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In the meantime here's a small trip report from last weeked.



Five people, 1 car. As the driver I really didn't have anything to worry about but I can tell you that the Toyota Avalon handled three adult sized people in the back seat with no trouble. Even though two of them were only thirteen. It would have been nice if my GPS could figure out where I was so it could tell me how to get where I wanted to go. Fortunately I'm pretty familiar with the home to Disney World trip by now.



The wilderness Lodge is pretty darned impressive when you round the corner and it comes into view.













This trip was timed for cooler weather. Too bad there was a four day heat wave the four days we were there. It was ok except for the first night. I thought I was going to pass out and went back to the room early.



The first night we had dinner at the Grand Floridian Hotel. When we got off the monorail and walked on one boys said "This is too fancy!", the other said, "Whenever I come to a place like this I feel like I'm going to break something." Guess the Wilderness Lodge was the right choice for them! After dinner as we were walking out my mom said, "I'd like to stay here some time." I'm pretty sure I felt the jolt hit my my wallet.

Day 2 - Did Epcot, rode the new Nemo ride, saw Mickey etc. etc. Had dinner at the Rainforest Cafe at Animal Kingdom. This place is a nightmare. I'm sure some folks love it but it's noisy, it's dark, there are periodic weird loud things going on, the food sucks and it costs a fortune. Thought the kids would like it. Silly me, they thought it was too loud too. It did provide some unintentional humour though. Before dinner, while we were waiting for a table (OMG we waited for a table to eat in this place!) one of the boys was in the gift shop (of course there is a gift shop) and saw this stuffed monkey that for whatever reason caught his fancy. Later, as we were at the table (remember, it's really loud) just as my mother was asking what everyone was having he said to his own mother (not having heard his grandmother) and said "I want the stuffed Monkey." My poor mother is looking all over the menu and finally said, "Stuffed monkey? They have stuffed monkey? I don't see that on here anywhere!" Needless to say she hasn't lived that one down yet.

This is the big dancing fountain at Epcot:



Day 3 - Perfect Magic Kingdom day. I even rode Dumbo. We waited in no lines and were back at the hotel for a break in the afternoon. But not until we had ridden Buzz Lightyear Spaceranger Spin. Which my mother took surprisingly seriously. Here she is with my sister in their spaceship. This was totally random, you don't pose for these ride photos:



The kids took themselves off for burgers and the grownups had a lovely dinner at Artist's Point, where we were suitably fawned over by the management (for no apparent reason) and had a meal a hundred times better than what we had the night before for half the price. Then we took the boat over to the MK for Spectro and Hallowishes.


Didn't have a tripod so this was the best I got.

A little shopping the next morning and we were on our way home.