The Ferrets Florida funtime

well its finally here ladies and gentlepeeps.I am sitting in the departure lounge at our tiny island aiport wiating to go :-)
Off to a great start as we only have bloney Gok Wan on our flight (first autograph and we haven't even left Guernsey yet.
There may be some more updates whilst we are vactioning but am taking a notebook to keep tabs of everything to fill this out properly when we get back.
Thats all for now folks
 
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Forgot to say that pre -Aerosmith we met with a few characters at the Art of Animation area.
First up was Ralph and Vanellope.
Next was the Big Cheese himself who spotted and liked my tattoo :D
Finally got pictures with Frozone and Mr Incredible.We chatted to the greeter for these two while in the queue and explained about the weight loss since the last time we met with them.
As we got to the characters it was announced to them (and the whole queue) about this which resulted in a lot of whooping and cheering from the line and a lot of high 5's and congratulations from the characters and greeters.
Right .. after that little edit back to the after lunch shennanigans.
We browsed the shops to let lunch settle and then headed for the Great Movie ride.We had the gangster . We found it to be highly amusing as she was a latino trying to do a Brooklyn accent.
Then on to the Backlot tour.As we had no volunteers they briefly demonstrated the water tank effects and then we headed to the trams.
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Looking good in the sun

the tour went well and saw something interesting.
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Does this mean we can close the Adventures Club thread now .... Please

Also we saw this rare sight
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Handsome chap isn't he ..

Ladies and gentlemen and Hatters I give you the one the only ... BACKSIDE OF WATER..

After a browse down through the shops we headed to the buses and or home for the evening.
 
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Thursday 9th
Off to EPCOT for park opening.There doesn't seem to be the rope drops of old.We remember on previous trips waiting in the central hub held back by a rope waiting for the 9am let loose.Now they just open the turnstiles at 9 which doesn't seem as exciting.The old style paper ticket turn styles seemed to be moving quicker this morning.
First up was Spaceship Earth.Walked straight on and always enjoy this ride even the (rubbish) backward ending.
Next up over to The new Test Track (presented by Chevrolet dontcha know) Grabbed fastpasses for later and headed into the standby line.
We both really like the new and improved ride and had a blast making the vehicle.
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My manly machine.​
Heading on over to the land we hopped on a flight and soared over California.Loving the orange grove.(is that a man hoovering oranges from one of the trees in this part).Managed to get front row seats for the flight :).​
After landing (customs is much quicker than MCO) we went back over to TT to use our Fastpasses.Still liking it.​
After our virtual test we hit up mousegear to assess the range in there.​
Time to go globe trotting .​
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Having taken a deep breath or two we headed out for our world tour.
First up eeewwww Canada.a quick browse through the shops resulted in a new T-shirt for me winging its way back to the resort.The good old United Kingdom was our next stop.After a few topiary pics (can you find Peter Pan) we hit up the shops.Donna saw a Cheshire cat pillow pet and grabbed that.However after 15 minutes of waiting by a till and no one even looking to help :mad: he was returned to the shelf and we left.I spotted this in the tea shoppe and couldn't resist a picture
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After mooching around a few more countries we found ourselves in Morroco.Alladin and Jasmine were just heading off for a breather so we went to restaurant Marrakesh for lunch.We were seated straight away (Take that you ADR obsessives) and thoroughly enjoyed our meal.service was prompt and friendly.
As we exited Alladin and Jasmine had returned and we joined the line to meet them.
Jasmine was very impressed with the Tattoo of her Donna has.Hiking over to Norway we were sent back back over the falls .In the exit gift shop Gier Wiess was meeting but there is only one Blonde Norse for Mrs.F.so we didn't bother.
After exiting World showcase via the Oz garden we headed over to The seas with Nemo and Friends.
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Hand blown glass flowers

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Mrs.F takes way better pics than me .
After journeying through the EAC and rescuing Fabio we headed over to the imagination pavillion.After riding Figment we headed out through the gift shops to return to colonial Mexico.
Firing up the trusty steed we headed out of the bubble to do some shopping at old town and Dinner at the Golden Coral (say what you want we like it there).
Discovered a couple of new favorite shows.
Americas worst Tattoo's and Long Island Medium.
 
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Friday 10th

Animal Kingdom

Arrived at the park to join the turnstile lines.They let us through to in front of the tree of life before letting us loose into the park general at 9 with a rope drop.We stopped at the caricature people outside the shop and left them with pictures of our nephew and niece to work their magic with.
From here we headed into deepest darkest Africa to secure fastpasses for the Safari.
Whilst waiting for our slot to roll round we tried an iced vanilla latte and apple and cinnamon muffin from the nearby refreshment point.Both were very nice and the sparrows agreed on the muffin ( can't help it if we dropped some crumbs ).
Suitably refreshed we headed off to our three week Safari.
There were a lot of animals around and about and we saw all sorts including the Bongo's
Giraffes
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Both types of rhino
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Get the point ..
The baby elephants were playing in the pool
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Its alright to stare folks they are wearing their trunks ...

The female lion was in prime position on the rock formation
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She is actually sitting on sandstone.. some people take it for granite ..
There are also some new animals near the end ,
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Addax (very rare apparently)
After exiting the truck we took a Stroll over the border to Asia.
 
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We snagged FP for Everest and proceeded to walk on as it was only a 20 min wait.straight after the first ride it was fastpass time so we disco'ed with the yeti one more time .
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Next on our adventure we popped into the big blue to see Nemo.It has been a while since we had seen this show because we were disappointed with it when we first saw it.We settled down to watch with an open mind and were pleasantly pleased.It was much better than we remembered (might have been too hot and tired last time).
After getting back to dry land we strolled around for a while soaking up the atmosphere and getting ideas for things we might buy at a later date.We found ourselves back at the caricature people who had finished.The pictures are amazing and really capture the look and attitude of our nephew and niece.
Whilst in the shop Donna spotted her cheshire cat pillow pal that she had not been able to buy at Epcot and he was duly added into her backpack (shipping it back would be cruell dontcha know).
Caricatures sorted we forced down another French Vanilla latte and left for the day.
Once back at the resort we headed out to do some more shopping and for tea.
 
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Mr Ferret 75

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Saturday 10th

Seaworld.
Early start for the noble steed today as we were at the park before they opened parking by at least 20 minutes.
Once we had exchanged our vouchers for tickets we joined the line for the turnstiles.For park opening they play the American National anthem and this is where things went a bit south for a short while.I understand Patriotism and respect other nationalities and their anthems and will stand quietly until it is over. Some one however took exception to about half a dozen people that were in the various lines that had their hats on.He complianed loudly and repeatedly for them to "remove your hats" "its disrespectful" .Surely its worse to be shouting over your own anthem ? and doesn't give visitors a good impression of Americans.(i wouldn't expect Americans to remove their hats during God save the Queen) .. Rant over.
First up was a quick picture in front of the penguin wall.
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Then off to Starbucks for a muffin and to sample the coffee from here (not the best but not the worst).The stingray pool was our first destination and two packs of fish were purchased and we proceeded to feed the little fellows.very cool and only a little damp.We strolled past the dolphins (huge line just to buy the food) and , as they were all hanging by the feeding area (clever chaps) we headed to turtle trek.
This is a very cool attraction and also has the Manatees here (Donna's favourite animal here)
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No hurling on the shell dude

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Very cute

Next up was Journey to Atlantis which due to the walk on nature of the crowds we did this twice in quick rotation.Next was the Kraken which I did back row twice in a row with just the time it took me to walk around to get on the ride.This theme continued at Manta which was ridden twice also with minimal time inbetween.Donna took time out to visit the aquarium.she said it was very cool and you could put your head up into the stingray tank in a special bubble or stand in a cutout style alcove.
As we (Donna more steady than me) approached the waterfront area they were diving for pearls so i shelled out and picked an ugly oyster for my Pretty Wife.One ceremony later and she was the proud owner of an 8mm blue pearl (second rarest).
From here it was off to pacific point to feed the sea lions
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Who we wanted to feed.
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Who we actually fed.
From here we dived into the depths of the shark encounter.
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Fish are friends not food
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Smiley swordfish
After escaping from here (and minding our step as the end of the walkway was approaching).we arrived at shamu stadium just as the show was starting.score.Love the show and the water jets add to the fun.Once it had let out we took the walking tour into base station alpha and the wild arctic.This was a little bit of a dissapointing visit to the cold continent.The polar bear looked a little restless and the Walrus was asleep in the water tucked away in a corner.As for the Beluga's they were nowhere to be seen.
After a stroll around most of the park getting anything we had seen on the way in we stopped for a coffee and peaches and cream muffin (very nice).After exiting we headed off down to wallmart to buy a new case each ( our allowance is for 2 cases EACH and by gum we are going to fill that allowance).Then to Golden corral for a well deserved meal.
 
Mr Ferret 75

Mr Ferret 75

Thank you sir. You were an inspiration.
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Thanks for all the nice words peoples :D

Sunday 12th
Shopping Day :)

First late start of the holiday :)
Fired up the trusty steed and rolled on up to the Vineland discount shops.Eventually.(google maps wasn't that helpfull).
Had a good browse around and hit up the GAP outlet,Pacsun.Payless shoes,converse,and the Disney outlet shop.
Then on to the Florida mall ( much easier to find )
We shopped till we dropped including
Torrid,
Francessca's place,
Atomic tattoo (for t-shirts only)
We also went to Old Navy for the first time ... Much was bought here.
WE popped into M&M's world to spit on the KB car (nascar humour ladies and gents)
The Disneystore was a big let down as it only seemed to stock kids items :(
After a stop at .... Starbucks for an iced Macchiato and a peaches and cream muffin we exited via H & M.
Back down the I4 to the Golden Coral for tea brought an end to the shopping festivities.

On a side note if it seems like we are spending a lot of time shopping please bear in mind that we both need complete new wardrobes (see the seaworld day for a clue)
 
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Monday 13

Universal studios
So we saddled up the neeesan and headed east up the I4 to universal.Paid for preferred parking and after finding the hazard light switch (thanks to Donna) we followed the blue line up to the King Kong parking lot.
One quick trip along the travellators later and we were at the gates.
First up was Minion Mayhem (formerly jimmy neutron(formerly the Hannah Barbera ride)).This is a great new update of a good ride and we really enjoyed it with only a 5 minute wait.
Next up was Rip it Ride it Rock it . This was a walk on literally .Awsome ride and the tunes really add to the experience .
From here it was straight to ... Rip it Ride it Rock it ..again a walk on whilst my awesome wife waited for me.
After stopping at starbucks for a caramel crunch frappachino each we moseyed on over to investigate the new Harry potter section that is in construction.
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for all you Ornithologist's out there ... a Florida crane ..Boom Boom
This looks like it is going to be a fantastic addition to the park and makes you realise how much room the Jaws ride occupied.
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behind the scenes at the new springfield development.
Having been suitably refreshed we headed over to the New York Worlds Fair for MIB .Regrettably the ride malfunctioned just as we were entering the giant bug towards the end so we never got any proof of our record breaking scores...
When we finally got of we went over to the E.T. ride ..BROKEN
So to console herself we got one of these each.
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Donut mind if i do.
Next we just about spotted the new Transformers ride.
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Subtle ain't it .
we saw a crowd gathering in the street nearby and we knew what that meant.
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Jake and Elwood (they are on a mission from god)
The Blues Brothers show. this is awesome and always has us dancing and clapping along with it.
Having shaken much tail feather we headed over to The Mummy...
Not remembering exactly what this ride was like i popped through the single rider line to see how intense it was..
Having ridden it and finding it no worse than Everest Donna came on it with me.As the line was only ten minutes we managed to do it twice in a row.Donna now has a new favorite ride.
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Not really that scary :)
She purchased a new bracelet from the gift shop as a present to herself for doing the ride.We then headed back to re-try the E.T ride.It was working and with only a ten minute wait we got on the bicycles and everything synched with our names perfectly.
WE strolled a few more gift shops before exiting for lunch at the NASCAR cafe.Both of us chose the quesadilla's and steak.next i might have purchased a couple of items from the store :oops:
We went over into Islands of Adventure for a stroll through the park so we could soak up the atmosphere without rushing for any rides.The new Harry Potter expansion is incredible and i would have to say that it is easily the best themed area in any Florida theme park..
once we had completed our meander through the 7 lands (Jurassic river ride was down for refurb :( ) we headed back to the car and back to our hotel.
 

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