aalan
Mouseketeer
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- Oct 24, 2001
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another great fall vacation:
me: dh, 41, dis veteran of many trips to mk in the 70's
my wife, dw, THE biggest mickey mouse fan; we have mm sheets, mm headboard, mm night tables, mm fireplace grill, mm clocks,...need i say more?
last year we went to the cbr for a wonderful week, we had not been in over five years, since we moved from west palm to denver. i was wondering
if we would have as good as time this year, and the answer is YES. the weather wasnt as perfect as last year, it was chilly on our lst full day, but it was
shorts and t shirts weather the rest of the week. we only got a couple of sprinkles, and one downpour at epcot, but at least it was warm rain.
things were definately not as busy as last year: we didnt wait for anything on sunday thru thursday. we walked right into flying fish on tuesday night,
and we were one of four tables in the kona cafe on thursday for lunch. choc. lava cake and koko puffs! we were staying at port orleans, riverside,
and we saw them closing the french quarter on friday. the hours in the parks are cut back, some restaurants and attractions are closed, but we had plenty of time
to do everything we wanted to do. it started to get busy on friday, and saturday the mk was really full. mgm was also very busy, due mainly to the abc soap stars event going on. blizzard beach was the only water park open: we went early and helped open the park, and it never really did get packed like we saw the year before. be sure to do the single rider enclosed tube at runoff rapids, its a great ride!
for something different we went to discovery cove, and its a wonderful day: a new, clean nicely designed "park" with different swim areas. the dolphins are amazing, the swim with them is about 45 min long, but its so much fun. you can also snorkel with stingrays and feed them, snorkel in a larger lagoon stocked with many fish, and there is a fresh water lagoon for swimming that circles the park, along with a small bird aviary. its hard to say if its really worth the $199.00 it costs, but we felt it was something worth doing once. the pace is relaxed, they only let in so many people a day (something like 1000), and its great just to relax in the sun by the lagoons.
our flights to and from orlando were full but uneventful. security is tighter at the airports: i had to take off my sneakers and they xrayed them at d.i.a! and everyone's bags get checked at the parks, but its a minimal wait and actually reassuring. we had paid for the trip months in advance, and thought of cancelling after sept. 11, but we are both glad we did not. please dont hesitate to go! i would also like to thank all the people who have shared their trips on this board: i have been lurking here for quite a while, and reading about all the trips got me ready for ours.
now, just 5 months until our lst cruise ever, and of course, its a disney cruise!
me: dh, 41, dis veteran of many trips to mk in the 70's
my wife, dw, THE biggest mickey mouse fan; we have mm sheets, mm headboard, mm night tables, mm fireplace grill, mm clocks,...need i say more?
last year we went to the cbr for a wonderful week, we had not been in over five years, since we moved from west palm to denver. i was wondering
if we would have as good as time this year, and the answer is YES. the weather wasnt as perfect as last year, it was chilly on our lst full day, but it was
shorts and t shirts weather the rest of the week. we only got a couple of sprinkles, and one downpour at epcot, but at least it was warm rain.
things were definately not as busy as last year: we didnt wait for anything on sunday thru thursday. we walked right into flying fish on tuesday night,
and we were one of four tables in the kona cafe on thursday for lunch. choc. lava cake and koko puffs! we were staying at port orleans, riverside,
and we saw them closing the french quarter on friday. the hours in the parks are cut back, some restaurants and attractions are closed, but we had plenty of time
to do everything we wanted to do. it started to get busy on friday, and saturday the mk was really full. mgm was also very busy, due mainly to the abc soap stars event going on. blizzard beach was the only water park open: we went early and helped open the park, and it never really did get packed like we saw the year before. be sure to do the single rider enclosed tube at runoff rapids, its a great ride!
for something different we went to discovery cove, and its a wonderful day: a new, clean nicely designed "park" with different swim areas. the dolphins are amazing, the swim with them is about 45 min long, but its so much fun. you can also snorkel with stingrays and feed them, snorkel in a larger lagoon stocked with many fish, and there is a fresh water lagoon for swimming that circles the park, along with a small bird aviary. its hard to say if its really worth the $199.00 it costs, but we felt it was something worth doing once. the pace is relaxed, they only let in so many people a day (something like 1000), and its great just to relax in the sun by the lagoons.
our flights to and from orlando were full but uneventful. security is tighter at the airports: i had to take off my sneakers and they xrayed them at d.i.a! and everyone's bags get checked at the parks, but its a minimal wait and actually reassuring. we had paid for the trip months in advance, and thought of cancelling after sept. 11, but we are both glad we did not. please dont hesitate to go! i would also like to thank all the people who have shared their trips on this board: i have been lurking here for quite a while, and reading about all the trips got me ready for ours.
now, just 5 months until our lst cruise ever, and of course, its a disney cruise!
we lived in co. spgs. for a few years, then moved to west palm beach for nine years. being only a little under 3 hours away from mickey was very tempting: we made many day trips. but we decided we really love this area, so we moved back here 5 years ago. its hard to believe its snowing outside right now, and last week we were in the warmth and sunshine at disney.
