The Troll

The survey was AWESOME. Definitely Troll Approved! Pretty much you told them, "Unleash the Villains SUCKED!" And when they get the survey, they'll probably be like, "Oh, we don't need that guy. He probably doesn't spend much at the parks anyway! I bet the only time he comes is once every couple years for one of these parties. Divest him! In fact, ban him! Add his name to the list of other people we've banned, like those guys who snuck onto Discovery Island and into River Country!" Other Disney employee: "Yeah, and that jackass we banned a couple weeks ago for encroaching on the private par

Bring on the comment card! I think it'll be Troll-worthy.

Br'er Fox most certainly counts as a villain. One of the greatest Disney villains EVER. Br'er Bear? Meh. Not so much.

Pretty good trip report. Could have used a vampire, though.

Parades suck. And the Navy kid won't be in the Navy long. Hey...anyone else notice that there's this new sense in American society where if you join the military, you're automatically a "hero"?

Wow. Look at this damn picture. Look! This photo knocked my socks off. As you were reading Andrew's report, you probably skimmed past this photo, but go back and look at it again. If it hadn't been posted by TCD, I'd say it was Photoshopped. It's night...the attraction is beautifully exposed, and the firework is perfectly exposed! And is that a chicken?

Parades suck.

As always, what a fantastic trip report. I feel like I was there. Still more to come, yes?

Is there another photo of the girl in the slave Leia outfit? I would like to see the front side of her...um, costume.

OK, I just watched the Toy Story nerd's video. As I have reported previously...the Trolls have never been on that ride. Been to Disney eight zillion times, but no Toy Story. I will say this, though -- from the appearance of the video, it would likely get a scathing RantTM. Wii, anyone?

Not to mention the letterhead. First rate execution. Thank you, Andrew, for making this place fun.

The bat letter was the best Fort Fiend/TCD April Fools ever. Very elaborate and well executed. You just showed your cards with the specimen bags. Considering the litigious nature of America, you KNOW Disney would never encourage guests to do anything like that. Everything else, though, could fly. The part about if you get bitten, go to the closest medical facility; retract your awnings at night; bats making nests at bus stops...all believable. I could see some nitwit writing up a letter like that. I mean, think about it, the bat house itself is a nitwit decision. Why do we need bats? To eat

A) You're a jackass. 2. That was an awful lot of work for an April Fool's joke. 3. You showed your cards by trying to swerve us with the water wagon joke and then the bat letter just a few paragraphs later. You planted "April Fools!" in people's heads. I see your strategy, though: Insert a diversionary April Fools joke to hopefully distract from the real one. 4. The specimen bags were a jump the shark moment. 5. Still, outstandingly well played! That bat letter was frickin' hilarious. 6. Hey, wait a minute...where will the bats come from? Local bats? Did they just build the local bat

Sweet. TCD ranks ice cream higher than friendship.

What the hell is that parade? What was that dragon and those weird "raven" things? The whole parade looked like weirdness out of Cirque du Solei. That's not a Disney property. Dislike. And please don't try to tell me it's the dragon out of Fantasia. Hey! I have a great idea. Let's get some gymnast dudes dressed up in creepy raven outfits and put them on stilts and scare the little kids trying to get to the Poo ride.

Who's the dude with the teeth?

Indeed. Mrs. Troll is lovely and full of class. Too good for TTRs! It's pretty easy to squeeze just about anything into a TTR! True. Sequels are over done. But just about every good Disney movie had a sequel -- even if it was just a straight-to-DVD sequel. Aladdin? Check. Beauty and the Beast? Check. The Lion King? Check. In fairness, it does appear "Roger Rabbit" has had a prequel/sequel in and out of planning for the past 20 years. Yes. Definitely an underused character with lots of potential. Yep. Stream of consciousness. It's fun, isn't it? Yeah, well, maybe. B

Hey, people! Do you think I'm doing this for my health? I'm doing this to destroy the TDD Guy! Stop viewing his trip report! View mine more! View it, hit the BACK button, view it, BACK, view, BACK, view, BACK... Got it? Look -- monopolies are bad, right? Everyone hates Walmart's dominance, right? Everyone wants some upstart businesses to take a bite out of the Walmart monolith, right? TDD is the Walmart of trip reports! Let's take a bite out of him! Let's go back to MGM. Or Hollywood Studios. Or whatever it's called now. To me it's always MGM. Anyway, here's something f

Ah! Bats! Rats with wings! WTF? NASCAR Guy strikes again!

The TDD guy has pulled ahead. This is ridiculous. Let's go to Hollywood Studios. Time for some rants and stuff. Let it be known that I'm a huge fan of Hollywood Studios. While I have determined that the piece of rubbish Animal Kingdom does not conform to proper Disney standards, Hollywood Studios most definitely does. It's so beautifully themed. So much attention to detail. Flowers and benches and blue skies and stuff: The Indiana Jones show is good, but once you've done it, you've done it: So we didn't do it because we've already done it. Mrs. Troll's back: All

Boo-yah! Take that, Devores and TDD Guy!

Yes, the weather has FINALLY improved. Rain, rain, rain, and more rain. It was nonstop. Just that constant, miserable drizzle. So I imagine you'll post this past visit as "bonus material" in your New Year's report?! So unfair. There's that dreaded word. Read on. There will be Troll Rant about it that shouldn't be missed! We have seen double-wide strollers used by single 2-year-old parents. The second seat is a cargo hold. Yes. I just had a double jogging stroller experience the other day. Lady was jogging, pushing said double wide on the walking path. Behind her was husband. T

Time for an update! I wanted to have dinner over at the Contemporary at least one night on this trip. Many things have a special place in my heart, and the Contemporary is one of them. It's amazing to think how much Disney World has changed since I made my first visit in 1974. I was 5 years old then. I remember walking out of the MK at just past midday and asking my mother, "Why are we leaving?" and she telling me, "Because you need a nap." And you know what my response was? "But I'm not tired." For many, many generations, the reply to a mother's statement that a 5-year-old needs a

We did! We also did some night looping. We even took a loop through the abandoned RC area at night. It's kind of spooky back there!

Let's venture on! As I've reported many times before, Mrs. Troll and I are big fans of the 900 loop. It's one awesome loop. Let's take a look: This bridge leads from the 900 loop over to the group camping area: The group camping area has a very special charm unto itself. An old world charm. By "old world" I mean 1960s, 1970s charm. Although I believe, if I have my Fort history right, that the group camping area wasn't added till later. There's been much discussion about the split log benches around the Fort. Well, look what I found on the 900 loop dog walk: Int