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Saturday, July 3, 1999 - Day 8
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Saga slowly winds down as the Canetti Family enjoys there last day in the world.) We
went swimming at the main pool in the morning. We set up on some lounges near the lockers.
It’s lucky we did, since the skies opened up just about when we were getting ready to
leave. Judy and Elana had used the facilities to shower and I was reading. I grabbed what
I could and ducked under the covering at the Muddy Rivers Pool Bar. Did I say the skies
opened up? I mean this was a real downpour. Elana kept running back and forth, gathering
things up, unfortunately not in time to save some things from getting soaked. Including
our towels which we took from the room when we read the sign that said towels weren’t
provided at the pool. I think they need to be more specific like OKW and specify the quiet
pool. |
| After going back to the room and changing, we
dove to Animal Kingdom, since I was determined to see Tarzan Rocks! I rented an ECV
again today, after realizing yesterday that hobbling around the world on a crutch just
doesn’t cut it. We got on line as they were just about filling up and just missed the
2:30 show. The good news was that we were first in line for the 3:45 show. I happily sat
in line and chatted with the CM while Judy and the kids went to get ice cream. Shortly
after the 2:30 show started, the CM moved the line all the way to the front, right outside
the theater, so we were able to listen to the show and build up anticipation. When it was
our turn, the wheelchair guests were let in first, then the rest of the guests. The show
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| It’s based on the latest
movie, with a rock band performing the songs, two singers, dancers, acrobats, Tarzan
look-alikes on rollerblades, Tarzan, Jane and Kala (who leads the audience in a rendition
of the Shooby Doop song ) Like the Lion King show, there are acrobats, who use
vines instead of rings and bars. There is a platform in the middle of the stage with a
ramp on each one of the four sides, that the rollerbladers ride up and down and then come
on a track through the audience. The set is dark, made to look like a jungle, and the
colors are all dark greens and blues. While we enjoyed the show, we still felt Lion
King was the king of the Disney jungle. Elana
wanted to ride Kali again, so we checked out the line and finding it shorter than the last
time we rode it, got on line. By now, I got driving the ECV down to a science and
maneuvered around the turns in the queue much better. Since we had dinner plans at 6:30,
we needed to stay dry, so we covered up with our ponchos.
We left Animal Kingdom at 5:30 and drove over to MGM. Our priority seating was at the
Brown Derby, a restaurant we never tried before. It is one of the more expensive
restaurants but well worth it. I had the Braised Lamb Shank with oven roasted orzo pasta
and port win glaze. Judy and Seth had the seared salmon fillet with Saffron risotto,
asparagus and crispy leeks. The girls had the kids macaroni and cheese, supplemented by
the cheese fries. Judy said her salmon was the bet she had all week. By the way, the
American Express restaurant guide rates the Brown Derby with two dollar signs. We felt it
really should be three. |
| While Judy and Elana finished up,
Seth, Sara and I left them to take another ride on the Rock n’ Roller Coaster. While
on line, we had a nice conversation with a CM that works in Animal Kingdom and his
girlfriend, who had ridden the coaster a number of times that week. It was from him that I
learned about some of the details about the coaster. Plus, one of the t-shirts sold in the
gift shop has all the stats on the back. We were talking about Disney trivia and he told
me something I’ve never heard before, that the castle in Magic Kingdom here is
reversed from the one in Disneyland, because when they were designing it, Walt picked up
the model of the castle and turned it around, saying he didn’t like it the way it was
built in Disneyland. Anyone ever hear that one before? He is also the one who told me that
the place to be for the Millennium celebration will be EPCOT. After another
exhilarating ride. We met Judy and Elana at the entrance to Fantasmic. We enjoyed it so
much we wanted to see it again. This time we sat to the right, in the Ursula section.
After the show, Judy and the girls went to check out the photo we had taken on Hollywood
Boulevard, while Seth and I got shakes from the Dockside Diner. Then we went back to the
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