Yoo Hoo, Disney EchoEars!
Continuing with Bruce Metcalf's WDW trip reports...
We made it!  Visit #7 has officially begun with our traditional breakfast
of cinnamon pecan croissants at the Fountain View Cafe in Epcot.
Why Epcot for our first day?  Well, it's the "Early Entry Mornings Rule".
If staying on-property, go for the Early Entry Park.  If staying
off-property, go for the Park that had Early Entry the day before.  Makes
sense to me!
Now mind you, I'm not complaining, but this trip just feels a little weird.
 We have two weeks down here this time, and the feeling of pressure to *do*
this or *go* on that or *see* something else just isn't manifesting itself.
 If there's a line, we just wander on to something else.  It's more than
just having an AP in your pocket, it's having *time* in there, too.
Strange feeling.  Remind me to tell y'all if I still have it at the end of
the visit.
Test Track is dead.  I tend to belive that the November date is probably no
good either.  Journey to Imagination is still going strong, and the
attraction doesn't look to much in need of refurbishment, it's still one of
the best there.  Chefs de France is very closed, and the hammering, sawing,
and cussing is going on even on a Saturday.  Sounds like they want to
reopen soon!
This trip we're trying to view all of the national promotion films again.
Got all but China today--save them for last since they don't have chairs.
Like lsst January, I'm still trying to find something ... anything ... at
Innoventions that I don't have here on this computer in my hotel room
(well, decent stereo, but I left that back in the basement).  Will look
more another day.
Breakfast at the Fountain View Cafe: cinnamon pecan croissants, cafe mocha.
 Yum, as usual.  We've decided that WDW has a really good bakery.
Lunch at Yakitori House in Japan: My Yakitori special was skewered chicken
marinated very nicely, with some excellent--if tame--red ginger on a bed of
rice made by someone who *knows* rice.  (If you like steamed rice done
well, you know what I mean.)  SWMBO went for curry, and proclaimed hereself
well pleased.
Dinner at Canada's Le Cellier:  Once a cafeteria of no particular
distinction, this is now a steakhouse worthy of consideration.  *Severely*
limited wine list (two plus a dessert wine), but in all, well prepared and
served, even with an 8:30 PS.  If you used to hate this place, it deserves
a second look--or a first.
Disney Radio along I-75 claims there are 200 restaurants on the property.
I didn't believe it, and neither did Guest Services, who claim but 85.  I
don't know if we'll be able to report on them all, but we'll do our best.
Bruce Metcalf,
EMuck Rufus,
mailto:bmetcalf@cdc3.cdc.net
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