Orlando Marriott Downtown

... of julie attached). 10/10<br><br><br>dudley do rights rip saw falls - an absolutly brilliant water ride. if your hot (and we were) and need cooling quickly this is the ride. 10/10<br><br>poseidons fury - interesting but not great IMHO, 5/10.<br><br>look at the pictures for more info, we were very hot and needed lots of cooling - fortunatly the water rides were there. Oh Yes, we also saw a tutle...<br><br>

... was interesting to see christmas decorations on lampposts as we walked along in 80 degree temperatures.<br><br>after a salad lunch we went into the hotel pool and chilled and relaxed looking at the little lizards running around.<br><br>we also discovered that some idiot has forgot to pack the memory card reader - so no pictures from the cameras until i buy one (doh).<br><br>apparently we are near to the world largest gift shop (see picture), the use the doors to get a sense of scale

... them.<br><br>arrived in Orlando at approx 16:20. by the time we had the car it was dark, so after being awake for hours had to relearn how to drive on freeways in the dark... it was a bit scary.<br><br>arrived at the best western and am quite pleased with the hotel it has excellent swimming pools and hot tubs - so we hit those before going to bed.<br><br>we''re back.....<br>

The day was warm and clear -- attended a few sessions and managed to talk another walk around the Shingle Creek Nature Trail. <br><br>In the evening, a colleague and I went to the Morse Museum of American Art to see the Tiffany glass -- I particularly wanted to see the Tiffany windows they had on display ...

... br>Lady Tremaine &amp; Stepsisters &#8211; Beauty &amp; kindness unmatched&#8230;.<br><br>Even the lovely Ursula &#8211; psychotherapist supreme who has helped thousands of &#8220;poor, unfortunate souls&#8221; &#8211; was rumored to be in area.<br><br>Celebratory candy was given to kids of all ages&#8230;and not the cheap candy your pedestrian neighbors give children who were so unlucky as to end on their door step&#8230;real quality ...

... to carry her and Aly liked that. We saw Belle along the way. We stopped to get her autograph and pose for picture. We also saw Jasmine and Aladdin but we were told they will break soon for lunch.<br><br>Teppan Edo offered Hibachi style dining wherein they cook in front of you. Our chef came from Osaka, Japan. The food was really good.<br><br>It was prickly hot walking along the World Showcase that we decided to just go home and cancel our dinner reservation in the Garden Grill. The ...

... sun was down. I've been wanting to go to City Walk at Universal Studios but wanted to wait until the sun went down. It was pretty cool. They really make you walk to get there! For some reason I like the one in California more...maybe just cause I'm used to it and have been there numerous times. So tomorrow is my day trip to Tampa and Clearwater. I really like Orlando and there's tons to do, but it all costs a lot of money so if you're broke ...

... and drops you down), and finally the Duelling Dragons (Two coasters that set off simultaneously but take different paths and finally meet halfway through, missing a collision by a few feet). Now the Wetness. If you've been to Alton Towers then you've got quite wet on the Log Flume and The Rapids, this place trounces that. The Ripsaw Falls Log Flume initially soaks you through (and I mean completely), but just prior to the end of the ride there are a series of water canons ...

... was delicious. Then they had gone to Walmart and a few gift shops along 192, buying a few Disney pens and two really cute Spongebob sponges for my little cousin Alison to play with in the bath. They also got me a cute princess nightlight which I didn't think I'd ever use but it was a nice gesture, and a cute pair of white princess gloves for the winter. After organizing my souvenirs a little bit I finally finished getting ready. I straightened my hair and got ...

... to be Ariel. Whenever I went in the pool or took a bath I would pretend I was her, with the singing, splashing, and saving of Eric included. Haha! We waited in line for ten minutes and then were let into the pre-show room. I had heard such great things about Mickey's PhilharMagic and was really psyched about it that I had pictured the attraction having a really great pre-show. All my favorite characters doing meet and ...