Heather, Brenna and myself were in Walt Disney World from 10/25 through 10/30. It was a great time. Heather and I had so much fun just watching Brenna's eyes light up.
I was there attending a Continuing Medical Education (CME) course on Endocrinology. I have to do at least 50 credits per year to maintain my medical license. My job allows me up to $3000 per year to attain these credits. The hotel, flight and course will be reimbursed to me :). As for the course, it wasn't very relevant to an ER doctor. So, I pretty much just signed in and left each day.
We stayed at the Disney Boardwalk Inn, which is located between EPCOT and MGM Studios. We didn't realize that MGM was so close until the 2nd to last day. Both parks are walkable from the hotel. The other parks we visited we the Magic Kingdom (our favorite) and the Animal Kingdom. Disney has an extensive transportation system that includes buses, monorails and ferry boats. I hadn't been to Disney in 14 years, and quite honestly didn't remember a thing. Heather has been there about a half dozen times and was an excellent tour guide.
We went to EPCOT the most since it was only about a half mile walk from our hotel. It has two sections: the scientific part and the international part. (These titles are dubbed by moi) The scientific section has the famous big silver ball you always see on TV. It houses a ride (the most popular attraction in all of Disney) called Spaceship Earth. It is basically a very slow roller coaster-esque ride that take you through the evolution of human communication.
I loved walking around the international section. The International Food and Wine Festival was there. I sampled food and drink from several of the stands. Heather was not so daring.
The Magic Kingdom was Heather and Brenna's favorite spot. That's where Cinderella's castle is located. Brenna had dinner at the castle.She also went on the Merry-Go-Round...about 6 times.
Brenna also got to meet her favorite movie stars: Alladin, Jasmine and the Genie.
The Animal Kingdom is the newest park. We waited in the longest line of the trip to go on the Safari adventure. Very well worth the wait. We also saw the Simba show. It was here that Brenna was selected from the audience to go up on the stage and and dance with the actors. Surprisingly, she didn't even give it a second thought. She just marched right up to the stage with the girl from the show. I was impressed with her bravery.
In MGM, we watched the Indiana Jones show. I did remember this from 14 years ago. Brenna hated it. we almost had to leave early because she was throwing a fit. It was here that I broke off from the girls to go on the Tower of Terror. You'll have to click this link and watch the video. I cannot do the ride justice with my vocabulary.
We came back the day before Halloween. Brenna was shot.
Next post will be about Halloween. Sorry for the publishing delay.
1 comment:
Wow, quite a post! Sounds like a great vacation.
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