“Rise” to the Challenge, FREAK!! Done and new trip report started 5/2/21

[pkondz]

Here's the link to the recipe I used. I also added in a 1/2 cup of homemade salted caramel that I just kind of swirl in at the end. https://www.culturesforhealth.com/learn/recipe/sourdough-recipes/sourdough-banana-bread/

Thanks!

 

[goofygurly]

All caught up!! The I lava drink looks sooo yummy!

 

[disneyAndi14]

All caught up!! The I lava drink looks sooo yummy!

Thank you for still reading along! The float was very good!

 

[Steppesister]

We had lemon chicken and pasta! I love tacos and margs so a win in my book!

That sounds awesome too! I've seen a lot of folks get pretty creative with the Quarantine Cooking.

It sure is and just so unpredictable which is hard for us!

I think that is the hardest part. Not knowing, at least for me, whether I'll have an adquate paycheck from week to week, when things will begin to normalize, etc...

I remember your phone tragedy At least I didn’t lose any photos or there’d stored info!

I sure learned my lesson about keeping my Cloud up to date!

 

[Jenny Sanders]

The Wave is a good choice and relatively cheap for Disney!

We had dinner here in March before the Villains DAH and LOVED it!!!

 

[disneyAndi14]

That sounds awesome too! I've seen a lot of folks get pretty creative with the Quarantine Cooking.

I have been trying some new recipes! I love checking out Pinterest

I think that is the hardest part. Not knowing, at least for me, whether I'll have an adquate paycheck from week to week, when things will begin to normalize, etc..

That is hard! I wish you were here! We are very busy and could use more nurses. I can work every day, I am not keen on that haha

I sure learned my lesson about keeping my Cloud up to date!

So important. I have everything backed up in the cloud

We had dinner here in March before the Villains DAH and LOVED it!!!

We did too! I am sure we will go again! I hope our August trip happens.
It is nice to walk over from MK.

 

[Tracy161]

It really is hard and the scary thing is not one person can predict with any precision on the course! I just keep praying it will self limit itself like other viruses do!

Exactly. I keep saying if only we had a date where we knew with certainty this would be over... even if it was a long time from now, to just know! How are you doing lately, Caroline? Know that I'm thinking of you and ever so grateful for the role you are playing during this time, and all other times, too.

 

[disneyAndi14]

Exactly. I keep saying if only we had a date where we knew with certainty this would be over... even if it was a long time from now, to just know! How are you doing lately, Caroline? Know that I'm thinking of you and ever so grateful for the role you are playing during this time, and all other times, too.

I’m with you Tracy! We can’t really predict anything still!!
Thank you for the positive thoughts and appreciation it is so nice to hear!! I have a precious 6 days off and I am relaxing! Have a wonderful weekend!

 

[disneyAndi14]

Hello Everyone!

Today is Thursday, January 23rd, this is Day 10 of our trip! The last full day, wow even long trips must come to an end!

Lets have lunch at 9:30am, why not!!

This was another early morning for us. The plan was to ride Rise of the Resistance one more time. We arrived at Hollywood Studios by 6:30am and got through the no bag security line fairly fast and lined up way to the right. We made it to our favorite spot, TSL and waited for the 7:00am drill. Andi was getting really good at this and got us Boarding group 11! Yay

Can you all guess what we did first?? Of course, it was TSM! Andi once again was the best of the day and hour, keep in mind we were probably in the first of 10 riding today!



We headed to SWGE. My plan was to try and ride Smugglers! GE was busy and Smugglers had a long standby line. I noticed the single rider was open, we literally walked right on. The single rider line is just a hallway and stairs so not an interactive queue but this was awesome for us! We got our assignments and we both ended up gunners on the same run!

A mom and son were the pilots and both of them did not know how to pilot the Falcon, oh well! I enjoyed this time better than our first ride. I hope someday to be a pilot.

Our boarding group was called by 8:15am, off we go to help the Resistance. This was our 3rd ride and we loved it. We had a front seat and it is amazing I saw new things again! I am so glad we had 3 opportunities to ride this fantastic attraction!

Andi posing after Rise, no spoilers here,
We decided to brave Starbucks! I wanted the new DHS mug and a carrot cake cookie. The line was long but it moved fast. We each ordered a refresher and I picked up my new mug and cookie. I was going to save the treat for my breakfast the next morning.

HS does not have very many breakfast options and we were actually getting very hungry. I noticed ABC commissary opened at 9:30 for lunch. We headed over there and waited for the doors to open. We were not the only ones! We met a lady with a T-shirt on from our area. It is a resort on Lake Superior. Andi worked there in high school so we chatted with her!

The doors opened at 9:30 and we went in and ordered lunch! I had the bacon cheeseburger with fries. This was very good! Everything was fresh so a big plus!

Andi had the plant based California burger. She enjoyed this, it had some spicy flavors in it. Of course, she loved that. I have to say lunch at 9:30 was really a good decision!

Many people had the same idea, the place filled up fast.

We decided to head out after our early lunch. We had a few pictures done before leaving. It was still cold but starting to warm up. The really cold air was leaving, yay!




We headed back to the room, relaxed some and I worked on TR notes. I saw posts showing Harrison Ford in GE today! Oh man we missed him! I would have loved to see him.

I also saw posts about The Kardashians, they were also here and the photos showed them at MK yesterday! We were there but never saw them. Celebrities all around us and I was oblivious! Haha

I changed our FP+ to Epcot for this afternoon. Our plan had been AK, however, Andi was going to hang out with her friend in DS this evening.



Stay tune for our soggy afternoon coming up soon!

 

[LeiaIsAPrincess2]

I'm so far behind!! I hope you are doing well!
Sounds like you still had a lot of fun in spite of the cold weather. A cold day in Disney is better than a warm day anywhere else That lava float looks amazing and I would have eaten it in the cold weather too. I hope your future trips stay on schedule!

 

[pkondz]

The last full day, wow even long trips must come to an end!

They do. And it's terrible!

Andi was getting really good at this and got us Boarding group 11!

Wow! She's a pro!

Can you all guess what we did first?? Of course, it was TSM! Andi once again was the best of the day and hour, keep in mind we were probably in the first of 10 riding today!

Makes you wonder how long it lasted?

GE was busy and Smugglers had a long standby line. I noticed the single rider was open, we literally walked right on.

I didn't know there was a single rider line. Good info!

We got our assignments and we both ended up gunners on the same run!

Score!

I hope someday to be a pilot.

Yeah, me too. Engineer sucks!

We decided to brave Starbucks! I wanted the new DHS mug and a carrot cake cookie.

Oh! So you can still get the carrot cake cookie. Thought that was gone.

Nice mug.

We met a lady with a T-shirt on from our area. It is a resort on Lake Superior. Andi worked there in high school so we chatted with her!

Small world.

Dang it! Now that song is in my head!

That looks pretty good.

I saw posts showing Harrison Ford in GE today! Oh man we missed him! I would have loved to see him.

Oh, man! That would've been so cool!

I also saw posts about The Kardashians, they were also here and the photos showed them at MK yesterday! We were there but never saw them.

Yay! You managed to avoid that mess!

Stay tune for our soggy afternoon coming up soon!

Uh, oh...

 

[Jenny Sanders]

What a great way to start the day!!!! Smuggler's Run and RotR!

 

[lvcourtneyy]

Sounds like a great morning at DHS! Andi is a boarding pass pro!

 

[disneyAndi14]

I'm so far behind!! I hope you are doing well!
Sounds like you still had a lot of fun in spite of the cold weather. A cold day in Disney is better than a warm day anywhere else That lava float looks amazing and I would have eaten it in the cold weather too. I hope your future trips stay on schedule!

Nice to see you back! It is hard with everything going on!
The lava float was so yummy even on a cold day!
Here is to hoping we can keep our next Disney trip!! Fingers crossed

 

[disneyAndi14]

Wow! She's a pro!

She really was good at getting our boarding pass!

Makes you wonder how long it lasted?

Haha I’m sure not for long! The high for the month was over 500,000! Wow!

didn't know there was a single rider line. Good info!

Yes, it worked great for us. It wasn’t opened early morning the other 2 days we tried!

Yeah, me too. Engineer sucks!

I can’t agree more! Gunner was a little more interactive and I could see the front area better!

Oh! So you can still get the carrot cake cookie. Thought that was gone.

Yes it is at Trolley Car aka Starbucks! It is a little different, more cake less cream. It is still really good!

Nice mug.

I love these mugs, they hold a good 12oz of coffee!

Oh, man! That would've been so cool!

I know! I would have loved to Harrison Ford in person, it would have been a very cool experience!

Yay! You managed to avoid that mess!

Seeing the Kardashians, not so much. I agree!

 

[disneyAndi14]

What a great way to start the day!!!! Smuggler's Run and RotR!

It really was! I was really happy to ride the 2 GE attractions all before 9am!!

Sounds like a great morning at DHS! Andi is a boarding pass pro!

It was a really nice morning and getting the early boarding group was so nice! She figured out the app tricks quickly!!

 

[buzzrelly]

We made it to our favorite spot, TSL and waited for the 7:00am drill. Andi was getting really good at this and got us Boarding group 11! Yay

That's awesome!

I noticed the single rider was open, we literally walked right on. The single rider line is just a hallway and stairs so not an interactive queue but this was awesome for us! We got our assignments and we both ended up gunners on the same run!

How fun! I would like to be the pilot someday too!

We decided to brave Starbucks! I wanted the new DHS mug

I love that. I am literally drinking my coffee from the old style DHS Starbucks mug right now.

I have to say lunch at 9:30 was really a good decision!

Why not? Especially when you've already been awake for 4 hours!

 

[ariane37]

Andi was getting really good at this and got us Boarding group 11! Yay

I need to explain the process to Ricky before we go, because knowing my tech skills I'll completely mess it up and Steve just doesn't have the patience lol!

The Kardashians, they were also here and the photos showed them at MK yesterday! We were there but never saw them.

Wow of course the day after we leave! I would have loved to see Harrison Ford. Totally could have skipped the Kardashians but - shhh - Steve would have loved it

 

[kastoney]

Happy Easter to all who celebrate! Ours is going to be very quiet.

Happy Easter. I have no idea how I missed your last post.

We all unfortunately can’t go in the box to kill the virus, it would fry us. Haha

You sure about that? I thought our President said otherwise Your post was clearly ahead of its time

It is symbolic for TeFiti, The volcano. The Pixar short about this is so good, check it out, it makes me cry It had strawberry Fanta, dole whip, and pop rocks in it. It was very good! We were freezing eating this!

Oh Casey would be all over this. Now her mother on the other hand would make sarcastic remarks about what the red fanta looks like, but Casey would love it

We made it to our favorite spot, TSL and waited for the 7:00am drill. Andi was getting really good at this and got us Boarding group 11! Yay

Any chance Andi is available to accompany us on our next trip to Disney

The doors opened at 9:30 and we went in and ordered lunch! I had the bacon cheeseburger with fries. This was very good! Everything was fresh so a big plus!

Nothing says lunch like 9:30 am and a bacon cheeseburger!

Oh man we missed him! I would have loved to see him.

Wow, that would have been awesome.

 

[pkondz]

Haha I’m sure not for long! The high for the month was over 500,000! Wow!

Huh!

I can’t agree more! Gunner was a little more interactive and I could see the front area better!

I've only done engineer... and so I feel like I have yet to go on the ride.

Yes it is at Trolley Car aka Starbucks! It is a little different, more cake less cream. It is still really good!

Thanks.

I know! I would have loved to Harrison Ford in person, it would have been a very cool experience!

When you omit the word "see", it brings a whole new connotation to that comment.