WDWCP97 Journal. Days 84-87.

Date: December 3-6, 1997 

Places: Epcot, Downtown Disney, Magic Kingdom, Disney-MGM Studios, Travelodge

People: Mom, Rexie, Vinny, Danielle, Dan, Zach, Victor, Pete, Luis, Erica

Sights: Spectacle of Lights @ MGM

Dining: Pizza Planet, Plaza Restaurant, ESPN Club, pizza (room service), popcorn, ice cream, character cookies, sugar cookie, Wolfgang Puck Cafe, apple pie, McDonald's

Lodging: Vista Way, Travelodge

Expenses: $1.85 - Fantasyland Cafe


Well if there's one thing we can learn before even starting my journal entry - it's that I ate well when my mom was in town! Did I live off of more than cracker sandwiches from Walgreens? This week I did!

We started off Mommy's vacation at Epcot. We did every single there there I think. No wonder Rexie said her feet felt like bloody stumps! There is some neat stuff there I didn't know about. After covering Future World & most of the World Showcase, we walked to Boardwalk. We had lunch at the ESPN Club then walked in a circle through Yacht & Beach Club back to Epcot. 

Vinny met up with us around 5pm & we continued our tourist stuff. We saw an Oscar winning actor read Xmas stuff there. (That was for Candlelight Processional.) When the park closed, Vinny crammed all 4 of us into his truck (WOW!! Vinny how did we do that???) & then a destination of the motel.

Thursday we did MK. I got Vinny at Pecos at 5pm. Unfortunately it rained & was cold. That didn't stop us from doing Splash Mountain though. I picked up my Christmas gift (one all Cast Members get). It's an engraved watch. 

Splash Mountain  - with Pecos Bill Cafe in the background. I was home!

After Magic Kingdom closing we tried to do Rainforest Cafe, but it had a 2 1/2 hour wait. Instead we shopped & did Wolfgang Puck Express at Marketplace. We walked over to WestSide & then back to PI (when Vinny went home). We weren't there very long - they were tired. I showed them Beach Club, 8 Trax, & the Neon Armadillo. We were dead & crashed as soon as we got home.

Friday we did the Disney-MGM thing. Whoa. I almost fell over reading this next part. They liked that best of all parks. We did Tower of Terror 2 times & mom even bought the picture. I slept through Beauty & the Beast (I still haven't lived that down.) (a show) & froze during Hunchback. It was so cold I couldn't believe it. I've even developed a cold from it. (Hmm, that or Vincent?? So many questions, so few answers.) They have part of the Backlot Tour covered in lights & at night you get to walk through it. I've never seen so many lights in my life. Poor person alert: I had to go back to Vista Way after that ($5 cab ride - YIKES!)  

Saturday I actually had to work. Despite the fact that I had an 11 1/2 hour day, it was fun. My boy was working & he took me home to get my things, to McDonald's, then to the motel. I'm just a busy girl. 

Vinny got mad at Pete 'cause he thought Pete was trying to steal me away from him. Like anyone could do that. Maybe only Anthony Hopkins - who will be here for 3 months filming at Disney-MGM. My dream could come true. Oh please, let me meet him! PLEASE!!

When I worked at Disney's Animal Kingdom I flat out admitted I always had my lipstick in my pocket - because what if Anthony showed up?? I said "If I ever go missing from the attraction without notice, Anthony Hopkins is here and I'm probably sitting on his lap on the ride."  I never went missing. I'm not giving up hope. I love him.


Next time... Vinny becomes part of the family! And another familiar name to this blog has to pack their bags and head out early.

 ~ See ya real soon! º0º ~