A fleeting moment of magic by alza
I never even thought of going to Orlando before and amusements parks don't attract me.This year, I was already in Florida, VT Friends were meeting in Orlando, so I joined them. The VT dinner in Orlando proper was a lot of fun.
Next day: Overall, Magic Kingdom was an amazing fantasy. Everything makes you exclaim, at first sight. I loved walking in the Robinson Tree House with my friends. We were just there for the fun of it and played along. The Christmas Parade was a smashing success, I'm sorry I took all the pics of allegorical carts and pink hippos too late. Everything was much better, bigger, and funnier in real.
I enjoyed walking around with my friends. Still, that sort of excited amazement doesn't last for me.
We were adults so everything went smoothly. But the crowds were huge and I couldn't help but think what a lot of energy and money was poured into 'making' kids amazed. It's all too organised, like every other huge amusement park I guess.
My brother, sister and I had much more fun at the Provincial Exhibition in our days. And we could go alone! At Disneyworld, I think this would be unthinkable. And for me, being guided to my amazement by my parents just wouldn't cut it.
Anyway, I quickly fell off the sidewalk and felt feverish after that. So I walked around in a daze until I could take no more and spent a quiet evening in the hotel room. No regrets at all.
The life-size toy soldiers almost scared me for real. They were like cranked-up robots which nothing could stop!
