Party Every Day - Updated 8/29/10

[UncleOrville]

Introductions
We took over WDW from September 12th to September 20th, 2009. We were headquartered at the Polynesian, but spent an unprecedented amount of time at MGM, the TTC, the Country Bear Jamboree, and the Carousel of Progress (woot!).

We live-tweeted during our trip and had a blast sharing our experiences and chatting with our fellow DIS followers! Thanks to those who followed us! If you didn't follow and would like some teasers of the content to come in this TR, check out our Twitter here (http://www.twitter.com/vbshustla). You can also read our TR for last year's trip here (http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1947881).

We are:
Jen (me) - I'm 24 and work in PR in NYC. I've been to WDW with my family almost every year of my life since I was three years old and I love it! My favorite park is the MK but I also love the World Showcase and most of Future World at Epcot. My favorite attractions are the Carousel of Progress, Peter Pan, and Figment (both original and new versions). Seriously. I also enjoy the headliners, but one ride at a time on a rollercoaster is plenty for me, whereas my counterparts would (and do) go on again and again when given the opportunity. My fav Disney franchises are the old school ones, particularly Peter Pan (the Peter doo da doo is my text message alert sound), Cinderella (specifically Gus Gus and Jaq Jaq, with whom I'm desperate to get a pic), and Alice. I spent this past trip taking lots of pics, which I am thrilled to be able to share with you here.

Here I am, copying Dr. Nigel Channing’s pose:
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Laura (my sister) - 22 and a recent college graduate who is plotting her next moves. Laura has been to WDW every year since she was a baby and is a huge fan. She is also a Disney Channel fanatic, loving most of the shows (particularly Wizards, Hannah Montana, and Sonny with a Chance; she does not love Jonas, but does love the Jonas Brothers) and the accompanying musical groups. I like most of them too, just not with as much enthusiasm in many cases! Her favorite parks are the MK, MGM, and Epcot. Her favorite attractions include the Circle of Life: an Environmental Fable, the TTA, Figment, Toy Story Mania, the Tower (of Terror), and the Country Bear Jamboree. Laura loved tweeting and reading our fellow tweeters’ comments during this trip (particularly while waiting on queues and in holding areas and especially when waiting for transport).

Here’s Laura, enjoying a dragon:
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Liz (my cousin) - 22 and also a recent college grad who will be starting her accounting job in a few weeks. We're cousins but we're really more like sisters. Our extended family is very close and fairly big, and as the only girls in a bunch of boys, we've always stuck close together! Liz has also gone to DW almost yearly since she was young. We all started going as a trio about four years ago. Like Laura, Liz is also a fan of the Disney Channel and its accompanying acts and artists. Liz is an old soul who had many vintage sing-alongs as a child. She is a Poppins fanatic and can often be heard singing a random Poppins tune or one of the old Hollywood tunes from her beloved MGM loop. Her favorite parks are MGM and the MK (which is the only park she can properly navigate, inexplicably). Her favorite rides are the Tower, Toy Story Mania, Peter Pan, and the teacups for the Alice bits. Liz also tweeted a lot on this trip, and her Twitterberry allowed us to keep in touch with the world.

Here’s Liz, in one of our top shops, Mouse Gear:
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Additional background info:
We're big into random dance parties and singing. :dance3: We were delighted that our room had an iPod dock, and our preferred jams of this trip were “I've Got a Feeling” by the Peas (p-p-p-party every day), “Party in the USA” by Miley Cyrus (who we refer to as the Montana), “Knock You Down” by Keri Hilson, “Watcha Say” by Jason Derulo, and “Down” by Jay Sean. This is not really necessary for you to know, but these were the songs being sung constantly between our renditions of “Golden Dream,” “How Do Ya Do?,” and “Blood on the Sidewalk.” Also, if you wanted to make a playlist of these songs, we think you would love it.

Additionally, my parents came to DW for part of our trip. They try to deny it, but they really love DW as much as we do. They booked their trip with my and Laura's help about two weeks prior to the trip. They stayed in Sugar Loaf at the GF and mainly enjoyed the resort and took it quite a bit slower than us, but we met up with them a few times. Our brother Kevy was upset that he couldn't come when he found out my parents were staying CL as he loves free food and DVD rentals (and going to the parks, only at night when it is cooler, though he denies it), but he went back to college a few weeks before our trip.

We're also all huge fans of late '80s/ early '90s television shows, so you're sure to get quite a few Full House (fellow fans, stay tuned for our delightful brush with greatness :goodvibes) and 90210 references in this TR.

I think that's sufficient information to let you know what you're getting into by embarking upon this TR. We hope to entertain and provide tips that may be useful for future trips (as the DIS and other TRs have been great resources for us), so don't hesitate to ask any questions and we'll do our best to help! Welcome and thanks for taking the time to read! We hope you’ll sit back and relax with a cold sasparilla. As John might say, we think you’re in for a real treat.

[VBsHustla]

Woot! Loved it. I'm pleased you portrayed me more accurately than in the original version, which featured an unforgivable attack on my character (that I'm a fan of the show Jonas! :scared1:)

[Nicole786]

I followed you on twitter! (NAL107!) and i will be twittering from WDW starting friday!!

[VBsHustla]

Yay! Thanks for following, we loved your comments! Following you now. Hope you have a great time. I'm looking forward to your tweets! :thumbsup2

[Scott MC]

I just wanted to chime in as someone who followed these three on Twitter and had a blast. Can't wait to relive it here!

(Still wishing I'd done a full-on TR from my recent trip.....Grrr)

[NWOhioAngela]

I was a Twitter follower too, and loved it. You ladies inspired me to live tweet our trip too. It was fun!

Can't wait to relive your trip with you here

[VBsHustla]

I just wanted to chime in as someone who followed these three on Twitter and had a blast. Can't wait to relive it here!

(Still wishing I'd done a full-on TR from my recent trip.....Grrr)


ScottMC! You should just write a TR now! Thanks for following us on twitter. We loved tweeting at you every time we saw the GF, Alice, or Peter. :laughing:

I was a Twitter follower too, and loved it. You ladies inspired me to live tweet our trip too. It was fun!

Can't wait to relive your trip with you here

Thanks so much for following! :woohoo: Glad you decided to live tweet too. Liz and I (Laura) thought it was the greatest way to cope with our short attention spans while in line or waiting 3 hours for Jen to get ready. ;)

[dax248]

Signing up to relive some of the fun I had following you on twitter and meeting you ladies! Wow! What awesomeness... just wish you lived closer :sad2:

[VBsHustla]

Signing up to relive some of the fun I had following you on twitter and meeting you ladies! Wow! What awesomeness... just wish you lived closer :sad2:

Agreed! The day you guest starred in is going to be amazing, though. :laughing:

[UncleOrville]

Thanks so much for signing on to follow along, everyone! :goodvibes

Glad you decided to live tweet too. Liz and I (Laura) thought it was the greatest way to cope with our short attention spans while in line or waiting 3 hours for Jen to get ready. ;)

Rude.

[UncleOrville]

September 12, 2009 – Day 1

After a late night of packing and an early wakeup, we arrived at the airport just a few minutes before we had to board our 8 am flight to MCO. Our flight was smooth and uneventful, just how I like them. I had just enough time to catch up on the two latest DIS Unplugged podcast shows and rock out to a few repeats of my fav Peas tune, while calculating the expected tips for our TS meals for the week and filling bank envelopes with the funds (which turned out to be fantastic during our trip - we only had to add or subtract one or two dollars a few times where my calculations were slightly off).

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Meanwhile, Laura and Liz held an arts and crafts extravaganza on our way down to DW, creating these lovely mousekeeping tip envelopes with content from the sophisticated M Mag, coloring in a Disney Halloween coloring book that we had picked up at the Dollar Tree, and finger painting with an awesome set of Crayola paints that appear clear in their little tubs and on fingers, but reveal their true colors on the special papers that come with the kit. :cool2:

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Basically our row of the plane looked nuts. :joker:

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After our flight landed, we found the Magical Express area in terminal B of MCO (which I am noting here for my future reference because we first went down to terminal A, as we have incorrectly done almost every time we intend to get to the ME :confused3).

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The area seemed very crowded, but we went quickly through the line and were directed to the queue for the MK area resort bus. It was about 11 am at this point. We waited just a few minutes and then boarded our bus with probably five other groups. We were disappointed to get a regular Mears bus, rather than a cute ME one, but not to worry, our bus was equipped with the ME video.

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We had lucked out in getting front row seats with hopes of capturing great pics of the DW and MK signs. As a result of the pouring rain that welcomed us to sunny Florida, these are the pics we got.

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Majestic, no?

Once we'd passed under that DW sign, however pathetic it may have looked, we officially began our vacation by breaking out our tiaras. princess:

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There we were, in DW, donning our tiaras and hot green Disney ride tees (TSM for Laura and Liz and Buzz Lightyear for me, since I'm old school, you know) - life was grand. As luck would have it, the Poly was our bus's first stop and we were the first to disembark and head to the check in desk.

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We were checked in by a lovely CM who told us that our request for the highest floor in Tokelau had been granted and handed us "I'm Celebrating" buttons (because I had noted that we were celebrating Laura's and Liz's graduations with the faint glimmer of hope that we might be upgraded, perhaps to CL, but we are not as fortunate as some, such as our good pal Scott MC). Anyway, we walked away from the desk pleased that our room was ready and that our requests had been granted.

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Then we realized we hadn't been given leis, so we marched back and demanded that the CM bestow them upon us. Except we actually just politely asked.

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We then went over to bell services to let them know that we were expecting a couple of packages and asked if they'd like us to give them our room number then or call from our room for delivery. We were told to go to a desk outside, and that a CM there would take us to the area where we could pick up our packages to take to our room. :laughing: Um, no thanks, we'd prefer not to lug a case of water around a giant resort. So we promptly left for our room to call bell services from there.

[UncleOrville]

However, we decided to make a pit stop for food at Captain Cook's. Liz and I got food, but Laura didn't see anything on the menu that she thought she could eat (she is allergic to nuts and soy and is a vegetarian), so she decided to wait to get lunch at the MK. I had been absolutely ravenous this day, having consumed a huge baggie of Cheerios (truly huge, approximately three bowls full), a granola bar, and two gross but pretty large muffins (minus the raisins that were inexplicably contained in them) that were given to me and Laura on the plane (I did not steal Liz's from her). :confused: Needless to say, I was starved again by a bit before 12. :upsidedow Liz and I both got turkey club sandwiches and Mickey Premiums as our dessert, which we promptly began to consume right there in Captain Cook's while waiting for our sandwiches. That's the way to start a trip right!

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Some Captain Cook’s scenery:

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Once we'd gotten our sandwiches, we walked over to Tokelau, eager to check out our room. When we entered our third floor room, I knew it would be too far from the lagoon side of the building to be able to peek off of the balcony for a view of the lagoon and that it was not on the side of the building facing the quiet pool. No matter, we thought, the grounds really are lovely at the Poly, so we'll be perfectly pleased with our garden view. Well, we were! And initially we were also very pleased with our room.

Upon first glance, it was huge, and nice and bright with the curtains pulled back. We were, however, a bit apprehensive upon seeing how small the single sink/vanity area was inside the bathroom. I knew there would be only a single sink in Tokelau, and sinks inside of the bathrooms in all longhouses, but actually seeing it made me nervous about the logistics of fitting in all of our (okay, mostly my) products and toiletries and being able to get ready in the mornings when only one person could fit comfortably at the sink/ mirror area at a time. But still, everything looked lovely and we were pleased.

Because I'm a complete germaphobe (Laura is worse, FYI), I check all hotel beds for bed bugs before putting any of my belongings anywhere near the beds. So I approached the first bed, pulled the covers back, and saw a bed bug much larger than the little red dots I was prepared to look for! :scared1:

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It was a prehistoric-looking light brown little spider. It didn't move at all when I pulled the covers back, so I knew immediately that it was dead. I wasn't freaked out, just grossed out. :sick: I did not want to lay my head near where a spider had expired, and didn't know how many of his relatives might be lurking nearby. :worried:

At about the same time, we discovered an empty beer can in the garbage can in our room (large Coors Light - extra classy :rolleyes2). Yuck.

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Then we noticed a large white stain on the carpet near the garbage. I'm really hoping it was just ice cream. :eek:

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Next, we sat on the couch in our room, and sent out an SOS to Twitter about this unacceptable sitch. While doing so, we noticed this used toothpick on the floor.

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Not surprised at this point.

(This is Laura, FYI) We called down to the front desk and had a rather bizarre conversation. During this phone call, they kept insisting on a description of this bug. When we told them it appeared to be a spider, they requested we go up to the bug and count its legs to confirm that there were eight. The front desk told us that they would send Pest Control up as soon as possible. As helpful as Pest Control may be with issues like used toothpicks and sticky messes littering the floor, we were not satisfied with this plan. :confused3 Moments later, the phone rang, and it was that crazy front desk again! Apparently, they just wanted to know what color the bug was. We found these exchanges with the front desk to be completely absurd, and we were getting pretty disgusted by their insistence that we examine a dead spider. Jen and Liz were too starved to wait another moment to eat, so we used this unsightly room to eat, change out of our crazy hot green shirts, snapped a few pics to disgust our twitter pals, and planned to get ourselves out of there immediately. I was too afraid to even sit on the couch in there and was just about ready to head over to see if the GF had any vacancy when good old Pest Control arrived. The fellow came in and asked if we wanted him to look at the bug. We told him that we supposed he could if he wanted, but that we would be requesting another room. ::yes::

Stay tuned to find out if we'll be stuck in a bug/ trash-infested room all week (or, just please stick around anyway even if you know the outcome because you followed us on Twitter).

[dax248]

Love the tiaras! Sorry about the rain. We weren't lucky at getting an upgrade either (we were hoping for RPC, instead of SL that we booked). So excited and can't wait for more.

[scoot241]

Yay this TR finally started. :)

Obviously, I'm in for this one.

[Nicole786]

I thought the front desk encounter was unacceptable from the moment you said "we had to go back to get leis" I wasn't having it lol.

I don't think I read the outcome on twitter (or don't remember) but i'm definitely around for this one, I was so angry reading your encounter! It's the little things that bother me about Disney check ins (no leis, no buttons if you are celebrating an anniversary etc) and what you pay for the Poly you should not expect a hard time when you call and say there's a bug/toothpick/stain in the room!! Heck, I stayed at POFQ and when we walked in the room looked in the middle of cleaning (bed not made, towels everywhere) and they were beyond thrilled to move us and make sure we were okay with the move!

Okay that was longer than I expected lol. Onwards! Can't wait for more! PS: Wizards rocks, my 18 year old brother (read EIGHTEEN YEAR OLD MALE) loves the disney channel especially wizards!

[Stefy]

I'm in :)

That bug is totally gross and I would have been freaking out if I had found that, esp in the bed :scared1: I did not follow your Twitter (but wish I had now) so am hoping your outcome was good.

I hope the rest of your day goes well, looking forward to reading more popcorn::

Oh am loving the tiaras btw :cutie:

[Scott MC]

September 12, 2009 – Day 1

We were checked in by a lovely CM who told us that our request for the highest floor in Tokelau had been granted and handed us "I'm Celebrating" buttons (because I had noted that we were celebrating Laura's and Liz's graduations with the faint glimmer of hope that we might be upgraded, perhaps to CL, but we are not as fortunate as some, such as our good pal Scott MC).

Ouch!
"Some guys have all the luck
Some guys have all the pain
Some guys get all the breaks
Some guys do nothing but complain"

[TiggerCL]

Oh no! Hope things improved for you. I leave Wednesday and also requested 3rd floor Tokelau...I'll be sure to scout out the room before unpacking! -fellow germaphobe

[UncleOrville]

Love the tiaras! Sorry about the rain. We weren't lucky at getting an upgrade either (we were hoping for RPC, instead of SL that we booked). So excited and can't wait for more.

I know we should never expect an upgrade, but one sure would be nice! Though really any room category at the Poly and GF is great.

Yay this TR finally started. :)

Obviously, I'm in for this one.

:wave2: Thanks for joining us!

I thought the front desk encounter was unacceptable from the moment you said "we had to go back to get leis" I wasn't having it lol.

I don't think I read the outcome on twitter (or don't remember) but i'm definitely around for this one, I was so angry reading your encounter! It's the little things that bother me about Disney check ins (no leis, no buttons if you are celebrating an anniversary etc) and what you pay for the Poly you should not expect a hard time when you call and say there's a bug/toothpick/stain in the room!! Heck, I stayed at POFQ and when we walked in the room looked in the middle of cleaning (bed not made, towels everywhere) and they were beyond thrilled to move us and make sure we were okay with the move!

Okay that was longer than I expected lol. Onwards! Can't wait for more! PS: Wizards rocks, my 18 year old brother (read EIGHTEEN YEAR OLD MALE) loves the disney channel especially wizards!

We agree! We couldn't believe the front desk really seemed not to care at all when we called about the state of our room! And, :rotfl:, love that your brother loves the Disney Channel and the Wizards! What a good guy! :wizard:

I'm in :)

That bug is totally gross and I would have been freaking out if I had found that, esp in the bed :scared1: I did not follow your Twitter (but wish I had now) so am hoping your outcome was good.

I hope the rest of your day goes well, looking forward to reading more popcorn::

Oh am loving the tiaras btw :cutie:

Thanks for reading! And, yes, the spider really was gross! At least it was dead and wasn't coming toward me while I was inspecting it!

Ouch!
"Some guys have all the luck
Some guys have all the pain
Some guys get all the breaks
Some guys do nothing but complain"

You do have all the luck, which delights me, since we got to hear about your upgrade! It couldn't have happened to a better GF fan! :thumbsup2

Oh no! Hope things improved for you. I leave Wednesday and also requested 3rd floor Tokelau...I'll be sure to scout out the room before unpacking! -fellow germaphobe

:laughing: Yes, inspect your room first before settling in! Third floor Tokelau really was a great location and the room had a beautiful view, so I hope you get to stay there! :goodvibes

[burly]

oooohhh i'm in.
or should i say eeewwww i'm in. he he

[VBsHustla]

I thought the front desk encounter was unacceptable from the moment you said "we had to go back to get leis" I wasn't having it lol.

I don't think I read the outcome on twitter (or don't remember) but i'm definitely around for this one, I was so angry reading your encounter! It's the little things that bother me about Disney check ins (no leis, no buttons if you are celebrating an anniversary etc) and what you pay for the Poly you should not expect a hard time when you call and say there's a bug/toothpick/stain in the room!! Heck, I stayed at POFQ and when we walked in the room looked in the middle of cleaning (bed not made, towels everywhere) and they were beyond thrilled to move us and make sure we were okay with the move!

Okay that was longer than I expected lol. Onwards! Can't wait for more! PS: Wizards rocks, my 18 year old brother (read EIGHTEEN YEAR OLD MALE) loves the disney channel especially wizards!

:rotfl: Your brother's love of Wizards has delighted me so much! I love it. :thumbsup2


oooohhh i'm in.
or should i say eeewwww i'm in. he he

:laughing: Thank you for reading!

[UncleOrville]

oooohhh i'm in.
or should i say eeewwww i'm in. he he

:lmao: Hahaha, that made me laugh so much! Thanks for reading!

[Disney_Aggie]

Bugs in the begining, :woohoo: SWEET!!! I work in the pest control industry, and also look around every hotel room I stay in. An average 2500 sq ft home is ranging from $1200 to $2000 to treat for bed bugs today (and the treatment is a nightmare). Keep those little critters away from my home!!!!!!

I can stand quite a bit, but all the garbage :eek: still in the room would mean a new room at minimum or even an upgrade after I was done ripping the manager a new one.

Can't wait to hear the rest of the trip, I'm sure it got better.

[UncleOrville]

Bugs in the begining, :woohoo: SWEET!!! I work in the pest control industry, and also look around every hotel room I stay in. An average 2500 sq ft home is ranging from $1200 to $2000 to treat for bed bugs today (and the treatment is a nightmare). Keep those little critters away from my home!!!!!!

I can stand quite a bit, but all the garbage :eek: still in the room would mean a new room at minimum or even an upgrade after I was done ripping the manager a new one.

Can't wait to hear the rest of the trip, I'm sure it got better.

On top of being disgusting, hearing that price alone is enough to make a bed bug hotel room check well worth it! :scared1: And, we certainly agree about the garbage - the front desk for some reason really did not understand when we called that trash in the room was unacceptable. :confused3

Thanks for reading!

[UncleOrville]

This part was written by Laura, and the pics were taken, chosen for inclusion, and inserted by Jen. Liz is MIA.

We headed back to the front desk, where we encountered a CM who was making terribly distasteful jokes about spiders with us. Luckily we were also provided with a new room in a different building, Tahiti. Our new room, fortunately, was also ready, and when we walked in, we were immediately greeted with the welcoming scent of bleach. We were thrilled to smell such a clean scent! We immediately checked out the iPod dock, which was of course completely broken in our original room, and were ecstatic when the Peas came blaring out of Liz’s iPod to fill our room with joy. The bathroom also featured a big counter with two sinks, which was a huge relief!

Here are some pics of us celebrating our new clean room with, what else? A dance party! Luckily our room was huge and there was tons of room to dance!

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And here are some pics of our room, in case you’re interested in a Tahitian vacation.

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Excuse our satchels, please.

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Entryway, which contained two closets (one with ironing board and iron in it) and, between the closets, a refrigerator within a cabinet.

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Towel Mickey!

Our patio/ view:
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Tweeting the good news!
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Christening the new patio with a Coppertone spray-down and a self portrait:

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[UncleOrville]

:dancer: After dancing to the Peas and “Party in the USA,” we decided to head over to the MK. I had yet to eat anything that day and was in desperate need of glucose. We walked over to the TTC, which was conveniently located right next to our building, and we decided to ride the ferry over to the MK. :boat:

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We were disappointed when the Admiral Joe retrieved us, rather than our number one ship, the General Joe. :sad1: We’ve written a theme song for whenever we find ourselves riding the General Joe (“let’s go General Joe, let’s go!” to the tune of “G.N.O.” by Miley Cyrus), so we had to adapt our song accordingly and replace the General with the Admiral. It was a pretty stressful experience! Luckily the Admiral delivered us to the MK with the same tradition of excellence for which the General Joe is so famous. :lovestruc

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When we arrived at the MK, Jen was leisurely strolling and taking photos when I simply had to take charge and declare that I was on a mission for food and would wait no longer.

Lucky for you, she managed to snap a few pics, which we will share with you right here.
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The train station looked great with all of its pumpkiny décor!

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Love that first view of the castle! Even with crowds blocking the perfect pic.

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Crowded! Yuck. :crowded:

We then walked with a purpose to the frontier, where I had some sort of vegetable item at the Golden Oak Outpost. :banana:

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It was quite good, but the highlight had to be my very first encounter with WDW apple slices. I was so pleased that they now feature HSM!

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My meals are always better when Troy Bolton is involved. :cloud9: :lovestruc Unfortunately, Liz said the cookie that came with was absolutely horrid. :sick: We sat outside of Peco’s Bill and were able to enjoy the afternoon parade at the same time.

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Once I finished eating and we caught up with our tweeting, we walked through Frontierland and Liberty Square before heading into Fantasyland.

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All of the rides had unacceptable lines, so we took the opportunity to reenact a classic moment in television history: Kimmy Gibbler’s ride on Dumbo.

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We decided that we couldn’t wait another moment to see the newly reopened TTA, so we decide to walk over to Tomorrowland. On our way, we spotted one of our idols, the White Rabbit! We got in line and had the pleasure of meeting the White Rabbit, but unfortunately his character minder was MIA and there was no one to take our pic. I snapped one of Liz and Jen, but the White Rabbit would stand for nothing less than a full group photo.

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He jumped up and down maniacally (:yay:) until he caught the attention of another guest in line, who kindly took a picture for us.

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After our meet and greet, we made a beeline for the only ride suitable for the honor of being our first ride: the TTA, of course.

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The highlight of our grand circle tour of Tomorrowland was most certainly our trip through Mickey’s Star Traders. Waving at others and receiving a wave in return is one of our greatest pleasures in life, and as we looked down into that wonderful shop, we waved to a group of guys who responded by jumping up and down and waving wildly. (:yay: + :wave2:) It was the best and made our day! Other than that, the TTA was perfection, as always. :cloud9:

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We got a glimpse into space:

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And a long look at the tearing down of the old Tomorrowland skyway building (which include some of Jen’s fav potties – shame!):

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After enjoying that brilliant ride, we took a spin with Buzz. It hurt my thumb worse than ever.

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Then, we just could not wait a moment longer to reunite with one of our all time heroes, John. :worship:

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We walked over to the Carousel of Progress and sat down in our favorite rumpus room with a nice, cold sasparilla. As per usual, we were lucky enough to get stuck inside and watch a scene repeatedly. Fortunately, it was the 1940s scene this year and we watched only three times. We were once stuck in the Christmas scene, our least loved scene, for about five showings. :eek:

Eventually, we broke free from the CoP and needed to dance out the restlessness we had built up during that 40 minute long ordeal, so we headed toward Main Street before deciding the Jamboree was just what we needed. :woohoo:

[scoot241]

Tahiti looks great! What a nice room to move to!

[UncleOrville]

Detour near the castle for some pics (Jen’s crooked crown looks divine):

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At this point, it was 4:52 pm according to our twitter, and we still had a whole lot of time to kill until our 8:00 pm ADR at Tony’s. We also intended to see the 9:00 Spectro, but were already feeling extremely tired. We figured our favorite bears would be the perfect treat while we waited the long three hours until our ADR.

As we crossed into Liberty Square, we had the most delightful encounter! Our first albatross of the trip!

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He nearly collided with Liz, which was brilliant, as she has a bird phobia. For the record, we have no knowledge of bird nomenclature, so we call any large, white bird an albatross. The albatri all over the Frontier and Liberty Square never fail to delight us! :worship:

Luckily, Liz managed to evade the albatross and we arrived soon after at the Jamboree (but not before passing an albatri convention).

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We had been waiting to hear this real old country rhythm all year! We sing the songs from this performance constantly, particularly our number one song, “Mama Don’t Whoop Little Beuford.” :music: Throughout the show, we clapped our hands and stomped our feet and tried to keep right with them! It was a great time, and we loved it.

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Afterward, we went to another favorite attraction, Pirates! We hadn’t ridden earlier, when we were sitting at Peco’s Bill, because the wait time was an absolutely absurd 20 minutes. :confused: When we returned this time, though, the wait was a much more manageable 0 minutes. We had a grand old time hoisting the colors high! pirate:

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At this point, it was slightly later than 5:30, and we decided we were much too tired to stay at the MK until 9 or 10. We walked back over to Main Street in hopes of getting into Tony’s earlier, but before we could get there, we encountered the unexpected sight of a rocking dance party! party: We were greeted with the sounds of Metro Station and the sights of Donald, Mickey, and co. dancing crazily in the streets with a few CMS and an entourage. We joined in immediately and particularly loved shaking our tail feathers with Donald.

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At around 5:50, we walked over to Tony’s, where they told us we could check in early and they might be able to get us in within about 20 minutes. For some reason, we felt this was too long a wait and declined, opting to keep our original ADR and attempt to call Disney Dining to get a new ADR. Jen called and couldn’t get an earlier ADR at Tony’s. Unfortunately, all MK area restaurants were completely booked. We weren’t sure what to do, but we now completely exhausted and were certain we couldn’t wait until 8. My eye was also malfunctioning and I was in desperate need of putting on my glasses, which were at the Poly. Jen then suggested that we should have just waited the 20 minutes as it probably already has been 20 minutes, so we went back into Tony’s and decided to check in early. We were delighted when the CM checking us in told us it would probably be within 15-20 minutes.

We decided this would be fine, considering we could play in that great photo building attached to Tony’s. We love that spot and could easily spend 20 minutes there. We were even more fortuitous because Farmer Goofy was in there completely alone and without a line in sight. We went over to get a pic with this very oddly dressed character and soon found ourselves involved in the craziest photoshoot. Goofy kept running behind these red curtains to hide and then jumping out. :tiptoe: He also tried to pose as princesses for a while, which seemed pretty reasonable, but then his minders started going positively insane. They kept calling out bizarre poses for all of us, including Goofy, to do, while they snapped and snapped photos. Why do all CMs stand 50 feet away from their subjects, and include 5 feet of ground in front of the pics? Goofy also kept running off in the midst of this. I was tired and puzzled by all these directions being shouted out at me, so I pretty much just stood there in confusion. Finally Jen asked what was going on. Goofy shrugged. Finally we were like, “alright, thanks,” calling an end to these shenanigans, and this crazy photoshoot concluded. Throughout the week, Farmer Goofy became our new BFF and this photoshoot was a taste of crazy photoshoots to come. :joker:

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More pics (yes, they’re all here, to document this craziness for posterity):

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Our Tony’s pager still hadn’t gone off, so we spent a lot of time in the back room reading and taking pictures with all the different displays. We then took pics with the cardboard cutouts in the attached room, as well. While we were in there, we were pleased to see Farmer Goofy burst into the room, wave to us, and then disappear through the curtains in there. We were happy to see that his antics were still around in full force.

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Our new series, When Leonards Attack – a scary program:
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After about 25 minutes, we had exhausted all photo opportunities in all of these rooms, so we spent probably around 10-15 more minutes in the gift shop. We found some Jonas pins that we were pleased about, but there wasn’t anything else entertaining enough, so we went over to the Tony’s waiting room and sat down.

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We waited and waited, watching people stream in and out of the dining room, which, of course, didn’t look very full at all. Finally, an hour after we had arrived, we were tired, my eye felt like it was about to explode, and we decided that we couldn’t wait anymore. We went back over to the desk and handed in our pager, and a CM asked us our name. We told her that we hadn’t been called and we just wanted to leave. She asked us why, and we said we had waited an hour and had no desire to wait any longer (and we didn’t say this, but especially not for a restaurant we haven’t heard very good things about!) The CMs at the desk looked slightly panicked for a small second, before they became offended. They told us our ADR was for 8:00 and that there was no guarantee we would get in earlier. We were like, “yes, we know. We’re no longer trying. We just want to leave.” So then we did!

We took the monorail to the Poly, because we wanted to check on the Poly restaurants. The second floor was completely packed, though, so we just walked back to our room. We decided that we were too sleepy and lazy to leave our room, so in-room dining was the only acceptable option. We called and were hoping we could get ‘Ohana noodles or salad, but the chef said I couldn’t have them because they’d be passing through too many hands and he couldn’t confirm they’d be nut free. Upsetting! However, he did say he could make me pasta with lots of vegetables, so that was an acceptable alternative. Jen and Liz ordered a chicken item they’ve gotten before from Kona.

While we were lounging about, we unsuspectingly settled in to check out our Twitter responses, and what we found there shocked and amazed us beyond belief. I was by the sinks at the time and suddenly heard Liz scream in absolute delight. The reason for all of this madness? Why Kimmy Gibbler, of course! We had tweeted our Dumbo photo reenactment at Kimmy Gibbler herself (or Andrea Barber, one of the finest actors of our generation), and we were thrilled because she replied! :faint: :woohoo: :worship: The immortal words penned by Kimmy Gibbler? “LMAO! Love your tiaras, too. ; )” What excitement! We loved it. :lovestruc

We also loved our Poly provided dinners, which arrived within about 20-30 minutes.

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After we ate, we decided to walk over to Captain Cook’s to find some desserts, since we still had all our snack credits available. We walked over to the main building in the ugliest ensembles we could manage to put together, and Liz and Jen shared a cupcake, while I got a pack of Divvies cookies, which I actually never ate.

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We watched some Soapnet (eww! :crazy2:) for a while and then had a beautiful, fairly early night (in which we tossed and turned restlessly for hours!)

Coming up next: :umbrella:

[scoot241]

Coming up next: :umbrella:

A re-enactment of Mary Poppins? Awesome!

[UncleOrville]

:rotfl: Of course! We actually do sing "Tuppence" daily, so chances are we did actually do some Mary Poppins reenacting at some point.

[dax248]

[QUOTE=UncleOrville;33783885]This part was written by Laura, and the pics were taken, chosen for inclusion, and inserted by Jen. Liz is MIA.

What did you do with Liz? Maybe she snuck back to WDW! :lmao:

[VBsHustla]

[QUOTE=UncleOrville;33783885]This part was written by Laura, and the pics were taken, chosen for inclusion, and inserted by Jen. Liz is MIA.

What did you do with Liz? Maybe she snuck back to WDW! :lmao:

:laughing: Perhaps! But I would be super offended if she did so and didn't at least tweet a few pics!

[VBsHustla]

[QUOTE=UncleOrville;33783885]This part was written by Laura, and the pics were taken, chosen for inclusion, and inserted by Jen. Liz is MIA.

What did you do with Liz? Maybe she snuck back to WDW! :lmao:

I wish I had escaped back into WDW, Dax! (This is Liz by the way.) :yay:

Unfortunately, I've been hidden away in a library and was unaware that I was to be writing this TR.

Not that I'd be much help with remembering what we were up to! In addition to no sense of direction, I have a terrible memory! Unless it's a tune that I can sing in my crazy-high pitched morning voice. :banana:

But Jen and Laura are doing a great job with the TR without me. Especially as my Dis posts are usually rejected by Old Uncle Orville for excessive emoticon antics. :rolleyes1

Though I am looking horrid in the photos. :sick: Especially those examples of bizarre photography by the cowboy Goofy photopassmen! :confused3 I was so confused the entire time!

But "Attack of the Leonards" looks like a great program! Hope to see it on a Disney Channel lineup very soon. Hopefully ridding it of JONAS for good.

[VBsHustla]

[QUOTE=dax248;33784543]

I wish I had escaped back into WDW, Dax! (This is Liz by the way.) :yay:

Unfortunately, I've been hidden away in a library and was unaware that I was to be writing this TR.

Not that I'd be much help with remembering what we were up to! In addition to no sense of direction, I have a terrible memory! Unless it's a tune that I can sing in my crazy-high pitched morning voice. :banana:

But Jen and Laura are doing a great job with the TR without me. Especially as my Dis posts are usually rejected by Old Uncle Orville for excessive emoticon antics. :rolleyes1

Though I am looking horrid in the photos. :sick: Especially those examples of bizarre photography by the cowboy Goofy photopassmen! :confused3 I was so confused the entire time!

But "Attack of the Leonards" looks like a great program! Hope to see it on a Disney Channel lineup very soon. Hopefully ridding it of JONAS for good.

I think you look brill! Particularly in the following pics: the one of us on that bicycle painting where your eyes look demonic and the Steamboat one, which is my absolute fav!

[Stefy]

Fabulous update, those Goofy pics are hilarious I love them :)

I have never noticed those cardboard cut outs for pics before, we so have to go check those out next year. Looks like you had a great first day, got lots done and took loads of cool pics. I esp love the ones with the three of you in front of the castle with your tiaras :)

Can't wait to read more.

[UncleOrville]

Fabulous update, those Goofy pics are hilarious I love them :)

I have never noticed those cardboard cut outs for pics before, we so have to go check those out next year. Looks like you had a great first day, got lots done and took loads of cool pics. I esp love the ones with the three of you in front of the castle with your tiaras :)

Can't wait to read more.

Thanks! Those cardboard cut outs are fun - and that area is a great place to cool off or get away from the crowds (there never seems to be anyone in there) - so it's definitely worth checking out!

[UncleOrville]

But Jen and Laura are doing a great job with the TR without me. Especially as my Dis posts are usually rejected by Old Uncle Orville for excessive emoticon antics. :rolleyes1

Erroneous! Good old Uncle Orville loves emoticons! :banana::yay::woohoo:

He may have screened your posts before due to questionable content :rolleyes1, but not because of an objection to emoticons! :snooty:

[burly]

Updates!!!!!!!!!!!!!
love em'. :thumbsup2

[dax248]

I love the picture of ya'll shaking your "tail feathers". I am going to have to find that dance party with DH and get him to dance with me.

Also, I was wondering what Peas album ya'll were dancing to? Looking for more music to put on my Zune to dance around the parks. Loving the Montana movie soundtrack! Thanks for turning me on to it!!!:banana:

[VBsHustla]

Updates!!!!!!!!!!!!!
love em'. :thumbsup2

Glad to delight you! Thanks for reading!

I love the picture of ya'll shaking your "tail feathers". I am going to have to find that dance party with DH and get him to dance with me.

Also, I was wondering what Peas album ya'll were dancing to? Looking for more music to put on my Zune to dance around the parks. Loving the Montana movie soundtrack! Thanks for turning me on to it!!!:banana:

Isn't that HM Movie Sountrack superb?! I highly recommend the Hannah Montana season 3 soundtrack as well. Even my dad was once seen rocking out to that album. :rotfl:

We were listening to the latest BEP album, The E.N.D.! We compiled a list of the tunes we listened to during this trip if you are in need of more music: “I've Got a Feeling” by the Peas, “Party in the USA” by Miley Cyrus, “Knock You Down” by Keri Hilson, “Watcha Say” by Jason Derulo, and “Down” by Jay Sean. The songs we sang constantly throughout this trip (and strongly recommend) include: "Sneakernight" by Vanessa Hudgens, "Two Brothers," that pilgrim tune, "Mama Don't Whoop Little Beuford," "Blood on the Sidewalk," "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," and the General Hospital theme song. These tunes truly make the perfect WDW playlist! :thumbsup2

[MouseKTeer]

Joining in popcorn:: and hoping for an update soon! You guys are a riot :rotfl:

Excellent photography, BTW.

[UncleOrville]

Joining in popcorn:: and hoping for an update soon! You guys are a riot :rotfl:

Excellent photography, BTW.

Thanks, glad to have you on board! :goodvibes We should have an update soon!

[VBsHustla]

Day Two, September 13, 2009:

Our top priority when we woke bright and early this morning was to feed our new addiction and see if we had received any tweets @VBsHustla. We were thrilled to discover some responses! :woohoo: Rather than get ready in a timely manner, we responded to our tweets, greeted some ducks that traveled onto our terrace, photographed the ducks, and debated about whether this day was worthy enough of having the Wizards mousekeeping envelope. Once we decided that it was, we were off to the TTC to hop aboard the monorail to Epcot!

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As always, the monorail was already there, and as usual, we stepped foot onto the platform just as the doors were closing. Luckily, one of the handicap accessible car doors was still open, so a kindly CM recommended that we jump a fence and hop in just before the doors closed and the monorail zoomed off! :moped: It was one of our smoothest moves yet, although our companions appeared to hate us for intruding on their car. They kept staring (glaring?!) at us silently as we chatted and took some self portraits. :confused3

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When we arrive at Epcot, our monorail car somehow always manages to be in the perfect position for a quick exit. We pulled up right at the gate to the exit ramp, and we were delighted that we wouldn’t be stuck walking behind a painfully slow moving crowd. :tiptoe: We arrived at the security check about 15 minutes before everyone else from our monorail, and we were inside the park well before it opened. Transit to Epcot from the Poly was extremely efficient in comparison to the GF Epcot options. According to twitter, we hopped onto the leaving monorail at 8:39 a.m. We were off the monorail, through security, through the turn styles, and in the park by about 8:50 or so. When we’ve stayed at the GF, it always seemed to take well over 30 minutes every time we traveled to or from Epcot.

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Since we had elected to observe ducks instead prepare for the day properly, we still had to put on some Coppertone to protect our ghastly complexions. We were in that area of Epcot that let’s be honest, I have no clue where it is (Liz and I are extremely directionally challenged when it comes to Epcot.) All I know is that it has that giant board that informs me of wait times. That large fountain may or may not be in the same area. Anyway, this is where we were located. We were restrained behind a rope with a very small crowd of about 20 people. We found a completely empty area off to the side and started spraying ourselves down with sunscreen. Within about a minute, a few families insisted on standing right behind us, directly in the line of the Coppertone’s path. :crowded: I thought it was the oddest thing around, considering the entire area right behind the rope was completely empty, and that area was even being visited (and getting high fived!) by some characters.

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In order to one-up the oddness of those around us, we began strategizing and decided that to spice up this TR a bit, it would be a grand old time if we abandoned our plan to do the expected and run to Soarin’, opting instead to storm down the doors of Figment. Unfortunately, we remembered that we don’t approve of waiting for Soarin’, so alas we led the pack in a most unoriginal pursuit.

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Along the way, though, Liz was stepped on and lost a shoe, and my card got stuck in a fastpass machine for approximately five minutes of most precious early morning time. We’re not quite sure why we even attempted to acquire FPs before riding (and we totally never ended up using them), but it seemed to be the thing to do. I adore Soarin’, but it’s not the sort of thing we generally ride multiple times per day. It’s no TTA or Figment, after all!

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A CM eventually meandered over to the FP area and opened up the machine to rescue my little key to the kingdom. By the time we got into the queue, a bit of a crowd had of course already developed! It was 9:21 a.m. when we finally made it to the preshow and said “hullo!” to Twitter. We were lucky and had top row, center seats to optimize our flying experience. I’m not quite sure what else to share from this experience, but I will inform you all that my all time favorite scene is the surfers at dusk! This ride made me miss CA mightily and reminisce about horseback riding up mountainsides, hang gliding off of cliffs, and rafting through particularly fragrant rivers. I recovered once I recalled that I had done none of this in CA, as I was too busy experiencing fake versions of such experiences at California Adventure. It was an excellent time!

After we soared, we decided to dine at one of our fav CS locations, Sunshine Seasons. Jen was looking forward to a giant breakfast platter, and Liz and I were craving these delicious strawberries we had with little bowls of Special K at this very spot about three years ago. We were devastated to find that they were no longer available! Jen ended up getting some item with eggs and meats of some kind, which she enjoyed. Liz got a pudding sort of situation, I believe, which she hated. She ate a muffin instead, which she got for Jen’s dessert. I had my first of many fruit cups, which was, of course, delicious!

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We went over to Figment afterward, and our favorite ride did not disappoint!

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We absolutely love this attraction, and we can pretty much recite it by heart. Our fav part is when Dr. Nigel Channing loses his train of thought and Figment screams “WOOT WOO!” Everyone who claims to hate this ride should really recite this brilliant line alongside Figment next time you find yourself riding though the Imagination Institute. You’ll have a whole new perspective! :thumbsup2

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We headed into Nemo next, and we were glad to find that there was absolutely no line and that the fish tank scent had dissipated in the queue area over the course of the year! We think this ride is one of the craziest storylines of all time, so naturally we love it. I just wonder why would Nemo be so foolish to find himself in that exact same situation again. What a clown. :clown: + :fish:

Afterward, we thought it would be the perfect opportunity to take some more Full House related photographs for Twitter. We went upstairs and posed with the aquariums in a nice reenactment of Uncle Jesse and Joey’s underwater Epcot radio show. It was such an honor to channel Uncle Jesse in such a sacred spot. Unfortunately he never responded to our photo, so Kimmy Gibbler now has sole possession of our hearts! :lovestruc

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We then decided to head over to Test Track and get a fastpass. We refuse to wait on the regular line for this ride as we find all that clinking and clanking to be painfully obnoxious. We also abhor the preshow. We even considered not riding this the entire trip, but I suddenly had the craving, so FPs were the way to go. However, once we got there and considered what a distance it was to walk there, we decided to hop onto the single riders line. Luckily, there was absolutely no one else in this line. We were ecstatic when we were immediately led right through the holding room, which allowed us to bypass that ridiculous preshow. It was even more thrilling when the CM instantaneously directed us all to the same row! We essentially bypassed a 30-minute line and still got to ride together. It brightened our morning right up! Anytime I can manage to ride Test Track without feeling as though my head will explode in the queue or enjoy the sensation of complete strangers cuddling up to me in the middle of the preshow room, I feel as though I’ve conquered the world. To celebrate, we took some very triumphant photos while onboard our vehicle. :car:

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After we finished, we headed over to one of our all time fav shops, Mouse Gear. :worship: We were slightly concerned at first, though, because we didn’t immediately hear our tune, “Hey Hey Mickey!” To our great relief, though, it came on seconds after our entrance. :earsboy: We wasted no time in toasting to the ears of love as we enjoyed the new selection of tees, along with HSM and Hannah Montana merch. We were absolutely loving all the retro gear, particularly the blue vintage Epcot Center t-shirt. As usual, we spent a rather ridiculous amount of time enjoying this shop and singing along to the single song they offer for entertainment purposes. It was a great time! :yay:

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[Scott MC]

I love me some Sunshine Seasons!
It's the perfect "I just wasted 90 minutes of my life waiting for and riding Soarin" pick-me-up.

[scoot241]

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These are great SSE pictures!

That river in Soarin' is rather fragrant; much more fragrant than any other river I've been around.

[scoot241]

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I bought the blue EPCOT Center shirt because, quite honestly, it's awesome.

[VBsHustla]

I love me some Sunshine Seasons!
It's the perfect "I just wasted 90 minutes of my life waiting for and riding Soarin" pick-me-up.

:rotfl: Exactly! That ride somehow manages to take an hour, even when there doesn't appear to be a line.


These are great SSE pictures!

That river in Soarin' is rather fragrant; much more fragrant than any other river I've been around.

Completely agree on that river! Glad you like the pics! (Not that I took any of them :laughing:)

I bought the blue EPCOT Center shirt because, quite honestly, it's awesome.

It really is the coolest shirt! We all picked them up, as well. :thumbsup2

[Scott MC]

SO jealous of those shirts.
I swear they weren't there 2 weeks earlier.

[dax248]

Love, love, love the Epcot shirt. Glad you got to skip the Test Track annoyances! :cool1:

[Stefy]

Love those TT pics, v cool :)

[Kurby]

oh i'm in.

i'm currently working out our day by day video's of our trip in the spring so i'm loving reading about other trips

[VBsHustla]

Love, love, love the Epcot shirt. Glad you got to skip the Test Track annoyances! :cool1:

Thanks, we did feel very accomplished after managing that feat! :goodvibes

Love those TT pics, v cool :)

:laughing: Thank you! I'll have to remember to tie my hair back before trying that again!


oh i'm in.

i'm currently working out our day by day video's of our trip in the spring so i'm loving reading about other trips

Thank you! And welcome! :) Those videos sound like they'd be awesome!

[VBsHustla]

We then headed over to the Electric Umbrella to pick up some food for me to take along to the World Showcase, where Liz and Jen planned to find either lunch or a snack. The menu was different from what I had seen online, but there was a Greek salad available, so I picked that up along with a side of fruit. :banana:

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It took an extraordinary amount of time for this pre-made salad to find its way out of the refrigerator (that was about a foot away from the register and plainly visible), but eventually we were on our way. We started to head into the World Showcase via the Mexico route, but just before we could get there, it started suddenly and severely raining! We ran into that little world traveler shop and sat down by the window for ages and ages while the rain continued to pour.

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We soon realized that the Friendship dock was about 10 feet away, so we decided to jump on and take it over to Germany, where we would then run over to America.

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We love patriotism, songs about pilgrims, and Theodore Roosevelt, so the American Adventure seemed like the perfect place to wait out the rain. Once we arrived, we went into that food place, where Liz got a chicken wrap and I ate my Electric Umbrella treats. We also had the kindest encounter! Jen wasn’t hungry for another meal, but was considering having a snack, when this lovely lady happened to come over and offer us some Sun Chips that she wasn’t going to eat. It was the perfect treat! Liz enjoyed her wrap, and I absolutely adored my salad. It was super, super good. I highly recommend that everyone get this salad, allow it to sit out for an hour, and then enjoy it (without the dressing.) This is what I did, and it was perfection!

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We entered that glorious Adventure building just as the Voices of Liberty were finishing up, and unfortunately, this building was absolutely frigid. Even Jen, who Liz has dubbed “a little ball of lava” found it to be freezing. A bit of chill, however, could never keep us away from Benjamin, Mark, and especially TR. We headed into the theatre, but not before observing some delightful posters, one of which featured an Oprah shoutout and another that featured a crazy guy called Dancing Master Macaroni! :dance3:

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The show was marvelous, as always, and we participated in quite the dance party and sing-along while there. We attempted to isolate ourselves, but a couple had the misfortune of selecting seats right behind us. We do hope they enjoyed watching our bouncing tiaras the whole time. We just can’t help but sing and dance along to “Two Brothers,” the pilgrim tune, the Depression tune (“Brother, can you spare a dime?!”) and especially “Golden Dream.” What a show! Once it ended, Jen declared that we needed to sit front row center upon our next visit to this attraction. This request was obviously met with no objections!

[VBsHustla]

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After this, Jen and Liz appear to have purchased a beverage. I can’t tell determine its land of origin, however.

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At this point, we were simply desperate for the Tower and TSM. Liz and I had been eager to get to our top spot, MGM all day long, but Jen informed us that it was a weekend and there were going to be two Fantasmics (eww!) that night. We insisted that it would be okay and refused to believe that there would be any crowds, so Jen reluctantly agreed that we could take a Friendship over there. Woot woot! On our way out, we popped into the England gift shop, and we were delighted to see some Charlie and Lola merchandise! :woohoo:

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Then we came across Mary Poppins all alone and without a queue. We took this really awkward photo, in which I wasn’t sure what to do with my arms. :confused3

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We find the full Friendship loop from Epcot to MGM to be ridiculously slow, so we decided to walk over to the Swan and Fish to get on a ship there. While we were at the Boardwalk, we spotted a Friendship slowly chugging along from the Yacht and Beach Clubs toward the Fish. We ran across the bridge and made it to the gate just in time! Our captain remarked that he loved that we made it, and we were pleased to think that that a boatload of people were able to watch us sprinting around and over Crescent Lake.

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We arrived at 3:04 p.m., which was a fairly ridiculous thing to do considering we had an ADR at 5:00 for ‘Ohana. Oh well! That didn’t stop us from posing with the Hollywood Studios sign for an extremely essential “Party in the USA” photo op.

“Look to my right, and I see the Hollywood sign! This is all so crazy, everybody seems so famous!”

Unfortunately, Jen was correct, and TSM had a 100-minute wait. This was hideously disappointing. :sad1: Luckily, the trek to the Pixar area was not in vain, for we found a new Jonas billboard with which to pose! :cool2:

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We then walked over to the Tower, where we had a perfect ride as always. Well, it could have been more perfect, really. The sequence wasn’t one of our favs, because it only involved one sufficiently long drop.

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Liz and I rode again, and luckily we had a superior sequence. We reunited with Jen in the Beauty and the Beast area, where we were lucky enough to manage another “Party in the USA” Twitter photo op!

“Who’s that chick that’s rockin’ kicks? She’s gotta be from our of town!” (Jen was sporting sneakers, which absolutely tickled and fascinated me and Liz.)

[VBsHustla]

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We headed toward the exit after our trips to the twilight zone, and we found both the Poly and TTC bus stops (which were right next to one another) and waited between the two. We had great luck with the buses here, and luckily, the TTC bus arrived within a couple of minutes. We hopped on and were back in our room shortly!

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Then, the most exciting thing happened! Wizards was on! Liz and I settled in and enjoyed our program, while Jen actually decided to get ready for the evening. We were so enthralled that we didn’t even notice how late it was until Jen emerged, dressed in a dress, at about 5:05. Our ADRs were at 5:15. Liz and I panicked for a small second before realizing that we’d prefer to just go to ‘Ohana in disgusting t-shirts and shorts if it meant an extra few minutes of watching television. It was a great solution, and a superb episode of Wizards.

We managed to arrive at ‘Ohana about 5 minutes late and were dismayed to see a huge line. We got our pager, and shockingly, it started buzzing within 10 minutes. I was under the watchful eye of Chef Julie this evening, who was very kind! We were extremely excited to reunite with our fav treat, the honey lime salad, which we had been dreaming about all year. :cloud9: I must admit that it was not quite as perfect this time (but worry not, that would change during our second ‘Ohana meal.)

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The broccoli and noodles were also absolutely delicious! :thumbsup2

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Jen tried a few of the meats, and I think she liked one of them. Liz eventually tried that one and also liked it. We can’t really comment on any of the other items, though.

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Chef Julie made me a really great dessert that included a sorbet and lots of fruit. It was really, really good! Jen and Liz also enjoyed their bread pudding greatly. As they tweeted, that dessert was bananas. B-A-N-A-N-A-S! :banana:

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We then participated in a photoshoot at the Poly, along with a brawl:

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‘Ohana ended up taking a pretty long time, because we arrived at the MK, via the GF/Poly boat launch, at 7:32. We had a nice photoshoot with the train station before heading in. :goodvibes

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[scoot241]

'Ohana! I think it's my favorite WDW restaurant right now. Everything was absolutely delicious. Wish I had taken all those food pictures. Looking at them makes me hungry for some pork off of skewers, chicken wings, lo mein and banana bread pudding.

[splashmountainjaxson]

I love your trip report --- you gals are fabulous ! Can't wait to read more... :cheer2:

[Neve]

Wow! I am just loving this TR! :lovestruc

I feel like I was there with you. :hug:

Can't wait to keep reading and hear about all the :dance3:that went on!

[Stefy]

Gotta love Ohana's, love your photos of the food :) Yum!

[UncleOrville]

'Ohana! I think it's my favorite WDW restaurant right now. Everything was absolutely delicious. Wish I had taken all those food pictures. Looking at them makes me hungry for some pork off of skewers, chicken wings, lo mein and banana bread pudding.

It's probably our favorite restaurant, too! And Laura doesn't eat meat, and Liz barely eats any! I could definitely go for some banana bead pudding right now.

I love your trip report --- you gals are fabulous ! Can't wait to read more... :cheer2:

Thanks for reading! :goodvibes

Wow! I am just loving this TR! :lovestruc

I feel like I was there with you. :hug:

Can't wait to keep reading and hear about all the :dance3:that went on!

Thanks for reading - there's definitely more dancing coming up!

Gotta love Ohana's, love your photos of the food :) Yum!

Thanks! I was glad I remembered to take lots of photos this time - last year we just dug right in!

[UncleOrville]

I am interrupting this TR to say :bday: Laura!

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[VBsHustla]

Thank you! :hug:

[MomsOf2boys]

What a fun little trip report this is... I'm all caught up and ready for more.popcorn::

[VBsHustla]

What a fun little trip report this is... I'm all caught up and ready for more.popcorn::

Thanks so much for reading! And yay for live tweeting! :thumbsup2

[MomsOf2boys]

Thanks so much for reading! And yay for live tweeting! :thumbsup2

If my trips would just get here for goodness sakes! :rotfl2::confused3

I have a date with a Lapu Lapu! LOL

[VBsHustla]

More TR coming soon, but most importantly, we have a very special announcement:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ZAC!!!

:dancer: :bday: party: :bday: :dancer:

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[VBsHustla]

We walked into the MK and first things first, we had another photoshoot once we arrived on Main Street!

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Our reaction upon seeing that Walt statue: I'd rather be on Twitter!

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Next, we spotted this absurd stroller!

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Once we finished, we headed into Fantasyland, with the intention of doing one quick ride before Wishes, which was at 8. We were completely amazed to see that Peter Pan had a very minimal wait, which was listed as 15 minutes but seemed even shorter. We hopped :yay: in line at 7:44 and were in good shape, making our way to the front in under ten minutes. Unfortunately, the party before us was the last to get through before a massive group of fastpass holders were let through. :sad1: They just wouldn’t stop strolling in! By then, it was 7:55, so we decided that we had to leave. We asked the CM if we could get out of the line so that we could see the fireworks, and he kindly escorted us through the now empty FP line and provided us with some magical FPs that were good for any ride in the MK for the next three days! We were very excited. :woohoo:

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[VBsHustla]

We walked over to Main Street and selected a spot right behind all the people sitting in front of the castle.

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Woot! We were standing right by our BFF, the street peddler! :goodvibes

We thought it was the weirdest that people would be sitting right beneath the castle and wondered how they could possibly have a good vantage point of fireworks happening above the castle. There were also people behind us who were sitting down, and they were chanting at us and others next to us to sit down. We were horrified and refused to sit down on that ground. The people next to us sat, though, and everyone behind us cheered. It was all rather strange. Wishes was pretty great, but we felt we were too close to the castle to have an ideal perspective.


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It was an EMH night that evening, so we headed straight for Thunder Mountain afterward. BTW, showing our room keys for every ride was really annoying. Luckily, though, we walked right on once we managed to find our cards. We had a great ride on this wild adventure. We really adore this ride at night! :woohoo:

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We headed over to Pirates afterward, and had a brilliant time! We love that transition between the Frontier and Adventureland. Hearing the first chords of that amazing Piracy 3 soundtrack is the perfect way for a land to greet me! :wave2:

We went over to Aladdin next, where we were shocked to learn that there is a no tweeting rule! The CM was like, “hey! There’s no texting on Aladdin!” We immediately texted into Twitter to inform everyone that there is no tweeting allowed on this fine adventure. We had a good ride and especially had a great time narrowly avoiding all the camel spitting.

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We went to Fantasyland via Frontierland, but before we could get there, we spotted a delightful sight! Our BFF, Farmer Goofy, was lurking in the window of one of the Frontier’s finest shops! It was a very nice reunion.

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Next, we Philharmagicked.

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Jen led us through the queue, and Liz and I were so delighted to be seeing this orchestra again that we started skipping maniacally. However, skipping down that area with the 3D glasses receptacle creates quite the ruckus. Jen turned around angrily and remarked that she “heard such stomping, and of course it was you!” To describe it more thoroughly, apparently “it was the loudest thing. It was like a little stampede.” Sorry Jennie!

Once we entered the holding area, which was still fairly empty, the CM insisted we move toward the doors to be corralled into a nice, sweaty crowd. We refused and stood in the lovely emptiness toward the back.

Unfortunately, some ridiculous child started doing cartwheels repeatedly. Not knowing how to properly execute them, though, she would then crash to the floor in a violent collision with the ground and the people around her (aka us.) It became even more exciting when her various younger (that is, even less coordinated) siblings and cousins/friends joined in. The parents thought it was just adorable and took a few pics and then ignored it. Then, almost all the children in the surrounding area joined in and starting flinging themselves onto the floor and crashing into other people’s legs. It was so loud and obnoxious that I’m becoming outraged all over again just thinking about it!

We visited small world next, which was slightly disappointing, because I’ve grown accustomed to the DL version, which features Jiminy and co.

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Then, we took flight with Peter!

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[VBsHustla]

Once we exited the area, we were delighted to see a guy strolling around in our new old school Epcot tee. We had recently found out via Twitter that ScottMC was in the market for one of these very tees, and we were very excited. We decided that if we’re going to match someone, it’s going to be ScottMC! A fine fellow to match! :thumbsup2

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Liz then intruded on Jen’s shot, which started a nice brawl in which Jen insisted that Liz get her crazy face out of her pics! It was a very good time.

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After that harrowing Leonarding encounter and a good scolding, we decided to take the boat launch back to the Poly. We assumed this would be fine, considering it was 10:15 p.m. and the MK didn’t close until 11:00. We were shocked to find that the boats had already stopped running. We decided to take the General Joe over to the TTC instead. We walked all the way over there only to find that the ferries, too, had already stopped running. We then backtracked to the monorail station. At this point, we weren’t all that surprised to learn that the Express had closed and that the resort monorail was the only option for MK area resorts and the TTC. It was ridiculously crowded, and we had to wait for several monorails to come before we could get on one. Also, about 95% of the people got off at the TTC. It seemed that Disney somehow didn’t anticipate that resort guests might be parked at the TTC. We were annoyed that we pay a ridiculous price to stay in that area mostly for the ease of transport to/from the MK, and yet, it took longest to get back from there. In spite of physically being able to look right at the Poly from where we were stranded, we didn’t arrive back in our room until approximately 11:03, even though we left the MK at 10:15. :sad2:

Our night brightened immediately once we entered our room, because just as we were discussing how much we love Wizards, we turned on our television and they were on! :wizard: (A note from Liz via our TR notebook: I heart Jerry Russo!) :lovestruc

We watched Wizards, wrote a speech for Twitter about how honored we were to be receiving responses to our crazy updates, and then Jen made us update the TR notebook. However, we had no idea what we did. As Liz remarked, “I don’t know what I did. I just walked around and tweeted all day!” So please forgive us if this update contains any grossly inaccurate information. :yay:

Then we tucked ourselves in and had this frightening discussion about Erica Kane into the darkest hours of the night. We slept not a wink! ;) And that concludes Day 2!

[scoot241]

We went over to Aladdin next, where we were shocked to learn that there is a no tweeting rule! The CM was like, “hey! There’s no texting on Aladdin!” We immediately texted into Twitter to inform everyone that there is no tweeting allowed on this fine adventure. We had a good ride and especially had a great time narrowly avoiding all the camel spitting.

I was told there was no looking backward on Dumbo! Really?!?

I did it anyway... :rolleyes1

[scoot241]

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Really like this shot.

Glad to see more updates! :)

[Stefy]

Great Castle/Wishes shots and great update.

FYI, there is a WoWP movie coming out over here soon, is that also the same for you guys?

[Rebecuberduber]

I'm loving this trip report. You sound like you had a blast, and I'm having a blast reading about it. I love all the nods to Full House and that you guys know Mary Poppins songs by heart.

[VBsHustla]

I was told there was no looking backward on Dumbo! Really?!?

I did it anyway... :rolleyes1

What in the world?! What a crazed rule. Those CMs must be on power trips! :laughing:

Great Castle/Wishes shots and great update.

FYI, there is a WoWP movie coming out over here soon, is that also the same for you guys?

Thanks! Wooot for the Wizards movie! You must tune in! It's truly a gem of a film. :wizard:

I'm loving this trip report. You sound like you had a blast, and I'm having a blast reading about it. I love all the nods to Full House and that you guys know Mary Poppins songs by heart.

Thanks so much for reading! :woohoo: We are thrilled to be communicating with a fellow Full House fan. If you'd like more Full House references, you got it dude! :thumbsup2 For instance, if every word I said could make you laugh, I'd post this TR forever! :goodvibes

[MouseKTeer]

Absolutely wonderful pix!! The castle ones are amazing:thumbsup2 And I love seeing the close-ups of the Halloween decor.

Having fun reading about you guys having fun :laughing:

And so what exactly was the discussion about Erica Kane that it lasted soooo long????? About her being paired up with Ryan Lavery?

[UncleOrville]

Absolutely wonderful pix!! The castle ones are amazing:thumbsup2 And I love seeing the close-ups of the Halloween decor.

Having fun reading about you guys having fun :laughing:

And so what exactly was the discussion about Erica Kane that it lasted soooo long????? About her being paired up with Ryan Lavery?

Thanks! The Halloween decor was really nice - I loved being there when it was all up. Although now I can't believe that Halloween still hasn't passed! We celebrated it in DW over a month ago! :laughing:

I don't remember the Erica Kane discussion at all, so Laura will have to explain about that one! But as the only actual AMC watcher of our group, I can say I am not pleased about this Erica Kane/ Ryan Lavery pairing! But then I hate him with Kendall too. I just want the rude old Greenlee back!

[UncleOrville]

Happy Halloween!

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From a too-excited-for-their-Twitpic-and-blurry Mickey and Minnie!

[VBsHustla]

Thank you! Happy Halloween to you, also.

[Stefy]

V cute pic, is great when you get character interaction like that :)

BTW, I am so in to Wizards of Waverly Place, watched the movie and the Disney Channel had a wizards v vampires night this weekend and I also have Wizards on Deck to watch :)

[Sweet Pea UK]

Just finished reading your 2008 trip report. We are going August/September 2010 for 3 weeks at the GF so I was really interested in the weather and queues etc. Can't wait to get up to date with this one.

[UncleOrville]

Just finished reading your 2008 trip report. We are going August/September 2010 for 3 weeks at the GF so I was really interested in the weather and queues etc. Can't wait to get up to date with this one.

Glad the last report was helpful! That's amazing that you're going to the GF for 3 weeks!! :yay: We'll be at the GF after Labor Day in 2010 (not sure of the exact date, but it's in my ticker :laughing:), so maybe we'll see you there!

[UncleOrville]

We are finally back! Sorry for the delay, but now that the excitement of the World Series :cool1: is over, we're ready to get back on track and update away.

It's Jen here, and this day will be narrated by me. Enjoy!


We were particularly offended when our alarm beeped and beeped this morning. I hit the snooze button, but the alarm beeped no more after that, so I did not arise until about 15 minutes later when our back-up alarm, Liz's BlackBerry, started yelling at us. This posed quite the dilemma since I am normally the last one ready even with my 15 extra minutes each morning. :confused3

When we were finally ready, far later than we intended to be, naturally, we set out for the TTC in hope of some quick transport to the MK to deliver us in time for our 8:05 am Crystal Palace ADR. We knew the GF/ Poly launch didn't begin running until 30 minutes before park opening, so were hoping to hop on to a General Joe to avoid the monorails that had been disappointing us thus far. Well, as you may have predicted, we were outraged to learn that the General Joe and his fellow ships were still in repose at this apparently very early hour of the morning (approx 7:50 am), and that the express monorail was closed for business as well. Seriously? How much does it cost to run the express monorail? :headache:

Outraged, as per usual, we reluctantly trudged up the platform for the resort monorail. 15 minutes later, we had arrived at the MK.

We arrived at the entrance right at the time our ADR was for, which wasn't too bad considering how late we'd left and that our transportation options had been atroc. We stopped for a few quick pics on Main Street.

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Really, Liz? Way to look pleased to be here. :rotfl:

Then checked in to the CP.

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We were called in a few minutes later and escorted to a nice table decorated with confetti.

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Much to the surprise and slight horror of Laura, I had indicated that we'd be celebrating her birthday that day. As it was less than a month from this date, I felt fine saying it was her birthday celebration (never said it was her actual birthday), as I've seen some people celebrate their children's birthdays for a whole trip when the birthdays are months away. Anyway, I did it for the CP since I'd seen their adorable table confetti and card signed by the Pooh gang (and knew that it was otherwise low-key, so there was little chance of Laura being completely mortified).

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Shortly after our arrival, we had our first visitors – Pooh and then Eeyore.

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Don’t know how/ why this pic is terribly blurry!

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What? Self portraits are our fav! :lmao:

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Then we went to load up at the buffet. Lovely flower Hundred Acre Woods gang:

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[VBsHustla]

V cute pic, is great when you get character interaction like that :)

BTW, I am so in to Wizards of Waverly Place, watched the movie and the Disney Channel had a wizards v vampires night this weekend and I also have Wizards on Deck to watch :)

This is my fav! I am so delighted that you liked that crazy pic and also that you love Wizards. :lovestruc

[UncleOrville]

Here are some pics of the buffet that I took just for you!

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I love breakfast buffets, as you can eat at your own pace and there's a wide variety of foods. For example, one can happily overdose on sugar and carbs, while another goes for a much healthier selection.

One guess on which plate is mine and which is Laura's. :rolleyes1

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Here's Liz's.

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My second plate was a bit better (but mind you, this is the second plate :laughing:).

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The food here was great. The hot food was hot and the fruit was very fresh. The whipped cream, however, tasted like Cool Whip. This was fine, since who really needs whipped cream with breakfast?

Over the course of our meal, we were visited by the rest of the residents of the Hundred Acre Woods (though I do wish Rabbit would be included in these events and outings. I feel I'm a kindred spirit to Rabbit.)

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Toward the end of our meal, we noticed that tragedy had befallen our corner of the Palace. As Liz was wearing a white tee, it came to be that there were, of course, tons of small dots of strawberry juice all over it. :scared1: This upset Liz deeply, and she was panicking and finicking. Laura and I suggested she depart while we handled the bill to search out a Tide to Go stick (one of our fav inventions). We told her to first try the First Aid station and Baby Care center, which are located right next to the CP. She headed to the First Aid where she had a most delightful encounter with Nurse Julie, who lamented over the situation and the fact that she did not think Tide sticks were available to purchase anywhere in the MK. Instead, she brought Liz back to a sink and provided her with a blowdryer to dry the spots after she'd washed out the stains. :laughing: For this visit, Liz was given the honor of signing in to Nurse Julie's log book as the first patient of the day (before the park even opened! :cool2:).

[UncleOrville]

That's another great part of an 8 am CP breakfast - you can be out before 9.

While Liz was seeking medical attention for her tee, Laura and I were finishing our meals and settling the bill. Right after we asked for the bill, our server brought out Laura's card and a cupcake with a candle.

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She blew out the candle and we left with the cupcake. Laura didn't want it, so we didn't inquire as to whether it would be safe with her nut allergy. But we knew a strawberry-stained girl who would want it! :laughing: As Liz was still distraught over the misfortune she had suffered, the cupcake was a wonderful tool for placating her. She said the icing was delish - real buttercream, rather than the whipped cream that tops most DW cupcakes. She encouraged me to have a lick, so of course I did, and found her word to be truthful - it was lovely. :thumbsup2

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Now that some of us were sufficiently sugared up, we were in the perfect state to wait at the Fantasyland rope and of course dash right to Peter right when it fell.

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When we arrived, we were enthusiastically congratulated for being the first riders of the day and were escorted through the queue by a CM who loved it. We'd never received such a warm welcome for any of our first rides on Peter, and we of course loved it.

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When we emerged, we thought of riding Dumbo, but it looked like we'd have to wait for two or three rides before we'd get on, and it was just too hot, so we moved along. Along to Pooh. Ah, we'd missed these friendly faces! It was a walk-on. Not much else to say about that experience, so moving on... to, the Frontier!

[UncleOrville]

And on to the Frontier we marched!

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It was so hot that we were certainly eager to ride Splash and scadooble along. Imagine our terror when we arrived in the area to see boat after empty boat floating by. :scared1: When we arrived at the queue entrance, our suspicion that Splash was malfunctioning was confirmed. We grabbed FPs and then waited around for a few minutes since the CMs didn't know when it would be back up and we really didn't have anything else we wanted to do at that point (did I mention it was blazing hot?).

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Once we heard a train approaching, however, we climbed up to the platform to take it to Toontown where we thought we'd meet with some characters.

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Stay tuned to find out if our plans materialize! "Cliffhanger" necessitated by my not having pics for the following portion sorted out, not because of any real dramatic situation.

[Stefy]

This is my fav! I am so delighted that you liked that crazy pic and also that you love Wizards. :lovestruc

Yes am loving Wizards, Alex is my fav :)

Great update, I love CP and your pics are fab esp the Eeyore topiary/plant she looks so cute and lonely.

OMG!!! You took a pic of the Pooh's Breakfast Lasagna! I cannot wait to try this, have heard it is delish.

Glad Liz sorted her strawberry spot situation out, the perils of wearing white.

Awesome pics of Frontier Land, I love empty park pics.

Looking forward to hearing about Toontown :)

[VBsHustla]

As I was once again scolded for my negligence of this delightful TR, I though I'd pop in for a few quick comments. Thanks to Delta for the free wi-fi on this horribly delayed MCO bound flight for making this commentary possible.

In regards to Erica Cane situation, I cannot seem to recall what had us so scared :scared1: I imagine it had little to do with the current AMC storyline. Out conversations do tend to wander off track on occasion. :confused3

I must say, that cupcake after the CP really did turn my frown upside down. I don't know why I wear white. It always ends in disaster. In fact, there is a stain on the sleeve of my blouse at this very moment thanks to the airport table I was leaning on earlier. I really must learn to carry a Tide stick.

I must say that I am so very unphotogenic. Poor DIS readers, you must think I am most disagreeable from seeing these photos!

Aside from being a grouch when its blazing out, I do hope I am not as much trouble as I seem to be in the photos!:hug:

-Liz

[UncleOrville]

Yes am loving Wizards, Alex is my fav :)

Great update, I love CP and your pics are fab esp the Eeyore topiary/plant she looks so cute and lonely.

OMG!!! You took a pic of the Pooh's Breakfast Lasagna! I cannot wait to try this, have heard it is delish.

Glad Liz sorted her strawberry spot situation out, the perils of wearing white.

Awesome pics of Frontier Land, I love empty park pics.

Looking forward to hearing about Toontown :)

Thanks! Yes, I love the CP and the topiaries, they're so cute! I didn't try the Breakfast Lasagna this time, but I had it last time and was disappointed - I think I thought it was too sweet, but I'd definitely suggest giving it a try.

And yes, I love taking pics of the parks when they're empty, so expect more photo-heavy early morning segments of this TR! :goodvibes

[Stefy]

Yes, the Breakfast Lasagna is defo on my list of to trys for next year :)

[Rebecuberduber]

I can completely relate to the white t-shirt and strawberry sauce situation. I can't wear white, either, and yet does that stop me? No. At least I have gotten in the habit of carrying Tide sticks, (2 at all times) but i have found some things that they do not work on. Mustard, for instance. Most importantly, though, it does seem to work consistently on coffee.

Sounds like a fun morning, so far! I hope you make it to Toon Town! I'm in so much suspense!!!

[UncleOrville]

I can completely relate to the white t-shirt and strawberry sauce situation. I can't wear white, either, and yet does that stop me? No. At least I have gotten in the habit of carrying Tide sticks, (2 at all times) but i have found some things that they do not work on. Mustard, for instance. Most importantly, though, it does seem to work consistently on coffee.

Sounds like a fun morning, so far! I hope you make it to Toon Town! I'm in so much suspense!!!

Tide sticks don't work on mustard or coffee?! Those are two very easily stain-causing items! Luckily Liz doesn't eat mustard or drink coffee, but I do!

Haha, I will try to end the suspense soon - I know that was the cliffhanger of all cliffhangers! :rotfl:

[UncleOrville]

We're back and ready to solve the Toontown mystery!

Once we boarded the train, our conductor claimed we wouldn't be stopping in Toontown since it wasn't yet open (it was 9:45 at this point)! :scared1: To temper our displeasure, we took some pics.

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No dancing!

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All better :hug:

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But when we pulled into the Toontown station, we saw that Toontown was of course open and were pleased to be allowed to depart. :woohoo: We checked the wait time for the fairies, and it was already posted as 45 minutes. :eek: We asked a CM if she thought it was accurate, and she said absolutely, so we said absolutely not and walked away. But we didn't walk far. Colors of the Wind was blasting in the absolutely empty gift shop, so as you can imagine, we had to stay for a dance party. :dance3: After we'd sufficiently danced our hearts out, we moved along, landing at the Indy Speedway. Liz refused to ride, so Laura and I hopped in the very short queue and away we rode. :car: We shared pedal duties, alternating when one of us couldn't take the unnatural muscle usage required to press down so hard on that pedal, and I steered, as I hardly ever bump the divider in the middle and Laura makes herself nauseas with her jerky driving skills. :sick: It was scorching hot in that little car, but a good time nonetheless.

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Once we'd completed our race, we collected Liz from a bench outside of Cosmic Ray's and proceeded to a ride that was more her pace, the TTA, of course!

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This exciting, high-paced thriller had us itching for more, and we were really wishing Space were open (even though we generally complain about what a jerky atrocity it is). Since a ride on Space was not to be, we decided to try our luck at a ride on Splash.

We walked through the hub and Adventureland to get there.

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[UncleOrville]

After our trek, we found that Splash had been reopened and had only a five minute wait posted. We skittered through the regular queue, and were boarding our log (all in the same row, of course) in no time. We sang and danced and splashed along for around 10 glorious minutes, much to the delight of our log-mates, I'm sure. :rolleyes1

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After Splash, we headed through Adventureland in hope of a ride on the Jungle Cruise and a Dole Whip.

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We found that the Jungle Cruise had an hour-long wait! :confused: Being that this was one of the most unacceptable things we'd ever seen, we promptly proceed to the FP area and collected FPs for about 40 mins from the time we'd gotten them. A much better solution! And since we now had a bit of time to wait and didn't want to walk too far since it was devastatingly burning hot out, we took the opportunity to visit one of our fav attractions, the Hall of Presidents.

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Once we arrived at the Hall, we were absolutely crushed to find that the hall waiting area no longer features a portrait of our hero TR (the great American conservationist who rode rough and walked softly and carried a big stick)!! :scared1: We were mightily disturbed, but thankfully were let into the show immediately, so didn't have long to dwell on TR's absence. Luckily this “Teddy” bear is featured, and extra luckily for you, I took this really terrible pic of it before running in for the show before the doors closed.

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We were then delighted to find a segment devoted to TR in the show! :woohoo: I loved the updated show. I like the more personal stories about some of our most memorable presidents (thank goodness TR is featured or guest services would have gotten a good talking to), although what's with including Andrew Jackson? He doesn't have the sunniest record, and there was no mention of anything questionable. I know none of the presidents were perfect, but come on. Anyway, overall I really enjoyed the refurb. Though the Obama animatronic just looked really off. :confused: Laura was devastated that the Battle Hymn of the Republic was removed from the show. :sad1: Anyway, I enjoyed the new version, as I had always enjoyed the old version (minus that George Bush speech about equality for all that was totally insincere, but whatever).

Moving on and over to Adventureland, much to your delight, I am sure. :rolleyes1 Well, we used those FPs for the Jungle Cruise and sadly had a real dud of a skipper plus a boat packed with an uninterested Brazilian tour group, so it was not the best cruise we've taken.

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To reward ourselves for completing our arduous journey through the jungle, we got some Dole Whip Floats (just for me and Liz). :thumbsup2 And they were delish. The perfect refreshment for a trip to the surface of the sun. Oh wait, we were still in Adventureland and it was just 712 degrees there? Oh, right. ::yes::

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We finished up our Dole Whips as we headed out of the MK, having accomplished all we'd desired to that morning and needing some respite from the heat.

We traveled back to the Poly uneventfully via boat launch.

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Laura and Liz posing with what they had thought was the “Neve” building.

[UncleOrville]

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Our building

A friend!
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Once we got back to our room, Liz and I swimsuited up and hit the volcano pool. I look cool enough to be spring breaking in Cabo, right? ::yes::

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Here are lots of pool pics – the volcano pool and surrounding area are really gorgeous.

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Laura never comes swimming with us, and this time spent her afternoon break visiting our parents who had just checked into Sugar Loaf at the GF. In the lounge, Laura enjoyed some afternoon snacks (fresh veggies and pretzles) and said our parents' room was great and that they were very pleased.

Liz and I returned from our swim just in time to watch GH. I mainly showered and got myself ready during it, and Liz mostly watched. She started watching sometime last year and I've been watching for a few years now, but have never had anyone to talk to about it, so it's great fun filling her in on all of the absurd back stories. Especially in public places where other people can hear us. :rolleyes1

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After taking in some Sonny Corinthos, we finished getting ready and Laura returned. Liz missed her dearly. :hug:

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We had planned on going to Epcot and eating a CS dinner, but Liz and Laura were of course desperate for MGM and I didn't care much, so we bused it over to MGM from the TTC. On our walk over, we saw this dead leaf, which we had been convinced was a snake in the dark the night before. We were so concerned that we walked back from whence we had come and took another pathway. Turned out we were obviously in grave danger. :eek:

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[VBsHustla]

:bday: :dancer: party: :cake: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JEN! :cake: party: :dancer: :bday:

[VBsHustla]

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Only legitimate smile of the trip!

[UncleOrville]

:bday: :dancer: party: :cake: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JEN! :cake: party: :dancer: :bday:

Thank you!! :banana:

[UncleOrville]

Once we arrived at MGM, we headed back to TSM right away and found a standby wait time of only 30 minutes posted! We'll take it!

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We hopped in line and waited only about 20 minutes.

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Laura won, as usual!

[UncleOrville]

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After TSM, it was time for dinner. Laura had seen a few options on menus posted online that were no longer available, so we trekked all over the place looking for something good. It had cooled down considerably at this point, so it wasn't too much of a terror.

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Of course we ended up getting food at the first place we had checked, Min and Bill's Dockside Grill, which I had always thought was only a snack cart.

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We all got sandwiches that were basically a nice piece of hollowed out French bread filled with a chopped Cobb salad (it doesn't come with any meat in it though). This was delicious! :thumbsup2

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And for dessert, we were allowed to get the nice big milkshakes they serve. I got chocolate while Liz and Laura got vanilla. I of course tried both flavors, and can tell you both were great.

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The meals also came with chips. We would definitely get these meals again.

Since we were at MGM, we of course had to ride my compatriots' fav ride, the Tower. I don't have any vivid memories of this experience so I'm going to venture to guess that it was a walkon and we got a decent drop sequence. :confused3

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It was now getting late (when factoring in Disney transportation), so we made our way out of MGM to catch a bus to the TTC in order to get to the MK for Spectro. Well, as is always the case when we need to be somewhere at a specific time, our journey to the TTC took about three hours. :sad2: Luckily a General Joe was loading at the dock as we arrived, so we ran over and boarded just before it left, pleased that we would not have to rely on that erratic monorail.

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We actually arrived at the MK just before Spectro started, but found our fav spot by the Confectionary absolutely packed. Quelle horreur! :eek: We always waltz up to that spot as Spectro is starting and get a front row spot with a five foot radius in which to freely dance our hearts out. Had we chosen to head to our fav spot on this night, we would have been about five rows back. Change of plans!

We had been desperate for a little "heart, we did all that we could," and planned on taking in a showing of the Jamboree between Spectro and Wishes, but now we decided we'd jamboree it first, then catch Spectro from the frontier. We crossed over to the Emporium (only a bit illegally, as Spectro was starting) and high-tailed it through the shops to get to the Jamboree. Once we got there, we didn't have to wait long to be clappin' our hands and stompin' our feet to that real old country rhythm. :banana:

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Because we are so awesome, we were able to catch the very beginning of Spectro after our jamboree. We had to watch from the end of Fromtierland/ Adventureland because we couldn't really get to any other spots. It was crowded and we didn't have the best view, but we just sang and danced along in the back of the crowd.

My Spectro pics were really atroc this night, so here are just a couple that aren’t terrible:

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A glow stick exploded on Liz after Spectro.

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She was not pleased, and we made a pitstop in that super smelly bathroom between Frontierland and Adventureland (near the Dole Whip stand) to clean her off. I stole her non-exploded glow bracelets since she was no longer interested in wearing them and I am fearless when it comes to glow stick poisoning (one exploded on me last year right after we got on the TTA, and I survived even after a full ride of glow stick absorbing into my skin). After Liz's hand had ceased glowing, we continued on to the hub for Wishes.

We stood back a bit further than we'd been at our last showing of Wishes, and it was once again a lovely show (though, again, my photos were terrible, so I will share only this shot of Tink).

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[UncleOrville]

We left as Wishes was ending to get a head start on the crowds since the park was closing, and luckily we were able to get on the GF/ Poly resort launch relatively quickly. We got off at the GF in order to check out the Sugar Loaf lounge (which Liz and I hadn’t yet seen, and our parents’ room). The tiny desserts were delicious, and the lounge was empty (save for a few CMs) and lovely. I’d love to stay here someday. :goodvibes

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We went back to the boat launch to catch a ride back to the Poly after our visit, and a boat arrived relatively quickly. It was, however, the weirdest cruise that ever sailed. Lots of passengers disembarked at the GF, but the captain told us that they do not normally pick up at the resorts at that hour. :confused3 We said we were just going to the Poly (where they’d obviously be stopping since there were still a lot of passengers on board), and he said that they would take us on their boat just this one time, but that we couldn’t do it any other nights. The boat was a large vessel, much larger than the regular launch, and there was a strange crowd and skipper (obviously) aboard. Regardless, we did love that we got back to the Poly without too much turmoil.

After a successful day, we returned to our quarters and turned in.

Coming up next: our first DISmeet and our first MNSSHP! :woohoo:

[scoot241]

Dessert and booze... I'd love to stay in the Sugar Loaf Lounge too! :thumbsup2

[UncleOrville]

Dessert and booze... I'd love to stay in the Sugar Loaf Lounge too! :thumbsup2

Haha, yes, not a bad spread out there at night! :rotfl:

[Stefy]

Happy Birthday Jen, hope you had a great day :)

Great updates. Love your Poly pics, is such a beautiful resort and I cannot wait to stay there next year. Thank god that leaf turned out to be a leaf and not a snake, if that was me I would have hightailed it out there screaming and all!

GF looks like such a pretty resort and Sugar Loaf looks lovely, one cupcake please :)

[UncleOrville]

Happy Birthday Jen, hope you had a great day :)

Great updates. Love your Poly pics, is such a beautiful resort and I cannot wait to stay there next year. Thank god that leaf turned out to be a leaf and not a snake, if that was me I would have hightailed it out there screaming and all!

GF looks like such a pretty resort and Sugar Loaf looks lovely, one cupcake please :)

Don't know how I missed your response until now! :confused: As always, thanks for reading!

We were definitely freaking out when we saw that "snake" because earlier that day I was telling Laura and Liz about a post I had recently read here on the DIS about someone's son being bitten by a snake on WDW property and having to be hospitalized! :eek:

I would kill for one of those GF cupcakes (and some sun) right now! :laughing:

We should finally be back with another update today or tomorrow, so stay tuned. :goodvibes

[UncleOrville]

Omg, we are back! :eek: Can you believe it? So sorry for the posting delay, but here is what I think is a great chapter to make it up to anyone who might still be reading this! :flower3:

Laura wrote the text for this post, and I have inserted the pics. Now on to the text... enjoy!


Woke up with a spring in our step, for we had big plans this day! Not only were we set to celebrate Halloween, but we were also going to meet up with our new bff, Dax! :yay: Plus, we were spending our morning at MGM, our fav spot. Woot! :dance3:

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We arrived through the gates at about 8:50, and we spotted all those American Idol hopefuls auditioning. We were considering auditioning as a trio, with a performance to that beautiful melody, “Blood on the Sidewalk.” :rockband: However, obviously we would make it straight to the grand finale, and we just didn’t have that kind of time to spare! :rolleyes1

Whilst we were corralled on the road awaiting the race to TSM, we were delighted to spot a Diser! It was this guy with his Dis name written on a card attached to a backpack. I was so pleased, but Jennie wouldn’t allow me to speak with him!

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Thanks for showing us how much you love it, Liz!

I found the TSM rush to be absurd, but slightly less outrageous than last year. I collected everyone’s tickets and got the FPs, and then we met up at the end of the standby line.

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It was very good. I was out of practice, though, and my score was not my fav! It was pretty upsetting, because the high score was a very surmountable 250,000. Sad sad! :sad2:

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Next, we had a performance with that hat. Our fav tune, “What’s That? A Hat,” is the perfect piece to accompany a visit to that giant chapeau!

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After sunscreening in the midst of the street, we headed over to the Aerosmith ride, which had absolutely no queue whatsoever!

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It was very exciting, but unfortunately, it meant that we had no time to prepare ourselves to once again come face to face with our nemesis: that Aerosmith manager lady. “Hey hey!” UGH! We hate her! A truly horrid preshow. I tried to give Jen and Liz bunny ears in the pic, but most unfortunately, only one of my arms was capable of moving! Loved this ride, as usual. Zooming down the 5, 10, and 101 is such a novel experience for me!

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We had arranged to meet our pal Dax by the Tower, so we headed over and were thrilled to find our BFF waiting for us! :woohoo: Dax was a true delight, and obliged our insane Tower photo request. We decided to be tweeting from the Tower in our pic, and I must say that we looked great. As a terribly uncoordinated individual, I was very proud of myself for not throwing my phone straight out the window. :rotfl:

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We then had a group photo shoot in front of the Tower, in which we had a few technical difficulties. Eventually Liz managed to get us all in the photo!

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We also took some pics with the hat, and the CM who was taking the pic kept insisting on zooming out and angling the pic from below in a most unflattering way. Eventually she took some great shots, and even snapped a twitpic for us!

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Next, we decided that the most important thing we needed to accomplish at this place was a visit to the most important artifact in recent history: the Hannah Montana chicken coop. We found out that we’d have to see that ridiculous Backlot Tour preshow, but that we at least wouldn’t have to ride that thing! :thumbsup2 We hopped onto the queue, and we hung back so that we could have a private photoshoot with our chicken home. We popped it, locked it, and polka dotted it up and had a grand old time! :dance3:

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By the time we had our chicken coop fill, the rest of the group we were with was long gone. We then exited the premises immediately!

Afterward, I had the honor of being present for Dax’s very first spin on TSM! We had a brilliant time, and as we were exiting our vehicles, we met the greatest peeps! They were a group of fine gentlemen and their wives, all in these great matching tees about how they’re slow moving. They had been spinning about with Jen and Liz and let them know that they’d just beaten a bunch of former marines! We loved it and were very proud. We also picked up more FPs while we were in the area. Sadly, after a spectacular meeting, Dax then had to leave us! :sad1:

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Liz’s and Jen’s scores, respectively.

More to come shortly!

[UncleOrville]

We decided to dine at Starring Rolls the instant it opened, since we knew that because of MNSSHP, we’d be eating dinner early. We had to hit the potties first, though, and on our way, a police officer asked if we were planning to ride the Tower or Rockin Rollercoaster. “Of course,” we told that man! He then handed us some magical FPs! :woohoo:

We went into Starring Rolls next, and picked up our giant lunches. I absolutely love the CMs at this locale. Every time I’ve been, they’re so so kind and delightful! :lovestruc Loved this enormous meal, as always!

Some desserts:
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Jen’s giant meal:
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Liz’s meal:
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Laura’s meal:
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We caught another HSM performance, and this time, we had to drop by and dance for a while. :dance3: We just can’t resist “The Boys Are Back!” However, we wish they would just play the Efron version rather than having those CMs sing. Also, we think it’s absurd that the waltz isn’t involved. :confused3

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We headed into the Animation Academy next, and were hoping to draw either the White Rabbit or Joe Jonas.

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Shockingly, we were disappointed! We had to draw that guy, Bolt! It was not our fav, although I ended up loving it. Liz accidentally drew a hyena, though.

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(Jen’s)

[UncleOrville]

Liz and I decided that we needed the coaster and Tower again, so we headed back over while Jen visited The Little Mermaid and had a photoshoot.

As I (Jen) took all of the pics, and am inserting them here, here is my photoshoot. You will just have to imagine what the coaster and Tower looked like.

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As we were walking toward the Tower, HSM was of course happening again. We were singing and dancing away as we walked, when we spotted the greatest sight! A CM at Starring Rolls and two 14-year-old boys were wildly crazy dancing to “A Night to Remember!” It was our absolute fav, and we tried to join in but they were too enthralled to notice! :rotfl:

We went over to the coaster first, and we couldn’t believe how empty it was. We had a pretty great ride, except for our lackluster high five photo attempt. :sad2:

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We visited the Tower again and had a brilliant drop sequence. Lots of long drops! We also had a grand old time in the photo, giving bunny ears to two total strangers. They loved it once they spotted the pic! :thumbsup2

Jen was in our fav attraction, One Man’s Dream, so we zoomed right over to that great spot.

Here are some of my (Jen’s) photos from One Man’s Dream:

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When Liz and I were entering to retrieve Jen, Edward, the most wonderful fellow I’ve met, was there at the door! He’s this great CM who spotted us and was so delighted to see us! He was like, “Oh my goodness! I’m so glad you’re here!” :laughing: He was thrilled to welcome us to the attraction and chatted with us for a while and simply adored our tiaras. :goodvibes Along with a few pals we’d meet later that night, he was my fav CM of the trip! We went in and found Jen before playing around in One Man’s Dream for a little while.

[Stefy]

I heard about the lil boy getting bit by a snake. That is my one fear at Disney, seeing one of those, esp at the Poly (which is why I requested a 3rd floor room) :scared1:

Wow, sounds like you had a great day, TSM more than once, walk on for RnR
what can be better than that?!?

Your lunches look soooo good and those desserts :love:

V cool that the "police officer" handed you some FP's.

Your Bolt pics are pretty good, Animation Academy sounds like so much fun :)

[UncleOrville]

I heard about the lil boy getting bit by a snake. That is my one fear at Disney, seeing one of those, esp at the Poly (which is why I requested a 3rd floor room) :scared1:

Wow, sounds like you had a great day, TSM more than once, walk on for RnR
what can be better than that?!?

Your lunches look soooo good and those desserts :love:

V cool that the "police officer" handed you some FP's.

Your Bolt pics are pretty good, Animation Academy sounds like so much fun :)

It really was a great MGM day - we got tons of stuff done! And we really love the Animation Academy! Even our brother, who is not artistic or normally into that sort of thing at all, was obsessed with it when we did it with him in Disneyland.

[Khill]

Great report so far, just found it. You girls seem to be having such a dancetastically good time. :banana: ( I just made that word up )

Cannot wait to hear more about the trip.

[UncleOrville]

Great report so far, just found it. You girls seem to be having such a dancetastically good time. :banana: ( I just made that word up )

Cannot wait to hear more about the trip.

Thanks - glad you found us! :goodvibes And dancetastic is a great made-up word to describe our trip! :dance3:

[UncleOrville]

Back with a short update after wrestling with Photobucket earlier! :laughing:

We were ready to use our TSM FPs, so we exited that great attraction. Unfortunately, though, Edward spotted us walking by the entrance! He was so upset that we were already headed out. :sad1: Edward stated, “you can’t just make my day and then walk out 30 seconds later!” We apologized and told him we were retrieving Jen who had been in there for ages, and he accepted that excuse! :rotfl:

We jumped into the TSM queue, and once we got upstairs, guess who we spotted?! OUR BFFS! The marines! :woohoo: We were like, OMG it’s our friends, and then they spotted us and started waving away! :wave2: It was so good, and we chatted about how we keep running into each other. They were truly great, and we’re hoping they Dis or Twitter so we can reconnect!

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Then, we decided to have our first Delicias! We’d never call something a pineapple bar, so we were glad that the Delicias already conveniently came with a name that’s crazed enough for us. :thumbsup2 We also saw Henry, a white guy from China. He was a very good CM, and the best Delicias associate we could ever ask for!

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We headed back to the Poly, after our treat, and unfortunately, Wizards wasn’t even on, and Oprah’s ep was too scary! :eek: There was absolutely nothing else on television, so we had to settle for Arthur. This turned out to be most fortuitous, because we had the greatest sighting. We were absolutely shocked and amazed when we spotted a child on this series wearing a tie-dye Dylan McKay tee!!! :lmao: It was beautiful, and we desperately need one. We were also delighted to see some of our shoes lined up beautifully by Mousekeeping!

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We monorailed it over to the GF at about 5 for a dinner at the GF Café.

We walked over to the Poly’s main building to catch the monorail, and Jen took some pics along the way.

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We had lots of FPs left over from our morning, so we dropped those off at the GF bus stop hoping someone headed to MGM could pick them up and use them and then headed in for our dinner. :wizard:

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We stopped to admire the new GF floor and were completely awestruck by the Peter Pan portion! :lovestruc

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We had a few crazed CMs at the podium of the GF Café checking us in, who were brilliant because they loved our costuming! However, I think they were appalled by our shorts or something, for they were comparing us to Paris Hilton. :confused3 I can’t quite recall the rest of the convo, but it was pretty much the oddest convo we’ve had with CMs! :lmao:

There weren’t any vegetarian, nut free items, so I had a specially made pasta with vegetables. Liz had it, as well! Sadly, we requested spinach and it was missing, but other than that it was okay. Not our fav spot, but fine. Here are some food pics:

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Here are some MNSSHP costume preview pics!

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We hope to be back soon to tell about MNSSHP!

[Stefy]

Lol, I love your MNSSHP costumes, so cute :)

That must have been one lucky guest to have stumbled across your FP's, esp the TSM ones :)

Loving the pics of Poly (oh to be there now) and GF, the floor looks amazing :)

Can't wait to read about MNSSHP, I just know its going to be good :)

[UncleOrville]

Lol, I love your MNSSHP costumes, so cute :)

That must have been one lucky guest to have stumbled across your FP's, esp the TSM ones :)

Loving the pics of Poly (oh to be there now) and GF, the floor looks amazing :)

Can't wait to read about MNSSHP, I just know its going to be good :)

Thanks - I loved those costumes! They were so easy to make, and comfy too!

As I'm looking back at my pics, I'm definitely dreaming of being at the Poly or GF right now! I've had enough of this winter stuff! :rotfl:

[Stefy]

Tell me about it, we have had snow for the last two weeks, although now its raining and the snow appears to be melting.

Those costumes were a great idea and, like you said, looked easy to put together :)

[UncleOrville]

Tell me about it, we have had snow for the last two weeks, although now its raining and the snow appears to be melting.

Those costumes were a great idea and, like you said, looked easy to put together :)

Yeah, this winter stuff is the worst! The last of our snow melted in the rain yesterday, but I bet more snow isn't far behind.

[UncleOrville]

And, here's MNSSHP! Writing is by me. I may not be as hilarious as my sister, but I can crank out a TR chapter pretty quickly! :laughing:

After our meal, we monorailed over to the MK for MNSSHP. It was about 6 pm at this point. Much to our terror, rain began to fall just as we were emerging from the monorail! :scared1: We had to cover our lovely costumes with our ponchos, then zoomed through security and through the gates, grabbed our treat bags, and hid from the rain in the train station. We ran up to the top of the train station in hopes of taking the train to Toontown so we could wait to meet Mickey and Minnie, but it turned out the train wasn’t running! :confused3

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It was really pouring at this point, so we stayed up under the nice covered train station for quite a while. By the time 6:30 was approaching, we decided we’d better get a move on to get in line for Mickey. Mickey and Minnie were our top priorities for pics, so we thought we’d go back to Mickey’s tent first, and then find Minnie (we thought she might also be in the tent with Mickey since it was raining – it turned out we were right, and we didn’t then have to wait in another line at Minnie’s gazebo! :thumbsup2).

We ran up Mainstreet, through the shops and under the awnings, and then through Tomorrowland to get back to Toontown while staying as dry as possible. We made a stop in the bathroom near the Tomorrowland Noodle Station, and took these glamorous pics :cool2::

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We got back to the judge’s tent shortly after 6:30, and there were fewer than 10 groups ahead of us. We were let into the room with Mickey and Minnie just a few minutes after 7, and were delighted to see them! Although we had waited 30 minutes, we were not displeased in the least, since it was pouring outside, and we did not want to be there at all.

When we got into the tent with Mickey and Minnie, Mickey was getting his bowtie readjusted by a crazed CM named Bryan. Mickey’s bowtie fell off repeatedly during our time in the tent, and Mickey was so adorable, getting all embarrassed and running over his minders to redress him. :lmao:

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When we got up to meet Mickey and Minnie, we asked one of the CMs to take a picture with Liz’s Blackberry for Twitter. Mickey, Minnie, and the gang of CMs there got so delighted that we would be tweeting a pic! :yay: Mickey and Minnie did the craziest poses, and everyone involved insisted upon us taking about 20 pics. It was certainly the greatest character encounter we’ve had – we loved it!

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We emerged from our delightful meeting and were pleasantly surprised to find that it was no longer raining. We took a quick peek inside the main tent, and I was so pleased to find Perla there! :woohoo: I had met Susie last year, so it was grand to meet her friend (since I adore the Cinderella mice :lovestruc).

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[UncleOrville]

With the rain having stopped, we had the perfect opportunity to head through Alice’s trick-or-treat trail.

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We started with a pic with Alice and then saw some other characters and got some cheap candy. It was a pretty good time.

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A little bit-o-honey for our Pooh :goodvibes:
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We emerged from the treat trail to find a ragin’ party, blasting one of our fav tunes, “Fire Burnin’”! :yay: How inappropriate for this tune to be blasting in Tomorrowland, but what a delight, we thought! :rotfl: We immediately danced on over, following the music to a stage with a DJ set up near the carousel (of Progress, that is). Goofy and Pluto decked out in insane costumes were mingling with the crowd of moms and very small children. We got right up in there and were dancing our hearts out when Pluto danced right over and enjoyed the majority of the tune with us. :dance3: Pluto had some pretty sweet moves, and it was a wonderful time! :lmao: We did indeed burn up that dance floor. We stayed around for a few more tunes, including the monster mash, that “oh, oh, it’s magic” tune by one of Laura’s top artists, Selena Gomez, the hand jive, and the hokey pokey.

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It was insanely hot and humid at this point, so all of our crazy dancing eventually led to our overheating. We headed over to another treat trail outside of John Carousel’s door, where we got some more cheap candy, and somewhere else in Tomorrowland, we picked up Star Wars tune-singing spin toothbrushes. I almost had to use one the other day, but then luckily found a normal spinbrush in the back of the closet. :rotfl:

[UncleOrville]

Once we’d collected our strange loot from Tomorrowland, we decided to head over to Fantasyland to check out the other dance party we saw on our special MNSSHP maps. Since our Mickey and Minnie meet and greet and our Tomorrowland dance parties had been such delights, we decided to focus on doing the special MNSSHP activities rather than going on rides, which all appeared to be walk-ons throughout the evening. Once we entered Fantasyland, we saw a meeting area with Piglet and Tigger set up over near Pooh’s Playful Spot, so we hopped in line and were meeting our costume-sakes in just a few minutes. :tigger: The characters loved our costumes, but unfortunately their minders took some pretty poor photos.

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We left our Hundred Acre Woods’ friends and ventured further into Fantasyland, where the sounds of one of our top childhood tunes, “Loveshack,” welcomed us to the Fantasyland dance party! :dancer: There, we found Donald dressed as a pumpkin and Daisy dressed as a medieval princess dancing it up.

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After about one tune, our BFFs Mickey and Minnie entered the dance floor. They immediately walked over to us and pretended to be tweeting! It was the best. We were so pleased that our same pals happened to leave their posts in Toontown and come over to our dance party! party: We danced for a while, and Mickey and/ or Minnie would come over by us whenever the children dancing got bored with them. The dance party crowds were pretty great – just a handful of young children at each party, and then parents standing around the perimeter, which is where we pretty much stayed.

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However, soon a conga line began, that we were not intending to participate in, as most of the participants were under the age of 7. Well, our BFF Mickey, who was leading the line, had other ideas. He pulled us right in, in front of him, and forced us to be the leaders of the conga line! It was hilarious and awesome. Here he is, approaching to grab us to pull us in:

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We even got a great pic, which is one of my favs, even though I look gross and sweaty (because it was about 200 degrees in that dance party, which was under an awning).

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Sadly, we had to leave our BFFs as the time for Hallowishes approached. We made our way down to the hub, and got a nice spot in the front hub right in front of the castle. We thought Hallowishes was pretty cool, but it was really scary! :eek: We are not fans of villains or scariness of any kind, so it wasn’t really our fav.

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[UncleOrville]

During Hallowishes, I remembered that the princesses in Toontown would have their princes with them, another special MNSSHP treat, so we headed back there after the fireworks. We walked right in and met ourselves some princes and princesses.

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We walked through Fantasyland, and made another stop at the Pooh area to meet Pooh and Eeyore. Eeyore was of course depressed that none of us were dressed as him, but we assured him that he was too good for us to emulate, and then got a nice group pic just with him. :hug: This offended Pooh, but then Laura got a solo pic with him, which seemed to placate him. :rotfl: Boy, it’s hard work keeping that Hundred Acre Woods’ gang happy. ;)

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We stopped for a minute in Pooh’s playful spot, but then moseyed on when we realized it was time to get a spot for the Boo to You parade.

We watched the parade from Frontierland. I really liked it, but Liz and Laura found it too frightening in some spots. :scared1: During the Haunted Mansion segment, they ducked into the pin shop, where a CM flipped out because she loved their costumes and then kept watch to let them know when the Haunted Mansion portion was ended and they could safely return to watch the parade.

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[UncleOrville]

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Once the parade had finished, we wandered back into Adventureland and found ourselves right outside of Pirates, so we decided to take a spin.

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Following Piracy, we were welcomed in to a treat trail inside of that pirate makeover shop, a delight since I had been wanting to see inside of it, but certainly not wanting to participate in a pirate makeover. :thumbsup2

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We walked back over to Frontierland, and I stopped for some fries at that cart in the back since I was starving following all of our crazy dancing (and our early dinner). I also finally got a shot of Cinderella’s coach, after we had passed it a few times this night with people in front of it every second.

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We made our way back to Fantasyland, where we found no queues for Peter or Dumbo, so we rode both.

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We then made our way out of the MK right around midnight, and returned back to the Poly without incident (a true delight for us!).

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Next up: an early trek to the jungle.

[sters]

[QUOTE=
We called down to the front desk and had a rather bizarre conversation. During this phone call, they kept insisting on a description of this bug. When we told them it appeared to be a spider, they requested we go up to the bug and count its legs to confirm that there were eight. The front desk told us that they would send Pest Control up as soon as possible. As helpful as Pest Control may be with issues like used toothpicks and sticky messes littering the floor, we were not satisfied with this plan. :confused3 Moments later, the phone rang, and it was that crazy front desk again! Apparently, they just wanted to know what color the bug was. We found these exchanges with the front desk to be completely absurd, and we were getting pretty disgusted by their insistence that we examine a dead srpider. ).[/QUOTE]

NOT ABSURD! Anyone who's ever experienced a bedbug infestation will know that precautions such as yours and response such as Didnry'd is NOT ABSURD. Do you know how difficult and EXPENSIVE remediation is?

[UncleOrville]

NOT ABSURD! Anyone who's ever experienced a bedbug infestation will know that precautions such as yours and response such as Didnry'd is NOT ABSURD. Do you know how difficult and EXPENSIVE remediation is?

Oh, yes - we were mightily disturbed! We thought it was absurd that the front desk CMs were making us examine the bug, rather than them moving us right away and sending someone up to deal with whatever infestation was going on.

[Stefy]

Wow that looked like an awesome night, you guys had so much fun and utilised your time really well. Great character interactions and pics :) Mickey looks quite dapper in his suit.

So were you well paced out, or did you find you had to rush a bit at times?

[Scott MC]

1. I'll say it again....You wacky dames! Not only do you look like you're having a blast, but you're making me look bad as I still haven't finished day 1 on my TR.


2. We thought Hallowishes was pretty cool, but it was really scary! :eek: We are not fans of villains or scariness of any kind, so it wasn’t really our fav.


Uh oh...then you're not going to like our upcoming plan. To be a Grand Gathering, you have to pick something to celebrate, and though it's not in stone yet, it looks like my merry band of 9 will be choosing to celebrate Disney villains. I've called Lady Tremaine.

[UncleOrville]

Wow that looked like an awesome night, you guys had so much fun and utilised your time really well. Great character interactions and pics :) Mickey looks quite dapper in his suit.

So were you well paced out, or did you find you had to rush a bit at times?

We really didn't have to rush at all - it was actually one of our most relaxed park experiences! :thumbsup2 I think getting to a character (that you know will have a long line and that you really want to meet) about 30 minutes before the party starts is a great way to save time. We only really wanted to meet Mickey and Minnie and the Pooh gang, and easily got those accomplished. If we'd wanted to meet Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, or see the Villians show, we just probably wouldn't have gotten to ride the few rides we did at the end, but I think we could have fit them all in. We also probably could have done less dancing if we needed to, but those dance parties were the best! :rotfl:

[UncleOrville]

1. I'll say it again....You wacky dames! Not only do you look like you're having a blast, but you're making me look bad as I still haven't finished day 1 on my TR.


2.

Uh oh...then you're not going to like our upcoming plan. To be a Grand Gathering, you have to pick something to celebrate, and though it's not in stone yet, it looks like my merry band of 9 will be choosing to celebrate Disney villains. I've called Lady Tremaine.

Hahah, wait, what? You have to declare a celebration to be considered a Grand Gathering? :laughing: That is so weird! And instead of claiming you are celebrating a birthday, or reunion or something, you can declare that you are celebrating certain Disney characters? :lmao: That is my fav!

[Rebecuberduber]

Great updates! MNSSHP sounded like a blast for you guys. I like your decision to enjoy the festivities rather than ride the rides.
I'm shocked to see the Peter Pan scene on the floor in the GF resort! We were just there and didn't even notice it! We're huge Peter Pan fanatics, so I'm so disappointed with us that we missed that.
By the way, the Cinderella you guys met at MNSSHP I think is the same one we just met at 1900 PF. She was a very sweet Cinderella.
I'm glad you're still updating! I look forward to more!

[Stefy]

We really didn't have to rush at all - it was actually one of our most relaxed park experiences! :thumbsup2 I think getting to a character (that you know will have a long line and that you really want to meet) about 30 minutes before the party starts is a great way to save time. We only really wanted to meet Mickey and Minnie and the Pooh gang, and easily got those accomplished. If we'd wanted to meet Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, or see the Villians show, we just probably wouldn't have gotten to ride the few rides we did at the end, but I think we could have fit them all in. We also probably could have done less dancing if we needed to, but those dance parties were the best! :rotfl:

Those dance parties did look like alot of fun. We want to do everything and are thinking about doing the party twice. Once for the rides in the dark and second for all the special Halloween parts, like Snow White and the Villians.

Looking forward to more :)

[UncleOrville]

Great updates! MNSSHP sounded like a blast for you guys. I like your decision to enjoy the festivities rather than ride the rides.
I'm shocked to see the Peter Pan scene on the floor in the GF resort! We were just there and didn't even notice it! We're huge Peter Pan fanatics, so I'm so disappointed with us that we missed that.
By the way, the Cinderella you guys met at MNSSHP I think is the same one we just met at 1900 PF. She was a very sweet Cinderella.
I'm glad you're still updating! I look forward to more!

MNSSHP really was lots of fun! Oh, no! Too bad I didn't post this part earlier so you'd know to look out for the Peter Pan part of the GF floor! It's right under/ behind the grand staircase, leading to a side door that leads to the waterfall pool area for the next time you're there.

That's fun that you met the same Cinderella! I always enjoy seeing the same people I've met in others' pictures! We didn't talk to her very much, but she didn't do any weird princess chatting with us like many of the others love to do (super strange since we are basically their age), so she was all good in my book! :rotfl:

Those dance parties did look like alot of fun. We want to do everything and are thinking about doing the party twice. Once for the rides in the dark and second for all the special Halloween parts, like Snow White and the Villians.

Looking forward to more :)

I think doing the party twice is a good idea. It was really so much fun - I definitely wouldn't have minded going twice! I actually thought of getting tickets for a second night while we were there, but just wished those tickets weren't so expensive.

[VBsHustla]

Oh bother. :sad: My Pooh ears look nuts in 95% of the pics!

[UncleOrville]

Oh bother. :sad: My Pooh ears look nuts in 95% of the pics!

:rotfl:

[Zuzu03]

Great TR, ladies! You look like you had such a wonderful time! Thank you for sharing and I look forward to reading more!

[UncleOrville]

Great TR, ladies! You look like you had such a wonderful time! Thank you for sharing and I look forward to reading more!

Thanks so much for reading! :goodvibes

[UncleOrville]

Exciting announcement - Laura, our brother, and I just added in a March trip to DW! :banana: :woohoo:

Unfortunately Liz cannot take a vacation from her job at that time. :sad1: But we'll do our best to keep her updated while we're there.

[Stefy]

How cool and March is not that far away. Where will you be staying? Its a shame Liz can't make it, but I am sure you guys will find a way to make it feel like she is there with you :)

[UncleOrville]

How cool and March is not that far away. Where will you be staying? Its a shame Liz can't make it, but I am sure you guys will find a way to make it feel like she is there with you :)

Yes, it's so soon! :woohoo: We're staying at the Beach Club, and hoping it'll be warm enough to enjoy the great pool there!

[Rebecuberduber]

Wow, the Beach Club! I love that resort. We got to stay there once when I was a kid, and it is so beautiful! :love: You guys will do another report, right??

[Stefy]

Ooh the Beach Club is a lovely resort and Stormalong Bay looks awesome :) Looking forward to reading your Tweet/TR.

[UncleOrville]

Wow, the Beach Club! I love that resort. We got to stay there once when I was a kid, and it is so beautiful! :love: You guys will do another report, right??

Yes, very excited about the Beach Club! We stayed there a few times as kids and always loved it. Once our parents attempted a stay in the old Tree House villas, and upon arrival we all hated it and we kids demanded a move to the Beach Club. :laughing: Based on the pace of this current TR, I don't want to definitely commit to doing one for the March trip, but maybe it won't be too bad since it'll be a relatively short trip. We'll definitely be tweeting though!

Ooh the Beach Club is a lovely resort and Stormalong Bay looks awesome :) Looking forward to reading your Tweet/TR.

Yes, can't wait to sit out at SAB (and tweet all about it)! :goodvibes

[Stefy]

Sorry to hijack, but I have started a PTR and would love for you to check it out. You girls look like you have so much fun when you go to the World, it would be great to get some input/ideas from you :)

[UncleOrville]

Sorry to hijack, but I have started a PTR and would love for you to check it out. You girls look like you have so much fun when you go to the World, it would be great to get some input/ideas from you :)

Excellent! I will def check it out later today! :goodvibes

[NikkiLovesWDW!]

Hi! I found you from Stefy's PTR! I just read you first post, but I'm already hooked! I love random singing of WDW classic soungs and 90s TV shows are my fav! I always try to get my friends to play 90210 or Full House trivia but no on wants to....they know I'll win. I could kick some butt with Cosby trivia and Golden Girls too! Gotta get ready for work but I can't wait to read the rest and catch up!

[UncleOrville]

Hi! I found you from Stefy's PTR! I just read you first post, but I'm already hooked! I love random singing of WDW classic soungs and 90s TV shows are my fav! I always try to get my friends to play 90210 or Full House trivia but no on wants to....they know I'll win. I could kick some butt with Cosby trivia and Golden Girls too! Gotta get ready for work but I can't wait to read the rest and catch up!

Thanks so much for coming over! :goodvibes Fellow singers and 90s pop culture trivia stars are always most welcome! :laughing:

[NikkiLovesWDW!]

Okay, I just spent about an hour and a 1/2 reading your entire TR! And I have sooo much to say!!!

-You guys are nuts and I love it! I thought I was bad with my printed mousekeeping envelopes, you guys take the cake!

-Don't you LOVE the Poly? We stayed there for our honeymoon, actually in Tokelau! Sooooo scary about the bedbugs! Yuk! Glad they switched you!

-Love the Gibbler reinactment. I remember when those episodes were on (a 2-parter) and we taped it and watched it over and over. Our first trip after they aired, I think we hit every spot they hit on the show. "And this is where Jesse and Becky had a picnic with Chip and Dale." (I think we went to the GF soley for this purpose! "And this is where Danny was going to ask Vicky to marry him but asked her is she wanted a bratwurst intead." Etc, etc! So cool that she responded to your tweet!

-Ahhh the TTA! You hit it JUST before they changed the narrator. After being closed on my honeymoon, I RAN to the TTA on the first day of my October trip. It was October 1st...the very day the narration changed. :( RIP Mr. Morrow.

-Great pics of the fountain in front of SE. I LOVE that fountain and was horrified when I saw someone lean over and vomit in it once! Haven't been able to look at it the same since...

-Ah the Living Seas...also a place where Danny attempted to propose to Vicky...until he got that fateful phone call that Michelle was MIA!

-I can't BELIEVE you don't like the Test Track preshow! I love it! "Surprise tests?" "Yeah, pick one!" Sooo good! Lucky you all got to sit together. Love the pics!

-Oh MouseGear is our FAV! I never noticed the continuous song! I'll have to listen for it next time!

-I am sooo happy to hear that other people love the American Adventure as much as I do!! I listen to that show all the time! "Quiet, you're gonna ruin Ma's birthday!" "Noooo, ain't nothing gonna ruin today! We're all together now!" and "Cheer up Jane! Maybe we''ll all be together by next Christmas!" and fade into Golden Dream! The best! I wanted to have my wedding in the American Adventure pavilion.

-Mmmmmm 'Ohana!

-Mmmmmm Puffed French Toast!

-I also had no idea Min and Bill's had actual food! Last time I even looked there it was pretzels and such...

-I really HAVE to do that animation studio next time...

-I am worried about the fate of One Man's Dream, with all this Pixar business about.

-ADORABLE Halloween costumes! Just perfect! Great pics form the party!

Is that all??? Ok, I think I touched on everything I wanted to. I am really enjoying the writing girls!(And I usually skim the writing to just get to the pics!) You're doing a great job!





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[UncleOrville]

Okay, I just spent about an hour and a 1/2 reading your entire TR! And I have sooo much to say!!!

-You guys are nuts and I love it! I thought I was bad with my printed mousekeeping envelopes, you guys take the cake!

-Don't you LOVE the Poly? We stayed there for our honeymoon, actually in Tokelau! Sooooo scary about the bedbugs! Yuk! Glad they switched you!

-Love the Gibbler reinactment. I remember when those episodes were on (a 2-parter) and we taped it and watched it over and over. Our first trip after they aired, I think we hit every spot they hit on the show. "And this is where Jesse and Becky had a picnic with Chip and Dale." (I think we went to the GF soley for this purpose! "And this is where Danny was going to ask Vicky to marry him but asked her is she wanted a bratwurst intead." Etc, etc! So cool that she responded to your tweet!

-Ahhh the TTA! You hit it JUST before they changed the narrator. After being closed on my honeymoon, I RAN to the TTA on the first day of my October trip. It was October 1st...the very day the narration changed. :( RIP Mr. Morrow.

-Great pics of the fountain in front of SE. I LOVE that fountain and was horrified when I saw someone lean over and vomit in it once! Haven't been able to look at it the same since...

-Ah the Living Seas...also a place where Danny attempted to propose to Vicky...until he got that fateful phone call that Michelle was MIA!

-I can't BELIEVE you don't like the Test Track preshow! I love it! "Surprise tests?" "Yeah, pick one!" Sooo good! Lucky you all got to sit together. Love the pics!

-Oh MouseGear is our FAV! I never noticed the continuous song! I'll have to listen for it next time!

-I am sooo happy to hear that other people love the American Adventure as much as I do!! I listen to that show all the time! "Quiet, you're gonna ruin Ma's birthday!" "Noooo, ain't nothing gonna ruin today! We're all together now!" and "Cheer up Jane! Maybe we''ll all be together by next Christmas!" and fade into Golden Dream! The best! I wanted to have my wedding in the American Adventure pavilion.

-Mmmmmm 'Ohana!

-Mmmmmm Puffed French Toast!

-I also had no idea Min and Bill's had actual food! Last time I even looked there it was pretzels and such...

-I really HAVE to do that animation studio next time...

-I am worried about the fate of One Man's Dream, with all this Pixar business about.

-ADORABLE Halloween costumes! Just perfect! Great pics form the party

Is that all??? Ok, I think I touched on everything I wanted to. I am really enjoying the writing girls!(And I usually skim the writing to just get to the pics!) You're doing a great job!

Love all your comments! We too were obsessed (obviously) with those Full House eps and watched our VHS repeatedly. In fact, I've had them saved on my DVR for about 2 years now after they aired on ABC Family and still enjoy a viewing now and then. New technology, same old story. :rolleyes1

Oh yeah, I've heard that the TTA narration changed - boo! :sad2:

Hahaa about the vomiting in the Epcot fountain. :rotfl: Awesome.

We too love fellow American Adventure fans! Such a wonderful attraction! Our cousin just went to DW and we instructed him to take in a viewing of the Adventure, but he admitted he did not - I think we'll be disowning him.

Thanks so much for all of your comments and compliments! :hug:

[VBsHustla]

Okay, I just spent about an hour and a 1/2 reading your entire TR! And I have sooo much to say!!!

-You guys are nuts and I love it! I thought I was bad with my printed mousekeeping envelopes, you guys take the cake!

-Don't you LOVE the Poly? We stayed there for our honeymoon, actually in Tokelau! Sooooo scary about the bedbugs! Yuk! Glad they switched you!

-Love the Gibbler reinactment. I remember when those episodes were on (a 2-parter) and we taped it and watched it over and over. Our first trip after they aired, I think we hit every spot they hit on the show. "And this is where Jesse and Becky had a picnic with Chip and Dale." (I think we went to the GF soley for this purpose! "And this is where Danny was going to ask Vicky to marry him but asked her is she wanted a bratwurst intead." Etc, etc! So cool that she responded to your tweet!

-Ahhh the TTA! You hit it JUST before they changed the narrator. After being closed on my honeymoon, I RAN to the TTA on the first day of my October trip. It was October 1st...the very day the narration changed. :( RIP Mr. Morrow.

-Great pics of the fountain in front of SE. I LOVE that fountain and was horrified when I saw someone lean over and vomit in it once! Haven't been able to look at it the same since...

-Ah the Living Seas...also a place where Danny attempted to propose to Vicky...until he got that fateful phone call that Michelle was MIA!

-I can't BELIEVE you don't like the Test Track preshow! I love it! "Surprise tests?" "Yeah, pick one!" Sooo good! Lucky you all got to sit together. Love the pics!

-Oh MouseGear is our FAV! I never noticed the continuous song! I'll have to listen for it next time!

-I am sooo happy to hear that other people love the American Adventure as much as I do!! I listen to that show all the time! "Quiet, you're gonna ruin Ma's birthday!" "Noooo, ain't nothing gonna ruin today! We're all together now!" and "Cheer up Jane! Maybe we''ll all be together by next Christmas!" and fade into Golden Dream! The best! I wanted to have my wedding in the American Adventure pavilion.

-Mmmmmm 'Ohana!

-Mmmmmm Puffed French Toast!

-I also had no idea Min and Bill's had actual food! Last time I even looked there it was pretzels and such...

-I really HAVE to do that animation studio next time...

-I am worried about the fate of One Man's Dream, with all this Pixar business about.

-ADORABLE Halloween costumes! Just perfect! Great pics form the party!

Is that all??? Ok, I think I touched on everything I wanted to. I am really enjoying the writing girls!(And I usually skim the writing to just get to the pics!) You're doing a great job!


:woohoo: Thank you for the beautiful commentary! It made my day! :thumbsup2 So pleased that someone else still holds Danny Tanner's German jigging and stressful Living Seas experience as dearly to her heart as we do! We also make an annual pilgrimage to the GF boat dock in honor of Uncle Jesse's romantic anniversary montage. :rotfl: at the American Adventure quotations. I'll have youtube that attraction immediately - what a delight! Thanks so much for reading and commenting! :goodvibes

[alliebelle3]

Love your TR! Looks like you had such a blast. You guys remind me of me and my sisters. :)

I can't believe the whole bedbugs issue...how terrible!!!

Can't wait for more!!

[UncleOrville]

Love your TR! Looks like you had such a blast. You guys remind me of me and my sisters. :)

I can't believe the whole bedbugs issue...how terrible!!!

Can't wait for more!!

Thanks for reading! Looks like you have a trip coming up soon with your sisters - since we remind you of you and your sisters, you're sure to have a grand old time! :laughing:

To be fair to the Poly, there weren't actual bed bugs in our room, just a spider who happened to expire in one of the beds. :rotfl: Still absolutely gross, though! :scared1:

[NikkiLovesWDW!]

GIRLS! Do you have have 4 million dollars???

Well, if you do, I heard on the radio this morning that the house used to represent the Tanner house in the opening credits of Full House is on sale! And if could be yours for the low, low price of 4,000,000!

[UncleOrville]

GIRLS! Do you have have 4 million dollars???

Well, if you do, I heard on the radio this morning that the house used to represent the Tanner house in the opening credits of Full House is on sale! And if could be yours for the low, low price of 4,000,000!

Oh, darn! I knew we shouldn't have spent that $3 million on the Smash Club last year! We should have been holding out for this more iconic piece of Full House history! :rotfl:

I hope the person who buys it appreciates its wonderful past!

[NikkiLovesWDW!]

Oh, darn! I knew we shouldn't have spent that $3 million on the Smash Club last year! We should have been holding out for this more iconic piece of Full House history! :rotfl:

I hope the person who buys it appreciates its wonderful past!

You bought the smach club?? You better make sure it's up to CODE!

[VBsHustla]

You bought the smach club?? You better make sure it's up to CODE!

Oh man! We're not very good with memorizing health violation codes! Clearly we're just going to have to strategically place a cheat sheet inside of a sandwich. :thumbsup2

[UncleOrville]

Is there a better way to get through a blizzard than remembering sunnier and warmer times? I think not. So, here is a little bit of Florida sunshine. I (Jen) wrote this portion - Laura will have to let us know if I made anything up :rolleyes1

Today was our planned AK day. We always do just one half-day in the AK. We could fill up a full day if we saw all of the shows and such, but it’s always as hot as the surface of the sun in there, so we’re always ready to get out around noon – so, no need to budget for more time.

To maximize what little time I knew we’d be spending in the AK, I had made 8 am ADRs for a Tusker House breakfast so we could get right on the safari after we’d eaten. Now, I knew in advance that we’d be attending MNSSHP the night before, and had read lots of recommendations on the DIS to build in a rest morning after the party. I of course ignored this advice, thinking it was coming from and geared toward families with little kiddies, and that we would be invincible to this after-party exhaustion. :rolleyes: In retrospect, perhaps I should have considered this advice before scheduling a before-park-open breakfast at the park that takes the longest to get to. But, we soldiered on, and made it out to the bus stop (we decided we’d give the Poly bus station a try since we weren’t sure if they ran buses from the TTC to the other parks as early as 7:30 am). Luck was with us and a bus for the AK was the first one that pulled up, and just a few minutes after our arrival at the station! We were also its only passengers, so that was good times.

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We got to the AK with plenty of time to get back to Tusker House before our 8:05 am ADR (about 7:50), and then proceeded through the empty park to get back to the restaurant.

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Let me say now that this meal was the worst of our trip. I’d heard that they had interesting food, and boy, had those safari outfit-clad characters looked cute in pics I had seen – but, oh my, huge disappointment! :sad2:

And now for the details: We checked in and were ushered to a line, where we waited for about five minutes to have our photo taken in front of a wall. Okay – not an interesting shot, and a time waster for a photo we know we will not buy, but whatever. They did force us to take off our sunglasses, which we knew at the time would be a huge mistake. Here’s proof that we were right :laughing::

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Then we were led to our table, and the buffet was pointed out to us.

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[UncleOrville]

Our server came over pretty quickly and brought us juice, which was delicious. I’m not sure what was in it, but it was a delightful fruity blend. Liz and I thought it would make a nice cocktail mixer. :laughing:

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I also ordered some coffee, which was so gross. Nescafe, I’m assuming, but also super cold. :sick: For some reason I thought they might serve an African roast here – don’t they at some of the coffee kiosks in the AK? Anyway, this was so yuck and I drank about a sip.

When we went over to the buffet to get our food, there were two sides, both with very long lines. We each got in a line and got food, then noticed by comparing our plates that the two sides of the buffet had a few different options. Awesome. So some of us, like me, had to get into a second line to get the item that was missing from the first side but available on the second. After returning from two rather long lines, I was excited to dig in. Guess what, though? The food was really cold. Not just room temperature from my having stood in a second line with the original food, like perhaps refrigerated cold. :eek: Freezing eggs – really? On the plus side, the food tasted fine. :confused3

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The characters here were dressed adorably, but unfortunately, we saw all but Donald (and Mickey for a quick second) from afar – some from a-very-far – there were two big rooms for seating, and some characters never made it out of the room that we weren’t in while we were there.

Here’s Mickey zooming through the room:
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Donald finally came over to us before we needed to leave to get out to the park, so we had a nice 30-second meet and greet with him (not complaining here, but just pointing this out because most of the other people we saw with him also had very short meets – so why did it take so long for the characters to get around?!).

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We could have stayed to meet the other characters, but we really preferred to get out and get on the first ride of the safari, so we peaced out. Maybe it was just an off morning, but Tusker House seemed to be running with inefficiency like I’ve never experienced in Disney. :confused: I think they need to get the managers of the Crystal Palace in there to school them on moving the characters through, ordering the buffet in a sane way, and replenishing / warming the food.

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[UncleOrville]

Anyway, we will not be returning to the Tusker House, despite the best part about it – we got to stand at a rope with barely anyone around us that was about 50 feet from the entrance to the safari. Our little rope wasn’t dropped until the crowd from the big rope drop was right behind us, but we were still in front of them and never involved in that big crowd, so it was awesome. :thumbsup2

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We were, as per usual, the first ones down to the safari loading area and were directed to the back row. We thought it was odd that they didn’t put us, the first travelers of the day, up in front. Then we looked out the back and saw we’d have a great view to take pics, and then we started moving and realized just how much better the back row is! :woohoo: We were bouncing around (literally off of our seat) and having a grand old time! It was actually like a ride, rather than a trip in the car, in the back. For some reason, before this ride, we’d always been in the first or second row of the safari vehicles. Anyway, the back was tons of fun and we saw quite a few animals. Everyone’s seen millions of safari pics, so here are just a few.

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I love the baobabs!

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After we bounced through the African savannah, we headed over to Asia. We grabbed FPs for Everest and then walked right through the standby line with no wait – loved it! :yay:

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Upon our exit from Everest, we noticed a rather large family clad in Extreme Makeover Home Edition tees – we hope we’ll end up seeing them featured on the show this season!

I rode just once, and Laura and Liz wanted to ride some more while there was no line, so I bid them farewell to explore on my own. They ended up riding Everest four times in a row – I like the ride, but boy am I glad I did not have to ride four times in a row! For some reason, when I ride Everest multiple times, I always get a headache/ nauseas – no other roller coaster does that to me (well except for maybe Space Mountain, but I think that one is too jerky for everyone!). I can happily ride Everest once at one time and be totally fine, so I’m glad that that’s what I did!

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More to come soon!

[NikkiLovesWDW!]

Oh that's terrible news! I booked an 8:05am ADR at Tusker House for our trip this summer! Yikes. I hope you are right and that it was just an off day for them. The last time we were in Tusker House was when it was a counter service. They had THE BEST fried chicken sandwich and we couldn't wait to go there again on our next trip...only ot find that it would be closed to be made into a sit-down restaurant.

Oh well....

[UncleOrville]

Oh that's terrible news! I booked an 8:05am ADR at Tusker House for our trip this summer! Yikes. I hope you are right and that it was just an off day for them. The last time we were in Tusker House was when it was a counter service. They had THE BEST fried chicken sandwich and we couldn't wait to go there again on our next trip...only ot find that it would be closed to be made into a sit-down restaurant.

Oh well....

I know, I loved Tusker House when it was CS! Their salmon with rice and green beans was the greatest CS meal I've had.

I think if you're not expecting much in terms of the food, it's worth it to keep an 8:05 ADR there just to be in the park first, especially during summer when it can be so crowded. If the food happens to be hot and you get to meet some characters there, added bonus to your early park entry! :rotfl:

[DisneyDaddio]

What an entertaining trip report! So many great pictures, especially of the Polynesian (sorry about the first day issue, though).

[UncleOrville]

What an entertaining trip report! So many great pictures, especially of the Polynesian (sorry about the first day issue, though).

Thank you! And thanks for reading! :goodvibes

[NikkiLovesWDW!]

Great AK pictures! It is such a beautiful park!

[VBsHustla]

In addition to that expose on the Tusker, I'd like to add that I thought that juice was horrid. They had no bowls, so I dined on some cold oatmeal off a plate. They also only had a nearly completely empty bowl of fruit available (which confused me as it was 8am, and most people don't seem to consume the enormous amounts of fruit that I do!) What a terrible spot! :sad1:

[Stefy]

Yay another update and most defo needed in this yucky cold weather :thumbsup2

Its a shame that your Tusker experience was v good, but on the plus side you got on the first safari ride of the day, rode Everest four times and got empty park pics. Looked like a peaceful morning too :goodvibes

[UncleOrville]

Great AK pictures! It is such a beautiful park!

Yay another update and most defo needed in this yucky cold weather :thumbsup2

Its a shame that your Tusker experience was v good, but on the plus side you got on the first safari ride of the day, rode Everest four times and got empty park pics. Looked like a peaceful morning too :goodvibes

Yup, I love taking pics of the empty AK!

The Tusker House breakfast really was pitiful, but it was def awesome to be in the park and on the first safari of the day! :thumbsup2

[UncleOrville]

And we're back with some more Animal Kingdom fun.

After leaving Liz and Laura to ride and ride Everest, I set out for the Maharajah Jungle Trek because it has an awesome name, some tigers, and was close to where I was. I’d walked through here last year and just loved the architecture of the fake ruins – ah, fabricated history. But, it really is pretty in there, so I took lots of pics. Here are a few:

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I got a call from Laura right before I reached the bird section at the end of the trek, saying that they’d had their fill of Everest, so I moseyed on through and met back up with the other 2/3rds of VBsHustla. Together again, we journeyed back into Africa to catch the train to Rafiki’s Planet Watch. Once we disembarked from the train, we had Liz pose with these elephants – she was in her elephant tee, after all.

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When we entered the Planet Watch building, we of course had to pose with and take tons of pics of the absurd animals adorning the walls. :thumbsup2 These paintings are all so scary – even if they are depicting bunnies!

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Naturally, Laura and I especially love the depictions of the animals that Liz is afraid of, such as the ostrich. Horrifying, especially if you are Liz! :scared1:

What a place.

[UncleOrville]

When we were finally finished with the wall right by the entrance, we walked in the main part of the building and were delighted to see our good pal Jiminy! I absolutely love Jiminy, so I got a couple of solo shots with him. Once I was done with my photoshoot, Liz and Laura got a quick pic and we were on our way to check out the animal hospital rooms and such behind Jiminy. We watched some super-fast white turtles run around their cage for a while. It was fun.

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Finished with Rafiki’s, we took the train back to the mainland, and started our walk over to Dinoland, USA. Of course, Liz is afraid of dinos, so this land is one of her favs! And, of course, Laura and I force her to ride Dinosaur each time we are at the AK, and she closes her eyes and puts her fingers in her ears, and then we do something funny to her in the ride photo. :goodvibes And this is how it happened on this particular trip to Dinoland and on Dinosaur. I really like dinos. We had a whole long unit about them in first grade and got to make awesome tee-shirts with our favorite dino applied via fabric paint on a sponge that we then wore to our class trip to the local zoo. I will always have a place in my heart for dinos. Perhaps that is why I bought a cool Dinoland USA clearance tee-shirt on our way out – Laura got one too, and they are really cute.

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After our visit to Dinoland, we headed out of the AK. We decided to hop on whichever MK area bus came first, since we’ve always had frustratingly bad luck getting buses out of the AK. We were delighted when a Contemporary bus arrived shortly after we’d gotten to the bus stop, and decided we’d take this opportunity to check out the new Contempo Café counter service spot for lunch. The organization of this place was very nice, and I think it would be much better than some of the other counter service locations at dealing with crowds, but there was absolutely no crowd when we were there, so we didn’t have to worry about that.

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Ordering for Laura was a nightmare, as it usually is at counter service locations. :mad: She just wanted a cheese sandwich (that would also be nut-free) and normal adult sides, dessert, drink, etc., which she should have had because she was using a pre-paid adult CS credit from the dining plan. However, to get a plain cheese sandwich, several CS locations we’ve encountered have forced Laura to order a kids’ meal – not that they offer a cheese sandwich, the restaurant managers tell her to order any kids’ meal and then go up to the counter to tell them she wants a cheese sandwich. Then they force her to have the kids’ sides and small sized beverage. Her lunch at the Contempo Café was one piece of cheese on two small, regular slices of wheat bread (no fancy bread like the breads available for the adult sandwiches, but I realize these may have had nut contamination issues, so there may have been a reason), plus a little bag of grapes, a Mickey applesauce, and a small water. And this was retrieved after talking to four CMs, including a manager. Pitiful. I really hope there will be a good discount code available during our next trip that trumps the free dining bounceback we have now – I am so fed up with CS places, but we really don’t need the three TS credits offered with the deluxe DDP. Maybe they’ll offer a dining plan option with two TS credits per day?

Anyway, I had some sort of southwestern salad that had grilled chicken, black beans, corn, and avocado ranch dressing. The chicken was gross, but the rest was good.

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I also got a cupcake that looked huge and delicious, but turned out to be filled with cherries! Yuck! It was, unfortunately, really gross.

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[UncleOrville]

Following our some-parts-terrible, some-parts-pretty-good lunch, we wandered over to the gift shops and out to the fourth floor observation deck to catch a glimpse of Bay Lake Tower. It looked lovely from the outside, and I’d love to check out the interior sometime.

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After our Contemporary tour, we traveled back to the Poly via monorail, and Liz and I enjoyed a leisurely dip in the senior citizens’ pool (aka the quiet pool) while Laura watched her fav guy, Chad Dylan Cooper, on Sonny with a Chance. Once Liz and I returned from our exciting outing, we got ourselves ready for a night out at the World Showcase.

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Sorry for such a short segment, but Laura was demanding something great to read - be back with more soon!

[VBsHustla]

Oh how I hated that Contemp spot! :sad1: Their rudeness greatly affected my mood and depressed me!

I do adore the turtle and ostrich photos, though! :cat: :fish: :snail: Also, Liz is never forced onto the Dino ride. She insists on coming on her own volition! pirate:

[Neve]

What a SCARY day! Dinos:scared1:, ostriches:scared1:, potential poisonings for the peanut sensitive crowd:scared1:!

The AK really did a dis-service to changing Tusker house into a character meal! Shame shame!

Sounds like you all had an exciting afternoon. Enjoying some Sonny :happytv: and a little synchronized swimming with the geriatric set. I wonder if they would have joined in a little dance party :dance3:

[UncleOrville]

Oh how I hated that Contemp spot! :sad1: Their rudeness greatly affected my mood and depressed me!

I do adore the turtle and ostrich photos, though! :cat: :fish: :snail: Also, Liz is never forced onto the Dino ride. She insists on coming on her own volition! pirate:

It was a very rude spot!

:rotfl: Wonderful use of emoticons! That is true about Liz - she does secretly love those dinos.

[UncleOrville]

What a SCARY day! Dinos:scared1:, ostriches:scared1:, potential poisonings for the peanut sensitive crowd:scared1:!

The AK really did a dis-service to changing Tusker house into a character meal! Shame shame!

Sounds like you all had an exciting afternoon. Enjoying some Sonny :happytv: and a little synchronized swimming with the geriatric set. I wonder if they would have joined in a little dance party :dance3:

Glad to see you back around these parts, Neve! It was a scary day, indeed, for the scaredy-cat crowd. :scared1:

I think we would have been kicked right out of the quiet pool had we tried to initiate a dance party!

[VBsHustla]

Liz here to contest that while I do subject myself to the Dinosaur ride and the land, it must be simply my desire to not be abandoned in the scariest land I've seen! :scared1::scared1::scared1: Plus, I quite like the jostling!

I must say that I am looking quite terrible in these photos! What the heat in WDW does to me!

My elephant tee looked divine though! :jumping1:

:rotfl:Love that a photo of me and my program (GH) made it into the TR. If only it had been John Zacchara on the screen! :love: But, I guess I'll take Sam and Jason over the fat Cassadine anyday!

:rolleyes1 I must say that I cannot read this TR without thinking of my beloved friend Beauford. I'll be singing his tune all night long. Or at the very least enjoying a little :dance3: How I miss those country rhythms!

[UncleOrville]

Liz here to contest that while I do subject myself to the Dinosaur ride and the land, it must be simply my desire to not be abandoned in the scariest land I've seen! :scared1::scared1::scared1: Plus, I quite like the jostling!

I must say that I am looking quite terrible in these photos! What the heat in WDW does to me!

My elephant tee looked divine though! :jumping1:

:rotfl:Love that a photo of me and my program (GH) made it into the TR. If only it had been John Zacchara on the screen! :love: But, I guess I'll take Sam and Jason over the fat Cassadine anyday!

:rolleyes1 I must say that I cannot read this TR without thinking of my beloved friend Beauford. I'll be singing his tune all night long. Or at the very least enjoying a little :dance3: How I miss those country rhythms!

You looked grand! :cool2: How could you not have in that great elephant tee that you'd been hunting down for years to get at the approp price?! :confused3

You are right about that GH shot - a screen cap of Johnny Zacchara and Zenon (as added bonus) would have been most fitting for you. I'll try better to catch you watching one of your fav scenes the next time I'm photographing your television watching.

Momma, don't whup little Beuford; Momma, don't pound on his head... :rolleyes1

[Stefy]

Another great update :thumbsup2

Lovely photos of the Maharajah Jungle Trek and Rafiki's Planet looks like lots of fun, another 'must do' to add to the list :goodvibes

Liz I am with you on the Dinosaur Ride, whilst pretty cool, it is kinda scary.

Sorry lunch at the Contempo wasn't up to scratch, but those green beans look yumma.

Looking forward to your next installment :)

[UncleOrville]

Another great update :thumbsup2

Lovely photos of the Maharajah Jungle Trek and Rafiki's Planet looks like lots of fun, another 'must do' to add to the list :goodvibes

Liz I am with you on the Dinosaur Ride, whilst pretty cool, it is kinda scary.

Sorry lunch at the Contempo wasn't up to scratch, but those green beans look yumma.

Looking forward to your next installment :)

Thanks, I love taking pics in the AK, and the Maharajah Trek is one of my fav places to do it - maybe because it's pretty well shaded and not so hot as the rest of the park! :laughing:

My salad at the Contempo Cafe tasted pretty good - I think it's a great CS option if you don't have someone with food allergies.

[DisneyDaddio]

AK is such a beautiful park.

Enjoying all the food pics (drool).

[UncleOrville]

AK is such a beautiful park.

Enjoying all the food pics (drool).

Thank you! I love taking food pics, and am glad you're enjoying them!

[kangaand2roos]

Caught up and subbing!

[RachelNinja]

I spent one of my days off this week grading poorly written assignments (middle school kids!) and reading your TR! It definitely entertained me because you guys have such a comical writing style! Plus, you punctuate your sentences properly :thumbsup2

Looking forward to more!

[UncleOrville]

Caught up and subbing!

Glad to have you on board! :thumbsup2

I spent one of my days off this week grading poorly written assignments (middle school kids!) and reading your TR! It definitely entertained me because you guys have such a comical writing style! Plus, you punctuate your sentences properly :thumbsup2

Looking forward to more!

:rotfl:Why, thank you! As two English majors and frequent tutors of our younger cousins who sound like the students in your class, we are delighted to bring some good, properly punctuated writing to your life! :laughing: Thanks for reading! :goodvibes

[UncleOrville]

And, we're back! Currently packing and preparing for our next trip, which is now just 7 days away :woohoo:! What better way to anticipate our next trip than reminiscing about the last one?

Traveling via the pathway to the TTC, we were able to catch a monorail and arrive at Epcot without much trouble. Our first order of business when we arrived was stopping at guest services to pick up some buttons – after all, we had to let the world know that on this day, we were celebrating Nick Jonas’s birthday! :bday:

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Properly adorned, we made our way back to the World Showcase, and in to Italy.

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We had ADRs at Tutto Italia, and were excited to try it after reading many good reviews. Before we entered the restaurant, I suggested we might want to remove our tiaras. Liz said we shouldn’t because we wouldn’t get any attention, but I explained that we were three females entering a restaurant where there would invariably be Italian male servers – of this I was sure, we would not be ignored. :laughing: And I was right! Italian guys (actually from Italy) flirt so mercilessly and are so persistent that it’s hilarious. It can be overwhelming in Italy, on the street, say, but when they’re your servers, bus boys, and restaurant managers in Epcot, it’s all good! Our server was Marco, and he was, of course, beautiful, charming, and at our table every three seconds. Awesome. Really. I’d never been to Tutto Italia or any other incarnations of this restaurant, and I thought it was really nice inside. It was also empty (at about 5:30 pm). Marco was at our table a few seconds after we arrived and brought us menus. He came back around 45 seconds later to ask if we had any questions or needed help. We told him we’d need a few more minutes, so in around 30 seconds, he was back to chat and see if we were ready. :rotfl: We chatted a bit and then I asked him what he recommended since I wasn’t sure what I wanted. I believe he suggested a veal dish, since veal is really the only thing that I won’t eat, so I had to let him down and decline his suggestion. Laura asked for something with a few substitutions because of the vegetarianism and the nut allergy, but Marco said he could not ask for any substitutions because the chef is big and scary, and he is afraid to do that. His explanation was really funny, and Laura was also interested in the penne caprese, which was fine for her to eat, so she just went with that.

After we’d ordered our dinner, Marco was back in a flash with a bread basket and some cold antipasto.

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I ate a piece of bread, and just as we were about to dig into the olives and other small items on our table, Marco was back with our meals! Okay, no wonder why Marco could not ask for substitutions for Laura – everything must be pre-prepared in the back. Even if that is the case, it was fine – everything was hot and cooked just right when it was brought out to us.

Here is Laura’s penne caprese:
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I had lasagna, which was huge – Marco told me I wouldn’t be able to finish it, but as you may have guessed by now, I did. ;) I thought it was excellent, too. The gravy was great. It had a little bit of meat in it, and the lasagna had a few nice cheese flavors going on. It wasn’t the most adventurous choice, but I was in the mood for pasta, cheese, and tomato sauce, so it was perfect!
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Liz got cannelloni, which was cheeeeesy! It was really good, but just be prepared for a cheese overload with this dish.
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For dessert, we asked if there were any nut-free options for Laura. Marco was horrified that we had not mentioned the nut allergy when ordering the entrees, but we assured him that all was well and Laura had enjoyed her dinner without suffering anaphalaxis. The manager, who was of course also very friendly, came over and offered Laura berries with fresh whipped cream. Perfect, since she had been eyeing the berries and cream option on the menu.
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I got tiramisu, which was okay – nothing thrilling. If I didn’t get dessert as part of the meal plan, I wouldn’t bother ordering this.
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Liz got a layered chocolate cake, which I liked better than my tiramisu, but also was nothing to rave about.
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Overall, we really enjoyed our meal at Tutto, and will absolutely be returning! The food was delicious, the service very attentive (and fun!), and we liked how quick the service was. We’ve certainly eaten better Italian food, but as far as Disney restaurants go, this is definitely one we’ll be returning to and recommending to others.

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[UncleOrville]

After our successful trip to Italy, we ventured over to Germany, where Laura bought a nice giant pretzel to go and we bought a pickle Christmas tree ornament because we thought it was pretty funny.

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We then headed on out of the showcase and stopped to pay our respects to our great friends, the boys of Nsync, on the photo wall. :thumbsup2

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We monorailed it home to the Poly (really to the TTC and then took a quick walk to our room), and were soon back in our room. We hadn’t been sure of what to do this night – whether we should stay and watch Illuminations or go over to the MK for Wishes after our dinner, but earlier in the day we had seen a commercial indicating that the Wizards film would be airing on the Disney channel that night. That sealed our fate immediately. :rotfl: It was decided that we would stay in to take in our film.

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Once we returned to the Poly, we got ourselves settled for a viewing of the Wizards film (Laura’s seventh viewing at that point). I skipped out on the beginning of the film to catch Wishes from the main Poly beach. This was one of my fav Wishes viewings! It was not crowded at all, the music was piped in, and the fireworks were lined up nicely over the castle. Highly recommended!

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Following Wishes, I went into Captain Cook’s to find some dessert for Liz and myself. We were so used to the DDP at this point that we couldn’t forgo a second dessert for the night! I picked us up some brownies and headed back to the room to enjoy the rest of Wizards.

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After dining on our desserts and finishing our film, we went to sleep. It was a gloriously early and restful night, and we loved it!

[Stefy]

Great update :thumbsup2

Sounds like a fun and eventful meal at Tutto. Can't go wrong with Italian ;)

I love the story behind the Christmas Pickle, is rather cute :cutie: Its nice to learn about different countries traditions.

Sounds like you had a good evening too, with yummy dessert and Wizards. Perfect end to a perfect day :goodvibes

[NikkiLovesWDW!]

Mmmmm, it's a good thing I'm making fried ravioli for dinner tonight because those Italian food pics look delish!

LOVE the pretzel from Somerfest. So much better than the pretzels from your standard kart!

[NessieBird]

Fabulous! I'd been eagerly awaiting your next update. It's my first time posting to your TRs, but I've been reading them and have been wholly amused. I'm a friend of ScottMc (part of the Mad BLT Party this Aug.) and through his dis postings, I came across your TRs. Excellent work. :thumbsup2 Can't wait to hear about the upcoming trip too...have fun! :yay:
Oh, and where can I find the 'NSYNC pics? How I loved JC back in the day...

[UncleOrville]

Great update :thumbsup2

Sounds like a fun and eventful meal at Tutto. Can't go wrong with Italian ;)

I love the story behind the Christmas Pickle, is rather cute :cutie: Its nice to learn about different countries traditions.

Sounds like you had a good evening too, with yummy dessert and Wizards. Perfect end to a perfect day :goodvibes

It was a great evening! And chocolate and the Wizards film to end it was perfect! :wizard:

Mmmmm, it's a good thing I'm making fried ravioli for dinner tonight because those Italian food pics look delish!

LOVE the pretzel from Somerfest. So much better than the pretzels from your standard kart!

Yup, lots of good food that night - and Laura said the pretzel was indeed far better than a standard WDW one! :thumbsup2

Fabulous! I'd been eagerly awaiting your next update. It's my first time posting to your TRs, but I've been reading them and have been wholly amused. I'm a friend of ScottMc (part of the Mad BLT Party this Aug.) and through his dis postings, I came across your TRs. Excellent work. :thumbsup2 Can't wait to hear about the upcoming trip too...have fun! :yay:
Oh, and where can I find the 'NSYNC pics? How I loved JC back in the day...

So glad to have you reading and commenting! :goodvibes Can't wait to hear more about the planning for your upcoming trip - sounds like it will be great!

We've spent about 3 hours on a few different trips trying to find the Nsync pics before commiting their location to memory :rotfl:. Which is nuts, since they are located on the first wall to the right when you walk in through the entrance - in section F. Hope you find them!

[Stefy]

I also forgot to add :woohoo: single digit dance for you guys :banana:

[UncleOrville]

I also forgot to add :woohoo: single digit dance for you guys :banana:

Yup, it's crazy! :woohoo: This trip seems to have come up so fast (mind you, I didn't book it very long ago, but still)!

Hours for next September are also up on the US Disney site today - it looks like MNSSHP will be on Wednesday and Friday the week we're going, but Tuesday (as it usually is) and Friday for all other weeks. So much for my starting to think up ADRs and park plans based on what the schedule has usually been! :laughing:

[NessieBird]

So glad to have you reading and commenting! :goodvibes Can't wait to hear more about the planning for your upcoming trip - sounds like it will be great!

We've spent about 3 hours on a few different trips trying to find the Nsync pics before commiting their location to memory :rotfl:. Which is nuts, since they are located on the first wall to the right when you walk in through the entrance - in section F. Hope you find them!

Thanks for the info! I'll be sure to look for them and get a pic of JC, for old times' sake. I think that's what he'd want.

[UncleOrville]

Thanks for the info! I'll be sure to look for them and get a pic of JC, for old times' sake. I think that's what he'd want.

Hahaha, I agree! I think he'd be honored! :rotfl: Btw, JC was my favorite too. I got a crazy hot orange t-shirt from one of their concerts with just him and some Japanese writing on it - it was great.

[VBsHustla]

Hahaha, I agree! I think he'd be honored! :rotfl: Btw, JC was my favorite too. I got a crazy hot orange t-shirt from one of their concerts with just him and some Japanese writing on it - it was great.

:scared1: Your Chasez tee was hot yellow. MY JT one was hot orange!!

[NessieBird]

:scared1: Your Chasez tee was hot yellow. MY JT one was hot orange!!

Yellow or orange, I'm still envious.

[UncleOrville]

:scared1: Your Chasez tee was hot yellow. MY JT one was hot orange!!

Oh, my! :eek: You're right - I apologize for that egregious misrepresentation! Good thing I have a fact-checker.

[Nicole786]

After a day of reading I'm all caught up! This TR is awesome :thumbsup2 My brother and I are similar to you guys in our love for Wizards, Sonny, Disney Channel in general lol. We are staying at the Poly in August for the first time :cool1: I watch GH if only I could watch it on our breaks from the parks, If only I had a sister....:rotfl: I'll be following you guys on twitter like I did last time! My twitter name is @nal107!

[Nicole786]

Also JC was my fave too :) I saw them in Madison Square Garden and than got a JC Chasez collectors doll from FAO Schwartz!! My friends and I used to trade/collect Nsync postcards!

[alliebelle3]

I never knew that NSYNC had their faces on the Leave a Legacy! I *have* to find those on my next trip!!

[RachelNinja]

I absolutely love the "Jonas's" thing. It really makes me so happy! Haha, my kids would think I'm wacko, but I really do get excited about proper grammar!

I should somehow incorporate the pickle tree ornament thing in my lesson plans. I obviously can't hide a pickle, but I should tell them that we're going to have a "word of the day." If at the end of the day they can tell me at one point I used the word or in what context, they'll get a prize. Of course, prize may just mean pat on the back since I'm a poor teacher ... haha. So many of my kids are just the opposite of observant and attentive!

AHHHHHHHHHH, Nsync?!? Haha, I was obsessed with them at one point! I'd love to be able to see that in real life! JC looks so cute before he got all gross. I saw you wrote the location down for someone else. I'll have to jot that down somewhere for my personal reference!

[VBsHustla]

After a day of reading I'm all caught up! This TR is awesome :thumbsup2 My brother and I are similar to you guys in our love for Wizards, Sonny, Disney Channel in general lol. We are staying at the Poly in August for the first time :cool1: I watch GH if only I could watch it on our breaks from the parks, If only I had a sister....:rotfl: I'll be following you guys on twitter like I did last time! My twitter name is @nal107!

:rotfl: I totally had those marionette dolls from FAO Schwarz as well! Along with some *NSYNC bobble heads. I'm feeling a bit left out here for being the only non-JC lover, though! Where are all my fellow Justin fanatics?! :lovestruc But I must say that you and your brother have impeccable taste! :thumbsup2

I never knew that NSYNC had their faces on the Leave a Legacy! I *have* to find those on my next trip!!

So delighted that everyone's loving the *NSYNC pics! We make a pilgrimage to those beautiful photos every trip and highly recommend you check them out! :goodvibes

I absolutely love the "Jonas's" thing. It really makes me so happy! Haha, my kids would think I'm wacko, but I really do get excited about proper grammar!

I should somehow incorporate the pickle tree ornament thing in my lesson plans. I obviously can't hide a pickle, but I should tell them that we're going to have a "word of the day." If at the end of the day they can tell me at one point I used the word or in what context, they'll get a prize. Of course, prize may just mean pat on the back since I'm a poor teacher ... haha. So many of my kids are just the opposite of observant and attentive!

AHHHHHHHHHH, Nsync?!? Haha, I was obsessed with them at one point! I'd love to be able to see that in real life! JC looks so cute before he got all gross. I saw you wrote the location down for someone else. I'll have to jot that down somewhere for my personal reference!

You should definitely check out the *NSYNC photos! You'll be able to spot them because they're super worn down compared to all the other pictures. :laughing: I would love to play the pickle game in a word version! :thumbsup2

[splashmountainjaxson]

Just another note to say, I am loving your report! You gals really know how to just have a good time. Love it. Hope the March trip was lots of fun. I look forward to your updates :goodvibes

[UncleOrville]

Just another note to say, I am loving your report! You gals really know how to just have a good time. Love it. Hope the March trip was lots of fun. I look forward to your updates :goodvibes

Thanks so much! :goodvibes The March trip was fantastic! I hope to have another update up for this TR in the next couple of days. :thumbsup2

[UncleOrville]

And, we're back! We had a fabulous trip to the Beach Club last week, and although I told myself I wouldn't do it since I'm still working on this TR, I'll probably be starting a TR for that trip soon. :rolleyes1 It was just too good not to write about! :laughing: Anyway, I am happy to now bring you more September merriment.

After a late night, what with turning in at about 10:30 pm following our viewing of the Wizards film, we decided to reward ourselves by sleeping in and chillin’ at the Poly. :thumbsup2 We had been planning on going to MGM this morning, but decided to switch around some plans and head to Epcot, where it wasn’t as important to get to so early. We awoke at around 9, got ourselves ready at a nice leisurely pace, and then Liz and I headed out to Captain Cooks to procure some food. It was a lovely, quiet morning at the Poly.

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We also stopped at the Kona coffee bar where I got a good cup of coffee (crazy, I know :laughing:) and Liz got an adorable Mickey-shaped chocolate chip cookie with chocolate dipped ears!

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For breakfast, Liz and I both got the Tonga Toast.

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I’d tried it previously at Kona, and found it to be totally disgusting because it was incredibly greasy and sort of hard from too much frying, I guess. :sick: I’m not sure what compelled me to give it another go, but I’m glad I did because it was much, much better this time! :) It was yummy, but very heavy. I’d probably feel gross eating this for breakfast more than once a year! During breakfast, we enjoyed a showing of Little Einsteins and learned about Edvard Grieg. What a very cultured day we were setting ourselves up for.

After enjoying our breakfasts and some exciting entertainment, we strolled over to the TTC and were pleased to quickly hop onto a monorail. We were also pleased to find Epcot not very crowded.

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Our first order of business was a ride on Spaceship Earth.

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Here we are, enjoying our futures!

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Next up was another big-ticket attraction – the Environmental Fable, of course! This is Laura’s fav, so of course she loved it, and we all had a grand old time.

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After the Fable, we wandered over to Soarin’ and picked up some FPs. Next up was a journey over to Figment – another huge crowd pleaser! Ah, Figment, always a delight. We played for a few in the imagination station, and then decided to play some more in Innoventions.

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When we entered, we found this amazing station where we could create our very own Velcro frog dolls that we could dress in any Velcro clothes our hearts desired – and then we could keep our creations for free! :cloud9: Wow, what a treat. We adored this and stayed dressing up our frogs for ages. We ended up with Brenda Walsh (due to her fancy tie – Brenda Walsh often sported ties, and her Barbie even came equipped with one, along with some very long shorts) – mine, Charles – Laura’s (wearing Mickey ears), and Jayden (holding a ball/ the sun) – Liz’s. They were dressed in skirts, but are all boys.

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[UncleOrville]

In keeping with the theme of bizarre activities we would participate in this day, we ventured into the Great Piggy Bank Adventure in Innoventions, wherein we carried around a little plastic pig to various video game-type stations. We had to pick which goal we wanted to save for – a vacation, college, or something else that I can’t remember. We chose a vacation. Then we moved along to a few different weird stations where we played games that were associated with various aspects of saving money, growing interest, etc. It looks and sounds strange, but it was actually lots of fun!

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Because we are such savvy savers, we met our goal! :dance3: The piggy bank was so pleased he flew around our screen to congratulate us! :woohoo:

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With our adventure successfully completed, we headed back over to Soarin’ to use the FPs we’d collected earlier. We hate waiting for Soarin’ in that holding area after you've given in your FPs, but luckily we had Jayden, Charles, and Brenda Walsh to keep us occupied. We had way too much fun with them. Looking at these photos, I realize those around us must have thought we were completely insane, but we of course had no such thought at the time! :rotfl:

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Following our spin on Soarin’, we made our way over to the World Showcase, enjoying the lovely day and low crowds.

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We first enjoyed the outside atmosphere of Mexico, but didn’t make our way inside.

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[UncleOrville]

Next up was a trip back, back, over the falls on Maelstrom! Always a delight!

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Liz and I backtracked to Mexico to grab some fresh margs after Maelstrom, since we didn’t want to be denied a ride on our fav Norvegian adventure due to the beverages. Fiesta, minus the weird apple (bring back the kiwi, I demand!), for me.

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We continued on our journey around the world on this lovely day. We took some time to look around the Chinese pavilion and the building there, which I had never been in!

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[UncleOrville]

We enjoyed a bit of Danny Tanner dancing in Germany. :banana:

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I splashed myself with water from this Venetian fountain because it was sweltering. Liz and Laura were horrified. :eek:

Liz took care of mailing some correspondence.

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Next we stopped to take in a viewing of one of our fav attractions, the Adventure, of course! Ahh, we can travel around the world, but there’s no place like home.

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Stalker pic of Aladdin! How could I resist? :rotfl:

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Be back with more soon!

[Stefy]

Awesome Epcot update and I love Jayden, Charles and Brenda Walsh, so cute :cutie: and totally awesome that you could make and keep for free :thumbsup2

Loving all the pics, esp this one
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Also, what were you guys mailing? Was it proper mail sent to someone? Sorry to sound nosy :goodvibes

[UncleOrville]

Awesome Epcot update and I love Jayden, Charles and Brenda Walsh, so cute :cutie: and totally awesome that you could make and keep for free :thumbsup2

Loving all the pics, esp this one

Also, what were you guys mailing? Was it proper mail sent to someone? Sorry to sound nosy :goodvibes

Thanks! :goodvibes Yes, it was a real postcard that Liz was mailing! Real mail is actually picked up from that little mailbox in the U.S., which I didn't know about either - pretty cool!

[Stefy]

Wow that is pretty cool and a cute postcard to send too :thumbsup2

[UncleOrville]

Wow that is pretty cool and a cute postcard to send too :thumbsup2

I agree! :goodvibes I wonder if the postmark says anything about the mail coming from Epcot... maybe I'll have to send something to myself in September to check it out. :rotfl:

[Stefy]

Ooh yeah you should do that. Would be cool to see an Epcot postmark :)

[VBsHustla]

I agree! :goodvibes I wonder if the postmark says anything about the mail coming from Epcot... maybe I'll have to send something to myself in September to check it out. :rotfl:

I don't think so! I've sent people mail from the MK and from DL and they just are postmarked like regular FL and CA mail. :sad1:

[Stefy]

Oh well, still cool to be sent from WDW though :thumbsup2

[NikkiLovesWDW!]

We enjoyed a bit of Danny Tanner dancing in Germany. :banana:

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Love it!

[RachelNinja]

Disney should make Tonga Toast sticks or something. I'd love to try it, but I'm not crazy about bananas to want to order it for breakfast and not be able to get anything else.

What's the Environmental Fable?

The Velcro frog thing is one of the main things I want to do at Epcot! Haha, most people want to ride the big ticket rides. Sure, those are fun, but when I initially read about the frogs, I couldn't help but think, "How did we not see it all this time?!?" It's a must do on my trip this April! Looking at those pieces is confusing though ... I can't tell what most of them are!

I bet most of those people were jealous that they didn't have frogs too! I definitely would've been!

[Zuzu03]

I loved the frogs too! I hope they're still there in July for DD and I. DH will just shake his head (like always) but no matter!!! Very cool about the mailbox, I hadn't ever noticed that either. Great pics, as always!!!

[UncleOrville]

Love it!

Thank you! :thumbsup2

Disney should make Tonga Toast sticks or something. I'd love to try it, but I'm not crazy about bananas to want to order it for breakfast and not be able to get anything else.

What's the Environmental Fable?

The Velcro frog thing is one of the main things I want to do at Epcot! Haha, most people want to ride the big ticket rides. Sure, those are fun, but when I initially read about the frogs, I couldn't help but think, "How did we not see it all this time?!?" It's a must do on my trip this April! Looking at those pieces is confusing though ... I can't tell what most of them are!

I bet most of those people were jealous that they didn't have frogs too! I definitely would've been!

Tonga Toast sticks would be divine! We should write to Disney's food and beverage services to request them.

The Environmental Fable is the Lion King movie in the Land pavilion - when you enter up on the second floor, it's to your right. Not to be missed! :thumbsup2

Those frogs were so much fun - they entertained us for hours! And I think you're right, those around us probably were jealous of our awesome frogs. :laughing:

I loved the frogs too! I hope they're still there in July for DD and I. DH will just shake his head (like always) but no matter!!! Very cool about the mailbox, I hadn't ever noticed that either. Great pics, as always!!!

Thanks! We made some more frogs on our March trip (and even got our brother, who was rolling his eyes about it, to make one too), so I think there's a good chance they'll still be around! :goodvibes

[UncleOrville]

Rejoice! Ultrafeast (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=36001119&posted=1#post36001119)(our March trip TR) has begun! Come on over! :cheer2: :banana: :yay: :woohoo:

[lindsayp]

fabulous TR! just caught up on it :thumbsup2 i love the tiaras, wish i had the guts to wear them in the parks! :rotfl:

[UncleOrville]

fabulous TR! just caught up on it :thumbsup2 i love the tiaras, wish i had the guts to wear them in the parks! :rotfl:

Thanks! :goodvibes Maybe start with one of those tiny hair-piece like tiaras in the MK and see if you can work up the courage to sport a tiara throughout your trip! :laughing:

[UncleOrville]

Posted an update for the wrong TR here! :rotfl: I'll come back to this one soon!

[NikkiLovesWDW!]

This is what happens when you try to write to TRs simultaneously!

[UncleOrville]

Wrong TR updated again - thanks to Nikki for pointing it out! Bet I wouldn't have even realized!

[UncleOrville]

This is what happens when you try to write to TRs simultaneously!

:rotfl: Haha, omg, I hadn't even noticed! Will be deleting these posts and moving them over to the right thread!

[Tinkerbellie16]

I JUST clicked on this TR link from your signature (from a post on another thread). I've gobbled up half of it (at work - shhhh!!!) and am coming back to read the rest later. I just have to say that y'all are a fun group to read about and you inspire me to find even more fun at Disney (and I have the most fun EVER at Disney but you guys take the cake :thumbsup2)

Oh, then I'm popping over to your other TR :)

[UncleOrville]

I JUST clicked on this TR link from your signature (from a post on another thread). I've gobbled up half of it (at work - shhhh!!!) and am coming back to read the rest later. I just have to say that y'all are a fun group to read about and you inspire me to find even more fun at Disney (and I have the most fun EVER at Disney but you guys take the cake :thumbsup2)

Oh, then I'm popping over to your other TR :)

Thank you! :cheer2: So glad you found us and are enjoying it! :goodvibes

[Tinkerbellie16]

Just finished this - LOVED it!! Thanks!

I agree on the banana french toast - it is really heavy and sugary. I'm really surprised it is so popular. I prefer the classic Mickey Waffle with bacon and OJ - heaven :lovestruc

Going to your March TR now!

[UncleOrville]

Just finished this - LOVED it!! Thanks!

I agree on the banana french toast - it is really heavy and sugary. I'm really surprised it is so popular. I prefer the classic Mickey Waffle with bacon and OJ - heaven :lovestruc

Going to your March TR now!

Woot! Thanks! :goodvibes We'll be back here to finish up this TR after I finish the March TR, which should be very soon.

[disneybarbie]

Hello ladies!

I'm all caught up with this TR... I love it!! and I think I have an awful lot in common with you all.. i'm also a 20-something who ..

- is a fan of Hannah Montana, Wizards, High School Musical - I love them all! (I think DF's Dad was shocked/horrified during last summer's trip when I leapt up from our table at Starring Rolls to catch a glimpse of the HSM3 show coming down Hollywood Boulevard! :laughing:)

- has a nut allergy! although I don't think it's as severe - I just avoid eating foods with tree nuts & peanuts, traces are fine ... it can be a pain though! at least Disney seems to (generally) be great at finding good food options for you :goodvibes

- loves TTA and the classic attractions! I do enjoy the 'e ticket' rides at wdw but there's things I have to do every trip just for the nostalgia :cloud9:

- wears mouse ears or a tiara while in the parks princess:

- makes gratuity envelopes for CMs decorated with Disney characters!

also.. I love all your photos! what kind of camera do you have?
The Polynesian looks beautiful.. going there for the first time in December for an ADR at Kona Cafe (Dinner)

I had a similar trip to WDW with my sister (21) last December & I love that you guys also 'prove' that Disney is not just for families.. it's the perfect vacation destination for young ladies who want to have a wonderful fun-filled trip! :wizard:


Looking forward to more updates!

Emma princess: x

[UncleOrville]

Hello ladies!

I'm all caught up with this TR... I love it!! and I think I have an awful lot in common with you all.. i'm also a 20-something who ..

- is a fan of Hannah Montana, Wizards, High School Musical - I love them all! (I think DF's Dad was shocked/horrified during last summer's trip when I leapt up from our table at Starring Rolls to catch a glimpse of the HSM3 show coming down Hollywood Boulevard! :laughing:)

- has a nut allergy! although I don't think it's as severe - I just avoid eating foods with tree nuts & peanuts, traces are fine ... it can be a pain though! at least Disney seems to (generally) be great at finding good food options for you :goodvibes

- loves TTA and the classic attractions! I do enjoy the 'e ticket' rides at wdw but there's things I have to do every trip just for the nostalgia :cloud9:

- wears mouse ears or a tiara while in the parks princess:

- makes gratuity envelopes for CMs decorated with Disney characters!

also.. I love all your photos! what kind of camera do you have?
The Polynesian looks beautiful.. going there for the first time in December for an ADR at Kona Cafe (Dinner)

I had a similar trip to WDW with my sister (21) last December & I love that you guys also 'prove' that Disney is not just for families.. it's the perfect vacation destination for young ladies who want to have a wonderful fun-filled trip! :wizard:


Looking forward to more updates!

Emma princess: x




We do indeed have a lot in common! :thumbsup2 Love that you scared your DF's dad with your excitement to see the HSM3 show! :laughing: So glad you're enjoying this TR! :goodvibes

My camera is a Canon PowerShot SD960 IS. Not sure what all those numbers mean, but it's a great point and shoot camera!

[UncleOrville]

We are finally back (terribly sorry for the delay, but we were interrupted by our March 2010 TR, which you can find here (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2429460) if you are interested and have missed it)! When we last left you, we were strolling around World Showcase. In this riveting episode, our journey resumes.

We spent some time in the UK, grabbing a lovely order of chips and exploring the shops.

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Liz was delighted to run into one of her fav gals, Polly (aka, the Poppins)! :banana:

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We also spotted Alice creating some chaos!

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Laura got some nut-free chocolate buttons, and loved them. But they did create quite the mess after a few moments out in the heat, as they were very melty.

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[UncleOrville]

After Alice ran through the streets, as we saw earlier, she stayed out for quite a while, and went up to the fish & chips shop to place an order. :laughing: We heard a British guy say – “Alice is chatting up the chip chaps!” to his group. :lmao: Loved the phrasing and the beautiful alliteration! :goodvibes

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We made our way out of the showcase in search of some friendship. I mean, a Friendship. We decided to head over to MGM since we were not in need of an afternoon break, due to our leisurely late start to the day.

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After enjoying a sweating Friendship ride (we did get seats on the back of the ship, so at least we felt a bit of a breeze and got to enjoy the scenery), we grabbed a free cup of water at our fav free water stand to the right of the MGM entrance. We then wandered on back to the Great Movie Ride and took some scenery pics. We were told we couldn’t enter with our water cups and there was a bit of a queue, so we decided to skip the ride (and never actually ended up riding this trip).

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Laura and Liz posed with some of their heroes.

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We then went back and rode Star Tours – I loved this ride when I was little, even though I’ve never seen any of the Star Wars films. :confused3

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[UncleOrville]

Then we went to see some of my heroes, the Muppets! :woohoo: Love that preshow area and the show!

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A bit of dancing.

After the Muppet preshow, we met up with our parents for a dinner at Mama Melrose’s. Just as we experienced last year, we had to leave before the actual show because we caught the entire preshow and our ADR time was coming up just a few minutes after we would have been let into the main show. :laughing: Not too much of a problem since the preshow and preshow area are just as great (if not better than) the main show! :goodvibes

I'll be back to finish up the rest of the night soon!

[RachelNinja]

Mmm that "lovely order of chips" looks so good! Now I have a craving!

Love the atmosphere shots of the UK. This past trip was the first time I explored the area, but it was fairly crowded and I was doing the Kim Possible mission. So although I saw a lot of details, I didn't look up and around as much as I could've.

What a great Alice! I forgot which one it was, but when we passed by Mary Poppins and Alice, and one of them just didn't seem to want to be out with the crowd. It really ruins the image.

Yay for the pic of the key under the mat! I had to show it to my DBF because he didn't believe me at first! Everyone else looked at me funny because I wasn't going straight ahead and went around instead, but maybe someone passing by saw it and will now also know that "secret"!

Great Muppets pics! It was crowded the day I was there, so I couldn't go around exploring. I had to stay in my one spot. It's kind of fun that way though because hopefully every trip, I'll see something new!

Glad you're back to finish this TR!

[Stefy]

Great update and pictures, as usual :)

Chocolate Button's are just the yummiest right? Alice looked like she was having as much fun as you guys, did she get her chip order in the end?

[NikkiLovesWDW!]

Oh an order of chips is a must for every trip! Love Alice! We saw her up to some crazy shenanigans in the store a few years ago. So cute!

Ugh, that boat ride is brutal isn't it?! We did that on our last trip and it was just so hot and gross! ....and long!

Love all your pics of the detail in England and at Muppet Vision!

[Nicole786]

My brother and I quote the part of the muppets pre show "Ladies and gentlemen, this is unbelievable--the one--the only--MICKEY MOUSE" "na na na na na HELLO welcome to my park"

I'm in the process of adding Seasons 1-3 of Wizards into iTunes, I thought you might appreciate that, its been an all day process but having it on my iPhone will be so worth it!! You watchin Hannah Montana tonight? Silly question of course you are. Thats the one Disney show my brother will not admit to liking and teases me for it--HOWEVER, HES the one all broken up about the current storyline on Suite life, he comes to me at the most random times and goes "BUT when are they gonna get back together?" and since he teases me about GH and other soaps, its pretty fantastic!

[UncleOrville]

Mmm that "lovely order of chips" looks so good! Now I have a craving!

Love the atmosphere shots of the UK. This past trip was the first time I explored the area, but it was fairly crowded and I was doing the Kim Possible mission. So although I saw a lot of details, I didn't look up and around as much as I could've.

What a great Alice! I forgot which one it was, but when we passed by Mary Poppins and Alice, and one of them just didn't seem to want to be out with the crowd. It really ruins the image.

Yay for the pic of the key under the mat! I had to show it to my DBF because he didn't believe me at first! Everyone else looked at me funny because I wasn't going straight ahead and went around instead, but maybe someone passing by saw it and will now also know that "secret"!

Great Muppets pics! It was crowded the day I was there, so I couldn't go around exploring. I had to stay in my one spot. It's kind of fun that way though because hopefully every trip, I'll see something new!

Glad you're back to finish this TR!

I love the UK pavilion! It's got so many great details and there's usually a nice quiet spot to enjoy your chips in the garden in the back. :goodvibes And that Alice was so much fun! We also saw a great Mary Poppins a couple of trips ago who was walking around the garden and talking with kids who happened to be playing there. So cool to see characters get to be in character and interacting with guests! But no fun to see them grumpy!

And I love all the details in the Muppets theater, especially that there actually is a key under the mat! :thumbsup2

Great update and pictures, as usual :)

Chocolate Button's are just the yummiest right? Alice looked like she was having as much fun as you guys, did she get her chip order in the end?

The Buttons were delicious (and adorable)! :thumbsup2 Alice was so cute, but I think she was just going up for a chat because we didn't see her come away with any chips - that would have been amazing if she just took a break to eat on the job! :rotfl:

Oh an order of chips is a must for every trip! Love Alice! We saw her up to some crazy shenanigans in the store a few years ago. So cute!

Ugh, that boat ride is brutal isn't it?! We did that on our last trip and it was just so hot and gross! ....and long!

Love all your pics of the detail in England and at Muppet Vision!

I agree - those chips are a definite must-have World Showcase snack! :thumbsup2 Awesome that they regularly let Alice play around - we'll have to be on the lookout for her again during our next trip!

That boat ride really was brutal. The weather makes such a difference on there - in March, the rides were lovely (even though they were sometimes ridiculously long).

My brother and I quote the part of the muppets pre show "Ladies and gentlemen, this is unbelievable--the one--the only--MICKEY MOUSE" "na na na na na HELLO welcome to my park"

I'm in the process of adding Seasons 1-3 of Wizards into iTunes, I thought you might appreciate that, its been an all day process but having it on my iPhone will be so worth it!! You watchin Hannah Montana tonight? Silly question of course you are. Thats the one Disney show my brother will not admit to liking and teases me for it--HOWEVER, HES the one all broken up about the current storyline on Suite life, he comes to me at the most random times and goes "BUT when are they gonna get back together?" and since he teases me about GH and other soaps, its pretty fantastic!

That Muppets preshow is so great - we're always quoting parts of it too! Woot amazing that you have so many Wizards eps on your iPhone! :thumbsup2 I must admit, I've been remiss in watching Hannah Montana lately - I will have to catch up soon! I can't believe your brother won't admit to liking Hannah Montana - it's such a manly show! :lmao:

[UncleOrville]

After we exited the Muppets show before the 3-d feature film, we headed to our Mama Melrose’s dinner.

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We got some bruschetta to start.

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I had chicken parm for my dinner – it was okay, but not as good as I’m used to from any of my regular places at home.

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Laura and Liz both had goat cheese pizzas, which they had absolutely adored the last time they got them, but found not as great (but still good) this time.

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I had the chocolate lava cake for dessert. It looked small and fairly unimpressive, but it was really delicious. :thumbsup2 Very rich chocolate flavor and nice hot gooey middle. Yum.

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Sorry for the poor quality of these food pictures – the lighting was really low/ weird.

After dinner, Liz and Laura got their traditional photo atop the Kermit statue. It’s a wonder they’ve never been scolded for climbing up there. :confused3

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Liz professed her love for Sally Field. :lovestruc

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We proceeded to the Tower, as we figured we’d have just enough time to get a ride in before MGM’s closing. We found a very short queue, and had a nice ride.

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We were exiting the ride when we saw a tweet from our good pal Dax advising us that there was some scare with the Disney bus system and that none were running at the time. We were delighted to receive this news in advance, and ran over to Toy Story Mania, beating the crowd who made their way over once they heard the MGM announcement that the park would be open later and no buses were running. We were very pleased to have gotten in that unexpected TSM round! :dance3:

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[UncleOrville]

Following our ride, we checked in with Twitter and learned that the buses were running again, so we made our way out and onto a TTC bus, thinking we might be able to catch Spectro (if luck was with us).

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The bus was fairly packed (with lots of jerks who were sitting down and screaming to each other over the hundreds of us who were standing between them, and who yelled at Liz to let their child – about 15 years old – back to his seat when he got up of his own volition to talk to someone else in his party across the aisle :headache:), and we thought for a moment that luck really might be with us – as we were approaching the MK area, the driver asked if everyone was going to the MK and if we’d like her to just drop us there. :woohoo: Of course, two people of the 200 or so on the bus were going to the TTC, so we stopped there. Then, and this was very nice of the bus driver, she did take us over to the MK.

We ran into the MK just as Spectro was ending at the beginning of Main Street, so we ran like the maniacs we are through the Emporium and Adventureland to get to the beginning of Spectro at the end of Frontierland.

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We made it with time to spare, of course! :yay: Our spot was not the greatest, but it was still a great time.

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Following Spectro, we made our way back to Main Street and Liz and I got giant chipwiches in the Main Street Bakery. Huge and delicious! :love: Laura got a strawberry smoothie, which was amazingly good, and I’m pretty sure just a strawberry milkshake that they falsely call a smoothie.

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We enjoyed our snacks while taking in a showing of Wishes.

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Then we made our way out of the MK and got to enjoy the Electrical Water Pageant (Liz’s fav series, besides GH) while waiting on the dock for our boat launch. We were launched back to the Poly without incident and then enjoyed the hammocks and swing on the Poly beach for a bit, before heading back to our room and retiring for the night.

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We'll be back next to discuss our lunch with an Imagineer. I'm trying to convince Laura and Liz to author it, as it would be much more entertaining than my account.

[NessieBird]

What fortuitous timing as I was checking my subscriptions! I'm always happy for an Uncle Orville/VBsHustla update.

Also: I HEART this pic. Well done.We enjoyed our snacks while taking in a showing of Wishes.
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