Disney World PF Gathering and Tips for Disney Mania!

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The discussion revolves around planning a gathering for members of the Physics Forums community at Disney World, coinciding with a trip during Memorial Day week. Participants share tips and recommendations for attractions, dining, and experiences at Disney World, including suggestions for rides and strategies for maximizing enjoyment during the visit.

Discussion Character

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant proposes a gathering for Disney enthusiasts during their trip, suggesting activities like measuring acceleration on rides.
  • Another participant lists essential attractions to visit at Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney-MGM Studios, and Animal Kingdom, emphasizing strategies for avoiding long lines and maximizing enjoyment.
  • Specific recommendations include riding Space Mountain and Tower of Terror, dining at various restaurants, and attending shows like Fantasmic.
  • Participants discuss the benefits of staying at Disney resorts, including free transportation and package delivery services.
  • There are mentions of potential changes to attractions, such as renovations to Spaceship Earth, which may affect future visits.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the value of sharing tips and experiences, but there is no consensus on the best strategies for visiting the parks or the must-see attractions, as preferences may vary among individuals.

Contextual Notes

Some recommendations are based on personal experiences and may depend on individual preferences or specific circumstances, such as crowd levels or seasonal variations.

Who May Find This Useful

Members of the Physics Forums community interested in visiting Disney World, as well as those looking for tips on maximizing their experience at theme parks.

  • #661
arildno said:
Don't know about that. At least, Zz hasn't started smacking people with his handbag yet, anyway..

Oh no! I would never do that! It's hard to replace a good handbag especially when I have it all color-coordinated with my shoes!

[ZapperZ runs away screaming in horror]

Zz.
 
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  • #662
Disney is going for the jugular on the cute factor.

Remember that Dumbo pin for a week ago? So here's another one. This pin is part of the Happiest Pin Celebration event at Epcot. I did put a request to buy this pin - three of them (how could I resist?) - and got all three. So I will be picking them up when I show up for the event.

Maybe I'll use one as a giveaway for a Disney trivia on here! :)

Zz.
 
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  • #663
ZapperZ said:
Oh no! I would never do that! It's hard to replace a good handbag especially when I have it all color-coordinated with my shoes!

[ZapperZ runs away screaming in horror]

Zz.
How about smacking people with shoes?
 
  • #664
Lisa! said:
How about smacking people with shoes?

Humm... now why didn't I think of that before? A good smack on the face with one of those high-heel pumps could put out an eye or two!

Well done, Lisa!

Zz.
 
  • #665
Oh man! It appears that the Haunted Mansion at Tokyo Disneyland is again getting a very cool treatement!

http://laughingplace.com/Latest.asp?I1=ID&I2=552

I'm jealous that I can't be on it.

Zz.
 
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  • #666
ZapperZ said:
Oh man! It appears that the Haunted Mansion at Tokyo Disneyland is again getting a very cool treatement!

http://laughingplace.com/Latest.asp?I1=ID&I2=552

I'm jealous that I can't be on it.

Zz.
That's something I would love!
 
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  • #667
ZapperZ said:
Oh no! I've been dumped again!

As Buggs Bunny used to say "Boo hoo hoo! Always a bridesmaid but never a bride!"
Wait a minute! Bugs Bunny isn't Disney! :eek: Hey, I wasn't dumping you, just questioning if I made a hasty decision...you seem to know an awful lot about Disney's Gay Days.

Oh man! It appears that the Haunted Mansion at Tokyo Disneyland is again getting a very cool treatement!

http://laughingplace.com/Latest.asp?I1=ID&I2=552

I'm jealous that I can't be on it.

Zz.
Cool! I love the Haunted Mansion ride. I always think that first room where the walls get taller is so fun, and I also like the part where the ghosts sit on your shoulder and the part where they're all dancing around the dining table.
 
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  • #668
ZapperZ said:
Humm... now why didn't I think of that before? A good smack on the face with one of those high-heel pumps could put out an eye or two!

Well done, Lisa!

Zz.
Wow I thought you would do it with your own shoes, but it seems that you want o borrow Moonbear's shoes! :rolleyes: (As we know Evo lend her shoes to Integral)
 
  • #669
Moonbear said:
Wait a minute! Bugs Bunny isn't Disney! :eek:

Oy. I really should take a picture of my Tweety collection to remind you that I like WB cartoons way more than disney's. :)

Hey, I wasn't dumping you, just questioning if I made a hasty decision

Well, I did tell you earlier that you did make a hasty decision. <burp, scratch>

...you seem to know an awful lot about Disney's Gay Days.

www.gaydays.com

Besides, I've attended it several times. I've also attended several Disney christmas festivities. That doesn't make me a devout christian, does it? :)

Actually, it would be easy to be a devout christian if all I have to do is attend Disney's christmas events. :)

Zz.
 
  • #670
Lisa! said:
Wow I thought you would do it with your own shoes, but it seems that you want o borrow Moonbear's shoes! :rolleyes: (As we know Evo lend her shoes to Integral)

Well, Moonbie won't let me borrow her polka-dots pumps with the pink bows. That one would have stopped traffic.

On the other hand, I don't think I have a handbag to match that one.

:)

Zz.
 
  • #671
Oh, damn it, damn it, damn it!

They released at surprise pin today at Disney World, and it is JUST the type of pin I would wear to some of the meetings I've been in lately!

It is only released at the pin station at the Contemporary Resort. I'm hoping that the large edition number of 1000 for this pin would be enough to make it available for at least a week till I get there next Saturday!

Zz.
 
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  • #672
ZapperZ said:
Besides, I've attended it several times. I've also attended several Disney christmas festivities.

OK, so I've uploaded several pictures from a WDW trip during the holiday/Christmas festivities. I am guessing that you could see the album without requiring registration, but we'll see...

http://photoalbums.wdwmagic.com/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=25782

More will be added soon.

Zz.
 
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  • #673
Moonbear said:
Hey, I wasn't dumping you, just questioning if I made a hasty decision...
HEY! I have first dibs on Zz! Smacks Moonbear with her handbag.

Oh, better, idea, we can both marry Zz, it would serve him right. :devil:
 
  • #674
Evo said:
HEY! I have first dibs on Zz! Smacks Moonbear with her handbag.

Oh, better, idea, we can both marry Zz, it would serve him right. :devil:

Ladies, ladies. No need to fight over me. There's plenty of me to go around!

Besides, you're going inflate my ego and swell my head. You know we can't have that or else my rhinestone tiara will no longer fit!

:)

Zz.
 
  • #675
ZapperZ said:
Oh, damn it, damn it, damn it!

They released at surprise pin today at Disney World, and it is JUST the type of pin I would wear to some of the meetings I've been in lately!

It is only released at the pin station at the Contemporary Resort. I'm hoping that the large edition number of 1000 for this pin would be enough to make it available for at least a week till I get there next Saturday!

Zz.
Ooh, I would have a lot of occasions to wear that pin!

(Like your new signature too. :biggrin:)
 
  • #676
Moonbear said:
Ooh, I would have a lot of occasions to wear that pin!

(Like your new signature too. :biggrin:)

I'll try to get a few extra and we can work out a deal. :)

And thanks. I thought the new signature is rather appropriate, don't you think? [7 more days and counting...]

Zz.
 
  • #677
ZapperZ said:
And thanks. I thought the new signature is rather appropriate, don't you think? [7 more days and counting...]

Zz.
You should use it as a countdown timer. Start out with 7 today and delete one every day until you arrive. :biggrin:
 
  • #678
Moonbear said:
You should use it as a countdown timer. Start out with 7 today and delete one every day until you arrive. :biggrin:

Oh no no no. I can never delete the mickeys. :)

Besides, at the rate that I go to WDW, I might as well keep them around for a while.

Zz.
 
  • #679
ZapperZ said:
Oh no no no. I can never delete the mickeys. :)

Besides, at the rate that I go to WDW, I might as well keep them around for a while.

Zz.
Well, maybe you should count up instead then. It looks like 7 more Mickeys might just finish out the row...like a progress bar. :biggrin:
 
  • #681
ZapperZ said:
Ladies, ladies. No need to fight over me. There's plenty of me to go around!



:)

Zz.
Younger or older than you?
 
  • #682
Lisa! said:
Younger or older than you?

Don't you know that it is impolite to ask a lady for her age? I would never ask Evo and Moobie that.

So how old are you?

:)

Zz.
 
  • #683
ZapperZ said:
Don't you know that it is impolite to ask a lady for her age? I would never ask Evo and Moobie that.

So how old are you?

:)

Zz.
Insulting at me in a very polite and clever way! :smile: I didn't ask about anyone's age! o:) Are you a physicist?

By the way, I'm 23 on sep. 15th! :wink:
 
  • #684
Lisa! said:
Insulting at me in a very polite and clever way! :smile:

Don't you know that that is the best way to insult people? They just don't quite know what to do with that. :)

Are you a physicist?

Did my coke-bottle glasses and pocket protector gave me away again?

By the way, I'm 23 on sep. 15th! :wink:

Oh my god. You're just a baby! Why, I could easily be your grandpa! So what am I doing playing with my Pooh Bear plush toys?

Zz.
 
  • #685
ZapperZ said:
Don't you know that that is the best way to insult people? They just don't quite know what to do with that. :)
But why did you insult at me while I didn't do anything wrong? o:)



Did my coke-bottle glasses and pocket protector gave me away again?
No, you just misunderstood me!



Oh my god. You're just a baby! Why, I could easily be your grandpa! So what am I doing playing with my Pooh Bear plush toys?

Zz.
My grandpa died when he was 95 years old almost 9 years ago. Yu don't want to say you're that old? :rolleyes:
 
  • #686
Lisa! said:
But why did you insult at me while I didn't do anything wrong? o:)

Actually, I wasn't insulting you. It was just my sick, twisted sense of humor at work.

My grandpa died when he was 95 years old almost 9 years ago. Yu don't want to say you're that old? :rolleyes:

In the mornings, I feel older than 95. Which is why I sometime where a T-shirt that has a picture of a VERY grumpy cat. The caption on it says "Before my morning coffee, I might as well be a dog!"

Zz.
 
  • #687
Lisa! said:
Younger or older than you?
If he prefers younger women, that's me, and if he prefers older women, that's Evo (but she's only barely, slightly, in the most marginal, and totally imperceptible way, any older...:rolleyes: Looks around to be sure Evo hasn't noticed). But if you take an average of the two of us, we're just the perfect age for him. :biggrin:
 
  • #688
ZapperZ said:
Oy. I really should take a picture of my Tweety collection to remind you that I like WB cartoons way more than disney's. :)

OK, Moonbie. Here's a couple of snapshots of my Tweety collection. The 2nd one is the oen that started it all. He is about, oh 5 feet tall. Ever since then, I've gotten more Tweety stuff, or have been given them by friends and family. I'd say this represents about 1/3 of what I have. The others are in storage. However, just to make sure the Tweety stuff doesn't overtake the whole thing, I'll also include a Donald Duck figurine and book/cd set.

So, did this push me over the edge of being utterly sick, or what? If this doesn't scare off any potential suitors, I don't know what will!

:)

Zz.
 
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  • #689
I tawt I taw a puddy tat! :bugeye: :smile: I'm more of a Road Runner and Wyle E. Coyote fan than a Tweety fan myself.
 
  • #690
ZapperZ said:
Actually, I wasn't insulting you. It was just my sick, twisted sense of humor at work.
Sorry, it was my mistake to think like that. :blushing:



In the mornings, I feel older than 95. Which is why I sometime where a T-shirt that has a picture of a VERY grumpy cat. The caption on it says "Before my morning coffee, I might as well be a dog!"

Zz.
:smile: :smile: But anyway you even can't be my father.