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- May 22, 2001
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Yes, we did three parks in a day! And if we'd really pushed it, we could've gotten to Epcot too. I was very tempted to try, but just couldn't convince everyone else!
We were up really early today, at 6, so that we could be at AK for an 8:10 Donald's Breakfastausaurus PS, and to see the opening ceremonies there at AK. We've seen this a few times before, but it's so cool that I wanted to do it again.
Gulping down coffee and juice while getting ready, and then dashed out to the bus stop, making it just in time as the bus was pulling up!
Well .. I wondered, after the park opened without *any* type of 'ceremony' at all, what was going on. I asked a CM at breakfast, and it was then that they told me they do that at the regularly scheduled opening, not when it's an early entry day at the earlier time! LOL Oh well .. now I know.
On the way to breakfast, we'd gotten FP for Dinosaur, so we went to use those immediately after we finished eating. We then walked over to the Dino-rama area, where while Dave and Evan rode Primeval Whirl (I wasn't up for whirling after a big breakfast! LOL) Instead, I zipped over to Festival of the Lion King to catch the first show. I could see this every day and not be bored with it, that's how much I like it! They met me outside the entrance after it was over, and after grabbing a Tollhouse cookie, I convinced everyone to go see "Flights of Wonder" - and surprise! They liked it! LOL I knew they would if they'd give it a chance.
We decided to hit the bus stop after this and head out. There were various things all over the place we wanted to do today, and I was determined we were gonna do it! LOL I hadn't seen the AK Lodge decorations last year, and I really wanted to, so we took a fast ride over there to see that. It's beautifully done! I don't know what I expected .. but this was better than expected! LOL
We took the bus from AKL over to the MK for a last go 'round there. We were also getting hungry, so on the way, we decided to see if we could just walk up to LTT. As it turned out, yeah, we were able to do that ... once we fought our way through the incredible mass of people! BOY what a difference from our first day there! LOL It was like .. the 4th of July or something. I swear I haven't seen THAT many people in the MK in a LONG time! We'd gotten FP for HM while waiting for lunch to arrive, yet when we walked over to do that, we still had about a 20-25 min wait get on, with the FP!
When we wrestled our way off HM, we'd timed it right to hop on the Liberty Belle riverboat. I haven't done this since I was a kid, and Dave's never done it! It isn't chock full of excitement! LOL but, it was fun, and very relaxing.
E-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g we passed had enormous wait times, and/or had it's FP's already gone for the day, so we decided to leave. I'm a huge MK fan, but I don't need to be there with a gazillion others! LOL Luckily, we visit pretty often, and have been doing so, and will continue to, so .. next time!
We did have a few bags that were a little heavy, so we decided to hop on the launch over to the Grand and drop those at the room. We caught the bus over to MGM after throwing on some fresh clothes - I just don't like going to nicer restaurants like the Flying Fish all yucked up from a day in the parks! LOL As we went into MGM, and headed straight back for the Osbourne Lights, I was stunned to see that *this* was not crowded at ALL! In years past, you could almost stand still and be pushed along by the tide of people! It was very nice not to have that this time!
We'd really come just to see the lights, and as soon as we'd done that, we headed right to the boat dock and timed it right, because it got there as we did.
We got off at the Swan and walked over to the Flying Fish for dinner.
After dinner, we strolled the boardwalk area just a bit, taking some pics of the Christmas lights/decorations, listening to a choir group that was performing out on the lawn there at the BWI and just enjoying it all. But we were all starting to feel all the running we'd been doing all day, so we caught a cab back to the Grand. Besides, we needed to get packed up for an early flight out the next morning, which would be Christmas Eve.
