Week 8 - August 18 - 22, 2008

Volume 19

The Dark Night
All of Maximum was speechless as we viewed The Dark Knight in IMAX and watched Heath Ledger give an Oscar winning performance as “The Joker”. J-BOC and BRETT liked it so much that they came to camp wearing a joker smile the next day.

MYSTERY DAY @ THE MUSIC & BALLOON FESTIVAL
Sidekick RYAN led the group in cleaning up with free giveaways. MARISSA named two of her baby balloons Ted and Fred who ran away. JESSE B. popped his balloons and BRETT road the gravitron. Sidekick JEREMY and MIKE showed off their driving skills in the bumper cars KYLE G. bought a scrunchie and kept cool by pulling his hair into a ponytail! JEREMY G. got a GEICO visor for free! MAX and CAMERON cooled off with some ice cream and Head Counselor JOE walked away with a really cool Pepsi jacket.

MAX GOES ON A PICNIC
Counselors VINNY and ALEXIS chilled with MARISSA, MIKALA, DAN W. sidekick JESSE, JAKE and BUTTERMAN on the couches watching the storm roll in. The entire camp enjoyed the best hamburgers in Queens, and sidekick ZAK had 4 of them! Head Counselor RIA, DAN, MAX, CAMERON, sidekick RYAN, MIKAELA, Counselor ALEXIS, LASAGNA, ANGELA, Counselor KRISTY, sidekick

JESSE and DEREK played a short game of Cranium. Counselor KRISTY, DRIBBLES, JAKE and AUSTIN A. played a little volleyball Head Counselor JOE, counselor VINNY, sidekick Jeremy and MARISSA had a nice game of catch. Don’t worry sidekick Jeremy, you’ll get better when you get older! LOL!

MAX INVADES MANHATTAN ONCE AGAIN BUT THIS TIME @SOUTH STREET SEAPORT
Derek beat counselor Vinny in Madden 09' 7-6. Kyle R. and Austin L. had pixy stix while waiting for the water taxi. Mike enjoyed some Chinese chicken and broccoli for lunch. Tom enjoyed a taste of the brisket sandwich at subway. Jeremy had some of Nathan’s famous hot dogs, and ANDIE searched for a strawberry necklace and found one in the mall! Way to go Andie!!
MIKAELA bought a bag of candy for everyone to share! SAVANNAH found out her fortune from ZOLTAR - the same fortune teller machine from the movie, “Big”! HALLI haggled with the clerk and bought a really cool back pack for a great price! SAM bought a funky sweatshirt in Victoria’s Secret! DRIBBLES and counselor ALEXIS modeled hoodies @ victoria’s secret while J-BOC, sidekick JEREMY, GIBSON, and DARIAN tried the “slice of heaven” lotion. KAMI got some new charms

and LASAGNA played hair dresser by highlighting the girls hair.

MAX CATHCES FISH WITH CAPT. EDDIE... AHOY MATES!!
JAKE caught 9 fluke, ANGELA caught 5, counselor VINNY caught 11 fluke, 1 skate and one sand shark. Counselor ALEXIS caught 3 fluke, 2 skate, 1 shark and 1 sea robin, and sidekick ZAK caught the first Shark of the day and he threw it back. Nice going Zak. All the while LASAGNA helped with bait and took pictures and counselor RICH and head counselor JOE refreshed everyone with their annoying water gun and whistle. JESSICA C, caught the first fish of the day, and head counselor RIA caught 11 fluke and 1 sea robin…no wonder this is her favorite day! Counselors Sam and Vinny head counselor JOE, MARISSA, ANDIE, SAVANNAH, and MOOKIE sang along to RENT on the upper deck. The prize goes to GUMBY who caught not only one,but two keepers MMMMMMM.......
guess he will be having fresh fish for dinner!
Fare thee-well to KAMI and AUSTIN A. It was a great summer!.

Look out Mickey and Donald, here we come!!!

Where did the summer go? We guess time flies while you’re having the summer of your life!!! You can relive the summer memories by browsing through the camp photos online! Keep an eye on your mailbox for next summer’s camp info & your invitation to the winter reunion trip!
KEEP IN TOUCH!
Log on to: www.maximumtours.com

 

 

WEEK EIGHT- “GRAND FINALE WEEK”

Campers will call home at designated times. (Meal times.) We usually return to our hotel around 10:30pm. Remember while away there is constant contact with our office -- If you need to reach us, please call the camp office.


OUR ITINERARY IS AS FOLLOWS: (Maximum Emergency # is 516-790-0041)

AUG 18: SET YOUR ALARM CLOCK & BE ON TIME! WE CANNOT HOLD THE PLANE FOR YOU & AIRPORT CHECK-IN IS A LONG PROCESS! BE SURE TO LABEL ALL BAGS with your labeled luggage tags! Wear your camp shirt, shorts, socks & sneakers today. Bring your Max sweatshirt and bring a snack or breakfast with you in your carry-on. All other meals are included this week.
After a short flight we are off to the most magical place on Earth! We will be picked up by the Magical Express and they’ll handle our baggage service. We’ll shuttle our way to MAGIC KINGDOM - DISNEY WORLD! We’ll see Mickey, Minnie & Goofy, hop on Space Mountain, the Haunted Mansion, Philharmagic & Splashdown Mountain! Top off the evening with the Spectra Magic Parade! A full day! We’ll head to our hotel for some more Disney hospitality!

HOTEL: Disney’s All-Star Sports Resort
1701 W. Buena Vista Dr. Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
Guest Info. (407) 939-6244/5000 Fax:(407) 939-7333

AUG 19: Breakfast is served at the End Zone food court. Then we shuttle for rides, safaris and behind the scenes access at ANIMAL KINGDOM! We even get VIP passes to cut the lines! Ride the exciting Dinosaur, and the all new chilling Expedition Everest! We’ll go to RAINFOREST CAFE for dinner and then head to DISNEY’S WEST SIDE for virtual reality heaven... DISNEY QUEST! How awesome!!

AUG 20: Rise & shine, buffet breakfast & shuttle to cool down today at the O-So-Chilly BLIZZARD BEACH! Take an 80 foot speed slide down Summit Plummet, Ride the Slush Gushers and take a lazy trip down Cross Country Creek! We’ll head out for a dinner and then to Marketplace in DOWNTOWN DISNEY to the largest Disney souvenir shop in the world for gifts, Ghiradelli chocolate & soda shop, the Disney pin trading center and more!

AUG 21: Shine & Rise with breakfast! Today is a unique day of fun at EPCOT CENTER! You can visit the entire world here by: car on Test Track, Glider on Soarin, Spaceship on Mission to Mars, plus the entire International Showcase! Go to Mexico, Germany, England, Canada, China, Japan and more! Plenty of great food choices and exciting futuristic toys and interactive things to do today! Top off the evening with ILLUMINATIONS, the largest virtual size screen afloat with lazers, fireworks and more! WOW what a day! At our hotel we’ll have our SIGN MY CAMP SHIRT EVENT! We’ll sign shirts, take photos & reminisce about the summer! Pack up & get ready!

AUG 22: Wake pack up our bags so Mickey’s crew will do our advance check-in. After breakfast, we’ll shuttle to disney’s Hollywood studios. We’ll launch on Aerosmith’s Rock & Roller Coaster, (Vinny promised he would face his fear & ride!) Take the thrilling plunge of Tower of Terror & ride new Toy Story MANIA! Don’t miss the Indiana Jones show & Backlot Stage Tour! We’ll head back to our hotel for dinner & our camp finale presentations. WOW WHAT AN AMAZING WEEK !! Mickey’s Magical Express will pick us up and we’ll head to the airport for our return home. Campers will call home when before boarding.

PARK YOUR CAR AT THE AIRPORT & SIGN OUT CAMPERS FOR DISMISSAL.
CALL AMERICAN AIRLINES FOR ARRIVAL UPDATES 800-433-7300

THANKS FOR AN AMAZING SUMMER! SEE YOU NEXT YEAR
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