FTJ, Entry 33: The Magical Cash Suckers

We are having a lovely stay at Disney's Fort Wilderness Campground. But gawd almighty, if you come to Orlando, you'd best bring a sack full of money --SUPER EXPENSIVE!!!  We have gone well over our budget for the month and it is only the 19th! Thank goodness we are leaving on Monday -- much longer here and we'd be broke.

I think Beau has ridden on every roller coaster at Disney's and Universal's theme parks. One of them included a 90 degree vertical climb and a 90 degree vertical fall!  He is a crazy old loon.

Oh yes, that is Beau up there, hanging upside down.

And here he is, post ride.

So far, we have visited Disney's Hollywood Studios and Universal's two parks, Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure. I highly recommend the Spiderman 3D ride (we are definitely in our second childhood). The Jurassic Park ride is great, also, but at the end, T-Rex comes at you just before your boat plummets straight down into the river -- and you get soaked. And I mean soaked.

Here we are in Amity, Universal

Poseidon's lair at Universal

Disney's Aerosmith Roller Coaster ride -- we both did this one! Wow, what a rush.

Think this was at Islands of Adventure, Universal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jurassic Park ride -- we got very very wet on this one.

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal is simply amazing. The main ride is astounding, with riders experiencing the sensation of a flight on a magical broom behind Harry Potter and friends (who are hologram-like projections). 

Unfortunately, it made me ill.

Harry Potter's world -- amazing! My hair after the Jurassic Park ride, not so much.

Cute videos below -- one of the singing frogs at Harry Potter, the other at Universal with the Blues Brothers.

Christmas Crazies

We can't end this blog without noting the incredible displays of Christmas decorations  we have noticed throughout the campground. At first, we thought there were full time RVers living here -- but no, we asked and found out these nutters are typically Canadians who spend much of the winter here and apparently participate in some inflatable decoration one-upmanship competition among themselves. The photos do not adequately convey the extent of their mental illness. Hope Disney makes them pay the electric bill.

Note the model with the Monorail -- it actually works.

A typical Xmas display by an RVer.

Just a small part of one display. Things move, lights light up and flash, etc. Some RVs have the entire dashboard filled with Xmas-themed stuffed animals.

Whatever revs your engine, I guess. We have no decorations yet, just a sign that says "It's 5 o'clock somewhere." 

(You aren't surprised by that, are you?)

Tanks, Panky