sorry for not checking in, kinda got sidetracked with work, kid, and then being sick for a week.
Welcome back! - Sorry you were under the weather, and glad you're feeling better now! 600 brings you straight up to orange (and only 100 minutes from purple)!
Congrats on both our color changes today:
GrandAdmiralStrife and
sophy1996!!
I have a whopping 10 new minutes myself, for 315/600.
Team total is currently 4,311...which is about 500 minutes shy of pace, but only 79 minutes away from the halfway mark!!
I think we'll make purple tomorrow.
Our cancelled plan for today is a restaurant rather than a ride. In searching for a link (to avoid retyping a bunch of stuff from the book), I actually came across a mention of it in an old DISboard thread! -
https://www.disboards.com/threads/david-copperfields-underground-what-happened.1043027/
Here's another website with more to the story:
http://themeparkuniversity.com/disney/unrealized-attractions-copperfields-magic-underground/
And if you're short on time, here's the quick version:
The Copperfield Magic Underground was supposed to open in the summer of 1998, and be an immersive dining experience where guests would see (and in some cases participate in) some of David Copperfield's magical illusions. The DHS location was to be the second in a chain, with the main restaurant in New York, and more to follow in other locations. But getting the illusions just right in a restaurant setting - with views from so many angles - proved extremely difficult, and construction costs in New York spiraled out of control. The plan there folded, and Disney backed out as well.
But did you know there was, at one time, an actual magic shop in the Magic Kingdom? From 1971 to 1995, The House of Magic operated on Main Street, selling "a variety of magic tricks and gags, masks, and puzzles that were pure joy for kids of all ages." And, though a full magic-themed restaurant didn't happen, the resort area did eventually get a magic-themed
lounge called the AbracadaBar at the Boardwalk in 2016. -
https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/boardwalk/abracadabar/