{"id":2272,"date":"2017-05-22T16:35:07","date_gmt":"2017-05-22T20:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/?p=2272"},"modified":"2017-05-30T12:09:42","modified_gmt":"2017-05-30T16:09:42","slug":"waiting-for-the-magical-distress-bus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/22\/waiting-for-the-magical-distress-bus\/","title":{"rendered":"Waiting for the &#8216;magical distress&#8217; bus&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our last in-park meal this year was at the Sci-Fi restaurant. Cool and cheesy in equal measures. Lorna and I were both a bit worn out by this time (and she had picked up a sort throat on the cruise with a mild fever) so we really didn&#8217;t fully enjoy our last few hours in the park.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2285\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2285\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_20170522_115224.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2285\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/22\/waiting-for-the-magical-distress-bus\/img_20170522_115224\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_20170522_115224.jpg?fit=4048%2C3036&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4048,3036\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Pixel XL&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1495453944&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.67&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2035&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_20170522_115224\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_20170522_115224.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_20170522_115224.jpg?fit=474%2C356&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-2285 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_20170522_115224.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_20170522_115224.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_20170522_115224.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_20170522_115224.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_20170522_115224.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_20170522_115224.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2285\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Sci-Fi dine-in theater. Last day in this year&#8217;s vacation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2287\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2287\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_20170522_111818.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2287\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/22\/waiting-for-the-magical-distress-bus\/img_20170522_111818\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_20170522_111818.jpg?fit=4048%2C3036&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4048,3036\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Pixel XL&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1495451899&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.67&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1229&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_20170522_111818\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_20170522_111818.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_20170522_111818.jpg?fit=474%2C356&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-2287 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_20170522_111818.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_20170522_111818.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_20170522_111818.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_20170522_111818.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_20170522_111818.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_20170522_111818.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2287\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Another shot of the Sci-Fi restaurant&#8230;cell phone picture but my Pixel-XL does an amazing job in the low light there.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Vacation is over for all reasonable purposes. At this point we&#8217;re just hanging out in comfy chairs in the lobby of the Disney Boardwalk resort. Devices recharging after a last day of use and before the craziness of the airport.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Hitting the bus at 6 PM with the flight making it to Manches<\/span>ter by sometime after midnight. Going to be a painful work day tomorrow running on a few hours sleep for a nine hour day. Expecting that this coming weekend will be a recharge and recover time.<\/p>\n<p>Lorna got a bit of a bug at the tail end of things that left her final day less happy than might have been hoped. She seems to be feeling better now&#8230;hoping the flight home is uncomplicated.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2277\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2277\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_20170522_121232_1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2277\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/22\/waiting-for-the-magical-distress-bus\/img_20170522_121232_1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_20170522_121232_1.jpg?fit=4048%2C3036&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4048,3036\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Pixel 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srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_20170522_121232_1.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_20170522_121232_1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_20170522_121232_1.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_20170522_121232_1.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_20170522_121232_1.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2277\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Best shot I got this time around of storm troopers on the march.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2274\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2274\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_20170522_131534.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2274\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/22\/waiting-for-the-magical-distress-bus\/img_20170522_131534\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_20170522_131534.jpg?fit=4048%2C3036&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4048,3036\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Pixel XL&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1495458934&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.67&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;73&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008339&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_20170522_131534\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_20170522_131534.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_20170522_131534.jpg?fit=474%2C356&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-2274 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_20170522_131534.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_20170522_131534.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_20170522_131534.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_20170522_131534.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_20170522_131534.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_20170522_131534.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2274\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amazing chandelier in the entrance to the Disney Boardwalk resort. We only stayed there a couple of days but we enjoyed it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2278\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2278\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_20170522_120902.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2278\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/22\/waiting-for-the-magical-distress-bus\/img_20170522_120902\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_20170522_120902.jpg?fit=4048%2C3036&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4048,3036\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Pixel XL&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1495454942&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.67&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;52&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000473&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_20170522_120902\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_20170522_120902.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_20170522_120902.jpg?fit=474%2C356&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-2278 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_20170522_120902.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_20170522_120902.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_20170522_120902.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_20170522_120902.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_20170522_120902.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_20170522_120902.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2278\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Final shot of the theater before leaving Hollywood Studios (our last park for this year&#8217;s Disney vacation).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>aww&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our last in-park meal this year was at the Sci-Fi restaurant. Cool and cheesy in equal measures. Lorna and I were both a bit worn out by this time (and she had picked up a sort throat on the cruise with a mild fever) so we really didn&#8217;t fully enjoy our last few hours in &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/22\/waiting-for-the-magical-distress-bus\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Waiting for the &#8216;magical distress&#8217; bus&#8230;<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,22,42,44,10,26,40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2272","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-blog","category-disney-parks","category-disneyparksmay2017","category-disneytripmay2017","category-disneytrips","category-photography","category-vacation"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7EWhb-AE","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2272"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2272"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2272\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2292,"href":"https:\/\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2272\/revisions\/2292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2272"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2272"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2272"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}