the CRH when she was in the Disney College program in 2008, not far from where this photo was taken. she was SO lucky, seeing those monorails running in and out of the hotel so many times every day!<br /><br />Major, thanks so much for posting these. i esp love the early Tomorrowland. maybe if im lucky you have more of these stashed away for the new year! ;)Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09895614694411482044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-15330667371216751992009-12-28T11:48:30.572-08:002009-12-28T11:48:30.572-08:00The Polynesian Resort is the perfect hotel to sta...The <a href="http://www.dadsguidetowdw.com/polynesian-resort.html" rel="nofollow">Polynesian Resort </a> is the perfect hotel to stay at when visiting Walt Disney World. It's not as stuffy as the Grand Floridian and not as plastic as the Contemporary. It's beautiful and relaxing.The Disney Dadhttp://www.dadsguidetowdw.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-68300530324379194632009-12-28T10:46:10.306-08:002009-12-28T10:46:10.306-08:00TokyoMagic, I wondered if that was construction as...TokyoMagic, I wondered if that was construction as well, but finally concluded that it must be part of a suspension bridge on TSI. Almost like a mini-Brooklyn Bridge?! It seemed to "fit", since everything at WDW is bigger and more elaborate. I could be wrong though, having never been to Florida!Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-21559097028828326772009-12-28T09:57:46.808-08:002009-12-28T09:57:46.808-08:00Honor, don't be suckered in by "nice hote...Honor, don't be suckered in by "nice hotels" at WDW. I've stayed at the Grand Floridian and the Contemporary and the CRH is FAR better when it comes to ambiance and vibe. The GF is pretty sterile in my opinion while the CRH has it's mojo going almost all the time. Yeah, baby!Capt. Tomorrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03382606555081631383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-85182778365196515942009-12-28T01:10:51.097-08:002009-12-28T01:10:51.097-08:00I don't think WDW's Tom Sawyer Island open...I don't think WDW's Tom Sawyer Island opened until a year or two after the park...I wonder if that's the construction we see in the background of the Keel Boat pic? I love WDW pics just as much as World's Fair and Knott's pics! Thanks for these, Major.TokyoMagic!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16340756514811789233noreply@blogger.com