My family talked me into floating around the "cross country creek", which runs all the way around the park. You get in and get out wherever you want. This was fun and relaxing, but it meant that we didn't get into the water slide lines until later in the morning. We ended up waiting a long time for one of the two premiere slides (the "Slush Gusher"), and it was over in 30 seconds. We spent the rest of the time in the wave pool.
In the evening, we had reservations for the Hoop-De-Doo Revue back at Fort Wilderness. This was a hoot and a half. We all enjoyed it immensely. The cast of performers are all right out of vaudeville. It looks like it's about one third improvised. They get the audience involved in many ways, all of them hilarious. Plus, the food is great (ribs, fried chicken, beans, corn, salad, cornbread, strawberry shortcake), and it is all you can eat and drink. The waiters are very attentive, and took care of every need promptly.
The Hoop-De-Doo takes two "table service" credits per person. Several people commented that this was not a good deal, and I have to say I agree. A nice table service meal ran about $45 per person (with tax and mandatory 18% tip), and the Hoop-De-Doo runs $50.22 per person.
We relaxed in the cabin after the show. I was surprised to find that they charged $10 per day for high-speed Internet. You'd think that, for $250 a night, they could give me the darned cable modem connection for free.
