{"id":5517,"date":"2009-11-22T21:48:36","date_gmt":"2009-11-23T04:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/?p=5517"},"modified":"2009-11-22T21:48:36","modified_gmt":"2009-11-23T04:48:36","slug":"view-and-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/2009\/11\/22\/view-and-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"View. And notes."},"content":{"rendered":"

View of EPCOT Illuminations, from Boardwalk Villas, at 1\/2 second exposure because I didn’t set up the tripod.\u00c2\u00a0 I came inside to check on the kids before the finale.\u00c2\u00a0 MENTAL NOTE: have tripod ready before 9pm and WAIT!<\/p>\n

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And notes.\u00c2\u00a0 So I don’t forget.<\/p>\n

– Boardwalk is an incredibly short walk from EPCOT International Entrance, which is very very very uncrowded, uncomplicated, and easy.\u00c2\u00a0 Walk to Hollywood Studios is further… we’ll check it out later in the week.<\/p>\n

– The boat ride is fun and quick, but it’s faster to walk if you need to wait for the boat.\u00c2\u00a0 The walk is wonderfully scenic and peaceful, too.<\/p>\n

– There are no stroller rentals at this entrance.<\/p>\n

– Self-parking is in Georgia.\u00c2\u00a0 Best option is to use bell hop to bring up your bags when the room is ready.\u00c2\u00a0 NOTE: you must be in the room to receive the bags, they won’t just put them in the room for you, like they do with Magical Express.<\/p>\n

– If it’s during a peak season, you probably won’t get your room before 4pm.<\/p>\n

– Renting points for DVC is simply unbeatable.<\/p>\n

– Only rent an actual Disney stroller on days when you’re getting them first thing in the morning.\u00c2\u00a0 Otherwise, find someone about to return theirs and offer them a few bucks for it.\u00c2\u00a0 It makes them some money and saves you money for the best strollers on the planet.\u00c2\u00a0 If you need a stroller outside of the park, consider www.magicalstrollers.com<\/p>\n

– If you have a boardwalk view, the further from the Epcot entrance you are, the better your view of Illuminations will be.<\/p>\n

– There is no zero entry in the Luna Park pool.<\/p>\n

– Jiko is an absolutely fantastic dining experience.\u00c2\u00a0 The Cauliflower Soup was surprising and full of great flavor.\u00c2\u00a0 We’re so proud that the kids tried different African foods.\u00c2\u00a0 BONUS: staff signed a birthday card for Will in several different languages common in Southern African countries — Afrikaans, Swahili, and others (Oshiwambo, Khoekhoe, German) reflecting the nationality of the staff (Botswana, Namibia, South Africa).
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– Jambo House at the Animal Kingdom Lodge is like a museum with a fantastic collection of African art and history.<\/p>\n

We are having a fantastic time!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

View of EPCOT Illuminations, from Boardwalk Villas, at 1\/2 second exposure because I didn’t set up the tripod.\u00c2\u00a0 I came inside to check on the kids before the finale.\u00c2\u00a0 MENTAL NOTE: have tripod ready before 9pm and WAIT! And notes.\u00c2\u00a0 So I don’t forget. – Boardwalk is an incredibly short walk from EPCOT International Entrance, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[16],"tags":[174],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5517"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5517"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5517\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5519,"href":"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5517\/revisions\/5519"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}