I wanted to share one last post on Walt Disney World. I know that the boys have at least another post to add and Vicki may have more to write, but I have a trip to San Diego I need to share, so it is time to move on. I love the picture on this post, even though it is not a postcard shot or indicative of anything Disney. I love it because it shows my family as they are, and as they were as we waited in line after line. It is real and Walt Disney World -- though absolutely wonderful -- is not always real. The control over the details, the way they use normal human nature to keep things moving the way they want, the way they create this magical place that makes people feel happy -- all these things make it another world, a world that we eventually have to leave. In this picture we were standing in yet another 'queue' or line. We stood in many lines, though I have to admit that I was very surprised that we never stood in a line longer than thirty minutes during the last week of June. I suppose we got lucky, or we didn't 'follow' the typical behaviors, or there just weren't as many people in the park as we expected, but it was very pleasant. The hardest lines, like this one, were the lines in which we waited for transportation. After a long day at the parks, the last thing we wanted to do was wait for a ride home. Yet, some of our most wonderful moments were standing in those lines, as we shared our joys from the day and talked about what we would do next. We also complained about our sore feet and our tired bodies, talked about how wonderful it would be to lay down and rest.Standing in line was one of the few places we actually chatted with other guests. Even though we were in a crowded park, it seemed like it was a world of our own. We were constantly moving, going from one place to another, so it was during those times in those queues that we actually had the chance to meet and talk to other people. There was even a family from Connecticut that we saw over and over again. It was to the point of being funny how alike we were in our itinerary. So, standing in line was not so bad. It was a chance to chat, to stop and rest in the shade and to look forward to something new around the bend.
