Monkey Business

Fortunately we survived the "Big One, Ernesto." So, it was business as ususal today at Disney World. We slept in big time this morning. I think that we were both exhausted from our park tours with Ryan and Daniel. You know how little guys are. They never run out of energy. Mel and I do not do the parks the way casual visitors do, so putting in long days and evenings kind of wore us out.

Once we were up and running, we went to Perkins for lunch. That was a bad choice on our part. We don't know what it is about Perkins but it is easy to do a two hour lunch there, but you are not smiling when you do. There were 3 tables at 1:oo p.m. and it took forever to have our meals served. We dared not to complain because who knows what the consequences would be. I wanted banana cream pie but dared not ask for it or we would still be there. While we ate, a huge rain storm blew through with the palm trees bending in the wind. By the time that we finished, it was over.

When we reached MGM Studios, it was bright, shiny and humid. The park was pretty empty. Mel allowed me to "window shop" through the stores-not his favorite activities. We walked right onto "Tower of Terror" and then fast-passed "Rock and Roller Coaster" and stopped for drinks while waiting for "Beauty and the Beast" to start. I just love that show and Mel is so good about sitting through it every time we come to the park.

We got out of "Beauty and the Beast" in time to catch the "Stars and Motor Cars" parade to which they have added "Lightening McQueen and Mater" from Cars. From the parade, we headed to "The Voyage of the Little Mermaid" and hit it just as they were letting people into the theater-no wait.

Next, we went to "Walt Disney: One Man's Dream," a tribute to Disney's life. We spent a good hour in the museum, including a 15 minutes movie about him. While there are other men, who have solved medical and technological problems improving our world, Walt Disney certainly enhanced the spirit of man, feeding our souls and imagination. Bravo, Walt!

We finished our day at MGM by wandering through more shops. We decided that it would be a great idea to go to Giordano's for pizza and was it yummy! Because I am sooooo spoiled, Mel had the balloon lady make me the adorable monkey in the palm tree that is pictured above.