Sunday 11-7-04....Early rise and shine today at 6:00am. We have our Keys to the Kingdom tour at 8:30. This is something I was really looking forward to. When making the reservation for the tour, the CM did tell us that going behind the scenes can spoil the magic even for some adults. So she wanted us to be sure about what we would see on the tour. I felt we were adult enough to handle it and still maintain the magic. Luckily, I was right.
We had breakfast in the room and caught the very first bus to the MK. We arrived there about 7:30 and waited in line for the 8:00 EE. We registered for our tour next to city hall. We were given a name tag and a card to wear around our neck stating we were tour guests. There were about twenty people in our group. Our tour guide was Geoff. He did an excellent job throughout the five hour tour. We actually visited two attractions in the MK as part of the tour. The best part was, the tour guide gave us a lot of details about the attraction before we rode which really enhanced the experience of the ride. I don't want to give too many secrets away about this tour. I highly recommend it to anyone. It really enlightened by enjoyment of the MK. The tour included lunch at Columbia Harbor House in Liberty Square. At lunch we were seated at a table with another couple from the tour. It turns out this was my 3rd Diser I would meet on this trip. Alaska and her DH were wonderful to visit with. I enjoyed meeting you very much. I will be looking for your trip report. Also at lunch we were given a small gift of a gold key to commemorate the tour. What a nice touch.
We got back to our room at the All Star Sports about 2:30. We watched a little football and rested. About 4:00 we actually used our rental car for the first time since the airport. We drove to Boardwalk and parked and walked to EPCOT by way of the International gateway. We sampled a little more Food & Wine offerings and then did several things in Future World that we didn't get to on day #1. About 8:30 we headed back to the Boardwalk to have dinner at Spoodles. Another wonderful meal. DH had pasta rigatoni and I had a grilled porkchop with mashed potatos. Total with tip was $51.00. We certainly were eating well on this trip.
We got back to our room aboaut 10:00 and watched the 2nd half of the Sunday nite football game.
We had breakfast in the room and caught the very first bus to the MK. We arrived there about 7:30 and waited in line for the 8:00 EE. We registered for our tour next to city hall. We were given a name tag and a card to wear around our neck stating we were tour guests. There were about twenty people in our group. Our tour guide was Geoff. He did an excellent job throughout the five hour tour. We actually visited two attractions in the MK as part of the tour. The best part was, the tour guide gave us a lot of details about the attraction before we rode which really enhanced the experience of the ride. I don't want to give too many secrets away about this tour. I highly recommend it to anyone. It really enlightened by enjoyment of the MK. The tour included lunch at Columbia Harbor House in Liberty Square. At lunch we were seated at a table with another couple from the tour. It turns out this was my 3rd Diser I would meet on this trip. Alaska and her DH were wonderful to visit with. I enjoyed meeting you very much. I will be looking for your trip report. Also at lunch we were given a small gift of a gold key to commemorate the tour. What a nice touch.
We got back to our room at the All Star Sports about 2:30. We watched a little football and rested. About 4:00 we actually used our rental car for the first time since the airport. We drove to Boardwalk and parked and walked to EPCOT by way of the International gateway. We sampled a little more Food & Wine offerings and then did several things in Future World that we didn't get to on day #1. About 8:30 we headed back to the Boardwalk to have dinner at Spoodles. Another wonderful meal. DH had pasta rigatoni and I had a grilled porkchop with mashed potatos. Total with tip was $51.00. We certainly were eating well on this trip.
We got back to our room aboaut 10:00 and watched the 2nd half of the Sunday nite football game.
