How important is rope drop to you? During our first trip in 2006, rope drop was not high on our priority list of things to do while in WDW. It was something we had never experienced nor had the desire to do until Buzz mentioned it to me. He made a list of things that we should do on our trip in 2007 and a rope drop was high up there.
If you know me well enough, you know I'm not a morning person. Sure I can get up at the crack of dawn but don't ask me to talk or walk and definately don't ask me to rush around. It just ain't gonna happen so this was a biggie for us.
Luckily for me, after having drunk some wine the night before at HDD, I woke up at 5:20 with a big thirst on. I figured since I was already up that early, this might as well be the day we make the mad dash for it. I let the girls sleep until 7 and we were ready to go by 8. Plenty of time and it gave me almost 3 hours to come alive and get those joints moving.
We arrived at Epcot and waited for a short time outside the gate and wondered what the big deal was. I didn't see any characters, no special parade........NOTHING. WTH? The girls said, "Is this it? Boring!"
Uh.......I guess so. I was just as confused as they were and mad at myself for wasting precious morning sleep.
We went through the gates and that's when we realized the rope drop was further into the park. Ooops.....sorry for cursin' ya Buzz. I hope your ears weren't ringing too loudly that morning.
The countdown:
Indeed it is a must see if you've never done it or have young children and I can understand where it would be very exciting if your family was the chosen one. They were able to go for a ride in a test track car and had personal greetings with Mickey & the Gang. That being said, it's something our family probably won't race out to see in future visits.
After that we headed over to character connection for some pictures & autographs.
Must get those T-Shirts signed:
Are you all still with me or are you still dazed & confused or passed out because I actually posted a new installment?
Up Next: Some More "Firsts" For Us!
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The rope drop show I could care less about, I am all about getting to rope drop so I can beat the crowds! 
