Well I just returned from WDW and although I don't do trip reports (sorry Jackskellingtonsgirl 
) I thought I would share a few things especially for Mike. This trip wasn't exactly what I had planned - I book BWV at the 11 month mark for F&W so I can easily walk into EPCOT. Well, at the last minute Mom decided to come. Now I love her dearly but most of my life is spent taking care of my parents and I was looking forward to some 'me' time. Oh, well, you roll with the punches. I switched to a 2 bedroom at SSR since A.) Mom couldn't handle the walking at BWV and B.) I needed a 2 bedroom so I could have some space!!! She moves at a very, very (think snail) pace and the heat was a bit much for her so I didn't get to do as much as I normally would have but that's ok.
One thing we did was Characters in Flight - the balloon at DTD. It's $16 per person and it goes up 400'. I've done parasailing a few times and although I prefer that I really enjoyed this. The 'basket' is a circular walkway that is attached to the balloon. It's a very smooth flight and although we may have been swaying a bit you really don't notice it (ignore that last part Mike!). You get a good view of the parks and you realize how spread out everything is. The 'pilot' walked around and offered to take pictures of everyone with their cameras and he got a great shot of the 3 of us. I took quite a few pictures of various views.
The other thing we really enjoyed was Tusker House for lunch. Honestly I was not happy that they changed it to a buffet but 4 of us went and everyone really enjoyed it - many of the choices remind me of Boma. We were all so full that we skipped dinner.
FYI - I posted some pictures, I think they're all available for public viewing: http://saxton.shutterfly.com/flight/5
) I thought I would share a few things especially for Mike. This trip wasn't exactly what I had planned - I book BWV at the 11 month mark for F&W so I can easily walk into EPCOT. Well, at the last minute Mom decided to come. Now I love her dearly but most of my life is spent taking care of my parents and I was looking forward to some 'me' time. Oh, well, you roll with the punches. I switched to a 2 bedroom at SSR since A.) Mom couldn't handle the walking at BWV and B.) I needed a 2 bedroom so I could have some space!!! She moves at a very, very (think snail) pace and the heat was a bit much for her so I didn't get to do as much as I normally would have but that's ok. One thing we did was Characters in Flight - the balloon at DTD. It's $16 per person and it goes up 400'. I've done parasailing a few times and although I prefer that I really enjoyed this. The 'basket' is a circular walkway that is attached to the balloon. It's a very smooth flight and although we may have been swaying a bit you really don't notice it (ignore that last part Mike!). You get a good view of the parks and you realize how spread out everything is. The 'pilot' walked around and offered to take pictures of everyone with their cameras and he got a great shot of the 3 of us. I took quite a few pictures of various views.
The other thing we really enjoyed was Tusker House for lunch. Honestly I was not happy that they changed it to a buffet but 4 of us went and everyone really enjoyed it - many of the choices remind me of Boma. We were all so full that we skipped dinner.
FYI - I posted some pictures, I think they're all available for public viewing: http://saxton.shutterfly.com/flight/5
Nothing to worry about!
