nluvwithdisney
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Saturday - November 10, 2001
Today we are feeling quite adventurous. We decide that we will do the Best of Disney. 4 parks would have been close to impossible. So we elect on 3.
We make a list of what we really want to see:
Animal Kingdom: It's Tough To Be A Bug, Dinousaur, Kilamanjaro Safari, Flights of Wonder, Festival of the Lion King.
MGM: Tower of Terror, Rock 'n' Rollercoaster, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, Fantasmic!
EPCOT: Parade, Illuminations
After all the days of not having to use Fastpass, we find that we need to make use of it today. The parks are obviously more crowded than what we've been used to all week. We arrive at Animal Kingdom first. Fastpass is not running for It's Tough to Be A Bug. It's about a 20 minute wait. We proceed onward to Dinosaur. The standby time is 35 minutes. Fastpass times are an hour later. Since we arrived at the park so late. We grab fastpasses for Dinosaur and grab lunch at McDonalds. It is the height of the lunch rush but with fastpass it was not bother. We can take our time and eat. We ride Dinousaur for the 4th time this trip. This is also hunt down your favorite souvenier day. I didn't really find anything at AK that I wanted. I noticed some shot glasses that I purchased at the outlet store for 99 cents and $1.50 were about 3 dollars more here in the park. I give myself a pat on the back. We make a beeline over to the Safari and notice the standby time of 40 minutes. Fastpass in use again. We now can catch Flights of Wonder while waiting for our Fastpass time. We enjoy the bird show and still have a few minutes. We grab some drinks and snacks and relax in the shade. Kilamanjaro was the best this time. This ride took a while longer than the last. The animals were highly visible and active. We even had Giraffes blocking our path! Our tour guide also made the trip a lot of fun. We wanted to the Lion King but ran out of time. We needed to make it over to MGM quickly.
MGM is also more crowded than expected. We immediately aim for the Rock n Rollercoaster. It has a standby time of 25 minutes. We elect to grab Fastpasses and then ride Tower of Terror once. Tower of Terror wait is 10 minutes. The CM remembers me from earlier rides in the week. Since the wait was so short, I want to ride again. My wife bows out. I go the same elevator with cool CM. He makes a scene " I see we lost someone on the last trip!" He warns our whole elevator that the nicest people don't seem to come back. He knows that I want the seat belt seat, so he automatically assigns me there. DISNEY MAGIC LIVES!!!
At the end of the second ride, my wife stops me in the gift shop. She found some bargains on T - Shirts for half off. We each get one. I also want to see if they have a Tower of Terror figurine. Yes they do. I purchase the one that opens up and has Mickey and Goofy inside.
We make our way over for our final ride on the coaster. The thrill has not worn thin yet. I keep my eyes open this time to take in all the scenery. I really would like something from the gift shop here as well. I have my eyes on the guitar replica. However, I am not willing to pay 40 dollars for it. I'm not hugely disappointed because I still have my T - Shirt that I purchased at the Outlet Store. It says on the back, "Yes I'm With The Band!" We don't have time for WWTBAM unfortunately. We get seated for Fantasmic. We have much better seats this time. No chance of getting wet. I also have a full view of the stage to record. My heart just races as I watch this show. I never want to go home from Disney no matter how many times that I've been.
After Fantasmic, we stop at the Boardwalk bakery for muffins, cupcakes, and hot chocolate (My wife gets cold easily). We stop at our room to drop off our purchases and proceed on and take the boat from the Dolphin to EPCOT. We stake out our spot early for the parade and fireworks. We find the picture perfect spot directly across the lake from the BIG BALL as my wife affectionately calls it. I get some great footage of the parade and of Illuminations.
Instead of taking the boat back to the Dolphin, we stroll holding hands back to the hotel. We hadn't had a real dinner today. So we go to TGI Fridays. We have a conversation about different vacations. We know that we will see other places but for us Disney will always be first choice. We have never failed to have a good time. We head back to the hotel to get things packed because we head back to the real world tomorrow.
DISNEY MAGIC LIVES!!!
Today we are feeling quite adventurous. We decide that we will do the Best of Disney. 4 parks would have been close to impossible. So we elect on 3.
We make a list of what we really want to see:
Animal Kingdom: It's Tough To Be A Bug, Dinousaur, Kilamanjaro Safari, Flights of Wonder, Festival of the Lion King.
MGM: Tower of Terror, Rock 'n' Rollercoaster, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, Fantasmic!
EPCOT: Parade, Illuminations
After all the days of not having to use Fastpass, we find that we need to make use of it today. The parks are obviously more crowded than what we've been used to all week. We arrive at Animal Kingdom first. Fastpass is not running for It's Tough to Be A Bug. It's about a 20 minute wait. We proceed onward to Dinosaur. The standby time is 35 minutes. Fastpass times are an hour later. Since we arrived at the park so late. We grab fastpasses for Dinosaur and grab lunch at McDonalds. It is the height of the lunch rush but with fastpass it was not bother. We can take our time and eat. We ride Dinousaur for the 4th time this trip. This is also hunt down your favorite souvenier day. I didn't really find anything at AK that I wanted. I noticed some shot glasses that I purchased at the outlet store for 99 cents and $1.50 were about 3 dollars more here in the park. I give myself a pat on the back. We make a beeline over to the Safari and notice the standby time of 40 minutes. Fastpass in use again. We now can catch Flights of Wonder while waiting for our Fastpass time. We enjoy the bird show and still have a few minutes. We grab some drinks and snacks and relax in the shade. Kilamanjaro was the best this time. This ride took a while longer than the last. The animals were highly visible and active. We even had Giraffes blocking our path! Our tour guide also made the trip a lot of fun. We wanted to the Lion King but ran out of time. We needed to make it over to MGM quickly.
MGM is also more crowded than expected. We immediately aim for the Rock n Rollercoaster. It has a standby time of 25 minutes. We elect to grab Fastpasses and then ride Tower of Terror once. Tower of Terror wait is 10 minutes. The CM remembers me from earlier rides in the week. Since the wait was so short, I want to ride again. My wife bows out. I go the same elevator with cool CM. He makes a scene " I see we lost someone on the last trip!" He warns our whole elevator that the nicest people don't seem to come back. He knows that I want the seat belt seat, so he automatically assigns me there. DISNEY MAGIC LIVES!!!
At the end of the second ride, my wife stops me in the gift shop. She found some bargains on T - Shirts for half off. We each get one. I also want to see if they have a Tower of Terror figurine. Yes they do. I purchase the one that opens up and has Mickey and Goofy inside.
We make our way over for our final ride on the coaster. The thrill has not worn thin yet. I keep my eyes open this time to take in all the scenery. I really would like something from the gift shop here as well. I have my eyes on the guitar replica. However, I am not willing to pay 40 dollars for it. I'm not hugely disappointed because I still have my T - Shirt that I purchased at the Outlet Store. It says on the back, "Yes I'm With The Band!" We don't have time for WWTBAM unfortunately. We get seated for Fantasmic. We have much better seats this time. No chance of getting wet. I also have a full view of the stage to record. My heart just races as I watch this show. I never want to go home from Disney no matter how many times that I've been.
After Fantasmic, we stop at the Boardwalk bakery for muffins, cupcakes, and hot chocolate (My wife gets cold easily). We stop at our room to drop off our purchases and proceed on and take the boat from the Dolphin to EPCOT. We stake out our spot early for the parade and fireworks. We find the picture perfect spot directly across the lake from the BIG BALL as my wife affectionately calls it. I get some great footage of the parade and of Illuminations.
Instead of taking the boat back to the Dolphin, we stroll holding hands back to the hotel. We hadn't had a real dinner today. So we go to TGI Fridays. We have a conversation about different vacations. We know that we will see other places but for us Disney will always be first choice. We have never failed to have a good time. We head back to the hotel to get things packed because we head back to the real world tomorrow.
DISNEY MAGIC LIVES!!!
