Before long, however, I was back on the mainland and walking under the vaulting arches of Sleeping Beauty's castle. This pink and blue palace acted as a fitting welcome to Fantasy Land and Toon Town, home to some cool attractions and pretty settings. However, I wasn't really in the mood for childsplay so I made my way round to the park's most famous area, Tomorrowland. Just like Discovery Bay but twice as intense, this technologically advanced area was home to the incredible Space Mountain - looking like a many-tiered cake, covered in golden drops and rich icing, the building was only half the story. Inside, the intense, inverting sit-down was such an experience that I had to ride it twice. Even the classy WEDway Peoplemover II ride didn't come close to the thrill of Space Mountain. Tomorrowland was home to two quite off-beat attractions, in the shape of Mars Mission and Project:Infinity, both of which were actually sited quite a way off. The former was a wacky space adventure, while the latter was a bewildering trip through practially every historical age in...well...history. Tomorrowland was definitely the area for thrill-seekers, but I could imagine families having a great time exploring the intricate buildings and fun theming.

So that was the end of the second day and, sadly, the end of my visit to Disneyland Resort in New York. Lazyboy had crafted a truly epic amusement park, both realistic and fantastical in its detail. I had thoroughly enjoyed myself on the trip, but I was beginning to miss my homeland. It was time to take the plane home across the Atlantic and perhaps meet up for a coffee with some of my schoolfriends...perhaps i'd been to hasty in leaving them behind? Whatever, I was quite happy to get home to more familiar surroundings, but I would definitely remember the fun i'd had on the other side of the pond. Well done Lazyboy on winning this accolade for a thoughtfully constructed and charming resort.

-Mantis