Wow! I go off the DIS for a week and missed about 10 updates! My MIL is finally gone so I'm all caught up now. A few random thoughts on the posts:
Loved the pictures from the Liberty Belle. I've been reading the Kingdom Keepers books and the Indian scene with the teepees plays a big role.
Bummer about the teen group on Splash Mountain. I'm hoping to get to ride it in a few weeks but it will depend on the weather.
I can't wait to see the Tiki Room back to it's original state. I really didn't like the update with Iago and Zazu.
I've never seen that band in Fronterland, will have to keep an eye out for them.
I'm jealous of your scores on Buzz. I am soooo bad at that ride. Last time I think I was still under 100,000 points and we even stopped in front of some targets for a while! I'm usually pretty good at that kind of stuff but a high score on Buzz alludes me for some reason.
I'm really going to miss the Snow White ride. It's never been my favorite but riding it is one of the few memories I have from my first visit to WDW. I think I was about 3 years old.
I really want to ride the Jungle Cruise at night! I don't know if we will get to this time though since we are not planning on going to one of the Christmas Parties.
Wolfgang Puck Express looks so good. I'm hoping to fit it in sometime this trip. As for it not being on the 2013 dining plan, I would check again closer to the beginning of the year. When I was first planning a January trip in 2010, there were a lot of restaurants not on the list that ended up being eligible. A CM I talked to told me that they have to negotiate with each restaurant and some take longer than others.
Arribas Brothers is one of my favorite stores! I can spend hours in there looking at the stuff. I have a few Pluto items from there.
Thanks for writing the TR!
I enjoyed following along, especially the part on the Wild Africa Trek. I will join in on your PTR when you start it. Oh, and if you are interested, I started a PTR for my trip. Link is in my signature.