MarieTheCat24
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jul 23, 2007
JULY 7TH PART SEVEN: How The Trip Report Got Its Name
After wrapping up at Ohana, we headed out to the beach for fireworks.
It was only a little after 8:00 and the sun still hadnt set, but, after that deliciously filling meal, just chillin on the beach was totally cool with us.
While passing through the pool area, we just had to stop and watch a group of ducks playing in the kids spray-splash-thingy.
They would stick their heads into the streams of water, frantically flap their wings every which way, slightly leave the ground thanks to the wing-flap, quack, and then repeat.
It was adorable.
And that means something coming from me, a known bird-hater.
After laughing at the ducks, we left them behind only to encounter more ducks in the grass in front of the Hawaii longhouse.
These ducks had befriended a pair of bunnies so the adorable was off the charts. All this photo needs is a puppy, a kitten, a baby dolphin, two more kittens, and Ryan Gosling, and I could have broken the internet.
Anyway BEACH!
We found four chairs and settled in.
As you can see, I was quick to make myself comfortable.
I really wanted to spend some time in MY hammock (the one that runs parallel to Sunset Point closest to the lagoon) but it was occupied. Boo.
I absolutely love the Polynesians beach. I could spend countless hours out there just contemplating life. In fact, I have spent countless hours out there just contemplating life. With waves gently crashing onto the shore, boats shuttling people back and forth to the MK, noise from the pool, and the occasional train whistle, youre lulled into a perfect state of calm. It is Disney nirvana and nothing is better.
Also, the fact that, with minimal head movement, you can see all of this really doesnt hurt.
As more and more people came out, the HUGE group of ducks that was sleeping under chairs further down the beach woke up. It was terrifying. While adorable when playing in fountains, ducks are not so adorable when kids start chasing them around and they run around you/right under your chair in large numbers.
You can see all the footprints they left in the sand. It was like a duck highway and it was so gross.
Fortunately, not even ducks could ruin my Disney nirvana. I was not only calm, I was food drunk.
My friend Lia (__disneygirl) coined this term a while back for those times when youve just eaten and, even without consuming any alcohol, youre still three sheets to the wind. This was one of those times. For all of us. My entire family was food drunk. To outsiders, we probably looked/sounded like we downed about six Lapu Lapus each. There was so much hilarious commentary, so many stupid jokes, and, most importantly, so much laughter.
In her state of food-drunkenness, Mom decided she wanted to take pictures of us. Im not posting these pictures because theyre terrible, but she took them. She grabbed Dads camera, got right up, and started with Dad and Katie. Then, she looked to me and said OK, Kara, one of you. Just you. I was not feeling picture time, so I put on one of my patented Really? Do we have to? faces as she snapped away.
Satisfied with her work, she gave the camera back to Dad and we all went back to laughing at the people around us and doing our best impressions of the Splash Mountain breakdown spiel.
Fifteen minutes later, Dad decided to look through the pictures on his camera and seemingly randomly yells out WHAT IS THIS? I look like the dead guy from that movie!
He found this.
Its not quite as funny now with the picture full sized, but, as food-drunks staring at this picture on the little screen on Dads camera, we were dying. I immediately yell WEEKEND AT BERNIES! and completely crack up. There were tears, people. Tears from laughing so hard. The thing we all found especially funny is that Dad wasnt even asleep. He was mid-conversation with Katie when these pictures were taken. Mom just managed to inadvertently capture the perfect shot. Amazing.
Eventually we got our laughter under control. Then it was time for the Electrical Water Pageant aka The Absolute Best Thing to See While Food Drunk.
Disney can be an incredibly cheesy place, but I dont think theres anything cheesier than the good old EWP. Its reeeeaaaaalllllly lame and I love it for that.
Also, I will never forget its cameo in the background of this clip from Mickeys Fun Songs: Beach Party at Walt Disney World. Aladdin and Jasmine sing Slicin Sand. I think Ive mentioned this in like all of my TRs, but that VHS tape is pretty much my childhood. As annoying as Im now finding her, I wanted to be that girl in the red overalls. In the context of all the sing-alongs, she had a younger sister (possibly also in real-life IDK I dont know these kids business), so Katie and I used to play them when we danced around our living room.
But yeah. Electrical Water Pageant. If you havent seen it, fix that.
It stars the mysterious sea serpent from POFQ. And a crocodile that were never supposed to smile at, nor tip our hats and stop to talk awhile. And a super friendly-looking octopus that inexplicably dances to Poor Unfortunate Souls. And theres so much patriotism, you guys. So much. You can just stick a feather in its cap and call it macaroni.
The EWP happened at 9, so we had a little under an hour to wait before Wishes. The Magic, The Memories, and You happened at some point in there, but they didnt play the music and everyone on the beach was talking over it, so it wasnt really that exciting. Dont get me wrong, I added my own soundtrack because I cant not take advantage of an opportunity to OPEN UP [MY] HEART AND LET THE MEMORIES BEEEEEEGIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNN but it just wasnt quite so cool from afar.
They do pipe the Wishes music in at the Polynesian, so I wasnt forced to provide that soundtrack. A woman behind us didnt get that memo though and blessed us all with her own take. It was entertaining. Also bad.
If youre going to sing so loud that everyone on the beach can hear you, at least get the words right. Jeez.
After Wishes, we booked it to the car, back to POFQ, and to bed.
The Mania was calling. And that meant we were in for an early morning.
Gotta get those worms, y'all.
After wrapping up at Ohana, we headed out to the beach for fireworks.
It was only a little after 8:00 and the sun still hadnt set, but, after that deliciously filling meal, just chillin on the beach was totally cool with us.
While passing through the pool area, we just had to stop and watch a group of ducks playing in the kids spray-splash-thingy.
They would stick their heads into the streams of water, frantically flap their wings every which way, slightly leave the ground thanks to the wing-flap, quack, and then repeat.
It was adorable.
And that means something coming from me, a known bird-hater.
After laughing at the ducks, we left them behind only to encounter more ducks in the grass in front of the Hawaii longhouse.
These ducks had befriended a pair of bunnies so the adorable was off the charts. All this photo needs is a puppy, a kitten, a baby dolphin, two more kittens, and Ryan Gosling, and I could have broken the internet.
Anyway BEACH!
We found four chairs and settled in.
As you can see, I was quick to make myself comfortable.
I really wanted to spend some time in MY hammock (the one that runs parallel to Sunset Point closest to the lagoon) but it was occupied. Boo.
I absolutely love the Polynesians beach. I could spend countless hours out there just contemplating life. In fact, I have spent countless hours out there just contemplating life. With waves gently crashing onto the shore, boats shuttling people back and forth to the MK, noise from the pool, and the occasional train whistle, youre lulled into a perfect state of calm. It is Disney nirvana and nothing is better.
Also, the fact that, with minimal head movement, you can see all of this really doesnt hurt.
As more and more people came out, the HUGE group of ducks that was sleeping under chairs further down the beach woke up. It was terrifying. While adorable when playing in fountains, ducks are not so adorable when kids start chasing them around and they run around you/right under your chair in large numbers.
You can see all the footprints they left in the sand. It was like a duck highway and it was so gross.
Fortunately, not even ducks could ruin my Disney nirvana. I was not only calm, I was food drunk.
My friend Lia (__disneygirl) coined this term a while back for those times when youve just eaten and, even without consuming any alcohol, youre still three sheets to the wind. This was one of those times. For all of us. My entire family was food drunk. To outsiders, we probably looked/sounded like we downed about six Lapu Lapus each. There was so much hilarious commentary, so many stupid jokes, and, most importantly, so much laughter.
In her state of food-drunkenness, Mom decided she wanted to take pictures of us. Im not posting these pictures because theyre terrible, but she took them. She grabbed Dads camera, got right up, and started with Dad and Katie. Then, she looked to me and said OK, Kara, one of you. Just you. I was not feeling picture time, so I put on one of my patented Really? Do we have to? faces as she snapped away.
Satisfied with her work, she gave the camera back to Dad and we all went back to laughing at the people around us and doing our best impressions of the Splash Mountain breakdown spiel.
Fifteen minutes later, Dad decided to look through the pictures on his camera and seemingly randomly yells out WHAT IS THIS? I look like the dead guy from that movie!
He found this.
Its not quite as funny now with the picture full sized, but, as food-drunks staring at this picture on the little screen on Dads camera, we were dying. I immediately yell WEEKEND AT BERNIES! and completely crack up. There were tears, people. Tears from laughing so hard. The thing we all found especially funny is that Dad wasnt even asleep. He was mid-conversation with Katie when these pictures were taken. Mom just managed to inadvertently capture the perfect shot. Amazing.
Eventually we got our laughter under control. Then it was time for the Electrical Water Pageant aka The Absolute Best Thing to See While Food Drunk.
Disney can be an incredibly cheesy place, but I dont think theres anything cheesier than the good old EWP. Its reeeeaaaaalllllly lame and I love it for that.
Also, I will never forget its cameo in the background of this clip from Mickeys Fun Songs: Beach Party at Walt Disney World. Aladdin and Jasmine sing Slicin Sand. I think Ive mentioned this in like all of my TRs, but that VHS tape is pretty much my childhood. As annoying as Im now finding her, I wanted to be that girl in the red overalls. In the context of all the sing-alongs, she had a younger sister (possibly also in real-life IDK I dont know these kids business), so Katie and I used to play them when we danced around our living room.
But yeah. Electrical Water Pageant. If you havent seen it, fix that.
It stars the mysterious sea serpent from POFQ. And a crocodile that were never supposed to smile at, nor tip our hats and stop to talk awhile. And a super friendly-looking octopus that inexplicably dances to Poor Unfortunate Souls. And theres so much patriotism, you guys. So much. You can just stick a feather in its cap and call it macaroni.
The EWP happened at 9, so we had a little under an hour to wait before Wishes. The Magic, The Memories, and You happened at some point in there, but they didnt play the music and everyone on the beach was talking over it, so it wasnt really that exciting. Dont get me wrong, I added my own soundtrack because I cant not take advantage of an opportunity to OPEN UP [MY] HEART AND LET THE MEMORIES BEEEEEEGIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNN but it just wasnt quite so cool from afar.
They do pipe the Wishes music in at the Polynesian, so I wasnt forced to provide that soundtrack. A woman behind us didnt get that memo though and blessed us all with her own take. It was entertaining. Also bad.
If youre going to sing so loud that everyone on the beach can hear you, at least get the words right. Jeez.
After Wishes, we booked it to the car, back to POFQ, and to bed.
The Mania was calling. And that meant we were in for an early morning.
Gotta get those worms, y'all.
I just died laughing at that picture of your dad and I'm not even food drunk. It killed me. I'm one of the grim grinning ghosts now. HAPPY HALLOWEEN.
It is so cheesy and cheerful and happy. I try to see it whenever I can. It makes me feel all warm and fuzzy.
When the crypt doors creak and the tombstones quake...
) on Allears. 
?! Another fabulous post!!! 
