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I enjoyed seeing all your pictures of the whales and shark areas of Sea World! We were just in Disney this past week and the main entrance to Disney is still a construction mess. I hope they get moving on it and have it all completed by my next trip in October!
My goodness, still? Wow, that's taking a long time.
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I enjoyed all your pictures of the gorgeous sunsets around the Boardwalk area. We had some really beautiful sunsets last week there too. I will have to check out the menu at Blue Zoo as your dinners looked delicious. So glad that you had such great service too. We did EMH at Epcot recently and did Soarin which was basically a walk on!!!
Sorry to hear about Mark's back! I love walking through the WS before it officially opens and being so empty, which is so inviting! I remember my morning Segway experience here and just loved it as you could pretty much go anywhere on that thing without worrying about running into anyone!
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My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
Sorry to hear about Mark's back! I love walking through the WS before it officially opens and being so empty, which is so inviting! I remember my morning Segway experience here and just loved it as you could pretty much go anywhere on that thing without worrying about running into anyone!
Oh now you're bringing back great memories! I'm still sad they don't do the Segway tours in the parks any longer.
Thursday 2 March – part two: what have you done to my donkey?
When we got in line for Frozen Ever After, the sign was still saying 20 minutes, although it went up to 30 minutes not long after we got in line. I was a bit concerned about how much standing there would be, as usually 20 minutes is my limit. I think because Mark was in pain, and not overly keen on doing the ride again, he thought it was taking ages, whereas I thought we moved quite quickly. When I checked the photo I’d posted of the wait time on Facebook, that said 19 minutes just before we boarded our boat, and that was taken from outside the entrance, so it was about right.
What worried Mark is that they were queuing outside, whereas when we’d ridden on Tuesday night, they hadn’t been. I could see where he was coming from with that, but I immediately said “I bet that’s to do with the Fastpasses”. I checked with a Cast Member, and she confirmed that. Wow, how many Fastpasses are issued at any one time?
In truth, it was fun to work our way through the line, and see all the little touches they’ve made. We both talked about how little we think is still left over from Maelstrom. We could spot one or two things, but not much else.
I really was worried about Mark going on this, as we’d found it to be quite rough when we’d done it a couple of nights ago, and I didn’t want him to put his back out any further, but he said if anything it might have knocked it back into place a bit, as he didn’t seem to be in that much pain after he’d done it. Let’s just say I think this ride needs a bit more of a warning on it about those with medical conditions…
This time, I tried to take some photos, now I knew what to expect, and I was pleasantly surprised, as a few of them came out Ok.
The Photopass picture wasn’t too bad either…
We then made our way slowly through World Showcase Plaza.
We stopped off to browse Disney Traders, where Mark found a donkey that looked a bit disturbing. Disney, what have you done to him? He doesn’t want to be happy, that’s part of his attraction, so please don’t try and make him happy.
I absolutely adore these flowerbeds during the Flower and Garden Festival. I loaded up a couple of photos on Facebook, and someone commented about how Epcot looks “naked” the rest of the year, and I certainly know what they mean.
And yes, Mark’s fascination this vacation with water continued..
He managed not to get himself wet this time, which was something…
So, you wouldn't recommend FEA to someone with chronic back problems ? I have back issues and try to avoid rough rides like BTMRR, etc. I try to watch YouTube videos of different rides, but that's not nearly the same as first hand experience.
Well it seems like Mark enjoyed himself more this time on Frozen Ever After!. Epcot looks gorgeous!!! And yes, there is something wrong with a happy Eeyore!!
Ha! Well that is ironic that I said it's a smooth ride! I have a disc that likes to slip out from time to time, so I'm always paying attention to things like that. I tend to keep my abs super tight during rough rides and that helps greatly! But I didn't find the Frozen ride to be that bad at all.... Mark must have really jolted his back pretty badly then. Poor guy!
Oh Eeyore. The sad face is why we love you so! I hope those don't sell.
Yep, I say that all the time. Epcot is naked all year until F&GF!!
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Love the queu for FEA! Hoping to ride in November!
That Eeyore just looks ridiculous. - like a generic/non-name brand one. Maybe his name is Eeyand. (I don't know why I find myself so funny!)
Mark is cracking me up - he certainly found, and embraced, his inner child!!
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But sounds more like, poor keeper!
And guess who we're hopefully going to see two weeks on Saturday? 
I'm still sad they don't do the Segway tours in the parks any longer. 
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