Rich_by_the_Bay
Moderator Emeritus
OK, I admit that I recoil at the idea of going to Disney World. Crowds, cost, commercialism unleashed, etc. etc. About the only thing that can drag me there is a visit from the grandkids.
This is why I was there last week. About halfway through the purgatory of Magic Kingdom my littlest one caught a glimpse of Buzz Lightyear. Sitting some distance from him, I watched his little face light up. In his world, nothing else existed at that moment in time. To follow: the 3D movies, a Small World boat ride, an attack by pirates, a climb through the Swiss Family Tree. I watched my grandkids and also the other families trudging their way through the park.
Then the obvious hit me: other than to take our money, Disney and his successors didn't design this attraction for me or for any other adults. It doesn't matter what we think or how we react. It was designed for kids and judging by the kids' faces the whole day, my attitude changed a lot. I was simply watching the wrong attractions.
Bravo, Walt.
This is why I was there last week. About halfway through the purgatory of Magic Kingdom my littlest one caught a glimpse of Buzz Lightyear. Sitting some distance from him, I watched his little face light up. In his world, nothing else existed at that moment in time. To follow: the 3D movies, a Small World boat ride, an attack by pirates, a climb through the Swiss Family Tree. I watched my grandkids and also the other families trudging their way through the park.
Then the obvious hit me: other than to take our money, Disney and his successors didn't design this attraction for me or for any other adults. It doesn't matter what we think or how we react. It was designed for kids and judging by the kids' faces the whole day, my attitude changed a lot. I was simply watching the wrong attractions.
Bravo, Walt.