Tinkerbell was here

With my sistrah's last comment on my blog I got to thinking about taking someone around Disney for their first visit. Roland did this for me for our honeymoon and I had an incredible time and he says that watching me discover Disney was very special and entertaining for him too. I felt like I was eight years old the whole time we were there, it was indeed magical for me.

So what do you take people to? I have many favorite things that I would want to share. I think my top favorite thing there is probably the Fantasmic show at MGM. I like going to the Brown Derby and then over to the show. It's a really nice evening. Plus they have the Star Wars ride and the new Lights, Motors, Action show - how DO they drive like that?

My favorite park in all though would have to be EPCOT. I love the edutainment portions in Future World (the Living Seas, the Land, and all that) and the World Showcase is awesome to walk through and watch in performers and eat some great food. Although I've always wondered what people from each country think when they come through their fake country in EPCOT. Plus now they have Soarin' in the Land which is a freakin' sweet ride and I there is this tour you can do through the World Showcase on Segways which sounds like fun to me!

I also enjoy the Animal Kingdom but it's not my favorite (sort of surprising,) but EPCOT has more learny bits and the only time you can see animals out in the open is on the safari, which is short and on a time table so they can't slow down and let you see anything for any amount of time. I wish they had some sort of backstage tour that involved getting to see that for longer, but the only one they have is more the mechanics of how they feed and house the animals. Plus to see a lot of the animals you really need to get there early and go on the safari first thing because they go to sleep for the day when it gets too hot.

The Magic Kingdom is cool and has a lot of the must see old standbys of Disney, Pirates of the Caribbean, the Haunted Mansion, the Dole Whip stand, the Mountain Trifecta (Space, Splash, and Thunder), along with some new rides like Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin. Plus dinner at Cinderella's Castle is pretty cool if you eat late and get to see the fireworks from inside. They also have that noodle stand I like for lunch...mmmm..pot stickers. Anyway, with the prospects of at sometime in the next couple of years showing my parents and my sister around Disney (albeit probably separately) is pretty exciting.