Disney, The Dream...and WHAT?!? Disney AGAIN!?! *Updated 2/20* [Archive] - The DIS Discussion Forums

melmar136

09-04-2011, 09:34 PM

Saturday, August 20, 2011

Intro (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42511823&postcount=1)
Leaving for Disney (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42513028&postcount=6)
The EPIC FAIL and then our room (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42517326&postcount=10)

Sunday, August 21, 2011

Downtown Disney (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42518188&postcount=13)
Downtown Disney and hotel tour (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42519202&postcount=15)
Yee haw! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42524378&postcount=19)
HDDR Part 2 (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42549339&postcount=20)

Monday, August 22, 2011

Naughty Little Brats at DHS (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42549660&postcount=21)
"It's the castle...I mean the hat!" (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42621775&postcount=24)

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Epcot Part 1 (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42623064&postcount=25)
best. lunch. EVER. (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42647505&postcount=26)Epcot Part 3 (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42698843&postcount=27)Leaving EPCOT (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42720921&postcount=30)Illuminations and the Lost Pearl (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42721416&postcount=33)

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

MK Morning (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42734579&postcount=37)Pooh the Poop :) (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42742919&postcount=45)MK Afternoon (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42750640&postcount=52)Hot Dogs and Wishes (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42751166&postcount=55)

Thursday, August 25, 2011

Boma and off to the Dream! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42761849&postcount=59)Boarding the DREAM! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42787120&postcount=65)Let's Sail Away...and check out our door! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42835628&postcount=73) Seasick! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42836096&postcount=74)
Royal Palace and FEs (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42858191&postcount=81)

Friday, August 26, 2011

Breakfast and NO relaxing. (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42896862&postcount=84)Shake it up Betty! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42906497&postcount=88)Meg explores while I am ummm...busy...Part 1 (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42948059&postcount=94)Meg explores while I am ummm...busy...Part 2 (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42948308&postcount=95)One of us was being pampered and dinner Part 1 (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42964564&postcount=98)Part 2: Dinner (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42987589&postcount=99)Arrrgh! Part 1 (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43019835&postcount=104)Arrrgh! Part 2 (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43019986&postcount=105)

Saturday, August 27, 2011

Enchanted Garden Breakfast (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43057164&postcount=108)What a big ship and who knew seagulls have good taste? (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43144134&postcount=122)No money! :( (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43199891&postcount=129)Flight stress and more (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43209574&postcount=134)Where did my sunglasses go? (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43234569&postcount=137)

Sunday, August 28, 2011

If you have to get stuck somewhere, it may as well be WDW! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43306060&postcount=145)Our room at... (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43344645&postcount=149)Beaches & Cream (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43344885&postcount=150)

Monday, August 29, 2011

A Morning at the Boardwalk (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43422809&postcount=154)Biking and Browsing (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43618620&postcount=158)Ducks and Dinner (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43824173&postcount=164)DTD, again! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44087996&postcount=171)

Real life updates:

Pumpkins and snowstorms! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43096482&postcount=113)Le Cellier at home, and work (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43274239&postcount=142).

maryr1oz

09-04-2011, 09:34 PM

Sounds like a fun trip - can't wait to read more! :thumbsup2

melmar136

09-04-2011, 09:45 PM

Sounds like a fun trip - can't wait to read more! :thumbsup2

:welcome: to our 1st reader! I hope you will enjoy our report!

BerrysGirl

09-04-2011, 10:08 PM

I found you I found you! Can't wait to read more :)

melmar136

09-04-2011, 11:14 PM

Our flight was leaving from Boston's Logan airport at 1:30 pm. We arrived in plenty of time, and figured we should grab some lunch before sitting and waiting at the gate. We saw an Earl of Sandwich, and thought that would be a great place to start our trip, since there is also one at Downtown Disney.

I got the Original 1762, with roast beef and cheddar cheese, but I passed on the sauce.

http://i1126.photobucket.com/albums/l610/melmar136/Disney%202011/002.jpg

I should have had them include some lettuce and tomato for some crunch. It was a little boring, and the roast beef was a little fatty. So, I give it a 3.5 out of a possible score of 5.

Meg got Earl's Club, with turkey, bacon, swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato, and "sandwich sauce". She thought the sauce was a little sweet, so it scored a 4.5 out of 5. What's in that sauce anyways?

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6076/6114576999_0913f42afd.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6114576999/)
001 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6114576999/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

The menu wasn't nearly as extensive as the "real" Earl of Sandwich, but it was a pretty good start to our trip.

After we ate, we went to sit near our gate, and I pulled out my netbook. Free Wifi! I have to say, Logan was the only airport where we were able to pull up free Wifi. Not that I'm biased or anything! :laughing:

I checked out Facebook to waste time, and saw some VERY good news! My company had been on strike for 2 weeks, and I really hadn't been all that excited about our trip because of it. Worrying about money, etc. was taking up more of my time. BUT, when I checked out Facebook, I saw that the strike had ended! And although we did not have a new contract yet, everyone was going back to work. Well, not everyone, because I was going on vacation! :lmao: But, now I could ENJOY it! So, here I am, doing the happy dance!http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6072/6114577669_74dc68338f.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6114577669/)
003 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6114577669/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

I couldn't WAIT to get to Disney after that great news. We boarded the plane soon after, and had to stop in Baltimore to change planes. Our next flight left around 4:30 and we arrived in Orlando, finally, around 7pm. We had to take the "fake monorail" as Meg calls it to the baggage claim area.
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6203/6114578355_8f57e4394b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6114578355/)
008 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6114578355/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

We decided to grab our own luggage and bring it to the Magical Express. It was after 7pm at this point and we were afraid it would show up in our room really late. So, we found it all (we had one whole suitcase filled with mostly 3 days of FE gifts for the cruise!) and got in line for our bus.
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6208/6115123180_232e6b6119.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6115123180/)
009 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6115123180/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

Here we are on the bus.
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6083/6114579461_a27ae22551.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6114579461/)
010 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6114579461/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

We were the very last stop (we told the bus driver he saved the best for last!) after 3 other hotel stops. We fianlly got to Kidani around 8:30. Whew, what a long day! We were starving at this point, since we only had some little bags of peanuts on the planes. Well, Meg didn't. She can't eat nuts with her braces, and told me she was "jealous of my nuts...honey roasted that is!" :rotfl2:

Unfortunately, next, we had the worst meal of the entire trip.....

melmar136

09-04-2011, 11:15 PM

I found you I found you! Can't wait to read more :)

Yea! You found us! Your trip is coming up soon!

BerrysGirl

09-05-2011, 08:51 AM

DBF is obsessed with sandwiches. Quiznos is like his idea of Mecca. But can you believe he has only just tried Earl of Sandwich a few days ago! Yeah, his family is kinda like your daughter... they don't like QS and want to be waited on ;) So he never got the opportunity to try it.
And I'm sorry to hear your worst meal is coming up so soon! :scared1: At least you got it out of the way quickly!

threedisprincesses

09-05-2011, 09:27 AM

Can't wait to hear about your trip!!! I LOVE food!!!

melmar136

09-05-2011, 11:00 AM

So, when we left off, we were headed to get something for dinner. We were starving, and at 8:30 at night, at Kidani, there aren't many options. So, we took a walk over to Jambo House. It took about 10 minutes to get there. We wandered around for a few minutes and looked for their quick service place. We wound up seeing a few people carrying the refillable mugs and figured they would lead us there, so we followed them to Mara.

I knew I had to get some Zebra domes after reading about how good they are, so I picked up a package. We decided to split a cheese flatbread, and Meg got a chocolate chip cookie. We added 2 drinks, and let's just say the drinks were the best part of this meal. :rolleyes1

To start off this horrible dinner, here is the cheese flatbread:

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6201/6116603810_e67b7e88cc.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116603810/)
013 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116603810/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

It actually doesn't LOOK that bad. But, really, once you bite into it, it is like frozen pizza....the bad kind the school used to give you at lunch, that is barely warm, and really gross. The crust was really, really crunchy (burnt almost, on the bottom). We rate it a 1.5, but I think it could have gotten a lower score if we weren't so hungry!

After that, Meg and I were really looking forward to a good dessert. Too bad it wouldn't be tonite!
I had the zebra domes:

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6198/6116604628_c2aae7ec88.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116604628/)
014 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116604628/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

And they, too, looked really good. But looks are deceiving. :lmao: I don't know if it was an off night or what, because I have read such great things about these. They had a weird texture, and were good, but not great, and not at all what I was expecting. :sad1: They get a 3 out of 5.

So, I was anxious to try a bite of Meg's cookie. I mean, how can you go wrong on a chocolate chip cookie?

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6073/6116605488_1132952fb4.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116605488/)
015 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116605488/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

Again, looks good, right? Oh, I wish! It really had no taste. Maybe a little like cardboard. Blah. We gave it a 1 out of 5.

Mara was an EPIC FAIL!

So sad. :sad2:

We walked back over to Kidani, and luckily when we checked in, we got a great room! 5th floor, 1st room once you got out of the elevator, room 7901. It's a studio room, and was our first time using our DVC. We booked only 3 months before, because we hadn't know we'd be able to use the DVC at that point, and our options were Kidani, SSR, and OKW. We chose Kidani because of the animals, even though we didn't get a savannah room.
Here is what our room looked like:
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6191/6116066875_02bf5b21d5.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116066875/)
022 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116066875/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6080/6116612602_90575f1b35.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116612602/)
025 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116612602/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6192/6116069579_c2d674b4f6.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116069579/)
026 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116069579/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6197/6116070409_019b371cc2.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116070409/)
027 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116070409/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6084/6116611622_4855210c1f.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116611622/)
023 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116611622/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6205/6116616302_952c705a67.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116616302/)
030 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116616302/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

(those were all taken the next morning)

So, like I said, luckily our room was close to the lobby. Because on our walk from Jambo back over to Kidani after "dinner" I started to feel really sick. :sick: I was actually thinking, "oh no! I am coming down with something on the 1st night of our vacation!". I really just wanted to change, and get into bed, which I did, after taking some Tums.
Thankfully, the next morning I felt totally fine. But for the next few days, every time Meg would mention the word Mara, I would feel sick. So, of course she had to keep doing it!!! Brat.

We woke up to a great sight, right outside our window in the morning.

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6187/6116063291_478129aa36.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116063291/)
017 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116063291/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6187/6116607910_51360f65a7.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116607910/)
018 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116607910/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

It was right after sunrise and there were 9 hot air balloons total. So pretty! It would have been great to be up in one!

We started to get ready for the day, and ate breakfast in our room. I had ordered some stuff from Garden Grocer about a month before, and it worked out great. They had sent me a text the day before when our order was delivered, and it was all set when we arrived at bell services. Great job, Garden Grocer! :thumbsup2

We had bagels (yummy cinnamon ones with butter), and Meg had juice, while I had tea. (I brought tea bags and sugar packets from home). We didn't take pictures, because I think everyone has seen a Thomas' bagel! :lmao:

After eating and finishing up getting ready, we were off to Downtown Disney!

melmar136

09-05-2011, 11:02 AM

Can't wait to hear about your trip!!! I LOVE food!!!

:welcome: Who doesn't love food, right!?! :laughing:

Microcell

09-05-2011, 11:10 AM

Signing up to read more~! Great so far!

melmar136

09-05-2011, 12:08 PM

On our way to Downtown Disney, Meg decided to stop and take some pictures of the lobby and a hidden Mickey. The CM pointed it out to us the night before, while checking us in. I couldn't see it then, because it was dark and I didn't have my glasses. Meg says it is just because I have bad vision.
Here it is the next morning:
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6200/6116776716_b1e74149a9.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116776716/)
087 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116776716/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

It was way up, on a light fixture, here:
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6198/6116775518_188915055f.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116775518/)
086 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116775518/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

A few more pictures of the lobby:

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6194/6116234859_3c0b63ea25.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116234859/)
088 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116234859/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6081/6116235905_6897110229.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116235905/)
089 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116235905/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

Then we went down to the bus stop. We had seen in another TR, 2 people who were staying at AKL, making animal faces while waiting for the bus. We thought it was funny, and so here we are copying them:

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6085/6116782432_e1da494031.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116782432/)
092 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116782432/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

Don't we look ferocious?

Here is the first of many buses we rode around on:

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6191/6116237637_1858cd2e99.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116237637/)
091 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116237637/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

We arrived at Downtown Disney to do some shopping and browsing:

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6201/6116785774_4d46cf164c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116785774/)
094 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116785774/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

We had to take a look in Goofy's Candy Shop. Look at these apples!

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6181/6116243415_93e728c3b6.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116243415/)
095 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116243415/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

So cute!

We saw Pooh and friends, Meg's favorite, so of course she had to take a picture with them. She says this is the picture of her and her peeps!

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6082/6116244747_e007a3c33f.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116244747/)
096 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116244747/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

and then an awkward photo moment with her and Pooh!

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6181/6116245785_42d832cd38.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116245785/)
097 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116245785/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

oh, Pooh. What a big tummy you have! It must be full of honey!

We saw a tattoo place, and right away, Meg spotted one she had to have. This was her first purchase of the trip!

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6207/6116790412_3b3c18baa3.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116790412/)
098 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116790412/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

Very cute, and he lasted a week, but got really dark! I think he got a tan. :lmao:

Next, we had to go into World of Disney

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6074/6116792080_71fd172f39.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116792080/)
099 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116792080/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

Meg saw some shirts she really liked, but not enough to spend her own money on!

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6073/6116251491_e150b7c4e7.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116251491/)
101 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116251491/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6090/6116252439_af1b6b38e5.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116252439/)
102 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116252439/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6192/6116253799_bebd1e34ed.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116253799/)
103 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116253799/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

On the way by the Lego store:

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6202/6116798920_7ddb2ea6e7.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116798920/)
104 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116798920/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6194/6116800114_0b5a47b006.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116800114/)
105 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116800114/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

We had a 12pm ADR for lunch at Planet Hollywood. Meg wanted to try it here.

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6206/6116257957_ce2e031a6f.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116257957/)
106 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116257957/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

Here is a glimpse of the inside:

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107 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116259005/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

They have to take a picture of you before you enter, by a limo. They bring it over to your table later, and it was around $20 maybe. I don't really remember because it wasn't a good picture at all.

We were taken to our table, which was a squishy little 2 person table, squeezed in next to a wall. The whole area seemed really crowded. I'm not sure why they made it so squishy in there, as there are 2 more floors of seating.

Here is Meg, next to a wall, at our table:

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110 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116262289/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

She couldn't get into her seat at first. The hostess had to move the table back a few inches. Good thing I stuck Meg on that side!

Here I am:

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109 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116261097/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

Meg ordered the garlic shrimp.

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112 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116264477/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

It had noodles, with red peppers, pea pods, onions, shrimp, and a garlic chili sauce. Meg liked it, but thought it was a little too spicy, so it got a 4 out of 5.

I got the BBQ bacon burger with the BBQ sauce on the side, and fries:

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113 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116265539/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

It was huge, and the BBQ sauce was good but the burger itself was somewhat dry. The fries were good, not great. I rate it a 4 out of 5.

The server was Hunter, and he was ok. He never asked how our meal was, but did bring over drink refills without being asked, so that was good. Overall, it was better than I thought it would be.

We used the ladies room on the way out, and Meg liked the mirror:

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114 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116810574/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

Downtown Disney continued in next post

melmar136

09-05-2011, 12:49 PM

Signing up to read more~! Great so far!

Thanks! Glad to have you! Hope you'll enjoy the rest.

melmar136

09-05-2011, 01:36 PM

We didn't get dessert at Planet Hollywood, as we really wanted a sundae at Ghirardelli. We walked around for awhile, and stopped in lots of stores, to browse AND for the air conditioning! It was HOT!

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117 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116617831/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

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I just liked Minnie's disapproving look towards Mickey, on the wall of one of the stores.

We hardly ever saw the Characters in Flight balloon up in the air. But for $19 per person, I didn't think it would really be worth it. How long do you get to stay up for?

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115 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116615201/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

It was getting really hot, so we figured, what better way to cool off than to get ice cream?!? We walked back towards Ghirardelli, taking another picture of a Lego creation along the way.
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118 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116619097/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

We arrived at the chocolate mecca:

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119 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116620107/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

We settled on the Gold Rush sundae to split, since they are over $8 a piece. I ordered while Meg grabbed a table outside. There were none left inside in the nice A/C. The waitress brought the sundae out to us.

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121 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116621231/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

We rated it a 4 out of 5. It had A LOT of peanut butter. Too much, actually, and the chocolate was more like dark chocolate. We are fans of milk chocolate. Of course we ate it all though! :laughing:

We decided we had enough of Downtown Disney at this point, and wanted to go to the hotels on the monorail. We like to ride around on the monorail and visit the hotels. Plus, we like to hear the "Please stand clear of the doors...." announcement. It's the ringtone on my phone! (free on Phonezoo.com if you want it too!)

We took the bus to the Contemporary Resort, and looked around in there for while. Of course, Meg had to take some pictures:

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122 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116622421/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

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124 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6117167356/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

She's trying for some artsy shots!

Then we hopped on the monorail:
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127 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116625413/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

She got this shot on the way:

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128 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6117170526/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

We arrived at the Polynesian.

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Then, we headed down to Captain Cook's for what else? DOLE WHIPS! Yeah, I know we just had a sundae, but after all, it's vacation! :rotfl:

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134 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6117176346/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

Oh, if I had this self-serve machine at our hotel, I may never leave!

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135 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116633627/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

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136 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6117178442/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

I have to say, this was my first Dole Whip. It will not be my last! Sooooo good, and refreshing! :love: Meg had one before and told me I had to try one. Our rating: a 5 out of 5!

After that, we got back on the monorail and journey over to The Grand Floridian.

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137 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6117179556/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

Here's Meg, acting snooty because the GF is so fancy! :snooty:

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138 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6116637453/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

Right after this, we had some drama! Meg bought some soap for her grandmother at the Basin store and was trying to juggle her wallet, the camera, and her backpack. Well, the camera fell onto the hard floor. When we picked it up, and made sure it still turned on, the pictures were gone! The 50 she had taken before were gone. I yelled at her for dropping it, and she started crying because she felt so bad about her missing pictures. I told her there was nothing we could do about it, after I checked out the camera and couldn't figure out why we couldn't see any of the pictures, and then said if she wanted to continue using it, she'd need a strap. We had seen one in the store earlier, so we went back, and I spent $17 on a cute Mickey strap. Best investment I made. It saved the camera a few times!

We headed out to the bus stop, to take a bus to DTD and then catch one to the Wilderness Lodge. We were going to take a boat from there to Fort Wilderness for that night's dinner at the Hoop dee doo Revue!

While we were on the bus, I checked out the camera one last time and figured out that the memory card had slipped out a bit. The pictures Meg was taking after that were going right into the internal memory. I fixed the card, and the crisis was averted!!! Meg was happy once again! All her pictures were there!

MelissaFromRI

09-05-2011, 05:14 PM

Subscribing :goodvibes
Can't wait to read all about your trip :cool1:

BerrysGirl

09-05-2011, 05:47 PM

melmar136

09-05-2011, 07:34 PM

Oh my so many awesome posts! I LOVE your report so far... you and Meg seem to be having so much fun! When my parents took the DVC tour they decided they liked the layout of the Kidani Villas but the aesthetics / location of Bay Lake Tower. I think Kidani looks super cute though! I do love me some Contemporary / Monorail though...

And we have another Dole Whip lover! I cannot wait to try it in October. Which type did you try?

At the Poly, they only have vanilla, pineapple, or swirl. We both got the swirl. I'm going to have to try the orange at MK next time!

Subscribing :goodvibes
Can't wait to read all about your trip :cool1:

Hey tablemate! :goodvibes Glad you are joining in!!!

melmar136

09-05-2011, 08:06 PM

We caught a bus back to DTD, and then another to get to the Wilderness Lodge. Kind of a roundabout way to get to someplace that was practically right next door really! We could have walked faster!
We had to walk around the Wilderness Lodge of course, as this IS our home resort. We have stayed here before, but Meg doesn't remember because I guess she was too little at the time. We are going to stay here next year for sure!

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140 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6118038414/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

So many butterflies all over the flowers. It was so pretty!

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146 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6117499145/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

I have a picture of Meg next to this when she was little. I wish I could figure out how to get scanned pictures posted on here. We could compare then and now!

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149 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6118046338/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

We didn't have much time here, as we had to catch the boat over to Fort Wilderness. So, we went out to do that! Here we are on the boat!

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150 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6117502627/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

First stop was the Contemporary. The drivers were switching shifts, and so we waited a little bit. Then the new guy got on, asked where we were headed, and when we told him FW, he told us it was the wrong boat! We got up and started to get off, and he got a big laugh out of that, telling us he was kidding. HAHA. We did have the whole boat to ourselves though!

We went past what used to be Discovery Island. I had been there many times as a kid, and showed Meg where it was. You could still see the dock, and stuff. There were a ton of big birds circling around it, and a bunch of pelicans sitting in a tree!
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152 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6118049888/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

I had never seen that before!

Then, we got a great view of a rainbow!

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153 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6118050616/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

The picture didn't come out the best, but it was so pretty. I told Meg it was her Grammy, saying "hi, have a great trip!" That's because we were at the very spot where my favorite Disney memory took place. On Meg's first visit, at 2 1/2, we were on a boat very similar, leaving from the HDDR, headed to MK maybe. The fireworks had started over at MK, and the driver asked if anyone minded if we stopped for a bit to watch them. It was a great view! Meg looked at my mom and said, "oh Grammy, thank you!!!" Like she thought my mom had planned it just for her. She knew that my mom sure would have! :love:

We arrived at Fort Wilderness in plenty of time for our 7:30 dinner.

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We had to wait in line for the obligatory picture (which they brought over to the table later, and cost $30 so we didn't get it!) and then waited in line some more. Once the doors finally opened, we were led to our seats. I got category 1 when I booked, right at 180 days. It was worth it!

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158 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6117512479/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

Here we are, right next to the stage. Front and center. We sat here the last time we came too! Meg thinks it must be the only 2 person table in the category. I don't know, but we sure love "our" table!

Meg took a couple of pictures while we waited:
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156 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6118054424/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

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157 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6118056034/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

Our waiter brought over the salad and cornbread for us to get started on. Yummy! I LOVE the cornbread! I ordered a sangria, but also asked for a Sprite. I was so thirsty after standing outside in the heat, I needed something to drink quickly. I didn't think it would be good to do that with the sangria! :drinking1

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159 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6118058630/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

Meg's half-eaten salad. We were hungry! She started eating before she remembered the camera! Shocking!
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160 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6118059548/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

And the heavenly cornbread! Mmmm Mmmm!

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The show had begun, but we'll get to that after a picture of this lovely plate of food!

melmar136

09-07-2011, 05:48 PM

When we left off, we were enjoying our food...the salad, and cornbread, and then the ribs, chicken, baked beans, mashed potatoes, and corn. We just love this down-home cookin'! Yee haw! ;)

The show had started, and is as corny and as funny as ever. Although the beginning song was somewhat different...

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162 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6117517593/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

The blonde was a riot! I love that character!

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Meg was choo-chooing like a train. Her half of the room was doing that, and my half had to whistle.

Then, it was time for dessert! Strawberry shortcake!

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171 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6117524799/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

We were so full at that point that we didn't have too much of it. But it was good.

Then it came time for the washboards!

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Meg sure likes to play it! Her hand is a blur in the picture since she is swinging the spoon around so fast!

Before we knew it, the show was almost over. They had the 4 people from the audience come up to play their parts. (We saw 2 of them of them on the bus when we left and everyone gave them a big cheer! The bus driver came on, from outside to tell us we were having way too much fun!)

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174 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6117528919/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

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176 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6117530551/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

We had a great time at the show and thought dinner was tasty. We give it a 5 out of 5. I surprised Meg with this for her 6th grade graduation because she really loves it so much! She was so glad to be going again.

We headed back on the bus and changed when we got to the room, and went to bed. It was a long day!

Thoughts for today:

Weather: Sunny, and very hot!
Best thing for today: HDDR!
Worst thing today: Camera Drama!

melmar136

09-07-2011, 06:22 PM

We woke up early, and had breakfast in our room again: Cheerios, bananas, tea for me, and juice for Meg.

We left our room, and had to check if there were any animals out:

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I was HOPING to see at least one giraffe. Wasn't happening. :confused: I don't think they like it when it's so hot!

We got on the bus, headed here for the day:

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We went right to get fast passes for Toy Story Mania. I'm not sure why that ride gets such long waits? I mean, it's a great ride, and we like it, but I would never wait as long as some people do for it. We got there at 9:15, and the park opened at 9. By then, there was already an hour wait, and fast passes were already up to 1:30 to 2:30!

After getting those, we checked out One Man's Dream. We had never gone to this before. Maybe Meg was too young to really want to see it before

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It was interesting, and we really liked it.

After this, we headed to another place we hadn't been at DHS:

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I don't know why, but I guess I never realized until recently the animation classes they hold here. I knew that was something Meg would like, being into art as she is. Our class was drawing Sorcerer Mickey. Here is her drawing:

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and mine:

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Not bad! Then, we just HAD to go wait in line, because Meg's very favorite character was in the building:

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Pooh was in the house! :rotfl: Meg gave him a big hug! She was so happy to see him.

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We were on our way over to the 50's Prime Time Cafe, and saw Pooh's sidekick! I love him, but Meg took a picture with him:

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Cute!

We always have to go to the 50's PTC, but this time, we were meeting friends here too. They had never been, and when we found out they were going to be at WDW the same time as us, we decided we'd all meet for lunch.

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From left to right: Ben (Scooter), Madison (the Princess), and Meg (Honey Bunny). Those were the names our waiter gave to the kids, and boy, was he ever right with Madie! :lmao:

Ben (Scooter) was wondering why you'd want to go to a place where they could yell at you, and tell you what to do. :) Madie (the Princess) just kept trying to get caught doing stuff, like leaving her elbows on the table, so that she COULD get yelled at!

Our waiter, Loukili, asked the kids if they washed their hands. Of course when they said yes, he asked, "what color was the soap?" and when they didn't know, he sent them all in to wash up. When they came out, they were ready with the answer, but instead, he asked what color the wall was!

Meg ordered the fish sandwich with a side caesar salad:

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She loved it, and gave it a 5 out of 5.

I ordered the fried chicken. (Guess I didn't get enough fried chicken at the HDDR the night before?) It came with mashed potatoes, and instead of the collard greens, I got green beans. There were a few carrots thrown in too.

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I gave it a 5 out of 5 also. Very tasty, even though there was sooo much chicken! I gave some to Scooter.

While we were eating, the Princess was still trying to get in trouble. She was talking with her mouth open while eating. When Loukili said something to her, she totally threw her mom and I under the bus, saying we were doing it too! So, Loukili had the whole room chant "naughty little brats" at us! :rotfl2: Real nice.
We did see someone who had to do the "airplane" to eat his veggies, and another girl who had to stand up and sing the Little Teapot song. I would love to work there!

We decided to get dessert even though we were pretty full, because after all, "it's vacation"! Are you sensing a theme here?

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Mmmm Mmmm. The brownie sundae. We gave it a 5 out of 5. I love the caramel corn on top.
Although, we were disappointed that they no longer have the pictures of the desserts on the Viewfinder. We loved that! Anyone know why they don't do it anymore?

We just love it here

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After lunch, we had to use our fast passes, so went off to TSM. Our friends told us to call them when we were done, and we'd meet up for a ride.

BerrysGirl

09-09-2011, 01:45 PM

I too find TSM to be a little over-rated. I mean, even the morning stampede is ridiculous. Why is that ride SO popular?

Piglet is my favorite character too! I'm short (5'0") so us very small animals have to stick together ;)

I'm so excited to try 50's Prime Time. I've never been! Did the Princess ever get punished for being bad?

melmar136

09-09-2011, 08:16 PM

melmar136

09-13-2011, 06:47 PM

Meg and I went off to use our TSM Fast passes, just in time before the time expired. It was fun, and hmm...look who won :rolleyes1

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That would be me, player 2. Sorry Meg! Although, neither of us are great at it, but we did "win" 2 silly bunnies.

Once we left TSM, we called our friends who had been waiting for us. We met up and decided we'd go on either ToT or Rock n' Roller coaster. There were hour long waits for each of them, so we just wanted to choose one. Only 3 out of the 6 of us voted for ToT, so we decided on the other. 4 of us wanted to go on that. My friend and "Scooter" sat out.

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It was so hot while we were waiting in line. The fans really didn't help at all. I thought the Princess was going to give up after about a half hour, but then she spotted a lizard or salamander, which amused her enough until we had almost made it into the A/C.
We finally got up to the boarding area, and then you can hear Steven Tyler screaming the countdown, and the limo takes off like a shot. The Princess started screaming, Meg was looking more nervous, and I was wondering why they talked me into this. But, the poor woman in front of us in line just left her boyfriend and bolted. :lmao: Although, she was back pretty quick, not being able to find the "chicken exit" at that point!

We finally got on, and I managed to keep my eyes open for a small part of the ride. Meg claims hers were open for all of it except when you take off. I do have to say that I had only been on this ride once before and hated it. This time was somewhat better. Meg LOVED it. She says it is her new favorite ride. Even the Princess liked it. Although, when we stopped I could hear her dad keep asking if she was ok. He said she looked green, but then thought maybe it was just the lighting. They were in back of us, and I couldn't turn around enough to see her. I think she was speechless! But finally she said she loved it too.
We wandered through the "dump shop" for a while, and Meg found a cool Fender guitar tee. She has a Fender, so it was perfect for her. The Princess hems and haws forever, trying to decide on something. She was looking at a pen or a pencil. Really? "Just pick one" we kept saying, until her dad told her if she didn't pick in 10 seconds, we were all leaving! I think she went with the pencil. haha

We met up with Scooter and his mom, who were relaxing in the shade with cold drinks. They had to leave at that point to get a bus to go back to their hotel to change, as they had dinner ADRs.
It was great to see them there.

After they left, we headed over to the Muppets in 3D :3dglasses

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Here we are, waiting for it to begin.

We were really feeling that there was so much more we wanted to fit in, but couldn't. The last Beauty and the Beast show was at the same time as the last American Idol show before the finale, so we went with Idol.

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It was so hot and sticky and had been raining, so we just wanted to sit in the A/C. There were 3 good performers. One girl was only 16. She didn't win though.

We were feeling a little hungry by the time we got out of Idol. It was dinner time, and we needed something, but not a big dinner. After walking around for a bit, I decided I wanted some mac & cheese, but they only had a kid's meal of it. So I sent Meg to sit down, and I figured they wouldn't know who I was ordering it for. Not sure if it really mattered. But while I was standing in line, I noticed they had a "gourmet" hot dog topped with mac & cheese and bacon. That sounded sooo good to me right then.

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Once Meg saw that, she decided she would split it with me. She gave it a 3 out of 5 and said she wouldn't get it again. She thought the mac & cheese really didn't taste like anything. I gave it a 4 out of 5. I wished that I didn't share it. I thought it was really good, and would have eaten the whole thing. It just hit the spot right then.

Once we left there, we started walking back to the hat. Meg kept calling it a castle all day. We were supposed to meet our friends there after TSM and Meg kept saying, "there's the castle!" and I kept saying, "you mean the HAT?" I told her we were going to wind up on that thread on the Dis about guests saying weird things at the parks! :rotfl:

On our way, we saw Mulch, Sweat, n' Shears coming down the street. We had never stopped to watch them before, but have read how good they are in other TRs.

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So, we stopped. We were in the second "row" behind some other people. They left after a song, and we "got a free upgrade" (as the manager said) to the 1st row. This was obviously a bad idea, because being in the 1st row tends to get you noticed. And then look what happens:

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Oh yeah, that's me. I'm with the band! :rockband: Lovely. But it was fun, although embarrassing. Meg didn't die of embarrassment though. I thought she would have acted like she didn't know me!

They were really good!

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After my band debut, we headed back to the Rock N' Roller Coaster. Meg wanted to give it another shot, and I agreed. The wait was down to 40 minutes, and the sun had gone down, so waiting wasn't so hot. While we were in line, we started talking to the family in front of us. The mom recognized me from the Mulch, Sweat, n' Shears show! And the dad pulled up the picture they had taken of me! I guess I'm famous!

I think I must be getting used to the RnRc because I actually liked it a little that time! Although, I still can't manage to keep my eyes open when I know we'll be going upside down!

After the ride, we wandered for a little bit, checking out wait times. We were going to go on TSM again, but the wait was still 90 minutes. So instead we got some ice cream at Hollywood Scoops.

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This was Meg's. She got strawberry in a cone and a dish. It was pretty drippy. She gave it a 3 out of 5. The ice cream was plain old, plain old and she hated the cone.

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I got plain old vanilla. It was like vanilla bean. It was good, but Meg was right. The cone wasn't great. It had a lemon-y sort of flavor. I gave it a 4 out of 5.

Do you like our new hats?
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We saw that on another TR and copied it!

We were going to stay for EMH, well some of it. DHS was open till 1am that night, but we had done enough, so we shopped for a few minutes, and then left, saying good bye to the castle...I mean the hat! :rotfl2:

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Thoughts for today:
Weather: started off hot and sunny, but had some thunderstorms and rain
Best: 50's PTC, RnRc, and Mulch, Sweat, n' Shears
Worst: my neck (it really hurt after our 1st ride on RnRc). I think I pulled something!

melmar136

09-13-2011, 08:12 PM

We woke up fairly early again today, and ate bagels for breakfast in our room. Today on the agenda, was Epcot!

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We arrived around 9:15, 15 minutes after the park opened. We dashed to Soarin' for Fast Passes. The last time we had been to WDW, in 2009, we never made it on Soarin'. The wait then was 2 hours, and after standing in it for 30 minutes and not moving an inch, we gave up. Meg had been on in California, on a trip with her father, but I had not gotten to experience it yet!

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We got there, and there was only a 30 minute wait at that point, so we decided to wait instead. It was great. I actually kept lifting my feet up like they were going to hit the trees or something! :lmao:

We left the land...

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and headed for...

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We were going to get FPs here, but the time would have conflicted with our lunch ADR. The wait was 65 minutes, but the single rider line was only 20 minutes. We decided to go for the single rider. I went first, and met Meg after the ride. It wasn't as fun without her in my car, but the wait was better!

We headed over to The Seas with Nemo and Friends.

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mine...mine...mine!

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I love them! I was glad that Turtle Talk was open because we had seen on the board earlier that it was closed. I was bummed. Maybe Crush was still swimming on his way from Australia. :rotfl2: First we went on the Nemo ride in the clam shells. It was only a 10 minute wait, and we kept moving. Then, it was time to wait in the "holding area" for Turtle Talk with Crush. There were A LOT of screaming kids there. Wow. It was loud. And kids were having meltdowns everywhere! I am so glad Meg is past that stage! (well, mostly! LOL)

We got into the show, and there was a little boy who was deaf sitting near us. I kept watching the woman doing sign language along with the show, and she was so good. She got the best facial expressions as she was signing! Crush was as funny as ever, dude. I love that show!

We headed to the shop in there and right as we were about to check out a guy rushed up, cut in front of us, and was asking the CM something rudely. I didn't say anything, just gave the guy a dirty look. She told him I was next and that he had just cut the line, but she answered his question and then took me. She apologized, and I told her I was glad she said something to him. We chatted for a little bit, and she ended up giving me a hug. She was so cute. :)

I had to buy a travel mug with the Mine birds on it, and a little Squirt keychain.

Next, we headed over to Club Cool

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Meg didn't remember it from our last trip, so we had to go test out all the flavors!

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Here she is drinking Beverly, the drink from Italy:

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Eeeew. Bitter! I liked China. It tasted like watermelon.

We stopped to take a couple of pictures and then headed to World Showcase. We were getting close to our lunch ADR time!

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Up next, the best meal of the trip!

melmar136

09-15-2011, 07:14 PM

We arrived at Via Napoli for our lunch ADR a little early and waited a couple of minutes to be seated.

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On our way to the table, we looked around, noticing how nice it is in there.

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Then, our waiter came over, and the view got even better! :rotfl: I had to text my friend, because she used to come to Disney with my family when we were around Meg's age, and there was a very similar incident, in Italy, way back then! I think she even remembered the waiter's name! How funny is that?!

I told Meg that I saw others who really liked the blood orange aqua fresca drinks. So, we both tried one.

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They were really good! 5 out of 5!

We had read on other dining reviews how good the pizza is here. So, we went with one. We chose a large Margherita pizza with onions. We also got a house salad to start.

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The salad was good, with mixed greens, tomatoes, cucumbers, mushrooms, and peppers. We rated it a 4 out of 5. It was a little dry and needed a bit more dressing.

Next, was the pizza.

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I usually don't get onions on my pizza, but Meg LOVES them. These were really good, because they carmelized them a little beforehand. The pizza was SOOO yummy! The crust was crunchy on the outside and chewy on the inside. There was fresh mozzarella, fresh tomatoes, and basil. It was so good we just couldn't stop eating it! (But, we had 3 pieces left that we asked to take to go). The pizza rates a 5 out of 5. Can we give it a 6?

But of course, we just HAD to try dessert. We got the zeppoles to split.

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Wow! These were incredible. Meg describes them as Heaven on Earth. They are little balls of fried dough goodness with ricotta cheese in the middle, but it is baked in. They came with chocolate sauce and this thick, delicious whipped cream. Yum! Rating: 5 out of 5

We had been admiring our poor waiter the whole time (who was a great server by the way). I told Meg at the end of the meal, I would ask him if he would take a picture with her. Of course he said yes (with his cute Italian accent as Meg says) and now she has a picture to cherish! :cloud9:

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We really, really loved Via Napoli, and it will be on our must visit list next time!

After lunch, we toured Italy:

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Then headed to the American Adventure. We didn't really go in, except into the shop.

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We were planning on doing pick-a-pearl in Japan, so we walked there next.

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We each decided to get a pearl. I had bought a cage months before, so I wanted one to go in that. Meg decided she would get one as well, but wanted it set in a ring. We each chose an oyster. I told her to pick a really ugly one, as I heard those have the black pearls. They all looked pretty much the same. When the little ceremony was done, we both had white, slightly pink pearls. Mine was 7 1/4 and Meg's was 7 1/2. She picked a setting and the woman told us to come back in about a hour to pick it up. We have pictures of the pearl ceremony later!

We left Japan, and went to Morocco.

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We wandered to France, where we took a couple of pictures, then sat on a bench to eat some of our leftover pizza. We were tired of carrying the bag, but also just needed to have some more of it because it was so good. It was still yummy, even though cold.

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276 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6151615776/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

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Epcot continued in next post.

melmar136

09-20-2011, 04:01 PM

We finished off the pizza we were eating, and still had a big slice left. We decided to throw it away. We were tired of carrying the bag around, and figured it would get kind of disgusting after more time in the heat. Good bye delicious pizza! :sad2:

Meg and I started walking to the United Kingdom pavilion.

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We stopped in the shops, listened to the British Invasion for a few minutes, and took some photos:

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279 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6167370458/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

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Next, we strolled over to Canada.

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We decided to head over to Innoventions West, where they take the 5x7 picture for free if you have a Disney Visa, which I do. We waited in a small line, and then met Mickey and Pluto. We got our picture taken and started out the doors. On our way there it had gotten very windy. In the short time we were in there, it had started to pour! So, we ran over to Spaceship Earth.

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We walked right on, and got out of the rain. I like the changes they have made, at the end with the screens in each car, and the picture of your head on a little body. Very cute!

It was still raining when we got off the ride, so we went over to the Photo Shop where they told us to pick our picture up from the Visa meet & greet. It only took a minute, and of course it was still raining, so we broke out the cheap 88 cent Walmart ponchos. Uuugh. Putting one of those on, on a sticky humid day in August is not my idea of a good time. But, in August, you need them because there is a thunderstorm or rain shower most days. Blah.

We decided to head to Captain Eo. I was so excited that it was back! My friend and I spent one whole New Years Eve in there! We waited for 2 hours, saw it, then came out and waited 2 hours to see it all over again! (We had a slight MJ infatuation when we were 12!) :rotfl: Crazy.

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285 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6166839497/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

I actually remembered one of the songs! Meg thought it was so cheesy, and I guess it was. But I have some great memories with my friend there!

Meg dragged me over to Journey Into Imagination. I don't know why, but I have never liked Figment. And that song drives me nuts. She knows this, so all the more reason to want to go on with me. :lmao:

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We decided to go back through and stop in the countries we breezed through on our way to lunch, and I had food and drink items I wanted in Mexico and Germany! So, off we went. First stop was Mexico.
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We looked around, but didn't go on the ride. They had some really nice silver earrings in there, but I never ended up buying any. Meg tried on some stuff for a photo op!
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Then, I got what I had been waiting for! A frozen margarita.

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It was pretty good. A little sour, and it would have been really good to sit in the sun with it, and some salsa & chips. But, we walked on, in the rain.

Norway was next.

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I had read such good things about the Schoolbread, so we went into the bakery to check it out. I asked Meg if she wanted anything, but she didn't. We didn't go on the Maelstrom ride, just continued on, to China.

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We never spend much time in China. One day, we'll have to check it out more. Instead, we visited Germany, where I was anticipating the yummy goodness of the new caramel bakery, Karamel Kuche.

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Hmmm, what to choose? I ended up with a chocolate cupcake, and vanilla frosting, drizzled with caramel. Meg got the milk chocolate covered strawberries, also drizzled with caramel. We took them out and looked for a place to sit, to eat them out of the drizzle.

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We got to Italy, and found a bench under part of one of the buildings, where we proceeded to open our treats.

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299 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6167389472/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

Here are Meg's. She gave it a 4.5 out of 5. She thought it was a bit too sticky (with the caramel drizzle) in her braces.

Here is my cupcake:

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300 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6166854571/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

I gave it a 3.5. The frosting was that sickening sweet kind that I love, but there was SO much of it, and the caramel was great. The cupcake itself was actually kind of dry. I didn't end up eating all of it.

I felt pretty sick, after my drink, followed by the cupcake. We sat for a little while, then headed over to Japan, to pick up Meg's ring from Pick a Pearl.

BerrysGirl

09-20-2011, 09:35 PM

I am loving your trip report :)

melmar136

09-22-2011, 02:14 PM

I am loving your trip report :)

Awww, thanks! :goodvibes

melmar136

09-22-2011, 02:45 PM

Meg and I went back to Japan to pick up her pearl that she had set into a sterling silver ring. We hadn't taken pictures during our own pick-a-pearl "ceremony" so we took a few when we went back:

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My face would hurt from smiling that much!

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303 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6172555989/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

Here are the oysters. They all looked the same to me!

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After we watched other people pick their pearls, we picked up Meg's ring:

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Little did we know, this would be the last time we saw it... :scared1:

At this point, we decided we needed to head over to the Yacht Club. We had booked an Illuminations Cruise with some other Disers for that night!
We took the boat from Epcot over.

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We had a little extra time, and I wanted to check out the Beach Club. It had been my mom's favorite resort, but I had never stayed there. It is my goal to stay there for part of our vacation next year. We walked through the Yacht Club and over to the Beach Club.

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312 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6172562169/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

We checked out Beaches & Cream. We really wanted to eat here, but didn't have enough time right then.
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I love these pictures in the Beach Club

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317 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6173094984/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

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I had brought a little card with us (you know the ones you get printed up for someone's wake or funeral to give out) that we got back in 2003 when my mom died. I have a bunch of them left, and I read on the boards that sometimes people will leave one on a favorite ride of someone who died or something like that. I was looking for a spot in the Beach Club lobby to leave it, and finally decided to put it in a potted plant. I figured it would be found eventually, but thought my mom could be at her favorite hotel in spirit for a little while. I also thought the person who found the card might read it and get a smile, because I love the poem on it. It was perfect for my mom. Here it is:

I'd like the memory of me to be a happy one.
I'd like to leave an afterglow of smiles when day is done.
I'd like to leave an echo whispering softly down the ways,
of happy times and laughing times and bright, and sunny days.
I'd like the tears of those who grieve, to dry before the sun
of happy memories that I leave behind when day is done.

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mum (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6173208440/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

That's my mum...and the reason Meg and I love Disney! :love:

Back to the TR...We left the Beach Club and headed for the Yacht Club marina.

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We ended up at the Marina with plenty of time to spare, to meet up with the other Disers who would be sharing our boat!

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322 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6173099738/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

dizneeat

09-22-2011, 02:49 PM

All caught up!

I LOVE your tripreport. Can't wait for the DREAM part to start! :goodvibes

melmar136

09-22-2011, 03:22 PM

All caught up!

I LOVE your tripreport. Can't wait for the DREAM part to start! :goodvibes

Hi Karin! Thanks so much! Excited to hear the rest of your TR as well! :goodvibes

melmar136

09-22-2011, 03:24 PM

We met up with a family from Canada, a mom and dad with 2 girls, and another single mom, with her daughter and son. They were surprising their kids with the cruise. Meg knew about it the day I booked it. I am so not good at keeping exciting surprises, and don't think I could EVER do a surprise trip to WDW! :lmao:

We checked in at 8pm, and got a nice surprise! They are now giving a discount for DVC and AP! Nice! Each family got back $17!

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323 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6172571767/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

We got Katie for our driver/captain. She was very nice. There were lots of drinks (cans of soda and bottles of water) and bags of chips for everyone. We munched while we cruised in the rain. Yep, it started again, just in time for our boat ride! :rolleyes:
We took a little ride around the area of the Boardwalk, the Swan, and the Dolphin (or the Fish, as Meg calls it, because it looks nothing like a dolphin!) Katie told us some stories about when they were building those 2 hotels, they made a mistake and put the statues on the wrong buildings. Also, they thought they might connect them to the monorail, and have it go right through them, like at CR. Hmmm...I wonder!

Then, we headed towards EPCOT and parked under the bridge near the International Gateway. There were 5 other boats also parked there. Thankfully, the rain had stopped by then, and we got to watch Illuminations.

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042 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6173248280/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

We didn't get the best pictures, and one of the camera batteries died at this point. It was a great experience to see Illuminations this way, but I didn't think you could see everything as well as watching from one of the countries in WS. We felt close, but also far away at the same time, if that makes sense. You couldn't see all the countries light up from where we were, and we probably wouldn't do one of these cruises again. But, it was fun nonetheless.

After Illuminations was over, Katie cruised us back over to the Yacht Club. We hopped on a boat to head back to EPCOT. There was EMH that night until midnight. When we got to the gate though, Meg realized she didn't have her KTTW card. The CM let us in anyways, but Meg couldn't go on any rides, so we bought a cookie and made our way to the exit.

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044 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6173249388/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

We got our bus back to the hotel, and started unpacking our backpacks when we got to the room.

I asked Meg to see her ring. She looked in her backpack, and told me she had given it to me because she didn't have it. I told her no, because I had my pearl in it's little bag, but I had nothing of hers. (Sure, blame the mother!) I checked and double checked our bags, but her ring, in its bag was nowhere to be found. :scared1:
I called Lost & Found and got a CM who told me to check back the next day after noon, because they bring all of the lost items to one place. But, she looked at the Lost & Found at EPCOT and said they had nothing like a ring. :sad2:

I tried to retrace our steps, wondering where it got lost, and could only think that Meg had left the bag hanging in the ladies room in the American Adventure pavilion when she took off her poncho earlier that day. (pretty much about 10 minutes after we picked it up!)
We did call Lost & Found the next day, but they didn't have the ring! Some lucky person got a nice new ring that trip, but it wasn't Meg!
She wants to try again next year, and I will make sure they send the bag right to our hotel!

Weather: started out sunny and hot, but there were thunderstorms and then rain that lasted much of the day
Best thing: Via Napoli! Meg is now a pizza snob, and compares all pizza to there.
Worst thing: Meg losing her ring!

debfen

09-22-2011, 04:01 PM

I love reading your TR! What a bummer that Meg lost her ring. Can't wait to read more.

BerrysGirl

09-22-2011, 04:34 PM

What I sweet way to remember your mom! Sorry to hear about Meg's ring though :(

melmar136

09-22-2011, 05:33 PM

I love reading your TR! What a bummer that Meg lost her ring. Can't wait to read more.

Thank you, and :welcome: to our TR!

What I sweet way to remember your mom! Sorry to hear about Meg's ring though :(

:littleangel: I needed to do something to remember my mom at Disney, especially since she is responsible for our Disney love and now our DVC!

I know, Meg and I were so disappointed about her ring. :sad1:

melmar136

09-23-2011, 07:50 PM

The day began with bagels in our room. Gotta love Garden Grocer! I can't find the same kind of bagels here at home, and they were so yummy!

We left to get the bus to Magic Kingdom, and there were more people waiting in line for that bus than we had seen all week, waiting for any of the buses, and one of the crowd calendars said it would be the least crowded at MK that day... :confused3

We arrived at what seemed to be our usual time for the parks, 9:15. Somehow, we were always 15 minutes late for RD!

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329 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6176092264/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

We headed to get FPs for Space Mountain, after walking up Main Street, of course.

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330 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6175564323/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

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Meg was wearing the shirt I made her just for our ADR that day!

We got to Tomorrowland...

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332 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6176094642/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

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We got our FPs. Meg was happy. I don't love Space Mountain, so up until this year, I have always told her the wait is too long. I have done the same for Splash Mountain. She had always just accepted that answer, until this year, she finally figured out that I was just telling her that because I didn't really want to go on. :lmao: So, I told her, fine, we'd go on both this time.

We went to Carousel of Progress. I love this. Such a classic! "There's a great big beautiful tomorrow shining at the end of everyday...." :)

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After this, we went to Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor. Funny, as always.

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Meg thinks we went on Space Mountain after this, but I'm not so sure. She has a picture of it, so maybe...

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337 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6175569011/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

We walked right on. That we do agree on. But somehow, the CM split us up into 2 different cars, so Meg was the car after me. Whatever. I like the ride ok, but it is so jerky. Meg didn't like it for that reason. She felt like she was going to fall out of her seat. I guess she is used to the smooth upside-downness of RnRc! :laughing:

We walked over to Liberty Square

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and we went on...

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339 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6176099514/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

The wait, going through the new queue was about 15 minutes. We went that way since we hadn't seen it yet.

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We liked it. You could "play" an instrument on one part, and push books in and out on a bookshelf. There was a big tomb that squirted water. It was cute, and nice to be doing something while waiting in line.
We really liked the new hitch-hiking ghosts at the end. They switched our heads, and sat on top of the doom buggy, stretching our heads!

We walked out of Liberty Square, and headed towards the castle. Meg didn't want to go into the Hall of Presidents. She said she was on summer vacation, and so shouldn't be doing any learning! :teacher:

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345 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6175576605/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

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347 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6175577609/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

Then we went to our lunch destination. Can you guess where?

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dizney chick

09-23-2011, 10:12 PM

dizneeat

09-23-2011, 11:47 PM

Great new updates!
Such a shame about Meg's ring. :sad2: ..... and not having her KTTW card for EMHs.
Love you MK day so far. That new queue area at the HM is so much fun. I could have done with a slower moving line to try out more of the interactive things. :rotfl2:

Can't wait for more! :thumbsup2

melmar136

09-24-2011, 07:23 AM

What a small world. We stayed in the same room 7901 at KV from 9/1 - 9/11. It really was a great location.:thumbsup2

I am really enjoying reading about your trip. I can't wait to hear more. popcorn::

Hi! Thanks for joining in! Wasn't that a great room and location at Kidani? One question though, did you have any issues with the TV? Not that we watched it much, but we tried to get updates on the upcoming hurricane, Irene, and it kept freezing! That was our only issue there though.

Great new updates!
Such a shame about Meg's ring. :sad2: ..... and not having her KTTW card for EMHs.
Love you MK day so far. That new queue area at the HM is so much fun. I could have done with a slower moving line to try out more of the interactive things. :rotfl2:

Can't wait for more! :thumbsup2

Yeah, our Epcot day did not end so well, with no KTTW card for Meg and then the discovery of the missing ring!
We did like the queue at HM, and it was fun to "play" with stuff!

MelMel11

09-24-2011, 08:13 AM

Count me in!!! That is terrible about meg's ring!!!That would have made me sick...

melmar136

09-24-2011, 05:42 PM

Count me in!!! That is terrible about meg's ring!!!That would have made me sick...

Hi! Thanks for joining in! :goodvibes

I was so upset that night about Meg's ring, and mad at her for not being more careful with it. But, she spent her own $ on it, and losing it was punishment enough. And, I knew she didn't lose it on purpose. But, it was a definite bummer! Also, I wished the person who found it had turned it in.
She wants to try for a black pearl next time! Those are gorgeous!

BerrysGirl

09-24-2011, 06:50 PM

melmar136

09-24-2011, 07:09 PM

Ok for the record Meg's sunglasses crack me up! :lmao:

I feel the same way about Space Mountain... especially after the "upgrade." They made it darker and now it's just unbearable.

And my guess for lunch will be... hmmm... maybe Crystal Palace ;)

Yes, Meg thinks she is quite cool in those sunglasses! :cool2: She even has pants that match, although I don't think she has worn them with the glasses together yet. Here they are:

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785 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6179075025/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

Kinda blurry, but you get the idea!
She actually gets a lot of looks, points, and stares with those glasses. :lmao: And on the cruise, one of the waiters outside kept calling her Cruella!

And yes, you guessed it! The Crystal Palace!

melmar136

09-24-2011, 07:46 PM

Ok, so before we begin our Lunch ADR, I have to share a real life story. Meg and I went to the mall today, and of course had to pop into the Disney Store. She went off browsing, and came running over to me with a huge smile on her face! Look what she found!

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Yippeee! A Pascal plush! :love: I have been looking for one forever. They didn't even have anything Pascal that I could find at WDW. I was so happy she found him! Of course I bought him, and if you have a Disney Store near you, all the plush are buy one, get one free, so I got a Christmas gift too!

Ok, back to our TR!

We went to check in at the Crystal Palace.

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350 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6179575094/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

We always go here for breakfast, so we thought we'd change things up, and try lunch. Meg always has to come here because she is a big fan of Pooh. We checked in, and waited about 5 minutes. It was hot while we were waiting, so I was glad they had water and cups outside! Meg took this picture while we waited:

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351 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6179049409/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

We were seated, on the right as we always seem to be. I don't think I have ever been in the other half of that place! We waited a few minutes, as Pooh was close, but I convinced Meg we had time to get some food.

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353 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6179050355/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

We went up for our first plate.

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354 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6179577196/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

Meg got seafood chowder (really good, she says), mixed veggies, vegetarian pasta, and mashed potatoes. She likes everything except for the pasta. The sauce tasted odd.

My first plate:

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355 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6179577756/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

I got chicken, mashed potatoes, mixed veggies and a roll. All of it was pretty good.

While we started to eat, Pooh came over.

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He didn't interact that much. Maybe because Meg is older? I don't know, but he kind of waved at us, took that one picture and was off. I said he was a poop. It's what we say when people are in a bad mood, or grumpy. He really was a poop. Pooh the poop. :rotfl2: Too bad, cause he is Meg's fave. I told her he's gotten too big for his britches, now that he has a new movie out! We got a good laugh out of that.

We must have eaten quickly, because we went up for our second plates:

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I got ham, more mashed potatoes, another roll (those were yummy), a chicken nugget, a little mac & chesse, some rice, a little potato salad, and more veggies. The chicken nuggets are sooo good there! If I remember right, they were with the kids section.

Meg got:

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chicken nuggets, mashed potatoes, a roll, some pasta salad, and some sort of mexican chicken bean type salad.

Then Tigger came to join us! :tigger:

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He was much better than Pooh, sorry to say. He was dancing with Meg, and she was cracking up laughing. He pointed to me, and I got a picture too.

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Then, we got dessert.

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I got a key lime pie, a fruit tart thing, and a German chocolate cake, and ice cream of course. I didn't really like the tart or the cake, and the key lime pie was okay. The ice cream was the best!
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Meg got some ice cream and a little cannoli. She didn't like the cannoli. Of course, she liked the ice cream.

Piglet came to see us during dessert:

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Piglet was so cute. I love him. He was pointing to Meg's shirt and acting embarrassed that he was on it. He was better than Pooh too!

Eeyore came next, but something happened to our camera, and the 2 pictures we have with him disappeared somehow. He was better than Pooh as well! Pooh was having a bad day or something...he must have run out of hunny!

We took some pictures around the CP after we paid our bill.

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We always have to get pictures of Meg in front of these topiaries.

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We enjoyed our lunch here, but I think I like breakfast better. Tigger was the best I thought, out of the 4 characters. We were watching him with little kids, and he was so good with them. He had a baby patting his snout for the longest time. So cute.
We give the CP lunch a 3.5 out of 5. Next time, we'll be back for breakfast.

mikkiwikki

09-24-2011, 08:11 PM

Enjoying your report!:cool1:
We love Crystal Palace as well ;)

hjones78

09-24-2011, 08:18 PM

Love your trip report! I just found out about pick a pearl. My daughter and I are going to do it in November. We just found out we get to go this year for Thanksgiving instead of having to wait until next. We are all so excited. Can't wait for more updates!

dizneeat

09-25-2011, 03:08 AM

Fun pictures of CP! It's a shame Pooh didn't have a good day. ;) Maybe he needs to go bouncing with Tigger for a while! :rotfl2:

More TR please, can't wait for the cruise part!!!!!!!!!!!! :thumbsup2

melmar136

09-25-2011, 07:44 AM

Enjoying your report!:cool1:
We love Crystal Palace as well ;)

:welcome: Glad you're enjoying it! I saw the link in your post, and started on page one of your TR. I was cracking up. The prizes you gave to your first reader were hysterical! I'll be back over to read more of it later! ;)

Love your trip report! I just found out about pick a pearl. My daughter and I are going to do it in November. We just found out we get to go this year for Thanksgiving instead of having to wait until next. We are all so excited. Can't wait for more updates!

Hello, and thanks for joining! I'm so jealous you'll be going at Thanksgiving. We were thinking of it (still are, actually) but need to wait and see about a couple of things first. The Christmas decorations will be up, and it will be beautiful! If you have time, check out the GF lobby!
Pick a pearl was fun. I had seen it before but never really paid attention that much until reading more about it on the boards. One word of advice, after you pick them up (if you are having them set into anything), send them back to your hotel if you're staying on property so you don't make Meg's mistake! :goodvibes

Fun pictures of CP! It's a shame Pooh didn't have a good day. ;) Maybe he needs to go bouncing with Tigger for a while! :rotfl2:

More TR please, can't wait for the cruise part!!!!!!!!!!!! :thumbsup2

:rotfl: Pooh DID need to go bounce with Tigger for awhile that day! Or eat some hunny, or something. He was acting more like Eeyore would!
We're almost at the Dream part! I can't wait to see if you made it to CC on the 3 leg of your b2b2b!!!

dizneeat

09-25-2011, 10:02 AM

:rotfl: Pooh DID need to go bounce with Tigger for awhile that day! Or eat some hunny, or something. He was acting more like Eeyore would!
We're almost at the Dream part! I can't wait to see if you made it to CC on the 3 leg of your b2b2b!!!

:woohoo: I am so looking forward to your DREAM part! We DID make it to CC on cruise no 3, so that made for two days in paradise - and we did get to enjoy our Serenity Bay Cabana, that's all I can say! :cloud9:

melmar136

09-25-2011, 03:48 PM

:woohoo: I am so looking forward to your DREAM part! We DID make it to CC on cruise no 3, so that made for two days in paradise - and we did get to enjoy our Serenity Bay Cabana, that's all I can say! :cloud9:

We're almost to the Dream part! Nice that you made it to CC on the 1st and 3rd leg, AND got a cabana! :thumbsup2

melmar136

09-25-2011, 04:15 PM

After our lunch at CP, we headed over to Adventureland.

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We went on Pirates of the Caribbean next. The wait was about 15 minutes. Not too bad.

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We went on the Jungle Cruise afterwards, waiting about 30 minutes. We were stuck in the middle section of the boat though, so kinda hard to take good pictures without having someone's head in the way! We did get to see an amazing thing though....the back side of water! :rotfl:

We walked into Fantasyland, and went in to see Mickey's Philharmagic.

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Then, we waited, and waited, and waited for The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. The wait time sign said 60 minutes. It was definitely longer, because at one point, we noticed that all the little honey mobiles had stopped completely. The new queue is pretty cute, until you have to stand there for an hour listening to the screaming children, along with the banging of the watermelon drums, and the popping radishes.

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I was pretty done with it by the time we finally got on! Although, the hunny walls were pretty good!

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Oh the things I do for Meg. Waiting for over an hour for Pooh would be one of them! :)

We had to go on the classic (annoying, as Meg says) It's a Small World. But hey, she owed me after Pooh. And, it was pretty much a walk on.

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We walked back over towards Frontierland, to use our FPs for Splash Mountain. It was Meg's first time on it, and she liked it. I'm sure she liked it because I was the one who got wet, not her!

After this, we went to ride the wildest ride in the wilderness....Big Thunder Mountain. I love this ride. Although, we were almost at the end of our 30 minute wait and it started raining. They kept making announcements about how they may need to stop the ride at any time. Luckily, we got to go on after standing in line for that long!

We walked over to Tomorrowland and saw this cute little guy on the way.

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He looked so fluffy and cute!

We made our way through Fantasyland on our way there, and everything had such a looong wait, so we continued on our way. Luckily, it had stopped raining already!

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Once we got to Tomorrowland, we went on the Peoplemover. When they took us through Space Mountain, we saw....

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Uh oh! :eek: All the lights were on, and Meg saw some cars stopped. Wouldn't have liked that to happen! It was pretty cool seeing it like that though.

Now for your viewing pleasure, Meg's castle pictures:

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Up next, Hot dog Hot dog Hot diggety dog....

dizneeat

09-25-2011, 04:40 PM

Wow! You fitted in quite a few rides on your MK day!
Over an hour for Winnie? No thanks.
Can't wait to see what else you are up to.

Mom2m&k

09-25-2011, 04:59 PM

Love your trip report...very good for your first one...you will definately need to do more! Meg took some great pictures of the castle!

melmar136

09-25-2011, 05:15 PM

Meg and I didn't really want to see the Electrical Parade. We had seen it, and thought we might be able to get on some rides without waiting long, while everyone else was waiting for the parade to start. We soon saw how many people were already sitting, and figured we may not be able to get a good spot for The Magic, the Memories, and You, and then Wishes. So, we thought we'd just get a good spot, and wait for all of it. First though, we had to grab some dinner.

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We went to Casey's. The lines were pretty long, and moved VERY slowly. I read on another TR that ever since they added the "gourmet" hot dogs, the lines got really bad. :confused3

So, we waited for quite a while, and then ordered plain old hot dogs, and fries.

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While we were trying to get some ketchup, and onions, there were 2 little kids filling up about 20 little containers with ketchup. The place was packed, and you could barely move, but there they were, happily gathering as much ketchup as they could! Thankfully, there was another dispenser!

Meg's hotdog is the one loaded with onions. We carried the tray over and found our spot in front of the castle, with a thousand other people!

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We sat, munching away on dinner, waiting. It really wasn't a great dinner. The hot dog was barely warm, and the roll was kind of hard, maybe stale? We gave it a 3 out of 5. Everyone just loves Casey's, but it was not for us, that night anyways. Another QS that was just ok....it's just another in the beginning of Meg's dislike of quick service! :lmao:

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I took pictures, as the castle changed colors...so pretty...as Meg went off to get us some ice cream. I was beginning to think she couldn't find me because she was gone for 25-30 minutes!
When she got back, she had a vanilla/chocolate ice cream, and a plain chocolate for me.
I liked hers and she liked mine so we swapped.

Soon after, the Electical Parade started.

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The family in front of us was filming the whole thing on their video camera and the characters waved right to them. There was even a woman filming it on her iPad. Kind of big to drag to the park and to film with I thought. :confused3

After that ended, the new castle show, The Magic, the Memories, and You started. We watched it on YouTube a couple of months before, and couldn't wait to see it in person. It was great! Although, some of the pictures are kind of small. But otherwise, very cool.

Then Wishes began.

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Don't you just love Wishes? Although, what I hate is that you find a spot, and sit there for 90 minutes, and then 5 minutes before it starts, people try to squeeze in!

Once Wishes was over, we made our way very slowly down Main Street, with EVERYONE leaving at once. I was getting crashed into by strollers, and EVCs. While leaving, we saw how much trash was thrown on the ground....which leads me to my pet peeves of Disney...

1. Slobby people who can't manage to throw away their trash. They throw it on the ground, and let the CMs pick it up.
2. People pushing strollers and driving scooters that feel the need to run into you, even though there is nowhere for you to go to get out of their way!
3. People who cannot stand behind the yellow line, when the buses pull in, or when the monorail is coming. Especially parents who let their kids do it, and the bus driver can't pull in because he's afraid of running the kid over!
4. People who don't move to the end of the row in shows. The CM will stand there, and make the announcement over and over again, as there are a bunch more people coming in, trying to find seats. Some people will just sit there in the middle and let people crawl over them!

Wow, I only have 4 pet peeves. Not too bad! :rotfl2: Sorry, it had to be said! Even though we had a great time at the parks, these little things can annoy you. We just try to ignore it, but are putting them out there as a public service announcement for the good of all the guests! :goodvibes

After we made it through the crowd of people, we made it to the buses. Wow! It was nuts! Luckily, they had extra buses running, so we didn't have to wait too long. While we waited, the water parade was going by, although it was almost done.

We made it back to our room for our last night in WDW (or so we thought) before getting on the Dream. We had a lot of packing to do, and laundry! I stayed up until after 1 am trying to finish it! :laundy:
Meg slept right through all of my comings and goings! I DO love that the resorts have laundry rooms, and best of all it was FREE! (except for detergent, but I brought some).

Weather for today: Sunny and hot with a little rain shower.
Best today: being at MK!
Worst today: Pooh was a poop, and the wait to get on the Pooh ride.

BerrysGirl

09-25-2011, 07:29 PM

1. Slobby people who can't manage to throw away their trash. They throw it on the ground, and let the CMs pick it up.
2. People pushing strollers and driving scooters that feel the need to run into you, even though there is nowhere for you to go to get out of their way!
3. People who cannot stand behind the yellow line, when the buses pull in, or when the monorail is coming. Especially parents who let their kids do it, and the bus driver can't pull in because he's afraid of running the kid over!
4. People who don't move to the end of the row in shows. The CM will stand there, and make the announcement over and over again, as there are a bunch more people coming in, trying to find seats. Some people will just sit there in the middle and let people crawl over them!

:worship::worship::worship:

melmar136

09-25-2011, 07:39 PM

Love your trip report...very good for your first one...you will definately need to do more! Meg took some great pictures of the castle!

Thank you! I think we must have gotten the hang of writing one from reading so many! ;)
Meg was quite the photographer on this trip! She took 95% of the pictures! Of course, then she decided she wanted a "better" camera for Christmas! I think we'll wait a bit on that!

Wow! You fitted in quite a few rides on your MK day!
Over an hour for Winnie? No thanks.
Can't wait to see what else you are up to.

Yeah, we should have gotten a FP to Pooh, but Meg wanted to see the new queue. More than 60 minutes was a bit much. She owes me! :laughing:

melmar136

09-25-2011, 07:41 PM

:worship::worship::worship:

Glad you agree! I'm sure Matt sees all kinds of things like these now?!

melmar136

09-26-2011, 04:17 PM

We originally made breakfast ADRs for around 8am at Boma, thinking we'd have to be ready to leave early to get our DCL transfer. We found out though, that we didn't have to meet until 10:45. So, we changed our ADR time to 9:30. Our luggage had to be ready in our room at 8am, and Bell Services came to pick it up around 8:20. Then we walked around Kidani for the last time:

Oh look, more zebras and birds. No giraffes!

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Bye room!

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Bye Kidani!

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We were going to walk over to Jambo House, but right then, a bus pulled up so we hopped on for a ride instead.

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We got to Boma, and were seated after about 5 minutes.

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Wow! The buffet is huge!
We went up for our first plate:

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Meg got the grilled tomatoes, eggs, home fries, bacon, strawberries, a chocolate chip scone, and a cinnamon bun. Meg liked the grilled tomatoes, but said it didn't feel like breakfast food. There were many items like that, and I guess we weren't daring enough to try them...just stuck to the traditional breakfast foods!

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I got a waffle, eggs, bacon, home fries, cinnamon bun, AND a sticky roll, and some fruit. The cinnamon bun and sticky roll were my favorites.

We went up for a small second plate, mostly fruit. We were so full from all the good food. The juice was wonderful as well. Our server was Albert and he was very nice. We give it a 5 out of 5. I think there is something for everyone there...too bad we weren't that adventurous that morning.

We had some extra time before we needed to meet for the DCL bus, so we wandered around Jambo to take some pictures:

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Meg loved that art...she said it looked like big worry dolls.

We went to sit in the area they instructed us to, on the paper we got in our room the night before. There was a huge group of people there, waiting to board the DCL bus. They actually needed 2 for our group!
At 11:30, they lined us up in this looong line that went all the way through the lobby. We were blocking other guests' way who were trying to get through the lobby, so we made a space for them. Well, the DCL person came over and snapped at us to "Move up!" She wasn't very "Disney-like". We called her Roz. :laughing: We were laughing at her with the teen boy behind us. (Later, he and his mom were 2 of our tablemates for the cruise!). It's a "small world...after all". (sorry if that is stuck in your head now!) :lmao:

We finally got to board, on the 2nd DCL bus:

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Yippee!!!

We got the 2nd row on the 2nd bus. It was kind of a pain not to be on the first bus, because they just got to leave for the ship terminal, but they sent our bus to All Star Movies to pick up more people (6), and then the DCL rep there told our bus driver we had to go to All Star Sports to get more people, even though our bus had maybe 1 or 2 seats left. So, we went there, and there was no one to pick up. We were wondering about the DCL people that morning...none of them seemed very friendly really, or really seemed to know what was going on. :confused3 Oh well, we didn't mind too much because we were on our way to THE DREAM!!!! :woohoo:

Our bus driver was nice, and chatted occassionally. I fell asleep off and on for the ride while Meg watched the video. I soon woke up when this grand sight came into view:

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It was pretty breezy, as Hurricane Irene was narrowly missing Florida after having JUST hit the Bahamas.

We got closer...

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:banana::banana: AND CLOSER!! :banana::banana:

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BerrysGirl

09-26-2011, 04:48 PM

Glad you agree! I'm sure Matt sees all kinds of things like these now?!

You have no idea! Matt recently learned that if a guest physically assaults a CM in any way, shape, or form, they are banned from the Disney Parks for life. How does he know this? A women PUNCHED a college program CM at Pecos Bill in August :scared1:

People's inability to move to the end of the row, filling in every available seat (see, I've listened to it so much I have the spiel memorized!) is my biggest pet peeve. Seriously? Are you completely incapable of listening? :confused3

melmar136

09-26-2011, 07:36 PM

You have no idea! Matt recently learned that if a guest physically assaults a CM in any way, shape, or form, they are banned from the Disney Parks for life. How does he know this? A women PUNCHED a college program CM at Pecos Bill in August :scared

People's inability to move to the end of the row, filling in every available seat (see, I've listened to it so much I have the spiel memorized!) is my biggest pet peeve. Seriously? Are you completely incapable of listening? :confused3

OMG! :eek: I can't believe a guest would punch a CM. I mean, WHAT would possibly make you that angry on your vacation to the happiest place on earth?!
Wow. Well, at least it wasn't Matt who got punched!!!

dizneeat

09-27-2011, 01:14 AM

Mom2m&k

09-27-2011, 06:43 PM

I can't believe that you didn't see any giraffes at Kidani! We saw tons of them when we were there. It was May 2010 so maybe the weather? Very strange! Can't wait to read more!!

melmar136

09-27-2011, 07:16 PM

Mmmmmm, Boma breakfast ..... VERY yummy. Did you try their juice? Sooooo good! :cloud9:
They have wonderful scrambled eggs - I think they have cream cheese in it ....... okay, okay, I'll stop! :rotfl2:

Unfair you had to go on the second bus!!!!!!!! :sad2: But then you got second row! :scared1:

AND we are up to the cruise part!!!!!!!! Yippie!!!!!!!!

Yes, Boma breakfast was very good, and the juice is great!

Next post, we will be on the Dream! ;)

I can't believe that you didn't see any giraffes at Kidani! We saw tons of them when we were there. It was May 2010 so maybe the weather? Very strange! Can't wait to read more!!

I know, right?!? No giraffes! :sad1: I love giraffes, and there was not one to be seen anywhere. I was thinking maybe it has something to do with the weather as well? Maybe it gets too hot for them? :confused3

melmar136

09-28-2011, 07:42 PM

We arrived at the cruise terminal around 1pm. I thought that was a little late, especially considering the DCL reps at the hotel said the captain wanted to leave an hour early from port, to avoid the rest of Hurricane Irene.
But, the terminal wasn't too crowded at that point. We got a health form to fill out, then got in line. After being there for a little while, they moved us to the Castaway Club line. It didn't seem all that shorter than the regular line, as there as so many repeat cruisers.
We waited about 15 minutes total, then proceeded to enter...

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through some magical ears.

We had our picture taken.

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And then boarded the Dream! :banana: :woohoo: :banana:

They announced us onboard, and we entered into the atrium:

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This is one of the first sights you see as you enter. It is huge, and beautiful!
The whole atrium is so open and bright. We talked about how on the cruise we went on last year (on HAL) it really wasn't like that. It seemed so much smaller, and much darker. The Dream really is a grand ship!

We headed to our room, which was ready, only to drop off our carry-ons, then went right up to Cabanas for lunch, as it was close to 1:30 and we were getting hungry.

Cabanas has a huge buffett, but we found it kind of confusing. It seemed that some people were waiting in line, and going down the whole way in the line, while others came over to each station separately, making it seem like they were cutting the line. No one really explained the set up when you entered, so I don't think people knew which was the correct way to do it.

Once we got our lunch, we didn't see too many seats. I had heard the CMs direct you to one, but that didn't happen. We found some stools at a little bar type thing and sat there.

Meg's lunch:

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She got rice, mashed potatoes, pasta (can we get any more carbs in there? :lmao:), mixed veggies, and swordfish. The pasta tasted almost like the kind at CP (not good) and the potatoes were glue-y. It really wasn't the best. It got a 2.5 out of 5.

I got:

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a roll, mashed potatoes, the same yucky pasta as Meg, steak, and mixed veggies. The steak and the veggies were good. I gave it a 3 out of 5.

Then we got some dessert:

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Scooped chocolate and vanilla swirl ice cream with a little topping bar of milk and white chocolate shavings. It was pretty good, but once we found the self-serve soft serve ice cream at Eye Scream, we never went back for the scooped!

We soon left Cabanas and headed for our room, stopping to take these along the way:

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We went back to our room after looking around more in the Atrium. We were hoping our luggage would be there, but it wasn't so Meg took some pictures of the room. We were in 9522, which was a good location, near the forward elevators.

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The room was nice, with lots of storage. I liked the split bath, one with a sink and shower, and one with the toilet and a sink. The only problem was I kept forgetting which was which with the doors closed! (and which one I put certain things in, like the toothbrushes, etc).
The only thing that really took some getting used to was having to use the kttw card to turn on the lights.

We finished checking out our room, and went to see the Sail Away Party. Unfortunately, it was moved indoors because of a lot of wind!

MAGICFOR2

09-28-2011, 10:42 PM

Subbing - looks like fun!

dizneeat

09-29-2011, 12:04 AM

Yeah! You got to the cruise part!!!!!!!!!!! :woohoo:

The staterooms are nice, aren't they, even though I think they ARE smaller than the ones on the wonderful Disney Wonder! :laughing:

We weren't huge fans of Cabanas either. Once we had tried the Royal Palace instead we stuck there and only dropped by Cabanas for the Pirate buffet and a snack. ;)

Shame about the indoor sail away party, wasn't it?

Cannot wait for MORE ..............

sue_88

09-29-2011, 05:21 PM

The Dream looks nice! Sorry to hear the food at the buffet wasn't great.

melmar136

09-29-2011, 06:48 PM

Subbing - looks like fun!

:wave2: Hi there! Glad you joined in!

Yeah! You got to the cruise part!!!!!!!!!!! :woohoo:

The staterooms are nice, aren't they, even though I think they ARE smaller than the ones on the wonderful Disney Wonder! :laughing:

We weren't huge fans of Cabanas either. Once we had tried the Royal Palace instead we stuck there and only dropped by Cabanas for the Pirate buffet and a snack. ;)

Shame about the indoor sail away party, wasn't it?

Cannot wait for MORE ..............

Yes, the sail away party wasn't all that great when you're indoors and can't see what you are sailing away FROM! :rotfl: I think we may have blown away up on deck though. It was pretty windy!

Cabanas wasn't our favorite, and it's nice to get waited on, so we didn't end up there too often.

I never got to go on the Wonder, just the Magic way back in 1998, in an oceanview. It's nice to have the verandah, but we honestly didn't use it much! There was always so much to do, we just weren't in the room too often! ;)

The Dream looks nice! Sorry to hear the food at the buffet wasn't great.

Hi Sue! Thanks for joining in! The Dream was very nice. The food will get better as you keep reading! :goodvibes

bkandreu

09-29-2011, 10:55 PM

miss.potatohead

09-30-2011, 04:22 AM

:yay: Subbed! Loving this report, especially the food pictures!!!!
Can't wait to follow the rest of your holiday! :)

melmar136

09-30-2011, 02:22 PM

I love this TR! You and your daughter are great! Very funny girls :) The thing you said about Soarin, where you lift your legs up made me laugh out loud because I always do the same exact thing!!! And I agree with all of your pet peeves. VERRRYYY true! I love your Trip Report! Definitely one of my favorites on here!popcorn::

:thanks: Glad you are enjoying it, and so happy to have you following it! Hopefully, the rest will keep you entertained! :goodvibes

:yay: Subbed! Loving this report, especially the food pictures!!!!
Can't wait to follow the rest of your holiday! :)

:welcome: We love followers! We knew we had to add in the food pictures because we spent so long checking out other TRs and dining reviews and drooling over all the food! :rotfl:

melmar136

10-03-2011, 05:28 PM

Meg and I headed out for the Sail Away Party that was indoors. Yes, it was very windy, but it's just not the same inside. You can't see what you're sailing away from, can't see anyone waving to you from shore, can't hear the great horn...oh well.
When we got there, it had already started. We were handed some streamers on a stick to wave around. We watched it from deck 4, and were back 2 rows. Kind of hard to see. But Meg did get some pictures:

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After the Sail Away Party was done, we went back to our room, and met our room steward in the hallway. His name was Horace, and he was very nice. He made sure we had our bags. We unpacked our bag that had just FE stuff, and door magnets, etc. Yes, we had a whole suitcase just for this stuff!

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Here it is, full! Good thing it was only a 3 night cruise! :laughing:
We took all of our magnets out, and our FE holder and got started putting it all on the door.

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467 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6209179022/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

Thanks to the DISigners who created some of the magnets for us, and gradysmommy on ebay for the FE hanger! We loved it!
As soon as we had our door done, there were people going by commenting on it. We went inside and could hear all these little taps from kids pointing to stuff on the door. It was so cute. Horace warned us some of it might be missing by the end, but I am happy to say, no one took a thing! It sure made it easy to find in the long hallway!

We unpacked a few more things, but wanted to make it up to our Dismeet on Deck 4 at the Vista Cafe. (thanks Karin, for organizing!) We got to talk with a few people, but couldn't stay long, as there was a DVC member presentation I wanted to go to (free gifts and drinks! :thumbsup2). Can't miss that!
We got there a little late, and I got a glass of wine, and Meg got sparkling cider. We got a bag, and some hats, and 2 lanyards. We didn't stay long as we were way in the back and couldn't really hear much. So, we snuck out with our goodies!

We felt a little rushed, as we had to be all dressed for dinner, before the show at 6:15, as we didn't have enough time afterwards to make it to our late seating dinner.

We unpacked some more, got dressed and headed to see The Golden Mickeys.

melmar136

10-03-2011, 06:16 PM

We got a quick picture as the Dream was pulling out of Port Canaveral. We went out onto our verandah, and could see a couple of people waving with the big Mickey hands on, and lots of people at a couple of restaurants right on the water waving at us too.

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468 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6209311382/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

We got ready, and went to see the Golden Mickeys. We arrived right as they were finishing up the red carpet interviews.

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472 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6209312902/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

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469 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6209311978/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

The picture of the stage didn't come out very well, as the boat was pretty rocky at that point from whatever was left of Hurricane Irene. As we sat watching the show, I was wondering how the performers could stay in their places on the stage, AND could sing and dance! :eek: Although, there was one moment when I thought Cruella was going to fall over!
We were just sitting, and could really feel the boat sway!

The show was good, and at the end all these gold Mickey heads came down as confetti. The little boy next to us was going crazy trying to gather up as many as he could.

We went back to the room after the show, as Meg was feeling pretty seasick. :sick: I gave her some more Bonine (just like Dramamine, but with no drowsiness, and you only need to take 1 in 24 hours) although, this was Meg's second one of the day. I figured maybe she'd feel better if she ate a little dinner, had some gingerale, and let the Bonine work.

Here is what we found when we entered the room:
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473 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6209313688/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

A cute little elephant, some chocolates, and a nice box from DVC.
Meg took her Bonine, and we left to go to dinner. Our first dinner on the rotation was to be the Royal Palace.

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474 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6208799373/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

Poor Meg. She felt horrible. There were quite a lot of people who were seasick that night. We went over to the windows near the restaurant and Meg said, "oh, THAT'S why I feel sick", as she saw the big waves. I couldn't help it, I had to laugh at her. Here she is sitting, waiting to go into the Royal Palace:

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476 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6208801609/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

She did feel ok to take this picture, but it was from her vantage point, on the floor:

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477 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6208802679/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

Such a pretty atrium!

We finally were able to enter the restaurant, after they gave everyone an antibacterial wipe. Meg has this very odd disorder called the "wipephobia". She literally HATES wipes. So, of course her uncle, and my friends who still have babies like to chase her around with wipes. Clean ones, and she runs, screaming. Odd. :lmao: She has even been known to bite, and draw blood when being held down and wiped all over with a wipe! :rotfl: Yes, her uncle tortures her!
But, she had to just take the wipe at the restaurant, and give me a horrified look, then throw it away as soon as she could. Again, poor Meg.

She overcame her wipe trauma in time to take this picture as we entered:

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475 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6208800867/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

So pretty!

We were shown to our table, number 73. We were sitting with the teen boy who was in back of us while we were waiting to get on the bus, at Kidani. We had bonded over "Roz". So we were happy to see him (Trevor) with his mom, Jen. Another single mom and her daughter sat with us as well.

Our assistant server, Pla from Thailand, handed us our menus and took our drink orders. Meg really needed a gingerale!

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478 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6208803311/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

Would Meg be able to eat?

Mom2m&k

10-03-2011, 06:50 PM

Poor thing! That is not a fun way to start a cruise! I hope she started to feel better...I can't wait to see food pics!!

melmar136

10-03-2011, 07:03 PM

Poor thing! That is not a fun way to start a cruise! I hope she started to feel better...I can't wait to see food pics!!

There were a lot of people who were sick the first night! No, not a great way to start a cruise!

dizneeat

10-03-2011, 11:43 PM

melmar136

10-04-2011, 05:55 PM

Tell me about many people being seasick! :lmao: Our first meal was at the Artist's Palatte and it was empty in there! Ana and Sapto had a lot of time to fool around with us .......... and funnily enough it was the one night when I was really hungry during 11 nights of cruising! :rotfl2:

Great photos and you squeezed a lot in in a short amount of time! I remember your door - it looked amazing! BTW, can you remember the diameter of the round door number? Tom wants to make a Stitch biting into in, but we forgot to measure ;)

More please ...... I love it!

Thanks! We had lots of fun decorating our door. I'm so glad I found these boards for the decorations, and the FE. It made the cruise even more fun.
I didn't measure our door, as I got our Mickey hat pattern from idrivealumina's thread. (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2172891)
But it says on there to use a 7.5" diameter. That sounds really funny what Tom wants to do!

BerrysGirl

10-04-2011, 07:27 PM

I'm all caught up on your TR!
I looove your cruise pictures! I'm thinking a Disney cruise needs to be in my future soon :)

melmar136

10-05-2011, 03:52 PM

I'm all caught up on your TR!
I looove your cruise pictures! I'm thinking a Disney cruise needs to be in my future soon :)

Glad you're back from your trip. Can't wait to read all about it!
Yes, a Disney cruise is a must do! Stay tuned for more! :goodvibes

melmar136

10-05-2011, 06:01 PM

When we left off, poor Meg was feeling really seasick, and we were wondering if she was going to be able to eat dinner that night at the Royal Palace. She got her gingerale and ate a roll, and thankfully, started feeling better. I think the Bonine had started to kick in as well. She was good to go for dinner! Here is the bread basket, before the bread arrived:

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479 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6209319094/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

So pretty! The whole restaurant was nice, with little touches everywhere:

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480 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6209319966/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

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483 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6209321414/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

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487 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6209324828/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

Our server came over and introduced himself. He was Kruno, from Croatia. He was a very nice guy, and a great server, and touchy-feely! He'd put his hand on your shoulder as he was taking your order, or asking you a question, and get really close. He did it with everyone, even Trevor. It wasn't creepy though, but we joked a little about it at our table.

Meg and I both ordered the same appetizer, the lobster with jumbo shrimp:

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481 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6208806071/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

It was good, but the lobster tasted a little odd. Maybe it had been in some sort of sauce beforehand or something?

Then, I got the onion soup:

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484 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6209322240/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

It was good, but the bread on top was pretty hard to get through. You had to wait for it to get really soggy in the soup.

Meg and I both got the filet with lobster medallions for our entree. It came with mashed potatoes, and a few little veggies.

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485 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6209323100/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

The filet was really good, and the lobster was better than it had been in the appetizer, even though it looks the same.

Then came dessert. Both of us chose the strawberry shortcake sundae:

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486 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6208809429/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

It was really good, but Meg didn't like the sauce on top that much...she thought it was very sugar-y. I am all for sugar! :laughing:
We rated the whole dinner a 4 out of 5. The food and the service were good, and we were very glad Meg felt better! :thumbsup2

The restaurant itself was practically empty! There were obviously a lot of seasick people that night! One table near us had one poor girl sitting alone. The rest of her family of 12 was sick! We asked her to join us but she said she was just there to eat some dessert.

We went back to our room to gather up our FE gifts for Day 1. We had to get them all passed out! If you have never done a FE on DCL, do it! It was so much fun! Here is what we gave on day 1:

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001 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6215799706/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

We put all of these goodies into...

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003 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6215800776/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

and created a list of what goodies were in there:

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002 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6215800206/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

I saw an idea like this on one of the FE threads, and loved it! That was for the adults. We gave the kids a bag filled with:

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disney 003 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6215290553/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

Pirate goodies to use on Pirate night!

Once we got our workout from passing out the FE gifts, going up and down the stairs and down all the looong hallways, we went back to our room, to sleep for the night.

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488 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6208810977/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

Weather for the day: really windy, and some rain in Port Canaveral
Best thing for the day: Being on the Dream!
Worst thing: Meg being seasick!

BerrysGirl

10-05-2011, 06:12 PM

Okay I may be asking a dumb question but what does FE stand for?

melmar136

10-05-2011, 06:28 PM

Okay I may be asking a dumb question but what does FE stand for?

Not a dumb question AT ALL! I had to look it up when I first joined our cruise meet! They were talking about FEs and I had NO IDEA! It's actually really fun.

It stands for Fish Extender exchange. There are little clip things outside each stateroom that the room stewards use. They clip info there for you, such as spa specials, etc. The clips started off as a fish. People started hanging pocket pouches there and they would exchange gifts with other people in their cruise meet.
Here is a thread if you want to read more about them:
FE info (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33184281&postcount=2)

I found our cruise date thread and they had a FE sign up going. We joined, and I'm so glad we did. We got to go around the ship delivering little gifts for everyone in the FE group, and they did the same. We would come back to find all sorts of goodies in our pouch! We got everything from candy and CDs to things from other countries that the other cruisers are from!

melmar136

10-09-2011, 07:30 PM

Meg and I got up around 8, and got ready to begin our day. The first thing we noticed was that the ship wasn't rocky at all, like it was the night before! Yay! We decided on the Royal Palace for breakfast, because Meg didn't want to go to the Enchanted Garden, as she wanted to be "surprised" when she saw it for our dinner rotation, and we weren't that keen on Cabanas at lunch.

The Royal Palace serves a sit down breakfast, and it's nice to be waited on! :goodvibes
We were shown to a table, just for the 2 of us, and given our menus.

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067 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6222318255/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

Meg took more pictures of the restaurant:

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068 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6222318891/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

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069 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6222838396/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

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070 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6222839142/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

Meg ordered a veggie omlette.

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071 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6222320893/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

She liked it, and gave it a 4 out of 5 as nothing else came with it.

I ordered the Breakfast Trio. It sounded really good!

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072 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6222321477/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

It was a pancake, a "Belgian" waffle, and French toast, with bacon. The waffle wasn't exactly what I think of as a Belgian waffle. It was more like a frozen toaster waffle, and the pancake was really dry. The French toast was good at least!
I gave it a 2 out of 5. I was kind of disappointed. :sad2:

We left breakfast, and stopped to take a picture outside of the Royal Palace.

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074 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6222841782/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

We headed up to "Anyone Can Cook". We thought it was going to be a cooking lesson.

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075 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6222842518/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

It was a demonstration by the head pastry chef. He made an apple streudel with vanilla sauce. Watching him roll the dough out and fold it, making the layers was incredible. I don't think "anyone" could do that! I think I'd be more likely to go buy frozen phyllo dough! :laughing: But it was cool to see. Then, we got to sample some! I thought it was really good, but Meg didn't like it very much. That was fine because I got to eat hers too!

We went up to deck 4 to sit and "relax". There is no relaxing with Meg around. She wants to constantly go, go, go! So, while I was sitting, looking at the Navigator, she kept telling me to talk, and she was snapping pictures at random moments, then laughing like a crazy person. I was getting annoyed. Here is one of them, where I think I was telling her to SHUT UP! :rotfl:

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077 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6222325023/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

Nice, I know! At least we got one shot of the ocean:

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076 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6222324359/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

When I couldn't stand it anymore, we went inside to check out the "Diaper Dash" that was on the Navigator.

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078 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6222325703/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

Too bad no babies showed up! Then, they opened it up to toddlers, but only one showed up with his parents. So, we left. Too bad, I wanted to see a bunch of crawling babies, racing!

Bingo was next...would we win any money?

BerrysGirl

10-09-2011, 07:53 PM

dizneeat

10-10-2011, 06:37 AM

Great update again!

Unfortunately we both picked the DCL trio breakfast and it was the worst breakfast I had at the RP and we went about every day of our 11 night cruise. :lmao:
They had a delicious pineapple stack and the Eggs Benedict were to die for. Tom had the "big breakfast" (?) and he really enjoyed it.

As far as the "anyone can cook" demonstration - we knew what it was and quite enjoyed it ........ and I CAN make that dough without any problems and I can get it as thin as he can - but it's easy if you grew up in Austria, the county that perfected the apple strudel. :thumbsup2

Love the photo of you! ;) Can't wait for more! :thumbsup2

melmar136

10-10-2011, 10:13 AM

Thanks so much for explaining FE to me! That's such a neat idea and definitely something I'd like to do when we cruise.

That restaurant is gorgeous... maybe the food's better at different meals? Hopefully? But Meg's omelette does look delicious!

All those activities look so cutely themed. It's a bummer how misleading the "Anyone Can Cook" lecture was though...

I totally feel for you just wanting to sit while Meg is go go go. I was just like that at her age. I'm sure I drove my mother crazy! Now sometimes I just like to sit at the coffee shop watching the world go by while Matt is sitting at the edge of chair wanting to run off! The funny thing is we're completely different at Disney. I'm go go go and he just wants to take it easy! Ah balance. Someday we'll find it, right? ;)

The FE was so much fun, and we were so glad we did it. I would really recommend it!
It was fun to watch the head pastry chef do his thing, and he did WAAAAY better than I could've done. I think if it was a lesson, we may have been there all day, and he would have never gotten back to do some actual cooking! :lmao:
Yeah, Meg can't relax. I suggested the kid's club, but she always wants to be with me. I love that, except for when I just want to sit for a little while! That's funny how you and Matt switch places at WDW!

Great update again!

Unfortunately we both picked the DCL trio breakfast and it was the worst breakfast I had at the RP and we went about every day of our 11 night cruise. :lmao:
They had a delicious pineapple stack and the Eggs Benedict were to die for. Tom had the "big breakfast" (?) and he really enjoyed it.

As far as the "anyone can cook" demonstration - we knew what it was and quite enjoyed it ........ and I CAN make that dough without any problems and I can get it as thin as he can - but it's easy if you grew up in Austria, the county that perfected the apple strudel. :thumbsup2

Love the photo of you! ;) Can't wait for more! :thumbsup2

Well, I'm glad to know there are much better options for breakfast at RP. Meg really liked hers. I was just so looking forward to all that sweetness, and was sad it didn't deliver!
I'm impressed you can get the dough that thin for the strudel! Although, I can say I haven't even tried. Maybe someday! ;)
I think that photo of me was one of about 25 that I made Meg delete. She was having a great time annoying me! :rotfl:

melmar136

10-10-2011, 06:25 PM

We docked in Nassau at this point, late, around 11:30 ish, and the announcement had been made that all excursions had been cancelled and Atlantis was closed. We didn't mind, as we were planning to stay on the ship anyways. But, it would have been nice if all those people who did have an excursion planned got to go. Then we would have had more of the ship to ourselves! ;)
Here are a few pictures, before heading to bingo:

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083 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6228643572/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

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082 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6228642412/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

We made a quick stop in one of the bathrooms. They are really nice! And Meg liked the mirrors:

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081 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6228640984/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

We got to bingo, and bought a combo package. It had 3 paper bingo cards for each game, and there were 5 games, so 15 paper cards. It also came with an electronic handset thing that had maybe 48 cards on it for each game??? I had never seen one of these before! Meg thought it looked like a giant remote control or something from the 80s. It kinda did!
It was $50 for this package. Bingo was more expensive than I thought it would be!

We ordered a drink while we waited for the games to begin:

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080 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6228639730/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

I got the Bahama Mama. Might as well, as we were in the Bahamas! ;)
It was really good!

Meg got the Ooey Gooey...some sort of chocolate ice cream drink.

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079 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6228638322/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

She loooved it. It was very chocolate-y.

Bingo began, and I just had to sit there and let my electronic thing do all the work. The CMs running bingo were really funny, and we had a lot of laughs, even though we weren't winning...yet!
For some reason, they call the machine that all the balls are in, Betty. And we kept yelling, "shake it up Betty!"
The CMs also had this dance they did whenever B11 was called. We still remember it!

We were on the 3rd game and all of a sudden, my screen started flashing BINGO! I won! I won! And the guy announcing it said, "wow, that came out of nowhere." because you are supposed to stand up when you are down to only needing one more number. I had no idea that's what my electronic thing was trying to tell me! :lmao: I just knew the BINGO part!

I ended up winning $135. Not too shabby! They put it right on your KTTW card. Well, thank you very much!

After the excitement of bingo, we went in search of something for lunch. I really wasn't excited for Cabanas again, so we checked out Flo's Cafe.

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492 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6228107995/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

Meg wound up with a half sandwich, a panini with chicken and cheese, and a salad.

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489 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6228623526/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

She gave it a 3 out of 5. Not great, but good. Although, she couldn't find the salad dressing.

I went over to a different window, and got a cheeseburger with fries, and I picked up a salad as well.

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490 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6228624518/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

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491 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6228625392/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

The burger was already cooked, I think they just threw it back on the grill to heat it up, then slapped on some cheese, which didn't melt at all. Meg loved my fries!
I gave it a 3.5 out of 5. It was good, except for the cheese.

Then, we went in search of Eye Scream.

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496 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6228629750/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

Oh Yeah! :cloud9:

Self-serve soft-serve ice cream!!! They had vanilla, chocolate, twist, or banana, strawberry, and that twist combo. We only tried the chocolate/vanilla twist in a cone. Every time. Meg had 5, yes 5, on this one day! I think this was one of her favorite spots on the ship!

We walked around, near the pools, and AquaDuck...

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495 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6228628884/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

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497 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6228630232/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

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503 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6228114101/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

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504 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6228115359/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

Then, we were off to another activity!

jecskc

10-10-2011, 09:38 PM

BerrysGirl

10-11-2011, 09:36 AM

I know I'm spoiling my own surprise but did you get to ride the AquaDuck? I think it'd be so cool to ride the slide down and over the ocean!

Those details on the ship are just incredible. The Nemo murals are gorgeous and I love the little Donald sticking out of the side of the ship... poor Donald. He gets in a similar predicament at Philharmagic :lmao:

melmar136

10-11-2011, 03:37 PM

Stopping in to Hi and tell you I am enjoying your TR. We are staying four nights at AKL and then doing 5 on the Dream in April and we are beyond excited. Looking forward to see more photos of the ship !!!

Hi, and :welcome: Oooh, I can't wait to hear how the 5 night cruise is on the Dream! That's what we have planned for next August! Btw, I LOVE the Hannah name fill on your new TR...with Rapunzel and Pascal! :thumbsup2

I know I'm spoiling my own surprise but did you get to ride the AquaDuck? I think it'd be so cool to ride the slide down and over the ocean!

Those details on the ship are just incredible. The Nemo murals are gorgeous and I love the little Donald sticking out of the side of the ship... poor Donald. He gets in a similar predicament at Philharmagic :lmao:

I'll give you a sneak peek...we did go on the AquaDuck!
The details on the ship really are great!
I have a feeling you might be talking Matt into a Disney cruise sometime? ;)

BerrysGirl

10-11-2011, 06:51 PM

I'll give you a sneak peek...we did go on the AquaDuck!
The details on the ship really are great!
I have a feeling you might be talking Matt into a Disney cruise sometime? ;)

I cannot WAIT to hear about the AquaDuck!
Not gonna lie, I'm aware that our honeymoon will probably be upcoming in the next few years and I'm playing around with ideas. Ideally I'd love to explore Australia together but I'm aware that would be a pricey honeymoon. If we need to be cost conscious a Disney Cruise is high up on my list of potentials!

melmar136

10-14-2011, 06:30 PM

I cannot WAIT to hear about the AquaDuck!
Not gonna lie, I'm aware that our honeymoon will probably be upcoming in the next few years and I'm playing around with ideas. Ideally I'd love to explore Australia together but I'm aware that would be a pricey honeymoon. If we need to be cost conscious a Disney Cruise is high up on my list of potentials!

A Disney Cruise would be a good option for your honeymoon...I went with my ex-husband back in 1998, so with no kids, and we had a great time. They really aren't just for kids at all!

melmar136

10-14-2011, 06:49 PM

After lunch, Meg and I decided to do the animation class. We had really enjoyed the one at DHS, so we wanted to try it again.

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505 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6228634754/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

Unfortunately, we were drawing Mickey again. I would have liked to try another character, but I guess we could use the practice anyways! ;)
There was a 16 year old kid there who was sitting at the table next to us. His drawing was sooo good! It looked EXACTLY like it should. He said his dream is to be an animator someday, and I think he probably will be!
Our pictures were not as good:

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506 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6228117709/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

That one was Meg's and here is mine:

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507 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6228637182/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

:rotfl: cute!

We went back to the room to get the Wave phones. I was heading off to a "mixology" class, and Meg wanted to spend that time exploring the ship, and taking more pictures. She had no interest in going to the kid's club. So, I told her we'd use the phone if one of us needed to get in touch with the other. They were pretty cool once we figured them out. For those who don't know, the Wave phones can be used to call or text the other people in your cabin while on the ship (and I think on Castaway Cay).

So, we headed out with our phones. I went off to one of the clubs in The District. When I showed up, the bartender asked for my ticket. I had no idea what he was talking about. Apparently, you are supposed to pre-register for the class and pay then. Whoops! But, he let me stay, and just billed my KTTW card. So, while I was drinking all of the concoctions he made, Meg was off shooting away.

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509 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6232672544/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

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511 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6232674726/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

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512 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6232155205/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

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513 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6232156147/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

She headed up onto Deck 12, and took a break from the photo shoot for another ice cream at Eye Scream! Then, back to the photo taking.

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514 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6232157163/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

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516 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6232158513/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

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517 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6232159107/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

Then, back down to the Atrium she went, while I was still in "class".

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518 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6232680840/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

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519 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6232161193/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

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521 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6232683706/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

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522 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6232164157/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

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524 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6232686326/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

Continued in next post...

melmar136

10-14-2011, 07:22 PM

Meg was still busy taking pictures. She headed outside.

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520 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6232682742/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

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525 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6232166607/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

Can you find the hidden Mickeys on the lifeboat?

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526 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6232687542/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

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527 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6232167833/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

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528 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6232688962/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

Then, she went back inside, for more food! Chocolate covered strawberries at the Vista Cafe.

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530 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6232690440/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

yum! And I love the plate they're on!

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529 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6232689818/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

Meg sat here, and waited for me.

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535 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6232694522/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

The class was supposed to be over at 4. She tried calling my phone around 4:05, which thankfully was on vibrate. I sent her a text back (which was a pain without the keyboard) that we weren't done yet, and I'd call her soon. I think we were on drink #4 out of 5 at that point! :drinking1

I am not a big drinker at all, so by now I was feeling it! The bartender started off with a dirty martini. Bleeech! :scared1: I really couldn't finish that one, and he kept saying he was leaving it there until I did! He did finally take it away because it was awful.
Then, he made a drink with crushed raspberries and Jack Daniels! It was actually really good.
He made another with more raspberries and mint, but not sure what kind of alcohol was in it. It was good.
I really can't remember the other 2! :laughing: I know that two of the drinks are on the menu of the Skyline Lounge, which is the club the class was in.

The class finally got over at 4:30 so I called Meg to let her know. She had been wandering around in the Vista Gallery, taking more pictures of course.

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532 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6232171547/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

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533 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6232172561/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

She HAD to take a picture of the Pooh one!

Meg went up to Deck 5 and I had come out of the class. Both of us wound up lost! :lmao: I was wandering around in The District, trying to find my way out, and no, it wasn't the 5 (small) drinks I had. I get lost totally sober! Meg was lost on Deck 5 in some hallway. But, I made it out to the railing at the Atrium on Deck 5, and so at least I knew where I was. Then, I could see Meg at the Vista Cafe again, one deck down.
We did finally find each other, and Meg was all frustrated but I just burst out laughing! Then, of course she kept saying I was drunk which would just make me laugh again.
I definitely wasn't drunk, but the drinks had an effect! I told her I should drink more often to put up with her when she got an attitude! :rotfl2:

We decided to give the Midship Detective Agency a try at this point, as we were right near where you begin it. There were 2 options, and we chose the one with the Dalmatians...something about search for the missing puppies.

It was cute, and it was fun to find all of the interactive art, and watch it change, and move. This took about a half hour, and then we went back to our room.
When we got there, we had a card from the Chill Spa (for teens) at the Senses Spa. I told Meg we should check it out, as I thought you had to be 13 to use it.

We went up, and asked if she could go, since they had given us the card. The woman at the front desk at the spa was kind of rude, and informed us that Meg couldn't do any of the teen spa treatments except for a manicure, pedicure, or a facial.

I talked her into getting a pedicure, and we made an appointment for that night at 7, before dinner.

dizneeat

10-15-2011, 12:59 AM

melmar136

10-16-2011, 07:55 AM

Wow! You were busy that day!

We love those "seminars" :lmao: Tom and I did the champagne tasting at Pink and the Wine tasting at Meridien and had "lots of fun". :rotfl2:

Love your drawings by the way - I never thought about doing those classes, but maybe that could be something we could try on one of our future cruises. :thumbsup2

Yes, we were busy! Meg doesn't sit still! :rotfl:

A couple at the mixology class has gone to the champagne tasting too and loved it. Maybe I'll have to try that one next time.

The animation classes are actually pretty fun. Although, we did like the one at DHS better.

melmar136

10-16-2011, 05:54 PM

Since we made Meg an appointment at 7 that night for the spa, she had to get showered and changed for dinner before she went there. So, she did that and then went up to Senses for the Chill Spa.

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While she was being pampered, I took a shower and got ready for dinner. When I was just about ready, I happened to glance out the doors and noticed we were pulling away from Nassau.

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The sun was just beginning to set, and this little lighthouse looked so pretty.

Right around this time, the announcement was made that we would not be able to make it to Castaway Cay the next day! :sad2: :eek: :sad1: WHAT?! And even worse, we'd be going back to Nassau! BLAH! :sad2:
This was my 2nd DCL cruise, and now the 2nd time we would NOT be going to CC!!! There was a hurricane that time too!!! Apparently, you should not cruise when I do, as I seem to have bad luck with this!
I was pretty bummed out, but oh well. Next time, right? It gave me a good excuse to rebook! :thumbsup2

After that, the spa called for me to come get Meg. Not sure why, but I think they probably figured she wouldn't know to tip them. Although, I told her how to, and what %. So, I went up there and they were just finishing her toes.
She had a good time with (another) Megan, from South Africa. Meg thought she was nice, but she couldn't always understand her. Here is what she chose for her pedicure.

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Black, of course, with little Mickeys. One smudged a bit, but that's ok. Cute, but not sure it was worth $72 with the tip!

Since Meg was at the spa, and I was getting ready, we missed the show for the night, which was Villians Tonite. Something else we'll have to catch on the next cruise!

It was just about time for dinner, so we passed out a few FE gifts, which was a word search and Disney trivia for the adults, and pirate Mad Libs for the kids with a pencil.

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We started down towards our dinner destination.

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The waiter seating us got lost. He couldn't find our table number. Luckily, we spotted Trevor and his mom, Jen! So, we were seated at our table.

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I am intently studying the menu in the background! :rotfl:

We chatted with Jen and Trevor, who had gotten off the ship in Nassau. They really hated it. Not very much was open at all, which had been announced, but they didn't care for the whole thing. We wondered why DCL, or any cruise line, even bothers to stop there?!?
We took in all the sights of the restaurant, and then it was time for our bread, and to order our meals!

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We really liked the butter knife, and the plates.

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Continued in next post.

melmar136

10-18-2011, 06:18 PM

I forgot to mention, that tonite was Pirate Night. We saw lots of people in great pirate costumes, but we didn't have anything like that. Meg just wore one of the bandanas we got in our stateroom that day.

We ordered our appetizers, and they came out shortly after that. Meg got the onion cheesecake, which was the texture of a quiche. She really liked it.

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I got the mushroom risotto. Normally, I don't like mushrooms, but I do like risotto, so I decided to try it. I thought it was very good as well.

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We both also got a soup...baked potato. We both liked the soup too. Dinner was off to a good start.

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While we were eating, Crush made his way around the room on the big screens. We weren't right at a screen, so watched him "chat" with a table near us. It was kind of difficult to pay attention to him, as people at our table were talking, as well as others at tables near us, but what we could hear was funny.

Dinner arrived. Meg got a "nest".

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It was made from fried noodles and had stir-fry veggies inside. She really liked it a lot. The noodles were a little hard for her to eat with her braces, but otherwise very good.

I got pasta with shrimp.

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It had a crispy mozzarella thing on top, that Meg loved. The dish was good, and if I remember correctly, I cleaned my plate!

Dessert was next, and for some reason, we didn't find too much we liked, most nights. I think it's a little more fancy than what we're used to for dessert. Give me a piece of cake, or a slice of pie, and I'm happy! :laughing:

Meg just got a Mickey bar.

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They're not on the menu, but you can get one anytime. :mickeybar
I got the cookies and cream sundae.

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It was good.

By this time, it was almost 10, and the restaurant was pretty empty. Meg took a few pictures as we were on our way out.

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I have to say, having been on the Magic once before, I liked Animator's Palate there better than on the Dream, with the changing colors, and the waiters changing outfits. It was more of a show I thought on the Magic.

Pirate night was starting soon, but I had to stop by our room to change my shoes. The elevators were PACKED, so we ran up 6 floors to get to our room. I changed my shoes, and by the time we got to Deck 12, it was very crowded! We found a spot near the entrance to the Aquaduck, and waited for the show and the fireworks to begin!

BerrysGirl

10-18-2011, 06:53 PM

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Do you think they sell those chairs? I want them for my kitchen. :lmao:

melmar136

10-19-2011, 04:28 PM

Do you think they sell those chairs? I want them for my kitchen. :lmao:

I know! Aren't they great?!? ;)

dizneeat

10-21-2011, 01:30 PM

melmar136

10-21-2011, 07:13 PM

I love your update!

Food looks good ....... yum, memories! :lmao:

And I am so with you on the Animator's Palette - I loved the one on the Wonder a lot more too! The changing of the sketches, the servers changing outfits ..... yeah, much more of a show!

Guess I need to work on MY updates too - there was a lot going on here the last few days and I never got around to update - but I hope to this weekend! :thumbsup2

Thanks Karin. :)

AP was cute and all, and the food was good, but I loved the changing colors and everything on the Magic. Even the way the servers brought out dessert when we went, with sparklers and all. I guess I'll have to take Meg on either the Magic or the Wonder sometime! :laughing:

Can't wait for more of your updates!

melmar136

10-21-2011, 07:32 PM

When we left off, we just arrived on Deck 12 for Pirate Night, and found a spot near the beginning of the AquaDuck. It was very crowded, mostly everywhere. We were pretty squished. :crowded:

The CMs were getting people pumped up for the festivities about to begin.

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See how crowded it was?

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Soon, the fireworks began!

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The fireworks display didn't last very long, and they're not like watching Wishes or anything, but it IS pretty cool to be watching fireworks on a cruise out in the middle of the ocean. And, we had a good view of them from our spot.

Then, Captain Jack Sparrow swooped in!

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There was a show with pirates, and Jack, but we couldn't see that well, as we were behind a row of people, and others kept passing through that area, trying to move. I was wondering why they didn't just stay in one place then, because it was even more crowded!

Meg did get a couple of good shots though.

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Captain Jack doesn't look bad at all! :love:

The show was pretty good, but next time, we'll have to get there earlier for a better spot.

After the show, we didn't stay for the Club Pirate dance party. Flooring is put over the pools and people dance there.

Continued in next post.

melmar136

10-21-2011, 07:51 PM

Meg and I decided to check out the Pirate Night buffet in Cabanas, even though we were still so full from dinner. They had the big turkey legs, corn bread, mac & cheese, and a bunch of other food, but I just grabbed a piece of cornbread to try. I love cornbread! It was pretty good. I wished we weren't so full...I would have had a turkey leg!

After that, we decided to go to the Arr-cade. Very fitting, for Pirate Night! ;)

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We got a game card with 500 points for $10. Most of the games were around 100 points or less. Meg loves the racing car games, so played a couple of those, some airhockey (I won!), and Meg tried a motorcycle game.

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Then, we faced off on Guitar Hero.

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I have to say, that I did better than Meg! And she takes guitar lessons! :lmao: I guess I am better on fake guitar!

We left the Arr-cade, and I wanted to go to Club Pirate, but it was ending already! Instead, we went back to the room and found...

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And we got some more FEs! Yea! It was always great to come back and find a nice gift! That night we got little bags of Cars pretzels, which Meg ended up LOVING! She kept telling me I had to find some when we got home.

That concludes our first full day on the Dream. Wow, we were busy!

Weather: Cloudy, then sunny and hot.
Best thing today: For Meg, it was the spa, and the 5 ice creams she got! For me, it was laughing it up after the Mixology class!
Worst thing today: finding out we couldn't go to Castaway the next day! :sad1:

dizneeat

10-22-2011, 01:30 AM

Great new update! :thumbsup2

The fireworks at sea are pretty nice and I always look out for other cruise ships nearby - just look for them and I am almost certain there will be one closeby. A friend told me to look for other ships watching "our" fireworks and so far EVERY trip I noticed at least ONE ship! :rotfl2:
BUT - I liked Pirate night and Mickey flying from one funnel to the other more than the show on the DREAM. We watched it the first time around, but then didn't bother any more, just went for the fireworks!
And one day I will be able to skip dinner and just indulge in the dessert buffet - one day ......... :laughing:

melmar136

10-25-2011, 05:14 PM

melmar136

10-25-2011, 05:40 PM

Meg and I woke up around 8, and got ready for breakfast. I talked her into going to Enchanted Garden. She hadn't wanted to, because she wanted to be "surprised" when we went there on our dinner rotation that night. But I convinced her by saying that if she went during the day, she would see the room in a different way than it would be at night. The flower light fixtures open, and then close at night, and during the day, the walls go from looking like a sunny day outside in a garden, to dark at dinner time.

So, she agreed, and off we went.

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After stopping for that picture, we arrived at the Enchanted Garden.

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I was excited because they have a buffet breakfast there, which I guess is somewhat similar to the buffet at Cabanas, but much less crowded and with servers for everything else, like juice, coffee/tea, etc.

We went up to get a plate of food. Meg got eggs, bacon, home fries, and a Mickey waffle, and a bowl of fruit.

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I got the same thing as Meg, but I got a Krispy Kreme! :love: and a little biscuit.

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Can you tell I was excited about the donut? I took a big bite before remembering to take a picture of it!

Our server, Estewar, came over and did some very cool magic tricks, and napkin designs for us.

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He was very nice, and his magic tricks were great. Breakfast was really good, except for the Mickey waffles. They were pretty hard. When we were leaving, we overheard a guy yelling at a manager about how awful, and hard the waffles were. Really? You need to yell about waffles? When there is a TON of other food to eat? I guess he had his heart set on those waffles! :rotfl2:

We looked around the restaurant, before leaving, with Meg snapping more pictures.

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Then, we were off to meet some characters!

BerrysGirl

10-25-2011, 07:42 PM

MAGICFOR2

10-26-2011, 12:11 AM

Hi! I caught up over the weekend, but didn't get a chance to post. I'm really enjoying your trip, and your great pics of the Dream! It looks like you had a wonderful time together - especially your mixology class!:rotfl2:

The Enchanted Garden looks so beautiful - makes me want to book, just to eat dinner in there! Do the lights change from daylight to stars?

dizneeat

10-26-2011, 12:43 AM

Breakfast looks great. It was good you talked your DD into it! :thumbsup2

Those servers know a lot of fun magic tricks. ;) On our first cruise on the DREAM this summer we had a young couple and she fell for the tricks every time. Cracked the rest of us up.

There is something seriously wrong with Mickey Waffles on the Disney ships :rotfl2: I need yet to find a really good one too. Maybe they are just out too long? :confused3

melmar136

10-28-2011, 08:52 PM

What a pretty breakfast! Your napkin pictures cracked me up because in college, my BFF use to cater and they'd fold the napkins all fancy for the events. If they had linen napkins when we would go out to eat, she'd always insist on making all the different shapes she learned at work. Although hers weren't nearly as fancy!

The Enchanted Garden was my favorite place of breakfast. And yes, the napkins were pretty cool. Better than the towel animals! ;)

Hi! I caught up over the weekend, but didn't get a chance to post. I'm really enjoying your trip, and your great pics of the Dream! It looks like you had a wonderful time together - especially your mixology class!:rotfl2:
The Enchanted Garden looks so beautiful - makes me want to book, just to eat dinner in there! Do the lights change from daylight to stars?

Glad you're all caught up! The Dream really was so nice. The pictures don't do it justice. And the mixology class was great! Next time, maybe I'll do the champagne one! :thumbsup2
The flower lights in the Enchanted Garden close up, and the "sky" went from looking like sunset to dark. Not sure if there were stars. I'll have to pay better attention!

Breakfast looks great. It was good you talked your DD into it! :thumbsup2

Those servers know a lot of fun magic tricks. ;) On our first cruise on the DREAM this summer we had a young couple and she fell for the tricks every time. Cracked the rest of us up.

There is something seriously wrong with Mickey Waffles on the Disney ships :rotfl2: I need yet to find a really good one too. Maybe they are just out too long? :confused3

I fell for the magic tricks too! I never can figure out how they do them! :rotfl2: Which makes me very easy to impress!

Yes, there was a problem with the Mickey waffles, but I was good, since I had the Krispy Kreme donuts instead!

melmar136

10-29-2011, 07:11 PM

Thought we'd throw in a real life update since it IS Disney related.

Meg found some Disney pumpkin carving templates online here. (http://family.go.com/disney/pkg-disney-parties-and-holidays/pkg-pumpkin-templates/) So, she picked one, and got to work.

BEFORE:

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DURING:

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AFTER:

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It's Jack Skellington!

We are stuck in the house tonite, as we are having a very freak Nor'easter in MA. We rarely get snow in October, and if we DO, it is usually a dusting. But tonite, we are getting over a foot. :scared1: Luckily, we still have power. A lot of people don't, because there are still many trees with all their leaves and the heavy snow is weighing them down, causing the branches to fall and take out power lines! :eek:

Let's hope we don't need to huddle around the table with our newly carved pumpkin for light! :lmao:

BerrysGirl

10-29-2011, 09:52 PM

MAGICFOR2

10-30-2011, 12:13 AM

Cool pumpkins! I hope your power stays on, and you keep warm this weekend.

dizneeat

10-30-2011, 02:18 AM

That's one great pumpkin!!!!!!!! I love those Family Fun templates - they always have the most fun ones!

Hope you still have power! :hug:

heaven2dc

10-30-2011, 03:10 AM

Disneydragonfly

10-31-2011, 10:28 PM

Loving your TR!! The Dream seems so beautiful and lots of fun!! We are in MA too. We live in central ma and ended up with around a foot of snow. We are still without power. They are saying Thursday, at the earliest! Can't wait for your next update!! Thank goodness for phones that connect to the Internet! Hope your staying warm! It's way too cold!

LisaKeys

11-01-2011, 01:26 AM

Well, needed to find a new TR to read, and came upon yours. What a lucky pick!!! I am enjoying it immensely! :cheer2:

I had never heard of an FE before your report, so I learned something new. What a great way to interact with fellow DISers while on a Disney Cruise - pixie dust all around.

I enjoyed your TR in the parks, and am enjoying your ship TR. I especially like your candor as to your opinions on food, rides, interactions, etc.

Looking forward to reading more...:surfweb:

melmar136

11-02-2011, 01:40 PM

I love your pumpkin!!! I tried to do Jack a few years ago and it looked nothing like yours (aka not like Jack). But he's the pumpkin king so it's so appropriate!

And you can keep that snow where it is! It's chillier here but nowhere near snow cold... and I like it that way!

Thanks! Meg did a great job on it. And free templates are always good!
We wound up with a foot of snow! Trick-or-treating was cancelled for lots of towns! How sad is that?!?

Cool pumpkins! I hope your power stays on, and you keep warm this weekend.

Thanks! We actually lost power for three looonnnngggg days! Very cold, and boring! Luckily we showered at friends' houses, and they had us over for dinner!

That's one great pumpkin!!!!!!!! I love those Family Fun templates - they always have the most fun ones!

Hope you still have power! :hug:

Thanks Karin! Our power is back now. Really makes you appreciate it when you don't have it.

melmar136

11-02-2011, 01:47 PM

I just found your TR and your trip is almost over! Love all of your pics :thumbsup2 I have to go on a Disney cruise one day - love how you and your daughter are enjoying your together and alone times.

:welcome: so glad you found us! You'll have to stay tuned for details, but our trip isn't quite over! You really should try a DCL cruise. We had so much fun.

Loving your TR!! The Dream seems so beautiful and lots of fun!! We are in MA too. We live in central ma and ended up with around a foot of snow. We are still without power. They are saying Thursday, at the earliest! Can't wait for your next update!! Thank goodness for phones that connect to the Internet! Hope your staying warm! It's way too cold!

Glad you joined in! Where in central MA are you? We are in Barre, and got right around a foot also. Our power came back yesterday, so we were without it for 3 days. I hope you got yours back on! Wasn't that crazy?!?

Well, needed to find a new TR to read, and came upon yours. What a lucky pick!!! I am enjoying it immensely! :cheer2:

I had never heard of an FE before your report, so I learned something new. What a great way to interact with fellow DISers while on a Disney Cruise - pixie dust all around.

I enjoyed your TR in the parks, and am enjoying your ship TR. I especially like your candor as to your opinions on food, rides, interactions, etc.

Looking forward to reading more...:surfweb:

Hi! :goodvibes We're so happy you found our TR, and glad you are enjoying it. I had never heard of the FE before we happened upon the boards. I was excited to find out about it, as it made the cruise even more fun, and we got to meet other DISers that way. Hope you'll stay tuned!

melmar136

11-03-2011, 07:25 PM

Sorry it's been a while since our last update! We lost power for three days...pure torture! :lmao:

When we left off, we were finishing breakfast. We decided we would do a few character meets. We got in line for Mickey Mouse.

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But, his line was closed, so we wound up first in line for Minnie.

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Then, we got in line to meet Captian Jack Sparrow, since we wouldn't get to see him on Castaway Cay.

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A little blurry! He was chatting with us, and asked where we were from. We said "Massachusetts." He said, "Oh! Massachusetts....never been there." in a voice just like Johnny Depp. :lovestruc

After that, we headed up to Goofy's Sports Deck, to play some mini golf. It's a cute 9 hole course.

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While playing, we had the awful view of Nassau again, for the second day in a row.

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Not that it looks like such an awful place, but when you were supposed to be at Castaway Cay, it's pretty awful! :rotfl:

Other ships were arriving near us and we had to compare them to DCL of course. DCL won! :lmao:

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We decided to see how long the line was for the AquaDuck. It had been pretty long every time we checked, as no one really seemed to be getting off the ship. It was 40 minutes, but we figured it wasn't going to get much shorter, so we went to change and then joined the line.

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Meg and I went on together, and it was a lot of fun. But, it's over too fast for waiting so long. I didn't even really get a good look at the part where you are out over the ocean, because it just goes by so quick. Meg liked it, and went on later alone, which she enjoyed more. She said being able to sit in the float alone is better than having to sit in the front when going on with another person. When you are in the front the water splashes up into your face and you can't see too well.

We decided to grab some lunch at Cabanas and sit outside since we were still pretty wet.
I was really expecting them to have a similar menu to the one we WOULD have had if we were at Castaway for the day...burgers, grilled chicken, the whole bbq thing. BUT, no such luck.

Meg's plate:

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She got some corn, mac & cheese, pasta, shrimp, and a rice dish. It was better than the first day's lunch at Cabanas, but still just ok.

I got:

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A little steak, some fries, mac & cheese, corn, mashed potatoes, and a roll, plus a plate of salad. I thought it was pretty good, and definitely better than the first day. I was actually really enjoying the steak, until we went to the railing to watch the Allure of the Seas pull in next to us. What a HUGE ship!

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Wow! We just might have to cheat on DCL to try that one out someday! There are about 6000 people on board! Meg commented that there were more people on that ship than the population of our town! How crazy is that?!?

So, after we were done gawking at the ship, we returned to eat the rest of our lunch. I heard someone say, "excuse me!" so I turned around. A man let me know that while we had been at the railing, a seagull had swooped in and took some food off of my plate! :scared1: I checked out the plate to see what was missing, and it was the STEAK! Yeah, the steak I had been enjoying! I had no idea seagulls even ATE steak. I figured if anything he would have taken the roll! What do you know? A seagull with good taste!
I was so thankful that man let me know. I pushed the plate aside at that point, not wanting to eat off of it since the stupid bird had been standing in it!

We finished up, and Meg was sitting there with her sunglasses on.

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609 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6273029537/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

Such a face! (You can see the sunglasses on her head at that point.) They are black on one side and white on the other, and she gets lots of looks and comments. At lunch, one of the servers kept acting very scared of her. He was calling her Cruella, and wouldn't clear her plate. We were cracking up laughing. Finally, another server came over and took her plate, having no idea what was going on. Then, the first server put someone else's plate in front of Meg and acted all scared again. The second server was giving him looks like he was crazy. He finally said to him that it was Cruella! We got a kick out of it!

After lunch, we went to change, and headed out to try our luck at winning more money.

dizneeat

11-04-2011, 12:58 PM

heaven2dc

11-04-2011, 10:49 PM

Love your daughter's sunglasses! I would never have thought a seagull would snatch your steak - that was too funny!

Isn't that ship huge?!! I don't know if I would enjoy being on such a big ship with so many people - it would be fun to try it sometime but I'd hate to see how busy the pools are. I hope you do get to try it out someday! My only cruise so far was onboard the Grand Princess to the Western Caribbean and I thought it was amazing - someday I'll have to try another cruise.

MAGICFOR2

11-05-2011, 12:01 PM

Mine! Mine! Mine! Seagulls don't care - they will eat anything! For some reason, we have them here, 4 hrs from the ocean - they must live at the lake - they love to hang out at McD's and beg for french fries :sick:
Sorry your power was out for so long - nice you had good friends to help out! Love your character pics - first in line for Minnie!:yay:
I noticed those sunglasses in another pic - so cool!:cool1:

melmar136

11-09-2011, 03:37 PM

Oh, I hear you ........ having to look at Nassau when you could be at CC sucks! :laughing:
And seagulls stealing your food does too! :rotfl2:

Love the photos - you got some nice character shots. We never got in line for those and we never bought any of the photos at Shutters. Maybe we should have ........ :rolleyes:

Looking forward to more ..... popcorn::

We only bought 1 picture at Shutters. They are expensive, but I do like the way you just go up to the computer and scan your Kttw card to view them.
Really easy!

Love your daughter's sunglasses! I would never have thought a seagull would snatch your steak - that was too funny!

Isn't that ship huge?!! I don't know if I would enjoy being on such a big ship with so many people - it would be fun to try it sometime but I'd hate to see how busy the pools are. I hope you do get to try it out someday! My only cruise so far was onboard the Grand Princess to the Western Caribbean and I thought it was amazing - someday I'll have to try another cruise.

That was the biggest ship I have seen. Obviously I was distracted to let a bird steal my food! :lmao: I haven't been on too many cruises, but really do love it!

Mine! Mine! Mine! Seagulls don't care - they will eat anything! For some reason, we have them here, 4 hrs from the ocean - they must live at the lake - they love to hang out at McD's and beg for french fries :sick:
Sorry your power was out for so long - nice you had good friends to help out! Love your character pics - first in line for Minnie!:yay:
I noticed those sunglasses in another pic - so cool!:cool1:

Now I know that seagulls really will eat anything. :rotfl2: That one got a good meal anyways. It beats McD's fries! He must have been bragging to his seagull friends that night!

Meg says thanks, she loves those sunglasses too! :goodvibes

donnaf516

11-09-2011, 05:13 PM

Catching up...looks like you're having a great time.:thumbsup2 We were there right around the same time.

melmar136

11-09-2011, 06:28 PM

Catching up...looks like you're having a great time.:thumbsup2 We were there right around the same time.

Thanks for joing in! What dates were you there?

melmar136

11-09-2011, 07:35 PM

Been a while since we last updated due to the fact that Meg has been feeling awful. :sad1: She has been having Disboards withdrawls, so we are updating from the laptop in bed.

When we left off, we were headed to Bingo. There was a $5,000 jackpot. :woohoo: How nice would that have been? We got the same package as before for $50. While we waited for Bingo to begin, we ordered drinks.

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On the left, Meg got the Princess Delight. It was very fruity, and she liked it.
On the right, I got the High Tide. I think it was the drink of the day and it was good.

The room kept filling up and they ran out of seats. Everyone really wanted to win the big money! We played five games again. The CMs were funny and did the same jokes as the day before. "Betty" was not as kind to us today, as we won no money at all. :sad2: No one won the big jackpot, but on the last game, one guy won $2,000! Nice!

After Bingo, we explored the gift shops again. Since it was our last night onboard, we had to make our final purchases. This was the night I purchased my Disney Dooney wristlet with the money we won at Bingo the previous day. (Picture soon) Meg got a tshirt, we got magnets, an ornament, and a few other little things. The one other thing I got was the DCL Chamilla charm on the first night. I love it!

We browsed around, tried on a few things...

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Yikes! If Meg wasn't sick, I wouldn't let her put that picture! But she got a smile out of it. :)

This is the design on the magnet we got. We really loved it!

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Then we went to meet Chip & Dale.

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We had some business to take care of at Guest Services after this...which we will tell you about in the next post!

BerrysGirl

11-09-2011, 08:16 PM

Yay another member of the Disney Dooney club! :) And way to leave us on a cliffhanger... a stop at Guest Services. How mysterious!

Hope Meg feels better soon! :hug:

melmar136

11-09-2011, 08:54 PM

Yay another member of the Disney Dooney club! :) And way to leave us on a cliffhanger... a stop at Guest Services. How mysterious!

Hope Meg feels better soon! :hug:

Not that mysterious, it was just that the post got messed up twice, while we were adding more, so we just left it off there! :lmao:

Thanks for the well-wishes for Meg!

MAGICFOR2

11-10-2011, 12:16 AM

melmar136

11-10-2011, 06:42 PM

Well, sorry you didn't win this time. Looks like you had fun shopping anyway!:thumbsup2 You look beautiful in the hat shot, BTW.

Hope Meg feels better soon, or who knows what she'll post!:rotfl2::hug:

We did have fun shopping even though we didn't win. Although if we did get that jackpot, I would have booked a nice long cruise with the money!

Meg is feeling better, good thing because I'm sure she could find worse pictures to post of me! :laughing:

melmar136

11-10-2011, 07:25 PM

Not to keep you on a cliffhanger or anything... ;) We were having issues last night with the laptop, trying to finish that post!

We were headed to guest services to check on our flight home to see if it was cancelled, as Hurricane Irene was headed up the coast to Boston...where we were flying home to the next day. I stood in line at Guest Services while Meg went to watch the (matinee) Farewell Party. I had also pre-paid our tips and got the receipts for the envelopes while we were here to give to the servers and room steward.

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The Farewell Party was soooo short. I missed the whole thing and I was only in line for about 5 minutes.

The CM said they had not heard anything from the airlines regarding the flights. You would think they would have since you can do the airline check-in onboard. They said they were giving passengers 30 minutes free to call your airline. Calls normally are $6.95 a minute. :eek:

We went back to our stateroom so I could make the call to Delta. I spent about 25 minutes on the phone, and found out our flight was indeed cancelled, but they could get us out on Wednesday! I texted my friend to see if she could find any other flights for us. In the meantime, I called WDW as DVC had just closed. I wanted to see if they could tell me the availability of DVC rooms. They couldn't, of course. I think I was on my cell phone for 17 minutes. I got the bill a couple of weeks ago and it was $30 for the call and a few texts from the ship. :scared1:

Meg was kind of freaked out as she would be missing her first few days in a new school if we did not get out until Wednesday. I told her our plan would be to go to the airport in the morning since we already paid for the transfers and we would figure it out from there.

With all the time spent on the phone, we had to rush to get ready for dinner, and missed the show again (Disney's Believe) for the night.

We had a few minutes before dinner and why not book a cruise for next year? :thumbsup2 We decided on a 5 day to give us TWO chances to get to Castaway! We got an inside stateroom to save money as we really didn't spend much time in our room enjoying the verandah.

Dinner that night was at...

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The doors hadn't opened yet and Meg took a few pictures to past the time.

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Meg kept making goofy faces to occupy herself.

The doors opened and a server led us to our table. We looked around, seeing the changes from when we were there at breakfast.

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The "sky" changed to dusk at this point and the flowers changed color and some closed up.

Pla took our drink orders and our dinner orders, as Kruno was tied up at a table with over 12 people, lots of little kids! :eek: Poor Kruno!

We got a greater appreciation of how hard the servers really work. Our tablemate happened to have Kruno at breakfast time and got the chance to chat with him a little. He was telling her that if he is sick and cannot work, he does not get paid for that day. They pretty much work breakfast, lunch, and dinner shifts, most days. Most of what they make is from tips. He was sending the money home so his fiancee can go to school (college) and so they could get married.

Our first course soon arrived. Food porn in next post. :rotfl2:

MAGICFOR2

11-11-2011, 12:29 AM

What?:confused3 You left us hanging again!:goodvibes

Yay for re-booking!:yay: What better way to use your free time before dinner?

I really want to see that Garden some day soon..

melmar136

11-12-2011, 09:31 AM

What?:confused3 You left us hanging again!:goodvibes

Yay for re-booking!:yay: What better way to use your free time before dinner?

I really want to see that Garden some day soon..

Sorry, I know, leaving you hanging before food pics! How could I?!? :lmao:
We'll try to get those up soon! Hopefully tonite, if we can finish Meg's science project quickly!

melmar136

11-13-2011, 07:06 PM

Ok, so on to dinner!

First, for our appetizers, we both got the lobster ravioli.

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They were good, but just not much of it.

Then, I got the Romaine wedge.

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It was really good, and I could have eaten much more of it. I don't remember what kind of dressing was on it, but I do know I liked it.

Meg got the tomato soup.

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She said it was no Campbells....it was much better, and was her favorite appetizer of the cruise.

For our entree, Meg got the caramelized scallops:

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She really liked the scallops, and the asparagus, but the pearl pasta tasted like nothing. And she thought the stuff on top of the pasta tasted like grass. :lmao:

I got the prime rib. It came with potato and veggies.

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It was very good. Cooked medium well, not too much fat. I also asked to try the sea bass. I didn't want the whole dinner, just a piece of the fish to try.

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It was ok. I had never had it, but on our cruise to Alaska last year, I tried halibut that was amazing, and I was hoping it would be similar. Not so much.

Pla took our dessert orders because poor Kruno was tied up again. Nothing looked appealing (again) which is sad cause I just love dessert. But, of course I ordered something. I got the banana foster sundae...but with NO bananas! :banana:

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It was good. Vanilla ice cream with caramel sauce and whipped cream. You can't really mess that up!
Meg got chocolate ice cream. No picture though. If you've seen one dish of ice cream, you've seen them all! ;)

Pla overheard me telling our tablemates about the magic tricks that our server Estewar had done at breakfast, so he wanted to show us his magic skills too. He was actually pretty good. We all got a few laughs trying to figure the magic tricks out.

Pla also brought out a little plate of different candies for us to try.

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There were chocolate ones that tasted like fudge, but we didn't try the others. I think they were fruity with sugar on them.

We went back to our room, and got the FE gifts to hand out.

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We did door hangers for the kids, and the adults got a Massachusetts postcard with some Boston Baked Beans candies.

When we were done, we went back to the room, and took a picture of our nightly towel animal:

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We were packing up everything and trying to get our luggage out the door by 10:30, which is when they were coming to pick it up. They take it, and you see it again at the cruise terminal, so you need to make sure you have clothes and what you'll need for the next day.

I was trying to get things organized and I could not find my sunglasses! They are prescription, so it was kind of a big deal. Meg and I both were looking everywhere. I thought maybe they had fallen into the trash bucket and got tossed. Then, it dawned on me.....let's take another look at our towel animal, shall we?

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:rotfl2: Wow. They were right there the whole time. Duh!

We also got our pillowcase back from Guest services that the characters signed.

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It came out great!

We had left the tip envelope for our room steward in the room, but sort of in a pile of papers. When we came back, I noticed that it was gone. Which meant that he had taken it from the pile. I found that a little odd. I guess he wanted to make sure he got it, but at least wait until I specifically leave it out. Oh well.

That concludes our last day on the Dream. :sad1: We had to get up fairly early, as we received tickets that had our breakfast place and time for the next morning. We had to be to the Enchanted Garden for 8:20.

Weather: it was mostly sunny, with a random rain shower, and hot
Best thing today: riding the AquaDuck, and the character meets
Worst thing today: not knowing what was going to happen with our flight the next day, and knowing it was our last day on the Dream

Stay tuned, the next day will be crazy!

dizneeat

11-13-2011, 11:40 PM

MAGICFOR2

11-14-2011, 02:10 AM

I'm thinking the stuff that tasted like grass looks alot like grass!:rotfl2:

The sea bass does not look good - no sauce or crusting or anything:confused3 Of course I'm not much of a fish eater, so maybe it looks less apptizing to me.

Too funny about the sunglasses!:3dglasses

BerrysGirl

11-14-2011, 12:42 PM

What a cute pillow! I love that idea :goodvibes:

That towel animal is crazy :rotfl: Glad you finally found your sunglasses... that totally sounds like something I would do!

melmar136

11-15-2011, 06:20 PM

Having to leave is horrible, isn't it?

The weather was bad for travelling those days. We stayed on for the next cruise as well and there were lots of people who didn't make it to port because of cancelled flights.

Food brings back memories! ;) :lmao:

Hey, I love the little story about not finding your sunglasses. Same thing happened to me at OKW one year, when mousekeeping used them to decorate the towel animals she had left on the bed. We searched the whole living room and I had to use my none prescripion ones, just to find them sitting on my bed when we got home! :rotfl2:

I'm glad we got to the port ok, and can't imagine not being able to get there due to a cancelled flight!

I'm glad I'm not the only one who has done that with the sunglasses! :rotfl2:

I'm thinking the stuff that tasted like grass looks alot like grass!:rotfl2:

The sea bass does not look good - no sauce or crusting or anything:confused3 Of course I'm not much of a fish eater, so maybe it looks less apptizing to me.

Too funny about the sunglasses!:3dglasses

No, the sea bass wasn't great. You're right, it was just plain...no breading or anything. Pretty much had no taste!

What a cute pillow! I love that idea :goodvibes:

That towel animal is crazy :rotfl: Glad you finally found your sunglasses... that totally sounds like something I would do!

Isn't that pillowcase so cute? We read about them signing stuff like that on one of the cruise boards, so I bought the plain pillowcase that was just embroidered on etsy. Meg sleeps on it most night, except when it's in the wash!

melmar136

11-17-2011, 05:24 PM

At work, for the past 2 months, we have been having a war....a food war that is! Last month was cupcake war, and I came in 2nd. This month was soup/stew war, and I decided to make...

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Yes, the Cheddar Cheese soup from Le Cellier in Epcot. I have never tried it there, if you can believe that, but everyone on the boards just raves about it, so I thought it would be a good choice.

Meg has been taking cooking classes and really likes to help out in the kitchen lately, so she was a big help in making this! She was the photographer for the event as well! ;)

First, let me tell you what a pain it is to finely chop raw bacon!

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eeew. It is pretty slimy. And it took quite a while. So, while I was doing that, Meg was busy cutting up the celery.

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I was STILL working on the bacon, and Meg cut up the chives that go on top of the soup.

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I finally finished the bacon, and moved onto the red onion.

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My eyes were stinging and watering sooo badly! :sad1: Of course Meg had to get a picture of it!

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You can see how bloodshot they were getting, and the mascara that had already come off in some tears!

While I was tearing up, and dicing those onions, Meg grated the cheese.

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Now, the recipe calls for aged white cheddar. Well, there is quite the variety of ages and prices for cheese! Meg originally came over to the cart in the store with a half pound block that was aged for 5 years, and was $17.99 a pound! :eek: Wow. Who knew cheddar cheese could be that expensive? I normally get the shredded store brand in a bag! :lmao:
I settled for the 12 month aged cheddar for $4.99 a pound instead!

I also had to get a bottle of beer. Yes, one bottle. I don't like beer, and the recipe calls for a cup of it (dark ale preferred) so after looking around for a while in the store, I finally asked some kid to help me out. He picked out the Hobgoblin Ale. No idea if it is supposed to be a good beer or not. But, I liked it because you could buy just one bottle of it! Otherwise, I would have been stuck with 5 extra bottles if I had to get a 6 pack.

I also had to buy Tabasco sauce and Worcestershire sauce. I don't normally use either of those.

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Here is the soup, simmering on the stove. Although, we had to keep stirring it. :stir:

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Meg tried it first.

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She thought she could taste the beer too much. I thought the same thing. Maybe it hadn't fully cooked off yet. And it was hot, as in spicy hot. A full tablespoon of Tabasco went in there!

I brought it to work today, and out of 10 entries, I came in 3rd. Not bad. 2nd place was a hot and sour Chinese soup, and first was Zuppa Toscana, which I guess they serve at Olive Garden.

One of my managers just got back from WDW last night, and got very excited when I told her what soup I had made. She JUST had some a couple of days ago in the Canada pavillion. She thought the recipe was pretty similar, but thought more beer and less pepper (or maybe Tabasco) went into the real one.

Meg had some leftovers for dinner and liked it a lot. She couldn't taste the beer taste anymore, but thought it was pretty spicy. I was not really a big fan of it.

Next month is cookie wars. Any suggestions? :goodvibes

Mom2m&k

11-17-2011, 07:38 PM

Enjoying your trip report! Can't wait to here how things worked out with Hurricane Irene. It was a bit of a fizzle here in NH. We lost power for a few hours but other then that not much! Here is one of my favorite cookie recipes. It is usually a big hit!
http://www.food.com/recipe/snicker-surprise-peanut-butter-cookies-15477

melmar136

11-17-2011, 08:16 PM

melmar136

11-21-2011, 05:59 PM

We woke up early, as we had to be at breakfast for 7:45. We said 8:20 in the last update...I guess I wasn't looking at my notes!

When we looked out the verandah, there was a depressing sight.

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Back at the terminal. Boo! :sad1:

We had to collect all of our carry-on bags, and bring them down to breakfast. We had time for one last picture of the room.

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Bye room!

We arrived at the Enchanted Garden, and there were bags and suitcases all lined up along the walls outside of the restaurant. We left our carry-ons there, and were directed to our table.
2 of our tablemates didn't show up for breakfast. Maybe it was too early for them?

On this last morning, there was a menu, instead of the buffet. I ordered "Eggs for the Road". I chose scrambled, with bacon, and hash browns.

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They must have been trying to use up the bacon, because they gave us a TON! And I was hoping for hash brown potatoes, not the McDonald's type patty.

Meg got the "Chef's Farewell", which is an open-faced omlette with bbq chicken, onions, peppers, and swiss cheese.

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She really liked it, but I couldn't eat bbq chicken that early in the morning.

We were almost done eating and the huge table that Kruno had been dealing with for the 3 days just showed up. At that point, it was after 8:30! Really, they tell you 7:45, so I couldn't believe people would just show up that late! I mean, everyone has to get the ship ready for the next sailing!!! Poor Kruno! Again! And he had to go over and be nice to them. I really don't think I could do that job!

We gave him a hug, and thanked him for the great service, said good bye to Jen and Trevor, and headed out, sadly.

We picked up our carry-on bags, showed our KTTW cards to get off the ship and went into the terminal. All of the suitcases were there, arranged by tags. We had Tinker Bell. They were pretty easy to find actually. We brought everything over, handed a form and our IDs to the Customs guy, and we breezed right through. We were out of there and on a bus back to the airport by 9am! It was very organized and easy.

I slept off and on on the bus ride back to the airport. Meg kept trying to talk to me and waking me up. She HATES when I sleep and she is up.

We got off at the Delta terminal, as we had to figure out what to do about a flight home at this point. We got in there, I told Meg to sit on a bench near the Delta lines, and dropped all of the luggage there with her. I then had to stand in a line that went on forever. I think I was in line for 90 minutes! Lots of other people were trying to switch flights, and even coming over from other airline desks to see if Delta could get them out sooner. I was talking to one woman who had been on a Jet Blue flight. They told her they couldn't get her out until the following Sunday (a full week!) going back to New York. She was ready to leave and rent a car to drive home. No thanks!

After standing there for that long, the woman at the desk basically told me the same thing the person on the phone last night said. We couldn't get out until Wednesday! I asked her to check Boston, Providence, Hartford, Manchester, and even Albany. Nothing! Wow. We were stuck. I told her I guess we had to keep the Wednesday flight then, and walked back over to Meg.

Next, I called DVC to see if they had any rooms we could book on points. Luckily, they did! They had OKW, and SSR. I picked one, and told Meg we had 3 more nights, back at Disney World! :woohoo: She was actually excited, even though she'd be missing the first 2 days of school at a new school. The CM also called ME for me, and let them know we were there, even though we had not arrived on a flight, and arranged for our transportation back to the resort.

We brought all of our bags to the ME desk, and we were all set. They told us which line to get in, and after dealing with a cranky old guy...
:woohoo::yay::banana::dance3: WE WERE HEADED BACK TO WDW!!! :woohoo::yay::banana::dance3:

dizneeat

11-22-2011, 12:42 AM

Wow, what an ordeal, but at least you got to get back to WDW!

I never thought about how many people were stranded those days. We only learned that there were lots of staterooms left for upgrades as people just could not fly in.

Can't wait to hear where you stayed and what you did those last three days! :thumbsup2

BerrysGirl

11-22-2011, 12:29 PM

melmar136

11-27-2011, 08:37 AM

Oh my goodness what a pleasant surprise out of a bad situation! I'm completely in suspense over which resort you picked. My parents are staying at OKW in February and I'm considering trying to make it down to see them... I've never stayed there before!

I was happy we'd be getting to stay longer, and once Meg got over being nervous about missing school, she was too. Even better that we didn't have to "pay" for a room. I just love DVC! :goodvibes

Wow, what an ordeal, but at least you got to get back to WDW!

I never thought about how many people were stranded those days. We only learned that there were lots of staterooms left for upgrades as people just could not fly in.

Can't wait to hear where you stayed and what you did those last three days! :thumbsup2

I can't even imagine being stranded and not making it for the cruise. I'm glad we were stranded AFTER the cruise!

melmar136

11-27-2011, 08:53 AM

When we left off, we were headed back to WDW because we couldn't get a flight home due to Hurricane Irene. Thanks, Irene! We get 3 more days in Disney! :banana:

We were on the Magical Express to.....

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661 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6349083184/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

We chose SSR. The only other resort with availability was OKW. I do want to stay there sometime, but SSR was on our list originally, when we wound up choosing AKL, so we gave it a shot.

We arrived around noontime, and went to check in at the Carriage House. The CM started giving me all the paperwork, and I was shocked that our room was ready! We waited outside for a little while for Bell Services to arrive to drive us on a golf cart to our building.

We were in the Grandstand building. It was really close to the lobby and the bus stop. I was glad for that because the place is HUGE! We took the golf cart to the room, and checked it out.

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The view from our balcony:

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You can see the Cirque du Soleil in the distance.

There was a little window cut out on the side of the balcony with this view:

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653 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6348324289/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

It is really pretty there, and peaceful!

We decided to check out some of the resort, and figure out what we wanted to do with our extra Disney time.

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This is inside the Artist Palette (a shop and restaurant combo):

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This is in the lobby:

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We went outside...

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...and headed to the boat dock to Downtown Disney.

melmar136

11-27-2011, 09:26 AM

We hopped on a boat, headed to Downtown Disney, after about a 20 minute wait. It was hot while we waited!

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662 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6349084106/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

We took this along the way:

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663 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6348334417/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

From Downtown Disney, we took a bus to the Beach Club. We decided we wanted to have lunch at Beaches & Cream. We couldn't fit it in during the first part of the trip.

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664 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6348335145/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

We arrived at Beaches & Cream for a late lunch.

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There was only a 5 minute wait. That was good because we were hungry. We were used to the non-stop food on the cruise the past few days! :rotfl:

We were seated at the counter, and Meg took pictures while we waited to order.

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I love those lights!

We ordered from the very cute, retro menu:

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668 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6348337839/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

We both ordered shakes. Meg got the Frozen Sunshine, which tasted like a Creamsicle.

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Wow, it was good! I ate all of the candy orange pieces off of it, as Meg didn't like those. I ordered a coffee milkshake:

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Yum! With whipped cream, jimmies (as we call sprinkles in MA) and a cherry!

We both got cheese burgers with fries.

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671 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6348340137/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

That is Meg's with lots of onions and a cute smiley face, made with the cool ketchup squeezie bottle! I love those. Weird, I know.

Here is mine, with an attempt at a Mickey on it:

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672 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6348340757/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

Meg says it looks like a bear, not a Mickey head. Oh well, I got to play with the ketchup bottle!

We both enjoyed our lunch, and Beaches & Cream. While we were there, 2 tables ordered the Kitchen Sink, and there were a few birthday celebrations. It's a fun atmosphere!

We walked around the resort for a little while. I checked the plant that I had placed my mom's prayer card in a few days before, to see if it was still there. Nope. Those CMs really do a thorough cleaning!

Meg took a break in the lobby:

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675 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6348342907/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

We waited at the bus stop to go back to DTD, and Meg got a shot of my new Dooney.

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676 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6349094502/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

So cute! I just love it. I've recently had cashiers at 2 different stores ask if it was a Dooney, and comment how much they love it!

From DTD, we went back to SSR, and decided to go swimming, and do some laundry.

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677 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6349095262/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

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It was the Grandstand pool, right near our building. And the laundry was in a little building next to it.

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678 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6349096134/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

We swam, and went in the hot tub, and every so often I would go in and switch over laundry. We stayed there until the laundry was all done, and we were starting to get chilly.
We went back to the room and relaxed for the rest of the night.

Weather: Hot and sunny.
Best thing for today: Getting to go back to WDW for three more days!
Worst thing: Leaving the Dream

melmar136

11-27-2011, 09:32 AM

ooops...deleted due to double post

dizneeat

11-27-2011, 10:59 AM

You stayed at our home resort! :woohoo:
We have yet to stay there :rotfl2: but have been over from OKW quite a few times. The CS place, isn't it called Artist's Palette too? has some really nice flatbreads, so we know our "ways around".

How fun that you got to go to B&C for lunch. I firs thought why you would go to DTD if you want to go to the Beach Club, but then it dawned on me - the buses don't go from resort to resort! :laughing:
Have you ever had a Kitchen Sink? They are so much fun - we shared one last time with the Fishermans, who we met on our next cruise!

Love all the photos as usual! So fun to get some extra Disney time! :thumbsup2

melmar136

12-07-2011, 05:58 PM

melmar136

12-07-2011, 06:23 PM

We didn't set the alarm or anything, and actually got to sleep in a little while at Disney. This is something we NEVER get to do!

We made it to the Artist's Palette in time for breakfast.

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681 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6411895495/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

I got a cheese omelette with hash browns.

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It was just ok. Looking at the picture now, the potatoes look so good, but they were cold, and dried out. I also got a cinnamon bun, just because they looked so yummy.

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I told Meg we would share it, but I think I had most of it. :rotfl2:

She got a croissant sandwich with bacon, egg, and cheese.

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682 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6411898487/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

She thought it was pretty good.

On the way to the bus stop...

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We took the bus to DTD, so that we could catch another bus to the Boardwalk. This is kind of annoying, but the only way to get from resort to resort if you are relying on Disney transportation.

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We arrived at the Boardwalk, and they had all of the flower beds out front dug up. They were putting in all new flowers. You can see them in the background, on the left.
We also saw some type of filming going on, with camera crews, and Meg thought maybe it was Stacey! The woman had long brown hair, and looked just like her. I didn't see much of it, but Meg insisted it was her!

We went through the lobby...

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687 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6411912965/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

to get outside to the boardwalk area. We looked around in the gift shop and wound up talking with a CM for a while. She was from Rhode Island, originally and had been trying to call her sister who still lives there. She couldn't get through, because of the hurricane. Glad we were in Disney then, and not at home!

Meg took pictures of the area.

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688 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6411917163/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

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689 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6411919703/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

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690 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6411921455/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

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691 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6411923025/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

The clouds were really rolling in at that point!

We decided to get a snack and looked in both Seashore Sweets and the Boardwalk Bakery before we made a decision.

I chose a piece of peanut butter chocolate fudge from Seashore Sweets.

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693 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6411925401/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

Meg chose a brownie from the bakery.

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692 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6411924339/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

The fudge was pretty good, but that brownie....:sick: yuck!!! Meg said it tasted like a Little Debbie cosmic brownie, but I didn't even think it was that good. Wow, how can you mess up a brownie so badly?!!?

We walked by the DVC model room that was open, and decided to check it out. There was another family in there, talking with the CM, so we browsed around. There was a studio and a one bedroom to see. They were both nice. I haven't stayed at the Boardwalk, in a DVC room, yet.

We decided to rent one of the surrey bikes to ride around the Boardwalk, and by the other Epcot resorts. So, we paid for a bike and started our ride.

jecskc

12-07-2011, 07:48 PM

My DD wanted to ride one of those so bad when we were there during Thanksgiving. There were several families there enjoying them. We never got around to renting one though. Next time !! Let us know how you liked it !!

melmar136

12-15-2011, 07:04 PM

dizneeat

12-24-2011, 09:03 AM

http://www.magicaldisneytrips.com/bilder/e-card/xmas01sm.JPG

Merry Christmas!!! :hug:

melmar136

01-03-2012, 07:04 PM

Sorry it has been so long since our last update! I hope everyone had a great holiday, and Happy New Year! Now, we can say we're going back to Disney THIS year! ;)

When we left off, we had just rented a surrey bike at the Boardwalk. It was $17 for a half hour, so we got it for the half hour. Pretty much right after we got on, and got situated, it started to rain! Here are some pictures from our ride:

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694 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6411927825/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

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695 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6411929843/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

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696 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6411930931/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

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697 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6411932721/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

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698 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6411934201/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

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699 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6411935821/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

It was a good thing we had a little cover, but we each had one arm and leg (on the outside of the bike) that got soaked.
Also, getting up the hill by the Swan and Dolphin on one of these bikes is a bit difficult, especially when you then start laughing. We got out and pushed, which drew a few odd looks. Guess we'll have to get in better shape for next time! :lmao:

We parked, and since it was raining the guy wasn't even there. He came out of a little food stand to signal that he saw us, so we left the bike, and took a few parting shots.

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701 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6411938827/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

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702 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6411941667/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

We went into ESPN, and Meg played some arcade games.
Then, we walked over to the Swan and Dolphin to browse around.

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704 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6411944985/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

We went into the Swan and Meg took more pictures.

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705 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6411947107/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

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706 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6411949049/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

We peeked into the Garden Grove restaurant, and decided we wanted to eat here next time.

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707 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6411950649/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

I love that big tree in the middle of it.

Then, we walked over to the Dolphin.

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708 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6411953233/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

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709 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6411955413/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

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710 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6411957151/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

We sat and relaxed in part of the lobby, and watched fake shooting stars on the ceiling for awhile, and Meg called to chat with her grandparents.

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711 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6411959011/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

We thought these two hotels seemed quite nice actually, from browsing around.

Then we headed to our dinner ADR...

dizneeat

01-04-2012, 04:21 AM

Mom2m&k

01-04-2012, 07:28 PM

Yay for an update! Hope you had wonderful holidays! Your next trip is coming up quick!

mousetravel

01-04-2012, 09:27 PM

I just found and read your entire TR! Loving it!, especially since it's a mom/daughter trip. I love reading TR's by single parents and mom/daughters, since my DD & I always travel together.
Can't wait to read more about your extra days at Disney!!!

MissLilixo

01-05-2012, 05:01 PM

I love reading your TR! Seems like you had an amazing time! Can't wait to read more updates :)

melmar136

01-05-2012, 08:12 PM

Great update! I love to SEE those people riding the surrey bikes - I don't have the stamina to do that in the heat of a Florida summer. Not even after a hurricane! :rotfl2:

I just saw your ticker - it looks like our travel times will be same again, it's just that we will spend the first 6 days touring the Florida Keys. We're going back to the Dream on Aug 24 for the double dip and then doing another 4 night cruise. When will you be there??????

Oh, that's too bad. Our cruise is the 5 night right before yours. Maybe we will make it on to another one will you someday!

Yay for an update! Hope you had wonderful holidays! Your next trip is coming up quick!

Yes, holidays were busy, but good. Hope yours were too! Hopefully our next update will be much sooner than the last.

I just found and read your entire TR! Loving it!, especially since it's a mom/daughter trip. I love reading TR's by single parents and mom/daughters, since my DD & I always travel together.
Can't wait to read more about your extra days at Disney!!!

:welcome: So glad you found our TR and are enjoying it! We'll have to stop by yours, as obviously we like the mother/daughter trips too! :)

I love reading your TR! Seems like you had an amazing time! Can't wait to read more updates :)

:welcome: Glad you are enjoying our TR! Thanks for joining in! :goodvibes

melmar136

01-23-2012, 01:43 PM

Sorry we have taken so long to update again!

When we left off, we were headed to our dinner ADR. It was so nice to have extra time at Disney to fit in more dining opportunities! :banana:
The bus ride from the Dolphin to DTD back to our destination took a whopping 90 minutes! :eek: Good thing we left PLENTY of time! And where were we having dinner?

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712 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6411960951/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

We still had time before our ADR, so we decided to check things out. Meg didn't remember staying here when she was little and we only had a few minutes to look around at the beginning of our vacation.
We went outside to look around.

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714 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6411962607/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

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715 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6411966791/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

We spent a while looking at some ducks trying to get a good shot...I mean a photo of one! :rotfl:

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716 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6411968453/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flicker

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717 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6411969757/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

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718 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6411971115/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

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719 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6411972843/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

Sorry for all the duck pictures!
Oh, look, a tree!

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720 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6411977079/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

Then we went inside to sit by the fire, in August, in Florida, because we were cold.

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721 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6411978649/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

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722 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6411980703/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

Then we went up some floors to look for more fireplaces, but we couldn't get a good picture because there were people there.

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724 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6411984379/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

It was then time for our ADR.
We waited for about 5 minutes and then we were seated.

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725 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6411986453/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

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728 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6411992349/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

We decided on the skillet for 2. It came with salad, coleslaw, cornbread, mashed potatoes, corn on the cob, beans, chicken, ribs, beef brisket, and pulled pork. BOY, that's a lot of food!

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729 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6411994103/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

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730 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6411996101/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

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731 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6411998485/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

It was so good, but so filling! That didn't stop us from getting MORE potatoes and corn! Oh yeah, AND dessert!
I got apple pie with sugar cookie crust and caramel.

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732 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6412000291/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

WOW. It was delicious!
Meg got just some ice cream.

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733 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6412002147/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

BORING!

We went deaf in there from people screaming "WE NEED KETCHUP!" Thankfully, we didn't need any ketchup! But we could tell little kids at other tables were really enjoying that!
I told Meg to do the wooden horse race around the restaurant with the rest of the kids, but she wouldn't!

We wobbled out of there, and headed for the bus stop.

We'll see you in August, Mickey! YAY!

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734 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6412005205/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

dizneeat

01-23-2012, 02:10 PM

melmar136

01-23-2012, 02:27 PM

Even though we were "cheated out" of Castaway Cay because of Irene - it seems that the few extra days you got were a lot of fun!
Love the update!

Are you doing a PTR for your upcoming August vacation? If so, I hope that you post the link here ....... as I want to come along!!!!!!!! :thumbsup2

Yes, our extra days were great!
Not sure about doing a PTR for this August.

Noticed in your signature you only have three weeks to go for your next vacation! So jealous!

dizneeat

01-23-2012, 02:32 PM

Noticed in your signature you only have three weeks to go for your next vacation! So jealous!

Will you still be jealous when I tell you that it includes 12 hours on a plane and a 6 hour time change? ;) :lmao:

melmar136

01-23-2012, 02:47 PM

will you still be jealous when i tell you that it includes 12 hours on a plane and a 6 hour time change? ;) :lmao:

yes!

MAGICFOR2

01-31-2012, 08:31 PM

melmar136

02-20-2012, 06:58 PM

Nice update! What a fun way to be "marooned!":thumbsup2

I love your pics - what kind of camera do you have? I really need a new PAS, but it seems all the best pics on the DIS are from people with big cameras.:goodvibes

yeah, if you have to be "stuck" somewhere, it may as well be at Disney, right? :thumbsup2

Meg wants a "big" camera, but the one we have is a Kodak Easyshare z950, 12 megapixels, and I think 10 for the optical zoom. It's ok...and still working after it has been dropped numerous times, so I think that's a good thing! I need a point and shoot. No fancy stuff. Not sure I'd know what to do with one! ;)

melmar136

02-20-2012, 07:18 PM

Again, sorry so long between updates!!! We've been busy planning for this August's trip!

When we left off, we had just finished a wonderful dinner at Whispering Canyon, and rolled out of there, headed to Downtown Disney.

We stopped for a picture, thinking maybe this would be our Christmas card...

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735 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6412009041/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

We didn't use it, but it's cute anyways.

We walked around, and happened upon the caricature stand. We watched for a little bit, and I talked Meg into getting one.
Here she is, waiting for the drawing to begin.

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739 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6412014227/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

She had to keep smiling the whole time. What a chore, huh?!

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740 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6412090921/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

I got bored waiting, so I snapped some pictures of the beautiful sunset.

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736 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6412010041/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

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737 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6412011129/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

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738 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6412012287/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

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742 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6412030611/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

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741 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6412091881/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

ok, enough sunset pictures! Here is the finished product!!!

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743 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6412093779/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

Very cute! Meg, playing her guitar. She loved it! I think the face looks a tiny bit like Priscilla Presley! Meg has no idea who that is! :rotfl:
Not too bad, for $29.

After that, we strolled around World of Disney, taking random pictures.

It's the Fab Five!

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7172/6412042319_ae668ea58f.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6412042319/)
745 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6412042319/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

And crazy, close-up Kermie!

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7152/6412039587_506a503b5f.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6412039587/)
744 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6412039587/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

We decided to head back to the hotel, and got in line for our boat. We got free stickers!

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6095/6412043203_133616113b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6412043203/)
746 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6412043203/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

How exciting!

We went back to the room and relaxed! Something that is not usually done on Disney property! At least by us!

Weather for the day: Rainy in the morning, then sunny
Best things for the day: Dinner! and Meg loving her caricature
Worst things: the bus taking 90 minutes, and having to PUSH the bike uphill in the rain

oh, and about a month ago, I got this great new tattoo...very Disney-ish, and I love it, so thought I'd share it here!

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7020/6687054075_d72ded3bd0.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6687054075/)
tattoo2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155088@N02/6687054075/) by mlm313 (http://www.flickr.com/people/67155088@N02/), on Flickr

Kinda blury, but you get the idea. I had made a wish on a shooting star while on the Magic, back in August of 1998, that I would have a little girl.
And, you know I got Meg (the following May) so it obviously came true! :wizard: