Originally Posted By trekkeruss and my manager had scheduled me for fours days off during the New Year.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss So after work on the 30th, I took a short sleep and left for WDW from my home in the Washington DC area at about 11:00pm.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss The drive took longer than I expected... I didn't get to the entrance plaza for the MK until 3:00pm on the 31st. I seem to recalll having to stop for a few naps which was part of why it took so long.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss When I got to the entrance plaza for the MK, I was told the park was full, and I would have to turn around... they gave me a paper saying there were festivities at the Wide World of Sports.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss No way was I going to be denied my only chance to see the pink castle, so I drove around, thinking what I would do.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss I decided to park my car at the All Stars (I think that's where I went), and take a bus over to the MK.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss When I got to the MK, I whipped out my passport, which was a comp I had gotten from when I worked at the Disney Store.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss I just wanted to see if I could get in any park first... I entered with no problem, but then I turned right around, got on the monorail and then went to the MK.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss I didn't stay there long... just long enough to take in the castle, and take a spin around the Rivers of America on the Liberty Belle riverboat.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss Then I went back to EPCOT to enjoy the NYE festivities and the IllumiNations there.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss I didn't have a place to stay, and I didn't really have money for a room either, so I drove to one of the rest stops on the I-4 and crashed out for the rest of the night. It was COLD that New Years!
Originally Posted By trekkeruss When I woke up, I was very hungry, so I went to some hotel on I-drive... I don't remember which one... but there was a cheap buffet there, where I could fill myself on not too many $.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss After breakfast, I went over to DtD to do some window shopping... not having any real money to spend, all I could afford was to look.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss I stayed for as long as I felt comfortable doing, as I still had to drive back home, which I did late that morning.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss Thus ends my most spontaneous WDW trip... 30+ hours of driving for less than 12 hours of commando-style park touring.
