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“That’s right: it’s outa this world!” –Mickey Mouse
Turns out there’s plenty of oxygen in outer space.
Lunch is at the Plaza Restaurant.
Il tempo a Venezia: nuvoloso e ombroso.
The best pyramid in the World.
Don’t try this at home.
Panchito: «¡Donald, dónde estás?»
Aboard the search serape.
A Donald le gustan los sombreros.
La búsqueda continúa.
Winged wonders.
Fiesta, pero ¿Cuándo?
¿Tiene caramelos en el trasero?
Este no es el pato que están buscando.
Nos despedimos de México.
One day there may be a Disney Skyliner station at Epcot’s International Gateway.
A beautiful day. Dare we say that fall has begun in Central Florida?
If you lived in Adventureland, you’d be home now.
In the words of Franz Robinson…
The organ in the parlor is stuck on the Swisskapolka.
But there is a fine view of Space Mountain from here.
Perhaps more congruently, from mom and pop’s bedroom,
…the view is more of a Tiki thing.
Three crows, two hammocks. Two slept while the third kept watch, of course.
Watch over Splash Mountain, that is.
The library, which every treehouse has these days.
Be amazed by the Swiss family system for running water.
The organ survived the wreck intact but not, alas, the dishes…
After ascending to the top and descending back down to the bottom, have a seat and a grape.
the Disney movie on the IMDb • Johann David Wyss • the novel on Project Gutenberg
UndercoverTourist “Secret History”
Faces of Adventureland.
Leave us take a boat over to Bay Lake
( on the way there • passing the Contemporary )
where wilderness welcomes us.
From there, leave us hit the trail.
At the end of which are flowers.
and
In a window of Wilderness Mercantile, Donald says it with flowers.
Once inside the lobby, therapy is available.
Lunch at Roaring Fork. Wilderness Salad, of course.
Then on to the obligatory lobby photos.
Ancestor of Sam Eagle.
and beyond.
Leave us now take a bus to Disney Springs, to tour the recently reimagined
which is pretty much the same as the earlier World of Disney minus the charm and whimsy of the décor.
Although there is some covetable merchandise.
Leave us now take a bus to Disney’s Grandiose Floridian Resort and Spa, where a reservation is rarely necessary at the Café.
Negroni + Appetizer A (Shrimp Cocktail) + Appetizer B (Mushroom Soup) = Dinner.
Leave us now take the boat from the Grand Floridian back to the Magic Kingdom (with a stop at the Polynesian). On the way, this cycle’s final waxing gibbous shines on the Contemporary.
The clogging of Main Street USA as seen from the railroad station.
I have been pretty peripatetic today, so after some wandering around and a grand circle tour of Tomorrowland on the PeopleMover, (you know the drill)
[…] take the ferry back to the Transportation and Ticket Center where the automobile awaits the drive home. During the voyage, a look back at where we have been.
“Don’t hate me because I’m beautiful.”
Shade is good.
Morning of the iguana.
Ducks of the Oasis
Hard to believe that it’s been twenty years already…
A marsupial moment.
“My bill has a yellow saddle.”
Padded river.
Quill you have a drink with me?
Click here for galloping galápagos.
More river padding.
Riverflections.
A bird and a bug. On the Tree of Life.
Vermilingua, a profile.
Imagineer Joe Rohde: “In the beginning. The Tree of Life would sit about right here. From a site walk in 1991. Happy Birthday to Animal Kingdom.”
Click here for Tree of Life and falling water.
A bridge to Africa.
Trying to cut back on the fire-breathing thing.
Macaca silenus.
“I’m the Tree Monitor. I’ll need to see your tree pass.”
Click here if you want to monitor him.
“Where is my cylinder?”
“Found it.”
“On Friday we wear stripes.”
Click here for the chin rub. And here for the walkabout.
Rock that crown, Victoria.
The resort has recently undergone a major overhaul. The restaurant has been open just about a week.
Crab Cake. With Watercress Salad and Herb Mayonnaise.
Jerk Chicken Salad. With Black Beans and Rice and Marinated Vegetable Ribbons.
The view of what will eventually be Disney’s Riviera Resort is currently quite unlovely.
Here’s what will eventually be the Disney Skyliner Station.
Take aim, fire at will, down a gondola and win a prize!
The official flag of the resort, naturally.
In case of actual Skyliner opening, just peel for directions.
Last one.
and I say to myself, “it’s a wonderful time not to be in the standby queue for Splash Mountain.”
Given the opportunity, I will never not photograph Beacon Joe.
Click here for teepees.
When your trunk runs into your peanuts.
Don’t even try to get in there and drive that locomotive yourself.
I’ll be in my trailer.
It has its devotees, obviously, but the Tomorrowland Speedway remains firmly in place as my least favorite Walt Disney World distraction. Of course, all those people in line for it are people who are not in line in front of me at an attraction I like, so… speed on, people! (While the speeding is good)
Another in the Articles-of-Clothing-That-Should-Be-Available-in-Adult-Sizes-But-Aren’t series:
Why is there a bust of Maurice Chevalier on display in the Emporium?
Click here to take the monorail out of here.