TooFarTampa
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Mermaid said:
I am so glad you explained this JR. I was afraid to ask!
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Orlando: SO not SoWal
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I am so glad you explained this JR. I was afraid to ask!
OK, Mad TV is a Fox Network program that's on Sat. nights, 10pm Central. IMO, it's way better than SNL. I must warn you, however, it can get very crass and it's very raw, but it is funny. I gave up on SNL several years ago. I know a lot of people who agree with me, but are afraid to admit it. Most critics agree too. Maybe it's big in Chicago, who knows.Mermaid said:Well, that's a big relief. It sure would have been one ugly lady.What's Mad TV?
Bob
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Ok......can't we all do a better job of trashing Orlando????? Lately there have been many home invasions in the news. Orlando is the 2nd most popular destination for those warm and fuzzy New Yorkers who are relocating to warmer climes. It's also home of the Florida Real Estate Commission where you can combine a Disney visit with hand delivering your latest Realtor complaint. Our entire beltway is a toll road, so you can slowly go broke if you get lost. We are the only major Florida city not located on the coast. Tiger Woods has announced he will soon be leaving O-town for Hobe Sound. On and on.....
TooFarTampa
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Bob said:
Sorry Bob. I realized later I should have titled it Disney ... So not SoWal.
Technically I did not even make it into Orlando. I personally love places like Winter Park, we have friends in Windermere, blah blah. I did not mean the real Orlando. The only thing I dislike about the real Orlando is that it literally takes me 3.5 hours to get to the Citrus Bowl from Tampa on days that I need to get there. The traffic can get ridiculous, and I haven't yet found a better way.
TooFarTampa
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Mermaid said:
Thank you for sticking up for me sweet Mermaid.
Yes, she knew what I meant.
Landlocked
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I don't really mind visiting Orlando. I just can't stand driving there. Every other car on the road has a little, green Enterprise sticker on the back which means, every other driver is LOST (and probably used to driving on European Roads).
beachmouse
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Hurray for Mr. Tampa!
I like non-Disney Orlando. There are some really beautiful areas to the north like Winter Park, College Park, Lake Eola, etc. Great muesums (I really dig the Tiffany one) parks, lots of weird Asian food and interesting shopping.
My family ended up visiting the Mouse just before Christmas, and I thought it was kind of sad how Disney has it set up so that you can spend your entire trip entirely within the protective coccoon, and never really get to see the real Florida. So people get to see a couple of manatees in the rehab tank at Epcot, but have no idea that you can swim with them for real at Homosassa Springs. They've got their Mission:Space ride which is somehow supposed to substitute for Kennedy Space Center even though the real deal is only an hour's drive away.
And that's it for token Florida. Disneyland has an entire theme park devoted to the state of California. Florida gets one hotel name where the hotel itself looks like a cross between something found on Nantucket, and the Hotel del Coronado in San Diego. They hit the rest of the country pretty well- themed areas for the Northeast/Midatlantic, New Orleans, California, the old West, the geologially interesting West (the Utah national parks and monuments), and the Midwest. Florida=two manatees. If you're going to discourage people from venturing out into the state, as least bring a little more of the state inside.
Despite the rant, I still think it's way cool to ride Big Thunder Mountain at night.
I like non-Disney Orlando. There are some really beautiful areas to the north like Winter Park, College Park, Lake Eola, etc. Great muesums (I really dig the Tiffany one) parks, lots of weird Asian food and interesting shopping.
My family ended up visiting the Mouse just before Christmas, and I thought it was kind of sad how Disney has it set up so that you can spend your entire trip entirely within the protective coccoon, and never really get to see the real Florida. So people get to see a couple of manatees in the rehab tank at Epcot, but have no idea that you can swim with them for real at Homosassa Springs. They've got their Mission:Space ride which is somehow supposed to substitute for Kennedy Space Center even though the real deal is only an hour's drive away.
And that's it for token Florida. Disneyland has an entire theme park devoted to the state of California. Florida gets one hotel name where the hotel itself looks like a cross between something found on Nantucket, and the Hotel del Coronado in San Diego. They hit the rest of the country pretty well- themed areas for the Northeast/Midatlantic, New Orleans, California, the old West, the geologially interesting West (the Utah national parks and monuments), and the Midwest. Florida=two manatees. If you're going to discourage people from venturing out into the state, as least bring a little more of the state inside.
Despite the rant, I still think it's way cool to ride Big Thunder Mountain at night.
Bob
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Heck, I was poking fun at my home town. Disney started out well enough, but now the entire area is a jungle of time shares, outlet malls, tourist traps. The same thing that happened in Anaheim, CA has happened here, but it took 30 years and it's on a massive scale. SoWal looks better everyday.