The Sea Witch Stole My Voice! Our Two Week Land and Sea Adventure! COMPLETE 4/12

[PopArtGal]

Looks like a good drink.

[Mysteria]

All caught up again. I love the Poly lounge. What a great place to relax after a tiring and wet day!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Looks like a good drink.

It is super yummy! You should definitely try one. :thumbsup2
All caught up again. I love the Poly lounge. What a great place to relax after a tiring and wet day!

I simply love everything about the Poly, it is my favoured place to go and hang out to escape from the park for a bit.

[KatGarcia]

ahhhh the poly. I miss it! I could go for one of those drinks right about now.

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

ahhhh the poly. I miss it! I could go for one of those drinks right about now.

I want to stay there on our 2012 trip, I made the mistake of telling Erich about AKL concierge and the Sunrise Safari. Now he thinks we should stay there instead of the Poly.

[jcc0621]

I am loving all the PP borders this year. It seems like there was a bit more variety.

Sorry your feet were still bothering you.:hug:

[DisneyJo]

Your PP photos are lovely, you look nice not washed out at all!

I agree the Contemporary is not my choice either but then I'm not a Poly fan either, I know, I know :rotfl:

How cool you got to ride in the front, pity it was such a short trip!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

I am loving all the PP borders this year. It seems like there was a bit more variety.

Sorry your feet were still bothering you.:hug:

I was so pleased with all the border options this year, a lot more than in 08 and 07.

My feet will be a recurring theme throughout this report. :headache:

Your PP photos are lovely, you look nice not washed out at all!

I agree the Contemporary is not my choice either but then I'm not a Poly fan either, I know, I know :rotfl:

How cool you got to ride in the front, pity it was such a short trip!

I think I would like to stay at all the resorts except for :

1) Contemporary (unless I had a MK tower view and somebody else was paying)
2) POFQ
3) All-Stars (looks pretty much the same as POP but older and smaller food court etc.)
4) Ft. Wilderness - I don't really do "camping"

All other resorts area a go for me

[teruterubouzu]

You look cute -- don't be so hard on yourself! The Minnie ears are a fabulous wet hair accessory.

It's so fun that you got to ride at the front of the monorail and that cocktail looks so yummy!

[MAGICFOR2]

Nice Update Lessa! I love your Photopass pics! I don't think you look washed up or out!:goodvibes ITA about Contemporary - I just want a unique experience when i stay at Disney - it's just too ordinary for me. Now your drinks at the Poly look TDF!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

You look cute -- don't be so hard on yourself! The Minnie ears are a fabulous wet hair accessory.

It's so fun that you got to ride at the front of the monorail and that cocktail looks so yummy!

I have very low self-esteem when it comes to my appearance, I can't help but be hard on myself. :rolleyes:

Riding at the front of the monorail was fun, especially since it was a surprise and not something that we asked for.

Nice Update Lessa! I love your Photopass pics! I don't think you look washed up or out!:goodvibes ITA about Contemporary - I just want a unique experience when i stay at Disney - it's just too ordinary for me. Now your drinks at the Poly look TDF!

That is how I felt about the Contemporary, it didn't have any kind of personality. I have stayed at a Hilton and a Holiday Inn that had more personality than the Contemporary. I guess my beef with it is that if you are dishing out the kind of money that they charge for their rooms it should be a little more magical. It has its die-hard fans though so I guess it can't be all bad. :confused3

[englishrose47]

Hi Lessa !! I agree about the Contempary!!I just don't care for it !! To be honest I lke Pop!! I don't like the spread out feeling at the mods and Dlxs !! I got lost at AKL!!!:lmao: I haven't been to the Poly yet!! I do like PepperMarket at CSR but again it is tooooo spread out for me !!

[FauntleroyFAN07]

I think I would like to stay at all the resorts except for :
4) Ft. Wilderness - I don't really do "camping"

All other resorts area a go for me[/color]
ohh nnoooooo nooo noooo

camping rules...

you guys could try the cabins out there, everything is furnished excpet your food in them i think, FWis a pretty coool place to stay, :goodvibes

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Hi Lessa !! I agree about the Contempary!!I just don't care for it !! To be honest I lke Pop!! I don't like the spread out feeling at the mods and Dlxs !! I got lost at AKL!!!:lmao: I haven't been to the Poly yet!! I do like PepperMarket at CSR but again it is tooooo spread out for me !!

Really? I think Pop is pretty spread out as well, just spread out in a more linear fashion whereas the others sort of curve and wind around. The nice thing about the deluxe resorts is that everything is under one roof like at AKL and WL or requires minimum time outside to get from building to building. This is especially nice when it rains. I also am a big fan of the indoor corridors, makes me feel a bit safer.

ohh nnoooooo nooo noooo

camping rules...

you guys could try the cabins out there, everything is furnished excpet your food in them i think, FWis a pretty coool place to stay, :goodvibes

:laughing: I don't know, a campground entitled Ft Wilderness implies that you may come upon some "wilderness". I am not a fan of bugs and snakes and other things you may encounter in a campground. :scared1:

[UGAFan0829]

We of course ordered up some drinks. Mom and I both got a Pina CoLava, so good!

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Hi, Lessa!
That drink looks SOOO yummy! Do you know what it's made of? It looks a lot like the Bon Voyage drink that we had on our last cruise (it was a half Pina Colada and half Strawberry Daquiri). Ever since then, it's become my VERY favorite drink. Of course it's called something different everywhere you go. I had one at Planet Hollywood, and it was called a "Legally Blonde". I sure hope they have them on the ship again, and if the one you had happens to be the same drink, then I'm definitely going to be visiting the Poly for more than just to eat at 'Ohana!!!

Loving the TR by the way...You're pictures are great...I always love reading what you write. Can't wait to see more!:thumbsup2

[englishrose47]

Morning Lessa !!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Hi, Lessa!
That drink looks SOOO yummy! Do you know what it's made of? It looks a lot like the Bon Voyage drink that we had on our last cruise (it was a half Pina Colada and half Strawberry Daquiri). Ever since then, it's become my VERY favorite drink. Of course it's called something different everywhere you go. I had one at Planet Hollywood, and it was called a "Legally Blonde". I sure hope they have them on the ship again, and if the one you had happens to be the same drink, then I'm definitely going to be visiting the Poly for more than just to eat at 'Ohana!!!

Loving the TR by the way...You're pictures are great...I always love reading what you write. Can't wait to see more!:thumbsup2

Here's what AllEars has on it, it is super yummy and you should definitely try one!

Pour layer of Island Oasis Raspberry in empty glass. Build remaining ingredients in blender over ice, freeze & pour over raspberry.

1.25 ounces Bacardi Razz
3 ounces Bacardi Pina Colada
1 ounce Island Oasis Raspberry

[hollyluvsdisney]

That's awesome that you got to sit in the front of the monorail. I've never done that before. I've always wanted to, but I'm too shy to ask. So cool that they asked you.

Your drink looks very yummy!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

That's awesome that you got to sit in the front of the monorail. I've never done that before. I've always wanted to, but I'm too shy to ask. So cool that they asked you.

Your drink looks very yummy!

Honestly I don't think I would ever ask to sit upfront either, too shy.

The Pina CoLave is one of my fav drinks. It was eclipsed later on in the trip by something even yummier!

[Mysteria]

Honestly I don't think I would ever ask to sit upfront either, too shy.


You shouldn't be shy about it. They really don't mind. Each time I'm with someone who hasn't had the experience yet I ask. People get all freaked out like I've got an in or something even when I tell them I don't. :lmao:

[EastYorkDisneyFan]

Honestly I don't think I would ever ask to sit upfront either, too shy.

The Pina CoLave is one of my fav drinks. It was eclipsed later on in the trip by something even yummier!

any chance that was on Castaway Cay?

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

any chance that was on Castaway Cay?

:laughing: Nope, I assume you are referring to the Conch Cooler?

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

You shouldn't be shy about it. They really don't mind. Each time I'm with someone who hasn't had the experience yet I ask. People get all freaked out like I've got an in or something even when I tell them I don't. :lmao:

I am just weird, I hate asking for things even when I know they don't mind. :confused3 Like I am way too shy to even ask to wait for the front on Soarin. :rolleyes:I just let Mom do all the talking, she is not shy at all!

[EastYorkDisneyFan]

:laughing: Nope, I assume you are referring to the Conch Cooler?

yup

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

yup

:laughing: Well you will just have to wait till I get to Castaway Cay to find out if I tried one. ;)

[englishrose47]

Morning Lessa !!!

[teruterubouzu]

I forgot that there was still a cruise to be included in this trip report. Woo hoo!

[FauntleroyFAN07]

:laughing: I don't know, a campground entitled Ft Wilderness implies that you may come upon some "wilderness". I am not a fan of bugs and snakes and other things you may encounter in a campground. :scared1:
that is part of the fun, haha, you will see a bunch of pictures and stories of it in my TR next summer

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Morning Lessa !!!

Good morning Rosie!

I forgot that there was still a cruise to be included in this trip report. Woo hoo!

:laughing:Yep, the best is still to come!
that is part of the fun, haha, you will see a bunch of pictures and stories of it in my TR next summer

:laughing: Can't wait! :thumbsup2

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

So I have been a bad reporter, I completely forgot about a fun little encounter we had earlier in the day! So rewind back to when Mom and I were walking through Tomorrowland towards Buzz Lightyear.

Mom and I were walking along when we spied a crowd gathered around a trash can laughing. I soon realized that it was PUSH! Mom and I got closer to watch, it was hilarious! I was able to get a small bit of video of him.

PUSH, The Talking Trash Can (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k11bfxSRo9I)

Okay now lets Fast Forward back to Mom and I enjoying our delicious beverages in the Tambu Lounge.

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It was so nice taking a break and enjoying a nice drink, certainly a welcome relief for my poor feet. I could already tell that that I had a blister forming thanks to my poor shoe choice the day before and all the water today. :sad2: I have never before gotten a blister at WDW, it is not fun!

After finishing our drinks Mom and I went and browsed around the gift shops for a bit.

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Then we went and hopped back onto the monorail and made our way over to the Grand Floridian.

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First we made a stop in Basin where we smelt all the lovely scented soaps. Mom ended up buying a bunch of soaps, bath salts and bath bombs.

Then we went downstairs and relaxed on one of the comfy couches for a while. The band was playing up on the second floor so it was a very nice and relaxing atmosphere and once again it served the purpose of getting me off my feet. They were hurting so bad at this point in the day that my Crocs were pretty much useless in providing any comfort and I could not stand to be on my feet for even a short period of time.

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Mom and I had a dinner reservation at The Plaza Restaurant in the Magic Kingdom for 7pm. I was now getting close to 6 so we decided to head back to the park and see if we could check-in early.

When we arrived at the podium they said that they would check us in but we still probably would not be able to get seated until our ADR time as they were very busy. We said we would like to check-in anyways as there was always the chance we would get seated earlier.

They handed us a buzzer and told us that it would work up and down Main St but no further. That was fine with us as we were only planning on browsing through the shops anyways.

Buzzer in hand we went and wandered around the stores. Of course as was the theme that evening I soon had to sit down and get off my feet. :headache:

We sat down in the quiet street that juts off of Main St. There was nobody back there at all, it was like we were all alone in the park.

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As we were sitting there we heard singing coming from somewhere. We looked around and realized it was coming from one of the windows that was marked Voice Lessons, what a neat touch! After the singing lesson we then heard some tap dancing as the studio also offered dance lessons. I love Disney, they are all about the details, most of the time you wouldn't even notice these small touches but they do them anyway and it is always a thrill when you discover something new. :thumbsup2

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It was getting close to 7pm so we knew that we would get buzzed any moment so we made our way back to the restaurant and sat outside. We only had to wait a few more minutes before we were buzzed, almost exactly at 7pm which was our original ADR time.

The Plaza is such a lovely restaurant. It is very small though so can not accommodate a lot of people.

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Mom ordered The Plaza Club - smoked ham, turkey, bacon, lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise layered on toasted multi-grain bread

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I had the Grilled Chicken Sandwich - grilled chicken breast topped with shaved ham and swiss cheese served on a flour-dusted Kaiser

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:cloud9:

So good, so good, SO GOOD! I could have eaten that for dinner every night and would have been in heaven. So so yummy.

After eating every last bite of my sandwich I was full but I knew that I had to have dessert as well. Mom opted out of dessert. :sad2:

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:cloud9:

The cheesecake was super delicious as well.

Our meal at The Plaza was fantastic! One of the best meals of the trip, I will definitely be going back again. My official review of The Plaza: Yummy, Yummy, Yummy!

It was drizzling as we left the restaurant. The original plan was to stay in the park to watch Spectro and Wishes. My feet just couldn't take it though and it was raining so who knew if the shows would even happen that night.

We made a stop in the Main St Bakery before leaving, I wanted to get one of their famous cinnamon rolls to eat for breakfast in the morning. It was huge! I had them put it in a to go container for me and then we were on our way out of the park.

Silly me made a mistake at this point. We walked on out through the turnstyles and bag check and then realized that the Express monorail to the TTC was actually inside past bag check. Doh!

I didn't want to take my poncho off to have my bag checked so we just decided that we would take the resort monorail. It would take a bit longer but would get us to our destination.

While waiting for the monorail a CM came up to me and told me jokingly that no food was allowed on the monorail and that he would have to confiscate my cinnamon roll! :scared1: Oh no you don't! I held onto that thing like my life depended on it and we had a little tug of war, each of us with a firm grip on it pulling it towards oursleves. He must have really wanted my cinnamon roll. :lmao:

The monorail arrived and I was able to depart cinnamon roll in hand. ;)

When we got back to the room I kicked my shoes off and jumped up on the bed and sprawled out. Sweet relief! The room was nice and toasty warm as mom and I had turned the ac off the night before. A nice warm room was just what I needed after a long wet day in the park.

I examined my feet and sure enough I had a nice big blister on my right foot and a smaller one on my left foot. Curse those stupid flip-flops! I also noticed that the rash was even worse than the day before. It was all over my arms, legs and even on part of my back and neck!

Mom and I decided that we would leave the room a bit early the next day and go find a drug store and buy some Benadryl hoping that that would help.

All cleaned up and in our pj's we settled down in our beds and watched a bit of tv before passing out for the night. I think it was the season finale of Without a Trace?

I feel asleep about halfway through the show so I never did get to see how it ended.

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[kaysmommie]

Great update Lessa! I love the Plaza too, great food. That cheesecake looks yummy. I have to take time out to check out that little street, looks like a nice place to sit and relax. Looking forward to more.

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Great update Lessa! I love the Plaza too, great food. That cheesecake looks yummy. I have to take time out to check out that little street, looks like a nice place to sit and relax. Looking forward to more.

The Plaza was so good! On our past two trips I had made ADR's for it but we always ended up skipping it, I now regret that so much!

The cheesecake was delicious, nice and creamy.

[PopArtGal]

Plaza is a fave of ours and a must!

My mom and I always have the sandwich you had.

And the fries!!!!!! Ok I'm drooling hehehe

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Plaza is a fave of ours and a must!

My mom and I always have the sandwich you had.

And the fries!!!!!! Ok I'm drooling hehehe

It was such a simple sandwich yet so delicious! The Plaza is definitely an often overlooked dining treasure. :cloud9:

[MAGICFOR2]

I'm sorry you had so much trouble with your feet - that can really ruin your day.:sad2: I got a "hot spot" from the little brad on my crocs once, and I bought some moleskin at the GF gift shop - it was a life saver!

I'll have to try Plaza sometime - those sandwiches look really good, as do the homemade potatoe chips!:thumbsup2

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

I'm sorry you had so much trouble with your feet - that can really ruin your day.:sad2: I got a "hot spot" from the little brad on my crocs once, and I bought some moleskin at the GF gift shop - it was a life saver!

I'll have to try Plaza sometime - those sandwiches look really good, as do the homemade potatoe chips!:thumbsup2

I tried to not let my feet ruin the trip, it just meant a change of pace, stopping more to sit and relax which was nice as we got to take in things we had never seen before like that little side street and the musical window. :thumbsup2

I think the flip flops from the day before had made my feet really tender and then combined with walking around in all the rain that day caused the blister to form. If there hadn't been the rain the blister probably never would have happened, at least not to the same degree that it did. :rolleyes:

[PopArtGal]

Any chance of another update tonight?

I just continued packing and am in a real Disney mood :)

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Any chance of another update tonight?

I just continued packing and am in a real Disney mood :)

:laughing: Sorry no update tonight. You could always read my 07 TR. ;)

[PopArtGal]

I already did hehehe

[cmp1111]

That sounds like a lovely, relaxing late afternoon. The dinner looks delish - this is not something I'd ever considered, but we might have to next time. :)

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

That sounds like a lovely, relaxing late afternoon. The dinner looks delish - this is not something I'd ever considered, but we might have to next time. :)

That is the great thing about having been a couple times and knowing that you will be coming back, you don't have that impulse to be constantly go,go,go. Instead you can slow down, relax and not feel guilty about just soaking in the atmosphere.

I definitely recommend this restaurant to everyone who is looking at making an ADR in the MK. The food is excellent and there is something for everyone on the menu. :thumbsup2

[Mysteria]

I haven't been to the Plaza since 2002. It was great. I think I'll have to try it again soon.

So sorry about your feet. As i get..err..olderish :rotfl: I have more pain everytime I go to wdw and walk that much. I hate it. As far as the rash. Do you think you might be allergic to the sun?

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

I haven't been to the Plaza since 2002. It was great. I think I'll have to try it again soon.

So sorry about your feet. As i get..err..olderish :rotfl: I have more pain everytime I go to wdw and walk that much. I hate it. As far as the rash. Do you think you might be allergic to the sun?

I am still cursing those darn flip-flops. I should have just worn my Crocs from the get-go and I would have been pain free the whole trip. I learned my lesson though. :rolleyes:

Nope definitely not allergic to the sun, I sunbathe all the time here at home and never get a rash. It only showed up these past two trips to WDW....

I did figure out what the problem was the next day. ;)

[emmaca]

Hi, I have to say that even with the day being as wet as it was Lessa and I had a great day, hey I rode Splash Mountain not once but three times as well as Thunder Mountain!!!.

I have to agree with Lessa, Disney knows how to create atmosphere at each turn, what I love must are the quiet out of way areas for one to seat back and relax for a bit, if you can't get back to the hotel; what has always surprised me, as how undiscovered they seem to be, as I have never seen anyone there. So it must be a well kept secret, I will never tell where my favorite quiet areas are;)

One of my favorite places to relax is at the Poly with a nice drink in hand, Lessa could not call me a lush, since she was partaking in some liquid refreshment as well :rotfl:the Grand Floridian is my second best place to relax with it grand scale elegance and ambience. I just love their bath shop they had a great sale going on that day, so while I was stocking up Lessa was taking some pictures of the lobby area. Once the spending spree was over Lessa and found a very comfortable couch and sat back and relaxed listening to the piano, it was so hard to ply ourselves off the cushions to head back over to the MK for our dinner reservations. I would love to stay here someday, not so sure about the Grimm Brothers, they seemed just a bit too relaxed and carefree on our visit a few years back. This is for you Rosie;)

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Dinner was delicious, and I will certainly be eating here on our next trip. After dinner we headed back to our hotel, where we were in time to watch the two hour season finale of Criminal Minds, Groan.... I hate season finales and the cliffhangers.

[FauntleroyFAN07]

another good update, that chicken does look good, and i t hink i will be grilling sometihng like that up this weekend...thanks for making me hungry


are we ever going to find out what rashes you up at disney, i am going with the soap they wash there towels in.

then youtold them and they gave you a free trip back again

[carissanboys]

I've been hearing good reviews of The Plaza. Might have to add that to my future list. :thumbsup2

Sure hope your feet get better soon!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

another good update, that chicken does look good, and i t hink i will be grilling sometihng like that up this weekend...thanks for making me hungry


are we ever going to find out what rashes you up at disney, i am going with the soap they wash there towels in.

then youtold them and they gave you a free trip back again

Yep, you will discover the source of the rash, only have to get through the next park day. ;)

:laughing: Wouldn't that be nice if I got a free vacation because of an allergy. :cloud9:

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

I've been hearing good reviews of The Plaza. Might have to add that to my future list. :thumbsup2

Sure hope your feet get better soon!

You should definitely add The Plaza to your list Car, it is so good!

My feet :headache: They were a major pain in my patootie for many days. The blisters went away quickly enough but my feet were so tender, you would think I had done permanent damage.

[englishrose47]

hanks BethHi, I have to say that even with the day being as wet as it was Lessa and I had a great day, hey I rode Splash Mountain not once but three times as well as Thunder Mountain!!!.

I have to agree with Lessa, Disney knows how to create atmosphere at each turn, what I love must are the quiet out of way areas for one to seat back and relax for a bit, if you can't get back to the hotel; what has always surprised me, as how undiscovered they seem to be, as I have never seen anyone there. So it must be a well kept secret, I will never tell where my favorite quiet areas are;)

One of my favorite places to relax is at the Poly with a nice drink in hand, Lessa could not call me a lush, since she was partaking in some liquid refreshment as well :rotfl:the Grand Floridian is my second best place to relax with it grand scale elegance and ambience. I just love their bath shop they had a great sale going on that day, so while I was stocking up Lessa was taking some pictures of the lobby area. Once the spending spree was over Lessa and found a very comfortable couch and sat back and relaxed listening to the piano, it was so hard to ply ourselves off the cushions to head back over to the MK for our dinner reservations. I would love to stay here someday, not so sure about the Grimm Brothers, they seemed just a bit too relaxed and carefree on our visit a few years back. This is for you Rosie;)

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Dinner was delicious, and I will certainly be eating here on our next trip. After dinner we headed back to our hotel, where we were in time to watch the two hour season finale of Criminal Minds, Groan.... I hate season finales and the cliffhangers.
Thanks Beth I needed a Bros Grimm fix !!!:laughing: Those 2 would cut up anywhere !!! And I love it!!:lmao:

Lessa I got blisters this trip too !! I think it was the constant wet feet !! Cuz I wear the same sandals around here and NO problem!!:confused3

I am anxious to find out the Rash Reason!!!:worship:You CLIFF HANGER YOU!!!!
:rotfl:

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

hanks Beth
Thanks Beth I needed a Bros Grimm fix !!!:laughing: Those 2 would cut up anywhere !!! And I love it!!:lmao:

Lessa I got blisters this trip too !! I think it was the constant wet feet !! Cuz I wear the same sandals around here and NO problem!!:confused3

I am anxious to find out the Rash Reason!!!:worship:You CLIFF HANGER YOU!!!!
:rotfl:

Yep, I am sure the constant wetness had something to do with it.

[carissanboys]

I forgot to mention that I'm with you on the Contemporary. I have absolutely zero interest to stay there.

[tmkinney]

Great update! :thumbsup2 The Pina CoLava looks yummy! :)The Plaza sounds good to, I will have to try it next time! Hope your feet feel better for the next day! Too cool about the building with the singing and tap lessons - love those extra touches! :goodvibes

[DisneyJo]

Your feet sound so painful Lessa but your evening sounds lovely and the food looks delicious. Good job you kept your cinnamon roll :rotfl:

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Great update! :thumbsup2 The Pina CoLava looks yummy! :)The Plaza sounds good to, I will have to try it next time! Hope your feet feel better for the next day! Too cool about the building with the singing and tap lessons - love those extra touches! :goodvibes

Definitely give The Plaza a try. :thumbsup2

Your feet sound so painful Lessa but your evening sounds lovely and the food looks delicious. Good job you kept your cinnamon roll :rotfl:


Oh man they hurt so much! This was bad so I can only imagine how people like Mo with foot issues deal. :eek:

Yep, no way I was letting that CM steal my roll away from me. :rotfl:

[lisalonglash]

I am (probably temporarily) able to read/post on the DIS, so I'm posting while I can! LOL

Wonderful update, Lessa! I'm sorry about your feet - sounds painful :sad1: We loved the Plaza too - that was the only other table service restaurant we went to, other than an ADR at CM. I remember it being very relaxing and pretty inside :goodvibes

Good for you for holding on to your cinnamon roll - what on earth was that CM thinking? Who in their right mind would just hand over a MS Bakery cinnamon roll? :rotfl:

Looking forward to reading (and hopefully posting on) your next update popcorn::

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

I am (probably temporarily) able to read/post on the DIS, so I'm posting while I can! LOL

Wonderful update, Lessa! I'm sorry about your feet - sounds painful :sad1: We loved the Plaza too - that was the only other table service restaurant we went to, other than an ADR at CM. I remember it being very relaxing and pretty inside :goodvibes

Good for you for holding on to your cinnamon roll - what on earth was that CM thinking? Who in their right mind would just hand over a MS Bakery cinnamon roll? :rotfl:

Looking forward to reading (and hopefully posting on) your next update popcorn::

Glad you were able to get on The Dis for awhile!

:laughing: Yeah, silly CM thinking he could trick me into handing over my cinnamon roll. ;)

[jordanyosh]

We sat down in the quiet street that juts off of Main St. There was nobody back there at all, it was like we were all alone in the park.

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As we were sitting there we heard singing coming from somewhere. We looked around and realized it was coming from one of the windows that was marked Voice Lessons, what a neat touch! After the singing lesson we then heard some tap dancing as the studio also offered dance lessons. I love Disney, they are all about the details, most of the time you wouldn't even notice these small touches but they do them anyway and it is always a thrill when you discover something new. :thumbsup2

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What a great Disney moment you had...what a great find. Definitely going to be seeking this place out the next time I'm there....thanks for the info:thumbsup2


Mom ordered The Plaza Club - smoked ham, turkey, bacon, lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise layered on toasted multi-grain bread

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I had the Grilled Chicken Sandwich - grilled chicken breast topped with shaved ham and swiss cheese served on a flour-dusted Kaiser

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:cloud9:

So good, so good, SO GOOD! I could have eaten that for dinner every night and would have been in heaven. So so yummy.


That food looks great...Hmmmm...Plaza Restaurant.......may have to go on the list.

Sorry about the feet and the rash.:sad2:

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

What a great Disney moment you had...what a great find. Definitely going to be seeking this place out the next time I'm there....thanks for the info:thumbsup2

No problem! It is right near the crystal store.



That food looks great...Hmmmm...Plaza Restaurant.......may have to go on the list.


:thumbsup2

[englishrose47]

Evening Lessa !!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Our wake-up call was nice and early since we were planning on tracking down a drugstore before hitting the Animal Kingdom.

Mom went down to the food court to fill the mug while I got ready for the day and munched on my cinnamon roll that I had bought the previous evening on Main St.

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It was still pouring down rain so I skipped the sunscreen that day, no use putting it on when you are going to be wearing a poncho around all day. The past three years every time we go to AK it is raining! :mad:

Mom returned to the room with directions to a Walgreens. The gift shop gave her a card that had driving directions to all sorts of local destinations you might want to find such as malls, outlet stores, grocery stores and drug stores.

I had a little fit when I saw that the lid for the mug was missing. Mom said it must have blown off. I admit that I was a bit of a witch and "lectured" her about snapping it on and what good is a travel mug without a lid. Not my proudest moment. I am not a morning person at all so do not irritate me when I first wake up or I will probably blow up at you! :lmao: Mom has lived with me for almost 26 years now so I guess she is used to my morning tantrums. ;)

All dressed and ready for the day we braved the rain and made a mad dash to the car. Following the directions on the card we found a Walgreens no problem and to our delight there was a Publix right across the street. I was so glad to know where a grocery store other than Goodings was. Goodings is where we have always gone but it is expensive and well for being a tourist grocery store it doesn't look very nice. I am not only a hotel snob but a grocery store snob too. :snooty:

Mom and I browsed the allergy section and decided that I should not only get Benadryl in pill form but that I should also get the skin cream. The pills would come in handy even if they didn't clear the rash as Benadryl always puts me to sleep and I had not been sleeping well this trip.

I also picked up some blister bandaids and then some "Tough" bandaids to put over those for my feet. The blister bandaids were supposed to help heal the blister more quickly and I got the Tough bandaids because they claimed to be water resistant so I used those to over the blister one so that it would not rub off as easily.

Purchases in hand we made the short trip to the Animal Kingdom where we were very early for rope drop. There were only a few cars there before us. Before heading out into the rain I made sure to spread my Benadryl cream all over my arms and legs. I opted not to take the pills yet as I did not want to nod off in the middle of riding Expedition Everest. :lmao:

Ponchos on we made our way into the park.

Surprisingly they had a photopass photographer out so we grabbed a picture.

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We made our way right up to the rope on the left hand side so as to be closer to the path that leads to the safari. Unfortunately that gave us an obstructed view of the rope drop ceremony. Not that I could get really great pictures anyways as I was having to hold the camera in the sleeve of my poncho in an attempt to keep it dry while still taking pictures.

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Mickey came out too but he was too far away in front of the Tree of Life so I could not get a picture of him.

As soon as the rope dropped we were on our way to the safari. This is always the first thing we do when at Animal Kingdom. We are creatures of habit.

We pretty much walked right on, no wait at all.

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There were a lot of babies out that day but the only one I was able to get a decent picture of was the giraffe.

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[englishrose47]

Morning Lessa !!

[cmp1111]

I'm the same way in the morning, Lessa. ;) I'm glad you found what you needed, and that you made rope drop! :goodvibes

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

I'm the same way in the morning, Lessa. ;) I'm glad you found what you needed, and that you made rope drop! :goodvibes

Yep, I was well-stocked after that. :thumbsup2

We had never seen the Animal Kingdom rope drop so that was fun, too bad it was raining. :headache:

[lisalonglash]

I'm glad you were able to get some stuff for your mysterious rash and I hope it helped quickly! :flower3: I cannot wait to see some rope drop shows - seriously, I can't wait! :banana: Sorry about the rain, but I'm hoping it had the silver lining of making the ride lines shorter! My dh is like that in the morning, he needs some coffee and some time to wake up (which means that I will likely be taking one or both of my boys to the parks without him in the morning cuz I'm not waiting on anyone THIS trip! I told him that and he said "no, no, I'll be ready in time!" :rotfl2: Some people are morning people and some people are night owls - it's all good :goodvibes

Oh, and I am soooooooooo getting that cinnamon bun - it looks delish! Good luck to any CM that tries to take that away from me :laughing:

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

I'm glad you were able to get some stuff for your mysterious rash and I hope it helped quickly! :flower3: I cannot wait to see some rope drop shows - seriously, I can't wait! :banana: Sorry about the rain, but I'm hoping it had the silver lining of making the ride lines shorter! My dh is like that in the morning, he needs some coffee and some time to wake up (which means that I will likely be taking one or both of my boys to the parks without him in the morning cuz I'm not waiting on anyone THIS trip! I told him that and he said "no, no, I'll be ready in time!" :rotfl2: Some people are morning people and some people are night owls - it's all good :goodvibes

Oh, and I am soooooooooo getting that cinnamon bun - it looks delish! Good luck to any CM that tries to take that away from me :laughing:

We didn't really experience any long lines the whole trip. Don't know if that was due to the rain, the time of year or my superb park planning skills. :snooty:;)

The cinnamon roll was so good! It was huge too, very filling!

[Mysteria]

I hope that bun is considered a snack on the dining plan! :thumbsup2

You're a trooper to keep going through all that pain and rain!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

I hope that bun is considered a snack on the dining plan! :thumbsup2

You're a trooper to keep going through all that pain and rain!

I believe it is considered a snack. Don't quote me on that though, we haven't used the dining plan since our 07 trip.

The pain was never really bad in the morning, but as they day went on it would get worse and worse. I have never had foot pain like that before and I hope I never do again. :sad2:

The rain, well we were used to it after being there during Fay last year. :rotfl: In fact 3 out of 4 trips it has been rainy.

December 1997 - rained and drizzled pretty much the whole week. We spent Christmas Day at Blizzard Beach since we were already getting wet anyways. I have vivid memories of watching the Christmas parade all huddled up in my yellow Mickey poncho as it rained down on us. We don't have a single sunny picture from that trip.

July 07 - It was nice pretty much the whole time aside from our Animal Kingdom day where it rained the whole time and then of course the usual afternoon thunder shower.

August 08 - Tropical Storm Fay

May 09 - Rain, rain, and more rain

[englishrose47]

This was my first rainy trip !! I really didn't mind but in Sept they will mind!!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

This was my first rainy trip !! I really didn't mind but in Sept they will mind!!

I can understand that, if you don't travel to WDW often and then it rains on your trip it is probably really disappointing. Here's hoping for a rain free trip for you and your family in September! My family won't be traveling then so you are pretty much guaranteed nice weather. :rolleyes:;)

[kaysmommie]

Sorry about your mug lid. I love the pics of the AK opening show. The safari ones are great too.

[jordanyosh]

Safari with many animals out=gud!!!!!

I kinda laughed at the guy in whose bald ponchoed head is in your pix....

[englishrose47]

I can understand that, if you don't travel to WDW often and then it rains on your trip it is probably really disappointing. Here's hoping for a rain free trip for you and your family in September! My family won't be traveling then so you are pretty much guaranteed nice weather. :rolleyes:;)

Lessa you are not a badl uck charm!!!:lovestruc

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Sorry about your mug lid. I love the pics of the AK opening show. The safari ones are great too.

I really want to stay AKL concierge so I can take the Sunrise Safari. Then they actually stop the truck so you can get nice pictures instead of the fuzzy ones I get half the time on the regular safari.

Safari with many animals out=gud!!!!!

I kinda laughed at the guy in whose bald ponchoed head is in your pix....

:laughing: Yeah stupid tall bald man getting in the way of my pictures.

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Lessa you are not a badl uck charm!!!:lovestruc

:laughing: I don't know about that, our WDW history speaks for itself. Somebody has placed a rain curse on our family.

[debraW76]

Lessa, I owe you a big fat apology! I thought that I had subsribed to your TR back on page two! I read from your first post and am all caught up now! I did follow your links so I missed all of the chit chat which I normally like just as much as the TRs.

Going back to the beginning:

Toothpaste at the airport Ha!
The Moroccan CM :mad: - I have skin issues too and am very sensitive to comments
YOur mom fondling the man in the theatre in France :rotfl:
How did you get your own PP for the MMM? Did someone on the 'inside' arrange it?
And sleeping Beauty to top it off :cloud9: Did you have some sort of royalty in your group?
The Heroic Brave Knight who re-started Cindy's parade float :rotfl:

Love, Love, LOVE all the photos.

I am officially subscribed now so I should be able to stay up to speed!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Lessa, I owe you a big fat apology! I thought that I had subsribed to your TR back on page two! I read from your first post and am all caught up now! I did follow your links so I missed all of the chit chat which I normally like just as much as the TRs.

You are totally forgiven! So long as you forgive me for not getting over to your TR yet. :flower3:

Going back to the beginning:


How did you get your own PP for the MMM? Did someone on the 'inside' arrange it?

One of our group was staying concierge at AKL and she mentioned the meet to them and inquired if it could be arranged for a photopass photographer to be there. And viola he was there!:thumbsup2
And sleeping Beauty to top it off :cloud9: Did you have some sort of royalty in your group?

Sure we did! Did you not see the tiara Rosie was sporting? We had Focker royalty. ;)

[Kimberly815]

I just found your trip report today and and I am really enjoying it! You have so many great pictures! It adds so much to the story. I can't wait to hear more, especially about the cruise!

[PopArtGal]

It rained during our last trip when we went to AK too.

[FauntleroyFAN07]

your opening pics look good even in the rain and your sleeve.....we also always go to the safari first feel it is the best time to see animals, but frompeoples pics, it seems that they get really good ones during the middle of the day as well.

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

I just found your trip report today and and I am really enjoying it! You have so many great pictures! It adds so much to the story. I can't wait to hear more, especially about the cruise!

Hi Kimberly! So glad that you are enjoying the read and thanks for the compliments on the pictures. :goodvibes

It rained during our last trip when we went to AK too.

All I am asking for is one nice day in AK! Every other park we have had nice days but AK we get nothing but rain. :headache:

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

your opening pics look good even in the rain and your sleeve.....we also always go to the safari first feel it is the best time to see animals, but frompeoples pics, it seems that they get really good ones during the middle of the day as well.

:laughing: Thanks! It took some maneuvering to get it just right so that the camera would be covered and the poncho wouldn't be dropping into view and ruining the picture.

Last year we went in the morning and then again in the afternoon after the parade and saw more animals in the afternoon then in the morning. Again though it was raining so the heat wasn't making them hide in the shade.

[Mysteria]

:laughing: I don't know about that, our WDW history speaks for itself. Somebody has placed a rain curse on our family.

You aren't bad luck. It's some other family that goes at the same time as you all the time!! :thumbsup2

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

You aren't bad luck. It's some other family that goes at the same time as you all the time!! :thumbsup2

:laughing: Yeah that's got to be it.

[MAGICFOR2]

I'm not a morning person, either. I try to be nice, cuz DH brings me coffee in bed - even if he has to walk a mile to get it - so I have to smile, even if the coffee is "gas station" coffee. :goodvibes I'm glad you found some treatment for your poor feet.

Looks like there were alot of animals out in the rain!:thumbsup2 I love the jungly smell at AK when it's raining, but not the "steam smells" when the sun comes out!:rotfl:

[englishrose47]

Morning Lessa !! I have always had good luck with weather at AK !! Even this year !! It held off raining the morning I was there !!! Now MK was my soaker day!!:lmao:

Have you seen the new Wishes Dessrt Party at MK!! Those desserts are sooo droolable !!:rotfl2:

[DisneyJo]

Wow you managed to go to the shops before arriving for RP at AK :faint: No wonder you were grumpy it must have been early :rotfl:

Looks like the animals were enjoying the rain!

[jcc0621]

Wait...hold the presses...stop right there! Is that the lion I see actually awake:eek:

Just as an FYI, Publix isn't that "cheap" either, but defintely cheaper than Goodings!

[Disneyland_Mama]

How dare that monorail CM attempt to confiscate your beloved Cinnamon goodness! :eek:

The picture of the wet ostrich looks so sad. Feathers are NOT attractive when wet. :sad2:

Sorry about your feet! Blisters suck. :headache:

[emmaca]

Lessa you are not a bad luck charm, when it comes to rain, I have to say that the rain and cooler temp agreed with me and my MS. MS and heat do not agree with me, on our 2007 trip, the temp and humidity were quite high, and I had a lot of pain and difficulty walking, I would tell the kids, just let me know where you are heading and I will meet you there, unbeknownst to me the kids had plans to get me one of those motorized chairs if need be. So I actually enjoyed the temp and low humidity, don’t get me wrong the rain was a downer, and I had hoped for a bit more sun, at one point on our cruise I had a melt down over the rain, and if it would ever stop to bring out the sun for at least a few hours… more on this story once Lessa get to this on her TR.

I did buy Lessa a new travel mug, once we got back to the hotel that evening as I had lost the lid to her cup that morning, it was nice to have two cups anyway, one for each of us, as it did come in quite handy later in the trip.

Thank goodness Lessa has a mother who is a morning person, and who was up and out the door each morning to bring back Lessa breakfast in bed, ok, she was asleep in bed most mornings when I stepped out the door, once I was back to the room she was up, oh well I tried she has to give me credit for that at least.

Animal Kingdom is my favorite park followed by Epcot and MK and I would like to have some sun sometime when we visit, I am all in favor of staying concierge on a visit so that we can partake in the sunrise or sunset safari. I did have a FEW surprises for Lessa this rainy day at Animal Kingdom; I guess you will have to wait for Lessa to do another update.

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

I'm not a morning person, either. I try to be nice, cuz DH brings me coffee in bed - even if he has to walk a mile to get it - so I have to smile, even if the coffee is "gas station" coffee. :goodvibes I'm glad you found some treatment for your poor feet.

Looks like there were alot of animals out in the rain!:thumbsup2 I love the jungly smell at AK when it's raining, but not the "steam smells" when the sun comes out!:rotfl:

If only I could train my brothers to fetch me drinks and breakfast in the morning. They are even worse than I am when it comes to waking up early.

Morning Lessa !! I have always had good luck with weather at AK !! Even this year !! It held off raining the morning I was there !!! Now MK was my soaker day!!:lmao:

Have you seen the new Wishes Dessrt Party at MK!! Those desserts are sooo droolable !!:rotfl2:

I have seen the dessert party. The desserts looks good but I am upset they are using our Wishes spot to throw it! We loved sitting there to watch Wishes although that is where the RAT incident happened. ;) Not sure we would pay $20 each to sit there though.

Wow you managed to go to the shops before arriving for RP at AK :faint: No wonder you were grumpy it must have been early :rotfl:

Looks like the animals were enjoying the rain!

:laughing: Well park opening was at 9 so I think we left the room at 7:30 meaning I woke up around 6:30. Yeah that was just a tad early for my liking. ;)
Wait...hold the presses...stop right there! Is that the lion I see actually awake:eek:

Just as an FYI, Publix isn't that "cheap" either, but defintely cheaper than Goodings!

Yep, he was awake and "sitting" up. I only wish I had been able to get a non-blurry shot of him since that is so rare.

Yeah, cheaper than Goodings is good and it actually looks like a nice clean well-kept and well-stocked store unlike Goodings.
How dare that monorail CM attempt to confiscate your beloved Cinnamon goodness! :eek:

The picture of the wet ostrich looks so sad. Feathers are NOT attractive when wet. :sad2:

Sorry about your feet! Blisters suck. :headache:

:laughing: No comment on the rhino pics? I know they are your favourite. ;)

[englishrose47]

Evening Lessa !!

[GeminiAngel]

I've been so swamped with trying to close my house, etc.
I've been reduced to lurking mode these past 2 weeks...........:crazy:

Just wanted to pop in and say I'm loving the report and love your writing style as always.

[lazydoxy66]

Lessa I wish it could have been more sunny for you. You've seen so much rain while visiting WDW. Would you even know how to react if the sun was shining with no clouds in sight?

All the food sounded and looked good. That cinnamon roll is on my list for this next trip. Plus the ice cream sandwich.

I enjoyed the Push video. He is so funny.

[Hedy]

If only I could train my brothers to fetch me drinks and breakfast in the morning. They are even worse than I am when it comes to waking up early.



I have seen the dessert party. The desserts looks good but I am upset they are using our Wishes spot to throw it! We loved sitting there to watch Wishes although that is where the RAT incident happened. ;) Not sure we would pay $20 each to sit there though.



:laughing: Well park opening was at 9 so I think we left the room at 7:30 meaning I woke up around 6:30. Yeah that was just a tad early for my liking. ;)


Yep, he was awake and "sitting" up. I only wish I had been able to get a non-blurry shot of him since that is so rare.

Yeah, cheaper than Goodings is good and it actually looks like a nice clean well-kept and well-stocked store unlike Goodings.


:laughing: No comment on the rhino pics? I know they are your favourite. ;)

Hey, I saw a Lessa-brother early at Everything Pop last year (however, by that point I had packed, eaten breakfast, showered and dropped $ in the gift shop). :cool2:

I'm impressed by how straight your hair stayed in the rain.

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Evening Lessa !!

Hi Rosie!

I've been so swamped with trying to close my house, etc.
I've been reduced to lurking mode these past 2 weeks...........:crazy:

Just wanted to pop in and say I'm loving the report and love your writing style as always.

Don't worry about it! Hope things calm down for you soon. :goodvibes

Lessa I wish it could have been more sunny for you. You've seen so much rain while visiting WDW. Would you even know how to react if the sun was shining with no clouds in sight?

All the food sounded and looked good. That cinnamon roll is on my list for this next trip. Plus the ice cream sandwich.

I enjoyed the Push video. He is so funny.

We were so happy when we arrived in Florida and it was beautiful and sunny. Too bad that only really lasted a day and half. At least each trip we get some sunshine if not a lot. :rolleyes:

Hey, I saw a Lessa-brother early at Everything Pop last year (however, by that point I had packed, eaten breakfast, showered and dropped $ in the gift shop). :cool2:

I'm impressed by how straight your hair stayed in the rain.

:rotfl: How early is early? Erich did go with me to the food court one morning. Certainly wasn't fetching mom and I breakfast on his own initiative though. :rolleyes:

[Disneyland_Mama]

:laughing: No comment on the rhino pics? I know they are your favourite. ;)

You know, I saw them and kinda went :scared:. Wasnt' sure if you'd remember my being chased by that psycho rhino last year! :laughing:

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

You know, I saw them and kinda went :scared:. Wasnt' sure if you'd remember my being chased by that psycho rhino last year! :laughing:

:laughing: Of course I remembered! I have an excellent memory, I scare people sometimes by remembering little random things that they said or did years before. ;)

[puggymom]

Hi Lessa, OUCH on the feet and rash:headache:

Ok no food on the monorail:confused: What about all the stuff people buy at the confectionary, you think some of that stuff was for taking home to friends and stuff.

For Sept I decided not use Garden Grocer and stop at the store on the way from Universal to checking in at BWV. FYI - On All Ears Net there is directions to food stores.

I haven't been to Goodings since 92 even back then the prices were:scared1:

Looking forward to more!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Hi Lessa, OUCH on the feet and rash:headache:

Ok no food on the monorail:confused: What about all the stuff people buy at the confectionary, you think some of that stuff was for taking home to friends and stuff.

For Sept I decided not use Garden Grocer and stop at the store on the way from Universal to checking in at BWV. FYI - On All Ears Net there is directions to food stores.

I haven't been to Goodings since 92 even back then the prices were:scared1:

Looking forward to more!

Oh the monorail CM was just joking with me about "no food". ;)

I know you would be able to understand my foot issues. :goodvibes

[debraW76]

I thought of you last night while walking around downtown Atlanta wearing the 'wrong' shoes! My feet are still sore.

[englishrose47]

Hi Lessa ! Just home from 14hours of work!!It went quikas were busy!!!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

I thought of you last night while walking around downtown Atlanta wearing the 'wrong' shoes! My feet are still sore.

:laughing: Hope your feet recover quickly!

Hi Lessa ! Just home from 14hours of work!!It went quikas were busy!!!

Yikes! Hope you get lots of rest tonight. :goodvibes

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

After our foray into the wild African savanna was over we made our way into the Pangani Forest to see what adventures may await us.

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We were very lucky to happen upon the hippo habitat while the resident hippo was feeling in a social mood. I had never seen a hippo up close like that before, usually they are off at the back off the tank sleeping and thus you can't get a very good look at them. Today though she swam right up to the glass and swam around in front of us for quite a while. We spent a good amount of time watching her and taking pictures.

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Looking coy for the camera

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Now a big toothy smile

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I think somebody needs a trip to the dentist!

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After about 20 minutes of socializing and showing off she got tired of us and swam away.

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After social hour with Ms Hippo we went on to visit with the gorillas. Turns out it was nap time.

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I guess nap-time was over and it was now time for some lunch.

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Yummy!

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I love the look on his face here :lmao:

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Another gorilla came out, this one wasn't feeling up to eating with everybody watching so he went as far back in the enclosure as he could.

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We spent a lot of time with the gorillas as well, I just love the gorillas!

When we exited the area we noticed that a local tribesman was entertaining the visiting children with some local music.

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It had stopped raining so I pulled my poncho off. Good thing to as I spotted some royalty off in the distance. It wouldn't do to attend a royal audience dressed in such a way.

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[englishrose47]

Love the Gorilla pix Lessa !! I love those "little" guys too!!!

[cmp1111]

Aw, I love the hippo! :)

Royalty, eh?popcorn::

[Disneyland_Mama]

Now a big toothy smile

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:lmao: So cute!


It had stopped raining so I pulled my poncho off. Good thing to as I spotted some royalty off in the distance. It wouldn't do to attend a royal audience dressed in such a way.


popcorn::

[LovingDisny]

Great TR I am getting caught up.

[Mysteria]

That toothy smile might give me nightmares! :lmao:

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Love the Gorilla pix Lessa !! I love those "little" guys too!!!

I think it would be amazing to travel to Africa and see them in the wild.

Aw, I love the hippo! :)

Royalty, eh?popcorn::

I took so many pictures of that hippo it is ridiculous. She just kept posing for me. :rotfl:



popcorn::

;)

Great TR I am getting caught up.

Welcome! Hope you enjoy even though most of the pictures are missing at the moment. :guilty:

That toothy smile might give me nightmares! :lmao:

:lmao:

[DisneyJo]

Great photos and how cool that the hippo was so obliging but wow those teeth :rotfl:

Was Rosie still wearing her tiara? popcorn::

[englishrose47]

Great photos and how cool that the hippo was so obliging but wow those teeth :rotfl:

Was Rosie still wearing her tiara? popcorn::

No Jo I was filling my MUG!!!:lmao:

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Great photos and how cool that the hippo was so obliging but wow those teeth :rotfl:

Was Rosie still wearing her tiara? popcorn::

:laughing: I can tell you that the royalty we met was not Rosie.

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

No Jo I was filling my MUG!!!:lmao:

:lmao:

[englishrose47]

Morning Lessa!! These seems to be a theme with me I m either working or filling my MUG!!!!:lmao: This time I was working again! It's a tough house as there are a lot of wheelchairs ,Voyager lifts, incontinence you name it !! Good thing is the staff all work really well together and time flies !!!I am curious which member of which Royal Family you met!!!:confused3

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Morning Lessa!! These seems to be a theme with me I m either working or filling my MUG!!!!:lmao: This time I was working again! It's a tough house as there are a lot of wheelchairs ,Voyager lifts, incontinence you name it !! Good thing is the staff all work really well together and time flies !!!I am curious which member of which Royal Family you met!!!:confused3

Busy busy busy. You definitely work hard for your Disney money.

You will just have to wait until Wednesday to find out which Royal I met. ;)

[englishrose47]

You Cliff Hanger you!!! :laughing:I think you are taking Lessons from Alan!!!:rotfl2:I wont even mention Winkers she tortures us!! :lmao: [/I]

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

You Cliff Hanger you!!! :laughing:I think you are taking Lessons from Alan!!!:rotfl2:I wont even mention Winkers she tortures us!! :lmao: [/I]

:laughing: I take lessons from no one. I've been doing "cliffhangers" ever since my first TR back in 07. ;)

[Diamondintheruff]

It's wednesday. I'm all tuned in for the next report!

Oh and
Happy Canada Day!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

It's wednesday. I'm all tuned in for the next report!

Oh and
Happy Canada Day!

I'm working 8am-4pm so it should be up by 9. ;)

Happy Canada Day! Hurray for holiday pay! :woohoo:

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Now I know I have had you all on tenterhooks wondering who this mysterious Royal was that we encountered in the Animal Kingdom. Sorry to disappoint but it was not Prince Harry or William but King Louie! :lmao:

Now I know Mom will get mad at me for posting these but I just about died of laughter when I reviewed our pictures after leaving our royal audience. Apparently she just couldn't figure out how to pose with King Louie and her confusion shows in the pictures that the character handler took with our camera.

Okay, so I guess I'll crouch down behind him and look like I am doing something dirty to him.

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What the heck, he's standing up now what am I supposed to do

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I give up

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I totally did not notice Mom's antics at the time as I was just making sure that I was smiling at the camera. Luckily for Mom the photopass photographer got more flattering pictures of her.

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The rain was still holding off so I suggested that we take advantage of that and head over to the Tree of Life for some pictures before it started up again.

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There were a couple families waiting for the photographer so we joined the line. Once again I got complimented on my Tink necklace! Many of the people we encountered who liked my necklace would just reach over and touch it or pick it up without even asking, I guess they have never heard of personal space....

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I discovered on this trip that Mom does not know how to do fake scary/scared faces as she can't stop laughing. This happens in future pictures as well.

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Then the photographer had us hold baby Simba.

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Photos all done it was now time to head over to Expedition Everest, luckily for us the rain was still holding off.

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The stand-by line said the wait was only 10 minutes so I grabbed some fastpasses and we got in line. Now I was not sure that Mom was actually going to ride, I thought she might chicken out at the last minute as she seemed to get nervous as we approached the loading area.

This was my first time in the stand-by queue and it was really neat! So detailed!

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So did Mom ride Expedition Everest or did she chicken out? Did she survive an encounter with the Yeti? Check back on Friday to find out!

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[Diamondintheruff]

I'm working 8am-4pm so it should be up by 9. ;)

Happy Canada Day! Hurray for holiday pay! :woohoo:


I can't help it I'm a Mom three times over and a teacher to boot. Nagging is part of the package. That being said here comes the nag.

Shouldn't someone who has to work at 8am be in bed before 1am?

Now I know I have had you all on tenterhooks wondering who this mysterious Royal was that we encountered in the Animal Kingdom. Sorry to disappoint but it was not Prince Harry or William but King Louie!

You got me. I never thought about King Louie!

I totally did not notice Mom's antics at the time as I was just making sure that I was smiling at the camera. Luckily for Mom the photopass photographer got more flattering pictures of her.

Poor Mom!

Once again I got complimented on my Tink necklace! Many of the people we encountered who liked my necklace would just reach over and touch it or pick it up without even asking, I guess they have never heard of personal space....


That reminds me of when I was pregnant and people would just rub my belly without asking. Why do people think it's okay to reach out and touch?:sad2:

Great update especially since you were sleep deprived :laughing:. My vote is that Mom rides the thing. Go MOM!

[jcc0621]

Friday? Friday? Are you crazy woman:eek:

I love the time that you guys took just wandering around and soaking up the atmosphere. Can't do that with a 5 year old:sad2: Someday:cloud9:

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

I can't help it I'm a Mom three times over and a teacher to boot. Nagging is part of the package. That being said here comes the nag.

Shouldn't someone who has to work at 8am be in bed before 1am?

:laughing: Probably but my sleep schedule is so messed with all the different shifts I work. I didn't end up falling asleep until 3am! :eek:



You got me. I never thought about King Louie!

Mom couldn't remember what I was talking about either, I had her totally stumped. :lmao:

That reminds me of when I was pregnant and people would just rub my belly without asking. Why do people think it's okay to reach out and touch?:sad2:

I know! :sad2:


Friday? Friday? Are you crazy woman:eek:

I love the time that you guys took just wandering around and soaking up the atmosphere. Can't do that with a 5 year old:sad2: Someday:cloud9:

Yep, I have decided that I am only going to do updates Monday, Wednesday, Friday. I was going too fast before and that was part of the reason my photobucket accounts bandwidth exceeded its limits. This way I will be updating at a steady pace and it will be easier for people to stay caught up. :thumbsup2

Some day you will get to just wander Janet! :thumbsup2

[cmp1111]

I wouldn't know how to pose with King Louie, either! :rotfl:

Great pictures, as always! I hope Beth goes on EE! :)

One of the things I adore about Disney is the details in the queues and so forth. :thumbsup2

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

I wouldn't know how to pose with King Louie, either! :rotfl:

Great pictures, as always! I hope Beth goes on EE! :)

One of the things I adore about Disney is the details in the queues and so forth. :thumbsup2

Disney is definitely great at the details. I love having something to look at while in line, makes the wait much more bearable. :thumbsup2

[emmaca]

After reading Lessa’s last update, she mentioned meeting royalty, I said "What Royalty is she talking about??” :confused3 after MANY MANY MANY hours of deep thinking, I said “Oh Yeah, :idea:the Lion King, DUH!!! LOL, I was so proud of myself, when I got home from a long and demanding day at work, and told Lessa, how she had stumped me with meeting royalty, Well you can just imagine her response when I told her that I thought it was the Lion King and the all the African tribal performers at the Festival of the Lion King Show. Good guess don’t you think???. I had completely forgotten about this character encounter. Blame it on old age, senior moment; as it was not a memorable moment in my life! I thought it was the most bizarre encounter, as I didn’t know what King Louie was doing??. Lessa get your mind out the gutter!!! You shouldn’t have such thoughts of your mother in your mind!!!:scared1:crazy2:

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

After reading Lessa’s last update, she mentioned meeting royalty, I said "What Royalty is she talking about??” :confused3 after MANY MANY MANY hours of deep thinking, I said “Oh Yeah, :idea:the Lion King, DUH!!! LOL, I was so proud of myself, when I got home from a long and demanding day at work, and told Lessa, how she had stumped me with meeting royalty, Well you can just imagine her response when I told her that I thought it was the Lion King and the all the African tribal performers at the Festival of the Lion King Show. Good guess don’t you think???. I had completely forgotten about this character encounter. Blame it on old age, senior moment; as it was not a memorable moment in my life! I thought it was the most bizarre encounter, as I didn’t know what King Louie was doing??. Lessa get your mind out the gutter!!! You shouldn’t have such thoughts of your mother in your mind!!!:scared1:crazy2:

I am surprised you didn't remember the encounter as I kept going back on the camera throughout the day to laugh at your pictures and tease you. :lmao:

[kaysmommie]

Great update and AK pictures :goodvibes

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Great update and AK pictures :goodvibes

:laughing: Thanks!

[englishrose47]

Oh Beth !! That draughte of yours does love to Tease!!:rotfl2:
Now Lessa that is a GIGANTIC cliff Hanger !!Wait til Friay indeed !!:lmao:

The pix at AK were great !! I vote Yes for EE ! Cuz Beth is far less of a chicken than me !!:rotfl2:

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Oh Beth !! That draughte of yours does love to Tease!!:rotfl2:
Now Lessa that is a GIGANTIC cliff Hanger !!Wait til Friay indeed !!:lmao:

The pix at AK were great !! I vote Yes for EE ! Cuz Beth is far less of a chicken than me !!:rotfl2:

:laughing: Come on now Rosie, my cliff hangers aren't that bad!

[emmaca]

Oh Beth !! That draughte of yours does love to Tease!!:rotfl2:
Now Lessa that is a GIGANTIC cliff Hanger !!Wait til Friay indeed !!:lmao:

The pix at AK were great !! I vote Yes for EE ! Cuz Beth is far less of a chicken than me !!:rotfl2:

Hi Rosie, that's what I love about Lessa, it is all in fun, and I can laugh at myself. I had to provide Lessa with some entertaining moments since the Grimm Bros didn't come. Let me tell you it's a hard job :laughing:

Rosie I am the worlds BIGGEST Chicken when it comes to some rides and the unknown, as Lessa said you will have to wait till Friday to see if I went on EE.

[mrsksomeday]

Great installment Lessa!! I loved all the photopass pictures. You are so lucky to get to do Disney with your Mom. I would give anything to have been able to do that.

I wouldn't know how to pose with King Louie either.

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Great installment Lessa!! I loved all the photopass pictures. You are so lucky to get to do Disney with your Mom. I would give anything to have been able to do that.

I wouldn't know how to pose with King Louie either.

I always know that I will have Mom as a travel buddy no matter where I want to go, well except for Japan, she doesn't want to go there. That is okay though as Alek has said he will travel around Japan with me. :thumbsup2

[englishrose47]

Beth you are not a chicken !! Look at all the rides you did for the first time !!!I think you guys are lucky to hae each other and the Bros Grimm !! You are a special family!!

[Dead Bones Brook]

I just thought all you Disney fans should see the new Mickey Mouse design for 2010!! I personally love it and I think it will revolutionize kids television.

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[Dead Bones Brook]

And just for good measure for all you new guys on the thread here is a picture of me and Alek so you know what we look like as you all seem to be talking about us. And Lessa's picture of us didn't exactly show our good side.

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Oh here is Lessa.

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This is what she looked like when I posted this.

[englishrose47]

And just for good measure for all you new guys on the thread here is a picture of me and Alek so you know what we look like as you all seem to be talking about us. And Lessa's picture of us didn't exactly show our good side.

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Oh here is Lessa.

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This is what she looked like when I posted this.

:rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2:

The Bros are back!!!!:rotfl2:

Lessa Beware !!!:lmao:

[ladybugmom]

Just joining in Lessa!! I'm all caught up--just wished that I could have seen the pics from most of the TR. I loved the few I did see, though!! It looks like you're having a great trip!! We were at WDW the same week. We were even in MK on Monday and AK on Tuesday. Can't wait to read more!!

[MAGICFOR2]

Nice update Lessa! I'm betting your mom rode EE!. Fun brush with Royalty! It will be hard to wait 'til Friday for an update - I may not see it until after the 10th, so go slow. Okay?;)

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

:rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2:

The Bros are back!!!!:rotfl2:

Lessa Beware !!!:lmao:

:sad2: Erich probably just posted because I told him I posted silly pictures of Mom. :lmao:

Just joining in Lessa!! I'm all caught up--just wished that I could have seen the pics from most of the TR. I loved the few I did see, though!! It looks like you're having a great trip!! We were at WDW the same week. We were even in MK on Monday and AK on Tuesday. Can't wait to read more!!

Hi there! So sorry the pictures were down. :guilty: According to photobucket they should be back up and functioning today, I hope so!

How cool that we were in the same parks, maybe I got you in some of my pictures! :laughing:

Nice update Lessa! I'm betting your mom rode EE!. Fun brush with Royalty! It will be hard to wait 'til Friday for an update - I may not see it until after the 10th, so go slow. Okay?;)

I'll try! ;)

[englishrose47]

Afternoon Lessa !!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Afternoon Lessa !!

Good afternoon!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

:woohoo: My photobucket account has reset so now all the pictures from earlier in the TR that were blocked out are now showing again. So if you missed pictures you can go back and view them if you like! :thumbsup2

[leamom2princesses]

Hi Lessa! Going to get caught up now. Have a great weekend!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Hi Lessa! Going to get caught up now. Have a great weekend!

Thanks! I will! My job for this weekend is uploading all the pictures we want made into prints so that they will all be organized into photo albums for when we visit the family in Toledo at the end of the month.

This picture business is exhausting, I need to stop taking so many! :laughing:

[DisneyJo]

Love the photos of your Mom, I wouldn't have known how to pose either :rotfl:

Ooh I hope your Mom rides EE, at least once anyway!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Love the photos of your Mom, I wouldn't have known how to pose either :rotfl:

Ooh I hope your Mom rides EE, at least once anyway!

Looks like we all would have been baffled by that darn King Louie. :lmao: Too bad Alek and Erich weren't there, I'm sure they would have come up with a creative pose. ;)

[debraW76]

Animal Kingdom turned out to be a great day for you two! Love all the photos.

PS I hope she rides EE. It is my favorite :cloud9:

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Animal Kingdom turned out to be a great day for you two! Love all the photos.



:lmao: Just wait until I get further into the day. ;)

[ladybugmom]

:woohoo: My photobucket account has reset so now all the pictures from earlier in the TR that were blocked out are now showing again. So if you missed pictures you can go back and view them if you like! :thumbsup2

Whooo hooo!! Off to look!! :woohoo:

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

We got to the loading area and to my delight Mom did not chicken out, she got on the ride! :woohoo: We were seated in the middle section of the train which was good for Mom's first time, I don't think she would have enjoyed the front!

Here we go!

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Doesn't look nervous does she?

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Our train stalled here for what felt like several minutes, certainly longer than it usually does.

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She is starting to look a little nervous now isn't she? :lmao:

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Finally we started moving backwards, Wheeeee!

Oh no! The Yeti is after us!

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Well Mom survived the ride, not sure how much she enjoyed it though she claims that she did.

I attempted to take a picture of our ride photo but Mom and I were in the back of our car and the picture on the screen was so dark at the top that you couldn't really make out our faces just our bodies. Oh well.

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We decided to go see Finding Nemo:The Musical, good decision too as it started to POUR as we entered the theatre. Now we had seen the show back in 2007 and weren't overly thrilled by it. Well I liked it much more this time around. There was nothing different about it so no idea why I didn't like it then but like it now. I am just fickle I guess.

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When the show ended I could still hear the drumming of the rain on the roof of the theatre so on went the ponchos.

Mom suggested that we go ride Dinosaur. I was surprised by this as she did not like how jerky it was when she rode it in 2007 and she had skipped it last year.

The ride was pretty much a walk-on, hurray!

I love our ride photo, especially the people sitting in the row in front of us, hilarious!

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We exited from Dinosaur and guess what!? It was still pouring! So on went the ponchos. :rotfl: Mom had to take a bathroom break and I saw Pluto out for photos in the covered area next to the bathrooms. It looked like a seating area for a restaurant. Nobody was out there though and Pluto was all by himself. So I saw Mom heading towards the bathroom so I went over to him to wait for her out of the rain.

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Well I guess I worried Mom at this point, she didn't think I had heard her say she was going to the bathroom and she didn't see where I had gone so she thought I had wandered off into the park without her when in reality I had been right there waiting for her the whole time. :rotfl: She thought I was lost in a sea of ponchos.

Our next destination was Festival of the Lion King but first we stopped off to enjoy a Churro. I had never had one before and it was on my list of snacks to try that trip.

Mom went and sat in the covered area while I stood at the stand in the rain and waited to place my order. This is where I got really annoyed. When I went up to the window there was one little boy there placing his order. Well then his sister came up and joined him and placed her order. Okay I didn't mind that so much. The two of them handed over their room card to pay so I figured okay she will get them their snacks and then it will be my turn. Well nope! Five other people from their family, all adults cut right in front of me and ordered food too! That made me steaming mad! They should have been there in line with the kids to begin with and ordered and paid all together or they should have gotten in line behind me considering the kids had already paid for their food before the adults even arrived. I hate rude people! So there I stood in the rain waiting to place my order which took forever as there was only one person working that little stand so she had to take the orders and prepare the food.

Finally I got my hands on our churro and went to join Mom.

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Well sadly the Churro was nothing exciting, definitely not worth the aggravation I had just gone through to get it. At least I was able to check it off my list of things to try and I needed something in my stomach anyways since it had been several hours since I had last eaten anything.

Once we finished off the Churro we once again headed back out into the rain.

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[PopArtGal]

I've never eaten a churry either.

[englishrose47]

Lessa I completely understand about Nemo ! ;)I saw it in 2008 and said it's ok but nothing like the Lion King !! Well I went again this year ! In fact I made a second trip to AK to see it after my Boma breakfast !! Guess what I loved it :cool1: I still think Lion King is the best but Nemo is very close behind and I can't figure out why I didn't like it the first time either !:confused3

Yay for Beth and EE !!:banana:

Churros at pepper Market were delish !!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

I've never eaten a churry either.

It tasted like a lesser version of a beaver tail.

Lessa I completely understand about Nemo ! ;)I saw it in 2008 and said it's ok but nothing like the Lion King !! Well I went again this year ! In fact I made a second trip to AK to see it after my Boma breakfast !! Guess what I loved it :cool1: I still think Lion King is the best but Nemo is very close behind and I can't figure out why I didn't like it the first time either !:confused3

Yay for Beth and EE !!:banana:

Churros at pepper Market were delish !!

Wow, you must have really liked it to see it twice on your trip!

[ladybugmom]

Oh we just LOVED the Nemo show!! But of course I have 2 small girls that just ADORE Nemo!! I'm still singing, "Just keep swimming! Just keep swimming!!" Great update!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Oh we just LOVED the Nemo show!! But of course I have 2 small girls that just ADORE Nemo!! I'm still singing, "Just keep swimming! Just keep swimming!!" Great update!

I quite enjoyed it this second time around. Maybe it was because I was so happy to be out of the rain for an extended amount of time. :rotfl:;)

[kaysmommie]

:cool1: That your mom rode EE! My mom never even rode SM back in 1980 when we went as a family. I put the Nemo Musical on the next time must do list, your pics look great. Sorry about the rude family. I agree Churros are not that great.

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

:cool1: That your mom rode EE! My mom never even rode SM back in 1980 when we went as a family. I put the Nemo Musical on the next time must do list, your pics look great. Sorry about the rude family. I agree Churros are not that great.

Yep, I was surprised that she followed through with Everest. Then again she watched the video on Youtube so many times that there were not really any surprises for her. :laughing:

I was a bit disappointed with the Churro but at least now I have tried it and can try something else next time! :thumbsup2 I am glad that we only bought one and split it, would have hated to waste money buying two.

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Just wanted to wish all the Americans a Happy Fourth of July Weekend!

As a treat here is our video of the Magic Kingdom Fourth of July fireworks. :goodvibes

Fourth of July Fireworks (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fToETf0jbKg)

Also it will give you all an idea of the view you will get if you have booked the new Wishes dessert party.

[lisalonglash]

We got to the loading area and to my delight Mom did not chicken out, she got on the ride! :woohoo: We were seated in the middle section of the train which was good for Mom's first time, I don't think she would have enjoyed the front!.

Yay, Beth! :woohoo:

We decided to go see Finding Nemo:The Musical, good decision too as it started to POUR as we entered the theatre. Now we had seen the show back in 2007 and weren't overly thrilled by it. Well I liked it much more this time around. There was nothing different about it so no idea why I didn't like it then but like it now. I am just fickle I guess..

I'm looking forward to seeing it this time - your pictures are fantastic! :goodvibes

I love our ride photo, especially the people sitting in the row in front of us, hilarious!

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LOL! You would've been LYAO at the picture of us - Grumpy & Tigger were lovin' it and laughing; Mickey made me cover his eyes for the whole ride basically, so it's me bent over sideways trying to make sure he couldn't see anything, as he requested! :rotfl2:

BTW, is that dad in the front forcibly turning his child's head so he has to look at the dinosaur?!

We exited from Dinosaur and guess what!? It was still pouring! So on went the ponchos. :rotfl: Mom had to take a bathroom break and I saw Pluto out for photos in the covered area next to the bathrooms. It looked like a seating area for a restaurant. Nobody was out there though and Pluto was all by himself. So I saw Mom heading towards the bathroom so I went over to him to wait for her out of the rain..

More rain :sad2:

Finally I got my hands on our churro and went to join Mom. .

I'm glad you were finally able to get that churro! :rotfl:

Well sadly the Churro was nothing exciting, definitely not worth the aggravation I had just gone through to get it. At least I was able to check it off my list of things to try and I needed something in my stomach anyways since it had been several hours since I had last eaten anything.

Yeah, I don't really dig them either :confused3

[PopArtGal]

oh ok, then I won't try one :) Unless I'm starving hehe

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

LOL! You would've been LYAO at the picture of us - Grumpy & Tigger were lovin' it and laughing; Mickey made me cover his eyes for the whole ride basically, so it's me bent over sideways trying to make sure he couldn't see anything, as he requested! :rotfl2:

BTW, is that dad in the front forcibly turning his child's head so he has to look at the dinosaur?!


:laughing: I think they were just posing, well at least I hope they were. :rotfl:

oh ok, then I won't try one :) Unless I'm starving hehe

;) There are much better things to spend your $2.50 on.

[englishrose47]

Lesa I didn't see Nemo twice I went back to see it as I couldn't fit in the day I was at AK!! Anyway I am glad I did !! :banana:When I can get the girls attention for long enuff (teens :lmao:)I will show them EE and Nemo !!:thumbsup2

[Mysteria]

There is some funny stuff since I was able to read last! :lmao::lmao: Great updates and pics (especially the royalty pics :rotfl:).

[lazydoxy66]

I'm so proud of your mom!!!!! She really gave caution to the wind for this trip. I hope she did enjoy the more thrilling rides.

You have some great photos of the 2 of you. I wouldn't have known how to pose with Louie either.

I can't believe those people cut in front of you. :mad:

[OhMari]

Thank you Leesa for the link of the 4th of July Fireworks at WDW. My kids are getting ready to go out, and they came to see what I was watching.

I told them, this is why I love WDW.

Ahh.

Where I live, volunteer fire fighters will have fireworks, no music, tons of mosquito's, we usually end up sitting in our truck, because of mosquito's and that's it.

Thanks for the 4th of July wishes.

[cmp1111]

Yay, Beth!!!! :banana::banana:

I'm glad that she went! Glad you got to stay out of the rain and so forth. ;) We are just not show people - I saw Lion King in 2000 without my family, but as a group we don't see them. :confused3

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Lesa I didn't see Nemo twice I went back to see it as I couldn't fit in the day I was at AK!! Anyway I am glad I did !! :banana:When I can get the girls attention for long enuff (teens :lmao:)I will show them EE and Nemo !!:thumbsup2

:laughing: I misread your post, I thought you saw it once and loved it so much that you went back another day to see it again! :rolleyes:

There is some funny stuff since I was able to read last! :lmao::lmao: Great updates and pics (especially the royalty pics :rotfl:).

:laughing: Thanks! I am glad that I can produce some laughs even without my brothers along on the trip. ;)

I'm so proud of your mom!!!!! She really gave caution to the wind for this trip. I hope she did enjoy the more thrilling rides.

You have some great photos of the 2 of you. I wouldn't have known how to pose with Louie either.

I can't believe those people cut in front of you. :mad:

Yep she surprised me, I really didn't think that she would go on the thrill rides. Then again we all gave her such a hard time not believing her before the trip that she probably rode them to show us up! :laughing:

Yep, I hate line cutters! It is not hard to be polite!

Thank you Leesa for the link of the 4th of July Fireworks at WDW. My kids are getting ready to go out, and they came to see what I was watching.

I told them, this is why I love WDW.

Ahh.

Where I live, volunteer fire fighters will have fireworks, no music, tons of mosquito's, we usually end up sitting in our truck, because of mosquito's and that's it.

Thanks for the 4th of July wishes.

I'm glad that you enjoyed it!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Yay, Beth!!!! :banana::banana:

I'm glad that she went! Glad you got to stay out of the rain and so forth. ;) We are just not show people - I saw Lion King in 2000 without my family, but as a group we don't see them. :confused3

I just wish our ride photo had turned out better, it wasn't even worth buying it was so dark in our row. Oh well, at least we had the rednecked Splash Mountain pictures as proof of her bravery. :laughing:

[KatGarcia]

I would never have let those rude people cut me, but I'm a rude NYer when I need to be.

LOVE the dinosaur pic! And how in heck did you get such good pics on everest?!

[emmaca]

Thanks everyone, I surprised myself:yay::dance3::cheer2: The rides were not as bad as I thought, thanks to you tube!! I guess this was the year to break though some of my inhibitions and let loose, will I do these rides again?? Certainly!! I am already checking out the rides at Universal for our 2012 trip when we do Disney and Universal!!

Happy 4th of July everyone wasn't the video that Lessa posted of the 4th of July fireworks at MK amazing!!. I am an Amercian and proud of it!!

[englishrose47]

Thanks everyone, I surprised myself:yay::dance3::cheer2: The rides were not as bad as I thought, thanks to you tube!! I guess this was the year to break though some of my inhibitions and let loose, will I do these rides again?? Certainly!! I am already checking out the rides at Universal for our 2012 trip when we do Disney and Universal!!

Happy 4th of July everyone wasn't the video that Lessa posted of the 4th of July fireworks at MK amazing!!. I am an Amercian and proud of it!!

I will be there in 2012 God willing !! I will not be joining you on the Thrill Rides :lmao:But I may well join the Bros in some Tom Foolery ! Never been to Universal either !! Hmmmmm!!:rolleyes1 You definately get the Bravery Award this Trip Beth!!
Just a little Brit Humor !!.. No we don't celebrate the 4th in England:lmao: Do you believe that is a question I have been asked many times !!!!!:laughing:

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

I would never have let those rude people cut me, but I'm a rude NYer when I need to be.

:laughing: Yeah, I'm not forward enough to say anything, I hate to be confrontational.

And how in heck did you get such good pics on everest?!



:confused3 I pointed the camera and clicked. ;):lmao:

[emmaca]

I will be there in 2012 God willing !! I will not be joining you on the Thrill Rides :lmao:But I may well join the Bros in some Tom Foolery ! Never been to Universal either !! Hmmmmm!!:rolleyes1 You definately get the Bravery Award this Trip Beth!!
Just a little Brit Humor !!.. No we don't celebrate the 4th in England:lmao: Do you believe that is a question I have been asked many times !!!!!:laughing:

Great Rosie, I hope you can make my BIG 50th Birthday celebration!!:bday::banana::cool1:. I'm sure the Bros will have many B-day surprises for mom up their sleeve. It will be a great trip in 2012!!

Rosie you should try some of the rides I went on, if I did and survived to tell about it so can you!! You can do it ROSIE!! Here's some pixie dust for Rosie
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[wvdislover]

Finally caught up! Your pictures of Nemo and Everest are great! Finding Nemo is one of our favorite shows...we saw it twice during our first trip that it was open, we bought the CD, we all learned the words to the whole show (even DD7, Allison, who was only 5 at the time...she makes a great Nemo!) She used Nemo's first song to audition for a musical at the Children's Theatre, and was the youngest person cast! It also helped that she's so cute ;) OK, so we were a bit obsessed with the Nemo thing...we're ok with that!
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[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Finally caught up! Your pictures of Nemo and Everest are great! Finding Nemo is one of our favorite shows...we saw it twice during our first trip that it was open, we bought the CD, we all learned the words to the whole show (even DD7, Allison, who was only 5 at the time...she makes a great Nemo!) She used Nemo's first song to audition for a musical at the Children's Theatre, and was the youngest person cast! It also helped that she's so cute ;) OK, so we were a bit obsessed with the Nemo thing...we're ok with that!
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Sarah and Allison with Sleeping Beauty during that trip

What a cute story!

[IluvXU]

It took me a while, but I am caught up. You get so many good pics, I really enjoy seeing them all!

[carissanboys]

What awesome pictures of the hippo!! :thumbsup2

Your mom is turning out to be quite the daredevil on this trip - good for her!

You need to come down to VA Beach and visit Lessa. I'll take you to a place that makes AMAZING churros! The ones you had look quite boring.

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

It took me a while, but I am caught up. You get so many good pics, I really enjoy seeing them all!

Thank You! I just love taking pictures and sharing them with you all. :goodvibes

What awesome pictures of the hippo!! :thumbsup2

Your mom is turning out to be quite the daredevil on this trip - good for her!

You need to come down to VA Beach and visit Lessa. I'll take you to a place that makes AMAZING churros! The ones you had look quite boring.

Hmmm, a secret Va Beach dessert spot I don't know about, sounds like a plan to me! ;)

[k_reile]

Thanks! I will! My job for this weekend is uploading all the pictures we want made into prints so that they will all be organized into photo albums for when we visit the family in Toledo at the end of the month.

This picture business is exhausting, I need to stop taking so many! :laughing:

as in toledo, ohio?? If so thats pretty funny you will be in ohio where I live (about an hour south of toledo) and I will be in Canada!!:rotfl:

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

as in toledo, ohio?? If so thats pretty funny you will be in ohio where I live (about an hour south of toledo) and I will be in Canada!!:rotfl:

Yep Toledo, Ohio. My Mom's whole side of the family is from there, we visit at least once a year. Of course the highlight of the trip is always the visit to Penguin Palace to get a Smurf ice cream! :laughing: Am I a bad granddaughter and niece for saying that? :cutie: Oh and of course I am looking forward to being there on my birthday and getting to have a nice birthday dinner out with the family. :thumbsup2

We are only going for a short visit this year, I suspect we will be running around between houses a lot juggling the family.

[carissanboys]

Hmmm, a secret Va Beach dessert spot I don't know about, sounds like a plan to me! ;)

You might know the place. It's a Mexican restaurant called Plaza Azteca.

Now these are some churros! :worship: They're served warm and have a bit of apple filling inside.


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[emmaca]

Hi Lessa's mom here, I know Plaza Azteca, I believe it is on Laskin Rd at Hilltop Shopping Centre. I've been there a few times when we lived in VA Beach, we lived just off Great Neck Rd. Good restaurant!!

[carissanboys]

Hi Lessa's mom here, I know Plaza Azteca, I believe it is on Laskin Rd at Hilltop Shopping Centre. I've been there a few times when we lived in VA Beach, we lived just off Great Neck Rd. Good restaurant!!

Hi Lessa's mom! :goodvibes Yes, that is where it's located. :thumbsup2 I've been there twice now and had their churros both times. The sinks in the bathrooms are gorgeous too!

[meeko_33785]

Hey! Just found your trip report and read through the whole thing. Looks great. I love all the pics, especially all the character pics. I didn't read through all 43 pages of responces so my appologies if these questions have been asked, but I was wondering 1) Where in Future World did you find Mary Poppins? The area looks somewhat familiar but I just can't place it and 2) How early did you line up at Toontown for rope drop. I missed out on Pixie Hallow last time I was at MK because the line was always long and being there at rope drop is an absolute must for next time.

Thanks and I can't wait for more. :)

[englishrose47]

Evening Lessa !! Had to go in and do time sheets !! Funny how people expect to get paid:rotfl2:

I have an 18hour day tomorrow so will be hitting the sack early !! Will take some Tylenolpm around 9pm and be out by 10 or at least that's my plan !!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

You might know the place. It's a Mexican restaurant called Plaza Azteca.

Now these are some churros! :worship: They're served warm and have a bit of apple filling inside.


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Wow! Those look decadent! Nope, I never ate at Plaza Azteca. I only ever ate at one Mexican restaurant in Va Beach and I couldn't even tell you where it was. One of my friends took me to it. I know it was down by the water on a street that ran off Great Neck. :confused3

Hey! Just found your trip report and read through the whole thing. Looks great. I love all the pics, especially all the character pics. I didn't read through all 43 pages of responces so my appologies if these questions have been asked, but I was wondering 1) Where in Future World did you find Mary Poppins? The area looks somewhat familiar but I just can't place it and 2) How early did you line up at Toontown for rope drop. I missed out on Pixie Hallow last time I was at MK because the line was always long and being there at rope drop is an absolute must for next time.

Thanks and I can't wait for more. :)

I don't know how to describe the area in Future World as we just sort of happened upon her but I will try. It was north of the character spot, west of the Imagination Pavilion and right near the water where the monorail runs (where I took all those pictures).

Toontown - We were there at least 15-20 minutes before rope drop, again we were hanging out in Fantasyland beforehand keeping an eye on the area.

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Evening Lessa !! Had to go in and do time sheets !! Funny how people expect to get paid:rotfl2:

I have an 18hour day tomorrow so will be hitting the sack early !! Will take some Tylenolpm around 9pm and be out by 10 or at least that's my plan !!

Yikes! I don't know how you do it Rosie!

[LOVEMY3KIDDOS]

Whew! I have been really busy lately and not able to keep up with the various trip reports I am following! I am all caught up now and ready for more! Hoping to start posting my pre-trip report by the end of next week or earlier!!??

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Whew! I have been really busy lately and not able to keep up with the various trip reports I am following! I am all caught up now and ready for more! Hoping to start posting my pre-trip report by the end of next week or earlier!!??

Make sure to post a link to your PTR once you have it up! :goodvibes

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

After finishing our boring churro we made our way through the rain over to Camp Minnie-Mickey to catch the next showing of Festival of the Lion King. We love this show and see it every time we visit.

When we arrived it looked like there was already a lot of people lined up. Well the CM's kept coming over the loudspeaker requesting that we fill in all available spaces. As Mom and I joined the waiting crowd we noticed that the people already waiting were not filling up the left side of the waiting area. Since none of them seemed interested in following the CM's instructions Mom and I "filled in all available spaces" and wound up at the front of the crowd right by the entrance doors. :lmao:

It was raining really heavily at this point so we just stood there with the hoods of our ponchos on staring down at the ground so as to keep as dry as possible while the rain beat down upon us. It was a hard rain too, I could feel each drop as it beat down upon me and then ran down my poncho. It was miserable out there and just relentless!

Soon enough they started to let us into the theatre, Mom and I ended up sitting in the lion section. It was so cold in there due to the air conditioning. We kept our ponchos on to try and keep our body heat in. :laughing:

The show was excellent as usual, if you have not seen it you must!

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After the show I decided to get some character pictures. It was still raining hard out there but it was still so early in the day that I thought it a waste to leave already. Mom indulged me as usual and followed me into the character lines.

First up were Donald and Goofy

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I looked over at Mickey's line and it was really long, Kenai and Koda from Brother Bear didn't have much of a line though. I had never had my picture taken with them so I jumped in line. They had to go for a break before my turn but were only gone for a short while. I got a real kick out of the characters walking around with these yellow umbrellas, for some reason it just struck me as really funny.

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Mom's picture

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After Kenai and Koda I looked over at Mickey's line. It was still a bit long but I decided to get in it anyways. What was a couple more minutes out in the pouring rain?

Well this line moved SO slowly. I think Mickey and Minnie went on break 2-3 times before we got up to them. Mom and I were entertained/disgusted by the oddest/low-rent family who were in line in front of us. They were SO loud and talking all about sordid family affairs, stuff you do not usually want to air in public. On top of that one of the mothers was holding her baby in one arm and a cup of beer in her other hand. Well the baby kept taking his pacifier and dipping it in her beer and then sucking on it. They all roared with laughter and thought this was the funniest thing ever, and then they let him continue to do it! :scared1:

Finally my turn with Mickey and Minnie was up but wait! They had to go on another break! At least we could stand out of the rain while waiting for them since we were at the front of the line and could take cover. I was taking my poncho off in preparation for the picture so I handed Mom the camera and we nearly dropped it! I just about nearly had a heart attack.

Mom's Picture

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After we finished with the characters we decided to throw in the towel and leave the park. We debated for a moment about whether or not we should grab some food at Pizzafari but decided to just eat off property instead.

The walk out of that park was so depressing, it was just so wet and dreary. We really needed a little to sun to revitalize us.

As we were walking towards the car we saw two young boys, didn't look older than 11 or 12 running towards a school bus that was driving away screaming for it to stop. Mom and I were completely dumbfounded. How does something like that happen!? The boys just stood there not knowing what to do as they watched the bus drive away. Luckily before the bus exited the parking lot somebody must have noticed the boys and made the bus turn around, thank goodness! Can you imagine the hell that would have rained down on that school if they had left those two kids behind, how would they explain that to the parents?! I can't believe they did not do a proper roll call before that bus started moving. :eek:

Back in the car Mom and I decided to head to the Florida Mall. The directions were on the same card that had the drug store directions from that morning and it was just way too early to go back and sit around in the hotel room. We had originally planned on going to the mall anyways and I was in desperate need of some more memory cards for the camera. I had already pretty much used up my 8GB in memory.

So off to the mall we went. It was really easy to get there, bit of a long drive though and and at some points it was raining so hard that it was difficult to see, made for a very nervous drive! We made it to the mall safe and sound though.

The Florida Mall is HUGE! I have never seen a mall that big before! I drove around to the Macy's and found a parking spot as close as I could get. Mom and I were not about to wear our ponchos into the mall so we had to make a run for it, of course we got completely drenched. Our first stop upon getting into Macy's was to find a washroom to try and dry off a bit. Mom said she felt low class walking around in wet clothes. I tried to point out to her that pretty much anybody coming into the mall at that point was going to be walking around wet but she was just feeling down due to the rain I guess.

I dried off as best I could but I was still pretty damp, there was no point in pouting about it though, my clothes would dry in time.

Our first stop was the camera shop where I bought two 4 GB memory cards. I crossed my fingers that that would be enough to get me through the cruise.

After that we just wandered around and window shopped, neither of us seemed to be in much of a mood to spend a bunch of money. Mom bought us each a cookie from Mrs Fields and we discovered the big M&M store which was pretty neat.

I don't think we spent more than an hour/hour and a half in the mall. My feet just couldn't take it, they were really starting to complain. I curse those stupid shoes I wore to Epcot!

I told Mom to wait at the Macy's exit and I would run out to get the car, no point in both of us getting wet again after just getting dry.

The rain was just a drizzle now and I decided to do some exploring and we drive down International Drive to get back to WDW instead of taking the highway like we had when we came. I figured it was good to get to know the area a bit better since we seem to be traveling to Florida so often lately.

It was actually a very pretty drive, not at all what I expected. I had this picture in my head of it being a real tourist trap with lots of neon lights and trashy tourist stops, it wasn't like that at all!

We stopped at Uno's for dinner before heading back to POP for the night. We love Uno's and they don't have it in Canada so it is a special treat when we get to eat here. Unfortunately our waitress was a real dud, she talked in the most monotone voice, never checked on us to refill our drinks and was just very blah. We did not leave her a very good tip. Our food was excellent as always though and hit the spot.

It was pouring again as we left so of course we got drenched, again.

Back at POP it was so nice to get changed into some nice dry pj's and curl up in the bed and watch tv. I watched some silly Disney channel movie about a male "mermaid" who was abandoned by his mom as a baby so didn't know he was a mermaid until he turned thirteen. There was nothing else on tv that night can you tell?

Mom and I both fell asleep early that night dreaming of beautiful blue skies and a warm breeze. Would our dreams come true? Would we see an improvement in the weather or would it be more rain, rain, rain?

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[carissanboys]

It is kind of humorous seeing the characters holding those umbrellas - don't think I've seen that before!

Uno's - yummm! Did you have pizza?

Hoping the next day brought you some sunshine. :goodvibes

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

It is kind of humorous seeing the characters holding those umbrellas - don't think I've seen that before!

Uno's - yummm! Did you have pizza?

Hoping the next day brought you some sunshine. :goodvibes

Yep, I always get a flatbread pizza when I eat there, so good!

[Diamondintheruff]

Seeing pictures of the Monkeys at the FOTLK always makes me smile.

I hope you Mom didn't get sick from all that walking around wet in all that air conditioning.

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Seeing pictures of the Monkeys at the FOTLK always makes me smile.

I hope you Mom didn't get sick from all that walking around wet in all that air conditioning.

Well..... A hint is in the title of this report. ;)

[Gabes_mommy]

I'm finally all caught up! :cool1:

I have had that horrible foot pain from walking too much is unsupportive shoes - it is excrutiating, and blisters too? You poor thing. :hug:

I love all your pictures. You and your mom are so cute together. :goodvibes

I cannot believe that mom who was letting her baby dip its binky in beer. :sad2: That is really shocking. :scared1:

Can't wait for more!

[kaysmommie]

I love the flat bread at Uno's. We have one here in town luckily. I love your FOTLK pics and agree it is a must see show. Cute character pics too! Never been to Florida Mall, is it worth going to? Dry clothes are the best after being in the rain all day. I dreamed of blue skies and warm sun too :goodvibes.

[cmp1111]

Sounds like you made the best of a yucky day. You saw some :scared1: things, too! :rotfl:

[meeko_33785]

Great updates. Loved all the updates from Animal Kingdom. Haven't been there in a while and can't wait to go back.

Nice to see Kenai and Koda out. It's been years since I've seen them. Hopefully I get a chance to see them next time I'm there. Hopefully they won't be needing those yellow umbrellas (though they are pretty funny).

I've been to the Florida Mall too and it really does feel like it just goes on and on and on sometimes.

[ladybugmom]

Great update! That day in AK was AWFUL in the rain! We ended up leaving early, too! It was just miserable! We LOVED the FOTLK show, too!! We sat on the second row in the warthog section. It was AMAZING!! When we went to Camp Minnnie Mickey we saw 1) Donald & Goofy, 2) Minnie & Mickey, 3) Chip & Dale, and 4) Pocahontas. You got some great pics!! I know what you mean about worrying about having enought camera space! I was so paranoid that I ended up bringing my laptop and took the pictures off of the camera each night. :goodvibes

[DisneyJo]

Well Mom survived the ride, not sure how much she enjoyed it though she claims that she did. Yay, glad she enjoyed it :thumbsup2

We decided to go see Finding Nemo:The Musical, good decision too as it started to POUR as we entered the theatre. Now we had seen the show back in 2007 and weren't overly thrilled by it. Well I liked it much more this time around. There was nothing different about it so no idea why I didn't like it then but like it now. I am just fickle I guess. Maybe I need to see it again, when I saw it in 2007 I liked it but we skipped it in 08!

I love our ride photo, especially the people sitting in the row in front of us, hilarious! Hilarious :rotfl2:

Finally I got my hands on our churro and went to join Mom. Glad you finally got one but wow what rude people!

CM's instructions Mom and I "filled in all available spaces" and wound up at the front of the crowd right by the entrance doors. :lmao: Fantastic :thumbsup2

It was pouring again as we left so of course we got drenched, again. It really did rain that day!!!! Love the character photos and sounds like a good shopping trip!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

I'm finally all caught up! :cool1:

I have had that horrible foot pain from walking too much is unsupportive shoes - it is excrutiating, and blisters too? You poor thing. :hug:

I love all your pictures. You and your mom are so cute together. :goodvibes

I cannot believe that mom who was letting her baby dip its binky in beer. :sad2: That is really shocking. :scared1:

Can't wait for more!

The pain really was unbelievable, I really don't know how people with chronic pain handle it.

We couldn't believe the mom/baby/beer thing either. We were completely shocked. The grandparents and what looked to be the mom's sister all just laughed along and watched as he continued to do it. :sad2:

I love the flat bread at Uno's. We have one here in town luckily. I love your FOTLK pics and agree it is a must see show. Cute character pics too! Never been to Florida Mall, is it worth going to? Dry clothes are the best after being in the rain all day. I dreamed of blue skies and warm sun too :goodvibes.

I so wish Uno's would come to Canada!

Florida Mall is definitely worth going to if you have cash to burn but that is coming from the view point of a Canadian as we don't have a lot of the stores that you guys have. Other than the M&M store I didn't see too much that you wouldn't have at any mall in the States. The place is massive though and I don't even think we saw the whole place. You really need a map to find your way around that place as you could easily get lost.

We had originally planned on going to the Millenia Mall which has much more unique/high-end designer stores if you are looking for shopping you don't get everywhere.

Sounds like you made the best of a yucky day. You saw some :scared1: things, too! :rotfl:

Yep, despite the constant unyielding rain we did our best to not let it bring us down.

I was shocked at the things we saw that day as well.

Great updates. Loved all the updates from Animal Kingdom. Haven't been there in a while and can't wait to go back.

Nice to see Kenai and Koda out. It's been years since I've seen them. Hopefully I get a chance to see them next time I'm there. Hopefully they won't be needing those yellow umbrellas (though they are pretty funny).

I've been to the Florida Mall too and it really does feel like it just goes on and on and on sometimes.

This was the first trip I have been on where Kenai and Koda were out, hopefully they will be out for you next time you are there. :thumbsup2

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Great update! That day in AK was AWFUL in the rain! We ended up leaving early, too! It was just miserable! We LOVED the FOTLK show, too!! We sat on the second row in the warthog section. It was AMAZING!! When we went to Camp Minnnie Mickey we saw 1) Donald & Goofy, 2) Minnie & Mickey, 3) Chip & Dale, and 4) Pocahontas. You got some great pics!! I know what you mean about worrying about having enought camera space! I was so paranoid that I ended up bringing my laptop and took the pictures off of the camera each night. :goodvibes

I wish Pocahontas had been there when we were there! She is the only "Princess" that I haven't gotten my picture with.

Last year we had Erich's laptop and that is what we did, emptying the cards onto the computer every night. He wasn't about to hand over his computer to us while we were gone for two weeks and I have a desktop so I just had to be careful with my memory. :rotfl:

Yay, glad she enjoyed it :thumbsup2

Maybe I need to see it again, when I saw it in 2007 I liked it but we skipped it in 08!

Hilarious :rotfl2:

Glad you finally got one but wow what rude people!

Fantastic :thumbsup2

It really did rain that day!!!! Love the character photos and sounds like a good shopping trip!

Yeah, the rain was unbelievable, it really felt like we were back in Aug 08 with Fay just hovering over us day after day.

[UGAFan0829]

Hi, Leesa! Just wanted to pop in and say how much I'm loving this TR! I especially can't wait for the cruise portion!!:banana:

I'm sorry that you thought the churros were boring!:sad2:The DH and I had one from the CS place in Mexico on our last trip, and LOVED them!:love: Everyone has different tastes!

I especially loved the AK portion of your report. We totally missed Camp Minnie-Mickey, and Festival of the Lion King, so it was neat to see all the pictures!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Hi, Leesa! Just wanted to pop in and say how much I'm loving this TR! I especially can't wait for the cruise portion!!:banana:

I'm sorry that you thought the churros were boring!:sad2:The DH and I had one from the CS place in Mexico on our last trip, and LOVED them!:love: Everyone has different tastes!

I especially loved the AK portion of your report. We totally missed Camp Minnie-Mickey, and Festival of the Lion King, so it was neat to see all the pictures!

Well I will give churros another try when I visit Virginia Beach again since Car posted that yummy looking photo! The AK churro though was not so good, I would rather spend the money on something else but you are right everybody has their own tastes!

If only it had been sunny I would have had more pictures of Camp Minnie-Mickey for you. It was just raining too hard to have the camera out that day, I have a shockingly small amount of pictures from our AK day, at least for me. :rotfl: Yet another reason why I knew I should have invested in that waterproof camera before the trip. :headache: I am definitely getting one before our next Florida vacation! Our family seriously needs one with all the rain we seem to get. :rotfl:

[debraW76]

Hi Leesa, I am somehow two updates behind. :(

I have never tried a Churro either and it is on my list to try. Though Carisanboys photo looks like a much better churro

EE is my favorite :cloud9: Glad your mom rode with you.

I thought Nemo was just ok. But I do love FOTLK.

The baby with the pacy :scared1:

People cutting in line :headache:

THe rain :headache: :headache: I do hope it quits raining for you soon.

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Hi Leesa, I am somehow two updates behind. :(

I have never tried a Churro either and it is on my list to try. Though Carisanboys photo looks like a much better churro

It did look good didn't it? Hopefully we will get down to Va Beach for another visit soon. :goodvibes

The baby with the pacy :scared1:

Crazy isn't it?! I can't believe some people. :sad2:

[PopArtGal]

It really is funny to see the characters with these umbrellas :)

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

It really is funny to see the characters with these umbrellas :)

Mickey and Minnie had them too but the pictures came out really blurry so I had to delete them. :guilty:

[Mysteria]

I had wondered how everyone was getting along that was there that week with all the rain. Sorry you guys got rained out of AK. Great character pics though! I still haven't been to the Florida mall. Maybe next trip.

[LOVEMY3KIDDOS]

Here's to hoping you got a nce day the next morning!! A shower is not bad and even sometimes refreshing...but pouring rain is miserable!! Too bad! You'll have to make up for it with a return trip!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

I had wondered how everyone was getting along that was there that week with all the rain. Sorry you guys got rained out of AK. Great character pics though! I still haven't been to the Florida mall. Maybe next trip.

We dealt with the rain as best we could, not really anything you can do about it so we saw no point moping around. :thumbsup2
Here's to hoping you got a nce day the next morning!! A shower is not bad and even sometimes refreshing...but pouring rain is miserable!! Too bad! You'll have to make up for it with a return trip!

Only problem with a return trip, it is sure to rain! It is our curse. :rolleyes:

[mrsksomeday]

I loved the pics of your Mom on EE. The Dinosaur pic was great! Your installments always make me smile. The character pictures were fantastic!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

I loved the pics of your Mom on EE. The Dinosaur pic was great! Your installments always make me smile. The character pictures were fantastic!

Hi Tracy! Wasn't the Dinosaur picture hilarious! :laughing: I love the reactions of all the other people in the car, too funny!

[englishrose47]

Hi Lessa !!! All caught up !! I got my pix with those 2 bears too!!! Also saw Lion King and agree it is a must see!!!

I have been working since 6am yesterday and just got home 45 mins ago!! DISNEY MONEY!!!!!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Hi Lessa !!! All caught up !! I got my pix with those 2 bears too!!! Also saw Lion King and agree it is a must see!!!

I have been working since 6am yesterday and just got home 45 mins ago!! DISNEY MONEY!!!!!

Those are crazy hours Rosie. Hope you get a good nights sleep!

[englishrose47]

Morning Lessa!! I got some sleep but not enough !! Tomorrow I have that outpatient surgery so I can sleep in a bit then!!!

[troobabiee7]

Oh no, sorry about the blisters and all the rain! What a mess. At least you made the most of your day at AK. And you got to see some more of Orlando, right? I really like International Drive at night, when all the attractions and mini-golf courses are lit up. It's a lot of fun! The traffic's usually abd though so we try to avoid it when we're not going to do something specifically on I-Drive.

I hope the sun finally comes out in your next update and that your feet felt better soon!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Oh no, sorry about the blisters and all the rain! What a mess. At least you made the most of your day at AK. And you got to see some more of Orlando, right? I really like International Drive at night, when all the attractions and mini-golf courses are lit up. It's a lot of fun! The traffic's usually abd though so we try to avoid it when we're not going to do something specifically on I-Drive.

I hope the sun finally comes out in your next update and that your feet felt better soon!

There was actually not much traffic at all on I-Drive, I was really surprised! It was a looooong drive back to WDW though taking I-Drive instead of the highway.

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Wednesday morning arrived after a nice long sleep. I woke up and opened the curtains and it had stopped raining! In fact the sun was shining! :banana:

I examined my arms and legs and the rash was gone! This was turning out to be a perfect morning. After careful thought evaluating the past couple days I figured out that it was in fact my sunscreen that was causing the rash. I was using the same sunscreen I had used last summer thinking it was safe as I had tested it out on my arm before we had left for the trip and no rash had developed. Well I guess the combination of the Florida sun, heat and sweat combined with the sunscreen is what set it off. All this time and it was the stupid sunscreen. :headache: Since I had not been wearing sunscreen the day before due to the rain the rash went away with the help of the Benadryl I had bought at the drug store. Well with that all figured out the sunscreen quickly got chucked into the garbage and I will not be buying Coppertone again.

Mom had gone down to the food court to grab our breakfast of Mickey waffles and she came back with a new mug since I had pitched such a fit the day before about the lid on our first one going missing.

So after chowing down on my Mickey waffle and a banana for nutrition we were off to the park!

I had scheduled two full Epcot days this trip as I wanted to be sure that we saw as much of the Flower and Garden Festival as we could.

When we arrived we got a nice close parking spot and we were some of the first people in line at our turnstyle. I went all the way to the side to find a really short line while all the suckers lined up in the few long lines in the middle. :confused3

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Since we were at the front of our line we were able to get right to the front of rope drop, we were literally right on the rope.

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Since we had done the rope drop run to Soarin the other day we decided to head over to Test Track. Another first for Mom! It was a walk-on, they didn't even make us watch the silly pre-boarding movie, just waved us on through. :woohoo:

Now I do not find this ride all that thrilling but it is fun to pose for the ride camera which is exactly what I did. However when we got off the ride the ride photo display screens were down. No! I was so disappointed, this is the only ride where you can get your photo added to your photopass card. It was a funny picture too! I know this because while you are still on the ride your picture pops up for you to see.

Disappointed we started to head out, first we had to take pictures with the car we intend on purchasing. Well not really, a convertible is not all that practical for where we live, we would only get to use it a few months out of the year.

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As I was about to get out of the car a CM came over and told me I couldn't park there. :rolleyes: Oh hilarious CM humour!

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The line was still really short so Mom suggested that we ride again.

The ride photo screens were still down but this time there was a CM there who told us that if we went to the photo desk in the gift shop they would be able to put our picture on our card for us. :woohoo:

This picture isn't all that amusing but hey I got Mom to pose for it as well.

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[DisneyJo]

So pleased you found out what caused your rash and it was something simple!

I always go to one end or the other at the turnstiles too, never can understand why people make those huge lines in the middle :confused:

Love the TT photo, great poses :rotfl:

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

So pleased you found out what caused your rash and it was something simple!

I always go to one end or the other at the turnstiles too, never can understand why people make those huge lines in the middle :confused:

Love the TT photo, great poses :rotfl:

Yes, it is so odd that it was the sunscreen all along as I have used that brand for years with no problem. Perhaps they changed something in it? :confused3

Hmmm, Jo likes the Test Track photo, Quel Surprise! :rotfl:

[GeminiAngel]

Darn Sunscreen!:rotfl: Mystery solved!

I like TT, but I get some wicked motion sickness on the last turn.
Nice update.:thumbsup2

[LOVEMY3KIDDOS]

Yea for the rash being gone!! I'm not in love with TT either, but think I will ride again this time since the youngest is big enough now.

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Darn Sunscreen!:rotfl: Mystery solved!

I like TT, but I get some wicked motion sickness on the last turn.
Nice update.:thumbsup2

Yep, and it was such an easy mystery to solve too. Too bad I didn't figure out what the problem was on the previous trip. :sad2:

Yea for the rash being gone!! I'm not in love with TT either, but think I will ride again this time since the youngest is big enough now.

Yeah, Test Track is fun enough but it is no Everest or Rock N Roller Coaster. ;)

[englishrose47]

Moning Lessa !!! I didn't know where you posed for the pix on TT!! Jo told me after !!! So n Sptember we will all know to do the Jo shot !!!

[cmp1111]

I'm so glad the rash mystery is solved! And no rain so far! And Beth rode TT! Awesome!

[PopArtGal]

If I ride Dinosaur, when should I be ready to "pose"?

[PopArtGal]

I'm not good at finding out where the cameras are! lol

Where's the camera on test track?

[lisalonglash]

What a fun update, Lessa! I'm glad you were able to deduce the source of your mystery rash and that it was a simple fix :thumbsup2 More GORGEOUS pictures of the F&GF - just beautiful. Love your new car :laughing: Is it just me or is the crash test dummy in the outside car having a drink out of a bottle? :rotfl: I'm really looking forward to seeing the rope drop show now, thanks to your great pics of it! :goodvibes

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Moning Lessa !!! I didn't know where you posed for the pix on TT!! Jo told me after !!! So n Sptember we will all know to do the Jo shot !!!

:laughing:

I'm so glad the rash mystery is solved! And no rain so far! And Beth rode TT! Awesome!

Yep, it was turning out to be a pretty great morning!

If I ride Dinosaur, when should I be ready to "pose"?

On Dinosaur it is towards the end of the ride. There will be a big Dinosaur that will loom over your ride car on your right.

I'm not good at finding out where the cameras are! lol

Where's the camera on test track?

Test Track the camera is at the point where you are doing the "crash" test and your car is zooming towards the wall and it looks like you are going to hit it, so right before your car goes outside.

What a fun update, Lessa! I'm glad you were able to deduce the source of your mystery rash and that it was a simple fix :thumbsup2 More GORGEOUS pictures of the F&GF - just beautiful. Love your new car :laughing: Is it just me or is the crash test dummy in the outside car having a drink out of a bottle? :rotfl: I'm really looking forward to seeing the rope drop show now, thanks to your great pics of it! :goodvibes

:laughing: It does indeed look like he is having a drink. :sad2::lmao:

[englishrose47]

I am home and fine !! Get the results nextweek so prayers for Good News needed ! I plan on doingDis and Disney all night !!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

I am home and fine !! Get the results nextweek so prayers for Good News needed ! I plan on doingDis and Disney all night !!

Glad everything went well today Rosie.

[jcc0621]

Glad you finally figured out what was causing the rash.

Jo must be so proud of your TT picture:rolleyes1

Your mom is getting so brave this trip:goodvibes

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Glad you finally figured out what was causing the rash.

Jo must be so proud of your TT picture:rolleyes1

Your mom is getting so brave this trip:goodvibes

:rotfl: We had a lot of fun with the Test Track pictures. I did think of Jo and her family when we rode it. ;)

[ladybugmom]

We were in Epcot the same day, too!! How funny!! Great minds think alike! We had breakfast at Akershus at 8:00 a.m. so we didn't get to do rope drop. I like your TT pic--we had issues finding ours on the screen but at the desk they were able to add it to our card. Can't wait to hear more!!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

We were in Epcot the same day, too!! How funny!! Great minds think alike! We had breakfast at Akershus at 8:00 a.m. so we didn't get to do rope drop. I like your TT pic--we had issues finding ours on the screen but at the desk they were able to add it to our card. Can't wait to hear more!!

:lmao: Too funny!

I wonder what was up with the ride photos that morning? I am glad that we were still able to get them by going to the desk. :thumbsup2

[Mysteria]

Yay for no more rashes!!

I love that real test track car. I have never seen that before.

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Yay for no more rashes!!



I was doing a happy dance when I saw the rash was gone. :banana::cutie:

[lazydoxy66]

I'm sorry your AK day was a wash-out. The mall is a good retreat on a day like that.

Great pictures from Epcot again!

I bet you were relieved to find that it was just the sunscreen causing the rash. Easy, painless fix. :thumbsup2

[princess_momma]

All caught up!! Hopefully in 2 years I will have a trip just like this!! A week or so at WDW and then a Disney cruise!! :goodvibes (I'm waiting until I'm 21 so it can be a FUN trip ;)) Can't wait to hear more!! You look so cute in all your pictures!!

[Disneyland_Mama]

Glad to hear the rash disappeared! I usually throw out unused sunscreen, because it does break down after awhile and my kids have sensitive skin.

Love your TT photos! I cannot ride without thinking of Jo and her family! :lmao:

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

I'm sorry your AK day was a wash-out. The mall is a good retreat on a day like that.

Great pictures from Epcot again!

I bet you were relieved to find that it was just the sunscreen causing the rash. Easy, painless fix. :thumbsup2

Just once I would like to have a nice AK day! We always have fun there but I want some pictures of the Tree of Life and Everest with a pretty blue sky as a backdrop not the dreary grey of rain clouds. :rolleyes:

All caught up!! Hopefully in 2 years I will have a trip just like this!! A week or so at WDW and then a Disney cruise!! :goodvibes (I'm waiting until I'm 21 so it can be a FUN trip ;)) Can't wait to hear more!! You look so cute in all your pictures!!

It was a fantastic trip and would recommend it to anybody. I will admit though that by the end I was glad to be heading home. I missed my cats and well I am sure that the situation alluded to in my TR title contributed to it as well. ;)

Glad to hear the rash disappeared! I usually throw out unused sunscreen, because it does break down after awhile and my kids have sensitive skin.

Love your TT photos! I cannot ride without thinking of Jo and her family! :lmao:

See the weird thing about the sunscreen was that I bought it brand new for the trip last year so it should not broken down yet but I still got the rash and I looked at the expiration date before packing it for this year and it said it should be good for several more years yet the rash. :confused3 I think they must have changed something in their formula, that is all I can think of. :confused3

[leamom2princesses]

We were at EPCOT on Weds too. Can't believe we didn't run into you and your Mom or Becky and her fam. What a beautiful morning - it was a pleasant surprise.

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

We were at EPCOT on Weds too. Can't believe we didn't run into you and your Mom or Becky and her fam. What a beautiful morning - it was a pleasant surprise.

:laughing: Too funny, as Becky said "Great minds" ;)

I was so pleased to escape the rain that morning after it being just non-stop the previous two days.

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

After exiting from our second ride on Test Track we decided to grab a set of fast passes so that we could ride a third time. Oh no! I think we are turning into the Young family! :laughing: ;)

Fast passes in hand it was now time to do a bit of exploring to see what Flower and Garden special sights they had on this side of the park.

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Mom and I of course had to stop for a photopass picture. :cutie:

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Right around this area I spied the Kim Possible Game kiosk where you get fast passes to pick up a Kimmunicator in World Showcase. Our fastpasses were for 11:30 and were to be picked up at the International Gateway. I was kinda bummed about that as my plans for the day involved us exploring the Mexico side of World Showcase. We never did end up playing the Kim Possible game. Oh well, hopefully it will be around next time we go. :thumbsup2

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Mom and I ended up stumbling upon Minnie's Butterfly Garden. We spent quite a bit of time in here, I took a bazillion photos, most of them all look the same though! :laughing:

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A couple people were able to get the butterflies to land on their fingers, I wasn't going to attempt that though. I enjoy looking at butterflies but I wasn't too keen on them actually touching me. :scared:

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[princess_momma]

You always take such great pics!! I love them!

I wouldn't want a butterfly to land on me either...just because they have colorful wings doesn't make them any less of a bug!!!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

You always take such great pics!! I love them!

I wouldn't want a butterfly to land on me either...just because they have colorful wings doesn't make them any less of a bug!!!

:laughing: Those are my exact sentiments!

[PopArtGal]

awe, I like when butterflies land on my fingers, as well as lady bugs.

But those are the only bugs I allow to touch me hehe