Not EveryBody Is Obsessed With Theme Parks, But Some Parks Are Better Than Others At Making Sure That All Visitors Enjoy At Least Some Of Their Visit

Digging through some old photographs recently, I came across pictures from several trips to the United States. I’ve been to a few cities over there, and the one thing that I have managed on every trip is to visit the local theme parks.

Of course, the most famous theme parks in the world are those owned by the disney Empire. In his early years walt disney had a plan to create a magical land where children and their parents could enjoy themselves together, and along with his brother he set about making his dream a reality. Disneyland in California was opened in 1955, and despite numerous things which went wrong on the day it opened which prompted a lot of negative feedback, the park soon started to make money.

The Disney theme park idea expanded in 1971 with the opening of Disney World in Florida, which was renamed Walt Disney World by Roy Disney as a tribute to his late brother. In 1982, the Epcot Centre opened close to the existing Florida park. Epcot was intended to be a permanent ‘World’s Fair’ with different parts of the site representing different countries from all over the globe. More Disney parks have been built in more recent years near to both of the original American sites, and there has been expansion outside of the US also – firstly japan, then France and then Hong Kong which opened its doors in 2005 – fifty years after the first park in California.

I am not really the world’s greatest fan of theme parks, so it says a lot about the Disney parks that I have been to that I totally enjoyed my time there. My most recent American visit was to Florida a number of years back where the party was made up of six adults, two young teenagers and a child. The trip was generally to spend most days in the theme parks, although some time was also spent chilling by the pool.

We immediately established a routine of getting up early, reaching the park just when it opened and going to the newest rides early in the day so as to miss the worst of the queues. Having said that, standing in a queue at a Disney park appears much less like queuing than it does in most places, as the queue areas are almost the start of the ride and there are things to watch and do whilst you are standing there. Also, for many rides there is a walk on/walk off plan which means that you end up moving frequently, so you feel much less like you are just loitering around doing nothing.

From a personal perspective, I think that of all the Florida parks, I enjoyed Epcot the most, but that’s probably unsurprising as it appears to be the park most aimed at adults. It’s great to stroll along the side of the lake passing from one country to the next. Each section is well designed to show off the country represented – all of the attractions, all of the architecture, shops and food areas are completely about that country. The countries represented are from all around the world, including Mexico, Japan, France, Norway and half a dozen or so others. And I understand that it was Disney strategy for the staff in each area to have be from the country represented.

Thinking about the rides in the various parks, I most certainly like the flight simulator kind most of all. The Spiderman and Star Tours rides are my favourites, though I adore the Haunted House also (a far more subtle ride, but very well done, though I’ve no idea of how they create the ghosts that appear – maybe some type of Laser eye beam?). Most of the others with me on that trip were totally obsessed with the rollercoaster rides – the speedier and more outrageous the better. One of the guys was a little annoyed that he couldn’t experience a handful of the rides as he’d recently had Laser eye surgery, and although there were no restrictions where the park itself was concerned, he was concerned that his eyes were still slightly sensitive and didn’t want to take the chance. Though I would have thought it was better to use the rides after Laser eye surgery, as you have to remove your glasses to go on them which then means that you can’t properly focus on what is happening!

Some of the parades are fantastic too. On some days we chose to stay in the parks throughout the evening, and watched the extravagant parades which also included outstanding firework displays and beams of light playing all over the sky from Laser eye slots dotted around the park. Just an amazing thing to watch and a perfect way to finish a day in Disney’s magical land.
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