[keith - SuPeR K!]

DCA is getting better over time, but when I first visited the park the two main thoughts running through my head were "Wow there's a lot of cement here" and "I don't get it... This isn't really fun." While some of the attractions are really cool and a ton of fun, most of the park is missing any semblance of charm, something which Disneyland itself is full of. While I agree that some of the plussing of the scenery will only marginally improve the experience, I believe the new entrance and some of the other improvements will really change the way many feel about the park. Contrary to popular belief, as much of the new improvements are marketed as improvements to the California theme, I really believe the park is moving away from that. Sure they have been able to loosely tie most of the new improvements back to California, but only in a Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon kind of way. The new rides and lands are much more transport-you-to-a-new-Disneyified-utopian-world than transport-you-to-reality-of-the-past.

Unfortunately, you'll likely never get to Catch-a-Flave which used to be one of my favorite things to do while in DCA... *moment of silence for Catch-a-Flave's flave-filled menu*