THE COLONEL
Earning My Ears
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- Apr 10, 2002
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OK, Seats booked with Virgin, passports renewed, overnight acom sorted, school informed of daughters absence.
We are flying on Feb 13th and returning on Feb 23rd. What seemed like a good idea when I booked last February soon lost some gloss when having purchased Simons book discovered something called Presidents Day. Big mistake in not buying the Bible first but such is life.Everybody makes mistakes which is why God puts rubbers on top of pencils.
Presidents Day falls on February 17th next year so slap bang in the middle of our holiday. I am somewhat alarmed at talk by our US colleagues of Presidents Week!!!!!
How much of a mistake have I made here? Biggest fear is that we get caught up with those who arrive pre holiday and then those who stay post holiday. My daughter is 6 and its her first time. I am fearful that an experience that may in itself by a little overpowering will be spoilt by huge crowds.
I have tenously cobbled together a plan of campaign and would appreciate any words of wisdom (based around 5 day hopper plus)
13 Feb (Thursday) Arrive, familiarsise with hotel, essential supplies , sleep.
14 Feb (Friday) Magic Kingdom (suspect I will have no choice in this) find a newsagent for valentines day card !
15 Feb (Saturday) Sea World
16 Feb (Sunday) MGM or Animal Kingdom
17 Feb (Mon) Thank you George Washington! why couldnt you be born in August. Typhoon Lagoon and shopping
18 Feb (Tuesday) Magic Kingdom again! (its a small world still echoing in my head)
19 Feb (Wednesday) Universal (no Caitlin thats definitely not a real shark, trust daddy)
20 Feb (Thursday) Epcot (with hopefully the Princess breakfast)
21 Feb (Friday) MGM or Animal Kingdom
22 Feb (Saturday) Fly back tonight so take in on wifes orders the Titanic Experience, water park and shopping
How much of the above is wishful thinking in avoiding crowd lock. I accept it will be busy but the 2 key days that make or break the whole holiday are the 2 slots for Magic Kingdom. All the rest is incidental and can be built around these days.
We have been in June previuosly but in pre daughter days so how bad in comparison will this time be.
Just read back the above and dont feel that a holiday in Orlando can have the word "bad" in it but hopefully you know what I mean!
We are flying on Feb 13th and returning on Feb 23rd. What seemed like a good idea when I booked last February soon lost some gloss when having purchased Simons book discovered something called Presidents Day. Big mistake in not buying the Bible first but such is life.Everybody makes mistakes which is why God puts rubbers on top of pencils.
Presidents Day falls on February 17th next year so slap bang in the middle of our holiday. I am somewhat alarmed at talk by our US colleagues of Presidents Week!!!!!
How much of a mistake have I made here? Biggest fear is that we get caught up with those who arrive pre holiday and then those who stay post holiday. My daughter is 6 and its her first time. I am fearful that an experience that may in itself by a little overpowering will be spoilt by huge crowds.
I have tenously cobbled together a plan of campaign and would appreciate any words of wisdom (based around 5 day hopper plus)
13 Feb (Thursday) Arrive, familiarsise with hotel, essential supplies , sleep.
14 Feb (Friday) Magic Kingdom (suspect I will have no choice in this) find a newsagent for valentines day card !
15 Feb (Saturday) Sea World
16 Feb (Sunday) MGM or Animal Kingdom
17 Feb (Mon) Thank you George Washington! why couldnt you be born in August. Typhoon Lagoon and shopping
18 Feb (Tuesday) Magic Kingdom again! (its a small world still echoing in my head)
19 Feb (Wednesday) Universal (no Caitlin thats definitely not a real shark, trust daddy)
20 Feb (Thursday) Epcot (with hopefully the Princess breakfast)
21 Feb (Friday) MGM or Animal Kingdom
22 Feb (Saturday) Fly back tonight so take in on wifes orders the Titanic Experience, water park and shopping
How much of the above is wishful thinking in avoiding crowd lock. I accept it will be busy but the 2 key days that make or break the whole holiday are the 2 slots for Magic Kingdom. All the rest is incidental and can be built around these days.
We have been in June previuosly but in pre daughter days so how bad in comparison will this time be.
Just read back the above and dont feel that a holiday in Orlando can have the word "bad" in it but hopefully you know what I mean!