4 AM: I am on the way to the airport after waking up at 3:12 AM. We already had to go back home twice: to get a nutri grain bar and to get my driver's license. Oops. My parents are, of course, going through the eternal list of questions like, "Do you have your money?" "Do you have enough underwear?" So far, we've passed 6 cars all the way down poplar to the interstate. Well, it should be a fun trip! I'll post more updates hopefully tonight.
11:30 PM: Well, a tiring yet exciting day is over! My first time flying went just fine - all the flights were on time and the skies were clear. We got to our hotel around 1 PM (eastern time) and ate in the hotel's cafeteria. It wasn't that great (especially for $20), but anything is good after hours without any substantial food. Then, we went to our rooms. At that time, only a few of the guys rooms (and none of the girls rooms) were available, but luckily ours was available. After a little downtime, we headed to Magic Kingdom.
After a short bus ride, we arrived there. The park was rather crowded, but not too bad. My group (Lauren Bryant, Lauren Yokell, Raquel Walker, and I) rode every good ride in the park, which included Space Mountain, Splash Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Haunted Mansion, and, of course, Pirates of the Carribean. As the day drew to a close, we watched the fireworks show at Cinderella's castle (or temple as I accidentally called it more than once today), "Wishes," next to a children's choir from an unidentified Middle-Eastern country. After the 15-minute show, we all met up and returned to our hotel.
One interesting tidbit: the extremely diverse tourist base visiting the area. In addition to the choir described in the last paragraph, I personally heard German, Spanish, Japanese, British English, among many others.
We are looking forward to going to Epcot and Downtown Disney tomorrow. Stay tuned for updates!
Jake
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