Here's my hat.

[tracilicious]

I've come to realize that I can no longer call myself a disney geek. I can't tell you who runs what anymore or what show will be replacing Snow White. I don't read the updates or any disney forum besides this one. I even skip this one sometimes. I didn't stand in the hour long line to ride Monster's Inc. last time I was there. When you won't stand in line to ride a new attraction then you know you're losing your geekhood. I don't even know what attractions opened in what year, and that seems to be a basic requirement for the Disney Geek title.

Granted, I still love the parks and most of the movies, but affection does not a know-it-all make. So here's my disney geek hat. I hope I'll still get a LoT button next time I'm in town. Now which way is it fantasyland? And what's this fastpass I keep hearing about?

[Moonliner]

I still love the parks

We're sorry, but your request to return your "Diseny geek hat" has been denied. Please see the above note for details as to why your request was denied. Thank you and have a magical day.


Sincerely, A disney geek who still has trouble remembering whose castle lies at the end of main street.

[Ghoulish Delight]

When you won't stand in line to ride a new attraction then you know you're losing your geekhood. Hmmm, the more immersed in geekdom I became, the less likely I was to stand in line. Sorry, you're still a geek.

[mousepod]

I agree with Moonliner and GD: it's just a different kind of geekness.

When I made it to Monsters Inc, I was in the company of several "I don't stand in line" geeks, who all stood in line with me so that they could share my experience. Community geeks are the coolest of them all.

Looking forward to your next meet, tracilicious.

[Not Afraid]

By your definiton, I'm not much of a geek either. But, to the rest of the world, I am without a question a Disney geek.

[Ghoulish Delight]

There's a Snow White show? Attractions? I thought Disneyland had rides. And what the heck is "fasttrack"?

Damn, you ARE a geek!

[mousepod]

There's a Snow White show? Attractions? I thought Disneyland had rides. And what the heck is "fasttrack"?

Damn, you ARE a geek!

That reminds me...
Yesterday, when I was hanging with katiesue, I asked her munchkin what was her favorite Disneyland attraction.

"Attraction?"
"Y'know, ride."
"Space Mountain."
"I like Space Mountain, too. It's fun."
interjection from Mom: "I thought you liked the Tiki Room."
"The Tiki Room is my favorite attraction."

Precocious geek kids. Gotta love 'em.

[Gn2Dlnd]

Now which way is it fantasyland?

Oh, that's easy. When you come into Disneyland you're going to want to get on the train. Stay on the train all the way to the "Toontown" station. When you get off the train, walk towards the big mountain. You'll want to make a left. Follow the mountain around 'til you see this outdoor eating area. Now you're going to circle all the way around it to the left. Be careful of the construction walls. Now, walk straight ahead, following the cement shade-awning until you get to an intersection in front of a big castle. Cross the intersection, being careful to avoid the busses, fire engines, and horse-drawn trolley cars. On this side of the street, things get a little calmer. Wtch out for the occasional stray bullet, ha ha. Ahead of you should be a big boat. Walk towards it. Some kind of mechanism makes it change from a steamboat into a sailing ship, so look for either of these. Sometimes it even looks like a canoe. Now you're going to head to your right. It gets a little rugged, hope you brought your hiking shoes and some water. Follow this trail all the way around, over the bridge and past a herd of wild goats, and you eventually come to the gates of Fantasyland. I don't know why they laid it out this way, you'd think a better entrance would be through the big castle. At least the train ride is relaxing.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

There's a Snow White show? Attractions? I thought Disneyland had rides. And what the heck is "fasttrack"?

Damn, you ARE a geek!He's got a good point there.

I think a good parallel for me would be my Star Wars geekiness. A few years back I could hold my own with any Original Trilogy geek in a showdown (never read the comics or liked the novels, so I'm out of that loop). Since Phantom Menace left the theaters a lot of it has slipped from my mind as my hatred for all things prequel cast a large shadow on the entire SW universe. I still say I'm a SW geek simply because I still know all the ships and many of the more esoteric names. Once a geek, always somewhat of a geek, even if it's a "back in my day" geek. :cheers:

[wendybeth]

I am a sad excuse for a DG as well- I didn't realise that if you stayed on the train all the way back to the Main Street section you got to see the Grand Canyon and big dinosaurs! (I've ridden the train a bunch of times, but only to other areas). We accidently did just that this past trip, and it was such a cool surprise! I also wasn't willing to wait in a long assed line in DCA to see the Monsters ride.

However, during the same trip, I did get to ride on Space Mountain at well past closing time whilst wearing Rainbow Glasses provided by our very own Social Imagineer, iSm.:cool:

[Prudence]

I've waited in the long ass monster line more than once, and we always ride the train to see the dioramas first thing. After entering through the left tunnel and before eating at the carnation cafe. Does this make us geeks?

[tracilicious]

Dang you guys are a tough sell. All I know is that a few years ago I could tell you the many tiers of management of the company, what fastpass machines were connected where, and that the sauce at Pizza Port was no longer as good because of a change in food vendors. Now, not so much. We just wander around eating churros and seeing which lines are shortest.

Probably my geekiest moment though was at WDW. My mother in law has a really old Disneyland video that we watch whenever we are having withdrawls. In the video there is a musical act where patriotic looking people go down Main Street and sing "Walking right down the middle of Main Street U.S.A!" At WDW they still have it! I nearly peed my pants to see the video routine come to life in an unexpected place.

That was a good number. I wonder why it's not in DL anymore.

I'm sure to the general public I am a total disney geek. My sister called me two days after Pirates opened back up to tell me it had opened back up. I had to laugh. As if I wouldn't know? Ha! Comparitively though, I'm practically a tourist.

[wendybeth]

Everyone at work considers me the resident Geekus. I know several of our clients who are far more Disneyfied than I , but I guess as far as stylists go I'm a total geek. I reassure everyone that I am merely a grasshopper in the area of Disney Geekdom and know next to nothing compared to some of my fellow geek friends, but Spokane is a lonely outpost and sometimes they seek what little wisdom I may posess. One client actually decided on the day of her appointment to take her family on a road trip to DL instead of Lake Chelan, and I was so moved I gave her my copy of Birnbaum's DL. (It sucked anyway). I think WDT owes me some comp.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Since you two don't live around here the rules for geekery are different. I know if I moved away from SoCal I probably wouldn't follow Disney as closely as I do now. Why should you know the food vendors for Pizza Port? If your vocab still includes "Audio Animatronic" you're still miles away from hanging up the hat.

[belleh5]

I haven't been to Disneyland since January. Am I still a geek?

[Cadaverous Pallor]

I haven't been to Disneyland since January. Am I still a geek?Are you kidding me? (http://www.loungeoftomorrow.com/LoT/showthread.php?t=4183)

[CoasterMatt]

I work for a non-Disney theme park, does that make me less of a Disney geek?

[RStar]

If your vocab still includes "Audio Animatronic"

You mean "AA"? Sheesh!

I think there are differing areas of geekiness. Like a hobby, each person has their favorite area of expertise. One my love all things Walt, one ride (or attraction) technology, one trivia, one dates of changes, you get the picture. I'm more into Walt, and DL. WDW doesn't interest me. The movies aren't big in my book, just how they affect the parks, though I do enjoy watching most of them.

[belleh5]

Are you kidding me? (http://www.loungeoftomorrow.com/LoT/showthread.php?t=4183)


Whatever!:p

[tracilicious]

I work for a non-Disney theme park, does that make me less of a Disney geek?


You have moved past Disney geek into the much broader range of theme park geek. All hail Coastermatt!