3/12/11 - 3/17/11 At one point we were going to put the cats in a kennel and stay at a hotel in Disney World but after some investigation of kennel rates and hotel rates we decided to stay on the boat and commute to Orlando which is about an hour one way. The first day we went to Disney Epcot. It was very entertaining after the initial sticker shock at the front gate. $14 to park and $82 a head general admission. "Oh well, it's a once in a life time" we uttered. Disney World is what you might imagine: 3D movies, moving dinosaurs, 7-foot-tall cartoon characters, impeccably landscaped and everything is squeaky clean. A single piece of pop corn will not remain on the ground more than a few minutes before a guy comes along to sweep it up. Also Epcot is geared a little more toward the adult crowd. We both enjoyed it but 8 hours on our feet made us decide to take the next day off and catch up with the laundry. Disney Hollywood was the next venue we tried. It's a little more youth oriented with stunt shows and live stage entertainment. We lucked out and acquired a couple of "Fast Passes" for the "Rock'n Roller Coaster with Aerosmith" ride. That means we didn't have to stand in line and were able to come back several hours later and walk past a mass of people waiting to get on it. The sign said the waiting time was over two hours. The ride was thrilling (zero to sixty in three seconds), great visual effects, and the usual zig zags but it only lasted a little over a minute. Lace missed the visuals because she had her eyes closed. We enjoyed Hollywood too but not as much as Epcot so we decided that was enough Disney World. The next day we had a very pleasant boat ride/lunch with Terry and Janice Peek. Terry was a high school classmate of Lace's in Fullerton, California and the afternoon was filled with nostalgia. One more day to catch up on groceries and house chores and we're off again.
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