点评:Our VIP tour was last week on a day when standing in line after line for attractions and rides would have been nearly unbearable (yes, Orlando in August - what does one expect, right?). Our guide, Athena, was absolutely amazing and took us through Epcot and MK in 9 hours. I think we hit 6 attractions in Epcot and 7 in MK.
We were able to get snacks and drinks throughout the day ((LOTS OF) water, soft drinks, pretzels, ice cream, and a couple of special treats Athena highly recommended).
Athena was able to see which rides were temporarily down so we timed our tour to avoid them until they reopened (nothing ever stayed down). We bypassed some lines altogether, waited in a couple of lightning lanes - never more than 5 or 10 minutes - and were allowed to immediately redo a couple of rides rather than get back in any line -- felt almost like cheating, except for the part where we paid a LOT of money for the privilege. We could not have been more thankful to be avoiding the outdoor lines!
Athena had insider info, tips and stories the whole day - kept us engaged and entertained. She took pictures throughout the day and sent them to me. She was absolutely fabulous with the youngest in our group (my under-10 nephew).
At the end of our day, we watched the MK fireworks from a special VIP viewing area which was great for photos, and Athena drove us right back to our resort (AKL) - something we added on voluntarily rather than walk to the buses, wait in the lines and then (likely) stand on the bus tired, sticky and sweaty.
Yes it was expensive so obviously not in everyone's budget, but yes, it was worth every penny. EVERY PENNY! Thank you, Athena, for making our day so magical! :) :)
翻译:我们上周参加了VIP之旅,那天排队等待景点和游乐设施简直让人无法忍受(是的,8月份的奥兰多——谁能想到呢?)。我们的导游Athena非常棒,她带我们用9个小时游遍了艾波卡特和米尔顿凯恩斯。我记得我们玩了艾波卡特的6个景点,米尔顿凯恩斯的7个景点。
我们全天都可以买到零食和饮料((大量的)水、软饮料、椒盐脆饼、冰淇淋,还有Athena强烈推荐的几款特别小吃)。
Athena能够看到哪些游乐设施暂时关闭,所以我们安排了行程时间,避开这些游乐设施,直到它们重新开放(所有游乐设施都从未关闭)。我们完全避开了一些排队,在几个快速通道等了很久——时间从不超过5到10分钟——而且我们被允许立即重玩几个游乐设施,而不用重新排队——感觉几乎像是在作弊,只不过我们为这项特权付了一大笔钱。我们真是太庆幸了,不用在户外排队!
Athena 一整天都在分享各种内幕消息、小贴士和故事,让我们乐在其中,玩得不亦乐乎。她一整天都在拍照,然后发给我。她和我们团里最小的孩子(我不到10岁的侄子)相处得非常好。
一天结束后,我们在一个特别的VIP观景区观看了米尔顿凯恩斯的烟花,那里非常适合拍照。Athena 还直接开车送我们回了我们的度假村(AKL)——我们自愿加了这项服务,这样就不用走到巴士站排队,然后(很可能)累得浑身黏糊糊、汗流浃背地站在巴士上。
没错,价格不菲,显然不是每个人都能负担得起,但物超所值。物超所值!谢谢你,Athena,让我们的一天如此神奇!:) :)