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Jul 10, 2002
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Emily, Maria, Marlene, and Ed Chapman went to Walt Disney World and Universal
Studios over Christmas 2001 in Orlando Florida. We had 7 full days. This was
during the 100 years of Disney Celebration.
Marlene and Emily took a 30 hour bus ride while
Ed and Maria took a plane ride. The weather was good the entire trip except
for one day of rain and a bit nippy in the mornings and evenings.
We stayed at the Allstar Movies motel. The Allstar's are the cheapest
on Disney property you can stay at. This allows you to take advantage
of the surprise morning and get in the park 1.5 hours before scheduled
opening time. However this along with other services have been cut back
due to the drop in tourism.
The pools were warm and the food court was pretty good. If you stay at
Disney and are a soda or coffee drinker you may want a refillable mug.
It pays for itself if going to refill 6 times at the motel only.
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The first day we went to Universal Studios Florida early
Some of our favorite rides and shows were:
Terminator 2 - 3D,
Twister,
Kongfrontation,
Earthquake,
Jaws,
Back to the Future,
ET Adventure
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The next day we went to Universal Studios Islands of Adventure early
Some of our favorite rides and shows were:
Dueling Dragons (there are 2 rides Fire and Ice)
The Incredible Hulk-Coaster
Doctor Doom's Fearfall
Pteranadon Flyers
The water rides at Toon Lagoon
SpiderMan had technical difficulties 8-(
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The next day we did the early morning at MK (Magic Kingdom). Some of our favorite rides:
Haunted Mansion,
Space Mountain,
Splash Mountain,
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad,
It's a small world,
Pirates of the Caribbean,
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh and
Alien Encounter. They updated the Tiki Room but we liked the old one better.
We had a character meal at the Crystal Palace with Pooh and Tigger.
If you want to do this during a crowded day you can call
60 days ahead can make it 407-WDW-DINE (939-3463).
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Christmas day we did started the morning at Epcot. Some of our favorite rides:
Honey, I Shrunk the Audience,
Ellen's Energy Adventure, the Living Seas,
GM Test Track (our favorite!)
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Then we took the monorail to Magic Kingdom
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The next day we went to MGM studios. Some of our favorite rides were:
Indiana Jones,
Muppets Vision 3D,
Rock N Roller Coaster (great),
Sounds Dangerous with Drew Carey,
Backlot Tour,
Star Tours, and
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror.
Jul 10, 2002
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The next day we hit AK (Animal Kingdom) before
it opened. Some of our favorite rides:
Countdown to Extinction,
Kali River Rapids,
The Lion King and Tarzan Rocks shows
Kilimanjaro Safaris and
It's Tough to Be a Bug.
We saw the Lion King show and Emily was one of a few kids that became part
of the show during the finale. She was thrilled!
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DownTown Disney, Fantasia mini golf, the Hoop Dee Doo Review,
Disney's McDonalds, RainForest Cafe, and Winter Summer mini golf
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