Just read Brian's post from Boston, so I figured I would chime in here with a few notes from Orlando, where I have been all week for a Disney World getaway with my family.
I totally agree about Brian's take on viewing clouds from 30,000 feet. I took this image from the plane early this week, somewhere between Birmingham and Orlando:
The weather down here has been generally wet, but quite frankly it has worked in our favor. Very little problems with heat, and the rain has knocked the crowds down a bit so the lines aren't too bad. We were soaked only once, in a dash between a boat ride and the Italian restaurant at Epcot.
I have been very pleased with our Disney experience; here are some notes:
*We are at a villa in the Saratoga Springs Resort, a new community in the Disney complex across the lagoon from Downtown Disney. Very, very nice. You get a pretty good degree of privacy, but you are very close to everything. A great view of the nightly fireworks over at Downtown Disney from the patio.
*The Fast Pass concept works very well. Be sure and use Fast Pass as much as possible if you come down here this summer. It will save a ton of time waiting in lines; you take a ticket, and are given a time when you can come back with little or no wait.
*Tried Blizzard Beach for the first time; a water park here at the complex. Thumbs up from everyone... lines weren't too bad and there was something for all ages. This wasn't in the original plan, but I am glad we went over there.
*The "coolest" new ride was the Tower of Terror at MGM Studios; one of my favorites was the new "soaring" ride at Epcot. It gives you the feel of being in a hang glider over a variety of scenes. Very, very good.
Enough of this for now... I have done a pretty good job of staying away from the laptop this week. Back to having fun! I will be back in the saddle Monday of next week, June 27. Thanks to the guys at home for covering all the various elements of my day!
I have been very pleased with our Disney experience; here are some notes:
*We are at a villa in the Saratoga Springs Resort, a new community in the Disney complex across the lagoon from Downtown Disney. Very, very nice. You get a pretty good degree of privacy, but you are very close to everything. A great view of the nightly fireworks over at Downtown Disney from the patio.
*The Fast Pass concept works very well. Be sure and use Fast Pass as much as possible if you come down here this summer. It will save a ton of time waiting in lines; you take a ticket, and are given a time when you can come back with little or no wait.
*Tried Blizzard Beach for the first time; a water park here at the complex. Thumbs up from everyone... lines weren't too bad and there was something for all ages. This wasn't in the original plan, but I am glad we went over there.
*The "coolest" new ride was the Tower of Terror at MGM Studios; one of my favorites was the new "soaring" ride at Epcot. It gives you the feel of being in a hang glider over a variety of scenes. Very, very good.
Enough of this for now... I have done a pretty good job of staying away from the laptop this week. Back to having fun! I will be back in the saddle Monday of next week, June 27. Thanks to the guys at home for covering all the various elements of my day!
on June 23, 2005, 8:38 pm
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