My solo trip to the World - Booked and back in a week! COMPLETE - finally! 4/24!! - Page 10 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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Just got to catch up on your updates. What a great trip so far, I love how you are getting the chance to check out all the HM's - I always plan that with the girls but after the first day the search always gets pushed down the list for other things...I so have to take a mom only trip . Your FAB looked delicious and a perfect way to end an amazing day.
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Nice and relaxing way to end the day. I'm sooo getting one of those drinks this fall!!!
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Glad you all enjoyed the photo of my FAB! I overheard the funniest thing as I walked away from the Wine Kiosk in France: there was a family waiting to order, and the teenage boy was teasing his mom about "Samantha-Brown-ing it up" by ordering a Grand Marnier Orange Slush! I just about died laughing, and we had a fun discussion about seeing it on the Travel Channel, and how Disney should give Samantha Brown a cut of the GMOS profits! It was really funny! And let me tell you, my GMOS got a lot of attention! Several people said how good it looked, or asked where they could get one! Unfortunately, I left my glass (and little glowy thing!) behind on accident; that would have made for a cool souvenir, although the glowy part probably doesn't last too long (and Melissa, I have no idea how they make it glow! Definitely get one at night next time! )
I had taken a leisurely pace in my Epcot evening, enjoying the ability to walk as slowly as I wanted to! I have very few notes about this first evening, as I was so busy trying to take it all in and enjoy myself completely, so I'm putting together my timeline with help from my receipts and photos! My next stop was the pin cart outside of the American Adventure pavilion. We started collecting Mickey head flag pins on our trip last Labor Day - going home with a USA pin and one from Canada - so I added China to the group.
It was evening EMH, but you couldn't tell by looking at the crowds...because there weren't any! It was extremely empty, at least in World Showcase. Everybody must have been hanging around in Future World! I wandered that direction, but don't really remember an upsurge in crowd levels. I couldn't resist the zero wait time for Spaceship Earth, so I rode it for the only time this trip. It was about 10 p.m. and it had been a very long day, so I decided to head toward the gates.
For some reason, which I really don't remember (must have been the FAB), I went into Guest Services. Maybe because I'd never been in there; or perhaps I could see the decorations from outside the windows. Either way, I headed in and got these wonderful photographs: These flags hang above the GS desk, and the following photographs are on the walls behind the desk. They're HUGE!
I love this picture; it SO makes me want to go back to Disneyland!
After that, I ran for a bus to Pop, missed it, and waited about 10 minutes for the next one. (Boy, is the Pop bus stop a long way away from the front gates of each park! ) When I got back to the room, I called home, got ready for bed and hit the sack! I had to be up early because I was planning on going back to Epcot in less than 10 hours!
The weather today was hot, but no rain!
The best thing today was taking my time, doing whatever I wanted to do.
The worst thing today was - NOTHING! I was on my own at WDW!
The funniest thing today was the Samantha Brown family in France.
Today I tried Yak & Yeti table service, and the result was a nice place to cool off, but the food wasn't spectacular.
The most magical moment today was getting the Pizzafari tour from the CM, and finding the Hidden Baloo!
I realize that these last two updates were fairly short on Hidden Mickeys, but I promise to make up for that in the next installment!
What a great ending to your first day. I love SE and we do it many times but I love doing it at night when there is no line...there is just a special feel to it. Can't wait to hear more, I am so envious of your solo time in the WS.
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. Your FAB looked delicious and a perfect way to end an amazing day.
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and one from Canada - so I added China to the group.
), I went into Guest Services. Maybe because I'd never been in there; or perhaps I could see the decorations from outside the windows. Either way, I headed in and got these wonderful photographs:
) When I got back to the room, I called home, got ready for bed and hit the sack! I had to be up early because I was planning on going back to Epcot in less than 10 hours!
this TR!!!! I love seeing all the HM. I can't wait to go and scope them out for myself. Great updates!
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