Intentionally Unexpected
Yesterday was our first day at a Disney park! We went to Hollywood Studios so we could do Star Wars!
Unfortunately the uploading photos problem the blog was having means I just finished uploading the photos, and now we’re on our way to Epcot, so you’ll have to wait for the full photo set. 😎
Epcot calls!
Had some trouble with the ‘ol Blog yesterday, so we didn’t get a chance to post these. Here’s a few extra pictures from Universal day before yesterday.
The Hulk is fantastic. Fast launch out of the tube on the left there into a barrel-role dive, and then up through the cobra-head loop. I WILL RIDE IT SO MANY TIMES!
Lying on your back with you head slightly down on the straight vertical ascent is slightly uncomfortable. That loop pleases me because there’s a barrel role inside it as well. So fun. Also, it’s a rockin roller coaster, choose your own music. I picked Crystal Method’s Name of the Game. Sadly the ride ended about 3 beats before the final chord, leaving me wanting.
We got into our minivan and it puttered us over to Saratoga Springs. Julian has named the minivan “pigdog” because of it’s particular handling peculiarities. Goes from 0 to 30,hangs out there for a while, then suddenly races up to full speed. Traffic is an adventure all it’s own!
All set up in our suite at Saratoga Springs, got the magic equipped, and walking over to the Disney Springs shopping/restaurant district next door.
We had some tasty pizza for dinner, and a desert “taco” that was full of cookie dough before this picture got taken.
We’re at lunch at Universal, 2nd day here. We haven’t posted much because we’ve barely stopped moving! Low crowd levels and social distancing means we can get a lot of things done!
They’re doing a really good job of setting things up so that people stay offset in lines. And they’re being very good about enforcing masks. We feel pretty good about all that!
We were good students. We made it back safely.
I think Emily and I are gonna do a coaster!
The real question is whether or not 10am is too early for butterbeer…
I think this bank is having a bit of a problem…
Good morning!
Time for the morning boat ride. To where, you ask?
COFFEE!
Our trip to Universal and Disney World appropriately starts with a boat ride! We need it since it’s so dang muggy!
Firstly, TSA Pre is awesome. Thanks Global Entry. Even if we didn’t have it though, gliding through security at Love Field would have been simple. I haven’t seen an airport this empty since… Ever? Maybe what one time I was in Las Vegas airport overnight after a missed connection.
Southwest flights are booked at 45%, so there should be plenty of room on the plane. We’re early in the first boarding group, and we’re all carry on. Feeling pretty streamlined!
Prepare yourselves for posts, it’s vaaaaaacation time! We’ll try to get good at expressing ourselves with our eyes since we’ll be wearing masks most of the time. 😎😷
It’s been just over a year since we moved to Texas! I was doing some work on the ‘ol blog here and I realized that I had a draft from a YEAR ago. At this time we had just signed on our house, but our stuff wasn’t here yet, so we were still living in the hotel, and poking around the area.
Oh, also, there was no reason to wear masks, nobody was worried about interacting with other people. What glorious times they were.
On which note: PREPARE YOURSELVES! Vacation mode is coming soon. There will be more posts. 🙂
So, if you’d like to see some photos of those long lost days, July 4th 2019, and our exciting trip to a Cabelas like no other, click on through to page 2 to see the rest of the story. 🙂
(It’s worth noting that this July weekend was when the 2019 Disney Lion King remake was coming out, thus the references which now at this year later date, might not make as much sense)