In the city farthest from Beijing, I own all the Disneys in the world

By just counting, I have been to every Disney in the world, except the one in Orlando. But Orlando is too far away from Beijing, and I have never made the determination to fly for 16 hours. I don’t know what happened to the third brother this time. In our “Spring Festival Holiday Travel Destination Election”, he showed his strong attachment to Orlando. His reasons are obviously well thought out and very convincing:

I have to go sooner or later anyway.

I feel that there is no place in this world that we are certain to “go to sooner or later”. Everything is full of huge uncertainty. But Orlando can be recognized by us as meeting this harsh condition. The reason for being elected is very simple: after being here, I own all the Disney and Universal Studios in the world.

You say, am I that persistent about going to all the Disneys in the world?

When I realized that all the places I had been to were just one school away from meeting the standard of "everything", I became very persistent.

After driving for more than three hours from Miami to Orlando, a large rain cloud kept chasing us crazily.

We booked a hotel in the Universal Studios Resort and will be staying here for the next week or so. I have always been very persistent about living in the park, not only because the rooms are cute, but also because as a guest, you can get many additional park benefits. For example, when I stayed at a Disney hotel in California, I had the benefit of magic hour (I’m really stupid if this benefit was delayed by my GoPro. PS, the American Disney really knows how to open and rummage through bags, but No food or drink restrictions will be imposed) .

But it was still too late to start. When I opened the reservation website, the remaining room types in Disney hotels cost more than 7,000 yuan per night. It's okay if you let me stay for one night to enjoy myself, but if I stay for 7 days, I'll be a prodigal.

Fortunately, there are still good rooms left at Universal Studios, and the hotel staff are very honest. When I checked in, I originally wanted to add breakfast, but the lady at the front desk refused.

"The breakfast in our hotel is slow and not that delicious. Did you see it over there? There is a Starbucks. Just have that in the morning. It opens at 7 o'clock every day."

...Okay then.

In the following days, we went to downtown Orlando once to watch the NBA, and spent the rest of the time in the "Amusement Park" in the southwest of the city. This name was chosen by me, along the north-south Highway 4, connecting the major parks in Orlando. There are Disney, Universal Studios, Legoland, Seaworld and many American amusement parks here.

Given our ignorance of American amusement parks, we actually missed out on a lot of pretty interesting places. For example, Teacher Shuang later told me about the Busch Garden in Tempa, which is a "very popular amusement park chain in the United States". It only provides a combination of "zoo + theme park", and the roller coaster can pass through the elephant hall. Teacher Shuang’s hindsight was very good. A week after I returned to Beijing from Orlando, when I still had not recovered from the jet lag and backache from the long-distance flight, it once again successfully ignited my desire to return to Orlando. A little flame of enthusiasm.

In this vast area with many theme parks, sparse buildings will be gathered together on both sides of various roads. It's not bleak here, but you can feel that everything is a derivative of the theme park. There are clusters of hotels and huge outlets. I don’t know what the locals’ life is like. The normal atmosphere of life is diluted by the huge amusement park. I'm the kind of person who would easily think "I want to live here for a while" even if I just see a nice-looking apartment, but I didn't have such wild thoughts about Orlando. ‍

Orlando Disney has many "parks", such as Tokyo Disneyland with Land and Sea, Paris Disneyland with Land and Studio, California Disneyland with Land and Adventure. The standard configuration of ordinary Disney is 1-2 parks, and Orlando Disney is a high-end configuration, which does not count. There are 4 parks in the water park.

True Disney Plus.

My plan is this:

Day 1: Epcot + Magic Kingdom

Day 2: Hollywood Studio

Day 3: Animal Kingdom

There is a reason for playing this way. Epcot is the "most boring" one after I collected opinions from all sides, but adhering to the principle of "come and come", it is definitely impossible not to enter. So I put it on the morning of the first day and it was enough to go around once. In the afternoon, go to Magic Kingdom. This is the park where the Disney Castle is located (not every park has a castle) . Because the castle will have a fireworks show at night, you must spend the afternoon and evening here.

With the mental preparation of driving low and going high, my third brother and I calmly headed to Epcot Park on the morning of our first day at Disneyland.

My first impression of Epcot is that it wants to be very high-tech. The light rail trains that shuttle between different Disney parks pass overhead, and they even go through most of the park in a very grand way. The big spherical building that stands out the most when you enter also expresses the avant-garde feel here. Although the existence of the construction site is indeed very unpleasant... but we have seen the castle surrounded by the fence more than once, and Disney under construction is not a big deal that will discount the ticket price.

So my question is, what is the necessary connection between high technology and world parks?

After entering the park, you basically travel around the world. From Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, France, the United States, Morocco, Egypt, Japan... Just looking at the appearance of the building is a bit interesting. Architects can very accurately capture the most representative architectural features and decorative styles, and then match them with local specialties and products. For example, I mistook the store in the Japan area for a convenience store and naturally bought two bottles of Calpis.

• "Paris" + "Quebec"

Each country area will also be equipped with a circular theater to play promotional videos of the destination country. With curiosity, we walked into the broadcast room in the China area. The lights went down, the screen came on, and film-like images appeared around the auditorium. I thought it was a pretentious literary quality, until an old man whose appearance was 10 years older than the old version of "Dream of Red Mansions" appeared on the Great Wall. , and when I called myself "Li Bai", I suddenly understood why when the performance on the stage was too bad, the audience sitting below would have the urge to throw their shoes.

• Laoganma is sold in stores in China. Is this authentic or...

Quan Dang watched a domestic archaeological film from the 1980s, and I had never seen some of the old Shanghai street scenes. Where do you think the prejudice foreigners sometimes have against China comes from? On the other hand, we are no better to our African brothers. I really want to protest in my feedback email to Disney. If Shanghai Disney introduces the United States, would it be appropriate to introduce you to a documentary about the customs and customs of the Civil War era?

• "Japan", Italy"

Complaints aside, Soarin’ Around the World is still very fun. Naked-eye 4D, ultra-clear screen.

When I saw the big pink castle, I felt from the bottom of my heart: I have been to every Disney in the world! I literally own all the Disney castles in the world!

From entering the park to the avenue in front of the castle, from the Mickey Mouse ears for sale to the flying Disney balloons, the most familiar Disney formula is everywhere. The official photographer circled a shooting spot almost every three or five steps to take photos of tourists whose faces were filled with happiness and joy. The third brother has always coveted this career, just like I have always hoped to go to Beijing Huanying to find a job guiding people in the park.

My third brother and I sat in front of the castle for 30 minutes, waiting for the parade of the princess float. I waved to every princess desperately, and even received a wink from a certain prince . Hey, everyone is here to see the princess, who cares whose prince you are. In fact, I am not a girl who has really dreamed of being a princess. When I was a child, my ideal was to become a beautiful and powerful "princess" like Ciri. But now, the only thing that resembles Ciri is that I am "strong". But that doesn’t stop me from loving Disney princesses now!

My friend Sister Ya once burst into tears when she saw Elsa during the Disney Princess Parade. I think the happiness of being in Disney is like this. It's very simple. As long as you have watched even one Disney movie and are not in a mean mood, you will find happiness in Disney's territory. Put down all your guard and immerse yourself in the fairy tale whether you believe it or not. Don't think about such annoying thoughts as "the girl dressed as a princess is just a foreigner who looks very similar", you can have the fairy tale from Disney happiness.

• I met four best friends who want to take you around Disney even if they are pushing a wheelchair!

Such happiness will support you in enduring their unreasonably high prices for meals, queuing for 3 hours for 2-minute rides, and the professional attitude of photographers who use flash to expose all your blind spots in photos. There are no entertainment projects in Magic Kingdom that we are very committed to. This park was completed in 1971, and the advantages that the entertainment facilities maintained in the 1970s have gradually disappeared. Although this does not hinder my enthusiasm for the magical world, this enthusiasm is not reflected in the appreciation of attractions that are too limited in thrills.

In order to have a good seat during the night fireworks, the two little elves started sitting on the cement floor in front of the castle an hour and a half in advance. I have only seen Disney fireworks once before. It was raining in Shanghai, I couldn’t get a good seat, and there were people in front of me keeping opening their umbrellas. Even so, I was so moved that it was like rain from the sky.

The fireworks started, and different stories were blended into the same music, lights, and fireworks show. Before the fireworks show started, there were many people standing around me. I listened to them talking in various languages ​​and dialects, but none of them spoke English. You don’t know where in the world this group of people have gathered here, but as soon as the music starts, everyone’s emotions are completely connected.

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When I think that I and thousands of people in this world have watched the same movie in completely different corners and in completely different languages, but received similar emotions and dreams, this alone is enough to move me to tears. .

My third brother and I discussed an issue. Although Disney has many IPs, it also has IPs like Marvel that have been very successful at the box office in recent years. It stands to reason that everything from children to adults is perfectly covered, but there is no IP like "Harry Potter" that can make people willing to go to this amusement park specifically for this IP. In my eyes, Universal Studios has been winning with this IP for many years (Of course, this does not prevent Universal Orlando’s Super Star Parade from being super awesome) .

Until the Star Wars themed world was created.

Although I still have a wall with the IP of Star Wars, it was a big IP that was popular in the United States in the previous world, and it is almost every American’s ideal interstellar totem. I saw this kind of fanaticism clearly in "The Big Bang Theory." But to put it on myself, uh... I have watched a few new Star Wars films, but some film critics and even the original screenwriters and directors of Star Wars believe that Disney likes to play it safe after taking away this IP. Watching a movie with an epic background and seeing the feeling of calmness is also a kind of skill. So, my expectations for the Star Wars-themed Hollywood Studio were actually average. However, the moment I walked into the Star Wars area, I went crazy.

It's so awesome (this manual mosaic is superfluous) .

It's completely like the feeling of accidentally entering a space base. No need for any 4D5D6D assistance, you can feel it personally and be immersed in it. The costumes of the people around, the color of the land, the huge AT-ACT, the 1:1 Millennium Falcon, the soldiers of the Imperial Legion walking around the streets... Even the Coca-Cola bottles here are limited editions that match the Star Wars setting. Many tourists are very excited. Seriously carrying a very realistic lightsaber. It was so much like a real galactic supply station, and our status as tourists couldn't be more appropriate.

Even if I haven't watched "Star Wars" too seriously, I still believe it and am very convinced.

In the Star Wars zone, you can experience as a combatant on board the Millennium Falcon. There are 6 passengers in each cabin. Different positions need to trigger the buttons around you at designated times to ensure the smooth progress of the battle. This project tests your luck. If you are like us, the two people sitting in the driver's seat of the plane are girl passengers who cannot understand English at all and have no passion for the game itself. The queue for that hour and a half is a white queue.

Toy Story also occupies a large area in Hollywood Park. In addition, there is a rock and roll racing theme and many theaters. The Toy Story project setting is the Slinky Dog Roller Coaster without flipping. ‍When I was queuing up, I happened to see someone flying a plane in the sky and practicing calligraphy. Use the jet to leave the words "LOVE GOD" in the sky. When the last word D was completed, everyone in line applauded, which showed how boring everyone was waiting.

In the evening, there will be a Star Wars-themed performance and fireworks show. Tourists holding lightsabers gather in the square, which looks like an interstellar fight. My third brother and I took the opportunity to sneak back to the Star Wars area to see if "the Star Wars area looks different at night", and we were not disappointed. The tourists staying in the Star Wars area played with lightsabers in the open space, and we took advantage of no one to refresh the Millennium Falcon project again. An American child wanted to change seats with his third brother, but was severely criticized by his father. But we still agreed to switch with him. His dad kept apologizing to us, but when we were playing, I saw that his dad played more enthusiastically than anyone else.

The most touching thing for me is that in the Star Wars zone, I can finally see Americans.

The biggest feeling I have about the animal kingdom is: Where has the time gone?

Answer: The queue was all spent.

Before going out, Chief Tian Feng told me: No matter how much time you spend, you must sit down for Avatar! I nodded confusedly, but what I was thinking was, "Why is Avatar in the animal kingdom?"

As a person, I have an unlucky physique that "as long as I stand in line, when I stand at the end of the line, it must be the longest moment in the line." When we were queuing for Avatar, it showed that we would have to wait for 2 and a half hours. The end of the queue reached the center of the park. In the middle sections, staff were standing on the roadside with ropes. Seeing that they were almost moving forward, they blocked the road and let people queue up. Pass by.

While queuing in the open space, you can admire the giant trees and exotic plants. I have almost forgotten the content of the movie "Avatar". I only remember that it was an epoch-making movie that launched 3D movies. The best cinema in Beijing to watch "Avatar" was the Film Museum. My brother and I went there and queued for three It took an hour of queueing to buy the tickets. As a result, when watching the movie, I found that the subtitles were floating in the middle of the screen, which made me always feel like I was watching a gun version of the movie.

The art of queuing between Disney and Universal Studios is that the interior space will be arranged in very detailed ways. For the best in this, please take a look at the Harry Potter series of their rival Universal Studios. Excellent queuing space layout will make people feel that queuing is not a boring thing. Avatar is not bad, but it is too long, and the easter eggs are buried at the end. It is very interesting to see many densely packed S-shaped spaces in a laboratory. The furnishings, however this is only the middle station in the queue.

A long, long time.

The real project actually took a very short time, and it was a pretty good experience. I’ll give it four stars. After all, there is a project like Navi River Journey, which requires queuing for 2 hours to watch an underground ramp-less water lantern show on the Planet of Avatar. It is hard for any other project not to be fun.

I don’t even understand why this project needs to be built on water, which is a waste of water.

What I want to brag about at Animal Kingdom is the Safari tour and the Forbidden Mountain roller coaster. Safari is a tour of the safari park by car. The driver is very interesting. The variety and density of animals are no less than that of a real safari park. It also imitates the feeling of Africa very seriously. Watching the promotional video made me want to get a vaccination.

We rode the Forbidden Mountain roller coaster after dark, and there was no need to queue at all. It climbed and fell very roughly. Disney always played the technology and safety card. Such an addictive weightless ride made people feel Very thirst quenching.

• Captured photos of the Forbidden Mountain. The third brother is very cautious and only raises one hand. He wants to HIGH but must ensure safety first.

Disney will issue free badges to guests, which are round and can be pinned to the chest. Some people wrote "First time coming to Disneyland", some people wrote "Today is my birthday", and there was also an open-choice topic that said "I am celebrating...". I asked the staff for one, and she asked me what to write, and I said, I’ll just write, “I’ve been to every Disney in the world.”

The young lady nodded, yes. Then he suddenly looked up at me and asked, have you been to all the Disneys in the world?

I nodded at her, this was the last one.

She helped me write every word very seriously. Any time her colleagues passed by her, she would stop them, point at me and tell them that she had been to every Disney in the world! unbelievable!

This suddenly made me think that this might be an amazing achievement.

So I was asked another question that I had never thought about: Why? Why go to all the Disneys in the world?

Because... you like it? Like Disney? I thought about it carefully. Rather than saying that I like Disney, I like the dream that Disney helped me build. When I was little, I secretly wrote novels. After I finished it, I showed it to my dad. I felt a little embarrassed and asked my dad, is writing a novel just making up lies? My dad told me that this is not making up nonsense, but a talent called "imagination". "Imagination" is an ability that I have cherished for a long time, and it is also one of the most amazing abilities of human beings. And Disney not only told me that people have powerful imaginations, but also have the magic power to turn these imaginations, no matter how unimaginative or unrealistic, into a real paradise.

This is why I love Disney. I think it is powerful because it creates a real dream that can make people gain strength, hope and happiness.

After the young lady helped me write it, she took one to my third brother and asked me, what is my husband celebrating?

I said he was celebrating "My wife has been to every Disney in the world!".

● Try to avoid buying tickets through the official website. The discounts on the official website are all scams. Packages sold by agents can get higher discounts. "Park ticket" is the best option, which can make your itinerary more flexible and provide you with the opportunity to enter and exit the same park multiple times.

● Download the official APP of Orlando Disney in advance and complete the registration. Each Disneyland has its own independent APP, so don’t make a mistake. Currently, the APP only provides English services. After exchanging the official ticket, it can be linked to the APP account, and then you can start to receive FP cards for the day and the next few days.

● The appointment time can be changed if the FP card is still available. You can reserve FP for the next day or within a few days in advance. FP for popular projects is very difficult to grab. Many of your opponents are tourists who hold annual passes and can reserve FP at any time.

● You can park in the parking lots of Disney’s four main parks by paying for a single day, and ordinary parking tickets are enough. The parking lots have free shuttle buses to the entrance (except Epcot).

● It is most reasonable to visit one park per day, but it will take at least 3 days. I personally feel that the itinerary I set is quite reasonable, but it depends on your preferences for entertainment projects, performances, and activities. If I had to choose between Hollywood Studio and Animal Kingdom, if you don’t have children, please choose Hollywood, and if you have children, please choose Animal. (But Hollywood has Toy Story, so it’s so hard to choose)

● The fireworks show at Magic Kingdom is worth watching, but if you want to get a good seat, you must start at least 1 hour in advance.

● The way to enter Magic Kingdom is very special. From the parking lot, you can take the light rail or boat to the main entrance. These connections are free.

When I was showing off in the park wearing the sign that said "I'm celebrating all the Disneys I've been to in the world," an older staff member asked me, which Disneyland do you like best?

Almost without any hesitation, I said Adventure in California and SEA in Tokyo!

She told me that many people like SEA in Tokyo, including herself. She has never been to Disney in Shanghai. She plans to go to Shanghai next year or the year after that to fulfill her dream of "going to all Disneys around the world".

I immediately told her that I was from China and that she was more than welcome to go to Shanghai Disney and Shanghai.

A month later, the world has become as tense as it is now. The truth that we don’t know what tomorrow will be like has become extremely realistic. After writing this article today, I thought of that aunt, and I sincerely hope that her trip to Shanghai next year or the year after will go smoothly and that she can realize her Disney dream.

I also hope that when spring comes and the flowers bloom and we can breathe freely, we can all work harder to realize each of our dreams.