Sit down! Buckle up! & Hang On! Mickeystoontown's Gang is going to Walley World! 5/15

[maryj11]

Oh Lordy! That's what the traffic was like when we drove in and around Atlanta when Lacey was in Master's Commission. I was driving at least 80 and people were passing me like I was sitting still. They'd swoop in and cut in front of me even though there was barely enough room to squeeze into.

When we drove to Port Canaveral, we left after rush hour traffic so we missed it. If we want to get to Sea World when they open, there's no avoiding it. I wonder how much a cab would cost?

OH wow if I had to go through traffic like that I would be on the floor of the car hiding or have a heart attack

 

[mickeystoontown]

We went to Universal & IOA about 10 or more years ago and I really thought it was great back then. We went this past year and I really did not think it was all that great anymore. I dont know why for sure. I do know that US & IOA is not as organized as Disney, I mean the way the park rides are mapped out and the workers were not as friendly and helpful. Disney has them beat big time ! I just was a little disappointed because it wasn't as thrilling as it was when we went years ago.
I would also go to Sea World , that's a good choice

It sounds like we did make a good choice in choosing Sea World. You're not the first person who has made remarks about the Universal workers not being as nice as Disney. I also don't like not being able to take bags/purses on rides at Universal. You have to lock everything up in lockers which seems to waste a lot of time. Or at least it seems that way to me.

 

[mickeystoontown]

OH wow if I had to go through traffic like that I would be on the floor of the car hiding or have a heart attack

I was driving and Mama was my "looker outer for upcoming exits". She was about to stomp the floorboard out of our car looking for the imaginary brake. Several times, I heard "Whoop! Whoop! Whoop!" noises from her side of the car

 

[deedeew80]

Hi Lisa!!! Good choice! Love Sea World! We went there on our honeymoon in 2008. We were staying at CBR & took I believe a Mears Shuttle Bus there. For the life of me I cannot remember what the cost was. It must have been pretty affordable for us to do it! Haha! Good Luck!! I wouldn't want to drive either!!

 

[mommytothreeboys]

If we were going to add a Non-Disney park it would definitely be Sea World! Jeff and I went in 1992 ( a lifetime ago) on our honeymoon and LOVED it! Great choice!

We just drove in Orlando traffic this past trip. Honestly, Dan drove through Orlando the first time we passed through and he did great. The traffic really was not bad. A bit congested at times, but not what I would call heavy. I'm sure time of day and time of year may make a difference, but you can do it for sure. Signs are great and it's not a long distance.

 

[MEK]

I have never been to Sea World. It looks like such a great park. I hope you have a wonderful time there. I'm sure you will!

 

[maryj11]

It sounds like we did make a good choice in choosing Sea World. You're not the first person who has made remarks about the Universal workers not being as nice as Disney. I also don't like not being able to take bags/purses on rides at Universal. You have to lock everything up in lockers which seems to waste a lot of time. Or at least it seems that way to me.

We had a bad experience with the lockers when we rode the Harry Potter ride. It was chaotic in there ! First it was packed with people and there was no one telling anyone what they need to do. So we had to ask . We were told to put our stuff in a locker, so we found one and had to figure out that by ourself. Then there was no one to tell us which way to go, we ended up in a single rider line But ended up getting to ride together because we told them we made a mistake and took the wrong line. Well when we got off the ride one of our backpack straps was stuck in the locker below us which was locked and we couldnt get it out . The locker rooms were so packed I didnt see anyone who worked there so I had to walk through people trying to find someone to help. I finally found a CM or worker whatever you call them there and she was busy with a guy threating to call the cops if he didnt get his stuff out of the locker. I dont know if he forgot what locker he had or if he couldnt get it open. Anyway he was being really nasty and the worker was about to call security Finally after all the commotion we got the lady to help us get our backpack. By then my poor DGD was crying . I was so glad to get out of there ! It was just so unorganized
When we went to Us& IOA we took the Mears shuttle that came to the Poly and back. Let them fight the traffic lol ! Actually the traffic there and back didnt seem that bad.

 

[teekathepony]

I like Universal but definitely agree with others, when it comes to the employees there, they are NOT Disney CMs!! It's definitely a park for ride-lovers. And it's hard to justify paying the price for the two park ticket.
I liked a lot of things about Seaworld when I was there last (2010) ... but the Orca show was incredibly disappointing on the day we went. I hope they've made a new show or something. We watched a mom and baby swim around for a while, maybe one orca jump, then the big guy came out and splashed everyone. The end! I've heard it's better now. We found it incredibly hard to see all the shows, just the times that they were scheduled made it impossible to see them all. The sea lions were my favourite, they put on a cute show! I loved the dog/cat show too, very cute.
If I had one excursion day, hands down I wouldn't even consider anything it would be Discovery Cove. Oh oh oh I love it there! Hehehe

 

[ronnmel]

I enjoy taking the buses too. I don't want to worry about driving, directions, and where my car is parked while I'm at Disney.

I love Chopped as well! Haven't watched it in ages though. Ron thinks it's so funny that such a picky eater like me enjoys watching cooking shows. I think I just like the competition/judging part of it a lot.

Sea World looks great. I would love to visit it one day. I especially like the under water tunnel. Looks quite pretty!

 

[jusero]

Don't worry about the traffic to Sea World. It isn't bad at all. Oh, and that Skytower thing is now free and is something I think Mama will enjoy. Unless she is afraid of heights.

I, personally, didn't care for Sea World. But that's just me. My daughter and hubby love it. There just was not enough to do to keep us busy all day. I guess I am just too spoiled by Disney. Hubby and I use to go to Universal (two-park, one-day) and was always able to do both parks. But only because we did not do the mega rides. But after a couple years, we found we didn't even need to go to Adventure Island. We prefer the "old" park with all the movie rides. We have also done Busch Gardens, which I hated, and Gatorland, which is cute, but very small.

All-in-all, for your "crew," I think Walley ... I mean, Sea World is the best choice for a nice, slow and relaxing day outside of Disney.

 

[rndmr2]

I love Sea World! I hope to make it back some day soon. When we were there in 04 I drove (we drove down to Fla from Va) there and I don't remember it being too bad of a drive. I am pretty fearless when it comes to driving for the most part but I do get nervous on unfamiliar roads and it was a fairly easy drive.

 

[Kathy Jetson]

We love T-Rex and we always get the same thing too. Last trip I didn't make a reservation there for some reason I can't even remember now. River was so disappointed when we were at DTD and didn't eat there. I felt like the worst mom

We've never been to Sea World. We did Universal and Ioa and loved it but I wouldn't go on any of the big coasters.

It sounds like its gonna be a really fun trip!

 

[Woth2982]

Oh Sea World sounds fun! I have never been to Sea World. I would like to get there one of my trips. We did IOA last time in Jan/Feb, and plan on doing the other side on the next "long" trip. We aren't huge Universal fans and did not think the two park pass was worth the money at all.

 

[PittypatBR]

We went to Sea World in San Antonio a couple of years ago and really enjoyed it. We actually went several days in order to see everything, so you will find plenty for your day. The shows are a lot of fun as are the coasters.

 

[francis6306]

Seaworld sounds like so much fun… but I just couldn't take a day from Disney! Looks like you have a perfect solution! And I want Mama to see that WHALE!!

THREE more weeks!!!

 

[GrammyJudy]

Lisa we must be thinking alike...since we added a day to our trip we are thinking of going to SeaWorld also...we have not been in at least 20 years and the grandkids have never been. We are also thinking we will do TRex...I think the boys would like it and since we are at POFQ we can just hop on a boat to get there.Willo be looking forward to seeing what you think of it.

 

[Angies1274]

Hi Lisa!

I was a couple updates behind...but I'm all caught up now! Your trip is coming up soon!! So exciting!!!

I know what you mean about the Disney buses! We love them! We thought about staying off-site next year until Nick commented that it wouldn't be the same if we couldn't ride the Disney buses. They are just so convenient!

Yay for SeaWorld!! We thought about heading to Universal next year but the boys aren't much for big coasters so we are thinking of adding Sea World too!! (Hopefully, we won't cancel again) I'll be excited to see your pictures and hear how everyone likes it!

 

[mickeystoontown]

Mornin'! Guess what! Guess what! Ya'll guessed "what" yet? Three weeks from today, we are headed to Walt Disney World!

Friday afternoon, we made a pretty expensive purchase for the trip. After the fiasco of trying to pack the SCAR for last year's trip, we decided to buy a nice luggage carrier. Those suckers are hard to find in stock but I finally ran one down at our local Sears Automotive Center. They had two, count 'em two, so we made a mad dash over and made the purchase (like they'd have a run on luggage carriers but still....).

This little beauty will grace the top of our CX-7 in less than three weeks:

I really should rephrase the "this little beauty" part 'cause it's pretty big. If I am remembering correctly, it's 76" long, 33" wide and 16" tall. It's plenty big enough to stash some suitcases in.

Of course, after we bought it, the darn thing went down $20.00 smackeroos. Oh well, I'm just glad that we finally found one.

I got tickled at Mama when she said "I thought ya'll were just going to get one of the turtle or clam looking things. Not something that big and long." She's used to the old-timey big old gawdy things that people drove around with on top of their cars years and years go. I told her that they were all long and sleek and aerodynamic now.

Now, I can check one more "we need to get" thing off my checklist.

Ya'll aren't going to believe this but my boss still doesn't have my vacation written down on his calendar. He won't even ask me for the exact dates even though he knows that it's coming up soon and whenever I talk about it, he dodges the subject. I think that he's in denial that I'm going and is going into this as one of those "out of sight, out of mind" things. Ain't gonna work Mister!

He told a client the other day that he didn't know what he was going to do when I was gone. When I went in his office to answer a client's question, he said some something about me never taking any sick days and I said "remember that when I am gone on vacation those extra days". It was right after that that he told me to make sure that I had somebody to fill in for me but he still didn't ask when I was going.

I don't keep his calendar at all which I absolutely love because if there are any scheduling conflicts they are all his fault and not mine. I guess that I'm just going to have to go in there while he's gone somewhere and write it on the calendar. I just hate to unleash the beast that I know will roar when he actually sees the dates.

 

[KatMark]

Congratulations on the purchase! I've never seen one of those before...interesting new look.

The boss doesn't know when you are going on vacation? Mine asks me every other day when I'm going and I don't leave for 38 days yet.

 

[Pluto0809]

Oh man, I remember having one of those that we put on top of our station wagon growing up. We called it the "hamburger" because it looked like the stryofoam hamburger containers that McDonald's used to have.