Monday 8/16
We got ready and we headed to Magic Kingdom to see the opening ceremony which I had not seen before. On our way over to MK we got to sit up front in the monorail for the first time! Our driver didnt speak to us, probably because were old, but it was so neat to see. Another dose of Disney magic for us! When we got there we caught the end of zip a dee doo da and Mickey came out and said hello with the characters on the train, very cute. We got into the park and tried to ride Space Mountain, yes I know, very dumb to go right. Figured that out quick but the line for Buzz was nonexistent so we went on that a couple times. John beat me the first time but I had a meltdown ½ way through because he turned the car when I was aiming for something so he said that I have to control the cart the next time. We got out and the CM asked who won, I pointed to him, she gave him the lanyard to check the wait time and told him congrats, give this to the ride op inside. I won the second time, only because the ride stopped and I was in prime fighting position but hey, he was in the same spot too
so when we came out he looked annoyed and the ride op looked at us again and I pointed at myself and raised my arms in victory and she started laughing. Then we walked back to Main Street to get a cinnamon bun, so huge but very tasty and headed to Frontierland via the train. While waiting for the train we were entertained by the country bears and their own wacky hijinx with the guests down below. We got to ride Splash 3 times! This was great because it was already so hot out. But we were lucky because we didnt get too wet. GTMRR was out of commission. So the line piled up fast and we got out of there and headed over to the Country Bear Jamboree. I never really listened to the words before, its a little racy! The ride operator here thanked us for being the only ones in the place to be courteous and move all the way down and told us to pick a better spot since the theater wasnt filled. I thought this was funny because people at Fantasmic, Philharmagic, all the other 3D shows and this always seemed to be oblivious to the poor CMs yelling please move all the way down! Theres always that family that sits wherever they please. I love this show for some reason, its just too cute. But not as cute after listening to the words in the song! Hahaha Especially the bear who sings there was blood all around but never explains what hes talking about. Very odd. When we got out of there it was time for lunch so we went to Pecos Bills. They have a great room to sit in that is in the back and looks like you are outside in Mexico with lanterns above, very nice to sit down and have a meal in there. John had the double burger and I had the regular burger with a side of pickles We went on pirates and the treehouse then headed over to our resort for more pool time at the Mayan Pyramid. I am surprised by how hot it was out, but in the Jacuzzi its not that bad. It was actually relaxing and nice for my feet at this point. JD thought so too. We laid by the pool for about an hour and a half, JD napped and I fell asleep in the sun too at one point, very dangerous in FL but I didnt burn, actually I had a nice tan! We also were the only adults in the time I was there to ride the slide. Come on old people like us; dont pretend you werent jealous when we were zipping down the slide with glee. When we got back to the room we were shocked that it was already 5pm, we had planned on being out the door by 5 so we hurried as fast as we could and went over to Epcot. We wandered the countries and John yet another chicken sandwich from America. I went to China and got the steak and rice bowl which was spicy but I really liked it. Then we wandered through the shops in China, Germany and Italy. In Germany, they had a stuffed animal guinea pig, which Id never seen. I wanted to make sure thats what it was because the tag was in German but they had no idea what it translated to in English. She was like, um
a hamster, but bigger than a hamster. Thats a guinea pig! Almost bought it for my little schmiglets at home but it was a bit too $$ for a teeny stuffed animal. We got back to our spot in Germany for Illuminations. Another great show, then we headed over to Jelly Rolls! We had parked at the Boardwalk so I went back and changed in the car. Have to look nice on a night out. If you havent been to Jelly Rolls, its the best night time entertainment on all of Disney property and this is coming from a CP who got in free to PI every Thursday night. Its 21+ and they have two dueling piano players that will play just about anything you want to hear. We requested Totos Africa and they knew it! Hahaha what a random song to know (or to request ) There was a huge group in front of us who we thought were a wedding. People just kept adding on, they had at least 30 people with them all sitting up front. Well they started talking to us and offering to buy us drinks because they were using a couple of the chairs at our table which we declined but what a nice offer! We found out later that they were there for WORK with their entire company down there for meetings. NICE. The piano players are awesome and do a great job of involving the audience. We did the Time Warp from Rocky Horror and they even played some Sir Mix a Lot which was the highlight of the evening. We left at about 1am because we wanted to be up early for our last 2 days in the World. Vacation depression has hit full force and I cant seem to stop saying I dont want to go home to which JD replies well, if you can find a job down here
and hes SERIOUS. Anyone hiring???
Next up Tonga Toast (finally!), Animal Kingdom, an almost brush with the pavement and double the Fantasmic!
More wacky hijinx on day 7
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=631336
We got ready and we headed to Magic Kingdom to see the opening ceremony which I had not seen before. On our way over to MK we got to sit up front in the monorail for the first time! Our driver didnt speak to us, probably because were old, but it was so neat to see. Another dose of Disney magic for us! When we got there we caught the end of zip a dee doo da and Mickey came out and said hello with the characters on the train, very cute. We got into the park and tried to ride Space Mountain, yes I know, very dumb to go right. Figured that out quick but the line for Buzz was nonexistent so we went on that a couple times. John beat me the first time but I had a meltdown ½ way through because he turned the car when I was aiming for something so he said that I have to control the cart the next time. We got out and the CM asked who won, I pointed to him, she gave him the lanyard to check the wait time and told him congrats, give this to the ride op inside. I won the second time, only because the ride stopped and I was in prime fighting position but hey, he was in the same spot too
so when we came out he looked annoyed and the ride op looked at us again and I pointed at myself and raised my arms in victory and she started laughing. Then we walked back to Main Street to get a cinnamon bun, so huge but very tasty and headed to Frontierland via the train. While waiting for the train we were entertained by the country bears and their own wacky hijinx with the guests down below. We got to ride Splash 3 times! This was great because it was already so hot out. But we were lucky because we didnt get too wet. GTMRR was out of commission. So the line piled up fast and we got out of there and headed over to the Country Bear Jamboree. I never really listened to the words before, its a little racy! The ride operator here thanked us for being the only ones in the place to be courteous and move all the way down and told us to pick a better spot since the theater wasnt filled. I thought this was funny because people at Fantasmic, Philharmagic, all the other 3D shows and this always seemed to be oblivious to the poor CMs yelling please move all the way down! Theres always that family that sits wherever they please. I love this show for some reason, its just too cute. But not as cute after listening to the words in the song! Hahaha Especially the bear who sings there was blood all around but never explains what hes talking about. Very odd. When we got out of there it was time for lunch so we went to Pecos Bills. They have a great room to sit in that is in the back and looks like you are outside in Mexico with lanterns above, very nice to sit down and have a meal in there. John had the double burger and I had the regular burger with a side of pickles We went on pirates and the treehouse then headed over to our resort for more pool time at the Mayan Pyramid. I am surprised by how hot it was out, but in the Jacuzzi its not that bad. It was actually relaxing and nice for my feet at this point. JD thought so too. We laid by the pool for about an hour and a half, JD napped and I fell asleep in the sun too at one point, very dangerous in FL but I didnt burn, actually I had a nice tan! We also were the only adults in the time I was there to ride the slide. Come on old people like us; dont pretend you werent jealous when we were zipping down the slide with glee. When we got back to the room we were shocked that it was already 5pm, we had planned on being out the door by 5 so we hurried as fast as we could and went over to Epcot. We wandered the countries and John yet another chicken sandwich from America. I went to China and got the steak and rice bowl which was spicy but I really liked it. Then we wandered through the shops in China, Germany and Italy. In Germany, they had a stuffed animal guinea pig, which Id never seen. I wanted to make sure thats what it was because the tag was in German but they had no idea what it translated to in English. She was like, um
a hamster, but bigger than a hamster. Thats a guinea pig! Almost bought it for my little schmiglets at home but it was a bit too $$ for a teeny stuffed animal. We got back to our spot in Germany for Illuminations. Another great show, then we headed over to Jelly Rolls! We had parked at the Boardwalk so I went back and changed in the car. Have to look nice on a night out. If you havent been to Jelly Rolls, its the best night time entertainment on all of Disney property and this is coming from a CP who got in free to PI every Thursday night. Its 21+ and they have two dueling piano players that will play just about anything you want to hear. We requested Totos Africa and they knew it! Hahaha what a random song to know (or to request ) There was a huge group in front of us who we thought were a wedding. People just kept adding on, they had at least 30 people with them all sitting up front. Well they started talking to us and offering to buy us drinks because they were using a couple of the chairs at our table which we declined but what a nice offer! We found out later that they were there for WORK with their entire company down there for meetings. NICE. The piano players are awesome and do a great job of involving the audience. We did the Time Warp from Rocky Horror and they even played some Sir Mix a Lot which was the highlight of the evening. We left at about 1am because we wanted to be up early for our last 2 days in the World. Vacation depression has hit full force and I cant seem to stop saying I dont want to go home to which JD replies well, if you can find a job down here
and hes SERIOUS. Anyone hiring???Next up Tonga Toast (finally!), Animal Kingdom, an almost brush with the pavement and double the Fantasmic!
More wacky hijinx on day 7
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=631336
We probably won't move to FL but when looking at the housing market in MA and comparing the prices to what you can get in FL for that... does make you think HMMMMM hehe PLUS we lived there and loved it during the program. But family is up here so we'll see! Wouldn't be to Orlando though, thinking ocean and beach 
