delaying game play at beginning of level to ease loading[solved]

Hi, I am working on level transitions and load times. See, I my levels are so large I must divide them in two, not a problem, what I am wondering, or thinking is that I need to build a loader. This means, when prt2 of levelX is loaded that a "countdown occurs" Something which schedules play to continue, so say a 5 second count down. While it counts down, it is my hope that the level will load. Currently it takes a few moments for the level to run smoothly.