As an attempt to make this trip report more convenient for you to read, I will post each portion of this report under the subject headings where you might be most likely to look for related info. I'll post links at the beginning of each report. If you have any questions at all, please please please ask. I paid attention to a huge amount of detail which can most likely be remembered if only you remind me.
Sat. 10/27 - Downtown Disney & Disney Quest
Sun. 10/28 - Animal Kingdom & Epcot
Mon. 10/29 - Disney MGM Studios
Tues. 10/30 - Sea World
Tues. 10/30 - Medieval Times
Wed. 10/31 - Busch Gardens Tampa & Howl-O-Scream
Thur. 11/1 - Open Day - All StarResorts
Fri. 11/2 - Hard Rock Hotel, Islands of Adventure
Sat. 11/3 - Halloween Horror Nights (The last night)
HHN, IoA and HHN (Finally!!)
Sun. 11/4 - Round-trip Norfolk to Orlando on SouthWest
Characters & Plot: DH and myself returning to Orlando for our first wedding anniversary (which we like to consider the long-awaited second half of our honeymoon).
Mode of discount: Busch Gardens Platinum Passes
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Day 4
Tues. 10/30 - SeaWorld
With our platinum passes that we'd bought online through Busch Gardens Williamsburg, we where able to park and get into Sea World for free, as well as get a 10% discount on all merchandise (I'm not sure, but the free parking and 10% off merchandise might have been repealed in this park or may be soon). After a year of DH talking about Clyde & Seymour and how much he loved the show when he was a kid and how much he looked forward to seeing them this year The show was closed for refurbishing!! I quipped that I was going to talk to the park manager "Sir, I have a very sad lil' boy on my hands who I brought down here all the way from Virginia just to see Clyde & Seymour. He's talked about it all year and now I want you to explain to him why the show is cancelled He's right over there The 6'5" one with the long hair, pouting and smoking a cigarette "
Okay, so otherwise we had a really good time. We both love animals, he got to ride the BIG coasters and I got to ride the water rides (Atlantis is fantastic!). The only hindrance is that it was a little cool that day and DH didn't want to walk around wet, especially since we had a show to go to at night. I should have looked a little harder for those disposable rain ponchos, which I've heard you can get at dollar stores They would have really come in handy and allowed us a lot more fun on the water rides. We did get to see the shark feeding at 11am, and even if we didn't, just seeing the huge tank full of up-close-and-personal sharks is well worth the look-see. Wow! And my personal favorite, the penguins, are always worth seeing twice. Since today was our anniversary, he bought me a stuffed penguin toy and I got him a souvenir shot glass he'd had his eye on and a Sea World coffee mug.
Sat. 10/27 - Downtown Disney & Disney Quest
Sun. 10/28 - Animal Kingdom & Epcot
Mon. 10/29 - Disney MGM Studios
Tues. 10/30 - Sea World
Tues. 10/30 - Medieval Times
Wed. 10/31 - Busch Gardens Tampa & Howl-O-Scream
Thur. 11/1 - Open Day - All StarResorts
Fri. 11/2 - Hard Rock Hotel, Islands of Adventure
Sat. 11/3 - Halloween Horror Nights (The last night)
HHN, IoA and HHN (Finally!!)
Sun. 11/4 - Round-trip Norfolk to Orlando on SouthWest
Characters & Plot: DH and myself returning to Orlando for our first wedding anniversary (which we like to consider the long-awaited second half of our honeymoon).
Mode of discount: Busch Gardens Platinum Passes
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Day 4
Tues. 10/30 - SeaWorld
With our platinum passes that we'd bought online through Busch Gardens Williamsburg, we where able to park and get into Sea World for free, as well as get a 10% discount on all merchandise (I'm not sure, but the free parking and 10% off merchandise might have been repealed in this park or may be soon). After a year of DH talking about Clyde & Seymour and how much he loved the show when he was a kid and how much he looked forward to seeing them this year The show was closed for refurbishing!! I quipped that I was going to talk to the park manager "Sir, I have a very sad lil' boy on my hands who I brought down here all the way from Virginia just to see Clyde & Seymour. He's talked about it all year and now I want you to explain to him why the show is cancelled He's right over there The 6'5" one with the long hair, pouting and smoking a cigarette "
Okay, so otherwise we had a really good time. We both love animals, he got to ride the BIG coasters and I got to ride the water rides (Atlantis is fantastic!). The only hindrance is that it was a little cool that day and DH didn't want to walk around wet, especially since we had a show to go to at night. I should have looked a little harder for those disposable rain ponchos, which I've heard you can get at dollar stores They would have really come in handy and allowed us a lot more fun on the water rides. We did get to see the shark feeding at 11am, and even if we didn't, just seeing the huge tank full of up-close-and-personal sharks is well worth the look-see. Wow! And my personal favorite, the penguins, are always worth seeing twice. Since today was our anniversary, he bought me a stuffed penguin toy and I got him a souvenir shot glass he'd had his eye on and a Sea World coffee mug.
