My hotel for the night was the Fairfield Inn at McDonough, GA. I stayed there on points, and I quickly came to the realization that this is one of those hotels that likes to punish you for getting a free room.
I love those hotels. Mostly because I rarely use points, so it means I'm less likely to get a crappy room.
But yeah, it definitely does not sound like they were trying to reward you for being a loyal customer.
When I stopped at the welcome center, I was starting to worry a little bit. It was cold enough that I could see my breath. This isn’t supposed to happen in Florida!!!
It could be worse ... it could have been raining. Like nonstop. While you were standing around waiting for a race to begin. And then while you were running that race. And then start raining really hard after you finished the race.
Thankfully, I don't think that happened.
I was hungry and ready to get out and explore. It was still not too terribly late. Just 2 pm, to be exact, but I hadn’t had anything to eat since breakfast because I wanted to get some lunch somewhere in particular.
And we’ll get to that soon enough!
Man, I hate cliffhangers!
I’ll ask a few questions at the end of my updates awarding points for correct answers, creative answers and really pretty much anything I deem to be point worthy. It will be kind of like “Who’s Line is it Anyway?” Only the points aren’t completely worthless, just mostly worthless. There will be some kind of prize for the winner. I just haven’t figured out what it will be yet.
Fair warning: I'm going to be terrible at this. Like legit terrible. But hopefully I can make my answers a little funny.
1. The next update will cover my afternoon/evening at Disney World with no park tickets. How many total steps did I walk today? (points to be awarded based on how close you are to the correct answer)
Okay. So. I also did a non-park day that day. I got just short of 27,000 steps. Figure about 15,000 was the race. So I'm going with ... 12,659. Because I didn't want to guess an even number.
2. How many times did I make the walk between DHS and the Boardwalk? (5 points - I asked this on my last TR while I was still there and 5 bonus points will be awarded to anyone who already got it right there)
Going back and reading through the comments on the last TR ... I think maybe the concensus was 4? I might be wrong? I can only be expected to do so much research on a day when I didn't get my Starbucks.
3. What kind of drink did I try that I have never had before? (25 points – It isn’t one of the specialty cocktails)
Beer. I'm going with you've never had beer before.
4. Will I see a fireworks show tonight? (5 points)
Yes. Because you can see the fireworks from outside the parks too.
4a. If so, which one? (5 points)
Illuminations. Because it's unexpected.
5. How many minutes will I spend waiting for Disney Transportation (5 bus rides, 1 monorail ride) this afternoon/evening? (points awarded based on how close you are to correct answer)
38 minutes. Because why not.
6. I visited 4 of the 5 EPCOT area resorts. 3 of them are resorts that I’ve never stepped foot inside before. (4 points each, -3 for each wrong answer!)
6a. Which 3 did I visit for the first time?
6b. Which 1 have I still never been in?
6c. Which 1 did I make a return visit to?
A. Boardwalk, Swan, Yacht Club
B. Dolphin
C. Beach Club
(these were totally random guesses ... so if I got anything right, then clearly I have psychic powers)
7. What did the bus driver tell us? (25 points if you’re right, 1 point for trying. Bonus points for creative answers or even being close to right)
That he was drunk. Because we all know from your last TR that you have experience with impaired transportation providers.
Get your answers in fast! I’m already working on the next update. I don’t know that I’ll post it this week, but it is a possibility!
Less than 8 hours after your post. Is that fast enough for you?