wickesy
<font color=royalblue>Tomorrow, tomorrow, I love y
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We were up at 6:30 today and on our way out by 7:10. We got to the car park at Fort Wilderness at 7:30 and only waited a couple of minutes for a bus so we were at the check-in point for the Segway tour well before the 8:30 start.
At about 8:20 we met our guides, Frank and Forrest who took us, together with the other 7 people doing the tour, in to sign the paperwork and kit us out with helmets and earpieces so we could hear Frank's commentary as we went round. We then watched a short safety video and were given a bottle of water each before we were taken out to our Segways. We had about half an hour of training, which consisted of getting on, practicing going forwards, backwards and turning, and going up and down hill, and then were off onto the trail.
There was a short toilet stop just after we started and then we rode round for a picture stop with the castle and Space Mountain at Magic Kingdom in the background.
From there we went round to the Tri Circle D Ranch where we saw the Walt Disney World horses, including John who is ridden by the Headless Horseman in the Boo To You parade.
We then carried on our tour round to the next stop, which was by Bay Lake opposite the Contemporary Resort. Finally we went round to Wilderness Lodge and completed the tour by riding back to the bike barn at Fort Wilderness, arriving back at 10:45.
We did the Segway tour around World Showcase at EPCOT a few years ago but I found this one better as it took in a few different surfaces, from concrete to gravel and grass to mulch, and the scenery was obviously a lot better.
From there we got the bus back to the car park and drove round to the Contemporary Resort for a look around the shops and a drink. We also wanted to go to Magic Kingdom to have a quick look in the shops so we left the car at the Contemporary and wandered over.
We started off by walking through the shops on the right hand side of Main Street where Dad bought himself a watch the same as the one I got a couple of years ago.
Then we walked back through the shops on the other side before leaving the park and getting the monorail back to the Contemporary Resort. From there we drove back to BWV to have a few hours break before going out for the evening.
We went back out at 5:45 and drove over to Steak 'n Shake where Dad had a Frisco Melt (two steak burgers with American and Swiss cheeses on buttery grilled sourdough with sweet 'n tangy Frisco sauce) and I had a Western BBQ 'n Bacon Steakburger (double steak burger topped with American cheese, hickory smoked bacon, diced and crispy fried onions then drenched in sweet 'n smoky BBQ sauce). Both came with fries, Dad had a coke, I had a root beer and the whole lot only came to just over $14.
From there we went over to MK for MNSSHP, arriving at the gates at about 6:40.
Continued in next post
At about 8:20 we met our guides, Frank and Forrest who took us, together with the other 7 people doing the tour, in to sign the paperwork and kit us out with helmets and earpieces so we could hear Frank's commentary as we went round. We then watched a short safety video and were given a bottle of water each before we were taken out to our Segways. We had about half an hour of training, which consisted of getting on, practicing going forwards, backwards and turning, and going up and down hill, and then were off onto the trail.
There was a short toilet stop just after we started and then we rode round for a picture stop with the castle and Space Mountain at Magic Kingdom in the background.
From there we went round to the Tri Circle D Ranch where we saw the Walt Disney World horses, including John who is ridden by the Headless Horseman in the Boo To You parade.
We then carried on our tour round to the next stop, which was by Bay Lake opposite the Contemporary Resort. Finally we went round to Wilderness Lodge and completed the tour by riding back to the bike barn at Fort Wilderness, arriving back at 10:45.
We did the Segway tour around World Showcase at EPCOT a few years ago but I found this one better as it took in a few different surfaces, from concrete to gravel and grass to mulch, and the scenery was obviously a lot better.
From there we got the bus back to the car park and drove round to the Contemporary Resort for a look around the shops and a drink. We also wanted to go to Magic Kingdom to have a quick look in the shops so we left the car at the Contemporary and wandered over.
We started off by walking through the shops on the right hand side of Main Street where Dad bought himself a watch the same as the one I got a couple of years ago.
Then we walked back through the shops on the other side before leaving the park and getting the monorail back to the Contemporary Resort. From there we drove back to BWV to have a few hours break before going out for the evening.
We went back out at 5:45 and drove over to Steak 'n Shake where Dad had a Frisco Melt (two steak burgers with American and Swiss cheeses on buttery grilled sourdough with sweet 'n tangy Frisco sauce) and I had a Western BBQ 'n Bacon Steakburger (double steak burger topped with American cheese, hickory smoked bacon, diced and crispy fried onions then drenched in sweet 'n smoky BBQ sauce). Both came with fries, Dad had a coke, I had a root beer and the whole lot only came to just over $14.
From there we went over to MK for MNSSHP, arriving at the gates at about 6:40.
Continued in next post
I would have done that while we were away but it seems that transferring the photos to iPad and uploading them through the Photobucket app gives them random names and gets them all out of order. 
) - "It's more honoured in the breach than in the observance. 
