I am miserably behind on trip reports (including my own), but I am going to do my best to catch up here.
Thanks for taking the time to stop by and read!
I am a monorail lover, so I totally get your idea to use it to get from EP to MK. Now, I know that when you go MK to EP, it takes you through Future World in EP but I can't remember about the other direction because we rarely go that way. Although seeing our arrival time at MCO, it could be pretty tight get there and make it to the MK area in time for Wishes.
Hanging out at a monorail resort, and watching Wishes from the area is brilliant.
ETA: I have since read about your arrival flight time and will be interested to hear what you actually do when you get there.
Thanks for the info - I just assumed it went through Future World in both directions. I'll have to look into that.
I really like my idea, but with the later than expected flight (I thought we'd take a flight that left an hour earlier, but it was more expensive), I think it'll be a decision we make once we're on the ground. If the flight makes good time and we get to the resort quickly, we may be able to do it, but if not, we'll have to scrap the plan and do something else (probably Downtown Disney).
Cute clothes and although I am not a bag person, I really like the one you got. The size and pattern both look perfect. I should look into getting something like that because I have a single purse that I have used for the past 3-4 years. Not a Disney-themed one, so I should add one to my very lonely stable of bags.
Thanks! It really is a great bag (I use it a lot) and I'm excited to take it to Disney.
(And I have like 3-4 bags that I rotate through that are around that size, plus bigger bags, plus two backpacks ... I like shopping).
I did notice both princess meals on your itinerary, before you mentioned it. That made me smile!
We really do love princesses, so we're excited about the possibility of doing two princess meals!
A pre-opening breakfast is at the top of my Disney bucket list!
Mine too! I was very excited that we were able to get that ADR!
I can't remember what your feelings are on the counter service eateries at Disney, and how easy it is to follow your dietary restrictions at them.
There's one CS location at each park (2 at Epcot) that has Kosher food available on demand. Our favorite is Cosmic Ray's at MK (the food is the same at all of them, we just like the environment at Cosmic Ray's). The other options are Pizzafari at AK, ABC Commisary at DHS, and Electric Umbrella (I think - we've never been there) and Liberty Inn at Epcot.
Other than that, some places have pre-packaged stuff we can grab, but not much. We tend to bring a lot of our own food just because it's easier.
Happy to read about your flights. It is a good feeling to have that piece taken care of.
Thanks. It's definitely nice to not be checking flight prices every day!
Do you know what annoys me??? It seems like whenever I book flights that I love, the airline changes the time! Sometimes it is just a few minutes (always when we have trips in the 6 am hour). On our Yellowstone trip, they changed the departure of one of our connecting flights, both ways and we had less than an hour to make our connection in the busy Minneapolis/St. Paul airport and we literally had to run from one terminal to another. With pneumonia. Good times!
That sounds like lots of fun. We've been pretty lucky with not having our flight times changed too significantly - although it helps that we almost always fly direct, so we don't have to worry about missing connecting flights. I'd hate to have to run between terminals ... and doing it while sick sounds even worse!
I am in awe and have the utmost respect for dedicated runners
, but I have to admit, I kind of skimmed your running update. The only running I have done in my life was the aforementioned running through the airport. Do you know the Facebook meme... If you see me running, you better start running too because a zombie is chasing me? That really is me.
I grew up running (pre-knee problems), so it was never something too weird for me. I totally get that other people have no interest and don't really care too much about the running updates. That's why I try to add in some non-running updates too ... even though most of what's going on now is the running (two months until FP+ day, and then the plans can really pick up!).
But I definitely know people that if you see them running, something's chasing them!
But I walk wicked fast! Especially in Disney.
And that is all that really matters - getting around Disney fast around to get things done!
Thank you so much for sharing your religious adherences with us. The Q&A format was great.
Once again, I admire your dedication to your faith.
Thank you! I love being able to share some of the lesser-known (and occasionally weird) aspects of my faith with others.
So for your running update- sorry that you pushed yourself too hard, but now you know. The Garmin watch sounds really cool! How nice that you got it from another DISer. I am amazed at the generosity and friendships fostered on (some of) these boards.
I really was so amazed by her generosity. Everyone I've encountered here on the DIS is really great (I've been lucky that way) and I'm so amazed at the kindness of people out there!
Interesting overview of the
D23 announcements of coming attractions. I was attached to my computer on Saturday and following along with announcements as they came out (some friends were actually there). So on Monday morning, my 17 year old son Nate comes downstairs and says
"Did you hear about Star Wars land at Disney?"
Um. Duh! and then I told him about some of the other plans. He looked totally dejected. He thought he had scooped me.
That's hysterical! I guess now he knows he can't outscoop the Disney master!
(My father did the same thing to me - he said something about "did you hear what they're building at Disney?" and I just started rattling off information).
So Hyperspace Mtn is only at DL? Guess I may have been scooped on that.
I think it's DL only - that's the impression I got. And I happen to like DL Space Mountain better. So I'm double not excited.
I'm intrigued by the Soarin' over the World. I haven't been able to figure out if the original Soarin' Over California is going away entirely, and if it will be the same at both parks. It would be nice if they showed both and you could choose the version you want to see.
I think that having a choice would be awesome - but I'm guessing they'll just get rid of the old film. Oh well, hopefully I'll get a chance to see it one more time before they change!
Sorry to hear about your favorite skirt
Thanks.
Yay on Beth doing well in Physics! Last I read (which was just last night, but several updates ago), she was finding it tough.
She struggled a lot at the beginning, but she definitely improved as the semester went on and ended up doing well.
So far she's not loving Chemistry, but hopefully, like Physics, it'll get better. Plus, once she's done with Chemistry, it's almost Disney time!
I've felt the same when my favorite clothing item finally had to be regrettably retired. I relate, and don't think it's ridiculous at all!
Dude, put me on this list! I want free money, too!
