Conference koolit::disney

    My one hour fantasy trip may seem real strange to all of you except for
    maybe Peter Karam. Here it is:
    
    I would want to be transported to a lounge chair right outside Old Port
    Royal at the CBR at 11 P.M. In one hand I would have three Oatmeal
    Cookies from the Food Court and in the other hand I would have a Dole
    Whip.
    
    I would spend the hour just relaxing and looking at the water and just
    "vegging" without a care in the world.
    
    Then at Midnight I would be returned.
    
    Mike    

    Well, Mike, I can't decide what my fantasy hour would be BUT I do know
    what my Husband Ron would desire.  He would love to arrive 45 mins
    before Luminations and be seated in a good viewing spot at the pub in
    England sipping on his Favorite pint of Ale.  I could see him relaxing
    just sitting back sipping the pint of Ale and then Enjoying the
    Luminations show.  Then of course, he would be beamed back into the
    real world.   
    
    One of Ron's objective on our Honeymoon was to have a Beer around the
    World in EPCOT.  We tried every country's beer and found that we liked
    the English Pub the Best.  It's fun to do it you are a beer lover.  
    
    Oh, to be back in WDW....
    
    Rose East 
     

    
    My hour would be spent in a beach hammock at the Poly, torches in the
    background facing the MK, watching the ferries drive back and forth,
    seeing fantasy in the sky, listening to the water and the low hum of
    the monorail, all while eating a hot fudge brownie sundae from Capt. 
    Cooks Ice Cream shop.
    
    -Rob
    

    My first question is - can we answer this note more than once? :)
    
    I'd have the transporter drop me at the beginning of Main Street USA in
    the Magic Kingdom.  I'd spend the hour strolling up main street -
    taking in all the sights/sounds etc.....  sit on a bench with an ice
    cream - people watching - just taking it all in.
    
    No matter how many times I go to WDW - The feeling of walking into the
    MK - up Main Street is just the most unique feeling ever.  I can't
    describe it - but I feel it everytime I'm there.  I think it's why I
    still like MK the best!
    
    Wishing on a star....
    
    Kathy
    
    

    Sure Kathy, you can answer as many times as possible.
    
    Here are several more from yours truly...
    
         ...The transporter drops me off at a table nearby the buffet
            table at the Contemporary Cafe Buffet...yum...in one hour
            I could do some damage.
    
         ...The transporter drops me off in front of the castle 10 
            minutes after SM begins. After a 5 minute wait SP arrives
            and just before the transporter whisks me back to reality I 
            marvel at "Fantasy in the Sky."
    
         ...The transporter whisks me to the AA pavillion in World Showcase
            and I am watching the beginning of a performance by the Voices
            of Liberty and then up to the AA.
    
         ...The transporter whisks me to Splash Mountain...after the big
            drop. I'm in the very last log for the day...it's real late, a
            Saturday night. I spend the rest of my time walking through the
            Magic Kingdom as the park gets ready to close.
    
         ...The transporter whisks me to the front of The New Theater of
            The Stars just as the curtain goes up for the maiden
            performance of Beauty and the Beast at the new Theater.
    
         ...The transporter whisks my whole family to the Tangaroa Terrace
            Restaurant on Mother's Day morning for a Mother's Day breakfast
            noone would forget.
    
    Mike 

     How about jumping into the transporter and being wisked to
     Crocketts Tavern and into my reserved rocking chair sipping
     on a Rocky Mountain Blue and some Buffalo wings! Of course
     I would like it to be about 10:00pm with a nice cool breeze
     and another RMB waiting in the wings!!!
    
     Dan

    Dan,
    
    What's a Rocky Mountain Blue?
    
    Mike_who'd_like_to_join_you_at_Crockett's_Tavern

    Where is Crockett's Tavern?  I've never seen it.  Sounds like a place
    to go.  I'd like to try a Rocky Mountain Blue Too!
    
    Rose East

    Crockett's Tavern is next to Pioneer Hall at Fort Wilderness.  There's
    a collection of wooden buildings in the style of the Olde Wilde West
    (which isn Disney style are all joined at the back by a long kitchen).
    
    Working from the bus-circle, there's 
    	- the information, guest services and ticket windows
    	- Restrooms
    	- Pioneer Hall (Home of the Hoop-de-Doo Review)
    	- Trail's End Buffeteria (cafeteria food, salad, and Pizza to go at
          night)
        - Crockett's Tavern (actually one corner of the Buffeteria); fine
          dining with a Western theme, plus all manner of Crockett
          Memorabilia
        - Crockett's video arcade (Davy himself played here)
    
    What makes the place so attractive is that there is a wide porch around
    the front and side of the building; running from Pioeer Hall all the
    way round to the video arcade.  It's shady during the day, even. 
    There's rocking chairs and benches on the proch, and you can go buy
    stuff in the buffeteria and drag it out onto the ledge to drink.  You
    watch the travellers go by.  During the day, you gets the people going
    to Water Country; at night, you get the weary parents carrying sleeping
    children back to the campers, you get the crowds going to see the
    Hoop-de-Doo...  all in all it is a wonderful place.  It is surprisingly
    calm (as is most of Fort Wilderness). 
    
    Crockett's Tavern isn't really a show or an attraction; it's just a
    neat place to hang out!
    
    					Nigel

    Another cool thing about Crockett's Tavern...
    
    for something like $7 you can get one of their specialty drinks in
    a boot-shaped, souvenir Hoop-Dee-Doo glass.  What more can you ask
    for?

    Here's one...
    
    I'd be transported to the VIP seating on the balcony of the Disney
    Gallery in Disneyland just as the announcement is being made that
    FANTASMIC! begins in 10 minutes.  I'd watch the show and after it was
    over, slowly make my way out of the park, just taking all of it in as
    the park closes for the night.
    
    And another...
    
    My wife and I would be whisked to any one of the restuarants on the
    Empress Lily just as our dinner is being served in the inimitable
    Disney style.
    
    And a last one...
    
    We'd be dropped off at the entrance to EPCOT just as the park opens. 
    The fanfare is playing over the speakers; the grass is still wet with
    morning dew; and the crowd is minimal.  We have an hour to wander
    through our favorite parts of Future World, the Living Seas and
    Imagination pavilions.  We're whisked back as we shout, "We didn't have
    enough time!!"
    
    - Skip

    When I was there last September they had don away with the "boots"
    to hold the drinks. I was kind of bummin' because I had planned on
    bringing back a few to make a set!! They now serve drinks in a canning
    jar styled mug. Still a nice western touch. I think it was Nigel who
    explained the "Tavern" to a T. 
    
    As for thr ole' Rocky Mountain Blue", I have no idea what's in it. It's
    a sweeter type of drink that goes down like a fruit punch but unlike a
    fruit punch it's blue, as the name would indicate. They are sooooooooo
    gooooooooooooooood!!!! Grab a "blue" and a chair and enjoy the night!!
    
    Dan

    I would like to be beamed down in EPCOT Center just as the gates open. 
    The morning is clear and not too hot.  The crowds are light and you can
    hear the fountains and the music all around you.  Just strolling around
    trying to decide which way your day should progress.  I most likely
    would go towards the land and grab something to eat.  Enjoying the
    atmosphere before everything is full of crowds.  I also would enjoy a
    stroll around the "Worlds" at that time too. 
    
     Oh Decisions; Decisions.
    
    Rose East
    
    

    It's lunch time and I'm starving!!! I think I'll hop into the
    transporter and set it for the Beaches and Cream food emporium.
    I can taste that double cheeseburger and fries right now. Of
    course a nice think frappe to wash it all down...or should I
    have an ole fashioned bottle of coke instead??  Decisions,
    decisions!!
    
    Dan

Since the weather today in New England is hot and humid (similar to FL) I'd
set the transporter coordinates for Cap'n Jack's Oyster Bar located at the
Disney Village Marketplace.  This is a must for my wife and I.  It is usually
very quiet and relaxed at about this time, 2-3 p.m.

We'd have a table with a view of the Empress Lilly as the sun steams through
the narrow-slatted blinds and glints on the polished tables.  The Float-boats
and Water Sprites are motoring about while we work on our second "frozen
strawberry margarita" and finish the shrimp cocktail and oysters/clams on the
half-shell.

Sounds like a plan ...


Bill

    Picking up on BIll's thoughts my transporter hour is set so that I 
    land in front of Aloha Isle about 10 minutes before J.P. and the
    All-Stars do their thing in front of the Caribbean Plaza. I grab a
    Dole Whip, find a seat and just sit back and listen to those drums.
    
    Mike_who_one_year_ago_was_arriving_in_Orlando_right_about_now

    I'm hit with the itis BAD.
    
    I've entered the transporter - it has left me sitting at a table
    outside the bakery in France (EPCOT). I'm sipping coffee - nibbling
    pastry and feeding some of the birds as I watch people come and go.
    
    Sigh,
    
    Kathy
    
    

Coordinates set...energize.   I'm at EPCOT, walking in the main entrance 
with Spaceship Earth looming overhead, surrounded by the background music
and landscaping...  A ride on Horizons... and a walk around World Showcase.
Stop along the way for a pastry in Norway or France, and end up watching
Character Carnival as I get beamed up.

Sigh... that's not enough time for Impressions du France.

Bill

Its July 4, its 1 minute before 9 and we beam in to the edge of the balcony at the Top of the
World.  We can hear the music and see both the lagoon and the castle fireworks from here.  No one
beats Disney for 4th of July.

    I rubbed the side of my keyboard while waiting for the job to finished
    and a genni appeard and granted me three wishes.
    
    I was off to WDW with the first wish.  It took less than a minute.
    Next wish was to see all my favorate rides with no waits.
    I went to POC,BTR,HM,Imagination,Star tours.
    last wish I had supper at HDD and did not have to perform.
    back in the lab my job is just finishing up.
    
    my trip report is done.
    ed
    

    
    It's been hectic....giv me an hour to just relax on a hammock
    down on the beach at Fort Wilderness....zzzzzzzzzz
    
    Dan
    

    
      Those of you who are familiar with the Movie Ground Hog Day with Bill
    Murray will understand me when I say.  I wish I could relive the same
    day over and over again at WDW.  Imagine, you could see everything
    there is to offer all on the same day. :^)
    
    
      Happy Thanksgiving to all, and to all a good carve. :^)
    
    
    -Dean

    I've beamed down just as the Christmas parade in Magic Kingdom is
    beginning to start. (I have been to Mickey's Merry Christmas Party
    twice.  It's usually the first or second weekend in December)  I have a
    perfect view, no pushing or shoving.  Just enjoying the music, parade
    and generally getting into the Christmas spirit!.  As the hour is up I
    see the Giant Chirstmas Tree in the center of Main Street fade away...
    
    Happy Mickey Christmas everyone!                                      
    
    Rose East

    
    
    A moment of solitude is needed after this week....coordinates
    set for the living seas. I'm just gonna sit here for a while
    with a bag of peanuts and watch the fish. I find them very
    hypnotic...
    
    zoned out..
    
    Dan