Sam Brown Told Us Her Favorites...What Are Yours?

[tarzan_rocks]

Samantha Brown told us about her favorite Disney things on the Travel Channel. Now tell us yours. Feel free to explain your choices. Though as hard as it is, try to limit one choice per category. I can't wait to hear what everyone has to say!

• Favorite Thrill Ride
• Favorite Disney Resort
• Favorite Disney Character Interaction
• Favorite Disney Attraction
• Favorite Disney Parade
• Favorite Way to Beat the Lines at Disney
• Favorite Disney Character Tip
• Favorite Disney Adult Drink
• Favorite Disney Street Performer
• Favorite Disney Secret
• Favorite Updated Childhood Attraction
• Favorite Disney Restaurant
• Favorite Downtown Disney Experience
• Favorite Spot for "Wishes" Fireworks

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[Natazu]

What a coincidence, I'm watching that Samantha episode right now. She talking Tea Cups.

* Favorite Thrill Ride
RnRc

* Favorite Disney Resort
Polynesian

* Favorite Disney Character Interaction
Figment's House

* Favorite Disney Attraction
RnRc

* Favorite Disney Parade
Boo to You

* Favorite Way to Beat the Lines at Disney
rain

* Favorite Disney Character Tip
don't give the Evil Queen a pen that is leaking

* Favorite Disney Adult Drink
Kungaloosh!

* Favorite Disney Street Performer
The Living Statue

* Favorite Disney Secret
There's always room for a couple of people front and center at Fantasmic!

* Favorite Updated Childhood Attraction
hmm, Kidcot is hard to beat

* Favorite Disney Restaurant
Vicky's

* Favorite Downtown Disney Experience
watching moderators down margaritas like they're on clearance

* Favorite Spot for "Wishes" Fireworks
in front of Pooh's playful spot - The fireworks are on both sides of you

[tarzan_rocks]

These were Sam's choices:

• Favorite Thrill Ride
  Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
  
• Favorite Disney Resort
  Animal Kingdom Lodge
  
• Favorite Disney Character Interaction
  Turtle Talk with Crush!
  
• Favorite Disney Attraction
  Soarin'
  
• Favorite Disney Parade
  Walt Disney's Parade of Dreams (Disneyland)
  SpectroMagic (Walt Disney World)
  
• Favorite Way to Beat the Lines at Disney
  Single Rider Lines
  
• Favorite Disney Character Tip
  Epcot Character Spot
  
• Favorite Disney Adult Drink
  Grand Marnier Orange Slush - France
  
• Favorite Disney Street Performer
  DeVine
  
• Favorite Disney Secret
  Disneyland Dream Suite
  
• Favorite Updated Childhood Attraction
  Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage
  
• Favorite Disney Restaurant
  Napa Rose
  
• Favorite Downtown Disney Experience
  Cirque du Soleil La Nouba
  
• Favorite Spot for "Wishes" Fireworks
  California Grill[

[tarzan_rocks]

These are my choices:

• Favorite Thrill Ride
  Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith
• Favorite Disney Resort
  Pop Century
• Favorite Disney Character Interaction
  Play 'n' Dine at Hollywood and Vine
• Favorite Disney Attraction
  Finding Nemo The Musical
• Favorite Disney Parade
  Block Party Bash
• Favorite Way to Beat the Lines at Disney
  Go off-season
• Favorite Disney Character Tip
  Thank them...and their helpers
• Favorite Disney Adult Drink
  All-You-Can-Drink Shakes at Whispering Canyon Cafe - I know it's not alcoholic, but I'm an adult and it's my favorite!
• Favorite Disney Street Performer
  Andy Mation (retired)
• Favorite Disney Secret
  Not sure I know any secrets
• Favorite Updated Childhood Attraction
  it's a small world
• Favorite Disney Restaurant
  Trail's End
• Favorite Downtown Disney Experience
  World of Disney
• Favorite Spot for "Wishes" Fireworks
  Magic Kingdom View room at the Contemporary

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[mrsgaribaldi]

• Favorite Thrill Ride Tower of Terror
• Favorite Disney Resort Polynesian
• Favorite Disney Character Interaction Character breakfast
• Favorite Disney Attraction Finding Nemo the musical
• Favorite Disney Parade Christmas parade
• Favorite Way to Beat the Lines at Disney go off season, stay late
• Favorite Disney Character Tip don't have one
• Favorite Disney Adult Drink anything with Vodka, I don't really have a special Disney drink
• Favorite Disney Street Performer Living statues (gone)
• Favorite Disney Secret don't have one
• Favorite Updated Childhood Attraction Haunted Mansion
• Favorite Disney Restaurant California Grill
• Favorite Downtown Disney Experience Adventurer's Club
• Favorite Spot for "Wishes" Fireworks top of California Grill

[ltam16]

Favorite Thrill Ride Dinosaur
Favorite Disney Resort Poly
Favorite Disney Character Interaction Monsters in laughfloor
Favorite Disney AttractionPeter Pan od Philharmagic
Favorite Disney Parade Spectromagic
Favorite Way to Beat the Lines at DisneyFastpass
Favorite Disney Character Tip Once we did MK EMH till 2am and there were lots of characters out and short lines!
Favorite Disney Adult Drink I don't have one! Never tried any.
Favorite Disney Street Performer I don't know if this counts but we love the talking trash can & recycling can!
Favorite Disney Secret Intercot
Favorite Updated Childhood Attraction Haunted Mansion
Favorite Disney Restaurant Chef Mickey, Whispering Canyon, LaCellier
Favorite Downtown Disney Experience We are going 1st time next week!
Favorite Spot for "Wishes" FireworksIn front of castle but can't wait to see them next week from our balcony at Contemporary!

[LittleSpirit02]

Favorite Thrill Ride: Tower of Terror

Favorite Disney Resort: Fort Wilderness Cabins

Favorite Disney Character Interaction: Just meeting them walking around.

Favorite Disney Attraction: Pirates of the Caribbean

Favorite Disney Parade: Spectromagic and Main Street Electrical Parade

Favorite Way to Beat the Lines at Disney: Head for the rides during the midday parades

Favorite Disney Street Performer: Off Kilter

Favorite Disney Secret: Dole Whips

Favorite Updated Childhood Attraction: I actually like the additions in Pirates.

Favorite Disney Restaurant: Well I'm hoping it'll be Le Cellier when I next visit...

Favorite Downtown Disney Experience: World of Disney

Favorite Spot for "Wishes" Fireworks: At the top of Splash Mountain

[jans2kids]

Favorite Thrill - Expedition Everest
Favorite Disney Resort - Port Orleans FQ
Favorite Disney Character Interaction- VISA Card Photo Area in Epcot Innoventions
Favorite Disney Attraction - Lion King
Favorite Disney Parade - Pirates and Princess Parade
Favorite Way to Beat the Lines at Disney - Fast Pass
Favorite Disney Character Tip - Try to find early morning or Toontown later at night during EMH
Favorite Disney Adult Drink - None
Favorite Disney Street Performer - World SHowcase Players UK
Favorite Disney Secret -
Favorite Updated Childhood Attraction - POC
Favorite Disney Restaurant - Le Cellier
Favorite Downtown Disney Experience -Adventurer's Club
Favorite Spot for "Wishes" Fireworks - Fantasyland by Dumbo
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[CaptainJessicaSparrow]

Favorite Thrill Ride Expedition Everest

Favorite Disney Resort Wilderness Lodge

Favorite Disney Character Interaction Jack Sparrow during P&P parade

Favorite Disney Attraction Hmm...maybe Everest?

Favorite Disney ParadeTapestry of Dreams

Favorite Way to Beat the Lines at Disney Not going during peak seasons

Favorite Disney Character Tip Visit them during parade and fireworks, if possible.

Favorite Disney Adult Drink Don't know, don't drink!

Favorite Disney Street Performer Jack Diamond! Or Ready Freddy Fiddlesticks since I know both!

Favorite Disney Secret Trivia about the parks

Favorite Updated Childhood AttractionHaunted Mansion

Favorite Disney Restaurant Liberty Tree

Favorite Downtown Disney Experience Pin Trading or concerts at HOB

Favorite Spot for "Wishes" Fireworks Main Street by Casey's and Ice Cream Parlor

Favorite Thrill Ride: Everest
Favorite Disney Resort: Polynesian
Favorite Disney Character: THE MOUSE
Favorite Disney Attraction: Illuminations
Favorite Disney Parade: Christmas
Favorite Way to Beat the Lines at Disney: Dole Whip
Favorite Disney Character Tip: Be the first person to the right of the cast member bringing them out.
Favorite Disney Adult Drink:Lapu Lapu
Favorite Disney Street Performer: Jamminators
Favorite Disney Secret: It wouldn't be one if I told
Favorite Updated Childhood Attraction: POTC
Favorite Disney Restaurant: Chefs de France
Favorite Downtown Disney Experience: Christmas Shop
Favorite Spot for "Wishes" Fireworks: on the beach on a blanket with my son, daughter, and husband. (My heavens....I teared upon that one...what is wrong with me?)

[wdwgrl377]

Favorite Thrill Ride: RnRC
Favorite Disney Resort: Contemporary
Favorite Disney Character: Aladdin
Favorite Disney Attraction: RnRC
Favorite Disney Parade: Tapestry of Dreams!!!
Favorite Way to Beat the Lines at Disney: Just take a spin on the TTA
Favorite Disney Character Tip: Like someone mentioned try and be there as the CM brings them out.
Favorite Disney Adult Drink: All the wine at the Wine Festival!! LOL
Favorite Disney Street Performer: Jamminators (me too)!!
Favorite Disney Secret: It may not be a 'secret', but I just love letting others in on the hidden mickeys!
Favorite Updated Childhood Attraction: Haunted Mansion
Favorite Disney Restaurant: San Angel Inn
Favorite Downtown Disney Experience: World of Disney
Favorite Spot for "Wishes" Fireworks: Right at Casey's!!

[jilwil]

Favorite Disney Thrill Ride: Of my youth, Space Mountain (As Samantha said of the Tea Cups, "Favorites come, and favorites go." Not much for thrill rides anymore.)

Favorite Disney Resort: Upon resort hopping/visiting-Animal Kingdom Lodge

Favorite Disney Character Interaction: The Crystal Palace character meal

Favorite Disney Attraction: Soarin'

Favorite Disney Parade: The late Disney Stars and Motor Cars Parade

Favorite Way to Beat the Lines at Disney: Extra Magic Hours

Favorite Disney Character Tip: Make sure not to miss Tinker Bell flying from the castle at the beginning of Wishes.

Favorite Disney Adult Drink: Not a drinker

Favorite Disney Street Performer: The late Imaginum

Favorite Disney Secret: Four for a Dollar (Maybe they aren't a secret, but I didn't know about them before our 2002 trip.)

Favorite Updated Childhood Attraction: It's a Small World

Favorite Disney Restaurant: Tony's

Favorite Downtown Disney Experience: The Adventurer's Club (Even as a non-drinker, so much fun!)

Favorite Spot for "Wishes" Fireworks: Riding in on the monorail through the Contemporary for evening EMH. Too cool!

[DisneyCrazyET]

Favorite Disney Thrill Ride: RNRC

Favorite Disney Resort: WL

Favorite Disney Character Interaction: 1900 Park Fare
Favorite Disney Attraction: Pirates

Favorite Disney Parade: Spectromagic

Favorite Way to Beat the Lines at Disney: Stay late at EMH

Favorite Disney Character Tip:

Favorite Disney Adult Drink:

Favorite Disney Street Performer: UK players

Favorite Disney Secret:

Favorite Updated Childhood Attraction:

Favorite Disney Restaurant: Beaches & Cream

Favorite Downtown Disney Experience: Ghiradelli

Favorite Spot for "Wishes" Fireworks: Poly Beach/frontier land

[Mickey052501]

Favorite Thrill Ride: Rockin' Rollercoaster
Favorite Disney Resort: The Grand Floridian
Favorite Disney Character Interaction: Crystal Palace
Favorite Disney Attraction: Spaceship Earth
Favorite Disney Parade: SpectroMagic
Favorite Way to Beat the Lines at Disney: Early park openings
Favorite Disney Character Tip: none
Favorite Disney Adult Drink: Babaloo
Favorite Disney Street Performer: Off Kilter
Favorite Disney Secret: none
Favorite Updated Childhood Attraction: POTC
Favorite Disney Restaurant: too mnay to choose one
Favorite Downtown Disney Experience: La Nouba
Favorite Spot for "Wishes" Fireworks: California Grill

[Mickey91]

Favorite Thrill Ride - RocknRoller
Favorite Resort - WL/Poly
Favorite Character Interaction - Chef Mickey's
Favorite Attraction - WDW Railroad
Favorite Disney Parade - Main Street Electrical Parade
Favorite Way to beat the Lines at Disney - Fast Pass
Favorite Character Tip - Lots of rare characters at MK parties
Favorite Disney Adult Drink - YUCK!!
Favorite Disney Street Performer - Dapper Dans
Favorite Disney Secret - Four for a Dollar
Favorite Updated Childhood Attraction - It's a Small World
Favorite Disney Restaurant - Liberty Tree Tavern
Favorite Downtown Disney Experience - La Nouba
Favorite Spot for Wishes - Right in front of the castle beside Casey's Corner

[BronxTigger]

-Favorite Thrill Ride
California Screamin'

-Favorite Disney Resort
Yacht Club

-Favorite Disney Character Interaction
Garden Grill

-Favorite Disney Attraction
Expedition Everest

-Favorite Disney Parade
Mickey's Jammin, Jungle Parade

-Favorite Way to Beat the Lines at Disney
Fast Pass

-Favorite Disney Character Tip
Skip the lines - make a character meal ADR

-Favorite Disney Street Performer
The drummers in Japan (Matsuriza)

-Favorite Disney Secret
At auditorium attractions, they count you off in the holding pen, so if you've made it into the "pre-show", you're going to get a seat. No need to run!

-Favorite Updated Childhood Attraction
They turned Dreamflight into Buzz Lightyear

-Favorite Disney Restaurant
Beaches & Cream

-Favorite Downtown Disney Experience
The Christmas Shop

-Favorite Spot for "Wishes" Fireworks
The Hub

[deanna-montana]

Favorite Thrill Ride: Rock and Roller coaster

Favorite Disney Resort: Pop Century

Favorite Disney Character Interaction: Mickeys house

Favorite Disney Attraction:The lego dragon in DTD

Favorite Disney Parade: he one at night before wishes...

Favorite Way to Beat the Lines at Disney: Wait in the rain

Favorite Disney Character Tip: Be polite

Favorite Disney Adult Drink: Umm never had any

Favorite Disney Street Performer: DeVine

Favorite Disney Secret:The Extra Magic Hours

Favorite Updated Childhood Attraction: Small World

Favorite Disney Restaurant: Rain Forest Cafe

Favorite Downtown Disney Experience: Disney Quest

Favorite Spot for "Wishes" Fireworks: At Cosmic Rays

[GrmGrninGost]

Favorite Thrill Ride - RnR
Favorite Disney Resort - Wilderness Lodge
Favorite Disney Character Interaction - Toon Town Hall of Fame
Favorite Disney Attraction - Haunted Mansion
Favorite Disney Parade - Main Street Electrical Parade (Please bring it back!)
Favorite Way to Beat the Lines - Fastpass
Favorite Disney Character Tip - Look for characters all the time, a lot of times they are in out of the way areas where you won't see them unless you walk off the main walkway
Favorite Disney Adult Drink - Coke
Favorite Disney Street Perormer - Dapper Dans
Favorite Disney Secret - Four for a Dollar
Favorite Updated Childhood Attraction - Small World
Favorite Disney Restaurant - Liberty Tree Tavern
Favorite Downtown Disney Experience - LaNouba
Favorite Spot for Wishes - Middle of Main Street USA near Casey's Corner

[cal5755]

* Favorite Thrill Ride - Splash Mountain
* Favorite Disney Resort - All Star Music
* Favorite Disney Character Interaction - The Princesses in Toon Town Hall Of Fame
* Favorite Disney Attraction - COP
* Favorite Disney Parade - Spectromagic
* Favorite Way to Beat the Lines at Disney - Go off season (september)
* Favorite Disney Character Tip - Have Your Book And Pen Open and Ready
* Favorite Disney Adult Drink - Diet Soda
* Favorite Disney Street Performer - All of them at HS...sooo funny watching them!
* Favorite Disney Secret- Dole Whips (thanks to intercot or I would have never experienced one!!!)
* Favorite Updated Childhood Attraction - Its A Small World
* Favorite Disney Restaurant - Captain Jacks
* Favorite Downtown Disney Experience - Window Shopping
* Favorite Spot for "Wishes" Fireworks - Main Street USA

[ChewyStriker]

Favorite Thrill Ride - Tower of Terror
Favorite Disney Resort - Old Key West
Favorite Disney Character Interaction - Epcot Character Connection
Favorite Disney Attraction - Tower of Terror
Favorite Disney Parade - Spectromagic
Favorite Way to Beat the Lines at Disney - Get there early and offseason!
Favorite Disney Character Tip - research where they are beforehand if you want to catch a certain one
Favorite Disney Adult Drink - Lime Margarita at Mexico stand
Favorite Disney Street Performer - Living Statues - Miss Them!
Favorite Disney Secret - ?
Favorite Updated Childhood Attraction - Small World
Favorite Disney Restaurant - San Angel Inn or Crystal Palace breakfast
Favorite Downtown Disney Experience - exploring World of Disney
Favorite Spot for "Wishes" Fireworks - near Dumbo