tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3700469527242530776.post2948134815680158198..comments2023-10-24T08:52:10.043-05:00Comments on Grumpy's Hollow: Walt Disney World® Day 01: Around the world in 10 minutesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17070035707769272213noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3700469527242530776.post-75971952908235183812008-09-19T17:34:00.000-05:002008-09-19T17:34:00.000-05:00Hehe, no sense in looking for me at Jungle, I don&...Hehe, no sense in looking for me at Jungle, I don't work there anymore. ;)<BR/><BR/>EPCOT keeps El Rio, Maelstrom and most of the World Showcase shops open for EMH, as well as many take-away food places. Just so you know in the future. =) It's worth seeing the Illuminations fire-barge blowdown at around 10:30.<BR/><BR/>417 is a very good way to get to Disney - don't get me wrong - and I'm not saying taking the 528 > I-4 route would've saved you any money at all, because it wouldn't've (the various companies which control the Central Florida highway system know where the tourists are and aren't going and they'll milk you for all you're worth). Just saying, if you drive again, pull out a map beforehand and it should be pretty clear. And I don't know what was up with your GPS, but it sounds typically lame for that most useful of devices.FoxxFurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00443092111956989561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3700469527242530776.post-46018671036526799042008-09-19T11:32:00.000-05:002008-09-19T11:32:00.000-05:00FoxxFur,Firstly I'm glad that I didn't totally tur...FoxxFur,<BR/><BR/>Firstly I'm glad that I didn't totally turn you away from Grumpy's Hollow after our "discussion" about my treatment of the Jungle Cruise Skippers. Trust me, it didn't happen on this trip. I hope to get all the days of my trip report completed so I can talk about my first ride with a highly entertaining Skipper. I kept looking for their name badge to see if it was you ;)<BR/><BR/>Secondly, I'm a very nervous passenger and a worse driver. Hence my wife driving most cases except when she's sick or had partook of alcoholic beverages. So, when I didn't see any signs for 528 from the rental car parking structure and only saw the sign for 417 and the words "Walt Disney World" on them that's the way we went.<BR/><BR/>Thirdly, I figured the gate would be open at the international gateway to get out of EPCOT during EMH, but I wasn't sure, if it would be open to get back INTO EPCOT especially since EMH for EPCOT doesn't include the World Showcase and it would've been closed for a few hours by the time we tried to get back.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for commenting. I hope I can find time to get the other 4 days writtenAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17070035707769272213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3700469527242530776.post-39868294235815411852008-09-19T10:59:00.000-05:002008-09-19T10:59:00.000-05:00A few things....If you don't like the Judy Dench n...A few things....<BR/><BR/>If you don't like the Judy Dench narration you can always turn her off. Just choose a language other than English at the start of the attraction on the touch screen. I usually choose Japanese.<BR/><BR/>Your GPS system was trying to tell you to get to 528 Beachline EW. If you were to exit South from MCO you would've ended up pretty close to it. 417 is the long, long, expensive way around, but it is at least always quiet. MCO is pretty much right next to the 528-I4 interchange, so the travel time probably would've been cut in half unless you were trying to drive in the afternoon. Of course the tolls would've gotten you anyway... welcome to Central Florida...<BR/><BR/>And incidentally, all turnstiles stay open all night during EMH. Disney isn't about to screw over people who walked to EMH from the Yacht/Beach and Boardwalk.FoxxFurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00443092111956989561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3700469527242530776.post-19024263859822643522008-09-16T06:25:00.000-05:002008-09-16T06:25:00.000-05:00Great day 1 report. You really had some bumps in t...Great day 1 report. You really had some bumps in the road on that day. I can really relate to your plane experience.<BR/><BR/>I agree with you on Spaceship Earth. I'm not really sold on the second half or the Judy Dench narration. The one thing about the new version is that now my kids actually want to ride it....<BR/><BR/>I was also not thrilled with Illuminations either (I can't believe I just said that) although I kept telling myself it was only a temporary version.Colinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11524756913219618054noreply@blogger.com