2006-05-07 23:46:43.780415+00 by meuon 3 comments
Been chilling today, trying to beat a head cold, but we got back last night and I put together some Honeymoon Trip Highlights (short and sweet). It'll take us a while longer to finish collecting wedding pics and glean through them. The Disney Cruise (4 nights on the Wonder) was exceptional.
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#Comment Re: made: 2006-05-08 15:37:32.545735+00 by: Dan Lyke
Looks like it was a cool trip!
And on your other message which included the joys of being an adult and getting to the adults-only areas in an experience with lots of kids: I'm always amazed at how Disney manages to do kitsch, but they do it so well and so earnestly and without even a wink of irony that it somehow totally works out.
#Comment Re: made: 2006-05-09 15:28:49.124545+00 by: Nancy
Disney's definitely got the system down, but without their people it wouldn't work. The crew were absolutely outstanding and made the difference.
#Comment Re: made: 2006-05-09 18:25:15.907139+00 by: Dan Lyke
Yeah, Catherine![[Wiki]](/adbanners/lookingglass.png){kind=small}
worked for Disney for a while (doing VIP stuff at Disney World & Epcot), and her stories (and eventual disillusionment and moving on) about the organization showed me that to be a cast member you've gotta believe, have that pixie dust flowing in your veins.
In fact, in our last visit to Disneyland one of the lowlights was that the spiel at Tomorrowland had a touch of cynicism in it. Funny, yes, but it cracked that veneer of "happiest place on earth" just enough that I noticed.
Which, I suppose, is some of what I hope Pixar can bring back to Disney, that sense of "we're the best in the world working towards a common goal" rather than "we're believers doing the best we can for a management that's more oriented towards serving the stockholders".
So I'm glad that the culture feeding the cruise lines still has it, and I hope that the park was either too early in the season with fresh blood or is going to regain it.