First trip ....Will it be their last? Day 2

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August 15

Up early for EE at disney studios. The bus pulled up at 7:00, we picked up at music
and then movies ( standing room only when we got to movies) and arrived at the gate
at 7:15.

We were here from 7:30 until 2:30. In this time we were able to do Rock N Roller
Coaster ( me only), Tower of Terror (me only),Great Movies Ride (cowboy), Star Tours (4times)
Tyreak loved this, made me feel sick,WWTBAM, Muppets, Hunchback of Notre Dame,BATB, VOTLM, and had lunch at Pizza Planet.


We were able to do most of this with very little wait. The only real wait we had was 25 minutes for the Great Movie Ride. Fast Past helped us a great deal. I wonder why people wait in those long lines instead using fast past and why do they give those of us that use
FP such nasty looks??!!

I was surprised that I really enjoyed this park. Prior to the trip I was sure I would not like it here. I only wanted to do RNRC, TT, and Fantasmic. Boy I did I underestimate this place.
I can't wait till next summer to see the big hat.


We got an Animal Kingdom bus at 2:40. I didn't know that you can take a bus from one park to another park! We got to the AK at 3:00. I was so excited, this is one of the parks I was really looking forward to. The tree was awsome! Tyreak could have spent hours there trying
to spot all the animals. We were here for 2 hours and did ITTBAN, FOTLK, and the Safari. That's it. Why only three things? Well, there are 3 reasons, 1 we got there 2 hours before the park closed. 2 I kept getting lost, the map did not help much. 3 It's just to blasted HOT in that park!! I could believe how intense the heat seems to be at Animal Kingdom. This was the only place were the heat really got to me.



FOLTK was excellent! Tyreak and I both loved it. Saw lots of animals on the safari and got some great pictures. Tyreak missed the sting at ITTTBAB.

When the park closed we went back to the resort for short rest.


My plan before leaving home was to see all of the parades and fireworks as early in the trip
as I could. This was also the only night during our trip that Fantasmic was having both an 8:30 and 10:30 show. I wanted to do both spectromagic and fantasmic, spectro at 8:00 and fantasmicat 10:30.

We got to the Magic Kingdom at 7:00 to catch the 8:00 spectro parade. I found out later that the parade starts at 9:00. OH well, off to some rides. Alien Encounter, Buzz, and transit authority, It's A Small World, and dinner at Casey's. Buzz become one of Tyreak's favorite rides! AI was a huge mistake, TA was relaxing an IASW was annonying.


Left the park and took our first monorail ride. Asked the CM if we could sit up front and he said sure. Tyreak was in heaven! When we reached th TTC I asked for a co-pilot's license
for Tyreak. As we were walking away Tyreak asked how'd know about those 2 two things, I told him because I read the DIS. Thanks guys!


We got to the studios and it was packed. We got in line for fantasmic in front of the BATB stadium. We stood here for 30 minutes before the started to move. The show was worth the wait. It became our favorite night time show.


After fantsmic walked right on to the waiting bus, back to the resort and rigt to sleep.
 
report......you did some awesome things in one day.......
 

Wow, what an insanely busy day!! Sounds like you guys had fun, though. And I *definitely* agree with you about the heat in AK. Whew!!!

Beth
 





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