While on our recent summer vacation, we decided to add an impromptu visit to Disneyland to the end of our trip. It had been several years since we’d been, and wanted to try out some of the new attractions: the revamped submarine ride converted to the Finding Nemo theme, the new Monster’s Inc. ride, and the Aladdin Musical Spectacular. Even though Aladdin is entertaining, a large chunk of the show’s time was eaten up by technical difficulties, allowing attendees a rare chance to bail out of the show before it completed.

As we wandered around, and, more specifically, stood in line for rides, we discussed the idea of what Walt Disney would think of the 2009 version of Disneyland. My opinion is that I’m sure he would have enjoyed the newer attractions, driven by technology that he could only have imagined in the sixties, although I’m not sure he could have gotten on board with the removal of the classic Disneyland features.
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