1st Trip (of many!) as Mr. & Mrs.--the TR-- UPDATE 9/9: Life Update--We're Moving!!

[Stacey16]

I've been reading your TR for a few days now, and I finally caught up! I love it!! I just ordered the same VB Hipster in Puccini that you have!

We're going May 3 - 12th only 41 days left!

I was wondering if you could give me more information about renting DVC points. Right now we have ressies at Carribbean Beach, but I'd love to see if we could stay at a DVC instead. I'm just not sure if it's too late.

Thanks!

 

[blabbermouth]

Ok, I'm back with your trip report now. Great update! I loved Lion King and I'm going to see the musical in July with my mom and sister. We didn't get to see Nemo though, DH was getting tired and whiny by that point and didn't want to see any more shows There's always next time though, whenever that may be! You two always take the nicest pictures. Can't wait to hear your next update.

 

[stacikristine]

Awe! I'm sad for ya'll that Michael didn't win the contest. Hope his prize is good though. I don't think you've posted what that is yet, right? I don't always read thru every post...mainly just the trip updates. Sorry if you've already updated on that!

I'm crossing my fingers that you liked Boma! We're going there for both breakfast and dinner on our trip this May and I'm just a little nervous about dinner. I'm a pretty adventurous eater but DH is not quite as much. He will eat almost anything but I'm afraid he may not actually *enjoy* it like I think I will.

Hope you're feeling better!

Yeah, we were a little bummed, but still excited he made it that far! I hope so too--no, he hasn't received it yet. I'll let you all know what it is! I'm going to try to do the Boma update today or tomorrow. It really just depends on your family and your likes. It's my cousin's family's absolute favorite. We had breakfast there the next morning. I'll be sure to give thorough reports about both! Thanks--I'm feeling lots better, but now I have an ear infection...Will it ever end?!

Oh definitely keep me updated!! I'm a little sad thinking about how Landon will have been to Florida 4 times before he is even 3 years old and still never have been on a beach! I would love to take him!!

I will also keep you guys posted on April 2011 trip stuff. I probably won't look too in depth until around 7 months-ish out, since I want to rent points. So there's still plenty of time! I'm glad you and Michael are thinking about going back sooner than you guys had planned!!

Oh my gosh, your brother is HILARIOUS!! That's so funny. Pullin' the sympathy card!!

Yeah I HATE getting stuff in and out of ovens!! I seriously think my parents are CRAZY for putting stuff in the oven without mitts. It freaks me out to do that. I don't care if the pan I am holding isn't hot yet, everything else is!! I'll probably have to have my husband take stuff out of the oven for me a lot too! I can do it when I have to, but just would rather not!!

I think its kind of hilarious to see the special PP pics without the magic touch. I have one like that where my mom and I were supposed to be holding balloons and we just look like big goobers posing for no reason.

I for sure will! We're pretty sure we want to go to the beach--especially since it's a great vacation no matter what happens between now and then. I'll try to remember to write more when I email you back... Landon would absolutely LOVE the beach!! Please do! I doubt we'd be able to go back that soon, but maybe sooner than 5-10 years like we were thinking! Oh, gosh. You're telling me. My brother cracks us up all the time! Sometimes he'll call and leave a message where he's just singing on the other line. And you never know what accent he's going to be talking in when you call him and leave a message. He's such a goof. There have been times that I almost start crying when I have to get something out of the oven at my Meme's house. Michael has to come save me. Aren't those so funny?! The balloon ones look ridiculous! But I put some goofy borders on them, and then at least it looked like we were trying to be silly!

Today during class, we were reading an excerpt from The Wind in the Willows. I just HAD to mention Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, but only 2 of them remember it/have heard of it. Of course, I then had to tell them about how the Pooh ride pays homage to Mr. Toad! (And yes, my lovely 6th grade boys started cracking up when I said "Pooh"!)

I found the video! Haha, I copied and pasted exactly what you said. He sings so well! I especially love the chorus. That's probably one of the first few Christian songs that I remembered listening to that was more of a modern group (as opposed to Steve Green and Michael W. Smith). This was probably back in 1998 or something because they had that song on one of the WOW CDs.

Oh my. Kids these days... There should be a Disney elective class! It'd be perfect for you! Haha--junior high boys crack me up. There's a boy at church that still cracks up every time someone says a sentence like "We do do that." And he's a junior in HS. But when he laughs, everyone starts laughing...I can just imagine what 6th graders are like!

Yay! I'm glad you found it! It's funny that all of my random words together worked. Aw, thanks. I'll tell him you said that. I remember loving that song before I even knew who sang it because my cousin left a burned mixed CD at my house with it on it... Oh, WOW CDs--that brings back memories! I remember thinking those songs were super cool.

I've been reading your TR for a few days now, and I finally caught up! I love it!! I just ordered the same VB Hipster in Puccini that you have!

We're going May 3 - 12th only 41 days left!

I was wondering if you could give me more information about renting DVC points. Right now we have ressies at Carribbean Beach, but I'd love to see if we could stay at a DVC instead. I'm just not sure if it's too late.

Thanks!

Hi! Thanks so much for reading!! I'm so glad you're liking it. It's been so much fun to write. You will absolutely love that Hipster! It's perfect for Disney! SO EXCITING!!! I'm glad that you get to go so soon! I would love to give you more DVC info. I actually just PMed someone else about it last week, so I'll copy and paste the info. In my opinion, it's the best kept secret of Disney World. I can pretty much guarantee that you'll save money AND stay in a Deluxe instead of a Mod. And it's not too late--you might not get your first choice of a resort, but my cousin just rented a few weeks ago for a trip in April, and she was able to get exactly what she wanted. I hope it works out!

Ok, I'm back with your trip report now. Great update! I loved Lion King and I'm going to see the musical in July with my mom and sister. We didn't get to see Nemo though, DH was getting tired and whiny by that point and didn't want to see any more shows There's always next time though, whenever that may be! You two always take the nicest pictures. Can't wait to hear your next update.

Welcome back! Thanks so much! Oh my goodness, I would LOVE to see the Lion King musical! I hear it is absolutely fantastic. You really need to see Nemo next time. It seems like our "next time" list keeps growing and growing and growing...and we have no clue when that will be either. Aw, thanks so much! I'm going to try to update again today or tomorrow!

 

[tinkgurl]

Aw AK. I love it!

Love the photopass pics. I always feel silly taking the posing pics where they add something in later.

 

[klacey1]

I think I said it before, but you guys got WONDERFUL PP pictures! If we had as many as you guys, we definitely would have ordered the CD, too. I love the Tink + Simba pictures-- so cute! Your updates are terrific, too-- so detailed!

 

[stacikristine]

Aw AK. I love it!

Love the photopass pics. I always feel silly taking the posing pics where they add something in later.

We love AK too! I can't wait to read about you and your Fiance's trip to AK...and all the other parks! Thanks--we did too! But we were being so silly at other times, that it really wasn't that big of a difference. I'm sure people thought we were nuts, though!

I think I said it before, but you guys got WONDERFUL PP pictures! If we had as many as you guys, we definitely would have ordered the CD, too. I love the Tink + Simba pictures-- so cute! Your updates are terrific, too-- so detailed!

Aw, thank you so much! We were really lucky to get so many that turned out well. Most of the lighting was a little off, but it wasn't anything Photoshop couldn't fix! It's so fun that they have the magic shots. I want to find tons more next time. Thanks! I'll have another one this afternoon.

 

[stacikristine]

When I last left you, we had just finished a wonderful morning/afternoon at Animal Kingdom, and we were back at our resort for a pool break. It was great to be able to take a dip in the pool, and then relax in the hot tub.




Relaxed and rejuvenated, we went back up to our room to get ready for our dinner at Boma! We were both super excited about this dinner, because we both enjoy different kinds of ethnic foods, and my cousin’s family raves about Boma.



Our ADR was for 5:45, but we wanted to get down a little early to try to get some more pictures with the more studio-like PP photographer in the lobby. I love that they had this opportunity.

After our mini photo shoot, we took some pictures of Boma from above the restaurant,

And then checked in. I took a picture of the restroom sign while we were waiting.

We asked some of the girls at the check-in desk if they could take our picture before we were seated.

Our seating host was absolutely hilarious. He was cracking jokes the whole time, and he said something about us liking Tauno. I asked him what that was, and he laughed and said “Me!” It was obvious that he was just so happy to be there. I love that so many of the CMs are like this.

Our waiter came and explained about the buffet, and told us where we could find different items. If you’ve never been there, the buffet is set up in different stations. To the far right, there are different meats, and I think that the rice was there as well. Then there are some in the middle, along the far wall, that have all kinds of foods from soups to sides to other meats. Then a little more to the left, they have lots of fruits, then a lot of different kinds of hummus and pita chips. I think that there is bread after that, and then there are two tables for desserts. (I might be wrong in some of the order…I’m trying to remember from memory.) But since it’s all set up in different little pods, you’re able to go up to just the section you want instead of waiting in a huge line just for something at the end of the buffet. I really liked this set-up.


We each decided to try a little bit of a lot of different things our first time through. Here’s my first plate and soups:

I didn’t write everything down, but I think that it was (from top): some little fried meat thing, casserole with cheese and eggs, pita chips and pita bread, rice, tomato hummus, pork, salad, couscous, chicken, and a cornbread muffin. The soup was some kind of vegetable stew, and our waiter’s favorite—seafood soup.


I honestly didn’t like most of what was on my plate. I’ll tell you my favorites in a little bit (I went back for seconds!), but there was some certain spice that I just didn’t care for. I’m thinking that it might have been ginger. I’m not a fan of ginger at all. If it wasn’t ginger, it was something similar. Almost everything had some of this spice in it. I completely finished my favorite things, and then I nibbled on the others. I didn’t care for either soup much at all.

It was strange to me that I didn’t care for the food, because I’m usually a pretty exotic eater. I really like a lot of different ethnic foods, including some that most people don’t like as much, like Greek and Indian.



Michael’s first plate looked like this (sorry, he’d taken a few bites already)

He also tried the vegetable stew, as well as rice, beef, cornbread, pork, and some kind of egg and meat casserole. He liked it better than I did, but he wasn’t really thrilled either. His favorites were the New York Strip Steak, pork, rice, and the egg & meat casserole.


When I went back for seconds, I only got my favorites: couscous, rice, cornbread muffins, and tomato hummus with pita strips and chips.

Michael went to the dessert/fruit tables before I did, and came back with some really yummy looking treats:

Since I was still pretty hungry, I filled a plate with fruits

And then also got a dessert plate

If I remember correctly, these were (from top): zebra dome, bread pudding, apple crisp type thing, lemon bar, chocolate mousse, and a pineapple cheesecake. I wasn’t a fan of the Zebra dome or the chocolate mousse because they were soooo rich, but the others were pretty good.


The best thing, by far, at Boma, however was the pineapple upside down cheesecake. OH MY. It was FANTASTIC. We both really, really loved this. I wish that they sold it at the Mara!



I took one last picture of the light fixtures above our table since they were so pretty,

And then we paid/tipped and headed to the bus stop to catch a ride to Disney’s Hollywood Studios!



We waited about 10 minutes for a bus, and then when it came, we went to Blizzard Beach before we went to DHS. Our initial plan was to go visit the Boardwalk before we went to DHS, but we realized that we wouldn’t have time for that if we wanted to get in line for Fantasmic early (it started at 9:30). So we finally pulled into DHS around 7:30.



Our first order of business? Photopass Pics, of course!

We took a picture of “The Hat” and the Mickey on the sidewalk before we headed to our first attraction.

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[stacikristine]

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We went to what we joked was our new favorite attraction: One Man’s Dream! This was now the third time we’d been to OMD, and we had yet to finish it. We’re both just so fascinated with these kinds of things.

We picked up where we left off, and continued through the rest of the exhibit.

We found someone to trade off taking pictures for, so we were able to pose next to the Castle

This guy was so fascinating!

I want to see this castle someday!

YAY! It’s all of our favorites!! I don’t know what my childhood would have been without these movies. I loved them so, so much.

Apparently, my first trip was right after MGM opened. I don’t remember it at all (I was only 2), but it was neat seeing things from back then!

We just love this quote. Walt was such an incredible man. Our tour guide during the KTTK tour shared this quote with us, and Michael had never heard it before. So when he saw this sign, he said, “Hey—this is that quote that Brick told us about!”

We waited around until the next film started, and thoroughly enjoyed the entire film. I’m pretty sure I cried a little bit. Walt just has such an incredible story. I was actually telling Michael that Walt Disney is one of my heroes the other day after we watched some of the behind the scenes stuff in the bonus features on Saludos Amigos/The Three Caballeros. He dreamed like few people do. And his legacy has lived far beyond his life—I’m sure he would be thrilled to see what the name Disney means to so many people today.


Oh, and another side note, I love being married to someone who researches things and has such a hunger for knowledge—all kinds. I can’t even tell you how many times I’ve asked him what he’s doing, and he’s back at the computer, looking up something about a Disney movie, or different rides, or Walt’s life, or something else like that. He loves getting online and learning about a movie after we watch it, and about all of the little things that go into the rides, parks, etc. It’s so fun. Even though he does this with all kinds of things, I love it that he looks into Disney stuff even more now that we’ve been to Disney World.




Sorry for those asides…I just get so sentimental when I think about Walt’s life…


Anyway, after we finally finished seeing all that we wanted to in One Man’s Dream, we decided it was time to get in line for Fantasmic. It was around 8:10 by this time. I loved that the park was all dark, and everything was lit up!

I’d heard that you need to be in line no less than an hour to an hour and a half before Fantasmic. Well, we got there, and there was a CM telling all of us that there was absolutely no reason to stand here and wait. Since it was the off-season, and especially since it was the second show of the night, we really didn’t need to be in line until 9:00 or 9:15. Great!



So we decided to do something on our “if we have time list”: The Great Movie Ride. Michael had never been on the GMR, and I had said that I didn’t want to do it again after I rode on it with my family in 2006, but we decided that since we had some time to spare, it couldn’t hurt.

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[stacikristine]

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There was a 10 minute wait, but it seemed like it took longer than that. Before too long, we were on our way through the tunnel into the movies.

I took lots of pictures, but not very many of them turned out at all…so I’ll just post a few.


I LOVE “Singing in the Rain”! My roommate, our Resident Director, and I watched this super late in our dorm’s lobby one night when I was a Soph in college, and we were dancing around and being so silly. I’ve loved that movie every since!

This is the cutest part of the ride.

I know that a lot of you absolutely love this ride, but the only thing we could think of when we got off was, “Well, that was 45 minutes of my life that I will never get back.” I guarantee that was the very last time either of us will ever be on the Great Movie Ride!


In fact, it’s become just a big joke for us. This past Thanksgiving, our church didn’t cancel services on the Wednesday before. Now, we go to a super small church (less than 100 on a Sunday morning) in the outskirts of an already pretty small town (around 15,000 total). We should have canceled services. Since Michael is a full-time employee at the church, we had to be there. Our pastor took it as one of his nights off, and my grandpa was asked to give a short little message and Michael was asked to lead some music. My cousin and I were placing bets to see how many people we thought would show up. Well, including Michael, my grandpa, and myself (who had to be there), and my mom and aunt who live out of town and came just because we were there, there were 12 people total. Our children’s minister didn’t even show up. Needless to say, it was a big waste of time. Well, when we left, Michael and I looked at each other, and I said, “One more hour of my life I’ll never get back. Next to the Great Movie Ride, this was the biggest waste of time ever. In fact, it might have been worse than the Great Movie Ride.” (But, to each his own! I mean, most of you hate Stitch’s Great Escape, and we loved it…maybe we’re just nuts!)



Sorry about that…I think I’m just in an “aside” mood today. It’s pretty outside, and it’s put me in a chatty/happy mood. I’ll try to keep my stories to myself from now on!



ANYWAY, after our lovely tour through the Great Movie Ride, we went back to get in line for Fantasmic. By this time, it was around 9:00.







At 9:15, they let us in. Does anyone else feel like cattle on your way to the arena? WE DID! I hated the feeling of everyone shoving and squishing trying to get to the same place at once. Big crowds usually don’t bother me, but it did this time. I can’t imagine having a little kid in that horrible “shove for your lives” area.


We finally made it to the seating area, and we sat in the Scar section, right by the Sebastian section. We were 4 rows from the top, near the aisle. We knew that if it was this crazy getting in, it would be even worse getting out!


When Fantasmic started, we were both really impressed! The colorful water, and the movies projected onto the screen was really neat. Once again, Michael was in awe of how perfectly the lights/images/sound fit together.






But after a little while, we felt like it just went on a little too long. The whole happy one second/creepy the next was a little weird too. I know that it’s supposed to be his dream turned nightmare, but I’m wondering what people who don’t know the basis of the story think.







The fire on the water was really awesome, though! We both loved this.





And I was really happy once things got cheerier again, and the characters came out. This was, by far, the best part of Fantasmic, in my opinion.




It was pretty frustrating that people started getting up and leaving during this, though. Don’t they realize that they’re just blocking everyone else’s view?











When it was over, we got out pretty quickly—thanks to being close to the aisle/top. We left the park at 10:00. As we walked out, we decided that Fantasmic was good to see once, but it’s definitely not something we plan on seeing again. It is way to crazy trying to get in, and then the show was really neat in parts, but overall it just wasn’t our favorite. We also thought that it’d be pretty scary for little kids with all of the villains there, and then also with the super bright fireworks. We agreed that it’s probably our least favorite night-time thing at Disney World, but we’re glad we tried it.







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[stacikristine]

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Since we still wanted to check out the Boardwalk, we hurried down to the boat for the Epcot Resorts. At first, we thought we were going to miss it or it would be too full, but we ended up being able to squeeze on and stand at the front. We were fine with that! We were just thankful that we fit.


Before long, we pulled into the Swan/Dolphin dock, and decided to get off there and walk to the Boardwalk.







When we entered the Boardwalk area, one of the bars/dance clubs was BLARING their music out into the street. I don’t know what we were expecting, but it wasn’t that. It just felt out of place. Does anyone know if it’s usually like this, or if it’s just late at night?


I really loved the look of all of the buildings and things, though!






We must have been to late to see all of the Boardwalk-ey stuff, because this was the only guy that was still set up.





The dock was GORGEOUS. I loved looking out and seeing the Beach and Yacht Clubs across the water.







We snapped a few more pictures, and walked around a little more.









When we got to the ESPN club, it was playing their audio outside as well. It just felt really un-Disney.


We decided that we were ready to go back to our resort, and that we weren’t super impressed with the Boardwalk. I’d still like to stay here at some time, but Michael didn’t have any desire to at all. I think we probably just came at a bad time. We did really like the looks of the Beach Club, though!


We walked around, trying to find our way to the bus station. We got there at 10:35, and it looked like no busses were coming. We tried to find someone to talk to about it, but no one was around. We finally learned that the ferry had already left, and that we’d need to go in and talk to the bellhop about what we needed to do.


We went inside and found the bellhop, who told us that the busses to the parks quit running 30 minutes after the parks closed. Remember when I said that we were at the bus station at 10:35? Well, the DHS bus quit making its rounds at 10:30. We barely missed it! He told us that we’d either have to catch a bus to DTD, and then get on one to AKL (which could be a 2 hour round trip!), or call a cab.


Great.


We didn’t want to do either!


By this point, we were completely worn out from our long day and from being at Disney World for almost a week. The last thing we wanted to do was be on a bus for another two hours. So even though we didn’t want to have to pay for a cab, we ended up going that route.


So we went back out to the front of the Boardwalk, and we tried to figure out how to get a cab. There were a lot of them lined up, but we didn’t know if we were supposed to just walk up to one, or what. We finally figured it out, and before long, we were on a Mears Shuttle Cab van.


We were actually really impressed with the cab driver and the trip! He was speedy, yet safe, and it just felt good to know it wasn’t going to take 2 hours to get back home. The fare ended up being a little over $11, so we gave him $14 (I have no clue what is standard/acceptable for a cab ride. Neither of us had ever taken a cab before, so we were just purely guessing).




We got home at 11:00, and were in by before 11:45. Our day hadn’t quite ended up how we planned, but besides the last few hours, it had been wonderful! I tried to forget the frustration of the transportation issue and think about this instead:




I was at Disney World with my best friend, and we’d had a fantastic week!







Up Next:

Breakfast and packing up
DIS meet
One last time at DHS

 

[amandaluvsgoofy]

Awesome update!
I'm so sorry Boma wasn't that good. We were supposed to eat there but ending up canceling, so maybe next trip...
And I totally know what you mean about feeling like cattle at some of the rides/shows! Just go ahead and brand us while you're at it!
The Boardwalk is a really cool place, but after 10 may have been a little late. Once it gets dark, there are tons of games, performers, etc and really a lot of fun! I enjoyed staying there cause of the theme and the location. So tell Michael it really is nice!
Can't wait to read more!!

 

[tinkgurl]

Yum! Zebra domes! I'm so glad you had a fun waiter. It's rare to find some good CM's there these days.

One Man's Dream! I always take forever in there. Okay, I'm glad you cried during the movie too. Now I don't feel alone.

I know lots of people probably don't agree with us, but I've never really liked the Boardwalk either.

Ugh, that stinks you just missed the bus!

 

[NeverlandClub23]

Awww!! Great update! I do have to say though I think you're the twin I never knew I had! I tried Boma a few years ago (being a super non-picky, try anything once kind of person) and I couldn't find anything I really liked . I ended up eating mainly off of the kid's buffet. There was something I didn't like in most of the dishes (almost like a strange sweetness or something). Just wasn't my cup of tea.

One Man's Dream is one of my favorite things in all of WDW. I could spend hours in there. My fear is they may take it away someday as when I go in there's hardly anyone else in there. I always watch the video and it always makes me cry! There's just something so inspirational and endearing about Walt. I've read a few biographies on him and I love that almost everything he did was to learn and grow and to be better and use (and improve) his talents, it was like he was never concerned with making huge profits or getting money out of people.

I do like the Great Movie Ride though, just something so cheesy about it .

I could take or leave Fantasmic too. I've seen it a couple of times and I find it just very oddly put together and am turned off by the HUGE crowds going in and out. But different strokes

I also agree about the Boardwalk. We had allotted a night to go and check it out and after about 15 minutes we were done. I think they could do so much more with this area. (Although I did find one of my favorite things that night as we walked around to the Beach Club and got ice cream from the to-go window at Beaches and Cream [they stay open pretty late] and sat at tables and chairs next to the water )

Yikes about having to get a cab! I'm glad it worked out though.

 

[Dancegrl624]

The Boardwalk is great to go to earlier in the evening. On my 2002 and 2006 trips, we went to the Boardwalk our first night of the trip. There were tons of performers out and about and it was fun to just stop and watch. The ice cream parlour there is great too! Sorry that it wasn't what you expected! I love all of your nighttime pics of DHS. So pretty! That line for Fantasmic does look a wee bit scary. It's on our to-do list for Sept, but if it looks that crazy, we'll probably pass.

I'm so sad you've come to the end of your trip. I've had so much fun following along!

 

[klacey1]

Wonderful update!! DBF has said multiple times that he really has no desire to see Fantasmic-- to me, it sounds okay, but probably a one time thing.
The Boardwalk is also on our to-do list, definitely, but we'd probably go a bit earlier than you guys. I bet the atmosphere is totally different around 8:30!

 

[BippityBoo]

Staci--

First of all, thank you SO much for giving me something to read during my 30 minute wait in car line at Abby's school. Read your update from my iPhone-- much appreciated

I am seriously shocked that you two did not like the Movie Ride!! I have to say that I really am not fond of the end when you have to watch the long movie clip. At that point, I am usually ready to get off of the ride. But never going on it again? I guess that it shows how you really can not know what you like until you ride it. Everyone has so many different "ride personalities" I find it so interesting! I will not fault you for it, though. You are still my friend! I am not a ride snob (HA!)

We had a ressie at Boma on our 08 trip that we canceled. I am happy we did because I had a feeling that it would not be that good. I am sure the atmosphere was awesome, but I totally agree with you. I can not stand ginger (or anything LIKE it). It seems like if you don't like that one spice, it kind of ruins it because they like to use it over and over obvisouly. Your 2nd plate actually looks like everything that I would pick! Thanks for the truthful comments because I always felt guilty about canceling that dinner.

I totally agree with you about Fantasmic as well. We did not go to DHS on a day that it was playing this trip because we got lower crowds and we did not feel that it was a "must do". There were parts of the show that had me scared, and I was shocked that my kids were ok with it! (Aiden was 10 months at the time ). I agree that when the nice characters come out at the end, you almost breathe a sigh of relief. I just remember my DH looking at me like "Is this serious?" We thought it was a little much.

I REALLY REALLY want to go see OMD now that you have posted about it! Maybe when my in-laws are with us and they can watch the kids while we walk through.

Great update!! Always love to read them

 

[BippityBoo]

PS: Don't listen to me! There is no Toy Story Mania for Xbox! I had searched it on my phone when we were in the store, and I may have gotten it confused with another Toy Story Game Just checked it online at Best Buy and it says Wii. Sorry

 

[khertz]

Aww, sorry you didn't enjoy Boma! I hate getting all excited to eat somewhere and it ends up not at all what you expected. That place would just NOT be for DH & I...we are the most unadventurous eaters you'd find anywhere. The only things you posted pics of that looked appealing to me were the fruit & desserts! But I'm glad you had a good server. It sucks worse when the food is decent but the service is terrible.

LOVE One Man's Dream!!

And I love the Great Movie Ride...how could you not?! Just kidding, I won't give you too hard of a time. It's not one of my favorites, but I have to do it at least once every trip.

I totally agree on Fantasmic! It's an ok show, but not something I need to plan into my trip. We saw it EVERY trip since it started when I was going with my parents, so DH & I were more than happy to skip it on our honeymoon. We did it again this time because I thought maybe I was too harsh on it, but I still think it's not at all worth all of the time and aggravation it takes to see it!

Again, bummer on the Boardwalk disappointment and transportation drama! We had wanted to get over to the Boardwalk at least once this trip, but never made it. I'd at least wanted to hit up the bakery or Beaches & Cream. But Jellyrolls didn't interest anyone, and it doesn't seem like there is much else but shopping. Reading your experience, I don't feel so bad for missing out on it.

Another GREAT update!!

 

[blabbermouth]

I really liked Great Movie Ride, maybe I was just in the right mood for it. Isn't there a few different scenes you can see every time? Maybe it could get boring if you always see the same thing. We liked Fantasmic too, and had pretty good luck with not fighting crowds when we saw it. But I don't know that we loved it. Guess you shoulda just spent all that time on RNRC and TOT!

 

[RachelNinja]

Haha, my 8th graders laugh at the "do do" thing. I have learned to stop myself before saying it. However, there are students who pay attention really well and interject with, "You were going to say 'do do,' right?"

BTW, I love your side stories! Don't keep them to yourself!

My comments are brief today because I'm actually heading back to bed! I'm home from work today (blech to nausea), but I had to sign on to email my lesson plans. I just stopped by to read and have my mood lifted!