Hey Guys! Another trip under my belt, and there's a lot to talk about with this one. We were there from the third until the ninth and got in much of the world. What a trip this was. We did a lot of new things, yet still hit all of our old favorite traditions. So here we go. . . . .
Day One: July Third
We got to Caribbean Beach around 11 and settled in. Our rooms weren't quite ready, so we dropped off some of our valuables with bell services while we parked near where our room would be. Then we went off to Old Port Royale for lunch. We got our mugs, which were different from when my sister and my mom had been there in February. An interesting fact of note: The mugs now have 2003-2004 written on them, along with a disclaimer about using them. They are starting to crack down on people reusing mugs especially from other resorts. All mugs read in all caps, "Refillable only at location purchased Free refills until the end of your stay." It's good to see they're making strides to save money by preventing people from basically stealing drinks. I mean, I saw people fillling up all kinds of mugs, from Blizzard Beach to All Star Sports to old (and I mean really old--all blue and all coral colored) Caribbean Beach mugs. Anyway to cheat the system I guess. Another note about the mugs. They had a wide choice of colors to choose from when it comes to the tops and handles. This made it very easy to identify whose was whose in the family. For instance, I had green, my brother a blue green, my dad a dark blue, my sister orange, and my mom and other sister had red. Much less confusing.
Well, after lunch, my sister and brother didn't want to go to a park, so my parents and my other sister decided we would just get on the first bus that came. It turned out to be MGM, so off we were. Nothing really special there, except for one story. We did Who Wants to be a Millionaire twice. On the second show, I actually made it into the hot seat! The person before me, was a returning contestant, and he only answered about 6 questions. I guess I was fast enough, because when he missed, my number was up on top (seat 410)! The host I had was Dennis, and he was very nice the whole time. I was so nervous, you wouldn't believe it. I was like shaking. Of course, this was after running through the rain, so I was still a little wet and it was cold in there. Anyway, when I was on the 32,000 point question, I had to use my last two life lines--50/50 first, and then phone a complete stranger. I was very lucky to get a person, his name was Frank, as my stranger, who knew the question for sure. He knew by the date that one of the choice was impossible, as he was dead. Dennis was very impressed by this, so after I answered it correctly, he brought Frank into the studio, and I actually got to meet my stranger! It was hilarious. If any of you were in that show, you can agree to that! Well, I was out of lifelines, so I just guessed on the 64,000 point question, and missed. But I had hit the plateau, so I was happy. With the pins, and lanyard, hat and polo shirt, the total value, was $170--not bad for twenty minutes of freaking out. I had a great time. What made it even more special was that the next day, while filling up our mugs, I was recognized by this couple that had seen me win. I felt like a celebrity. What fun!
Later on in the trip, we went back, and I got a picture with Dennis, and I'll post it if I can.
After that, my other sister and brother met us at MGM, and we went to Riverside for dinner. We just love that resort.
Well those are the highlights for Day One. More to come later. . . .
Day One: July Third
We got to Caribbean Beach around 11 and settled in. Our rooms weren't quite ready, so we dropped off some of our valuables with bell services while we parked near where our room would be. Then we went off to Old Port Royale for lunch. We got our mugs, which were different from when my sister and my mom had been there in February. An interesting fact of note: The mugs now have 2003-2004 written on them, along with a disclaimer about using them. They are starting to crack down on people reusing mugs especially from other resorts. All mugs read in all caps, "Refillable only at location purchased Free refills until the end of your stay." It's good to see they're making strides to save money by preventing people from basically stealing drinks. I mean, I saw people fillling up all kinds of mugs, from Blizzard Beach to All Star Sports to old (and I mean really old--all blue and all coral colored) Caribbean Beach mugs. Anyway to cheat the system I guess. Another note about the mugs. They had a wide choice of colors to choose from when it comes to the tops and handles. This made it very easy to identify whose was whose in the family. For instance, I had green, my brother a blue green, my dad a dark blue, my sister orange, and my mom and other sister had red. Much less confusing.
Well, after lunch, my sister and brother didn't want to go to a park, so my parents and my other sister decided we would just get on the first bus that came. It turned out to be MGM, so off we were. Nothing really special there, except for one story. We did Who Wants to be a Millionaire twice. On the second show, I actually made it into the hot seat! The person before me, was a returning contestant, and he only answered about 6 questions. I guess I was fast enough, because when he missed, my number was up on top (seat 410)! The host I had was Dennis, and he was very nice the whole time. I was so nervous, you wouldn't believe it. I was like shaking. Of course, this was after running through the rain, so I was still a little wet and it was cold in there. Anyway, when I was on the 32,000 point question, I had to use my last two life lines--50/50 first, and then phone a complete stranger. I was very lucky to get a person, his name was Frank, as my stranger, who knew the question for sure. He knew by the date that one of the choice was impossible, as he was dead. Dennis was very impressed by this, so after I answered it correctly, he brought Frank into the studio, and I actually got to meet my stranger! It was hilarious. If any of you were in that show, you can agree to that! Well, I was out of lifelines, so I just guessed on the 64,000 point question, and missed. But I had hit the plateau, so I was happy. With the pins, and lanyard, hat and polo shirt, the total value, was $170--not bad for twenty minutes of freaking out. I had a great time. What made it even more special was that the next day, while filling up our mugs, I was recognized by this couple that had seen me win. I felt like a celebrity. What fun!
Later on in the trip, we went back, and I got a picture with Dennis, and I'll post it if I can.
After that, my other sister and brother met us at MGM, and we went to Riverside for dinner. We just love that resort.
Well those are the highlights for Day One. More to come later. . . .