hazmat1212
Mouseketeer
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- Feb 25, 2002
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i wrote this in the trip report section with lots of other stuff, but thought i would post it here:
it is an expensive excursion ($105 per person) and i've never seen a real blow by blow that really helps you determine whether it's RIGHT for you and your family ---
i reserved our space on the excursion about 30 days out and did receive a confirmation in the mail at home. we got our tix for the excursion in our cabin on day one and were disappointed to see they were for 1:00 pm --- kinda screwed up our entire day ... we thought....we love cuzumel and wanted to spend the afternoon at our favorite restaurant for margaritas (LA CHOZA).
SOooooo, on Cozumel day, we showed up at the Disney Theatre for the morning trip just figuring we'd tag along for the ride to the park and spend the a.m. at Chakanaab and go to the dolphin stuff at 1:00, well, it worked out for us there was room at 10:00 and we got to go with the a.m. crowd ...
there were other excursions being wrangled in the theatre. you had to take your tix and the SIGNED 'if the you get hurt you're screwed form' for everyone in your group to the stage and get stickers and wrist bands. most people followed directions, many couldn't --- made it painful....DUH.
Then we followed the Chip and Dale sign being carried out off the ship, onto the pier, thru the tortuous mall, and into cabs (i thought there'd be a bus) --- if you didn't have a cab-ful in your party you are paired with others --- this was when we were told about the 'work stoppage' by the taxi drivers (other than no air in the cab, and that i hung out the window like a spaniel, it was fine)
we arrive at the park in dribs and drabs and walk to the Encounter (there's also a seal show at the same place, which we didn't pay for). we hear the speech about where you should and should not touch the dolphin (they do have private parts, boys and girls) there's a wooden cut-out of a dolphin as part of show and tell.
here's the scoop on the LOCKERS ---
many of the locks are tricky --- you have to spin the key around TWICE -- some have no keys, some have no doors ... there are some lockers on the OPPOSITE side of the building on the water side - - - - sneak over there before the touchy-feely chat starts!
the life preservers smell a little funky, but not horrifying -- there are three sizes including kid's ---
we walk down the pier and you'll see dolphin and baby frolicking in a holding area --- and the big group is broken down into smaller groups (of about 10-12), you walk down some stairs and onto the platform (wish i had my swimmy feet - it was a little slimy)
Titan was our dolphin, he was 10 yrs old, and fabulous --- he passed by us a number of times for touching, smooching, feeling his belly, back, teeth and tongue, she splashed and jumped and sped by us to give you an idea of how amazingly fast they are ...
it was a very memorable experience -- i recommend bringing swimmy feet and our own disposable underwater camera ...
cin in NJ
8/31 MAGIC western
it is an expensive excursion ($105 per person) and i've never seen a real blow by blow that really helps you determine whether it's RIGHT for you and your family ---
i reserved our space on the excursion about 30 days out and did receive a confirmation in the mail at home. we got our tix for the excursion in our cabin on day one and were disappointed to see they were for 1:00 pm --- kinda screwed up our entire day ... we thought....we love cuzumel and wanted to spend the afternoon at our favorite restaurant for margaritas (LA CHOZA).
SOooooo, on Cozumel day, we showed up at the Disney Theatre for the morning trip just figuring we'd tag along for the ride to the park and spend the a.m. at Chakanaab and go to the dolphin stuff at 1:00, well, it worked out for us there was room at 10:00 and we got to go with the a.m. crowd ...
there were other excursions being wrangled in the theatre. you had to take your tix and the SIGNED 'if the you get hurt you're screwed form' for everyone in your group to the stage and get stickers and wrist bands. most people followed directions, many couldn't --- made it painful....DUH.
Then we followed the Chip and Dale sign being carried out off the ship, onto the pier, thru the tortuous mall, and into cabs (i thought there'd be a bus) --- if you didn't have a cab-ful in your party you are paired with others --- this was when we were told about the 'work stoppage' by the taxi drivers (other than no air in the cab, and that i hung out the window like a spaniel, it was fine)
we arrive at the park in dribs and drabs and walk to the Encounter (there's also a seal show at the same place, which we didn't pay for). we hear the speech about where you should and should not touch the dolphin (they do have private parts, boys and girls) there's a wooden cut-out of a dolphin as part of show and tell.
here's the scoop on the LOCKERS ---
many of the locks are tricky --- you have to spin the key around TWICE -- some have no keys, some have no doors ... there are some lockers on the OPPOSITE side of the building on the water side - - - - sneak over there before the touchy-feely chat starts!
the life preservers smell a little funky, but not horrifying -- there are three sizes including kid's ---
we walk down the pier and you'll see dolphin and baby frolicking in a holding area --- and the big group is broken down into smaller groups (of about 10-12), you walk down some stairs and onto the platform (wish i had my swimmy feet - it was a little slimy)
Titan was our dolphin, he was 10 yrs old, and fabulous --- he passed by us a number of times for touching, smooching, feeling his belly, back, teeth and tongue, she splashed and jumped and sped by us to give you an idea of how amazingly fast they are ...
it was a very memorable experience -- i recommend bringing swimmy feet and our own disposable underwater camera ...
cin in NJ
8/31 MAGIC western
