Monday, 25 May 2009

• The Great Let Down - Disappointing Trips

  
  

  Have you ever had your hopes up, your sights set, and camera ready only to be let down? Sometimes so much anticipation and planning goes into our adventures that by the time we arrive and see what there is to see, our inside thought bubble says, "Huh...so this is it...well that was a big waste of time." It's like Christmas morning when all you asked for was a Barbie dream house and all you get is a My Little Pony.

  One of the biggest disappointments of my life was Disney World.  I know, I know...what kind of heartless, soulless, coal in the stocking Grinch is let down my Disney World? In my defense, I didn't get to go to Disney World until I was 18. At this stage in my life, my Disney days had sailed-I no longer watched my Little Mermaid tape daily or believed in Santa. So when I arrived in the Magic Kingdom, I thought, "Well...this is it...this is what makes children have seizures and parents go broke...not so impressed." I was older, and more craving thrill rides and adventure than make-believe and princesses. I did like MGM because of the rides, and Animal Kingdom was great because I'm an animal lover, but Magic Kingdom? Not so magical in my book.

  Another "big whoop" in my travels was the Grand Canyon. We went in the middle of winter so it was freezing and just drove around for five hours. I mean there's only so many angles you can see a big hole in the ground from your car. We would park, run to the side of the overlook, take a picture, and run back to the car to warm up. Now I think that the Grand Canyon has potential, and I want to go back, but actually do something to experience it, like hiking or rafting.

  Have you ever been really excited for something only to be let down? How did this destination not meet or exceed your expectations?

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