Yup, people have been begging for it, so I've gotta do it - another trip report from Dan. I turned 61 in the World, as I have celebrated my birthday for around 25 years or so. Glad I went, but it wasn't a good trip, for two reasons - weather, and an un-cooperating bod.
First, most of the time it was just ungodly hot and humid in Florida, with temps in the low 90's and real-feel in the mid-100's. I think I was a little more ready for it this time, having been in Dallas for so long. But I'd much prefer low 80's and low humidity! And it also rained a bunch, too - more on that later. Ah well, what-r-ya gonna do about the weather?
And now the paragraph that seems to always be in my trip reports - the one you can easily skip under the heading "Too Much Info About Dan". Long time readers know that I broke my right leg when I was 20, and my right foot has never recovered. Well, for whatever reason - lack of pre-exercising, increased weight, or just the luck of the draw - it was really hurting in multiple spots this time. I blew it out pretty badly the first night in Epcot, and had to go off property the next day to purchase a cane. Now, I've never gone this route before, partly from vanity - I didn't want to be seen as the chubby guy with a cane. But now that I'm older, I pictured myself as the OLD chubby guy with a cane, which somehow seemed better to me. I used the cane off and on for the rest of the trip. It helped a bunch, but still slowed me down a bunch. You just don't realize how big a place WDW is until you've got a blown wheel! So most of the trip was hobbling from place to place, trying to get my money's worth till it was time to rest it all back at the hotel. Not a fun mind-set.
Anyway, to the trip -
Thursday, 9/28 -
Decent flight on American. No upgrades available on either flight this time, but I didn't have any big fat guys sitting in the middle seat, either, so it was pretty comfortable. I can't say enough about the new Airbus planes that American is using, with the entertainment center at each seat. You can watch a movie, or TV shows, or listen to music - all free! Really makes the time go by.
After check-in at All Star Music (never did get my Room Ready email!), it was time to hit the parks, starting with Epcot -
The line for Spaceship Earth wasn't too long, so I jumped on that -
I took a couple of pics inside that didn't turn out too bad -
The Mexico pavilion looks really nice after its recent paint job -
Time for dinner at the Food & Wine Festival.
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