A Vacation From My Problems (A Sept. 2010 Trip Report) - COMPLETED 12/14

[glennbo123]

But not during dessert, either. Or after-dessert coffee. Or second breakfast. Or elevensies.

Second breakfast = The Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Ring

This one would have been a perfect one to include in the story about my parents and their dinner choices. Sigh.

Yeah, but you did an awesome job working the quotes in that you did.

Is it bad that when I read this, instead of thinking about the real Jeopardy, I think about how "Sean Connery" could re-read this into something inappropriate on SNL?

I'll take, "Deshperate Schemesh for Meaninglessh Pointsh" for $1,000, Alexsh.

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

I aim to please.

LOL... I thought it was taking aim?

Reminds me of the sign in my grandmother's bathroom.

We aim to please. You aim too, please.

Is it bad that when I read this, instead of thinking about the real Jeopardy, I think about how "Sean Connery" could re-read this into something inappropriate on SNL?

I'll take, "Deshperate Schemesh for Meaninglessh Pointsh" for $1,000, Alexsh.

Second breakfast = The Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Ring

+1

How did you know that was the order of things around here. Round of Port precisely at 5:00, you know, Old Chap.

I just figured you for a hobbit, Liesa.

Yeah, but you did an awesome job working the quotes in that you did.

Thanks, Glenn. I shudder to think what this TR would have been like without them!

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

FINAL CONTEST STANDINGS

Glennbo123 55
FreezinRafiki 50.5
Trennr 33
Afwdwfan 30.5
That's Nice 16
Marvali 13
MissLiz 12
Mom3sonstt 10
Middlepat 6
Goofy+3 5
Melk 5
Wherem I Now 3
Flossbolna 3
Sonnyeclipse 3
jedijill 3
Mrs. Knowitall 2
Belle_princess 2
Pennylane1084 2
All7OfUs 2
LegoMan3 1
Emma's Dad 1
3timesmom 1
Dvczerfs 1
sara98629 1*


Congratulations glennbo123! You are now officially...









Wait for it...












SUPREME MOVIE QUOTE SPOTTER OF THE UNIVERSE*

*This title carries no official meaning or status.

Thanks to everyone for playing along!

 

[glennbo123]

Are you kidding? I'm somebody now! Millions of people look at this trip report everyday! This is the kind of spontaneous publicity - your name in print - that makes people. I'm in print! Things are going to start happening to me now.

 

[trennr]

Are you kidding? I'm somebody now! Millions of people look at this trip report everyday! This is the kind of spontaneous publicity - your name in print - that makes people. I'm in print! Things are going to start happening to me now.

Congrat Meerkat!

I'll even let you have a drink of refreashing Beverly from my Beverly Trophy!!!

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

Are you kidding? I'm somebody now! Millions of people look at this trip report everyday! This is the kind of spontaneous publicity - your name in print - that makes people. I'm in print! Things are going to start happening to me now.

Well done Stev--er, Glenn! I can't think of a more appropriate reaction. Or movie.

 

[that's nice]

Are you kidding? I'm somebody now! Millions of people look at this trip report everyday! This is the kind of spontaneous publicity - your name in print - that makes people. I'm in print! Things are going to start happening to me now.

Monsters INC!


I think..... ???? IS it too late for points?

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

Time to start rolling the credits.

My Top 10 Favorite WDW Attractions

1. Expedition Everest
2. Soarin'
3. Test Track
4. Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
5. Mission: Space (Green)
6. Kim Possible Spy Missions
7. Toy Story Midway Mania
8. Space Mountain
9. Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin
10. Lights, Motors, Action! Stunt Show

Scotty's Favorite WDW Attractions

1. Tomorrowland Transit Authority Peoplemover
2. Tomorrowland Transit Authority Peoplemover
3. Naked Chip & Dale
4. Tomorrowland Transit Authority Peoplemover
5. Tomorrowland Speedway
6. WDW Monorail
7. Kim Possible Spy Missions
8. The Barrel Bridge at Tom Sawyer's Island
9. Dafari
10. Jumping Fountains at EPCOT
11. WDW Bus system
12. Our hotel room

Final Rankings of Sit-Down Restaurant Experiences On This Trip

1. Kona Cafe
2. Le Cellier
3. 50's Prime Time Cafe
4. Liberty Tree Tavern
5. Tony's Town Square Restaurant
6. Chef Mickey's
7. Whispering Canyon Cafe

Overall Rankings of Sit-Down Restaurant Experiences So Far

1. Le Cellier
2. Kona Cafe
3. 50's Prime Time Cafe
4. Whispering Canyon Cafe
5. Liberty Tree Tavern
6. Boatwright's breakfast (now defunct)
7. Tony's Town Square Restaurant
8. Chef Mickey's
9. Beaches & Cream
10. Mama Melrose's Ristorante Italiano
11. ESPN Club
12. Restaurant Akershus Royal Princess Breakfast

My Top 11 Favorite Movies

1. Raiders of the Lost Ark
2. The Shawshank Redemption
3. Die Hard
4. Gladiator
5. Planes, Trains & Automobiles
6. Saving Private Ryan
7. Inception
8. 3:10 to Yuma (the remake)
9. The Empire Strikes Back
10. Finding Nemo
11. Field of Dreams

Favorite Counter-Service Restaurants at WDW

1. Flame Tree BBQ
2. Earl of Sandwich
3. Cosmic Ray's
4. Pecos Bill's
5. Riverside Mill Food Court
6. Sunshine Seasons (big plus for the dessert bar)
7. Electric Umbrella
8. Pizza Planet

Best Snacks

1. Dole Whip
2. Dole Whip
3. Dole Whip
4. Cinnamon Rolls at Main St. Bakery
5. Mini-apple pies at Riverside Mill

My Favorite Family Members

1. Just kidding.

Favorite Walt Disney World Resorts

1. Wilderness Lodge
2. Animal Kingdom Lodge
3. Port Orleans Riverside
4. Polynesian Resort

Top 6 Family Vacations So Far

1. Disney World, 2006 (our kids' very first time)
2. Arizona, 2008 (10th anniversary, sans kids)
3. Disney World, 2010
4. Disney Cruise, 2009
5. Shenandoah/Blue Ridge/Augusta/Outer Banks, 2010
6. Myrtle Beach SC, 2007

Top 12 Places I Want To Take the Family On Vacation

1. Hawaii
2. Alaska
3. Grand Teton/Yellowstone National Parks
4. Yosemite National Park
5. Grand Canyon National Park
6. Utah (Arches, Canyonlands, Bryce Canyon, Zion)
7. Pacific Northwest
8. Disney World again!
9. Disneyland in California
10. Chicago, IL
11. Niagara Falls
12. Mount Rushmore/Wind Cave/Badlands

Most Likely Destination for the Next Vacation

1. Road trip to Canton, OH/Chicago/Louisville KY/Mammoth Cave

Most Likely Destination for Next Vacation if the State Continues to Not Give Any Raises

1. A tent in our backyard

Best Lists on This Page So Far

1. Favorite Attractions
2. Future Vacation Destinations
3. Sit-Down Restaurants
4. Best Snacks

Top 12 WDW Attractions I'm Most Anxious to Avoid

1. Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
2. It's A Small World
3. The Enchanted Tiki Room
4. Stitch's Great Escape
5. Anything Involving High School Musical
6. Journey Into Imagination
7. Maelstrom
8. Toontown USA
9. The Great Movie Ride
10. Country Bear Jamboree
11. Carousel of Progress
12. Tomorrowland Speedway

Things We Need at the Grocery Store

1. Milk
2. Eggs
3. Potato Chips
4. Bacon
5. Cheese
6. French Fries
7. Frozen Pizza
8. Mini-eclairs
9. Bacon
10. Cheese
11. Cosmo magazine

Things We Didn't Get To Do That We Most Want To Do Next Time

1. Ride the balloon at Downtown Disney
2. Take the kids to see the Animal Kingdom Lodge
3. Ride the new Star Tours
4. Convince the kids that Haunted Mansion isn't that scary
5. Obtain the secret recipe for Dole Whips
6. See WDW all decked out for Christmas
7. Go to Chip & Dale's campfire at Fort Wilderness

Faithful Readers I'd Like To Meet Up With Someday if Our Paths Cross

1. All of you!

Places I Most Want To See Outside the U.S.

1. Australia/New Zealand
2. Just about anything in Western Europe, but especially the Alps/Switzerland/Bavaria region
3. Scandinavia
4. Bora Bora
5. Great Wall of China
6. Hong Kong, Tokyo, or Paris Disneyland
7. Macchu Picchu
8. St. Petersburg, Russia

Amount of Gratitude I Feel Towards People Who Stuck With My Entire TR

1. Immeasurable.

World's Greatest Wife In The Whole World

1. Mrs. Knowitall

Violations Noted By The Department of Redundancy Department

1. One.

Best Beverly Slogan

1. Beverly: The Reason Dogs Lick Their Butts.

Coming Up Next: Absolute, Last, No-Going-Back Final Thoughts. And then the Trip Report is over*.

*Over?! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor??

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

Congrat Meerkat!

I'll even let you have a drink of refreashing Beverly from my Beverly Trophy!!!

Wow, you're so kind!

Monsters INC!


I think..... ???? IS it too late for points?

I'd still give you a point (not that you're going to catch Glenn), but you've got the wrong movie.

 

[that's nice]

I'd still give you a point (not that you're going to catch Glenn), but you've got the wrong movie.

RATS!

Over?! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor??

Animal House

 

[mom3sonstt]

Are you kidding? I'm somebody now! Millions of people look at this trip report everyday! This is the kind of spontaneous publicity - your name in print - that makes people. I'm in print! Things are going to start happening to me now.

steve Martin - The Jerk (if I get this I'm at double digits!!!!)

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

RATS!

Animal House

+1

steve Martin - The Jerk (if I get this I'm at double digits!!!!)

+1

You're in double digits! Nice work!

 

[afwdwfan]

Most Likely Destination for the Next Vacation

1. Road trip to Canton, OH/Chicago/Louisville KY/Mammoth Cave

You'd better make sure you add something in Michigan too so that you can hit ALL the states around Indiana while avoiding it.

Most Likely Destination for Next Vacation if the State Continues to Not Give Any Raises

1. A tent in our backyard

Well, better to still have a job and vacation there rather than not have a job and make it your permanent home.

Violations Noted By The Department of Redundancy Department

1. One.

I'm absolutely shocked by this stat. If you'd have put the over/under at 6, I'd have taken the over.

*Over?! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor??

And it ain't over now, cause when the going gets tough.....


the tough get going. Who's with me???

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

You'd better make sure you add something in Michigan too so that you can hit ALL the states around Indiana while avoiding it.

Oh, I wouldn't do that. We need to hit all 50. I haven't planned everything out yet, but we have friends from college who live in South Bend that we wanted to visit. And I was going to try and hit certain DIS Dads up with PM's to see if I could say hi on the way through...

So, sell me on Indiana. What should I make time to see?

Well, better to still have a job and vacation there rather than not have a job and make it your permanent home.

Amen to that!

I'm absolutely shocked by this stat. If you'd have put the over/under at 6, I'd have taken the over.

Well, nobody said it was a particularly vigilant department.

And it ain't over now, cause when the going gets tough.....

the tough get going. Who's with me???

Toga! Toga! Toga!

 

[Flossbolna]

*Over?! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor??

Huh??? We never did that!!

Loved your lists! Very amusing!

I was sick at home today and spent all the time reading stuff on the internet - including your road trip TR on the disneydads website. You really are a great writer, it was very interesting to read! I am not a golfer, but I guess Augusta must be for a golfer what Wimbledon is to a tennis player. But the strawberries there are much more expensive that the food there!

Glenn, congratulations for your new title!

 

[afwdwfan]

So, sell me on Indiana. What should I make time to see?

oh... well... uh... hmm...


Actually there's quite a bit. The problem is, most of the things here seem to fit specific interests. Since you're going to Canton, I'm sure that will probably keep other sports centered destinations off the list, so that could make it tougher. You could have a football theme to the trip though if you see the college football hall of fame in South Bend.

I'm sure that trip will consist of a drive across northern IN to South Bend then Chicago and then down I-65 to Louisville (or vice versa)... If you pass through Indianapolis, I'm sure your kids would love the Children's Museum. It is a pretty impressive place and has a lot of hands on things to do. I could suggest some other things too if you're interested when you get to that point in planning.

There are also plenty of places to camp... you know, just in case you have to bring the tent along when you head this way.

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

Huh??? We never did that!!

That was a movie quote from a character in Animal House. He wasn't a very bright character.

Loved your lists! Very amusing!

Thanks! It's been a little quiet today, so I hope I didn't scare off everyone else.

I was sick at home today and spent all the time reading stuff on the internet - including your road trip TR on the disneydads website. You really are a great writer, it was very interesting to read! I am not a golfer, but I guess Augusta must be for a golfer what Wimbledon is to a tennis player. But the strawberries there are much more expensive that the food there!

You're too kind! And you must have been really, really bored to go back and read my other TR's. That ranks just behind watching water evaporate for entertainment value.

I was grateful for the low food prices there!

And I'm sorry you're feeling sick. I hope you feel better very soon.

 

[middlepat]

Loved all of the recent updates there Captain O.

Just had to add... Seven years of college down the drain! Might as well join the Beverly Peace Corps.

 

[glennbo123]

Congrat Meerkat!

I'll even let you have a drink of refreashing Beverly from my Beverly Trophy!!!

Thank you tennr! That's awfully, ah, thoughtful. Mmmm. Now I know why a dog...oh wait, you already know that.

Well done Stev--er, Glenn! I can't think of a more appropriate reaction. Or movie.

I thought you'd like that.

Glenn, congratulations for your new title!

Thanks Magdalene!


It was a great game Mark. I enjoyed playing with everyone. Some days it was a real sprint to get the quotes claimed before they were gobbled up.

 

[glennbo123]

Loved your lists Mark!

My favorite movie is.......Amadeus.