thursday, 3:45pm
i left the telos building with randy and mark. they're taking me to washington dulles international airport. my flight for orlando leaves at 5:40pm. i'm thrilled. i went down the van around 4:00pm and just walked straight to the inspection area. i already checked in online and i don't have any luggage with me. everything went well... until i arrived at my gate. they said the flight was delayed and will leave around 6:40.. then 7:20.. then 8:40.. then 9:30pm. crap! thankfully i bought a magazine after i had my dinner. it kept me company. then i thought i should've just brought my lapitapi. anyways, by 9:30, we were asked to board the plane. i got a window seat and a girl sat next to me. after sometime, the plane didn't even move a bit. then they said they are still waiting for instructions or whatever and we can't leave yet until they get the permission or something like that. i think it was the weather. so, i decided to take a short nap. it was already late. when i woke up, it was 11:00pm. i thought i was in orlando.. but to my surprise, i was still in DC. after 40 minutes or so, the plane took off. my flight was delayed for 6 hours. we arrived in orlando int'l airport around 2am friday. i waited for my ninang and her sister tita lyn to pick me up. and, well they got delayed too since some roads were closed. hahaha. i slept around 4 in the morning and hoped that i'll be up in 4 hours.
friday, 8:30am
i'm up. have to get ready fast. we went to Universal Studios Florida. of course i have to get a pix with the globe.
1. Holywood: Terminator 2: 3-D
2. Kidzone: ET Adventure
3. World Expo: MIB Alien Attack
4. San Francisco/Amity: JAWS (just took a picture)
5. San Francisco/Amity: Earthquake
6. New York: Revenge of the Mummy
7. Production Central: Shrek 4-D
8. Holywood: Lucy - A Tribute (just took a picture with Lucy in the car)
around 4:00pm, we decided to transfer to the Islands of Adventure theme park. we passed by City Walk and took some pictures.
inside Islands of Adventure, we went left and visited the following:
9. Jurassic Park: Jurassic Park River Adventure (really cool)
10. The Lost Continent: The Eight Voyage of Sinbad (a show)
11. The Lost Continent: Poseidon's Fury (closed :'((
12. Seuss Landing: The High in the Sky Seuss Trolley Train Ride (for kids!)
13. Seuss Landing: The Cat in the Hat (for kids too!)
14: Marvel Super Hero Island: The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man (winner!)
after Spider-Man, my ninang and i sat down for awhile while her nieces and nephews tried the Incredible Hulk Coaster. i didn't go with them since i saw three big loops and i know i can't take it. we saw some fireworks from where we're seated and just after a few minutes, they came back and we went back to home.
it was almost midnight when we got home. we slept and tried to get as much rest as we could for tomorrow is Epcot day.
saturday, mom's birthday
i woke up around 8:30am and took a quick bath before i had breakfast. ninang aida and i left around 10:00am and reached Disneyworld after a few minutes. Disneyworld in Florida has 4 theme parks - Magic Kingdom, Epcot, MGM-Studios and Animal Kingdom. i told her i'd like to see Epcot instead of the Magic Kingdom since i was thinking it'll just a bigger version of what i saw in HK with myCoco. theme parks here has lotsa round shaped thingie. i had my pix taken on Spaceship Earth which is the icon of Epcot (says wikipedia).
our schedule says we'd go around future world first then we'll move to the world showcase.
first on our list was Spaceship Earth and well, it is closed and will re-open sometime November. crappy but no big deal. we passed by Innoventions and went to:
1. Universe of Energy: Ellen's Energy Adventure (cool, with dinosaurs and all)
2. Mission: SPACE (green team only.. can't take spinning so i took the lite version)
3. Test Track (just got a FASTPASS and will return later)
4. The Seas with Nemo and Friends: The Seas with Nemo and Friends
5. The Seas with Nemo and Friends: Sea Base (viewing area for the aquarium)
6. The Land: Living with the Land
7. Imagination: Honey, I Shrunk the Audience
8. Test Track (went back.. really fast cool ride.. i was a single-rider. ninang opted not to ride with me)
then rain.. rain.. while waiting for the rain to stop, we went to the character spot to have pictures with mickey. well, we got some bonuses.. they also have chip 'n dale, pluto, goofy and minnie! even after i had my pictures taken, the rain didn't stop. ninang bought some ponchos and we started walking again.. to the world showcase.
9. Mexico: Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros
10. Norway: Maelstrom
11. China: Reflections of China
we just passed by Germany, Italy, American Adventure, Japan, Morocco, France, UK and Canada. it was still raining and it was hard to take pictures. we looked for a store where we could get souvenirs or something and stayed somewhere in the lagoon area near canada and waited for the fireworks - IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth.
here's what ninang aida got for my little gabriel. i'm sure he'll like it. it's bigger than him though!
sunday
we went to Orlando Premium Outlet and heard mass in a nearby shrine. we had lunch at Florida Mall and headed for the airport afterwards. i'll fly from olrando to atlanta and atlanta to DC. my flight to atlanta was delayed for an hour or less (at least it wasn't 6 hours). reached atlanta before 7:00pm and boarded the plane to DC by 9:00pm. i was already in DC by 11:15pm and mike with pattie picked me up. i drove home to ashburn, virginia. by the way, my flight to atlanta was delayed because they closed all the gates and moved all flight schedules for some security thingie. i heard there was a bomb threat but it wasn't confirmed.
it was definitely a fun-filled, lotsa-stories-to-tell weekend.
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