billybaruch1
Mouseketeer
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Day 4: Typhoon Lagoon and Epcot
That morning I bought a souvenir mug. Alphonsa at the register assured me in no uncertain terms that the mug would be refillable if I return to WDW with it. In the gift shop I bought some gifts for my sister and her daughter. Maybe theyll want to come see Disney World with me sometime.
I was at the bus stop at 9:30 am, waited five minutes, and was at the TL park opening before 10 am, thanks to WDW transportation. This park was great fun! I recommend Keelhaul Falls very highly. The family tube slide may be great, too, but I dont know. Also try the body slides and the surf pool. The Shark Reef did not interest me as I am a SCUBA diver and have seen the real thing. I was at the bus stop at 11:55 am and back to my room by 12:30 pm. It was only then I noticed my swimming trunks bathing suit was ripped open from my waist all down the right side. I had worn this orange suit for about 10 years, I guess. Well, nothing lasts forever. However, it was a little embarrassing to wonder whether anyone had seen me that day in my ventilated water shorts!
But I quickly regained my composure and a regular pair of shorts in time to wait about five minutes at the ASMu bus stop to go to Epcot again. I was in Mighty Ducks, so that bus stop was closer than the one for ASMo.
I caught part of the JAMMitors act on the way to getting a FP for TT. Maybe this will be the day I finally get to go on this attraction. At around 2:15 pm on Tuesday, M:S was a walk-on. It wasnt as good as the first time, but then again, what is? On the way to World Showcase a couple asked me to take their picture in front of the big fountain. Ill tell you, sometimes Im just too impulsive for my own good. Instead of asking one of them to hold my glasses, or even carefully placing them on the ground, I put them in my pants pocket. That would have been okay had I not then decided I needed to crouch down to get a good picture of them with the water fountain in the background! I snap the photo and they say thanks and I retrieve my glasses but one of the lens is missing! Irrationally, I start searching the ground. I cant see very well without my glasses, so this is a somewhat futile (Mr. Magoo-type) exercise, until I fumble around in my pocket and find the lens. Okay. Then Im trying to pop it back into the frame when the frame comes apart. I cant see well enough to fix the problem. I gather my wits, such as they are, and casually walk to the information booth but some young kid is holding down the fort. I think: Guest Relations and the problem is soon solved! Although it was a brief and very common encounter for the Cast Member named Tom, I thanked him and I hope he understood how helpful he was in my time of need. I could have gone to the room and used my backup pair from my luggage, and figured out something from there, but he took me to the desk where a pair of tweezers and a tiny screwdriver were handy. Working as a team, I held the frame tight around the lens while he screwed it back together. Now I could see again! Vacation time spent: less than a half an hour.
I saw the Canada movie and had the Paella with a small glass of Sangria at the Spain booth. I listened to the British Invasion and went back to use the FastPass to ride Test Track. No breakdowns, yippee! I went on the El Rio del Tiempo boat ride and then had the Smoked Trout with Dill Waffle and a Carlsberg beer from the Scandinavian booth, before seeing the Taiko Drummers in Japan. I was at the 7 pm American Gardens Theatre performance of Sister Sledge. This act, as you may recall, is famous for the song We Are Family, among others. What I dont remember knowing is that the four singers are sisters. In that case, shouldnt the group be named Sisters Sledge? And you are fam-i-ly? Well, yeah, being sisters pretty much means youre in the same family, duh. The music was good and they got a lot of the children in the audience up on stage and dancing to the beat.
All the people smart enough to avoid the post-Illuminations crowds were out at the bus stop at 8:30 pm. There were a lot of us! I had to wait 12 minutes. One of the boys in the family next to me in line said well not be packed on the bus like sardines in a can, but like ants in a can. Next - Day 5.
That morning I bought a souvenir mug. Alphonsa at the register assured me in no uncertain terms that the mug would be refillable if I return to WDW with it. In the gift shop I bought some gifts for my sister and her daughter. Maybe theyll want to come see Disney World with me sometime.
I was at the bus stop at 9:30 am, waited five minutes, and was at the TL park opening before 10 am, thanks to WDW transportation. This park was great fun! I recommend Keelhaul Falls very highly. The family tube slide may be great, too, but I dont know. Also try the body slides and the surf pool. The Shark Reef did not interest me as I am a SCUBA diver and have seen the real thing. I was at the bus stop at 11:55 am and back to my room by 12:30 pm. It was only then I noticed my swimming trunks bathing suit was ripped open from my waist all down the right side. I had worn this orange suit for about 10 years, I guess. Well, nothing lasts forever. However, it was a little embarrassing to wonder whether anyone had seen me that day in my ventilated water shorts!
But I quickly regained my composure and a regular pair of shorts in time to wait about five minutes at the ASMu bus stop to go to Epcot again. I was in Mighty Ducks, so that bus stop was closer than the one for ASMo.
I caught part of the JAMMitors act on the way to getting a FP for TT. Maybe this will be the day I finally get to go on this attraction. At around 2:15 pm on Tuesday, M:S was a walk-on. It wasnt as good as the first time, but then again, what is? On the way to World Showcase a couple asked me to take their picture in front of the big fountain. Ill tell you, sometimes Im just too impulsive for my own good. Instead of asking one of them to hold my glasses, or even carefully placing them on the ground, I put them in my pants pocket. That would have been okay had I not then decided I needed to crouch down to get a good picture of them with the water fountain in the background! I snap the photo and they say thanks and I retrieve my glasses but one of the lens is missing! Irrationally, I start searching the ground. I cant see very well without my glasses, so this is a somewhat futile (Mr. Magoo-type) exercise, until I fumble around in my pocket and find the lens. Okay. Then Im trying to pop it back into the frame when the frame comes apart. I cant see well enough to fix the problem. I gather my wits, such as they are, and casually walk to the information booth but some young kid is holding down the fort. I think: Guest Relations and the problem is soon solved! Although it was a brief and very common encounter for the Cast Member named Tom, I thanked him and I hope he understood how helpful he was in my time of need. I could have gone to the room and used my backup pair from my luggage, and figured out something from there, but he took me to the desk where a pair of tweezers and a tiny screwdriver were handy. Working as a team, I held the frame tight around the lens while he screwed it back together. Now I could see again! Vacation time spent: less than a half an hour.
I saw the Canada movie and had the Paella with a small glass of Sangria at the Spain booth. I listened to the British Invasion and went back to use the FastPass to ride Test Track. No breakdowns, yippee! I went on the El Rio del Tiempo boat ride and then had the Smoked Trout with Dill Waffle and a Carlsberg beer from the Scandinavian booth, before seeing the Taiko Drummers in Japan. I was at the 7 pm American Gardens Theatre performance of Sister Sledge. This act, as you may recall, is famous for the song We Are Family, among others. What I dont remember knowing is that the four singers are sisters. In that case, shouldnt the group be named Sisters Sledge? And you are fam-i-ly? Well, yeah, being sisters pretty much means youre in the same family, duh. The music was good and they got a lot of the children in the audience up on stage and dancing to the beat.
All the people smart enough to avoid the post-Illuminations crowds were out at the bus stop at 8:30 pm. There were a lot of us! I had to wait 12 minutes. One of the boys in the family next to me in line said well not be packed on the bus like sardines in a can, but like ants in a can. Next - Day 5.
It sounds like the parks were a little crowded. I have read a couple of trip reports that said that it was crowded during their stay in October which is normally considered a "low" season for crowds. It sounds like you managed it though. 
