What I Miss

So I had a dream about Disney World last night, and then Brandy (one of my old Florida roommates) called me today. And since I'd already been making this list in my head (sort of) thought I'd write it out.

What I Miss About Florida:

1. Earl of Sandwich
   
2. getting into the parks for free (naturally)
3. Club Cool (except for the Beverly)
4. Fantasmic
5. SpectroMagic
6. Mall at Millenia (ritziest mall ever)
   
7. spending all day at a park, not going on any rides, and still having a blast
8. Pirate & Princess / Not-So-Scary / Very Merry
9. Cici's (this should probably be #1)
10. mountain tours at MK (translation: riding Space, Splash, and Big Thunder Mountain at Magic Kingdom)
11. Illuminations
12. Yakitori House & Mitsukoshi
13. Tangerine Cafe
14. the rest of World Showcase
15. show requesting Ben and Keith at GMR (the Great Movie Ride)
16. AWESOME thunderstorms
17. the way it's impossible to get lost on Disney property . . . sooner or later you'll either find a sign pointing to where you're trying to go or you'll end up at MK
18. topiaries
19. character pictures
20. little girls dressed up as princesses . . . curtseying and calling them by them name of the princess who's dress they're wearing . . . and watching either their confusion or delight . . .
21. the stunt drivers . . . mostly Chad and Ron
22. pineapple floats . . . almost better than chocolate!!
    
23. Pizza Planet . . . it really tastes better than the other pizza on property!!
24. Pecos Bill's Tall Tale Cafe . . . grilled onions for their burgers . . . best thing ever on a burger!! Plus the cute little Asian girl who took our order gave me a free carrot cake last year on my birthday because I was wearing a birthday pin and a little tiara. :-)
25. The Adv. Club . . . Hathaway Browne, a little piece of my heart will always belong to you! ;-)
26. picking up shifts off EHH
27. carrot cake cookies
28. PB&J milkshakes
29. easy overtime in the busy season
30. resort hopping
    

I could go on, but I think I'll stop there.

What I Don't Miss:

1. HUMIDITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2. TOURONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
3. people who think they know everything about an attraction . . . when they've been there the least amount of time of all the full timers
4. the way all the roads have the same name - SR 535 / CR 535, Apopka-Vineland / Kissimee-Vineland / Lakeland-Vineland / etc.
5. hurricanes . . . never saw a bad one, but the two I experienced were just obnoxious . . .
6. LMA dumps
7. the lack of mountains
8. giant Brazilian tour groups
   
9. getting "isn't there supposed to be a 3D show?" at Honey
10. warm shows when it's raining buckets
11. warm shows with sopping wet suits
12. mandatory overtime
13. the Christmas / spring break rushes
14. two words - CHEER. BRATS.
15. "why is it raining?"
16. cost/corner cutting
17. CDS
18. the ugly / ill-fitting costumes . . . I never once found one that fit just right . . .
19. wearing black socks
20. ugly black shoes with holes in them
21. the ghettoness of the tank breakroom
22. Motions (went there twice . . . didn't like it either time)
    
23. hugely expensive movie ticket prices
24. hugely expensive rent (our rent now is cheaper than the shares we wer paying with roommates in Orlando!)
25. not enough parking at Downtown Disney
26. church in a hotel . . . fun at first, but it kinda got old after a while . . . miss the ward though . . .
    
27. drenching, unending rain with no cool thunder or lightening to go with it
28. hugely expensive prices for pretty much everything
29. TOURONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
30. HUMIDITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!