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As promised....day 2....
Mickey and Minnie called promptly at 6:15.....Mickey seems to have changed his message and Minnie was chatty as well!! What a wonderful way to be woken up. Greg of course laughs at the fact that I actually listen to the wake up call and rolls over and tells me not to turn the lights on and to get him up when I am done! Me being the nice person that I am, turn the lights on immediately and proceed to get ready for the morning. When I am done, off on he ECV to fill our refillable mugs. By the time I get back, he is just about ready for the day!!!! By the way, our room was in the 90's the FARTHEST place away from anything!!! But I am not complaining!! It just took a while to scoot from one place and back to the room.
We are off to Animal Kingdom. Last time we were there we only managed to do the safari and see It's Tough to be a Bug. We grab some frozen coffee and Banana bread and head off to It's Tough to be a Bug. We think we are going to do early entry into Dinoland....but that is not the case. It is not open for early entry. So we patiently wait and are there for the rope drop. We ride Primeval Whirl and Dinosaur for the first time ever!! What fun! We head to the Lion King show next!!! How awesome!!! I really enjoyed it as did Greg. But the park is now starting to get crowded and hot, so we decide we will come back another day. Time to go, so off to Epcot we head!!!
Epcot is much less crowded. It is so nice to be in Epcot. We do more firsts, such as Ellen's Universe of Energy, have a Kaki Gori, watch the Chinese acrobats, eat at the Biergarden, ride the Mexico ride, and snoop in all of the little shops in the countries. What fun. I have to say, nothing of these "firsts" really wowed us. But they were fun none the less. Would I do them again? Maybe not, but I am glad to say I have had the experience. About 7 pm we decided to start hunting down a nice spot for Illuminations since the handicapped viewing area was reserved for a large private party. Now that kind of irked me. Not because I was mad for me, but because I really think Disney should keep those areas for the people intended. But I am sure some group paid big bucks for that spot so why not let them have it!! I was fortunate enough to be able to get out of my chair and watch if need be, but there were many people who really had it bad, and I felt bad for those people. Anyway, off my soapbox. Greg found this awesome spot next to the fish and chips stand in the UK. It was right on the water and there were even benches to sit on. So Greg and I got to watch Illuminations sitting side by side!! Truely a touching moment. Yes, I cried....I always do!!!
While we waited Greg got some fish and chips for me and a hot dog for him. Then of course we just had to have Beaver Tails. Yummy!!! We met some very nice people from Michigan and Chicago and talked the night away. The 2 hours prior to Illuminations just slipped right by. Illuminations was stunning and then off to the bus.
The bus station was a million miles away, and there were a ton of people waiting in line. Because of the ECV, I was directed to the front of the line with Greg in tow.....life is good. And we all just about made it on that bus, and thank goodness another was pulling up just as we left!!!
Off to go night night cause tomorrow is going to be another fun filled day!!!!
Mickey and Minnie called promptly at 6:15.....Mickey seems to have changed his message and Minnie was chatty as well!! What a wonderful way to be woken up. Greg of course laughs at the fact that I actually listen to the wake up call and rolls over and tells me not to turn the lights on and to get him up when I am done! Me being the nice person that I am, turn the lights on immediately and proceed to get ready for the morning. When I am done, off on he ECV to fill our refillable mugs. By the time I get back, he is just about ready for the day!!!! By the way, our room was in the 90's the FARTHEST place away from anything!!! But I am not complaining!! It just took a while to scoot from one place and back to the room.
We are off to Animal Kingdom. Last time we were there we only managed to do the safari and see It's Tough to be a Bug. We grab some frozen coffee and Banana bread and head off to It's Tough to be a Bug. We think we are going to do early entry into Dinoland....but that is not the case. It is not open for early entry. So we patiently wait and are there for the rope drop. We ride Primeval Whirl and Dinosaur for the first time ever!! What fun! We head to the Lion King show next!!! How awesome!!! I really enjoyed it as did Greg. But the park is now starting to get crowded and hot, so we decide we will come back another day. Time to go, so off to Epcot we head!!!
Epcot is much less crowded. It is so nice to be in Epcot. We do more firsts, such as Ellen's Universe of Energy, have a Kaki Gori, watch the Chinese acrobats, eat at the Biergarden, ride the Mexico ride, and snoop in all of the little shops in the countries. What fun. I have to say, nothing of these "firsts" really wowed us. But they were fun none the less. Would I do them again? Maybe not, but I am glad to say I have had the experience. About 7 pm we decided to start hunting down a nice spot for Illuminations since the handicapped viewing area was reserved for a large private party. Now that kind of irked me. Not because I was mad for me, but because I really think Disney should keep those areas for the people intended. But I am sure some group paid big bucks for that spot so why not let them have it!! I was fortunate enough to be able to get out of my chair and watch if need be, but there were many people who really had it bad, and I felt bad for those people. Anyway, off my soapbox. Greg found this awesome spot next to the fish and chips stand in the UK. It was right on the water and there were even benches to sit on. So Greg and I got to watch Illuminations sitting side by side!! Truely a touching moment. Yes, I cried....I always do!!!
While we waited Greg got some fish and chips for me and a hot dog for him. Then of course we just had to have Beaver Tails. Yummy!!! We met some very nice people from Michigan and Chicago and talked the night away. The 2 hours prior to Illuminations just slipped right by. Illuminations was stunning and then off to the bus.
The bus station was a million miles away, and there were a ton of people waiting in line. Because of the ECV, I was directed to the front of the line with Greg in tow.....life is good. And we all just about made it on that bus, and thank goodness another was pulling up just as we left!!!
Off to go night night cause tomorrow is going to be another fun filled day!!!!
