You can probably guess my thoughts about the vacation, but since it was Sarah's first time experiencing the magic, I thought it'd be fun to interview her.
K: How do you think we got sick?
S: Some little kid.
K: I thought it might be the water from Splash Mountain. Speaking of which, what'd you think of that ride?
[BTW, all pics are mine.]
S: I didn't like it. It was too scary. I don't like being put into situations where I feel as if I'm possibly not going to survive.
K: But you seemed happy afterward.
S: Because I lived.
K: OK.
S: I would not do it again.
K: OK. What'd you think of MGM [actually now called Disney's Hollywood Studios]? That's where we went on the first day.
S: It was all right. I think it had a lot of potential.
K: What do you mean?
S: It could've been cool, they could've done a lot more cool stuff. They copped out. Like the place we ate at [the ABC Commissary]. The names of the dishes had to do with shows on ABC. That's kind of a cop-out. You were telling me earlier that even when you're on your way from one place to another, you still feel like you're in the park. [MGM] wasn't like that. There's not a lot of atmosphere.
K: No, it's really the most ghetto of the WDW theme parks. I think a park atmosphere set up to look like a studio lot is gonna disappoint - they're all just big, empty buildings. Anyway, what did you like there?
S: Tower of Terror. Not because I enjoyed it...
K: Uh-huh? But why?
S: Because it's got an interesting story. It's the thing that I saw over the weekend, I think, that had the best, most cohesive story.
K: And what was that story?
S: Well, just when you walk into the park, there's ads for the hotel, they're old and faded. Then when you see the hotel, it doesn't look like the pictures, it's old and decrepit. And then you hear the story of what happened to the people. And then even on the ride, they're telling a story.
K: So it's not like The Great Movie Ride, which is a collection of unrelated scenes, or Star Tours, which makes no friggin' sense - why are you showing up in the middle of a battle against the Death Star, anyway? But back to the Tower of Terror - what about the drop?
S: (pause) Um... It's kind of interesting.
K: Did you think you were going to die?
S: I didn't think I really would, 'cause I kept on seeing all the little kids in line and remembering that however many hundreds of people do this every day, you know, I didn't really think I was going to, but I felt fear. I don't want to do something that could result in feeling like I'm going to die, but while I was doing it, no, it wasn't scary. I'd ride it again.
K: Why?
S: Because I didn't notice a lot of things, I was too busy being scared.
K: And you wouldn't be scared next time?
S: No, I'll be a little scared.
K: What about Toy Story Mania [a new ride, and the most awesome thing at MGM - I loved it! We both did. It's like a game that you ride, but miles better than the Buzz Lightyear ride at the Magic Kingdom. I love it so much!]?
S: That was fun, and everybody coming out of it was happy. Every type of person enjoyed it, no one was crying. Except it was the longest wait we had.
K: Yeah, we gotta FastPass that next time. What did you think about Fantasmic?
S: The light show? I didn't care for it.
K: Why not?
S: It made no sense, it had no story, it didn't feel like Disney, it felt like that weird light show from Singapore.
K: Yeah, I really don't like Fantasmic. It makes no sense.
S: It was, like, I don't know, written by three-year-olds or something? No, it was just really weird.
K: Yeah, Disney villains take over Mickey's imagination... Jafar turns into a giant snake and chases Mickey Mouse... Pocahontas is in it and fights the English, it's just random.
S: Not a fan.
K: Me neither. Any final thoughts on MGM?
S: No.
K: That's funny.
S: Why? It's all a blur, I don't have any over-arching things to say, I just have small things. Except, actually, I think that was the park with the worst hats. I would say, like, three-quarters of the people there had ridiculous hats on.
K: Like me. [I had on my mouse ears.]
S: Oh, and you were about 12 years old that day, because when we first got there, you were leading me around by the hand, and I had to catch up to you and tell you to wait. And you started getting really excited when the Mr. Potato Head broke [at Toy Story Mania]. I think you jumped up and down.
K: I did! It broke! That was great! That was SO funny. He just shut down and stood still for, like, 15 minutes. (Laughs)
S: At first it said the same things twice.
K: Oh, right! That's when I knew it would break! And it did! Stupid Mr. Potato Head!
In the park's defense, we didn't go on a lot of the tours or shows, and really only did about half the things they offer. But I still maintain that it's a little bit lame-ass.
Next time: EPCOT Center, and why I can no longer call it my favorite park (this breaks my heart to write).
Sounds like Sarah had a TERRIBLE time!
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