I have just got back from Disney – It is now about 3pm, and I have been there since about 9am, so that is a good fair time to be there… Right now I need a rest. Some jetlag, and some sheer work combined together I think.

I got in at 9AM with an early entry pass… That was a good thing since it let me do some rides before anyone else got in. Buzz Lightyear was an interesting one – you sit on a seat going round with a little laser gun shooting at targets trying to get a great score. Takes practice… and there are lots of people also trying to hit the same targets which makes the electronics interesting. I suspect that each of the buggies is set up with a pulse position modulation on the laser diode, so that many guns can hit the same target.

They were doing a film shoot this morning near the Cinderalla Castle.


I also went on Splash Mountain today which was fun as normal. It is the classic log ride. I also went on Big Thunder Mountain which is a small rollercoaster. And I did the Matterhorn again.

Probably the best of them all was Space Mountain. They have re-done the coasters so that they now have synchronised movies in every car – and this really makes the effect amazing. For those who have not been, Space Mountain is a fast tight roller coaster, in the dark with star effects to make things really amazing….

I did the Indiana Jones ride which was fun. The horrible thing about that ride is the walk to get to it… The walk is most of the delay.

I also did ‘Its a Small World’, which is a relaxing ride.


This is two Platypus singing in the ride.

There are some unique things on sale at Disney. There are things like Bride Minnie Mouses, Groom Mickey Mouses, and these board games – Haunten Mansion Cluedo, and Pirates of the Carribean Game of Life.

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