Our 1st vacca since we found the DISboards

[donaldduck352]

:cool1: Leaving out tomorrow morning.Got the camera ready.Keep a :magnify: out for my pics.I'll start posting them Friday 5-2-08...:goodvibes

[Metro West]

Have a great time! :teeth:

[pixeegrl]

YEAH! New trip report coming! Can't wait!

[MRS AR]

I can hardly wait to see the pics!

[NH-R-T-Cha]

:furious: :furious: Take some pix for us ... I just erased all of ours while trying to connect the camera to the computer :furious: :furious:

[donaldduck352]

:badpc: Every time I try OF TYPING and PASTING I GET KNOCKED OFF.The last time was a hour:badpc: :badpc: I'll try again soon..

[donaldduck352]

Lets try again.Day 1 showed up @ RPR around 12PM.All ressies were just great,we got our room after check-in:goodvibes
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Thats the ent to RPR
We just lounged around for afew hours and went to CW we took the water taxi and took some pics on the way.

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This is the plane bar @ margeretaville..Nice place for a cold 1.
For my DW we had dinner @ Bubba Gumps.It was her birthday so it's her choice.
The onion rings were great(alot more then it looks like)
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For her birtday din she wanted the NY Strip(RAW) it's a 12ounce cut,but the 2baked potatoe was HUGE.
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Thought mine was better.Crab stuffed shrimp.The pic donn't give it justice @ all
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After din we just did window shop around CW and walked back to RPR.Beautiful hike.

[donaldduck352]

We got back and went to the room to change into our swimming trunks.On the way out got this cool pic of the pool.
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We stayed on the top floor,this was the view by the elevators(tower 1)
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Real lush landscaping:thumbsup2Had to post it twice.It's that beautiful.
The kids went there way we went ours.We wound up having a drink @ The Orchid Lounge.Went outside to look @ the fountain @ nighttime.
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This is so beautiful @ night.

[donaldduck352]

Keep tuned for moreMy COMPUTER AND I ARE HAVING PROBLEMS AGAIN
:badpc: :badpc: :badpc:

[pixeegrl]

Loving the pictures!!!

[donaldduck352]

I'll post more tommorrow:sad2: Only took me a month To do this!!Stay tuned in..

[donaldduck352]

Post Script:WERE IS THE TAG FAIRY.THEY DONN"T LIKE THE DARKSIDE:worship:

Maybe I'm whining.But I see peeps with less post then me get thePROUD REDHEAD..COME'ON

I'm just as informated as the next.And just as grouchy as the other.Cut me some slack.I'm here to stay.Like it or not!
Have petty on me.COLOR ME RED!!!!!!

[LeslieR]

Glad you finally got it started...here's hoping your computer cooperates---because I'm selfish and want to hear more!
By the way, my stomach is growling now...thanks for that..:rotfl:

[tlinus]

great pictures!!!

waiting for more popcorn:: or if you prefer http://bestsmileys.com/drinking/2.gif

[donaldduck352]

Day 2 we hit US 1st.Of coarse we had to do this:
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The lines were long,but not as long as when we got off:
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And this was @ 10:30AM!!But got some kool pics while waighting:
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[donaldduck352]

Then we did MIB:
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After that the kids are gone.So DW and I rode it 3more times.Never get bored of it..It's hard (for me)Too see my DD17-DS14 getting older.They got diff intrests now.:confused3 Never understand teenagers.Even tho I was 1 20years ago.I guess its hard to let go!

[donaldduck352]

So DW and I got the whole park to ourselves now.I did tell the kids to meet up @ Luiges for lunch.Tell'ya what the pizza was really good!!But I was keeping my eye on my watch.Didnn't want to miss Horror Makeup Show.I'll say this A thous times DONN'T MISS THIS...Been To US so many times and never done it.I'll never miss it again.:thumbsup2 :thumbsup2
After that we went to my fav ride of alltime(allwright Spidy's up there too):
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We done this 4times in a row.Never get tired of ROTM..After that we did Jaws,Twister,Beatuljuice,Fear Factor wich is not that bad of a show.Somemore window shopping,We heard someone on a loud horn saying TNA Live taping.Had to see this.Watching it on tv is not the same as in person:
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Way to kool!!Scott Stiener is realy not that tall.But he has a Huge muscles.I'll give him that.

[donaldduck352]

But before we got to TNA We also hit Shrek,Jimmy Nuetron,seen the Blues Brothers.And always Lucy Tribute.Evan got a pic of me and Doc Brown:
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Glad they didnn't get ridd of the DeLorean or the train.Or the Doc.Pretty full day.We didnn't really try hard @ all.Got to loveFOTL passes..
The whole time DW and I were having fun,the kids were pool hopping.

[donaldduck352]

They had a great band playing @ Mel's.They tried to get me to do the Hand Jive.I declined.Wish I did now.
You would think all that in 1 day is hard?It was not at all:thumbsup2
Didnn't stay for all of TNA(its hard to get a seat if you donn't get there early)
We stood up for over a hour.So if you do this GET THERE EARLY!!Seats are hard to come-by..

[donaldduck352]

So back To RPR.via a few bars.MY DW swears she will never drink another Hurricane again..
A good end to a great day.Kick around the pool,A nice dinner @ Jakes.We didnn't go to sleep that night till 1AM

[donaldduck352]

Day 3,It's IOA time.Got there early so everyone is hungary.Crossaint Moon was like everyone on the Dis say it is.GREAT!!
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We all had A crossaint with egg,cheese and bacon with 3sodas and acoffee For My Dw the day after her Hurricane exp,she needed it.Way more then We expected.The bill was only$25.We were full for most of the day..:thumbsup2
After breakfast its off to the rides.Our alltime fav(@IOA):
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DD Ice:
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Then DD fire.What A morning..

[donaldduck352]

After the coaster fill of the morning,It's lunch time.And my chance to finally do Mytho's:
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1St the themeing in this place blows every other theme park rest out of the water hands down:
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Evan the menu is kool:
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[donaldduck352]

The chefs are right out in the open.They move so fast!!
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But the food!!!!!!!:thumbsup2
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This was my DD17's a chicken breast on top of garlic mashed pot/with a crab patty on top.(no it didnn't come from the Krusty Krab):lmao:
This is the western burgermyDS14 had.1/4pound of beef with prime rib and bacon and cheese,with bbq sauce:
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[donaldduck352]

My DW had a simple lunch.A cheeseburger(WOW).
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She wanted to keep her stomache calm.More rollercoasters!!!
This is the way I roll:
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Rissoto of the day.WOW!!Steak tips and mushrooms,in a some kind of reduction suace with alot of garlic.WAY TO GOOD.NOW THATS A LUNCH!!
Needless to say after that carb RUSH(rissoto will do this to'ya)I was not feeling 100%.So we had to walk around alittle.:sick:

[donaldduck352]

So after my carb fix and walking MyDW-DD went back on DD Fire and Ice.Not me not now..So we waited for them.And guess what?The Oak Lounge was open!Time for a :drinking1

:banana: I'm feeling alittle better now:lmao: So it's time for JPRR.Sorry no pics.on this.But what a DROP.Sometimes I wish they had a kiddie side for this 1.Not alot of peeps can handle the drop..:upsidedow

[donaldduck352]

After walking off the carbs,we made our way to the Hulk I was feeling better now:
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Wow this ride will get you everytime.You can try to countdown for the launch,but it wonn't help.A surprise everytime.(and my DW wheres a I-Pod for the music):confused3

[donaldduck352]

After the Hulk,I'm done for the day as far as thrill rides.Not my DW or DD.They ride it 3more times.So me and DS14 go to the arcade.It's kinda a rip-off but it kills the time!!
When we finaly hook up.They see DR.DOOM.DS and I are not up for this.They got too ride it.So somemore arcade for us.
Finally they want to do something together.How about Popeye.WE GOT SOAKED.Always fun!!Ripsaw Falls,does this ride get harder? Or am I getting bigger:confused3 Anyway didit.They wanted todo it again.Not me I got acold1 And some change to get everyone soaked:lmao: :lmao:

[donaldduck352]

:thumbsup2 FYI if your going to shoot someone with water in the face,you better be ready to catch some flack:lmao: peeps do get mad,but o'well.You ride it for a reason.I'f I'm up there,your going to get wet:lmao: It's to funny saying I got'Ya..

[donaldduck352]

But the rest of the day got better.We got back to the resort(RPR)just in time too see the Luau.It was just DW and I(the kids were doing there thing again).I donn't wannt to give spoilers on this.So only 1pic:
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Do this @ least 1time.To compare to the others..

[donaldduck352]

WOW day 3!!We didnn't get to sleep until 2AM that night:banana:
The show was over around 8PM.And the night was still young.

[donaldduck352]

I'll finish tommorrow.How isit so far.Dis-out everyone.Check in tommorrow homies.

GOT TOO LOVE THE DARKSIDE

[phamton]

I really love your trip report. Some how I missed it when you posted the first part. Now I'm catching up on it. You look soooo familiar.

[LeslieR]

I'm relly enjoying your report, especially love the food pix. Thanks for the one in the Crescent Moon. I've thought that would be a good, inexpensive lunch that isn't all grease....Of course I'm planning on the risioto of the day too:goodvibes

Great pictures of everything else as well..keep it coming!!!

[Metro West]

Let's have a BIG finish now! :teeth:

[donaldduck352]

You look soooo familiar.[/QUOTE]

You wont believe how many times I get asked that!We went to Kentucky last year. and a store clerk asked me do I know you?:confused3 Got one of thos faces I guess.
Plus we do goto Orlando alot.We do SW,DW,Discovery Cove next month.I've been known to hop in my truck with my DS14 on a Sat and go to Bass Pro Shop.We probaly met somewere.

[donaldduck352]

Day 4:We just pretty much got lazy.Didnn't get out of bed till 9AM.We went down to Islands for breakfast.Really good buffet.The whole fam wanted togo and see the other resorts.Only got pics of PBR:
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:thumbsup2 Really nicely themed:thumbsup2Seems like this place gets bigger everytime we go there!!So if you have bad knees(like me) beware.
We wanted to get icecream but they were closed

[donaldduck352]

So we had lunch @ Splendido Pizzeria.Not bad pizza at all.Seemed like the place was empty(PBR)But alot of conventions going on there at the time.

Then our drive home.I always time the trip.With all the const on the turnpike,It's allways 1hr.

I promise on our next trip(HHN)I'll have more pics.I just got my own dig camera(It's going to take me a while to figure it out).

I do appoligize for my typing skills(I think I'm up to 10 words per min now).And I'm not known for my story telling eigther.But I did promise todo A TR.So I hope everyone enjoyed it as much as we did:thumbsup2

[loribell]

Post Script:WERE IS THE TAG FAIRY.THEY DONN"T LIKE THE DARKSIDE:worship:

Maybe I'm whining.But I see peeps with less post then me get thePROUD REDHEAD..COME'ON

I'm just as informated as the next.And just as grouchy as the other.Cut me some slack.I'm here to stay.Like it or not!
Have petty on me.COLOR ME RED!!!!!!

Well if you are wanting that tag you need to hang out with us at the Something About Nothing #4 thread. thnd find the tag fairy thread on the community board and do your begging there!


You did a great job on the trippie. Loved the pics. Please do one when you do the Sea World parks next.

[donaldduck352]

Well if you are wanting that tag you need to hang out with us at the Something About Nothing #4 thread. thnd find the tag fairy thread on the community board and do your begging there!


You did a great job on the trippie. Loved the pics. Please do one when you do the Sea World parks next.

:thumbsup2 As long as work stays as is,I'll deff do a SW-Disc Cove TR.Never been to DC so really looking forward toit.As far as Sw, love that place.Cannt wate till they put that coaster in!!:thumbsup2

Asfar as the TAG FAIRY,thanks for the info..:thumbsup2 I,'ll be posting there today.Thought it was aclick thing tell'ya the truth.Been doing the Dis thing since late March.Kinda know Ya'll now.

[Adadmin]

Yeah, I loved the TR...especially the pix of CRAB...my favorite food :rotfl2:

This was fun :thumbsup2

[donaldduck352]

Yeah, I loved the TR...especially the pix of CRAB...my favorite food :rotfl2:

This was fun :thumbsup2

Did Ya checkout AKDAR's pixs? He has a bunch.:thumbsup2

[macraven]

i enjoyed your trippie so much the first time i read thru it i had to come back and read it all again.



i'm so glad you are red............



the more you are on the darkside of the dis, the more you are gonna love it.

[havinfun]

Thank you for posting your trip report. I am really enjoying your pictures and commentary. Our last trip to UO and DW was in 1996. So it's really nice to see the changes. When we went on that trip our 2 oldest children were the same age as yours are now. So I know what you me about letting go. Ambivalence? Anyway your trip looks fun. This trip for us will be the first one to Universal and DW without kids since 1977. I am sure we will still have fun. Were the adult beverages at UO and IoA expensive?

[donaldduck352]

The adult drinks are typical resort pricing:
Beer$5.50
Mixed$6 and up

Always love our time there So relaxing:thumbsup2

[Assisi]

Post Script:WERE IS THE TAG FAIRY.THEY DONN"T LIKE THE DARKSIDE:worship:

Maybe I'm whining.But I see peeps with less post then me get thePROUD REDHEAD..COME'ON

I'm just as informated as the next.And just as grouchy as the other.Cut me some slack.I'm here to stay.Like it or not!
Have petty on me.COLOR ME RED!!!!!!

That would've have been a good tag. :)

Thank you for posting your great pix.

[raph_b]

Great report and great pics.

It makes me want to be there now!!!

[havinfun]

I enjoyed your trip report. Thank you for posting it.