michygoomy
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Let me know you are out there, gentle readers, with a post!
Previous days can be found here:
Day 1: It's Not Vacation Without the Weather Channel
Day 2: A Tropical Wave is a Future Tropical Storm
Day 3: How Can We Be On Earth if We Were Just on Mars?
Our cast:
Me--excellent trip planner, bad traveler, 5th trip to the world
R--DH, ? trips to the world
JL--DS10, fourth trip, just like Momma, not a thrill-seeker
Saba--DD7, third trip, thrill seeker who is finally tall enough
Day 4: August 16, 2003: You Have 13 Boyfriends?
Wow, Im slipping. This time Mickey calls and actually wakes me up. The long days are finally taking their toll!
This morning were off to Epcot for a full day. Im getting a little sick of our rations, so when I head over for coffee I pick up some cinnamon rolls for the kids and I. They are huge and yummy.
I decide to bring out my big, ancient, 35mm SLR camera for the trip to Epcot. This, coupled with my half-gallon cooler bottle really wears me down so I decide Im doing some camera bag shopping today. We get our fast-passes for Mission:Space, then split up so I can camera-bag hunt. I check the camera shop, and all they have are little camera bags or a camcorder bag that I dont think will be much better than my old camera bag. I keep looking, thinking I can find a small backpack or something, but no dice. At one point I pick up a black bag and there is all these black flecks all over my hands and arm. I keep finding this stuff the rest of the day, and wonder what the heck it is.
Lots of fruitless shopping and I decide to meet up with the gang. I turn on my walkie-talkie and page them constantly, walking from one end of future world to the other. No answer. These walkie-talkies are great but sometimes there are just big holes in the service. I can never predict when or where it is going to happen.
It takes quite a while before they finally come through. They had been in the Living Seas and were surprised there is no more ride there. When we meet up, R points out that I have black stuff all over my new white Mickey shirt! I finally realize its the darn camera bag that is flaking. After 15 years, it is definitely time for a new one.
Its just about time for Mission:Space so we head there. Again, the FP line is pretty much a walk-on and we have to do some shuffling before boarding to try to get everyone in their desired roles. Saba is pilot, R navigator, JL commander and Im engineer. I had no ill effects from this yesterday, not a one, but even walking on to this I start feeling ill. By the time we land on Mars, Im slightly queasy and have a mild headache. This would continue for hours. Im bummed about that because I had such a good experience the day before and I love this ride! Maybe it has something to do with already feeling ill earlier.
This time we take time to linger in the post-show area. The kids play in the tubes, and I go off and record an e-mail and send it to my brother. Its pretty cheesy. I get the kids to come over and record one of their own, theirs is funnier. That one I send to Mom and Dad, hoping their e-mail is finally working again (boy, I thought Id never say that phrasemust be the 21st century!).
We go to Journey into the Imagination and ride the Figment ride. Its cute, not spectacular. As soon as we walk out into the interactive area, a CM asks for a volunteer, and my never-shy Saba puts her hand up high. He puts her in a white lab coat and puts glasses on top of her glasses. He starts asking the usual questions, where are you from, how old are you, then asks her if she has a boyfriend. She says 13. He says, oh, you cant have a boyfriend until your 13, thats good. She says, NO, I have THIRTEEN BOYFRIENDS! She really believes she has 13 boyfriends, and doesnt much care if these boys know they are her boyfriends or agree to it. Some of these are fictional characters, I must say. Heres little scientist Saba.
We finish up there and linger over the interactive exhibits when JL and I come across the photos. Saba already has two photosone for R&RRC and one from ToT, so I tell JL to pick out one he wants to do. He decides to go skydiving with Mickey, and it turns out really cute.
We decide to check out The Circle of Life because it might be Sabas only (though slim) chance to see Kiara, her favorite character. Off all the characters in the Disney kingdom, why does she have to choose such an obscure one as the ONLY character she wants to see in WDW? We see the film, and R is muttering darn-liberal-tree-huggers as we walk out, but the kids and I love it. Saba is a self-proclaimed tree-hugger (I think our tree at home may even be one of the 13 boyfriends) and its right up my alley also. We head down to the food court, and the kids and I go up to get food. I pick two things, thinking R can choose either one of them and Ill eat the other, but none of it is very good and were not happy campers. Im starting to appreciate the idea of getting PSs before going, and hope well get a good meal tonight.
Off to Test Track with the FPs we got before M:S. The FP queue is a little long because they had a breakdown. JL is really, really nervous, but I remind him that I wouldnt have him go on anything I knew would scare him and ask him to trust me. R reminds him that well go no faster than we did driving to Pittsburgh. Hes on edge all the way in, but he doesnt bolt.
We make it through and JL admits that he enjoyed it and it wasnt that scary. While I hate roller coasters, I do love the thrill of going FAST around that track and really enjoy this ride again. We linger in the post-show area looking at the cars and picking out our favorites. I wonder who REALLY needs a Hummer.
Were all about ready for a little break so we head back to the resort. Epcot is exhausting, its just so huge, and we havent even made it to World Showcase yet. On our break I get in touch with my mother and my brother and find out that the blackout wasnt too bad back home. Brother got a snow day in August and Mom and Dad were just a bit inconvenience in going out to dinner.
Back to Epcot and the World Showcase to try to find a decent place for dinner. We stop in Germany and find only a 30-minute wait for the Biergarten. We browse through the shops, get some treats for the kids to tide them over, and the time passes quickly. Ive always wondered why people waste their time shopping in WDW, but I understand now when I see all the neat things they have in the shops. Our buzzer rings, and when were seated, were so hungry that we go right to the buffet before the waitress even takes our drink order. Im relieved that the food is different, at the very least, and its actually quite tasty. The band starts up and Saba has a blast dancing. I even drag JL out there for a quick polka, much to his chagrin. We have a great time here and are in no hurry to run out. Im not even too upset that its getting close to Illuminations time and the only country weve done is Germany.
R has gone out ahead and found a small spot right outside for us to watch Illuminations. Everyone is tired during the short wait, but its all worth it when that sky lights up. What a great show. Ive seen this one before, but its still pretty amazing.
R decides hell leave ahead of us to get to the bus stop to hold our place. JL, Saba and I walk out casually with the crowd, and again the crowds are not scary or unruly, though I hold on tight to both of them. We even stop and take a couple of pictures. As we exit the park and head toward the bus stop, R pages us on the walkie-talkies and tell us the bus is there. We RUN for the first time and catch up just in time. Its SRO, but its a bus and a short ride back to the resort.
Not a hugely productive day, but its worth spending time LINGERING at Epcot. I think wed need three full days to do it properly.
Stay tuned for Day 5: Ooh, They Have Pac Man!
Previous days can be found here:
Day 1: It's Not Vacation Without the Weather Channel
Day 2: A Tropical Wave is a Future Tropical Storm
Day 3: How Can We Be On Earth if We Were Just on Mars?
Our cast:
Me--excellent trip planner, bad traveler, 5th trip to the world
R--DH, ? trips to the world
JL--DS10, fourth trip, just like Momma, not a thrill-seeker
Saba--DD7, third trip, thrill seeker who is finally tall enough
Day 4: August 16, 2003: You Have 13 Boyfriends?
Wow, Im slipping. This time Mickey calls and actually wakes me up. The long days are finally taking their toll!
This morning were off to Epcot for a full day. Im getting a little sick of our rations, so when I head over for coffee I pick up some cinnamon rolls for the kids and I. They are huge and yummy.
I decide to bring out my big, ancient, 35mm SLR camera for the trip to Epcot. This, coupled with my half-gallon cooler bottle really wears me down so I decide Im doing some camera bag shopping today. We get our fast-passes for Mission:Space, then split up so I can camera-bag hunt. I check the camera shop, and all they have are little camera bags or a camcorder bag that I dont think will be much better than my old camera bag. I keep looking, thinking I can find a small backpack or something, but no dice. At one point I pick up a black bag and there is all these black flecks all over my hands and arm. I keep finding this stuff the rest of the day, and wonder what the heck it is.
Lots of fruitless shopping and I decide to meet up with the gang. I turn on my walkie-talkie and page them constantly, walking from one end of future world to the other. No answer. These walkie-talkies are great but sometimes there are just big holes in the service. I can never predict when or where it is going to happen.
It takes quite a while before they finally come through. They had been in the Living Seas and were surprised there is no more ride there. When we meet up, R points out that I have black stuff all over my new white Mickey shirt! I finally realize its the darn camera bag that is flaking. After 15 years, it is definitely time for a new one.
Its just about time for Mission:Space so we head there. Again, the FP line is pretty much a walk-on and we have to do some shuffling before boarding to try to get everyone in their desired roles. Saba is pilot, R navigator, JL commander and Im engineer. I had no ill effects from this yesterday, not a one, but even walking on to this I start feeling ill. By the time we land on Mars, Im slightly queasy and have a mild headache. This would continue for hours. Im bummed about that because I had such a good experience the day before and I love this ride! Maybe it has something to do with already feeling ill earlier.
This time we take time to linger in the post-show area. The kids play in the tubes, and I go off and record an e-mail and send it to my brother. Its pretty cheesy. I get the kids to come over and record one of their own, theirs is funnier. That one I send to Mom and Dad, hoping their e-mail is finally working again (boy, I thought Id never say that phrasemust be the 21st century!).
We go to Journey into the Imagination and ride the Figment ride. Its cute, not spectacular. As soon as we walk out into the interactive area, a CM asks for a volunteer, and my never-shy Saba puts her hand up high. He puts her in a white lab coat and puts glasses on top of her glasses. He starts asking the usual questions, where are you from, how old are you, then asks her if she has a boyfriend. She says 13. He says, oh, you cant have a boyfriend until your 13, thats good. She says, NO, I have THIRTEEN BOYFRIENDS! She really believes she has 13 boyfriends, and doesnt much care if these boys know they are her boyfriends or agree to it. Some of these are fictional characters, I must say. Heres little scientist Saba.
We finish up there and linger over the interactive exhibits when JL and I come across the photos. Saba already has two photosone for R&RRC and one from ToT, so I tell JL to pick out one he wants to do. He decides to go skydiving with Mickey, and it turns out really cute.
We decide to check out The Circle of Life because it might be Sabas only (though slim) chance to see Kiara, her favorite character. Off all the characters in the Disney kingdom, why does she have to choose such an obscure one as the ONLY character she wants to see in WDW? We see the film, and R is muttering darn-liberal-tree-huggers as we walk out, but the kids and I love it. Saba is a self-proclaimed tree-hugger (I think our tree at home may even be one of the 13 boyfriends) and its right up my alley also. We head down to the food court, and the kids and I go up to get food. I pick two things, thinking R can choose either one of them and Ill eat the other, but none of it is very good and were not happy campers. Im starting to appreciate the idea of getting PSs before going, and hope well get a good meal tonight.
Off to Test Track with the FPs we got before M:S. The FP queue is a little long because they had a breakdown. JL is really, really nervous, but I remind him that I wouldnt have him go on anything I knew would scare him and ask him to trust me. R reminds him that well go no faster than we did driving to Pittsburgh. Hes on edge all the way in, but he doesnt bolt.
We make it through and JL admits that he enjoyed it and it wasnt that scary. While I hate roller coasters, I do love the thrill of going FAST around that track and really enjoy this ride again. We linger in the post-show area looking at the cars and picking out our favorites. I wonder who REALLY needs a Hummer.
Were all about ready for a little break so we head back to the resort. Epcot is exhausting, its just so huge, and we havent even made it to World Showcase yet. On our break I get in touch with my mother and my brother and find out that the blackout wasnt too bad back home. Brother got a snow day in August and Mom and Dad were just a bit inconvenience in going out to dinner.
Back to Epcot and the World Showcase to try to find a decent place for dinner. We stop in Germany and find only a 30-minute wait for the Biergarten. We browse through the shops, get some treats for the kids to tide them over, and the time passes quickly. Ive always wondered why people waste their time shopping in WDW, but I understand now when I see all the neat things they have in the shops. Our buzzer rings, and when were seated, were so hungry that we go right to the buffet before the waitress even takes our drink order. Im relieved that the food is different, at the very least, and its actually quite tasty. The band starts up and Saba has a blast dancing. I even drag JL out there for a quick polka, much to his chagrin. We have a great time here and are in no hurry to run out. Im not even too upset that its getting close to Illuminations time and the only country weve done is Germany.
R has gone out ahead and found a small spot right outside for us to watch Illuminations. Everyone is tired during the short wait, but its all worth it when that sky lights up. What a great show. Ive seen this one before, but its still pretty amazing.
R decides hell leave ahead of us to get to the bus stop to hold our place. JL, Saba and I walk out casually with the crowd, and again the crowds are not scary or unruly, though I hold on tight to both of them. We even stop and take a couple of pictures. As we exit the park and head toward the bus stop, R pages us on the walkie-talkies and tell us the bus is there. We RUN for the first time and catch up just in time. Its SRO, but its a bus and a short ride back to the resort.
Not a hugely productive day, but its worth spending time LINGERING at Epcot. I think wed need three full days to do it properly.
Stay tuned for Day 5: Ooh, They Have Pac Man!
