AWilliams
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Click Here for Trip Report with Photos:http://www.netamy.com/amyandjoe/travel/orlando404/orlando4044.htm
DAY 4: Wednesday, April 28th
Today was a short day at the conference, but I got there early so I could grab some breakfast. I took I-Drive back to the hotel and stopped at Walgreens hoping to find some camera media. No luck, but I grabbed a bottle of water. It was a beautiful day and I was sweating in my conference attire! I stopped by the pool area to find Joe and told him to pay his tab and meet me in the room. We were going to IOA!
Islands of Adventure
We decided to start the day off with Ripsaw Falls. This was the longest line we stood in the whole time (and it was only about 15 minutes with FOTL). It was a pretty cool ride, but I thought it was going to have a lot more ups and downs. On the final drop I got drenched and one of my contacts dislodged, so we had to find a bathroom so I could reset it. I wanted to ride dueling dragons so we headed back towards the lost continent area. Today was a lot less crowded than it had been on Monday.
We stopped to take a few pictures and look around Seuss Landing. I really liked the Lorax and carousel. We were both curious about Poseidon's Fury, so we decided to check it out. It was a really cool attraction. The variety of attractions at UO was excellent. Joe stopped to get a beer while I made my way to dueling dragons. I rode on the "Ice" side. I love the coasters where your feet dangle and you feel like you are flying! It wasn't as exciting as Hulk had been, but still a great ride.
It was happy hour, so we stopped into the Alchemy Bar for a couple of drinks. We had ridden everything we wanted to, but we spent some time taking pictures and checking out the shops on our way out. We finally go to see the character parade which was a great way to end our day at IOA.
We picked up a couple Margaritas on our walk back to the hotel. We stopped by the room to change and then headed to the pool to relax for a bit. The pool area and proximity to the parks were definitely the highlights of the Hard Rock Hotel. It started to cloud up and was getting late, so we went back to our room, changed again (this was my 4th time today!), and headed for dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe.
Hard Rock Cafe
The was no wait at the Hard Rock Cafe and we got a great seat on the balcony overlooking the main floor. The food and service were pretty good. We shopped around City Walk for a while and then returned to the hotel to pack. We would be leaving for Disney tomorrow. I set the alarm, but I knew I'd be up long before it would go off!
I woke up in the middle of the night to an alarm and someone talking over an intercom. It said something like "an alarm has been activated please stay in your room and listen for further information". This went on for about ten minutes. You couldn't sleep through it, but it didn't sound like anyone else was up and about. Finally a guy came over the intercom and said it was a false alarm. It was about 2:30 in the morning, so I tried to go back to sleep. I'd be at Disney in just a few hours!!!!
DAY 4: Wednesday, April 28th
Today was a short day at the conference, but I got there early so I could grab some breakfast. I took I-Drive back to the hotel and stopped at Walgreens hoping to find some camera media. No luck, but I grabbed a bottle of water. It was a beautiful day and I was sweating in my conference attire! I stopped by the pool area to find Joe and told him to pay his tab and meet me in the room. We were going to IOA!
Islands of Adventure
We decided to start the day off with Ripsaw Falls. This was the longest line we stood in the whole time (and it was only about 15 minutes with FOTL). It was a pretty cool ride, but I thought it was going to have a lot more ups and downs. On the final drop I got drenched and one of my contacts dislodged, so we had to find a bathroom so I could reset it. I wanted to ride dueling dragons so we headed back towards the lost continent area. Today was a lot less crowded than it had been on Monday.
We stopped to take a few pictures and look around Seuss Landing. I really liked the Lorax and carousel. We were both curious about Poseidon's Fury, so we decided to check it out. It was a really cool attraction. The variety of attractions at UO was excellent. Joe stopped to get a beer while I made my way to dueling dragons. I rode on the "Ice" side. I love the coasters where your feet dangle and you feel like you are flying! It wasn't as exciting as Hulk had been, but still a great ride.
It was happy hour, so we stopped into the Alchemy Bar for a couple of drinks. We had ridden everything we wanted to, but we spent some time taking pictures and checking out the shops on our way out. We finally go to see the character parade which was a great way to end our day at IOA.
We picked up a couple Margaritas on our walk back to the hotel. We stopped by the room to change and then headed to the pool to relax for a bit. The pool area and proximity to the parks were definitely the highlights of the Hard Rock Hotel. It started to cloud up and was getting late, so we went back to our room, changed again (this was my 4th time today!), and headed for dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe.
Hard Rock Cafe
The was no wait at the Hard Rock Cafe and we got a great seat on the balcony overlooking the main floor. The food and service were pretty good. We shopped around City Walk for a while and then returned to the hotel to pack. We would be leaving for Disney tomorrow. I set the alarm, but I knew I'd be up long before it would go off!
I woke up in the middle of the night to an alarm and someone talking over an intercom. It said something like "an alarm has been activated please stay in your room and listen for further information". This went on for about ten minutes. You couldn't sleep through it, but it didn't sound like anyone else was up and about. Finally a guy came over the intercom and said it was a false alarm. It was about 2:30 in the morning, so I tried to go back to sleep. I'd be at Disney in just a few hours!!!!
