Thursday Evening: Disney's Hollywood Studios
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| A dusty tome from our first (of many) trips to the Twilight Zone. I think we rode it 5-6 times. |
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| Star Tours: The Adventure Continues was fun. And I was the rebel spy on my very first ride! |
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| Yeah, these were adorable. |
Friday: Animal Kingdom, Magic Kingdom and Epcot.
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| We visited three parks on Friday. It was morning Extra Magic Hour at Animal Kingdom. We did Everest 5 times before park opening. |
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| I assume that Rafiki is checking to see if Simba's diaper if ready for changing. |
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| Obviously, it was too early in the morning to be having this much fun. Anyone guess the character on my shirt? (Back row: hubble and forehead. Front row: Montezuma and Sitsdown.) |
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| At the Magic Kingdom in the mid-afternoon. Just an image from a shop. |
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| Another detail shot. |
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| This pair of fountains was amazing. Loved the tile and the colors. |
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| Adventurland is my favorite place in the parks. Beside the Haunted Mansion, that is. |
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| We made it to Epcot. Our first stop was the restrooms. Took a moment to snap the ubiquitous Spaceship Earth photo. |
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| Wow. Michael Crawford from Progress City, USA was right: school bread from Norway is AMAZING! |
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| Just a quick photo. The fall skies in Orlando are breathtaking. |
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| TOTORO! Who wouldn't want a Totoro hand towel? |
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| We didn't do this. If it wasn't a thrill ride, we kept on walking. I couldn't help but laugh at the absurdity of this sign. |
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| At first, it was just a picture of my beer. Then I noticed the reflection. |
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| Hmmm. Not a good composition. |
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| A little better. At least you can tell that I was at Epcot. |
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| Much better! Wait a minute. Why am I taking photos of my beer when I should be drinking it? |
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| I must get a copy of this book! |
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| Some Saki at Teppen Edo. |
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| I started off with the kid's chopsticks but quickly realized that I would starve if I didn't switch to a fork. |
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| Mai, our chef. She wasn't as blurry in real life. That must have been the Saki. |
5 comments:
The Epcot beer reflection shots are actually pretty awesome! A great way to stage some interesting pictures.
Also, is that pigeon statue wearing a collar?
Great photos! I loved the detail shots and will echo Shane's comment about the excellent beer reflection shots. Wish I was there!
A nice variety of photos. I'm guessing that is Totoro on your t-shirt there. After the Haunted mansion, Adventureland is my favorite, too.
Fantastic pictures! I'm going to have to experiment with landscapes reflected in beers. And yay, Totoro!
But I have kind of a downer of a question. Am I horribly mistaken, or was the "party" (or giant unorganized cluster-f-bomb according to another blog) at Magic Kingdom on October 1'st the ONLY thing at all Walt Disney World is doing to celebrate it's 40'th? Because I am old enough to remember going to the park during the 15'th anniversary celebration year and the way they celebrated that was amazing and kind of insane.
Though to be fair, I am sure most people/entities are more enthusiastic about turning fifteen than they are about turning forty... :)
Trish--
I covered that here:
http://www.imaginerding.com/2011/05/d23-destination-d-walt-disney-world_21.html
And yes, that was all they wanted to do for the 40th. From what I understand, Diz did not want to do anything on 10/1 but relented when the fans became incensed.
It was a major disappointment. I was there with my brother and two friends--when we saw the crowd and the 4 hour line to buy stuff, we ditched the ceremony and rode the Enchanted Tiki Room, Jungle Cruise and Pirates!
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