Travel Reference
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It Ain't Fair, But . . .
Tips
Disney rides sometimes break down or need routine maintenance that can take
them out of commission for a few hours, a day, a week, or sometimes months.
Test Track at Epcot, for example, occasionally experiences technical difficulties.
And the Hall of Presidents closed for a few months in 2009 for renovations.
Many, but not all, of the ride rehabs are listed on the Disney website (www.
disneyworld.com). Deb's Unofficial Walt Disney World Information Guide site
(www.allearsnet.com) and Travel Insights (www.travel-insights.com) list most ride
rehabs as well. The moral of the story: Err on the side of caution and don't make
promises to kids about specific rides just in case something happens. Note that
refurbishments and technical difficulties are unfortunate but part of the deal—
neither Disney nor Universal will discount or refund any tickets when rehabs
occur.
Tock the Croc, the Lost Boys, Princess Tiger Lilly, Tinker Bell, Hook, and Smee, all while
listening to the theme, “You Can Fly, You Can Fly, You Can Fly.” It's
very
tame fun for the
young and young at heart. It's also another one where the long lines could inspire the theme
“you can wait, you can wait, you can wait.”
Tip:
The lines here often shrink to manageable
proportions around the evening parade times, so if you can hold out until later in the day,
you might save yourself some aggravation.
Snow White's Scary Adventures
Frommer's Rating:
C
Recommended Ages:
4-8
Though Disney has changed this ride a bit since its debut, attempting to make it less
scary for the small children that it was intended for, it still features the wicked witch
rather predominantly (though Snow White appears far more often than before). Many
of the scenes are now more pleasant, including such happier moments from the movie as
the scenes at the wishing well and Snow White riding away with the prince to live happily
ever after. There are new audio-animatronic dwarfs, and the colors have been brightened
and made less menacing. Even so, this ride still has plenty of scary moments if your child
is younger than 5 (and those much older likely won't even want to ride), so if the lines
are long think about passing this one up.
Shopping in Fantasyland
Fantasy Faire
is filled with plenty of items for your little prince or princess to play with,
including costumes, swords, and much more. Little girls adore
Tinker Bell's Treasures,
its wares comprising Peter Pan merchandise; costumes (Tinkerbelle, Snow White, Cin-
derella, Pocahontas, and others); and collector dolls.
Pooh's Thotful Shop
is filled with
T-shirts and toys featuring those cuddly characters from the Hundred-Acre Wood for
kids and adults alike.
MICKEY'S TOONTOWN FAIR
Wondering where to find Mickey? Instead of walking about the park as he did many
years ago, the Mouse now holds court in Toontown. The candy-striped
Judge's
and
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