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I read in some magazine that they are building a Harry Potter adventure theme park in Orlando FL complete with Hogwarts, the forest, and Hogsmeade village! SWEET!

I was stuck there for several hours during a storm, so I wandered around quite a bit.

TIPS:
1. figure out how to use a Japanese payphone before you get into a situation where you MUST make a call (like to tell the person picking you up you’ll be 3 hours late!). they only accept special phone cards or Japanese coins. luckily, i got Japanese coins in change after buying a magazine in US dollars but I couldn’t figure out how much money to put in. the Japanese person using the phone next to mine was no help.
2. you can take a shower or get McD’s there (they have some funky menu variations).
3. get something at the candy/goodies shop!
4. if your plane gets delayed…keep checking to make sure you’re waiting at the right gate because they changed gates on me 3 or 4 times and were very bad about notifying everyone!
5. be patient with the toilets. eventually you’ll find the right buttons (the “flush sound” button was very funny and embarassing).

A place where everyone eats quiche all day, every day.

Watch your purse!
My mom got her wallet stolen at the Disney Store in Caesar’s Palace several years ago. The store called security but they never arrived or at least not before my dad stood at the entrance until the muggers gave it back.