Captain_Oblivious
DIS Dad #257, Galactic Salad Dodger
- Joined
- Nov 10, 2008
Finally, a witness to corroborate my story.
They certainly are to me.
I'm simply the reporter. A good journalist doesn't get in the way of the facts.
Houston, We Have A Secret: A TX Vacation With A WDW Surprise ...aaand Done! Page 43
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Finally, a witness to corroborate my story.
They certainly are to me.
I'm simply the reporter. A good journalist doesn't get in the way of the facts.
Poolrat
I am alive, sometimes I wonder too.
- Joined
- Jan 6, 2008
I have been racing around to caatch up when I can.
Happy Belated Father's Day !!!
If I am not back around before Friday have a great trip!!!
I actually will welcome the little break so I can catch up elsewhere and not feel so behind.
Happy Belated Father's Day !!!
If I am not back around before Friday have a great trip!!!
I actually will welcome the little break so I can catch up elsewhere and not feel so behind.
FreezinRafiki
Cold enough for ya?
- Joined
- Apr 16, 2009
Thank you! I know how hard it is to keep up on some of these. I'm pretty far behind on a few of the ones I'm following...
FreezinRafiki
Cold enough for ya?
- Joined
- Apr 16, 2009
For those of you that read the title of this chapter and came here expecting to see the Muppets break out in song at a popular all-you-can-stuff-yourself Disney Resort Restaurant - I'm sorry, it didn't happen. But it did make for a very catchy title. And just to show you I have some compassion for your disappointment:
But, as awesome as the Muppets are, we have to move on with this Trip Report. We had just left Epcot and headed back to Animal Kingdom Lodge's Kidani Village for a little swimming and cooling off.
Incidentally, this trip was the first on where we took actual "swim breaks". You always hear people talking about them and how great they are in the middle of the day. I was always firmly in the camp of "that takes too much time away from the awesomness of the parks!" Well, I've now found that mid-day swim breaks are just another kind of awesome. The kids (all of us) had a blast in the pool, on the water slide, in the splash area, out on the savanna...
Wait, we never actually made it out into the savanna. That would have been fun, though. Unless there were lions. Then, not so fun.
Speaking of lions, we were getting hungry for some meat. We cleaned up and headed over to the Polynesian for dinner. We arrived early, so we started to poke around a little bit and found these Tikis playing hide and seek. So, yes, that does make this a Peaky Tiki.
I don't recall seeing any in the bathrooms, but if there was, I guess it would be a Leaky Tiki. Unless he was bent over, then he would be a Cheeky Tiki.
Silent, swift and deadly ninja Tiki? Sneaky Tiki.
Unless he steps on a loose floor board, then he's a Creaky Tiki.
Collaborative knowledge sharing Tiki? Wiki Tiki.
Quiet, gentle and submissive Tiki? Meeky Tiki.
If one sees a mouse and get scared? Eeky Tiki
Need your computer fixed or want your VCR to stop flashing 12:00? Call a Geeky Tiki.
One that works for the circus, covered in tattoos and swallowing flaming swords? Freaky Tiki.
Wears a toga and prays to Zues? Greeky Tiki.
One that just goes on and and on and on and never lets anyone else get a word in? Speaky Tiki.
Sees the world with a negative light? Bleaky Tiki
Know what they call their grandparents? Antiquey Tiki
Or the one that runs around naked all the time? Streaky Tiki.
Who's still reading along? Everyone? Great! Let's get on with it then...
We got checked in and handed our pager, which Madison immediately grabbed and went into full-on teenager mode. She plopped down, and started using it as a phone, calling all of her friends and ignoring us. Slow down, kid, you're only 6. Let's give it a few years before you hit this stage.
But then a magical and wondrous thing happened. The pager beeped, vibrated and lit up. That in itself is not the wondrous event - that's just radio signals, batteries and electronics. The magic began when the hostess said "let me show you to your table." Ahhhh, magic to my ears. The meal started with the bread, which Evan was nice enough to share. Eventually.
Vogue, Vogue, Strike a Pose.
Before our main course came out, all of the kids were called up to take part in the coconut races. Madison and Evan grabbed brooms, but Evan was having a hard time with the concept - he was trying to sweep the coconut. I explained that it was like Hawaiian Hockey. As soon as I said it, I feared for the safety of everyone in the restaurant. And everyone outside, because franky, those windows don't look too thick.
Madison take a commanding lead!
With the coconuts swept, the steak, shrimp, chicken & pork eaten, it was time for dessert. Evan must have been having a hard time eating his, but Uncle Bill was kind enough to lend a helping hand.
Dinner finished up around 8, which meant we had two hours before Wishes. We said goodbye to Uncle Bill and hopped the resort monorail for the Magic Kingdom. What should have been a 5 minute ride turned into about 20, mostly sitting at the Grand Floridian. They announced that they were switching a monorail over to the Express line and were "waiting for traffic clearance."
Roger Murdock: Flight 2-0-9'er, you are cleared for take-off.
Captain Oveur: Roger!
Roger Murdock: Huh?
Tower voice: L.A. departure frequency, 123 point 9'er.
Captain Oveur: Roger!
Roger Murdock: Huh?
Victor Basta: Request vector, over.
Captain Oveur: What?
Tower voice: Flight 2-0-9'er cleared for vector 324.
Roger Murdock: We have clearance, Clarence.
Captain Oveur: Roger, Roger. What's our vector, Victor?
Tower voice: Tower's radio clearance, over!
Captain Oveur: That's Clarence Oveur. Over.
Tower voice: Over.
Captain Oveur: Roger.
Roger Murdock: Huh?
Tower voice: Roger, over!
Roger Murdock: What?
Captain Oveur: Huh?
Victor Basta: Who?
Ah...more classics. Who's still reading along? Everyone? Great! Let's get on with it then...
It was a beautiful night for a PhotoPass...
We were hankering to go on a ride, and what's the first ride you come to at the Magic Kingdom?
The Walt Disney World Rail Road! We took the quarter circle ride around to Frontierland, where we hopped off and grabbed some FastPasses for Big Thunder Mountain Rail Road. We had some time to kill and we wanted to check out the Haunted Mansion queue. But first, a traditional picture with Grandpa on the rocking chairs outside of the store near the queue. Madison refers to these as "their" rocking chairs, and as soon as we turned the corner and she saw they were vacant, she took off a dead sprint to get them and stake her claim.
The kids hung out on the rocking chairs with their grandparents while Bambi and I went to the Haunted Mansion. The posted wait time was 5 minutes, but instead of heading directly into the stretching room, we hung a left at the shrubs outside and detoured into the new interactive queue.
Here I am playing the instruments on one of the crypts. A simple touch of the instrument starts it playing. Touching another starts it playing, at the exact spot in the melody that other instruments are at. Really Cool!
There weren't many changes to the inside of the ride, until you got to the end with the hitch hiking ghosts.
SPOILER ALERT: it's awesome! If you don't what to know what happened, skip the next paragraph.
////Begin Spoiler\\\\
Instead of the mirror image of a ghost just sitting in the Doom Buggy with you, they are majorly interactive. Looking around, there were several different ghosts and different ways they interact with you. Our ghost was sitting up on the top of our Doom Buggy. He reached down and switched my head onto Bambi's body and her head onto mine. The video effects were out of this world.
\\\\End Spoiler////
Who's still reading along? Everyone? Great! Let's get on with it then...
The pet cemetery outside of the Haunted Mansion. OK, I have two dogs that I love. And I know people have pet snakes. But building a monument to a snake? That's just weird.
A quick check of our FastPasses show that it was time to ride Big Thunder Mountain Rail Road - at night! The lighting on this ride is perfect and the views of the castle all lit up are spectacular! I guess you could say that it really shines at night.
Madison wanted to stay with Grandpa and watch the Main Street Electric Parade, and we were able to find them next to a trash can in Frontierland just as Pete and his Dragon were passing by.
After the parade, we made our way up through the hub and down main street. This of course was no easy task with all of the people crowded in waiting for the castle picture show and Wishes. The kids were both pretty tired, but the plan was to try and get near the train station so we could see Wishes, but still be among the first out so we could get back to the hotel and hit the beds.
Our view of the Photo & Video show on the castle wasn't the best, and we were only about 1/2 way down main street. If you want to see this show, you really need to be in the hub area for the best view.
There was about about 15 minutes between the show and Wishes, so Madison decided to get comfortable. Well, as comfortable as someone can be on asphalt.
Wishes started, but both kids were alternating between falling asleep and being crabby, so we all decided to watch the fireworks as we walked out. It wasn't the best view, but hey, any view of Wishes is a pretty good view.
The trip back to Kidani Village was uneventful, and the kids crashed pretty hard once we got into the room.
UP NEXT: Cheerleaders. Yippie.
But, as awesome as the Muppets are, we have to move on with this Trip Report. We had just left Epcot and headed back to Animal Kingdom Lodge's Kidani Village for a little swimming and cooling off.
Incidentally, this trip was the first on where we took actual "swim breaks". You always hear people talking about them and how great they are in the middle of the day. I was always firmly in the camp of "that takes too much time away from the awesomness of the parks!" Well, I've now found that mid-day swim breaks are just another kind of awesome. The kids (all of us) had a blast in the pool, on the water slide, in the splash area, out on the savanna...
Wait, we never actually made it out into the savanna. That would have been fun, though. Unless there were lions. Then, not so fun.
Speaking of lions, we were getting hungry for some meat. We cleaned up and headed over to the Polynesian for dinner. We arrived early, so we started to poke around a little bit and found these Tikis playing hide and seek. So, yes, that does make this a Peaky Tiki.
I don't recall seeing any in the bathrooms, but if there was, I guess it would be a Leaky Tiki. Unless he was bent over, then he would be a Cheeky Tiki.
Silent, swift and deadly ninja Tiki? Sneaky Tiki.
Unless he steps on a loose floor board, then he's a Creaky Tiki.
Collaborative knowledge sharing Tiki? Wiki Tiki.
Quiet, gentle and submissive Tiki? Meeky Tiki.
If one sees a mouse and get scared? Eeky Tiki
Need your computer fixed or want your VCR to stop flashing 12:00? Call a Geeky Tiki.
One that works for the circus, covered in tattoos and swallowing flaming swords? Freaky Tiki.
Wears a toga and prays to Zues? Greeky Tiki.
One that just goes on and and on and on and never lets anyone else get a word in? Speaky Tiki.
Sees the world with a negative light? Bleaky Tiki
Know what they call their grandparents? Antiquey Tiki
Or the one that runs around naked all the time? Streaky Tiki.
Who's still reading along? Everyone? Great! Let's get on with it then...
We got checked in and handed our pager, which Madison immediately grabbed and went into full-on teenager mode. She plopped down, and started using it as a phone, calling all of her friends and ignoring us. Slow down, kid, you're only 6. Let's give it a few years before you hit this stage.
But then a magical and wondrous thing happened. The pager beeped, vibrated and lit up. That in itself is not the wondrous event - that's just radio signals, batteries and electronics. The magic began when the hostess said "let me show you to your table." Ahhhh, magic to my ears. The meal started with the bread, which Evan was nice enough to share. Eventually.
Vogue, Vogue, Strike a Pose.
Before our main course came out, all of the kids were called up to take part in the coconut races. Madison and Evan grabbed brooms, but Evan was having a hard time with the concept - he was trying to sweep the coconut. I explained that it was like Hawaiian Hockey. As soon as I said it, I feared for the safety of everyone in the restaurant. And everyone outside, because franky, those windows don't look too thick.
Madison take a commanding lead!
With the coconuts swept, the steak, shrimp, chicken & pork eaten, it was time for dessert. Evan must have been having a hard time eating his, but Uncle Bill was kind enough to lend a helping hand.
Dinner finished up around 8, which meant we had two hours before Wishes. We said goodbye to Uncle Bill and hopped the resort monorail for the Magic Kingdom. What should have been a 5 minute ride turned into about 20, mostly sitting at the Grand Floridian. They announced that they were switching a monorail over to the Express line and were "waiting for traffic clearance."
Roger Murdock: Flight 2-0-9'er, you are cleared for take-off.
Captain Oveur: Roger!
Roger Murdock: Huh?
Tower voice: L.A. departure frequency, 123 point 9'er.
Captain Oveur: Roger!
Roger Murdock: Huh?
Victor Basta: Request vector, over.
Captain Oveur: What?
Tower voice: Flight 2-0-9'er cleared for vector 324.
Roger Murdock: We have clearance, Clarence.
Captain Oveur: Roger, Roger. What's our vector, Victor?
Tower voice: Tower's radio clearance, over!
Captain Oveur: That's Clarence Oveur. Over.
Tower voice: Over.
Captain Oveur: Roger.
Roger Murdock: Huh?
Tower voice: Roger, over!
Roger Murdock: What?
Captain Oveur: Huh?
Victor Basta: Who?
Ah...more classics. Who's still reading along? Everyone? Great! Let's get on with it then...
It was a beautiful night for a PhotoPass...
We were hankering to go on a ride, and what's the first ride you come to at the Magic Kingdom?
The Walt Disney World Rail Road! We took the quarter circle ride around to Frontierland, where we hopped off and grabbed some FastPasses for Big Thunder Mountain Rail Road. We had some time to kill and we wanted to check out the Haunted Mansion queue. But first, a traditional picture with Grandpa on the rocking chairs outside of the store near the queue. Madison refers to these as "their" rocking chairs, and as soon as we turned the corner and she saw they were vacant, she took off a dead sprint to get them and stake her claim.
The kids hung out on the rocking chairs with their grandparents while Bambi and I went to the Haunted Mansion. The posted wait time was 5 minutes, but instead of heading directly into the stretching room, we hung a left at the shrubs outside and detoured into the new interactive queue.
Here I am playing the instruments on one of the crypts. A simple touch of the instrument starts it playing. Touching another starts it playing, at the exact spot in the melody that other instruments are at. Really Cool!
There weren't many changes to the inside of the ride, until you got to the end with the hitch hiking ghosts.
SPOILER ALERT: it's awesome! If you don't what to know what happened, skip the next paragraph.
////Begin Spoiler\\\\
Instead of the mirror image of a ghost just sitting in the Doom Buggy with you, they are majorly interactive. Looking around, there were several different ghosts and different ways they interact with you. Our ghost was sitting up on the top of our Doom Buggy. He reached down and switched my head onto Bambi's body and her head onto mine. The video effects were out of this world.
\\\\End Spoiler////
Who's still reading along? Everyone? Great! Let's get on with it then...
The pet cemetery outside of the Haunted Mansion. OK, I have two dogs that I love. And I know people have pet snakes. But building a monument to a snake? That's just weird.
A quick check of our FastPasses show that it was time to ride Big Thunder Mountain Rail Road - at night! The lighting on this ride is perfect and the views of the castle all lit up are spectacular! I guess you could say that it really shines at night.
Madison wanted to stay with Grandpa and watch the Main Street Electric Parade, and we were able to find them next to a trash can in Frontierland just as Pete and his Dragon were passing by.
After the parade, we made our way up through the hub and down main street. This of course was no easy task with all of the people crowded in waiting for the castle picture show and Wishes. The kids were both pretty tired, but the plan was to try and get near the train station so we could see Wishes, but still be among the first out so we could get back to the hotel and hit the beds.
Our view of the Photo & Video show on the castle wasn't the best, and we were only about 1/2 way down main street. If you want to see this show, you really need to be in the hub area for the best view.
There was about about 15 minutes between the show and Wishes, so Madison decided to get comfortable. Well, as comfortable as someone can be on asphalt.
Wishes started, but both kids were alternating between falling asleep and being crabby, so we all decided to watch the fireworks as we walked out. It wasn't the best view, but hey, any view of Wishes is a pretty good view.
The trip back to Kidani Village was uneventful, and the kids crashed pretty hard once we got into the room.
UP NEXT: Cheerleaders. Yippie.
FreezinRafiki
Cold enough for ya?
- Joined
- Apr 16, 2009
Racine, about 30 minutes south of Milwaukee. You'll have to make sure to let me know when you're coming - we'll see if we can get together!
middlepat
Dis Dad Member #325
- Joined
- Jul 4, 2005
Great update Freezin'Rafiki I especially like the rocking chair reference, oh and the hockey stuff... Hockey always make trip reports better.... (I may have to remember that for future reference)
Really?....Really?
OK, that's better.
I guess we're back to "Really? Really?"
Really?....Really?
OK, that's better.
I guess we're back to "Really? Really?"
KatMark
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Aug 5, 2007
After this last update, I definitely will. I truly need to know Bambi's secret of how she does it?????
Great update. Love all the pics of the kids (the one of Evan getting his face right up to that dessert was awesome, and love the family picture in front of the Magic Kingdom).
Stringbean&Wingnut
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Dec 27, 2010
the Muppets!!!!! And now I have manamana stuck in my head. Thanks. 
This picture is hilarious
!Oy. This sounds foreboding.
Normangirls
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Apr 1, 2008
Silent, swift and deadly ninja Tiki? Sneaky Tiki.
Unless he steps on a loose floor board, then he's a Creaky Tiki.
Collaborative knowledge sharing Tiki? Wiki Tiki.
Quiet, gentle and submissive Tiki? Meeky Tiki.
If one sees a mouse and get scared? Eeky Tiki
Need your computer fixed or want your VCR to stop flashing 12:00? Call a Geeky Tiki.
One that works for the circus, covered in tattoos and swallowing flaming swords? Freaky Tiki.
Wears a toga and prays to Zues? Greeky Tiki.
One that just goes on and and on and on and never lets anyone else get a word in? Speaky Tiki.
Sees the world with a negative light? Bleaky Tiki
Know what they call their grandparents? Antiquey Tiki
Or the one that runs around naked all the time? Streaky Tiki.
Well done!
Roger Murdock: Flight 2-0-9'er, you are cleared for take-off.
Captain Oveur: Roger!
Roger Murdock: Huh?
Tower voice: L.A. departure frequency, 123 point 9'er.
Captain Oveur: Roger!
Roger Murdock: Huh?
Victor Basta: Request vector, over.
Captain Oveur: What?
Tower voice: Flight 2-0-9'er cleared for vector 324.
Roger Murdock: We have clearance, Clarence.
Captain Oveur: Roger, Roger. What's our vector, Victor?
Tower voice: Tower's radio clearance, over!
Captain Oveur: That's Clarence Oveur. Over.
Tower voice: Over.
Captain Oveur: Roger.
Roger Murdock: Huh?
Tower voice: Roger, over!
Roger Murdock: What?
Captain Oveur: Huh?
Victor Basta: Who?
Surely you can't be serious.
Awesome update. I'm really enjoying your TR.
afwdwfan
DIS Dad #460
- Joined
- Apr 23, 2010
It may be too late for you, Barry. It looks like she has it down pretty well already.
True, but if he actually hit the coconut hard enough to put it through a window, he'd likely break the broom handle. I'd be more concerned about splinter shrapnel.
I can't wait to see that. It is kind of bittersweet I guess, because one of the things I remember from my first trip back when I was about 4 was being amazed by the hitchhiking ghosts.
That part has always been kind of special to me, I guess because it is one of my earliest Disney memories, but I'm still excited to see the new changes.
That is a must-do every trip for me. Love it!
I think we need Nate's crickets.
What are you doing reading trip reports???? Shouldn't you be looking out a window at a castle????
glennbo123
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- May 10, 2008
Nice update Barry!
How about the tiki who doesn't shower? You know -- Reeky Tiki.
How about the tiki who doesn't shower? You know -- Reeky Tiki.
scott2997
DIS Dad #543 Northern Ohio
- Joined
- Nov 2, 2010
Normangirls
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Apr 1, 2008
How about a tiki who doesn't shower, but lives in India and hunts snakes? Reeky Tiki Tavi.
Captain_Oblivious
DIS Dad #257, Galactic Salad Dodger
- Joined
- Nov 10, 2008
This is also stuck in my head. But I suppose it could be worse.
I'm man enough to admit it: I laughed at this. Actually, I was over on Liesa's TR yesterday calling her Tiki Liesa as she posted photos of the Poly, and came thisclose to making a Leaky Tiki joke.
I dread this coming phase.Beautiful. The classics really are timeless.
Great picture! This would be perfect except for the people who decided to stand in the background.
This one's really cute, too.
I read the spoiler--that sounds amazing! I gotta see this!
I'm sure Disney uses only the finest asphalt around.
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