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X-E’s Disney World Adventure – Part 3!

Happy 4th of July, all. I've barely heard any fireworks today. Guess everyone blew their stock over the course of the weekend. Krauts. I'm down to a smoke bomb and a sparkler, and I just totally remembered right now that this is one of those rare days of the year where several channels run marathons of shows that are only good in marathon form. I'll make this quick.

A month, nine pages and 56,000 words bring X-E's Disney World Adventure to its conclusion. Part 3 has been posted, covering luaus, blinking drinks, roller coasters and giant bees. Hope you've enjoyed the series; I'm definitely ready to get back to doing some more "normal" X-E articles, starting next weekend.

Posted by Matt on 07/04/2006. E-mail me!



Discussion Thread: 168 comments

i cannot tell you how extremely happy these articles made me. i just got back from disney world, so seeing how extremely dorky someone else could be about the subject made me feel a little better about how extremely obsessed about the trip i became right before leaving.

oh, and that luau dessert is definitely a letdown.

Chestnuts roasted by kathy @ 07/04/2006 11:20 PM

This was the best Disney article yet. Since I’ve never been and possibly never will be there, thanks. It’s like a little vacation.

I love how the fire dude is just a little bit fat. Warms my heart.

Chestnuts roasted by Jessica Marie @ 07/04/2006 11:21 PM

What a way to wrap up the Fourth, eh?

All three of the articles were great reads, Matt, and easily just as good as the site’s "normal" articles (assuming writing about Hi-C or Halloween decorations meets your definition of normal, which it sure does mine).

One of these days, I’m going to get back to the Disney parks and do them right…and these lists aren’t a bad place to start. If nothing else, I need to try Everest, which wasn’t open when I was there.

Chestnuts roasted by Paul @ 07/04/2006 11:49 PM

SWEET JESUS FUCK MATT!!
THANK YOU!!
you have no idea how hard it was to check XE everymorning and cry into my bowl of count choc. because i couldnt read about your "disney adventures" yeah i know, puns suck…whatever..

on to another topic, i bought the DVD of The Jackhammer Massacre Tonight, yet to watch it though, anyone see it?> anyone like it?

cheers. im canadian but ill raise a glass for my amaerican bros and sisters!
HAPPY FOURTH YOU GUYS!!

El-Josh-O

Chestnuts roasted by JoshC @ 07/05/2006 12:04 PM

When I was at Disneyworld with the family in June of 1997, Main Street USA was holding "elections". Winnie the Pooh was running for mayor against Captain Hook, with both of them shaking hands , kissing babies, and making pantomime speeches from soapboxes. You could cast your vote and get a button and a paper hat to wear to support your candidate. How cute is that? I supported Captain Hook, because he was actually sticking "Vote for Hook" stickers to peoples’ asses.

Chestnuts roasted by Welsh Rabbit @ 07/05/2006 12:05 PM

It’s about freakin time, Matt!

Thank you sooooooo much for writing these articles, and now I really wanna go back to Disney World!

Chestnuts roasted by Invader Norbert @ 07/05/2006 12:46 PM

Underestimating Disney cake had me laughing so hard :) . My inner conservationist is dismayed by the airport display. I like caiman though, they’re like underdog little upstarts.
Awesome awesome series of articles. Just tops!

Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 07/05/2006 1:32 AM

I’ve been depressed/semi-depressed all day because my boyfriend went home to Croatia today for two months. Thanks for the Disney article, Matt, it’s helping :)

Chestnuts roasted by Mara @ 07/05/2006 2:51 AM

Hooray, I’m not the only American webmaster who would actually update a site on the 4th instead of go outside! I’m not alone anymore….

The biggest revelation of the whole three-parter was in this one, at least in my opinion….

….and that is….A PIZZA PLANET ACTUALLY EXISTS???

That’s the best reason to go that I’ve heard yet. They don’t have to JUST be in the park, you know….Disney would make a killing by building real Pizza Planets across the US. I may be way too old, but I want to go to one badly….snag some three-eyed aliens with the mystical Claw….and play a Whack-the-Aliens-Bursting-Out-Of-A-Man’s-Bloody-Chest game(check the movie again, it’s in there)….

Loved the little brat in the drive-in story; and it had great advice. The only problem is I’m just as afraid to swear as she is. So it really wouldn’t work for me.

Chestnuts roasted by Mars @ 07/05/2006 2:52 AM

i cannot see the disney artical at all. is anyone else having this problem? all i see is the background.

Chestnuts roasted by jessica @ 07/05/2006 7:35 AM

Atlantic City shuts down. Wow, I’m SO glad I went last week instead of putting it off like I planned to. Not a relevant comment, but figured you’d be interested anyway. It blows.

Chestnuts roasted by CptOzy @ 07/05/2006 8:40 AM

I’m having the same problem. All I can see is the WD stamp background. And the occasional Sprite advertisement.

Chestnuts roasted by Ryan H. @ 07/05/2006 9:12 AM

i thought it was just my computer. maybe the advertisement is messing it up?
mattt… i wanna read the article, :) .

Chestnuts roasted by jessica @ 07/05/2006 9:24 AM

Matt-There are few rare finds that truly catch my eye and make me laugh hysterically on the internet but your website is truly one of them. I have laughed so hard while I’ve been on break at work that people in other cubicles keep getting up to see what I’m laughing at. I stumbled on to this rare gem while googling for instructions to the Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego board game that I seemed to have lost long ago and came upon your article written in 04 about Shitty Baord Games and thought I would die of laughter. You certainly have a way of putting things and I have truly enjoyed reading your blogs and other posted articles. This website is certainly going on my favorites list-

Chestnuts roasted by Natasha @ 07/05/2006 9:28 AM

Hey Matt, thanks for giving me the best vacation I haven’t taken in years! I can die happy now! :)

On a different note, WTF is up with trying to outlaw gambling in New Jersey???

Chestnuts roasted by Dr Sketch @ 07/05/2006 9:38 AM

Out of 45 items, this is my question??? I suck!

Anyway….

In your souvenier pile, what is the Star Wars figure? a Disney exclusive of some type or other?

Chestnuts roasted by Erich @ 07/05/2006 9:49 AM

Matt, the light parade on Main Street used to be known as The Main Street Electrical Parade. They ended it in 1996. My dad bought a souviner real live lightbulb used in the parade after they dissassembled the floats, it was green. Great job on the 3 parter!

Chestnuts roasted by Barry @ 07/05/2006 9:55 AM

"They put fucking mayonnaise on this."

Genius!

Thanks for all the time and effort, Matt. You’re striking up Disney-fied feelings I haven’t had since I went there in 1994.

Chestnuts roasted by Spoodles @ 07/05/2006 11:37 AM

How did everyone miss the white kids representing the "west side" in Hot Thing #32?

Here’s a zoom for you lazy people:

http://www.wonton.net/images/2zoom.jpg

Chestnuts roasted by wonton @ 07/05/2006 11:44 AM

Erich:

I may be outing myself as a geek-staordinaire here, but judging by the packaging style, I would say it’s one of the Star Tours exclusive droids.

Chestnuts roasted by Spoodles @ 07/05/2006 11:45 AM

Matt these articles were awesome, Im gonna miss looking forward to additional parts…it was great to come back to work today & have something to entertain me and kill time! I can’t wait to get back to WDW now – gotta ride EVEREST!!

Chestnuts roasted by m1928mouse @ 07/05/2006 11:51 AM

Two things before I read Part 3:

In the pic a the top of the thread, is Donald wearing a light-up bra?

Anyone else notice that Fred Fredburger sounds like Rosie O’Donnell in "Riding The Bus With My Sister"?

Chestnuts roasted by kingklash @ 07/05/2006 12:23 PM

Matt!! Glad to see you had fun! I’ve never been to Disney World before, but what is the difference between it and Disney Land??

Chestnuts roasted by willem138 @ 07/05/2006 12:48 PM

Wonton, I noticed that too!

I loved the articles. I doubt I’ll ever get to go to Disneyworld, as I live in the UK, but it certainly give me a taste for the insanity.
My favourite bit was the light up drink. I had Rammstein on at the time and it was flashing beautifully in time.

Chestnuts roasted by Rondette @ 07/05/2006 1:49 PM

Thanks, Spoodles.

Still kinda frustrated that my inner geek wouldn’t let me live my life without asking about the figure.

Chestnuts roasted by Erich @ 07/05/2006 2:00 PM

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