Follow-up to my birthday present trip
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From: Judy on 28 Jul 2010 18:00 Hi all- This will just be a short recap of my day. I may write a more detailed TR over the weekend. I did go to Epcot on 7/22. It was wicked hot- but had been at home( MA) so wasn't a big problem. The park wasn't as crowded as I had thought it would be. I got to Epcot at 1:00 and all of the FPs for Soarin were gone. Boo---- I walked onto LWTL boatride, and then ate lunch in the food court at the Land. Then over to JIYI which was also a walk-on. Then over to Maelstrom for a FP. I watched the movie in France and then rode the Mexico ride. I used the single rider line at TT and was in the car in 10 minutes. I did ride Maelstrom and visited most of the gift shops in WS. I had gotten to the park at 1:00 then left at 4:00 as my room was ready. I had requested a 12:30 arrival time- first floor room near transportation. My room was ready at 4:00, it was on the 3rd floor but was near transportation. Oh well- worse things can happen. I spent some time in the pool but the water was so warm, it wasn't refreshing. Back to Epcot at 6:00 and dinner at the Tangierine Cafe. Dessert was creme brulee at the Land. In between I walked around alot and that is when I rode Maelstrom. I felt okay with what I had seen and it was too hot to stay any longer so I left at 9:00. I really enjoyed being there and wearing my Voluntear pin. I was a little disappointed about the online check-in results as the last time that I used it, they met all of my requests. Also, when I had made my reservations I had mentioned my birthday and the CM said that she would note it. Apparently that got lost.... I thnk that driving from Orange Park to WDW, spending most of the day at a park and then driving back to Orange Park the next day wore me out. Maybe it was the weather, I don't know. I took hardly any pictures. Last December when I stayed at POR, I took lots of pictures of everything at the resort. This time I just felt like I was just in a room with nice scenery outside. It' s kind of hard to explain. Maybe I'm just getting old:-) I had booked a one night stay at the Poly in December at a 40% discount but now think I may cancel it. I'm thinking maybe I'll wait a year before returning to WDW. But I'm not sure yet- Thanks for reading. Judy
From: Judy on 28 Jul 2010 18:02 One more thing- I stayed at POFQ. Judy
From: Lisa Cubbon on 28 Jul 2010 18:52 On 7/28/2010 6:00 PM, Judy wrote: > Hi all- > This will just be a short recap of my day. I may write a more > detailed TR over the weekend. > I did go to Epcot on 7/22. It was wicked hot- but had been at > home( MA) so wasn't a big problem. The park wasn't as crowded as I had > thought it would be. I got to Epcot at 1:00 and all of the FPs for > Soarin were gone. Boo---- > I walked onto LWTL boatride, and then ate lunch in the food court > at the Land. Then over to JIYI which was also a walk-on. Then over to > Maelstrom for a FP. I watched the movie in France and then rode the > Mexico ride. I used the single rider line at TT and was in the car in > 10 minutes. I did ride Maelstrom and visited most of the gift shops in > WS. > I had gotten to the park at 1:00 then left at 4:00 as my room was > ready. I had requested a 12:30 arrival time- first floor room near > transportation. My room was ready at 4:00, it was on the 3rd floor but > was near transportation. Oh well- worse things can happen. I spent > some time in the pool but the water was so warm, it wasn't > refreshing. > Back to Epcot at 6:00 and dinner at the Tangierine Cafe. Dessert > was creme brulee at the Land. In between I walked around alot and that > is when I rode Maelstrom. I felt okay with what I had seen and it was > too hot to stay any longer so I left at 9:00. I really enjoyed being > there and wearing my Voluntear pin. > I was a little disappointed about the online check-in results as > the last time that I used it, they met all of my requests. Also, when > I had made my reservations I had mentioned my birthday and the CM said > that she would note it. Apparently that got lost.... > I thnk that driving from Orange Park to WDW, spending most of the > day at a park and then driving back to Orange Park the next day wore > me out. Maybe it was the weather, I don't know. > I took hardly any pictures. Last December when I stayed at POR, I took > lots of pictures of everything at the resort. This time I just felt > like I was just in a room with nice scenery outside. It' s kind of > hard to explain. Maybe I'm just getting old:-) > I had booked a one night stay at the Poly in December at a 40% > discount but now think I may cancel it. I'm thinking maybe I'll wait a > year before returning to WDW. > But I'm not sure yet- > Thanks for reading. > > Judy Judy, I hope it was the weather that affected your trip. I know the heat can really wipe me out. Lisa
From: Keane on 28 Jul 2010 20:08 On Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:00:50 -0700 (PDT), Judy <j2728(a)catlover.com> wrote: >Hi all- > This will just be a short recap of my day. I may write a more >detailed TR over the weekend. > I did go to Epcot on 7/22. It was wicked hot- but had been at >home( MA) so wasn't a big problem. The park wasn't as crowded as I had >thought it would be. I got to Epcot at 1:00 and all of the FPs for >Soarin were gone. Boo---- > I walked onto LWTL boatride, and then ate lunch in the food court >at the Land. Then over to JIYI which was also a walk-on. Didn't do EO? I know Paul said it was dated (or at least he will when he writes that part of the trip report...), but most of us here are dated... > I thnk that driving from Orange Park to WDW, spending most of the >day at a park and then driving back to Orange Park the next day wore >me out. Maybe it was the weather, I don't know. Not to sound unsympathetic, but from the time you left to the time you got home is about how much time it takes me to drive from Chicago to WDW... :-) >I took hardly any pictures. Last December when I stayed at POR, I took >lots of pictures of everything at the resort. This time I just felt >like I was just in a room with nice scenery outside. It' s kind of >hard to explain. Maybe I'm just getting old:-) Let's see. You went this time and it was wicked hot. You had a better time last December when it was in the 60's and 70's. This surprises you? (And yes, accept it, you're getting old. The faster you admit to that, the better off you'll be...) > I had booked a one night stay at the Poly in December at a 40% >discount but now think I may cancel it. I'm thinking maybe I'll wait a >year before returning to WDW. > But I'm not sure yet- >Thanks for reading. > >Judy Well, don't cancel it until you have to. You never know... Keane -- When stars are born, They possess a gift or two, One of them is this, They have the power to make a wish come true... -- Wishes Visit my site: http://keanespics.com
From: Brian on 29 Jul 2010 21:16
On Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:20:36 -0500, Keane <keane(a)keanespics.com> wrote: >Uh huh. The car is 9 years old with 135,000 miles, and the only >reason it doesn't have close to 150,000 miles is because I was sick >last year. At some point it will need to be replaced though. |