LarryFmScotland
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Larrys Wonderful World Trip Report Day 7.
Dear Friend,
Sir Lawrence Wilmot here, your man in the World, up at the crack of dawn seeking out pleasure and entertainment for your perusal and consumption. This morning being no exception I was up at six something, and went for a grand tour of the whole campus, both for the exercise and to look at all the areas from the 50s to the 90s. It is slightly different in that not all the zones have two blocks each like they do at the All Stars, there are three, blocks for the 50s and only one for the 90s. I guess nostalgia works better about things 50 years ago and less well for 5 years ago.
Well the icons were a mixture of great and less great, you cant help but smile at Lady and the Tramp in the 50s The extra block has a Juke Box which is cute, tomorrow I shall go closer and look at what records you can pick. The 60s is less great with a bucket of Playdoh, though with a nice big Balloo. The seventies has a Mickey Mouse Telephone and a funny bike thing that wasnt big in Scotland in the 70s. And I was shocked that they did a 50ft Ronald Ragan and Margaret Thatcher for the 80s, Im not sure they got quite the right shade of blue for the handbag though! The nineties has a dinky laptop, much the same as the one I am precariously balancing on my knees as I type. I wouldnt mind the cute hidden Mickey wallpaper for mine as well.
You can see that most of the construction for the Pop Century Long Forgotten Years (Gregs Joke not mine) is done and the bridge in place. They have made a start on the outside decoration of the Food Court, the 00 10 20 numbers etc are on the side of the building but everything is in a terracotta paint at the moment. There is no obvious sign of work being carried out at the moment, Im not sure if things are on hold or if Builders in Florida have a spring break too.
Well time for breakfast and then a trip to Typhon La-Gon. Ed is feeling much better today and is off the medication and looking forward to some food.
We caught the bus to Typhoon, having decided to take as few valuables as possible including car keys so we could all be away from base camp at the same time, I know crime is relatively low in WDW but you should be careful all the same. It has been a warm day, not too hot, and with a cooling breeze. We were there by park opening, so managed to get ourselves a nice spot in the middle by the wave pool, if pool is the right kind of word for the worlds greatest wave machine. If you have been to your local swimming baths and thought you had a good wave machine then think again coz this one is a monster. It makes waves Hawaii would be proud of. A veritable Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride, the sounds are the best bit, first of all there is a roar, more dog bark than lion, and then the screams start at 10am they were loud, but by the time 12 noon came the people in the pool made one hell of a noise.
I went into the wave pool for about three big waves, and I was lifted right off my feet, I decided to start running so that when I hit the ground I would hopefully not crash to the floor the surface being like sandpaper which would lead to graze city. My thin pale legs were going ten to the dozen in the water way above the floor, eventually I hit the floor running and didnt fall over, though miles away from where I first started, you couldnt wipe the grin off my face though.
Later in the afternoon when I was having lunch on the beach I noticed the wave toss a young man into the air like a bull with a matador.
We then went to do some raft rides, the big one where up to four people can ride together, here you roll the big raft up the hill yourself, at Blizzard Beach they have a machine for that. All extra calories burnt so no complaints from me. I am on a mission this trip, to go home smaller than when I Came. This was fun, and we got very wet, like that is a surprise in a water park. We did some of the smaller raft rides too.
Then Greg and I went off together to the more meaty slides and did, the Stormslides, we did two each, both were similar, but I got one big nose-full of chlorine on the second trip down the mountain, so I decided to call that a day. I did a little bit of sunbathing on my own, I am so embarrassed about my totally white body. You can tell the Brits in WDW by our snow white skin, believe me there is absolutely no reason to take your clothes off in the North of Scotland during daylight. I once had a car with a bust air-conditioning system and thought it isnt worth fixing for four days a year!
Well, then we did the best bit, swimming with the fishes, the WDW version is different to the New York version and doesnt involve concrete. I have told you before of my fish phobia, but in the interests of you my dear friend, and my desire to report everything, I did two trips across the very cold pool. When we first went in there was a Ray in the loading area and I almost stepped on it, then when I was swimming across a Hammerhead Shark, swam literally four inches from my knee. I even managed to cope with the fish this time, mainly by chanting in my head at the time Fish are Not Moths, - Fish are Not Moths and this seemed to work, because on the second trip, there was a really unusual big blue one and I actually swam closer to it for a better look!
We had a nice lunch of healthy sandwiches and fruit cup. (Though I nicked a few of Gregs Fries when he wasnt looking!) And then we departed back to the room for an afternoon of shopping, at the Beltz and Publix. Ed got some Vans stuff to take home, and I bought a Daytona Bike Week T-shirt from the Biker Leathers Shop nearby, sadly I didnt buy any leathers, I prefer Body Armour to Tassels on my leathers. I also cant get over the number of bikers who ride around with no helmets in Florida, I know freedom etc, but one lamp post can seriously spoil your day.
The early evening was spent doing the laundry and writing up the TR and downloading some photographs hot off the press.
After the chores, we went to Epcot, to see Illuminations, we came in via the International Gateway, and walked over to Britain for some fish and chips, but there was a big line. So we went to Japan, to try there food for the first time, I got the Miso, seaweed soup, which was quite nice, and the Shogun Sampler, with Beef and Chicken and steamed rice which was very tasty. The restaurant had quite a lot of Japanese people eating, which is I suppose as bad as us wanting to go to Harry Ramsdens for fish and chips.
We then looked for a good place to watch Illuminations, and ended up, slightly under a tree, due to a very big crowd. We waited for forty minutes, the entertainment being provided by complaining to two drunk men who were smoking about them not being in a designated area. There was also four very drunk spring breakers who had a light sabre, a tom tom, and they danced around two Mexican hats. Which got a very big round of applause from the waiting crowd. There was also the antics of the desparate ie those with no spot to watch the show from, try to get sneaked up in front of those who had waited I looked far too fierce for anyone to try that to me.
The show was as great as usual, with the exception of the slightly slow bit in the middle. The end fireworks are fantastic, and I sang every word of the promise, quietly to myself at the end.
We made a swift get-away and came home very tired.
Well Im not sure what we are doing tomorrow, it will be just as big a surprise for me as it is for you.
Until then, thanks for reading.
Cheers Larry.
Your Pal in Scotland.
Dear Friend,
Sir Lawrence Wilmot here, your man in the World, up at the crack of dawn seeking out pleasure and entertainment for your perusal and consumption. This morning being no exception I was up at six something, and went for a grand tour of the whole campus, both for the exercise and to look at all the areas from the 50s to the 90s. It is slightly different in that not all the zones have two blocks each like they do at the All Stars, there are three, blocks for the 50s and only one for the 90s. I guess nostalgia works better about things 50 years ago and less well for 5 years ago.
Well the icons were a mixture of great and less great, you cant help but smile at Lady and the Tramp in the 50s The extra block has a Juke Box which is cute, tomorrow I shall go closer and look at what records you can pick. The 60s is less great with a bucket of Playdoh, though with a nice big Balloo. The seventies has a Mickey Mouse Telephone and a funny bike thing that wasnt big in Scotland in the 70s. And I was shocked that they did a 50ft Ronald Ragan and Margaret Thatcher for the 80s, Im not sure they got quite the right shade of blue for the handbag though! The nineties has a dinky laptop, much the same as the one I am precariously balancing on my knees as I type. I wouldnt mind the cute hidden Mickey wallpaper for mine as well.
You can see that most of the construction for the Pop Century Long Forgotten Years (Gregs Joke not mine) is done and the bridge in place. They have made a start on the outside decoration of the Food Court, the 00 10 20 numbers etc are on the side of the building but everything is in a terracotta paint at the moment. There is no obvious sign of work being carried out at the moment, Im not sure if things are on hold or if Builders in Florida have a spring break too.
Well time for breakfast and then a trip to Typhon La-Gon. Ed is feeling much better today and is off the medication and looking forward to some food.
We caught the bus to Typhoon, having decided to take as few valuables as possible including car keys so we could all be away from base camp at the same time, I know crime is relatively low in WDW but you should be careful all the same. It has been a warm day, not too hot, and with a cooling breeze. We were there by park opening, so managed to get ourselves a nice spot in the middle by the wave pool, if pool is the right kind of word for the worlds greatest wave machine. If you have been to your local swimming baths and thought you had a good wave machine then think again coz this one is a monster. It makes waves Hawaii would be proud of. A veritable Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride, the sounds are the best bit, first of all there is a roar, more dog bark than lion, and then the screams start at 10am they were loud, but by the time 12 noon came the people in the pool made one hell of a noise.
I went into the wave pool for about three big waves, and I was lifted right off my feet, I decided to start running so that when I hit the ground I would hopefully not crash to the floor the surface being like sandpaper which would lead to graze city. My thin pale legs were going ten to the dozen in the water way above the floor, eventually I hit the floor running and didnt fall over, though miles away from where I first started, you couldnt wipe the grin off my face though.
Later in the afternoon when I was having lunch on the beach I noticed the wave toss a young man into the air like a bull with a matador.
We then went to do some raft rides, the big one where up to four people can ride together, here you roll the big raft up the hill yourself, at Blizzard Beach they have a machine for that. All extra calories burnt so no complaints from me. I am on a mission this trip, to go home smaller than when I Came. This was fun, and we got very wet, like that is a surprise in a water park. We did some of the smaller raft rides too.
Then Greg and I went off together to the more meaty slides and did, the Stormslides, we did two each, both were similar, but I got one big nose-full of chlorine on the second trip down the mountain, so I decided to call that a day. I did a little bit of sunbathing on my own, I am so embarrassed about my totally white body. You can tell the Brits in WDW by our snow white skin, believe me there is absolutely no reason to take your clothes off in the North of Scotland during daylight. I once had a car with a bust air-conditioning system and thought it isnt worth fixing for four days a year!
Well, then we did the best bit, swimming with the fishes, the WDW version is different to the New York version and doesnt involve concrete. I have told you before of my fish phobia, but in the interests of you my dear friend, and my desire to report everything, I did two trips across the very cold pool. When we first went in there was a Ray in the loading area and I almost stepped on it, then when I was swimming across a Hammerhead Shark, swam literally four inches from my knee. I even managed to cope with the fish this time, mainly by chanting in my head at the time Fish are Not Moths, - Fish are Not Moths and this seemed to work, because on the second trip, there was a really unusual big blue one and I actually swam closer to it for a better look!
We had a nice lunch of healthy sandwiches and fruit cup. (Though I nicked a few of Gregs Fries when he wasnt looking!) And then we departed back to the room for an afternoon of shopping, at the Beltz and Publix. Ed got some Vans stuff to take home, and I bought a Daytona Bike Week T-shirt from the Biker Leathers Shop nearby, sadly I didnt buy any leathers, I prefer Body Armour to Tassels on my leathers. I also cant get over the number of bikers who ride around with no helmets in Florida, I know freedom etc, but one lamp post can seriously spoil your day.
The early evening was spent doing the laundry and writing up the TR and downloading some photographs hot off the press.
After the chores, we went to Epcot, to see Illuminations, we came in via the International Gateway, and walked over to Britain for some fish and chips, but there was a big line. So we went to Japan, to try there food for the first time, I got the Miso, seaweed soup, which was quite nice, and the Shogun Sampler, with Beef and Chicken and steamed rice which was very tasty. The restaurant had quite a lot of Japanese people eating, which is I suppose as bad as us wanting to go to Harry Ramsdens for fish and chips.
We then looked for a good place to watch Illuminations, and ended up, slightly under a tree, due to a very big crowd. We waited for forty minutes, the entertainment being provided by complaining to two drunk men who were smoking about them not being in a designated area. There was also four very drunk spring breakers who had a light sabre, a tom tom, and they danced around two Mexican hats. Which got a very big round of applause from the waiting crowd. There was also the antics of the desparate ie those with no spot to watch the show from, try to get sneaked up in front of those who had waited I looked far too fierce for anyone to try that to me.
The show was as great as usual, with the exception of the slightly slow bit in the middle. The end fireworks are fantastic, and I sang every word of the promise, quietly to myself at the end.
We made a swift get-away and came home very tired.
Well Im not sure what we are doing tomorrow, it will be just as big a surprise for me as it is for you.
Until then, thanks for reading.
Cheers Larry.
Your Pal in Scotland.
