>      We toured all of the hotel lobbies through the week, taking in
 >all of the festive decorations.
 >
 >Still one of our favorites is the Wilderness Lodge.  The lobby is
 >spectacular as is, but when decorated, is just magnificent!
 >
 >the MK.   The highlight was attending the Compuserve Florida Forum Ranger
 >Reunion 1996 (FFRR96), where close to 50 of us hijacked the Jungle
 >Cruise at midnight and, with a willing pilot, took the boat around the
 >
Yoo Hoo, Joe, here are some excerpts from your lengthy field report!
 >JR> The weather throughout the week was, well typical Florida.  The highest
 >JR> temp might have hit the high 70's, and we had almost a full day of
 >JR> Our first day at WDW, we had a visit from 24 cousins, relatives, etc.
 >JR> from the right-coast of Florida.  We all descended on Olivia's at Old
 >JR> Key West and had a great meal.
 >JR> On our way around Epcot Wednesday or Thursday night, we were able to
 >JR> stop in and hear the Candle Light Processional featuring David Ogden
 >JR> Stiers. We were treated to a breathtaking performance by a group of
 >JR> We managed to stop in and eat at the new Rainforest Cafe at Disney
 >JR> Village Marketplace.  What an experience.  Seating is interesting!
 >JR> On our last day, today, we drove over to The Boardwalk, where we rented
 >JR> a bicycle surrey and pedalled around the lake a couple of times before
 >JR> stopping in the Sweet shop for some goodies and rock candy to-go!
We were there the week before, during Thanksgiving!  We left on Saturday, 
Nov. 30th for home.  The weather all week was very nice, and when we got home 
in Pennsylvania, it was cold, raining and dreary!  We also stayed at OKW with 
my wife's two brothers and their families.  We were in building 35, where 
were you?  I think a high-point for us was hearing the Candle Light 
Processional.  Dr. Aldrin was the guest speaker, and the music brought tears 
of joy to our eyes.  The line was huge!  We thought for sure we wouldn't be 
able to make it through for the 7 p.m. show (our last chance for us), but 
people ahead of us said they preferred the 9 p.m. show and so we got to be 
seated!  A miracle! The Rainforest?  Well, we tried!  We wanted to take 
everyone to the Rainforest, but since you can't make advance reservations we 
went there at about 7 pm without them.  RIGHT, we had a 2 hours wait and so 
we declined (boo hoo, I was outvoted!).  We ended up going to Porto Bello but 
they had changed their menu so we were very disappointed (at both their 
prices and their selections).  When we go back in May we'll definitely go to 
the Rainforest!!  The only other resort we toured was The Boardwalk.  We, 
too, ate at the Sweet shop, sitting outside where they had some cafe tables. 
Walked through the resort hotel's section a bit and up and down the 
boardwalk.  We were impressed.  Maybe some day we'll take our points and go 
there.  We thought that they improved Alien Encounter a little bit?  Ellen 
was funny and I thought the entire dinosaur ride to be much better than it 
used to be!
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