Florida Project: Gettysburg should be run by Disney

We woke from a wonderful night's sleep at the Holiday Inn. We hardly noticed our room was next to an elevator causing us to hear the elevator all night. Once awake we jumped in the van, and headed north with only three hours to go. 

We go to Gettysburg at least once every year. We have the routine down pat. But this year I wanted to try something different. I wanted a tour guide who would explain what we are seeing. And, of course, I wanted to video it because that is what I do.

We went to one of the Gettysburg bus tours. I made sure I had permission to video before I bought the tickets. But at the first stop, the tour guide told me I couldn't record. As a result we left the tour group and walked all the way back to the tour bus center and demanded a refund.

We then found a park ranger who gave us a guided tour of Pickett's Charge for free - and I was allowed to video anything I wanted.

We went to the visitor center and got some great information. When we were ready to leave we wanted a snack from the snack bar, but no one was there. We selected our snack but no one was available to take our money. We tried four different cash registers at the visitor center but found no one willing to take our money! We finally gave up and left snackless. Not to mention parking is a rediculous mile away from the visitor center.

In the evening we went on a ghost tour in the town of gettysburg. The tour guide was excellent and very animated. We walked down Baltimore street in the dark. Some genious decided to install six foot tall parking meetings and to paint them black such that they were invisible at night. A fifteen year old,who was listening to the tour guide, walked straight into the meter with enough force that I am surprised he didn't get a concussion.

Fresh from Disney, we started to question: what if Disney ran Gettysburg?

If Disney ran Gettysburg, you would have to pay $15 to park your car, an $100 to enter the town. You would park 3 miles away, but a tram would take you to the battlefield. There would be a 30 minute line to see  each monument, and a gift shop every 100 feet. Twice daily visitors would be treated to a parade across the battlefield that would include floats and dancers in period costumes. When hungry, you could have a turkey leg or a Mickey Ear ice cream from one of the many food stands along the way. And you wouldn't need to walk Pickets Charge. They would have an air conditioned ride with animatronics. 

I think I would prefer if Disney didn't run Gettysburg.