27th CAC at WDW

COMMISSIONER'S ACADEMIC CHALLENGE
at
WALT DISNEY WORLD
April 15-22, 2012

Tom officiated at the 27^thCommissioner's Academic Challenge at the Contemporary Hotel at Walt Disney World.
We stayed at Bay Lake Tower.

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At 0700, it’s 64 and sunny. We left the room at 0815, headed for the double monorail and for EPCOT. We spotted a few deer at the tree line near the ticket and transportation center. The park opened at 0900 though we were a ways back in the pack and couldn’t see much. By 0910, we were in the gates. The International Flower and Garden Festival is here and many topiaries and beautiful foliage were everywhere. At 0922 we joined the line for Soarin’ which advertised a 30 minute wait. True to their estimates, at 0952 we were seated “for Takeoff.” At 1000, following a spectacular ride, we were headed out. We took the boat ride through The Land. We headed straight to Imagination and walked right in. We went back to Spaceship Earth but the line was too long for our liking so we headed out to World Showcase and went through the Canada Circle Vision which is very entertaining. We checked in at the Rose and Crown podium and, just after noon, we were seated, outside, for lunch. After lunch, Alice was in the garden signing autographs. In France, a performer was doing his balancing act. We enjoyed the Voices of Liberty before the American Adventure show. On the way out, the line for Spaceship Earth was much shorter, so we rode and then sent email postcards to the family. After a bit of a rest and naps, we left the room at 1745 headed for dinner. We took the resort monorail back to the Magic Kingdom and caught a fully loaded bus for the Yacht Hotel. We arrived at the Yachtsman Steakhouse just in time for our 1900 reservation. We were in bed, again, when the electric boat parade came through at 2210.