I never actually got swindled into going into Disney proper, but we did try to swing into Downtown Disney once to get supper. After two dehumanizing hours spent towards nothing more than the goal of getting an overpriced subpar sandwich in my hands, I feel my burning Disney park hatred was vindicated.
My family’s goin’ to Cedar Point! Screw the mouse!
But Downtown Disney has a LEGO Store!
A LEGO STORE.
So do . And you don’t have to deal with all the bullcrap Willis had to go through.
Ignore my failed link.
What I meant was – So do a lot of malls (http://stores.lego.com/en-US/default.aspx). And you don’t have to deal with the bullcrap Willis went through.
Except none in Australia!
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LEGOLand is better. If only because I have never been to Disneyworld.
Legoland is AWESOME.
(I’ve only been to the Windsor Great Park one, but I love the hell out of that place.)
A LEGO store that DIDN’T HAVE HERO FACTORY.
This is Hasbro’s fault. I’ll find a way to make it their fault. It’s always their fault.
And that’s why I prefer Disneyland over Disney World, because, as many more crazy things there are to do at Disney World, you’re almost their prisoner while you’re there. Disneyland, just cross the street and you’re back in the real world.
I really have no idea what you’re talking about being a “prisoner” … it’s not hard to get away from the parks at Disney World.
Then again, I probably have an abnormal view of Disney in general…. even though I go anywhere between 4 and 10 times a year, I haven’t *paid* for it in more than 15 years (go-go gadget seasonal castmember wife)
Really? Not even a enthusiasum to get a Darth Donald or Boba Duck Figurine? I thought you would come back with a suitcase full of the Amalgam Disney/Star Wars figures.
You really want to ‘screw the mouse’? Creepy.
I don’t think a mouse would survive the ordeal.
Eh, should’ve check out the toy store there. Full of Hasbro stuff and exclusives.
Also should try out DisneyQuest. Like video games? It’s full of arcade games and awesome virtual reality games. And the best part? Most people who were there were in their mid 20′s-early 30′s. Not many kids at all. That means you actually get to play NBA Jam with people who knew that NBA Jam rocked shit back in the day, and that the guy next to you on the Pirates of the Carribbean ride is going to yell out “RELEASE THE KRAKEN!” every minute or so and it’ll be hilarious.
Just an fyi, you’re double posting in the live journal notification account.
For example,
http://shortpacked.livejournal.com/734960.html
http://shortpacked.livejournal.com/734208.html
Eh, it’s a toss-up between the hotel and the park.
And Willis, i see your Twitter feed made it into the second Allspark Almanac. Congrats.
Huh. I just got back from a glorious week there. Loved every minute of it. Was it really that hard to find good noms in Downtown Disney? We had some gorgeous sammies and pizza pretty easy and cheap.
Different strokes I guess, but as an artist, I drool a little bit every time I’m in the park, just to see all the care and attention-to-detail the Imagineers do to make every ride, street, and storefront an immersive experience. …but mostly, I’m mad about MGM, because I’m a sucker for Hollywood’s Golden Age and cute fellas in flatcaps playing the ukelele.
I’m with you! I’m going back in September for a week, staying at Animal Kingdom Lodge… can’t wait!
Also, c’mon, in Tomorrowland you can make friends with a trash can! A talking, rolling, adorable little trashcan named PUSH. He rocks!
Yay Cedar Point. Go people who live in Ohio!
I love Cedar Point! I haven’t been back since they built the Top Fuel Dragster, or whatever it’s called. Give some love to King’s Island, too! The Beast rules!
YAY SANDUSKY!
How dare you spurn Magic/Fun, Inc.!
Cedar Point, one of the few good things Ohio has to offer
Cedar Point? The closest I have to Cedar Point is “Horny Park”…err…Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom in Allentown, PA, which is owned by the same company, Cedar Fair, L.P.
You taunt me with your Breakdown figure in the corner… hurry up, FunPub, and ship them non-attending sets!
Ho Hoo…I will get you into my web of evil yet…Hoo Ho
OH MY GOD. This comment made me laugh so hard.
If there’s one thing that Ohio got right, it’s Cedar Point. It beats the crap out of the Mouse all Ninja-style.
Can’t really compare, one is a thrill/amusement park, the other is a collection of theme parks, resort hotels, and entertainment & recreation activities. Noone can beat Cedar Point for roller coasters, but noone can beat Disney for immersive themed environments and experiences (well, maybe Universal, but that’s a whole’nuther…)
Mission: SPACE. Your argument is null.
Agreed! EPCOT pwns all.
Also, at Cedar Point you have to stand in line for hours and hours. At Disney, if you play your fast-passes right you barely have to stand in line at all. (I live an hour from Cedar Point, and like it, but I’ve been to Disney World twice in the past few years.)
You didn’t have to pay money to be at your hotel?
To stay in a room there, yeah. But to merely enter a restaurant? No.
Heck, you didn’t even need a room key to go on the waterslide.
Cedar Point FTW! I used to work there back in the 90s. Good times, man!
Aww, crap! Now I’m all nostalgic.
Cedar Point: Awesome enough that I missed yet another chance to go to my first BotCon, to instead go to Cedar Point.
My sandwich was pretty good actually. Maybe you should have ordered a better sandwich.
Maybe they shouldn’t have advertised their crappy sandwich as the “best hot sandwich in the world!”
I will concede that that claim was a bit ridiculous.
But it’s the Earl of Sandwich! Their sandwiches are amazingness slapped between two slices of bread and then grilled to perfection. Hell, mine was still good even after transporting it 20 minutes via watercraft back to my resort! (I was there two weeks ago…I miss it dearly.)
Hey David,
Hope we Hot Wheelers didn’t bother you too much.
Well Willis, it is summer, bad time of the to hit any theme parks. Best time to hit the parks is February, it’s cooler (assuming California is similar to Florida season-wise), and you don’t get any of the tourists.
But agree with your Ceder Point idea. Best amusement park ever, the Dragster is a must ride. You can not be a fan of roller-coasters without going on that ride at least once.
Oh and when you get to that area, you must head down to the Akron area and hit up Swenson’s. It’s a drive up and well, I’ll say it’s has the best burgers.
Cedar Point is quality enough Pennsylvanians will willingly enter Ohio to go there.
Awesome, I’m pretty sure that’s me leading the pack. Plus, I hear that line in Swift’s voice when I read it, so, good likeness there!
What about MGM or whatever it is called now? Star Tours man, Star Tours!
Dude, Wisconsin Dells.
Sure, you actualy have to be IN wisconsin to enjoy the place, but it’s not as bad as it seems.
You don’t have to sell me on Wisconsin Dells. Our family went there every year for like half a decade. Noah’s Ark represent!
I went to Disney World when I was a kid and hated almost everything there. Just not a lot exciting. Even so, I still think you sound like a gigantic tool in this comic.
17 eateries? WTF
I’d have said that you should’ve checked out Islands of Adventure instead, but I remembered the new Harry Potter thing just opened and was probably going to have obnoxious lines for everything.
Totally should have hit up the Planet Hollywood at downtown disney. Not only was the food actually really good, (I expected Hard Rock Cafe style crap) , But they had props from *Batteries Not Included. Robot Cheeseburgers FTW!
I’d do Universal Orlando before Disney any day. I admit I would like to check out Epcot though.
Anyway, it’s not totally fair to blame Disney itself for the problems you had eating at downtown Disney… the vast majority of the stores and resturants there are not owned or operated by Disney.
Since you mention overpriced sandwich and 2 hours… my guess would be that you ate at the rainforest cafe. If so, that’s one of the worst places you can pick there; the wait is ridiculously long, the food is mediocre, and the prices are high. You’re much better off hitting the Earl of Sandwich … less wait, better prices, better food.
Just go to universal. Much more fun and a lot less crowded at the moment.
My father took us to Cedar Point every year for several years. I’d advise going on Monday or Tuesday. The lines are much shorter on those days than on the weekends or Wednesdays. The last few times I went with my children, we drove down early Monday, rode the rides all day, stayed the night in a hotel there, floated around Soak City Tuesday morning and had a leisurely drive home. I live in Southeast Michigan, about 2 1/2 hours away. My grandkids are almost old enough for me to take them now!
Go find the Mad Hatter. I hear he’s great. :3
Cedar Point is such a better deal. Costs less to go to and there’s actually amazing rides to go on there that are worthy of the trip to get there. Disney is cool if you are still of the mind of an adolescent or have kids of your own. Otherwise, the charm of the place isn’t as effective.
When I went to Cedar Point, I rode a fair amount of the rides there on the first day. Then on the second day, Millennium Force’s lift engine overheated and stopped working… and then it blew out part of the power grid? I forget… But the power went out for about a third of the park and I didn’t get to ride Millennium Force a second time. And then, since it was one of the few things still working, the lines for Top Thrill Dragster were so damn long that by the time I got anywhere, the ride had begun to have compressor problems and they shut it down. Then I had to go on the rest of the road trip through to Minnesota, and I didn’t get to spend any more time at the park. *sadface*
Ride parks are fun. Disneyland is an experience.
Most people who hate them either haven’t been there or have predetermined that they can’t have fun there. Or they just suck at life.
I can’t stand Disneyland/world. Too loud, too bright, too hot, and too crowded. Furthermore, I always end up getting pushed into riding rides that I don’t want to ride, going places I don’t want to go, and eating food I don’t want to eat.
To the rest of my family, it was a vacation. To me, it was an exercise in frustration.