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Day 1: Gatorland. Orlando isn't exactly broiling hot in February, but it's pretty warm compared to the snowy tundra we just left. Warm enough for the gators to be out, anyway. This picture was taken at Gatorland, which is a theme park that has alligators and ... that's pretty much it. You have to love truth in advertising, and it's actually a pretty good half-day outing. In fact, David ranked it as one of his favourite attractions, probably in part due to the fact that he actually got to sit on a live alligator (it doesn't look quite as dangerous when you look closely and realize that the gator's mouth is taped).
I love the way gators sometimes sit there with their mouths hanging open. It reminds me of those Looney Tunes cartoons when some character will run right into the open mouth of an alligator because he's not looking where he's going.
Gators really know how to relax, don't they?
One of the few non-gator creatures at Gatorland is this oversized turtle. Naturally, David jumped at the chance to feed him.
David fed the smaller turtle, and Matthew fed the behemoth. This sucker weighs more than 500 lbs. His massive bulk was exceeded by only the largest tourists. Coincidentally enough, these tourists also shared his walking speed, as I discovered to my chagrin while trying to walk around Disney World.
Day 3: Epcot (we mostly relaxed on day 2 except for a visit to WonderWorks, which was quite frankly lame; the Science Centre back home is much better). I still don't know why the fuck they put the Finding Nemo ride in Epcot since it doesn't really fit the theme of the rest of the park, but there it is. And there are my two boys, pretending to get eaten by a shark.
My boys loved the Chinese terra cotta soldiers. I have no explanation for David's bizarre gestures. That's just the way he poses for photographs. We've come to accept it.
Epcot actually looks quite nice at night. In the 15 years that had passed since my last visit, I'd completely forgotten that the park is basically a ring around a central lake.
Day 4: The Kennedy Space Centre! I still get shivers down my spine when I think about the idea that men actually walked on the Moon. By the way, if you're one of those people who thinks that the Moon landing was a hoax, don't bother E-mailing. You're an idiot.
One of the cooler parts of the tour is seeing the original control room used for the Apollo moon launches. It still amazes me that we strapped men on top of a column of rocket fuel with enough chemical potential energy to equal a small nuke, and then launched them into space with guidance computers that wouldn't hold a candle to a modern calculator.
I still can't get over the size of those Saturn V rockets. It really is a sight to behold.
The spacesuits are cool too.
And of course, there's always the obligatory tourist "stick your head in a crude cutout and snap a photo" trick.
Day 4: Disney's MGM Studios park. Here we're at the venerable Star Tours ride. We already went on the same ride at the Los Angeles Disney Land, so it was no big deal, but the big AT-AT walker is cool.
They put on a pretty good show. This was the "Extreme Stunt" show, where they had cars doing all kinds of stunt work, including one where it jumped an exploding ramp. Cool.
And here's the "Fantasmic" night-time show, which is probably the coolest thing in the entire MGM Studios park. I was glad that I overheard someone's advice to get there an hour early, though. The place filled up fast.
More of the "Fantasmic" ride.
Day 5: Disney's Animal Kingdom. This is one of the kiddie rides at DinoLand.
And of course, we had to go on the dinosaur ride. Unfortunately, David was scared by the ride, which has a lot of darkness and sharp turns.
Lilo and Stitch!
And this is the afternoon parade.
And finally, the Lion King show near the end of the day.
Day 6: Disney's Magic Kingdom! This is the big one, so we saved it for last. I wonder if the Magic Kingdom trained looked just like that on the first day the park opened.
Of course, no visit to Disney World would be complete without meeting Mickey.
Or Tigger.
Or seeing the parade.
The Swiss Family Robinson house! When you tour the house, you begin to get the strong impression that the Swiss Family Robinson was eventually rescued and when thy got back to Europe, they founded IKEA. The furniture resemblance is uncanny.
Obviously. Tomorrowland has been updated with new denizens since we last visited. Good ol' Emperor Zurg is imprisoned, but no doubt he will break free to wreak new havoc upon the galaxy.
But Buzz Lightyear will protect us!
Never mind the maniacal look on David's face. He gets a little jumpy as the day goes on.
(sigh)
You actually get used to this kind of behaviour after a while.
And of course, the obligatory shot of the Magic Kingdom castle. When we were at the Kennedy Space Centre, we were talking to somebody who said that Disney World is America's version of Mecca: everyone has to make the pilgrimage to Disney World at least once in his life. It sounds funny, but I think it's true, isn't it? Disney World is a secular Mecca, for kids. Once children reach a certain age, their parents all take them on the long pilgrimage to Orlando, where they can meet the icons of Disney.
Day 7: Finally, a day to relax at the resort. We stayed at the Marriott Grande Vista golf resort, which consists of a series of villas around a central lake. It's a really nice place, and we were glad we chose it. The rooms were good, the service was good, the grounds were beautiful, and the location was good. The only complaint I had was the local Internet wireless connection, which was a rather sluggish.
Yes, they have those four-person FrankenBicycles that you can rent, but it's rather tiring to wheel around the premises on those things, as every rider quickly discovers.
And this is the front page of the registration building.
Our rental car, a red Pontiac G6. we don't normally drive a red sporty car, but it was a rental. The boys took a couple of days to get used to pushing the seat over to squeeze into the back seat (it's a 2-door car), but by the end of the vacation they said it was like second nature.
And what resort trip would be complete without a campfire and marshmallows at the end? I must say that Rebecca was not pleased about leaving this to come back to the frozen tundra of Toronto, but hey, home is home.
Day 1: Gatorland. Orlando isn't exactly broiling hot in February, but it's pretty warm compared to the snowy tundra we just left. Warm enough for the gators to be out, anyway. This picture was taken at Gatorland, which is a theme park that has alligators and ... that's pretty much it. You have to love truth in advertising, and it's actually a pretty good half-day outing. In fact, David ranked it as one of his favourite attractions, probably in part due to the fact that he actually got to sit on a live alligator (it doesn't look quite as dangerous when you look closely and realize that the gator's mouth is taped).
I love the way gators sometimes sit there with their mouths hanging open. It reminds me of those Looney Tunes cartoons when some character will run right into the open mouth of an alligator because he's not looking where he's going.
Gators really know how to relax, don't they?
One of the few non-gator creatures at Gatorland is this oversized turtle. Naturally, David jumped at the chance to feed him.
David fed the smaller turtle, and Matthew fed the behemoth. This sucker weighs more than 500 lbs. His massive bulk was exceeded by only the largest tourists. Coincidentally enough, these tourists also shared his walking speed, as I discovered to my chagrin while trying to walk around Disney World.
Day 3: Epcot (we mostly relaxed on day 2 except for a visit to WonderWorks, which was quite frankly lame; the Science Centre back home is much better). I still don't know why the fuck they put the Finding Nemo ride in Epcot since it doesn't really fit the theme of the rest of the park, but there it is. And there are my two boys, pretending to get eaten by a shark.
My boys loved the Chinese terra cotta soldiers. I have no explanation for David's bizarre gestures. That's just the way he poses for photographs. We've come to accept it.
Epcot actually looks quite nice at night. In the 15 years that had passed since my last visit, I'd completely forgotten that the park is basically a ring around a central lake.
Day 4: The Kennedy Space Centre! I still get shivers down my spine when I think about the idea that men actually walked on the Moon. By the way, if you're one of those people who thinks that the Moon landing was a hoax, don't bother E-mailing. You're an idiot.
One of the cooler parts of the tour is seeing the original control room used for the Apollo moon launches. It still amazes me that we strapped men on top of a column of rocket fuel with enough chemical potential energy to equal a small nuke, and then launched them into space with guidance computers that wouldn't hold a candle to a modern calculator.
I still can't get over the size of those Saturn V rockets. It really is a sight to behold.
The spacesuits are cool too.
And of course, there's always the obligatory tourist "stick your head in a crude cutout and snap a photo" trick.
Day 4: Disney's MGM Studios park. Here we're at the venerable Star Tours ride. We already went on the same ride at the Los Angeles Disney Land, so it was no big deal, but the big AT-AT walker is cool.
They put on a pretty good show. This was the "Extreme Stunt" show, where they had cars doing all kinds of stunt work, including one where it jumped an exploding ramp. Cool.
And here's the "Fantasmic" night-time show, which is probably the coolest thing in the entire MGM Studios park. I was glad that I overheard someone's advice to get there an hour early, though. The place filled up fast.
More of the "Fantasmic" ride.
Day 5: Disney's Animal Kingdom. This is one of the kiddie rides at DinoLand.
And of course, we had to go on the dinosaur ride. Unfortunately, David was scared by the ride, which has a lot of darkness and sharp turns.
Lilo and Stitch!
And this is the afternoon parade.
And finally, the Lion King show near the end of the day.
Day 6: Disney's Magic Kingdom! This is the big one, so we saved it for last. I wonder if the Magic Kingdom trained looked just like that on the first day the park opened.
Of course, no visit to Disney World would be complete without meeting Mickey.
Or Tigger.
Or seeing the parade.
The Swiss Family Robinson house! When you tour the house, you begin to get the strong impression that the Swiss Family Robinson was eventually rescued and when thy got back to Europe, they founded IKEA. The furniture resemblance is uncanny.
Obviously. Tomorrowland has been updated with new denizens since we last visited. Good ol' Emperor Zurg is imprisoned, but no doubt he will break free to wreak new havoc upon the galaxy.
But Buzz Lightyear will protect us!
Never mind the maniacal look on David's face. He gets a little jumpy as the day goes on.
(sigh)
You actually get used to this kind of behaviour after a while.
And of course, the obligatory shot of the Magic Kingdom castle. When we were at the Kennedy Space Centre, we were talking to somebody who said that Disney World is America's version of Mecca: everyone has to make the pilgrimage to Disney World at least once in his life. It sounds funny, but I think it's true, isn't it? Disney World is a secular Mecca, for kids. Once children reach a certain age, their parents all take them on the long pilgrimage to Orlando, where they can meet the icons of Disney.
Day 7: Finally, a day to relax at the resort. We stayed at the Marriott Grande Vista golf resort, which consists of a series of villas around a central lake. It's a really nice place, and we were glad we chose it. The rooms were good, the service was good, the grounds were beautiful, and the location was good. The only complaint I had was the local Internet wireless connection, which was a rather sluggish.
Yes, they have those four-person FrankenBicycles that you can rent, but it's rather tiring to wheel around the premises on those things, as every rider quickly discovers.
And this is the front page of the registration building.
Our rental car, a red Pontiac G6. we don't normally drive a red sporty car, but it was a rental. The boys took a couple of days to get used to pushing the seat over to squeeze into the back seat (it's a 2-door car), but by the end of the vacation they said it was like second nature.
And what resort trip would be complete without a campfire and marshmallows at the end? I must say that Rebecca was not pleased about leaving this to come back to the frozen tundra of Toronto, but hey, home is home.
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Hey, they patched up the VAB. Does Epcot still have that awesome "Inner Space" ride?
Looks like you guys had a good time. Your youngest is awesome in those pictures. I'd always meant to go to Gatorland and never actually did. Though, I've seen pleny of them in "the wild" (AKA in the retention pond behind the mall, the school, an apartment complex, and pretty much every other body of water in the entire state). You guys try any of the gator items on the menu there?
If you ever go back, I highly recommend visiting the Universal parks, especially Islands of Adventure.
But yeah, you did a good thing in leaving. Florida is all nice and warm at first, but then come Hurricanes, the Bible thumpers, and the occasional airforce rocket explosion which forces you to stay indoors in 98 degree temperatures with your AC turned off as the toxic cloud settles in... God damn, I think I miss Florida.
Looks like you guys had a good time. Your youngest is awesome in those pictures. I'd always meant to go to Gatorland and never actually did. Though, I've seen pleny of them in "the wild" (AKA in the retention pond behind the mall, the school, an apartment complex, and pretty much every other body of water in the entire state). You guys try any of the gator items on the menu there?
If you ever go back, I highly recommend visiting the Universal parks, especially Islands of Adventure.
But yeah, you did a good thing in leaving. Florida is all nice and warm at first, but then come Hurricanes, the Bible thumpers, and the occasional airforce rocket explosion which forces you to stay indoors in 98 degree temperatures with your AC turned off as the toxic cloud settles in... God damn, I think I miss Florida.
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Secular Mecca? Interesting idea. I know I went when I eleven and had a blast... I think. We only hit three of the four parks I remember, never went to Epoc but hit the rest of them. So long ago...
But speaking of Gatorland, did you have time to visit the other two attractions Florida had to offer? IE the famous 4PM Dinner special buffet places, you've never seen so many old people, and depending on the area it might be filled with half the original 101st airborne depending on where you go.
The second famous place of course being the everglades, taking one of the nice tours through there is worth having to coat yourself in insect repellent beforehand.
But speaking of Gatorland, did you have time to visit the other two attractions Florida had to offer? IE the famous 4PM Dinner special buffet places, you've never seen so many old people, and depending on the area it might be filled with half the original 101st airborne depending on where you go.
The second famous place of course being the everglades, taking one of the nice tours through there is worth having to coat yourself in insect repellent beforehand.
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Speaking as another of those who live (or used to, though I still do) in Florida and yet haven't been to the theme parks in ages...Flagg wrote:Hey, they patched up the VAB. Does Epcot still have that awesome "Inner Space" ride?
Is that "Finding Nemo" thing at EPCOT in place of The Living Sea? By which I mean, is there a Living Sea attraction at EPCOT anymore? If there isn't I'll be very sad...
And you didn't mention it Mike, but did you see the EPCOT laser light show? That thing is simply amazing.
You know, I keep seeing it but I never go either. I guess it does lose the attraction though if you can pretty easily go see them in the wild.Flagg wrote:I'd always meant to go to Gatorland and never actually did. Though, I've seen pleny of them in "the wild" (AKA in the retention pond behind the mall, the school, an apartment complex, and pretty much every other body of water in the entire state).
Seconded. Also, there's a small little attraction up there called "Old Town". It's mostly shops and stuff, though there is one of those bungee seat things and a "Moon Palace" (you know, those inflantable bouncing room things?) laser tag last I went. There is also some old-timey 50s wooden roller coaster you can ride on, though I never did use it on my visits. Still, it's a nice place to go and a good location for non-Disney/Universal souviniers if you want them (read: a good place to waste some money).Flagg wrote:If you ever go back, I highly recommend visiting the Universal parks, especially Islands of Adventure.
That's why you live on the Gulf Coast, n00b.Flagg wrote:But yeah, you did a good thing in leaving. Florida is all nice and warm at first, but then come Hurricanes, the Bible thumpers, and the occasional airforce rocket explosion which forces you to stay indoors in 98 degree temperatures with your AC turned off as the toxic cloud settles in... God damn, I think I miss Florida.
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What's more fun is going to a mall early in the morning to see the hordes of walking dead (old people) shuffle around in circles in jogging clothes.Mr Bean wrote:Secular Mecca? Interesting idea. I know I went when I eleven and had a blast... I think. We only hit three of the four parks I remember, never went to Epoc but hit the rest of them. So long ago...
But speaking of Gatorland, did you have time to visit the other two attractions Florida had to offer? IE the famous 4PM Dinner special buffet places, you've never seen so many old people, and depending on the area it might be filled with half the original 101st airborne depending on where you go.
Actually, you really don't need to in winter. The thing you really need to do on those tours is bring earplugs, because airboats are loud. It's not worth the 4 hour drive from Orlando, anyway.The second famous place of course being the everglades, taking one of the nice tours through there is worth having to coat yourself in insect repellent beforehand.
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You get everything but the rocket explosions and let's be honest, those are kinda awesome. Better than hurricanes and bible-thumpers, anyway.RogueIce wrote:That's why you live on the Gulf Coast, n00b.Flagg wrote:But yeah, you did a good thing in leaving. Florida is all nice and warm at first, but then come Hurricanes, the Bible thumpers, and the occasional airforce rocket explosion which forces you to stay indoors in 98 degree temperatures with your AC turned off as the toxic cloud settles in... God damn, I think I miss Florida.
We pissing our pants yet?
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Well, true. Except for the rocket explosions. I don't think those are cool.Flagg wrote:You get everything but the rocket explosions and let's be honest, those are kinda awesome. Better than hurricanes and bible-thumpers, anyway.RogueIce wrote:That's why you live on the Gulf Coast, n00b.Flagg wrote:But yeah, you did a good thing in leaving. Florida is all nice and warm at first, but then come Hurricanes, the Bible thumpers, and the occasional airforce rocket explosion which forces you to stay indoors in 98 degree temperatures with your AC turned off as the toxic cloud settles in... God damn, I think I miss Florida.
But then, my only "experience" with that in the Orlando-ish area was Columbia Man that was a bad day...and that repeating warning NASA or whoever kept sounding out about the "incident" or whatever their term was didn't help one bit.
On a lighter note, Gulf Coast beaches are better than the Atlantic, IMO.
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We rise with noble intentions,
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"On and on, through the years,
The war continues on..." - Angela & Jeff van Dyck, We Are All One (Medieval 2: Total War)
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear." - Ambrose Redmoon
"You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain." - Harvey Dent, The Dark Knight
This is the price of war,
We rise with noble intentions,
And we risk all that is pure..." - Angela & Jeff van Dyck, Forever (Rome: Total War)
"On and on, through the years,
The war continues on..." - Angela & Jeff van Dyck, We Are All One (Medieval 2: Total War)
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Well yeah, any time people die it sucks. I'm talking about unmanned shit, though.RogueIce wrote:Well, true. Except for the rocket explosions. I don't think those are cool.Flagg wrote:You get everything but the rocket explosions and let's be honest, those are kinda awesome. Better than hurricanes and bible-thumpers, anyway.RogueIce wrote: That's why you live on the Gulf Coast, n00b.
But then, my only "experience" with that in the Orlando-ish area was Columbia Man that was a bad day...and that repeating warning NASA or whoever kept sounding out about the "incident" or whatever their term was didn't help one bit.
On a lighter note, Gulf Coast beaches are better than the Atlantic, IMO.
We pissing our pants yet?
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You got your shittin' pants on? Because you’re about to Shit. Your. Pants!
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True. I still don't think it would be cool at all though. I need my AC, damn it! When it used to "freeze up" over the summer (it would only blow air, not cool air; now it's fixed, yay!) I would leave the house and go to the mall. Not because I particulary enjoy hanging out at the mall, but because it was air conditioned.Flagg wrote:Well yeah, any time people die it sucks. I'm talking about unmanned shit, though.
I am a true Floridian in the regard that I may live in the heat, but that's only because I have central AC. When I went to Mass a few summers back and hated it because it was so hot, my cousins were amazed that I, a Floridian, would complain. It's because they didn't have central air.
"How can I wait unknowing?
This is the price of war,
We rise with noble intentions,
And we risk all that is pure..." - Angela & Jeff van Dyck, Forever (Rome: Total War)
"On and on, through the years,
The war continues on..." - Angela & Jeff van Dyck, We Are All One (Medieval 2: Total War)
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear." - Ambrose Redmoon
"You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain." - Harvey Dent, The Dark Knight
This is the price of war,
We rise with noble intentions,
And we risk all that is pure..." - Angela & Jeff van Dyck, Forever (Rome: Total War)
"On and on, through the years,
The war continues on..." - Angela & Jeff van Dyck, We Are All One (Medieval 2: Total War)
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear." - Ambrose Redmoon
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Isn't that T-Rex skeleton awesome? It's a replica of the "Sue" T-Rex in from the Chicago Field Museum. Several were made, one went to Animal Kingdom, the others tour the country to raise funds for the CFM. One of them was in Gainesville a few years back, and it was an incredible sight to see. It took up a whole long wall and made the mammoth skeleton look tiny. I'd love to go to Chicago and see the original sometime.
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And you wonder why he's on the Terrorist No-Fly List. If that isn't the look of a future madman with world domination plans, I don't know what is.Darth Wong wrote:Never mind the maniacal look on David's face. He gets a little jumpy as the day goes on.
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I remember disneyland when i was a kid. Good memories (save for alien incounters, which scared the shit out of me). Hope they got to go on space mountain!
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Apparently they couldn't think of a more pointless ride. Probably a publicity thing for the movie they were just too lazy to take down.Day 3: Epcot (we mostly relaxed on day 2 except for a visit to WonderWorks, which was quite frankly lame; the Science Centre back home is much better). I still don't know why the fuck they put the Finding Nemo ride in Epcot since it doesn't really fit the theme of the rest of the park, but there it is. And there are my two boys, pretending to get eaten by a shark.
You'd turn into an old man if you tried posting on Gamespot for even a day. It's general concensus on that website that the moon landings were hoaxed. Sad... I know.Day 4: The Kennedy Space Centre! I still get shivers down my spine when I think about the idea that men actually walked on the Moon. By the way, if you're one of those people who thinks that the Moon landing was a hoax, don't bother E-mailing. You're an idiot.
You know what they say, "Fortune favors the bold."One of the cooler parts of the tour is seeing the original control room used for the Apollo moon launches. It still amazes me that we strapped men on top of a column of rocket fuel with enough chemical potential energy to equal a small nuke, and then launched them into space with guidance computers that wouldn't hold a candle to a modern calculator.
I'll say, I always thought they were big but, damn, look at the people standing right next to them. You could fit into the exhaust port if you tried... not saying one should. >_>I still can't get over the size of those Saturn V rockets. It really is a sight to behold.
Unfortunate that it is not entirely to scale.Day 4: Disney's MGM Studios park. Here we're at the venerable Star Tours ride. We already went on the same ride at the Los Angeles Disney Land, so it was no big deal, but the big AT-AT walker is cool.
Remember in the event of a T-Rex attack, tell your kids NOT to shine the pretty light into the animal's eyes...And of course, we had to go on the dinosaur ride. Unfortunately, David was scared by the ride, which has a lot of darkness and sharp turns.
I wonder if it's wrong for me to enjoy that movie at my age...Lilo and Stitch!
Pfft, what's not to like about North America's Hoth?Rebecca was not pleased about leaving this to come back to the frozen tundra of Toronto, but hey, home is home.
Best care anywhere.