Myself (Cindy) 30
DH (Jeff) 38
Date August 27, 2001
Woke up again at 630 am this time Small World music and then Mickey....on the agenda was Sea World
WE got there about 830 or so. Another trip with the convertible top down... no discernable traffic on I 4 to us anyway. We had to wait in line at the ticket booths since the toll takers werent ready yet. We paid $7 for regular parking but was three spots away from the preferred parking. Got in no problem with the Discovery cove lanyard..off we went.
First Dolphin Cove.. they were playful and fun. One nudged a basketball in my direction.. and I threw it high.. and he caught it.... (there is a basketball connection later in the trip...) DH tried some trainers techniques he learned at DC, but they werent coming to him We watched for a while and got some cool pictures. Dolphin Cove is nice, but its not the same experience as we had the other day...
Then off to the Manatees. The preshow film is interesting, it sort of has layered/modified 3D look to it... The manatees just got fed, so we mostly saw the business end of a manatee and lots of romaine lettuce. The baby manatee was moving around and boy are they graceful for being so big!
Then on to Terrors of the Deep. Fun! I liked the big overhead tunnels. It is quite dark in the area though... WE watched the little sharks in the pool for a while as well.
Clyde and Seamore take Pirate Island was next, it was the first show of the morning, and well there were some bloopers. But it was funny, corny, and the mime was terrific!
After Clyde and Seamore, the show DH really wanted to do.. Anhieser Busch Beer School. Yes, there is a beer school. Its about 30-40 minutes long, behind the bar in the Hospitality Center. They asked for our names, and didnt ask for ID! (guess I'm an old lady now) It is a nice air conditioned room where they have a nice presentation on how Anheiser Busch got started/history. And then another film on how beer is made... that was very informative. And Then the best part.. you get to sample 5, yes 5, kinds of beer. WE did, Bud, an Aged Bud, Bud Light, Brock Amber (or something like that!) and Doc otis hard Lemonade (very very tasty!). Thats a lot of beer before 12 noon! It was fun, and we got cute little certificates as well. They also showed some funny Bud commercials.
Well after all that beer, we definetely needed something to eat. We got two club sandwiches right there at the Hospitality Center. Very good, and filling. From there we went to see the Horses.
The Clydesdales are immense animals. I used to have horses, and I have never seen such an immaculate stable. They even had a barnhand at the "ready" in case an animal did there business. There was a newly born horse who was almost the same size as our former full grown horse!
Then on to Journey to Atlantis. What a great ride, no wait. We wound up in the back of the boat. Its fun, first you go through a dark area, with a fisherman talking to you and a spirit guiding through Atlantis, another room where all is black with blues, reds, pink, greens... then the evil lady takes over the mermaids...and then you go up up up and then down you go... you do get wet, but not totally drenched.. we then thought it was over... then the evil lady says "leaving so soon, I think not...", and thenyou go up again, and it turns into a smallish roller coaster.... what fun!
We did this twice in a row. no wait.
WE got turned around and missed the Shamu show for the afternoon., then tried to see the waterskiing show and that had already started... so we decided to leave, and rest.
4 1/2 hours later... we said lets go to Downtown Disney. We walked around, looked at some stores. WE had never been there before on either one of our trips. WE aren't big shoppers so it wasnt much of a pull for us.The world of Disney store is huge though, and always something to look at. WE would up eating at RFC, with only a 15 minute wait. We had a great meal, fantastic service, and fun atmosphere.....
Off we went to the hotel.... and tomorrow to go to UNIVERSAL STUDIOS.. Neither of us had never been to either USF or IOA. Our last trip was for me in 1985 to Universal Studios Hollywood, and my DH went in 1987. So it will be a day of wonderful new experiences.
DH (Jeff) 38
Date August 27, 2001
Woke up again at 630 am this time Small World music and then Mickey....on the agenda was Sea World
WE got there about 830 or so. Another trip with the convertible top down... no discernable traffic on I 4 to us anyway. We had to wait in line at the ticket booths since the toll takers werent ready yet. We paid $7 for regular parking but was three spots away from the preferred parking. Got in no problem with the Discovery cove lanyard..off we went.
First Dolphin Cove.. they were playful and fun. One nudged a basketball in my direction.. and I threw it high.. and he caught it.... (there is a basketball connection later in the trip...) DH tried some trainers techniques he learned at DC, but they werent coming to him We watched for a while and got some cool pictures. Dolphin Cove is nice, but its not the same experience as we had the other day...
Then off to the Manatees. The preshow film is interesting, it sort of has layered/modified 3D look to it... The manatees just got fed, so we mostly saw the business end of a manatee and lots of romaine lettuce. The baby manatee was moving around and boy are they graceful for being so big!
Then on to Terrors of the Deep. Fun! I liked the big overhead tunnels. It is quite dark in the area though... WE watched the little sharks in the pool for a while as well.
Clyde and Seamore take Pirate Island was next, it was the first show of the morning, and well there were some bloopers. But it was funny, corny, and the mime was terrific!
After Clyde and Seamore, the show DH really wanted to do.. Anhieser Busch Beer School. Yes, there is a beer school. Its about 30-40 minutes long, behind the bar in the Hospitality Center. They asked for our names, and didnt ask for ID! (guess I'm an old lady now) It is a nice air conditioned room where they have a nice presentation on how Anheiser Busch got started/history. And then another film on how beer is made... that was very informative. And Then the best part.. you get to sample 5, yes 5, kinds of beer. WE did, Bud, an Aged Bud, Bud Light, Brock Amber (or something like that!) and Doc otis hard Lemonade (very very tasty!). Thats a lot of beer before 12 noon! It was fun, and we got cute little certificates as well. They also showed some funny Bud commercials.
Well after all that beer, we definetely needed something to eat. We got two club sandwiches right there at the Hospitality Center. Very good, and filling. From there we went to see the Horses.
The Clydesdales are immense animals. I used to have horses, and I have never seen such an immaculate stable. They even had a barnhand at the "ready" in case an animal did there business. There was a newly born horse who was almost the same size as our former full grown horse!
Then on to Journey to Atlantis. What a great ride, no wait. We wound up in the back of the boat. Its fun, first you go through a dark area, with a fisherman talking to you and a spirit guiding through Atlantis, another room where all is black with blues, reds, pink, greens... then the evil lady takes over the mermaids...and then you go up up up and then down you go... you do get wet, but not totally drenched.. we then thought it was over... then the evil lady says "leaving so soon, I think not...", and thenyou go up again, and it turns into a smallish roller coaster.... what fun!
We did this twice in a row. no wait.
WE got turned around and missed the Shamu show for the afternoon., then tried to see the waterskiing show and that had already started... so we decided to leave, and rest.
4 1/2 hours later... we said lets go to Downtown Disney. We walked around, looked at some stores. WE had never been there before on either one of our trips. WE aren't big shoppers so it wasnt much of a pull for us.The world of Disney store is huge though, and always something to look at. WE would up eating at RFC, with only a 15 minute wait. We had a great meal, fantastic service, and fun atmosphere.....
Off we went to the hotel.... and tomorrow to go to UNIVERSAL STUDIOS.. Neither of us had never been to either USF or IOA. Our last trip was for me in 1985 to Universal Studios Hollywood, and my DH went in 1987. So it will be a day of wonderful new experiences.
