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Oh, the memory of those small upper decks on the 747s. I used to travel a lot for work, and the "upstairs" was a treat that made the long distances more bearable. Now, sadly, those aircraft are being phased out of most fleets.
Tim W | 11.08.20 - 7:31 a.m. | #
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My employers were awash with money in early 2001 and in never-to-be-repeated luxury, I think I flew twice with Virgin Upper Class to Boston. As for DG, this was a highlight for the infrequently travelled HAP, and I remember the expansive space, and being able to check in independently, take my suitcase on board and put it in a locker alongside me. I remember being disappointed that I wasn't served on bone china and crystal glass however! The project started with one trip per month, but 9-11 and cutbacks soon reduced the frequency and grade of travel.
Half a Physicist | 11.08.20 - 8:08 a.m. | #
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Thank you for the report, with such a level of detail that you could have only just returned. I am looking foward to the sequel, and in particular how you felt after the trip was completed. I can think of many places I would like to visit in the USA, but Disney would probably never have featured very high on my list.
Malcolm | 11.08.20 - 8:23 a.m. | #
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It's a small world! Aaaargh!
Ian | 11.08.20 - 8:26 a.m. | #
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I went to Walt Disney World not long after it opened (in fact I even went there before it was built as in 1967 I was in Orlando and was shown the site by a local who was proud to tell me that soon this area will be full of theme parks).
I used to have relatives in Tampa Florida so made several trips, often flying to NYC and driving down and even took the Greyhound bus. Got into the upper deck once.
John | 11.08.20 - 8:31 a.m. | #
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Concorde had crashed less than a fortnight beforehand, which added an unfortunate frisson to the outbound flight.
diamond geezer | Homepage | 11.08.20 - 8:37 a.m. | #
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I can still remember the Small World music from a visit in 1981.
Most British people also scratched their heads at the content of the Millennium Dome.
scrumpy | 11.08.20 - 8:41 a.m. | #
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If you stand where the driving cab of the mono rail stops, the driver may allow you to join him for the rest of your journey. The cab is big enough for two families.
Nick | 11.08.20 - 8:44 a.m. | #
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I too visited Disney World in August 2000! And stayed at the All star music resort.
David | 11.08.20 - 8:58 a.m. | #
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I'll spend the rest of the day imagining DG in shorts and ankle socks ... and probably the cardinal sin of socks and sandals
Caz | 11.08.20 - 9:13 a.m. | #
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Nick: really? Even now in these paranoid and troubled times?
David | 11.08.20 - 9:14 a.m. | #
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I had no inclination to visit theme parks in UK or overseas until I was persuaded by a particularly gorgeous girlfriend to visit Orlando + Disney/ Universal in 1991. To my utter surprise I was completely charmed by the places, and impressed at how well done it all was. I was fortunate to revisit many years later with my kids - but without the original persuasive beauty of '91.
Frank F | 11.08.20 - 9:34 a.m. | #
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DG - your impressive intellect is often showcased here. However, visiting Florida in August and being able to say "I hadn't packed any shorts" had me scratching my head!
Frank F | 11.08.20 - 9:49 a.m. | #
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I did a month long road trip around America with my parents exactly 21 years before you when I was just (sigh) 16. Disneyland California was the highlight to my sibling and my teenage hearts.
Coming back to O level results, not so much!
And yes, It's a Small World still rings out in my memory!
Cornish Cockney | 11.08.20 - 9:52 a.m. | #
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For pushing the boredom threshold, The Dome of Discovery takes some beating.
By the way,DG, thanks for reminding me of "that song" ,I can't get it out of my head now!
P.s. Space Mountain was great! Been on it three times,on each visit.
Jo W | 11.08.20 - 9:52 a.m. | #
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Really enjoyed this, as someone who has visited WDW a lot! I'm sort of glad, even if you aren't that you took lots of random pictures of things of their time (like the clock parade). Everyone takes pictures of the classic postcard shots, but these are more my sort of pics :) Can't wait for the continuing posts!
(ps. I hate to be this commenter, but Disneyland CA, Disneyland Paris, and until recently HK Disneyland do indeed have Sleeping Beauty's castle, but at Walt Disney World (and Tokyo Disneyland) Main St leads towards Cinderella's castle. Again, sorry to be that person!)
R | 11.08.20 - 9:58 a.m. | #
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Among the things that a hotel room could smell of, I can think of a lot worse than toothpaste.
Jonathan Wadman | 11.08.20 - 10:15 a.m. | #
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David, this was a few years ago, on checking it is no longer possible due to safety concerns, as you correctly stated.
Nick | 11.08.20 - 10:36 a.m. | #
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My mate got slung out of the British Pub in Epcot (I believe it was the only place that sold alcohol on the complex) because he was asked by some suit if the pub was authentically British.
"Yes it takes 20 minutes to get served in the UK as well," was enough for him to be shown the door.
When I went there in the 80s I bought a disposable camera which I used as a 'Fatty-cam'. Very non-PC nowadays I'm afraid. Sorry.
Chris | 11.08.20 - 11:26 a.m. | #
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Oh, DG. So many memories have come flooding back, after reading this. Back in 1993 I took my two young-teen boys - and we got the song "Imagination" (Figment - a purple dragon character) stuck in our heads for days. And I've just been on YouTube to find it and now it's going to be stuck in my head all day! Thanks, I think.
John | 11.08.20 - 11:47 a.m. | #
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EPCOT, Every Person Comes Out Tired.
mclm | 11.08.20 - 12:14 p.m. | #
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Nick - Unfortunately there was an incident a few years ago with two monorail trains in a head-on collision when they were moving them at the end of the night, no guests were on board but the driver was unfortunately killed. Since then no guests can ride in the front cab.
Jon | 11.08.20 - 1:04 p.m. | #
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Enjoyed reading about your trip. We booked our holiday of a lifetime to Florida this year and would have been there right now were it not for the current unpleasantness.
Neil | 11.08.20 - 1:12 p.m. | #
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I guess the flight home might have been in economy.
Andrew | Homepage | 11.08.20 - 1:16 p.m. | #
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For some of us, that song, which I like fine, sank in not at Disneyland but at the Pepsi pavilion in the 1964 NY World’s Fair. A few weeks later we landed for the first time In London. The Boeing 707 and “Europe on $5 a Day” was changing lives. And yes that song seemed an old friend by the time we got to Disneyland.
johnd | 11.08.20 - 5:51 p.m. | #
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does "Chris" read your blog?
will they be able to correct any errors?
ADS | Homepage | 11.08.20 - 10:18 p.m. | #
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Interesting (maybe) fact: the Electrical Parade uses a version of the track Baroque Hoedown. youtube.com/v=Ax00vnsZPKE
Moogal | 12.08.20 - 11:37 a.m. | #
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Intriguing use of gender-neutral pronoun.
ActanMan | 13.08.20 - 1:48 a.m. | #
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