tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post923493625213138793..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: What is so great about the Dumbo ride? By Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-26613776652492270782017-09-29T07:51:20.876-07:002017-09-29T07:51:20.876-07:00The second time i went to Disney World I was 8 yea...The second time i went to Disney World I was 8 years old. The line was about 2 hours long. Get on the ride itself and it goes for a minute and 50 seconds. Nearly 2 minutes. If the line had been four hours long, would it have been 3 minutes and 50 seconds I wonder. Even at 8, when I didn't know the word rip-off, I knew one when I saw one. <br /><br />If you get stuck in the line at Dumbo try to find ways to pass the time. Bring an Ipad with earbuds. Try singing something like "99 Bottles Of Beer On The Wall" or whistling the music form the classic movie The Bridge On the River Kwai. That might help at least make it bearable or might even get some people out fo the way.The Notorious J E F Fnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-64011675186365629002017-02-20T09:22:30.974-08:002017-02-20T09:22:30.974-08:00No mention of Cars Land? The best-themed land in a...No mention of Cars Land? The best-themed land in all of Disney? (Was it not opened yet when you were there?) No Toy Story Midway Mania? No Monsters, Inc. ride (okay, I'll give you a pass on that one, but I personally love it)? No Grizzly River Run? You'll ride Matterhorn and Space Mountain but not Tower of Terror? (I agree with you about California Screaming.) No wonder you're not crazy about California Adventure - you missed 2/3 of it! <br /><br />I went to Disneyland when it and I were both 5, and I was back again 53 short years later, and loved every bit of it. (Except the rides I won't get on, like Mickey's Wheel of Death.) Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08361592930703627190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-10186077895085742882017-02-19T20:43:55.833-08:002017-02-19T20:43:55.833-08:00Must recommend to you Adam Resnick's story of ...Must recommend to you Adam Resnick's story of a family trip to Disney (Orlando); it is truly one of the funniest essays on the subject. It can be found in his wonderful book "Will Not Attend".Roger R.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-60619791564616836792017-02-18T19:36:50.735-08:002017-02-18T19:36:50.735-08:00LOVE your blog.
Combines comedy and baseball (GO B...LOVE your blog.<br />Combines comedy and baseball (GO BUCCOS).....nothing better.<br />My favorite show of yours was WINGS. Loved the concept and the<br />execution. But PLEASE.....tell me that the stars and featured actors were as nice as they seem? BTW: What will it take to get David Schramm back on TV? What? Is he in the witness protection program?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10404664474399382202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-21260713998998606012017-02-18T14:11:45.292-08:002017-02-18T14:11:45.292-08:00"The irony of the Indiana Jones ride is that ..."The irony of the Indiana Jones ride is that Harrison Ford probably can’t ride it. It’s way too violent and rugged for a 66 year-old man."<br />I assume you're talking about yourself and not Harrison Ford. <br />66 went by a few exits ago for him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-741416367561831252017-02-18T13:24:24.884-08:002017-02-18T13:24:24.884-08:00Mike: The ground is (I assume) so dry that this ki...Mike: The ground is (I assume) so dry that this kind of torrential rain will just flood off it and not get absorbed.<br /><br />wgWendy M. Grossmanhttp://www.pelicancrossing.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-89615442137375642942017-02-18T12:59:37.723-08:002017-02-18T12:59:37.723-08:00Another ride that is impressive is in the nextdoor...Another ride that is impressive is in the nextdoor studios, they have built the desert race from Cars with Lightning and Doc Hudson. Looks great.MikeNnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-7590445669057613532017-02-18T11:37:40.019-08:002017-02-18T11:37:40.019-08:00I have to admit that when I finally got to Disneyl...I have to admit that when I finally got to Disneyland as an adult (having grown up in Michigan, and not gotten to SoCal until the midst of an energy crisis in 1979, I was well over 30 by the time I finally got to the park), the one thing I insisted on doing was the Dumbo ride because I had seen it on film when I was a child and Dumbo was always my favorite Disney cartoon. It's better in one's imagination.Breadbakernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-74018650698049660632017-02-18T11:14:20.387-08:002017-02-18T11:14:20.387-08:00You brought me back. I used to love Disneyland. Ha...You brought me back. I used to love Disneyland. Haven't been in at least fifteen years. In high school, the most dangerous ride for me was the hour-plus drive home on the freeway after twelve hours of fun. Very hard to keep my eyes open. Really scared my date. <br /><br />Can't wait to do Space Mountain. I'll let my wife drive home. Jeff Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708037522976667642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-83316472886055400802017-02-18T10:53:12.191-08:002017-02-18T10:53:12.191-08:00Wendy, I'm here in LA for the weekend. It was...Wendy, I'm here in LA for the weekend. It was as bad as anything we've had in Seattle. Maybe worst!Mike Barerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14447874605833321732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-50472952900436334702017-02-18T10:52:06.924-08:002017-02-18T10:52:06.924-08:00Happy Birthday, Mrs Levine!Happy Birthday, Mrs Levine!Mike Barerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14447874605833321732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-7225950650728223012017-02-18T10:18:13.498-08:002017-02-18T10:18:13.498-08:00No strollers, no giant diaper bags
You should have...<i>No strollers, no giant diaper bags</i><br />You should have kept the giant diapers for Space Mountain.<br /><br /><i>Little Nemo Submarine Voyage</i><br />If you're allowed a Winsor McCay - Jules Verne mix, I'm allowed:<br />Sherlock Holmes, Merchant of Venice.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248182899977033579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-52198118678195439422017-02-18T10:10:32.489-08:002017-02-18T10:10:32.489-08:00Ken: I hope you're OK. I just read about south...Ken: I hope you're OK. I just read about southern California's "weather bomb" of rainstorm.<br /><br />wgWendy M. Grossmanhttp://www.pelicancrossing.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-48198525648985864872017-02-18T07:53:13.238-08:002017-02-18T07:53:13.238-08:00What are the queues for the toilets like? Can you ...What are the queues for the toilets like? Can you get Fast Passes for them?B Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16618583443442543086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-48266642594311686602017-02-18T07:45:03.765-08:002017-02-18T07:45:03.765-08:00I remember being in Walt Disney World when my daug...I remember being in Walt Disney World when my daughter was two years old. She desperately wanted to ride Dumbo. It was the middle of the afternoon, it was ridiculously hot, and there was a 45-minute line. That gave me two choices - wait on the line, or have my daughter's lasting memory of the trip be "Mommy Didn't Let Me Ride Dumbo!"<br /><br />You know I stood in the freakin' line.slgchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05947656936483533667noreply@blogger.com