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- This trip I parked at the new LAX Economy Parking lot. This garage opened in October and in a couple years it will be connected via the Automated People Mover (the new elevated train system) to the main terminals. This was taken at 7:50pm.
- For now you connect via bus, here is a look inside one of them.
- Buses pick up/drop off on the lower level of LAX under cover in the pink zones.
- By 8:34pm I was in the Delta lounge, so 45 minutes after parking to take the bus, check bags, go through security and reach a seat.
- Onboard and ready to start this vacation.
- 11:37pm - Lifting off from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
- 6:55am - Touchdown at a foggy Orlando International Airport (MCO).
- While taxing to the gate I was able to secure a boarding group for Ratatouille for later today.
- 7:09am - Walking through a nice and quiet MCO.
- Walt Disney World Fab 50 Golden Statues are on the glass of the tram.
- Figment
- Minnie Mouse
- Orange Bird and Bambi
- Donald Duck
- This is my last time using Magical Express.
- 7:14am and baggage claim is really empty.
- 7:27am - Have my luggage and circling back for breakfast. Walking by the Magic of Disney store.
- A photo op outside the store.
- 8:00am - Done with breakfast and arriving at the Magical Express checkin.
- So happy I never had to experience this full. We usually take the red-eye so it looks like this when I arrive.
- Our bus is waiting. Turned out to be a private coach today.
- 8:30am - Still foggy as we are approaching Walt Disney World.
- A brief video clip arriving at Walt Disney World via Magical Express.
- This was my first time sorta seeing the repainted entry arches.
- $3.33 for gas.. it was over $5 near LAX.
- 9:05am - Changed and dropped our bags. Ready to start the day. Notice there are no gingerbread houses this year in the Boardwalk Lobby.
- The ground level from the stairs around the lobby was being renovated. The concrete was being replaced.
- The Boardwalk lawn/Christmas Tree.
- You could just barely make out the Yacht Club in the distance.
- ESPN has yet to reopen.
- A group returning from a morning fishing trip.
- We still had over an hour until the 10:30am early morning entry time for resort guests to EPCOT. They had not even opened up security yet.
- The Disney Skyliner was just opening for the day so we went for a flight.
- The fog was slowly burning off in spots.
- 9:43am the line to return to EPCOT was rather long.
- A little over 20 minutes later and we were back in the air on our way to EPCOT. The Swan Reserve is open now.
- The renovation staging area in the Boardwalk parking lot. This wraps up part 1 of today. Part 2 will be our morning/early afternoon at EPCOT.