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Thursday, August 7, 1997 - Day 8

Our last day.  We decided to try and catch up with anything we missed, so we first headed to MGM. It was 10 when we got there, so I figured
we'd get on line for the 11:00 showing of Indiana Jones.  But, when we got there, people were still filling in for the 10:00 show and we were
able to find seats all the way in the front on the extreme right.  There really are no bad seats and except for the first scene, we could see
everything clearly.    
We exited ahead of the crowd and got to Star Tours to find nobody on line.  This makes a big difference, since the line fills up very fast as
people exiting Indian Jones naturally gravitate toward Star Tours.  When we got out, I had thoughts of seeing Beauty and the Beast, but the next
show wasn't until 12:15 and the TOT line was out into the street, so we decided to head over to EPCOT.  I'll have to try the penny trick another
time.    
We walked thru Innoventions on the way to Journey Into Imagination and I stopped to try the Virtual Raceway, sponsored by Sega.  This is an added
attraction that has a separate $4 charge, but it was fun.  Mario Andretti, I'm not.    
We walked onto Journey Into Imagination, but halfway thru, the ride stopped, much longer than one would expect it would take to allow a
wheelchair on.  After about 10 minutes, CMs showed in our section of the ride, looking at something and then asked us to get out of the cars.
This was the first time I ever had to walk off a Disney attraction. I've been on line for rides that stopped running, but was never on a
ride that stopped working while I was on it.    
We grabbed a snack at the Land.  What a difference the time of day makes, the line for the Land Ride was at least 30 minutes long!  We then
spent the afternoon in Innoventions, something we never had time for because we were always rushing from ride to ride.    
Dinner was at Cape May. We walked to the Beach Club from EPCOT.  We were in for a special treat.  Beside the usual buffet items, they were trying
out a new dessert presentation.  We were warned that whatever was out at the buffet would not be replaced, so it was funny to watch everyone
hitting the desserts before the rest of the buffet.  The new dessert menu will be in effect next week and our server told us that they were
considering keeping Cape May open after dinner for only dessert and an appropriate price.    
After dinner we grabbed the boat back to EPCOT.  Since it was already 8:00, we found a bench between France and Morocco and relaxed for an
hour, waiting for Illuminations 25.  It was a pretty good spot, much better than the other night, only the fountains were a little obscured
by one of the islands.    
Upon exiting, we caught the boat back to the Y&BC, then switched to the boat for MGM. I find this an easier way to get back to Old Key West than
walking all the way out from World Showcase.  We had an extra treat as the fireworks went off on our way over and we had a spectacular seat for
it, as we were sitting in the front seat next to the driver.  We were able to watch the finish while walking to the bus.  If you've never
tried it, the view from outside MGM is a pretty good one.   
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