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oregonmommyof2 · 01-29-2012, 12:51 AM

Great update, I think Terry and I would really enjoy Dine with an Imagineer...

I've only seen the gangster side of Great Movie Ride too...

I'm glad you are liking Boardwalk, it's one I am dying to try someday!!

Mrs. Sojourner · 01-29-2012, 04:40 AM

What a great location! You are really selling me on the BWV! How far in advance did you rent points?

How cool that the Brown Derby has an opening ceremony and family of the day. The dining with an Imagineer sounds really neat. I am going to have to check that out, too.

DisMomAmy · 01-29-2012, 02:06 PM

What a fun lunch!!

And so cool that you had a DISmeet!

I'm glad you were feeling better & enjoyed the day. Illuminations from the Boardwalk area is amazing!

mrsksomeday · 01-29-2012, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by jenseib

What an exciting day. 2 great meals. I really want to do Prime Time, we had an ADR for my last trip, but it didn't work out and we ended up not going.

We love Prime Time, it is a must do for us. We just really enjoy the atmosphere.

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Originally Posted by RunningGirl

Lunch with an imagineer - what an awesome experience! That really sounds like something I'd love to do with DH sometime. But I don't understand how they mess your name up like that - to me adding an "e" is much more uncommon!

I love taking the boats from DHS to Boardwalk or Epcot. So relaxing! Driving those boats would be a great job.

I think most people think the "e" is standard for some reason. Using the boats is wonderful for us. It is so much easier than the busses. They can only take 2 mobility devices at once, so we did have to wait twice for another boat, but the wait was very short.

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Originally Posted by oregonmommyof2

Great update, I think Terry and I would really enjoy Dine with an Imagineer...

I've only seen the gangster side of Great Movie Ride too...

I'm glad you are liking Boardwalk, it's one I am dying to try someday!!

I think you guys would love it. For the longest time I thought there was only one side to the GMR

. The Boardwalk is the BOMB!!

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Originally Posted by Mrs. Sojourner

What a great location! You are really selling me on the BWV! How far in advance did you rent points?

How cool that the Brown Derby has an opening ceremony and family of the day. The dining with an Imagineer sounds really neat. I am going to have to check that out, too.

For the December time period we went in booked 7 months out, for the trip we have in May we booked 9 months out. We can't wait to do Dine with an Imagineer again.

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Originally Posted by DisMomAmy

What a fun lunch!!

And so cool that you had a DISmeet!

I'm glad you were feeling better & enjoyed the day. Illuminations from the Boardwalk area is amazing!

I loved meeting Angela, she was a fantastic person!! Every DISer I have ever met has been amazing. I love the Boardwalk

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okw19 · 01-30-2012, 09:32 AM

What an awesome lunch! I would love to do that one day. Sounds like you had a great room location too!

mrsksomeday · 01-31-2012, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by okw19

What an awesome lunch! I would love to do that one day. Sounds like you had a great room location too!

The room location was amazing and the dining experience was fantastic. We had so much fun.

mrsksomeday · 02-01-2012, 08:12 PM

I was so happy, we were going to Epcot today. We decided to check out the Boardwalk a bit first. I saw this and immediately thought of Toni, aka oregonmommyof2:

She is a funnel cake freak, in a good way.

We grabbed lunch on the Boardwalk, then took a boat to Epcot. We didn’t walk, one to conserve the wheelchair battery and two my right leg was still not 100%. After we made it to Epcot about 5 minutes later (how I loved this ) I got a times guide, we were looking for Holiday Storytellers, especially ones we missed the previous year.

We had perfect timing for Pere Noel (Father Christmas). I always try to take pictures of the scrolls that tell you about the storyteller:

We just love seeing the storytellers, if you are ever in WDW during the Christmas season, please go see them, they are wonderful. Next up
Japan and the Daruma (doll) seller:

As you can see, not many people in the park that day:

She was very animated:

Can you believe in all the times we have been to Epcot we never looked at the Koi pond?

It was time to start walking to the Italy Pavilion for our dinner reservation, but there was time to see La Befana the storyteller beforehand. This is our favorite pavilion and we could spend a ton of time here.

The Ziti Sisters were finishing up as we got there, I have to make sure we see the whole skit the next time we are there, it was really funny.

La Befana was one of the storytellers we had seen last year but I am so happy we saw her again, such a great story.

We checked in at Tutto Italia and were seated very quickly. The meal and the service were amazing as usual. I headed to the ladies room after dinner while Bill waited for me. When I came out we saw Zendaya Coleman from the Disney show Shake It Up checking into the restaurant. She was in WDW for the Christmas parade taping.

We decided to call it a night and hopped a boat back to the Boardwalk, knowing we would be back at Epcot on the 5th.

Next installment… DHS entertainment!!

eandesmom · 02-01-2012, 09:03 PM

Oh Tracy, what a stressful start to the trip. Wiped out, no sleep and then the room mess up. I would have been SO stressed out over that. renting makes me nervous. I know lots of people have fabulous luck with it, I always assumed Davids would be a little more secure/double checking oriented than maybe a straight rental from an individual but it doesn't really sound like it.

Very glad everything worked out. Does DVC, in general, have less HA rooms? That's really not cool, I had no idea. I'm glad the room location overall seemed to work out and your view is just lovely, and that a nights sleep seemed to help a bit. The lunch looks like so much fun, I had no idea BD had a family of the day and an opening ceremony, that's really neat!

GeminiAngel · 02-02-2012, 12:19 AM

All caught up! Really sucks about the web page Bill worked on. So glad I found your link.

Mrs. Sojourner · 02-02-2012, 04:45 AM

I am really looking forward to enjoying the Epcot storytellers during the holidays while we are in Orlando. I think my girls will really love it. You got some really great pictures!

KatGarcia · 02-02-2012, 03:36 PM

I am so wanting to do the dining with an imagineer, it sounded so awesome!

I def cant wait to get back to WDW at Christmas time and do all the storytellers, i've only seen a few.

RunningGirl · 02-02-2012, 06:27 PM

The koi pond is one of those quiet spots in world showcase that we love to explore. We love to step out of the crowds and soak in the atmosphere; Disney did a good job of creating spots that make that possible all around Epcot!

jenseib · 02-02-2012, 06:55 PM

Another celebrity sighting. You attract them like magnets!!!

Disneyland_Mama · 02-03-2012, 12:11 AM

I think the Storytellers were my favorite part of Epcots holiday happenings. And you hit our 3 favorite!

piglet50 · 02-03-2012, 06:57 AM

Great updates! I just found the thread for this report and I'm so glad I did. I'm glad you both were feeling better after you arrived. Thank you for sharing your trips with us. I always enjoy them.

01-29-2012, 12:51 AM	#31
oregonmommyof2 DIS Veteran Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Oregon Posts: 2,118	Great update, I think Terry and I would really enjoy Dine with an Imagineer... I've only seen the gangster side of Great Movie Ride too... I'm glad you are liking Boardwalk, it's one I am dying to try someday!! __________________ Oops! We did it again! - Dec 2012 PTR

01-29-2012, 04:40 AM	#32
Mrs. Sojourner Mouseketeer Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: West Africa Posts: 439	What a great location! You are really selling me on the BWV! How far in advance did you rent points? How cool that the Brown Derby has an opening ceremony and family of the day. The dining with an Imagineer sounds really neat. I am going to have to check that out, too. __________________ Wife to Mr. Sojourner , Mom to: Ms. Sojourner (11) , Middle Sojourner (9) , Little Sojourner (6) & Jr. Sojourner (6mon.), and lover of all things Disney. Disney Land: countless visits from 1982-1997 (as a kid) Disney World: 11/1998, 6/2000 (Honeymoon), 10/2005, 10/2006, 10/2007, 4/2008, 9/2008, 10/2008, 12/2008, 5/2009, 11/2010. Next Visit: 9/2012! Have Stayed at: AS Sport, ASM, CSR, POR & PBH (USF) Check out my PTR! From West Africa to WDW; talk about some culture shock! My Blog: Mrs. Sojourner's Monologues

01-29-2012, 02:06 PM	#33
DisMomAmy DIS Veteran Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: NH Posts: 7,872	What a fun lunch!! And so cool that you had a DISmeet! I'm glad you were feeling better & enjoyed the day. Illuminations from the Boardwalk area is amazing! __________________ AmyTim Alex(12) & Zach(9) Family, friends, teachers & Stacy too! Cheers to Friendship! October 2012 Girls Weekend! (TR) Cheers to Friendship A ladies weekend Oct. 12 Group PTR Bumps, bruises, too many teenagers & swimming with sharks! 4/12 TR It wouldn't be spring without an Epcot F&G Festival! 4/12 PTR I finally saw the lights! Our super special anniversary trip! Finally getting to see the lights! Nov 2011 Anniversary/Holiday/F&W PTR Spectrum Moms take on the World! - January 2011 PTR/TR No kids, no husbands & no rain! Girls weekend at BWI! Fall 2010 "Mom, this is like a whole new Disney!" An April 2010 TR

01-30-2012, 09:32 AM	#35
okw19 DIS Veteran Join Date: May 2011 Location: NC Posts: 600	What an awesome lunch! I would love to do that one day. Sounds like you had a great room location too! __________________ Rachel

02-01-2012, 08:12 PM	#37
mrsksomeday "All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them." Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,315	Storytelling around the World I was so happy, we were going to Epcot today. We decided to check out the Boardwalk a bit first. I saw this and immediately thought of Toni, aka oregonmommyof2: She is a funnel cake freak, in a good way. We grabbed lunch on the Boardwalk, then took a boat to Epcot. We didn’t walk, one to conserve the wheelchair battery and two my right leg was still not 100%. After we made it to Epcot about 5 minutes later (how I loved this ) I got a times guide, we were looking for Holiday Storytellers, especially ones we missed the previous year. We had perfect timing for Pere Noel (Father Christmas). I always try to take pictures of the scrolls that tell you about the storyteller: We just love seeing the storytellers, if you are ever in WDW during the Christmas season, please go see them, they are wonderful. Next up Japan and the Daruma (doll) seller: As you can see, not many people in the park that day: She was very animated: Can you believe in all the times we have been to Epcot we never looked at the Koi pond? It was time to start walking to the Italy Pavilion for our dinner reservation, but there was time to see La Befana the storyteller beforehand. This is our favorite pavilion and we could spend a ton of time here. The Ziti Sisters were finishing up as we got there, I have to make sure we see the whole skit the next time we are there, it was really funny. La Befana was one of the storytellers we had seen last year but I am so happy we saw her again, such a great story. We checked in at Tutto Italia and were seated very quickly. The meal and the service were amazing as usual. I headed to the ladies room after dinner while Bill waited for me. When I came out we saw Zendaya Coleman from the Disney show Shake It Up checking into the restaurant. She was in WDW for the Christmas parade taping. We decided to call it a night and hopped a boat back to the Boardwalk, knowing we would be back at Epcot on the 5th. Next installment… DHS entertainment!! __________________ Ace, Me, and the Guy with CP - 1st TR Happy Birthday Bill 6/08 Introducing Amy to "Walt's World" 10/08 Where everybody knows Bill's name 11/08 Does this mean we aren't going to the mountains? 11/09 Birthdays, surprises, Magic & Merriment 12/10 An Imagineer fell for Bill 5/11 Bill and Tracy’s Kinda Excellent Adventure!! Dec. 2011 It's the Little Moments that Count!! -5/12 Justice for Travis

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02-01-2012, 09:03 PM	#38
eandesmom I'm with Beast Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 11,258	Oh Tracy, what a stressful start to the trip. Wiped out, no sleep and then the room mess up. I would have been SO stressed out over that. renting makes me nervous. I know lots of people have fabulous luck with it, I always assumed Davids would be a little more secure/double checking oriented than maybe a straight rental from an individual but it doesn't really sound like it. Very glad everything worked out. Does DVC, in general, have less HA rooms? That's really not cool, I had no idea. I'm glad the room location overall seemed to work out and your view is just lovely, and that a nights sleep seemed to help a bit. The lunch looks like so much fun, I had no idea BD had a family of the day and an opening ceremony, that's really neat! __________________ Cynthia, Jeff, DSS20, DSD16, DS13, DS12 Coffee on the Verandah - A Trip Report \| Sorry Gaston, They are MUCH More Interesting Than You! - An MEK/eandesmom TR Book it. Buy it. BELIEVE it! - A PTR\|You'll never get me on a cruise. Unless it's to ALASKA!- A TR \| The Adventures of Dr. Jones and the Spitting Camel - A Trip Report How Do You Think We Stay So Happy? A TR \| Life is too short...to never sleep in a treehouse. A Grand Gathering PTR So many flowers, So little time - an east/west PTR \| How EMH Saved our Trip! A Trip Report

02-02-2012, 12:19 AM	#39
GeminiAngel DIS Veteran Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 2,208	All caught up! Really sucks about the web page Bill worked on. So glad I found your link. __________________ WDW: Apr 2007-POR 6 nts, Feb 2009-OKW 7nts, Oct 2011-POP 4nts DLR: To many times to count!

02-02-2012, 04:45 AM	#40
Mrs. Sojourner Mouseketeer Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: West Africa Posts: 439	I am really looking forward to enjoying the Epcot storytellers during the holidays while we are in Orlando. I think my girls will really love it. You got some really great pictures! __________________ Wife to Mr. Sojourner , Mom to: Ms. Sojourner (11) , Middle Sojourner (9) , Little Sojourner (6) & Jr. Sojourner (6mon.), and lover of all things Disney. Disney Land: countless visits from 1982-1997 (as a kid) Disney World: 11/1998, 6/2000 (Honeymoon), 10/2005, 10/2006, 10/2007, 4/2008, 9/2008, 10/2008, 12/2008, 5/2009, 11/2010. Next Visit: 9/2012! Have Stayed at: AS Sport, ASM, CSR, POR & PBH (USF) Check out my PTR! From West Africa to WDW; talk about some culture shock! My Blog: Mrs. Sojourner's Monologues

02-02-2012, 03:36 PM	#41
KatGarcia Just Keep Swimming. Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 5,473	I am so wanting to do the dining with an imagineer, it sounded so awesome! I def cant wait to get back to WDW at Christmas time and do all the storytellers, i've only seen a few. __________________ My Disney Princess, Lily Mission:Visit Disney Once a Month for a Year. A Florida Newbie's Tales. Trips: Nov 09~POFQ {as a CM!}Nov 08~ASMuAug 08~Pop (1st Solo Trip) & PORJan '08~ASMusic Suite/BWV Oct 07~CBR {F&W/MNSSHP}June '07~DisneylandDec '06/Jan '07~Pop/CSRFeb '05~POFQJune 1996Several trips as a kid

02-02-2012, 06:27 PM	#42
RunningGirl DIS Veteran Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1,293	The koi pond is one of those quiet spots in world showcase that we love to explore. We love to step out of the crowds and soak in the atmosphere; Disney did a good job of creating spots that make that possible all around Epcot!

02-02-2012, 06:55 PM	#43
jenseib Mommy to Claire Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 23,311	Another celebrity sighting. You attract them like magnets!!! __________________ Oh the Places We Go, The People We SeeI LOVE Comedians with Guitars...You didn't tell me that PartYou can take the girl out of Disney, BUT..Universal Adventures of Dreams and an Expanding WorldA Hop, NO Skip, and Many Mishaps to a Disney DreamSo This is What a Dream Tastes likeDairy Farmer's Wife IS going to Disney in March/April3Rd Times a Charm

02-03-2012, 12:11 AM	#44
Disneyland_Mama His head instantly inflated!!! I don't suck!!! I ROCK!!! DIS juices are a flowin'!! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Near the original House of Mouse Posts: 6,749	I think the Storytellers were my favorite part of Epcots holiday happenings. And you hit our 3 favorite! __________________ The Waldo Trilogy 2008 ~"HERE"Where's Waldo - The Sequel 2007 ~"HERE"Where's Waldo! The Original 2006"HERE"

02-03-2012, 06:57 AM	#45
piglet50 DIS Veteran Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: nc Posts: 764	Great updates! I just found the thread for this report and I'm so glad I did. I'm glad you both were feeling better after you arrived. Thank you for sharing your trips with us. I always enjoy them.

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