We took the kids to WDW! - All done, Now Bonus features! Festival of Holidays 2/23

franandaj · Jul 30, 2016

Day 8

Before going to bed the previous night we discussed options for the morning. I had left the early morning wide open in case we wanted to hit MK for the rope drop show. Then we had a 10:40 breakfast reservation at 1900 Park Fare for Fran's fix of strawberry soup. When I explained the rope drop show to the guys, they were not impressed and would rather sleep in. I told everyone that we wanted to be leaving the Villa by 10AM in order to be on time for our reservation.

We made a good call because when I woke up there was a huge thunderstorm going on and it was raining really hard all night. I was up really early trying to capture lightning pictures, but no luck.

You can see in this picture how hard the rain was coming down.

Fran had also given up on the May the 4th merchandise. I was the first one up and dressed and I made coffee. I was starving and breakfast was still a couple hours away so I made a piece of toast with spaghetti sauce on top as a snack. It was a bad choice as I got some of the sauce on my shirt, and that was before 8AM!

The rain stopped, but it was still kind of dreary and icky out.

Slowly everyone started to get up. I'm not sure how the glitch happened, but for whatever reason we didn't get going until 10:25. Then we had to stop in the gift store to get some moleskin for the blisters on Jim's feet. By the time we got to the monorail it was time for our reservation. Just as we approached the front of the line, the sentry told us we'd have to wait until the next train. By this point Fran and I were both trying to contact the restaurant and let them know we were running late. We boarded the next monorail and no sooner than we had left the station did we come to a complete stop. I'm not sure how long we sat there but it was after 11:05 before we started moving again. Remember, our reservation was for 10:40AM. Fran dashed off to the restaurant to see if they would still take us, while I stuck with Jim & Alberto who ooohhed and aaaahhhed at the Grand Floridian and took selfies with just about every flower arrangement and other pretty fixture that they came across.

Luckily they could seat us and after our picture with the castle, we were taken to our table.

As soon as we sat down the characters started to come by rapid fire style.

Mary Poppins was the first to come by.

The we met the Mad Hatter.

With the meets out of the way we could get down to breakfast finally! This was technically the kids area, but what I want to know is why do the kids get dibs on the Mickey Waffles, Bacon and Tater Tots? These are some of my favorites!

Here is the rest of the buffet.

So that was the buffet, here is my first plate.

Jim came back from the buffet next.

Fran’s plate.

This was my second plate.

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franandaj · Jul 30, 2016

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This was Fran’s next plate.

I had made one last trip up to the buffet for Fran's last bowl of strawberry soup and almost missed Alice, but they all told her to come back after I returned from the buffet.

We ended up having quite a deep discussion (I didn’t include all the pictures), but I have no idea what it was about. Somehow Alice and I always get in discussions.

We got our pictures and all was well with the universe. We were even out of there before they started cleaning up the buffet.

Fran decided she would rather go back to the room while we went to MK to use our FP+.

When we got to MK it was Southern California raining, Fran had the ponchos in her scooter bag, plus there were two more back in the owner's locker in the room.

I wasn't going to spring for another poncho, so we headed down Main Street, where we encountered the Rainy Day Parade..

Our first FP was for 7DMT, but we had to get there first. We walked through the Castle and Jim admired the mosaics and took pictures of them. I was even inspired to take some pictures as it had been many years since I had done it. His pictures came out better, so I’m using those.

We headed over to the ride. Obviously a wet and dreary day.

Alberto wouldn't ride, so just Jim and I went. While we were in the queue the rain picked up, it still wasn't bad, but I was afraid about the camera getting wet.

My pictures didn’t come out nearly as good as I had hoped.

After the ride it was starting to come down pretty good, so we hightailed it over to Mickey's Philharmagic just in time for the doors to open. And yes @pkondz I did watch for the younguns and they did try to reach for the baubles. You gotta love the carpet in here!

As musicians, we always end up taking pictures in the dump shop. These are Jim’s but Fran and I have many of the same from previous trips.

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franandaj · Jul 30, 2016

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By this time our FP+ for Peter Pan came up and we rode that. I think I like DL’s version better, but I still have not seen the revised version. The line is always so long and they don’t have FP for it!

We decided to just go standby for HM since I thought the guys would enjoy the queue and we didn’t really want to wait until 2:30 to try and get on it.

Jim had an App on his phone that tells the weather for the next 10-20 minutes and it said rain, so we decided that it was time to leave the park. Jim was delayed by piano player at Casey’s. I don’t have any pictures because Jim video taped the piano player for almost 10 minutes, but who knows how long he sat and talked to him.

Before we left her, Fran asked me to get Sorcerer's cards for the MK game, so I left them at Casey’s to listen. I got my cards, and still the guys were not there, and I noticed Stitch over by the Emporium with no line. I took a few pictures with him. The photographer go one of me “on approach”.

After the photo op, I tried to hide underneath the doorway to the Emporium waiting for Jim and Alberto to arrive. This witch of an employee was standing there talking to me and trying to chase me away, she asked if I was waiting for family, and I said, “just friends”.

She kept suggesting “other places” where I might find them, like “you might check the train station” or “maybe they are in the confectioners” and finally I just left because it was really annoying the way she was trying “get rid of me.” Eventually we finally met back up and took monorail home. I went right back to the room and took these photos as I walked through the resort. The feature pool.

The quiet pool.

Just a few glimpses on the way back to the bungalow.

They stopped at Pineapple Lanai and got Dole Whips at the hotel, and brought one back for Fran.

It was around 4PM when Jim and Alberto got back to the room, I had a 5PM meeting set up with Michael, Flossbolna’s SO, at Trader Sam’s for drinks. Those of you who “know” Michael, also know that he does not like his picture online, so I honored his request, but here is the bar and our drinks.

Michael had a friend who wanted the Nautilus Souvenir Glass, so he got it, essentially the friend bought his drink to get the glass.

During the course of the evening, Michael’s brother joined us, and there was a hope that one of the friends I met last summer would show up, but he didn’t. Eventually, I said goodbye to them as the time for our dinner reservation at O’Hana was coming up soon.

I met Jim, Alberto and Fran upstairs and we got our pager, and then waited. Evidently due to the nature of meals, (meaning everyone gets the same thing and the skewers need to cook relatively evenly) they seemed to turn the entire restaurant at once. We had a bit of a wait, but once they brought us to our table the food came quickly.

Look at all that meat!

We were seated at a table near the window. I’m not sure if you can tell from these shots just how hard it is raining outside.

The place was fairly packed.

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franandaj · Jul 30, 2016

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We got our bread right away. It’s got coconut in it so I don’t eat it.

Jim and I ordered Mai Tai’s

We also got our salad quickly.

Then they brought us the appetizer of Chicken Wings and Potstickers. I’ve seen reports about how they used to bring more sauces for these. I don’t remember from my last two times here, but we got two sauces.

Fran asked for some butter. When I first looked at my pictures, I was like, “why is the ice cream before the meal?” Then I remembered!

To go with your meats, they bring some noodles and vegetables.

They come by with Chicken, Beef and Shrimp, this is my plate once each of the meats had graced our plates. Alberto got seconds on the shrimp. He must have eaten 2 dozen or more shrimps! He had a HUGE pile of shells when dinner was finished.

Then the piece de resistance! The Bananas Foster Bread Pudding, so, so, so good!

But wait! Then you drizzle it with the tasty ooey gooey sauce!

Perfection!

Then we went back to the room. Pam and I were texting each other. Her plane had arrived while we were having dinner. They were going to get settled in their room for a bit and then come over to see the Bungalow. They were hoping to make the fireworks, but were still on the bus when they started. At least the nice bus driver pulled over so they could see them.

We watched the Electrical water pageant first, but I already showed you pictures of that. Tonight I decided to try and take pictures of the fireworks.

Pam and her Mom stopped by and hung out for a bit and we caught up. They left around midnight. So I took a tub, and fell asleep around 1AM.

Contest!!!!!!!

Answers

Our reservation for 1900 Park Fare is for 10:40, what time do we arrive?
11:05 possibly later, (10 points for right on, 7.5 for within 10 minutes, 5 for within 20 minutes, 2.5 for within 30 minutes)

We’re headed to the MK, what are our three FP’s?
7DMT, Peter Pan, Haunted Mansion

We do two attractions without using our FP, what are they?
Mickey’s Philharmagic, Haunted Mansion. OK, so these last two were almost a trick question, we HAD FP+ for HM, but instead we did it stand by to get it out of the way sooner and get back to the room and beat the rain.

With what character do I do an impromptu meet?
Stitch

What snack do Jim and Alberto bring back to the room for Fran?
Dole Whip

I meet up with the SO of a DISer for drinks. Who is it? Bonus points if you can name the DISer.

Michael, DISer Flossbolna or Magdalene, I was surprised at how many folks (who are also reading Magdalene’s TR) didn’t get this one. Michael even mentioned on her TR that we met up, but I guess since they are enjoying each other’s company and not updating the TR, folks have already forgotten! :laughing:

Responses

Steppesister, 10:40, 3 FP+ : 7DMT, PP, Jungle Cruise, 2 w/o FP+: HM, PoTC, Goofy, A churro, I have no idea, 32.5 points

IowaTater, 10:38, 3 FP+: Pirates, Big Thunder, Mine Train, 2 w/o FP+: Small World, Philharmagic, Peter Pan, A cinnamon roll, Gah, I have no idea so I'll just go ahead and take a big fat 0 on this one, 22.5 points

Captain_Oblivious, 10:42, 3 FP+: Big Thunder, Splash, Pirates, 2 w/o FP+: Haunted Mansion and Buzz Lightyear, (Total shot in the dark) Goofy, Cinnamon roll? I'm sure a Dole Whip wouldn't last the trip back to the Poly, Oh man, I have no idea. I can't keep track of all the people around here, let alone their SO, 12.5 points

EJ4Disney, 10:45, 3 FP+: Mickey on Main Street, Big Thunder Railroad and Peter Pan, 2 w/o FP+: Mickey and Big Thunder, Three Stepsisters, pop corn, Richard, 12.5 points

Pinkocto, 10:50, 3 FP+: 7DMT, Pooh, Peter Pan, 2 w/o FP+: Carousel of Progress and Hall of Presidents, Mickey, Caramel apple, Michael, DISer: Flossbolna, 35 points

rndmr, 10:30, 3 FP+: Mine Train, Buzz, Jungle Cruise, 2 w/o FP+: Hall of Presidents, Haunted Mansion, Talking Mickey, Corn Dog Nuggets, I'll go with Michael, Flossbolna's SO, 30 points

juniorbugman, 10:20, 3 FP+: 7DMT, Pooh, Peter Pan, 2 w/o FP+: Jungle Cruise and Its a Small World, Goofy, Popcorn, Matt , DisneyFirefly, 20 points

pkondz, 10:40, 3 FP+: PP, Space, BTMRR, 2 w/o FP+: PP, Space, Alice, Cupcake, No clue, 12.5 points

dhorner233, 10:42, 3 FP+: Star Tours, 7 Dwarfs Mine Ride, Jungle Cruise, 2 w/o FP+: People Mover and Winnie the Pooh, Capt. Hook, Flavored popcorn, Jill , 12.5 points

DnA2010, 10:33, 3 FP+: Jungle Cruise, Splash, 7DMT, 2 w/o FP+: HM, Pirates, Goofy, Cinnemon bun from Gastons I think it is, Michael -Flossbolna's OH (this is a guess), 30 points

dolphingirl47, 10:45, 3 FP+: Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, Space Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain, 2 w/o FP+:Haunted Mansion and Pirates of the Caribbean, Tigger, A Mickey Pretzel, Michael, Flossbolna

dizneeat, 10.35, 3 FP+: Jungle Cruise, Thunder Mountain, Mine Train, 2 w/o FP+: Jungle Cruise, Thunder Mountain, Alice, A turkey leg?, Sorry, NO idea, 12.5 points

Bonus Points (10)
For knowing the DISer was Flossbolna (aka Magdalene): Pinkocto, rndmr, DnA2010, dolphingirl47

Results

Pinkocto – 45 points
dolphingirl47 – 42.5 points
rndmr – 40 points
DnA2010 – 40 points
Steppesister – 32.5 points
IowaTater – 22.5 points
juniorbugman – 20 points
Captain_Oblivious – 12.5 points
EJ4Disney – 12.5 points
pkondz – 12.5 points
dhorner233 – 12.5 points
dizneeat – 12.5 points

Overall Results

Pinkocto – 171.5 points
rndmr – 170.5 points
DnA2010 – 170 points
dolphingirl47 – 154.5
juniorbugman – 152.5 points
Malia78 – 150 .5
pkondz – 144.5 points
Captain_Oblivious – 140.5 points
dizneeat – 136 points
Leshaface – 135 points
Steppesister – 115 points
dhorner233 – 107.5
IowaTater – 105.5 points
EJ4Disney – 92 points

Next Round of Questions (10 points each unless otherwise specified)

1. What do we have for breakfast the next morning?

2. Fran and I take a Disney bus. Where do we go?

3. Where do we eat lunch? Bonus points if you can tell us what we had.

4. We have three FP+’s at MK Do I use all of mine? (10 points for the right answer) what are they? (7 points for each correct FP guess)

5. Where do we have dinner?

6. What time do I get back to the room?

franandaj · Jul 30, 2016

Steppesister said:
It might be...

We do MANY colonoscopies, done in one of our ORs, but the same OR is used for all kinds of other outpatient surgeries as well, and even some overnight ones. The recovery is MUCH simpler for those though, because they are done under conscious sedation, not general or MAC. Glad you didn't starve! And that we can give you a clean bill of health. At least in that area. LOL!

This place is a Surgery Center. In my Cruise TR I mentioned that Jim had a procedure the day before we left, he also had it done there, but it was related to a deviated septum, not what Fran and I had done. I don't think they do anything requiring an overnight stay. It's just a building in the middle of a business park. Fran had to meet specially with the anesthesiologist in advance of her procedure to make sure it would be safe to do it outside of a hospital environment.

I did get a clean bill of health and I was fully sedated so while I was under, the doc decided to let me have a double whammy, meaning they went in through both ends and checked it out! :lmao:

rndmr2 · Jul 30, 2016

Great update! Glad you were still able to be seated for your breakfast. Love the character pics! I love Pooh and Tigger, they are so cute

Sorry you had rain for your day at MK but looks like you still saw a lot

Cute pics of you with Stitch

Love Ohana!! We finally got there for our most recent trip and we all enjoyed it! We were there during the time they didn't have the chicken skewer or salad and they had those lettuce cups instead. I really liked the shrimp but I am not a fan of peel and eat shrimp when it is seasoned or with sauce, so messy!

Glad you had a nice visit with Michael, Trader Sam's looks fun

franandaj said:
1. What do we have for breakfast the next morning? Eggs and Bacon in the room

2. Fran and I take a Disney bus. Where do we go?----- Disney Springs

3. Where do we eat lunch? Bonus points if you can tell us what we had. -----Casey's, corn dog nuggets

4. We have three FP+’s at MK Do I use all of mine? (10 points for the right answer) what are they? (7 points for each correct FP guess)
----yes, Big Thunder, Splash, Space

5. Where do we have dinner? ------Be Our Guest

6. What time do I get back to the room?------midnight

franandaj said:
I did get a clean bill of health and I was fully sedated so while I was under, the doc decided to let me have a double whammy, meaning they went in through both ends and checked it out!

Lucky you! :rotfl2:

pkondz · Jul 30, 2016

franandaj said:
Then we had a 10:40 breakfast reservation at 1900 Park Fare for Fran's fix of strawberry soup.

But of course. I should have known this.

franandaj said:
When I explained the rope drop show to the guys, they were not impressed and would rather sleep in.

Doesn't surprise me.
I think rope drop and welcome show is only a must if you're really into it.

franandaj said:
You can see in this picture how hard the rain was coming down.

franandaj said:
I was starving and breakfast was still a couple hours away so I made a piece of toast with spaghetti sauce on top as a snack.

Interesting choice.
Kind of like a quick and dirty bruschetta.

franandaj said:
It was a bad choice as I got some of the sauce on my shirt, and that was before 8AM!

Could've been worse... like red dye on your shorts.

:rolleyes1

franandaj said:
I'm not sure how the glitch happened, but for whatever reason we didn't get going until 10:25.

Uh, oh.

franandaj said:
Then we had to stop in the gift store to get some moleskin for the blisters on Jim's feet

Did the same with Kay.

franandaj said:
We boarded the next monorail and no sooner than we had left the station did we come to a complete stop.

Oh, no! How much were you panicking?

franandaj said:
while I stuck with Jim & Alberto who ooohhed and aaaahhhed at the Grand Floridian and took selfies with just about every flower arrangement and other pretty fixture that they came across.

Alison: "Come on! Come on!!!!"

franandaj said:
Luckily they could seat us and after our picture with the castle, we were taken to our table.

Phew! You must've breathed a big sigh of relief.

franandaj said:
Mary Poppins was the first to come by.

Perfect.

franandaj said:

Too cute!

franandaj said:
This was technically the kids area, but what I want to know is why do the kids get dibs on the Mickey Waffles, Bacon and Tater Tots? These are some of my favorites!

Doesn't mean you can't take.... all of it.

franandaj said:

Is that... is.... that.... baked apples??????????????

franandaj said:

If those were baked apples, that combined with eggs benny... I may have to reschedule a few things and hit this place for breakfast.

franandaj said:
We ended up having quite a deep discussion

Looks like it!

franandaj said:
When we got to MK it was Southern California raining,

What is "Southern California raining"?

franandaj said:
My pictures didn’t come out nearly as good as I had hoped.

Tough on a coaster.
However...

franandaj said:

This one came out extraordinarily well!

franandaj said:

Checking the settings? Or reviewing your pics already?

franandaj said:
And yes @pkondz I did watch for the younguns and they did try to reach for the baubles.

See? Fun to see, isn't it?

franandaj said:
I think I like DL’s version better, but I still have not seen the revised version. The line is always so long and they don’t have FP for it!

No FP?

Nope!
(Unless it's first thing after RD.)

franandaj said:
We decided to just go standby for HM since I thought the guys would enjoy the queue

It's a good queue. How'd they like it?

franandaj said:

And did the boys see her eyes open?

franandaj said:

Not bad. Another one that's not easy to get.

franandaj said:
Jim was delayed by piano player at Casey’s.

As am I. Always.

franandaj said:
The photographer go one of me “on approach”.

I like that one!

franandaj said:
She kept suggesting “other places” where I might find them, like “you might check the train station” or “maybe they are in the confectioners” and finally I just left because it was really annoying the way she was trying “get rid of me.”

Ugh. "Please stop bothering me. Don't you have something to do?"

franandaj said:
They stopped at Pineapple Lanai and got Dole Whips at the hotel, and brought one back for Fran.

You can't have Dole whip and not smile.

franandaj said:

Cool mug! But...

franandaj said:

This one is awesome!!!
Still miffed that they lost that ride.

franandaj said:
Evidently due to the nature of meals, (meaning everyone gets the same thing and the skewers need to cook relatively evenly) they seemed to turn the entire restaurant at once.

Huh. But it makes sense.

franandaj said:
Look at all that meat!

A vegan's nightmare.

franandaj said:
I’m not sure if you can tell from these shots just how hard it is raining outside.

franandaj said:
We got our bread right away. It’s got coconut in it so I don’t eat it.

'Cause you're smart.

franandaj said:
Fran asked for some butter. When I first looked at my pictures, I was like, “why is the ice cream before the meal?” Then I remembered!

franandaj said:
Then the piece de resistance! The Bananas Foster Bread Pudding, so, so, so good!

meh.

franandaj said:
But wait! Then you drizzle it with the tasty ooey gooey sauce!

Now it looks awesome!

franandaj said:
1. What do we have for breakfast the next morning?

2. Fran and I take a Disney bus. Where do we go?

3. Where do we eat lunch? Bonus points if you can tell us what we had.

4. We have three FP+’s at MK Do I use all of mine? (10 points for the right answer) what are they? (7 points for each correct FP guess)

5. Where do we have dinner?

6. What time do I get back to the room?

1. Bacon and eggs
2. Springs
3. WPE. Sammies.
4. No, you don't use them all. BTMRR, Space, Splash
5. BOG
6. 11pm

dgbg100106 · Jul 31, 2016

franandaj said:
Day 8

Before going to bed the previous night we discussed options for the morning. I had left the early morning wide open in case we wanted to hit MK for the rope drop show. Then we had a 10:40 breakfast reservation at 1900 Park Fare for Fran's fix of strawberry soup. When I explained the rope drop show to the guys, they were not impressed and would rather sleep in. I told everyone that we wanted to be leaving the Villa by 10AM in order to be on time for our reservation.

We made a good call because when I woke up there was a huge thunderstorm going on and it was raining really hard all night. I was up really early trying to capture lightning pictures, but no luck.

You can see in this picture how hard the rain was coming down.

You guys made a great call, and that is rain coming down!

franandaj said:
Fran had also given up on the May the 4th merchandise. I was the first one up and dressed and I made coffee. I was starving and breakfast was still a couple hours away so I made a piece of toast with spaghetti sauce on top as a snack. It was a bad choice as I got some of the sauce on my shirt, and that was before 8AM!

S***t happens, at least you had something in your tummy...

franandaj said:
Slowly everyone started to get up. I'm not sure how the glitch happened, but for whatever reason we didn't get going until 10:25. Then we had to stop in the gift store to get some moleskin for the blisters on Jim's feet. By the time we got to the monorail it was time for our reservation. Just as we approached the front of the line, the sentry told us we'd have to wait until the next train. By this point Fran and I were both trying to contact the restaurant and let them know we were running late. We boarded the next monorail and no sooner than we had left the station did we come to a complete stop. I'm not sure how long we sat there but it was after 11:05 before we started moving again. Remember, our reservation was for 10:40AM. Fran dashed off to the restaurant to see if they would still take us, while I stuck with Jim & Alberto who ooohhed and aaaahhhed at the Grand Floridian and took selfies with just about every flower arrangement and other pretty fixture that they came across.

Luckily they could seat us and after our picture with the castle, we were taken to our table.

so glad they were able to get seated and that you got all the characters and enjoyed your meal. It looks like there is plenty to choose from the buffet, even if it is on the kids side.

franandaj said:
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By this time our FP+ for Peter Pan came up and we rode that. I think I like DL’s version better, but I still have not seen the revised version. The line is always so long and they don’t have FP for it!

We decided to just go standby for HM since I thought the guys would enjoy the queue and we didn’t really want to wait until 2:30 to try and get on it.

looks like everyone enjoyed that queue.

franandaj said:
I got my cards, and still the guys were not there, and I noticed Stitch over by the Emporium with no line. I took a few pictures with him. The photographer go one of me “on approach”.

I love "on approach" picture.

franandaj said:
It was around 4PM when Jim and Alberto got back to the room, I had a 5PM meeting set up with Michael, Flossbolna’s SO, at Trader Sam’s for drinks. Those of you who “know” Michael, also know that he does not like his picture online, so I honored his request, but here is the bar and our drinks.

The drinks look good, that nautilus is huge... I am sure it has nice price tag with it too.

franandaj said:
I met Jim, Alberto and Fran upstairs and we got our pager, and then waited. Evidently due to the nature of meals, (meaning everyone gets the same thing and the skewers need to cook relatively evenly) they seemed to turn the entire restaurant at once. We had a bit of a wait, but once they brought us to our table the food came quickly.

this looks like a place David would really like. Do they keep the meat coming?

franandaj said:
Then you drizzle it with the tasty ooey gooey sauce!

franandaj said:

Now that looks wonderfully amazing!!!

franandaj said:
Then we went back to the room. Pam and I were texting each other. Her plane had arrived while we were having dinner.

franandaj said:
We watched the Electrical water pageant first, but I already showed you pictures of that. Tonight I decided to try and take pictures of the fireworks.

Your fireworks pictures are getting better all the time, these are great photos.

franandaj said:
Pam and her Mom stopped by and hung out for a bit and we caught up. They left around midnight. So I took a tub, and fell asleep around 1AM.

how cool y'all got to meet up.

cruisehopeful · Jul 31, 2016

franandaj said:
Well....on your TR a while back I alluded to a "special" treat for those over 50, not exclusive to that crowd, but often suggested. Today was my day, so yesterday was "clear fluids" day.

I have that special joy coming up. I get my clear liquids tomorrow. I am secretly hoping my diverticulitis acts up and I'll have to cancel. I get pretty grumpy even under the best circumstances. Maybe I should stay off the internet for a couple days. I know I'll need to avoid your trip reports because of the food pics!

Did your insides turn back to normal quickly? My husband (who has had 2 before) said I probably won't feel right again for 3 or 4 days.

jedijill · Jul 31, 2016

How fun you got to meet up with Michael and his brother at Trader Sam's. I haven't eaten at 'Ohanas forever. I love that bread! Mmmmm, that bananas foster bread pudding is delicious. YOu know what would make it better? Coconut!

Jill in CO

Paula Sedley-Burke · Aug 1, 2016

Ahhh that tropical rain! Good morning Florida. Good idea to get an edge on yoiur hunger otherwise you just don't enjoy the breakfast reservation. Bolt it down too fast and don't enjoy it!

Lovely photo I am glad you made your reservation. I love Fran's shorts! Your top also. I like the way the pattern is in the design.

Oh yes I always head for the kids food at buffets they have the best deal there!

Great re 7DMT FP+ and Peter Pan. Love HM also. How annoying of that CM. You are not a local pesky sea gull that needs to be waved away. You are a paying guest!

Now dinner is looking grrreeeaaattt. Look at that meat indeed. And that banana bread pudding oh my.

How nice to see the light pagent and Pam and her Mom!

Flossbolna · Aug 1, 2016

You would think that I had seen a picture of that Nautilus already... But of course I have not! So, thanks for posting it!

I have to say that I am amused who guessed me and Michael correctly! Most of the people I chat with seem to have missed it and some people who I only know from your threads got it! :goodvibes

I really like the outfit you were wearing that day, it seems perfect for the breakfast at the GF! And it seems like a fun day for most of you! Sorry that Fran was feeling so tired!

Ohana looks like it is great food, but I am surprised that it is only three different meats now, it seemed to be more in the past!

IowaTater · Aug 1, 2016

franandaj said:
Luckily they could seat us and after our picture with the castle, we were taken to our table.

That's good. 1900 is one of my favorite breakfast locations, although I'm still a little peeved they got rid of the lobster eggs benedict.

franandaj said:
This was technically the kids area, but what I want to know is why do the kids get dibs on the Mickey Waffles, Bacon and Tater Tots?

Amen, sista! Of course, at WDW, everyone is a kid so it's all fair game. That's my story & I'm sticking to it!

franandaj said:
Somehow Alice and I always get in discussions.

Not surprising. She's a chatty little thing.

franandaj said:
I wasn't going to spring for another poncho, so we headed down Main Street, where we encountered the Rainy Day Parade..

That's a thing?? I've never heard of it before. Kind of neat. Is it a pretty short parade?

franandaj said:
1. What do we have for breakfast the next morning?

2. Fran and I take a Disney bus. Where do we go?

3. Where do we eat lunch? Bonus points if you can tell us what we had.

4. We have three FP+’s at MK Do I use all of mine? (10 points for the right answer) what are they? (7 points for each correct FP guess)

5. Where do we have dinner?

6. What time do I get back to the room?

1. Leftovers
2. Disney Springs
3. Raglan Road and you had shepherd's pie & bangers and booze.
4. no; Big Thunder, Pirates, Jungle Cruise
5. Citricos
6. 9 pm

franandaj · Aug 1, 2016

rndmr2 said:
Great update! Glad you were still able to be seated for your breakfast. Love the character pics! I love Pooh and Tigger, they are so cute

I like that both of them are so friendly. Both characters urged us to take group photos.

rndmr2 said:
Sorry you had rain for your day at MK but looks like you still saw a lot

I was pleased that we got to see the Rainy Day parade. I had heard about it and now I can say that I've seen it.

rndmr2 said:
Cute pics of you with Stitch

I couldn't believe that he had no line!

rndmr2 said:
Love Ohana!! We finally got there for our most recent trip and we all enjoyed it! We were there during the time they didn't have the chicken skewer or salad and they had those lettuce cups instead. I really liked the shrimp but I am not a fan of peel and eat shrimp when it

Was there some kind of food scare? Why didn't they have the chicken or the salad? The Potstickers and chicken wings are my favorite besides the bread pudding.

rndmr2 said:
Glad you had a nice visit with Michael, Trader Sam's looks fun

It's a neat place. I do like the one at DL better, it's smaller and feels more like a little island hideaway.

rndmr2 said:
1. What do we have for breakfast the next morning? Eggs and Bacon in the room

2. Fran and I take a Disney bus. Where do we go?----- Disney Springs

3. Where do we eat lunch? Bonus points if you can tell us what we had. -----Casey's, corn dog nuggets

4. We have three FP+’s at MK Do I use all of mine? (10 points for the right answer) what are they? (7 points for each correct FP guess)
----yes, Big Thunder, Splash, Space

5. Where do we have dinner? ------Be Our Guest

6. What time do I get back to the room?------midnight

Recorded.

rndmr2 said:
Lucky you!

Hey! At least I'm off the hook for the next 5 years!

pkondz said:
But of course. I should have known this.

It's the one place that Fran requests so we end up going every trip.

pkondz said:
Doesn't surprise me.
I think rope drop and welcome show is only a must if you're really into it.

Every time we've seen the show, it has been by chance. I've never actually set out with it as a plan.

pkondz said:
Interesting choice.
Kind of like a quick and dirty bruschetta.

I came up with that years ago. Probably because we ran out of noodles.

pkondz said:
Could've been worse... like red dye on your shorts.

And at least I had another shirt. Not like I only brought one! :lmao:

see four suitcases has its merits!

pkondz said:
Uh, oh.

pkondz said:
Did the same with Kay.

It was your trip that gave me the idea. Turns out he never used it. The nurse at MK advised him against it. Gave him band-aids instead.

pkondz said:
Oh, no! How much were you panicking?

A. Lot.

pkondz said:
Alison: "Come on! Come on!!!!"

No, by that point I had put it in Fran's hands. She would get the good/bad news. Besides they make you wait once you've checked in.

pkondz said:
Phew! You must've breathed a big sigh of relief.

Yes. I would have been very unhappy not to have had strawberry soup.

pkondz said:
Too cute!

pkondz said:
Doesn't mean you can't take.... all of it.

pkondz said:
Is that... is.... that.... baked apples??????????????

No, sorry. They are pecan sticky buns.

pkondz said:
If those were baked apples, that combined with eggs benny... I may have to reschedule a few things and hit this place for breakfast.

Well I highly recommend it, but no baked apples.

pkondz said:
What is "Southern California raining"?

Andy described it perfectly in his TR when he was in San Diego. For people who have "real weather" it's not really rain, it's a little heavier than a mist but nothing so hard that you feel you need to get out an umbrella or put on a hat. You get wet if you stay out in it for a long time, but if you're just going a ahort distance, it's more of an annoyance than anythig else.

pkondz said:
Tough on a coaster.
However...

But it's a baby coaster.

pkondz said:
This one came out extraordinarily well!

Thank you!

pkondz said:
Checking the settings? Or reviewing your pics already?

I think I was turning it from auto mode (which I used for the outdoor settings) to manual (for the inside).

pkondz said:
No FP? Nope!
(Unless it's first thing after RD.)

And therein lies why I haven't been on it. We don't stay at DL and I'd have to be up really early to make rope drop driving in from home.

pkondz said:
It's a good queue. How'd they like it?

They had fun playing with all the silly stuff.

pkondz said:
And did the boys see her eyes open?

I think so.

pkondz said:
Not bad. Another one that's not easy to get.

I have the most trouble with anything in the graveyard.

pkondz said:
As am I. Always.

Except that I had had enough of the rain and wanted to get out of there.

pkondz said:
I like that one!

Thanks!

pkondz said:
Ugh. "Please stop bothering me. Don't you have something to do?"

I know. Really?

pkondz said:
You can't have Dole whip and not smile.

Actually this is the 2nd picture. I had to tell her to smile. :laughing:

pkondz said:
Cool mug! But...

I didn't get the souvie mug.

pkondz said:
This one is awesome!!!
Still miffed that they lost that ride

It's Nemo in DL.

pkondz said:
A vegan's nightmare.

pkondz said:
'Cause you're smart.

pkondz said:
meh.

Now it looks awesome!

That's cause it is!

pkondz said:
1. Bacon and eggs
2. Springs
3. WPE. Sammies.
4. No, you don't use them all. BTMRR, Space, Splash
5. BOG
6. 11pm

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Malia78 · Aug 1, 2016

Checking back in after being out of the loop for awhile. Yummy meal photos--O'hana is still on my to do list.

Since I completely missed out on the last round of questions, getting my answers in early this time.
1. some leftovers from dinner
2. Disney Springs
3. Wolfgang Puck Express, pizza
4. No, BTTMR, Pirates, Talking Mickey
5. Be Our Guest
6. 10:25pm

pkondz · Aug 1, 2016

franandaj said:
Every time we've seen the show, it has been by chance. I've never actually set out with it as a plan.

If I'm there for rope drop, I'm under the arch waiting to be one of the first in the park.

franandaj said:
And at least I had another shirt. Not like I only brought one! see four suitcases has its merits!

franandaj said:
It was your trip that gave me the idea. Turns out he never used it. The nurse at MK advised him against it. Gave him band-aids instead.

Really? Odd. Why not?

franandaj said:
No, sorry. They are pecan sticky buns.

Yeah, I saw that after I posted. Went to check out the menu.
Disappointed.
It's been years since I've had a good baked apple.

franandaj said:
Andy described it perfectly in his TR when he was in San Diego. For people who have "real weather" it's not really rain, it's a little heavier than a mist but nothing so hard that you feel you need to get out an umbrella or put on a hat.

Ah. Got it.

franandaj said:
I have the most trouble with anything in the graveyard.

That place is impossible.
Unless your buggy stops.
Or your buggy stops and you cheat by using your flash....
Not that anyone would do that, of course...

:rolleyes1

franandaj said:
Actually this is the 2nd picture. I had to tell her to smile.

franandaj said:
It's Nemo in DL.

A travesty.

dolphingirl47 · Aug 1, 2016

franandaj said:
We made a good call because when I woke up there was a huge thunderstorm going on and it was raining really hard all night.

That does not sound good at all.

franandaj said:
I was starving and breakfast was still a couple hours away so I made a piece of toast with spaghetti sauce on top as a snack.

This looks yummy.

franandaj said:
I'm not sure how long we sat there but it was after 11:05 before we started moving again. Remember, our reservation was for 10:40AM.

What a pain.

franandaj said:
Luckily they could seat us and after our picture with the castle, we were taken to our table.

I am glad that they were still able to seat you.

franandaj said:
and I noticed Stitch over by the Emporium with no line. I took a few pictures with him.

Now I am officially jealous.

franandaj said:
She kept suggesting “other places” where I might find them, like “you might check the train station” or “maybe they are in the confectioners” and finally I just left because it was really annoying the way she was trying “get rid of me.”

I wonder what her problem was.

franandaj said:
The quiet pool.

I think this is the first time I have seen this pool without ducks.

franandaj said:
Then the piece de resistance! The Bananas Foster Bread Pudding, so, so, so good!

That is the reason why we have never had dinner there.

franandaj said:
They were hoping to make the fireworks, but were still on the bus when they started. At least the nice bus driver pulled over so they could see them.

What a shame that they did not make the fireworks.

franandaj said:
Pam and her Mom stopped by and hung out for a bit and we caught up.

Nice that you got to catch up later.

franandaj said:
1. What do we have for breakfast the next morning?

Bacon and eggs at the bungalow.

franandaj said:
2. Fran and I take a Disney bus. Where do we go?

Disney Springs

franandaj said:
3. Where do we eat lunch? Bonus points if you can tell us what we had.

Morimoto Asian - Pork Dumplings ,Shrimp Tempura Sushi, Morimoto Spare Ribs

franandaj said:
4. We have three FP+’s at MK Do I use all of mine?

No

franandaj said:
what are they?

Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, Space Mountain, Jungle Cruise.

franandaj said:
5. Where do we have dinner?

Narcoossee's

franandaj said:
6. What time do I get back to the room?

11:00 PM

mvf-m11c · Aug 1, 2016

I have been away for a long time on your recent WDW trip and it was nice to read it along with your DCL trip report.

A nice day at AK with all those nice pictures in front of the Tree of Life. IT is a bummer about Rivers of Light not being ready and hoping that it will be up by October but I don’t know if it will be. Lunch from Sanaa looks very appetizing and good. Nice that you were able to ride EE. I can never get tired of FotLK and your pics are very nice. Nice shots from Kilimanjaro Safari and riding at night will be very interesting.

The Behind the Seeds tour looks very interesting and to be able to walk through the Land from the plants and seeing the alligators and fish up close. Nice to see more different food kiosks during your visit and there are some kiosks that aren’t there during the F&W Festival which look very appetizing. That Smokehouse kiosk I would like the most. The Disney topiaries are stunning as well.

The Poly Bungalow look so amazing and glad that you were able to take a lot of pictures of the room to see what it is like. The terrace looks amazing and seeing the MK during the fireworks would be a perfect photo spot.

That is a big thunderstorm that morning. Nice to see that you got to eat at 1900 Park Fare like you do on most of your trips and I can understand that is one of your must do restaurants during a WDW trip.

It is interesting to see those Rainy Day Cavalcades when it is wet. Nice to see that you were able to do a lot even though it was wet at the MK.

I really like that Nautilus souvenir glass that I might have to get it even though I don’t drink. Dinner at O’Hana looks very appetizing and good.

franandaj · Aug 2, 2016

dgbg100106 said:
You guys made a great call, and that is rain coming down!

Yeah, we would have been miserable doing MK that morning.

dgbg100106 said:
S***t happens, at least you had something in your tummy...

dgbg100106 said:
so glad they were able to get seated and that you got all the characters and enjoyed your meal. It looks like there is plenty to choose from the buffet, even if it is on the kids side.

Well, it was just the first and last pictures that were at kids level. Everything else was at adult level.

dgbg100106 said:
looks like everyone enjoyed that queue.

They were having fun with it.

dgbg100106 said:
I love "on approach" picture.

This cracks me up! I'm wondering why everyone likes this so much?

dgbg100106 said:
The drinks look good, that nautilus is huge... I am sure it has nice price tag with it too.

It was like $50, and by the end of our time together, Michael was asking me to help him with it.

dgbg100106 said:
this looks like a place David would really like. Do they keep the meat coming?

They'll give you as much as you want. Like I said, Alberto got a second helping of the shrimp and they gave him a ton. I should have taken a picture.

dgbg100106 said:
Now that looks wonderfully amazing!!!

I love that Bread Pudding, it's one of the best I've had!

dgbg100106 said:
Your fireworks pictures are getting better all the time, these are great photos.

Thanks!

dgbg100106 said:
how cool y'all got to meet up.

It was nice to hang out with her Mom (and of course Pam) for a little bit, we barely had time to meet each other in December.

cruisehopeful said:
I have that special joy coming up. I get my clear liquids tomorrow. I am secretly hoping my diverticulitis acts up and I'll have to cancel. I get pretty grumpy even under the best circumstances. Maybe I should stay off the internet for a couple days. I know I'll need to avoid your trip reports because of the food pics!

Did your insides turn back to normal quickly? My husband (who has had 2 before) said I probably won't feel right again for 3 or 4 days.

So I guess today was your day? He is kind of right, it took me until the weekend to feel "right" again. It wasn't bad, just a little weird.

jedijill said:
How fun you got to meet up with Michael and his brother at Trader Sam's. I haven't eaten at 'Ohanas forever. I love that bread! Mmmmm, that bananas foster bread pudding is delicious. YOu know what would make it better? Coconut!

Jill in CO

I love O'Hana, but Fran isn't as crazy about it so I have to do it sparingly. We need to actually plan a trip together so that you can have people to share your meals with!

I need a reason to plan a trip! We don't have any planned past Feb 2017.

cruisehopeful · Aug 3, 2016

franandaj said:
So I guess today was your day? He is kind of right, it took me until the weekend to feel "right" again. It wasn't bad, just a little weird.

It was. I've heard they don't put people to sleep so when they told me they were putting me to sleep I yelled out, "good!"

I ate normal the rest of the day and just had a lot of grumblings going on. I hope things go back to normal because I have plans to meet my daughter at DCA on Saturday and we are planning an eat and drink day.

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