This past week I traveled from the grey northeast to the obscenely sunny south, to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. I and my family have visited this little patch of land more times than I can remember; we know the place very well. This was a quick trip, with enough time to go to each park, and not much more.
And so, the first post of a few:
We actually left a day early, due to the miracles of modern technology, and lucky finds on earlier flights. This was a twofold good thing, in that we got more vacation time, and we also wouldn't have to wake up at 3 am to catch our plane. So, we flew down and caught a cab to get to our special one-night hotel, the Swan.
I like the Swan; it's a nice hotel with great access and a relaxed feel. It's popular with conventions, but it's still very family friendly, though not gratuitously so. Other places, like, say, any other disney hotel, have a kid-friendly atmosphere that borders on too much at times. Case in point: all toilets in Disney World are lower to the ground than normal. But, then again, given the audience that is Disney, it makes sense. But I digress.
That night we went straight to the Magic Kingdom, where throngs of humanity all clambered around, riding rides, and ate food. It was surreal going back, after two years, with all the happiness and magic (tm) that is Disney. It was jarring, almost, but one acclimates quickly, mostly because it's nice to lose yourself in the magic. We did a few rides, namely Pirates of the Caribbean and other such endeavors. Then we ventured back to the hotel by way of Epcot and collapsed.
It was tough acclimating to the heat, at first, but after a few hours of uncomfortable perspiration I got used to it. Everyone else there seemed less content, in that they became heat-zombies by lunchtime and failed to react to any stimulus except air conditioning.
The next day, my acclimation would be put to the test.
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