Vacation Day 7
Vacation is wearing me down. I have now caught a cold. I have had a nasty sore throat, sneezing, and coughing. Blergh. Today called for an easy day. We spent the day at the main pool. The boys loved the waterslides, cannons, and pirate ship fountains and play area. Baking my cold out in the sun really helped.
Later that day we headed over to Disney Hollywood Studios for dinner reservations and the Fantasmic!! show that evening. While there, we hit the Great Movie Ride. Ben freaked out when we hit the Alien section of the ride. Way to hold it together there, pal. After dinner we went on the studio backlot tour. Somehow I got stuck on the left side of the tram that always seems to get wet during the Catastrophe Canyon sequence. At this point the skies started to turn black. MAJOR storms were approaching. From what the radar showed on the iPhone, there was no show for us that night. We rushed back to the bus stop where we got hit with the rain. Flash floods, lightning, cats & dogs. That was it for our evening.
Oh yeah. the sunburn started to kick in at that point, too.
Vacation Day 6
We have now hit all of the parks. Time to play cleanup and head back to do the stuff we didn’t get to do the first time, or want to do again. We started the day with some much needed sleeping in. We then headed out to the Contemporary Resort for a late breakfast at Chef Mickey’s. Chef Mickey’s is a character breakfast where the different Disney characters come to the table and greet you. The boys loved it.
We then headed over to the Magic Kingdom for some fun. We hit Stitch’s Great Escape. Hunter chickened out, so I headed to the gift shop with him. That’s when a robot trash can came up to me and wished me a happy anniversary. Really. We then hit the Buzz Lightyear ride, and headed over to Frontierland. At this point, it was freaking hot. We then rode Pirates of the Carribean to cool off. Very helpful in the oppressive heat. After that was the Tiki Birds Under New Management. I liked the old version better. Then the rain hit, and hit hard. Torrential downpors that dropped the temperature 15 degrees. That was awesome.
Next was Big Thunder Mountain. Hunter was still in a mood, and would not ride, therefore, we got to use the rider switch with our fastpasses. That meant we all rode the ride twice sans Hunter.
That night was spent swimming at our local pool.
Vacation Day 5
Animal Kingdom today. We stated the day with a tour of some wildlife at the park, then a safari trip. A pretty good ride today since so many animals were out. We then hit the Dinoland area, rode Triceratops Spin, Primeval Whirl, then sat in the hot sun at the Dino Dig playground that just seems to bake under the Florida sun. We then ate lunch at the Rainforest Cafe. After lunch we hit one more ride for the day by riding Expedition Everest – a roller coaster that reaches a peak, the track shifts, then you run backwards down this new route. Ben did not ride this, but Hunter did. A very brave child, but he had a blast.
We then went to EPCOT in the evening to tour the International Pavillion. I tried to drink beers from every world, but I just couldn’t keep up with it. I ended up eating a lot though – nachos in Mexico, bratwurst & pretzels in Germany, & sushi in Japan. We then capped it off with the fireworks show, and then back to the hotel room for a late swim. Pretty darn good time.
Vacation Day 4
A busy day as we hit Star Wars Weekend at Disney Studios on Saturday. You would not believe the crowds for this weekend. We stated off hitting Wicket’s Warehouse – a Star Wars shop where I bought a couple of Star Wars Disney t-shirts. We then set off and hit Muppetvision 3D, then Star Tours. We then saw the Indiana Jones Stunt Spectacular. During the day, we were picked to be a part of the Star Wars parade. Ben got to wear a jedi robe and carry a lightsaber in the parade. I got to walk behind him with a bunch of other parents. Hunter, being the 5 year-old he is, refused to do it. It’s funny how things work because his spot was filled by a child on a Make-A-Wish visit to Disney. Funny how things work, and even though Hunter didn’t purposely do it, I’m still proud he gave up his spot for this sick boy. after the parade, we ate lunch at the Sci-Fi Dine In Theater. The entire place looks like a drive-in movie that plays old 50′s sci-fi trailers and cartoons.
We then took a nap, and then hit the Magic Kingdom late for the Spectromagic parade and fireworks. A very full day.
Ben was picked to be in the Star Wars parade today. I got to walk with him too
Ben was picked to be on the Star Wars parade today. I got to walk with him too.
Vacation Day 3
No video this time. My Flip camera crashed and won’t function anymore. That sucks since I had plenty of video of today at EPCOT. The longest line I stood in all day was to get a Fastpass for Soarin’. We hit the following today: The Seas, the Land, Soarin’, Journey Into Imagination, Mission:Space, & Spaceship Earth. We then swam back at the hotel, then hit Downtown Disney for shopping. Mostly to but Legos for the boys.
CaptainsCast Supplemental #2 – Magic Kingdom
We started our Disney adventure today with a trip to the Magic Kingdom after getting checked into our room. We started off with Mickey’s Philharmagic, It’s a Small World, the Haunted Mansion, Tea Cups, Tomorrowland Speedway, Goofy’s Barnstormer, the Disney train, Splash Mountain, & Big Thunder Mountain. And all that was done after 2pm. Friday is EPCOT. Stay tuned for more.
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CaptainsCast Supplemental #1 – We’re in Florida
Hi all. After an overnight trip down I-75, we have arrived in Florida. We’re visiting my parents today and driving into the house of mouse tomorrow to check in and commence the adventure. Here’s a little video.
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CaptainsCast Vacation Coverage
We’re on vacation for the next 2 weeks. Standby for vacation coverage and our misadventures along the way. I will be posting photos directly to the site and hopefully video too. Follow the twitter updates on the right side of the page to check out our progress.
CaptainsCast 019 – Colloquially…
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Back again now that extracurricular activities are over. We talk Magic: the Gathering, Star Trek, Night at the Museum 2, and Up.
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