re: Disney World - Observations from my first trip

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I normally eat or drink something from each country..

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A few years ago I had some Southwest miles that were going to expire so I planned a short trip with a buddy of mine...two guys to WDW

Anyway, we did Universal one day then we had a day with morning extra magic hours at Hollywood and p.m. extra magic hours at magic kingdom till 2 am so we managed four parks in one day.

Anyway, we planned to spend like 5 hours in Epcot's World Showcase drinking around the world before watching Illuminations and heading to Magic Kingdom. So, we're there about 4 pm and as usual, we stop at the tequila bar La Cava Tequila (inside the Mexican pavilion) for a margarita and start talking to a gorup of college kids who was starting around the world as well eating and drinking in every country. They started with tequila shots.

Fast forward about 3 hours, it's pouring rain and one of the guys with them is walking (shoeless) through America with a bud light draft in one hand and a turkey leg in the other. I figured no way they would make it.

8:50 we decided to see if we could sqeeze on the patio at Rose & Crown for Illuminations and they had a table (eating fish & chips pounding Black & Tans) and let us sit and watch Illuminations form there.

Man, that was awesome!

Magic Kingdom is all kinds of drunken hazy....I remember bits and pieces of splash mountain, drinking rum out of a plastic flask on Pirates and not a whole lot else.