Harry Potter is the best ride ever!
flight of the hippogryph is lame.
Drewrode both dragons, I did not.
Ollivander's was cute.
loved IOA, liked Universal.
dinner at Margaritaville, of course. Citywalk is livelier than Downtown disney.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Sunday, September 4, 2011
trip report part 6
Chef Mickey's for breakfast, then back to AK in the morning, rode Everest again. drove over to Royal Pacific and checked in. I swam,he napped. ate dinner at the Islands restaurant. loved the Indonesian theme. really needed the down time.
and did I mention the lizards and the snake?
in previous trips I'd seen lizards at all the Disney hotels, but didn't see any at Coronado springs. right after we got to Royal Pacific, I said something to Drew. and then I began to see lizards all over the grounds (including one poor baby lizard down by the boat dock that got smushed).
but the black snake corssing our path was just too much.
and did I mention the lizards and the snake?
in previous trips I'd seen lizards at all the Disney hotels, but didn't see any at Coronado springs. right after we got to Royal Pacific, I said something to Drew. and then I began to see lizards all over the grounds (including one poor baby lizard down by the boat dock that got smushed).
but the black snake corssing our path was just too much.
Saturday, September 3, 2011
trip report part 5
hollywood studios. Drew's favorite ride is here -- Tower of Terror. Loved dinner at sci fi drive in. fantasmic was...I loved it but the fireworks at MK were better. forgot that you can see Illuminations from the ampitheater after fantasmic ends.
Friday, September 2, 2011
trip report part 4
wednesday. a full day at MK. rides, parades, fireworks. dinner at Tony's. and he bought me a gift, etched glass of Mickey and Minnie.
this was the day that I came face to face with a squirrel. the poor thing somehow found its way into the "small world" ride and was terrified. it wound up in the water. yes, squirrels do know how to swim.
and a little extra magic in the parking lot that night ....I found $60 in cash. must have fallen out of someone's pocket.
this was the day that I came face to face with a squirrel. the poor thing somehow found its way into the "small world" ride and was terrified. it wound up in the water. yes, squirrels do know how to swim.
and a little extra magic in the parking lot that night ....I found $60 in cash. must have fallen out of someone's pocket.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
trip report, part 3 -- tuesday
EPCOT in the morning, Magic Kingdom in the afternoon, then back to EPCOT in the evening for dinner at San Angel and extra magic hours. sitting in MK during a rainstorm, that's when we found out about the earthquake back home.
this was the day we got stuck on POTC for 25 minutes -- they actually killed the soundtrack at one point. also ran into problems on the monorail -- we had to take a bus back to EPCOT from the MK because of technical difficulties. we were half an hour late for our ADR, but were seated anyhow. wanted to be done eating by 9 PM to start extra magic hours while everyone else was watching Illuminations, but didn't finish until 9:30. wound up waiting an hour for Soarin'.
that was also the night of the famous "kick". family in front of us on line for Soarin'. the boy was a little rambunctious, accidentally kicked me hard enough to leave a bruise. the mom told him to behave but never told him to apologize to me.
this was the day we got stuck on POTC for 25 minutes -- they actually killed the soundtrack at one point. also ran into problems on the monorail -- we had to take a bus back to EPCOT from the MK because of technical difficulties. we were half an hour late for our ADR, but were seated anyhow. wanted to be done eating by 9 PM to start extra magic hours while everyone else was watching Illuminations, but didn't finish until 9:30. wound up waiting an hour for Soarin'.
that was also the night of the famous "kick". family in front of us on line for Soarin'. the boy was a little rambunctious, accidentally kicked me hard enough to leave a bruise. the mom told him to behave but never told him to apologize to me.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
trip report part 2 -- monday
up early and drove over to Coronado springs. checked in, the room was ready! and the upgrade fairy sprinkled pixie dust -- we got a water view in the Cabanas area.
then off to Animal Kingdom. I like this park, but it's not my favorite. got there for AM extra magic hour, wanted to ride Expedition Everest. ride was down, we got a fastpass instead and headed over to Kilimanjaro Safari. By early afternoon we'd ridden all the major rides and seen the Lion King show, and we'd eaten lunch at flame Tree (dining plan!). drove over to EPCOT for the afternoon.I hadn't planned to go until evening, but we saw a lot of EPCOT that first day. I chickened out of Mission space Orange -- Drew road, and told me I should be happy I stuck with green. had dinner at Restaurant Marrakesh and saw Illuminations.
then off to Animal Kingdom. I like this park, but it's not my favorite. got there for AM extra magic hour, wanted to ride Expedition Everest. ride was down, we got a fastpass instead and headed over to Kilimanjaro Safari. By early afternoon we'd ridden all the major rides and seen the Lion King show, and we'd eaten lunch at flame Tree (dining plan!). drove over to EPCOT for the afternoon.I hadn't planned to go until evening, but we saw a lot of EPCOT that first day. I chickened out of Mission space Orange -- Drew road, and told me I should be happy I stuck with green. had dinner at Restaurant Marrakesh and saw Illuminations.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
trip report part 1
So as we were preparing to leave for the airport on Sunday, Drew's buddy says "there's a hurricane in the Carri bean, it's called Irene. It's supposed to hit Florida."
So guess what? It missed Florida altogether and hit the northeast, wreaked havoc on Long Island. the storm dominated the news the whole time we were on vacation.Instead, we got typical Florida weather -- very hot, very humid, and with short rain showers every day.
and we also missed the earthquake. the epicenter was in Washington, DC. but it was felt in NYC and Long Island.
Day one, Sunday. Afternoon flight from JFK to Orlando. Picked up our rental car, drove to Kissimmee. spent one night in a budget motel, Studio 6. Actually not too bad, clean, quiet, comfortable. spent the evening at Downtown Disney, ate at bongos. ran into one of Drew's friends coming out of Fulton's Crab house.
a good start to the trip.
So guess what? It missed Florida altogether and hit the northeast, wreaked havoc on Long Island. the storm dominated the news the whole time we were on vacation.Instead, we got typical Florida weather -- very hot, very humid, and with short rain showers every day.
and we also missed the earthquake. the epicenter was in Washington, DC. but it was felt in NYC and Long Island.
Day one, Sunday. Afternoon flight from JFK to Orlando. Picked up our rental car, drove to Kissimmee. spent one night in a budget motel, Studio 6. Actually not too bad, clean, quiet, comfortable. spent the evening at Downtown Disney, ate at bongos. ran into one of Drew's friends coming out of Fulton's Crab house.
a good start to the trip.
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