Basking in the Glow of the (not so) Creepy Clown -2/11-Pictures, Final Thoughts, PTR!

[shannn]

Oh man! I was so excited for you because the MK rope drop is my favorite. That song just makes me know I'm at Disney. I was a little disappointed in the other rope drops because they didnt have the song & dance! I hope you get to see it in March.

Glad Henry got to see the monorails & trains at least!

 

[tinkgurl]

No opening song or dance?! They cheated you out of something so great! It truly is magical and I hope you get to experience it on your next trip!!

Isn't it fun seeing your kid light up when they see something their excited about?!

 

[BrooklynnsMommy]

I can't believe you made it to rope drop and then only got a portion of the show.

Congrats on your first (sort of) rope drop!
Sorry you missed the song. I think it is on 4 parks 1 world CD. Do you have that?
We do RD because we are dumbo or die kinda people.

We are too! We can get so much done while everyone else is just waking up and getting going.

 

[coneygoil]

I really enjoy the MK welcome show! That sucks that they didn't do the full thing. The song and dance is great. I noticed the Main Street "Major" wasn't there, maybe that's why they didn't do it. The MS major has been the same man for many, many years. We've met him a few times and he's always been the one to host the welcome show.

 

[loritemp]

Getting all caught up. I absolutely love your AK day, every aspect. Picking a few must do's at the park, coming back to relax and get some solo time (ahhhhhhh shopping alone, I almost forget what that is like ) and then a lovely walk over to B&C. Just perfect. I have already proposed a similar first day to DH for our March trip and you have made me even more sure it is a great plan!!

Love all the pics of the BW are, looks like it was great night to just relax and hang out.

Sorry you got ripped off on rope drop. There must be some rhyme or reason to the schedule?!

Can't wait for the next update!!

 

[All7OfUs]

I am sick for you that you didn't get the full Monty show. We caught it in full on the 12th, and LOVED it. But hey, you get another chance in March.

The train- with or without song and dance is simply cool beans. Glad you got to see your little guy light up and enjoy it!

 

[norybell]

Oooh man...! This was our FIRST time in an Epcot resort and we just LOVED it. I can see why you always stay over there! But, even so, I'm sure you will have a wonderful trip - the resort is only part of the magic and each resort really does have it's own perks. I'm not subscribed on your PTR - so I haven't a clue where you ARE staying. I'll have to fix that right now.

Aw, thanks! I have to warn you though, my PTR's pretty dull...I'm more of a TR-er than a PTR-er, I think. I'm doing a triple split stay this month: one night at POR, one night at CSR, and two nights at the Poly. My goal is to stay at all of the deluxes and mods eventually, and I think I can do it! (After this month, I'll only have CBR, WL, AKL, BC, and the cabins left!)

Congrats on making rope drop! I'm a big rope dropper, but I have to admit, even with the song and dance of which you were cruelly robbed, I've never thought the opening show was such a big deal. Cute, sure. But not a big deal. Now, being the first person walking through Frontierland, without any other humans marring your view? That's a big deal! I s'pose you'll probably have to wait for Henry to be a bit older for that, though!

 

[athenna]

I am so late getting here, LOL, I forgot you had a trip report going until I saw mention of it on the AKL thread earlier...Ok, going back to page 1 now

 

[glennbo123]

Congrats on making rope drop. I had a feeling that Joe knew what was good for 'im.

That was quite a crowd waiting with you for the opening show.

Opening show "lite"?!!! Are you kidding me? We had the whole song and dance (literally) when we saw it last summer. (But it's not the end of the world if you missed it. )

 

[KatMark]

Glad you guys all made it for Rope Drop

We've had it both ways...with the song and dance and without. I'm not sure if there is a rhyme or reason to when they do it and when they don't. I love that Henry got excited when he was the monorail and the steam train.

 

[2xcited2sleep]

I have never made a RD either. And your tale is not making me terribly anxious to try it. But it still is one of those "never dones" I feel I should check off the list. And sounds like of the 4 parks that MK has the best rope drop (when they do it right!).

H looks so cute in the stroller waiting for the bus!

 

[skhermsmeyer]

I'm here! We had company in town and it killed me not to be on the DIS!

Glad you finally made RD and got to try the popcorn. We have 3 or 4 souvie buckets from 2008 (we REALLY liked it. lol) RD sounds like of disappointing, so I can see where you were kind of let down. But now you can tell Joe you have to go in March for the RD and get the whole shebang!

I'm going to have to take Noah to Restarauntasaours (sp) just to get the bucket and shovel. He came in last night after his bath and was speechless. Food AND a bucket? I guess he thought he would have to use the shovel to eat with because he started opening his mouth really wide and he said he was practicing for December.

Now, what did you do the rest of the day at MK??

Sarah

 

[Tinker_Tam]

I am sooo excited to catch RD in Dec!! I can't wait. Sorry you got cheated. So hoping we get to see the whole thing. Being cheated though hardly makes it worth getting up so early. The should just make you family of the day in March to make up for cheating you this past trip!

 

[that's nice]

Now you got me knowing we've never made RD. I would like to be there that early though to hit a ton of rides.

I hope you do try to do RD again and see if it is any different.

How cute that Henry got so excited to see Pluto! One of my favorites!

 

[eandesmom]

I love how excited Henry got! Bummer you didn't see the whole thing. I always struggle with the concept of the "show" versus those crowds and vastly preferring not to deal with the crowd aspect. I know you said it wasn't bad but it looked like plenty of people to me! All waiting to go in at the same time.

All that and of course teens who have no interest in beating crowds anyways. LOL!

 

[MEK]

BLT will make it so easy for you to see the show! I enjoy the show because it reminds me of the first time I took my kids there on our very first trip. Seriously, we were lined up for the ferry at 745am. I knew nothing except that it was imperative for me to be there early.

I didn't know whether to take the monorail or the ferry until some cast member said the ferry was faster. Is that actually true?

Anyway - it was such a cool memory - first trip - first park - first opening ceremony.

 

[wdwgirl03]

Oh no, I can't believe you didn't get to see the whole thing!!! That is such a bummer. Trust me, the MK opening show is the only one I would actually try to get there early to see. Definitely in March you'll have to see it. But I am glad you made it for rope drop.

As a side note I am curious to know when they started this welcome show. I think the first time we saw it was in 2006 and we were all so surprised and like what is this?! But before that I don't ever remember seeing anything like it.

 

[chicagoshannon]

oh no! So sorry they didn't do the song and dance for you. It always brings tears to my eyes. I hope you can catch it in March.

 

[disneydusted]

Hi Brook! Sorry I've been neglecting to post but I have been reading!! I love following along with you guys!
I didn't know there was singing and dancing either, we had the same thing you had when we were there in August. I thought it was sort of not so exciting... maybe you'll get the long show in March. I am always the clock beater, waking everyone else up, chopping along... one of these times I am going to surprise them and sleep in!
I was wondering what you are going to do with all of your photos? I've been making an album on Shutterfly, it's hard to pick which ones will make the cut.
Did Henry get his train ride? I'm glad he liked the monorail, did you use it much? I know it's a bit tricky from the Boardwalk area. We asked if we could ride in the front but they said they don't do that anymore. Seems like there was something that happened but I can't remember now.

 

[dekkerdisneydreamer]

Glad you made it, but sorry it wasn't what you expected. At least you're in the park super early, and perhaps you'll be able to get in a few things you wouldn't normally?? Trying to see the bright side of getting up early.....

I've never seen the opening show either, so I'm not sure I'd be willing to go for the "lite" version.... we like to sleep in, too.

Not to dwell on the whole clown thing, but in the movie it involved the clown being on a chair in the boy's bedroom while he was trying to sleep. The camera pans to the little boy (@ 10) sleeping, then pans back to the empty chair. I won't go into any other details for the faint of heart, but man, oh man.......
LOL you would think I'd be over it by now, but some of the things you remember from childhood just kinda stick with you.