Jdads2 Feb trip day 5

[jdads2]

Cast: jdads2 … me loving husband, planner and maybe somewhat over planner….the one, when we get WDW, is most likely to say: “what do you want to do” instead of following the itinerary

DWofjdads2 … my lovely and patient wife.


Day 5: Final day.

What a great start to the day after being at PI until around 1:30 and getting in around 2:30. It was a joy to be awakened by millions of voices counting to 8 over and over and over and over again. Did I mention that there were cheerleaders at our resort. Actually, they weren’t bad at all. I was expecting much louder young ladies.

Well we crawl out of bed and get ready for our last day. We decide to head to Epcot.

We do a little pin trading and I pick up a sixth pin from the set of seven that I need. That is really cool and now I am starting to really search for that last pin. It happens to be the Mickey on the film with the years 1999 and 2000 on it that revolve.

We finally get a chance to see the living statues, well, statue and it was really neat. Next on the venue was the British invasion, they were very good. We decide to head to Morocco for pastries and France for crepes….yummy. We had a great time just strolling and relaxing.

We leave Epcot and head to MK in order to see Spectromagic since it was the only time showing while we were at WDW. Should be an easy trip Mono to TTC transfer to MK mono….the entire mono was down!! All of it! So now we head for the bus. Just as we are about to get on the bus we are told that the mono was back on line. We decide to take the bus to the TTC. As it turns out it wasn’t a bad trip. It certainly was easy to get the mono and take it to MK. Once we get to MK we decide to just get inside the gate and watch the parade from the curb near the train station.

What a great parade. Brings back memories of our DL vacation back in 1977, The Electric Light parade. I remember that only being a parade with white lights. Do I have that right?

We get out of MK in less than 10 minutes after the parade. We head over to the Poly and have dessert at the Kona Café. Kokoa Puffs for me and that really wicked brownie/pecan concoction for Jackie. We love this place. After some coffee we head to the GF. On the way over to the GF we start talking to a couple from Hamilton Ontario. They happen to be pin traders and we start talkinh about pins and the one that I need. It turns out that they have it and are willing to trade for it. I trade a Mickey pin that i got from a CM and complete the set that I started on Monday. It was great to complete the set but a little disappointing too. Now I have to start another collection.

We have never been to the GF before and were we impressed. We don’t want to stay here next trip though. We want to save it for our trip during the Christmas season in 2004. What a great resort...this is the life.

Back to All Star Music to pack. We have to get up at 6:00 to catch the Mears transport at 7:00.

 

[pumba]

final pin........my most favorite pin is ......well the pumba......and then figment......and then mickey with my name on it....then the two free ones for our packages......oh heck......I have five pins and I love them all.........thanks so much for sharing your vacation with us

 

[kellyla]

I was ready to offer you one of my spare pins(the mickey with the revolving 1999/2000)when I read that you found one.Sounds like you had a great trip.

 

[jdads2]

Thanks kellyla, I appreciate the offer!! I am planning on picking up some cheap pins through some of the online shops so we can trade on our next trip. I am going to put this collection together and mount it on black velvet in a picture frame. I might try to get a Mickey cartoon cell to go along with it.

I haven't really decided which set to try for next. It will be the sillouettes or the pins from Mickeys Jammin' Jungle Parade.

 

[greatmom]

My daughter and I are going to Disneyfor the first tme this Sunday and we are staying at the ASM. What did you think of it?

 

[greatmom]

My daughter and I are going to Disneyfor the first tme this Sunday and we are staying at the ASM. What did you think of it?

 

[jdads2]

Well...Let me say that we would have liked ASMu more if we would have had a car. Actually we would have liked it a lot more. Our first trip over Halloween last year was spent at the Poly. You really can't beat the Mono resorts for their transportation options. We thought that the rooms were OK but we won't be staying there again for at least a couple of return trips. A major reason is because we would need to get two rooms because we have a family of 5 and for that price we can get a moderate.

Have fun on your trip