Trip Report Escaping the ARCTIC BLAST

This trip was planned Friday about 1030pm. Those of you that know me know my distain for cold, worse snow and ice. Saw what was coming and my DD said get out of here. I had to endure one day of the blast yesterday but it is 83 degrees at the Moment.

And we I know how much I hate rack rate. So up at 2am to go to Midway. On 1.5 hours sleep $49 MDW TO MCO

This trip it is just Donald and I.

I

Since I was up since 2am this was breakfast

 

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Got trapped between the preshow and ride.
Knew it wasn’t going well when 3 maintenance dude walked through us. But got a FP that I used for Safari since I wasn’t having luck and easily got a Dino later.

Dinoland is all decked out for Christmas. Can’t wait to see at night

How cute is he?

Safari jump
Over. Delay do to uncooperative animals

Kevin really was active.

 

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Waiting for characters to return. Colors so bright for wee ones.

Second meet and greet

As they come back. Good enough for me.

 

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What the real nice security guard did to my potato chips. He was squishing backpack to inspect vs visual. I joking asked if his goal was to squish every last potato chip? He was mortified. But he did just that.

By the way the quality paper napkins that are useful at Bonnet Creek

 

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Two rows of warnings on the doors

My favorite

Honestly the ones without the decals make for a better viewing experience. While the others are cute outside they distort everything from the inside. I may view that differently during the summer when a shield from the sunshine might be nice.

 

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My breakfast. Layered cheesecake, blueberries and sweet pastry. It was Devine

My travel companion woke late today too. I opted to ignore
Soarin FP and sleep another hour. Didn’t matter had my pick of all Future attractions this afternoon

I saw my first Leprechaun today. Happy Early St Patty’s Day

So empty for lunchtime.

Both these women about 30ish ahead of me in Soarin had purses wide open with long straps but not cross body and wallets on top.
Mind boggling

 

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I really do love Soarin even if the Ending is obsolete already

Come Ride with me

I had a FP but no way was it near 40 minutes pretty much a walk on

 

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Most of EPCOT is still sporting her Fall decor that has been up since August

Very few veggies. Tiny things.

Nom nom nom. Wonder where they’re served I just see Salmon on the menus

Time to move on

I don’t mind flowers. Ever.

They changed up the end of the greenhouse

 

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I’m really going to miss SSE when she goes down for a few years

SSE actually operated exceptionally well today.

 

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Good Fresh Coffee Needed

 

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The braised brisket stroganoff was excellent.

Don’t look to closely @Bob

The corn beef was so good but need to be shredded smaller than 4” pieces. A plastic Knife doesn’t cut it.

Now the cheese curd awful. These Chefs obviously don’t know what a cheese curd should taste like. And you shouldn’t feel like you’re chewing on a Superball.

I had a lady sit down diagonally from me at my coveted picnic table. When she was done she proceeded to take out toothpicks and dental floss and clean her teeth at the table while I was eating. Bluck!

 

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The braised brisket stroganoff was excellent.

Don’t look to closely @Bob

Fungus!!

 

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Fire burger was delicious. They stick the
Patty in an old forest preserve type BBQ that is all Smokey. Yum

Scallops in a
Peeled brusselsprout and potato.

I could have ate both immediately again.

 

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Fungus!!

I warned you NOT to look.

 

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The second level of this building is Nasty looking. Water drained by backwards fountain just rocks. Ruins the imaginary images.

Try to get

 

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Took my travel companion on HIS ride

 

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Spice Road had its Heat Lamps out

 

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They are not messing around at México. What a great vantage point

Daily as I go to the parks over the last year or so I look for the under covers. They use to be a bit more conspicuous now they are trying to blend

AK yesterday

 

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Lots of pup Christmas outfits