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by GeoffS
Dec Wed 11, 2013 2:31 am
Forum: Disneyland Resort
Topic: Afternoon cocktails at DTD or nearby?
Replies: 21
Views: 20900

Re: Afternoon cocktails at DTD or nearby?

Just reviving this thread to see what people think of the bar inside Carthay. I tried it a while back, and thought the atmosphere was cool, but haven't been back in a while. Anyone else try it out recently?
by GeoffS
Dec Wed 11, 2013 2:09 am
Forum: General Resorts and Cruise Lines
Topic: Disney in the Day - Photo Tribute to Disney Daytime Magic
Replies: 1296
Views: 386875

Re: Disney in the Day - Photo Tribute to Disney Daytime Magi

Awesome. My wife hates my fascination with getting the largest tree possible for the room, so I live vicariously for large trees like this. :lol: if you've got the space it seems a shame not to fill it! Nice pic Alacrity! 20 ft ceilings. Sixth floor. I've wrestled many a tree in the past few years....
by GeoffS
Dec Tue 10, 2013 2:02 pm
Forum: Trip Planning & Reports
Topic: Amy and F1gment's return to Disneyland 2013
Replies: 165
Views: 90533

Re: Amy and F1gment's return to Disneyland 2013

Chicago traffic looks like every other city's traffic. Must have been ugly driving right after Thanksgiving.
by GeoffS
Dec Tue 10, 2013 1:59 pm
Forum: General Resorts and Cruise Lines
Topic: Favorite Resort Restaurant?
Replies: 210
Views: 106760

Re: Favorite Resort Restaurant?

We ate at Artist's Pointe last month....it was very good. I had the scallops which were excellent. I have to say though, since we were staying at the Wilderness Lodge, it was almost anticlimactic to be eating in our own hotel. haha I think it is always a fun adventure to travel to a different hotel...
by GeoffS
Dec Tue 10, 2013 1:58 pm
Forum: General Resorts and Cruise Lines
Topic: Disney in the Day - Photo Tribute to Disney Daytime Magic
Replies: 1296
Views: 386875

Re: Disney in the Day - Photo Tribute to Disney Daytime Magi

Awesome. My wife hates my fascination with getting the largest tree possible for the room, so I live vicariously for large trees like this.
by GeoffS
Dec Tue 10, 2013 1:56 pm
Forum: Disneyland Resort
Topic: Dateline Disneyland
Replies: 743
Views: 317103

Re: Dateline Disneyland

I don't know why anyone would get bent out of shape over the Salvation Army sermon. It's a religious group. Every shelter run by church-affiliated groups in San Diego make guests sit for an hour sermon to get dinner or a bed for the night. Some recipients refuse to go because of the preaching, but i...
by GeoffS
Dec Mon 09, 2013 10:51 pm
Forum: Disneyland Resort
Topic: Dateline Disneyland
Replies: 743
Views: 317103

Re: Dateline Disneyland

Strange. Toys for Tots generally distributes to individuals, not groups, from what I remember. However, each local chapter is semi-independent in how they distribute. For example, the Orange County chapter works in conjunction with St. Vincent de Paul, and distributes from the base (not takes them t...
by GeoffS
Dec Mon 09, 2013 7:01 pm
Forum: Walt Disney World Resort
Topic: Changes coming to Norway Pavillion
Replies: 88
Views: 39752

Re: Changes coming to Norway Pavillion

Actually it has been a good day, but the world showcase tries to promote itself as a way to expose you to new cultures and people when in reality it is just like a tourist trap but with more humidity. Okay, but the hook would be the good things first, no? No argument on the 'tourist' part of the to...
by GeoffS
Dec Mon 09, 2013 6:56 pm
Forum: Disneyland Resort
Topic: Dateline Disneyland
Replies: 743
Views: 317103

Re: Dateline Disneyland

The Flower Market really does look great. I'm for them maintaining it. And I didn't miss the shot across the bow at the Starbucks Market Place in the same paragraph. Let it go, Micechat. I didn't know that about TFT. As a US Marine-based organization, it's not surprising since they have distinct reg...
by GeoffS
Dec Mon 09, 2013 4:30 pm
Forum: Walt Disney World Resort
Topic: Changes coming to Norway Pavillion
Replies: 88
Views: 39752

Re: Changes coming to Norway Pavillion

Bad day at the office, Wizz?

When the legend sells better than the truth, print the legend. Disney sells legends, not cultural awareness.
by GeoffS
Dec Mon 09, 2013 2:16 pm
Forum: Trip Planning & Reports
Topic: Good Neighbor Hotel
Replies: 9
Views: 4570

Re: Good Neighbor Hotel

If you're staying a bit out of walking distance and your hotel/motel does not provide a shuttle, OCTA local buses run routes from various areas. I do NOT recommend them, however, as they are not as frequent as the shuttles, and incredibly crowded during commute times (local employees use them extens...
by GeoffS
Dec Mon 09, 2013 1:53 pm
Forum: Walt Disney World Resort
Topic: Wonders of Life Pavilion Memories UPDATE-Buzzy Lives!
Replies: 184
Views: 80013

Re: Wonders of Life Pavilion Memories UPDATE-Buzzy Lives!

cy1229 wrote:*I* am trying to figure out how we went from Wonders of Life to head of the NRA??? :? :? :? :?
"There is only a single step from the sublime to the ridiculous." -Napoleon
by GeoffS
Dec Sun 08, 2013 2:28 pm
Forum: Walt Disney World Resort
Topic: Wonders of Life Pavilion Memories UPDATE-Buzzy Lives!
Replies: 184
Views: 80013

Re: Wonders of Life Pavilion Memories UPDATE-Buzzy Lives!

But, one would argue, Lincoln doesn't tell a guest their health choices are wrong. Though I would also wonder if people who reference the Civil War as "The War of Northern Aggression" would also avoid the attraction entirely? :D No, dammit, he tells you YOUR SECESSIONIST CONFEDERATION IS ...
by GeoffS
Dec Sun 08, 2013 2:20 pm
Forum: General Resorts and Cruise Lines
Topic: Favorite Resort Restaurant?
Replies: 210
Views: 106760

Re: Favorite Resort Restaurant?

Fort Wilderness. "Rustic" buffet.
by GeoffS
Dec Sun 08, 2013 1:32 am
Forum: Walt Disney World Resort
Topic: Wonders of Life Pavilion Memories UPDATE-Buzzy Lives!
Replies: 184
Views: 80013

Re: Wonders of Life Pavilion Memories UPDATE-Buzzy Lives!

What people could use and what people want when paying for a theme park vacation are two very different things. And then there's that sneaky in between where people don't know what they want until they see it. I blew off virtually everything on Main Street for years, from Lincoln to the Cinema. I t...