Monday, May 3, 2010

Disney for Under 10's (Boy Edition)

So! I know its been a little while since I first wrote here. That’s because I’ve been having a hard time deciding what Park or Attraction I should write about first! How does one come about describing that which one loves most? I’ll try to simplify this task by just writing what comes to me at this very moment, because I have a friend waiting for my tips and advice. And since she has 2 young boys I’ll start at the beginning, where we all came from...childhood.

To simply simplify the philosophy of Walter Elias Disney, I revert back to the now infamous plaque at the gates of Disneyland: “...where parents and children could have fun together.”

I remember the first time I walked down the middle of Main Street U.SA at Walt Disney World. It was a sweltering hot July morning in the year 1996. I remember thinking that this castle is way bigger than the one in Paris (but then I much rather preferred the pink hue of the latter) I was eight years old, a little older than her boys then. However my brother was six, and being the video game aficionado that he is, spent most of that summer at the arcade section at Innoventions in EPCOT.

So I’ll put my adrenaline fueled post-teenage desires aside and write for the kids, because hey! I still haven’t grown up yet! I’ll try to assemble my top 10 attractions in Orlando for boys under 10. Suggestions are welcome!

10.Donald’s Boat (or any wet play area)
9.Playhouse Disney
8.Pirates of the Caribbean
7.Fantasmic
6.Kilimanjaro Safari
5.Goofy’s Barnstormer (for her 3 year old)
4.Peter Pan
3.Indy Speedway (Tomorrow-land)
2.Splash Mountain
1.Big Thunder Mountain

Honorable Mention: Test Track (cuz her 3 year old probably can’t ride)

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