Even Zz's great photos can't fully do it justice! Oh, and they even had fake snow blowing in from the rooftops to complete the scene. It really is a shame you couldn't join us Evo. You'd have loved it (of course we'd probably be banned from the resort by now for eating the chocolate carousel, but that would be worth it, don't you think?)Evo said:Wow, that's a LOT of lights. :!)
I'm missing out on so much.
They would have to prove we ate it first.Moonbear said:
ZapperZ said:
Zz.
That pretty much summed it up for me. I was going for the park, Zz was going for the lights, but once they turned the lights on, and I turned that corner and saw the "streets" lit up with them, I was like a little kid just standing in awe.GeorginaS said:
Well, so far I haven't done much lounging. Since my resort is a hop, skip and a jump from Epcot (it takes me longer to walk out of the hotel than it does to get to Epcot...this resort is HUGE!), I wandered over there this morning. It started out too cool to sit out by the pool, so I thought I'd take a leisurely stroll around Epcot. I had some fun with pin trading...it's actually a great thing when doing the solo walk around the park...it gave me an excuse to stop and talk with people on my way (yeah, I know, as if I need an excuse to talk). I did some damage to my credit card too...the German area had a shop with Christmas ornaments...the IngeGlas ones that I collect (that's my real collecting addiction...there was a little shop in Covington, KY (just across the river from Cincinnati) just packed with German Christmas ornaments, and I discovered the IngeGlas ones there. Well, now that I've moved, I can only get them by online mail order, but that's tough when you can't just look at the ornaments in person and decide which ones you really like to look at, so I couldn't resist when I walked into that shop and saw them today. Those are being shipped home...I'm not taking any chances trying to get those into my luggage safely, they're far too fragile.
I already scoped it out, and as expected, most of the kids are off to parks with their parents, so the huge pool is quite quiet and nearly empty. Perfect!AGAIN! Jeezy Kreezy!ZapperZ said:
ZapperZ said:Pictures from today at Epcot.
Zz.
http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/6048/epcot27ab.jpg
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Great pictures Zz!
Yeah, I would have to agree! Ooooh! Aaaaah! Pretty!Evo said:
Evo said:They would have to prove we ate it first.
I've got to find some way to go next time.
I can't believe I have to go home tomorrow already though. It's been a great vacation...I didn't go crazy and try to go to everything in every park, just spent a nice balance of time between parks, going on just some rides and enjoying walking around, meeting new people, eating way too much, and relaxing pool side. Moonbear said:Well, Zz is already making plans for his next two trips in June and September, so some more folks should do this next time. He knows more about the parks than the cast members. I definitely recommend the Zz Disney Travel Service.
Cool, Zz - now that is something I could go for. Can I play with the big cats?
The Wilderness Lodge was a beautiful resort. The pictures Disney put up on their travel site didn't do it justice! If I visit again, I'm seriously thinking of staying there next time. It's not as convenient to the parks, so a bit less crowded, and with the animal park surrouding the lodge, all the nice shade trees around the property, and the pool being secluded amidst a scenery of rocks and taller plants, it was about as tranquil as you can get on Disney property (it IS Disney afterall, so there are those really short people called children running around no matter where you goAstronuc said:Cool, Zz - now that is something I could go for. Can I play with the big cats?
).Moonbear said:The Wilderness Lodge was a beautiful resort. The pictures Disney put up on their travel site didn't do it justice! If I visit again, I'm seriously thinking of staying there next time. It's not as convenient to the parks, so a bit less crowded, and with the animal park surrouding the lodge, all the nice shade trees around the property, and the pool being secluded amidst a scenery of rocks and taller plants, it was about as tranquil as you can get on Disney property (it IS Disney afterall, so there are those really short people called children running around no matter where you go
Astronuc said:
Evo said:Well, the ONLY way I'm ever going to Disney World is with Zz!
I wish I could have stayed a few more days to see that! I really wanted to see the baby.ZapperZ said:
I want to be back at Disney. Do you think I can get the mouse to adopt me? 
), The Tomorrowland Transit Authority, yes, the Dumbo Ride, and since Zz "dragged" me onto the Dumbo ride, I made him join me on the carousel. They really do their best to provide something for everyone and to just make everything easy. I didn't even have to figure out what time to go to the airport...they left me a little note yesterday at the room telling me what time to get the Disney Magical Express bus back to the airport, which got me there in plenty of time.Moonbear said:I wish I could have stayed a few more days to see that! I really wanted to see the baby.
Yep, I'm back home. It's 20 degrees with snow flurries.
Wow, that warm!Moonbear said:Yep, I'm back home. It's 20 degrees with snow flurries.
That's T-shirt and bare feet weather. Cool.Moonbear said:Oh, Astronuc, Disney also has a campground if you'd prefer that over the posh hotel experience.
). It is just the thing to sip while sitting in front of a fire reading books.Moonbear said:Oh, when we were at the Animal Kingdom Lodge eating at the Boma restaurant there, we had a fabulous tea called African Autumn. It was such a tasty tea that I immediately dragged Zz and Chuck off to the gift shop to see if we could buy it there (okay, I didn't have to drag anyone, they wanted to pin shop anyway, so it worked out for everyone). I was disappointed to find I couldn't buy any tea there, but I've just found it on Amazon! Zz, just in case you're interested, I thought I'd share that. I know I'll be ordering the loose tea (you can also get it in "sachets" ...you know, those things us ordinary, non-gourmet types call tea bags
Thanks for the pictures of the Wilderness Lodge. It's going to be tough choosing a hotel for the next visit. I suppose the only solution will be to keep visiting until I've tried them all. 
