Disney - DONE
I am soooooo tired!
Originally, following everyone's advice, I had planned on spending two days in Walt Disney World - one day for Magic Kingdom and one day for Hollywood Studios and Epcot. Instead, I did all three in one marathon 13h Disneyday which has totally wiped me out.
I had lots of fun, I was really pleasantly surprised by some Disney things but then also a little disappointed by others. I guess, unlike with Jack Daniel's or Elvis, my opinion of the Disney brand is the same as it was when I started.
What I did in Disney
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| I met Jose at my hostel - he will be Goofy from next week, how cool is that? |
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| Winnie the Pooh ride |
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| Brand new "Under the Sea" ride in New Fantasyland |
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| Peter Pan |
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| Flying over London, I felt right at home! |
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| Space Mountain - really scary! |
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| Loved this comedy show, it's really clever - they have the cartoon monsters interacting with the audience, really really funny |
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| Most of the rides in Magic Kingdom have these little moving walkways to help you get on the ride so it doesn't have to stop - very clever |
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| On Buzz Lightyear's ride you get guns |
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| And you shoot fluorescengt aliens - pretty cool |
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| Me, happy from shooting aliens |
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| These guys who I think normally are there to clean also draw Disney characters on the floor in water |
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| I managed to get a lot of free food by ordering the cheapest thing on the menu (chilli cheese fires, it's a side) and then piling it high with a bunch of stuff from the "fixing counter" Pretty sure that's not the idea but when they're charging 12 dollars for a burger this is a good way to eat a lot for five bucks. It doesn't look as good as it tasted... |
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| My toothpaste exploded all over my bag and even though I warned every security guard that checked my bag they all managed to get it on themselves... |
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| It's like Bryce Canyon but in Florida! |
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| This is a crooked bridge on Tom Sawyer Island which I relaly loved, you just walk around and it's really pretty and calm |
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| The Presidents Hall is interesting and a great place for a post lunch sit down |
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| All of Magic Kingdom is really quaint and nice to walk around I guess I was a little disappointed that every house was a shop or a restaurant |
Bye bye Magic Kingdom!
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| Hello Tower of Terror in Hollywood Studios - really scary!! loved it |
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| Beauty and the Beast 30min live action show - it was hilariously bad in parts but ok overall, bit too much of my day went on this though |
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| Tower of Terror |
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| There are so many strollers everywhere!! |
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| These people were queuing almost three hours before the fireworks show! |
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| Bye bye Hollywood Studios! |
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| Hello Epcot! |
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| Wow this could be the new motto for the park! |
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| Italy in Epcot |
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| Snow White was the only character I saw, she was really good! What a cool job |
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| In China I saw these cool acrobats - that is a girl holding a table on her feet |
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| And then spinning it and flipping it - incredible |
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| A staff member in a shop in Epcot - loving the shirt! |
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| Steve and Lenda - I sat with them through the fireworks, they were really nice, they have annual passes |
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| You have to give your fingerprint to be able to reuse your ticket |
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As I was leaving I got my "1st visit" badge - very exciting!
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After Disney
By the time I left the park, picked up Jose at the Disney cast members accommodation and drove back to the hostel it was afte rmidnight. Unfortunately the guy running the hostel was a bit of a douche and made me feel really unwelcome so, even though I was exhausted, I decided to leave. I planned to drive to Cocoa and find a cheap motel but by the time I got there it was after 1am and everywhere was closed or expensive or dodgy looking. Eventually I found a policeman who pointed me in the diretion of a Motel 6 and I finally made it to bed.
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