Bruce - September 2007

Day 1 - 09/09/07

I placed my valuables in the room's safe and head toward the bus stop for Animal Kingdom. 12:13 at the bus stop, I am the only one there.

I waited a couple of minutes and the bus is coming. Remember me saying I was the only one at the bus stop? Well, a kid with a British accent goes to stand in front of me. What am I going to do? Make a scene because I should be first on the bus instead of second? :) I just make sure the child's parents don't get in front of me :)

A week before leaving for Disney World, I went shopping at the World of Disney Store here in NYC and found this cute t-shirt. It says I (heart shape) NY, but the heart shape is in the shape of a hidden mickey, I like it :)

I make it to DAK and go through the bag check process and enter the park. I get a map, cause I still don't know my way around and search for lunch, Flame Tree. I figure to go around here, make a turn there, and I should be there.

I am about to ask for help when I spot the place over my shoulder, I start to relax, till I notice the long lines :( Its about 1 pm now and this is prime lunch time. I also remember that Tusker House is closed so the places where to eat is smaller, so thus the crowds here is larger. While waiting, I see they now give you a corn muffin instead of corn on the cob like they did last year. The line is sooooo slow :(

After waiting for I don't know how long, I finally order my food. I thought I was able to tell her exactly everything I wanted to make the process go fast, but forget to tell her what I wanted in my large soda, oh well. When I got my food, I also noticed that instead of a piece of chocolate cake, they now give you a slightly large cup cake. With all the large crowd, I hope I can find a place to sit and eat and finally relax for the first time in about 2 days or more.

I see most people just order a soda, and don't know you can get a large soda on the dinning plan,but I do :)

I get lucky and find a empty table as soon as I go behind the restaurant. There are allot of ducks walking around picking up bits of food that people drop on the floor. Someone asks me if they can borrow a chair from my table, motion go ahead.

Its 1:45pm and just aimlessly walking around, no plans on what to do, except not to ride Dinosaur. A couple of years ago, I rode it the day I arrived and become physcially ill after riding it. Its not because I cant, but sleeping little the night before, it would be just too much for me, and I don't want to become sick. I did ride it last year with no ill effects.

Find myself going on Its Tough to be a Bug. As I am walking fast to go on the ride, I will redo the ride queue to take photos.

I remember the stinging in the back, so I lean forward to avoid it, but forget how they do something to the seat :)

I reenter the queue and explain to the cm, that I am just going to take photos, then leave. Its ok :) I take photos of all the wooden animals to come across a real spider web, so I take a photo of that too.

After taking my photos, I decided to head back to Pop to rest a little before heading to Fantasmic dinner at Hollywood and Vine. I have 6 pm adr's.

I find myway back to the bus stop just in time to wave by to my bus, its 2:45 pm.

Make it back to the room and lay down, trying not to fall fast asleep. I get ready to head to Dis-MGM and make it to the bus stop at 4:45 pm. Just miss another bus :( I remember that I keep forgetting to pack my brita water bottle :( I plan on getting my refilleable mug when I get back to the resort tonight.

A guard seeing my NY Yankee cap informs me of a Boston lost :) I walked around since I am very early for my 6 pm adr. I take photos and such till I check in 15 minutes early. Get seated and start my feast :)

This is what i remember eating :) plenty of rolls, ceaser salad, chicken dish, some rice, paramesan mashed pototoes, corn mash dish, pork loin w onions, prime rib, ice cream, different little desserts. I have over an hour to kill before fantasmic, kind of just walking over to gmr, under the bah :) I am informed that only the gangster version is running.

I sat in about the third row on Great Movie Ride. This bothered me allot, The cm in charge of the tram was talking to a couple of people in the front row only and pointed out some things, in the room where you get loaded on the trams, with a flashlight. She did not use her PA system and tell everyone else what she told these people. She did this again in the first gangster room, I really felt like yelling at her, can you speak up so everyone else can hear you? :) , but didn't.

When I left GMR, I headed over to Oscars to enter the special seating section for Fantasmic. Meanwhile Terrie and I are emailing each other, trying to set up a meeting between myself and her daughter who is working the show, but it doesn't work out.

I know people complain about the special seating area for people who have the Fantasmic plan, but I don't see why?? This is the third time sitting there, and I see everything.

Fantasmic is over and I am trying to maneuver my way to the park exit.

I make it back to the Pop and meet for the first time my friend Tammy who I have been chatting online with for years :)

She tells me about this offer she has in her room, about rebooking a trip for next year and getting the free dinning again. I don't remember seeing this offer in my room but will look again when I get back and take a better look.

Head back to the room. And very exhausted. First day is over.

Photos from Day 1 - Animal Kingdom and Disney-MGM Studios.

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