That'll learn 'em.

actually, I'm going there tomorrow. But it sounded like a good story. Kinda wish they would get a bike rack though.

Ha, maybe they were impressed and called you and your rig "PHAT"!!!

Like these bikes:
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The one over here has a boatload of bikes just locked to the fencing around the planters as you enter the place, same thing at Dodger Stadium. If you are lucky enough to get a bike rack i bet it won't even be bolted to the ground
Love that fake non-metal detector security (that's one thing Six Flags actually gets right) if you were a Hezbollah i'm sure they wouldn't bother trying to sneak something in with a backpack, it would be slicker or very blunt.

Taking your bike to Disney? You some sort of commie?

ya i live across the street from the one here in Cali and we have season passes. we usually take our bikes, park at downtown disney and take the monorail in. A lot of Disney bashing going on, and i know what you guys are saying. But my daughter loves it and it puts a smile on her face. sure we have fun doing lots of other things, but she gets to do do all that girly princess stuff there, and thats ok with me. i figure its like santa or the Easter bunny, hopefully when she is a little older she can understand the bigger picture. " well honey i know you love princess', but Disney is an evil corporation..." i'll have the talk with her someday lol

We've been to WDW in Orlando maybe 4 times. Honestly, I enjoy the place myself. At times, I think I'm having at least as much fun as my daughter is having, if not more. We fly into Orlando, so thinking about bicycling in isn't even on my radar. For us, maximizing the enjoyment requires the following: 1) off-peak date - I refuse to go in the heat of summer, Spring break or during the Christmas-New Year's period. 2) Have a plan for your visit - my wife knows what we're riding, when we're riding it, and what we're doing in between rides, parades, and shows. The invasion of Normandy had nothing on my wife's Disney plan. 3) Release your inner child - I purposely try to see the upside of everything while in the parks. I shake hands with the characters, I enjoy unhealthy park food (once a year - it ain't gonna kill me), I ride my favorite rides more than once. And I smile, a lot. I let my kid enjoy every possible aspect of the visit.

Prior to our first visit to Walt Disney World (I never went as a kid), I thought Disney World were masters at separating you from your money....and they are. But now I slide my credit card across the counter with a smile on my face now after seeing how much we have enjoyed it. Not to say that we haven't enjoyed going out West or enjoyed visits to our national parks, or to other cities.

+1

Off season and a plan is the key to enjoying Disney. Of course being too anal about the plan once it starts going to hell because your daughter wants a picture with Ariel can be a fun killer too (speaking from experience).

I really enjoyed the evening shows. To me the key to enjoying any vacation is doing your homework so that your expectations line up with reality. Disney is not your your sit on the beach and relax type of holiday. And if you're not careful, you can spend the bulk of your vacation waiting in lines.

ftfy

Our plan of attack had sufficient play built into it for character meet & greets, so that wasn't a problem. Over one 5 day period, we walked 55 miles in Orlando (and one of those days was an off-day visiting with family)! Our advice to friends planning a trip remains: 1) Get to the Park early. 2) Take advantage of Extra Magic Hours if staying on property. 3) Learn how to use the Fast Pass system. 4) Go left (clockwise) through Magic Kingdom, since most people go right.

We enjoy the evening shows, too. Our routine usually is "first in and last out" of the parks - high stamina required, but we are usually there for the opening Morning Show and being pushed out with a broom by the cleaning crew. When we hit Disney, we really hit Disney.

Here's a fun fact about Downtown Disney:

There used to be a section of Downtown Disney that was strictly "adult oriented"... all bars and nightclubs/danceclubs.. The funny part of it, was that Disney named that section "Pleasure Island".

Does the name "Pleasure Island" sound familliar? Pleasure Island was where Pinocchio and the other boys were taken to smoke and drink and turn into jackasses.

Who says Disney doesn't have an ironic sense of humor???

Ad yet two of the big shot employees at Walt Disney World seem to enjoy cycling:

Talent gets away with all sorts of things the regular Joe's can't...