WDW Trip Report Day 5, Dec. 13
Saturday, December 13 - Day 5
Frigging freezing out this morning! Too bad I don't have any gloves - it's that cold. Grabbed a banana in the food court, and took a cab ($15) to Epcot to get there for the 7:30 Segway meet time. The tour guide (James) was awesome! Funny, engaging, and really took his time with the people who didn't get it right away. Not me, I was off and running like a pro! Once you get used to it, it's really easy to control. I want one now! Imagine the cool commute I'd have on that baby...well, the Epcot ones had speed restrictors, no speeding past 6 miles an hour, but I'd totally soup mine up. The tour was 2 hours, but a lot of that time was training inside innoventions. We did get to go around the entire world showcase before it opened, and I got to do all sorts of wheelies around columns, 360's, and generally acted like an 8 year old. I would HIGHLY recommend this tour to anyone who loves Epcot, geekery, Disney trivia, or general gadgetry.
I got a fastpass for Test Track, and headed over to the Yacht and Beach Club for the Mega Mouse Meet. There were pretzels and sodas for the registered festers, and the tables were a mob! I got a t-shirt, checked out the non-mobbed tables, and got a bunch of swag - the bandaids were the most useful swag, the disney pin was the coolest to use as a trader. If that was the big deal of Mousefest, I might skip it next year - the meets that are organized around an event or activity were my favorite. It's not that the pod-casters and authors aren't awesome, but remember, my inner kid was whining that it wasn't a ride - I wasn't doing anything. Back to Epcot, and I walked around the entire World Showcase, ending back up at Mouse Gears for some serious shopping. SERIOUS. Like, I spent $400 in one pop. And the best part is that I got it all shipped home, so I didn't have to carry anything anywhere. Bought: crocs, shirts for Dan, Bella & Bump, kitchen stuff, ornaments (50% off almost everything, plus the 40% off the merchandise credit gave me = awesome deals).
Back to Epcot and France for Moussefest - this was a fun meet. I talked with Mark and Mark about my experiences as a newbie solo at Mousefest. After that, it was a walk to the Fish & Chip meet with Will (eating a swag cookie there). Cool bunch, colorful stories - man, I could have blown them away with mine, but remember, we're at Disney...
Perused the shops in England, and fell in love with the tea shoppe (duh!). I bought an Alice in Wonderland teapot and matching saucers with teacups (shipped home), a pint glass from the Rose & Crown, and a Manchester United T for Dan. Saw the Canada film (ok, I liked the old one better), and headed over to Test Track. It's a fun ride, but they could cut out the first 4/5th of the ride and still be fun. I know how anti-lock brakes work, thank you. Reservation was for Coral Reef - the restaurant inside the aquarium in the Living Seas. Great seafood - the waiter was awesome, and the view was gorgeous. Today I've been up since 6, and walked close to 12 miles, and yet I'm not completely bashed. Bed around 11pm.
Frigging freezing out this morning! Too bad I don't have any gloves - it's that cold. Grabbed a banana in the food court, and took a cab ($15) to Epcot to get there for the 7:30 Segway meet time. The tour guide (James) was awesome! Funny, engaging, and really took his time with the people who didn't get it right away. Not me, I was off and running like a pro! Once you get used to it, it's really easy to control. I want one now! Imagine the cool commute I'd have on that baby...well, the Epcot ones had speed restrictors, no speeding past 6 miles an hour, but I'd totally soup mine up. The tour was 2 hours, but a lot of that time was training inside innoventions. We did get to go around the entire world showcase before it opened, and I got to do all sorts of wheelies around columns, 360's, and generally acted like an 8 year old. I would HIGHLY recommend this tour to anyone who loves Epcot, geekery, Disney trivia, or general gadgetry.
I got a fastpass for Test Track, and headed over to the Yacht and Beach Club for the Mega Mouse Meet. There were pretzels and sodas for the registered festers, and the tables were a mob! I got a t-shirt, checked out the non-mobbed tables, and got a bunch of swag - the bandaids were the most useful swag, the disney pin was the coolest to use as a trader. If that was the big deal of Mousefest, I might skip it next year - the meets that are organized around an event or activity were my favorite. It's not that the pod-casters and authors aren't awesome, but remember, my inner kid was whining that it wasn't a ride - I wasn't doing anything. Back to Epcot, and I walked around the entire World Showcase, ending back up at Mouse Gears for some serious shopping. SERIOUS. Like, I spent $400 in one pop. And the best part is that I got it all shipped home, so I didn't have to carry anything anywhere. Bought: crocs, shirts for Dan, Bella & Bump, kitchen stuff, ornaments (50% off almost everything, plus the 40% off the merchandise credit gave me = awesome deals).
Back to Epcot and France for Moussefest - this was a fun meet. I talked with Mark and Mark about my experiences as a newbie solo at Mousefest. After that, it was a walk to the Fish & Chip meet with Will (eating a swag cookie there). Cool bunch, colorful stories - man, I could have blown them away with mine, but remember, we're at Disney...
Perused the shops in England, and fell in love with the tea shoppe (duh!). I bought an Alice in Wonderland teapot and matching saucers with teacups (shipped home), a pint glass from the Rose & Crown, and a Manchester United T for Dan. Saw the Canada film (ok, I liked the old one better), and headed over to Test Track. It's a fun ride, but they could cut out the first 4/5th of the ride and still be fun. I know how anti-lock brakes work, thank you. Reservation was for Coral Reef - the restaurant inside the aquarium in the Living Seas. Great seafood - the waiter was awesome, and the view was gorgeous. Today I've been up since 6, and walked close to 12 miles, and yet I'm not completely bashed. Bed around 11pm.