DisneyCP2000
Well-Known Member
10/8/02 Tues
*Packing. I'm a true procrastinator! :lol: Drove down to Bloomington IL to meet up with my ol' CP roomate and his friends.
10/09/02
*Took a flight to Orlando via Atlanta around 5am.
*Visited the Studios
It's the perfect season to go there. The longest wait that day was for star tours 20 min.
*Preparations for the Osbourne Lights are under way. Most of the homes are strung up already. The large Xmas tree, the reindeers, the large greeting, the globe and a couple other things are up and ready too.
*I have a couple of photos of Mission Space. And I got some great photos of the pavilions at night. Ohhh Ahhh.
10/10/02
*Went to Epcot and rode TT. And I GOT STUCK ON IT. A first for me! We got stuck right under the sign that displays your speed. We sat there for 5 min till we started rolling along the track. I was especially painful when we started to go around the banked turn at a snail's pace. Was allowed to ride again but had to wait in car for all other cars to make it around the track. Sat and waited inside the building for 10 more min for the cars to clear out. Cast member let us know we could stay on the ride one more time if we wanted. I wanted out! Getting stuck 2 times sucks. I opted for the Exit pass.
*Picked up work ID to get access to discounts and parks.
*Tidbit of info. All the booths for the F&W festival are set. Spain is up and fairly set up. It may look like a permanant exhibit from afar. But upon closer inspection, you can tell it's drilled together with screws and plywood.
*Had lunch at Biergarten. Yum!
*Noticed that 1/2 of Japan's store is closed for refurb.
*Watched American Adventure. Desperately wanted to see it since last year's event. Very PATRIOTIC!
*Headed to MK around 5pm and did attractions: Space Mt. (both sides), Haunted Mansion, Big Thunder Mtn, Spash Mtn, Snow White (first time ever). Max wait was for Spash (20min).
10/11/02
*Went to Dak. Saw Dinosaur, Whirl and Tough to be a Bug. (Max wait was for Tough to be a bug-20min)
*After that I went to DTD to do a whole lot of shopping! Shopped till 3pm and then headed off to work.
*Worked back at conventions in Epcot. Worked for the cast celebration. Horray to all the cast member who've worked at WDW for 10+ years. They did it in the old millvill and set it up really nice. It's a great place for a convention! Cast members got a free photo, all the characters were there, an open bar (some of who abused way tooooo much), live bands, and a whole lot of food.
*Went to Art of Disney and saw the coolest thing: it was a sign of the park's name. But each letter of the name was represented by a letter taken from an attraction in that park. EG p in epcot represented by the p in Space.
*I saw Al Weiss backstage.
10/12/02
*Traveling. Out of FL at 8AM. Back in Chicago by 19:30.
10/13/02
Back to work!
I'll post photos soon, I need to catch up on sleep. I didn't get sleep last night plus I had to drive 2 hours to get back to chgo. So I'm tired right now!!!
*Packing. I'm a true procrastinator! :lol: Drove down to Bloomington IL to meet up with my ol' CP roomate and his friends.
10/09/02
*Took a flight to Orlando via Atlanta around 5am.
*Visited the Studios
It's the perfect season to go there. The longest wait that day was for star tours 20 min.*Preparations for the Osbourne Lights are under way. Most of the homes are strung up already. The large Xmas tree, the reindeers, the large greeting, the globe and a couple other things are up and ready too.
*I have a couple of photos of Mission Space. And I got some great photos of the pavilions at night. Ohhh Ahhh.
10/10/02
*Went to Epcot and rode TT. And I GOT STUCK ON IT. A first for me! We got stuck right under the sign that displays your speed. We sat there for 5 min till we started rolling along the track. I was especially painful when we started to go around the banked turn at a snail's pace. Was allowed to ride again but had to wait in car for all other cars to make it around the track. Sat and waited inside the building for 10 more min for the cars to clear out. Cast member let us know we could stay on the ride one more time if we wanted. I wanted out! Getting stuck 2 times sucks. I opted for the Exit pass.
*Picked up work ID to get access to discounts and parks.
*Tidbit of info. All the booths for the F&W festival are set. Spain is up and fairly set up. It may look like a permanant exhibit from afar. But upon closer inspection, you can tell it's drilled together with screws and plywood.
*Had lunch at Biergarten. Yum!
*Noticed that 1/2 of Japan's store is closed for refurb.
*Watched American Adventure. Desperately wanted to see it since last year's event. Very PATRIOTIC!
*Headed to MK around 5pm and did attractions: Space Mt. (both sides), Haunted Mansion, Big Thunder Mtn, Spash Mtn, Snow White (first time ever). Max wait was for Spash (20min).
10/11/02
*Went to Dak. Saw Dinosaur, Whirl and Tough to be a Bug. (Max wait was for Tough to be a bug-20min)
*After that I went to DTD to do a whole lot of shopping! Shopped till 3pm and then headed off to work.
*Worked back at conventions in Epcot. Worked for the cast celebration. Horray to all the cast member who've worked at WDW for 10+ years. They did it in the old millvill and set it up really nice. It's a great place for a convention! Cast members got a free photo, all the characters were there, an open bar (some of who abused way tooooo much), live bands, and a whole lot of food.
*Went to Art of Disney and saw the coolest thing: it was a sign of the park's name. But each letter of the name was represented by a letter taken from an attraction in that park. EG p in epcot represented by the p in Space.
*I saw Al Weiss backstage.
10/12/02
*Traveling. Out of FL at 8AM. Back in Chicago by 19:30.
10/13/02
Back to work!
I'll post photos soon, I need to catch up on sleep. I didn't get sleep last night plus I had to drive 2 hours to get back to chgo. So I'm tired right now!!!
