Day 9 - Freezing our butts off at Epcot...
Category Vacation
OK... When you head to Florida for Christmas, part of the appeal is to escape the cold and bask in the warmth. Yeah, right, sure...
It's cold down here by Florida standards (and it's "brisk" by my standards)!
We transferred over from the Sheraton Safari to our home for the next few days. The Disney Boardwalk is one of the Disney Vacation Club resorts, and that's the place we decided to stay as members this time around. It's convenient for walking over to Epcot and catching busses over to Downtown Disney, and the kids like heading over to the ESPN Club. It was really nice that we got checked in at 7:30 am so we could dump our luggage and make the park opening at 8 am. The kids took off in one direction, and Sue and I ambled to places we wanted to go (cellphones are *so* nice!). Because of the weather (I'm guessing), there were *no* crowds today. And this is one of their busiest times! We rode Mission to Mars once (any more than that and I'd be using the barf bags they have next to you in the ride... I'm serious... about both!) and I hit Test Track twice (the ride operator let us go through twice without getting off as there were no lines waiting). Add in Spaceship Earth, Living With The Land, and Imagination, and we had hit all the major attractions before our 11:15 lunch seating at Canada's Le Cellier. Beer Cheese Soup... good stuff!
By that time the World Showcase had opened up, so Sue and I made a tour around the world looking at shops and stuff. I was still stuffed from lunch, so we picked up some groceries at the Boardwalk store and just took them back to the room so the kids would have some stuff to eat without spending money. It worked.
As I type this, the kids are back out at Epcot watching Illuminations (the 9:30 pm firework/laser show). I'm getting old, fat, and tired, so we decided to stay warm and call this an early night. Besides, we have a character breakfast in the morning that we have to be at by 7:30 am. Oh, and I made a mistake yesterday. Our Cirque tickets aren't until Thursday. No review of La Nouba until then.
Passing thoughts...
I'm sure most people who saw me at the park must have thought I was from *WAY* north. I wore shorts and a sweatshirt, while most park visitors looked like they were on a mid-winter Alaskan cruise... I'm in Florida, I packed shorts, and I'm going to wear them!
I tried to check out the room where Joe and I will be presenting at Lotusphere, but I need to check the room numbers again. I was having problems figuring out the floor plan. Swan 1-2 (where I think Joe said we're going to be) either wasn't clearly marked or I missed it. I'll try again later...
OK... When you head to Florida for Christmas, part of the appeal is to escape the cold and bask in the warmth. Yeah, right, sure...
It's cold down here by Florida standards (and it's "brisk" by my standards)!
We transferred over from the Sheraton Safari to our home for the next few days. The Disney Boardwalk is one of the Disney Vacation Club resorts, and that's the place we decided to stay as members this time around. It's convenient for walking over to Epcot and catching busses over to Downtown Disney, and the kids like heading over to the ESPN Club. It was really nice that we got checked in at 7:30 am so we could dump our luggage and make the park opening at 8 am. The kids took off in one direction, and Sue and I ambled to places we wanted to go (cellphones are *so* nice!). Because of the weather (I'm guessing), there were *no* crowds today. And this is one of their busiest times! We rode Mission to Mars once (any more than that and I'd be using the barf bags they have next to you in the ride... I'm serious... about both!) and I hit Test Track twice (the ride operator let us go through twice without getting off as there were no lines waiting). Add in Spaceship Earth, Living With The Land, and Imagination, and we had hit all the major attractions before our 11:15 lunch seating at Canada's Le Cellier. Beer Cheese Soup... good stuff!
By that time the World Showcase had opened up, so Sue and I made a tour around the world looking at shops and stuff. I was still stuffed from lunch, so we picked up some groceries at the Boardwalk store and just took them back to the room so the kids would have some stuff to eat without spending money. It worked.
As I type this, the kids are back out at Epcot watching Illuminations (the 9:30 pm firework/laser show). I'm getting old, fat, and tired, so we decided to stay warm and call this an early night. Besides, we have a character breakfast in the morning that we have to be at by 7:30 am. Oh, and I made a mistake yesterday. Our Cirque tickets aren't until Thursday. No review of La Nouba until then.
Passing thoughts...
I'm sure most people who saw me at the park must have thought I was from *WAY* north. I wore shorts and a sweatshirt, while most park visitors looked like they were on a mid-winter Alaskan cruise... I'm in Florida, I packed shorts, and I'm going to wear them!
I tried to check out the room where Joe and I will be presenting at Lotusphere, but I need to check the room numbers again. I was having problems figuring out the floor plan. Swan 1-2 (where I think Joe said we're going to be) either wasn't clearly marked or I missed it. I'll try again later...
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The Swan ballrooms have a zillion different configurations. It is possible that your particular rooms simply wouldn't exist as stand-alone rooms at any particular time...think about when we do "meet the developers" and it's all one big room...harder to find the subdividers then.
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