The MCLOVINS Hit the World - HARD!!!!! *COMPLETED*

[__disneygirl]

I am a changed woman.

No, really.

I knew we would have an amazing time. I knew I’d be back in my happy place. I knew I’d feel joy like I hadn’t in a long time. I had no idea I’d feel like this at the end of it though. I feel completely revitalized. I am seeing how important this trip was for me. It gave me the perspective I think I needed. The point is: BOY did I need to go to Disney World. I really really really did. And it ended up being a trip that defied my expectations times a thousand.

I was in a completely different place before we left than where I am now. Sometimes you just need to take a step back, look into the eyes of the Mouse, or whatever large rodent is the symbol of your favorite place, and get away for awhile.

But enough of the sappy stuff. WE WENT TO DISNEY WORLD! And it was possibly the best trip… dare I say… EVER?

If you are coming here from my Pre-Trip Report entitled "The Caprias Hit the World - HARD!!!!!!!" thanks for stickin' with me! You're probably wondering why we have changed from The Caprias to the McLovins. Well, Capria is really my nickname and has nothing to do with my fab travel companion aka my mom. I was hoping some hilarious thing would happen during the trip to make a great TR title and McLovin ended up being an unofficial mascot of this trip. More on THAT later!!!!

If you AREN'T here cause of my pre-trip, I forgive you, and WELCOME! So... who exactly went on this trip?!

Your jet-setting, glamorous cast includes moi: Lia, age 20 (this trip was for my birthday! Wahooo!), singer/dancer/actress/make-up artist, all around performer extraordinaire (I actually just got an email from one of the casting agencies I work with asking me if I’d like to come in to audition to be a street performer in the new live-action Smurfs movie, so there is a perfect example of my ridiculous life trying to make it in show biz!) and my mom, the selfless and fabulous woman who finally made this trip happen. We have a very close bond, but I wrote about all of this already! I will not get into all the details about us loonies and how we planned and got ready for this monumental vacation to the World, so I URGE you to check out the pre-trip! It’s not one of those 100 page ones. No offense to those of you who do those… I just can never get through them! Short attention span!

READ THE PRE-TRIP REPORT: The Caprias Hit the World - HARD!!!!!!!!! (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2426195)

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Something I did not include in the pre-trip is what I posted on my blog (took that picture of the castle on our 2006 trip) just before we left, so I will include that here cause I think it kinda sums up how I feel about Walt Disney World:

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I am almost free. I am almost completely gone from the real world and all it’s problems and complications. I am almost in a place where I feel the absolute innocence and wonder of being five years old and seeing the castle for the first time. Today I will be in a place that makes me truly understand that anything is possible. I will believe that magic is real. As I’ve said before, Walt Disney started out as a kid drawing pictures of mice and dogs. In a matter of hours I will be standing in what was once just a distant dream in his mind. Thank God he followed his passions. I will be sure to follow mine as well. Maybe one day you’ll be standing in my dream too.

I will not be posting for a very long time BECAUSE I AM GOING TO WALT DISNEY WORLD TODAY. Trying to describe how I am feeling is fruitless, so I really have no words. Except of course…

Suck it, nerds! Capria OUT.

Heh. 30 ROCK REFERENCE ALERT. If you caught that (Hi MarieTheCat24!!!!!!!), then you DEFINITELY belong here. If you didn't... you can catch up by purchasing Seasons 1-3 and then calling me.

Uh, moving on.... Want to know where we stayed? Ate? What parks on which days? Water parks? Dining plan? How long did we spend in the hotel room watching that luminous Stacey?!?! You will find out as we go along! This is how I roll. Welcome! Also I should say that I took over 1,000 pictures!!!!!! MANY of which will be shared in this report!

Before I even get into the thick of this, I must WARN you: This trip report is going to be LONG. LONG. LONG. Longer than you probably think it will be, even now, as you're reading that it will be long. We probably won't even GET to Disney until Chapter 21, Part 3, Subsection D, Point 2. I am detailed. I want to write EVERYTHING I remember down. So that I will remember it someday and read it to my children to hold them over until we leave to take THEM to Disney. SO, yep, LONG. But I think it's worth it cause I like how I write. I think you will too. And I WILL finish it. Hopefully in time for my next trip. LATE OCTOBER/EARLY NOVEMBER 2010 BAYBEEEEE!!!! Chant with me now: Food and Wine. Food and Wine. FOOOOOD!! WIIIINE!!!

And away we goooooooooooooo!


:hippie:


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INDEX (If you enjoy talk of 30 Rock and Classic Nickelodeon, you may just want to read through all the posts! If not, here's a handy index!)

INTRODUCTION (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=36359348&postcount=1)

APRIL 10, 2010
Day 0: Too Excited To Sleep (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=36359447&postcount=2)

APRIL 11, 2010
Day 1, Part 1 In Which We Still Do Not Get On Even One Plane But The TR Title Is Born So At Least There’s That (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=36376060&postcount=18)
Day 1, Part 2 In Which We Actually Get On A Plane And Go Somewhere (Not Disney World, But Whatever!) (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=36399463&postcount=34)
Day 1, Part 3 In Which We Finally Get TO DISNEY WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Uh... Almost (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=36421064&postcount=43)
Day 1, Part 4 In Which We FOR REAL GET TO WALT DISNEY WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=36539935&postcount=63)
Day 1, Part 5 In Which We Spend Hours Screaming “TEST TRACK BABY!” Along With Stacey On The TV In Our CBR Room!!!!!!!!!!! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=36553432&postcount=80)
Day 1, Part 6 In Which I Exhibit The Behavior Of A Dolphin At The CBR Pool And Almost Get Removed From Disney Property Several Times For Trying To Backflip Off Of Various Surfaces (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=36610446&postcount=111)
Day 1, Part 7 In Which I Knock Over the Elderly Trying To Get To My Prince Charming (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=36894020&postcount=124)
Day 1, Part 8 In Which We FINALLY Eat a LOT of Okayish Food While Listening to Screams of Delight(?) From Various Children (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=36973804&postcount=133)
Day 1, Part 9 In Which We Act Like Leonardo DiCaprio Whilst Smelling Delicious (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=37039430&postcount=160)

APRIL 12, 2010
Day 2, Part 1 In Which I Cry Enough To Drown The Magic Kingdom (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=37066170&postcount=169)
Day 2, Part 2 In Which I Don't Even Have A Joke Because The Morning Was Practically Perfect! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=37150001&postcount=205)
Day 2, Part 3 Which Includes Tingly Butts And A Free Dole Whip (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=37199625&postcount=252)
Day 2, Part 4 In Which We Become Space Mice, Because There Are No Cats In Space (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=37245838&postcount=264)
SCI-FI BONUS MINI UPDATE!!! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=37337109&postcount=281)
Day 2, Part 5 In Which We Have The Tower of Terror All To Ourselves...Or Do We? - Post 1 of 2 (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=37348507&postcount=291)
Day 2, Part 5 In Which We Have The Tower of Terror All To Ourselves...Or Do We? - Post 2 of 2 (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=37348538&postcount=293)

APRIL 13, 2010
Day 3, Part 1 In Which We Enjoy Breakfast In Hawaii (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=37454598&postcount=341)
Another BONUS mini update on the POLY this time! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=37454823&postcount=342)
Day 3, Part 2 Epcot's Turn To Be Drowned In My Happy and Nostalgic Tears (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=37669367&postcount=364)
Day 3, Part 3 In Which.....AY DIOS MIO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=37782573&postcount=401)
Day 3, Part 4 In Which We Cause Chaos In Canada (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=37849318&postcount=418)
Day 3, Part 5 LE FREAKING CELLIER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=37940982&postcount=433)
Day 1, Part 6 ........ I Have No Idea What To Title This, Because What Happened Was Just That Weird. (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38086058&postcount=452)


APRIL 14, 2010
Day 4, Part 1 In Which I Show What a Health Freak I Am. Hakuna Matata! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38163721&postcount=473)
Day 4, Part 2 In Which Y'all Should Really Hold On! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38243381&postcount=488)
Bonus Mini Post: Melodramatic Update On Our Next Trip (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38287102&postcount=502)
Day 4, Part 3 In Which No Yetis or Yaks Were Harmed (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38303398&postcount=512)
Day 4, Part 4 In Which Bats Flash Us And Tigers Kiss (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=38415802#post38415802)
Day 4, Part 5 In Which We Don't Say Goodbye, We Say Go Well (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=38522732#post38522732)
Day 4, Part 6 In Which We Have Animal Kingdom All To Ourselves (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=38623399#post38623399)
Update On Our Next Disney Trip (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=38697390&postcount=586)
Day 4, Part 7 In Which I Am A Complete Nutbag (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=39426079#post39426079)

APRIL 15, 2010
Day 5, Part 1 In Which I Am Goin' Solo And Ridin' Dirty (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=39520885#post39520885)
Day 5, Part 2 In Which I Experience Tiny Fluffy Yellow Heaven (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=39667284#post39667284)
Day 5, Part 3 In Which Your Feet Are Getting The GRAND Treatment!!!!! (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=39757013#post39757013)
Day 5, Part 4 In Which The McLovins Get Lost in The Sea of Humanity (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=39844876#post39844876)

APRIL 16, 2010
Day 6, Part 1 In Which I Fall Down The Rabbit Hole of Toy Story Mania Wonderland (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=39895943#post39895943)
Day 6, Part 2 In Which I Put On Some Elvis & Lace Up My Saddle Shoes (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=39995884#post39995884)
Day 6, Part 3 In Which MOMMMY!!!!!!! MOMMY!! LOOOOK! (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=40210176#post40210176)
Day 6, Part 4 In Which We Invent The Head Spinning Stomach Turning EPCOT Future World Challenge!!! (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=40268397#post40268397)

APRIL 17, 2010
Day 7, Part 1 In Which In Which We Run Around The Beach And Yacht Clubs Like Maniacs (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=40352918#post40352918)
Mini Update: BACK IN THE SADDLE!!!!!!!!!!!! (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=41370194#post41370194)
Day 7, Part 2 In Which The Sprouse Twins Confuse Me (Even More Than Usual) (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=41423179#post41423179)
Day 7, Part 3 In Which KRINGLA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=41586262#post41586262)
Day 7, Part 4 In Which I Look Pretty And Smell Really Good (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=41699689#post41699689)


APRIL 18, 2010
Day 8, Part 1 In Which We Are Kangarooligans (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=42646604#post42646604)
Day 8, Part 2 In Which GOR-ILL-AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! GORILLA! (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=42814353#post42814353)
Day 8, Part 3 In Which I Watch The Bird (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=43320994#post43320994)
Day 8, Part 4 In Which We Stop And Smell The Ducklings (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=43347646#post43347646)
Day 8, Part 5 In Which We Are Trapped High In The Sky (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=43363992#post43363992)
Day 8, Part 6 In Which We Read An Effing Book For Once (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=43380287#post43380287)
Day 8, Part 7 In Which GOSH DARN IT I CAN'T DO THIS
(http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=43391001#post43391001)


APRIL 19, 2010
Day 9 In Which The End's Not Near, It's Here (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=43514498#post43514498)

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[__disneygirl]

April 10, 2010
Day Zero: Too Excited To Sleep

Yep. Day zero. I TOLD YOU this was going to be long. I'll give you time to go get a snack. Personally I am eating some VOLLMILCH from the German pavilion. Ah… Germany. Germans. German guys. German guys telling me how nice I smell and giving me free….whoops! We are certainly getting ahead of ourselves here.

More on THAT later.

I enjoy the Germans. FYI.

OK OK hopefully you are back from getting your snack now. Here we go. I don't know about any of you but the day before vacation, to me, is ALWAYS part of the trip. Or, at least, it feels like it. The mood feels different. Your own house just FEELS different. Like it’s getting ready to be without you. You know?

I had to do my pre-Disney World ritual which is VERY important. So important in fact that I believe if I do not do it, we will not make it to Disney. Yep. I am crazy. Welcome! You will get used to it. This ritual involves watching two of the best movies ever created: Weekend At Bernie’s and Weekend At Bernie’s 2. BACK TO BACK, on the afternoon/evening before we leave.

I was introduced to these as a baby. You see, whatever my mom watched, she let me watch with her as long as there was no killing, cutting, drugs, or sex. Ish. Err... I'm pretty sure Weekend At Bernie’s has a few of these themes.

But... it’s HARMLESS. And I LOVED it.

Still do. Randomly watched part 2 one year right before we left for Disney cause it came on HBO. It has now become a RITUAL! I HAVE to leave the time open. For Bernie.

What are your pre-trip rituals? I want to hear them. If they include: dead guys, any members of the Brat Pack especially Andrew McCarthy who is still cute, voodoo, animated open credits, virgins, bad 90’s clothes, bad 90’s hair, awesome 90’s clothes, awesome 90’s hair, and necrophilia… like mine do... we might be soulmates. Cause I’ve never met anyone else as nuts as me. So LET ME KNOW!

So.. watched Bernie. Laughed. Cried. LAUGHED. Was sad when it ended. Because I ONLY watch these movies right before I go to Disney World and I get sad right before a trip. Because as EXCITED as I am that the trip is finally here… it means it’s almost over, too. Oh, Disney. Sigh. Tear. But then I get excited IN ADVANCE about planning the NEXT Disney trip. Which I start doing mid-trip because as the trip is ending, I start having cardiac arrests in anticipation of having to leave, so I need to have SOME IDEA of when I will be returning.

Is anyone as nuts as me? Send help.

Anyway... I snapped out of it. Got RE-excited. Big time. I JUMPED out of my seat so that I could shower and get everything, once and for all, FINALLY one hundred PERCENT PACKED. While showering I said "This is last shower I will take in MY shower for 9 days!!!!!!!!! Waaaaaaaaahoooooooooo!!!!!!!"

Fast forward to around 11:30, when I’m all packed and have my suitcase sitting by the door. One of the people I adore most in this world, Tina Fey, was hosting Saturday Night Live, so obviously I watched that instead of sleeping even though I had to get up at 3:45 AM. I knew that even if I did lay down, I would just stare at the ceiling thinking about Disney World for hours so I figured, why miss Tina?

I think I finally closed my eyes around 2am, but who knows? Tried sleeping to no avail. Tried counting sheep. Nope. Tried counting Mickey Mouses. Just got me MORE EXCITED!!!!!

I laid there and imagined the week ahead of me. The magic. The rides. The shows. The audio-animatronics. The dirty water smell. The monorail smell. The food. Wishes. The endless possibilities of an adventure about to begin. You’ve all done it.

I thought of walking down Main Street for the first time in 1.5 years. I felt my childhood innocence flooding back. I remembered, like it was yesterday, the first moments of my first Disney trip back when I was only four. We drove from New Jersey. I could literally feel my mom pick me up out of bed and lay me in the back seat of the car where she had laid out a blanket and pillow for me, like it was yesterday. I really can still feel being carried. Because I was so little and SO EXCITED that the memory is FOREVER embedded into my brain. I COULD NOT BELIEVE I was going to DISNEY. WORLD. The same exact feeling rushed over me that I had when I was four. That morning all those years ago, we left before the sun came up. Because of this memory, every time I’m up before the sun rises I get this FEELING. This amazing feeling that I’m on the brink of something INCREDIBLE. Magical. My mind just can’t stop going. Thinking. So soon, within HOURS! I would be back to my home. Walt Disney World was right around the corner. Once again, I was too excited to sleep.

[cmp1111]

Great writing style! :thumbsup2

[tinkgurl]

Hey girl. You know I'm in! I loved your PTR, so I know I'm going to love your TR.

I completely am the same way as you. With all the pre-trip rituals..thinking things like "This is my last shower at home until we get home!" and then I get sad too..I'm already dreading the end of the trip and it hasn't even started yet!

[__disneygirl]

Great writing style! :thumbsup2

Hey!!!!! Thanks!!!!


Hey girl. You know I'm in! I loved your PTR, so I know I'm going to love your TR.

I completely am the same way as you. With all the pre-trip rituals..thinking things like "This is my last shower at home until we get home!" and then I get sad too..I'm already dreading the end of the trip and it hasn't even started yet!

Hey tinkgurlfriend. Glad you are enjoying. I love yours too. Just posted to it in fact!!

It's good to hear I am not alone in the rituals. But I do believe I am the only one who watches Weekend at Bernie's both parts 1 and 2 before each trip. Still waiting on someone to come forward and tell me there is a gigantic Bernie fan club here on the DIS who dress in the Mickey paint chips and have meetings in front of the Hall of Presidents. A girl can dream!

Thanks for reading guys. I appreciate you coming along for the ride.

My cousin is having a baby today, It's 4am, I still haven't slept, and we have to drive 2 hrs to the hospital... so... I do not know if I will be updating. She has two girls ages 6 and 1 and this is going to be a boy! I AM SO EXCITED! I love kids, kids love me, I am super close with all of them in my family (I actually hope to take them on WDW trips someday soon!!), and I want many of my own. I am so so SO excited! I am praying everything will go smoothly b/c the last birth was a scary one. I'm sure everyone will be happy and healthy. I can't wait to meet my new cousin!!

:hippie:

[littlelovebug]

Hey Lia! I'm here, and I'm subbing! I just told my hubby last night that I'm already sad that our trip will be over soon...sigh...and I don't even have another one to look forward to like you!

I can't wait to hear all about your adventures! Have fun with your family and the new baby. And I'll be waiting patiently when you return! :goodvibes

[tinkgurl]

Hope everything goes well for your aunt and the baby!! :goodvibes

By the way, love the "tinkgurlfriend"! :)

[MHTeacher]

I am almost free. I am almost completely gone from the real world and all it’s problems and complications. I am almost in a place where I feel the absolute innocence and wonder of being five years old and seeing the castle for the first time. Today I will be in a place that makes me truly understand that anything is possible. I will believe that magic is real.

This is beautiful, and really sums up Disney to most of us on the DIS! :goodvibes

Looking forward to hearing some trip details, but please don't make me wait until chapter 21!!! :eek:

[MarieTheCat24]

Yay! You started! So much to comment on. :laughing:
I knew we would have an amazing time. I knew I’d be back in my happy place. I knew I’d feel joy like I hadn’t in a long time. I had no idea I’d feel like this at the end of it though. I feel completely revitalized. I am seeing how important this trip was for me. It gave me the perspective I think I needed. The point is: BOY did I need to go to Disney World. I really really really did. And it ended up being a trip that defied my expectations times a thousand.

I was in a completely different place before we left than where I am now. Sometimes you just need to take a step back, look into the eyes of the Mouse, or whatever large rodent is the symbol of your favorite place, and get away for awhile.
Don't ya love that about Disney? I do some of my best life figuring out while I'm there.
I actually just got an email from one of the casting agencies I work with asking me if I’d like to come in to audition to be a street performer in the new live-action Smurfs movie, so there is a perfect example of my ridiculous life trying to make it in show biz!
They're making a live-action Smurfs movie? Oh, snap! I've gotta see it! If you get the part, do you get to be painted blue? That's always been a dream of mine. Actually I'd want to be painted green a la Elphaba in Wicked. If I could do anything, I'd play Elphaba. Except I have zero vocal talent so that will never happen. :upsidedow
Suck it, nerds! Capria OUT.

Heh. 30 ROCK REFERENCE ALERT. If you caught that (Hi MarieTheCat24!!!!!!!), then you DEFINITELY belong here. If you didn't... you can catch up by purchasing Seasons 1-3 and then calling me.
Oh my gosh! A shout out! I feel so special. And I am so ready for the TWO new episodes of 30 Rock tonight. The past few weeks have been just tragic without new episodes.
I don't know about any of you but the day before vacation, to me, is ALWAYS part of the trip. Or, at least, it feels like it. The mood feels different. Your own house just FEELS different. Like it’s getting ready to be without you. You know?
I know exactly what you mean, girl! I just thought I was the only one who ever felt that way. :laughing: The house feels so weird the night before we leave. It's darker. Somtimes I think that my house is depressed that it's not coming on the trip with us.
What are your pre-trip rituals? I want to hear them. If they include: dead guys, any members of the Brat Pack especially Andrew McCarthy who is still cute, voodoo, animated open credits, virgins, bad 90’s clothes, bad 90’s hair, awesome 90’s clothes, awesome 90’s hair, and necrophilia… like mine do... we might be soulmates. Cause I’ve never met anyone else as nuts as me. So LET ME KNOW!
I listen to cheesy 90's music while I pack. Does that count? I mean, the Spice Girls and NSYNC had some pretty awesome clothes. Fun Fact: The song C'est La Vie by B*Witched makes an excellent packing song. Dancing around my bedroom while packing makes the whole process a lot more fun. :thumbsup2
Anyway... I snapped out of it. Got RE-excited. Big time. I JUMPED out of my seat so that I could shower and get everything, once and for all, FINALLY one hundred PERCENT PACKED. While showering I said "This is last shower I will take in MY shower for 9 days!!!!!!!!! Waaaaaaaaahoooooooooo!!!!!!!"
I always make sure to savor my last shower at home. My hair and hotel showers do not mix well.
Fast forward to around 11:30, when I’m all packed and have my suitcase sitting by the door. One of the people I adore most in this world, Tina Fey, was hosting Saturday Night Live, so obviously I watched that instead of sleeping even though I had to get up at 3:45 AM. I knew that even if I did lay down, I would just stare at the ceiling thinking about Disney World for hours so I figured, why miss Tina?
Tina Fey is way more important than sleep. Plus, it was a really funny episode. The only downside to watching was that I got that horrible Justin Bieber song stuck in my head. If we never had to see a 15 year old kid attempt to rap again, the world would be a better place.

Ok. Ridiculously long comment over. Hope everything goes well for your cousin and the baby! And I can't wait to hear more about your trip!

[wdwgirl03]

I'm here too. popcorn::

[__disneygirl]

Hey Lia! I'm here, and I'm subbing! I just told my hubby last night that I'm already sad that our trip will be over soon...sigh...and I don't even have another one to look forward to like you!

I can't wait to hear all about your adventures! Have fun with your family and the new baby. And I'll be waiting patiently when you return! :goodvibes

Aw, don't worry. After your trip you WILL get back to WDW someday.

Thank you!!!!! Lovebug!!!!!:hug:



Hope everything goes well for your aunt and the baby!! :goodvibes

By the way, love the "tinkgurlfriend"! :)

yayyy, i'm glad you like it! it suits you! and thanks!!


This is beautiful, and really sums up Disney to most of us on the DIS! :goodvibes

Looking forward to hearing some trip details, but please don't make me wait until chapter 21!!! :eek:

Thanks. I am actually kinda proud of what I said there because it is always really hard to articulate my feelings about WDW to other people. Especially those who have no idea what it's really about and think it's rides and character m&gs for kids. Sigh.

You will find out the details as we go along! Which will be soon. Thanks for stickin with me!! :hippie:


I'm here too. popcorn::

Hi!!! Welcome!!!!!!!!!:woohoo:

[YukiPhnx]

I'm so in! I just need to be caught up with your PTR

[__disneygirl]

MarietheCat24 ~ you are getting your very own VIP comment reply post b/c I appreciate all of what you said and also I am too lazy to like quote everything. Here we goooo!!

1. YES. I figured out a LOT. About my life. And have already taken some measures based on this decision making. And i'm much happier than before the trip. It was not just a vacation. I'm having trouble explaining it to people. But I think everything will be better now than it would have been had I not had this trip!

2. I have no idea what is going on with the Smurfs movie to be honest. It turns out they wanted street performers who could do like freaky special stuff like eating fire/fire breathing...whatever. I try and avoid contact with fire. At all costs. But now I kind of want to take it up so that I can be painted blue. I have worn some pretty AWESOME costumes for roles. Including authentic 1920's couture. BUT being painted blue would top everything.

3. You deserve the shout out b/c of your 30 Rock fandom. If someone wants to rob me on the street all they have to do is come up to me and start quoting 30 Rock. I will go limp with laughter and they can then take my belongings. So a shout out was nothing really. And I missed the two episodes b/c my stupid cousin had a stupid baby!!!!!!!!!!!! :rolleyes1 But I will be watching them immediately after getting offline!

4. YES YES YES about the house being depressed. Awesome personification. There.

5. OH MY GOD. I can not believe you have brought up B*WITCHED. Because my mom and I LOVE LOVE LOVE that song C'est La Vie. It is so DUMB. And yet great. "Hey Hey Hey i'm a wolf today. I'll huff i'll puff i'll blow you AWAY!" I still have their album. What fun. And I still listen to *NSYNC on occasion if i'm being totally honest. I am not over the pop music of the 90's in the same way I am not over that they did not turn Weekend at Bernies into a trilogy. Sigh.

6. I made the mistake of using the Disney fake hair shampoo/conditioner combo on this trip. It was a distastuh as Beyonce would put it. More on THAT later.

7. TINA was AMAZING on SNL. As usual. My favorite part was the Sarah Palin TV channel when they had her name all those fake shows like 30 Main Street starring Stephen Baldwin and then just left The Jay Leno Show alone? I was in stitches. and the brownie boyfriend thing was SO LIZ LEMON. I loved it.

Sorry I wrote you a novel btw. I apologize to the entire DIS for my rambling. Get used to it.

Just a general note to everyone about what I mentioned before::mickeyjum:mickeyjumMY COUSIN DID HAVE HER BABY!!!!!!!! TODAY!!!!!!!!!!! Mom and baby are doing well. We have such a blessed family. I am SO SO SO happy. For her and MYSELF because I love babies and kids in general and I am so close with all my little cousins and now we have a boy! Girls run in our family. I am so excited to take him to WDW someday. I need to go to the store and get him his first Mickey Mouse plush. :mickeyjum:smickey:

[__disneygirl]

I'm so in! I just need to be caught up with your PTR

YAY!!!!! Hi!! Welcome!!!!!! Thanks for joining in ;)

[tinkgurl]

I can not believe you have brought up B*WITCHED. Because my mom and I LOVE LOVE LOVE that song C'est La Vie. It is so DUMB. And yet great. "Hey Hey Hey i'm a wolf today. I'll huff i'll puff i'll blow you AWAY!" I still have their album. What fun. And I still listen to *NSYNC on occasion if i'm being totally honest. I am not over the pop music of the 90's in the same way I am not over that they did not turn Weekend at Bernies into a trilogy. Sigh.

Just a general not to everyone about what I mentioned before::mickeyjum:mickeyjumMY COUSIN DID HAVE HER BABY!!!!!!!! TODAY!!!!!!!!!!! Mom and baby are doing well. We have such a blessed family. I am SO SO SO happy. For her and MYSELF because I love babies and kids in general and I am so close with all my little cousins and now we have a boy! Girls run in our family. I am so excited to take him to WDW someday. I need to go to the store and get him his first Mickey Mouse plush. :mickeyjum:smickey:

"Say you will, say you won't. Say you'll do what I don't..." :rolleyes1 Another B*WITCHED and *NSYNC fan here. My Sis and I love to randomly listen to all those songs..*NSYNC, BSB, 98 degrees...And yet, we still know every single world to every single song. LOL

Aw, that is so exciting! Congrats on the baby!

[__disneygirl]

"Say you will, say you won't. Say you'll do what I don't..." :rolleyes1 Another B*WITCHED and *NSYNC fan here. My Sis and I love to randomly listen to all those songs..*NSYNC, BSB, 98 degrees...And yet, we still know every single world to every single song. LOL

Aw, that is so exciting! Congrats on the baby!

YES!!!!!! We need to have a DIS meet where we bring a 90's style boom box and crank some B*Witched tunes. Preferably in front of a really quiet peaceful area. Or outside of Club Cool. Just because then people could enjoy international sodas while jamming along with us.

and THANKS!!!!! tinkgurlfriend~!

[tinkgurl]

Oooh..I would totally do it! I was in poms in high school, so I'm used to performing. I could even put together some dance moves for us. :rotfl:

[__disneygirl]

April 11, 2010
Day 1, Part 1 In Which We Still Do Not Get On Even One Plane But The TR Title Is Born So At Least There’s That


After two minutes of sleep I hear my mom’s voice waking me up. I couldn’t believe it was time to get up already. I felt like one second had gone by since I finally had fallen asleep, whenever that was. I yawned. I stretched. I moaned.

.........

Whoa. Wait.

OH MY GOD, IT’S TIME TO GO TO DISNEY WORLD!

I shot out of bed like a rocket.

I looked out the window. Ah, I’m up before the sun. I’m four years old again. I debated asking my mom to carry me out to the car in my pajamas but eventually decided to not start the trip out on an absurd note. I was sure things would go that way soon enough.

I quickly put on the outfit I had laid out the night before: jeans, my Mickey chasing Minnie top, uggs, and my favorite leather jacket. This is a very casual outfit for me - I’m a very dressy dresser, a girly girl. While I do enjoy fashion and dressing up VERY much, I was SO excited to be in jeans and a tee for once. Little things like throwing my hair up in a pony and wearing casual clothes are part of the Disney escape for me. It’s the little things.

I walked outside and my dad, who was driving us to the airport, said to me, “I was just informed we’re not taking your mother's car, we’re taking the truck. It’s gonna be tight, so don’t complain!”

Um....ok. “The truck” is this gigantic (seriously, it freaks me out and I would never even try to drive it) pick-up my dad uses for work sometimes. It has two front seats and no backseats. Good thing three adults were driving to the airport on this morning.

I ended up squeezing my butt into the mid-section in between the driver and passenger’s seat. This is so beyond not a place anyone should sit, I can’t even tell you. Something(?) was poking my back. My head was touching the ceiling. I was hunched over. Which technically fits in with the Disney theme. I would rather channel that pretty gypsy Esmeralda than the hunchback but I’ll take what I can get. I found the whole thing hilarious… and painful. And typical.

I had NO idea why we weren’t taking my mom’s car, which is not a monster truck. Not only does it have more than enough seats for us, it was sitting right beside the truck in the driveway. I still don’t know why we took the truck. At the time, I didn’t care enough to ask. Just hunched myself over and got in. I WAS GOING TO DISNEY WORLD. I didn’t care if I had to ride a unicycle to the airport, as long as I got there.

18 bruises, 34 cuts, a brain aneurysm, and a yeast infection later we arrived to the airport with much time to spare.

Loaded all our crap out onto the curb. It wasn’t that much, really. We planned on going to the store once we got to Disney and loading up on crap so we wouldn’t have to bring so much crapola in our suitcases. Of course that never happened b/c why would everything go according to plan? What fun would that be? Without the lows… how would we know the highs? ETC. More on that later.

My dad turned around before leaving and gave me a hundred dollars for the trip! Which I didn’t expect but was very, VERY grateful for! I didn’t even end up spending this money until like, day 5. Which is a record for me because usually I have already spent the entire price of a DVC membership within 5 minutes of arriving to the resort gift shop. Not even the Grand Floridian gift shop(s). The Pop Century one. So… what I’m saying here is that I am not good with saving money. If I want something… I get it. Hey, I’ll be dead one day. You know? I’m young, can you tell? ACTUALLY.. I ended up using the one hundred dollars on something AWESOME and NOT frivolous… which you will find out in approximately 7 decades when I am on Chapter 234, Part 8, Subsection F, Point 2. Of this report.

Heh. :)

Moving on… checked in at US Airways. Got charged $25 per bag. Which I still think is really stupid and wish I could be one of those travelers who brings that little rolling carry on and nothing else and has everything perfectly arranged inside it in a gorgeous fashion.

I will NEVER. Be able to do that. Maybe if we were going to be away from home for ONE HOUR or something.

Anyway… I remember being in disbelief that any of this was even happening. I was almost there. Almost back to Disney. And since I booked the earliest flight possible as usual… we would be there BEFORE NOON EVEN HIT!

We showed IDs. Got our boarding passes and headed to security which went smoothly because I did not try to smuggle my Clinique face scrub inside any orifice. Everyone was pleased with me. The man checking my ID did a double take and told me I had gorgeous eyes. So I guess I COULD have brought a gel or lip gloss with me!!! Foiled again!!!!!!

As we walked to our gate we walked by the First Class Lounge AKA the Admiral’s Club. First I thought of the movie Up in the Air b/c I associate everything in life with movies. I wished George Clooney was around. Then I thought of FRIENDS. I’m not talking about my comrades, I mean the show. It is my FAVORITE show of all time and I know every episode by heart. I quote it DAILY and can equate any situation with something that happened on the show.

If you are awesome you know that as I was walking by the Admiral’s Club I thought of when Monica and Chandler snuck in there on their honeymoon and stole the free oranges available to first class passengers. I contemplated doing this as a tribute but instead I just told my mom the entire scene word for word. She may or may not have rolled her eyes as I do bring this up every time we are at the airport. I am a joy to be around!

No oranges or citrus fruit of any kind was stolen and I did not run into George Clooney even once. I am sick of never running into George Clooney. Frankly. What am I even talking about?

OH OH. Our Disney trip. Right-o. OK. We got to our gate and found seats near an ADORABLE little blonde girl with pink PJs on and pigtails in her hair. She was talking about how EXCITED she was to see Belle and Ariel!!! “Belle and Ariel mommy!!! I can’t wait!!! Mommy!!!”

The mom just said “Yes” and looked away. The funny thing about parents of adorable kids like this is that they are often unfazed by them. They barely smile or respond to the child b/c they are so used to how adorable he/she is. I see this all the time at Disney. Being that I want kids very badly and am obsessed with them, I’m always like “How could you not let out a giant AWWWWWWWWW and tell your daughter that she is an EVEN PRETTIER princess than Belle and Ariel?? Spoil her silly! GO BUY HER SOMETHING RIGHT NOW!!!!!!”

Luckily, I refrained from saying anything. I had an urge to go talk to the little girl about how excited I was, too, to see Belle and Ariel!!!!!!!! Mommy!!! But I refrained. Kinda weird when a grown(ish) woman… a stranger…comes up to your kid about to talk about Disney Princesses.

I took this picture:

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because this restaurant cracked me up. Dick Clark’s American Bandstand Food, Spirits, and Fun. Is it just me or does Dick Clark totally rock? It was awesome, with murals of rock and roll stars of the past. Which would have been a much BETTER photo but at this point I had already taken my seat and it was like negative one hundred in the morning and I did not feel like moving. I thought this place was a Jersey thing, because we are silly like that, but my friend told me there is also one in Branson, MO so I assume it’s a chain. Also, just a fun fact: I have Dick Clark’s number in my cell phone. Don’t ask.

Mom went to the bathroom. I sat, using my BlackBerry to go over the last of the e-mails I would be reading until we returned. I was SO EXCITED to not use my BlackBerry at all. My rule on this trip was that I would only turn my BlackBerry on when my mom and I separated. I ended up texting friends and family a bit too. Of course. But NO E-MAILS!!!!!!!!!! Or news. About anything. No castings. Auditions. No diet!!!!!! For 9(ish) days. God, I was excited.

My mom came back from the bathroom and excitedly told me, “I saw a man in the bathroom who looked just like McLovin!”

Our Trip Report title was born right then and there and I didn’t even know it yet! I did I start laughing hysterically though, as I do when any mention of McLovin comes. For my mom and I… well, McLovin is kind of our thing. If you don’t know who McLovin is, I am sorry about your life.

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McLovin is from the movie Superbad. Which I saw just as it came out in 2007 and LOVED it. Just like the rest of the world. And saw it many MANY times and laughed hysterically every time. It NEVER gets old. Especially specific parts which I will not specify as this is the DIS and quoting the movie would look something like: “********* and *expletive* **** want **** party *expletive* alcohol *** now.” So like I said… I never watched it with my mom. It is not really a mother/daughter bonding movie. Steel Magnolias it ain’t. But one day about 6 months ago I was sitting around flipping through the channels when my mom came in to sit down. Superbad was on and so I watched about two minutes of it. I went to flip the channel again when she said, “STOP!! TURN THAT BACK ON!!!!” So we watched the whole thing… and I hadn’t heard her laugh that hard. IN AGES. And she kept saying she COULD NOT BELIEVE that I did not URGE her to see it when it came out. Because I am more obsessed with movies than anyone and am always yelling at people to see great ones I love. But like I said, It’s not a movie you watch with your mom. Unless you’re me… apparently. So we ended up watching it together about ten thousand more times, I bought her a McLovin fake ID magnet, and we quote it ALL the time.

Little did I know McLovin would become a theme on this trip. Which we had NOTHING to do with. It just happened. Apparently McLovin fans frequent Disney World. A lot. It’s not just us!

Anyway… I then paused. The laughter. Because she said that she saw a MAN… in the bathroom. That looked like McLovin. My mother… is a woman. So I said, “You were either in the wrong bathroom… or you saw a woman… who looked like a man… who looked like McLovin in the Ladies room. OR… you were in the RIGHT bathroom…are actually a man… and we need to talk?”

We cracked up. LOUDLY. Again. Causing people to stare. Including the pigtailed girl. Who had no idea what we were talking about but was clearly amused.

“I MEANT!!!!!!” my mom said, “That I saw him OUTSIDE of the bathroom. Waiting for his family!! Anyway I’m hungry. I’m gonna go check out Dick Clark’s Rockin’ Eve.”

She got up and left. I cracked up more. Couldn’t believe I was going to Disney. Still. I think that even as I was in Disney… I couldn’t believe I was there. But anyway… that’s all for now. Cheers to you if you are still reading. Maybe in the next chapter we will actually get on one of the planes that we took to get to Orlando. Yes, that’s right…there was more than one. UGH. I need to go watch the 30 Rock episodes I missed tonight, pee my pants and unwind before bed now. Muchos gracias!!!! for reading. I appreciate it. Also: sorry about the lack of pics. I swear I did take over a thousand. But AT DISNEY. Which we will get to someday. I promise. Thanks for stickin' with the ridiculousness! Capria OUT.

P.S. I just added the words McLovin and Superbad to the dictionary on my computer because apparently to this machine they were coming up as misspellings which is just totally not acceptable!!!!!

[__disneygirl]

Oooh..I would totally do it! I was in poms in high school, so I'm used to performing. I could even put together some dance moves for us. :rotfl:

YES!! This is so on. Just a warning to anyone visiting Club Cool in the upcoming months: you may run into a performance of the B*Witched classic C'est La Vie by moi aka disneygirlfriend, and my TR readers tinkgurlfriend, and MarietheCat24girlfriend. If you do not want to hear us then please avoid Epcot. Thanks!!!!!

[tinkgurl]

De nada for reading! :)

McLovin'! Oh man, I wish you could have gotten a picture of this guy who looked like him!!

Oh yes, Friends..another show that I wish was still making new episodes! I mean seriously, I want to see how Monica and Chandler are doing..and if Rachel and Ross (OR Joey??) end up living happily ever after...:rolleyes:

[__disneygirl]

De nada for reading! :)

McLovin'! Oh man, I wish you could have gotten a picture of this guy who looked like him!!

Oh yes, Friends..another show that I wish was still making new episodes! I mean seriously, I want to see how Monica and Chandler are doing..and if Rachel and Ross (OR Joey??) end up living happily ever after...:rolleyes:

You have no idea how much I wish Friends would just go on and on forever. Jen Aniston said she wants to do like a Thanksgiving special where they all get together and we see where they all are in life now. I think that would be perfect.

Thanks for reading dahling!!!

[tinkgurl]

You have no idea how much I wish Friends would just go on and on forever. Jen Aniston said she wants to do like a Thanksgiving special where they all get together and we see where they all are in life now. I think that would be perfect.

That would be so great! And Phoebe would have to sing "Smelly Cat.."

[__disneygirl]

That would be so great! And Phoebe would have to sing "Smelly Cat.."

Absolutely. Or one of my favorites from her pregnancy:

Hello there little fetus
In nine months will you come greet us?
I will buy you some adidas!

We could also sing this while doing our B*Witched performance. Just a thought!!!!!

[tinkgurl]

Yes!! We are going to have the best show that Epcot has ever seen! :laughing:

[MarieTheCat24]

Okay. Another giant comment filled with quotes and other stuff. Girl, I'm sorry for killing your trip report with these massive blocks of text. :laughing:

First of all, taking up fire breathing is totally worth it if it means you get to be painted blue. Just make sure that the role would actually require you to be blue. I mean, I wouldn't want you to accidentally burn off all of your hair while learning, and then not even get painted blue. That would be horribly disappointing. And now I'm singing the Rolling Stones' Paint it Black. Except changing it to blue.

Secondly, in my experience, using the Disney shampoo/conditioner never ends well. Never. I'm so sorry you had to learn the hard way.

Thirdly (is that even a word?), 30 Rock was amazing last night. "Ain't no party like a Liz Lemon party cause a Liz Lemon party is mandatory" has been rolling around in my head all morning. I have a feeling that phrase will become a commonly used part of my vocabulary. And also, I've decided that I need to search the globe to find a man whose last name is Lemon and who is single so I can marry him and take his last name. Just so people can call me Lemon. I wonder if there's anyone out there. I should check facebook...

Just because then people could enjoy international sodas while jamming along with us.
This line made me laugh so hard. I'm picturing a bunch of people raising their little Coke tasting cups in the air while singing along to B*Witched. And it is an amazing mental picture to have.

YES!! This is so on. Just a warning to anyone visiting Club Cool in the upcoming months: you may run into a performance of the B*Witched classic C'est La Vie by moi aka disneygirlfriend, and my TR readers tinkgurlfriend, and MarietheCat24girlfriend. If you do not want to hear us then please avoid Epcot. Thanks!!!!!
:thumbsup2 Except don't avoid Epcot, because y'all just know you want to have your socks rocked off by this amazing performance. And watch out, Off Kilter. You think you're so popular with your Canadian rock songs. But just wait because pretty soon there's going to be a new number one, most favorite musical performance in Epcot, suckers!!

Okay. Now onto your latest update...

Your stories from the airport are hilarious. I never know that Dick Clark had a restaurant chain. I want to go to there.

I also know what you mean about adorable children and their parents not reacting to their adorableness accordingly. Kids do something cute and I'm like "awwwwww" while their parents are just like "yeah whatever." Half the time I'm tempted to ask if I can borrow their child for the day while at Disney because I think I'd get more amusement out of them. Maybe I should start a babysitting service at Disney. I'll tour the parks with the kids while the parents do whatever.

I love the story about your mom and McLovin. Superbad is one of the greatest movies of our generation. When I saw it in theaters, I started crying because I was laughing so hard. Plus, Michael Cera is just adorable.

Alright. I think that was a sufficiently long response. :upsidedow

[littlelovebug]

Okay so since you brought up Supderbad, I just have to ask...every time you watch CSI now, do you wonder if they're going to solve the crime by discovering...certain bodily fluids...at the scene???? :lmao:

And I now take a solemn vow to not only Ooooo and Awwww at everything cute that my daughter does in Disney, I will document it with my Canon EOS Rebel (Without a Cause). In triplicate. I took 162 pictures during a three hour trip to the local zoo yesterday, so I think I might take just a FEW more at WDW...

[pinkxray]

Joining in. Wow, your trip came and went pretty quick!

No Disney until Chapter 21, Part 3, Subsection D, Point 2! Wow, that is going to be a long wait. popcorn::

[__disneygirl]

Okay so since you brought up Supderbad, I just have to ask...every time you watch CSI now, do you wonder if they're going to solve the crime by discovering...certain bodily fluids...at the scene???? :lmao:

And I now take a solemn vow to not only Ooooo and Awwww at everything cute that my daughter does in Disney, I will document it with my Canon EOS Rebel (Without a Cause). In triplicate. I took 162 pictures during a three hour trip to the local zoo yesterday, so I think I might take just a FEW more at WDW...



LOLOLOLOL omg. This is slightly inappropriate but YES. When Seth Rogen is all like "I thought there were bodily fluids on everything but guess what? There's not!" I crack up every time.

And omg REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE...YES... I still am determined to get one!! That is so awesome about the zoo... I can't wait to see all your WDW pics!! Your TR is going to rock beyond words.

Joining in. Wow, your trip came and went pretty quick!

No Disney until Chapter 21, Part 3, Subsection D, Point 2! Wow, that is going to be a long wait. popcorn::

Hi!! Welcome and thank you for suffering through this nonsense!!!! I appreciate it!

[__disneygirl]

If anyone else wants a solo VIP insanely long response then feel free to write me a novel based on what I post and I will write you one back!!!!!!:banana:

To MarieTheCat24~~~~~

1. It just figures that you would be listening to PAINT IT BLACK aka one of my favorite songs ever by one of my favorite bands ever but let's move on before I get into that.

2. HAHAHAHSISHDLASKLkpodkmslkm. The episodes were so freaking good though. Like even better than normal. And like just when I think I can't laugh harder I do.

3. “I want someone who will be monogamous and nice to his mother. And I want someone who likes musicals but knows to just shut his mouth when I’m watching Lost. And I want someone who thinks being really into cars is lame and strip clubs are gross. I want someone who will actually empty the dishwasher instead of just taking out forks as needed, like I do. I want someone with clean hands and feet and beefy forearms, like a damn Disney prince. And I want him to genuinely like me, even when I’m old, and that’s what I want.”

4. LOL Off Kilter is going to be so embarrassed and jealous of our performance they will never show their faces in Canada again. I'm not even talking about Epcot. I mean the REAL Canada.

5. I say "I want to go to there" more often than I breathe. I can't even.

6. I SO want to borrow so many kids at Disney but apparently that translates as "kidnapping" and is often frowned upon.

7. Superbad is amazing and I wish I could quote it right now but I can't think of a line that doesn't include obscenities so I will just say I AM MCLOVIN.

Thanks for reading and in general tolerating me. :woohoo:

[MarieTheCat24]

3. “I want someone who will be monogamous and nice to his mother. And I want someone who likes musicals but knows to just shut his mouth when I’m watching Lost. And I want someone who thinks being really into cars is lame and strip clubs are gross. I want someone who will actually empty the dishwasher instead of just taking out forks as needed, like I do. I want someone with clean hands and feet and beefy forearms, like a damn Disney prince. And I want him to genuinely like me, even when I’m old, and that’s what I want.”
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha I love that Liz delivered this speech while getting hit with dodgeballs. It just made it all the more awesome.

Thanks for reading and in general tolerating me. :woohoo:
No problem, girl! You remind me so much of myself. It's ridiculous. So it's super fun reading your report. I mean, I love reading about anybody's trip to Disney, but it's especially fun when you feel like you can actually relate to the person. And you've got three months (well actually less than three months now) to keep me entertained until my Disney trip. So keep writing, woman! :teeth:

[queenof3]

ok--I have not been able to tear myself away from this TR. You are a great writer! :cool1: Can you please share some stories about your acting life and different celebrities you have met? I know it wouldnt neccesarily be Disney-related but you kind of have a much more glamorous life than some of us!:wizard: I cannot wait to hear about your trip! Please don't be long!:surfweb:

[__disneygirl]

No problem, girl! You remind me so much of myself. It's ridiculous. So it's super fun reading your report. I mean, I love reading about anybody's trip to Disney, but it's especially fun when you feel like you can actually relate to the person. And you've got three months (well actually less than three months now) to keep me entertained until my Disney trip. So keep writing, woman! :teeth:

Yay!! I am very relieved to hear there is someone like me out there LOL. And omg.. you better to a TR when you get back!!

[__disneygirl]

ok--I have not been able to tear myself away from this TR. You are a great writer! :cool1: Can you please share some stories about your acting life and different celebrities you have met? I know it wouldnt neccesarily be Disney-related but you kind of have a much more glamorous life than some of us!:wizard: I cannot wait to hear about your trip! Please don't be long!:surfweb:

Aw, thank you, how nice! :)

Well... what do you want to know? Specifically? It's hard for me to watch a movie and not see someone that I have met. I have been at this a long time, LOL. My favorite people in the business that I have met are Johnny Depp (who is the most sincere, sweet man possibly EVER), Alec Baldwin, Robert DeNiro, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Martin Scorsese. I only met Johnny once but it was like the best moment of my life LOL. I don't really get weird around famous people b/c I work in the business and it's just unprofessional but Johnny Depp? Come on. Alec lives here and I see him at so so many events and he is like the most fun and hilarious person ever and so so nice. De Niro runs Tribeca Film who I work with occasionally (right now the Tribeca Film Festival is going on so everything is nuts and I am doing a lot of event stuff with them).. and I worked on a Marty Scorsese production last summer and it was the most amazing experience and he is just the best person basically ever. I love him. I would go on but I don't like sounding braggy or anything but since you asked :) Those are my favorite people. ;)

Anyway THANKS FOR READING!! Everyone!! And I know I have LURKERS!! Say hi :hippie: ;) I want to talk to you!!!

Ok update coming very soon :D

[__disneygirl]

April 11, 2010
Day 1, Part 2 In Which We Actually Get On A Plane And Go Somewhere (Not Disney World, But Whatever!)

We finally boarded the plane! I got the window seat while mom sat in the middle next to some guy she would attempt make friends with so it would be less awkward when she had to get up to pee.

I said 84 prayers and begged God to keep us safe. I said, “If you do, every Sunday I will go to Pizza Hut.” Which was incredible because that joke hadn’t even aired on 30 Rock yet. Heh heh.

My mom and I squeezed each other’s hands tightly upon take off which happened around 6:15 AM. I LOVE flying. But I also hate it. Because it’s scary and you are IN THE AIR in a giant tin can coffin. I mean, whuck? It’s just crazy. But I LOVE IT. Because it’s freakin’ FLYING, man. Really. It’s AWESOME. And it blows my mind that thousands of flights go off without a hitch every single day all around the world. But there’s that teeny tiny chance that I will end up as hairy as Tom Hanks in Cast Away or worse (as hairy as Robin Williams in his regular life) and that scares the living crap out of me.

This flight was only to be a little over an hour because we were connecting in Charlotte, NC. I hate connecting. I hate getting on the plane and knowing that when we land, I still won't be at Disney. I hate that, with two flights, there is more opportunity for something to go wrong. So I usually NEVER book us a connecting flight. It usually costs a bit more, but direct flights are worth it to me. This time though, for the both of us to fly down there direct, it would have been about $200 more than if we did a quick layover in Charlotte, NC. $200 more to spend on the Mouse? If anyone needs more money, it's Disney, so we booked it. Our flight on the way home was direct, and thank God, because being the emotional wreck I was when we left, I don't think I could have handled two flights! What do you guys think? I know people who hate connecting but will do it to save money no matter what, but I can't be alone on the whole dreaded layover thing.

The flight was mostly uneventful (Thank you, God! I will keep the Pizza Hut promise. I promise!). I read my PassPorter and the awesome 10th Anniversary Issue of O Magazine. Which mostly just consisted of Oprah and her friends going on and on about nothing. Which I eat up like potatoes and gravy! She’s got her ish figured out, that Oprah. So I read the articles she writes about how stressful her latest photoshoot was and I take notes. You must do this too in order to LIVE YOUR BEST LIFE. GO!!!!!!!!

I took this picture:

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And listened to a super old episode of Smodcast. Which I pretty much know by heart at this point. Cheers if you know what that is. It was the episode “Scott-land”. One of the best. HILARIOUS!! Not that I could focus though. On anything except the grand Mouse himself.

The Charlotte airport rocked...ish. They had all kinds of food places (also called restaurants) but I was in search of a McDonald’s. I never eat McDonald’s because it is vile. But it is also DELICIOUS and I was on freakin’ vacation, man. Sausage(ish) McMuffins are full of nutrition and void of calories while on your way to Disney. Yeah. Look it up and then come at me.

We didn’t want to lug our carry-ons all around the airport (we don't have practical, rolling carry-ons like smart people) so my mom waited back at the gate with the bags while I searched for a McDonald’s.

I looked at the long, long, LONG list of fast food eateries, a lot of which I had never even heard of before. Of course they had EVERYTHING except McDonald’s. I’m pretty sure they invented and built yet another fast food place in the 8,000 minutes I was wandering around looking for a McDonald’s. But no dice. So when I actually read the list instead of just scanning it for the golden arches I saw that they had a WOLFGANG PUCK EXPRESS!!!!!! Holy toledo~! Just like at Disney!!! Since I planned for us to visit the Downtown Disney WPE location later in the day for lunch, I wasn't going to get it at the airport at first. Then I realized I had never tried breakfast there, so I decided to set out in search of it anyway.

Yeah… that plan went south. The Charlotte airport is confusing, ok? I laughed because I am OBSESSED with Wolfgang Puck Express. In any other situation I would have not given up until I found the place but since I had access to it later in the day I gave up sort of fast. You MUST go to Wolfgang’s. Trust me on this one. If there was one by my house I would be the World’s Fattest Woman. Unfortunately I only get to eat there while at Disney. And apparently… at the Charlotte airport. Only NOT because it is located in the Bermuda Triangle of Fast Food Places aka Restaurants and you will not find it.

I walked back and forth about 27 times trying to find the Secret Passage that would lead me to The Land of Wolfgang Deliciousness and someone approached me and asked where I was flying to and when my flight left. Um... what? "Who are you and... what? Go away." was my immediate response. Only I didn't say that because I realized they worked at the airport. Obviously I looked lost and late for a flight when really I just frantically wanted random, processed animal parts on some bread with a fake piece of cheese in there somewhere. It turns out they were trying to sell me some frequent flyer deal and offered no apology when I complained about the lack of McDonald’s. The nerve!

I looked at my phone and realized we were going to board in like 20 minutes. I had wandered around so long that my mom had sent about 35 texts to me. Oops. I hurried back to our gate and apologized to my mom though I wasn’t really to blame. I blame: the Charlotte airport, McDonald’s, the city of Charlotte, the mayor of Charlotte, and most of all: Ronald McDonald. He should make sure things like this do not happen to hungry travelers. What a fraud.

I sat with our bags while my mom went out in search of food. We barely had time now and so she just came back with a diet soda. ALL OF THIS could have been avoided if I ruled the world is the point of this story. And now I’m off. Cause I'm SOSOSO tired and this is going to be a crazy week. I think I am actually tired IN ADVANCE. Sorry if this update was even less coherent than usual. Up next: We get on another plane and maybe to Disney? Nah, not yet. But we will PROBABLY get to Orlando at least. Not without a few mishaps, of course.

Cheers and thanks for reading!!! Have a MAGICAL day!

[MarieTheCat24]

OH. MY. GOD.

You've met Alec Baldwin? And you two have, like, a repertoire?

I am so jealous. Although, if I ever met him, I'd probably do something horribly embarassing. Like throw up all over his shoes. And then he'd always remember me as the girl who puked on him. And he'd tell the story in interviews and everyone would laugh. But I'd end up being super proud of being the girl who puked on Alec Baldwin. I'd probably change my username to PukedOnBaldwin89 or something.

But seriously, that is so cool. I've never met anybody famous. Err actually, scratch that. I met the guy who did the voice of Stu Pickles on Rugrats. My grandpa knew him from school. So you can take your Depps, Baldwins, and Scorseses and suck it! :rotfl:

You're probably going to hate me for this, but I've never eaten at Wolfgang Puck's Express. I've seen pictures, and the food looks amazing. But I could never cheat on my one true DTD food love...the Earl of Sandwich. The bond between me and the Earl's Club is too strong to break.

ALL OF THIS could have been avoided if I ruled the world is the point of this story.
Amen, sistah! I should just drop out of college and become Queen of the World. Who needs a journalism degree anyway?

[Al and Kate's Mom]

Enjoying your TR so far!!!

[tinkgurl]

I said 84 prayers and begged God to keep us safe. I said, “If you do, every Sunday I will go to Pizza Hut.” Which was incredible because that joke hadn’t even aired on 30 Rock yet. Heh heh.

My mom and I squeezed each other’s hands tightly upon take off which happened around 6:15 AM. I LOVE flying. But I also hate it. Because it’s scary and you are IN THE AIR in a giant tin can coffin.

Ugh, I hate flying too! I haven't done it in awhile, but when I have- I always have to have the window seat. And I always have to hold someone's hand during take off and landing.

If you seriously went to Pizza Hut every Sunday, that would be hilarious. But really, what healthy things do they have there besides the salad bar? I mean..I could live off the cheese sticks and bread sticks for awhile along with the salad bar..:rotfl:

This flight was only to be a little over an hour because we were connecting in Charlotte, NC. I hate connecting. I hate getting on the plane and knowing that when we land, I still won't be at Disney. I hate that, with two flights, there is more opportunity for something to go wrong.

I hate connecting flights too! I'm always paranoid that our luggage won't make it over to our 2nd plane. Can you tell I'm a worrier when it comes to flying?! :rolleyes:

I looked at the long, long, LONG list of fast food eateries, a lot of which I had never even heard of before. Of course they had EVERYTHING except McDonald’s. I’m pretty sure they invented and built yet another fast food place in the 8,000 minutes I was wandering around looking for a McDonald’s. But no dice. So when I actually read the list instead of just scanning it for the golden arches I saw that they had a WOLFGANG PUCK EXPRESS!!!!!! Holy toledo~! Just like at Disney!!!

Okay, what kind of airport doesn't have McDonald's?! :eek: :laughing: I mean, that's more random that they had WPE but no Mickey D's.

Oh boo, you never did find it. You want to know a confusing airport? Atlanta!! Well, at least it was to me. :laughing:

[__disneygirl]

YOU MET STU PICKLES?!?!?!?!?

Not even kidding... I am jealous. That ROCKS. Because even though right now I am technically in my 20's, I would happily watch an old Rugrats episode. In fact I just did a couple days after New Year's cause one of my best friends i've known since I was 9 came to stay with me and we used to be OBSESSED with it. Now the old episodes are all over the internet and boy did we have fun watching them.

Oh.. this is to MarieTheCat24... Kara!!! I should have mentioned. ;)

And... regarding ALEC. I would not say we have a repertoire as much as he is nice enough to not call security when I realize he's around and go over to say hi. He does know who I am...ish. Like he recognizes me but we are not BFF. I mean in my dreams we are. And we are also married with several kids and several dogs. Sigh. I LOVE him... a lot. He is the best.

Also: GO TO WOLFGANG PUCK'S. I'm sure the Earl is great. For those who eat sandwiches. I do not. I know... it's weird. I'm a weird eater but I KNOW that you will LOVE Wolfgang Puck's. If you hate it I will pay for your meal and then slap you silly.

[__disneygirl]

Enjoying your TR so far!!!

Hi!! Welcome. Thanks!!!!


Okay, what kind of airport doesn't have McDonald's?! :eek: :laughing: I mean, that's more random that they had WPE but no Mickey D's.


THAT'S. WHAT I. SAID. I am a proud American. I enjoy that wherever I am at any given time, I can throw a rock and hit a McDonald's. It's comforting. The Charlotte Airport is now dead to me.

[MiaBella05]

popcorn:: joining in popcorn::

[__disneygirl]

popcorn:: joining in popcorn::

Yay! WELCOME!!!!

[MarieTheCat24]

YOU MET STU PICKLES?!?!?!?!?

Not even kidding... I am jealous. That ROCKS. Because even though right now I am technically in my 20's, I would happily watch an old Rugrats episode. In fact I just did a couple days after New Year's cause one of my best friends i've known since I was 9 came to stay with me and we used to be OBSESSED with it. Now the old episodes are all over the internet and boy did we have fun watching them.
:laughing: I know what you mean. I'm about 2 months away from entering my 20's, but I'd gladly spend all day watching old Nickelodeon shows. Last summer, my friends and I were obsessed with re-watching Legends of the Hidden Temple...aka the greatest game show to ever exist. It's just tragic that it went off the air before I could be on it. It was always my dream to be a Red Jaguar...

Also: GO TO WOLFGANG PUCK'S. I'm sure the Earl is great. For those who eat sandwiches. I do not. I know... it's weird. I'm a weird eater but I KNOW that you will LOVE Wolfgang Puck's. If you hate it I will pay for your meal and then slap you silly.
It's not weird at all. I went through a phase in middle school when I wouldn't eat sandwiches. I also went through a phase where I refused to wear jeans. I was a weird kid. Heck, I'm still a pretty weird adult (even though I hardly consider myself an adult). :rotfl:

[__disneygirl]

April 11, 2010
Day 1, Part 3 In Which We Finally Get TO DISNEY WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Uh... Almost

Hm.. Where did we leave off? Ah yes. My mom and I were sitting at our gate enjoying(ish) a rousing breakfast that included Diet Coke and airplane pretzels.

Ah, vacation.

We boarded our second and FINAL plane at 8:50 AM. But didn’t take off until about a week later.

This whole thing was kind of scary. My mom’s eyes got pretty big. And she kept saying to me “What the *#(*@! is going on?”

Like I knew.

My mom freaks out in this scenarios kind of easily. She is a bit of a worrier. In these situations we kind of switch roles in a way. I act like there is absolutely no problem and that I am not worried at all because I don’t want to freak her out. When really… my mind wanders and I’m thinking, “Yeah, this plane is going to crash.” But I didn’t SAY that. To keep my mom’s sanity.

Basically what was happening was we were hearing a LOT of really strange noises. Bang. Clang. CRASH. Smash. Things like that. And during all this clang-smash action, there was a REALLY LOUD sound of something blowing. Like a huge gust of constant wind. Or something.

Someone came over the loudspeaker and told us that one of the people who has a Really Important Job and was supposed to be on this plane didn’t show up, and they are waiting for their replacement to come in.

Well…okay. Odd, but it happens. People don’t show up for work sometimes. That’s life. But they called this person something really official (that I of course can’t remember) like First Officer or something. The whole thing was iffy.

Mom assumed the worst pretty quickly.

“Oh my God, they’re lying. Everyone’s here. That’s just a story so people don’t get scared and leave. Something is wrong with this plane. Something is wrong with this plane!!!”

“You’re crazy,” I told her. “They can’t lie about things like that. I’m pretty sure it’s against the law. Do you really think they’d risk a plane going down? No. They aren’t going to put us in the air unless they are sure everything will be fine.”

I was lying…ish. Because I was actually thinking the exact same thing. Because usually when I’m waiting for a plane to take off I hear ZERO clanging and crashing noises. However, there were quite a lot happening on this particular morning on this particular plane.

I really was close to getting the eff off that tin can coffin.

I thought of telling everyone there was something wrong with the plane’s left phalange so we all could get off. I told you… every scenario in life can relate back to Friends.

I refrained. From THAT. And just waited. My breathing got a bit heavy. My mom’s eyes got even BIGGER. I read about diet tips in my O Magazine which made me laugh a bit and calmed me down.

And then… just like that. The noise stopped. Whatever “person” was supposed to come on the plane to replace the other guy had arrived. Apparently. Great! Let’s get GOING!! When (if) this sucker lands, I’ll be at DISNEY WORLD!!! My home! So let’s GO!!!!

We took off. It was again, uneventful. Thank God. Nothing happened. No more bangcrashclanging went on. My mom’s eyes returned to their normal size. My breathing regulated. It was all good. In the hood.

THE HOOD BEING ORLANDO, NERDS! CAUSE WE WERE FINALLY THERE!!!!!!!!!!!!

So.. We flew US Airways. I thought the planes were a bit shabby(ish) looking. I added the ish, because… who am I to say the planes looked shabby? Honestly. We landed, right? I’m alive? Someone at the airport asked how my flight was, and I replied, “Any flight that lands is a good flight.” He replied, “Amen!” So really… I’m not complaining about US Airways. I could have done without the bangcrashbanging though. Bigtime.

I think my favorite air carrier is Delta. They have colorful leather seats in coach and a wide selection of movies. Of course they cost $9.99 each but they have free music which is cool. I like Continental too but they pick the movie. It’s free, but what if it sucks? You can’t just cancel and throw another $10 out the window. Like I said, none of this matters REALLY. I just want to land. Thanks.

Land we did. At last.

Ohhhhhhhhhhh, the Orlando Airport. I LOVE MCO. I would have taken pictures but I was too busy skipping to the Disneyish monorail and then RUNNING to baggage claim whilst singing a little song. A couple of forest animals came out of nowhere to sing with me. Oh, it was just too fun.

Then I recall some waiting. My mom went outside to call/text people who love us and tell them we were alive. The bags took FOREVER to come out and it made me wish I had booked Magical Express. Until I saw the longLONGLGONGIGNIGNKDNKDNGLONG longest line I HAVE EVER SEEN. For anything. It was almost comical, this line. If I didn’t feel so horrible for all the families having a not-so-magical time, I would have laughed.

We finally got our bags with no problemo. Headed past the Line From Hades, and to Hertz Rent-A-Car.

As Beyonce would say, this was a disastuh.

We always use Hertz when we travel because we know someone at Hertz. We get an amazing deal every single time.

I checked the Hertz rates online before we left just for the heck of it, so I could see how much we were saving by using our discount. For our whole trip, if we had booked just like everyone else, it would have been about $220. I checked other companies like Budget (got a discount code from the DIS), Alamo, etc. All of the rates were around $220-$250.

My mom went up to the counter while I sat on my suitcase, hummed a merry tune, and played with the squirrels, groundhogs, doves, chipmunks, and bunnies that had gathered. I was on another planet at this point. Being at Disney World, for me, is like entering a parallel universe of magic. Literally. I have enough of an imagination that I can let go of everything and let Disney take over. And we was almost there. SO CLOSE!

I overheard my mom’s convo with the Hertz lady. Hertz Lady was super super nice and complimented my mom on basically every article of clothing and accessory she had on. Told her about people she knew from New Jersey. Asked if we were going to Disney. That sort of thing.

My mom asked her to enter the reservation number that our friend at Hertz had written on his business card. Hertz Lady told her all she needed was her name. Ok then.

I heard my mom say no, no, NO, NO and Noooooooo. A million times. When Hertz Lady offered all that extra stuff they offer that costs a fortune.

“You really should get this. Everyone gets this. It’s not that much more, really. It’s important. You should get it, everyone gets it.”

“No thank you,” my mom said.

“You should think about upgrading--”

“No thank you,” my mom said. “Just the standard will be fine.”

“Yes, but you two girls are out to have FUN! I can tell. Two girls drivin’ around Florida in a convertible, carefree! What do you think? It’s really not that much more.”

“No thank you,” my mom said. Again.

This took awhile. “I appreciate all of your offers,” my mom said, “but we do not want anything extra. Thanks.”

I get it. I used to work in a store. I know that if you don’t sell a certain amount of crap your boss is annoyed with you. But she was kind of going overboard. I wondered how many people were worn down from travel enough to just say “OK fine!! Add the convertible!” so they could get out of there.

She finally came up with the total for our standard car with NO extra features, NO convertible, NO pre-paid gas, NO cleaning service, NO butler, NO magician in the back performing tricks, and… WHOA. What?

$330. Was the total, she siad.

In my head I was all “RUH-ROH.” Scooby Doo/Liz Lemon style. Cause I KNEW that ish wasn’t accurate. The quote on the website was $220. And we are supposed to get a BIG discount. We always do. I’m not saying I feel entitled to get a better price than the general public AKA people who do not know anyone who works for Hertz. But… it should NOT be over a hundred dollars more than the regular rate I got on the site. This lady was trying to play us. Big time. I was so not having that. You are not going to take money away from us that could be spent on Mickey rice-krispie treats and Dole Whips.

Also, she said she was going to charge $530 in total to my mom’s credit card just as a deposit. And when we returned the car, the balance would be returned. Uh, what? Is that normal? How much do people usually pay for this?

My mom said, “I think there’s been a mistake here. I’m going to just call my husband quickly and get this sorted out.”

Hertz Lady said, “It’s actually a REALLY reasonable rate.” In a tone I did not care for.

You do not mess with my Momma. Hertz Lady. Excuse ME.

So I went up to the desk. Told her, very sweetly, to puhlease enter THE NUMBER ON THE BACK OF THE CARD. Because I knew that as soon as my mom reached my dad he was going to say, “Well, did she enter the number on the back of the card?” Hertz Lady said, again, in a tone I did not care for… that she already did. I said “I know that you didn’t. I have been right over there the whole time. And just because I was singing classic Disney tunes with a bunch of forest animals, does not mean that I was not paying attention. You entered our name. Not the reservation number. Please enter the number on the back of this card.”

She literally refused to enter that number. Because why would she? It’s only her job and all. She INSISTED. That the number would pull up the EXACT SAME reservation she had with our name on it.

I said, sweet as pie, “Maybe that’s true. Can you just show me that? Can you just type in the number and show me the exact same reservation, then?”

Apparently not. And apparently there was no manager. On hand. That we could speak to.

My mom got off the phone with my dad. Whaddaya know? He said that the woman has to enter the reservation number. On the back of the card.

I was too happy to turn this into an ordeal. I wasn’t going to start a huge thing with Hertz Lady and demand to see other Hertz Ladies or even Hertz Men or Hertz Bosses. Like I care. I was 20 miles from Disney Heaven. I didn’t want to get into the whole thing with these people. I didn’t want to go over all the costs that made up the $330 and find out what the Hertz Lady was charging us that we didn’t ask for.

We just wanted to see this:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2561/3806127446_129f00fdb1.jpg

So we went outside and got a cab. Where, again… we ran into a mishap. Something happened to my mom. That was stressful at the time but also HILARIOUS. She laughs about it now.

Thanks for reading this ridiculousness everyone!!

:hippie:

[__disneygirl]

:laughing: I know what you mean. I'm about 2 months away from entering my 20's, but I'd gladly spend all day watching old Nickelodeon shows. Last summer, my friends and I were obsessed with re-watching Legends of the Hidden Temple...aka the greatest game show to ever exist. It's just tragic that it went off the air before I could be on it. It was always my dream to be a Red Jaguar... :

OMGGGGGGGGGG. Are you me? I miss that show a LOT. I wanted to be on it SO BAD. Oh man. That and every other old school Nick show.

PS: I don't feel like an adult either. I feel about 12. Though I know i'm more mature than most people my own age. It's weird. So yeah... i'm weird too. We should start a club!

[littlelovebug]

Oh nooooooo! I hope I don't encounter that "LONGLGONGIGNIGNKDNKDNGLONG" Magical Express line! :scared1: Hopefully I'll get to read another update before I leave...although I know we're nowhere near the page (chapter, subsection, etc.) where you actually ARRIVE at WDW...:lmao:

[__disneygirl]

Oh nooooooo! I hope I don't encounter that "LONGLGONGIGNIGNKDNKDNGLONG" Magical Express line! :scared1: Hopefully I'll get to read another update before I leave...although I know we're nowhere near the page (chapter, subsection, etc.) where you actually ARRIVE at WDW...:lmao:

I will probably update before you leave, but ahhh!! You're getting SO close! I'm so excited for you guys!

As for Magical Express, I've done it before where there was virtually no line. You never know. You just have to hope luck is on your side.

[tinkgurl]

Seriously, I would've been off that plane the first time I heard that not-so-normal racket going on! I would've said to whoever was traveling with me, "You can stay here or go with me. If you stay here, see ya..wouldn't want to be ya!" Because I would've been bound and determined that that plane was going to crash. :rotfl:

But, obviously yours did not. And I'm glad. :)

Doesn't the "Disney-ish monorail" at the Orlando airport just get you so pumped up for the real thing?! :banana:

Ugh, that lady sounds like she was sssshhhhady! And there wasn't a manager or anyone to talk to?! :rolleyes:

Okay, what's with the cliffhanger?! What happened to your mom?!

[YoungChuck72]

hey there
love reading your trip report
just wanted to say that i'm exactly the way you are
when i heard that you associate real life life with movies
i do the exact same thing and my mom always tells me i'm crazy lol
o and also FRIENDS IS MY ALL TIME FAVORITE SHOW ALSO
and i knew exactly what you were talking about with monica and chandler before reading on lol i know all the episodes too
anyways looking foward to reading the rest of it !!

[MarieTheCat24]

OMGGGGGGGGGG. Are you me? I miss that show a LOT. I wanted to be on it SO BAD. Oh man. That and every other old school Nick show.
I think I'm gonna start a campaign to get Nick to create a channel that airs the old school shows 24/7. It would be the greatest thing ever. Though I probably wouldn't get off of the couch ever again.

And yes, I'm pretty sure we are the same person. If there was a high five smiley I would have used it here. So just use your imagination and pretend that this waving smiley is just winding up into a high five. :wave:

Onto your trip...I would have been off of that plane the second I started hearing weird noises. So scary. And don't you just love how moms always choose the worst times to worry? I always wanna be like, "No Mommy, you're supposed to be comforting ME right now." But I suck it up and act brave because there is nothing worse than seeing your mother worry.

Hertz Lady sounds like a real piece of work. Don't ya just love when people act all nice and friendly, just so that when they pull the rug out from under you you're more inclined to trust them? Then when you see right through their BS, they get all snappy with you. So annoying. I'm sorry that your trip had to start out that way.

Getting a cab was a good call. But what happened to your mom? I hope she didn't get hurt or anything. :worried:

[__disneygirl]

Seriously, I would've been off that plane the first time I heard that not-so-normal racket going on! I would've said to whoever was traveling with me, "You can stay here or go with me. If you stay here, see ya..wouldn't want to be ya!" Because I would've been bound and determined that that plane was going to crash. :rotfl:

But, obviously yours did not. And I'm glad. :)

Doesn't the "Disney-ish monorail" at the Orlando airport just get you so pumped up for the real thing?! :banana:

Ugh, that lady sounds like she was sssshhhhady! And there wasn't a manager or anyone to talk to?! :rolleyes:

Okay, what's with the cliffhanger?! What happened to your mom?!

YES THE DISNEYISH MONORAIL EVEN SMELLS SORT OF THE SAME. But not exactly. But I loooooove it.

My mom was fine LOL. It was just something silly but at the time it was uncomfortable and after a long morning of travel it was stressful. She laughs about it now. ;) You will find out soon!


hey there
love reading your trip report
just wanted to say that i'm exactly the way you are
when i heard that you associate real life life with movies
i do the exact same thing and my mom always tells me i'm crazy lol
o and also FRIENDS IS MY ALL TIME FAVORITE SHOW ALSO
and i knew exactly what you were talking about with monica and chandler before reading on lol i know all the episodes too
anyways looking foward to reading the rest of it !!

:rotfl:

OMG I am so glad another obsessed Friends fan is reading this report b/c I am sure there will be MANY Friends references that no one will get. My friend is in town right now, and she is staying at the Hotel Chandler. I was like OH MY GOD... CHANDLER BING!!!!! Aka: Ms. Chanandaler Bong. hahahahaha ;)

Thanks for reading!!!

[__disneygirl]

I think I'm gonna start a campaign to get Nick to create a channel that airs the old school shows 24/7. It would be the greatest thing ever. Though I probably wouldn't get off of the couch ever again.

And yes, I'm pretty sure we are the same person. If there was a high five smiley I would have used it here. So just use your imagination and pretend that this waving smiley is just winding up into a high five. :wave:

Onto your trip...I would have been off of that plane the second I started hearing weird noises. So scary. And don't you just love how moms always choose the worst times to worry? I always wanna be like, "No Mommy, you're supposed to be comforting ME right now." But I suck it up and act brave because there is nothing worse than seeing your mother worry.

Hertz Lady sounds like a real piece of work. Don't ya just love when people act all nice and friendly, just so that when they pull the rug out from under you you're more inclined to trust them? Then when you see right through their BS, they get all snappy with you. So annoying. I'm sorry that your trip had to start out that way.

Getting a cab was a good call. But what happened to your mom? I hope she didn't get hurt or anything. :worried:

YESSS *virtual high five* the old school Nick network would take over my LIFE. I don't know if you have heard about this website: alluc.org but they have a LOT of old school Nick on there. It's legal cause they don't host the videos on the actual site, just link to them!! Genius!!

Hertz Lady really made me a bit P.O.ed and if I had not been 20 miles from the mouse I would have brought out the Jersey in me and no one wants to see that. Really.

And my mom did not get hurt but I love how I am getting worried comments haha :hug:

[wigdoutdismom]

Tardy but present! :laughing:

[kryptonqueen]

Hey there! I just caught up on your PTR and now your TR and I am LOVING it so far. You have such an amazing writing style, and you make even the littlest things interesting or funny. I'm excited to read more :D

[Legendofthehawk]

Subscribing. You are hilarious, and I can't wait to see what you guys did once you were in WDW! :D

[__disneygirl]

HI EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WHEW.

It has been quite a week. Barely had a second to breathe but I am BACK!!!!!!

Where did I even leave off on this thing? I remember that even though I have posted several times, we still have not arrived at Disney. Whoops.

Before I get into the next chapter... I have to report something. About the trip. Cause this is a TRIP REPORT! Anyway... if you read my PTR you know that my mom loves Disney and gets the magic and notices the details but isn't an overly obsessed over planning fanatic freak like myself. Well, I think she is crossing over into my territory because since we got back she has been making little comments to me here and there, like saying she had the SpectroMagic song stuck in her head. Naturally I started performing it when she told me that, and she joined in and we had a grand ol' time.

Then, she said something which cracked me up so hard I was almost in tears. She was putting a straw into her drink and looked at it with disdain. She then said, "I miss the Disney paper straws that are safe for animals from Animal Kingdom :(" LOL!!!!!!!!!! I mean, you have to be pretty obsessed to come out with a line like that. About an hour ago we were on the phone (around 12:30 AM) and she said, "I wonder what Epcot is like right now."

I have created a monster! And I couldn't be happier about it. ;)

New chapter coming tomorrow! Well, technically today as it is almost 2am. WHERE does the time go?

Thank you SO much for reading!! All of you!!!!!!!! :woohoo:

[__disneygirl]

Tardy but present! :laughing:


WIGD!!!!!!!!!!!! So happy you're here. I LOVE your TR. Welcome!!!


Hey there! I just caught up on your PTR and now your TR and I am LOVING it so far. You have such an amazing writing style, and you make even the littlest things interesting or funny. I'm excited to read more :D

Thank you SO MUCH!!!!!! I appreciate it. Welcome to the ridiculousness!!


Subscribing. You are hilarious, and I can't wait to see what you guys did once you were in WDW! :D

Thank you and WELCOME!!! Once we actually GET to Disney this whole thing gets WAYYYY better. We sure did a lot. I am tired just thinking about it. Or maybe that's because it's 2am? Anyway.. thanks for reading!!!


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[MousekaMaddi]

i am here.........and im waiting,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,:rotfl:

[tinkgurl]

Aw...it sounds like your mom had a really good time on your trip! :)

I think random things like that too..always wondering what's happening at WDW right this second. :laughing:

[__disneygirl]

i am here.........and im waiting,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,:rotfl:

Well YAY! Welcome and thanks!!!


Aw...it sounds like your mom had a really good time on your trip! :)

I think random things like that too..always wondering what's happening at WDW right this second. :laughing:

She really did. She always does but is usually satisfied by the time we are leaving, unlike me who has to start planning the next trip to avoid death. But this time she caught the bug!

I do the same thing. Around 9:00 i'm always like "PEOPLE ARE WATCHING ILLUMINATIONS RIGHT NOW AND I AM NOT, I HATE MY LIFE!"

[MarieTheCat24]

I'm laughing so hard at your mom missing the Animal Kingdom paper straws. I hate those things. Trying to drink a slushie through one of them was like torture. The straw got all weird and closed off. It was awful. It was so hot that day and all I wanted to do was drink the thing, but no. The stupid straw had to get in the way. Ok. That's enough boring you with my trials and tribulations of paper straws.

And it's definitely a good thing that you've created a monster. :laughing:

[__disneygirl]

I'm laughing so hard at your mom missing the Animal Kingdom paper straws. I hate those things. Trying to drink a slushie through one of them was like torture. The straw got all weird and closed off. It was awful. It was so hot that day and all I wanted to do was drink the thing, but no. The stupid straw had to get in the way. Ok. That's enough boring you with my trials and tribulations of paper straws.

And it's definitely a good thing that you've created a monster. :laughing:

I KNOW... you aren't meant to drink liquid through paper. Come on now. It gets all soggy and weird. I always need to use more than one.

[__disneygirl]

I JUST MADE A LE CELLIER RESERVATION!!!!!!!!! For during Food & Wine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'M SO EXCITED AND NO ONE UNDERSTANDS BUT YOU GUYS!!

Ok. UPDATE COMING RIGHT NOW!! Stay tuned..

[__disneygirl]

April 11, 2010
Day 1, Part 4 In Which We FOR REAL GET TO WALT DISNEY WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes, we did really go to Disney World on this trip. This is not a Random Misadventures Report. It’s a Disney Trip Report. So let’s REALLY get this thing going, shall we?

We hailed a cab. And by hailed I mean went up to the nice man standing at a podium that had a list of prices on it, which is not how it goes in New York. I am an expert at hailing a New York City cab, but I try and avoid cabs while at Disney. It is MORE EXPENSIVE than cabs in Manhattan! Nothing is as expensive as Manhattan. Except Disney. If you want to take a cab from the Grand Floridian to the Contemporary it is approximately $145. The rates from the airport to WDW are fixed though, and I actually think those are not bad. But when you’ve got the meter running - watch out. In fact, don’t even take a cab at Disney World. Rent a car. That’s my advice.

Being that I knew I’d be writing a Trip Report, I probably should have noted the fixed prices so I could maybe be helpful to someone reading this. Of course I did not. All I know is that it’s more money to go to the Magic Kingdom resorts than it is to go to the Epcot ones. I think ten dollars more.

The guy told us it would be $55 from the airport to our resort. It ended up being like $70. With the tolls and tip and all that.

It’s so funny how things work out - I never in a million years thought I’d be taking a cab from the airport to Disney World. After our Rent-A-Car check-in disaster, I considered going to the Magical Express desk and asking if there was any space for us, but like I said, the line was INSANE. Hours long. I just wanted to get to Disney. ONCE AND FOR ALL!

In the cab, we talked about using Disney Transportation once we arrived on property, just for the meantime. We NEEDED a Rent-A-Car on the 17th, because that was the day we were supposed to drive to Clearwater Beach. My mom had really wanted a beach day. I wasn’t too excited about this, being that we live right by the Jersey Shore and the Hamptons in New York, the beach is a HUGE part of our summer and we go constantly. I LOVE the beach, don’t get me wrong - but I can go to the beach any time in the summer. Florida beaches are different, my mom said, and she was DYING to go. So I agreed to sacrifice one Disney day so we could go to the beach. It turns out that by our second day at WDW, mom was saying the beach wasn’t so important to her anymore - she could wait til the summer and go to our local beaches - she didn’t want to sacrifice a Disney day either!

So we ended up just never getting a Rent-A-Car and using Disney Transportation the whole time. Which we will probably never do again. We always got a car on our trips in the past, but I used Disney Transportation on my solo trip since I was 18 at the time and couldn’t rent a car. That was in Oct 08, and I didn’t mind the busses, but they made me SUPER late for something important that I missed almost completely, and trust me I left in PLENTY of time. So I was annoyed with that, but for the most part they were OK, which is why I didn’t demand we figure out what the heck happened at Hertz or rent a car from a different company. I also think that I was in the Disney bubble and just happy to be there and didn’t care at that point.

I LOVE the spiel on the Disney busses and all that, and I love that they just feel Disneyish, but I can’t believe more people don’t just rent a car. To me, the price of the car is nothing compared to the TIME you save! HOURS! Think about all the time you spend waiting for the busses. Think about the time you spend ON the busses while they stop at other places. Of course, it’s free, and some people will sacrifice all that time to save the money. The Disney busses are still great, but being able to just GO wherever you want on property is eight million times better and saves so much time and stress. They don’t stress ME out, maybe annoy me a bit.. But my mom would get pretty stressed sometimes on them. It just takes so insanely long sometimes which I expected, but hadn’t told her about I guess. Also, getting on the busses at night after you are so dead tired and your feet are dying and having to stand in a sea of sweaty, tired people… no, just no. LOL. So that is my opinion on that. Rent a freaking car, people.

It was an uneventful cab ride except for the fact that WE WERE LIKE MINUTES AWAY FROM DISNEY WORLD SO I WAS FREAKING OUT. But so elegantly.

I looked out the window and saw cows on a farm. “COWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” I yelled, “LOOK MOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

Yeah… everything is exciting when you are on your way to Disney World.

I was bouncing. Up and down. VIGOROUSLY. And giggling excessively. And repeating, “I can’t believe this. We’re almost there. Almost at DISNEY WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!”

“HEY YOU!!!!!! PIPE DOWN BACK THERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE CAB IS SHAKING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

That was the cab driver.

Actually… it wasn’t. He didn’t say that. But he kept saying “What?” thinking I was talking to him. Because I was so LOUD, I guess he assumed I was trying to reach him. Nope. Just excited cause I was almost home. I’m normally pretty loud but I’d say my volume increases drastically at WDW. Again, I am a joy to be around.

FINALLY WE ENTERED DISNEY WORLD!!!!!!! Insert photo of WDW entrance here that I was to enthralled by to actually take. HAHA! My mom said “Too bad you don’t have your camera out.” But I’m pretty sure all I could hear was Mickey in my head saying “Oh BOY are we glad you’re here!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Big doings going on, so let‘s get started!”

So, what resort were we headed to?

I have kept all my PTR and TR readers in suspense about where we stayed. Saying we had a split stay: 6 days at a moderate, 3 at a value. That’s all I told you guys.

We stayed at:
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DISNEY’S CARIBBEAN BEACH RESORT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yay! This was our first stay at Caribbean Beach. We LOVED it. But it is not our favorite. I will be telling you why specifically we chose it and what we love and don’t love about it as the report goes on.

We pulled into Caribbean Beach and the anticipation I felt was like nothing else. I can’t explain it. You’re finally there. The months of planning and living in the real world have all lead up to this, and here you are! You are the happiest you ever are in your life because you’ve just arrived at Disney, you’re feeling the magic, the troubles are melting away and your vacation is just beginning. The possibilities are absolutely endless. You’re finally there.

I could not wait to go check in and see our room. I was shivering with anticip





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ation, Dr. Frankenfurter style. I thought someone was the Candyman but it was just our cab driver. AGAIN. Cause we were still in the cab. Stuck there, quite frankly. He was trying to assist my mom in getting out of the cab. Which she couldn’t do on her own because she was literally trapped in the there.

Yep.

It was… bizarre, to say the least. The cab driver pulled up to the Custom House, which is Caribbean Beach’s weird way of saying that this is the building you go to check-in and check-out. I don’t know why they didn’t just put check-in at Old Port Royale aka Centertown, where everything else is, but whatever!

I wanted to get out of that cab FAST. And truly begin our Disney trip.

I unbuckled my seatbelt with ease. My mom did not. Her seatbelt just would not unbuckle. I mean it would not budge. We tried and tried. All of us. My mom, myself, and the cab driver. Who didn’t speak a whole bunch of English and was kind of awkwardly trying to help my mom. It’s weird when a random cab driver is all up in your business trying to unbuckle your seatbelt. Cause really… what could he do? The seatbelt is a pretty simple machine. You stick the thingy in, it buckles. You press the button, it unbuckles. If you press the button and it doesn’t unbuckle, what do you do? What can you do besides keep pressing the button? Really. But he kept trying, God bless 'im. And had to crawl in the backseat with her and try all kinds of ways of getting it unbuckled. He was a perfect gentleman about it, but still. Weird.

My mom started getting a bit claustrophobic and it was just not the way to start off a Disney trip. It was not the way to start anything, really. Maybe it could be cute if the cab driver ended up being her soulmate but I didn’t think that was the case. She started freaking out a bit and I was trying to explain to her that she could probably slip out of the belt without actually unbuckling it. You see, this wasn’t a normal cab, it was one of those family-sized van-cab thingies. So there was space in between the seat and the sliding door. I calmly told her to just slide into that space and under the belt. It was a small space but I could see that she would fit. She took one look at it and said “NO!! I CAN’T FIT!” Sigh.

“You CAN fit,” I re-assured her, “Calm down. You’re trapped in a cab, not in a dungeon. If Nelson Mandela sat in that tiny cell all that time, you can handle this. You can fit.”

I could tell this was really stressing her out now. I don’t get it…if it were me I would have been laughing my butt off and talking about how typical it is that we are at Disney FINALLY but stuck in a freaking cab. I mean… that IS PRETTY FUNNY when you really think about it. I understand though… it’s not a comfortable situation. So finally she tried my suggestion and was able to wiggle out of the seatbelt without unbuckling it.

She complained a lot to the cab driver. While maintaining that she knew it wasn’t his fault but that it was very inconvenient. He apologized profusely, we paid and tipped, and were on our way.

FINALLY.

For the love of God.

We sprinted so fast to the check-in desk that no one even saw us. Like ninjas, or the Roadrunner. You know those cartoons? That was us. All people saw was a trail of dust.

During our sprint, I managed to snap these:
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Caribbean Beach’s Custom House:
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We waited on line at check-in for about ten minutes. During that time I asked my mom if she was feeling OK in the aftermath of the cab incident. She said that she was totally fine now and that it actually was really funny and crazily ironic that we’d finally be at Disney but not even able to leave the cab. LOL! All was well.

Check-in went totally smoothly. While waiting I realized I totally forgot about online check-in, but the wait wasn’t too bad so I didn’t care.

The CM we got was a young guy who seemed pretty nervous, like it was his first day maybe. He was checking and re-checking everything, so I made sure to tell him he was doing awesome. He breathed a sigh of relief and said thanks. I was so cheery, bouncing up and down, so excited for him to hand me that precious Disney folder and our room keys. Is this really even happening?

I had researched Caribbean Beach (CBR) beforehand and knew what buildings were the best for us. It was important to be close to Old Port Royale (OPR) so that when we wanted to refill our mugs, shop, swim in the main pool, or get some food, it wouldn’t be a huge time and energy consumer. You need to think about stuff like this because CBR is huge. There are internal busses you can use, but who wants to stand around and wait for a bus to come just so you can go get your morning coffee? This is where staying at a deluxe comes in handy, it would be awesome to just head downstairs to do these things. Say you want to get breakfast in the morning before making it to a park for opening - if you are far from OPR this can end up taking much longer than you’d expect and make you super late.

I put in a request for a room in one of these three buildings: Aruba 51, Jamaica 45, and Martinique 22. We ended up getting Martinique 22, which was a fantastic location. Here is the CBR map: http://www.wdwinfo.com/resortmaps/cbrmap.jpg if you want to see where that is!

I absolutely loved it there. The walk to and from Old Port Royale was BEAUTIFUL and so relaxing. I enjoyed taking that walk so much every day. CBR is so beautiful that I wouldn’t mind just walking around the entire property if there wasn’t an entire Kingdom out there to see. ;)

They told us we could walk to our room (which was sort of far from the Custom House) or Bell Services would drive us over there. We chose Bell Services, which was a bit of wait but I didn’t really mind. I was sitting there happily looking through the folder they give you upon check-in, and I noticed my mom staring at me, smiling.

“What?” I asked.

“You loooooooooove that folder they gave you!”

“They give everyone this, mom.”

“I know. But YOU love it.”

She was right. I loved that folder. It represented that I was finally here and FINALLY free! :wizard:

[tinkgurl]

OMG, it's like $145 to ride from the GF to the Contemporary?! :scared1: Outrageous!

Haha, I can just hear you squealing now with all your excitement. How?? Because I do the same thing! :laughing: I'm sure your cab driver had to be used to people like that when he takes them to WDW.

That is so neat- you stayed at CBR! It is a pretty place to stay!

OMG, I would've been freaking out like your mom too! I'm glad she was able to wiggle out of it though. What an annoying way to start the trip! I would've been so antsy to get the show on the road!

[__disneygirl]

OMG, it's like $145 to ride from the GF to the Contemporary?! :scared1: Outrageous!

Haha, I can just hear you squealing now with all your excitement. How?? Because I do the same thing! :laughing: I'm sure your cab driver had to be used to people like that when he takes them to WDW.

That is so neat- you stayed at CBR! It is a pretty place to stay!

OMG, I would've been freaking out like your mom too! I'm glad she was able to wiggle out of it though. What an annoying way to start the trip! I would've been so antsy to get the show on the road!

Tinkgurlfriend you are FAST! I'm impressed.

I was kidding about the cab price there. Heh. I may have exaggerated... a tad. But still it's WAY too expensive. In my opinion.

Yeah the whole thing was annoying with the rent a car, cab, getting stuck in it, etc. But we really laugh about it now. It's just typical. If everything went right how would I come up with good TR material?

[MarieTheCat24]

Okay. First of all, I go to Clearwater Beach every summer! My grandma lives over there, so after we spend some time at Disney, my family drives over to stay with her for a few days. I've always considered her house there my second home. But yes, Clearwater is awesome. Though I can totally understand why you'd rather spend more time at Disney. Especially when you're so close to legitimate beaches at home. In Cleveland (my hometown...and one of the greatest vacation spots ever according to 30 Rock ;)) we have Lake Erie, but the water's usually too gross to swim in. Literally. They put signs up telling you not to swim. At least at the beaches close to my house. So spending sometime at Clearwater is amazing.

Secondly, seeing cows is ALWAYS exciting.

I feel so bad for your mom! Couldn't they just cut her out of the seatbelt if need be? But at least she found a way out. If it was my mom she would have had a major panic attack. She hates being stuck. And I probably would have been laughing at her. Because I'm a horrible person who tends to laugh in stressful situations.

And ooooooo the Caribbean Beach. My mom wants to stay there sometime so we can stay in one of the Pirate Rooms. She's a big Pirates fan. Johnny Depp is pretty much her biggest celeb crush.

And finally, I just have to say, don't feel bad for falling in love with the folder. I've kept each and every one of those stupid things from all of our trips. I have them all in a box in my room with EMH wristbands, room keys, unused fastpasses. I am a Disney junk hoarder.

[tinkgurl]

Oh, you were joking. HaHa. I bet it is still an outrageous price though!

I just noticed that you said you made an ADR for Le Cellier!! That is so exciting girl! :banana: I've heard of people having a really hard time getting in there!

[wdwgirl03]

Woo hoo, you made it to Disney! :cool1:

And congrats on your ADR, I know a lot of people really like Le Cellier.

[wigdoutdismom]

I JUST MADE A LE CELLIER RESERVATION!!!!!!!!! For during Food & Wine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'M SO EXCITED AND NO ONE UNDERSTANDS BUT YOU GUYS!!

Ok. UPDATE COMING RIGHT NOW!! Stay tuned..

We made a Le Cellier ADR for F&W yesterday too! So I totally understand!:banana::banana::banana:

[wigdoutdismom]

And....
Your poor, poor mom. :eek::sad2:

[__disneygirl]

Okay. First of all, I go to Clearwater Beach every summer! My grandma lives over there, so after we spend some time at Disney, my family drives over to stay with her for a few days. I've always considered her house there my second home. But yes, Clearwater is awesome. Though I can totally understand why you'd rather spend more time at Disney. Especially when you're so close to legitimate beaches at home. In Cleveland (my hometown...and one of the greatest vacation spots ever according to 30 Rock ;)) we have Lake Erie, but the water's usually too gross to swim in. Literally. They put signs up telling you not to swim. At least at the beaches close to my house. So spending sometime at Clearwater is amazing.

Secondly, seeing cows is ALWAYS exciting.

I feel so bad for your mom! Couldn't they just cut her out of the seatbelt if need be? But at least she found a way out. If it was my mom she would have had a major panic attack. She hates being stuck. And I probably would have been laughing at her. Because I'm a horrible person who tends to laugh in stressful situations.

And ooooooo the Caribbean Beach. My mom wants to stay there sometime so we can stay in one of the Pirate Rooms. She's a big Pirates fan. Johnny Depp is pretty much her biggest celeb crush.

And finally, I just have to say, don't feel bad for falling in love with the folder. I've kept each and every one of those stupid things from all of our trips. I have them all in a box in my room with EMH wristbands, room keys, unused fastpasses. I am a Disney junk hoarder.

OMG Clevelandddddd FLOYD!!! I'm mad at him right now. LOL.

Clearwater sounds like a really awesome place and I actually would love to visit sometime but I always get so wrapped up in Disney that I feel like if I try to leave property i'll be zapped by an invisible fence or something.

I'm sure they could have cut her out of there if need be but my god that would have been an even bigger debacle so thank God that didn't happen. And don't tell my mom but IT WAS HARD FOR ME NOT TO LAUGH TOO. Like I didn't wanna be mean but it was funny. Sorry.

We stayed in a Nemo room... more on that in the next update! ;)

Oh I don't feel bad for having a love affair with the folder!! Trust me I have one of those boxes too like the one in your room =)

[__disneygirl]

Oh, you were joking. HaHa. I bet it is still an outrageous price though!

I just noticed that you said you made an ADR for Le Cellier!! That is so exciting girl! :banana: I've heard of people having a really hard time getting in there!

It is a nightmare trying to get into Le Cellier unless you call the morning of 180 days, seriously. It's such a pain. But we LOVE IT... you will be reading about that in this very report! =) If you even stick with me that long... my god...LOL


Woo hoo, you made it to Disney! :cool1:

And congrats on your ADR, I know a lot of people really like Le Cellier.

Le Cellier is AMAZING!!!!!! As I said I'll be writing about it in here ;)


We made a Le Cellier ADR for F&W yesterday too! So I totally understand!:banana::banana::banana:

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :woohoo::dance3:


And....
Your poor, poor mom. :eek::sad2:

It was annoying at the time but really we crack up about it now! :rotfl:

[tinkgurl]

It is a nightmare trying to get into Le Cellier unless you call the morning of 180 days, seriously. It's such a pain. But we LOVE IT... you will be reading about that in this very report! =) If you even stick with me that long... my god...LOL

Of course I will be reading along through the whole thing! My gosh, are you kidding me?! You are such a good writer. But..I would love to see a pic of you!!

[__disneygirl]

Of course I will be reading along through the whole thing! My gosh, are you kidding me?! You are such a good writer. But..I would love to see a pic of you!!

Well thank you so much!!! My mom is kind of paranoid about posting pics online which is why I haven't done that here cause she reads it. Even though I have a facebook and everything, I don't know what her problem is. I get it though, I had a friend go through a pretty bad experience where some guy used her Twitter and Facebook page to track her so I guess there is something to that! I can PM you a pic if you really want to see me that bad LOL!

[MarieTheCat24]

OMG Clevelandddddd FLOYD!!! I'm mad at him right now. LOL.

Clearwater sounds like a really awesome place and I actually would love to visit sometime but I always get so wrapped up in Disney that I feel like if I try to leave property i'll be zapped by an invisible fence or something.

I'm sure they could have cut her out of there if need be but my god that would have been an even bigger debacle so thank God that didn't happen. And don't tell my mom but IT WAS HARD FOR ME NOT TO LAUGH TOO. Like I didn't wanna be mean but it was funny. Sorry.

We stayed in a Nemo room... more on that in the next update! ;)

Oh I don't feel bad for having a love affair with the folder!! Trust me I have one of those boxes too like the one in your room =)
I loved Floyd. Until he decided to marry someone whose name is not Liz Lemon.

The idea of a giant invisible fence is making me laugh. I'm picturing a family being like "Oh, hey let's get in the car and drive to Universal" only to be shocked to death by the giant invisible fence.

Oh and are you implying that you managed to get into Le Cellier on this trip? I rememeber you saying you'd do anything to get in. Hopefully you didn't have to do anything too embarassing. :laughing:

[__disneygirl]

I loved Floyd. Until he decided to marry someone whose name is not Liz Lemon.

The idea of a giant invisible fence is making me laugh. I'm picturing a family being like "Oh, hey let's get in the car and drive to Universal" only to be shocked to death by the giant invisible fence.

Oh and are you implying that you managed to get into Le Cellier on this trip? I rememeber you saying you'd do anything to get in. Hopefully you didn't have to do anything too embarassing. :laughing:

Universal? What is that?

Kidding....but YES I was picturing the EXACT same scene. Disney does not want you off their property and they will stop at NOTHING!

Yes, I got us into Le Cellier! I KNEW I'd find a way!!!!!!! You will have to wait until Chapter One Thousand, Part 80, Section C. But it is an interesting story!

[tinkgurl]

Well thank you so much!!! My mom is kind of paranoid about posting pics online which is why I haven't done that here cause she reads it. Even though I have a facebook and everything, I don't know what her problem is. I get it though, I had a friend go through a pretty bad experience where some guy used her Twitter and Facebook page to track her so I guess there is something to that! I can PM you a pic if you really want to see me that bad LOL!

Oh gosh, sorry about your friend. I completely understand. As you can tell, I don't use my real name or any of my family's names. I'd love a PM though! I promise not to show anyone. I'd just love to put a face with you.

[MarieTheCat24]

Universal? What is that?

Kidding....but YES I was picturing the EXACT same scene. Disney does not want you off their property and they will stop at NOTHING!

Yes, I got us into Le Cellier! I KNEW I'd find a way!!!!!!! You will have to wait until Chapter One Thousand, Part 80, Section C. But it is an interesting story!
Universal is the place where dreams go to die. It's an awful, terrible, horrible place.

Was that too harsh? Can you tell I don't like it? I mean, I've only been there once- in 10th grade when my HS orchestra did the Magic Music Days program, and my director insisted on spending a day at Islands of Adventure- but I was so underwhelmed it's not even funny. Maybe I'll do a rant about my mis-adventures at Universal in my PTR. It could be quite entertaining.

And *high five* for managing to get into Le Cellier. Hopefully, you'll review it before I leave for my trip in July. I have my first ever ADR there and I need advice! All I know so far is that I'm getting the Cheddar Cheese Soup and the Chocolate Moose dessert (because I'm a sucker for food shaped like animals...and ever since I was little my nickname has been Karaboo, like caribou, which is kind of like a moose). I haven't picked an entre though!

[__disneygirl]

Oh gosh, sorry about your friend. I completely understand. As you can tell, I don't use my real name or any of my family's names. I'd love a PM though! I promise not to show anyone. I'd just love to put a face with you.

If you end up being a criminal mastermind I am gonna be REALLY annoyed!!! :rotfl:

Universal is the place where dreams go to die. It's an awful, terrible, horrible place.

Was that too harsh? Can you tell I don't like it? I mean, I've only been there once- in 10th grade when my HS orchestra did the Magic Music Days program, and my director insisted on spending a day at Islands of Adventure- but I was so underwhelmed it's not even funny. Maybe I'll do a rant about my mis-adventures at Universal in my PTR. It could be quite entertaining.

And *high five* for managing to get into Le Cellier. Hopefully, you'll review it before I leave for my trip in July. I have my first ever ADR there and I need advice! All I know so far is that I'm getting the Cheddar Cheese Soup and the Chocolate Moose dessert (because I'm a sucker for food shaped like animals...and ever since I was little my nickname has been Karaboo, like caribou, which is kind of like a moose). I haven't picked an entre though!

LOLOL whoa. WHOA. I didn't realized you hated Universal THAT much! I honestly have only been there twice when I was 8 and 12 and I had a good time but it has never been AMAZING. I have a few good memories there though. I really would like to give it an honest and fair shot though, as an adult(ish) going in and experiencing it with a full game plan and all of that. I just never can get away from Disney. Physically can not. I would love to stay at one of the Universal resorts though because I hear they are spectacular. SO maybe one day.

[__disneygirl]

April 11, 2010
Day 1, Part 5 In Which We Spend Hours Screaming “TEST TRACK BABY!” Along With Stacey On The TV In Our CBR Room!!!!!!!!!!!

Just kidding. We went to Downtown Disney for lunch.

But I DID watch Stacey run around Walt Disney World one whole time through. I had to. She has been around so long that she is now part of the Disney tradition for me.

I just love that crazy bird. I mean who doesn’t? Oh… most of you? Ok. I know most find her annoying. I relate to Stacey because I tend to get overexcited about things. Especially little things. I tend to bounce around, giggle, and yell a bit when I feel this overexcitement. People often tell me to shut up or calm down. I never listen. Whatever, I’ve only got one life to live and so if I’m excited I’m gonna express it.

HOWEVER. I am disappointed with the NEW Stacey show. They clearly gave her a valium before filming because she was not even NEAR as insane as she used to be! And what’s with her standing in front of that fake background all calm discussing Disney like a normal person? I prefer when she is running around, yelling and dragging out her words. “LOOOOK at all the LAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAZY people in the LAAAAAAAAAAAAAZY river!!!” You know? Sheesh!

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See what I mean? She’s just kind of… standing there. Jump around or something!

There were still plenty of Staceyisms, but I prefer the super intense, on crack Stacey. Next time do not hold this chick back, Disney. Rile her up!

Ok… let’s get going on this thing now. Bell Services Guy finally came and I took these pics before getting in the van:

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He drove us over to Martinique building 22. And showed us which way to go to get to the room. He said he would meet us there with our bags.

CBR is just insanely beautiful. It was so quiet on the way to our room, I mean we saw no one, and this is how it was most of the time we were there. There is beautiful greenery everywhere. It’s cool because outside of your room kinda looks like a Caribbean forest right off of the beach, and it is, cause if you walk out of the area where the buildings are, you come across the beach. It’s just amazing.

We had one of the Nemo rooms, which I wanted. I avoided the pirate rooms because of Pete Werner’s (for those who don’t know, the founder/owner of this very website!) review of them. Apparently there are not real mattresses on the beds in the pirate rooms and a lot of people complain about this. Also they are pretty dark and I’m not that into the pirate thing. If there were pictures of Johnny Depp on the walls I would consider it though! ;)

I wanted a bright, sunshiny room and that’s what we got. They’re simple, but I like em:

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We settled in, chilled, and unpacked a bit… TEST TRACK BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sorry. Anyway at this point I changed into a SUNDRESS!!!!!!!!!! BABY!!!! BECAUSE IT WAS WARM AND I COULD! Oh it was just glorious. We really wanted to explore CBR, but we were STARVING. Our breakfast of diet coke hadn’t really cut it. I didn’t care because I was so excited to go to my FAVORITE Walt Disney World counter service location… WOLFGANG PUCK EXPRESS!!

We walked to the Martinique bus stop and pretty soon the Downtown Disney/Typhoon Lagoon bus was pulling up. We got off at the Marketplace, and I have to say, it was a strange thing to be going to Downtown Disney right away, but a welcome change. By the time we got there it was around 2:30 and we were famished, so we didn’t do anything else before heading to Wolfgang Puck’s.

It’s a short walk from the Marketplace bus top to WPE, so I only snapped a few pics:

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LOVE the Sorcerer’s Apprentice

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Two of my favorite characters all dressed up for Christmas, which I just can’t get into in April, but it would be really fun to go to that store during the Holidays.

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Flowers and how well the gardeners at WDW do everything is one of my favorite things so expect a lot of flower pictures!


If you’ve never been to WPE, you need to re-evaluate your life and entire way of thinking, really. It’s just so freaking delicious, I can’t even tell you. If you read my PTR, you know I randomly walked in there on my solo trip having never planned to eat there, but I did. And I nearly died because of how incredible it is there. Not only is it my favorite CS place at WDW, it’s better than a lot of the TS places to be honest. Really. Just go there now.

I’ve decided that I’ll be doing a Dining Report over on the Restaurant Board, so I’m not going to include every little detail of our delicious WPE meal. If you think you can’t get good pizza at WDW, you’re… right. For the most part. They are hiding the good pizza at Wolfgang Puck’s, so that is what I suggest you order, but really anything you get will taste like it was made by Jesus himself.

We went up to the counter and there was no one there, in fact the whole place was nearly empty. It was a good time of day to be at Downtown Disney because everyone was at the parks. We sat town and practically had the place to ourselves!

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We shared the Four Cheese Pesto Pizza and a side of macaroni & cheese. This is what I had on my solo trip and so I told my mom she could order whatever she wanted but that I HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THIS!!!!! You all do that, right? You look at the menus and know what you want to order, but you also know what you want your family to order, too? LOL.

At this point I can not even describe how happy I was. Seriously. I couldn’t believe that after all this time of sitting and thinking about it that I was finally there. I don’t even think I was enjoying it to the extent that I could have because I literally couldn’t believe it. It took awhile to sink in, you know? Disney. FINALLY. I’m here. Eating the pizza I’ve thought about for a year and a half. You may think I’m nuts but that’s just because you haven’t been to Wolfgang Puck’s and DON’T UNDERSTAND!!

Four Cheese Pesto Pizza:
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Yeah that’s right. There’s olive oil literally just sitting atop that pizza. Stop drooling. The thing I love about this is that the ingredients are just so FRESH and it’s the first thing you think of when you take a bite. If you can even form coherent thoughts. Oh and eating this after you’ve been on a diet for 100 years is not recommended because I almost passed out.

Macaroni & Cheese side:
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Best mac & cheese I’ve ever had, hands down.

It was so delicious that I believe we were both making questionable noises during the time we ate but whatever, you can’t prove it!

We rolled out of there and saw these guys:

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Ducks are freaking EVERYWHERE at Walt Disney World. I have many duck (and DUCKLING) pictures and stories from this trip.

I had planned on going over to Ghiradelli for dessert, because we’ve never been there and people here on the DIS are obsessed. The pictures on the Food Porn thread were enough to convince me. I was too full to enjoy one of those decadent desserts, and so I told my mom (remember, she had no part in the planning and just wanted me to surprise her the whole time, so she never has any idea where we’re even going) what I was thinking. She said that even though she was super full too she wanted to go check it out so we headed over.

Ghiradelli was CRAZY busy. I had wanted to order one of their famous sundaes (like the No Way Jose) but I was just too full and I knew it would mostly go to waste even if we shared it. My mom ended up getting two scoops on a cone and it was huge! My mom insisted I have some and I did not decline.

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Now… it WAS delicious, I mean obviously. But I didn‘t think it was the BEST ice cream ever like many say.. Maybe it’s cause I didn’t have one of the sundaes, but I really wasn’t crazy about this place! I’d still go back, duh. But it’s not a MUST do.

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Those big brown pipes say that they have chocolate running through them which is too cute.

We finished up the cone and headed back outside. We were going to shop for awhile, but I really REALLY wanted time to explore CBR a bit and swim before our dinner ADR. I had not been in a pool in God knows how long, and I just had such a desire to swim! So we headed out. I took this picture of the marina:

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Sigh. I miss you, Downtown Disney.

Ok guys, that's it for today.. i've got to run! Up next: Why we didn't go to one of the parks on our first day, fun at CBR, and our first ADR!!!!

Thanks for reading guys :)

TEST TRACK BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :hippie:

[MarieTheCat24]

STACEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!! :worship:

Stacey is the single greatest thing about Walt Disney World. Ok, maybe not. But she's pretty awesome. The second we get into our hotel room, my sister turns her on and we sit and watch. Over and over. Until my parents can't stand it anymore. Because not only do we watch...we quote the entire thing. Then we quote her in the parks. Because she says so many quote-worthy things. A la "TEST TRACK BABY". Her constant refrain of "Let's hit it!!!" The Triple Mountain Whammy. "It's Yeti Time!" I could go on and on.

And you're right. She's not quite as fun now that they've toned her down. And "Must Do's"? So lame compared to the Top 7 ("Top 7? That was more like 107.") I miss the old hyper Stacey. I just want her to yell at me some more.

Alright, now that that's out of my system...you're room looks really relaxing. I LOVE all of the Nemo characters on the bedding. So cute!

Wolfgang Puck's Express...That pizza looks delish! But I've gotta say, the real star is the Mac&Cheese. I can't look away. I keep scrolling back to the picture and drooling. It looks so good! I wonder if I can talk Wolfgang into sending some to Ohio. Probably not...so I'll just have to stop and get some in July. :thumbsup2

[tinkgurl]

I am disappointed with the NEW Stacey show. They clearly gave her a valium before filming because she was not even NEAR as insane as she used to be! And what’s with her standing in front of that fake background all calm discussing Disney like a normal person?

Oh my gosh, I completely agree! I really do miss the old Stacey...and those crazy bun things she called a hairstyle. Personally, they reminded me of Mickey Mouse ears. The first time I saw the new show I was like "Who are you and what have you done with Stacey?!"

I wanted a bright, sunshiny room and that’s what we got. They’re simple, but I like em:

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Wow! That room looks so nice! I love the Nemo additions to it. It's noticeable, but not overbearing. That is definitely a bright and cheery room.

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This pic just made me miss DTD so much! We love the Christmas store. Every year, Sis, Fiance, and I each get to pick out an ornament to bring home for our Christmas tree.

If you’ve never been to WPE, you need to re-evaluate your life and entire way of thinking, really. It’s just so freaking delicious, I can’t even tell you.

Oh girl, I completely love Wolfgang Puck too! That pic of that pizza really did have me drooling! You need to put up a warning next time: WARNING: IF YOU ARE EXTREMELY HUNGRY, DO NOT LOOK AT THIS PIC. YOU JUST MIGHT TRY TO EAT YOUR COMPUTER SCREEN. lol. Question- what is the difference between the WPE and the TS WP at DTD?

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OMG, you got a pic of our tables we love to sit at!! There's that margarita stand right there, so we always have to get some drinks and sit at one of the tables. Isn't it just so relaxing there?! You also got part of the Pick-a-Pearl stand! Fiance got his mom a necklace there and Sis and I both got rings there a few trips ago.

AND...I promise I am who I say I am. I mean, you've seen tons of pics of me now. :)

[__disneygirl]

STACEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!! :worship:

Stacey is the single greatest thing about Walt Disney World. Ok, maybe not. But she's pretty awesome. The second we get into our hotel room, my sister turns her on and we sit and watch. Over and over. Until my parents can't stand it anymore. Because not only do we watch...we quote the entire thing. Then we quote her in the parks. Because she says so many quote-worthy things. A la "TEST TRACK BABY". Her constant refrain of "Let's hit it!!!" The Triple Mountain Whammy. "It's Yeti Time!" I could go on and on.

And you're right. She's not quite as fun now that they've toned her down. And "Must Do's"? So lame compared to the Top 7 ("Top 7? That was more like 107.") I miss the old hyper Stacey. I just want her to yell at me some more.

Alright, now that that's out of my system...you're room looks really relaxing. I LOVE all of the Nemo characters on the bedding. So cute!

Wolfgang Puck's Express...That pizza looks delish! But I've gotta say, the real star is the Mac&Cheese. I can't look away. I keep scrolling back to the picture and drooling. It looks so good! I wonder if I can talk Wolfgang into sending some to Ohio. Probably not...so I'll just have to stop and get some in July. :thumbsup2

HAHAHAHA HOW DID I KNOW YOU WERE ALSO A STACEY FAN?

Thank God for this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Se_7yLlRzeM

You know what I was thinking? She must be one of the most recognized people in the world. Like even more than some movie stars. I mean think about it, if you've stayed at a Disney resort in the past 8,000 years, you'd recognize her. It's crazy. I bet she gets stopped all the time with people yelling "WHOA! Look at those CHOMPERS!" in her face LOLOLOL.

I also wonder how much of that they wrote for her and how much is just her talking about Disney? I mean they can't possibly write some of the stuff she says. Seriously.

I'm giving this too much thought. MOVING ON!!!

YESSS Puhleeeeeeeeaaaaase go to Wolfgang Puck's. You will not be disappointed!!! This was not our only time eating there this trip. In fact they now recognize us. In fact I think the owner made me the godmother of his child.

[__disneygirl]

Oh my gosh, I completely agree! I really do miss the old Stacey...and those crazy bun things she called a hairstyle. Personally, they reminded me of Mickey Mouse ears. The first time I saw the new show I was like "Who are you and what have you done with Stacey?!"


Dude, totally. I can imagine them filming the new, toned down version and drugging her and telling her to relax with the yelling a bit. And then boom, she snaps out of it and starts acting like a madwoman again and they're like "WE'VE GIVEN HER TEN VALIUMS!!! HOW IS SHE DOING THIS?" Oh that Stacey. I just love her.



Wow! That room looks so nice! I love the Nemo additions to it. It's noticeable, but not overbearing. That is definitely a bright and cheery room.


Yep, I agree. I like that it's not SUPER SUPER themed, just enough to add that perfect Disney touch :wizard:



This pic just made me miss DTD so much! We love the Christmas store. Every year, Sis, Fiance, and I each get to pick out an ornament to bring home for our Christmas tree.


That sounds like a really sweet tradition. I'll definitely be going when we're there in November.



Oh girl, I completely love Wolfgang Puck too! That pic of that pizza really did have me drooling! You need to put up a warning next time: WARNING: IF YOU ARE EXTREMELY HUNGRY, DO NOT LOOK AT THIS PIC. YOU JUST MIGHT TRY TO EAT YOUR COMPUTER SCREEN. lol. Question- what is the difference between the WPE and the TS WP at DTD?


Well let me warn you in advance: we had some AMAZING meals at WDW and I took pics of everything so prepare yourself! I've never been to the TS Wolfgang Puck's, but I would absolutely try it. Maybe next trip. The menu is definitely more involved and expensive, wider range of dishes, and fancier. I'm sure it's beyond delicious.



OMG, you got a pic of our tables we love to sit at!! There's that margarita stand right there, so we always have to get some drinks and sit at one of the tables. Isn't it just so relaxing there?! You also got part of the Pick-a-Pearl stand! Fiance got his mom a necklace there and Sis and I both got rings there a few trips ago.


It is soooo relaxing. I've never done Pick-a-Pearl but that's another thing i've always wanted to try! Another thing: the margaritas!!! One more year until I get to try all the fancy alcoholic drinks at WDW... specifically WS... I want a Grey Goose Slushie LOL!! Did you know that if you get caught underage drinking at WDW, even if you aren't tipsy or anything, you get thrown out? I have to say it's not a bad policy. Who wants teenagers running around drunk? But the drinks just look so fun and I want one! Especially since I looove the F&W Fest so much but can never pair my food with the wine. Maybe that's better though... always good to save money and calories. Anyway all I know is I don't want a wild, crazy, Vegas 21st... I just want to go have a drink at WS. That is all I ask. LOL.


AND...I promise I am who I say I am. I mean, you've seen tons of pics of me now. :)

PM comin' your way!!!

[tinkgurl]

Haha, I can imagine it too! Poor girl. Had to be going out of her mind being that calm!

I can't wait to see all your meal pics!! Eating is part of the fun for our trips, that's for sure!

Ooooh my gosh, you have to try a grey goose slushie!! I didn't know that rule! That is a good one to have though. Don't want any crazy drunk teens running around! :rolleyes:

Hey, a drink at WS is a good request for your 21st!

[MarieTheCat24]

HAHAHAHA HOW DID I KNOW YOU WERE ALSO A STACEY FAN?

Thank God for this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Se_7yLlRzeM

You know what I was thinking? She must be one of the most recognized people in the world. Like even more than some movie stars. I mean think about it, if you've stayed at a Disney resort in the past 8,000 years, you'd recognize her. It's crazy. I bet she gets stopped all the time with people yelling "WHOA! Look at those CHOMPERS!" in her face LOLOLOL.

I also wonder how much of that they wrote for her and how much is just her talking about Disney? I mean they can't possibly write some of the stuff she says. Seriously.

I'm giving this too much thought. MOVING ON!!!

YESSS Puhleeeeeeeeaaaaase go to Wolfgang Puck's. You will not be disappointed!!! This was not our only time eating there this trip. In fact they now recognize us. In fact I think the owner made me the godmother of his child.
OH. MY. GOD.

It's 8 AM (Why am I up this early? I don't know. I woke up and couldn't fall back asleep.) and I am now watching STACEY:worship: and laughing hysterically. Best morning ever.

And yeah, Stacey is totally one of the more recognizable people in the world. I wonder if she ever just goes to Disney for fun. I refuse to wait in a 3 hour line to meet Tinkerbell, but I'd totally wait that long to meet Stacey. I wonder if that's even her real name...

I've also thought about whether or not what she says is scripted. I feel like some of it probably is, but there are definitely some things she says that a group of people sitting in a writers room somewhere just couldn't have written. Unless those writers are all just as crazy as Stacey. If that's the case, how to I apply for a job there? I'd fit right in. :laughing:

[Nicole786]

While reading the first page i noticed you love FRIENDs--Favorite show of all time, can quote every episode, own all the magazines from when it ended lol I was obsessed! Other things to note:

Superbad was my moms and mine 'dirty movie' ice breaker now we've watch stuff Zach and Miri, 40 year old virgin, love actually etc--it doesn't make me squirm like it used to

I love that you love the same shows I do! Lost, 30 Rock (did you see last nights episode with Buzz Aldrin yelling at the moon? AMAZING!)

about the Nick campaign-there actually is one I think!!! I really wish they would play the classics like Wild & Crazy Kids, Hidden Temple, Weinerville, What Would You Do?, Doug, ugh, memories

about the straws: My brother and I have an ongoing joke about them because I have a bad habit of chewing things and I chew straws like I was having a nicotine fit (FYI never smoked a cigarette in my life lol) so I HATE THEM because you can't chew them

LOVE STACEY!!!! "look at those choppers!" "um. there doesn't seem to be any track"

[__disneygirl]

OH. MY. GOD.

It's 8 AM (Why am I up this early? I don't know. I woke up and couldn't fall back asleep.) and I am now watching STACEY:worship: and laughing hysterically. Best morning ever.

And yeah, Stacey is totally one of the more recognizable people in the world. I wonder if she ever just goes to Disney for fun. I refuse to wait in a 3 hour line to meet Tinkerbell, but I'd totally wait that long to meet Stacey. I wonder if that's even her real name...

I've also thought about whether or not what she says is scripted. I feel like some of it probably is, but there are definitely some things she says that a group of people sitting in a writers room somewhere just couldn't have written. Unless those writers are all just as crazy as Stacey. If that's the case, how to I apply for a job there? I'd fit right in. :laughing:

hahahahaha OH, early morning Stacey is the best kind of Stacey there is!! Are you kidding? I mean, if they can have stupid High School Musical songs and Stitch on the wake-up call, they need to include Stacey. Imagine being all drowsy and picking up the phone at 6:30 am and you hear "TEST TRACK BABY!!!!!!!!!!! WAAAAAAAAAAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!" That would wake you RIGHT up.

[__disneygirl]

While reading the first page i noticed you love FRIENDs--Favorite show of all time, can quote every episode, own all the magazines from when it ended lol I was obsessed! Other things to note:

Superbad was my moms and mine 'dirty movie' ice breaker now we've watch stuff Zach and Miri, 40 year old virgin, love actually etc--it doesn't make me squirm like it used to

I love that you love the same shows I do! Lost, 30 Rock (did you see last nights episode with Buzz Aldrin yelling at the moon? AMAZING!)

about the Nick campaign-there actually is one I think!!! I really wish they would play the classics like Wild & Crazy Kids, Hidden Temple, Weinerville, What Would You Do?, Doug, ugh, memories

about the straws: My brother and I have an ongoing joke about them because I have a bad habit of chewing things and I chew straws like I was having a nicotine fit (FYI never smoked a cigarette in my life lol) so I HATE THEM because you can't chew them

LOVE STACEY!!!! "look at those choppers!" "um. there doesn't seem to be any track"

Oh, my my are YOU in the right place. YES I SAW 30 ROCK LAST NIGHT. Buzz to the Moon: "Return to the night! You have no business here!" Could barely breathe.

I'm soo happy you included What Would You Do? and Weinerville! People always leave those out it seems! I miss those shows sooo much! You can get a ton of old Nick shows online, but not those. Sigh.

Welcome and thanks for reading... like I said you are in the right place! Especially cause I USED TO CHEW STRAWS TOO! And still do, sometimes. To be honest. Anyway when I get more time I wanna check out your TR too!! :hippie:

[wdwgirl03]

LOL at all the Stacey comments. I love her too! On one trip a couple years ago our flight was cancelled :mad:...we were lucky enough to get onto a later flight that day but we missed precious park time. We didn't arrive at SSR until around midnight, meaning our luggage didn't get there until the middle of the morning. When we heard the knock on our door my sister and I were giddy with excitement that our luggage finally arrived (we thought it got lost :rolleyes:) so we decided to turn on Stacey since we couldn't fall back asleep...this was at like 3:30 am and we were going to the MK for EMH at 7 am. :eek: We are such dorks but she has some of the greatest lines ever! "I'm about to get my ride on." The new show is so lame.

Whoa, sorry for that rambling. YAY for arriving at your resort and going to DTD!

[MarieTheCat24]

Oh, my my are YOU in the right place. YES I SAW 30 ROCK LAST NIGHT. Buzz to the Moon: "Return to the night! You have no business here!" Could barely breathe.
My favorite part was the Will Ferrell cameo in B(-word I cannot say because this is a family board) Hunter. I hope they filmed a ton of those because the little clips never get old.

Oh, and I want to buy a pair of Pajamaralls.

hahahahaha OH, early morning Stacey is the best kind of Stacey there is!! Are you kidding? I mean, if they can have stupid High School Musical songs and Stitch on the wake-up call, they need to include Stacey. Imagine being all drowsy and picking up the phone at 6:30 am and you hear "TEST TRACK BABY!!!!!!!!!!! WAAAAAAAAAAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!" That would wake you RIGHT up.
I think when I'm at the Polynesian in July I will demand that they create a special wake up call with Stacey yelling at me to get up. I'll let ya know how it goes. ;)

The other thing about Stacey is that there's probably a bunch of unused footage of her being insane somewhere. You know, the stuff Disney deemed too crazy to put into the actual video. How can we get it from Disney? I think we need to stage a heist.

[__disneygirl]

LOL at all the Stacey comments. I love her too! On one trip a couple years ago our flight was cancelled :mad:...we were lucky enough to get onto a later flight that day but we missed precious park time. We didn't arrive at SSR until around midnight, meaning our luggage didn't get there until the middle of the morning. When we heard the knock on our door my sister and I were giddy with excitement that our luggage finally arrived (we thought it got lost :rolleyes:) so we decided to turn on Stacey since we couldn't fall back asleep...this was at like 3:30 am and we were going to the MK for EMH at 7 am. :eek: We are such dorks but she has some of the greatest lines ever! "I'm about to get my ride on." The new show is so lame.

Whoa, sorry for that rambling. YAY for arriving at your resort and going to DTD!

HAHAHAHA holy crap, how many hours did you guys end up staying awake? Sounds like a lot of fun though. Oh, and on my TR you NEVER apologize for rambling! Keep on ramblin', you won't be yelled at for that on my thread ;)

My favorite part was the Will Ferrell cameo in B(-word I cannot say because this is a family board) Hunter. I hope they filmed a ton of those because the little clips never get old.

Oh, and I want to buy a pair of Pajamaralls.

I think when I'm at the Polynesian in July I will demand that they create a special wake up call with Stacey yelling at me to get up. I'll let ya know how it goes. ;)

The other thing about Stacey is that there's probably a bunch of unused footage of her being insane somewhere. You know, the stuff Disney deemed too crazy to put into the actual video. How can we get it from Disney? I think we need to stage a heist.

I already have Pajamaralls so suck on that!!! *Expletive* Hunter is my favorite show now. Sorry 30 Rock, i'm movin' on.

OMGGGGGGG I NEVER EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT THE BONUS FOOTAGE andnowiwanttodie. Because omg. OMG. When I am rich and famous I am buying that footage and we are going to have a big party watching it in the most luxurious suite on property. :woohoo: Stacey will come too!

[MarieTheCat24]

I already have Pajamaralls so suck on that!!! *Expletive* Hunter is my favorite show now. Sorry 30 Rock, i'm movin' on.

OMGGGGGGG I NEVER EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT THE BONUS FOOTAGE andnowiwanttodie. Because omg. OMG. When I am rich and famous I am buying that footage and we are going to have a big party watching it in the most luxurious suite on property. :woohoo: Stacey will come too!
I just googled Pajamaralls because I wanted to see if I could find the commercial from the show, and your trip report shows up on the first page of results thanks to this conversation. So anyone googling Pajamaralls is going to be exposed to our weirdness. Actually, they'd probably fit right in because you'd have to be pretty weird to be googling Pajamaralls in the first place.

I never thought I'd use the word Pajamaralls that many times. Ever.

[wdwgirl03]

HAHAHAHA holy crap, how many hours did you guys end up staying awake? Sounds like a lot of fun though. Oh, and on my TR you NEVER apologize for rambling! Keep on ramblin', you won't be yelled at for that on my thread ;)

LOL, I think we might've watched one or two loops before we finally decided we should try and go back to sleep. But it was fun. Good thing we had our own room, otherwise I'm sure our parents and other sister would've been yelling at us!

[littlelovebug]

Hey Lia! I am still loving your TR! I got to go to WPE for the second time in my life and it was just as delicious as I remembered! We had the BBQ chicken pizza (again) and I stole a few bites of my daughter's mac 'n cheese...yummmmmmmmm! Can't wait to hear more!

[__disneygirl]

I just googled Pajamaralls because I wanted to see if I could find the commercial from the show, and your trip report shows up on the first page of results thanks to this conversation. So anyone googling Pajamaralls is going to be exposed to our weirdness. Actually, they'd probably fit right in because you'd have to be pretty weird to be googling Pajamaralls in the first place.

I never thought I'd use the word Pajamaralls that many times. Ever.

HAHAHAHAHLKSDLKSDLKAS. Brb, dying. I LOVE THAT MY TRIP REPORT IS NOW SYNONYMOUS WITH PAJAMARALLS!!!!! Well, that's it. I'm a DIS Legend.

LOL, I think we might've watched one or two loops before we finally decided we should try and go back to sleep. But it was fun. Good thing we had our own room, otherwise I'm sure our parents and other sister would've been yelling at us!

HAHA I love random things that happen like that! They end up being the best memories.


Hey Lia! I am still loving your TR! I got to go to WPE for the second time in my life and it was just as delicious as I remembered! We had the BBQ chicken pizza (again) and I stole a few bites of my daughter's mac 'n cheese...yummmmmmmmm! Can't wait to hear more!

YAY!! Welcome home!!! Hope you had an AMAZING trip!!! It must have been if you dined at WPE. Wonderful. I can't wait to read all about it ;)

[littlelovebug]

Oh, and btw...I just added 30 Rock Season 1 to my Netflix Instant Queue. I mean, really, did I have a choice??

[Nicole786]

Oh, and btw...I just added 30 Rock Season 1 to my Netflix Instant Queue. I mean, really, did I have a choice??

Congratulations! Your mind is about to be blown!!

[__disneygirl]

Oh, and btw...I just added 30 Rock Season 1 to my Netflix Instant Queue. I mean, really, did I have a choice??

WELCOME TO THE CLUB. Omg. I'm excited for you. :woohoo:

[jenniferkeala808]

Hey sorry so late! I just found your TR now! Alrighty, going back to catch up!

Alrighty...caught up! All i have to say is you are toooooooo funny! i'm here at work and my eyes are seriously GLUED to the screen and my contacts are alll dry!! LOL! I cracked up at the animal kingdom straw thing! I LLLLOOOOVVEE those straws! So hilarious!

Yay! You stayed at CBR! that's where we stayed!!! You have to stay tuned to my TR to see which building we stayed in. My DBF and I loved CBR! I love that fast that it's sooo quiet also! Well, i'm staying tuned for more hilarious updates!!

[__disneygirl]

Hey sorry so late! I just found your TR now! Alrighty, going back to catch up!

Alrighty...caught up! All i have to say is you are toooooooo funny! i'm here at work and my eyes are seriously GLUED to the screen and my contacts are alll dry!! LOL! I cracked up at the animal kingdom straw thing! I LLLLOOOOVVEE those straws! So hilarious!

Yay! You stayed at CBR! that's where we stayed!!! You have to stay tuned to my TR to see which building we stayed in. My DBF and I loved CBR! I love that fast that it's sooo quiet also! Well, i'm staying tuned for more hilarious updates!!

OMG yay!! You're back!! I can't wait to read about your trip. I will definitely be checking that out. Thanks so much for reading & all the compliments!!! :hippie:

[YukiPhnx]

Ok, I just finally finished your PTR! Now to get caught up with your TR!

Ok, I'm caught up!

About old Nick shows, I just downloaded all 5 seasons of Hey Arnold! And am LOVING IT. One of my fave shows ever.

Also in the process of downloading As Told by Ginger. I forgot how much I loved that show!

[__disneygirl]

Ok, I just finally finished your PTR! Now to get caught up with your TR!

Ok, I'm caught up!

About old Nick shows, I just downloaded all 5 seasons of Hey Arnold! And am LOVING IT. One of my fave shows ever.

Also in the process of downloading As Told by Ginger. I forgot how much I loved that show!

Hey, thanks for reading!!!!! I still watch Hey Arnold from time to time myself. One of my favorites is this:

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Yeah, my friend and I STILL talk about Stoop Kid. I use Stoop Kid as an example. If someone is afraid to do something I say, "Don't go all Stoop Kid on me, come on!"

I miss As Told By Ginger!! and The Wild Thornberrys!!

[tinkgurl]

Aw...I miss Hey Arnold!! When is it on?!

[Nicole786]

Hey Arnold was such a fantastic show, I have the christmas episode! The one episode that stands out in my mind is the turtle episode where he goes to the zoo and comes home and his Grandma is like "I made turtle soup! in my turtleneck! Like my new turtle shell earrings?" Classic.

Wild Thornberry's was my get up early for school show!! That show was so amazing

[MarieTheCat24]

Oh, Lia. Lia, Lia, Lia.

How did I know, that even before I scrolled down to see that picture, it would be a Stoop Kid reference?

I mean, I just knew that my favorite part of Hey Arnold would be your favorite part. Because we share a brain and all that.

But then the fact that you use Stoop Kid in everyday conversation? GET OUT! So do I!! Except in my case, Stoop Kid is usually me. Because I have terrible chicken tendencies. And I'm apologizing to someone for being all Stoop Kid. But seriously, it's ridiculous, all of the random little things we have in common.

Wild Thornberry's was my get up early for school show!! That show was so amazing
I always used to watch Rocket Power before school. :laughing:

[Nicole786]

Oh, Lia. Lia, Lia, Lia.

How did I know, that even before I scrolled down to see that picture, it would be a Stoop Kid reference?

I mean, I just knew that my favorite part of Hey Arnold would be your favorite part. Because we share a brain and all that.

But then the fact that you use Stoop Kid in everyday conversation? GET OUT! So do I!! Except in my case, Stoop Kid is usually me. Because I have terrible chicken tendencies. And I'm apologizing to someone for being all Stoop Kid. But seriously, it's ridiculous, all of the random little things we have in common.


I always used to watch Rocket Power before school. :laughing:

ROCKET POWER!!!!!!! My brother and I spent many days trying to create a cool handshake like them. And than trying to skateboard

[YukiPhnx]

rocket power!!! And yes, the wild thornberries were VERY good.

It's not on tv now, but you can find all these shows on youtube. Check out RugratsFrankie's channel. He has a lot of the old Nick shows.

Ahh, the Nancy Spumoni snow boots. Don't know if anybody else realized this, but Helga sounded like she had braces during that episode! Maybe the regular Helga voice couldn't make the recording?

[PirateFish989]

You are TOO FUNNY. I've been catching up on your trip report instead of studying for my psych midterm that is tomorrow. I mean, clearly my priorities are in order here.

[__disneygirl]

WHOA... I love how my Trip Report has become a HOT BED OF 90'S NICK TALK!!!!!!!! I'm so proud!!


Aw...I miss Hey Arnold!! When is it on?!

I don't think it's ever on anymore, I download/watch the episodes online. Youtube has some, but ALLUC.ORG is a fantastic resource!!! They have almost everything there!!


Hey Arnold was such a fantastic show, I have the christmas episode! The one episode that stands out in my mind is the turtle episode where he goes to the zoo and comes home and his Grandma is like "I made turtle soup! in my turtleneck! Like my new turtle shell earrings?" Classic.

Wild Thornberry's was my get up early for school show!! That show was so amazing

LOLOLOL I remember that one too, omg. I love all this Hey Arnold episode discussion. I hope we don't get in trouble for going too OT.


Oh, Lia. Lia, Lia, Lia.

How did I know, that even before I scrolled down to see that picture, it would be a Stoop Kid reference?

I mean, I just knew that my favorite part of Hey Arnold would be your favorite part. Because we share a brain and all that.

But then the fact that you use Stoop Kid in everyday conversation? GET OUT! So do I!! Except in my case, Stoop Kid is usually me. Because I have terrible chicken tendencies. And I'm apologizing to someone for being all Stoop Kid. But seriously, it's ridiculous, all of the random little things we have in common.

I always used to watch Rocket Power before school. :laughing:

HAHAHAHAHAHA oh but of course Stoop Kid is your favorite episode, I mean why wouldn't it be? We are twins. I'm going to try and come up with the weirdest, most obscure television reference and throw it your way. You'll probably know exactly what i'm talking about. Hmmmm..


rocket power!!! And yes, the wild thornberries were VERY good.

It's not on tv now, but you can find all these shows on youtube. Check out RugratsFrankie's channel. He has a lot of the old Nick shows.

Ahh, the Nancy Spumoni snow boots. Don't know if anybody else realized this, but Helga sounded like she had braces during that episode! Maybe the regular Helga voice couldn't make the recording?

Omg, yes, there are so many things you notice as an adult that you never would have watching the shows originally as a child... and they still entertain me! I hope that never changes.


You are TOO FUNNY. I've been catching up on your trip report instead of studying for my psych midterm that is tomorrow. I mean, clearly my priorities are in order here.

THANK YOU SO MUCH!! and Thanks for reading! Always happy to help with student procrastination!! ;)

[__disneygirl]

April 11, 2010
Day 1, Part 6 In Which I Exhibit The Behavior Of A Dolphin At The CBR Pool And Almost Get Removed From Disney Property Several Times For Trying To Backflip Off Of Various Surfaces


After our beyond delectable lunch at Wolfgang Puck Express, we headed out of Downtown Disney ready to explore CBR.

Well… at least I was. My mom was so tired at this point. I understood, I mean we’d been up since 3:30 AM and traveling is tiring no matter what time you wake up. She really wanted to take a nap. Now, you couldn’t pay me to take a nap on my first day at Disney, but that’s because I am an insane psycho Disney freak. TEST TRACK BABY! So we decided that I would head to the pool that I so longed to swim in while my mom took a nap before our 7:50 dinner ADR.

I can’t tell you how excited I was to swim in a pool. I usually swim a LOT in the summer, in both the ocean and pool, but last summer I worked so constantly I never got to! My hours were crazy, I actually was even on set around the clock one day. Like literally… 24 hours. I felt like I kind of missed out on the carefree summer my friends were having, even though I was having an amazing time career-wise. I definitely needed to make up for lost pool time at WDW! Funnily enough, this day was the only day I took out time to swim. I always MEAN to swim more, but get too caught up in running back to Epcot, or over to the MK for yet another ride on Splash Mountain.

The reason we didn’t hit any parks on the first day is because I like to relax on arrival day. I need to go to the parks the next day being totally refreshed and ready for a full park day.

Growing up, my parents never ever took me to the parks on our arrival day. That time was spent relaxing and resting up for the tiring and crazy amazing week ahead.

On my solo trip I was like, “FORGET RELAXING!” and headed to the MK immediately upon arrival. Seriously, I didn’t even stop to breathe. I think I dropped my bag on the bed at POP and ran out the door. Not only did I do that, I decided to go out to this big event the night before I left. What an idiot I was, seriously. It wasn’t worth being tired my whole trip which is what happened. I paid for it big time because I was so tired during this entire week that I could barely keep my eyes open and I just did not feel good. I spent most of the time at Epcot for Food and Wine deliciousness, and I would jump on Test Track’s single riders line for the sole reason that that ride WAKES YOU THE EFF UP like nothing else. I never got the rest I needed. It was just go, go, go. Disney wasn’t even the only thing I did that week, either. It was just crazy… I’d get up early to go to the parks and stay until closing without a break. Finally on the 5th day I couldn’t take it anymore. I wanted to see and do everything and be free and at some point my body just said no.

I had gotten up early to go to Animal Kingdom and while touring the park I started to feel so sick. I have struggled with insomnia since I was 12 (I know, craziness) and so I know that when I have many, many hours of missed sleep racked up I start to feel like I’m going to throw up for no reason. This only happens when my body is like totally and completely DONE, it’s like it’s ringing the alarm bells, telling me to stop. So I went back to my resort and straight to bed. I said, I’m not going to set a wake-up call. My body knows when it’s rested, and that’s when I’ll wake up. I ended up sleeping for almost 7 hours straight! Some may say wasted Disney time, but it saved my trip, because the last 2 days were the ones I most enjoyed. I headed to Epcot that night for EMH and had such an incredible time, feeling so refreshed. SO basically to sum up this whole long thing: REST! TRUST ME! You will enjoy your trip more if you take it easy the first day. I’m not saying don’t go to a park, cause I know some people can’t resist, but do some of the lower-intensity touring you usually save for later in the trip at the beginning. I promise you, you will not regret it.

So, where was I? Ah yes, we headed back to CBR. My mom took a nap. I changed into my swimsuit and headed out to the pool. Now, at CBR, each “village” in the resort has it’s own pool. The Martinique pool was literally like right outside of our room, but I wanted to swim in the big, fun, pirate themed pool with the water slides at Old Port Royale. The pool at our village was nice, but it was pretty small and not themed.

I walked along the path to OPR and admired the beauty of this resort. Disney never ceases to amaze me. I’m always fascinated by how quick your mood can change at Disney, because each place you go feels so different. I mean, you can be in Tomorrowland and then head across the hub to Adventureland and feel completely different because the theme just captures you. Let your imagination be your guide like I do. I wasn’t at Disney World, I was walking along a path near the beach while vacationing at the Caribbean.

If you want to see a GREAT video of Caribbean Beach from a guest’s point of view, check this out: http://www.youtube.com/v/SSGweFyH4XY


Pete & the gang (who run this website and the DIS Unplugged Podcast) just stayed at CBR and gave it a very positive review, found here: http://www.disunplugged.com/2010/03/17/disneys-caribbean-beach-resort-a-great-choice/

My mom wanted me to pick the resort we stayed at, which obviously I was more than thrilled to do. I am obsessed with the Disney resorts and always visit many of them for meals or just to look around and explore. Usually we stay at a value resort because we feel like since we spend such little time in the room, we should spend the money on other aspects of our vacation. Plus, we are obsessed with Pop Century and find it to be completely amazing and an awesome deal. Mom expressed a desire to try a Moderate this time, and I’m always up to try something at Disney that I’ve never tried before.

Because of our love for Pop, we also wanted to stay there. I already knew a ton about the moderates because of my obsession so it didn’t take me very long to decide. I had it between Caribbean Beach and Coronado Springs. I finally chose CBR because the first time we stayed on property, that was the resort that jumped out at me, but we never ended up staying there. I had visited just to check it out on my solo trip and thought it was just beautiful.

Another big factor was that they have beaches, and my mom loved that. So we decided to stay at CBR for the first part of the trip and POP the second. Disney had the gift card promotion going. If you stayed at a Moderate for 5 nights you got a $500 gift card back. If you stayed at a value you got $300 back. So I did the math and basically it turned out that even thought we’d save money staying at Pop the whole time, it was worth it to get the $500 card. I know this is the case with many, many other people on the DIS. I have been reading about a lot of you who ALWAYS stay value but tried moderate this time cause of this deal, so I think it’s great. We booked the 5 nights at CBR and booked our last 3 nights at Pop Century. I could not have been more thrilled!!

So here I found myself at CBR, walking across the beautiful path on the way from Martinique to OPR. Again, I just couldn’t believe I was finally at CBR after years of admiring it and wanting to stay there but never having it quite work out right. Don’t you love that feeling of just finally being there after aching for Disney for so long? I know I keep saying this, but the feeling of being finally free and in my happy place was enough to bring tears to my eyes, and it did many times. I didn’t mention it, but I had cried on the plane, in the cab. Waiting for the bell guy to bring us to the room. In the room, I kept bursting into random psychotic episodes of crying. Like I would go from not crying at all to crying like my whole family had just been thrown off a cliff. I could not control my emotions. I was just THAT happy. I’m a generally happy person, always looking on the bright side of life. But that overwhelming, don’t even know what to do cause I’m so happy feeling is rare. I truly felt alive.

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This is the Martinique pool.

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I also ran into this little guy:

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Who we had seen in the same spot earlier in the day! What a great life he must have, hangin’ at CBR all day!

I don’t know what to say about my time at the pool except I had fun like I hadn’t had in ages. It felt so INCREDIBLE to be swimming again. Instead of getting in to the pool slowly, I decided to do it the hardcore way: WATER SLIDE, BABY!!! I thought of Stacey whooping it up around the water parks talking about getting a wedgie, but did not share these thoughts with any guests. Didn’t want to scare anyone! There are two water slides at the OPR pool: one is really small, open, and for little kids. The COOL slide is the one that is in the DARK like you are in a cave and it is pretty long for a resort pool slide and SOOOO much fun. It had been awhile since I’d been in a pool, but YEARS since I had been on a freaking water slide!

I walked up the stairs to the top of the slide and thought the system they had up there was pretty cool. They have a little light up there that is red when someone is currently sliding, and turns green when it is safe for you to go, which an adorable little boy explained to me. I thanked him, sat down, waited for the green light to come up, and before I could even push off the boy excitedly yelled GO! GO! I high fived him and GO I did!!! The slide was SO fun, and hitting the water made me CRAZY with happiness and excitement. I did the slide about 18,556 more times before finally just settling for causing general mayhem in the pool.

I felt like I was a little kid again, just carefree and swimming around like the Little Mermaid. I swam all around the pool in a loop several times, which is kind of hard because a lot of it is pretty shallow. It’s ideal for families with young children. I so badly wanted to bring my little cousins here, which is a thought that popped into my mind constantly.

I started doing forward and back flips while in the pool (they do not allow you to do back and front flips off the side INTO the pool) and it made me feel so weightless and a little dizzy. It was welcome dizziness, though. I was even delighted when water got up my nose and I got that horrid pain in my head and nose that comes when that happens. Usually I HATE that feeling, but this time it made me feel ALIVE! LOL! I promise, I’m not a masochist, but it was just so REFRESHING because that feeling represented finally being at Disney, swimming around like I’m 8 years old again, and just going nuts and having a good time without worrying about a THING! Except, of course, wanting to make our ADR in time. ;)

After about 90 minutes of pool fun, I bid adieu to the OPR pool, promising to return. Of course, I never did, but I think I will someday. It’s funny, I came away from my solo trip thinking that even though I had a great time, solo trips maybe weren’t for me, but a little alone time here and there while on a trip with family is definitely my style. It’s one of my favorite memories from our trip, and even though my mom didn’t join me, I was happy she was getting rest so she could be totally refreshed for our dinner.

I headed back to our Martinique room to shower, wake my mom up, and get ready for our 7:50 PM ADR at 1900 Park Fare, which I was beyond the beyond excited to return to after having a fantastic time in 2006.

Up next: “Oh, that big thing is the Grand Floridian? It’s nice!” & our dinner at 1900PF!!!

[MarieTheCat24]

And our Brain Twin Syndrome strikes again...
Disney never ceases to amaze me. I’m always fascinated by how quick your mood can change at Disney, because each place you go feels so different. I mean, you can be in Tomorrowland and then head across the hub to Adventureland and feel completely different because the theme just captures you. Let your imagination be your guide like I do. I wasn’t at Disney World, I was walking along a path near the beach while vacationing at the Caribbean.
I had a huge ramble-fest about how I can be sitting on the beach at the Polynesian experiencing tropical wonderfulness, but then I look out across the lagoon and know that people at the Grand Floridian and the Contemporary are having a completely different experience. It ended with my conclusion that WDW really is its own little model of the World. I was about to post it on my PTR when I revealed that we're staying at the Poly, but I ended up cutting it out because it was LONG and some of my wording didn't make sense. And it felt a little too much like something I'd write for school. :laughing:

All of your pictures of CBR are wonderful. I love how bright the resort looks. I can definitely see how just walking around the grounds would brighten your mood.

Oh, and I'm with your mom. I wouldn't survive WDW without naps. I'm on anti-anxiety meds that suck the life right out of me unless I get a decent amount of sleep, so naps are a must. Especially in the summer when we get to the parks at rope drop and can be in the MK as late at 3:00 AM. So midday naps = must do's. Stacey should probably put them on her list...

I so badly wanted to bring my little cousins here, which is a thought that popped into my mind constantly.
As someone who has been lucky enough to share WDW with my little cousin, I can definitely say that it's an amazing feeling. My little cousin was 6 when the extended family decided to join us for the first time, and sharing the magic with her was incredible. I think we probably rode Peter Pan like 50 times that week, but watching her face light up everytime our pirate ship "took off" never ever ever got old. And she sat on my lap during Spectromagic (which always makes me cry anyway) but having her point out all of the characters with such excitement had me crying even harder than normal. So yeah, I don't really remember what my point was, but I can't wait until I have my own kids to share the magic with.

OH, and for all of you 90s Nick lovers, this is like my favorite thing ever.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TU-Rhoz3Ao8
Lia, I apologize for derailing your TR even further. Haha

[wdwgirl03]

Hey, thanks for reading!!!!! I still watch Hey Arnold from time to time myself. One of my favorites is this:

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Yeah, my friend and I STILL talk about Stoop Kid. I use Stoop Kid as an example. If someone is afraid to do something I say, "Don't go all Stoop Kid on me, come on!"

I miss As Told By Ginger!! and The Wild Thornberrys!!

:rotfl::rotfl: OMG, I so remember that episode. "Stoop Kid's afraid to leave his stoop! Stoop kid's afraid to leave his stoop!" My favorite episode was when Rhonda, the rich girl, became poor. LOL.

As Told By Ginger was great too. And this wasn't a cartoon but does anyone remember Hey Dude? :rolleyes1

[nessz79]

I'm in and loving it! We visited CBR when it first opened sometime in the late 80's I think. I was a kid and absolutely loved it- the theming is so cute there!

[tinkgurl]

Wow girl, your pics of CBR are beautiful! It is one Resort we have yet to explore.

Now that I've stayed at Pop, I understand why you like it so much. And once you find somewhere you love, it's hard to go anywhere else. But, I'm sure it was fun and exciting to stay somewhere new.

I completely believe in taking breaks in the afternoon. Especially in the summer when the heat can just become so unbearable. That break at the Resort is our time to get our second wind to enjoy the rest of the night. Seriously, if you go, go, go 24/7 at WDW, you're just going to burn out. That's crazy you slept for 7 hours straight when you went back to take a nap!!

I cannot wait to hear about your 1900 PF meal!! :yay:

[littlelovebug]

Yay for 1900 Park Fare! :banana: We loveLoveLOVED it!

[randyolson]

I'm in and loving it! We visited CBR when it first opened sometime in the late 80's I think. I was a kid and absolutely loved it- the theming is so cute there!
We went there as kids too. Great fun! Looking forward to going back soon once junior can stand on his own two little feet.

[DisneyGuy758]

Well now. I've read up on this over the course of two days at work. The stack of papers on my desk is about two feet higher, but I'm glad I read on.

I kind of get the same way as you after arriving in Disney...but with less bouncing...and girly screeching....kinda.

I'm considering thinking about maybe looking into staying at CBR next time around....which would be in early 2024.

I can't wait to read more of this TR. One of my favorites so far.

[littlelovebug]

Lia...we need an update...

[__disneygirl]

ATTENTION MY ADORING FANS!!!

Hi! I'm so sorry I haven't updated. I swear every day I think "I need to update my TR!" and then I never find the time to actually finish, but I do have an update in the works. I had to do a system restore on my laptop so I lost ALL the resized pictures from our trip! THANK GOD I hadn't deleted them off my camera yet, but it's still annoying to have to re-edit them all :( I am hoping to update tomorrow! Well, today since it's after midnight now. WHERE does the time go??? I hope you're all doing fabulously. I can't wait to get this thing going again. THANKS for hangin' in there with the MCLOVINS!!!!!!!!!!

:hippie:

[jenniferkeala808]

yay!! Can't wait for an update!!

[__disneygirl]

yay!! Can't wait for an update!!

I can't wait to read yours either! I can't believe you already have 19 pages! I have missed a lot! I really wanna catch up on everyone's TRs!

[__disneygirl]

HEY EVERYONE! So the update I am going to post now is picture free because I have not had time to re-resize my photos yet. UGH computers are so frustrating. I had almost all of them done before I lost them! But whatever, I'll get it done eventually. I finished typing the update though, and since it's been so long I figured I might as well post it and then I can include the pictures in the next update. So stick with me! I will be updating more frequently now. Thanks guys!

[__disneygirl]

April 11, 2010
Day 1, Part 7 In Which I Knock Over the Elderly Trying To Get To My Prince Charming
NOW EDITED WITH SOME PHOTOS!

WHEW.

It’s been awhile!

Where were we? Ah, yes… at a place I would much rather be.

Let’s go back now to our room at the Caribbean Beach Resort. Where we were getting ready to go have dinner at the Grand Floridian.

I had to shower first. We had planned on buying small bottles of shampoo and conditioner at the supermarket upon arrival. Of course that didn’t work out because of Hertz Lady.

“I’m sure they have shampoo and conditioner at Old Port Royale,” my mom said.

“Oh, it’s ok, I’ll just use the Disney stuff.”

“………..are you sure?”

“Yes.”

I don’t know what I was thinking. I was probably in that Disney bliss state of mind where everything is perfect and nothing can go wrong. Unless you miss your ADR time which is obviously, a disaster.

You wanna know what is an even bigger disaster? Brushing your chlorine-ified hair out when it has the Disney shampoo/conditioner/goo in it. Because really that’s all it is. Is goo. There is nothing in that bottle that acts even remotely the way conditioner does.

THANK GOD I had my Got2B magic hair lotion in my bag. Someone gave it to me as a gift and I was like “Hair lotion? Ew.” But it smells INCREDIBLE and gives your hair body. This time I put it in after I got out of the shower hoping that it did SOMETHING besides make me want to die, like the goo did. Thankfully it acted as a conditioner and all my knots were gone! So ladies: Got2B Hair Lotion is the key to your happiness.

Or you could just bring shampoo and conditioner.

Or you can beat up Hertz Lady when she tries to practically blackmail you for a Rent-A-Car.

Sigh. I’ll get you, Hertz Lady!

Off we went to the Grand Floridian. I was SOSOSOSOSOOSOSOSOSOSO excited. Beyond reason. The bus ride from CBR to the MK is long and I believe the bus was actually bouncing along with me. In excitement of arriving. How could it not be? Sigh… I’m tearing up just thinking about it. Oh, Disney.

We arrived at MK with plenty of time. Oh my my. My first glimpse of the Magic Kingdom in a year and a half. Took my breath away, it did.

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Are you about to cry from the beauty of these photos or am I just emotionally unstable?

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If only they would let you camp on this beach. I hate camping, outdoors, bugs, etc. But I would make this my HOME in an instant.

I lead my mom straight ahead to the Resorts Monorail. Remember, she had no idea where we were going. It took EVERY RESTRAINT I had in my body not to run to the Magic Kingdom and assault it with hugs.

My mom was confused. “Where are we going? Isn’t the Magic Kingdom this way?”

“We’re not going to the Magic Kingdom,” I said, feeling bittersweet.

“Then why… are we here…?”

My mom isn’t as Disney obsessed as me and hadn’t visited in four years. She was truly confused a lot of the time. I told her to just follow me. You have to get creative with Disney transportation. She didn’t realize that we were getting on THE MONORAIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!

My version of Heaven mostly involves the Walt Disney World Monorail System.

It’s happiness. Bottled up in a highway in the sky.

The smell. Is THE BEST SMELL ever. Even better than the dirty Disney water smell. Even better than Laila, the essence of Norway. Even better than ANYTHING YOU HAVE EVER SMELLED.

The man’s voice. SIGH!!! TEARS IN MY EYES AGAIN!! JUST DESCRIBING THIS!!!!!

Let me tell you a secret: if a man wants to seduce me… he needs to say only this:

“For the comfort of others, no smoking please.”

AND I WILL BE SMITTEN INSTANTLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Or “We are now circling the Disney created Seven Seas Lagoon.”

Even if there is NO LAGOON present… I will fall into his arms instantly.

I will ESPECIALLY want to marry him if the man says, of course:

“Por favor mantengase alejado de las puertas.”

Of course… no one ever does. Oh my aching heart!

I guess we’ll discuss my troubled love life later, because we were almost at the Grand Floridian!! As we approached it, I said, “God, the Grand Floridian is just so beautiful.”

A man sitting with his family across from us turned to look at it and said, in complete seriousness, “Oh, that big thing is the Grand Floridian?! It's nice!”

So we pulled up to the big, nice Grand Floridian and I knocked over several members of the elderly community and I think a child? While running out and through the doors.

Again… THE SMELL!!!!!!!! Whacks you in the face. The Grand Floridian smells so pretty. And it’s just so WHITE. And light pink. And prettttttttttttttttty.

I took this photo before running to the right and down the stairs:
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A little crooked but I was in a hurry! Even though we were like 25 minutes early for our ADR, I was too excited to pause and take proper photos.

We headed downstairs to check in at 1900 Park Fare. The last time we had dinner here was in April 2006 and it was DEEEEEEEEEEEEELISHUS. And I was VERY excited to eat here again. I especially wanted their tri-color tortellini, which had been removed from the buffet for awhile, but added back soon before my trip! See, I knew the World revolved around me.

We went up to the podium and checked in. I gave our name. Immediately the woman said, "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" and made me an adorable personalized birthday pin. With a Mickey head on it. I could have cried right there. I was so filled with joy. Two more cast members standing by came over and said "Happy Birthday!" one of the cute male CMs said, "Happy Birthday, Princess." They all excitedly began asking about me. Where I was from, how long I'm staying, where I'm staying, what brand of toothpaste I prefer, at what age did I have my first kiss, my most embarrassing moment, and so on. They were all so kind and so fun. It was hard to contain my emotions.

We waited about five minutes before being seated. I was delighted upon entering those big pretty white doors that lead into the loud and busy dining room. We were seated right under one of the carousel horses which I loved. I adore the decor inside 1900 Park Fare, very simple and classic.

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I think I need a few of these in my home. You know, just to mix things up.

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Behind me, to my left:
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I took this while my mom was in the restroom, just so pretty here!

Our waitress arrived with this:
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Which is now located in its permanent home, our kitchen table. I didn't put it there right away, but I did a couple of weeks ago, and my mom sighed and said, "I want Strawberry Soup. :("

She said happy birthday to me and told us that we were in the best possible spots for meeting the characters. I thought to myself, Hmmm. There are bad spots in here? Shouldn't any spot be the best spot? Isn't this buffet like 30 bucks a person? But I assumed she was just trying to make us happy. She said a bunch of them were about to come right now and so we should stay seated.

I didn't really care about that to be perfectly honest. I was hungry and wanted DISNEY FOOD!!! You see, most of my thoughts revolve around Disney food, even bad Disney food (I don't talk to people, I talk to Dole Whips with human heads), so the fact that it was sitting feet away from me and it was ALL YOU CAN EAT... well, I wasn't waiting for Prince Charming. I was heading to the buffet.

Which, truthfully, is a metaphor for my life.

Cough. Anyway... my mom and I decided it was OK if we miss a few characters and we got up to head to the buffet. I had seen Cinderella a few tables down, Lady Tremaine too. But Prince Charming came up behind me LITERALLY OUT OF NOWHERE.

This is why I hate the real world. You can obsess over your knight in shining armor all you want but he never comes. When I am dining at my favorite restaurants back home, no princes approach me. Not even one time. Not even... EVER. Odd looking men who are 41 and work folding T-shirts at the Gap approach me. No princes. But then you get to Disney World and BOOM. Prince Charming. Right there! At your service. Confused at why you would be getting up to eat when you could spend time with him.

His brow was furrowed in a very cute way when he asked me this. I giggled and sat as he took my hand in his and said, "Happy Birthday, Princess."

I decided right then and there that I would make it mandatory for all friends and family members to call me Princess at all times or else they would immediately be cut out of my life.

We took a photo together which caused us to stand with our arms linked for a looooong amount of time. My mom somehow still can not figure out how to take a picture that is not blurry. I didn't mind. I was just standing there, enjoying the royal companionship. Prince Charming assured my mom that it was alright and he would stay until she got a good photo. He said he can never figure out all the new technology either. It was very cute. CUTE CUTE CUTE.

Then she got a good picture. Sigh. And he went. But not before saying, "I bid you farewell, Princess."

Up next: Our meal! My mom's Strawberry Soup addiction and meeting the other characters.

Thanks for stickin' with us. I appreciate it! And I am working on catching up on all your TRs that I love so much!!

[sandym718]

Yay, an update!!! LOVING your report! Couldn't agree more - Heaven will definitely have the Disney World monorail! Wait until you have little kids - not having to take bags out of strollers, fold up strollers (that never work correctly), then hang on to said bags, strollers AND kids - PRICELESS!! And the fact that the monorail is just like another ride to them, making it much easier to leave the parks (no whining when you say, we're going on the monorail). You will love, love, love the monorail even more!! I swear it's the main reason we stay at the Poly!

[tinkgurl]

YES! An update from you, girl. :woohoo: So glad you didn't leave us for good.

I completely understand how hard it is not to go into the MK when you're just there to get on the monorail. How cute your mom was so confused. That was totally my grandparents when they went with us. We just said, "Follow us, listen to us, and you won't get lost." :rotfl:

I LOVE the monorail spiel. I say it along with the guy. I mean, your guy. And during the parts where he points out different things, I even point with him..."To the left is Bay Lake..nessled on the shores of Bay Lake is Disney's WL and FW Campground....to the right is Disney's created Seven Seas Lagoon..." :rolleyes1

That guy didn't know what the GF was?! :scared1: Geeze. That shocks me just as much as the people who think you have to pay for FP's! :rolleyes:

Okay, I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks the GF has a smell. Actually, I think a lot of the Resorts have their own "smell".

I'm so glad you went to 1900 PF. I just love it there. I've read a lot of mixed reviews about the food, but we really like it. :confused3

[YukiPhnx]

Wow....that meeting with Prince Charming is just so.....well....charming! (yes, you can throw cheese at me)

I want an encounter like that! Only at Disney *sighs with bliss* :lovestruc

Can't wait to see them PICTURES!

[__disneygirl]

Instead of going out on a Saturday night like a normal twenty year old living right outside of Manhattan, I decided to stay in and do this. LOL. Typical me. Anyway... I have added photos to the update and am working on the next...RIGHT NOW! Wahooooo!!

Okay, to the replies!


Yay, an update!!! LOVING your report! Couldn't agree more - Heaven will definitely have the Disney World monorail! Wait until you have little kids - not having to take bags out of strollers, fold up strollers (that never work correctly), then hang on to said bags, strollers AND kids - PRICELESS!! And the fact that the monorail is just like another ride to them, making it much easier to leave the parks (no whining when you say, we're going on the monorail). You will love, love, love the monorail even more!! I swear it's the main reason we stay at the Poly!

Thank you SO SOSOSOSOSO much! I always feel bad for the parents with 100 kids and 300 bags and a stroller, but also a little jealous. I absolutely can not wait to have kids and bring them to Disney World. I can't even describe it. And I am obsessed with the Poly and think about it all the time, probably more than any other resort, so I definitely feel you on that! Thanks for reading :)

YES! An update from you, girl. :woohoo: So glad you didn't leave us for good.

I completely understand how hard it is not to go into the MK when you're just there to get on the monorail. How cute your mom was so confused. That was totally my grandparents when they went with us. We just said, "Follow us, listen to us, and you won't get lost." :rotfl:

I LOVE the monorail spiel. I say it along with the guy. I mean, your guy. And during the parts where he points out different things, I even point with him..."To the left is Bay Lake..nessled on the shores of Bay Lake is Disney's WL and FW Campground....to the right is Disney's created Seven Seas Lagoon..." :rolleyes1

That guy didn't know what the GF was?! :scared1: Geeze. That shocks me just as much as the people who think you have to pay for FP's! :rolleyes:

Okay, I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks the GF has a smell. Actually, I think a lot of the Resorts have their own "smell".

I'm so glad you went to 1900 PF. I just love it there. I've read a lot of mixed reviews about the food, but we really like it. :confused3

TINKGURLFRIEND!!!!!!! Omg, thank you. i'm happy you're still here. Now all we need is MarieTheCat and we have our B*Witched cover band back in order!!

I really like your clarification that the monorail guy is MY guy. You got that right sista!!

Some people are just so clueless it astounds me. At least read a couple brochures when you get there and learn SOMETHING before you hit the parks!

I think all the resorts have their own smell too. The GF smells like the Beach Club to me, though. Like they have their own smell. The smell of MONEY!! Perhaps. Kidding, but no really, they smell alike!

And... you will find out what we thought of the meal in the next update. Wasn't as good as last time! :(


Wow....that meeting with Prince Charming is just so.....well....charming! (yes, you can throw cheese at me)

I want an encounter like that! Only at Disney *sighs with bliss* :lovestruc

Can't wait to see them PICTURES!

Hey!! It's ok, I love the cheesyness. I'm a cheesy kinda gal. And the pics are up! :yay:

[YukiPhnx]

Wow......I'm already starting to miss it, and I've never even seen that resort! :rotfl:

That restaurant is absolutely gorgeous

And I know what you mean about the beach. I hate camping, but I could LIVE on a beach. I also love looking at camping gear, like tents and stuff. Go figure :confused3

[MarieTheCat24]

OMG!!

I was literally just thinking about your TR. Not even kidding. Or well, it was a few hours ago when my mom and I were driving to my cousins' dance recital. I was yapping on and on about Disney and TRs and she was like, "Are you the only kid your age that spends her time writing TRs instead of doing normal exactly-one- month-from-being-20-year-old things?" And I gave her the Mom, Please look. There are plenty of us out there.

So then I get home after 3 hours of watching adorable little kids dance and come online only to find that you've updated. I think this means I'm psychic.

Anyway, YAY! I'm so glad you're back! :hug:

I LOVE all of your pics from outside the MK. If you ever move to that beach, can I join you? We can start a little colony of crazy Disney fanatics.

Let me tell you a secret: if a man wants to seduce me… he needs to say only this:

“For the comfort of others, no smoking please.”
I wonder if Monorail Voice Man is single. He's probably married to Stacey or something. Wouldn't they be the best couple of all time?

The CMs at 1900 Park Fare sound like fabulous people. And they gave you a snazzy birthday placemat? Maybe I need to make an ADR there for July.

Oh, Prince Charming is at dinner? And he addresses you as Princess? And he adorably doesn't understand all of that newfangled technology? Yep, I definitely need to make an ADR for July.

BTW, my grandma has a carousel horse in her living room. I used to think it was the coolest thing ever when I was little. Ok, I still think it's pretty cool... :upsidedow

[YukiPhnx]

I wonder if Monorail Voice Man is single. He's probably married to Stacey or something. Wouldn't they be the best couple of all time?



Yes, they DEFINITELY would be.

And ofcourse, there are DOZENS of us our age that spend all our time on the Dis. :p

[__disneygirl]

OMG!!

I was literally just thinking about your TR. Not even kidding. Or well, it was a few hours ago when my mom and I were driving to my cousins' dance recital. I was yapping on and on about Disney and TRs and she was like, "Are you the only kid your age that spends her time writing TRs instead of doing normal exactly-one- month-from-being-20-year-old things?" And I gave her the Mom, Please look. There are plenty of us out there.

So then I get home after 3 hours of watching adorable little kids dance and come online only to find that you've updated. I think this means I'm psychic.

Anyway, YAY! I'm so glad you're back! :hug:

I LOVE all of your pics from outside the MK. If you ever move to that beach, can I join you? We can start a little colony of crazy Disney fanatics.


I wonder if Monorail Voice Man is single. He's probably married to Stacey or something. Wouldn't they be the best couple of all time?

The CMs at 1900 Park Fare sound like fabulous people. And they gave you a snazzy birthday placemat? Maybe I need to make an ADR there for July.

Oh, Prince Charming is at dinner? And he addresses you as Princess? And he adorably doesn't understand all of that newfangled technology? Yep, I definitely need to make an ADR for July.

BTW, my grandma has a carousel horse in her living room. I used to think it was the coolest thing ever when I was little. Ok, I still think it's pretty cool... :upsidedow

HI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ok out of everything you just said, I have to say OMG @ YOUR GRANDMA HAVING A CAROUSEL HORSE IN HER LIVING ROOM. Like, of course I would say that about wanting one and it turns out your grandma has one. I mean, that's just how this goes for us. Also, I love little kid dance recitals! But not in a weird way. LOL. And if I was Stacey I would TOTALLY HIT UP DISNEY FOR MONORAIL GUY'S PHONE NUMBER. Could you imagine? Also, imagine running into him at the store or something one day? You just hear THAT VOICE? Omg.

I'm so happy you're here and stickin with me! B*Witched cover band back on!!! Wahooo!! :dance3:

[__disneygirl]

April 11, 2010
Day 1 Part 8 In Which We FINALLY Eat a LOT of Okayish Food While Listening to Screams of Delight(?) From Various Children

1900 Park Fare is LOUD.

It’s probably the loudest place I have eaten at Disney World. Or anywhere. And I’ve been to Whispering Canyon Café, where shouting is encouraged and rewarded with giant jugs of water and many, many ketchup bottles. I assume the noise at 1900 Park Fare could be attributed to the excitement of meeting Cinderella, a favorite character of many, but it’s not this loud at head honcho Chef Mickey’s restaurant. It just strikes me as odd because the Grand Floridian is a classy place, and while 1900 PF is no Citricos or Victoria and Albert’s, it seems strange that parents can not stop their children from literally screaming. I don’t mind loud noise and I love children, but when I say screaming I mean SCREAMING the way you would if someone came busting into your bedroom holding a grenade. You know? Let’s make 1900 PF a NO SCREAM ZONE from now on, shall we?

Or maybe not. Maybe that’s part of the fun. You decide.

So where was I? Ah yes, Prince Charming had just held me and my hands several times, leaving me a little cloudy.

My mom looked at me like I was insane, sitting there in Dreamland. I had been on a diet for a very long time. I can’t tell you how much I fantasized about buffets during this time. And now I was right next to one and instead of eating. I was trying to figure out how I could seduce a prince, or trick one, into marrying me so that I could live in a castle and be called Princess at all times.

“Uh… Lia?” my mom said.

I looked at her. She motioned towards the buffet, “Lets GO!!!!”

I snapped out of it. Princess or not, I could still eat like royalty.

We headed to the buffet with vigor. I saw they had changed it a LOT in the past four years. Which would make sense except that four years ago it ROCKED and now it was… sub-par.

I was immediately disappointed. I don’t know what happened but last time we were here, everything was hot and fresh and HOT and DELICIOUS! This time, most of the stuff was not so hot, temperature wise. Also, remember the tortellini I wanted sooo bad? Not there! This would just not do for the Princess. What’s a girl to do?

So I’m visiting all the buffet stations, which were themed for different cuisines of the world such as French, Spanish, Italian, etc. Well the choices at each station were pretty sad. They also did away with a brilliant addition to this buffet which was a made to order pasta station where a man stood and made all these different kinds of pastas right in front of you. It was so good that I even had a pasta dish with shrimp and I don’t even like seafood. Again, fresh and HOT and absolutely delectable. Totally gone now.

Still… just being at a buffet was exciting to someone who had not eaten like this in quite awhile. It’s not like the food was inedible or disgusting, it was fine, just not worth the price in my opinion. I know that at a place like this you are paying for the character experience, but I think that if people just want to have a good meal and don’t care as much about meeting characters, they should be able to have a superb experience as well. The restaurant should deliver in every way like it used to.

I forgot to mention that our waitress had taken our drink orders and brought us this awesome butter with sea salt:
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Please know that despite the temperature and low quality of the food, I nearly cleaned this plate which was my first (NOTICE AWESOME MICKEY PLATE THAT I NEED):
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All of this is pretty basic. I don’t know why they need to do the food from different lands thing. First of all, it doesn’t fit in with the 1900 PF theme so I have no idea where it even came from. I could understand this buffet at the World Showcase, for example. But not here. Like, we don’t need a gimmick - we‘re already eating at Disney World with famous characters, just make some good food. Secondly, if you are going to do the different cuisines, do it right! The mashed potatoes on my plate were from France. I just find that funny. Maybe I am mistaken and mashed potatoes are some French delicacy, but when I think of mashed potatoes I think of gravy, fried chicken, and a biscuit. Not croque monsieur. It was just such a random idea that they didn’t carry out well at all which is very unlike Disney.

The long piece of meat on the right was pork sliced from the carving station. It was so incredibly dry, but improved when I used the delicious sauce from the Chicken Marsala (in the middle on the left) on it. The Chicken Marsala was quite good actually, as were the French delicacy mashed potatoes. On the bottom left is a Spanish rice with chicken, no where near as good as I can get at the famous and fabulous Spanish restaurants in New Jersey, but decent. Chicken wing in the middle was again good but not great. Pasta on the bottom right was not good at all. High school cafeteria style. The mac and cheese was from the kids section and was good but cold right when it hit the plate.

It’s funny how Disney World just like completely chills me out. Like, I would be pretty annoyed at the food anywhere else b/c for $30 a could get a great steak somewhere. Actually for half of that I could get a great meal, even. But I was floating on that Disney cloud, just so happy to be there that I barely even cared. I think people who take mood altering drugs are looking for that feeling that I get when I’m here.

I tried this soup and didn't like it, another item that was cold almost right away, forgive me for not remembering what it was:
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My mom’s plate:
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The meat on her plate is the beef from the carving station, which she said was just OK. She enjoyed the meal more than I did, mostly because of her obsession with this:
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I think she had approximately sixteen bowls. She said that despite most of the food being not great she would pay the entire price just for the Strawberry Soup which I find hilarious because I am that way with many Disney food items. There are things I would pay ridiculous prices for at WDW. There are things I DO pay ridiculous prices for while at WDW, so you know, I totally get it. I’m not a huge fan of strawberries, but even I have to say that the strawberry soup is truly delicious. After eating this, my mom kept asking me what more special food items people were obsessed with on the DIS that you could only get at one place were. I think I named about 304890 different things, and she wanted to try them all. I love when someone you love shows such a huge interest in something you’re passionate about. It’s like you bond a whole new level. For us, this is the food bonding level, and it’s gooooood.

This is my second plate. The winners here are the Chicken Marsala and Mashed Potatoes, the bread was good not great but that butter was awesome. Though I think the fact that it was real butter and not I Can‘t Believe It‘s Not Butter Spray or PAM had a big influence on that LOL:
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The waitress brought this INCREDIBLY DELICIOUS CUPCAKE for my birthday:
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I was impressed with how good it was. I bake and my cupcakes are world renowned. Well, renowned in MY world. Anyway the point is people love them which means more up North. There is this big cupcake fad and obsession in New York City and everyone is constantly competing and trying to make the best cupcakes. This fad is slowly moving towards macarons now and away from cupcakes, but whatever, my point is I am critical of cupcakes because of this (Isn’t NYC silly? Why be critical? They’re freaking cupcakes) and THIS ONE WAS AMAZING, but not better than one I had later in the week which was epic. More on that later!

My mom brought these over from the dessert buffet:
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Delicious. I was too full to take total advantage of the desserts, but my mom wanted some ice cream from the self serve, soft serve machine and that sounded good, so I went to get that and brought back a little cheesecake too:
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The ice cream was OK, same with the cheesecake. I would sum up this meal with the word okay. Also, sorry about the blurriness of these, I was gross and got some grease or something on my camera lens and didn’t notice until later!

As for the other character interactions, it was fun but I wasn’t that into it. Last time I was at 1900 PF, there was a Fairy Godmother and two mice, one named Suzy… the other mouse’s name is escaping me. It has changed to Lady Tremaine and the wicked stepsisters Anastasia and Drizella. This was great, especially Lady Tremaine because she is snotty and rude and that’s more fun than Cinderella who is all bunnies and rainbows. She looked down at me with a look of judgement. Her tone was one of constant annoyance. She said, “Are you looking for a Prince?”

I replied, “Oh no. I don’t need one.” I think that kind of caught her off guard which was funny. She paused before saying, “GOOD. More for my daughters.” She sighed and said, “Shall we do a portrait?” Again, annoyed. I loved it.

The step sisters were really funny and not as horrible as they are in the movie. They were more silly and fun. Cinderella came to us last and was really really sweet, told me it was nice to meet a fellow Princess and was impressed when I grabbed the side of my skirt for the Princess pose. She said, “You know the Princess pose!” and we stood together for awhile because again my mom kept messing up with the camera. Cinderella also said she didn’t understand the technology and that it was totally fine and she would stay until we got the photo, so I assume this happens often! I enjoyed the experiences with all the characters, they were great. They went through us kind of quick which was fine because like I said, we weren’t there for them. There was a table with children next to us and they all stayed really long there, so don’t worry about your child missing out on quality time with the royalty!

Also, they do this thing here every 15 minutes or so where suddenly you are startled by loud music and an announcement. They introduce the character who comes prancing out of the kitchen quite proud and everyone claps. It’s unintentionally hilarious, but if I was a child I would be in awe of it.

Overall the experience at 1900 Park Fare was disappointing, I think mostly because our first and only other time there was absolute perfection. Also, this is silly but I was really looking forward to them giving me a tiara that says HAPPY BIRTHDAY on it like they did in 2006, but they didn’t. Yes, I’m five years old. Obviously, I appreciated the placemat and cupcake but these things can not be worn on your head. I still really really like this restaurant though. I just adore the GF and the atmosphere, I guess. My mom has insisted we return on our next trip, and I definitely want to, but this time for breakfast which I hear is much better. I’m excited because I know Alice and the Mad Hatter are there, and I’m a life-long lover of everything AIW (Except Mad Tea Party, I mean it’s fine, but just so basic and in Disneyland they have a way better AIW ride! Never been there but I can just tell from what I’ve heard!) They have the Strawberry Soup at breakfast which is good cause if they didn’t, we’d be returning for dinner. My mom loves her some Strawberry Soup. Who can blame her though?

Up next: We hang out at the GF for awhile and ridiculousness ensues, naturally.

[MarieTheCat24]

Aw I'm sorry that the food was such a disappointment. :sad2: But at least you got to eat the not-at-all-warm food off of Mickey shaped plates. That has to make up for some of the bad taste, right?

Your mom's love of Strawberry Soup is awesome. I've never actually had it, but considering it combines two of my favorite things, strawberries and soup, it's got to be amazing.

They used to give out birthday tiaras? That's amazing!! I love a good tiara. I'm planning on wearing one for, like, a month next year when I turn 21. I feel like 21 calls for a month long tiara celebration.

[tinkgurl]

Aw man, I'm sorry the food wasn't as good this time around. :guilty: I hate when you go back to a place you liked and it's disappointing.

I think the whole Step-Sister thing is a riot. From their introduction when they come out of the kitchen to their crazy antics at each table, I find them entertaining. :laughing:

[YukiPhnx]

Ya, it's really too bad the food was sub-par. I wonder how the new character dinner at Chef Mickey's is?

It's too bad they sacrifice good food just because you're getting the interaction. I mean, you paid for food AND the characters, so the food should be good too!

Huh...strawberry soup....now I'm really curious. But I'm nowhere near spending that much money on food I can get pretty much everywhere else.

Man....Now I want a tiara. I think I'll pick one up from a local Disney store and buy one to wear in the parks. I can be a princess too!

[tinkgurl]

TINKGURLFRIEND!!!!!!! Omg, thank you. i'm happy you're still here. Now all we need is MarieTheCat and we have our B*Witched cover band back in order!!

I really like your clarification that the monorail guy is MY guy. You got that right sista!!

Some people are just so clueless it astounds me. At least read a couple brochures when you get there and learn SOMETHING before you hit the parks!

I think all the resorts have their own smell too. The GF smells like the Beach Club to me, though. Like they have their own smell. The smell of MONEY!! Perhaps. Kidding, but no really, they smell alike!

DISNEYGIRLFRIEND!!!! :) Of course I'm still here.

Yesssss...we need to discuss our B*Witched plans. :laughing:

Haha, I think all of WDW smells of MONEY. :rolleyes:

[__disneygirl]

Y'all. I will be replying to your comments soon, my lovely 3 core readers. But I have to go. But I just wanted to drop by and pump this baby up to page 1. Shamelessly.

Also, last night I couldn't sleep because A. Stomach ache and B. I was too busy obsessing over the amazing Disneyland special offers I discovered on Disneyland.com before going to bed and planning a Disneyland trip in my head. This is on top of the long WDW food & wine takeover we are also planning.

SO THERE'S THAT IDK I'M FREAKING OUT.

Anyway, update soon.

Thanks for tolerating the mess that is me.

Seeyarealsoon! :mickeyjum

[YukiPhnx]

Yeah, as soon as they announced D23 expo, I've started to plan a trip to Disneyland too. In the far future....not anytime soon....I've already got like...3 WDW trips planned from now till 2013.

Hope your stomache feels better!

[MarieTheCat24]

I couldn't sleep last night either. But instead of doing something productive, like planning a trip to Disneyland, I watched vh1 reality shows. And then infomercials. Because who doesn't love a good infomercial?

But yay for you for planning a trip - even if it's only in your head at this point. I really want to go to Disneyland at some point. My BFF and I decided that if Ohio State makes it to the Rose Bowl sometime before we graduate, we're going to get tickets for the game and do all of the fun LA tourist-y things. And I will drag her to Disneyland for a day or two. Because I couldn't go to Southern California and not go to Disneyland. That would make me the worst Disney fan ever.

[__disneygirl]

Yeah, as soon as they announced D23 expo, I've started to plan a trip to Disneyland too. In the far future....not anytime soon....I've already got like...3 WDW trips planned from now till 2013.

Hope your stomache feels better!

I know so little about this D23 thing. If you could fill me in on what this expo is when you get a chance, I would appreciate that! I am sure I will become obsessed with it shortly. ;)


I couldn't sleep last night either. But instead of doing something productive, like planning a trip to Disneyland, I watched vh1 reality shows. And then infomercials. Because who doesn't love a good infomercial?

But yay for you for planning a trip - even if it's only in your head at this point. I really want to go to Disneyland at some point. My BFF and I decided that if Ohio State makes it to the Rose Bowl sometime before we graduate, we're going to get tickets for the game and do all of the fun LA tourist-y things. And I will drag her to Disneyland for a day or two. Because I couldn't go to Southern California and not go to Disneyland. That would make me the worst Disney fan ever.

OMG Vh1. WHEN IS ROCK OF LOVE COMING BACK THOUGH. FOR REAL. Bret's health is all sorted out now and he needs more tail. Now come on!!!!

and omg I hope you get to go to the Rose Bowl... but mostly Disneyland. this story reminds me that my friend wants me to visit him in Paris next spring for like a month and as soon as he asked I was like thinking How many days can I get away and have a Disneyland Paris vacation... LOL! But I might be moving to Los Angeles next year anyway out of desperation since they say for performers NYC is a lake and LA is an ocean and blah blah. But if I do that I want my side job to be at Disneyland. OMG OMG. Anyway enough of me rambling LOL.

[__disneygirl]

Ya, it's really too bad the food was sub-par. I wonder how the new character dinner at Chef Mickey's is?

THERE'S A NEW CHARACTER DINNER AT CHEF MICKEY'S???????? Thank God, because I have heard from just about every person in the world that the dinner is, in a word, vile. I would love to know how it is now. I looove Chef Mickey's but never had dinner there. Just breakfast, which is great. Does anyone have any info of CM's new dinner??

[jenniferkeala808]

hey Lia! Don't forget about me! I'm here...just been lurking! LOL! Can't wait for next update! :cool1:

[__disneygirl]

hey Lia! Don't forget about me! I'm here...just been lurking! LOL! Can't wait for next update! :cool1:

thanks girl!! couldn't forget ya if i tried!!! workin on putting up the next one right now!

[YukiPhnx]

I couldn't sleep last night either. But instead of doing something productive, like planning a trip to Disneyland, I watched vh1 reality shows. And then infomercials. Because who doesn't love a good infomercial?



For some reason, I'm addicted to the Magic Bullet commercial. And now I have a Magic Bullet! It's the only infomercial I will sit through every time.

They have a new infomercial now though, for a Bullet juicer. I caught it on TV once when I was baking at 2 in the morning.

I know so little about this D23 thing. If you could fill me in on what this expo is when you get a chance, I would appreciate that! I am sure I will become obsessed with it shortly. ;)


Really? How can you know so little???? It's probably cause I read JHM a lot. It's basically a Disney convention made JUST for the fans. I didn't go to the inaugural one last year (but REALLY wanted to). If you're ever been to a convention, it's exactly that, but with Disney.

So they have guest speakers that come in to speak about their various projects in the company, and anything new and upcoming they can showcase. They also have panels where guests just talk about whatever the panel is on, be it Imagineering or the Art of Disney with the people that attend, so it's like a Q&A.

They have a show floor where all the little subhouses of Disney come out and showcase their products. Like Disney Living, and the vinylmation dolls, and Disney Fairies and all that good stuff. And pin-trading too I assume.

Then they have the floor where the SELL everything. I think it's on the same floor as the show floor.....Not very sure though.

Lots of famous Disney-affliated people make appearances, and Disney gives us sneak peaks of things to come.

And then there are the people in costume! When I go, I'm SOOO dressing up.

I'm big for conventions. I just love the atmosphere.

THERE'S A NEW CHARACTER DINNER AT CHEF MICKEY'S???????? Thank God, because I have heard from just about every person in the world that the dinner is, in a word, vile. I would love to know how it is now. I looove Chef Mickey's but never had dinner there. Just breakfast, which is great. Does anyone have any info of CM's new dinner??

Here's the menu from Allears. http://allears.net/menu/menu_cmk.htm That's all I've got. I haven't heard some anyone that's eaten there yet.

thanks girl!! couldn't forget ya if i tried!!! workin on putting up the next one right now!

Can't wait for that update!

[MarieTheCat24]

OMG Vh1. WHEN IS ROCK OF LOVE COMING BACK THOUGH. FOR REAL. Bret's health is all sorted out now and he needs more tail. Now come on!!!!

and omg I hope you get to go to the Rose Bowl... but mostly Disneyland. this story reminds me that my friend wants me to visit him in Paris next spring for like a month and as soon as he asked I was like thinking How many days can I get away and have a Disneyland Paris vacation... LOL! But I might be moving to Los Angeles next year anyway out of desperation since they say for performers NYC is a lake and LA is an ocean and blah blah. But if I do that I want my side job to be at Disneyland. OMG OMG. Anyway enough of me rambling LOL.
I know, right!?! I miss Rock of Love. And I miss Joel McHale making fun of Rock of Love on the Soup. Come back, Bret! Making fun of the skanky women makes me feel better about myself!!!

Paris for a month? I am WAY jealous.

Working at Disneyland would be rad. I have this fear though, that I'll vacation in LA and never want to move back. I mean, I'm kind of over the whole snow thing. But I guess if I do go the entertainment journalism route, I will eventually end up calling either NYC or LA home. I mean, I was leaning towards moving to NY and going to grad school at Columbia, but then I think about beaches and warmth...At least I have a couple years until I graduate so I have time to decide. I'm not a good decision-maker. :confused3

[__disneygirl]

Hey guys. Well the LCD screen on my laptop cracked yesterday so that was just fabulousity. UGH. I'm on my old computer that barely functions but it's fine. I'll try to get an update up anyway but everything I had already typed is on the laptop :( WHHHHHHYYYYYYYY.

A couple replies..

Yuki ~ Thanks sooooooooo much for all the info!!! I hope you have fun at the convention :)

I know, right!?! I miss Rock of Love. And I miss Joel McHale making fun of Rock of Love on the Soup. Come back, Bret! Making fun of the skanky women makes me feel better about myself!!!

Paris for a month? I am WAY jealous.

Working at Disneyland would be rad. I have this fear though, that I'll vacation in LA and never want to move back. I mean, I'm kind of over the whole snow thing. But I guess if I do go the entertainment journalism route, I will eventually end up calling either NYC or LA home. I mean, I was leaning towards moving to NY and going to grad school at Columbia, but then I think about beaches and warmth...At least I have a couple years until I graduate so I have time to decide. I'm not a good decision-maker. :confused3

I'm really sad the Tyra show is over because now Joel can't make fun of her on the soup. That girl is straight up crazy, I can't even. But yeah Rock of Love needs to come back!!

If you're like me... you won't get stuck in LA. It's not my favorite place LOL. But that's probably because i'm such a New York person and everyone in New York laughs at LA like everyone out there is an idiot, it's so weird. But then you go there and no one is even from LA. In fact, you meet a lot of New Yorkers who moved there. I don't want to move out there, but I'd probably have more success out there so that's why I might do it. Couldn't pick a normal career that wouldn't put me through hell... had to pick show business! LOL. But anyway, enough of my rambling.

[__disneygirl]

AND RIGHT ON CUE MY BANDWITH ON PHOTOBUCKET FILLS UP.

If you're new to this report, I hope you'll stick with me! The pics are pretty, I promise!

ahhhhhh! Today is just not my day, technology wise, I suppose. I guess that's good, it means a lot of people are viewing this TR. Well say something to me! LOL! Lurkers... you have caused my bandwith to run out. Please PM me lots of money.

Kidding... I can't decide whether to just pay for it or make like 10 other accounts... what do you guys use to upload your pics?? I also have a flickr account, and i've wanted to upgrade that for awhile.

Help?

[YukiPhnx]

Hey guys. Well the LCD screen on my laptop cracked yesterday so that was just fabulousity. UGH. I'm on my old computer that barely functions but it's fine. I'll try to get an update up anyway but everything I had already typed is on the laptop :( WHHHHHHYYYYYYYY.

A couple replies..

Yuki ~ Thanks sooooooooo much for all the info!!! I hope you have fun at the convention :)



No problems! And unfortunately....I have no real plans of going..The next one is next year, and I've already planned a Vegas trip around the same time. It happens on the odd years.

AND RIGHT ON CUE MY BANDWITH ON PHOTOBUCKET FILLS UP.

If you're new to this report, I hope you'll stick with me! The pics are pretty, I promise!

ahhhhhh! Today is just not my day, technology wise, I suppose. I guess that's good, it means a lot of people are viewing this TR. Well say something to me! LOL! Lurkers... you have caused my bandwith to run out. Please PM me lots of money.

Kidding... I can't decide whether to just pay for it or make like 10 other accounts... what do you guys use to upload your pics?? I also have a flickr account, and i've wanted to upgrade that for awhile.

Help?

What? Photobucket has a bandwidth??? But I've been using it to upload for YEARS. You must have a LOT of pictures.

I suggest you just make another account. I mean, it takes a LOOOOT to fill up a photobucket account. Making another one will be a peice of cake

[__disneygirl]

Yuki ~ Thanks for trying to help, but I barely have any photos uploaded in the Photobucket account. It's not the amount of photos you have, it's how much they're being loaded/viewed. So even if I had one picture in there, if it was viewed 9204349 times, it would still take out the bandwith. So annoying! >:O

[YukiPhnx]

OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH, I get it now. See, I'm just not a techie!

Um....lots of people use Flikr. It's designed to showcase photos, so it's gotta be better

[__disneygirl]

Yeah, I love Flickr.. but you can only upload 200 at a time. Thanks for the input though! Anyone else...? What do you awesome trip reporters use?

[MarieTheCat24]

Girl, I wish I could help, but I use photobucket as well. AND IT IS THE BIGGEST PAIN IN THE ENTIRE WORLD. I literally just spent 2 hours trying to upload 25 photos to that stupid website so that I could post a PTR update tonight. The photos are finally uploaded, but I am so frustrated that the update is going to have to wait until tomorrow. Wrestling with photobucket wore me out. If you figure out a better place to host pics, definitely let me know. I don't know what I'm going to do when I post my actual trip report. I plan on taking LOTS of pictures and if I have to deal with photobucket, I am going to lose my mind. Or what's left of it anyway.

[AimeeMichele]

Lia, this is by far the best, most entertaiing trip report I've ever read! :thumbsup2 I'm absolutely loving it...and laughing my butt off; you are freaking hysterical :rotfl2:

[wdwgirl03]

Aww, love the Prince Charming story! :goodvibes I have a good story from when I met Aladdin but I think I need to save it for my TR...LOL.

[YukiPhnx]

Girl, I wish I could help, but I use photobucket as well. AND IT IS THE BIGGEST PAIN IN THE ENTIRE WORLD. I literally just spent 2 hours trying to upload 25 photos to that stupid website so that I could post a PTR update tonight. The photos are finally uploaded, but I am so frustrated that the update is going to have to wait until tomorrow. Wrestling with photobucket wore me out. If you figure out a better place to host pics, definitely let me know. I don't know what I'm going to do when I post my actual trip report. I plan on taking LOTS of pictures and if I have to deal with photobucket, I am going to lose my mind. Or what's left of it anyway.

Wait a minute...that doesn't sound right. Why did it take so long? Didn't you use the bulk uploader? That new option is a godsend.

[__disneygirl]

Hey guys! Some replies...

Kara & Yuki & anyone following this stupid bandwith saga ~ UGH! Photobucket is so annoying. Basically I'm going to use Flickr. I've figured out that they are waaay better and provide a better free service. Even though you can only have 200 pictures on your account at a time, if you go over that, it doesn't delete any of your old ones and you can keep going on and on as long as you don't use up your monthly space, which is pretty big, bigger than i've seen anywhere else. They say you have a 200 limit b/c that is all you can view on your page at one time. So say I upload 300 pictures, I can view the most recent 200 on my Flickr page only, but the other 100 is *still in the system* and will still show up wherever you post them. So technically, there is no bandwith limit that's going to sneak up on you, you just have to make sure that you get the URLs from the pictures you upload so that you can post them places before you pass the 200 mark. Your pictures that go past 200 are always there waiting. Like, if you had 220 pictures, that means 20 wouldn't be visible. But if you delete one of the 200 that you CAN see, one of the "invisible" ones comes back. So your pictures are always, always there and you never get one of those horrid "bandwith exceeded tags". If you want an unlimited amount of pictures able to be seen at one time on your account, it's $25 for the year, but I think free will work just fine for me. :) SO that's what I suggest Kara! (and anyone else)!

I tried to make that not confusing, but I bet I failed, so if anyone has questions, I'll do my best to help you.

So right now i'm in the process of moving the pics i've already posted here from Photobucket to Flickr, and replacing them in the report. It's a slow process since i'm on my old, barely functioning computer, but i'm getting there! It'll be like $300 (at least) to fix my laptop, so I just want to get a new one (even though mine's only 1.5 years old..), but I think I may ask my dad for one for Christmas...or at least to go halfsies w/ me... because I REALLY don't want to spend $700-$1000 before our WDW trip (Oct-Nov). Every time I have a big expense I think... how much do I really want this... compared to how much I want more days, food, and crap at WDW... LOL.

Just some more techie advice - DON'T BUY A DELL! They are horrible computers. I may get a mac this time. Who knows. Anyway...


AimeeMichele ~ Hello and WELCOME!! Thanks so much for that AWESOME compliment! I am glad you're enjoying it so much!

wdwgirl03 ~ I don't know if you saw my PTR, but I have quite an Aladdin story myself! LOL! We almost made a baby together, basically. That's all you really need to know!!! But I wanna hear your Aladdin story!

Thanks for reading / tolerating / sticking with me!!! :dance3:

[littlelovebug]

Lia! I'm so glad you're back! Obviously I'm a little behind, so here are a few random comments. First, the other mouse's name is Perla. Second, I thought the food was pretty enjoyable at 1900 PF, but not pure perfection. Third, it is absolutely torturous that you describe these awesome pictures and don't post them!!

Can't wait to read more!

[__disneygirl]

Lia! I'm so glad you're back! Obviously I'm a little behind, so here are a few random comments. First, the other mouse's name is Perla. Second, I thought the food was pretty enjoyable at 1900 PF, but not pure perfection. Third, it is absolutely torturous that you describe these awesome pictures and don't post them!!

Can't wait to read more!

Hey!!

PERLA!! Thank you!

I'm confused! Which pics am I talking about but not posting??

[__disneygirl]

April 11, 2010
Day 1, Part 9 In Which We Act Like Leonardo DiCaprio While Smelling Delicious

We paid, tipped, and made our way through the throngs of screaming Cinderella fans and stopped in the restroom.

I love when restrooms say something other than "Men" and "Women":
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Okay, so this one just says Ladies! But my point is, lots of Disney bathrooms have things like that little Victorian woman on them. I love the ones outside of Boma and Jiko, that have a lion on the mens and a lioness on the womens too.

In the bathroom, there were two little girls brought to WDW by their Grandmother for their birthdays, and they were just the sweetest family I've ever met. The girls were dressed as princesses and had on the birthday buttons. The younger one, about 6, yelled "HI!" to us as soon as we walked in. She had a large purple welt on her face near her eye. I said to her "Hi, Princess! Happy Birthday!" She said thank you and proceeded to talk. And talk and talk and talk. It was adoooorable and I love kids, but damn did I have to pee. LOL! But she was so sweet that I stood and talked with her for quite awhile. She told me that she got the welt from running into a garbage can at Epcot. I didn't laugh, but I'm sorry - that's funny. She was one of the cutest kids I've ever met and I assured her that even with the welt, she was the most beautiful princess at Disney World. Toooo adorable.

After that cute moment, please enjoy a photo I took while on the toilet.
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Don't ask me why this is relevant. I just like my Mickey and Minnie wristlet and the bathrooms are nice.

On the way in we had passed Basin, which is a shop located immediately to your left when you walk into the GF from the monorail. It's kind of like a Bath and Body Works or The Body Shop, except WAY BETTER. There's also one in Downtown Disney. We headed up there to see if they were still open and they were!

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"Make Your Own Soy Candle"... these, and everything else in there smelled AMAZING. I wanted to eat it, it was just amazing!

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See? Doesn't that look goooooooood? It reminded me of Dippin Dots ice cream.

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Sooo obsessed with the soaps! They should put tiny versions of these in the guest rooms at the GF, we decided!

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If someone showed up at my wedding with this wedding soap, I would... leave whoever I married and marry THEM. I just love this store.

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I MEAN WHO DOESN'T LOVE MONKEY SOAP. NOW COME ON

We then proceeded to test every single test item in there. Oiled up in a way that would rival Danny Zuko, we headed back downstairs because my mom wanted me to take photos of the old cars outside to show my dad, who loves them.

Of course "take pictures to show dad" very quickly turned into "climb into the back of the cars and pretend we're in the movie Titanic".

You know the part in Titanic where Jack and Rose uh.. hang out, in the back of that old car? We recited the lines in a very classy tone.


"Where to, miss?"

"To the stars!"

I mean, look. They left the doors open, so naturally they were inviting this kind of behavior. We had to do it.

Wouldn't you?

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We creeped some people out but it's okay, cause we smelled fantastic. If we had smelled bad doing that, it just would have been too freaky.

As we headed back inside the GF and upstairs to the monorail in song ("My Heart Will Go On"), I took some pictures. I wish I had a better camera, but you still can see the prettiness!

We also, of course, discussed the Full House episode in which Becky is mad at Jesse so he plays the piano for her in the lobby of the GF and she stares lovingly at him from the balcony.

Sigh.

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After a beautiful first night at Disney, we headed back to CBR for some MUCH needed rest.

Up next: "It's all waiting for you today at the Magic Kingdom!"

[Cat0727]

Hey Lia! I'm all caught up on your TR. You are such a great writer and very funny!

I love bathrooms that say something other than the usual "men & women", too. The AKL ones are my favorite!

Aww too cute about the little girl! I wonder if they were going to 1900 PF to celebrate with Cinderella?

[DisneyGuy758]

Wow wow wow! I have missed a lot! I do love that we're still on the FIRST DAY. I enjoy extra long trip reports. Mine was quite short...but it got the point across.

I understand the emotion of it all. Even as a guy. I love Disney and every day I'm away from it makes me that much more sad. Some day though...someday.

[MarieTheCat24]

Basin looks amazing. I wanna get a bar of Mickey soap for my house at school. The pink, black, and white one matches the stuff my roommate and I picked out for our bathroom. :rotfl: I wonder how much it would cost to buy the entire loaf (for lack of a better word) of soap. Then I could just keep slicing my own bars as needed.

Oh, Titanic. I've never actually seen the entire movie. I know, right? I don't know how I've managed to avoid it all these years. But anytime anyone mentions Titanic I always belt out "My Heart Will Go On". Always. Fun story. I learned how to play that song on the xylophone in music class in 3rd grade.

Can I just say that I love how so many DISers pull out the Full House references. It's wonderful. Because Full House is an excellent show. And I will always love it. Especially the theme song. Which I have had stuck in my head for days.

And thanks for the info! I definitely think I'll change over to Flickr when I start my actual trip report. I'm too lazy to move all of my PTR pics over there.

[__disneygirl]

Hey Lia! I'm all caught up on your TR. You are such a great writer and very funny!

I love bathrooms that say something other than the usual "men & women", too. The AKL ones are my favorite!

Aww too cute about the little girl! I wonder if they were going to 1900 PF to celebrate with Cinderella?

Hey!! Thanks so much for reading & the sweet compliments :goodvibes !!

I think they were princess:


Wow wow wow! I have missed a lot! I do love that we're still on the FIRST DAY. I enjoy extra long trip reports. Mine was quite short...but it got the point across.

I understand the emotion of it all. Even as a guy. I love Disney and every day I'm away from it makes me that much more sad. Some day though...someday.

HEY... I warned y'all about the LOOOOOOOONG report!! But the next update WILL be Day 2, so yay!

It's awesome to hear from a guy that you get that Disney emotion! I can't get married unless a guy is willing to tolerate this obsession so you give me hope!! I hope you get to go soon :)

Basin looks amazing. I wanna get a bar of Mickey soap for my house at school. The pink, black, and white one matches the stuff my roommate and I picked out for our bathroom. :rotfl: I wonder how much it would cost to buy the entire loaf (for lack of a better word) of soap. Then I could just keep slicing my own bars as needed.

Oh, Titanic. I've never actually seen the entire movie. I know, right? I don't know how I've managed to avoid it all these years. But anytime anyone mentions Titanic I always belt out "My Heart Will Go On". Always. Fun story. I learned how to play that song on the xylophone in music class in 3rd grade.

Can I just say that I love how so many DISers pull out the Full House references. It's wonderful. Because Full House is an excellent show. And I will always love it. Especially the theme song. Which I have had stuck in my head for days.

And thanks for the info! I definitely think I'll change over to Flickr when I start my actual trip report. I'm too lazy to move all of my PTR pics over there.

HAHAHA omg omg, you are so funny. Cutting your own loaf of soap. We have a Basin-like place in Manhattan called Sabon (which I thought was the best ever, but Basin trumps it) and they literally have the soap just sitting there in slabs and they cut it right in front of you. It's amazing!!

I have a friend who's never seen Titanic and a couple years ago she decided that she will VOW to avoid it at all costs just b/c she had made it that long without seeing it. I think that's funny.

Full House was my life as a child. I actually watched a whole episode for the first time in awhile this morning and I was cracking up so hard like I was 8 again.

Def change to Flickr! Soo much better and stress free! :wizard:

Thanks for reading everyone :dance3: I will try and update again tomorrow!

[YukiPhnx]

Those soaps are too cute! How much was one slice of them?

Those make your own soy candles look nice too. How does it work though....do they get compressed and then a wick is inserted or something? I love Dippin Dots. I used to get them all the time when they only cost $2 CDN, but now it's the same size, for $4 CDN!! What a rip off

Ooooh, that's a nice cadillac. I think DBF and I are gonna definitely check out the interior ;)

[tinkgurl]

I seriously smiled throughout this whole update.

I can just picture you talking to that little girl in the bathroom. She sounds so cute! And I'm sure you made her day just taking the time to talk to her. And that pic you took from the toliet?! HILARIOUS! That is a cute purse thingy-whatever you want to call it. lol

Basin! :love: How I love thee. I could spend quite some time in there. :rotfl: My problem though is that I would never want to use any soaps I buy.

:rotfl: Titanic! Man, I haven't seen that movie in forrrrevvvvveeerrr!

[jenniferkeala808]

Wow lia! Great pic of your wristlet hanging on the bathroom door you took while sitting on the toilet! LOL! That’s hilarious! ANYWAY…great pics of the soap! Those soaps are just adorable!! LOL@rose&jack “hanging out”. Those are some beautiful pics of GF! Seriously can’t wait until next update!

[__disneygirl]

Those soaps are too cute! How much was one slice of them?

Those make your own soy candles look nice too. How does it work though....do they get compressed and then a wick is inserted or something? I love Dippin Dots. I used to get them all the time when they only cost $2 CDN, but now it's the same size, for $4 CDN!! What a rip off

Ooooh, that's a nice cadillac. I think DBF and I are gonna definitely check out the interior ;)

Oh gosh, I can't remember how much the soaps are! But i'm sure if you ask on the Theme Parks Board or Community Board someone will know!

The soy candles... they have wicks they insert for you, and then once you light the wick and let it burn for awhile, all the little pieces melt together and then it just looks like a normal candle. :)

I seriously smiled throughout this whole update.

I can just picture you talking to that little girl in the bathroom. She sounds so cute! And I'm sure you made her day just taking the time to talk to her. And that pic you took from the toliet?! HILARIOUS! That is a cute purse thingy-whatever you want to call it. lol

Basin! :love: How I love thee. I could spend quite some time in there. :rotfl: My problem though is that I would never want to use any soaps I buy.

:rotfl: Titanic! Man, I haven't seen that movie in forrrrevvvvveeerrr!

I'm happy it made you smile!! :yay:

Thanks - I call it a wristlet! I got it 4 years ago at the MK, and unfortunately now it's ripping :( But I love it!

LOL on the soap thing - i'm like that with everything like that that I buy. I never want to ruin how pretty it is!

Wow lia! Great pic of your wristlet hanging on the bathroom door you took while sitting on the toilet! LOL! That’s hilarious! ANYWAY…great pics of the soap! Those soaps are just adorable!! LOL@rose&jack “hanging out”. Those are some beautiful pics of GF! Seriously can’t wait until next update!

hahaha Thanks! I keep it classy with the toilet pictures :thumbsup2

Since this is the family friendly DIS... Jack and Rose WERE hanging out!! Don't let anyone tell you different! ;)

[__disneygirl]

April 12, 2010
Day 2, Part 1 In Which I Cry Enough To Drown The Magic Kingdom

I posted this on Twitter the morning of April 12, 2010:
Too excited to sleep..again! Magic Kingdom opens at 9 so I'm kinda contemplating getting ready now. Early start LOLOLOL I love life 3:46 AM Apr 12th via txt

This proves that I am superhuman while at Disney and don't need sleep. I really was going to get up and prepare for our FIRST EVER time getting to the MK for opening and seeing the Welcome Show. I think, that FINALLY, after about 200 loops of Stacey, I fell back to sleep and woke up three minutes later when Mickey and Stitch called.

THE DISNEY WAKE UP CALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I live for this. I LIVE. FOR THIS.

My father works in the hotel industry and we can get free rooms at the Hilton, Double Tree, or Holiday Inn pretty much anywhere.

I will not do this at Disney World.

Mickey does not make phonecalls to the Double Tree, and that's the number one reason. He just doesn't.

Unlike most people, I LOVE Stitch. I mean, love him as in... I have 5 stuffed Stitchs and a Stitch piggy bank in which is mouth is gaping open and that's where you drop the money in.

It's precious, really.

So I am THRILLED when I pick up the phone and hear Stitch yelling at me: "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SLEEPING!!" Omg.

Mickey says, "Sorry Folks! Ever since Stitch escaped into the Magic Kingdom, there's been a lot of excitement around here!"

I reply, "WHAT are you apologizing for? I love that lunatic!"

"Well, have a magical day!"

It's so fun.

I was impressed with the way we got out of the room pretty quickly and as soon as we walked up to the bus stop, the Magic Kingdom bus arrived! Pixie dust!

Magic Kingdom is ALWAYS the first theme park we go to. It would feel weird otherwise. Throughout childhood trips, we would just kind of wander over there around 11:00 am. Idiots!!!!! Right? Then when I was about 10 I started doing my research and told my parents we needed to get there at opening. They said that this is vacation and they didn't want to wake up that early. WHAAAAAAAAAT?!

So, on this trip, I didn't want to force my mom to get up at 7 every morning. I mean, it was kind enough of her to give me a WDW trip for my birthday, and I didn't want her to have sour memories of being exhausted the entire time. BUT I told her that on the first morning, she had to get up with me so that we could go to the MK together on the first day.

Because really, what is the point of spending all this money if you can't go to the Magic Kingdom with your loved one on your first morning?

She happily agreed and so here we were, walking through the turnstiles at 8 something in the morning. We picked a spot in the middle so that we could get a great view of the Welcome Show. I was more concerned with experiencing that than going under the train station to get a good spot for rope drop.

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"Keeping Dreams On Track - Walter E. Disney" I'll say. :love:

It wasn't too crowded this morning:

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After an eternity of waiting (aka: 20 minutes), the Welcome Show began.

Oh my God.

If you are a big enough Disney fan that your love for it has brought you here to the DIS, reading my TR, and you have not seen the Welcome Show at the Magic Kingdom, you NEED TO GET YOUR BUTT OUT OF BED ON YOUR FIRST MORNING AND GO.

I was moved beyond reason.

On this trip I've been doing something weird which is bursting into tears immediately. I'm a crier by nature. I cry while watching jewlery commercials. But it's usually a slow, one tear rolling down the cheek thing. I never just go from zero to sixty in a second. But our first day I kept just BURSTING into tears cause I was so happy. And I did that here. During the show and all through it, walking into and around the MK.

I couldn't stop, really.

I'm not going to get into the details of the Welcome Show because I think people should just go and experience it but it is just the most magical thing. It could melt the heart of a serial killer, i'm telling you. It will touch you. It will move you. Go see it.

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Up next: Hitting all our favorites at the Magic Kingdom!!

[2ScottishPrincesses]

Your TR is fab Lia, keep up the good work:)

[Cat0727]

The MK welcome show is just so magical. I love it. I've lost count how many times I've seen it but every time is so special :goodvibes

[__disneygirl]

Your TR is fab Lia, keep up the good work:)

Hey!! Thanks & WELCOME!! :wizard::wizard:

The MK welcome show is just so magical. I love it. I've lost count how many times I've seen it but every time is so special :goodvibes

I agree. You're lucky to have experienced it so many times! I know now that there'll never be a trip where I miss it! Thanks for reading =) :wizard:

:hippie::hippie:

[MarieTheCat24]

OMG, girl. I just got back from seeing Toy Story 3. I literally sobbed for majority of the movie. Sobbed. I was doing my best to keep quiet because I didn't want to annoy everyone in the theater, but you could still hear me anyway. And my friends were embarassed, but I didn't care. Toy Story 3 induces crying-fests in people like me who are still holding onto their childhood for dear life.

Basically, what I'm saying is that I shouldn't have any tears left.

And yet, I read this and saw the pictures of the MK Welcome Show, and now I'm crying again. I totally agree that EVERY SINGLE DISNEY VACATIONER MUST SEE THIS SHOW. It's that wonderful. And tear-inducing.

Seriously. Go, people! What are you waiting for?

[__disneygirl]

OMG, girl. I just got back from seeing Toy Story 3. I literally sobbed for majority of the movie. Sobbed. I was doing my best to keep quiet because I didn't want to annoy everyone in the theater, but you could still hear me anyway. And my friends were embarassed, but I didn't care. Toy Story 3 induces crying-fests in people like me who are still holding onto their childhood for dear life.

Basically, what I'm saying is that I shouldn't have any tears left.

And yet, I read this and saw the pictures of the MK Welcome Show, and now I'm crying again. I totally agree that EVERY SINGLE DISNEY VACATIONER MUST SEE THIS SHOW. It's that wonderful. And tear-inducing.

Seriously. Go, people! What are you waiting for?

Oh, MAN!! I'm so jealous!! I promised my mom I'd wait to see it with her so I couldn't go see it this weekend!! THE WAIT IS AGONIZING!!!

I totally relate to that though... if our lives are a series of chapters, there will be CLAW MARKS on the last page of my childhood from where they had to drag me, kicking and screaming, away from it. I was at my uncle's birthday party not too long ago and the kids were hanging out in one area, all ages from like 2-12, and all the adults were you know, acting like normal adults socializing with the whole party. Obviously, I was with the kids the entire time. At one point, my aunt and uncle came over and told me how much they appreciated me "watching" the children so that they could have fun and not worry, etc. I was like... I'm not watching anyone, we're playing Restaurant. LOL... I have issues. And I will be CRYING BUCKETS when I *finally* see Toy Story 3. Omg.

[creativeamanda]

I'm hopping over and I'll just have to say this--your pictures remind me of why I love MK rope drop so much and I was getting teary-eyed just looking at them.

[MarieTheCat24]

Oh, MAN!! I'm so jealous!! I promised my mom I'd wait to see it with her so I couldn't go see it this weekend!! THE WAIT IS AGONIZING!!!

I totally relate to that though... if our lives are a series of chapters, there will be CLAW MARKS on the last page of my childhood from where they had to drag me, kicking and screaming, away from it. I was at my uncle's birthday party not too long ago and the kids were hanging out in one area, all ages from like 2-12, and all the adults were you know, acting like normal adults socializing with the whole party. Obviously, I was with the kids the entire time. At one point, my aunt and uncle came over and told me how much they appreciated me "watching" the children so that they could have fun and not worry, etc. I was like... I'm not watching anyone, we're playing Restaurant. LOL... I have issues. And I will be CRYING BUCKETS when I *finally* see Toy Story 3. Omg.
This is me. I always hang out with the kids at family gatherings. They are WAY more fun than the boring adults. Why would I want to be chatting with the relatives when I could be running a zoo made up of stuffed animals and my cousin's cat?

[YukiPhnx]

Oh, MAN!! I'm so jealous!! I promised my mom I'd wait to see it with her so I couldn't go see it this weekend!! THE WAIT IS AGONIZING!!!

I totally relate to that though... if our lives are a series of chapters, there will be CLAW MARKS on the last page of my childhood from where they had to drag me, kicking and screaming, away from it. I was at my uncle's birthday party not too long ago and the kids were hanging out in one area, all ages from like 2-12, and all the adults were you know, acting like normal adults socializing with the whole party. Obviously, I was with the kids the entire time. At one point, my aunt and uncle came over and told me how much they appreciated me "watching" the children so that they could have fun and not worry, etc. I was like... I'm not watching anyone, we're playing Restaurant. LOL... I have issues. And I will be CRYING BUCKETS when I *finally* see Toy Story 3. Omg.

This is me. I always hang out with the kids at family gatherings. They are WAY more fun than the boring adults. Why would I want to be chatting with the relatives when I could be running a zoo made up of stuffed animals and my cousin's cat?

AMEN to THAT sisters! *brofist* I'm always the one with the kids. I love them and they love me! And the adults are always talking about boring stuff like work and the economy and work and some family gossip about people I don't know.

And the kids have the best toys. I swear, kids today have such AWESOME toys. But then, when we were kids, we had the BEST tv shows. So I guess it's a pretty ok trade-up?

OMG, girl. I just got back from seeing Toy Story 3. I literally sobbed for majority of the movie. Sobbed. I was doing my best to keep quiet because I didn't want to annoy everyone in the theater, but you could still hear me anyway. And my friends were embarassed, but I didn't care. Toy Story 3 induces crying-fests in people like me who are still holding onto their childhood for dear life.

Basically, what I'm saying is that I shouldn't have any tears left.

And yet, I read this and saw the pictures of the MK Welcome Show, and now I'm crying again. I totally agree that EVERY SINGLE DISNEY VACATIONER MUST SEE THIS SHOW. It's that wonderful. And tear-inducing.

Seriously. Go, people! What are you waiting for?

I was crying too Marie. Gosh, wasn't Debbie just adorable? I hope they sell those new toys! I want me those edamame plushies!!! They were so cute.

BTW, I think I'm the ONLY 21 yr old to go watch this, BY MYSELF, on the first show of opening day.

In fact, I do that a lot....for Disney movies....like UP, and Princess and the Frog. My friends would rather wait for the half-price ticket deal on Tuesdays. I don't think I can wait that long! I'll be watching TS3 again. Maybe with someone else this time. Or maybe not.......

One upside to going by yourself, you can squeeze into those one-seaters that groups always leave between each other. I was able to score a great middle-of-the-row seat.

OH MY GOSH YOU GUYS, let me tell you some stuff that I heard these barely-teen girls that were sitting next to me say. And what I was thinking in response to it.

girls- "What's taking the movie so long to start?"
me- Um....you came 30 minutes early......and it's only been 5 minutes

girls-"There are so many kids in here. I wish they would have teen-only showings."
me- this is a KIDs movie....if you cared about that, don't watch kids movies

girls- "Why are there so many people here?"
me- it's opening day!! what were you expecting?

Yeah...had to sit with that during the movie....the girl next to me was TEXTING.

And another thing that happened. I wore contacts, but they were really dry. So I rubbed my right eye a little too hard and I lost it....in my eye.... :sad2: So I took the other one out, and just put on my glasses, then the 3D ones, and watched the movie. The thought of leaving the theatre to fish it out didn't even occur to me! I was too excited for the movie to start.

Oh yes! My reply to Lia's update. I've got 4 Stitch dolls. I'm looking to add numbers 5 and 6 soon. 6 will mostly be bought at WDW cause I want that HUUUUGE one. 5 is the newest Stitch doll with the floppier ears than the previous one. I also have a Stitch magnet, Stitch ears, a Stitch-burger cell-phone strap (that's on a bag cause my cell phone didn't come with a hole? :confused3), a Stitch keychain, and a Stitch poster.

Yes, we both share the same love of that little blue experiment.

The only time I ever went to MK, I was offsite, so we took the hotel shuttle and it arrived after opening. This time, I'm onsite, so I definitely won't miss it. The thought of you tearing up is making ME want to tear up. I just KNOW I'll be turning on the water works when I finally get to WDW.

[__disneygirl]

I'm hopping over and I'll just have to say this--your pictures remind me of why I love MK rope drop so much and I was getting teary-eyed just looking at them.


Aww! Thank you :hug:

This is me. I always hang out with the kids at family gatherings. They are WAY more fun than the boring adults. Why would I want to be chatting with the relatives when I could be running a zoo made up of stuffed animals and my cousin's cat?

I LOVE PLAYING ZOO. Why weren't you and I born as next door neighbors or something? God.

[__disneygirl]

AMEN to THAT sisters! *brofist* I'm always the one with the kids. I love them and they love me! And the adults are always talking about boring stuff like work and the economy and work and some family gossip about people I don't know.

And the kids have the best toys. I swear, kids today have such AWESOME toys. But then, when we were kids, we had the BEST tv shows. So I guess it's a pretty ok trade-up?

I was crying too Marie. Gosh, wasn't Debbie just adorable? I hope they sell those new toys! I want me those edamame plushies!!! They were so cute.

BTW, I think I'm the ONLY 21 yr old to go watch this, BY MYSELF, on the first show of opening day.

In fact, I do that a lot....for Disney movies....like UP, and Princess and the Frog. My friends would rather wait for the half-price ticket deal on Tuesdays. I don't think I can wait that long! I'll be watching TS3 again. Maybe with someone else this time. Or maybe not.......

One upside to going by yourself, you can squeeze into those one-seaters that groups always leave between each other. I was able to score a great middle-of-the-row seat.

OH MY GOSH YOU GUYS, let me tell you some stuff that I heard these barely-teen girls that were sitting next to me say. And what I was thinking in response to it.

girls- "What's taking the movie so long to start?"
me- Um....you came 30 minutes early......and it's only been 5 minutes

girls-"There are so many kids in here. I wish they would have teen-only showings."
me- this is a KIDs movie....if you cared about that, don't watch kids movies

girls- "Why are there so many people here?"
me- it's opening day!! what were you expecting?

Yeah...had to sit with that during the movie....the girl next to me was TEXTING.

And another thing that happened. I wore contacts, but they were really dry. So I rubbed my right eye a little too hard and I lost it....in my eye.... :sad2: So I took the other one out, and just put on my glasses, then the 3D ones, and watched the movie. The thought of leaving the theatre to fish it out didn't even occur to me! I was too excited for the movie to start.

Oh yes! My reply to Lia's update. I've got 4 Stitch dolls. I'm looking to add numbers 5 and 6 soon. 6 will mostly be bought at WDW cause I want that HUUUUGE one. 5 is the newest Stitch doll with the floppier ears than the previous one. I also have a Stitch magnet, Stitch ears, a Stitch-burger cell-phone strap (that's on a bag cause my cell phone didn't come with a hole? :confused3), a Stitch keychain, and a Stitch poster.

Yes, we both share the same love of that little blue experiment.

The only time I ever went to MK, I was offsite, so we took the hotel shuttle and it arrived after opening. This time, I'm onsite, so I definitely won't miss it. The thought of you tearing up is making ME want to tear up. I just KNOW I'll be turning on the water works when I finally get to WDW.

Omg... you are not alone. I used to go to the movies solo quite often! I actually thought of going alone to see Toy Story 3 and then *pretending* I had not seen it for my mom LOL! I know, so evil, but i'm just DYING to see it! I decided it would be more fun to actually experience it for the first time with her, though, and I didn't want to lie. Ultimately.

Those teens sound like idiots. I admit though, I used to be like that with my friends at horror movies. I remember when my friend Britt and I went to see the Grudge, we were making comments to each other during the entire thing and at the end the girl in front of us turned around and said, "You are BY FAR the most annoying people I have ever sat near in my life." Of course this caused us to double over in hysterical laughter. Rude.

I have contacts too and I HATE WHEN THAT HAPPENS! You poor thing!

And YAYYYY for another Stitch fan! You girls have more in common with me than most of my friends!! Seriously!! No one else I know has a stuffed Stitch, and you, of course, have four. LOL! I love it!:stitch2::stitch::stitch2:

OMG... you've only been to the MK once?!! You are gonna have such an amazing time! I can't wait for the TR! :dance3:

[wdwgirl03]

Aww, love the MK welcome show and so glad you enjoyed it. I agree, it is almost a crime to go to WDW and never see it. People are really missing out, it is so Disney. The first time I saw it I started crying too then I thought I got immune to it since I downloaded the song onto my ipod :goodvibes. Well...this April on our first morning I nearly lost it again. I don't know what it is that makes me so emotional when it comes to Disney. (I cried seeing Toy Story 3 this weekend too!). Can't wait for more!

[jenniferkeala808]

hey lia!! what a great update and we've only gotten started with your MK day! I LOVE that you were up at 3:46am to get ready for RD at 9! LOL! That's hilarious but totally hardcore! Love it! and i love that Stitch yells at me to wake up! LOL! Anyway, love those pics from your welcome ceremony. Sadly, I didn't catch it this trip but it's on the top of my list for next trip! wooho! Can't wait for the next update!!

[YukiPhnx]

Omg... you are not alone. I used to go to the movies solo quite often! I actually thought of going alone to see Toy Story 3 and then *pretending* I had not seen it for my mom LOL! I know, so evil, but i'm just DYING to see it! I decided it would be more fun to actually experience it for the first time with her, though, and I didn't want to lie. Ultimately.

Those teens sound like idiots. I admit though, I used to be like that with my friends at horror movies. I remember when my friend Britt and I went to see the Grudge, we were making comments to each other during the entire thing and at the end the girl in front of us turned around and said, "You are BY FAR the most annoying people I have ever sat near in my life." Of course this caused us to double over in hysterical laughter. Rude.

I have contacts too and I HATE WHEN THAT HAPPENS! You poor thing!

And YAYYYY for another Stitch fan! You girls have more in common with me than most of my friends!! Seriously!! No one else I know has a stuffed Stitch, and you, of course, have four. LOL! I love it!:stitch2::stitch::stitch2:

OMG... you've only been to the MK once?!! You are gonna have such an amazing time! I can't wait for the TR! :dance3:

I don't see how anyone can NOT love Stitch. Specially since his pludhies are so freakin huggable!

Yes! I'm not the only lone nut who watches these movies by myself. People always sound so surprised when I tell them that. They don't expect someone as old as me watching a "kids" movie without a kid.

LOL, I can't believe that girl said that to you!!! :rotfl2: That's just terrible

When I finally fished my contact out after the movie, it came with a small string of white stuff. I hope I don't need that.....

And ya, it's good that you're waiting for your mom. I really wanted to watch this with DBF, but he's in Taiwan and won't be back until right before our August trip, so...it's unlikely TS3 will still be in theatres by then :sad2:

Aww, but me writing my TR means my trip will already be over.....Still can't wait for it though! I better see you at my TR! :)

[MarieTheCat24]

I LOVE PLAYING ZOO. Why weren't you and I born as next door neighbors or something? God.
We DEFINITELY should have been. :goodvibes

And Yuki...

I'm sorry that you had annoying people sitting next to you at Toy Story 3. I was probably bothering everyone with my tearful blubbering, but I don't really care. :rotfl:

And I'm sorry that your contact got all messed up. But I totally understand not wanting to get up and go to the bathroom to fix it. I don't think I moved for the entire movie. Other than to clutch my purse harder as I cried.

[YukiPhnx]

And Yuki...

I'm sorry that you had annoying people sitting next to you at Toy Story 3. I was probably bothering everyone with my tearful blubbering, but I don't really care. :rotfl:

And I'm sorry that your contact got all messed up. But I totally understand not wanting to get up and go to the bathroom to fix it. I don't think I moved for the entire movie. Other than to clutch my purse harder as I cried.

Yeah, I was trying not to sniff too loudly during the movie. There was a little girl next to me and she was perfectly fine! Oh gawd.....I cried SO MUCH at the end with Andy........Aw man....thinking about it right now makes me wanna cry :sad1:

I saw Karate Kid last night and cried at that too. A lot of other people in the theatre were blubbering too. Glad I wasn't the only one? :confused3 GREAT movie. Totally recommend it if you haven't seen it.

HEY YOU GUYS, are you excited about Tangled? I saw the trailer for it and it looks SO kickass.

[__disneygirl]

Aww, love the MK welcome show and so glad you enjoyed it. I agree, it is almost a crime to go to WDW and never see it. People are really missing out, it is so Disney. The first time I saw it I started crying too then I thought I got immune to it since I downloaded the song onto my ipod :goodvibes. Well...this April on our first morning I nearly lost it again. I don't know what it is that makes me so emotional when it comes to Disney. (I cried seeing Toy Story 3 this weekend too!). Can't wait for more!

Aww! I have soo much theme park audio on my iPod but I think I will keep that one just for the parks! I love that you cried anyway though! It's just one of those things that gets us Disney fans right in the heart!

hey lia!! what a great update and we've only gotten started with your MK day! I LOVE that you were up at 3:46am to get ready for RD at 9! LOL! That's hilarious but totally hardcore! Love it! and i love that Stitch yells at me to wake up! LOL! Anyway, love those pics from your welcome ceremony. Sadly, I didn't catch it this trip but it's on the top of my list for next trip! wooho! Can't wait for the next update!!

Thanks girl! The rest of the day at MK was amazing... coming soon to this TR!!!

We need to start a Stitch Wake Up Call Fan Club or something!



I saw Karate Kid last night and cried at that too. A lot of other people in the theatre were blubbering too. Glad I wasn't the only one? :confused3 GREAT movie. Totally recommend it if you haven't seen it.

HEY YOU GUYS, are you excited about Tangled? I saw the trailer for it and it looks SO kickass.

I haven't seen that but Jaden Smith is so cute! He was great in The Pursuit of Happyness!

Tangled looks AWESOME! I love that Mandy Moore is voicing Rapunzel too, she has such a pretty voice!

[khertz]

Just found your TR & lovin' it so far!! :thumbsup2 I have unfortunately NEVER seen the opening show at MK, but hopefully I can remedy that next trip, whenever that ends up being! I'm pretty sure I'd cry buckets too!

Subscribing to catch the next installment. :goodvibes

[nilla]

Personally, I think there's something wrong with anyone who does NOT cry during the opening of the Magic Kingdom. It just seems physically impossible for all but the cold hearted and Disney cynical to not be moved by this. It's like when you see people getting a new start on those surprise home building shows - you just can't imagine that something can be so wonderful AND all yours at the same time.

On another note, as a very casual reader: page 13 and we're only on Day 2? What? I have to go back and see what happened on the other 12 pages!

[YukiPhnx]

We need to start a Stitch Wake Up Call Fan Club or something!

I haven't seen that but Jaden Smith is so cute! He was great in The Pursuit of Happyness!

Tangled looks AWESOME! I love that Mandy Moore is voicing Rapunzel too, she has such a pretty voice!

If you start that club, I'm joining. Even if I've never heard it since this Aug will be my first time onsite.

I didn't know Mandy Moore was her voice! That's gonna be really cool. I hope there's singing in this one!

Jaden Smith is just one of the cutest kids on TV. I just wanna HUUUG him! His dad must be so proud of him, he's doing so well!

Why do they have to grow up???

Personally, I think there's something wrong with anyone who does NOT cry during the opening of the Magic Kingdom. It just seems physically impossible for all but the cold hearted and Disney cynical to not be moved by this. It's like when you see people getting a new start on those surprise home building shows - you just can't imagine that something can be so wonderful AND all yours at the same time.

On another note, as a very casual reader: page 13 and we're only on Day 2? What? I have to go back and see what happened on the other 12 pages!

Hey Jon! All those other pages are just very random talking about random stuff. Like children's cartoon shows. Hey Arnold FTW!

And I agree about the opening. It's just like Toy Story. It's impossible not to cry when you think about it (think about what's happening in the movie I mean, I think....)

[alliebelle3]

Hi Lia! I just read your entire TR!! I love it! You are hilarious! :laughing:

I can totally relate to the whole strolling-into-MK-at 11 thing as a child. Last time I went with my whole family I insisted that we get there at park opening. Park opening was 7am (it was Easter-time)...and my mom said the same thing your parents did...it's vacation, we want to sleep in! But they gave in, and once they discovered how awesome it was nice and early and how much we could get done, they loved it!!

excited to hear more!

[__disneygirl]

Just found your TR & lovin' it so far!! :thumbsup2 I have unfortunately NEVER seen the opening show at MK, but hopefully I can remedy that next trip, whenever that ends up being! I'm pretty sure I'd cry buckets too!

Subscribing to catch the next installment. :goodvibes

You MUST NOT MISS the show!! Trust me, it is worth getting up early! Thanks so much and thanks for subscribing! And I loooove your userpic!!

Personally, I think there's something wrong with anyone who does NOT cry during the opening of the Magic Kingdom. It just seems physically impossible for all but the cold hearted and Disney cynical to not be moved by this. It's like when you see people getting a new start on those surprise home building shows - you just can't imagine that something can be so wonderful AND all yours at the same time.

On another note, as a very casual reader: page 13 and we're only on Day 2? What? I have to go back and see what happened on the other 12 pages!

haha YES! I wrote an intro, a chapter about the day before the trip, and NINE chapters about day 1! I am a wordy girl, what can I say! I just thought I'd share, you know, every little detail! And this is with hardly any notes... next time I plan to take MANY notes so watch out!! thanks for reading!

Hi Lia! I just read your entire TR!! I love it! You are hilarious! :laughing:

I can totally relate to the whole strolling-into-MK-at 11 thing as a child. Last time I went with my whole family I insisted that we get there at park opening. Park opening was 7am (it was Easter-time)...and my mom said the same thing your parents did...it's vacation, we want to sleep in! But they gave in, and once they discovered how awesome it was nice and early and how much we could get done, they loved it!!

excited to hear more!

Thank you so much!! Yes, once my mom did park opening she was up early almost every day with me!! Once you go that way you never go back I guess! ;)

[JaneBanks]

So, I just spent the night reading your PTR and TR. I'm loving it! I especially love long TR's! Reading them kinda makes you feel like you're there with the writer so, the longer they last, the better!

Also, I just wanted to give some :love: to a fellow New Yorker-ish (Long Island here)!

Can't wait to read the next update!

[tinkgurl]

You are just like me! I cannot sleep while at WDW. So, I lay in bed and watch Stacy 500 times until I finally fall asleep while watching her. :laughing:

I'm SO glad you made it to the MK opening show. Isn't it just so cute and happy and magical?! I agree, everyone MUST make it to this show at least once in their lifetime. And I'd die if we were Family of the Day.

[__disneygirl]

So, I just spent the night reading your PTR and TR. I'm loving it! I especially love long TR's! Reading them kinda makes you feel like you're there with the writer so, the longer they last, the better!

Also, I just wanted to give some :love: to a fellow New Yorker-ish (Long Island here)!

Can't wait to read the next update!

Aww, thanks! I'm glad you're enjoying it so much! I couldn't do a short TR! I read these TRs that just breeze through everything and i'm like, "But.....what? Tell em more!"

Yay for being a fellow New Yorkerish! I love Long Island! We're headed to the Hamptons very soon!

You are just like me! I cannot sleep while at WDW. So, I lay in bed and watch Stacy 500 times until I finally fall asleep while watching her. :laughing:

I'm SO glad you made it to the MK opening show. Isn't it just so cute and happy and magical?! I agree, everyone MUST make it to this show at least once in their lifetime. And I'd die if we were Family of the Day.

TINKGURLFRIEND you are back, yay!!! :dance3:

I'm glad we made it too and now we will never miss it. I'm so excited to see it again. It is just the epitome of Disney magic :wizard:

[littlelovebug]

Hey!!

PERLA!! Thank you!

I'm confused! Which pics am I talking about but not posting??

I'm dying to see the pics of you with Prince Charming, and you and your mom in the cars!

I'm glad I'm not the only one who is still stuck on Day 2! :rotfl:

Keep 'em coming!

[yinyanggirls]

Hmmmm, how did I not subscribe to your TR??? Well, it's remedied now. All caught up. I love the image of you singing with your forest friends at the airport.

[DisneyGuy758]

OMG, girl. I just got back from seeing Toy Story 3. I literally sobbed for majority of the movie. Sobbed. I was doing my best to keep quiet because I didn't want to annoy everyone in the theater, but you could still hear me anyway. And my friends were embarassed, but I didn't care. Toy Story 3 induces crying-fests in people like me who are still holding onto their childhood for dear life.

While I didn't cry cry...I did tear up a lot in the furnace scene. It was an incredible movie, and incredibly emotional as well.

[YukiPhnx]

While I didn't cry cry...I did tear up a lot in the furnace scene. It was an incredible movie, and incredibly emotional as well.

That scene was EPIC. My heart was going a mile a minute.

[__disneygirl]

Oh gosh, as far as Toy Story 3 is concerned, I was riveted. By a movie about toys that come to life, yes. I was truly moved. I see a million movies and I have not enjoyed a film that much in ages. I was so in love with every second of it. The fact that I was around Andy's age when the first 2 films were released and I am around his age in the new film just made it hit close to home ten times more than it would have otherwise. Kara (MarieTheCat24 SHOUTOUT!) pointed out on her PTR how brilliant it was that they waited until Andy's generation grew up with him and I can not stress enough how much I agree with that. I thought it had the perfect amount of funny silliness (can you say Buzz en espanol?) and serious, moving storytelling that just felt so familiar and yet new and exciting. I really can not stress how much I loved it. If anyone hasn't seen it yet, I really urge you to go.

[__disneygirl]

I'm dying to see the pics of you with Prince Charming, and you and your mom in the cars!

I'm glad I'm not the only one who is still stuck on Day 2! :rotfl:

Keep 'em coming!

Aww! Well, my mom is not at all into putting pics on the internet and stuff so out of respect for her I am not including pics of us! She does not think it is safe. I've had Facebook, myspace, etc so I don't care, but she does have a point - one of my friends got stalked by some creep cause of the internet, he ended up using her Twitter page to find her so we're all kinda shaken up by that still! Everything ended up OK though, but I still understand where Mom is coming from. :goodvibes

Hmmmm, how did I not subscribe to your TR??? Well, it's remedied now. All caught up. I love the image of you singing with your forest friends at the airport.

Hey! I need to catch up with yours!!!!

And yeah, those forest animals just don't leave me alone while i'm at WDW!

[tinkgurl]

I agree with you agreeing with Kara. Catch all that? :rotfl: It was great that they waited for our age group to grow up and be Andy's age in TS3. It so hit home 100 times more.

[MarieTheCat24]

:blush: Aw, shucks...I'm so glad that you all agree with me.

Spanish Buzz was HILARIOUS. I also laughed hysterically at Mr. Tortilla Head and the fact that Bonnie's toys approach playtime as an improv exercise. And anything Ken said or did killed me. The scene where he was trying on all of his clothes while Le Freak played in the background was just too much. I was crying from laughing so hard. I wish they'd make an entire movie centered around Ken and Barbie. I feel like a lot of people would go see that. It would be totally "cool and groovy". :thumbsup2

[__disneygirl]

A million times yes to everything you said! Our whole theatre was cracking up so loud I even missed some things cause I couldn't hear. Also, Woody is just in general so funny to me. His facial expressions, his movements - especially when he is running LOL! And the way Tom Hanks voices him is really brilliant.

Also to the mods - I know this isn't a Toy Story discussion board, but know there is a TR update coming real soon!!

[YukiPhnx]

Oh my gosh, I loved it when Barbie and Ken were saying "I love you". hahah

and Spanish nBuss was just PURE awesome.

um...should we not talk about this in case someone reading hasn't seen it yet? if that's even possible?

[__disneygirl]

um...should we not talk about this in case someone reading hasn't seen it yet? if that's even possible?

I guess we should have mentioned: SPOILER ALERT! I'm sorry if anyone was spoiled, I wasn't even thinking! We didn't give away anything too big though!

[__disneygirl]

April 12, 2010
Day 2, Part 2 In Which I Don't Even Have A Joke Because The Morning Was Practically Perfect!


The Magic Kingdom was finally open and we flew in at the speed of light. Except... we didn't! We weren't running to be first at the big attractions, we were just interested in going slow and taking it all in. We're details kind of people.

I took some random pictures while walking in:

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Well, that took long! But yes, finally, we are at an actual Disney theme park!

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SIGH!!!!!!!!

God, this part of the trip is always so exciting. Finally back at a park. I can breathe again!

The plan was to head to the Main Street Bakery for breakfast in the form of delicious ice cream sandwiched between two large chocolate chip cookies. Of course, we just ended up wandering around Main Street for awhile, not hungry for food yet, just hungry for Disney World.

Taking it all in.

Sigh. So beautiful.

On my childhood trips to WDW, for some reason we would always start in Tomorrowland and go counter clockwise around the lands, therefore we ended up spending the most time in Tomorrowland seeing every little thing and the least time in Adventureland. Because of this, Tomorrowland feels very "home" like to me, like I used to live there or something. On my past two trips, I made it a point to visit Adventureland first, but this time I decided to head to Tomorrowland first like old times.

Ah, home.

I've never been at a park at opening before - i'm impressed by the ghost town that Tomorrowland is at 9am. We got fast passes for Space Mountain. The line said 20 minutes, and though it seemed much shorter (the line hadn't reached outside of the building yet, so all but the Fastpass area looked deserted), I wanted to head to Fantasyland and do some of the dark rides before those lines got too long.

I love entering Fantasyland through the "back", AKA right by the Speedway and Mad Tea Party.

My mom gets a phone call from my dad, and for some reason can not master walking and talking at this very moment, so we stop by the tea cups. I'm annoyed - it's my first morning in WDW, my first opening ever at the MK, I wanna go! I wanna see! I wanna fly with Peter Pan! I want to see some Grim Grinning Ghosts! I want to dive head first into the Briar Patch! Let's GOOOOO!!

I took a couple pictures:

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The phone call lasts longer than I'd like. Mom gets a coffee at the Enchanted Grove. I decide to let the annoyance and anger go because I'M AT DISNEY WORLD. It's all good. I start skipping around (Too excited to stand still!), enjoying the Alice in Wonderland (one of my all time favorite stories, and Disney movies) music. I didn't ride Mad Tea Party because 1) I'm not that crazy about it and 2) the line was already quite long and I assumed as soon as I waited for 5 minutes, my mom would be ready to move on.

I spot two of my favorites... Alice and the White Rabbit! Oh, Mr. Rabbit! Mr. Rabbit! Wait! PLEASE!

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Of course I didn't go over, in fact, we got NO pictures with any characters besides those at 1900 Park Fare. It's something I really want to do more of on the next trip. I used to meet every character growing up, but I guess now the long lines just seem like a waste of time.

FINALLYfinallyfinaaaaaaallly we walk through Fantasyland.

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I see Ariel's Grotto is already closed - bummer, they said it would be closed a few days from now, and I had wanted to go over there one last time. I tell my mom about the expansion, and how this is probably the last time we'll see Fantasyland like this.

Our first attraction this trip ended up being one of the first I ever went on in my life - Peter Pan's Flight!

This is one of my favorites - it is one of the few rides I remember from my very first trip at the age of four. I was absolutely, one hundred percent captivated and in awe. I thought we were really flying. I tell my mom this as we wait on the line (Less than 5 minutes) and she lets out a giant "AAAAAWWWW!!!"

Next we head to another favorite - It's A Small World. I know people find the song annoying but I never have, I love it. Every time I read a TR where someone is like "It's a Small World! GROAN!" I'm just confused, LOL. I really love this ride. Again, it's one I remember from my very first WDW trip. Also, it makes me laugh because when I was that age, my best friend was Melissa, who was at our house all the time. As the boat went past the little hula girls, my dad yelled out "Look! That one looks just like Melissa!" and did it on every single trip we took after that. So of course as my mom and I pass the hula girls, we say HI to Melissa! I have a feeling it's one of those things that will go on and on. My great grandchildren will be saying hello to Melissa!

It was time for our Space Mountain ride, so we head back across Fantasyland and to Space. This was our first time on Space since the rehab, and WOW! I've always loved this ride, but it's even BETTER now! It felt faster, it definitely was darker, and just overall WAY more fun! I hadn't even told my mom that they rehabbed it, and she noticed a change anyway, so that's the true test of it and they passed!

We spend some time in the dump shop looking for Astronaut Ice Cream, which they end up not having here so I suggest we visit Mickey's Star Traders later on. We get candy instead. They had Rascals - I LOVE these, and they're really rare. Mom gets a mix of candy, and we shop a bit.

I found these stuffed animals interesting, it's always cool to see a new take on the animation:

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After this we decide we're hungry for more than just candy, but don't want to eat a lot because we have a late lunch/early dinner ADR at one of our favorite places and we really want to be hungry for that. I just want some fries, so we pop into Cosmic Ray's, but decide to go to go back through Fantasyland to
Pinocchio's Village Haus instead.

I LOVE the theming in here and I love the location. I even love the weird, uppity German music that plays throughout. I wish they'd sell the delicious pretzels and German chocolate here like at the WS in Epcot!

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We get one order of fries and a coke to share. My mom, who doesn't read Trip Reports, sits at one of the many empty tables nearby. I tell her to get up, we're going to sit someplace special!

I know from reading God knows who's trip report that there is a special balcony that overlooks Fantasyland that no one ever goes up to. I look around a bit and find the stairs. Mom follows. There's actually two balconies, an indoor one that overlooks the restaurant, and then the outdoor one you access from the indoor one. I wanted to sit outside, but the door was locked. I still like sitting up here better than the ground floor.

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We eat the fries in like two seconds so Mom goes down to get more. I forgot to take a picture, but we all know what WDW fries look like right?? ;)

I love the chairs here:
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And here's the outdoor balcony we couldn't get to!
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It would have been reaaallllly awesome to sit out there (have any of you? I want to see some pics!) so I think I might ask someone next time we visit.

Up next: The 2nd part of our excellent MK morning including: How to score a free Dole Whip at WDW!

[YukiPhnx]

Wow, great start to your Mk day! I'd like to take it slow too, but since I don't go to WDW as much as I'd like, I gotta get the most out of it. I'm hoping I won't need my tourings plans as much cause I'm going in August. But I know big ticket attractions will still have long lines

Oooh, a balcony! I gotta remember that when I go. I'll try to see if I can get outside too.

BTW, those dolls you saw are pook-a-looz dolls. They have a bunch of other merchandise out. Do you remember seeing more than the dolls? There's a notebook of them I really want.

[MarieTheCat24]

First of all, I just have to say that Woody running is one of my favorite things in the entire world. It's so perfectly hilarious! I was trying to explain how much I love it to my mom, and I ended up running around my backyard trying to mimic his movement. The neighbors probably think we're such freaks!! :rotfl:

Ok, onto your update...
AHHHHH!!! I LOVE the first walk up Main St. right after the park opens. It's so exciting, and I'm always ridiculously giddy. And your pictures just made me even more excited for my trip...I CAN'T WAIT TO BE BACK AT THE MAGIC KINGDOM!!!!!

I'm so glad that you love It's a Small World because I LOVE IT TOO. I love walking down the ramp to the loading dock. I love waving to the person controling the boats. I love the smell of the water. I love how colorful everything is. I love the pandas eating bamboo. I love the entire "Africa" room. I love how you can hear the mechanical sounds when the ducks open their mouths. I love the polynesian-style version of the song that plays when you pass the hula dancers and surfers. I love when the boats get backed up at the end and everyone around me is groaning, but I'm happy because it means the ride will last a little longer. I love that the boat shakes when it gets pulled up onto the loading dock. Basically I JUST LOVE IT'S A SMALL WORLD. SOOOO MUCH.

And I never knew about the balcony in Pinnochio's Village Haus...That's so cool!!! I haven't eaten there in a few years, but now I wanna go back and sit up there.

[__disneygirl]

Wow, great start to your Mk day! I'd like to take it slow too, but since I don't go to WDW as much as I'd like, I gotta get the most out of it. I'm hoping I won't need my tourings plans as much cause I'm going in August. But I know big ticket attractions will still have long lines

Oooh, a balcony! I gotta remember that when I go. I'll try to see if I can get outside too.

BTW, those dolls you saw are pook-a-looz dolls. They have a bunch of other merchandise out. Do you remember seeing more than the dolls? There's a notebook of them I really want.

I used to think the same thing, like... I never got to slow down and notice the details cause as soon as I get to WDW I want to run around and do everything and see everything but then I realized that with everything I was running to, I was running past SO much. You never know what might happen when you take a closer look at something ;)

Definitely try to get out there and report back!

Thanks for the info on the dolls, I had no idea what they were! I'm pretty sure I didn't see any notebooks, but you could always ask once you get there! It's very possible they'd have them at World of Disney :3dglasses

First of all, I just have to say that Woody running is one of my favorite things in the entire world. It's so perfectly hilarious! I was trying to explain how much I love it to my mom, and I ended up running around my backyard trying to mimic his movement. The neighbors probably think we're such freaks!! :rotfl:

Ok, onto your update...
AHHHHH!!! I LOVE the first walk up Main St. right after the park opens. It's so exciting, and I'm always ridiculously giddy. And your pictures just made me even more excited for my trip...I CAN'T WAIT TO BE BACK AT THE MAGIC KINGDOM!!!!!

I'm so glad that you love It's a Small World because I LOVE IT TOO. I love walking down the ramp to the loading dock. I love waving to the person controling the boats. I love the smell of the water. I love how colorful everything is. I love the pandas eating bamboo. I love the entire "Africa" room. I love how you can hear the mechanical sounds when the ducks open their mouths. I love the polynesian-style version of the song that plays when you pass the hula dancers and surfers. I love when the boats get backed up at the end and everyone around me is groaning, but I'm happy because it means the ride will last a little longer. I love that the boat shakes when it gets pulled up onto the loading dock. Basically I JUST LOVE IT'S A SMALL WORLD. SOOOO MUCH.

And I never knew about the balcony in Pinnochio's Village Haus...That's so cool!!! I haven't eaten there in a few years, but now I wanna go back and sit up there.

Will you marry me? Seriously. Like, you ran around your backyard as Woody? I'm not into girls normally but I think I just switched teams because of this. I need a companion who runs around as Woody. It's just that simple.

I'm SO excited and jealous of your trip!! I can't wait for the TR! And btw are you on Twitter? b/c if so I want to be getting your updates when you're at the parks girl!!

OMGGG I LOVE EVERYTHING YOU LOVE ABOUT IT'S A SMALL WORLD TOO. I always get chills when we go under the "Welcome to the happiest cruise that ever sailed" sign. :goodvibes and I don't know if we've ever talked Hidden Mickeys but one of my favorites is in there! The vine in the Africa room of Mickey heads? Do you know what I mean? I LOVE IT!!!

You must go sit up there, it is divine!! Next time I am going to like beg them if we can sit on the balcony because that would just be too amazing!!

:dance3:

[YukiPhnx]

First of all, I just have to say that Woody running is one of my favorite things in the entire world. It's so perfectly hilarious! I was trying to explain how much I love it to my mom, and I ended up running around my backyard trying to mimic his movement. The neighbors probably think we're such freaks!! :rotfl:



Oh my gosh, I like the run around like that too!!! It's just so much fun to go around with your arms like that, hahaha.

I used to think the same thing, like... I never got to slow down and notice the details cause as soon as I get to WDW I want to run around and do everything and see everything but then I realized that with everything I was running to, I was running past SO much. You never know what might happen when you take a closer look at something ;)

Definitely try to get out there and report back!

Thanks for the info on the dolls, I had no idea what they were! I'm pretty sure I didn't see any notebooks, but you could always ask once you get there! It's very possible they'd have them at World of Disney :3dglasses



Yes ma'am, I'll be sure to report back, ma'am! Ooooh, I hope the WoD has more of their stuff. They're just SO DARN CUUTE!

I've actually written down a few things for myself to just stop and appreciate. I don't wanna be all commando ALL DAY! I love appreciating the little details. It just makes the whole experience much more enjoyable. :thumbsup2

[__disneygirl]

I've actually written down a few things for myself to just stop and appreciate. I don't wanna be all commando ALL DAY! I love appreciating the little details. It just makes the whole experience much more enjoyable. :thumbsup2

Oh, awesome! You should also check out the "Your Best WDW Secret" threads on the Theme Parks & Attractions board. There are so many amazing little things in the parks that people stroll right on by. I never knew about 90% of it until I found this site. I really don't know what i'd do without the DIS.:wizard:

[AGPrincess]

Ooo Ooo! Can I join in? Loving your trippie, your writing style is totally fabulous. :goodvibes Your excitement is contagious -- makes me want to get to Disney so. bad. right. now!!! There were too many funny things for me to comment on them all, but LOL over you swooning for the monorail main! And Prince Charming too! He once said "good morning" walking by me in a park and I was blushing for the rest of the day. Also I am now longing for strawberry soup. :rolleyes1

But noooo! who says Chef Mickey's dinner is no good? My family always eats there the first night and we LOVE the mickey mousse domes and the parmesian mashed potatoes and the party song etc! We haven't been for over a year now, so I guess it could've changed -- but I sure hope it hasn't! :confused3

ANYway, can't wait for the next update and to hear about the free dole whip. (now I'm longing for a dole whip too...great...;))

[YukiPhnx]

Oh, awesome! You should also check out the "Your Best WDW Secret" threads on the Theme Parks & Attractions board. There are so many amazing little things in the parks that people stroll right on by. I never knew about 90% of it until I found this site. I really don't know what i'd do without the DIS.:wizard:

Great idea! I'll hop on over to there now.

[__disneygirl]

Ooo Ooo! Can I join in? Loving your trippie, your writing style is totally fabulous. :goodvibes Your excitement is contagious -- makes me want to get to Disney so. bad. right. now!!! There were too many funny things for me to comment on them all, but LOL over you swooning for the monorail main! Although thinking about it...sigh...I totally agree. :lovestruc And Prince Charming too! He once said "good morning" walking by me in a park and I was blushing for the rest of the day. Also I am now longing for strawberry soup. :rolleyes1

But noooo! who says Chef Mickey's dinner is no good? My family always eats there the first night and we LOVE the mickey mousse domes and the parmesian mashed potatoes and the party song etc! We haven't been for over a year now, so I guess it could've changed -- but I sure hope it hasn't! :confused3

ANYway, can't wait for the next update and to hear about the free dole whip. (now I'm longing for a dole whip too...great...;))

Of course you can!! Thank you so much for all the compliments! I read a part of your TR not too long ago and meant to read more/reply but I just haven't had the time yet! But I really liked what I did read. I realllly want to go to Disneyland Paris. My friend wants me to visit him there next year, so maybe!

Gosh, nearly everyone says Chef Mickey's dinner is horrible! I know a bunch of people personally who flat out will not return and everyone always reiterates what i've heard over on the Restaurant Board. I've been hearing it for years and years. But who knows, maybe you just caught them on some good nights! I LOVE their breakfast, so it's weird to me that people hate the dinner so much!

[ashleighbass06]

I just found your TR and I'm working on getting through it! And I love 30 Rock (and I'm pretty sure I watched that episode of SNL) so this should be good! I'm sure I'll be thinking "I want to go to there" as I read this :lmao:

Isn't traveling with mom fun? I had a nice trip with mine in March!

Anyway, I got to get back to reading and catch up! Thanks for posting and letting me live vicariously through you! :goodvibes

[tinkgurl]

Loved this update disneygirlfriend!! I felt the excitement of walking down Main Street with you! And you got some good pics of the buildings. I can't wait to be back there again.

Haha, we pretty much always enter Fantasyland from the "back" way, so I knew exactly what you were talking about before explaing where. :) That is a cute pic of the rabbit and Alice!

Aw..that is such a cute story about Melissa on IASW. Now I'm going to think of you and that when I go on it next!

[__disneygirl]

I just found your TR and I'm working on getting through it! And I love 30 Rock (and I'm pretty sure I watched that episode of SNL) so this should be good! I'm sure I'll be thinking "I want to go to there" as I read this :lmao:

Isn't traveling with mom fun? I had a nice trip with mine in March!

Anyway, I got to get back to reading and catch up! Thanks for posting and letting me live vicariously through you! :goodvibes

Yay!! If you love 30 Rock you are in the right place!! Thanks for joining in and WELCOME!! :wizard:


Loved this update disneygirlfriend!! I felt the excitement of walking down Main Street with you! And you got some good pics of the buildings. I can't wait to be back there again.

Haha, we pretty much always enter Fantasyland from the "back" way, so I knew exactly what you were talking about before explaing where. :) That is a cute pic of the rabbit and Alice!

Aw..that is such a cute story about Melissa on IASW. Now I'm going to think of you and that when I go on it next!

"I felt the excitement of walking down Main Street with you!" AWW! I LOVE hearing that!!! That makes me just want to write and write until my hands fall off!

Your trip is soooo soon!!!!! :dance3:

[tinkgurl]

"I felt the excitement of walking down Main Street with you!" AWW! I LOVE hearing that!!! That makes me just want to write and write until my hands fall off!

Your trip is soooo soon!!!!! :dance3:

Well you are such a great writer!

I know! 3 weeks from today we'll be sleeping in TN right now!!!

[__disneygirl]

Well you are such a great writer!

I know! 3 weeks from today we'll be sleeping in TN right now!!!

Thanks so much girl, it really means a lot!

I am SOOOO excited for you guys! I know I keep saying it but it's true! :wizard:

[tinkgurl]

Thanks so much girl, it really means a lot!

I am SOOOO excited for you guys! I know I keep saying it but it's true! :wizard:

Aw thanks so much. The little guy feels like my own..and it's his first time...I can't wait to see everything in his eyes.

[MarieTheCat24]

Will you marry me? Seriously. Like, you ran around your backyard as Woody? I'm not into girls normally but I think I just switched teams because of this. I need a companion who runs around as Woody. It's just that simple.

I'm SO excited and jealous of your trip!! I can't wait for the TR! And btw are you on Twitter? b/c if so I want to be getting your updates when you're at the parks girl!!

OMGGG I LOVE EVERYTHING YOU LOVE ABOUT IT'S A SMALL WORLD TOO. I always get chills when we go under the "Welcome to the happiest cruise that ever sailed" sign. :goodvibes and I don't know if we've ever talked Hidden Mickeys but one of my favorites is in there! The vine in the Africa room of Mickey heads? Do you know what I mean? I LOVE IT!!!

You must go sit up there, it is divine!! Next time I am going to like beg them if we can sit on the balcony because that would just be too amazing!!

:dance3:
I ACCEPT!! As long as your proposal comes with a giant rock. ;)

AND OMG THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ME! I've been meaning to start a Disney twitter so that I can tweet from the parks. So I just went and did that. Here's the link. (http://twitter.com/MarieTheCat24) Follow me!!!

I LOVE that vine! Fun story - We had my senior prom at the Rainforest at the zoo here in Cleveland, and keeping with that, the parents decorated the After-Prom event at our high school with a jungle theme. My parents were in charge of decorations and they used It's a Small World as inspiration for some of the decor. I'll see if I can dig up some pictures.

[__disneygirl]

Aw thanks so much. The little guy feels like my own..and it's his first time...I can't wait to see everything in his eyes.

Aww, you are SO lucky! I am super close with my little cousins and my dream is to bring them all. 2 of them have been twice but their parents don't really listen to me when it comes to planning and so on so they never really have the full experience and end up taking the kids to Disney 1 or 2 days and spending the rest at the beach! Not to be a hater but I think that's kinda selfish which is why I want to take them and show them the true Disney experience!

[__disneygirl]

I ACCEPT!! As long as your proposal comes with a giant rock. ;)

AND OMG THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ME! I've been meaning to start a Disney twitter so that I can tweet from the parks. So I just went and did that. Here's the link. (http://twitter.com/MarieTheCat24) Follow me!!!

I LOVE that vine! Fun story - We had my senior prom at the Rainforest at the zoo here in Cleveland, and keeping with that, the parents decorated the After-Prom event at our high school with a jungle theme. My parents were in charge of decorations and they used It's a Small World as inspiration for some of the decor. I'll see if I can dig up some pictures.

Like I would really give you anything besides the grandest diamond Cartier has to offer!

Following you now!!! :woohoo:

That is an AWESOME story, omg. Your parents rule. I would LOVE to see those pics!

[Cat0727]

I love MK updates. It looks like it was a perfect morning! What camera do you use? Your pictures always come out so great.

LOL my sister & I love quoting Alice. That "Mr. Rabbit" line is one of the best!

[__disneygirl]

I love MK updates. It looks like it was a perfect morning! What camera do you use? Your pictures always come out so great.

LOL my sister & I love quoting Alice. That "Mr. Rabbit" line is one of the best!

Thanks so much! I have a Panasonic Lumix. I got it in 06, and i'm not craaazy about it, so i'm really ready for a new one. I want a Canon Rebel (Without A Cause)!!

[khertz]

We usually start in Tomorrowland too on our MK mornings. This last time we went though, we kind of just went all over without too much of a plan, but everything always fell right into place.

I love Small World too!! My dad absolutely HATES it, but we convinced him to ride while we were at MVMCP, and we got stuck at the end. It was priceless!! One of my favorite vacation memories. I think at Pinocchio's on the second level you can also have a table by the window over Small World, too? We ate there, but I didn't think of that at the time.

Looking forward to the next update!

[__disneygirl]

We usually start in Tomorrowland too on our MK mornings. This last time we went though, we kind of just went all over without too much of a plan, but everything always fell right into place.

I love Small World too!! My dad absolutely HATES it, but we convinced him to ride while we were at MVMCP, and we got stuck at the end. It was priceless!! One of my favorite vacation memories. I think at Pinocchio's on the second level you can also have a table by the window over Small World, too? We ate there, but I didn't think of that at the time.

Looking forward to the next update!

That's nice to hear:goodvibes - I love winging it and not really knowing where in the World you'll end up.

:rotfl: getting stuck on Small World! See, I would actually love that. I enjoy getting stuck on rides. It gives you that extra minute to examine the details around you! And yes, there is a place at the Village Haus you can sit that overlooks Small World through some plexi-glass. It's really cool!

Thanks for reading :cool2:

[creativeamanda]

What a great start to an MK day. I had to lol about your mom stopping you to talk on the phone, because I get a similar situation, only from my son going to the bathroom.

Great start to the day!

[alliebelle3]

I just read your update and am really yearning to be at MK on a quiet morning REALLY BADLY! Ahh, I just love it. I've never eaten at Pinocchio's, or even been inside...it looks so cute. Love the chairs.

How to score free dole whips? PLEASE TELL!

[__disneygirl]

What a great start to an MK day. I had to lol about your mom stopping you to talk on the phone, because I get a similar situation, only from my son going to the bathroom.

Great start to the day!

Yes! This was one of the things I loved about going solo - I haaaate waiting for people. I'm very very quick in everything I do, I have a system, and so when people take long it just kills me! But it's not worth missing your loved ones :hug: so I doubt i'll do it again.

Thanks for reading! :3dglasses

[YukiPhnx]

Yes! This was one of the things I loved about going solo - I haaaate waiting for people. I'm very very quick in everything I do, I have a system, and so when people take long it just kills me!


DITTO! I have a PLAN. There's a theme park about an hr away from my place, and I go so much, that I have a touring plan that never fails. But when I have to look after my younger siblings and they're being slow...or when I bring new people......I just say, "Move it along! Do you wanna wait for an hour in line????"

But then, another good thing about being solo is that you CAN slow things down. I'm glad I'm taking a trip with just Andrew this time before I return with more people next time. Cause I don't know when it'll just be the two of us, enjoying being in the parks.

Well...I'm going with just my sister next, but she's notorious for wandering away. I usually spend about 10 minutes in a store, looking for her.

[tinkgurl]

I forgot to mention, disneygirlfriend, that I love Pinnochio's. And we always try to sit upstairs! There's even a balcony outside with tables!

[__disneygirl]

DITTO! I have a PLAN. There's a theme park about an hr away from my place, and I go so much, that I have a touring plan that never fails. But when I have to look after my younger siblings and they're being slow...or when I bring new people......I just say, "Move it along! Do you wanna wait for an hour in line????"

But then, another good thing about being solo is that you CAN slow things down. I'm glad I'm taking a trip with just Andrew this time before I return with more people next time. Cause I don't know when it'll just be the two of us, enjoying being in the parks.

Well...I'm going with just my sister next, but she's notorious for wandering away. I usually spend about 10 minutes in a store, looking for her.

I guess some people can slow things down while solo, but not me. I over did it on such a massive level that by day 5, I could not go any longer. I went back to the room after getting up early to go to AK and said "I'm not setting a wake up call. I am going to sleep until my body feels rested." I ended up waking up around 6pm and going to Epcot for EMH which ended up being the best night of the trip cause I finally felt good. This is one of the many reasons why I refer to my solo trip as "The Solo Mess". LOL.

I forgot to mention, disneygirlfriend, that I love Pinnochio's. And we always try to sit upstairs! There's even a balcony outside with tables!

I know! That's where we were trying to get to, that was locked. But like I said, if it's locked again the next time i'm there, i'm going to ask someone about it and hope they'll let us out there!

[tinkgurl]

It was locked?! :scared1:

[__disneygirl]

It was locked?! :scared1:

Yup. I was disappointed, but there's always next time. It may have been because they hadn't really been open that long. Maybe they unlock the door later on when it gets busy in there.

[tinkgurl]

Yup. I was disappointed, but there's always next time. It may have been because they hadn't really been open that long. Maybe they unlock the door later on when it gets busy in there.

Yeah, you're probably right.

[yinyanggirls]

It would have been reaaallllly awesome to sit out there (have any of you? I want to see some pics!) so I think I might ask someone next time we visit.

Up next: The 2nd part of our excellent MK morning including: How to score a free Dole Whip at WDW!

When we ate there it was pouring rain so I'm pretty no one was out there.

I anxiously await the Dole Whip update!

[__disneygirl]

I just read your update and am really yearning to be at MK on a quiet morning REALLY BADLY! Ahh, I just love it. I've never eaten at Pinocchio's, or even been inside...it looks so cute. Love the chairs.

How to score free dole whips? PLEASE TELL!

Sorry I missed your reply before!! Isn't Pinocchio's just adorable? I love it in there. And don't worry, I will reveal the details of free dole whipping and more in the next update! :thumbsup2

When we ate there it was pouring rain so I'm pretty no one was out there.

I anxiously await the Dole Whip update!

Hey! ;) It's comin!:cool2:

[YukiPhnx]

Wait..a FREE dole whip? I didn't read that part.

How DID you get a free dole whip??? I wanna know!

[__disneygirl]

Wait..a FREE dole whip? I didn't read that part.

How DID you get a free dole whip??? I wanna know!

Okay everyone, STAY CALM. I cannot reveal my ways of getting free dole whips just yet. STAY TUNED for the next update! Dun dun dunnnnnnn.

Btw, Yuki, I don't know if I ever mentioned this to you but your icon is like the best one I have ever seen. I bet Mickey loved those giant Stitch ears! :stitch:

[YukiPhnx]

Aye aye Capt'n!

And awww, thanks so much! It's one of my favourite pictures from my one and only trip to the World.

Sad thing is, I can't find those ears ANYWHERE!!! Do they still sell them in the parks? My family moved houses and I'm afraid they got lost in the transition =(

[__disneygirl]

Aye aye Capt'n!

And awww, thanks so much! It's one of my favourite pictures from my one and only trip to the World.

Sad thing is, I can't find those ears ANYWHERE!!! Do they still sell them in the parks? My family moved houses and I'm afraid they got lost in the transition =(

Gosh, I have no idea! They have a TON of Stitch stuff but I don't recall seeing the ears or else, truthfully, I probably would have purchased them LOL. But I would definitely check in all the Tomorrowland shops, and also World of Disney. And make sure you ask someone if you can't find it yourself because that happened with a purse my mom really wanted and a nice CM at AK found it for her!

[YukiPhnx]

Gosh, I have no idea! They have a TON of Stitch stuff but I don't recall seeing the ears or else, truthfully, I probably would have purchased them LOL. But I would definitely check in all the Tomorrowland shops, and also World of Disney. And make sure you ask someone if you can't find it yourself because that happened with a purse my mom really wanted and a nice CM at AK found it for her!

Ok got it. Cause I really want my stitch ears back! I may just settle on a stitch hat....but it's too hot for the hat they have

[__disneygirl]

Ok got it. Cause I really want my stitch ears back! I may just settle on a stitch hat....but it's too hot for the hat they have

I agreeee! I can't handle one of the plush hats, that's why I rock my Minnie ears! I kind of want one of the Stitch plush backpacks though... we'll see!

[yinyanggirls]

DISer TokyoDina has a pair of Stitch ears in the pics of her last TR. She might remember where she got 'em.

[MarieTheCat24]

GIRL WHO WILL BE IN WDW SOON TO THE RESCUE!!!

I'll definitely be sure to look around and see if I can find Stitch ears anywhere in the parks. Just remind me again before I leave so I don't forget. :laughing:

[YukiPhnx]

Oh Dina does? Excellent, I'll ask her

And awesome Marie, thanks! I'll try to remember to remind you.

A Stich plush backpack? Oooh, I'm so tempted....

[wdwgirl03]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4071/4709398868_4d9cce4f2f_b.jpg

OK, I am kind of chuckling at this picture because I have a very similar one AND I think mine has the same CM (the one on the left). Take a look, you be the judge...

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v1447/193/8/20305212/n20305212_34373412_6987.jpg

I don't get why so many people hate IASW. Well, I guess I do but I've always enjoyed it. The hula girls were one of my favorites when I was younger. LOL! Oh, and I once got stuck on IASW in Disneyland but I won't hijack your report getting into that. Needless to say that was an interesting experience...yet I am still able to ride it. :rotfl:

[__disneygirl]

DISer TokyoDina has a pair of Stitch ears in the pics of her last TR. She might remember where she got 'em.

Yay!! Thanks!!

GIRL WHO WILL BE IN WDW SOON TO THE RESCUE!!!

I'll definitely be sure to look around and see if I can find Stitch ears anywhere in the parks. Just remind me again before I leave so I don't forget. :laughing:

OMG GREAT IDEA!!!!!! You rule, as usual.

[__disneygirl]

OK, I am kind of chuckling at this picture because I have a very similar one AND I think mine has the same CM (the one on the left). Take a look, you be the judge...

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v1447/193/8/20305212/n20305212_34373412_6987.jpg

I don't get why so many people hate IASW. Well, I guess I do but I've always enjoyed it. The hula girls were one of my favorites when I was younger. LOL! Oh, and I once got stuck on IASW in Disneyland but I won't hijack your report getting into that. Needless to say that was an interesting experience...yet I am still able to ride it. :rotfl:

:rotfl: How funny is that? I think it is the same guy! What a great job he has! :cloud9:

OMG I would so enjoy getting stuck on IASW in Disneyland b/c i've never been there and I'm sure once I go i'll be dying to check out all the details and differences! I'm really trying to get out there within the next year or so. :dance3:

[YukiPhnx]

Yes it DOES look like the same guy! I'm going to make it a point to wave back to these people. And maybe get a picture with them. It seems people just walk right past them to get to the rides.