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Lydia Leftcoast

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16. I went to a conference in Orlando where the hotel was literally across the street from

Reply to mick063 (Original post)

Tue Mar 20, 2012, 06:32 PM

Mar 2012

"Downtown Disney." Just strolling through that area was nauseating. Most of the stores sold Disney kitsch or were partly devoted to Disney kitsch and/or advertised the Disney kitsch in other stores, and the restaurants were overpriced for their "family restaurant" food.

I didn't visit Disney World. Purposely avoided it. The only commercial thing I did was attend Cirque du Soleil, and even there, the tickets were overpriced.

Mostly I simply sat around the hotel pool enjoying the fact that it was 75° at a time when it was 30° in Minnesota. Oh, and I had dinner with Lorien, another DUer.

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Canceling my summer vacation to Disney World. [View all] mick063 Mar 2012 OP

Cheaper and more fun to go to France. GoneOffShore Mar 2012 #1

Waaaaaaaaaaaay better food too... truebrit71 Mar 2012 #4

Cheaper? Really? Logical Mar 2012 #9

If you've ever been to D W, you wouldn't need to ask. mn9driver Mar 2012 #14

And in France, the experience is AUTHENTIC Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2012 #18

Interesting idea Sherman A1 Mar 2012 #2

It seems like so much of the awesome stuff in this country Drale Mar 2012 #3

I live in Florida and wouldn't visit that hell-hole anyways. Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2012 #5

I lived in South Florida and now live in Georgia. RebelOne Mar 2012 #11

Hear! Hear! tsuki Mar 2012 #26

Be sure to let the governor, state rep(s) from Disney area, and... JHB Mar 2012 #6

And let Disney know. GoneOffShore Mar 2012 #7

Excellent idea malaise Mar 2012 #8

We determined that we would never visit Florida back when they passed a .... Tikki Mar 2012 #10

While there are limitations, that is not exactly correct. cbayer Mar 2012 #13

Ok, if we ever find that we must go to FL we'll contact a malpractice lawyer first. Tikki Mar 2012 #17

If you and your family like Disney World, try Disneyland in California. cbayer Mar 2012 #12

+1 OmahaBlueDog Mar 2012 #15

When I was a kid, we visited Knott's Berry Farm and walked tsuki Mar 2012 #27

I went to a conference in Orlando where the hotel was literally across the street from Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2012 #16

kick Cali_Democrat Mar 2012 #19

If you had reservations and are cancelling them drm604 Mar 2012 #20

I agree with those who suggest to let TPTB in FL and Disney know. nt gateley Mar 2012 #21

Good choice. As my mother quipped "There's less here than meets the eye" FailureToCommunicate Mar 2012 #22

I will boycott too! zappaman Mar 2012 #23

I was unaware of the Florida Stand Your Ground Law. bluestate10 Mar 2012 #24

Thank you. Florida of my youth was a sleepy state of tsuki Mar 2012 #25

I consider WDW a country unto itself. MrSlayer Mar 2012 #28

I live in Florida (native New Yorker) and agree totally HockeyMom Mar 2012 #29