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They were free! And you dont have to return them!

Thanks! I have received soooo many comments about the "fog photos!" I had no idea they would be so popular! Like a dummy, I was pissed because I couldn't see the castle! I had no idea this would be a rare photo opportunity! HAHAHA! Chuck "it was an accident really!" Garcia

Oh.... that seagull better stay away from me and my Dole Whip! I will punch him in the Gullet! I swear to Buddha! p.s. I am not usually this aggressive...that seagull p*ssed me off! BOOOOO!

Are you kidding!? Reed that was sooo much fun, and I am really glad that we had the chance to spend some time with you and Stacey. Hopefully the future will bring you to California!

Thanks! I try to be funny! Most of the time...I am just a dork, which i guess is funny! Spaceship Earth Rocked my world! I heart it! Going to WDW was one of those things that I had to do before I turn 30...I made it with 2 months to spare! I don't know WHAT you're talking about!?!?!?!

My Dreams totally Came TRUE! It was the best trip I have had yet! Midwest HERE I COME! We had the best weather EVER! It wasn't humid and it wasn't rainy...although I was kinda looking forward to experiencing a Florida Flash Thunderstorm! Maybe next time!

hahaha! Ok!

They are back up now! Sorry guys had to pay the bills! HAHAHAH!!

HAHAHA! No big deal! Thanks for the compliments...I had a blast...but I still love The Disneyland Resort

HAHAHAHA! I didn't even notice! Seriously, I fell out of my seat! I just thought it should get atleast an honorable mention! YAY! THAT WAS MY 100th POST! Took me two years! DANG IT!

I really do think that The Enchanted Tiki Room, should be given some credit for the advancement of Audio Animatronics...technically the attraction is a show, but it helped spawn the greats that have been mentioned here several times! chuck "Don't want to upset the Tiki Gods" garcia

The seagulls are alll over DCA too! They poop all over the cars in the parking lot! I havn't seen very many "Dive Bomber" gulls yet. chuck "i haaaaaaate them!" garcia

Dear T.P.R. Forums, I can't believe it has been two years since all the magic began! From the beginning there was this attraction that was unexplainable. Did you feel the same way?! I must admit I have spent hours, days, months...staring at you, night after night not unlike a stalker. You have provided me with several reasons to procrastinate, to maintain my non-social life, and providing me with endless opportunities to embarass myself and for that I am truly thankful! I don't know how I would have made it without you. Where do we go from here?! It's definitely time to take this relationship to the next level, but of course that is up to you! What do you think?! WILL YOU BE MY VALENTINE! Circle yes or no! ****** YES <3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3 NO****** It's up to you now! Don't disappoint! Lastly.... HAPPY BIRTHDAY TPR FORUMS! I HEART YOU MORE THAN MARY POPPIN'S HORSE! DON'T EVER GO AWAY!

You are absolutely right Guy! It could be much worse, for all that I have experienced I am grateful! Thanks for the positive thinking and compliments! Thanks, and of course I saw Lost! As well as the survival guide thingy! I am a Lost addict! You are telling me! I was freaked out! Who knew birds liked chocolate vanilla swirled soft serve Ice Cream cones...but now that I am thinking about it...I don't really blame them! That shtuff is good!

HAHAHAH! Thanks Derek! Seriously though, we slept in until about 10 that morning...still had to pack! I could be ready to go in 30 minutes...should it be less than that....i'm scared now!

No problem! Someone told me that if you have to compare the two resorts it comes down to this...If the WDW Resort is GRAND, then Disneyland Resort is CHARMING! Each has something to love! Again, I am an equal opportunity Disney fan!

SERIOUSLY! I am scarred for life! I hate SEAGULLS! chuck ''Someone owe's me an Ice Cream!" garcia

Okay, Okay! Now that I have thoroughly embarassed myself, it is time to see how much more spaz-i-ness I can uncover, by submitting the final installment from my trip! After Ohana...Danny and I retired back to the Old Key West Resort to catch the season premiere of LOST! (NARF, we are such Dorks!) This show is like CRACK to me! I really can't explain it! In the end I am totally addicted! The night passed quickly, and the morning arrived too soon. Even though we had a tough time getting up at 6 am, we were determined to make it to Early Entry at the Magic Kingdom. There was just no stopping us now! Any tiredness that I felt would soon melt away the moment we walked through the gate! The morning started off with a 15 minute bus ride, still kind of sleepy! This is what we looked like! BLECH! These "pixie-wing" things are all over the Florida and California Resorts, so like a NERD, I took a picture in front of them! These wings were right in front of the boat docks! BTW...I love that you can catch a boat to the Magic Kingdom. That is quite ''dreamy'' to me! Secretly I still can't believe I am here! After taking several pictures in front of the Main Street Train Station we walked through the RIGHT-side tunnel, something I never do at DL, and entered Town Square. The air was misty and moist, which made everything seem very surreal! I really can't describe the feeling, but it was as if we entered some kind of Alternate Disney Universe. There was something familiar about it all, but it was different, and even though I have never set foot in the park, I knew where every restroom was. SOOOO WEIRD! In the great words of Joey Lawrence, "WHOA!" Have I been here before? Getting Goosebumps! Everything is soooo big! Speaking of BIG! I have been looking forward to walking down Main Street U.S.A., and spotting the "gigantic", "humongous", and "ginormous" Cinderella Castle. But to my surprise...this is what I saw... My inner Scarlett Jo'Cinderella was weeping! Is the Castle on vacation too?! Leave it to me to find the one thing that would block Cinderella Castle! Wait Wait...Don't tell me...I think I see! Oh, THERE you are Castle! Hey Walt, YO Mickey! Thanks for everything! And with that I bent over to pick up my jaw, cleaned up the drool on my shirt, and made a hard 90 degree right turn to walk into the land of Tomorrow! I think I like misty Magic Kingdom! Nice theming! Things to look forward to for my next visit! No time to waste, we are on a mission to SPACE! We decided to get a Fastpass, and then wait in the 5 minute Standby line... This line was moving! Retro Space Mountain! Very Cool! Soon Danny and I were in the station! Everything was very calm. I was extremely surprised! I am used to the fast paced, hustle & bustle of the DL Space Mountain. This was a nice change! On a side note...(this is my learning of the day about Florida Space Mountain)...because I was soooo enthralled with the fact that there was an absence of load gates, I neglected to notice that we were INSIDE the mountain! Sure enough I looked up and there was the track overhead! CRAZY! It wasn't very long before we were locked, loaded and ready for launch! I must say that this Space Mountain surprised me! I have been on DL's Space hundreds of times...I have memorized every twist, turn and drop...Not so much for Florida Space. There was quite a bit of airtime, and because I couldn't anticipate the turns, I was sure that I was going to be launched from my rocket! Needless to say, I held on to my lapbar the entire ride! This is a great coaster! When we emerged from Space, the sun had burned off the fog, and the Castle came out to play! Secretly I have a collection of Castle photos now! Seriously, everytime I passed Cinderella Castle I had to stop and take a picture! I blame the gay! Gratuitous...It's sooo pretty! After I came out of my Castle spell, we headed off to conquer the Wild West! Passed the stores and saloons... Passed the river... (Hey...where's the Fantasmic viewing area...oh wait... Straight to the mountain that goes SPLASH! Those people are soaked! I hope we don't get that wet! Wishful thinking huh?! Only a five minute wait! SCORE! Ready to load the log! I'm sure there is a joke there somewhere! Ok...Splash was great...BUT...we had yet another mountain range to conquer! "This is the Wildest ride in the Wilderness!" I didn't know I had gotten that wet! I DID take one for the team! Nice view from the queue! Here comes our train!!! Ready to ride!!! Is it me, maybe someone can confirm, but is this Thunder a mirror image of DL's Thunder? It seems like all the elements were opposite. Maybe it's completely different! Just an observation! Lift 2 pic! BIG THUNDAH!!!! Canyon shot! HELLOOO...hellooo...hello! I heart the geysers! He used to scare me as a kid! Just like the Abominable Snowman! Does the dinosaur have a name?! Anyone know!? Big Thunder Mountain is always a good time! Try squeezing 3 grown adults in a row! It's a blast! Peek-a-boo, I see you! Silly Castle! Hey it's Woody's Round-up! It's time for a Hoe-Down! Are you kidding!? Of course I joined in! All you WDW pro's can you guess which attraction was next?! 3 seconds to guess?! 1... 2... 3... YAY! HAUNTED MANSION! Such a Handsome Mansion! Still Excited! Mansion was great...very DARK...Darker than DL I thought! I hate making comparisons... I was going to be sad because I thought the hallway scene was missing, but then we boarded our "doom buggy" and there it was...nice surprise! BUT...we were in for an even bigger surprise... As we exited the Mansion Danny was declared a winner of the "Year of a Million Dreams!" He won a Pin and Lanyard Set...not a churro...ALTHOUGH Danny would have loved to have won a free churro. I however... Did not win...sad day! I pulled it together, and traveled to Fantasyland! We had some time to kill before our lunch reservation...so we decided to ride...IASW Everyone looks sooo happy! Verrrrrry different...but the same...NEXT! MICKEY'S Philharmagic! Danny and I before we enter the theater! We had no idea what to expect inside! What we DID see was UNBELIEVABLE! Don't miss seeing this show! It was great! Taking in the scenery! Winnie the Pooh was down for rehab! Does this make me a whore?! We passed by the castle one more time...click click...flash flash! Sorry guys... Off to lunch at the Liberty Tree Tavern... Ummm...I was afraid that...I might have to do some manual labor for the Master! a little too "Colonial" for my tastes! Needless to say...Danny felt fine! The food was great and the service was amazing! And the CM's brought Danny a birthday cupcake! Very nice! They also declared him a Pirate...Chuck=JEALOUS So since Danny was recently christened a Pirate...we decided to head into Adventureland to see what kind of mischief a Pirate could find! We were in luck! Good ole POTC! It was here that I realized that the queues here at WDW are pretty amazing...again...just like DL, but different. We exited Pirates, and I tried to do my best Pirate impression, when out of nowhere, Capt. Hook and Smee, came running to join me! I'm not sure where they were headed, but they stopped just to take my pic...and as quickley as they came, they were gone...it was a very magical moment for me! I heart Chuck= not so jealous anymore! The Enchanted Tiki Room was next! I love the original, but I must admit the disco ending here in Florida is quite appealing! What a trip! Our next trip would be along the Nile River...time for the WORLD FAMOUS Jungle Cruise! By the end, that kid was in tears! I never figured out what scared him...Maybe it was that cave that we drove through, because that was shocking to me! Thumbs up for the gunshots! Not far from the Jungle Cruise was the... Soooo many childhood memories came rushing back! Most def good times! Liberty Belle! Majestic! The Hall of Presidents...saw George W. Bush's boots...and then we left. One last trip passed the Castle...Oh look...it's the new show...I see the characters blinking and talking...its amazing! Off to ride Space one more time, and to try Buzz Lightyear and the Tommorowland Transit Authority. I miss the People Mover! Bring it Back! WHAT HAPPENED NEXT WILL GO DOWN IN HISTORY AS ONE OF THE MOST UNBELIEVABLE MOMENTS IN MY LIFE! Danny and I stopped to get an Ice Cream Cone in Tomorrowland...It was sooo good! I stopped to say hi to a CM... That was the last time I would see my ice cream! After I bid my friend farewell...A SEAGULL swooped down... in Dive Bomber fashion...Vaulted off my head...and STOLE MY ICE CREAM CONE! I screamed like a little girl...everyone around me laughed...I was sooo embarassed... feeling fragile...without an ice cream! I am sure that kid behind me called a friend to laugh at me together! DARN YOU RAT WITH WINGS...I SHAKE MY FIST AT YOU! It was definitely time to go... We decided to head over to EPCOT one last time...and try to have Dinner in Japan... One last Main Street photo...That seagull is taunting me! Shooo! and one last pixie wing photo! We had to wait quite a long time to be seated in Japan...but the food was worth it. While waiting we decided to try Maelstrom... I now have a fear of OIL RIGS! We also took time to enjoy the scenery once again. We left EPCOT that night at about 9:30 saw Illuminations one last time...and went back to the Hotel room to freshen up. We had a date to meet friends at Downtown Disney. We caught a ferry to DTD... And while we were there we ran into Reed and Stacey...fellow TPR members! We decided to check out DisneyQuest, which was sooo much fun, then head over to Pleasure Island! Pleasure Island BLEW me away! Our first stop was this improv Comedy Club! It was Hilarious! I wish we couldv'e seen another show...but we had other clubs to see, and it was getting late! Next stop was the Adventurer's Club We missed the last show, but NO WORRIES! That just gives us one more thing to do when we come back! Next up were the dance clubs! Mannequins was my favorite, but each had their own unique qualities...I wish we had this in Anaheim! I promise...I only had one frosty beverage! We stayed at DTD until about 1:30 am...and unfortunately we had to call it a night...I honestly didn't want it to end...but I could barely keep my eyes open! We bid Reed and Stacey farewell...and thanked them for a wonderful night...Thanks again guys! That night we slept well...and we chose to sleep in the next morning...but the Magical Express would be picking us up at 1130...so we had to rush around and pack the room! One last shot on the bus! One last Florida Meal! And...1 layover and 10 hours later... We were back in Long Beach! So TPR....that's how my trip came to an end! I left Florida with a greater appreciation for Disney...and believe me, I didn't think that was possible (my friends will vouch for me)! I cannot wait to go back and visit the Resort again, and now that I have a taste of what is outside CA...themepark-wise...my hunger for more...will be diffiicult to tame. Thanks for following along, I apologize that it was sooo lengthy. I really hope you enjoyed! PEACE OUT MY FRIENDS!

Gee....Schucks! Thanks for speaking in "gay" terms, it helps me understand your point! HAHAHAHA! Maybe a little too much info...but its Disney...I'll let it slide! You HAVE to get out to WDW! Oh I intend to go as soon as possible Chuck.. So as a fully fledged member of the erm.... "Family" is it compulsary to go see the Mary Poppin's horse ? HAHAHA! Seriously, It was totally by accident! The queue was empty (The Great Movie Ride) and if I hadn't caught it out of the corner of my eye, I would have walked right passed it!

Gee....Schucks! Thanks for speaking in "gay" terms, it helps me understand your point! HAHAHAHA! Maybe a little too much info...but its Disney...I'll let it slide! You HAVE to get out to WDW! You're kidding right!? Well thanks, I just like to have fun...even though I look like spaz! And at the risk of sounding like a fanboy, I heart Robb and Elissa! They are my heroes! = embarassed chuck!

You better watch out Chuck. Pretty soon you will start thinking the staff is better there as well! TJ "No one beats Chuck" MacLennnan HAHAHAHA! I support Cast Members all over the world! Equal Opportunity!

I know, I know! Sorry Reed! But just think of it this way...this trip was just an appetizer! I will be back for the main course soon! Food analogies...work well for me! chuck "fatty" garcia

Awwwwwe...Thanks Guys! Seriously, I am the biggest dork ever, and your kind words are very touching! ARE YOU READY FOR DAY TWO!? I am not sure I am...but... HERE WE GO! READY...OK... Give me an A-N-I (Clap, clap) M-A-L (Clap, clap) Give me a K-I-NG (Clap, clap) D-O-M! (Clap, clap) That's right, Let's hear it! Animal Kingdom! Ok, ok....I will stop...but seriously day two was quite amazing, and not because there were hundreds of Cheerleading teams walking around the park (because all those girls were wasted on me!), but because I was going to Animal Kingdom! Again...I am about to pee my pants! Even though we woke up at the Butt Crack of dawn, you couldn't wipe that grin off of my face! Just in case you missed it the first time, I was excited! Yeah this Jungle is Jumpin', sooooo many people! Once we were in...yep...that's right we raced to the back of the park... to see the TREE OF LIFE!!! Ok...The tree of life is quite beautiful, BUT...not as beautiful as... (CUE Dramatic Music! You choose! What music do you hear in your head!?) Again peeing my pants! Maybe that Astronut will loan me some 'Depends'! We got our Fastpass, grabbed a hot dog...(NICE BREAKFAST HUH!?) Listened to "My Pal Mickey", and watched this... She was quite mesmorizing to watch...has anyone else seen her before...she was beautiful...for a grape vine. Anyway, it was time to head back to Everest... I can't wait any longer!!!!! So I pounded Everest's hole for Ryan, and ran to the Fastpass entrance! We waited literally 2 minutes and 33 seconds...and we were at the gates ready to board. Ready for Dispatch! Up the lift we gooooooo!!! Nope never seen this shot before... Or this one either... This one is pretty rare too and the rarest photo EVER! This is us falling out of Everest's hole! Everest definitely gets two thumbs up...oh wait 3 thumbs up! We decided to go to Dinoland USA to check out Primeval Whirl! Ready for a "Whirling good time!" Although I look like I am drunk...I felt fine....Danny however... Did not have a whirling good time! We decided to head over to Dinosaur next! This ride kinda confused me...I enjoyed the queue...but...the ride...well...I'll let the picture do the talking! Really is worth 1000 words huh? The chick in green CRACKS ME UP! Finding Nemo the musical was fantastic! Although the plot felt a bit rushed, the puppetry and original score were quite ingenious! Please make sure to see this charming little show! I heart the jellyfish! Danny and I continued to walk around the park some more, and take in the beautiful scenery... BUT then I came across this vendor...selling... I felt a bit of nostalgia...definitely a story for another time! I almost bought it Jahan! After some deep thought... We decided to leave Animal Kingdom and head over to EPCOT! Once there, we raced to do Nemo and friends, Journey through the imagination, and Mission Space! Can't wait for the subs to open! Journey was a fun little attraction...I loved the little surprise ending...it actually startled me...we all laughed about it! Ok...secretly I was a little afraid that I would get sick, but it was pretty tame...I was the Navigator! Danny was the Pilot! I had pictures of Gary Sinise...but...I think Danny trashed them! Sorry Wes! It was time now to jump onto the Monorail, and head to the Polynesian Resort...at this time...Danny and I were both being a bit silly from being slightly tired... Did you yawn just now?! Don't worry we're almost done! YAY! OHANA!!! Definitely, our second wind! I have been dying to eat here since the first time I saw Robb and Elissa eat here, I think during their WDW wedding TR. It definitely did not disappoint! I'm the Polynesian bandit....give me all your BBQ! The view from our table! My frosty beverage! I had to get it...it was the Year of a Million Dreams Martini! I really wanted to dive in! Then the food started to come...and it kept coming and coming and coming... All you can eat! I was in heaven! And then dessert! The best bread pudding EVER! And with that it was time for the Polynesian bandit to roll himself back to the hotel room, call it a night, and catch some zzzz's for day 3 @ MAGIC KINGDOM! I should be able to post that report soon! Until then...peace out!

***UPDATE! Chuck's Super Fantastic "First Time Visit" to WDW: Day 3&4 The final chapter! Chuck's Super Fantastic "First Time Visit" to WDW: Day 2 Chuck's Super Fantastic "First Time Visit" To WDW: Day 1 OK! So seriously I have no idea where to begin this Photo TR but all I know is that I am about to burst if I don't get it done...soooo... what I am going to do is take a cue from JULIE ANDREWS and say " LET'S START AT THE VERY BEGINNING!" because it's "A VERY GOOD PLACE TO START!" BUT before we do start I must warn you that there are plenty of silly photos, and bad jokes...so consider yourself warned! DRAMA DRAMA DRAMA! YEP that's how it began! This trip was planned in less than a month, and seriously I can't believe that it actually happened! My friend Danny was celebrating his 26th birthday so we decided to spend a week in Florida at WDW. Danny lives in a little city near Fresno (Hey Ryan!), named Visalia, which is about 4 hours away (with no traffic!) from Anaheim (that's where I live!) We decided to plan on meeting here in Anaheim at about 5:00 pm and fly a 9:30 redeye from Long Beach to Orlando. Danny was supposed to leave Visalia at 12:00, but didn't get into his car until 5:00 pm. I WAS FREAKING OUT! I was sure we were going to miss our flight! IF we didn't make it on time..I promised him a good PUNCH in the face (Even if we made it, he was getting punched in the face!) I am a firm believer in positive thinking, but come on...there are times when you gotta face reality...which completely shocked the hell out of me when Danny and I made it to the airport with an HOUR to spare! I don't know how it happened, but thank BUDDHA it did! We sat down in our seats, secured our carry on's, buckled our seatbelts, and right before we launched into the night sky Danny got a good PUNCH in the face! 1 layover and 10 hours later...... We landed in Orlando, a little bit weary from the nights travel. We proceded to gather our luggage and head off to our FLORIDA ADVENTURE! We were met by the "Magical Express", which was staffed by extremely helpful CM's! We were soon whisked away to the WDW Resort. This is what we looked like at that point...Gruesome I know! As you can tell, I was sooo excited to get to the resort! We pulled up to our hotel and checked in to...Disney's Old Key West Resort! The oldest Disney Vacation Club Resort...just turned 15yo. This sign made me very excited! :o) My dream was coming true! After check-in we went to see what our room looked like! Lots of pastels, like a giant Easter egg, We were definitely in Florida! Danny didnt mind! Our View...right on the Golf Course! Mickey's view! hee hee! Too excited for words! So Danny and I decided to get cleaned up and head out to our first park! Mind you, this would be my first visit to a park outside of California! (not counting the Las Vegas Coasters) And this would also be my first NEW park since SFMW in 2001...So I was totally STOKED! Yay! More Dreams! Security...we are at an orange level now...I think weird things happen in Florida...Anna Nicole, Crazy Astronuts...WE ARE almost to the park...I can feel it! Passed Security! YAY! Seriously about to burst! And just when I thought it couldn't get any better... HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL PEP RALLY...greeted us! Not gonna lie...I know the moves! Good times! At this point Danny and I were searching for a map...In our excitement we forgot to grab one...and realized that we had no clue where we were going! ROOKIES! Once we scored a map...we found RnR' Coaster and ToT and head over to get a fastpass. We decided to grab a bite to eat at Sci-Fi Diner...we had no reservation, but we got lucky...others were not so lucky. The interior was very cool! it was themed to a 1950's drive in movie. I totally dug it! We sat in the back of a little car and stuffed ourselves with... BURGERS and... Fries...BACK OFF I'M STARVING! After we were done Stuffing ourselves! we decided to head over to Tower of Terror. Tower wasn't offering Fastpass today, so we decided to get one for RnR, and wait in Standby for our Tower experience! Now I have heard all the rumors...and all the arguments about "good" ToT...I had to see what all the fuss was about...I must admit this queue is creepier! A little afraid that my burger might come back and say hello! My judging face! "My Pal Mickey" starts to talk, Some kid climbing the wall behind us...things are crazy here at "Good" Tower! Hey this looks familiar! Still Creepier! At this point we entered the study, and into the boiler room which was way scarier than the one I am familiar with! I had to stop taking pictures because I was completely blown away! We all have heard the stories, and have seen what happens when the Elevator begins to move, but no matter how much I was prepared...I wasn't REALLY prepared. The second the Elevator openned and moved forward...my jaw dropped! I couldn't believe it! This astonishment was all before the elevator's signature drop...BUT of course the drop was amazing too! It was a sequence that I was sooo not prepared for! LOTS OF AIRTIME! This is my "I can't argue with GOOD tower!" face. Wishing it was closer to California! After GOOD Tower, we headed to RnR' Coaster! The line was only 5 minutes now! Oh well! Danny was surprised by the RnR' I neglected to tell him what it was going to be like! I thought it was pretty good... I got jaw checked a couple times (good ole Vekoma), but I am chalking that up to karma, for punching Danny in the face! We decided to walk around the park and visit as many attractions as we could! The park was kinda busy (well...busier than DCA), we checked out some of the smaller attractions like One Man's Dream That CM...thought I wanted to hug her...and even though I wanted to hug Walt Disney...I gave her one too! Next we went to "The Great Movie Ride" This is Mary Poppin's Horse! This was the only thing that really peaked my interest! Yep....still gay! We then grabbed a quick snack... I heart Pretzels the size of my head! and headed out to the bus stop! Goodnight MGM! We had a great time! We loaded the bus, and our next destination was EPCOT! When I was 4 years old...my uncle bought me a book about EPCOT and World Showcase...how it was built, and what the park had to offer! Since then I have been infatuated with Space Ship Earth! When I saw it in person for the first time, I almost peed my pants...and then I got a bit emotional....I pulled it together though just in time to take this quick shot! That book was published in 1982, lot's of things have changed...but as I walked around the park, the pages in that book came to life! Quite amazing really. We decided to do Space Ship Earth First! It wasn't at all what I expected, but it was quite cool! Hey this is 1970's technology right? When we left the attraction, night had fallen, and Space Ship Earth really came to life! I was pleased as Punch! Speaking of a beverage! Danny and I decided to check out CLUB COOL! You know what it is right??! Beverages from around the world! Can't be that bad, can it? It's not that bad.....wait...a...minute... OK, I was wrong! TIME to GO! Time for a little Joyride! Interesting stuff! "Jounce and Squirm" I love it! Here we are ready to go! In short...this attraction is awesome! I can't wait to have one in California! We traveled to China for some dinner at Twin Dragons, and then headed to watch Illuminations from the reserved viewing area on the water near Italy. It was here that Danny got his first Disney Happy Birthday Button! Illuminations was quite fantastic! I was impressed by all the little touches...like when the narrator blows out the torches in the very beginning of the show. The ending is extremely powerful, and I love that you can see this show anywhere along the lagoon. I recommend it to anyone visiting World Showcase! I wish I had pics, but again I was too caught up in the show to catch any! Maybe next time! And with that...we headed back to our hotel room to call it a night! We had a big day ahead of us at Animal Kingdom! But before we left, we caught one more pic, in front of my favorite golf ball! Stay tuned for day two! Chuck's Super Fantastic "First Time Visit" to WDW: Day 2

Yay, Wes! I Concur!