"Where are the bathrooms?"

[Randy B]

Well, on my mousepad that has the park map from the early-60's, it's referred to as "Walt Disney's Magic Kingdom: Disneyland U.S.A., Anahein, California"

When I've heard the phrase "Walt Disney's Magic Kingdom", I've always interpreted it as meaning "A Kingdom that is Magical", whereas the actual name of the park is Disneyland. (Especially when the opening dedication said "Disneyland is your land...")

-Rob

I think that pre-1972 they often referred to the Disneyland park as " the Magic Kingdom" as a nickname. But when WDW opened the official name of the park WAS "the Magic Kingdom". It may be that the original DL park is still called, on occasion, by it's nickname, but the park at WDW with the castle is the "Magic Kingdom". So those of us who have discussed the US parks on line where the discussion may include both coasts, we try to differentiate between the parks by using MK for the park within WDW and DL for the original park in Calif. Of course to confuse things even more DL is often used to reference the entire DL resort which includes two parks, a shopping district and a resort or two.

It may be much more important to us out here in cyberspace that we differentiate between the parks than within the Disney system as it is much more obvious if you are standing in the Calif parking lot that if you say you are going over to the MK, you probably aren't about to hop a plane from the DL parking lot. :D: For that matter if you are at the TTC and someone makes the mistake of saying they are headed for DL, they are probably intending to cross the lake to the MK. :D:

Randy

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

I think that pre-1972 they often referred to the Disneyland park as " the Magic Kingdom" as a nickname. But when WDW opened the official name of the park WAS "the Magic Kingdom". It may be that the original DL park is still called, on occasion, by it's nickname, but the park at WDW with the castle is the "Magic Kingdom". So those of us who have discussed the US parks on line where the discussion may include both coasts, we try to differentiate between the parks by using MK for the park within WDW and DL for the original park in Calif. Of course to confuse things even more DL is often used to reference the entire DL resort which includes two parks, a shopping district and a resort or two.

It may be much more important to us out here in cyberspace that we differentiate between the parks than within the Disney system as it is much more obvious if you are standing in the Calif parking lot that if you say you are going over to the MK, you probably aren't about to hop a plane from the DL parking lot. :D: For that matter if you are at the TTC and someone makes the mistake of saying they are headed for DL, they are probably intending to cross the lake to the MK. :D:

Randy

or going to Paris for that matter!

[mechurchlady]

Discovery Island was not and is not in AK but is a defunct park at WDW. Magic Kingdom was and always will be DL not DCA or MK, bah humbug.

[acourtwdw]

As a SG, I would like to apologize for my misuse of the MK in my post. I should have called it Disneyland Park, as it known. I made the assumption that DL meant the entire area, not one single park. What do I know? I'm a SG!

[Cheshire Figment]

I have fun with some of the Resort valets when I go for a meal. My car is obviously not a rental, especially with one of the Save Disney bumper stickers and the license plate saying "F1GMENT".

When they deliver my car sometimes they will ask if I need directions. My automatic response is: "How do you get to Disneyland from here". If one starts something about the Magic Kingdom I tell them: "No, I said Disneyland".

Generally they will suggest drive to the airport and fly. Some will actually start to get me toward I-10 and go from there.

(As a side note, from the Contemporary Mapquest takes 32 steps to get to 1300 S Harbor Blvd and says 36:08 for 2505.55 miles.)

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

I have fun with some of the Resort valets when I go for a meal. My car is obviously not a rental, especially with one of the Save Disney bumper stickers and the license plate saying "F1GMENT".

When they deliver my car sometimes they will ask if I need directions. My automatic response is: "How do you get to Disneyland from here". If one starts something about the Magic Kingdom I tell them: "No, I said Disneyland".

Generally they will suggest drive to the airport and fly. Some will actually start to get me toward I-10 and go from there.

(As a side note, from the Contemporary Mapquest takes 32 steps to get to 1300 S Harbor Blvd and says 36:08 for 2505.55 miles.)

hehehe Good one!

One of the first things I did when I got my DW a new GPS for her car, was to program in home (of course) and then the Disneyland hotel, and the Poly in WDW!! Every once in a while I will bring it up when we are driving somewhere!! Oh LOOK we could just go to 8 east, then through Texas and....

I usually get cut off about that time!! hehehehe

[Whazzup]

As a SG, I would like to apologize for my misuse of the MK in my post. I should have called it Disneyland Park, as it known. I made the assumption that DL meant the entire area, not one single park. What do I know? I'm a SG!

You're not an SG, because you actually admitted and apologized for making a (very minor) mistake. An SG would never admit they were wrong, and they would also blame someone else for their mistake~! :twisted:
Therefore, you're one of the good guys (or gals, as the case may be). :D:

[EpcotFan]

It may be much more important to us out here in cyberspace that we differentiate between the parks than within the Disney system as it is much more obvious if you are standing in the Calif parking lot that if you say you are going over to the MK, you probably aren't about to hop a plane from the DL parking lot. :D: For that matter if you are at the TTC and someone makes the mistake of saying they are headed for DL, they are probably intending to cross the lake to the MK. :D:

Randy

Well one year I did just that. I flew from Vancouver to Orlando, then Orlando to Anaheim, and finally back home. It was interesting to do a side by side comparison of DL and MK.

[acourtwdw]

You're not an SG, because you actually admitted and apologized for making a (very minor) mistake. An SG would never admit they were wrong, and they would also blame someone else for their mistake~! :twisted:
Therefore, you're one of the good guys (or gals, as the case may be). :D:

Thank you :)
(Annette)

[Sarah Magdalene]

I was with some visiting friends who were staying at the hotel next Old Town, down the street from WDW. After spending a night having some fun in the area, some obvious drunken playboy starts to hit up on us with various questions, "Where are you staying?" "You gals here alone?" "Why don't you have any boyfriends with you?" When we gave him a bunch of BS answers he didn't seem to want, he then sighed and asked us if we knew where a bathroom was. One of the girls I was with commented on some bushed behind a shop near by. Off he promptly went to do his business.

We swiftly walked off, snickering. We were standing right IN FRONT of the restrooms the whole time. Bastard didn't even notice.