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- 5:07am - Parked, checked in, through TSA and entering the Delta Sky Club. So far everything is ahead of schedule.
- Renovation work in the new club already.
- A check of the breakfast offerings.
- The sun was coming up and our plane was out there waiting.
- The roof was closed and heaters were on in the outside bar area this cool morning.
- A small Christmas village.
- 6:43am - A look around terminal 3 at LAX. This was my first time visited this recently rebuilt/renovated area.
- 6:58am - Onboard and ready to go. First time on an Airbus A321-Neo too.
- Plenty of power choices at the seat
- And a place to hold a bottle of water too.
- Checked the app for this morning's menu.
- Would it really hurt to offer a plain/regular choice with optional toppings?
- 8:13am - Pushing back after a delay due to paperwork / a life vest issue.
- 8:50am - Back to where we started due to an A/C issue.
- Delta sent an alert to let us know where we were...
- A better view of the seat as I prepared to leave. They decided to take this plane out of service and we had to wait for another in a couple hours.
- 9:23am - Back to the SkyClub
- Our new flight times..
- Still working on dining options in the terminal.
- Our new plane waiting to be boarded.
- Construction on a new walkway connecting Terminal 3 to the International Terminal.
- 10:22am - Onboard and ready to try this again.
- 10:43am - On our way again..
- 11:05am - Finally in the air.
- A look at the coast line as we climbed.
- Long Beach... you can see the Queen Mary
- Can you spot Disneyland?
- The clouds made getting a clear picture a bit of challenge
- Here you can see the Anaheim Resort area
- Breakfast - The French Toast option.
- The moon rising as we neared Florida
- The lighting inside the cabin
- 5:54pm - Approaching the Florida gulf coast
- Flying over Tampa Bay
- On approach to Orlando. In the distance you can just barely make out Spaceship Earth's lights... I did not get a good picture.
- 6:16pm - On the ground in Orlando.
- 6:27pm - Off the plane and walking through the airport.
- 6:40pm - Waiting for my bags.. which were slow to come.
- 7:18pm - No line at Mears.
- 7:20pm - Onboard and ready to go.
- Our driver was not... several were out visiting and waiting.
- 7:45pm - Finally on our way.
- 8:10pm - Entering Walt Disney World
- 8:14pm - First stop Art of Animation.
- 8:20pm - Second stop Pop Century
- 8:31pm - Arrived at the Swan Resort
- 8:38pm - In our room and time for a few quick pictures before heading to Epcot.
- A small table in the corner, no electrical nearby.
- A quick look outside, just missed the fireworks from Fantasmic
- 8:49pm - Passing the Swan Chocolate display on my way to Epcot.
- Walking through Disney's Boardwalk
- 9:01pm - Arrived at Epcot with 29 minutes until park closing.
- Communicore Hall rising above the construction walls
- Spaceship Earth Beacon of Magic
- Video: Spaceship Earth Beacon of Magic 2022 Holiday Sequence - When We're Together from Olaf's Frozen Adventure
- Video: Spaceship Earth Beacon of Magic Epcot 40th Anniversary sequence
- At 9:30 the Epcot 40th sequence played.
- Thought this was a fun image.. wish they did more like this in the shows.
- The classic Epcot lighting moment
- 9:37pm - The park was closed.
- Harmonious had yet to start.
- The show started as I neared World Showcase (9:43pm)
- 10:03pm - International Gateway was down wind tonight.
- 10:16pm - Back at the Swan to wrap up my long day.
- The view from our room of Disney's Hollywood Studios
- The Disney Skyliner turn
- Disney's Boardwalk Resort
- The front entrance of the Swan