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Walt Disney World Resorts
Recently Rebekah and I have been planning another trip to Walt Disney World. That means we've been trying to make the single most important decision - for us anyway - where to stay. In the past we've stayed at Coronado Springs, Dixie Landings (Magnolia Bend and Alligator Bayou), Wilderness Lodge and a brief stay in a garden room of the Contemporary. Separately she's also stayed at the Caribbean Beach and I've stayed at the All-Star Music and the Yacht and Beach Club. Now what?

I know many people say it really doesn't matter where you stay, after all you're spending most of your time at the parks and you only sleep at the hotel. But for us where we stay is very important. In fact, my favorite part of visiting Walt Disney World is getting to visit all the resorts. My favorite is the Grand Floridian (someday I'll be able to stay there). Every trip I look forward to taking the Monorail over, exiting into the beautiful lobby and eating at one or more of it's wonderful restaurants. Two years ago we enjoyed watching the Electrical Water Pageant from Narcoossee's and last year we had a mid-day meal at the Grand Floridian Cafe that was very memorable. This year we're planning on trying the high tea they offer and eventually we'll visit Victoria and Albert's as well.

Another of my favorites is the Contemporary. When we stayed there we discovered the Concourse Steakhouse breakfast. Eating Mickey Sticky Buns while the Monorail passed overhead whisking guests off to the Magic Kingdom was a blast. I also love to go to the California Grill at the top of the Contemporary and walk outside for a view from above "The World."

The only lobby that even comes close to the Grand Floridian is the Wilderness Lodge. But my favorite part of the Lodge is the view out the back - looking beyond the pool, the waterfalls, the geyser and onto Bay Lake.

The view out the Wilderness Lodge

This year we're considering staying at the Boardwalk Inn. We love the Boardwalk area, we have "fond" memories of the street juggler juggling knives around my wife. We also enjoyed our trips into Jellyrolls and Atlantic Dance. Spoodles also has a great breakfast buffet and I love the crepes on a stick.

I could go on and on, but you get the picture. I'm now starting the process of preparing for the trip - watching Walt Disney World videos I've seen a million times before, listening to the park albums, scrolling through pictures from previous trips. And as much as I'm looking forward to riding Rock 'n' Roller Coaster and Tower of Terror again and watching Illuminations, the one image that keeps coming back into my mind is stepping into the Grand Floridian that first time. I can't wait!

The Grand Floridian lobby

Buttons
Recently on the discussion boards something has happened that has really taken me by surprise. Readers have started asking for T-Shirts, buttons and pins that say LaughingPlace.com on them. Here we have a bunch of Disney fans with all the thousands of Disney-related items to choose from, I never guessed some of them would want to wear something that said LaughingPlace.com on it. But apparently some people do. So let it not be said we don't listen to our readers.

As a first step we're creating LaughingPlace.com buttons. Because of the short notice, our first priority is making sure everyone attending the Pirates of the Caribbean event on May 20th that wants one is able to get one. Once that's over we'll make them available to anyone who wants them. So, if you're going to be at the Pirates event and would like a LaughingPlace.com button, simply send us (via email or Feedback) your name (so we know who to give it to) and how many buttons you'll need and we'll make sure we have them for you and we'll back to you on exactly how to get them.

This Week
This should be another great week on LaughingPlace.com. The May 9th Disneyland Update is already up. On Wednesday, we're debuting a brand new columnists ... but you'll have to wait another day to find out who it is. This week's Trivia Contest is all about Disneyland during Walt's Time this week's Online Poll asks the question "Which is your favorite Disneyland thrill ride?"

-- Doobie Moseley (May 9, 2000)