Just got back yesterday and I had so much to do so I am just now starting this thing. The camp I went to was a video production camp. We stayed at the Caribbean Beach Resort and they got two rooms in which they connected and put about 12 computers in each room. All of our rooms were around these two rooms. So they split us up into 3 groups, each with one counselor as our leader. I was in the blue group and my counselor was Alex. So we basically got to go around the parks all day and take videos then come back and edit it for our final project.
Ok, now that you know what the camp is about, let's get started with travel day. My flight out of Hartford, Connecticut left at 6:15 and I was flying to JFK where I would then catch a flight to Orlando.
I was going to be flying alone but I am 15 so I did not need any assistance. Everything went as planned and I got into Orlando at about 12. All the campers were supposed to meet up with our counselor at the McDonald's and then they would take us down to the Magical Express check in. They were not allowed to take the bus so we were on our own. This was what happened a lot on the trip, we were on our own and could do whatever we wanted the whole time.
So I checked in by myself and jumped right into the Caribbean Beach line and we were on a bus in about 2 minutes.
The Caribbean Beach was going to be the first stop, so I sat back with a smile on my face and just could not wait to get there. I had my camera out just about the whole time so I took a picture of another bus.
We're here!
So I walk in and my counselors are there and I meet the 3 campers that got there before me. So I said hi and I got my park hopper and since we were early the head counselor, Kerry, asked if we wanted to go to a park and we decided to go to Hollywood Studios. This was very surprising because within 10 minutes of being there I was on a bus to DHS with two other campers. I went with Joe (16) and Roxy (18) who were both really cool. Joe ended up being one of the people I hung out with the whole time.
So we arrived at DHS and went straight for Tower Of Terror. This was Roxy's first time but not Joe and I first time. I can't remember but I think it was only a 30 minute wait. Next was RnRC which was a 40 minute wait but it was awesome. Then we passed The Great Movie Ride and decided to ride.
We had to be back to the hotel to meet up before dinner so we headed back. We met a new camper named Charlie and we headed to the lab to hang out in Aruba. There we met Tony and Alan who we would also be hainging out with during the week. So we headed back to the main building and we all got on a bus to DHS. We had the bus to our selves so we played a name game type thing. Then they told us we would be having dinner in a prop room in the back lot area and then have vip seating for Fanstasmic. Here are 2 of the counselors (alex is on the left)
The dinner was great with props from old parades and from the old Lion King show and everything.
From there we got to walk behind the scenes to the fantasmic area. We walked behind Tower of Terror and everything which was very cool but could not take any pictures. We walked up some stairs and were in the back of the Fantasmis stadium. The seats were not vip at all but we all got to sit together. They were in one of the back sections. The show ended and instead of heading out with the crowd we went back stage again. It was extra magic hours for Magic Kingdom and we all planned on going but the buses were so bad we would have only gotten an hour in so we headed back to the resort for a swim and to hang out in the new official hang out room of the trip, Alan's room.
So that was the amazing day one. I don't think I will be able to do a day by day report because I can't remember anything so I will do my best.
Ok, now that you know what the camp is about, let's get started with travel day. My flight out of Hartford, Connecticut left at 6:15 and I was flying to JFK where I would then catch a flight to Orlando.
I was going to be flying alone but I am 15 so I did not need any assistance. Everything went as planned and I got into Orlando at about 12. All the campers were supposed to meet up with our counselor at the McDonald's and then they would take us down to the Magical Express check in. They were not allowed to take the bus so we were on our own. This was what happened a lot on the trip, we were on our own and could do whatever we wanted the whole time.
So I checked in by myself and jumped right into the Caribbean Beach line and we were on a bus in about 2 minutes.
The Caribbean Beach was going to be the first stop, so I sat back with a smile on my face and just could not wait to get there. I had my camera out just about the whole time so I took a picture of another bus.
We're here!
So I walk in and my counselors are there and I meet the 3 campers that got there before me. So I said hi and I got my park hopper and since we were early the head counselor, Kerry, asked if we wanted to go to a park and we decided to go to Hollywood Studios. This was very surprising because within 10 minutes of being there I was on a bus to DHS with two other campers. I went with Joe (16) and Roxy (18) who were both really cool. Joe ended up being one of the people I hung out with the whole time.
So we arrived at DHS and went straight for Tower Of Terror. This was Roxy's first time but not Joe and I first time. I can't remember but I think it was only a 30 minute wait. Next was RnRC which was a 40 minute wait but it was awesome. Then we passed The Great Movie Ride and decided to ride.
We had to be back to the hotel to meet up before dinner so we headed back. We met a new camper named Charlie and we headed to the lab to hang out in Aruba. There we met Tony and Alan who we would also be hainging out with during the week. So we headed back to the main building and we all got on a bus to DHS. We had the bus to our selves so we played a name game type thing. Then they told us we would be having dinner in a prop room in the back lot area and then have vip seating for Fanstasmic. Here are 2 of the counselors (alex is on the left)
The dinner was great with props from old parades and from the old Lion King show and everything.
From there we got to walk behind the scenes to the fantasmic area. We walked behind Tower of Terror and everything which was very cool but could not take any pictures. We walked up some stairs and were in the back of the Fantasmis stadium. The seats were not vip at all but we all got to sit together. They were in one of the back sections. The show ended and instead of heading out with the crowd we went back stage again. It was extra magic hours for Magic Kingdom and we all planned on going but the buses were so bad we would have only gotten an hour in so we headed back to the resort for a swim and to hang out in the new official hang out room of the trip, Alan's room.
So that was the amazing day one. I don't think I will be able to do a day by day report because I can't remember anything so I will do my best.