Disney in July

We visited Disney a couple times in July.  We got to try a sort of "new" ride.  The double Dumbo elephants were open in the Fantasyland expansion.  The best thing about this ride is the new way Disney is handling the line.  You walk into a big circus tent and decide when you get inside whether you just want to wait in line or get a pager and be called when your turn is up.  If you decide to get a pager, you wait inside an air-conditioned playground.  It is fantastic!

When there are no lines, you decide when you want to ride Dumbo.  When there is a line, you wait a designated time.  In other words, if the wait is 30 minutes when you walk up and get your pager, they will page you in about 30 minutes to ride.  But the kids got to play in an awesome playground while waiting and parents get to relax on some benches.

Also open at the Fantasyland expansion is the new Goofy Barnstormer roller coaster and the new water play area.  The water area isn't just a few small fountains like at Epcot.  You will get seriously soaked.