Day 3 - January 14, 2008

Sorry I didnt update yesterday..by the time I got home I was exhausted! So the day started with me waking up at 6 am and then going to a 4 hour really really boring meeting/class/traditions thingy that we didnt get out of until noon. I read something out loud and got a "critter" which is a plastic toy thing. I got Donald Duck :). So after that was over I came back to the apartment and ate a sandwhich then I attempted to go to another apartment complex to meet this girl Deanna. Well I wasnt aware that the buses come from those complexes to ours......so I ended up at Hollywood Studios (new name for MGM) by myself haha. I made 2 friends exiting the bus. 1 was named Kristin from Michigan and the other was Melanie from Knoxville. So we walked around a bit and decided to go to Rock'n'roller coaster :). We got right in because there are NO lines in January. But when we were about to get on the ride it broke down :(. They gave us fast passes to come back though. Meanwhile Deanna is on a bus trying to find me haha. We went on the Great Movie Ride which was really cool. It was like a mix between a show and a ride. We didnt go fast but it was entertaining. After that was over I met up with Deanna and we used our fast passes to ride Rock'n'Roller coaster while Deanna waited. It was SOOOO much fun. I didnt scream I just smiled. It went 60 mph in 3.5 seconds. Alot of fun. After that was over somehow I lost the other 2 girls but me and Deanna went to ride Tower of Terror. I was terrified but it was fun. Not as bad as I thought it would be. After all of that we rode the boat to Epcot and went to the world showcase. Right after we got thru the front gate we saw Mary Poppins in England. I was SO excited. More excited than some children haha. That was my favorite movie when I was little. Well after we got our pictures taken Mary Poppins told us that Princess Jasmine was in Morrocco. So on the way to Morrocco we saw Princess Aurora (Sleeping Beauty) who Deanna is apparently obsessed with. So we saw her in France. Then we were still walking and saw Belle and the Beast but the line was closed :(. We kept walking and then found Jasmine and the Genie! We got our pics taken and it was alot of fun. So I'm taking this little rubber duckie around like the roaming gnome and Jasmine and the Genie asked about it. Well the Genie takes it and pretends like he is going to throw it. Then he puts his arm around me and started walking away. It was weird but really funny. Then of course I got my picture taken and we walked on. We went back to France and got to get a picture with Belle and the Beast this time (their break was over). We tried to make it to China to see Mulan but it was all the way on the other side and we just missed her. We saw some Chinese acrobats though and that was really cool. We went in the souvinere shop in China and I got a red Buddah haha. It was cheap and cute. After that we went to Mexico and thats where we met Roxy, Abby, Jay (a girl), and our roommate from Jersey, Courtney. We went on the little ride that shows a little about the country and that was cool. It was a little boat ride very similar to It's a Small World. Then we ate dinner. The restaurant was really cool. I got Duck Tacos! I had never tried duck but they were really yummy. Roxy got lamb on top of mashed potatoes and mashed beets. It was really yummy too (she let me taste haha). After dinner we went on the ride in Norway which was also a boat ride, but alot cooler than Mexicos. It actually had some drops and it was very dark and kind of eerie. We all liked it. After that we watched the Illumintaions firework show at Epcot. Very cool! Then we left. The bus stop back to the apartment was crazy! All the Europeans are NOT afraid to push you haha. We didnt get on the first or 2nd bus. We had to wait for the 3rd but it wasnt horrible. When we got home I was pooped. Thus why I didnt post. Of by the way...there is a cold snap in Florida right now....it hasnt been above 65 which is good in the afternoon but very chilly in the morning.