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Thursday, 15 November 2001
QOTD DW after getting up at 6:00 AM, Its dark! Youre not supposed to get up while its dark when youre on vacation!
The Score Thus Far
# Attractions We've Rode 21
# Shows We've Seen 6
# Parades We've Seen 0
# Fireworks We've Seen 2.5
# Changes To Our Original Plan 8
Every trip to WDW has a day like this the marathon day. No matter how hard you plan, you know there will be at least one day where you go non-stop from sunup to well past sundown. For us, that day was today.
We were up at 6:00 for our 7:45 Steam Train tour at the Magic Kingdom. For details about this tour, please see my review of the tour, The Magic Behind Our Steam Trains Tour Review, for more details.
After the tour we did a few rides before having lunch at Cindys. This was an excellent lunch, the food was outstanding and plentiful. And they had decorated table for our honeymoon!
After lunch it was time for DW's surprise. Before we left, I presented her with a few gifts. The first gift was a pressed penny from the MK, instructing her to redeem the coin at the MK wishing well for one free wish. What she didn't know was this was only a ploy to get her to the wishing well by 1:00 for the start of a Gifts of a Lifetime event! This was awesome, and I had Jane find a nice Mickey Mouse necklace for me to give DW when it was over. DW and I had a wonderful, magical time, and I highly recommend Jane and her Pixies!
After the MK, it was time to head back to MGM for our Fantasmic Dinner package. But it was getting late, and we were not able to make it to dinner in time, resulting in Change #9. We were glad we did cancel for two reasons one it would have been an early dinner right after a big lunch, and two... well keep reading to find out!
Now for some logistics. Since the busses werent running in time for our morning tour, we had to drive, parking the Bumble Bee at the Contemporary Resort and walking to the Magic Kingdom. We wanted to have dinner at Epcot after Fantasmic, but we didnt want to fight the traffic leaving MGM. So, we drove from the Contemporary to Epcot, then took the boat to MGM. Along the way we stopped at Ice Station Cool, and fell in love with Beverly. We really wish they sold it here in the states!
Not!
This was foul, foul stuff. Thanks to the DIS boards, I was well aware of what it was, and only took a small sip. Yuk!
We made it to MGM at 4:00, and immediately went to Fantasmic and secured dead-center seats in the Mickey section, row M. While waiting we munched on some snacks and sipped hot chocolate. The hot chocolate became a big hit with the people around us I must have helped to sell about a dozen of them! While we waited, we noticed the wind was picking up, and the skies were graying. Would there be a show?
Yes, there would be a show! Fantasmic started at exactly at 6:00, and it was awesome! Except for the wind, which every now and then blew the water from the water screens into our seats. Which wasnt so bad when we realized the bulk of the water was being blown into the reserved seats for the dinner package, and hence reason number two why we were glad we cancelled!
After the show, we had a 7:10 PS at Rose and Crown. It was now 6:35 would we make it? As we walked out, we decided to use the walking path. Good idea since the boat launch was packed. Now, its about 1.5 miles from MGM to Epcot. If you keep up a very quick pace, it can be done in 35 minutes. But we were tired, and halfway there had to slow the pace down. Result? We were five minutes late, and exhausted.
We did have a bad PS experience, please read my post to find out what happened. As compensation, we had a seat on the patio which had a perfect view for Illuminations. We could have stayed and watched the show again, but we were both ready to pass out, so we ate and left for OKW.
How tired were we? We were so tired, we passed up a Beaver Tail! Now thats tired!
Seven days down, three more to go!
The Honeymoon To End All Honeymoons - Introduction
The Honeymoon To End All Honeymoons - Day 1, The Arrival
The Honeymoon To End All Honeymoons - Day 2, Check-In
The Honeymoon To End All Honeymoons - Day 3, MGM Studios
The Honeymoon To End All Honeymoons - Day 4, Back To Animal Kingdom
The Honeymoon To End All Honeymoons - Day 5, Epcot, Part I
The Honeymoon To End All Honeymoons - Day 6, Epcot, Part II
The Honeymoon To End All Honeymoons - Day 7, The Magic Kingdom
The Honeymoon To End All Honeymoons - Day 8, The Backstage Magic Tour
The Honeymoon To End All Honeymoons - Day 9, DW's Day
The Honeymoon To End All Honeymoons - Day 10, Free Day
The Honeymoon To End All Honeymoons - Day 11, The Final Day
QOTD DW after getting up at 6:00 AM, Its dark! Youre not supposed to get up while its dark when youre on vacation!
The Score Thus Far
# Attractions We've Rode 21
# Shows We've Seen 6
# Parades We've Seen 0
# Fireworks We've Seen 2.5
# Changes To Our Original Plan 8
Every trip to WDW has a day like this the marathon day. No matter how hard you plan, you know there will be at least one day where you go non-stop from sunup to well past sundown. For us, that day was today.
We were up at 6:00 for our 7:45 Steam Train tour at the Magic Kingdom. For details about this tour, please see my review of the tour, The Magic Behind Our Steam Trains Tour Review, for more details.
After the tour we did a few rides before having lunch at Cindys. This was an excellent lunch, the food was outstanding and plentiful. And they had decorated table for our honeymoon!
After lunch it was time for DW's surprise. Before we left, I presented her with a few gifts. The first gift was a pressed penny from the MK, instructing her to redeem the coin at the MK wishing well for one free wish. What she didn't know was this was only a ploy to get her to the wishing well by 1:00 for the start of a Gifts of a Lifetime event! This was awesome, and I had Jane find a nice Mickey Mouse necklace for me to give DW when it was over. DW and I had a wonderful, magical time, and I highly recommend Jane and her Pixies!
After the MK, it was time to head back to MGM for our Fantasmic Dinner package. But it was getting late, and we were not able to make it to dinner in time, resulting in Change #9. We were glad we did cancel for two reasons one it would have been an early dinner right after a big lunch, and two... well keep reading to find out!
Now for some logistics. Since the busses werent running in time for our morning tour, we had to drive, parking the Bumble Bee at the Contemporary Resort and walking to the Magic Kingdom. We wanted to have dinner at Epcot after Fantasmic, but we didnt want to fight the traffic leaving MGM. So, we drove from the Contemporary to Epcot, then took the boat to MGM. Along the way we stopped at Ice Station Cool, and fell in love with Beverly. We really wish they sold it here in the states!
Not!
This was foul, foul stuff. Thanks to the DIS boards, I was well aware of what it was, and only took a small sip. Yuk!
We made it to MGM at 4:00, and immediately went to Fantasmic and secured dead-center seats in the Mickey section, row M. While waiting we munched on some snacks and sipped hot chocolate. The hot chocolate became a big hit with the people around us I must have helped to sell about a dozen of them! While we waited, we noticed the wind was picking up, and the skies were graying. Would there be a show?
Yes, there would be a show! Fantasmic started at exactly at 6:00, and it was awesome! Except for the wind, which every now and then blew the water from the water screens into our seats. Which wasnt so bad when we realized the bulk of the water was being blown into the reserved seats for the dinner package, and hence reason number two why we were glad we cancelled!
After the show, we had a 7:10 PS at Rose and Crown. It was now 6:35 would we make it? As we walked out, we decided to use the walking path. Good idea since the boat launch was packed. Now, its about 1.5 miles from MGM to Epcot. If you keep up a very quick pace, it can be done in 35 minutes. But we were tired, and halfway there had to slow the pace down. Result? We were five minutes late, and exhausted.
We did have a bad PS experience, please read my post to find out what happened. As compensation, we had a seat on the patio which had a perfect view for Illuminations. We could have stayed and watched the show again, but we were both ready to pass out, so we ate and left for OKW.
How tired were we? We were so tired, we passed up a Beaver Tail! Now thats tired!
Seven days down, three more to go!
The Honeymoon To End All Honeymoons - Introduction
The Honeymoon To End All Honeymoons - Day 1, The Arrival
The Honeymoon To End All Honeymoons - Day 2, Check-In
The Honeymoon To End All Honeymoons - Day 3, MGM Studios
The Honeymoon To End All Honeymoons - Day 4, Back To Animal Kingdom
The Honeymoon To End All Honeymoons - Day 5, Epcot, Part I
The Honeymoon To End All Honeymoons - Day 6, Epcot, Part II
The Honeymoon To End All Honeymoons - Day 7, The Magic Kingdom
The Honeymoon To End All Honeymoons - Day 8, The Backstage Magic Tour
The Honeymoon To End All Honeymoons - Day 9, DW's Day
The Honeymoon To End All Honeymoons - Day 10, Free Day
The Honeymoon To End All Honeymoons - Day 11, The Final Day
