Magic Kingdom
Pirates of the Caribbean – four times. This ride made me aware that I was starting to become familiar with some of these rides as I started noticing the malfunctions. There was an issue with the Davy Jones mist as one of the jets didn't seem to be firing properly. The Mayor's wife wasn't emerging one day while we rode. Did it ruin things? Not at all as these were details. The castmembers are good at amping up this ride a level. The castmembers at the exit had extra chants to add to their spiel; the one I recorded was sung along to the 'Yo Ho' song and went 'Yo Ho, Yo Ho, It's time to get out of the boat', Love little stuff like that.
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad – five times. Yee haw! We managed a trip through in the rear most car where things are a bit looser. We came through and asked about getting the rear car. There was a wait for it so we just got on the ride, not worrying about our location on the train. When we came back around a few minutes later, the cast member we'd talked to recognized us and asked if we were still interested in the back car. That's GREAT customer service.
Mickey's Philharmagic – twice. Great show. Finally managed to see it more than once a trip. It's worth multiple visits.
Tomorrowland Transit Authority – once. Enjoyable, and I love the technology that runs it, but once is enough.
Railroad – partial trip from Frontierland to Toontown. Love trains. Got to spend a little time in the station, which was fun.
Haunted Mansion – twice. Only twice? Oh yeah, there were lines for the ride, even on a 'calm' day. Got another 'plus' castmember here with a fella slapping the wall in the Stretching Room and kicking garbage cans to scare the unwary. He found someone that jumped and focused on them like in a Haunted House. Nice!
Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress – twice. New to us. A trip through history to see how technology and family have changed. I rather enjoyed this, mostly because I enjoy historical perspectives. While you can argue that the perspective is dated to the show's creation, in the 60s, it's still a perspective from another non-current time. It's fun, has some bad jokes, and a catchy song.
Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin – twice. Target practice. Enjoyable.
Peter Pan's Flight – once. I enjoy the ride but I don't feel it's worth waiting for any real length of time to see. I don't understand why it gets a 45 minute queue on a 'slow' day.
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh – once. It's a fun cute ride that I'm surprised I don't ride more.
Mad Tea Party – once. I got the teacup to spin to our usual standard speed by myself. Man that hurt my arms. Good exercise and fun.
its a small world – once. Once is plenty. The boats always seem to get backed up in the last quarter of the ride which doubles or triples the length of time you spend on it, which decreases me desire to re-ride it. We got a little noisy but we were in the very front of the boat so we weren't bothering too many people. Hopefully.
Space Mountain – 3 times. All three in a row even, back to back and almost broke my back doing so. I've decided one of my issues with the ride is the vehicle and its lack of back support. I try to lean back and brace myself so I end up tightening my back to ride it. It does remain a classic but I question my sanity every time I ride. Love the look of the place.
Barnstormer – once. Cute fun coaster. As we exited, my buddy's kid called out to a young girl, maybe 4 or 5, that was about to get on the ride, jokingly warning her that it was terrifying. She paused, looked at him, and replied 'No it isn't' before continuing on. I laughed.
