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Adventurers:
Matthew(38)
Laura(38)
Josh(11)
Kaci(8)

Monday,7-2-01
We slept in until 8:30, since we figured we'd have plenty of time to play after our 10:30 PS at Chef Mickeys. We got ready and quickly walked to the bus stop. Of course, every bus except the one we needed showed up!After reading some reports of bad bus service, we were a little worried, but no problems. The kids yelled, "Magic Kingdom bus!" and we were on our way. We rode the bus to MK, then the monorail to the Contemporary. We got there fairly early, so we shopped around. We had stayed here for our honeymoon in 1985, but hadn't been back to look around since then.
It was time for our check-in, so we headed to Chef Mickeys. We were sent straight to the photographer. We didn't remember having this 4 years ago, when we last ate here. It was a very nice souvenir-we bought the entire package! It really is a nice family photo. It's rare to get everyone to look decent in one shot, but somehow we did!
Anyone who's eaten at Chef Mickey's before knows the food is good and there are lots of choices. I think it's our favorite character breakfast. Our server(I can't recall her name now)has worked at WDW for 20 years and said she wouldn't have any other job. Her daughter is the one who sold us the souvenir photos!
After a very filling meal, we took the monorail back over to MK. We had been talking up all of the mountains of Disney since we first planned this trip. Our kids aren't much for thrill rides, but we thought we'd try again. Josh said he'd go if Kaci would. Kaci said she'd go as long as the rides didn't go upside down. We were on our way to Space Mountain! Of course, she was nervous and then, like all children, wanted to ride again as soon as we got off!
We rode Splash Mt. and BTMRR too and we all loved them. This was my 7th trip to Disneyworld and I don't think I had ever ridden any of these! We ended up in the front seat of Splash Mt. and got soaked! Matthew had just bought a new baseball cap to cover his easily burned head(not much coverage up there!)and was told to hold onto it. Of course, he didn't and as we went down the big splash, I saw the cap go flying over our heads! I forgot to mention yesterday that he lost his sunglasses on ToT for the same reason(not listening to directions).
We rode one of our favorites then-HM. My daughter has loved this ride since she was 4 years old.
We weren't hungry after our big breakfast, but we had hot dogs later in the day at a cart in or near Tomorrowland. Kaci went to throw away her trash and had her sunglasses in her mouth. The trash can said,"Thank you for throwing away your trash, while you chew on your glasses." You should have seen the look on her face! We had heard about this talking trash can, so we just said, "Come on, Kaci". The can said,"Goodbye, Kaci!" She couldn't understand how he knew her name. It was probably the funniest time of our whole trip. The kids chased after it, but it had gotten away.
We went back to CBR after a little longer. It really wears you out in the Fla. heat in July! One of my biggest tips to visitors to WDW is to take breaks. You can't possibly do everything anyway, so remember to rest.
We had snacks at the food court and went to bed early.


Tomorrow-Epcot and E-ride night!
Laura