It’s fine, I guess. Not my thing but that’s ok. The scam part is because they’ve

Jun 25, 2019
9:46:09pm

garyfan All-American

somehow convinced parents that they need to spend $700 so their family of four (2 parents, 2 kids) can spend one day at their park, and that unless they do this at least somewhat regularly, they are depriving their children.

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POLL: Did you go to Disney Land as a kid?

Oregano

6/25/19 8:51pm

No. But my wife makes us take the kids.

EEcougar

6/25/19 8:56pm

It’s a scam.

garyfan

6/25/19 8:57pm

Nope. I'm an adult and I've still never been. Maybe I'll go sometime before I die.

byuluvr

6/25/19 8:58pm

Spoiler alert:

garyfan

6/25/19 9:00pm

You seem really angry about Disneyland.

Traveshamockery

6/25/19 9:30pm

It’s fine, I guess. Not my thing but that’s ok. The scam part is because they’ve

garyfan

6/25/19 9:46pm

We could see the Matterhorn off in the distance from my house in Yorba Linda

jdub

6/25/19 9:02pm

TNT hasn't been to Disneyland in decades

TNT

6/25/19 9:06pm

Renovated, I believe. But I lived there decades ago.

jdub

6/25/19 9:08pm

They took down the submarine ride

Crowgar

6/25/19 9:11pm

Too expensive to maintain?

TNT

6/25/19 9:12pm

I don't think it was popular and I believe it was extremely unpopular For those suffering from

Crowgar

6/25/19 9:17pm

Interesting

TNT

6/25/19 9:17pm

But thank goodness the Abe Lincoln Ride is still doing it's thing

Crowgar

6/25/19 9:20pm

They still have the submarine attraction. It’s re-themed as Finding Nemo.

Traveshamockery

6/25/19 9:20pm

Closed down in 1998. Nemo opened 2007

Crowgar

6/25/19 9:25pm

But it’s still a submarine ride. You said they took it down.

Traveshamockery

6/25/19 9:42pm

I worked there as a 16-17 year old, does that count?

Mississippi

6/25/19 9:07pm

Where did you work?

vegasnative

6/25/19 10:30pm

Disneyland. Were you not paying attention?

ochobeeguy

6/25/19 10:43pm

Fantesyland & Toontown food

Mississippi

6/25/19 11:19pm

Nope. And I’m a better man because of it.

CrimWalCoug

6/25/19 9:09pm

Wow, hard to imagine how bad you would have been if you HAD gone.

jdub

6/25/19 9:11pm

Nope, but I have been three times as an adult.

Superman21

6/25/19 9:12pm

Grew up 30 minutes away. Got so tired of always having to go when the cousins

BYUFBDAD

6/25/19 9:12pm

To my knowledge, there’s never been a time in Disneyland history where you

Traveshamockery

6/25/19 9:28pm

probably right, I was never the one paying so to me you could walk right in.

BYUFBDAD

6/25/19 9:34pm

Yeah, you need admission, otherwise you have hordes of people coming in just for

Pistol Shrimp

6/25/19 10:35pm

I went for the first time when I was 12...but felt that I was pretty old

84 Grad

6/25/19 9:15pm

I went for the first time when I was about 35

Belboz

6/25/19 9:46pm

I went all the time as a kid. My dad worked for hunts ketchup,

cougarfanatic

6/25/19 9:16pm

Yes. Every decade since 1970s

Pony Zale

6/25/19 9:28pm

It was a great date for M_rm_n Night. Two years in a row.

Crowgar

6/25/19 9:28pm

Yup. Grew up in Fresno and we went every 3-5 years. Loved every minute.

Traveshamockery

6/25/19 9:29pm

I went when I was 5. I barely remember it. The best part of it

KingDave

6/25/19 9:43pm

Nope. We was po folks.

soupie

6/25/19 9:50pm

Went the year the park opened

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