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Party of Two at Pirates of the Caribbean
See the picture above? It’s one of those pictures they take of you while you are on a ride, and this one was at Pirates of the Caribbean at Disneyland Paris. I don’t know why I bought it - I guess since it says “Disneyland Resort Paris” on it. Brian always said that this was his favorite ride when he was little, so I wanted to make sure to get this one in.
Sunday, August 17, 2008
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Oh crap they’re taking our picture and Cheri’s going to want to buy the stupid thing.
In a lot of ways the Paris incarnation of POTC is better than the one in Florida. It is housed in a building that looks more like a real fort, and there’s the restaurant in the middle of it. There’s no Johnny Depp and it has a really classic feel to it.
But the queue - like all the queues at DLP - was painfully slow. I kept thinking, “This is a continuous load ride so how can we be standing still?” You know that feeling when you are are standing in line so long that you aren’t talking, but inside your head you are screaming, “OH MY GOD! WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE? MOVE!” And if someone in front of you gets distracted and doesn’t move up right away in line you want to kill them?
When I finally got to the loading area, after about 45 minutes, I could see - they were loading the boats like they were waiters seating people in a restaurant.
“How many? Two? Let’s see...hmmm...row one. No, row two. This way, please. Next?” And the boats didn’t leave until every seat was filled. It’s more polite that way, I guess.
They should put me in charge of that place. I’d be learning how to say “Move it! Just get in the boat!” in every European language and several Asian ones so fast everyone’s head would be spinning.
(It’s good to be my age and still have dreams.)
