09/18/11 - DVCers Take Over the Dream (S.S. Member Cruise 2011) - Thread #13

[friends with mickey]

No, no you absolutely don't ...

Sounds like Grumpy can provide the music

 

[Hoosier John]

John - I sent you a pm.

Sorry Terri, I just got back to you.

 

[DizDragonfly]

Keep the trip reports coming, they are really getting us revved up and ready to get there

Will do! I got our wireless router hooked up last night. Worked great. This morning I woke up and there were so many people hopping on our signal, we couldn't get on. So, I had to password protect it. Now that it's secure, it's working great again!

 

[DizDragonfly]

Sounds like Grumpy can provide the music

 

[M & N Potter]

we've hit the doldrums ...

 

[M & N Potter]

did something happen that I am unaware of?

 

[Hoosier John]

Things are great! We started out at Universal's Royal Pacific Resort. Really nice place. Great room, on the top floor. Service was outstanding. Much better than we expected! I was wondering if it was because they may have noted that I was a travel agent from when I made my reservation, but not everyone would have had that info.

Junior, I have some coupons for restaurants and things at Universal, if you text me when you get in, you are welcome to them.

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter blew me away. Really well themed and I couldn't stop grinning while walking through the castle. They did an outstanding job!

We did our first day on Labor Day and the park was empty. We did everything we wanted to do between 8 (early entry time) and 10 am. The other things we wanted to see didn't open until 11 or 12. And the guys didn't want to do the water rides so early in the day. So, we left and went back to the hotel and napped. Came back, did the rest of the stuff and went to Margaritaville for dinner. I had a great time at Margaritaville. The Bahama Mama I started with really knocked my socks off and I really enjoyed the place probably more than it really deserved. LOL The live band was really great though!

We slept in the next day and then packed up and had them hold our luggage while we did the other side of Universal. We had a good time, but the heat was getting to me. We did everything we wanted to see and then left for OKW about 4:30pm.

I have to say, I LOVE OKW!!! This is our first time here. We got the room location I asked for and I sat out on our balcony and watched the Illuminations fireworks. It was awesome and completely unexpected!!

We did Epcot today. Got there for rope drop and there may have been 50 people there ... maybe. It was dead! No crowds, only line we saw was for Soarin' and there was only a 20 minute wait at 3pm and Fast Passes were only about a half hour out. The CM who checked us in for lunch at Le Cellier said it was supposed to be one of the slowest, if not The slowest day of the year! Had the fabulous Mushroom Filet for lunch. YUM!!

Dinner, unfortunately, wasn't great. The guys ordered their burgers from T-Rex medium and they were pretty rare. Like not cooked in the middle at all. Had to send Stitch's back to be redone and then it came back without the lettuce, tomato and pickles on it. Our server was quite nice though. Made sure she got a good tip. Kitchen issues aren't her fault. The nachos were good though.

I'm enjoying some quiet time now while Jason and Stitch are out at the gym and the pool. Grumpy is off in their bedroom listening to his music, as he's been doing for days. Walks around the parks listening to his iPod. He's so strange.

Tomorrow is DHS rope drop!

Sounds like a GREAT time. Excellent to hear the parks are not crowded for you. You can breeze through everything.

Didn't Andy dub the boys' nicknames (with your help). And are you calling them that to their faces, or just here?

Lara's family has nicknames for people, esp grandparents. Her grandma is Grans and her mom is Granna. So when Caitlyn had Caydenn, we had to come up with names. Lara chose Gram for her and Gramp for me. I kinda thought Grump would fit me better.

 

[friends with mickey]

we've hit the doldrums ...

Are dolDRUMS a percussion insterment

 

[M & N Potter]

Was it my Czech joke?

 

[friends with mickey]

Onward into the 90's

 

[M & N Potter]

Are dolDRUMS a percussion insterment

"I just wanna bang on the drums all day!"

The Runt ... (aka Todd Rungren)

 

[TIGGERmetoo]

It's been a long day today.

 

[friends with mickey]

"I just wanna bang on the drums all day!"

The Runt ... (aka Todd Rungren)

Bang the drum slowly

 

[M & N Potter]

It's been a long day today.

Night Miss T! No need to stay up!

 

[Truffle]

Let's go!

 

[M & N Potter]

Sleep well!

 

[friends with mickey]

Night Miss T! No need to stay up!

You think that might work this time

 

[M & N Potter]

 

[Truffle]

 

[Steamboat WillyNilly]

I'm watching the series finale of Rescue Me!!!
and I'm LURKIN!