Stranded in the Happiest Place on Earth! August 2011 (Lots of pictures) updated 01/28

[OrangeJuice]

"Tonight's trip report is somewhat unique and calls for a different kind of introduction."

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What you will find in this trip report:
:goodvibes 2300 pictures taken all around WDW and US.
:goodvibes 11 nights at the All-Star Sports Resort
:goodvibes 9 Table Service restaurants (with pictures for most)
:goodvibes 9 Days in WDW parks
:goodvibes 2 adults acting like children
:goodvibes 1 Day at Islands of Adventure in Universal Studios
:goodvibes 1 Tomorrowland Terrace Firework party
:goodvibes 1 Flight cancelled due to bad weather
:goodvibes 1 Very nice surprise on the Tower of Terror

The Cast:

DGF: This was my DGF's first trip to WDW. Before we left she did not want to hear too much about Disney for fear that I would ruin all the surprises. This meant that I had the pleasure of hearing her scream on rides like Dinosaur and TOT where she had no clue what to expect :).

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Me: This was my third trip to the world but my first adult trip. I started planning 8 months before we left and I got to say that it was worth it. This trip was amazing :).

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Here's a sneak peak at what's ahead:

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On the next episode: Landing at MCO, Magical Express and Hollywood studios.

[sassysasha]

popcorn:: Can't wait to read more!

[Stringbean&Wingnut]

Joining in!! :goodvibes Can't wait to read more!

[thekeeper]

Can wait to read more :rolleyes1

[kcdarr]

From the teaser pictures, it looks like you both had a good time. I can't wait to read about the trip.

[caaraa]

Looks good!
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[OrangeJuice]

popcorn:: Can't wait to read more!
Yay! first reply :) Welcome to my TR :)
Joining in!! :goodvibes Can't wait to read more!
Thanks for joining :)
Can wait to read more :rolleyes1
You seem familiar I think I know you...
From the teaser pictures, it looks like you both had a good time. I can't wait to read about the trip.
It's kinda funny because I had the camera for most of the trip so there are a lot more pictures of her then of me. But we definitely BOTH had a great time even though there aren't many pictures to prove it haha.
Looks good!
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Thanks, it was really an amazing trip!

[thekeeper]

You seem familiar as well.. those picture look alot like me :rolleyes1
Can wait to live our trip all over again with your trip report!!! :flower3:

[OrangeJuice]

So day 1 in Disney World was an interesting one. We definitely learned a lot about touring and about ourselves. Since our flight left early on the 20th and we live 4 hours away from the airport we left the day before and stayed at an airport hotel nearby. This saved us from paying parking! YAY!

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So the morning of the 20th we got up bright and early and sleep walked our way unto the shuttle to the airport. Even if the Halifax airport isn't big we still managed to get lost while looking for the US departures gate. Thankfully we had planned on arriving at the airport super early. Our flight left on time and we landed in philadelphia early. Unfortunately, one there our connecting flight to Orlando was delayed so we had a 3 hour layover. We still managed to get to Orlando around 2:00pm. We followed the crowd to the monorail that leads to the main terminal. Once in the main terminal we weren't sure where to go but a family must of noticed our Magical Express pamphlet and told us to follow them.

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After a short wait (we got in line for ME at 2:15 and we where on board by 2:30) we where on our way to WALT DISNEY WORLD!!!!

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Our hotel was the first drop off point so it wasn't long (30 minutes) till we arrived at All-Star Sports. Unfortunately it was raining quite strongly when we arrived (no worried though cause it really emptied out the parks). We had done online check in so we got our KTTW pretty fast. We dropped off our stuff in the room and left for our first park. HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS.

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The original plan was to do one or two rides then get in line for Fantasmic but when we got there the park was nearly empty so we headed for our first ride! Tower of Terror!!! Butterflies started fluttering in my stomach as we got closer to it. I only rode it once as a kid and I remembered it being scary. We where planing on getting a fast pass but when we got there 10 minutes wait!!! so we hopped in line.

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I'm over the picture limit so I'll post part 2 in a few minutes

[OrangeJuice]

What a great ride. Next we where hungry so we headed to the backlot express for supper. This is the only meal where we each ordered a quick service meal. Despite being two starving adults we where only able to eat about half. I got a deluxe angus burger and Thekeeper (DGF) got a ham sandwich. Both where good considering it was fast food.

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Afterwards we walked around Echo lake and back to Sunset Blv to catch Beauty and the Beast live on stage. This is my favorite childhood Disney movie so I was very happy to catch it live. We walked in a few minutes before it started so we didn't have great seats but it sure was a good show.

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After that we went straight back to Tower of Terror. I don't know why but the second time was even scarier then the first time. I held on for dear life!

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We took some pictures with the famous Sorcerer Mickey hat then got on the Great Movie Ride. I'd forgotten about the interactive part of this ride so I was pleasantly surprised. This was Thekeeper's first time seing Disney Audioanimatronics and I was able to capture her look of amazement. I love this picture.
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We walked around the deserted streets of america to the Muppets 3D. I remember first seing this show and being 1. scared to death and 2. blown away by the interactive 3D. This time around I found it a little dated but I still enjoyed it.

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We walked around a bit more and stumbled upon one Lightning McQueen and Tow Mater so we used our trusty photopass for that one. I haven't ordered the CD yet so I don't have those pics.
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We walked around some more, taking in the atmosphere. Then decided to head to Star Tours. I love the queue but the ride was almost a walk on so I wasn't able to get a good picture. The simulator was cool but dgf and I decided that it got us both nauseous so that was the only time we rode it.

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Here's where the survival part of the title comes in. We had decided to leave our filter water bottles in our rooms so we relied on purchased water to stay hydrated for the night. So as we headed to line up for Fantasmic we grabe a water bottle and I later bought a lemonade.

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Unfortunately if wasn't enough. We lined up for F! around 9:15 which meant 45 minutes of standing in a crowded area. By the time we sat down (very good seats I must add) at 10:00 we where exhausted and honestly I think we where near heat stroke level. We both felt so sick that we decided to leave before the show started and head back to the hotel. We knew we'd be coming back to HS in a few days so we could catch F! at that point.

We where back at ASsports by 11:00 and in bed by 11:30. We had a BIG day planned for tomorrow.
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Stay tuned for our next episode: Day 2 Tonga Toast, Touring plans and the joy of Disney naps.

[thekeeper]

I must add that I'm really sad we lost somewhere in the hotel room one of the only pin we bought!

[bkandreu]

I love this TR so far! Your first day seemed so fun! Too bad about getting sick right before the show though! :confused3 Can't wait for more! popcorn::

[Stringbean&Wingnut]

Looks like you both had a great day!! The rain really does help with the crowds, I love going to a park right after it rains - you can go on so many more rides! :laughing:

[okw19]

Joining in! Great start! :)

[OrangeJuice]

Hey everybody! Sorry for the long wait. University has started again and I'm having difficulty finding the time to work on this TR. Hopefully I'll have it done by christmastime haha. Also I never realized how much time it took to upload pictures into photobucket. I've started uploading pictures while I'm not using my computer just to try and get ahead.

So last post ended with me and Thekeeper leaving Fanstamic before the show because of heat and exhaustion. We got to the hotel and really took advantage of our refillable mug. Just a quick word on that. We where staying at All-Star Sports which meant that we had the cups with the chip in them. There was a small screen on the pop machine that told us that our cup was filling. If you where to try to get more pop right after the screen would tell you when the next refill would become available(3-5 minutes later I cant remember). I saw a few people with old cups or cups with different lid color try to fill up and it would not work. We could however fill up a plain bottle with water and ice with no problem. The only issue we had was that if you where to stop halfway through filling the cup then the machine would tell you that you need to wait to fill it again so you where left with half a cup. We did use the food court once and got a disposable cup. Those also have the chip in them and you have the right to 3 refills (I think) within 90 minutes of your purchase. I thought this was fair. So thats the 101 on the chip cups.

Allright so on to day 1. MAGIC KINGDOM DAY!!! :wizard:

We knew that day 1 was going to be our longest day because we had reservations at Kona Cafe at 7:30 and EMH at MK till 2:00AM (Spoiler alert we didn't last till 2:00AM).

We got up around 6:30 and tried to hurry to get dressed and packed for the day; however, we where still tired from the previous night so we only got to the main building at 7:00. I asked at the concierge desk how to get to the Poly and he said bus to the MK then monorail or boat to Poly but he said that they didn't start till 8:00. We decided to take a cab directly to the Poly to save on time. A CM at the entrance called us a cab and he got there fairly quickly. I think the cab cost us about 20$ with the tip but I can't remember. We got to the Poly before the Kona was even open but we checked in at the front desk and went to wait on the couches by Ohanna's. I think they thought we where waiting for Ohanna because we where given leis. At 7:30 we where called in to Kona Cafe.
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I had planned KC for our first morning because I wanted my DGF to have a good coffee to start the day right. She tends to be grumpy in the morning and I wanted to put all the odds in my favor. I was looking forward to the Tonga Toast. Our Waitress came over quickly with a CM in training. She said that we looked like people who knew what they wanted! We each got a Tonga Toast and a French press pot of Kona Coffee (This counted as both our drinks on the DDP). Now I'm not a coffee drinker so I didn't taste the coffee but it did smell great! Our Tonga Toast was brought out within 10 minutes of ordering. They where amazing!
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Unfortunately, I was only able to eat about half of mine but it did keep my full till lunch time! My DGF loved hers to. Because we where trying to make it to MK as early as possible we got our check and payed by 8:00. We will definitely be heading back to Kona Cafe for breakfast on our next trip.


Now there is something I forgot to mention. When it came time to pay for our breakfast I looked into my wallet for my KTTW and realized that I'd forgotten it at the hotel. DGF used her KTTW but she was not happy with me and was thinking that we would have to head back to our room and we would miss rope drop. Now thank god I spent so much time on the DIS because I had read about this happening to a few people and they had went to guest relations and got a new card. That's what we did and thankfully we where standing by the train station by 8:20. Crisis averted! haha

We took a few pictures by the train station. I tried to do one of those akward self pictures with extended arm of both of us and a kind stranger offered to take a picture of us! This is one of my favorite pictures of the trip. We then decided to stand by the entrance on the left. I think next time I'll stand on the right because we had the sun in our eyes when we watched the welcome ceremony. We stood in the crowd for about 40 minutes. The thing about going end of August is that the parks aren't that crowded but it was HOT!!! I was looking forward to opening just so we could get out of the crowd. We each had a small portable fan but mine broke on the first morning.
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Because we where so close to the entrance we weren't able to see much of the welcome ceremony but the music still got DGF crying haha. I have a (very shaky) video that I have taken of it and it gives me goosebumps when I watch it. I think the ropedrop was the reason we headed to MK for day 1 even if Touring plans says to avoid EMH parks.

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Reached the end of the photo limit. Part 2 will be up soon.

[OrangeJuice]

And then we where welcomed to the Magic Kingdom and we headed down main street for the first time. We where amongst the first in the park so main street was relatively uncrowded. CM's where standing on the curb and waving with Mickey hands. We walked pass most of this because we knew that the morning was the best time to get as many attractions done as possible. We would have time later for picture and sight seeing.
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Our first MK ride? WINNIE THE POOH. We where amongst the first there and there was no line at all. We took a few pictures in the queue area then walked into our hunny pot. This was both our first times riding WtP. It was very cute and we both loved it. Next stop was Peter Pan. I'd loved this ride as a kid and it did not disappoint this time. I love flying over London. We got off PP at 9:10. Two rides in 10 minutes woohoo! The Haunted Mansion was next. I just love the view you get of the Mansion as you walk up to the queue area. As a kid this was the perfect mix of scary and fun for me. This time around it was more fun then scary but still a great ride.

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Up until this point the TP had allowed us to do 3 rides in 30 minutes but that all came to a halt when we got to Big THunder Mountain. We where supposed to grab a FP for Splash and head onto BTM but Splash was down so we rode BTM twice in a row. Splash still wasn't working and DGF wanted to have a picture with Frontierland Donald. As we where heading towards the picture spot I realized that I'd left my hat on BTM. It was too hot to not wear a hat so we headed back to BTM and a nice CM found it for us:). Then back to Donald for some great pictures! We had photopass (loved it) so we could get pictures of the two of us. Splash started working a short time after so headed over there. We went through the FP line and had minimal wait.
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By that point we where starving so went to Peco's for lunch. We used the nifty self serve computer to order. Most people didn't even notice them or didn't want to use them so there wasn't any line. We got one deluxed burger for the two of us with a yogurt for dessert. The burger was great. I really liked the buffet style condiment table. We went before the lunch hour rush so we didn't have a hard time finding a place to sit.
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That's it for today folks! Thanks for reading and hope you come back for the rest of the TR. The next episode is about how we learned to love the nap!

[PrincessCharlie]

I'm reading along! Great report so far, you can't beat Kona Coffee at WDW.

[okw19]

That Tonga Toast looks so good! I'm glad you made it in time for the opening ceremony. :) Sounds like a great morning.

[thekeeper]

I loved the tonga toast and the kona cafe, I so craved the Kona cafe right now!! Its the best!! MK was really great, can't wait to go back!

[OrangeJuice]

I'm reading along! Great report so far, you can't beat Kona Coffee at WDW.
I tried the Kona Coffee on our second time at Kona and I really enjoyed it. I'm the kind of person who usually thinks coffee taste bad.

That Tonga Toast looks so good! I'm glad you made it in time for the opening ceremony. :) Sounds like a great morning.
I was glad too that we made it on time. I didn't want to face the wrath :mad: of the dgf if we would of had to return to the hotel!! ;)

[Stringbean&Wingnut]

Too funny about you going to Kona for the good coffee for your DGF! I love breakfast there, isn't it such a great way to start an MK day!

Yay for getting to rope drop and not having to go back to the room for your KTTW card!! :yay: And you guys got a lot done that morning!

[Amy&Dan]

So glad you were able to get your KTTW card replaced at guest services! Disboards does come in handy.;)

Love your trip report and photos!

[OrangeJuice]

Before we left for Disney we had decided that we were going to be intense and spend the entire day in the park without going back to our rooms. We were adults and we were tough!...Boy! where we wrong haha! This is how we discovered that naps are good(aka necessary).

Last update had us eating lunch at Peco's after a very productive morning. The touring plans where really useful in the mornings but we usually broke away from them in the afternoon. I don't feel like this was an issue because the parks where surprisingly empty and a lot of the rides where walk ons. Sometimes before lunch we had gotten a FP for JungleCruise so we slowly headed into that direction. We arrived just a few minutes before our FP window so I think we went looking for a washroom. Is it only me or are the washrooms not well identified. We had to ask a CM to point it out for us Haha. TMI? whatever haha… Anyways, back to Jungle Cruise. We went through the FP line and where on our boat within minutes. Gotta love Fastpasses!!! JC is not one of my favourite rides at WDW, I think it's starting to show it's age. I would like to ride it at night once because I've heard a lot of people say that it is a cool experience. I did get some good pics on JC though.

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After JC we noticed that PoTC had a 5 minute wait time so we walked onto it. Someone on my boat was having fun taking flash photography through most of it. Not only is it annoying, its pointless because the flash can't possibly be strong enough to offer proper lighting for a good shot. I didn't even dare take out my camera because I couldn't remember where the drop was and if we would get splashed going down. After PoTC we went to Splash Mountain one more time then headed onto the train hoping to get closer to Tomorrowland. I guess I hadn't realized that the only other stop was the main street station. I knew Toontown was closed but I thought there was a 4th station. Oops!

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So we ended up on Main Street again. We didn't have the energy to make it all the way back to Tomorrowland so we did some shopping then got in line to meet Mickey and Minnie. It felt a bit weird to be lining up to meet characters when you don't have children but the characters where great and made it fun. I was really pleased with the pictures the photopass photographer took there. The wait wasn't too long but we really didn't mind because it was all air-conditioned. In fact after we saw Mickey we got right back in line to meet the Princesses. I was super happy to get a picture with Belle because she has always been my favourite princess. The next trip I'm hoping to get a picture with her in her blue dress. The other two princesses where Aurora and Cinderella. TheKeeper wanted to return later in the week to see if we could meet different princesses but we never made our way back there. I don't have many pictures of this afternoon because of 1. THE HEAT and 2. I don't have our photopass CD yet.

Even though we'd spent the last hour in the AC we where still exhausted so we decided to hand around the Main Street Train Station and wait for the afternoon parade. We where standing in the entrance to the Emporium when we noticed that they where roping off part of the Main Street; this created a whole new place to stand right next to the parade route. We quickly walked to this area and got to have first row places without having to wait an hour. I got some great pictures of the characters in the parade. I love how they interact with the crowds and pose for pictures. It sure was hot though.

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As soon as the parade finished we went straight back into the shops to cool off. We got a Powerade in one of the shops and walked around before deciding that we where way too exhausted to get anything done. We had ADRs at Grand Floridian Café in about an hour so we grabbed a popcorn bucket and headed towards the monorails. We where so tired that we never noticed that we got on the monorail that went directly to the TTC without stoping at the resorts. On the bright side we got to relax on the monorail and eat popcorn. TheKeeper was falling asleep!! We still got to GFC early for our supper. They weren't even open yet. Luckily there was a little bench near the restaurant where we sat while we waited. at 4:30 sharp we got to sign in and where quickly called in by our hostess. We had some great service at the GFC. Our hostess was very helpful and chatty. I also like the atmosphere in the GFC. We got some bread before supper which was very good. The wait time for food really wasn't long. TheKeeper ordered a steak with parmesan frits and I had a salmon. She said the steak was good but she LOVED the frits. They are fries cooked with parmesan cheese and they where delicious. It made me wish I had gotten a steak. My salmon was also very good. We will definitely be going back to GFC next time we go to WDW. For dessert, our hostess highly recommended that we get the dessert sampler which included: Fresh berry tart, boston cream pie, key lime tart and lemon cheesecake. It was very pretty and we got a chocolate Mickey with it which was super cute but we both felt that it wasn't the tastiest dessert. But the meal itself was our best for the trip.
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After supper, we where still feeling exhausted and we knew we had EMH that night. So we admitted defeat and headed back to ASSports for a nap.
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Part 4 of our MK day will be up as soon as I find the time to upload the pictures onto photobucket. Thanks for reading!

[thekeeper]

Wow I didnt realise that I looked so tired on those last pic lol!.. Everytime i'm eating frie it make me crave those frits so defenetly going back to GF next trip!

[OrangeJuice]

After the meal, we where still feeling exhausted and we knew we had EMH that night. So we admitted defeat and headed back to ASSports for a nap. We got back to our room around 6:45 and slept for about an hour. It wasn't long but it was just enough to get us feeling fresh again. TheKeeper was smiling again so it must of been a good nap.

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We where back at the MK around 8:30 right on time to line up for the evening parade. That morning we had been really successful by lining up right near the start of the parade on main street where they rope off the area at the last minute so we hung around that area hoping we'd get lucky again that night. and we did!!! We had front row places again for the evening parade. I had read on some website that some parents try to wedge their kids in tight spots in order to make their way to the front of the line. We had people on both sides of us trying to squeeze their kids in front of us. I moved aside for one little girl and as the parade went on her mother tried to wedge the stroller beside her. At one point the stroller was on my foot. I felt a little guilty for keeping my spot. The Main Street Electrical Parade was ok but I felt it was different from what I'd seen from Disney so far. They seemed to rely less on Disney Characters and music and focus more on the light show and electric music. It was impressive that's for sure but I wish it was a bit more whimsical maybe.
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As soon as the parade ended we walked through the shops to get to Adventureland, the plan was to ride SplashMountain while people where watching the ending to the parade but I forgot that the parade blocks the way from Adventureland to Frontiereland. So we made a detour through the treehouse. WHAT A CLIMB!!! it was so hot and muggy that we where drained by the time we where back on the ground.
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The parade thankfully was finishing so we crossed to Frontierland. We grabbed a FP for SM and then went through the regular line, we had to wait some time but I don't think it was that long. We got to ride BTMRR one last time then back onto SM. On our second SM ride of the evening we got to see the ending of Wishes just as we where going down the last drop. I wish I could of had my camera because it was a really special view.
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We then made our way across to Tomorrowland which we hadn't even set foot in yet! We stopped to ride Iasw. It was a walk on but I think I would enjoyed walking off of it by the end haha! That song does get annoying pretty fast. Nevertheless I would ride it again on every trip I think.
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Actualy I lied about not going to Tomorrowland before this time. I forgot that we had gone earlier to get FP for Space Mountain. If my memory is correct we might of rode Buzz lightyear once too in the afternoon. Anyways, we used those FP (Outside of the return window) to ride SM during EMH. Despite it being FP we still had a semi-long wait. As a kid, I had really liked Space Mountain. It had been my first real rollercoaster. As an adult I thought it was very jerky and I had a hard time fitting my legs into the ride vehicle (with my backpack). I heard TheKeeper yelling the whole ride though! It cracked me up! After Space, it was midnight and we where STARVING!!! so we went to Cosmic Ray's and shared a chicken and rib combo. That sure hit the spot but we where still pretty tired. We sat by the castle a little while I had fun taking pictures then decided to head out early. We had hoped to last till 2:00AM but I think we would of fell asleep on a bench somewhere. Besides we had a long day in EPCOT the next day so we had to get some rest.
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Well that's it for today! thanks a lot for reading and commenting! Join me next time to hear all about our day at EPCOT!:wizard:

[thekeeper]

MK was a really good day and I loved everything we did there. I loved riding
splash in the dark and it was priceless too see the ending of the wishes!

[OrangeJuice]

After a late night in MK, we where a bit slow to get out of bed. We got to Epcot at 8:57 but they where already letting people in.

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We joined the rush heading towards soarin'. We where following the UG touring plan which said to grab a FP then head towards Test Tract; however, the the FP machines where down. Because we where late getting in the stand-by line was already 40 minutes. We decided to give up on Soarin for now and head towards TT anyways. Just as a side note, it is unbelievably hot in Florida in August!! The treck from Soarin to TT was increadibly long because of the heat. The best part was crossing between the innovention pavillions where there was fans blowing cold air on us!! The line at TT was already pretty long so we hopped in the Single Rider line. With minimal wait we where in our (seperate cars). I think it's worth it even if you have to ride with strangers. We where able to ride twice in a row with minimal wait.

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The keeper happy to have found a seat. Playing around in the showroom postride.

I really liked that we could place our ride photo on our photopass! I'll post something later on with our photopass pics. After TT x 2 we decided to go check out Soarin to see if the fastpass machine was up and running again (It was so we grabbed two). At this point we where starving and a little moody from the heat so we tried out Sunshine Seasons for breakfast. It was a normal quality quick service breakfast but we where starving so to me it was delicious haha! I didn't know much about Living with the Land so we skipped it and went out to find Nemo. We found him in The Seas pavillion.

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The ride was a walk on so I don't have many pictures of the queue. I love how the ride ends inside the Seas pavillion. what a gorgeous and relaxing place! DGF went of to the washroom and I think I stayed in a trance just looking at the fish swim.

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When DGF came back we realized that a Dolphin demonstration was coming up so we waited in the dolphin area (upstairs?). While we waited we found a (not very) hidden Mickey.
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The CM showed up not long after and told us about how they where teaching the dolphins some kind of pattern recognition exercice. They set up two sets of squares on the window. The trainer would touch one square in the first set and the dolphin would need to point to the corresponding square in the other set. When they where right the trainer would play a sound that the dolphin liked. It is incredible how smart these creatures are. At one point after a right answer the dolphin made a flip in the water :). This was a very special moment ( and not very crowded at all!).
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Following this we went to the Imagination pavilion to meet my favorite purple friend...FIGMENT! Actually I can't say I remember ever actualy having met him before. Anyways, it was a very fun, cute ride. We played around a bit in the pavilion afterwards and decided to skip Captain EO. Afterwards we where thirsty so we tried Club Cool. DGF is very difficult when it comes to food so she tried a few then gave up. I had told her about the Beverly before so she categorically refused to try it haha. I must admit that I wasn't courageous enough either haha. We then went to innoventions and made a video game starring ourselves and where subjected to a fake storm to teach us about storm safety (which is ironic considering a hurricane was headed towards Florida at the time). At this point we where pretty tired and a 45 minute dark ride sounded like a great place to sleep (I know I shouldn't be proud of this but I had a cranky DGF to please haha). So off to Ellen's Energy Adventure! Although it is long I think it is pretty incredible due to its size and capacity. We finished EAA and had to hurry over to Japan for our late lunch. I was hoping the the boats would be crossing the lake so that we wouldn't have to walk all the way around but we didn't have any luck. We rushed across Canada, England and France and got to Japan just in time for lunch. I must say that Future World did a great job of providing Air conditioned areas but when we got to World Showcase in the early afternoon sun we where exhausted. There really isn't a lot of shade as you go around the world. Anyways, I'm rambling haha, So we decided to have lunch at Teppan Edo. I mentionned earlier that DGF had difficult taste but she was looking forward to this meal when I mentioned that there was steak.

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TheKeeper chose the chicken and Steak and I chose the shrimp.Our Chef gave everyone a small dish with a different sauce and explained what each was. The she spread the oil over the cooking surface and made a Mickey face then put a bough and made Minnie Mouse she then said bye bye Minnie and started to cook our vegetables and noodles ( and the meat of one of the guest at the table since he was allergic to the mushrooms that she would be cooking later with the rest of the meat). She pilled all the onions on top of each other and poored oil into it to make a volcano then moved the pile around making train noises and letting out pufs of smoke. She was very entertaining! So we first got a taste of the noodles and vegetables which I thought where excellent. While we ate she prepared our meat. DGF had asked for her steak medium rare so she was the first to get her meat. She said that it was really good. My shrimp was amongst the last thing ready but I devoured it! it was delicious. For dessert DGF had the soft ice cream which was ok and I tried the chocolate ginger cake which was good but not excellent (which I think is on par with most desserts we tried during out trip).

[OrangeJuice]

I don't remember much from our trip around the World so I will just let the pictures do the talking for me!

Japan:
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We got a nice Pikachu Tshirt and some chopsticks.

Morocco:
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France:
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We saw two amusing waiters
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And Aurore
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Marie passed by as we where meeting Aurore.

England:
TheKeeper went into the red phone booth but it was way to hot in there!
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Canada: Our Home and Native Land!
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Since we where so close to Future World we used our Soarin Fastpasses. This was probably the longest of our wait times and we where placed in the last row (so the bottom row in the air). I hope it was just because of our place that we didn't enjoy this ride as much as we hoped. We would be fine with not riding it on our next trip. Afterwards DGF wanted to meet the Fab5 so we went to the character spot. Actually this was the longest wait of our trip. I always feel a little bit akward meeting the characters as an adult with no kids but it makes for great pictures so we do it!

After this we where done with future world so we started back into WS from the other side with Mexico.
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Norway:
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China:
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Miam!
Italy:
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We went to the American pavilion for supper I can't remember what we had but it was good for a QS meal. This is when we smelled the most wonderful smell ever. The FUNNEL CAKE!!! wow that smelled delicious but we had just had supper so we promised ourselves that we would come back the next day. We found a nice spot to watch the fireworks between morocco and france. We sat down and I took pictures of our surroundings for about an hour. My camera is not the best for low light settings but I had fun anyways.
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The keeper really enjoyed the fireworks (and so did I). I love love loooove the soundtrack for illuminations. I actually regret that we only got to see it once during our trip.
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[OrangeJuice]

Our 4 day was probably the wettest day but not just because of the rain. This was our Water Park day!!! We decided to sleep in a bit in the morning and only got to Typhoon Lagoon about an hour after opening. I think this was a mistake now because by the time we got there the lines for the slides where already quite long. We started out with a slide then tried the reaf where you can swim with the fish. I don't know why but the mask really burned our face. There must of been somekind of chemical on it. I think our skin got really sensitive during the trip because even sun screen caused it to burn. Thankfully the water was nice and cool and allowed us to cool our faces. oh and the view was also great! I didn't bring my camera to the waterpark so I don't have pictures. Afterwards we went in the VERY busy wave pool for a few waves. It was a lot of fun but you know it is hot when even the water is not refreshing you. Crush and Gusher was a lot of fun and so was Humunga Kowabunga but the lines where so long that we left early to go back to the hotel. We had reservations at Coral Reef for later that night but we didn't feel like going to Epcot right away so we decided to go to DTD to try out Ear of Sandwhich since I'd heard so many good things about it on here. We got there just as it was starting to rain so we ran into the store and ate while the storm settled.

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Desserts first

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Ham and Cheese (delicious)

We then decided to explore DTD a bit before heading to Epcot.
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After we where done in DTD we went to EPCOT but since there are no direct busses we had to make a pitstop at a resort. I asked a CM for directions (as in which hotel would be the best) and we took a bus to CBR where we waited while at least two sets of busses to other parks went by (but not EPCOT). One family had been waiting for some time when one of their kids asked if he could go get something in the room. The kid wasn't gone 2 minutes that the bus arrived for their destination. They had to wait for the next one! yikes.

We got to Epcot as the rain was stopping.
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Spaceship Earth had a five minute wait so we got on. This ride is beautiful! I love the scene at the end in the dark is just breathtaking! I thought it would be a very romantic spot for a proposal.

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Here's what our future will look like. http://s1135.photobucket.com/albums/m627/Disneydisneydisney/Day%204/?action=view&current=P1040786-1.mp4

We registered early for our meal at Coral Reef and sat outside watching the monorails go by. The wait was long but because we had registered early we where still seated at our ADR time. We where super lucky and got a seat right by the window. This was my birthday supper so it was even more special. The menu has a guide to identifying fish species so we did that while we waited for our food. I had ordered the lobster ravioly and DGF ordered the Salmon on black rice. I must say that we where disappointed in this meal. I didn't think the ravioly was that good but DGF enjoyed eating out of my plate. Her salmon was good but the rice wasn't good at all. For dessert, I had the chocolate mouse and DGF had the cheesecake. Both where fine. They brought mine with a special birthday chocolate inside.

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Wet zone

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Not much privacy

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Wannabe marine biologist

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We got out of the restaurant just as Illuminations was finishing. This was a late EMH day so we had a few more hours of fun ahead of us.
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A quick photoshoot with the upsidedown falls.

Then we remembered we had wanted to try the funnel cakes so we went to America. We got there just before the little kiosk closed. I asked if they where on the dining plan and the CM said that they weren't but because it was my birthday I could have one free! YAY! and it was tasty! as good as its odor!
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We sat by a stage and ate our funnel cake. Well honestly I think I was too busy taking pictures but DGF really enjoyed it.
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As we where heading out we decided to ride TT one last time together since our first two times where in the single rider line. We decided to have fun and make scared faces in our photopass pictures. At that point it was nearing midnight so we headed back to our hotel for a good night's sleep.
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