Disney World - November 2000

This is Disney Dixie Landings Resort. The buildings off to the right are the main office, restaurants, shops, etc and the buildings with the the rooms are around this lake. There's an island in the middle that has a swimming pool.

Cinderella Castle in the Magic Kingdom.

This is the main entrance to the Magic Kingdom. The main parking lot is across the lake and you take a ferry boat or the Monorail to get to the actual park.

Matt on the ferry back to the parking lot.

The two of us in the Magic Kingdom.

Tigger joined us for dinner.

We got to meet Bambi and friends.

Ruth and Minnie Mouse.

Ruth is catching up to me on the Indy Speedway, but I don't think she'll be able to pass!

The Haunted Mansion at the Magic Kingdom

Inside Space Mountain

Taking a drop into Splash Mountain.

Eeyore makes everyone sad.

Some bear stole my honey!

Matt in front of the Tree of Life in the Animal Kingdom. It is a large fake tree with giant animal carvings all over it, but they don't show up too well in this picture.

This is a large Rhino that we saw on the Safari ride in Animal Kingdom. This is a real rhino, not built by Disney!

Ruth got to meet some goats at the petting zoo in Animal Kingdom.

These are Scarlet Macaws that were on display in the Animal Kingdom.

These are large Silverback Gorillas. The huge gorilla near the left side is the male. He just sat there most of the time keeping watch over everything. The smaller female is on the right. There are two babies, one behind the female and the other apparently making faces at his father.

Ruth by a pond in the jungle area of Animal Kingdom.

A small waterfall in the jungle.

The two of us in the jungle.

Matt in front of some sort of shrine. There were monkeys climbing all over it.

Here we are getting ready to ride the river rapids ride at Animal Kingdom. It was very cold that day so we bought some ponchos to keep dry. We got to ride it twice in a row without getting out of the boat because so few people wanted to risk getting wet on such a cold day.

Matt in the jungle at Animal Kingdom.

Hippos at Animal Kingdom

Let's NOT swim here!

Ruth was hypnotized by fish!

Ruth lost control of a large tractor at the Disney/MGM Studios and crashed through a wall.

Matt riding a Star Wars Speederbike in front of the Star Tours ride at the Disney/MGM Studios.

A giant Imperial Walker crashes through the trees near the Star Tours ride.

Outside Star Tours

Turns out New York City is in Florida! Those buildings are actually giant flat boards painted to show a sense of distance.

Ruth and some unknown kid at the Muppet Fountain.

San Francisco Chinatown at Disney MGM Studios

Catastrophe Canyon

Movie special effects.

The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror

Zooooom!!!

Mulan parade.

Matt the Lego maniac(tm) fell asleep on a sleeping Lego(r) man in front of the Lego(r) store at the Downtown(tm) Disney(r) shopping center(c).

Ruth watches an alien try and repair his Lego Spaceship.

Matt and the LEGO sea serpent

Ruth in front of the big EPCOT ball. Inside the ball is a ride called Spaceship Earth where you sit in little car things and you slowly move through the history of human communication.

Lumpy the crash test dummy was hanging around by the Test Track ride at EPCOT.

Ruth at EPCOT

Ruth in the Japan section of EPCOT. The big EPCOT ball is visible in the distance.