The Seas with Nemo and Friends: Ride Review

Name: The Seas with Nemo and Friends
Type: Ride, Slow-moving
Location: Epcot, in Future World, in the Living Seas Pavilion
The Gist: Board a "clamobile" and travel through scenes from "Finding Nemo", ending up infront of an actual aquarium, where, in a clever bit of technology, characters from the film are projected amongst real dolphins, turtles, fish and sharks.
A Must-Do For: "Finding Nemo" fans, little kids who are bored with the other stuff at Epcot, people who like aquariums.

A view from outside.

Cosmic Ray's Starlight Cafe: Restaurant Review

Name: Cosmic Ray's Starlight Cafe
Location: Magic Kingdom, in Tomorrowland
Cuisine: American
Type: Counter Service; divided into 3 separate "Bays", each with different menu options, food-court style.
Good For Those Who: Want the most options of any quickservice joint in the Magic Kingdom; would like to watch a silly animatronic alien singing jazzy music while they eat.
Price Range: Disney lists this location in their $ range, which means everything is $14.99 or less. Entrees here vary in price, but typically cost around $9.

The resident performer, the biggest little star in the galaxy himself, Sonny Eclipse.

Expedition Everest: Ride Review

Name: Expedition Everest
Type: Ride, Roller Coaster
Location: Animal Kingdom, in the Asia area
The Gist: Take a wild train ride through the Himalyas and search for its most infamous inhabitant- the Yeti.
A Must-Do For: People who watch shows like "Finding Bigfoot"; roller coaster lovers
Avoid If: You don't like heights; very fast, sometimes dark rides; moving backwards at 30 miles an hour.


The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: Ride Review

Name: The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
Type: Ride; basically a big elevator that drops you repeatedly
Location: Hollywood Studios, Sunset Boulevard area
The Gist: In this Twilight-Zone themed ride, you board an "elevator" in a haunted hotel. After seeing some ghosts, you plunge thirteen stories. Repeatedly, in a random combination.
Must Do For: Twilight Zone fans (they capture the mood of the show incredibly well- Rod Sterling and all!); people looking for a different type of thrill ride.
Avoid If: Hearing the screams from this ride from across the park unsettles you too much; you don't enjoy that feeling of flying out of your seat; don't like heights (at the top, they open the doors and you can see out across the park).
Fear Factor: 7/10. The drops are scary, but the way they create suspense with this is almost the worst part. The mood and just the build up is enough to freak people out before it anything even happens. And the fact that they do the drops randomly means you never know exactly what is going to happen when.
Lines and Other Tips: This line is sometimes crowded, sometimes not. Most times I've ridden it, I've gotten on with a very short wait. And even if you have to stand in line a little longer, there is plenty to see in the way of the creepy lobby of the "hotel", so its not too dull of a wait.I'd save your Fastpasses for things like Rock'n'rollercoaster and the Toy Story ride, unless this is absolutely your must-do.

I have mixed feelings about this ride. It scares the shit out of me, and I always have to be forced on, but once I go, I'm always glad I did. I think the unpredictable-ness is what gets to me. If I've been on a ride enough times to know exactly what is gonna happen, I start to get immune to the nerves. But not with this! Haha, I suppose that means it is doing it's job!

xoxo, Lily

Tangierine Cafe: Restaurant Review

Name: Tangierine Cafe
Location: Epcot, in the World Showcase Moroccan Pavilion
Cuisine: Moroccan
Type: Counter Service
Good For Those Who: Want more exotic food choices, such as couscous, falafel, and lamb.
Price Range: Disney lists this location in their $ range, which means everything is less than $14.99 per person. Entrees here run around $12 each.
Times: Lunch, dinner, and snacks (they have a small bakery area as well).
Reservations: None needed, since this is quickservice. Like I always say, to avoid the busiest times of day, eat before noon or after 2pm.
My recommendation: I like the falafel sandwhich. Like, do you even know how hard it is to find falafel in Orlando?? This is one of the few places I can get it, and it is good. The tangeierine couscous is also yummy.

The Haunted Mansion: Ride Review

Name: The Haunted Mansion
Type: Ride, Slow-moving
Location: The Magic Kingdom, in Liberty Square
The Gist: A slow-moving silly, yet creepy tour of a haunted house
Must-Do For: People who like haunted houses, people who want to experience one of the most classic attractions at the Magic Kingdom.
Avoid If: You would be scared by dark spaces and fake ghosts. This mostly applies to little kids (and trust me, even though this ride is mostly silly, I've seen plenty have freak-outs on it). Not all will be bothered, though. Neither me nor my sister had an issue with it when we were young. So just know them.

A view of the Mansion from the top floor of the Liberty Belle Paddlewheel Boat.

Primeval Whirl: Ride Review

Name: Primeval Whirl
Type: Ride, Kiddie Coaster
Location: Animal Kingdom, Dinoland U.S.A. area
The Gist: Supposed to be like a silly carnival ride, this small rollercoaster is distinct because of its "whirling", which is really just a part at the end where they spin your car around a few times.

Don't you just love the design? Pure kitsch.