The Sea Witch Stole My Voice! Our Two Week Land and Sea Adventure! UPDATED 11/19

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Hey everybody! I am back from my fantastic two week land and sea vacation and I am ready to get this, my third trip report started! As with my other reports you can expect lots and lots of photos and detail, our photo count is right around 5000! Also there will be some video for your enjoyment. I am also going to try my best to get an update out every other day (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) so there will be no long waits for updates here. I love and appreciate all my readers so if you are reading please don't be shy, post and say hello! :goodvibes Lastly I will be keeping a table of contents here in this first post for easy navigation and at the end of each update there will be a link to the next installment. I do this as I know that not everybody wants to read the chatter between updates. With that said onto the report!

For those of you who are new to my reports let me give you a brief introduction to my family and myself.

Traveling this year were myself, Lessa, and my mother, Beth. Usually my crazy brothers, Alek and Erich come along as well but they opted to stay at home this year. What trouble could they have gotten up to while we were away? :scared:

First there is me, Lessa (25), your dedicated trip reporter. I love traveling and WDW is one of my favourite places to visit. I also love to take pictures so you can be sure that this report will be full of them. :thumbsup2 I graduated from university a few years ago and I am heading back to school in the Fall to start working towards a Nursing degree. Since school will be taking up a lot of my time and money for the next couple of years this was our last Disney trip for a while. :sad1:

Next there is Mom, Beth (46) to the rest of you. ;) She is a great Mom and loves to indulge me, thus agreeing to go on this lovely two week adventure. Not that I had to twist her arm or anything, she loves Disney and WDW just as much as I do. :rotfl: She works for a hospital fundraising foundation, very busy and stressful work so she really deserves her vacations.

http://i314.photobucket.com/albums/ll421/polnickyhunt/IMG_6241.jpg
(No we are not crazy people who walk around wearing napkins on our heads)

Of course I can not leave out my brothers. Of course they did not come with us physically to Florida but their influence is far reaching and I felt like they were there with us in spirit if not in body. Of course the fact that Mom wanted to call them everyday to check on them helped keep them fresh in my mind as well. ;) Keep a look out for them as they like to pop by and make contributions to my reports which usually turn out to be hysterical. ;)

http://i314.photobucket.com/albums/ll421/polnickyhunt/2008_0723RedRoof0072.jpg

With the introductions out of the way now I can get to the details of the trip! We visited WDW from May 16th - May 23rd staying at the Pop Century and then we set sail on the Disney Magic for a 7 night cruise!




Table of Contents

May 16th

TSA thinks I'm a terrosist? Mom on the no-fly list? (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=32078402&postcount=50)
Yes please come sit in my lap strange lady (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=32093125&postcount=86)
A Dis meet, Spectro, Wishes, and Haunted Mansion. Did we manage to stay awake for it all? (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=32112072&postcount=124)

May 17th

Getting Charmed by Goofy (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=32134198&postcount=153)
Photopass Has Arrived! (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=32146728&postcount=176)
I found Nemo! (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=32160310&postcount=199)
Chip down my shirt! (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=32174135&postcount=226)
The chip returns! (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=32190004&postcount=269)
A riotous good time with Pooh Bear (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=32207237&postcount=290)
The Mammoth May Meet (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=32220108&postcount=315)
O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo? (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=32236698&postcount=354)
The rash is back! (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=32250840&postcount=374)

May 18th

Pixie Hollow (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=32285630&postcount=406)
Mom's first Splash (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=32313044&postcount=424)
White Knight to the rescue! (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=32343603&postcount=452)
If you like Pina CoLava's and long walks in the rain (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=32381163&postcount=498)
The Epic Battle for the Cinnamon Roll (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=32417033&postcount=530)

May 19th

A Rainy Day at the Animal Kingdom (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=32445629&postcount=560)
Social Hour with Ms Hippo (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=32481714&postcount=603)
A Royal Audience (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=32512908&postcount=620)
The Yeti Attacks! (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=32542952&postcount=652)
Can we get any wetter? (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=32577975&postcount=692)

May 20th

The Mystery of the Rash is Solved! (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=32611473&postcount=721)
Beautiful Fluttering Butterflies (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=32648150&postcount=747)
Pixie Hollow (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=32689928&postcount=785)
A Little Piece of Edible Heaven (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=32727935&postcount=812)
Alek interrupts this trip report to bring you a very special message (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=32729465&postcount=817)
Tick Tock, Tick Tock (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=32754618&postcount=851)
Japan Floods! (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=32784580&postcount=885)
Chefs de France (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=32828329&postcount=915)
A Very Merry Unbirthday To Me! (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=32859530&postcount=955)

May 21st

Toy Story Madness (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=32998018&postcount=1018)
Someday My Prince Will Come (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33025122&postcount=1033)
The Sun Will Come Out! (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33060345&postcount=1047)
A Sci-Fi afternoon (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33098165&postcount=1072)
The most negative girl on the planet! (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33134621&postcount=1102)
Fantasmic! (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33158676&postcount=1113)

May 22nd - Star Wars Weekends!

Crazy Stalker Lady! (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33194121&postcount=1140)
Star Wars Celebrity Motorcade (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33219788&postcount=1159)
The Return of the Crazy Stalker Lady (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33248049&postcount=1184)
Hanging out at the Animal Kingdom Lodge (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33274759&postcount=1206)

CRUISE PREVIEW (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33291779&postcount=1240)

May 23rd

A Rainy Start (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33413929&postcount=1272)
Welcome Aboard Lunch Buffet (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33443032&postcount=1298)
The stateroom and safety drill (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33476749&postcount=1341)
Adventures Away! (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33501782&postcount=1368)
Sailaway Party Vidoes (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33516610&postcount=1389)
All Aboard! Let the Magic Begin (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33536082&postcount=1398)
Meeting the tablemates (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33578335&postcount=1435)
Daily Navigator and Boarding Documentation (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33593830&postcount=1452)

May 24th

The Rain Curse Strikes Again! (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33618279&postcount=1463)
The sun is finally shining! (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33664953&postcount=1507)
The Golden Mickeys (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33738045&postcount=1551)
Formal Night at Lumiere's (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33795805&postcount=1582)

May 25th

Palo Brunch (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33843254&postcount=1612)
Relaxing by the pool and some character meets! (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33880332&postcount=1662)
Twice Charmed (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33931982&postcount=1702)
Who Wants To Be A Mousketeer? (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33966988&postcount=1730)
Daily Navigator (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33976235&postcount=1749)

May 26th - Tortola/Virgin Gorda/The Baths

Lost at Sea (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33999961&postcount=1765)
Virgin Gorda aka The Fat Virgin (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=34049234&postcount=1798)
An Island Tour
(http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=34089992&postcount=1827)The Baths (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=34136491&postcount=1855)
Searching for Pirate Booty (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=34182234&postcount=1892)
Swimming with the fishes (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=34223639&postcount=1917)
Devil's Bay (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=34271376&postcount=1937)
Back to the Magic (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=34312767&postcount=1965)
Exploring Road Town (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=34359107&postcount=2001)
Pirate Night on the Magic! (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=34404340&postcount=2038)

BONUS REPORT: Family Trip to British Columbia aka The Crazy Stepmother Chronicles
Hunting for Wasps (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33430059&postcount=1289)
Family Brunch with Grandma and the BlueNose Mountain Hike (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33455521&postcount=1323)
Revelstoke National Park:Eva Lake Hike Part One (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33551214&postcount=1413)
Revelstoke National Park:Eva Lake Hike Part Two (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33551221&postcount=1414)
Revelstoke National Park: Eva Lake Hike Part Three (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33551246&postcount=1415)
Winery Tours and a drive around the Okanagan Valley (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33644239&postcount=1487)
Twin Lakes Hike:Part One (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33682184&postcount=1519)
Twin Lakes Hike:Part Two (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33682189&postcount=1520)
Twin Lakes Hike: Part Three (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33718804&postcount=1544)
Twin Lakes Hike: Part Three (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33718860&postcount=1545)
Engulfed in smoke (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33821792&postcount=1603)

[puggymom]

I'm here!

And I'm first;)

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

I'm here!

And I'm first;)

Yay Mo!

[autumnpalm]

Found ya!!!

That's a great picture of you and your mom.. oh my gosh, she looks so young!:goodvibes You are both so pretty.:cutie:

Can't wait to read along!:dance3:

[cmp1111]

I'm here! :)

[k_reile]

i am reading another trip report about a 3 day disney cruise and i already want to do one... can't wait to hear about a 7 day one!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Found ya!!!

That's a great picture of you and your mom.. oh my gosh, she looks so young!:goodvibes You are both so pretty.:cutie:

Can't wait to read along!:dance3:

:laughing: Thanks, people will probably look at it and wonder why these crazy ladies are wearing napkins on their heads. :rotfl:

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

I'm here! :)

:banana:

i am reading another trip report about a 3 day disney cruise and i already want to do one... can't wait to hear about a 7 day one!

The 7 day was fantastic! I can't imagine only doing a 3 day, the 7 day went by so quickly! Any Disney cruise would be great though in my opinion.

[teruterubouzu]

I'm in! Two weeks? Wow!

You and your mom look so much alike. At first I thought those napkins were baby bonnets on your heads!

[lazydoxy66]

:cheer2:

I'm here. Can't wait!

[Hedy]

Looking forward to more.

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

I'm in! Two weeks? Wow!

You and your mom look so much alike. At first I thought those napkins were baby bonnets on your heads!

:rotfl:
Welcome! Glad to have you back for another TR!
:cheer2:

I'm here. Can't wait!

:woohoo:

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Looking forward to more.

:banana: Yay, so glad to have you here!

[carrieannie]

Checking in!! :banana::banana:
and I even made the first page! :woohoo:
I didnt realize you went for 2 weeks! wow!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Checking in!! :banana::banana:
and I even made the first page! :woohoo:
I didnt realize you went for 2 weeks! wow!


:woohoo: Yep, 2 whole weeks, it went by fast. My e-mail inbox went I got back was crazy though!

[GeminiAngel]

I've always loved your writing style!

Let's get this party started!!:cool1::cool1:

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

I've always loved your writing style!

Let's get this party started!!:cool1::cool1:

Awwww thanks!

[PopArtGal]

Here I am!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Here I am!

:cool1:

[Mysteria]

I must ask what's up with the napkins? :rotfl: Your brothers look like they have quite the sense of humour too!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

I must ask what's up with the napkins? :rotfl: Your brothers look like they have quite the sense of humour too!

You will just have to wait and find out. ;)

[Sleeping*Beauty]

2 weeks! Wow, I can't wait to hear all about it.

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

2 weeks! Wow, I can't wait to hear all about it.

Welcome! Thanks for posting and joining in, I hope you enjoy reading along!

[jordanyosh]

Yeah! I'm not too late. Its not on page gazillion already.

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Yeah! I'm not too late. Its not on page gazillion already.

:lmao: You can talk mister, you have three parts to your TR! :lmao:

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Just finished uploading all the pictures, final count is right around 4500! :faint:

[hollyluvsdisney]

I'm in! You guys seem like a lot of fun, I can't wait to read all about your adventures!

I'm especially excited to read about your cruise. I would LOVE :love: to go on a Disney cruise some day.

Can't wait to read more! :thumbsup2

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

I'm in! You guys seem like a lot of fun, I can't wait to read all about your adventures!

I'm especially excited to read about your cruise. I would LOVE :love: to go on a Disney cruise some day.

Can't wait to read more! :thumbsup2

Hi Holly! I highly recommend a Disney cruise to anybody who is considering it, we had a wonderful time and the service and staff are amazing! Disney sure knows how to treat their customers. :thumbsup2

[Disneyland_Mama]

I'm getting in on this one early! I always love reading your TR's - if I don't always respond, I am reading! :goodvibes So looking forward to hearing about your cruise. I wanna do one too! :sad:

Hopefully with school ending soon I'll have plenty of time to indulge in some TR reading! :thumbsup2

[scottny]

Hi,
I am here too. :thumbsup2

[jordanyosh]

hi,
i am here too. :thumbsup2


scott!!!!!!!

[englishrose47]

Hi Lessa Glad you are back!!Can't wait to he all about the trip!! We idn' run nto eachother again after the 17th!!I hope the rai didn't stop you having great time!I had a blast !! Just so busy not been keepng up with my TR!! Hopefully I will get pix loaded y this weekend!!Phili's gonna help me on Tuesday!!Hi Beth!!!!

[leamom2princesses]

Hi Lessa! I'm in. Can't wait to hear about your adventure. popcorn::

[debraW76]

Subscribing then going back to catch up. popcorn::

[Mysteria]

You will just have to wait and find out. ;)

Ahhhh. Okie dokie. Can't wait to hear this story! :rotfl:

[KatGarcia]

I'm in! So excited to hear all about it!

[emmaca]

[QUOTE=Lifelong_Dreamer;32070433][COLOR="DarkOrchid"][SIZE="4"]
Usually my crazy brothers, Alek and Erich come along as well but they opted to stay at home this year. What trouble could they have gotten up to while we were away? :scared: of courseI can not leave out my brothers. Of course they did not come with us physically to Florida but their influence is far reaching and I felt like they were there with us in spirit if not in body. Of course the fact that Mom wanted to call them everyday to check on them helped keep them fresh in my mind as well. ;)

Are you sure Lessa, I think that Erich had his own Disney holidayhttp://i704.photobucket.com/albums/ww46/emmaca/IMG_6857.jpg, with a little help from :tink: and believing that dreams really do come true, Erich celebrated having the house to himself for TWO whole weeks, with no hassles, questions, to do lists, etc... :cool1::banana::rockband:party:While you and I celebrated two weeks away from the Brothers Grimm and enjoyed some much needed R & R. So all around we all had the time of our life and experienced the magic of Disney.

[EastYorkDisneyFan]

Oh boy this is looking good already.

[racefanof88]

I'm in popcorn::

[Glendamax]

HEY! I'm here! Let's get going! :surfweb:

[momrek06]

:cool1: I'M IN, LEESA, I'M IN!!!! :cool1:

So far looks FABULOUS!!!!!!!!! :surfweb:

[carissanboys]

Hey Lessa - just subscribing for now. I'll be back to get caught up!

[kaysmommie]

Hi Lessa,
Looking forward to hearing all about your trip. Sorry we didn't get to meet since we didn't get to the Dole Whip/ Spectro Saturday.

[englishrose47]

[QUOTE=Lifelong_Dreamer;32070433][COLOR="DarkOrchid"][SIZE="4"]
Usually my crazy brothers, Alek and Erich come along as well but they opted to stay at home this year. What trouble could they have gotten up to while we were away? :scared: of courseI can not leave out my brothers. Of course they did not come with us physically to Florida but their influence is far reaching and I felt like they were there with us in spirit if not in body. Of course the fact that Mom wanted to call them everyday to check on them helped keep them fresh in my mind as well. ;)

Are you sure Lessa, I think that Erich had his own Disney holidayhttp://i704.photobucket.com/albums/ww46/emmaca/IMG_6857.jpg, with a little help from :tink: and believing that dreams really do come true, Erich celebrated having the house to himself for TWO whole weeks, with no hassles, questions, to do lists, etc... :cool1::banana::rockband:party:While you and I celebrated two weeks away from the Brothers Grimm and enjoyed some much needed R & R. So all around we all had the time of our life and experienced the magic of Disney.

Hi Beth !! I am looking forward to Lessa's TR and the colorful additions from the Boros. Grimm!!!!:lmao: I soooo enjoyed meting you both !! But I felt like you were already Old Friends !!:hug:

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

I'm getting in on this one early! I always love reading your TR's - if I don't always respond, I am reading! :goodvibes So looking forward to hearing about your cruise. I wanna do one too! :sad:

Hopefully with school ending soon I'll have plenty of time to indulge in some TR reading! :thumbsup2

I'm just happy to know you are here and reading along. :hug: I even took some pictures that I am SURE you will appreciate. ;):rotfl:

Hi,
I am here too. :thumbsup2

Hi Scott! :woohoo:

Hi Lessa Glad you are back!!Can't wait to he all about the trip!! We idn' run nto eachother again after the 17th!!I hope the rai didn't stop you having great time!I had a blast !! Just so busy not been keepng up with my TR!! Hopefully I will get pix loaded y this weekend!!Phili's gonna help me on Tuesday!!Hi Beth!!!!

I was always on the lookout for you Rosie! It was great getting to hang out with you those few times though. :goodvibes

Hi Lessa! I'm in. Can't wait to hear about your adventure. popcorn::

:banana:

Subscribing then going back to catch up. popcorn::

Thanks for coming over! :cool1:
Ahhhh. Okie dokie. Can't wait to hear this story! :rotfl:

;)

I'm in! So excited to hear all about it!

Hey Kat!

Oh boy this is looking good already.

:rotfl:
I'm in popcorn::

Hiya!
HEY! I'm here! Let's get going! :surfweb:

Hi Glenda! Update coming soon! And maybe another tonight as I am at work!
:cool1: I'M IN, LEESA, I'M IN!!!! :cool1:

So far looks FABULOUS!!!!!!!!! :surfweb:

Hi Kar!

Hey Lessa - just subscribing for now. I'll be back to get caught up!

Hey Car!

Hi Lessa,
Looking forward to hearing all about your trip. Sorry we didn't get to meet since we didn't get to the Dole Whip/ Spectro Saturday.

Hey Nichole! That is okay, some other time. :goodvibes

[wvdislover]

I'm joining in, too! We went on our first Disney cruise last September (a 4 night)--can't wait to hear all about a 7 night cruise (we have one of those booked now, too...just not sure when we'll take it ;) ). Your brothers look like they have a lot of fun in life :laughing: Oh, and you and Beth look more like sisters than mom/daughter! I'd love to take my mom sometime...maybe one day soon! Looking forward to the next update.

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

I'm joining in, too! We went on our first Disney cruise last September (a 4 night)--can't wait to hear all about a 7 night cruise (we have one of those booked now, too...just not sure when we'll take it ;) ). Your brothers look like they have a lot of fun in life :laughing: Oh, and you and Beth look more like sisters than mom/daughter! I'd love to take my mom sometime...maybe one day soon! Looking forward to the next update.

Welcome! You will love taking a 7 night cruise! We loved our port days but we also loved our relaxing sea days. :cloud9:

Yep, Alek and Erich are "special" in many ways. :rotfl:

[jcc0621]

4 pages already :faint: See this is what happens when I decide to just read a book:sad2:

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

4 pages already :faint: See this is what happens when I decide to just read a book:sad2:

:lmao:

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

May 16th - Arrival Day

After almost two years of waiting departure day had finally arrived! I had originally booked our cruise way back in August of 2007. Our original sail date was December 6th 2008 but due to schedule conflicts and my decision to go back to school we had to reschedule the cruise for May of 09.

We were set to leave the house at the nice hour of 3am, yuck! We fly out of Syracuse, New York which is a two hour drive from our house and of course we have to factor in the border crossing. All that combined with an early flight time makes for a very early departure!

We had packed all our bags the day before so when my alarm went off at 1:30am all I had to do was shower and dress as I was set to go!

We decided to stop at McDonald's on the way out of town as we would not be eating again until sometime around 3pm! Unfortunately for us there seemed to be a large car full of drunks in front of us so we sat in that drive-thru for what felt like forever! Finally with food in hand we were off!

The drive to the border was nice and quick, no trucks around which is unusual for the 401 in the middle of the night. I am not complaining though, I hate driving on the highway at night with those huge trucks. I am always afraid that they are not going to see us and decide to switch lanes and push us off the highway in the process!

Another little neurosis of mine, I hate driving across long, tall bridges. Of course living in the Thousand Islands region we have to drive across two of them to cross the border and get into New York. So combine the driving across the bridge with a huge truck coming at us from the other direction and you have one very nervous Lessa!

We crossed the border very easily and were at the airport in just over an hour. The highway was deserted, so strange as we are used to a steady flow of traffic even at night.

Finding a parking spot was fun too, we finally found one after having to do some creative maneuvering around the parking lot.

Not much of a line at the check-in counter at JetBlue so we were helped after waiting only a few minutes. I walked up placed my purse on the counter and handed our confirmation and passports over to the agent to check-in. Lucky us our bags were only 30 pounds each, no idea how we managed that one as both were packed pretty full! All checked in I grabbed my carry-on from behind me and we were off to Security.

The line at Security was fairly long, well long for Syracuse. lol I went to put all my stuff up on the security screening machine and I freaked out! Where was my purse! I turned to Mom in a panic hoping that she was holding it but no such luck. My heart was racing, where could it possibly be! Did I drop it? Did I leave it somewhere? The last place I saw it was at check-in. I quickly threw my shoes back on and explained to TSA what had happened. Didn't want to rush out of security without explaining, they might have thought I was a terrorist or something! Today was my lucky day though, as soon as I exited the Security area I saw a JetBlue rep standing there with my purse calling out for me. Turns out I had left it at the check-in counter. Doh!

Happily reunited with my purse we headed back through Security, again. Mom got pulled aside as they needed to search her bag. Something suspicious has come up in the scan. Turns out she had thrown a full tube of toothpaste in her bag! I gave her a good teasing for that one. She of course got mad at me for it. It was all in good fun. She better watch out though, last year she tried to smuggle a coke in, this year toothpaste. If it happens again that will be three strikes against her! Wonder if that would put her on the no fly list.

Once on the plane I was delighted to see that there was an Angel marathon on, just like last year! So I settled into my seat and watched that while we flew to New York. There was a brief layover there and then we were off again! Angel was over now so I settled for watching Law and Order. I find that the flight goes by so much faster when you have something to watch. I am so glad that most airlines have added the personal tv sets to the seats.

For a snack we had potato chips made from blue potatoes. Who knew there were blue potatoes, I sure didn't!

There was a lot of turbulence coming into Orlando but we arrived safe and sound although a little deaf from all the screaming children on the plane who were frightened by the turbulence.

After collecting our luggage we were off to pick up our rental car. We had gone with Budget this year as they have an office in Cape Canaveral which offers a free shuttle to the cruise terminal. I had read on the boards that the line for Budget was ALWAYS long and they were right on the money. I think we were in that line for at least 45 minutes.

Our rental agent was very friendly though, it turns out that she had just been on the Disney Magic for their first sailing to Tortola so she was giving us all kinds of tips for the cruise. I of course already knew most of what she was telling us from reading the boards but I smiled and nodded as she was just being friendly and helpful. She also tried to upsell us to a convertible which we of course turned down, lucky that we did!

Budget operates a bit differently from National. With Budget you are assigned a car and have to go to a kiosk in the garage to pick up your keys whereas with National you go to the garage and pick your own car from the selection provided in the size of car that you reserved. No big deal, just different and more like a traditional car rental.

With keys in hand we found our car, packed the trunk and were off! I must have been excited or something as I missed the turnoff for the highway and we ended up driving right into Orlando???? We just did a U-turn back to the airport and then hopped right on the highway. It was smooth sailing from there. I was driving which left Mom in charge of the camera.

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She did a pretty good job don't you think?

When we got out of the car at POP I was looking around and was happy to see that there were barely any love bugs around. I was worried leading up to the trip that they would be swarming around everywhere.

Check-in went by quickly, we got assigned to the 50's building. The CM was originally going to assign us a third floor room but I kindly requested something on the fourth floor and she was able to accommodate me no problem.

Our room turned out to be in a really great location. Right near the staircase which was right next to the parking lot.

Once in the room we unpacked, got changed and then headed out to Downtown Disney, we were starving!

Once we got to DD we headed straight to Wolfgang Puck Express. I knew that if I did not eat soon I would be sick. I ordered the four cheese mac and cheese and Mom ordered the Pepperoni and Mushroom pizza. They gave us our order number and we then went and found a seat. We decided to eat outside as it was a nice day and we wanted to soak in the nice weather.

Doesn't Mom look happy to be on vacation?

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The food came out quickly and we chowed down. Well first I had to take pictures of course.

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I have to say I was a bit disappointed with the Mac and Cheese. I had read rave reviews of it here on the boards so I was expecting something spectacular and instead it tasted just like plain ol mac and cheese, nothing special about it. The ceasar salad that came with it was very tasty though. Mom's pizza but excellent, a bit flimsy though. Overall I would say that our meal at WPE was just okay.

After eating we went and walked around the stores for a little bit, just browsing to see if anything caught our interest.

In the Christmas Store I loved their Christmas village, especially this light-up castle.

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The Art of Disney had this really pretty painting

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We walked by Rainforest Cafe, they had somebody out doing a bird show.

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The way this bird was looking at me freaked me out. I thought it was going to fly at me and attack at any moment. We used to have a cat, Smokey, who at random times would hunt me around the house. I always knew when he was going to do it as he would get this look in his eye before he pounced, the same look that bird was giving me. I took a picture real quick and then got out of there. lol

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Mom took this picture of the devil bird, he looks nice and friendly there doesn't he?

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Unfortunately I did not stop here

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We heard music coming from near the World of Disney so we walked over to check it out and found what looked to be a school group performing. They were pretty good.

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Next we headed into World of Disney which was a zoo so we did not stay in there long. Instead we hopped over to the new store Tren-D. They had some really nice stuff in there. Very pricey though. I saw a really beautiful Tink pillow that I fell in love with but I walked away.

We saw this lovely outfit and I knew that T would appreciate it so I snapped a quick picture. lol

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The original plan was to get some ice cream at Ghirardelli but the line was crazy long so we skipped it. We decided it was time to leave as we still needed to hit up the grocery store for some water and breakfast food. After that we returned to the hotel to drop off the groceries.

Coming up: The Magic Kingdom and the Spectro/Dole Whip Meet!

Click here to continue (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=32093125&postcount=86)

[k_reile]

wow...that outfit was scary! And that pizza looks soo good...those are my two pizza toppings...I am thinking a trip to Wolfgangs express is definitely a must do next trip!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

wow...that outfit was scary! And that pizza looks soo good...those are my two pizza toppings...I am thinking a trip to Wolfgangs express is definitely a must do next trip!

:laughing: I am no fashionista but I find it hilarious what some people will wear.

The pizza was pretty yummy, my favourite pizza toppings are pepperoni, bacon and mushrooms so this pizza was almost perfect. :thumbsup2

[tmkinney]

Great start! :thumbsup2 Looking forward to more. popcorn::

[jordanyosh]

We saw this lovely outfit and I knew that T would appreciate it so I snapped a quick picture. lol

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I'm gonna have nightmares tonight.;)

Sorry about Wolfgang's. I had read great things about it. Guess I'm gonna have to read more reviews before I decide on eating there...

[jcc0621]

I swear some people do not look in a mirror before heading outside:sad2:

T will be so proud:hug::rotfl2:

I had WPE on my maybe list for August, now maybe not so much! Thanks for the review!

[momrek06]

WONDERFUL start, Lessa!! WONDERFUL pictures!! :surfweb:

What an incredibly FULL first day you and Mom ENJOYED!!! :mickeyjum

The Pizza does look yummy!! :goodvibes Sorry about the Mac&Cheese, although it does look yummy in the pic. Oh and Lessa, I love the ice cream sundaes from a Ghirardelli's...they can be addicting!!! ::yes::

[MaryAz]

Page 4-I am so ashamed! You are just to popular. Great start, sorry the mac n cheese was not that great. I am not a bird fan-they all want to dive bomb me I am sure of it. Great pics of DTD-feel like I missed most of it!

[leamom2princesses]

Great update Lessa! Looks like you were off to a great start-sorry bout WPE. I know you were really looking forward to the mac n cheese. :sad2:

[disneygirl1972]

Can't wait to read more!! :thumbsup2

[DisneyJo]

Lessa I think you are one of the most popular TR writers here on the DIS, can't believe you've got to page 4 so quickly :thumbsup2

Wow you and your Mom did well staying awake that long, I would have crashed on the bed as soon as I got to Pop :rotfl:

[racefanof88]

Love the update Lessa. When I saw the outfit I thought it was 1984 again :lmao: I wonder if she has ever heard of a strapless bra?

[emmaca]

[QUOTE=Lifelong_Dreamer;32078402][SIZE="4"]May 16th - Arrival Day

[COLOR="RoyalBlue"] I was so glad to have taken the Friday off work, it always seems that even though I am packed, I still have many last minute things to do, paying bills, cleaning, laundry, stocking up on groceries for Erich so that he wouldn't go hungry LOL, I had no worries about him going hungry as he works full time at a restaurant just blocks from our home.


Our rental agent was very friendly though, it turns out that she had just been on the Disney Magic for their first sailing to Tortola so she was giving us all kinds of tips for the cruise. I of course already knew most of what she was telling us from reading the boards but I smiled and nodded as she was just being friendly and helpful. She also tried to upsell us to a convertible which we of course turned down, lucky that we did!

The lady at the car rental counter really made me laugh, as she said that Lessa and I would look really good driving around in the car, :car:Oh, I'm sure that we would have, and if anyone was there at Disney that week, or watched the news, the week was really not convertibale weather LOL:umbrella:

She did a pretty good job don't you think?
Thank you Lessa, I do try, I did find however that the camera I was using seemed to be taking very grainy pictures, and it was not a very fast camera, so I am sure that many of my pictures will or have been deleted

Doesn't Mom look happy to be on vacation?

http://i314.photobucket.com/albums/ll421/polnickyhunt/Disney%20May%202009/May%2016th%20-%20Arrival/D1004.jpg Hey my eyes are not closed!! LOL ( It seems that in the majority of all pictures taken of me ever, my eyes are always closed). let me tell you it felt good to be back at Disney and away from everyday life, worries and stresses, I was just looking forward to a few weeks of fun, relaxation, meeting and making new friends along the way and enjoying this time with my daughter. I think that would put a smile on anyone's face.;)


The original plan was to get some ice cream at Ghirardelli but the line was crazy long so we skipped it. We decided it was time to leave as we still needed to hit up the grocery store for some water and breakfast food. After that we returned to the hotel to drop off the groceries.

Well the other plan that Lessa forgot to mention was that we were going to check out the "Characters in Flight", the new tethered balloon ride, however, we decided to head over to the Magic Kingdom, take in some rides before meeting up with Rosie and the rest of the gang for the Dole Whip/Spectromagic meet, as we had planned to return to Downtown Disney later in the week to do our serious shopping, and at that point we would do the balloon ride then.

[emmaca]

"Hi Beth !! I am looking forward to Lessa's TR and the colorful additions from the Boros. Grimm!!!! I soooo enjoyed meting you both !! But I felt like you were already Old Friends !!"

Hi Rosie, I as well enjoyed meeting you, it did feel like we were old friends, meeting again after a long while.

[cmp1111]

Unfortunately for us there seemed to be a large car full of drunks in front of us so we sat in that drive-thru for what felt like forever!

:rolleyes: :rotfl:

saw a JetBlue rep standing there with my purse calling out for me. Turns out I had left it at the check-in counter.

Thank goodness!

If it happens again that will be three strikes against her! Wonder if that would put her on the no fly list.

Beth, you rebel! :rotfl2:

I think we were in that line for at least 45 minutes.

Yikes!

I smiled and nodded as she was just being friendly and helpful.

:goodvibes

She did a pretty good job don't you think?

::yes::

We saw this lovely outfit and I knew that T would appreciate it so I snapped a quick picture.

Hey, she's got some lime green going. :rotfl:

let me tell you it felt good to be back at Disney and away from everyday life, worries and stresses, I was just looking forward to a few weeks of fun, relaxation, meeting and making new friends along the way and enjoying this time with my daughter. I think that would put a smile on anyone's face.;)

Awww... :cloud9:

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Awesome job as always! :goodvibes

[PopArtGal]

I was not impressed with WGP express either.

We won't go back.

[Disneyland_Mama]

The line at Security was fairly long, well long for Syracuse. lol I went to put all my stuff up on the security screening machine and I freaked out! Where was my purse! I turned to Mom in a panic hoping that she was holding it but no such luck. My heart was racing, where could it possibly be! Did I drop it? Did I leave it somewhere? The last place I saw it was at check-in. I quickly threw my shoes back on and explained to TSA what had happened. Didn't want to rush out of security without explaining, they might have thought I was a terrorist or something! Today was my lucky day though, as soon as I exited the Security area I saw a JetBlue rep standing there with my purse calling out for me. Turns out I had left it at the check-in counter. Doh!
Oh no! I so know that feeling! Glad you got it back, though. :thumbsup2

I have to say I was a bit disappointed with the Mac and Cheese. I had read rave reviews of it here on the boards so I was expecting something spectacular and instead it tasted just like plain ol mac and cheese, nothing special about it. The ceasar salad that came with it was very tasty though. Mom's pizza but excellent, a bit flimsy though. Overall I would say that our meal at WPE was just okay.
Andy didn't like it either. But it does LOOK good, just doesn't take as good as it looks, IMO. :teeth:


Mom took this picture of the devil bird, he looks nice and friendly there doesn't he?

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Ummm... no. No he doesn't look friendly at all! :scared:

[COLOR="DarkOrchid"][SIZE="4] We saw this lovely outfit and I knew that T would appreciate it so I snapped a quick picture. lol

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Goodness! :eek: Where are the fashion police when you need them! :sad2:


Coming up: The Magic Kingdom and the Spectro/Dole Whip Meet!

Ooh.... who did you meet? popcorn::

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Great start! :thumbsup2 Looking forward to more. popcorn::

Thanks! Great to see you!

I'm gonna have nightmares tonight.;)

:rotfl:

Sorry about Wolfgang's. I had read great things about it. Guess I'm gonna have to read more reviews before I decide on eating there...

I am sure that if I had ordered something else I would have been much more impressed. I had just read so much about how amazing that mac and cheese dish was and to me it was not anything out of the ordinary. I could have had the same thing up here. I did really like Mom's pizza.

I swear some people do not look in a mirror before heading outside:sad2:

T will be so proud:hug::rotfl2:

I had WPE on my maybe list for August, now maybe not so much! Thanks for the review!

I wouldn't completely discount WPE, perhaps just don't order the mac and cheese. :rotfl:

WONDERFUL start, Lessa!! WONDERFUL pictures!! :surfweb:

What an incredibly FULL first day you and Mom ENJOYED!!! :mickeyjum

The Pizza does look yummy!! :goodvibes Sorry about the Mac&Cheese, although it does look yummy in the pic. Oh and Lessa, I love the ice cream sundaes from a Ghirardelli's...they can be addicting!!! ::yes::

The day isn't even over yet, that was just the beginning! We were like energizer bunnies that day, we just kept going and going. :rotfl:

I was looking forward to an ice cream but that line was just so long and we had a schedule to keep that day so I passed promising myself to try again another day.

Page 4-I am so ashamed! You are just to popular. Great start, sorry the mac n cheese was not that great. I am not a bird fan-they all want to dive bomb me I am sure of it. Great pics of DTD-feel like I missed most of it!

I have another bird story later on in the trip. :scared:

Great update Lessa! Looks like you were off to a great start-sorry bout WPE. I know you were really looking forward to the mac n cheese. :sad2:

I was looking forward to it which is perhaps part of the problem, I had such high expectations that I was bound to be disappointed. :confused3

Can't wait to read more!! :thumbsup2

Welcome and thanks for reading!
Lessa I think you are one of the most popular TR writers here on the DIS, can't believe you've got to page 4 so quickly :thumbsup2

Wow you and your Mom did well staying awake that long, I would have crashed on the bed as soon as I got to Pop :rotfl:

Not as popular as you Jo!

I was very surprised that Mom lasted so long as she did as she got barely any sleep the night before.

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Love the update Lessa. When I saw the outfit I thought it was 1984 again :lmao: I wonder if she has ever heard of a strapless bra?

:rotfl: Maybe she thought that the exposed bra straps enhanced the look of her outfit?



Thank you Lessa, I do try, I did find however that the camera I was using seemed to be taking very grainy pictures, and it was not a very fast camera, so I am sure that many of my pictures will or have been deleted

Not true, I am posting some of your pictures in the next update.


Hey my eyes are not closed!! LOL ( It seems that in the majority of all pictures taken of me ever, my eyes are always closed).

This is true, sometimes I have to take the same picture several times to get one where her eyes are open. :rotfl:


Well the other plan that Lessa forgot to mention was that we were going to check out the "Characters in Flight", the new tethered balloon ride, however, we decided to head over to the Magic Kingdom, take in some rides before meeting up with Rosie and the rest of the gang for the Dole Whip/Spectromagic meet, as we had planned to return to Downtown Disney later in the week to do our serious shopping, and at that point we would do the balloon ride then.

That's true, I forgot about the balloon ride.



Beth, you rebel! :rotfl2:

Isn't she? The funny thing is that last July when we were flying home from BC I had a sharp metal nail file that my grandma had given me in my shorts pocket. I forgot I had put it there and so I still had it on me when we went through airport security. They didn't detect a thing and so I was able to board the plane with a possible weapon. Mom on the other hand is a real danger with her tube of toothpaste!

Hey, she's got some lime green going. :rotfl:

Maybe she's a Diser! Hope she doesn't read my report. :rotfl:



I was not impressed with WGP express either.

We won't go back.

I would go back but just order the pizza instead. ;)

Oh no! I so know that feeling! Glad you got it back, though. :thumbsup2

Yes that was a huge relief, I was in major panic mode!

Ummm... no. No he doesn't look friendly at all! :scared:

:rotfl:

Ooh.... who did you meet? popcorn::

Well we got to meet everybody's favourite stateside Brit!

[GeminiAngel]

Great opener!!! The panic you must of felt when you forgot your purse! :scared1:

I'll tell ya, that mac & cheese really does look good, but looks can be deceiving.

I just don't know about that new Characters in Flight. I hate, hate, hate, heights!!!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Great opener!!! The panic you must of felt when you forgot your purse! :scared1:

I'll tell ya, that mac & cheese really does look good, but looks can be deceiving.

I just don't know about that new Characters in Flight. I hate, hate, hate, heights!!!

Oh yeah, I was majorly panicked. I had $500 cash in there plus all my credit cards. :scared: Good thing I left it on the counter and the JetBlue rep found it, I can only imagine what might have happened if it had been left somewhere else. :scared1:

The mac and cheese was decent, just regular mac and cheese, I was just expecting something more. I am a fan of "different" or more uniquely flavoured mac and cheeses.

[lisalonglash]

Hi Lessa! :wave: I found your TR :banana: What a great start! I'm soooo glad you got your purse back - I would've been freaking right out :scared1: I think it's wonderful that your mom (hi Beth! :wave:) is posting on your TR :thumbsup2

Can't wait to read more and see more great pictures!!! :woohoo:

[hollyluvsdisney]

Great start! I can only imagine how freaked out you were nearly losing your purse! Glad you managed to get it back without any problems. :goodvibes

I LOVE Wolfgang Puck Express, but I have to admit your mac and cheese didn't look so hot. I've read a lot of good reviews about that dish too, I wonder if they changed the recipe recently?

[bound2travel]

Hey Lessa and Beth,

I so enjoyed meeting both of you at the Dole Whip/Spectro/Wishes/Haunted Mansion meet. When I got home, I read your PTR and have been waiting patiently (not) for you to return to read your TR. I so hope you had a great cruise - I was worried about the weather.

By the way, when I pulled up the TR page, I saw the title and wondered if it was you. Then I saw your name under the title. Hope you are feeling better.

Kristi

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Hi Lessa! :wave: I found your TR :banana: What a great start! I'm soooo glad you got your purse back - I would've been freaking right out :scared1: I think it's wonderful that your mom (hi Beth! :wave:) is posting on your TR :thumbsup2

Can't wait to read more and see more great pictures!!! :woohoo:

Not only was all my money in there but it was my favourite purse too!

Yep, Mom even figured out how to post a picture all on her own. :thumbsup2

Great start! I can only imagine how freaked out you were nearly losing your purse! Glad you managed to get it back without any problems. :goodvibes

I LOVE Wolfgang Puck Express, but I have to admit your mac and cheese didn't look so hot. I've read a lot of good reviews about that dish too, I wonder if they changed the recipe recently?

I was very lucky with my purse, I was so happy that nothing was missing from it.

I was super disappointed with the mac and cheese but I had several meals later in the trip that really made up for that one little disappointment. :goodvibes

Hey Lessa and Beth,

I so enjoyed meeting both of you at the Dole Whip/Spectro/Wishes/Haunted Mansion meet. When I got home, I read your PTR and have been waiting patiently (not) for you to return to read your TR. I so hope you had a great cruise - I was worried about the weather.

By the way, when I pulled up the TR page, I saw the title and wondered if it was you. Then I saw your name under the title. Hope you are feeling better.

Kristi

Hi Kristi! It was so much fun getting to hang out with you that night. I love that a group of us hung around after the meet to go watch Wishes and ride the Haunted Mansion.

Well my voice is still very raspy but I can speak clearly enough that I am at work tonight although everybody has been making fun of how I sound. :rolleyes: Saturday was the worst though, I could barely talk. :sad2:

I'm still not sure if I caught this at WDW due to the nasty weather or if I caught it on the cruise. I guess I will never know. :confused3

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

I just ordered my photopass cd! Yes we were originally in a share but there was some confusion on Mom's part and so we ended up having to order our own cd. Good news though is that we should have it in a couple days if it is delivered as quickly as it was the past two years. I really need it before I post about our next park day. I still have two updates to write about the first day though so there should not be a delay in the report! :goodvibes:thumbsup2

[jordanyosh]

I just ordered my photopass cd! Yes we were originally in a share but there was some confusion on Mom's part and so we ended up having to order our own cd. Good news though is that we should have it in a couple days if it is delivered as quickly as it was the past two years. I really need it before I post about our next park day. I still have two updates to write about the first day though so there should not be a delay in the report! :goodvibes:thumbsup2


Hey I'll stick around as long as it takes...:thumbsup2 Delay or no delay.popcorn::

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Hey I'll stick around as long as it takes...:thumbsup2 Delay or no delay.popcorn::

You're awesome Jordan!

[englishrose47]

You're awesome Jordan!

Me too Lessa!!

[Loafmastermom]

i'm here! and i'm caught up...and Mom is here! bonus!

thought about you guys when i drove by penguins ice cream little hut thingy last weekend. :goodvibes

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

i'm here! and i'm caught up...and Mom is here! bonus!

thought about you guys when i drove by penguins ice cream little hut thingy last weekend. :goodvibes

:laughing: So you found it :thumbsup2

[mrsksomeday]

Great start Lessa. It is wonderful that you have your Mom to share this with.

[scottny]

scott!!!!!!!

Hi Jordan....


Great update and pics.

Never ate there, we were going to but decided not to.

I would have thought everyone here would love her outfit with the dis colors on it, I am shocked. It looked ok to me, seen worst. :lmao:

Can't wait to hear the rest. Hope the cd comes quick.

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Great start Lessa. It is wonderful that you have your Mom to share this with.

Thanks Tracy! It was definitely a different kind of trip being with just Mom and no brothers. A bit more relaxing... :rotfl:



I would have thought everyone here would love her outfit with the dis colors on it, I am shocked. It looked ok to me, seen worst. :lmao:



:rotfl: I guess living in NYC you would get to see some unusual getups.

[Glendamax]

Hey! So glad you got your purse back quickly! I can imagine how you felt!

Since I always fly Southwest, I have yet to experience the presonal TVs. I guess $50 each way is just too tempting to turn down!

Love the pic you took of the crazy outfit. I often do this at WDW, but scared to post them all in fear that it's a DISer, and I'll end up on People's Court! HA!

Looking forward to more . . . Cya!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Since I always fly Southwest, I have yet to experience the presonal TVs. I guess $50 each way is just too tempting to turn down!

Heck I wouldn't be able to turn down the $50 fare with! The cheapest we ever get is $250 roundtrip.

Love the pic you took of the crazy outfit. I often do this at WDW, but scared to post them all in fear that it's a DISer, and I'll end up on People's Court! HA!


:laughing:

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

After stowing away our groceries in the room (more like dumping them in a heap on the table) we went for a short little stroll around our area of Pop. We were debating whether we should drive the car over to the Magic Kingdom or if we should take the bus. We ultimately decided it would be safest if we took the bus because who knew what sort of state I would be in to drive by the end of the night since we will have been up for 24 hours by then.

We were in the 50's section which meant that our room was closest to the bowling pin pool.

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I think that the 50's is my favourite section of Pop, the colour of the buildings and the theming appeals to me most out of all the sections.

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We ran across this cute little guy

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I then told Mom all about the snake thread I read on the dis and how they will sometimes fall out of trees right onto the pathways. :scared1: :lmao: Luckily we did not see a single snake the entire trip.

We walked up to the lake and admired the lovely unfinished buildings on the other side. Disney really needs to tear them down, they are an eye sore.

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Then we came across Mom's year sign

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After finding her sign we decided to head to the bus, we figured we would explore the rest of the resort some other day to find my year sign.

There were only a couple people in line ahead of us when we arrived but the line quickly grew, glad that we got there when we did! The family is front of us was from Quebec (we could tell from their shirts) and were speaking in French. So much for my 4 years of French in high school, I couldn't understand a word.

The bus arrived after waiting for about 15 minutes and it needed to load three wheelchairs onto the bus before the rest of us could get on. Since Mom and I were near the front of the line we were among the lucky few to grab seats.

That bus was packed! Mom did end up giving her seat up to a Mom with a young kid. Another woman was basically standing over me straddling my lap, a bit awkward to say the least. I am not one for invasion of personal space, probably why I do not like riding the buses.

Soon enough we were at the Magic Kingdom and I was very relieved to get off that bus, I felt like I couldn't breathe on it it was so crammed.

Forgetting the bus ride I was happy to be back at the Magic Kingdom!

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We sailed through bag check, our tickets worked on the first go and within minutes we were inside the park. We did not have any set plans for the day other than the meet at Aloha Isle at 8pm for Dole Whips and SpectroMagic.

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We wandered onto Main St and decided to explore the stores on the right hand side of the street as we only ever seem to go into the Emporium. First stop was the hat shop where I tried on some Minnie ears and Mom tried to convince me that I should get the princess ears (tall pointy princess hat with ears sticking out) No thanks! I did really like the Minnie ears so I put them on my to consider list.

Next we went into the confectionery where we saw these enormous Mickey rice krispie treats.

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While in the shop we heard what sounded like parade music coming from outside. We were confused as it was 6pm and there is no parade at 6pm. Here is what we saw coming down the street:

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It looked like a mini version of the 3pm parade, I still have no idea what it was though. Anybody have any idea?

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[mickeyfan71]

I made it to enjoy this TR! My goal is to go on a Disney cruise! Can't wait to read all about it! And to enjoy your pictures!!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

I made it to enjoy this TR! My goal is to go on a Disney cruise! Can't wait to read all about it! And to enjoy your pictures!!

You should definitely book a cruise, they are a lot of fun and the sea days are very relaxing.

[wvdislover]

Great updates Lessa! I can't believe you and your mom were able to stay awake that long. I would have had to sleep on the plane and then maybe nap some at the hotel before venturing out. Sounds like you are having a great time, though! Looking forward to the next post!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Great updates Lessa! I can't believe you and your mom were able to stay awake that long. I would have had to sleep on the plane and then maybe nap some at the hotel before venturing out. Sounds like you are having a great time, though! Looking forward to the next post!

I know! It always amazes me how long I can force myself to stay awake on vacation. Must be something in the Disney air that keeps us going. ;)

[Hedy]

Nice update. I love Updates when you feel like you're there.

[jcc0621]

That the Move It, Shake It, Celebrate it Parade. It it shown 3 or 4 times per day. It's part of the what will you celebrate promotion.

You and your mom look great for being up so early and traveling:goodvibes. Me I'd look like the walking dead by this point!:sad2:

[FauntleroyFAN07]

i subbed to this yesterday and finally got it all caught up.

i think that is the what will you celebrate parades? that theyhave now


your purse story reminded me of when we went to disney on our honeymoon, we got through security, found our terminal, then went to go get some breakfast,

came back and ate it, when we finished, they called my name over the gate terminal to come to the check in, i am thinking all right free updgrade right.

well i get there and she says are these yours sir, huh, she had our bording passes, i left them at the coutner at BK

so glad that someone turned them in.

i was so worried about lossing them i was holding them all through security and go figure i get a buscuit sandwich and forget all about the tickets for our flight and leave them.
:headache:

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Nice update. I love Updates when you feel like you're there.

Thanks!

That the Move It, Shake It, Celebrate it Parade. It it shown 3 or 4 times per day. It's part of the what will you celebrate promotion.

Ah, I didn't realize it was a parade I thought it was just an interactive show up by the castle. Sort of like the Family Fun Day Parade, you know, very small scale production.

You and your mom look great for being up so early and traveling:goodvibes. Me I'd look like the walking dead by this point!:sad2:

Thanks, I am somewhat used to an odd sleep schedule and stay up for 24 hours at a time on a semi-frequent basis, Mom I don't know how she did it.

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

i subbed to this yesterday and finally got it all caught up.

i think that is the what will you celebrate parades? that theyhave now


your purse story reminded me of when we went to disney on our honeymoon, we got through security, found our terminal, then went to go get some breakfast,

came back and ate it, when we finished, they called my name over the gate terminal to come to the check in, i am thinking all right free updgrade right.

well i get there and she says are these yours sir, huh, she had our bording passes, i left them at the coutner at BK

so glad that someone turned them in.

i was so worried about lossing them i was holding them all through security and go figure i get a buscuit sandwich and forget all about the tickets for our flight and leave them.
:headache:

:laughing: I am always worried about losing the boarding passes as well, I am always checking my bag to make sure they are still there with the passports.

[penguingirlie]

Great report so far! Looking foward to more!

[clomahony]

Hi Lessa,

I'm so excited to read your new trip report and was very happpy to meet both you and your mom at the Epcot dismeet. I had the 2 kids in the double stroller.

Now I know why your mom looks so young - she is!!! 1962 - I can't believe she has grown kids. I was born in 1968 and I have a 5 and 3 year old. I think she made the right choice though - I'm very, very tired now. :)

Looking forward to reading more.

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Great report so far! Looking foward to more!

Thank you for reading and I am glad that you are enjoying it. :goodvibes

Hi Lessa,

I'm so excited to read your new trip report and was very happpy to meet both you and your mom at the Epcot dismeet. I had the 2 kids in the double stroller.

Now I know why your mom looks so young - she is!!! 1962 - I can't believe she has grown kids. I was born in 1968 and I have a 5 and 3 year old. I think she made the right choice though - I'm very, very tired now. :)

Looking forward to reading more.

:laughing: I am sure that you all are making her feel very good about herself with all the remarks about how young she looks. I guess the Disboards are good for boosting ones self-esteem. ;)

[momrek06]

Great update, Lessa!!!! Your weather looks FABULOUS!!!! :sunny: You made it to the MAGIC KINGDOM, yeah!!!!!!!!!!!! :mickeyjum

Yes, that is the CELEBRATE :cake: Parade! It is a FUN parade! :cake: Here at DL it stops in about 3 to 4 locations and the dancers all sing and dance for the crowds and then move on to the next spot. I believe it is all in conjunction with the birthday celebration theme for this year. :cake:

I love that you have a "consider" list!! :thumbsup2

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Great update, Lessa!!!! Your weather looks FABULOUS!!!! :sunny: :laughing: Yes the weather was very nice on THAT day....



I love that you have a "consider" list!! :thumbsup2

Yep, I find I have to do this to avoid buyers remorse and also to keep me from spending way more than I can afford. This way I know that if I still really want something a few days down the road that I should buy it and it helps me decide between things. I'll tell myself I can get one or the other but not both.

[PrincessLucy]

Hiya! I'm having fun reading this, so I'm subbing it... Great report!! you and your mom are so alike!! (not just cuz you've both got napkins on your heads :laughing: ) you're both soo pretty!! Can't wait to read more!! xxxxxx

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Hiya! I'm having fun reading this, so I'm subbing it... Great report!! you and your mom are so alike!! (not just cuz you've both got napkins on your heads :laughing: ) you're both soo pretty!! Can't wait to read more!! xxxxxx

:rotfl: Thanks for coming over to read and sub. I love all my readers!

The napkins on the head, those were a lot of fun. ;)

[englishrose47]

Hi Lessa !! I remember us talking about that 6 pm parade I caught it a couple of times !! My pix aren't as good as yours though!!! My bus ride over was fine that day !! In fact the whole trip was good for buses !
Love the pix of Beth by her year !! hey will have open up the other section to get my birth year!!:lmao:
I am also waiting for the Bros to chime in !!! They have been very silent till now:confused3:lmao:

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Hi Lessa !! I remember us talking about that 6 pm parade I caught it a couple of times !! My pix aren't as good as yours though!!! My bus ride over was fine that day !! In fact the whole trip was good for buses !
Love the pix of Beth by her year !! hey will have open up the other section to get my birth year!!:lmao:
I am also waiting for the Bros to chime in !!! They have been very silent till now:confused3:lmao:

This was the only day that we took the buses, as you know the bus ride back was fine, that ride over though, very uncomfortable!

The bros haven't chimed in yet probably b/c I haven't given them the link yet. ;):rotfl:

[cmp1111]

I love all the pictures!

A nice stroll down Main Street seems like a lovely idea - not something I ever get to do with the two crazy boys attached. ;)

Can't wait for the next!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

I love all the pictures!

A nice stroll down Main Street seems like a lovely idea - not something I ever get to do with the two crazy boys attached. ;)

Can't wait for the next!

Yep, we finally got to go into every shop on Main St this trip I think. I just love the smell on Main St of the Bakery and the candy store. Yummy!

[Amy7979]

Subscribing!

[Goldeelox9]

Count me in....love new Trip reports and LOVE your pictures. What kind of Camera do you have?

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Subscribing!

Welcome! :goodvibes

Count me in....love new Trip reports and LOVE your pictures. What kind of Camera do you have?

Welcome! Thanks for the compliments. Both cameras we used on the trip were Canons. Mom was using my old Canon point and shoot (A95 model) and I was using my brothers newer Canon SX100IS which is also a point and shoot but a bit fancier and faster. That is the camera that got used the most. The older camera we mostly used to take video.

[jordanyosh]

Then we came across Mom's year sign

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I was born that year too....you're mom doesn't look like she's in her 40's.


So much for my 4 years of French in high school, I couldn't understand a word.

:rotfl2::rotfl2:You're too funny!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

:rotfl2::rotfl2:You're too funny!

I try ;)

[Disneyland_Mama]

Awesome photos! :goodvibes

I have to agree, you're mom does NOT look her age. Good genes! :thumbsup2 I love her white sparkly sandals. I saw those at the store and wondered if they were comfy?

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Awesome photos! :goodvibes

I have to agree, you're mom does NOT look her age. Good genes! :thumbsup2 I love her white sparkly sandals. I saw those at the store and wondered if they were comfy?

The fitflops? She wore them pretty much the whole trip and had the same pair in black.

[PopArtGal]

Hey...Quebec people hehehe

We always encounter fellow Quebecers during our trips.

[hollyluvsdisney]

Great update!

I love the 50's section of Pop, too. I hope we're put there or in the 70's next time we stay there. (We were in the 80's last time and I wasn't so crazy about that section!)

That parade looks cute. It's cool that there was a parade at 6 o'clock, because that means I might actually get to see it! It seems like I'm usually in the MK in the morning or in the evening. I'm hardly ever there around 3 o'clock, so I usually miss the afternoon parade.

Can't wait to read more! :goodvibes

[disneyaddicted]

Hi Lessa,
Welcome back, I know it's late but still welcome back. So far I am totally into this TR. SO much to comment on I can't remember it all.
Your purse!?! You know I am a big believer in idiot strings, I have actually put some on my keys, they will never stray more than 12 inches from my purse now, and I have only misplaced my purse twice, I think I need to add an idiot string to it as well.

I don't think I would have upgraded to the convertible either, wouldn't want my Minnie ears flying off. plus I worry about bird poop, what if it smacks me in the eye and I lose all control of the car and crash it thus ending the Disney trip before it really started.

The 50's at Pop. siiiigh! that was the first place I stayed. Memories, from the corners of my mind...............
isn't it great?

you gals were going on minimal sleep, did ya feel drunk? I always feel drunk when sleep deprived, it's kinda nice, everything is funny and you don't toss your cookies later.

OK so I am geeked for the rest of this. Keep it going girl, you're awesome!

[lazydoxy66]

The trip down seemed pretty smooth minus the purse and toothpaste incidents. I'd forget my rump if it wasn't attached. That's why I always try to get a purse with an extra long strap so I can wear it across my body.

I'm so sorry that WPE was a disppointment. I thought for sure you were going to come back and tell us how grand it was. I really thought that Doug and I were just there on a bad night. Oh well. I hope the rest of your eats are wonderful.

I'm in aggreement with everyone else. Tell your mom she looks fabulous. That color of blue looks terrific on her. I love it! And my dear, your hair is so sophistcated. Va, Va, Voom!

If all your pictures are this good, we've got a lot to look forward to.

[kaysmommie]

Hi Lessa,
All caught up on your updates. So glad you got your purse back. Leaving on the airport counter is something I would do. So what did you think of Pop so far? I know your usually a deluxe girl :goodvibes. The crowds on the buses are a bit much. Even at SSR it was like that sometimes, no personal space at all :scared:. on the buses. Makes me miss the monorail resorts. Your pics are really nice of Pop and the celebrate parade at MK. We missed that one because of the weather but it looks really cute. Looking forward to the Dole Whip meet :).

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Hey...Quebec people hehehe

We always encounter fellow Quebecers during our trips.

:laughing: We actually ran into quite a few Canadians on the trip, most of them were CM's though. Mom loves chatting up the Canadians though. :rotfl:

Great update!

I love the 50's section of Pop, too. I hope we're put there or in the 70's next time we stay there. (We were in the 80's last time and I wasn't so crazy about that section!)

That parade looks cute. It's cool that there was a parade at 6 o'clock, because that means I might actually get to see it! It seems like I'm usually in the MK in the morning or in the evening. I'm hardly ever there around 3 o'clock, so I usually miss the afternoon parade.

Can't wait to read more! :goodvibes

There are only two sections I would really request at Pop, 50's because I like the decor and theming the best and the 60's because it is closest to the food court and gift shop.

Yeah, I was totally confused by that mini parade. At first I thought maybe the afternoon parade had been canceled for something and so they rolled this out to make up for it but there was nobody around so I knew that couldn't be it. Thanks to all of you for clearing it up for me!

Hi Lessa,
Welcome back, I know it's late but still welcome back. So far I am totally into this TR. SO much to comment on I can't remember it all.
Your purse!?! You know I am a big believer in idiot strings, I have actually put some on my keys, they will never stray more than 12 inches from my purse now, and I have only misplaced my purse twice, I think I need to add an idiot string to it as well.

The funny thing about the purse incident is that it is usually Mom who is misplacing her purse, in fact just tonight she was ripping the house apart looking for it. :laughing:

I don't think I would have upgraded to the convertible either, wouldn't want my Minnie ears flying off. plus I worry about bird poop, what if it smacks me in the eye and I lose all control of the car and crash it thus ending the Disney trip before it really started.

:lmao: :rotfl2:

The 50's at Pop. siiiigh! that was the first place I stayed. Memories, from the corners of my mind...............
isn't it great?

I think we all feel sentimental about our first Disney hotel. For me the Wilderness Lodge will always hold a special place in my heart. I was telling Mom that when we stayed at the WL it felt like home and had this magical feel to it. I just don't get that from Pop. :confused3

you gals were going on minimal sleep, did ya feel drunk? I always feel drunk when sleep deprived, it's kinda nice, everything is funny and you don't toss your cookies later.

I can't speak for Mom but I was wide awake and alert, I did sleep really well that night. ;)



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I'm in aggreement with everyone else. Tell your mom she looks fabulous. That color of blue looks terrific on her. I love it! And my dear, your hair is so sophistcated. Va, Va, Voom!

If all your pictures are this good, we've got a lot to look forward to.

Thanks Kristel, you are sweet, I was very self-conscious about how short it had been cut.

Hi Lessa,
All caught up on your updates. So glad you got your purse back. Leaving on the airport counter is something I would do. So what did you think of Pop so far? I know your usually a deluxe girl :goodvibes. The crowds on the buses are a bit much. Even at SSR it was like that sometimes, no personal space at all :scared:. on the buses. Makes me miss the monorail resorts. Your pics are really nice of Pop and the celebrate parade at MK. We missed that one because of the weather but it looks really cute. Looking forward to the Dole Whip meet :).

You are right, I am a deluxe girl at heart, Mom calls me a hotel snob. Pop served its purpose as a place to sleep but if I was planning on a lot of downtime at the hotel I would definitely stay somewhere else. That is just me though. I also like having indoor corridors and everything being under one roof which I missed at POP. You can't beat the price at POP though which was the determining factor. It broke my heart to give up the AKL but with going back to school it just did not make sense financially. Oh well, next trip in a few years we will be staying AKL or Poly so I have that to look forward to!

[englishrose47]

The fitflops? She wore them pretty much the whole trip and had the same pair in black.
I remember her saying how very comfy they were !!

[englishrose47]

This was the only day that we took the buses, as you know the bus ride back was fine, that ride over though, very uncomfortable!

The bros haven't chimed in yet probably b/c I haven't given them the link yet. ;):rotfl:

Oh!! Now I understand !! No Link No Pranks !!!:lmao:

[blue_river]

Finally!! The TR I've been waiting to read!!! :yay:

I'm glad you made it back without getting the swine flu :lmao:

Just reading about your trip through customs gave me the shivers...I always dread that part of travelling.


Can't believe you forgot your purse on the counter :scared1:


We'll have to try POP someday! Did you know we cancelled our trip this fall?

Great posting Lessa! :thumbsup2
Looking forward to reading more!!!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

I'm glad you made it back without getting the swine flu :lmao:

I may not have caught the swine flu but I did catch this nasty cold which I have been suffering from since last Tuesday! It seems Mom may be coming down with it now too. Thankfully my voice is almost back to normal though I still sound a bit off. :sad2:



We'll have to try POP someday! Did you know we cancelled our trip this fall?


:eek::sad1:

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

After the parade we sort of scratched our heads wondering what the heck it was and then moved on up the street. We stopped for our first photopass picture of the year, of course I can't post it as I don't have the cd yet.

Insert photopass picture here

Mom was really thirsty and needed a drink so we headed into Casey's and ordered a large coke. We asked for very little ice in the drink, what did we get? We got a coke with the normal amount of ice and another cup half-full with just ice in it. Ummm, okay..... We just went with it and split the drink between the two cups and headed on our way.

We decided to head on over to Buzz to get our ride on. Tomorrowland looked like a zoo despite the fact that the main attraction in that area, Space Mountain was down for refurbishment. Despite the crazy amounts of people the Buzz line moved quickly and we were on the ride in about five minutes.

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I of course beat Mom by a couple hundred thousand points. She would later get her revenge.... :scared:

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Next we decided to ride the Carousel of Progress. I know what you all are thinking but it is a WDW classic and we had never been on it. Got to do everything at least once! Definitely a one-time experience.

It was approaching 7pm and the Dole Whip meet was at 8pm. We decided to head over to Adventureland and go on some of the rides over there. First we had to stop for a bathroom break. While I waited I snapped some photos.

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Mom rejoined me and our trek to Adventureland continued

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I decided that I wanted to do a quick trip up into the Swiss Family Treehouse to see what kind of view I could get for pictures, to my surprise Mom came with me. For those of you who don't know Mom suffers from MS and humidity plus climbing can be really painful for her. She seemed to do okay this night though.

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After the treehouse we decided to go ride Pirates. We went into the queue on the right and there was no line! Walked right on, the queue on the other side had quite a few people waiting. :laughing: Suckers!

Once done with Pirates we had a little bit of time to kill so we just decided to stroll around and soak everything in. We are past the phase where we have to rush everywhere and cram all the rides in. We have already done everything and know that we will be back for future trips so no need to stress.

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With 8pm quickly approaching we made our way over to Aloha Isle for the Dole Whip meet. It was not quite yet 8pm and we were looking around and I did not see anybody I recognized. On a second sweep of the area I did spot somebody, it was Rosie! I waved hello and headed over and she greeted me with a smile and a big hug. She also presented us with lime green Focker Watch lanyards, thanks Rosie!

Soon the others started to arrive, I'm sorry but I don't remember all the screen names, you know who you are! I know for sure that at the meet were Colinsdad, Kristi (bound2travel), JohnEric, Nicole and her brother, Rosie, Angela. Sorry if I am forgetting you! The meet is sort of a blur in my mind.

It was great fun getting to meet everybody while we partook in a delicious Dole Whip. At one point we got a group picture. People seem to be missing from my picture though as I know there were others there that are not in this shot.

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I think it must have been around 8:20/8:30 so we decided that we should try and find our Spectro viewing spot. Somehow I ended up leading the group to our spot. No idea how that happened. :confused3

We ended up in Frontierland across from the passageway that leads into Adventureland near the Country Bears. There was a nice open spot so our group grabbed it and plopped ourselves down to wait for the parade.

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We got another group shot of those who continued on to see Spectro after the Dole Whip meet. I am borrowing this picture from diser Colinsdad as I did not get a group shot on my camera, hope you don't mind!

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You can see me peeking out from behind Rosie

We all sat around chatting away while waiting. It was lots of fun getting to know everybody.

Now this part is going to shock and amaze most of you but I do not have a single picture from Spectro. I didn't feel like fiddling around with the settings on the camera to find one that would allow a decent shot so I just didn't take pictures. Instead I sat back and relaxed and took in the show, something I rarely do.

Spectro is one of my favourite things at WDW, it is just so beautiful and I love the music, it is simply magical! Mom says that there were some changes to the parade but I didn't notice anything so it must not have been anything big.

After the parade there was a debate on what to do next. We ultimately decided to head over to the castle for Wishes and then after that to ride the Haunted Mansion.

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Again I am going to shock you all, I did not take a single picture of Wishes. Don't worry I would be my regular snaphappy self the rest of the trip. ;)

Wishes was great as usual and once it was over we headed towards Haunted Mansion. The group broke up at this point. The smokers took a smoke break in Liberty Square while the others went ahead and said that they would meet us at the Haunted Mansion. Mom and I are not smokers but we did not want to separate from the group so we hung around in Liberty Square and then went over to Haunted Mansion together. When we got there we found out that a couple of the people who went ahead of us had decided to head over to Casey's to get something to eat instead.

With the group back together again we headed into the Haunted Mansion. I like this ride, it is fun and cheesy and I find the hitchhiking ghost bit hilarious. Once everybody was off the ride we stood outside chatting for a bit. After a while I think people were starting to get tired so our group headed on out of the park.

We were leaving at the same time that Spectro was starting up for a second time. I was afraid that we were going to be trapped on Main St until it passed us by but they actually had CM's who would wave people across the street to the train station whenever there was a small break in the parade.

Kristi, Rosie, Mom and I were all staying at Pop so we rode the bus back together. This was a much more pleasant bus ride for me than the one to the park that day. In fact with the lights on the bus turned off I sort of nodded off for a bit in my seat.

Once back at Pop we said goodnight and headed off to bed. I took a few minutes to write my notes in my trip journal and then it was sweet sleep for me. I think we didn't get to sleep that night until almost midnight, that was one looooong day!

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[FauntleroyFAN07]

After the treehouse we decided to go ride Pirates. We went into the queue on the right and there was no line! Walked right on, the queue on the other side had quite a few people waiting. :laughing: Suckers!


this looks strangly familiar to what i wrote in my TR about waiting in line at Pirates...i will go and get it and copy it here hold on dont go anywhere.


Dans Comments.
Taken right out of my report:
Now as you can see from this picture, the lady next to candi is the CM that was standing at the line entrance, as we were walking up, she kept saying both sides open folks, both lines open, please use both the right and the let hand sides. so we go off to the right side.[/COLOR]
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Well no one else is in front of us, or follows behind us. they all keep going to the left, there lose.

[COLOR=#000000]as we are walking all the way up to the front, we get to te point where both lines are right next to each other about 10 minutes away from the ride, well that side is stopped, our side still no one in front of us, i am videoing our walk up as it is a first ther is no one that we are behind, and it catches me saying right as we are next to all of these people, "hey hun, look at those suckers over there waiting" and i keep going, fearing to look at them and lock eyes. Candi just laughs, and keeps walking, we hope right into the next boat with even stopping

see good minds think alike

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

this looks strangly familiar to what i wrote in my TR about waiting in line at Pirates...i will go and get it and copy it here hold on dont go anywhere.


Dans Comments.

:lmao:

[k_reile]

I :love: the carosel of progress! Don;t know why...but it has always been my favorite ride ever since my 1st trip back in 1991 when i was 10! I drag my family back through it every trip!

[FauntleroyFAN07]

:lmao:
i found it and posted it.
:goodvibes

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

I :love: the carosel of progress! Don;t know why...but it has always been my favorite ride ever since my 1st trip back in 1991 when i was 10! I drag my family back through it every trip!

:laughing: They must love you for that. ;) I liked the song.....

i found it and posted it.
:goodvibes

You are right, great minds ;)

[momrek06]

Great Update, Lessa!!! Wow, what an amazing FIRST day you had at WDW!!!!!!!!!!!! :mickeyjum The MEET sounds like it was a blast!!!!!!!!!!!!! :woohoo:

I absolutely LOVE COP!!! :love: Very sad that it is not here in DL. I have been riding COP since my first trip to WDW in 1980. I love it yet I find it a bit cheesy but I love the music AND have found at times it is a great spot for a quick nap if you need it!!! :laughing:

[cmp1111]

Sounds like a lovely meet and a nice evening! Good for you for enjoying the show - your pictures are always fantastic, but it's good for you to get to just enjoy every once in a while. :)

[clomahony]

I have to agree with you that the lack of pressure to see and do everything at Disney because you've already done it or will do it in the future helps make the trip so much more fun. I know that I go to Disney to get away from pressure so I'm right with you on that sentiment.:cool1:

[wvdislover]

Great update! Your DISmeet sounds like fun...the one on our cruise last year didn't work out very well (only a few people showed up, then we didn't really see each other any more :confused3). Your pictures of the castle at sunset and at night are BEAUTIFUL!!! Finally, you got some sleep, too!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Great Update, Lessa!!! Wow, what an amazing FIRST day you had at WDW!!!!!!!!!!!! :mickeyjum The MEET sounds like it was a blast!!!!!!!!!!!!! :woohoo:


The meet was a lot of fun. I didn't know a lot of the people who were going to be there beforehand but that didn't seem to matter as we all got along great, it felt like we already knew each other.

Sounds like a lovely meet and a nice evening! Good for you for enjoying the show - your pictures are always fantastic, but it's good for you to get to just enjoy every once in a while. :)

Yep, it was nice to watch the show without worrying about pictures. I also told myself it didn't matter as I could always get pictures later on in the week when we would be seeing it again.....

I have to agree with you that the lack of pressure to see and do everything at Disney because you've already done it or will do it in the future helps make the trip so much more fun. I know that I go to Disney to get away from pressure so I'm right with you on that sentiment.:cool1:

Yes, it is very nice to be able to just enjoy the parks without worrying about getting everything in. Makes it much more relaxing. I think the only day when I felt the pressure was when we were at DHS for Star Wars Weekend.

Great update! Your DISmeet sounds like fun...the one on our cruise last year didn't work out very well (only a few people showed up, then we didn't really see each other any more :confused3). Your pictures of the castle at sunset and at night are BEAUTIFUL!!! Finally, you got some sleep, too!

We actually didn't participate at all in any meets on the cruise. The sail group from the Dis didn't plan much and we didn't really connect with them online beforehand. We did have some unplanned Dis encounters onboard though!

[Disneyland_Mama]

CoP is my favorite MK ride! :goodvibes

Great update, Lessa. :thumbsup2

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

CoP is my favorite MK ride! :goodvibes

Great update, Lessa. :thumbsup2

I am amazed to find out that CoP is so many peoples favourite ride. I always thought it was disliked as I never see anybody on it. Our section of the ride had maybe a handful of people.

[KatGarcia]

First off I think your haircut is really cute! I hadn't seen a pic of it yet.

Love the Dis Meet pics! It's funny to me to see you and Nicole in the same pic as I have met you both in real live...the internet and real life are invading each other! LOL.

Sounds like a great night!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

First off I think your haircut is really cute! I hadn't seen a pic of it yet.

Love the Dis Meet pics! It's funny to me to see you and Nicole in the same pic as I have met you both in real live...the internet and real life are invading each other! LOL.

Sounds like a great night!

:laughing: It was really nice getting to meet Nicole, I have been chatting with her ever since my first trip report back in July 2007 so almost 2 years!

[hollyluvsdisney]

Sounds like the Dis meet was a lot of fun!

I don't blame you for not taking pictures of Spectro and Wishes. I usually like to take photos of everything too, but sometimes it's nice to just sit back, relax and enjoy the show!

[bound2travel]

Glad to hear you are feeling better.

That bus ride back to POP was relaxing - until my leg cramped from all the walking I had done that day :lmao:


The first time I rode Pirates, I went left and had a line. The second time, I looked which way others were going (left) and went right (no line). Could it be that everyone hears the left side is shorter so they go that way causing the right side to be shorter now? Who knows.

Kristi

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Sounds like the Dis meet was a lot of fun!

I don't blame you for not taking pictures of Spectro and Wishes. I usually like to take photos of everything too, but sometimes it's nice to just sit back, relax and enjoy the show!

Definitely, sometimes I feel like the camera is glued to my face, well not really my face since we don't use viewfinders anymore but the LCD screens but you know what I mean. ;)

Glad to hear you are feeling better.

That bus ride back to POP was relaxing - until my leg cramped from all the walking I had done that day :lmao:


The first time I rode Pirates, I went left and had a line. The second time, I looked which way others were going (left) and went right (no line). Could it be that everyone hears the left side is shorter so they go that way causing the right side to be shorter now? Who knows.

Kristi

I think it is a case of lemming syndrome. Everybody sees all the people going left so their brains tell them they have to go left too. They don't even look and see that there is another queue to the right. Benefit of being a Diser, you know all the little park secrets. :thumbsup2

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Okay, I have given up waiting on the photopass cd, it hasn't even shipped yet, it says the order is still "processing". Very weird as the past two years we have had it within days of placing the order. :confused3

[jordanyosh]

Okay, I have given up waiting on the photopass cd, it hasn't even shipped yet, it says the order is still "processing". Very weird as the past two years we have had it within days of placing the order. :confused3

That is kinda weird. Perhaps less CMs to process CDs because of the economy?:confused3:confused3

Sorry.......

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

That is kinda weird. Perhaps less CMs to process CDs because of the economy?:confused3:confused3

Sorry.......

Maybe. I am just really impatient! :laughing:

[jcc0621]

WE love CoP. It always makes me giggle and Jimmy loves the dog!:thumbsup2

Great meet and your hair looks great.

I can't believe you and your mother were still conciuos at midnight:faint:

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

WE love CoP. It always makes me giggle and Jimmy loves the dog!:thumbsup2

Great meet and your hair looks great.

I can't believe you and your mother were still conciuos at midnight:faint:

:laughing: Yeah, I couldn't believe Mom was still awake. Every trip I always seem to stay up for a really long time on the first day so this year wasn't any different. I have mastered the art of functioning on no sleep.

[jordanyosh]

Maybe. I am just really impatient! :laughing:

Trying to give you the benefit of a doubt....:thumbsup2

But impatient works for me.;)

[DisneyJo]

I love your hair Lessa, very pretty and I'm another CoP lover we have to ride it every trip!

I didn't know your Mum had MS, so pleased the humidity didn't affect her.

Sounds like a great meet and it's fantastic you finally met Rosie :goodvibes

[lisalonglash]

What a fantastic day!! Good ride mojo and a fabulous DIS meet! :banana: Your hair looks great :thumbsup2 Love the pictures, they really make your TR come alive!

[englishrose47]

Glad to hear you are feeling better.

That bus ride back to POP was relaxing - until my leg cramped from all the walking I had done that day :lmao:


The first time I rode Pirates, I went left and had a line. The second time, I looked which way others were going (left) and went right (no line). Could it be that everyone hears the left side is shorter so they go that way causing the right side to be shorter now? Who knows.

Kristi

HI kristi !! Funny you should say that about the lines and Lessa too!! I kept thinking aren't the left supposed to be shorter and yet the right almost always was :rotfl2:I got in the short one all the time !!! When are you going again Kristi!!!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Trying to give you the benefit of a doubt....:thumbsup2

But impatient works for me.;)

:laughing: I figure I will wait until Wednesday and if the status still reads as "processing" then I will give them a call. It is all a bit weird as we did not even get an e-mail confirmation that the order had been placed like we were supposed to.

I love your hair Lessa, very pretty and I'm another CoP lover we have to ride it every trip!

I didn't know your Mum had MS, so pleased the humidity didn't affect her.

Sounds like a great meet and it's fantastic you finally met Rosie :goodvibes

She did have a bit of trouble with her MS this trip but not much, at least not that she let on.

What a fantastic day!! Good ride mojo and a fabulous DIS meet! :banana: Your hair looks great :thumbsup2 Love the pictures, they really make your TR come alive!

Thank you! I love to take pictures and I really enjoy sharing them with everybody. I'm not even sharing all of them either as they won't fit! I would have to have posts that are nothing but pictures. :rotfl:

[bound2travel]

HI kristi !! Funny you should say that about the lines and Lessa too!! I kept thinking aren't the left supposed to be shorter and yet the right almost always was :rotfl2:I got in the short one all the time !!! When are you going again Kristi!!!

I'm hoping to go down one more time before my seasonal pass expires (Oct. 15), but work is causing problems. We are having to change work schedules but we don't know when or exactly what the new one will be (other than working 4 Sat. in a row). Can't make any plans until we know more.

Kristi

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

I had a pretty good sleep that night, only woke up a few times to the melodic sound of Mom's snoring. :lmao:

I had set the wake-up call for 7am, we were headed to Epcot that day. The big event of the day was the Mammoth May Meet in France at 3pm.

All dressed and bag packed for the day we headed down to the food court to purchase a mug and fill it up. Last trip I started every morning with a cup of apple juice, sadly they had gotten rid of the apple juice and the frozen coke machine :sad1: so I had to settle for lemonade. On the way to the car we ran into Rosie who was on her way to the bus stop. She was also headed to Epcot so we offered her a ride.

We got to Epcot pretty quickly and we got a really good parking spot. We were pretty much as close to the entrance as you could get without being in handicapped parking.

We even were lucky enough to get a spot in line up close to the turnstyle. We chatted with the family that was in line ahead of us. Turned out they were from Canada too, Winnipeg to be exact. I gave them some touring advise as they were not sure where they were going but they knew that they wanted to go to Soarin. I advised them that they should go there first and gave them directions which was not hard to do, I just told them to follow the mob. They laughed and said that they should just follow me around the park all day as it seemed like I knew what I was doing. They also complimented me on my Tink necklace, the first of many compliments, I seemed to get a lot of attention over that necklace.

The turnstyles opened and we made our way into the park. We were pretty close to the rope, only a few people back. Mom and Rosie chatted while I snapped pictures.

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As soon as the rope dropped the three of us headed over to Soarin with the rest of the crowd. We got on the ride pretty quickly. In fact we got to skip ahead of the line a bit as they were calling out for a party of three.

The ride was fun as always, and it was fun getting to ride it with Rosie, a fellow Diser and Focker.

After Soarin we parted ways with Rosie, we were planning on heading over to Test Track. As we passed the Character Spot we changed our minds though. We decided that we would save Test Track for our next Epcot day and stick with exploring one side of Future World for that day. The line for the characters was rather short so we said "Why not!"

I prefer the photopass pictures that got taken here but since the cd has not arrived yet I will have to settle for posting the pictures from our camera.

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For some reason Mom doesn't like this picture, I think it is cute so I am posting it anyways!

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I had to laugh at this picture when I looked at it on the camera screen as it looked like Pluto was licking my cleavage. :rotfl:

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Dancing with Goofy was a riot, he even gave me a little twirl. What a charmer!

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The character interaction that morning was a lot of fun and I am glad that we stopped to get those pictures.

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[momrek06]

:cool1: Awesome, awesome pictures, Lessa!!! You and Mom look like you are having a wonderful time and the trip has barely started. :cool1:

I have to ask you a question...are your feet ok at the end of a WDW day with just flipflops? I am a flipflop girl BUT still wear sneakers to WDW/DL every time we go. :surfweb:

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

:cool1: Awesome, awesome pictures, Lessa!!! You and Mom look like you are having a wonderful time and the trip has barely started. :cool1:

I have to ask you a question...are your feet ok at the end of a WDW day with just flipflops? I am a flipflop girl BUT still wear sneakers to WDW/DL every time we go. :surfweb:

Usually my feet are fine if they are the more cushy kind of flip flops. The flip flops I wore that day, well they were a HUGE mistake. I basically live in flip flops but I should have known better than to have worn that particular pair. I'll get into that more a bit later in the TR. ;)

[momrek06]

Usually my feet are fine if they are the more cushy kind of flip flops. The flip flops I wore that day, well they were a HUGE mistake. I basically live in flip flops but I should have known better than to have worn that particular pair. I'll get into that more a bit later in the TR. ;)

OK, Lessa!!! I am totally on board!!! :mickeyjum

[PopArtGal]

I love the character interaction we get as adults.

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

I love the character interaction we get as adults.

We had pretty good character interaction. It can sometimes be hit and miss as adults I have found. Overall though I have had very favourable interactions. I found that adults get overlooked the most at character meals.

[kaysmommie]

Love the character pics of you and your mom :goodvibes so cute!

[cmp1111]

Aw, nice! I'm glad you got to ride with Rosie! :)

I am LOVING your hair. It's very flattering to your pretty face. :goodvibes

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Love the character pics of you and your mom :goodvibes so cute!

Thanks! I think they turned out nicely as well.

Aw, nice! I'm glad you got to ride with Rosie! :)

I am LOVING your hair. It's very flattering to your pretty face. :goodvibes

Yep, we got to hang with Rosie quite a bit those first two days.

Thanks on the hair, I am slowly getting used to it. I don't hate it as much as I did that first day, what a shock it was! :laughing:

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

:woohoo: I just checked the photopass site again and the cd has finally shipped! :woohoo: I should hopefully have the cd by early next week since we don't have mail on Saturday up here. :sad1: Well except when a new Harry Potter book gets released then they make an exception. :rotfl:

[leamom2princesses]

Great pics with the characters. Looks like you and your mom were having a great time.

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Great pics with the characters. Looks like you and your mom were having a great time.

We were definitely having a good time, but then how can you not have a good time while at WDW!

[EastYorkDisneyFan]

I ordered my phopass pictures from Disneyland and got them via fedex.

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

I ordered my phopass pictures from Disneyland and got them via fedex.

I think that is usually how we get ours as well. It always comes really fast once it has been shipped.

[jordanyosh]

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Is Rosie everywhere?


I had to laugh at this picture when I looked at it on the camera screen as it looked like Pluto was licking my cleavage. :rotfl:

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[Diamondintheruff]

Sounds fun so far. I promised myself I wasn't going to subscribe to any more trip reports for a while but I couldn't resist.

[Flora]

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Me thinks you are!! Updates every day??? :scared: Well, as long as you don't mind me being the pokey one who is always way way behind!!!

I'm here!

And I'm first;)
:hippie: I could have been first, I just chose not to!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Is Rosie everywhere?

It appears that way. The trip reports board is soon going to be made into a Where's Rosie book.



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:rotfl:

Sounds fun so far. I promised myself I wasn't going to subscribe to any more trip reports for a while but I couldn't resist.

Well I'm glad that you made an exception for my report! I hope you enjoy it!

Me thinks you are!! Updates every day??? :scared: Well, as long as you don't mind me being the pokey one who is always way way behind!!!

:rotfl: Well that's where the Index and end of chapter links come in handy. ;) I just can't afford to have this drag on for 6 months like my previous TR's since come September I am going to be very busy.


:hippie: I could have been first, I just chose not to!

:rolleyes:

[FauntleroyFAN07]

i love character connection, you had some great interaction and pictures.

this trip was the first stop, we will stop for sure next time as well.

[Mysteria]

Where's Rosie book! :lmao::lmao:

Love the character pics and I think the cleavage was being checked out! :rotfl:

[Phibbles]

:surfweb: :banana:

:surfweb: :rotfl2:

:surfweb: :eek: :laughing:

[jcc0621]

It appears that way. The trip reports board is soon going to be made into a Where's Rosie book.


Maybe we can team her up with Waldo...it would give T some help keeping track of him;):laughing:

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

i love character connection, you had some great interaction and pictures.

this trip was the first stop, we will stop for sure next time as well.

We really did have some good interaction. There was one character on our AK day that really threw Mom through a loop, she just didn't know what to do! ;):lmao:

Where's Rosie book! :lmao::lmao:

Love the character pics and I think the cleavage was being checked out! :rotfl:

:laughing: I don't think the characters range of visibility in those costumes is good enough for that.

:surfweb: :banana:

:surfweb: :rotfl2:

:surfweb: :eek: :laughing:

Hey Phibs! It's been a while!

Maybe we can team her up with Waldo...it would give T some help keeping track of him;):laughing:

:rotfl2:

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

The photopass cd came today! Looks like all my whining was for nothing as it arrived the day after it shipped and I ordered it on Monday night. :rotfl: So without further ado here are the photopass pictures that were missing from the TR so far.

May 16th

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May 17th

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[DisneyJo]

Wow Rosie is everywhere :rotfl: I love her t-shirt though :thumbsup2

Love, love, love the photos of you and your Mum in character connection it looks as though you had some great interaction!!!

Oh I also love the 2009 PP borders, very cute :)

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Wow Rosie is everywhere :rotfl: I love her t-shirt though :thumbsup2

Love, love, love the photos of you and your Mum in character connection it looks as though you had some great interaction!!!

Oh I also love the 2009 PP borders, very cute :)

Her lime green meet shirt? Wait until you see the group shots from that afternoon. You thought Fockerfest drew some attention. :rotfl: Imagine a sea of people in lime green converging on the France pavilion.

[Loafmastermom]

yay photopass!!


Hi DM :wave2: good to see you lady!

[emmaca]

Hi Lessa’s mom here, just chiming in, I've been in and out of it for the past few days, so I haven’t been posting, just reading along (Oh, how I wish I were still on holiday) as I was sitting at work today, by mind drifted back to a week ago when we were at Castaway Key, and I thought where did the time go; thank goodness for Lessa’s trip report it brings it all back with a BIG bonus of a laugh, a smile and of fond memories. This week I have been dealing with grueling physio for my frozen shoulder 3x a week for 1 hour, the past few days I've been battling a very nasty cold... and work...!!**?@!%&*^!!!, I am hoping to see some brighter and happier days ahead once I move into new position in Major Gifts, and away from Gift Admin.

My two week holiday with Lessa was wonderful, how I survived that first day, all I have to say it must have been Disney Magic, I was pretty beat as the evening wore on. I found that the heat really did not really affect me as in previous years as the humidity wasn’t too high due to all the wonderful weather we experienced throughout the week. Heat/Humidity do not work well with me and my MS. Someone on this thread mentioned earlier in the week about my sandals, they are the best for someone who is on their feet all day. The are called Fitflops, very pricey though, here in Canada I paid around $85.00, well worth it!!!!; check out this website. http://www.fitflop.com/. I never had any sore feet at the end of day, I felt for Lessa, as I had learn last year that some sandals are just not meant for walking and standing in for long periods of time. My only recommendation is that if you buy the black sandals they stain your feet, if you get them wet. I had some very funny tan lines on my feet on a few occasions.

It was nice to go into the parks this year without an agenda, it was very relaxing to wander and not feel so harried and rushed to get from point A to Point B; we each knew what we did and didn’t want to do, and yes I (MOM) had a few surprises along the way. I found this year compared to previous years that the CM's and Character interactions were more personal, relaxed and less rushed. I do agree with Lessa, that sometimes that as an adult without children the a aim and focus of the photographer is not there, on a few occasions we asked, or did a few extra things with the characters to get just a few more pictures.

I meet some very special people and made some friends along the way on this trip, (as I do on each of our trips) in fact some may say that "we were stalking" these special people have added to my wonderful memories. Even without the "Brother's Grimm" Lessa and I had some very interesting and magical moments of our own, as I am sure she will share, but I have to say not a day went by that Alek and Erich did not enter out thoughts and bring about a smile and laugh about what if…

Well all for now, sit back and enjoy, I’ll be sure to pop back in from time to time and throw my 2 cents in, you know I have to keep things interesting.

[Disneyland_Mama]

Ooh, your Photopass pics are well worth the wait, Lessa! :thumbsup2 I love the joy in both your faces - just too cute! As Jo said, the new PP borders are really great this year.

Love that you "found" Rosie! :lmao: I bet Waldo would give her a run for her money. ;)


Beth - I was the person asking about your Fitflops. I tried a pair on and thought they'd be great for WDW. I may go back and buy them now. They're not expensive here at all. I saw them for $19.99! Quite a bargain compared to $85! Yeesh! :faint:

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Ooh, your Photopass pics are well worth the wait, Lessa! :thumbsup2 I love the joy in both your faces - just too cute! As Jo said, the new PP borders are really great this year.

Love that you "found" Rosie! :lmao: I bet Waldo would give her a run for her money. ;)


Beth - I was the person asking about your Fitflops. I tried a pair on and thought they'd be great for WDW. I may go back and buy them now. They're not expensive here at all. I saw them for $19.99! Quite a bargain compared to $85! Yeesh! :faint:

Yep, we made a habit of "finding" Rosie. :rotfl: At least that day we did. We got to share a very special encounter with her. It was a lot of fun.:thumbsup2

I agree T and Jo, I really liked the photopass borders this year, very pretty.

[PopArtGal]

Very lovely pictures!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Very lovely pictures!

Thank You!

[MaryAz]

Great photopass pics. Really cute.

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Great photopass pics. Really cute.

Thanks! :goodvibes

[englishrose47]

Maybe we can team her up with Waldo...it would give T some help keeping track of him;):laughing:

I ressemble that remark:lmao: By the way I have finally gotten some pix up and guess what it's more Rosie !!!!:laughing:

[momrek06]

Great pictures, everyone of them, Lessa!!! :goodvibes

[englishrose47]

Hi Lessa’s mom here, just chiming in, I've been in and out of it for the past few days, so I haven’t been posting, just reading along (Oh, how I wish I were still on holiday) as I was sitting at work today, by mind drifted back to a week ago when we were at Castaway Key, and I thought where did the time go; thank goodness for Lessa’s trip report it brings it all back with a BIG bonus of a laugh, a smile and of fond memories. This week I have been dealing with grueling physio for my frozen shoulder 3x a week for 1 hour, the past few days I've been battling a very nasty cold... and work...!!**?@!%&*^!!!, I am hoping to see some brighter and happier days ahead once I move into new position in Major Gifts, and away from Gift Admin.

My two week holiday with Lessa was wonderful, how I survived that first day, all I have to say it must have been Disney Magic, I was pretty beat as the evening wore on. I found that the heat really did not really affect me as in previous years as the humidity wasn’t too high due to all the wonderful weather we experienced throughout the week. Heat/Humidity do not work well with me and my MS. Someone on this thread mentioned earlier in the week about my sandals, they are the best for someone who is on their feet all day. The are called Fitflops, very pricey though, here in Canada I paid around $85.00, well worth it!!!!; check out this website. http://www.fitflop.com/. I never had any sore feet at the end of day, I felt for Lessa, as I had learn last year that some sandals are just not meant for walking and standing in for long periods of time. My only recommendation is that if you buy the black sandals they stain your feet, if you get them wet. I had some very funny tan lines on my feet on a few occasions.

It was nice to go into the parks this year without an agenda, it was very relaxing to wander and not feel so harried and rushed to get from point A to Point B; we each knew what we did and didn’t want to do, and yes I (MOM) had a few surprises along the way. I found this year compared to previous years that the CM's and Character interactions were more personal, relaxed and less rushed. I do agree with Lessa, that sometimes that as an adult without children the a aim and focus of the photographer is not there, on a few occasions we asked, or did a few extra things with the characters to get just a few more pictures.

I meet some very special people and made some friends along the way on this trip, (as I do on each of our trips) in fact some may say that "we were stalking" these special people have added to my wonderful memories. Even without the "Brother's Grimm" Lessa and I had some very interesting and magical moments of our own, as I am sure she will share, but I have to say not a day went by that Alek and Erich did not enter out thoughts and bring about a smile and laugh about what if…

Well all for now, sit back and enjoy, I’ll be sure to pop back in from time to time and throw my 2 cents in, you know I have to keep things interesting.

Hi Beth I loved meeting you!!Inspite of the rain it was the most magical of all my trips due to meeting all you wonderful Dissers !! You can be proud of me as I have finally got all my pix loaded in photobucket thanks to my dear friend Phil who's nickname for me is " NIGHTMARE" :lmao: It took him a long time plus he did some work on my laptop !! So I will be adding my pix on my TR!!! Can't wait to see more of your 2 weeks of Magic!!:banana:

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Great pictures, everyone of them, Lessa!!! :goodvibes

Thanks Kar!

[jcc0621]

Love, love, love the photpass pictures...although I hate you both for looking so fabulous after such a long day;):hug:


I agree T and Jo, I really liked the photopass borders this year, very pretty.

Are there more options this year?

How many did you wind up with after adding borders?

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Love, love, love the photpass pictures...although I hate you both for looking so fabulous after such a long day;):hug:




Are there more options this year?

How many did you wind up with after adding borders?

I think there are a few more options this year. The tink "Where dreams come true" border is still there. There were some special princess borders and fairies borders, don't know if those were there last year. Overall I just like the confetti look of the borders I guess, very pretty.

We ended up with just over 400 photos when all was said and done.

[kaysmommie]

Great photopass pics :thumbsup2. Looks like you and mom had a blast on your mom/daughter trip. Tell your mom thanks for the the link to fitflops. I might have to buy some they are much cuter than Crocs Athens.

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Great photopass pics :thumbsup2. Looks like you and mom had a blast on your mom/daughter trip. Tell your mom thanks for the the link to fitflops. I might have to buy some they are much cuter than Crocs Athens.

We did have fun although I know I annoyed her several times with my bossiness and know-it-all attitude. :lmao:;)

[kaysmommie]

We did have fun although I know I annoyed her several times with my bossiness and know-it-all attitude. :lmao:;)

That is our job :lmao: right? Now Kaylee is doing the same thing to me that i do to my mom. Just wait until you have your own DD. I'm sure my mom would not want to go to Disney with me, my DH calls me the Disney Nazi :guilty:.

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

That is our job :lmao: right? Now Kaylee is doing the same thing to me that i do to my mom. Just wait until you have your own DD. I'm sure my mom would not want to go to Disney with me, my DH calls me the Disney Nazi :guilty:.

:lmao: Well I would get annoyed whenever she would ask a CM a question that I have told her the answer to a million times. Doesn't she trust me? I am the person who spends countless hours on the Dis and researching our vacations, I think I know what I am talking about! :lmao::confused3 ;) I'm sure most of us probably know more about the parks and how things operate than the CM's. :laughing:

Of course she then gets mad at me for being annoyed at her for not trusting my info. It is a vicious cycle.

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Look for an update this evening!

[englishrose47]

Morning Lessa !! I updated and finally finished Day 1 with a pix compliments of Jason and his awesome camera !!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

After paling around with Mickey and the gang we decide to head over to The Seas pavilion.

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We went on the Nemo clamshell ride where the CM told us to buckle up! Of course we began looking around for a seatbelt, silly CM playing tricks on us as there are no belts on this ride! The CM's loved to play little tricks like this on us throughout the trip.

The ride was unremarkable just as I remembered. The main reason we came to The Seas was to check out the aquariums as we had never done that before. We took the escalator up to view the tanks. In one we saw a couple dolphins, they were really far away on the other side of the tank though so we didn't get a very good view of them.

We moved on to the big aquarium where we saw a diver feeding a stingray. After the diver left the stingray started to swim around and all the fish started following it! It reminded me of Finding Nemo with the stingray teacher and Nemo and all his little friends swimming under and behind him.

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After we were finished looking at all the fish we started to make our way further into the park towards World Showcase taking pictures all along the way.

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While looking at all the beautiful flower displays who should we see out and about? Mary Poppins! First I got my picture taken alone with her although it didn't turn out as I look horrible in it and Mary has her eyes closed. She did chat with me for a few minutes telling me how all the chimney sweeps would fight over me, sure thing Mary! Then Mom and I got our picture with her together, that one turned out much better.

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I was actually very surprised to see Mary in Future World as I thought for
sure that she only appeared in England while at Epcot. Guess I was wrong!

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They had constructed a children's play area behind these topiaries for the festival. You can sort of see it in some of the pictures.

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It was around 10:30 now and World Showcase was not yet open so there were very little people around which made it easy to get some nice shots without tons of people in them while we made our way to the International Gateway. First up was Canada where we encountered these adorable forest creatures.

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Coming up a delicious and very filling lunch!

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[medicgirl911]

Just finding my way onto your TR! The pictures from the flower garden festival are awesome!! I absolutely can not wait to read about the sea portion of your trip! :goodvibes

[leamom2princesses]

Great update Lessa! Your pictures are beautiful.

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Just finding my way onto your TR! The pictures from the flower garden festival are awesome!! I absolutely can not wait to read about the sea portion of your trip! :goodvibes

Welcome!

Thank You for the compliments on the pictures, it is easy to take nice pictures of such beautiful surroundings. :goodvibes

Great update Lessa! Your pictures are beautiful.

Thanks!

[teruterubouzu]

The bewb shot with Pluto is so funny! If you're on Facebook, you should make it your profile photo.

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

The bewb shot with Pluto is so funny! If you're on Facebook, you should make it your profile photo.

:lmao: I am on facebook, I have a different photo from the trip as my profile picture right now. ;)

[englishrose47]

Evening Lessa !!

[wvdislover]

Nice update! Your pics are beautiful! The one of the monorail looks like a postcard picture!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Evening Lessa !!

Hi Rosie!

Nice update! Your pics are beautiful! The one of the monorail looks like a postcard picture!

Thanks! There was one shot I wanted to get of the monorail that would have been even better but the darn monorail never showed up! I think we waited in the area for half an hour and no monorail!

I know it sounds insane to wait that long for a picture but I really wanted it.

[Disneyland_Mama]

http://i314.photobucket.com/albums/ll421/polnickyhunt/Disney%20May%202009/May%2017th%20-%20Epcot/D2075.jpg

Great pics, as usual, Lessa. Is it just me or does it look like Meeko's head is on Bambi's body? :confused3

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Great pics, as usual, Lessa. Is it just me or does it look like Meeko's head is on Bambi's body? :confused3

Hmmm, I never noticed but I guess his face does look a bit like Meeko's.

[KatGarcia]

I have to see the F&G stuff, its just bright and beautiful!!!!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

I have to see the F&G stuff, its just bright and beautiful!!!!

It really is so pretty, and this is just teeny tiny part of it that we have seen so far.

[Diamondintheruff]

:lmao: Well I would get annoyed whenever she would ask a CM a question that I have told her the answer to a million times. Doesn't she trust me? I am the person who spends countless hours on the Dis and researching our vacations, I think I know what I am talking about! :lmao::confused3 ;) I'm sure most of us probably know more about the parks and how things operate than the CM's. :laughing:

Of course she then gets mad at me for being annoyed at her for not trusting my info. It is a vicious cycle.

I hear your frustration. My Mother and Dh do this to me every trip. Let me just go ask to check they will say. Maybe one day like after the 900th time they check and it turns out I KNEW what I was talking about they will finally trust me.

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

I hear your frustration. My Mother and Dh do this to me every trip. Let me just go ask to check they will say. Maybe one day like after the 900th time they check and it turns out I KNEW what I was talking about they will finally trust me.

:rotfl:

[carissanboys]

Phew! I was so afraid I was going to have a TON of installments to get caught up on! :rotfl: But, this is very manageable. :thumbsup2

I'm really enjoying the trip of just you and your mom. Definitely has a different feel to it - more relaxed maybe? ;)

Lots of lovely photos so far - per usual!

I totally understand not taking pictures during Spectro and Wishes. I'm glad you took the time to just sit back and enjoy. That's what I did too. :goodvibes

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Phew! I was so afraid I was going to have a TON of installments to get caught up on! :rotfl: But, this is very manageable. :thumbsup2

You should know better than that, it is ME after all, the girl who historically has taken 6 months to write a report on a one week trip. I am trying to move faster on this one though. :rotfl:

I'm really enjoying the trip of just you and your mom. Definitely has a different feel to it - more relaxed maybe? ;)

Definitely more relaxed although I did miss my brothers humour at times. They can be annoying but they are also a lot of fun.

I totally understand not taking pictures during Spectro and Wishes. I'm glad you took the time to just sit back and enjoy. That's what I did too. :goodvibes

Yep, it is so rare that I just set down the camera and just enjoy. It was nice! :goodvibes

[DisneyJo]

Lessa, beautiful photos, I really want to go during the flower festival one year!

[teruterubouzu]

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Nice shot! This is the photo I wanted to get while I was there, but the monorail just never came by. Beautiful!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Lessa, beautiful photos, I really want to go during the flower festival one year!

Thanks, Epcot is always a beautiful park but the Flower fest just makes it even more beautiful and special.

Nice shot! This is the photo I wanted to get while I was there, but the monorail just never came by. Beautiful!

I know that frustration, stupid monorail not cooperating!

[MaryAz]

Great flower and garden pics-I cannot believe how much I missed. Grrrr. At least I can see them on other's reports. Yummy sounding lunch cliffhanger....

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Great flower and garden pics-I cannot believe how much I missed. Grrrr. At least I can see them on other's reports. Yummy sounding lunch cliffhanger....

I am glad that I scheduled two Epcot days or we would have missed a whole lot of it as well.

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Just a warning, if you have me on Facebook I am slowly posting all my trip photos so if you don't want the TR to be spoiled don't look! ;) On the other hand if you want an advance peek at what is to come well then go right ahead! :rotfl:

[mrsksomeday]

Oh my goodness, your photopass pictures are fantastic. It is so wonderful that you get to enjoy the magic with your Mom.

I loved the monrail shot!!

Your World Showcase pictures are amazing, truly beautiful, you do such a great job taking pictures :thumbsup2. I am so tempted to look at all your pics on facebook, but I want to see them as the trip report goes along.

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Oh my goodness, your photopass pictures are fantastic. It is so wonderful that you get to enjoy the magic with your Mom.

I loved the monrail shot!!

Your World Showcase pictures are amazing, truly beautiful, you do such a great job taking pictures :thumbsup2. I am so tempted to look at all your pics on facebook, but I want to see them as the trip report goes along.

Thanks! I debated about whether I should put my pictures up on facebook ahead of the TR as so many of you are on there but lots of my friends and co-workers have been asking to see them so I figured I would give fair warning here and then leave it up to you guys what you want to do. The pictures don't give everything away, I have tons of funny stories to tell that are completely independent of the photos.

[englishrose47]

It really is so pretty, and this is just teeny tiny part of it that we have seen so far.

Yes Lessa it was gorgeous !! When we all went in 2007 we were there for it too, but didn't really realise that Epcot didn't always look like that!!:rotfl2:Judy kept snapping pix of the Topiaries all week !! I think she'll be dissappointed it's not on in Sept !!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Yes Lessa it was gorgeous !! When we all went in 2007 we were there for it too, but didn't really realise that Epcot didn't always look like that!!:rotfl2:Judy kept snapping pix of the Topiaries all week !! I think she'll be dissappointed it's not on in Sept !!

:rotfl: I have read about that happening to people whose first trip to Epcot is during the flower festival, they are disappointed when they see it "deflowered". ;)

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Moving on from the Bambi pictures....

I'm not sure where exactly this was, Mom took the picture and it was in between the Canada and England photos so it had to be somewhere around there. It is very pretty though.

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Another of Mom's

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Now to England! This place was deserted! Canada had a few people milling about but there was hardly anybody to be seen here this early in the day.

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Look! A person!

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The hedge maze

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Looking at this picture yesterday reminded me that I had to watch the last two episodes of The Tudors that I missed while on vacation! That is the bad thing about traveling in May, you miss all the season finales!

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Having taken all the pictures we wanted of England for the moment it was finally time to make our way through the International Gateway and over to the Beach Club.

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I spotted the Segway Tour making it's way across the bridge.

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Arriving at the Beach Club we admired the grounds and pool, such a pretty laid-back resort.

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We meandered our way over to Beaches and Cream and actually got there a few minutes before they opened for lunch. There was only one other group waiting to be seated.

We took a seat at an outdoor table and waited for them to open. I took the opportunity to moan and complain about my feet. The flip flops I had chosen to wear that day were a big mistake, a mistake I would come to majorly regret! They had absolutely no cushioning at all and my feet were killing me. I figured I could soldier on through the day and I just wouldn't wear them again to the parks. I wonder if I would tough it out or if I would allow the pain to dictate my actions? :scratchin

After I had complained to Mom for a few minutes the hostess came out and opened the restaurant. She seated us first and gave us the option of booth, table or counter. We of course chose booth!

I didn't really need to look at the menu as I already knew what I was going to be ordering that day. I looked it over though just in case I saw something that would spark my interest. I decided to stick with my original decision though.

It didn't take too long for the food to come out.

Mom's lunch - Roast Beef Sub - Grilled Roast Beef with Au Jus and topped with Provolone Cheese, Grilled Onions, and Peppers

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My lunch - Cheeseburger as you can easily see ;)

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The cheeseburgers are delicious and they are only about $1.50 more expensive than what you would pay for a counter-service burger. Definitely the best value in my opinion as it is far tastier than a counter service burger and much more filling.

The waitress saw me taking pictures of our food and asked if we would like a picture of us together so of course we said we would!

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Our lunch was delicious but of course the main reason I came here to eat that day was for the dessert!

Mom didn't want to order an ice cream dish so she ordered "Mom's Chocolate Cake". She may not have wanted ice cream but she got a scoop of it anyways with her cake!

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I, of course, had to order the dessert I had been salivating over for the past two and a half years, the No Way Jose!

A brief aside from the trip report - When Mom and I had gotten back from the trip we hooked the camera up to the tv to show Alek and Erich all our pictures. When we got to the Beaches and Cream pictures all they could talk about was how the next time we go back to WDW they are going to order the Kitchen Sink again, no lunch, just the Kitchen Sink and they vow they are going to eat the whole thing themselves. Something to look forward to!

No Way Jose - A Peanut Butter and Hot Fudge Delight with Chocolate and Vanilla Ice Cream, Peanut Butter and Chocolate Morsels, Whipped Cream and a Cherry

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SO GOOD! Nothing goes together better than peanut butter and chocolate!

I dug into my sundae with relish, while eating one of the chocolate chips fell off my spoon and down my shirt. Awkward! Of course I was not about to reach down into my shirt to retrieve it in the middle of the restaurant. That would have been a show! :lmao: I figured it would be fine there for a few minutes as we were almost done eating and I would just go into the closest bathroom when we were done and retrieve it.

The sundae was delicious but I was so full that I just could not finish it. I made a good dent in it though.

The waitress had brought us our bill while we were eating our desserts so we were able to get up and leave once we had had our fill.

Oh my how I cringed in pain when I got back up onto my feet, those darn flip flops had sure done a number on me.

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[wvdislover]

Oh my gosh! Your lunch at B&C looks DIVINE! We haven't had dinner yet, and I'm getting quite hungry, so the steak sandwich and burger look really good! And that chocolate cake! And the No Way Jose (I had this when we went there, too)! Can you tell I'm hungry?

BTW, DH says you should have gone for the chocolate chip! :rotfl:

[hollyluvsdisney]

Your photopass pics are so cute! Definitely worth the wait!

OMG, your Beaches and Cream photos have me drooling. You ordered exactly what I would order... cheeseburger, fries and a No Way Jose! I haven't actually tried B&C yet, but it's at the top of my list for my next trip. And I have my meal already picked out as you can see, lol.

[k_reile]

we're definitely going to have to go there next trip! I too have been wanting to try a no way jose! How was the chocolate cake?? I love a good chocolate cake too though!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Oh my gosh! Your lunch at B&C looks DIVINE! We haven't had dinner yet, and I'm getting quite hungry, so the steak sandwich and burger look really good! And that chocolate cake! And the No Way Jose (I had this when we went there, too)! Can you tell I'm hungry?

:laughing: Beaches and Cream is one of my fav Disney restaurants. I find that the prices are decent, the food is excellent, the restaurant is comfortable and the decor is pleasant and if you plan your timing right it should not be crowded. All the reasons why I love it!

BTW, DH says you should have gone for the chocolate chip! :rotfl:

:lmao:

Your photopass pics are so cute! Definitely worth the wait!

OMG, your Beaches and Cream photos have me drooling. You ordered exactly what I would order... cheeseburger, fries and a No Way Jose! I haven't actually tried B&C yet, but it's at the top of my list for my next trip. And I have my meal already picked out as you can see, lol.

Definitely make sure you go! I really regret not eating there on our first trip as we missed out! Last year I fell in love and I think I will probably eat there every time I go back now.

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

we're definitely going to have to go there next trip! I too have been wanting to try a no way jose! How was the chocolate cake?? I love a good chocolate cake too though!

I didn't have a taste of it, I think I remember Mom saying it was a very rich cake. I'm sure she will chime it at some point and answer you on that account. :goodvibes

[autumnpalm]

Mmmmmm, Beaches and Cream! I LOVE Beaches and Cream.:lovestruc

I can't believe how empty the WS looks!:scared1: That must've been so nice.

I love all your England pictures. I think it's one of my favourite pavilions.:goodvibes

[englishrose47]

I know I coulda gone with ya !! Next time !! I didn't realise how close it was !!! I have pretty well set my dining plsns fo September for the 6 of us !!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Mmmmmm, Beaches and Cream! I LOVE Beaches and Cream.:lovestruc

I can't believe how empty the WS looks!:scared1: That must've been so nice.

I love all your England pictures. I think it's one of my favourite pavilions.:goodvibes

It is nice having WS to yourself. If only you could explore the other countries before it officially opened. They have WS roped off at the bridge between England and France and I assume the same is true on the other side between Norway and China.

I know I coulda gone with ya !! Next time !! I didn't realise how close it was !!! I have pretty well set my dining plsns fo September for the 6 of us !!

You should definitely try B&C Rosie, so yummy!

[jcc0621]

I can't believe how empty England was - Wow! It must have been so peaceful!

Did you get the chocolate chip out:confused3 That is so something that would happen to me:lmao:

[GeminiAngel]

Didn't that chip melt in a very uncomfortable place? :lmao:
I can't wait to try Beaches N Cream! That is exactly the lunch I have planned, Cheeseburger and a No Way Jose. But Mom and I are going to split the burger. I don't want to fill up on lunch with such a great dessert following. :laughing:

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

I can't believe how empty England was - Wow! It must have been so peaceful!

Did you get the chocolate chip out:confused3 That is so something that would happen to me:lmao:

It was actually kind of strange having England be so empty, you would think it was the Morocco pavilion! :lmao: I like Morocco but it always seems to be really empty. :confused3

Didn't that chip melt in a very uncomfortable place? :lmao:
I can't wait to try Beaches N Cream! That is exactly the lunch I have planned, Cheeseburger and a No Way Jose. But Mom and I are going to split the burger. I don't want to fill up on lunch with such a great dessert following. :laughing:

Hmmm, the chip, that will come up in the next installment. ;)

Mom and I can very rarely split food as we have very different tastes. I am super picky and a very plain eater whereas she likes more exotic type foods and spices and such.

[cmp1111]

The PP pictures are great, but yours are better. :)

Sounds like a great day. We've not managed to go to any other resort yet, but B&C looks like it should be on our list.

Great installment, as always! :goodvibes

[KatGarcia]

Oh that steak sammie was GOOD! I want one!!!!

it took me a few minutes to realize the pic of the spot with all the empty chairs was R&C! Awesome pics, I love it when it's empty!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

The PP pictures are great, but yours are better. :)

Sounds like a great day. We've not managed to go to any other resort yet, but B&C looks like it should be on our list.

Great installment, as always! :goodvibes

Thanks CE, sometimes the PP are better and sometimes ours are better, that's why I like to have both! :goodvibes

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Oh that steak sammie was GOOD! I want one!!!!

it took me a few minutes to realize the pic of the spot with all the empty chairs was R&C! Awesome pics, I love it when it's empty!

I thought it was very pretty, would not have wanted to have a ressie there that week, they probably had very long waits since it looks like half of their seating is outside and thus would have been unusable. :rolleyes1

[MaryAz]

Oh yummy, looks so good! On my list for next time!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Oh yummy, looks so good! On my list for next time!

:thumbsup2 You won't regret it!

[lazydoxy66]

You are movin' right along!

Gorgeous pictures!!! I love all the flowers. You did a great job!

You look wonderful in navy and white. I'm sorry about the flip flops. OUCH! I have a friend who wears them all the time. She gets blisters if she wears tennis shoes. :confused3

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

You are movin' right along!

Gorgeous pictures!!! I love all the flowers. You did a great job!

You look wonderful in navy and white. I'm sorry about the flip flops. OUCH! I have a friend who wears them all the time. She gets blisters if she wears tennis shoes. :confused3

I live in flip flops except in the dead of winter and they are pretty much what I have worn to the parks in the past, no problem. That particular pair was new though and not comfortable AT ALL. If I had worn any of the other pairs that I brought I would have been fine. :headache:

[carissanboys]

Your mom's sandwich looks delish! And I completely agree about peanut butter and chocolate - yummm! :thumbsup2

[OhMari]

We moved on to the big aquarium where we saw a diver feeding a stingray. After the diver left the stingray started to swim around and all the fish started following it! It reminded me of Finding Nemo with the stingray teacher and Nemo and all his little friends swimming under and behind him.


Hi Leesa and Mom.
Lessa, I don't know your mom's name, and I don't know how I missed this on the regular board. I've been trying to spend more time on the pre-trip boards and I keep begging for another moderator, but no one seems to listen.


I just want to comment on the above statement.
First, I can't believe this was your first time in the aquarium, lol.
My dh made us spend a lot of time in there and we watched the demonstration of "feeding the fish". We learned that they feed the stingray's, the stingrays are messy eaters and the smaller fish follow along and eat the scraps left over.

Just what you wanted to know.

Looking forward to your report, I'm still trying to get my dd's on a cruise this summer, a last minute cruise and time is running out. And then I was watching the weather channel, and they are hounding the channel with hurrican predictions, so who knows.

I think I hi-jacked your thread long enough.

[Amy7979]

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I spotted the Segway Tour making it's way across the bridge.

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What day was this? That might be me and my husband on the Segway tour! :)

[emmaca]

we're definitely going to have to go there next trip! I too have been wanting to try a no way jose! How was the chocolate cake?? I love a good chocolate cake too though!


Hi Lessa's Mom, I thought the chocolate cake was very dry, almost stale, the ice cream was delicious.

[emmaca]

I know I coulda gone with ya !! Next time !! I didn't realise how close it was !!! I have pretty well set my dining plsns fo September for the 6 of us !!

Rosie you should have joined us!!