billybaruch1
Mouseketeer
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- Jun 4, 2003
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Day 5: Studios and Magic Kingdom
My feet felt better that morning. Walking back to the room with a mug full of coffee, I saw a woman spraying the walkway. She said it was water with bleach to dissolve the stains from spilled hot cocoa and sodas. I had seen one of the buildings being sprayed the day before. She told me they clean the walls and doors and walkways of one entire building every day. So with 30 buildings, each exterior spot gets cleaned once a month. At 8:30 am I walked on to the bus for MGM with no waiting. At park opening ToT was almost a walk-on. It was not as good and scary as I remembered. Then I went to the Great Movie Ride, Star Tours, and One Mans Dream, all with no waiting. I was undecided about getting the chili at Sci-Fi or going to the ABC Commissary. I chose the latter, and had a plate of Feijoada (fejz-wahda) with a slice of lemon meringue pie for dessert. The pie was excellent. I paid for it with a $50 bill and, as part of the exchange, got my first $20 bill in color. The ambiance of the restaurant is previews of ABC TV programs. Although I got some time to sit and make notes of what had happened so far that day, I wished Id gone to Sci-Fi.
At noon I walked onto the bus to Animal Kingdom Lodge with no waiting. I walked around and looked at the pool and also at some animals of the non-human kind placidly making their ways through life. I had to wait about 10 minutes for a bus to the MK. The parents of a family sitting near me on the bus said they had a savanna view, but couldnt see much of anything but trees from their room.
At 1:30 pm I rode the WDW Railroad to Frontierland and got a FastPass for Splash Mountain. I walked over to the Carousel of Progress and it broke down during the show. The seating area did not revolve as it was supposed to so we saw most of the first segment twice and missed most of the second. Finally we were escorted out. I went from there to Timekeeper. Nice theme and very entertaining, except for Robin Williams, who used to be funny. Back at Splash the FP Return line was not moving, so I bailed out. I gave my ticket to some teenager. The ride operators were apparently testing something they had fixed because I could see empty cars being run. It was back up and running in only a matter of minutes, but I didnt regret giving away my FastPass. I stood on the crest of the bridge and watched the Share A Dream Come True parade. It was hot in the sunshine. I cooled off in the Tiki room and then noticed that the Swiss Family Treehouse was open. The CM said the refurbishment was completed a week early. Seeing SFT was a pleasant 10 minutes well spent. Before leaving the park I got a Dole Whip and sat in the shade for a little while.
Out at the bus stop, the BoardWalk bus was a walk-on. I got off at the Swan and walked through the building and over to the Dolphin. There was something called the Gartner Symposium going on. At one point while I was inspecting the premises for a possible future visit, there were four people in my field of view and three of them were using cell phones. I walked over to the BoardWalk. At the basketball midway-type game I saw a few CMs idly taking some shots. As none were going in, I teased them by calling out, Hey! If you guys cant sink em, how can we? I went to ESPN and had a steak sandwich and fries. After walking all the way around the lake, I took a cab from the Swan to ASMu and called it a day. Next - Day 6.
My feet felt better that morning. Walking back to the room with a mug full of coffee, I saw a woman spraying the walkway. She said it was water with bleach to dissolve the stains from spilled hot cocoa and sodas. I had seen one of the buildings being sprayed the day before. She told me they clean the walls and doors and walkways of one entire building every day. So with 30 buildings, each exterior spot gets cleaned once a month. At 8:30 am I walked on to the bus for MGM with no waiting. At park opening ToT was almost a walk-on. It was not as good and scary as I remembered. Then I went to the Great Movie Ride, Star Tours, and One Mans Dream, all with no waiting. I was undecided about getting the chili at Sci-Fi or going to the ABC Commissary. I chose the latter, and had a plate of Feijoada (fejz-wahda) with a slice of lemon meringue pie for dessert. The pie was excellent. I paid for it with a $50 bill and, as part of the exchange, got my first $20 bill in color. The ambiance of the restaurant is previews of ABC TV programs. Although I got some time to sit and make notes of what had happened so far that day, I wished Id gone to Sci-Fi.
At noon I walked onto the bus to Animal Kingdom Lodge with no waiting. I walked around and looked at the pool and also at some animals of the non-human kind placidly making their ways through life. I had to wait about 10 minutes for a bus to the MK. The parents of a family sitting near me on the bus said they had a savanna view, but couldnt see much of anything but trees from their room.
At 1:30 pm I rode the WDW Railroad to Frontierland and got a FastPass for Splash Mountain. I walked over to the Carousel of Progress and it broke down during the show. The seating area did not revolve as it was supposed to so we saw most of the first segment twice and missed most of the second. Finally we were escorted out. I went from there to Timekeeper. Nice theme and very entertaining, except for Robin Williams, who used to be funny. Back at Splash the FP Return line was not moving, so I bailed out. I gave my ticket to some teenager. The ride operators were apparently testing something they had fixed because I could see empty cars being run. It was back up and running in only a matter of minutes, but I didnt regret giving away my FastPass. I stood on the crest of the bridge and watched the Share A Dream Come True parade. It was hot in the sunshine. I cooled off in the Tiki room and then noticed that the Swiss Family Treehouse was open. The CM said the refurbishment was completed a week early. Seeing SFT was a pleasant 10 minutes well spent. Before leaving the park I got a Dole Whip and sat in the shade for a little while.
Out at the bus stop, the BoardWalk bus was a walk-on. I got off at the Swan and walked through the building and over to the Dolphin. There was something called the Gartner Symposium going on. At one point while I was inspecting the premises for a possible future visit, there were four people in my field of view and three of them were using cell phones. I walked over to the BoardWalk. At the basketball midway-type game I saw a few CMs idly taking some shots. As none were going in, I teased them by calling out, Hey! If you guys cant sink em, how can we? I went to ESPN and had a steak sandwich and fries. After walking all the way around the lake, I took a cab from the Swan to ASMu and called it a day. Next - Day 6.
