Crowne Plaza Orlando Downtown

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... minutes until more people joined in. Finally, around 3:30 Steve called the front desk again where he was told that “people party hard at the Hard Rock” he asked to speak to the hotel night manager who said that he would get the situation taken care of immediately. We heard the phone ring and then the party was over and we both fell asleep around 4:00 only to both be awake around 5:30….who need sleep on a trip like this.

... a problem with admitting they don't know the answer to something. I found that sometimes I'd ask more than one person the same thing and wind up with different answers. For instance I asked about film at a grocery store and was told they didn't have it. I found this hard to believe so then I asked someone else who showed me where it was. (For those who are wondering why I'd want film in the 21st ...

... asti ja täältä ajomatkaa oli vielä 50km hotelliin. Seuraavana päivänä ohjelmassa oli Epcot-Center.Tällä alueella voi kulkea maasta toiseen.Upeita kaupunkeja oli mm. Mexico, Norja, Kiina,Saksa , Italia, Amerikka, Ranska, Englanti...Niin paljon kaikkea ettei yhdessä päivässä aluetta kahlannut millään läpi.Laitteet olivat huimia ja elämyksellisiä , jokaisella maalla omat juttunsa.Päivä päättyi meiltä ilta 10ltä kun oltiin katsottu puolentunnin ilotulitus-musiikki-valoshow.Musiikki ...

... Studio Backlot Tour, and Who Want's to be a Millionaire?, and Toy Story Mania.

After a full day in MGM we made our way over to Downtown Disney for dinner at Portobello Restaurant and then we went over to EPCOT for illuminations.

... added a few more - this was my first trip to Disney with kids in my group (except for when I was one) so we did add rides that were more geared towards them. We did the Indy Speedway (which my young nephew loved - because he was able to drive!), It's a small world, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin, Dumbo, Pirates of the Caribbean, Space Mountain, Splash Mountain, Stitches Great Escape ...

We spend our first day - where I always like to go first, EPCOT. There is really something magical about this place! As we were on a time crunch with this trip we couldn't spend all day here - so we had to pick our top favorites and try the new rides and exhibits.

As always, I made a beeline to Test Track and then followed with the ...

... started to rain so we watched Mad TV and just lounged around the house.  It stopped within twenty minutes so mom and dad walked Oreo before we decided to get going.  We wanted to do another indoor attraction since it was so hot and humid out, so our choices were Ripley's Believe It Or Not and Wonderworks.  We loved the Ripley's in Atlantic City so we decided to go there.  Besides, it was one of the only things on the entire trip that Michael was really ...