MajorWoody
The View From My Office
- Joined
- Jan 28, 2002
- Messages
- 294
Who :
Bill, age 44, NYSP Investigator, AP holder and numerous WDW trips
Jenn, daughter, age 19, AP holder, last trip 12/00
Joseph, son, age 17, AP holder, last trip 12/00
Where:
All Star Sports - 5 nights
Coronado Springs - 5 nights
When :
12/7 thru 12/17/02
Hello again,
Todays TR segment is going to be brief, as your intrepid scribe failed to
take any notes for some reason. I'll have to go by memory ( which isn't a
good thing at my age), and my resort receipts.
Anyway, this was to be our last full day on this trip, and I always make a
point to finish the trip at Epcot, for Illuminations. First stop was AK for
Joe & I, and at Island Mercantile I bought a pin for myself. We then moseyed
around, and hit Flame Tree BBQ shortly after they opened. We got two of the
meal vouchers, which came to $25.42. We each had the BBQ chicken plate and a
soda. We ate overlooking the Discovery River, and after finishing up, walked
the park some more, hitting Kilimanjaro Safari, Dinosaur,and the Primeval
Whirl, and also taking a quick walk through the Gorilla Trek and the Tiger
Trek. We actually covered a lot in a short time, and the crowds were very
small. We used our ice cream coupons while walking around, and used our soda
coupons from the voucher as we left the park. We then caught a bus to CS,
and met up with Jenn.
The three of us then drove to Boardwalk, and parked there. We strolled
the Boardwalk, and eventually made our way to Epcot, through the
International Gate. Our first stop was France, where pastries were the order
of the day again, this time setting me back $14.04. We enjoyed them in the
outdoor seating area, and then headed over to Japan. Joe & Jenn saw some
Japanese ceramic cats, that the CM's would inscribe with their name in
Japanese, so I bought 3 of those, for $25. We continued around WS, but
didn't stop for any shows, just took it easy and enjoyed the sights and
sounds. We made it to World Showcase, and again, checked out shops, but
didn't really do any rides. Eventually it was dinner time, and we made it
Garden Grille, for our 6:30pm PS. Dinner there was very tasty as usual, I
really like the fried catfish and sliced steak there, along with the salad.
The dinner total came to $82.93 for the three of us. After dinner, we went
back to World Showcase, where I ordered a frosty Ringnes brew from Norway ,
which came to $4.65. We then made it to Germany, and Joe bought an etched
glass mug, which came to $15.37. These are a very good deal, and a nice,
relatively inexpensive souvenir. We also walked over to the USA pavilion,
and I bought the Voices of Liberty CD, along with a few other things for the
kids, and the total came to $37.05. We wandered back to Germany for
Illuminations, and ended our last night at WDW with a nice evening of
fireworks and music. After Illuminations, it was back to the van, and our
return to Coronado. We made it back, and began the sad task of packing up.
We awoke the next morning, loaded up the van, and after a few pictures of
the resort, were on our way home. We made a stop at Waffle House on 535,
which the kids wanted to hit. We had to wait about 30 minutes for a seat,
but finally got to eat. After finishing up, it was in the van, and I drove
straight through to NY, over 17 hours later pulling into the snow covered
driveway at about 4am.
Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed it!!!!!
Take care,
Bill
Bill, age 44, NYSP Investigator, AP holder and numerous WDW trips
Jenn, daughter, age 19, AP holder, last trip 12/00
Joseph, son, age 17, AP holder, last trip 12/00
Where:
All Star Sports - 5 nights
Coronado Springs - 5 nights
When :
12/7 thru 12/17/02
Hello again,
Todays TR segment is going to be brief, as your intrepid scribe failed to
take any notes for some reason. I'll have to go by memory ( which isn't a
good thing at my age), and my resort receipts.
Anyway, this was to be our last full day on this trip, and I always make a
point to finish the trip at Epcot, for Illuminations. First stop was AK for
Joe & I, and at Island Mercantile I bought a pin for myself. We then moseyed
around, and hit Flame Tree BBQ shortly after they opened. We got two of the
meal vouchers, which came to $25.42. We each had the BBQ chicken plate and a
soda. We ate overlooking the Discovery River, and after finishing up, walked
the park some more, hitting Kilimanjaro Safari, Dinosaur,and the Primeval
Whirl, and also taking a quick walk through the Gorilla Trek and the Tiger
Trek. We actually covered a lot in a short time, and the crowds were very
small. We used our ice cream coupons while walking around, and used our soda
coupons from the voucher as we left the park. We then caught a bus to CS,
and met up with Jenn.
The three of us then drove to Boardwalk, and parked there. We strolled
the Boardwalk, and eventually made our way to Epcot, through the
International Gate. Our first stop was France, where pastries were the order
of the day again, this time setting me back $14.04. We enjoyed them in the
outdoor seating area, and then headed over to Japan. Joe & Jenn saw some
Japanese ceramic cats, that the CM's would inscribe with their name in
Japanese, so I bought 3 of those, for $25. We continued around WS, but
didn't stop for any shows, just took it easy and enjoyed the sights and
sounds. We made it to World Showcase, and again, checked out shops, but
didn't really do any rides. Eventually it was dinner time, and we made it
Garden Grille, for our 6:30pm PS. Dinner there was very tasty as usual, I
really like the fried catfish and sliced steak there, along with the salad.
The dinner total came to $82.93 for the three of us. After dinner, we went
back to World Showcase, where I ordered a frosty Ringnes brew from Norway ,
which came to $4.65. We then made it to Germany, and Joe bought an etched
glass mug, which came to $15.37. These are a very good deal, and a nice,
relatively inexpensive souvenir. We also walked over to the USA pavilion,
and I bought the Voices of Liberty CD, along with a few other things for the
kids, and the total came to $37.05. We wandered back to Germany for
Illuminations, and ended our last night at WDW with a nice evening of
fireworks and music. After Illuminations, it was back to the van, and our
return to Coronado. We made it back, and began the sad task of packing up.
We awoke the next morning, loaded up the van, and after a few pictures of
the resort, were on our way home. We made a stop at Waffle House on 535,
which the kids wanted to hit. We had to wait about 30 minutes for a seat,
but finally got to eat. After finishing up, it was in the van, and I drove
straight through to NY, over 17 hours later pulling into the snow covered
driveway at about 4am.
Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed it!!!!!
Take care,
Bill
