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So....this means the recession is over, right?

If you could go to one park for one day, which would it be? Epcot

If you could ride one ride, what would it be?
Living with the Land

If you could eat at one counter-service restaurant, what...

Perhaps Horizons, World of Motion and Spaceship Earth were technologically similar, but they couldn't have been more different in tone. Spaceship Earth was dramatic and awe-inspiring-- even brooding...

Here's mine...

As a devoted Anglophile, I love Strongbow hard cider at the United Kingdom.

The original "vision" for Epcot was a rather sinister planned city without any elderly or infirm people, an act of kind-of corporate social engineering.

Walt Disney was a great man in many...

I would wait over an hour for Spaceship Earth (but thank goodness its never come to that), but wouldn't wait more than 10 minutes for Journey into Imagination with Figment.

My last trip was a solo one, as I was in Orlando in 2009 to do some of my dissertation research. My favorite memory was going to Jellyrolls at the Boardwalk. It was nice and quiet, since it was...

I love so many of the Disney attractions from years past. But my top five are:

1. Horizons
2. Journey into Imagination (original)
3. Dreamflight
4. Mr. Toad's Wild Ride
5. The original O...

1. I would absolutely love to be the fellow who walks around and asks trivia questions before the show at the Hall of Presidents. I just earned a Ph.D. in history, and would love to put what I have...

"Finding Nemo" wins in a landslide for me-- the costumes were strikingly good, the original music fit the show well, and the actors were perfectly cast.

"Tarzan Rocks", in my judgment, tried to do...

Hmmm....

For the unavoidable parts of the show (e.g. safety instructions) using Gary Sinise or Patrick Warburton is, as others have pointed out, sheer genius. Similarly, ~narration~ works well--...

There has to be a market in Fantasyland for short, effective rides based on Disney films- and Peter Pan fits that niche very well. Perhaps some anamatronics could be made less clunky-- and having...

I like most of the pavilions, but China won out for me. I love the film, the serenity, the artifacts on display. I wish they had better restaurants, but other than that, China stands out in quality.

Well, if this is true, its worth pointing out that this will be the first Epcot pavilion hosting a country south of the equator. 'bout time the Southern hemisphere got some love.

I don't really go overboard with the souvenirs. I remember getting a kind of kid's meal in the Sunshine Seasons court in The Land-- this must have been around 1990 or so, when i was 6-- and getting...

I love the atmosphere of the Norway ride, Maelstrom. About 2 minutes in, I write a mental note to learn some Norwegian history when I get home, but I never do. (And I'm a historian!)

Hmmm...ideally, I'd like an area without much World Showcase representation, so as much as I'd like to see Spain or Greece, I think the World showcase has enough Europe for now, and an expansion...

Dream Weaver was a song by Gary Wright from the 1970s.

Kona for me! I second the macademia nut pancakes- which languish in obscurity compared to the banana-stuffed french toast.

Eh. the Cape May Cafe was the only sit-down place I've been to in the last two trips that left me feeling underwhelmed. The seafood wasn't anything spectacular, and if crab legs aren't your thing,...

Honestly? I'd work on coherent theming before I fixed any of the rides. DHS has a number of attractions which are, in and of themselves, great fun- Rock N Roller Coaster, Tower of Terror, Star...

I didn't go on the riverboat until my 7th trip, in 2008. And I am wholly glad that I did. It is a deliberate change of pace, especially riding during the off-season, where there is plenty of space...

Yeah, as soon as I read this, "I"ll Make A Man Out of You" came to mind. But for a roller derby, perhaps "One Jump Ahead" could work.

Yes, very kind words and rememberences, Mufasa.

rest in peace, Mr. Justice!