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Thursday 22 September – part four: I can’t even see what I’m taking….
We didn’t have long at our Polynesian Villa bungalow, as we were due at Epcot for lunch at midday, so after about half an hour, we set off…
We weren’t convinced that any of the other bungalows were being stayed in.
We made our way over to the Ticket and Transportation Center in the blazing heat. With most of these photos, I could not see what the heck I was taking, so I just pointed, hoped, and got some surprisingly good results.
When we got to the TTC, I found my buddy!
… while Mark found a character he’s not too fond of…
As we made our way over to the monorail for Epcot, we could see it was in the station, and we ended up having to powerwalk it to get on it. We were the last people the driver allowed on, before we departed, so at least it was worth it, but in this heat, it almost killed us.
I’ve always loved the Epcot monorail line, as to me, you get by far the best views from it…
The bungalows are truly living up to the first part of your trip report title - so dreamy. After power walking in the heat glad you made it on the monorail!
Were you there when the Poly was having issues with AC in the bungalows? As you keep mentioning the heat, I'm wondering if that was a problem for you two.
Even though you couldn't see anything, the photos did turn out great! Last time I made that walk to TTC, the pathway was closed. Had to go around a very long way, around the front, so I'm happy to see it's back to normal! It looks so serene but when I imagine the heat..... I'm sure it wasn't a pleasant stroll.
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The bungalows are truly living up to the first part of your trip report title - so dreamy. After power walking in the heat glad you made it on the monorail!
Were you there when the Poly was having issues with AC in the bungalows? As you keep mentioning the heat, I'm wondering if that was a problem for you two.
We were there when there were "alleged" problems with the air conditioning in the bungalows, and they had an additional air conditioning unit in there. To be honest, we never found it a problem at all inside any building, as they were all wonderfully cool. The problem was the extreme heat - the "real feel" was 100 - 110 every day - and we just couldn't cope with that.
Even though you couldn't see anything, the photos did turn out great! Last time I made that walk to TTC, the pathway was closed. Had to go around a very long way, around the front, so I'm happy to see it's back to normal!
Wow, I think the extra walking would've finished us off!
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It looks so serene but when I imagine the heat..... I'm sure it wasn't a pleasant stroll.
So glad that your power walking to catch the monorail paid off! We've done that so many times only to have the monorail attendant tell us no more boarding when we reach the top! I love the monorail ride to Epcot because it takes you right through the park and I love getting pictures from that vantage point like you did. Looking forward to hearing about your lunch and some pixie dust!
The bungalows look deserted in those pictures. Yours looks very nice inside. I think I'd want to stay there all day long and enjoy the views.
It was very hot this September and it sounds like you were having trouble with the heat.
Your sunrise pictures are beautiful.
Liz
So glad that your power walking to catch the monorail paid off! We've done that so many times only to have the monorail attendant tell us no more boarding when we reach the top!
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I love the monorail ride to Epcot because it takes you right through the park and I love getting pictures from that vantage point like you did.
Looking forward to hearing about your lunch and some pixie dust!
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