Day four
I was so tired last night I
set my alarm to go off at
Here is a video of using that
path.
I do make it to Captains
Grille on time. I chose the buffet
option. New this year
they have make fresh omelet station just outside of the room where the buffet
is. Of course I get one of those,
plus scrambled eggs and bacon. Plus cinnamon buns for dessert. I drink apple juice.
I like to check out the
bathrooms at the Beach/Yacht Club. These
are the only bathrooms where they don’t have paper towels, but real cloth
towels :)
After breakfast, I enter
Epcot via International Gateway. I head
to The Land and ride Soarin. Here is that video.
While in The Land, I ride
Living with the Land. Again, I am still
using the
After Living with the Land I
went on a Journey Into Your Imagination with
Figment. I notice some thing new this
time riding it. When passing the
computer lab, look for the spotlight on the pair of sneakers. I will explain what it means at the end of
this website. Here is my video of
Journey.
After that I did Captain EO.
I then went to World Showcase
to ride Gran Fiesta Tour in
Here is my video of Gran Fiesta Tour.
Then
Maelstrom in
I stop in at Mousegears to look around what items may interest me. They still have a Dreamcatcher
on display.
I wonder how many people know
what it is??
I head back to Spaceship
Earth to use my FP+. Here is my video of
entering Spaceship Earth.
They tell me to enter inside
near the exit of the attraction where I will be escorted to enter the
ride. I tell them I have a FP+ for this,
they tell me I should cancel it for something else, that it isn’t needed.
Here is a photo of me in the
post ride area.
Notice the NY is
reversed?? They reversed the photo. At least the NY Yankee logo is there. Here is my ride video. I don’t know why I am missing the most of the
ride.
Here is my post ride video.
After riding Spaceship Earth,
I check out the gift shop. Here is my
video of just riding around Spaceship Earth.
I head to the other end of
Epcot to see the American Adventure. Here is my video of going from Future
World to American Adventure.
Once there, I am escorted to
the second floor via the elevator and wait for the start of the next show,
which is
So I am watching that from
the railing on the second floor. Here is
my scooter with the
I am looking for outlets to
plug in my scooter, when several things occur to me. I am having dinner at Trails end at
So I start doing the math in
my head. American Adventure starts in a
minute at
Leaving World Showcase, I
think.. maybe exit the park
at International Gateway and get a bus back to Pop Century from the
studios. It’s the nearest theme park to
Pop Century. I am concerned about
battery power so I decide against it and proceed to Epcot park exit. From getting in the elevator at American
Adventure to Epcot exit, I do it in 15 minutes.
I make it to the Pop bus
stop, and it seems they are still loading handicap, maybe I can sneak on, but I
have no luck and have to wait for another bus, which can take 20 minutes, time I
really don’t have. But in less then 10 minutes a bus from the parking lot pulls
in from being idle in the middle of the lot, so they load me and another
scooter and we are on our way back to Pop.
I make it back to my room
before
I lay down for a bit,
figuring I have an hour to get to Trails End.
I leave about
Here are some photos from the
boat trip including the closed River Country.
I take some close photos of
River Country with a good zoon lens camera. The second officer mentions
there is a large alligator spotted around
We make it to the dock at
Walked back and checked
in. It was only
I get seated between two
families. One is a
extended family with grandparents and two children. The other family just has one family. The extended family disciplined their
children right at the table. Results is a screaming crying child. The mother then tries to calm down the
screaming child. Even the other mother
gives me a look like why does she hit his hand, then gently stroke it to calm
him down :(
Last year I liked the mac and cheese, but not this year. This year seemed
different, it had meat in it. Maybe that was why? I tried a pork
rib, didn’t really like it either. Had some corn, mashed potatoes, and
even a baked potato. For dessert I just had some Ice cream, velvet
cake. They had some other cakes,
but I was strong and didn’t have anything else.
I walked over to my scooter and it was still charging. I was hoping maybe
it could be fully charged, but I guess it wasn’t long enough. I rode over
to the dock and the sound of thunder and some lightning could be seen lighting
up the sky. A couple in front of me said they just missed a boat. Its about
A person behind me said unless major winds, they run limited service still,
just use the enclosed boats when there is lightning within 25 miles of the
They scan my ticket and I am inside. Once inside I get a bracelet
and a candy bag, but forget a schedule. I inquire
at City hall to get one, a fellow guest overhears and hands me one, saying she
had a couple. I place it in my bag and I head towards Hall of Presidents
to get my spot for the first parade which will happen
about 8 or so. For this trip I have a plate that attaches to my monopod
so I can attach two cameras to it, one being a standard camcorder, the other I
also bought a clamp that I will use my cell phone to take video with.
Actually use Ustream to broadcast it live. The CM working the rope for the handicap area comments, asking if I
was using Skype. Said no, Ustream.
While waiting for the parade, they have appropriate music and sound effects
playing. I am also hearing thunder. I ask the CM, is the thunder
coming from Mother Nature or the Magic Kingdoms sound system. He points
to the clouds beyond the entrance, saying that is mother natures
sound effects, not
Disney's. Sure enough, as the clock is approaching 8, it starts to
rain. I switch to my rain gear, a water proof digital camera that I will
use to take hi def video. And for my smartphone, a pouch that in effect, waterproofs my GS3 smartphone. I also plug my smartphone
into a 6 amp USB battery.
Something
new this year. Before the ride of the Headless Horseman,
they have Phineas and Ferb
come out and do a pre-parade entertainment.
Here is that video.
It states to rain heavier. After the ride of the headless horseman, a elderly mother in a wheel chair with her two older
daughters, one daughter and the mother decide to leave. The second
daughter has a rain poncho and stays for the parade.
Here is the video of the ride
of the Headless Horseman.
Here is the video of the Boo to you Parade.
Here is the video from my Ustream Broadcast.
As far as the parade itself, maybe because of the ground being wet, the grave
diggers don’t do the special effects with the shovels. New this year,
they have the characters from Wreck it Ralph and Bowler hat guy. Between
the ride of the headless horseman and Boo to you, they have a dance thing with Ferb and his adopted brother. They encourage guests
to partake. But the music suddenly stops. and
the characters disappear as the real parade starts. Years past they seem
to give out more candy during the parade. Not
this year. I see about 4 people watching the live video, but not sure who
they are as I write this.
After Boo to you, I start to trick or treat. Last year I went with Dede around
Showed me where to exit and I did the Frontierland
candy trail two more times. I start to head back
to
I figure I would be in a better position for
the next fireworks, but looking at the schedule, there isnt
any. I thought they did Hallowishes again after
the second Boo to You parade. Not this year.
Close to
Here is my video of the
second Boo to You Parade. Here you see
the gravediggers scrapping their shovels with sparks on the ground.
Here is the video of the Ustream broadcast which includes the ride of the Headless
Horseman, something I missed the second time with my hi def camcorder.
After the second parade, I decided to call it a night. I make it to the
Pop Bus station to find it mostly empty because a bus must have just pulled
out. so I entered the handicap queue and waited for
another bus. Another bus comes and the bus driver parks my scooter once I
board the bus. I make it back to Pop around
me up or I wake up on my own without any external stimuli :)
Oh… to answer why there is a
pair of sneakers with a spotlight on them in Journey into your Imagination with
Figment. Would it help to call them
tennis shoes.. not sneakers?
This is a
homage to a old Kurt Russell movie called…. The computer wore Tennis
Shoes. I never noticed it this before.