got back late wednesday. here's what i remember:
day one: sunday.
didja know you can get a complete steak dinner with tortillas, a quesadilla, rice and beans at lalo's in midway airport for just $7? best meal of the trip. i know it's not disney, but it was part of my trip, so sue me.
landed at orlando int'l. around 9 p.m. the plane, a 757, was full. there was a steady rain, which i expected. the local tv weatherman said there'd be rain all 3 days i was there. bummer. but the wife packed ponchos she bought at the dollar store. don't know how much ponchos cost in the world, but i'm sure it ain't cheaper than 2 for $1.
stayed at the courtyard by marriott in the village. nice view of downtown disney. saw a commercial for animal kingdom where people kept saying it's "natazu." i know that means "it's not a zoo," but does it also mean something in an african language? anybody know?
day two: monday.
this was fun. i knew, thanks to this site, that epcot was opening at 10 stedda 9. but i'm an anxious type, so we got there at around 8:30, much to my wife's chagrin. talked to a cast member who said he didn't know of the new hours until 6 that morning when his supervisor called. they let us in at 9, so we had lots of time to take pictures. i don't think it was a waste of time cuz we met a lot of nice people, both guests and cast members.
when the rope dropped at 10, we followed the herd toward test track. when we got there, two cast members were shouting that it was down for the day. they directed people to keep moving toward the universe of energy. but having no desire to see elllen, we turned around and headed to "honey, i shrunk the audience." but that area was blocked off till 11. we headed to spaceship earth, wondering whether it'd be open and operational. it was. whoopie!
got around to the "honey" show eventually. it was my first time seeing it (the kids don't dig 3-d). that show was hilarious! loved the mice part. it was the hardest i laughed all trip.
moved on to world showcase, which had a food & wine fest. i recommend the passion fruit wine from ecuador and the ice wine from canada. the cheddar cheese soup from canada was delicious too. i ate and drank much more, but it's all a blur after that.
it started to rain heavily as we were going in to see the american adventure. lots of sniffling going on in that place. rain stopped by the time we got out. saw barrage, the fiddle group. those kids rocked! if you get the chance to see them, do. they're not to be missed.
toured the rest of world showcase, blah, blah, blah. got a good seat for illuminations by the fountain on the lagoon in front of italy. again, that's something i hadn't seen in awhile cuz the kids don't like fireworks. that is the best damn fireworks show i've ever seen in my entire life. spectacular.
heard the "wayla, wayla" song from the parade enough times to last a lifetime. i think they play it over and over so people leave the park faster, sort of like how they play sinatra at the end of motley crue concerts (i like 'em both, so it don't bother me none). we stayed longer anyway to buy pins.
i'll reply here with days three and four.
day one: sunday.
didja know you can get a complete steak dinner with tortillas, a quesadilla, rice and beans at lalo's in midway airport for just $7? best meal of the trip. i know it's not disney, but it was part of my trip, so sue me.
landed at orlando int'l. around 9 p.m. the plane, a 757, was full. there was a steady rain, which i expected. the local tv weatherman said there'd be rain all 3 days i was there. bummer. but the wife packed ponchos she bought at the dollar store. don't know how much ponchos cost in the world, but i'm sure it ain't cheaper than 2 for $1.
stayed at the courtyard by marriott in the village. nice view of downtown disney. saw a commercial for animal kingdom where people kept saying it's "natazu." i know that means "it's not a zoo," but does it also mean something in an african language? anybody know?
day two: monday.
this was fun. i knew, thanks to this site, that epcot was opening at 10 stedda 9. but i'm an anxious type, so we got there at around 8:30, much to my wife's chagrin. talked to a cast member who said he didn't know of the new hours until 6 that morning when his supervisor called. they let us in at 9, so we had lots of time to take pictures. i don't think it was a waste of time cuz we met a lot of nice people, both guests and cast members.
when the rope dropped at 10, we followed the herd toward test track. when we got there, two cast members were shouting that it was down for the day. they directed people to keep moving toward the universe of energy. but having no desire to see elllen, we turned around and headed to "honey, i shrunk the audience." but that area was blocked off till 11. we headed to spaceship earth, wondering whether it'd be open and operational. it was. whoopie!
got around to the "honey" show eventually. it was my first time seeing it (the kids don't dig 3-d). that show was hilarious! loved the mice part. it was the hardest i laughed all trip.
moved on to world showcase, which had a food & wine fest. i recommend the passion fruit wine from ecuador and the ice wine from canada. the cheddar cheese soup from canada was delicious too. i ate and drank much more, but it's all a blur after that.
it started to rain heavily as we were going in to see the american adventure. lots of sniffling going on in that place. rain stopped by the time we got out. saw barrage, the fiddle group. those kids rocked! if you get the chance to see them, do. they're not to be missed.
toured the rest of world showcase, blah, blah, blah. got a good seat for illuminations by the fountain on the lagoon in front of italy. again, that's something i hadn't seen in awhile cuz the kids don't like fireworks. that is the best damn fireworks show i've ever seen in my entire life. spectacular.
heard the "wayla, wayla" song from the parade enough times to last a lifetime. i think they play it over and over so people leave the park faster, sort of like how they play sinatra at the end of motley crue concerts (i like 'em both, so it don't bother me none). we stayed longer anyway to buy pins.
i'll reply here with days three and four.
