You looked thrilled that you have to wear a poncho!
Now i've never heard about that method of getting DOB's off ID's before. Thank goodness he remembered your bday! TBH, it takes me a sec to remember DH's. His bday and our anniversary are days apart so I have to remember which one's which for a sec.
Just love those glow cubes. We have accumulated a few over the years and every once in a while when I make us a drink at home, i'll pop one of them in our drinks. So fun!
NO! I must see this Beaker face! Please do not forget to capture it on your next trip!
Jiminy Crickets, you draw a great Jiminiy
OMGOSH Jamie must have been peeing his pants the first time on ToT!
Aw, I just love Ray too. DH and I were both so sad when he got stepped on at the end.
What is going on with this lack of crowds?! So lucky!
I love that your efficienty is 7!!! That's gotta be the lowest you can go
I've always seen the globes but never payed attention to what was on them. Thanks for pointing that out!
ETA: I went back to your intro to see your exact dates that you went but can't find them. Would you mind telling me your dates so I can attempt to visit during this time of no crowds?!
Haha LESHA. I HATED that poncho
it was so sticky and uncomfortable. I don't hide my emotions very well
It would be so awkward to forget someone's birthday in this situation! Especially where there's a waiter standing over us
Haha, I bet you really have to think about that one! However, Jamie's birthday is 1/2 and my ex's birthday is 2/3, now THAT would be awkward to get mixed up...!!!
Aww cute, I love that you bring a little Disney magic home with you! I only really drink water.. so I feel a bit daft putting a glow cube in a glass of water.. But maybe I will when I'm psyching myself up for my next trip!
Hahaha, I was trying to get a Jamie to do the Beaker face for a photo while I was writing that update, but he wouldn't
I will persist when we are reunited with that hat though, it will be toooo perfect!
Haha I know right!! For a split second he looked TRUELY horrified, until he realised I was laughing.. I REALLY wish I had played along and acted like it was a major malfunction..!
OMG don't even talk to me about that moment in the Princess and the Frog..
I cried like a baby when you see him appear next to Evangeline in the sky.. SOB-FEST. <3
We did not care about efficiency at all... We saw no pride in being able to say, "our car was the most efficient.."
POWER is the way to go!
Yes girly sorry, I've added it to my intro now! We were there Tuesday 2nd September - Tuesday 16th September. It got a little busier towards the end of the trip, but that first 10/11/12 days were sooooo quiet! I definitely recommend early September!
Oh my goodness your TR has me in stitches!
“Do you wanna build a snowmaaaan!?!”
…until he locked eyes with THE RANDOM WOMAN BEHIND HIM."
That had me laughing so hard my fiance looked over from his video game at me like I was crazy. Ya'll are too cute!
Hahaha thank you !!! I'm so glad you're enjoying it
I really wish I had more goofy moments caught on video, maybe I'll take more video footage this year and embarrass Jamie even further
Oops, got a few updates to catch up on! (Aka: Marie's about to make an obnoxious long list of comments)
I love Finding Nemo The Musical. It's so nice to watch and has so many catchy songs and it makes me emotional every single time. Not as much as Festival of the Lion King, but almost.
I think the main advantage of using a FP+ for shows is just that you can get relatively good seating with generally first pick without having to line up for too long beforehand. I mean, you may get good seats either way - but would you rather wait 30 minutes for those, or show up 5 minutes before your FP time opens up and then go right in?
Not to mention, Animal Kingdom doesn't have that many things that are in dire need of FP, especially during low season.
Love those pictures of the show, though! And I swear to goodness, in all three times we've seen this show (November 2012, October 2013 and May 2014), the actor playing Marlin has always been the same, and it's the same guy on your picture too. Clearly he loves his contract.
BAD DINOSAURS. (Sorry, I have a thing).
My wife is such a fan of those ice cream sandwiches, but somehow I've never had one. I don't know why. There's just too many great snack options at Disney!
Those are awesome Everest pictures! I love the view of Epcot and the resorts in the distance - goodness Coronado is so huge!
Eeek bug attack again. For real though, I can't squish bugs in Animal Kingdom. Even in every day life I feel bad when I do as a reflex (except mosquitoes, I am ruthless with those), but in Animal Kingdom, I'm like... I can't kill a bug, I'll probably get kicked out.
The only thing I appreciate more than the fact that there's a petting zoo at Walt Disney World is the fact that they named it the Affection Section. How precious can you get.
Immediate FP is yet another advantage of the FP+ system. I know it's got its downside (lack of spontaneity and so on), but really, I think by now the good outweights the bad.
September rain! Ugh. So miserable. Thankfully it wasn't too long lasting in your case. But I totally get you on poncho feels. We had cheap ones and they felt horrible. We ended up caving and bought Disney ones in September because it rained pretty much every single day, pretty relentlessly at times, and I was just not having it with the cheap ones anymore.
Love Mama Melrose! Hate that they ask for passports as valid IDs. Who wants to walk around their passports, seriously? Story time on that, my mom's coworker went on a cruise and lost her passport in St Marteen. When they got back to the States, they were charged a fine of USD 600.00 EACH for being illegally on US territory without passports. So I think moral of the story is, if I get refused a drink with my driver's license, I'll suck it up and get a smoothie. That would be one expensive cocktail.
But I did have that drink and it is pretty good! I love Mama Melrose. My wife's in love with their steak. But then, we haven't been to the Yachtman's Steakhouse.
I am legit dying of laughter over that Tower of Terror story. And singing Do You Wanna Build a Snowman to a stranger, for that matter. Lord would I have gotten murdered if I'd dared take my wife on this ride without her knowing what was going on and then something like this happening.
No judging on staying in to watch Princess and the Frog. It's such a great and underrated movie.
That's a pretty awesome wait for Test Track! Building the cars is pretty awesome, too. They also have awesome photo ops around once you exit the ride, we went a bit crazy on those in May.
Soarin' is my happy place. I just feel so content and at peace and joyful on it. Meanwhile, my wife clings to my hand and contemplates jumping off as she just wants to get back to solid ground and that would be the fastest way to do so. Clearly we have differing opinions on how often we should do this ride in a trip.
Living with the Land is one of my favorite Epcot attractions. I love going through the greenhouse - the Behind the Seeds tour must be pretty neat, too!
Hey Marie, I recognise you and Amber from some of Rob's recent updates! Do you have a trip report going from your recent trip? I can't seem to find one
I'm going to say that I agree with you on the FOTLK / FNTM thing. I absolutely love both, they make me so emotional, but I think Lion King slightly has the edge. But my opinion tends to change day-to-day - so I can't say for sure! I know what you mean about there not being many fastpass options. I think the Safari, Everest, and either of the shows are the best FP choices
Aww bless that guy in the Nemo show for all these years! He must love it there.
omg right, wayyyy too many snacks, I couldn't possibly pick a favourite, although I have a few too many that I love
Haha I know, it just feels so wrong to kill a bug at Animal Kingdom, of all places! But if you'd have seen the bug that bit Jamie.. GOOD LORD. It was ginormous.
Marie I totally agree with you when it comes to FP+. Sure, I miss not being able to get FP after FP for Splash Mountain, but overall I love the system. However I can imagine it being a little more difficult during the busy seasons.
Another thing I would suggest to WDW is making it a little clearer where these FP kiosks are. We only used them to get 4th FPs if we directly came across them, otherwise we had no idea where to find them!
I know, I saw that it rained a lot while you guys were there from Rob's TR. What a shame
I would not have been able to handle these cheap, sticky ponchos for much longer. We actually have THESE vintage Disney ponchos from when I was a kid, but we forgot to bring them!
WHOA that is AWFUL about your mom's coworker!!?!! Yeah I will never risk losing my passport while I'm over there. I think the USA is pretty strict with their rule enforcement.. I'd never mess with their rules. When we were 20, a British girl I know was caught drinking there, and she's BANNED from visiting!! (for X amount of years, I'm not sure how long) ... Eep!
Hahaha I know, too funny!! I kinda wish I'd played along with the ToT thing and acted horrified myself.. He would have FREAKED out!
I hope Amber grows a little fonder of Soarin..! It's such an amazing, unique attraction. I can't wait to see what they do with the new movie!
I've been looking into the Behind the Seeds tour for when we visit again in September! It looks fun. But I'm sure Jamie would rather spend the time at Test Track or something, so I'm not sure if we'll end up doing it
What a face! I love it!
Whew! Close one Jamie! With DW and I, it would be her that might mess it up!
Oh yes! I've got to try one of these!!
I agree but shhhhh, don't tell Jamie I said so!
Currently Disney is in the process of building a 3rd Soarin' line at WDW so the lines will be better in the future. There is a new Soarin' film at Disneyland for their 60th anniversary celebration and Disney is in the process of filming a new Soarin' for WDW that has scenes from around the world and not just California.
Great update Katie! More please!!
I was SO excited to learn about the new Soarin' movie!! It's going to be amazing! I wonder what countries they will include
Thank you! I think I'll be able to put some more up tonight
Love the updates!
This describes my feelings about Living with the Land exactly. IT'S JUST SO GOOD. And I have no idea why.
Thank you!! Haha, right?! I don't know WHY it's so good?! IT JUST IS.
Oh I love your poncho photo
we went in July and it was so wet it was crazy, looks as though it continued
I'm so pleased you were able to get your Magic Star Cocktails, I've heard a few times of the UK driving license not being recognised which is so odd as it's our main form of ID
Your drawings are so good and yep yours is better
Poor Jamie on ToT
And a walk on
OMG I have to go in September. (we went July 1st this year as my DD's did their GCSE's and A Levels so we could get much cheaper flights, but the crowds were insane!)
What a shame about Jamie not getting picked as rebel spy!
I'm getting so jealous of your no crowd photos and even more so when I saw you had no single riders with you on TT, that's a huge deal for my family
I love The Land too, my kids aren't so keen, but this year we did the Behind the Seeds Tour and they loved it. If you get the chance next trip definitely do it
Haha they were the most horrible ponchos EVER! The rain wasn't actually TOO bad overall, especially for September time. I think it got really bad just after we left, we were really lucky to avoid the worst of it!
I know! As I've said before, I really don't want to risk losing my passport, and technically being in USA illegally..! Someone has previously mentioned that WDW has a passport-only rule now, so I'm really glad they let us off
You HAVE to go in September!! It's so good. Although we're kinda spoiled now, if something has a 20 minute wait we sometimes skip it..!! We're going again this September 22nd - Oct 6th, so I think it will be busier with it being Food and Wine Fest. I hope it's not too bad!
Oh that's so cool, I've been saying in these comments that I'm considering doing Behind the Seeds! Thanks for the tip!
Poor guy! I'm glad he likes it now!
Love it! 
and lurking is definitely not stalking, I understand 
Love the humor AND Step Brothers fun! We are staying at Beach Club next January too and can't wait. Your pics and stories helped a bunch. (IMPRESSIVE photography skills!)
I'm actually with you on the funnel cake isn't that awesome bandwagon. Especially when drizzled in chocolate sauce 
