Team Renfroe's 2nd Trip Report - 1,500 pictures, dining reviews, and DISmeets!

[alan_renfroe]

Another vote for Philharmagic!!!

I just posted the same thing in my TR. (BTW anybody here is welcome to join...link in Signiture.)

Cool! I will try to get over and check out your report!

the stroller pic was crazy!

I thought that would be a cool picture!

I cannot stand how much fun it looks like you are all having..even in the rain LOVE IT!
I have never been on Dumbo either!!! I think it will def. be a must do for our disneymoon!!
Philharmagic..I completely agree with you..I just love that attraction, it really brings the FEEL of disney right home..i admit i always get a little teary eyed during that one

Great updates !

Oh yeah, the rain on this day really didn't bother us at all. We just went about our business of having a great time.

I think I love Mickey's Philharmagic so much because it is like a "greatest hits" of both modern and classic Disney characters. It may The most "Disney" attraction in all of Disney World!

NEVER EVER?!

Nope. Never ever.

You'd never ridden Dumbo! Alan, you disappoint me. That is the first ride on Extra Magic Morning Hours that Mark and I hit every trip--it is his favorite all-time movie. But I'll cut you some slack now that you've done it.

Sorry to disappoint...last time we were at Magic Kingdom, we were bound and determined to knock out Tomorrowland first. By the time we got around to Fantasyland, it was like a 2-hour wait! For DUMBO!

Rainy days do make for amazing crowd levels. I love that you guys make the best of it! Looking forward to your reviews of The Wave.

As we would later find out, there is a difference between rainy days and torrential monsoons. Rainy days are not a problem for us! In fact, I'd take a nice light rainy day over a hot crowded day any time!

I LOVE rainy days at the MK!!! I also love breakfast at the Crystal Palace. I'm envious! I'm loving your reports- it just sounds like you guys had a blast!

Oh we did! We had a BLAST...and we were just determined to not let anything ruin our good time!

Great updates! Now I kind of hope it rains when we go back. It looks like a lot of fun. Will's statement about your day being the best reminds me of my son saying that it was the greatest day of his life when we were at the MK last year. How can you not want to go back after that? Philharmagic is one my favorite attractions as well, I could watch that show all day. I am glad you rode Dumbo, everyone should at least once.

I know right? It is a thrill when your child voluntarily tells you he had the best day ever! You can't beat that.

Awesome update! In this case, don't you just LOVE the rain!!!??? You would think that ppl would catch on and learn to STAY at the parks, but disers, this will be our little secret!

Hopefully your meal at the Wave was fantastic! This is on our 'must eat' list!

I sure do. I wouldn't want it to rain every single day....but I think rainy days at Disney are nice!

I'm ashamed to say I've never done Dumbo either.

Looking forward to The Wave review, we've scheduled it for lunch in October!

Well, I wouldn't worry too much about it. I think it's more of a sentimental thing with people than anything. I'm glad we now have had the experience.

Lunch review of The Wave is coming up.

 

[alan_renfroe]

It was now about 11:45, and we had a lunch reservation at The Wave at the Contemporary Resort at noon. So we took the monorail over to the Contemporary.

(i love monorail pictures!)

Much to our surprise, the place was practically empty! Where are all the people?

Oh well. Since there were so few customers in the restaurant, we had outstanding service! I cannot remember our server's name, but she was a very sweet Asian lady.

Coming up next - lunch review at The Wave.

 

[KatMark]

I'm ashamed to say I've never done Dumbo either.

 

[NWOhioAngela]

I'm ashamed to say I've never done Dumbo either.

What is WRONG with you people! NO DUMBO?????

It's so iconic, you MUST ride.

 

[ScrappyRN]

I'm glad you liked the breakfast at Crystal Palace. We've done dinner and it was so so. My son requested to eat with Pooh again this trip in Oct. so I booked an 805A breakfast as well. We've never been in the park before opening, so I can't wait for that.

 

[inkedupmomma]

Wow, Wil has such a baby face! I thought he was much younger! Go him!

I rather enjoyed the ghoul..I mean cool pun.. made me But I am a simpleton at times!

You can tell the MK is your fav park, best pics yet!

Like those Wave menus, very pretty, and super Dis friendly lol

looking forward to the review!

 

[shannon47142]

Fun morning at the so empty Magic Kingdom!! I'm glad you guys got to try a couple of new attractions

 

[TigerKat]

What is WRONG with you people! NO DUMBO?????

It's so iconic, you MUST ride.

OK people, Dumbo will be at the top of my list!

 

[Luis Rodriguez]

We LOVED Crystal Palace!! The food was good, plenty of choices and the character interaction was wonderful. It just happens that Eeyore is Valeria's favorite character also. She has a plush toy of him we bought a couple of years back and from time to time she takes it from the shelf to use as a sleep pal...

Also, your photopass family pics are beautiful!! That's the stuff memories are made of.

Regards,

Luis

 

[KatMark]

OK people, Dumbo will be at the top of my list!

 

[KChristensen]

I wonder why so empty?
Kate

 

[MeMom]

We have done Crystal Palace twice for dinner, but not yet for breakfast. It is high on our list to do an early breakfast, both for the good breakfast and for those awesome empty street pictures!

Continuing to enjoy your sweet family's pictures, Alan! We had a couple of rainy spots during our summer trip, so the picture of the poncho-covered strollers was a familiar sight!

 

[LOVEMY3KIDDOS]

You guys must have set a consecutive ride record for BTMRR!!! LOL Too bad for everyone else that ust've thought they would melt in the rain!

 

[M & E love WDW]

I totally lost track of the count. How many times did you guys get to ride?

Never done Philharmagic but it is a must do on our plan in just over a month. Can't wait.

 

[brookelizabeth]

I was several updates behind! It was great to catch up!

CP breakfast just looks DELISH. I am so excited to eat there! I LOVE breakfast, plus when it's gooooood, plus characters=fun and a great way to start the MK day! I'm sorry to hear about the poor bus service there though...that is the first time I have ever read about poor bus service at CSR though. Was the rest of the time pretty good?

It must have been so much fun to ride BTMRR that many times! I can't believe how empty MK is even at that late of an hour in the day.

We did a lunch at The Wave and it was also empty - there were maybe four tables being used. We also were served by a very sweet Asian woman, her name was something like Xeu - wonder if it was the same gal? I hope you enjoyed it-we really liked our meal there!

 

[podsnel]

We always got to CP for lunch when we get to WDW- it's our first must do every time with the kids. I think their lunch buffet is just great!! Something for everyone. I have an ADR for this November 4th at 12:55 pm.

Narcoosees looked delicious- I think we'll be there in May (DISmoms). Do you know what the weight of your lobsters was? I'm making lobster next weekend- it's part of the Seafood Fest we have every year. I like to grill them with a chili lime butter. Mmmmmmm.....

Can't wait to hear about the Wave- it just got a great review on the Podcast, interested to hear what you all thought!

 

[englishrose47]

We LOVED Crystal Palace!! The food was good, plenty of choices and the character interaction was wonderful. It just happens that Eeyore is Valeria's favorite character also. She has a plush toy of him we bought a couple of years back and from time to time she takes it from the shelf to use as a sleep pal...

Also, your photopass family pics are beautiful!! That's the stuff memories are made of.

Regards,

Luis

Hi Luis, Good to hear from you!!! Have you heard about the HUGE Dis Meet being planned for 2012 ?? Are you interested ???

 

[Luis Rodriguez]

Hi Luis, Good to hear from you!!! Have you heard about the HUGE Dis Meet being planned for 2012 ?? Are you interested ???

Hi Rose!!

Big SIGH....

Interested? Yes, of course, but, alas, right now I'm not very sure about when we will be able to do our next trip to WDW. We are just beginning the process of trying to move to a new flat in a better part of the city, which means curtailing a lot of expenses, finding (and buying!!) a good new place to live, etc. and, sadly, real state is REALLY expensive in Venezuela...

But, Who knows? The future is always open, so I'll keep an open mind about it (or at least dream about it ).

Regards,

Luis

 

[dvc4life]

What a wonderful MK report. Even though it was raining, what a great morning for the rides. How lucky to be able to ride BTM so many times in a row with little to no wait!

Can't wait for the Wave review! Have a great day.

 

[alan_renfroe]

What is WRONG with you people! NO DUMBO?????

It's so iconic, you MUST ride.

OK people, Dumbo will be at the top of my list!

Wow! An outpouring of love shown for the classic Dumbo ride! Geeesh, Kathy, get with the program!

Nah, seriously, we probably would have passed it but we just happened to be right there with a 20 minute wait and we had 30 minutes until our FastPasses for Peter Pan, so we went for it! There definitely is something magical about riding Dumbo at the Magic Kingdom - makes you feel like a kid!