Yayingumzuzu wokuthatha isigqibo kwinkampani eyenza umlingo ishishini layo xa iDisney yabhengeza ngoMatshi 12 ukuba iipaki zayo zomxholo eFlorida naseCalifornia ziya kuvalwa. Isibhengezo safika ngosuku olungaphambi kokuba urhulumente wase-US abhengeze imeko kaxakeka yesizwe, kwaye kusuku olulandelayo emva kokuba uMbutho wezeMpilo weHlabathi uthathele ingqalelo intsholongwane ye-Corona ubhubhane wehlabathi. Kwabaninzi, ukuba esi sifo sinokuwa kwi-juggernaut yezigidigidi njengeWalt Disney World, eyayivala amasango ayo ngamanye amaxesha amathandathu phantse kwiminyaka engama-50, yayingumqondiso wokuba izinto zaziseza kuba mbi eMelika.

Benza njalo. Kwaye ke baba ngcono kancinci-ngokwaneleyo kwimixholo yeepaki ezinje ngeOrlando Orlando ukuba ivule nge-5 kaJuni, kwaye iDisney ibhengeze ukuphela kuka-Meyi ebenenjongo yayo vula iipaki zayo zaseFlorida ukuqala kukaJulayi 11. Kodwa izinto zaqala ukuba mandundu ngakumbi, ngakumbi eFlorida, apho inqanaba losulelo belinyuka. Nge-10 kaJulayi, usuku olungaphambi kokuba uMbuso woBugcisa uphinde uvulwe eluntwini, urhulumente wabetha irekhodi elitsha losulelo losuku olunye, enika ingxelo ngamatyala ayi-11 433. Ngomhla kaJulayi 12, wayichitha loo rekhodi, namatyala ayi-15,300 , elona nqanaba liphezulu losulelo olunye kwilizwe.

Kwaye okwangoku, embindini wayo yonke le nto, iDisney yavula kwakhona, yamkela iindwendwe zayo zokuqala zehotele ngasekupheleni kukaJuni, kuvulwe isikalo esincinci kuphela ezinye zeepropathi zayo kunye neeresityu ziyasebenza ngoku . NgoJulayi 11, iindwendwe zaqala ukusasaza kwi-Kingdom Kingdom, kwaye ndingomnye wabo. Amava ayengcono kunokuba bendilindele ngezinye iindlela, kwaye kunzima kwezinye.

Andizanga apha ukukhuthaza ukuba uye kwiDisney, okanye ucebise ukuba uya kukhuseleka kwipaki yomxholo ngoku. Ndikhethe ukuhamba, kwaye ndiyenze ngeyona ndlela ikhuselekileyo, kodwa ibikukuzikhethela kwaye ayiyonto endifuna ukukwenzela yona. Ndiza kukuxelela, nangona kunjalo, ukuba iDisney ayibufihli ubungozi bempilo obuza nokuvula iipaki, kubonakala kumawakawaka emiqondiso exelela abantu ukuba bagcine umgama ekuhlaleni, banxibe ubuso, kwaye bahlambe izandla. Oku kuyabonakala nakwisikhululo sokuhlamba izandla nakwizikhululo zokuhlamba izandla kwikona nganye, naphambi kwamalungu afakwe iibhotile zokutshiza, acoca yonke into ukusuka kwiitafile ukuya eludongeni.

Iimpawu zokumakisha iitafile ngokungafumaneki kwaye zibonisa ukungahambelani koluntu kwimigca yokukhwela kulula ukuyibona nokuyithobela. Iivenkile epakini zonyule iingcango zokungena nokuphuma, kwaye zenza amalungu agcina umkhondo womntu ngamnye ongenayo ukugcina umda wobungakanani obufunekayo ngaphakathi. Ukudibana komlinganiswa kunye nokubulisa akusanikezelwa, nangona abalinganiswa bevela amaxesha ngamaxesha. UGaston wayekhwele ihashe lakhe esihla ngesitrato iMain, eUnited States, ewangawangisa abo babekho ngelo xesha. Lihle ihashe lakho! umfazi wakhwaza kuye. Enkosi, utshilo. Ndiyazi ukuba ndinguye.

Nangona ungenako ukuthatha ifoto noMickey, okanye ubone iziqhushumbisi zangokuhlwa, ungenza phantse yonke enye into. Ngenxa yokuhla komthamo epakini, amaxesha okukhwela ebephantsi kunokuba bendikhe ndaziva: imizuzu emihlanu yeNtaba yeNdawo kunye nemizuzu engama-30 yoLoliwe waseMayini esixhenxe. (Zombini zinokuba ngaphezulu kweeyure ezimbini kwiintsuku ezixakekileyo.) Elona xesha lide lokulinda losuku yayiyimizuzu engama-50 yePirates yeCaribbean, kwaye kungenxa yokuba bayekisa imisebenzi yokutshiza izikhephe ngesitayile kwaye babaqhube kukhwela ukunika ixesha lokuma. Oko ngoku kuyafuneka qho kwiiyure ezimbini kuhambo ngalunye epakini.

Ngelixa phantse konke ukukhwela kuyasebenza - iPeopleMover ibiphumile kwikhomishini, kodwa kuphela kwento endiyiqapheleyo - ezinye ziguqulwe. Kukho iplexiglass kunye nephepha leplastiki kwizikhephe zeJungle Cruise ukugcina amaqela ehlukene. I-Haunted Mansion's pre-show, apho uhlala ubanjiswe kwigumbi elineendonga ezoluliweyo, akwenzeki kwaphela. (Njengecala, bendinjalo Qiniseka ukuba igumbi lihambile nyani. Ukufunda ukuba ngokuyinyani kukuhamba nje kunye nophahla oluphakanyisiweyo yayiyindlela eninzi kakhulu yolwazi kum.)

Indlovu ehambahamba egumbini: Iimaski. Bayafuneka kuyo yonke indawo, ngaphandle kokuba uyatya okanye uyasela, kwaye wonke umntu endimbonileyo ku-Kingdom Kingdom uthobele lo mthetho. Abafoti beDisney abayi kuvumela abantu ukuba bazisuse kwiifoto. Ukubona wonke umntu esenza eyakhe indima ukuzama ukuzigcina kunye nabanye bekhuselekile, kwaye ukungamva umntu omnye esithi akufuneki banxibe imaski, yayiyinyani emyoli. Akukho mntu ufuna ukunxiba imaski kwimozulu ye-90-degree yeOrlando, kodwa lixabiso lokuya kwiDisney, kwaye wonke umntu owayekhona wayekulungele ukuyihlawula.

Abantu bakhalaze ngelithi, ngamava e-Disney amiselweyo okwangoku, amaxabiso etikiti bekufanele ukuba ehlisiwe. Kuyinyani ukuba kukho izinto ongenakuzenza. Iivenkile ezininzi kunye neevenkile zivaliwe ngoku, kwaye uninzi lwamaxesha e-disquessential e-Disney awafani ncam. Nokuba ungatya kwiRoyal Table yaseCinderella (ngoku ivaliwe), ngekhe uvunyelwe ukuthatha ifoto kunye namakhosazana. Ukukhwela iNtaba yeNdawo kwaye ungasiva isikhalo esinye sovuyo yayingamava othusayo. Kodwa ungathatha ifoto engaphazanyiswanga phambi kwenqaba okwangoku kuba akukho bantu banokuthi bathathe ifoto yakho. Kwaye usenokufumana amaxesha omlingo okoko ukhangele kubo.

Ndakhe ndeva ukuba akuyi kubakho mbambo, kodwa ndandingazi ukuba kuzakubakho i-pop-up cavalcades imini yonke. Khawufane ucinge ukumangaliswa kwam xa ngequbuliso umculo weparade weza kunye nokudada noMickey, uMinnie, kunye nabahlobo beqengqeleka ngam.

UMinnie! intombazana encinci esecaleni kwam yakhwaza. Ewe! Yintombazana yam leyo! Emva koko, uMickey wanditshangatshangisa, kwaye ngequbuliso ndaye ndaphindisa umva-ngokupheleleyo kum. Kumzuzwana olandelayo, bendilila. Khange ndiluva oluhlobo lonwabe olusulungekileyo okokoko konke oku kwenzekileyo. Mpikiswano yonke oyifunayo malunga nokuba lixesha elifanelekileyo lokuvula iipaki, kodwa ngalo mzuzu, yonke into yayilungile, kwaye nam ndilungile, nam.