Spring Break 2008

The Final Fling before Grad School.

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This is me in the rental car, leaving Will's house.

Will and I have been friends since college (1987). I trust him.

Remember that. It becomes important later.

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Onc we got there, we parked in section Jaws 316.

That's Preferred Parking. Will was upset because our preferred parking was hell and gone from the park entrance. I told him, "We're young! We can walk!" Remember that. It becomes important later.

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This is for my friend, KitKat from summer camp.
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The Simpsons ride will open later this spring, but the Kwik-E-Mart is already open with lots of Simpsons merchandise.

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Here are two of the graphics at the Kwik-E-Mart. I love the text at the bottom of the cough syrup!

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This is a cool picture. The shuttle and its launch tower are actually closer to the camera than I am, but is placed so that it looks like it is behind the Kwik-E-Mart.
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the Simpsons were making appearances all day. The line was too long to get a pic, so we just took this one of Lisa and Bart hugging each other.
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Just around the corner from Lisa and Bart, Will and I ran into Bullwinkle. Will is on the left, I am on the right, the moose is int he middle.
Another perspective shot.

Marmaduke and his family are painted sideways so that Mamaduke is racing vertically up the wall with his leash hanging down. Will grabbed it and lifted his foot. I snapped the shot sideways.
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Here we have the terrible T-Rex, originally thought to be a feircesome predator. turns out, he's just a wuss. Go figure, with those useless arms.
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The Jurassic Park Boat Ride is a "fun little sit down ride with just a little water at the end."

Will said that. I trust Will.
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The animatronics are really good. This dinosaur dipped all the way down to the water, then pulled his neck up and around to chew his leafy food. Good stuff!
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This guy growled at us.
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Here he is with his mouth open. His mouth opened and closed and his head moved left to right.
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This guy jumped out of the water and then spat at us.
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And here I am after the ride is over. Notice the great amounts of water in my hair, on my skin, all over my shirt.

Yeah. I trusted Will.
At the end of the 11 hour day, we could hardly walk back to the car. OMDG, it seemed it took forever! Legs were jelly, bones ached. It was an awesome day!