Cocoa Beach, Disney,
Etc.
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Cocoa Beach |
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The Cocoa Beach pier. The Cocoa Beach web site
claims this is a "must see". SKIP IT! There are a few shops and
restaurants. What really annoyed us that if you want to walk to the
end of the pier, they charge you a $1. Are you kidding me! We
come here to spend money at your hotel, restaurants, and shopping. Yet
you won't let me walk to the end of the pier without paying a buck per
person! This is cheap and without class. |
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Blue Brothers outside a shop in Cocoa Village. I do
not understand why they are there -- did Jake have a hankering for a jar of
bath salts? |
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Disney World's EPCOT |
Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow. |
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Crash test dummy at Test Track.
When we were here in 1998, we stood in line for an hour and
never even made it inside the building because the ride broke down. This
time, we stood in line for an hour and a half -- and went for the ride! |
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And the accompanying test vehicle.
The Test Track ride is rather fun. They take you
through a few of the stress testing each car goes through. This
includes breaking with and without ABS, suspension, and handling. You
end up going through a wall that opens up and lets you outside where you do
a couple of laps at speeds they say are 60 mph. |
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Spaceship Earth |
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Italy in the World Show Case:
It doesn't get any better then an Italian Lady Santa. |
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Italy in the World Show Case:
Hum. Could this be Venice ? |
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For a second there, I was transported back to Venice and started looking
around for some gelato. |
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Disney World's |
MGM Studios. |
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Muppet fountain outside the Muppet Laboratories.
Miss Piggy and others are in the fountain. |
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Yes, you too can meet Miss Piggy and Kermit. |
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Trouble. Looks like Jebus crawled away from this
nativity scene. [Karen lodges a formal protest
against this comment.] |
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Back Stage Tour: Here you
experience a movie set action scene. Lots of falling rocks, fire, and
splashing water. |
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Houston, we have fire. |
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Dang water puts out the fire and gets us all wet. |
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During the great movie ride, we spent a few minutes in
Munchkinland. The Wicked Witch has made all the little munchkins hide. |
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Ooh, a couple of munchkins popped out of hiding! |
