2 guys, a mom and the mouse. NOW COMPLETED!!! PIC INTENSIVE TR.

great report so far...i LOVE trip reports that are picture heavy. it makes me feel like i am there again! i have been wanting to try cafe orleans for a while now but still haven't had the opportunity. keep the glowing reviews coming and maybe i will actually do it next time! :thumbsup2

i look forward to your continuing adventures!
 
Part 6!

After lunch at CO we each ordered a wonderful halloween dessert. It was a hazelnut tiramisu with pumpkin mousse. It was so delicious I for got to take a picture until I was halfway through.

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Here is what it should look like.

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Since we each ordered our own dessert, we each got to keep a mug!
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Apparently, after lunch we rode POTC. I say apparently because I do not remember. I have memory issues... ;)

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After our pirate cruise, we had back to HMH to once again see Jack and his friends. I love being able to bypass the line with a wheelchair. We waited approximately 10 minutes to board, while the stand-by line was a good 30 minutes.

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I took this shot coming back up the stretching room after we got off the ride. I love watching the portraits turn back to normal!

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After leaving the mansion, we saw some ghoulish faces in NOS. Jack and Sally were out taking pictures and signing autographs. It was about 2:30 on a saturday at this point. I'm not sure if they have a specific schedule or not.

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We decided that we did not want to wait in line at this time, but Chris was determined to get a picture with them before the trip was over.

At that point, my mother wanted to do some shopping, so we headed to Main Street USA.

My mom really wanted to pick up some baked goods, so we stopped in Blue Ribbon Bakery.

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I wish I would have remember to take pictures of the items she bought. Oh well.

We spent some time on Main street, mostly in the emporium. My mother had some souvenir shopping she wanted to do and Chris was on a mission for pins. I mostly walked around and looked at the things that I wish I had the money for.


After Chris and my mother picked up a few items in the Emporium, we headed to DTD!
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I love the World of Disney store! I could spend hours in there! They have great stuff.

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After spending a good chunk of time in WOD, we headed to Ralph Brennan's Jazz Kitchen Express. The food was really good and it makes me really want to try the regular menu.

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My mother got a hamburger. She would not let us take a picture though. Chris took pictures of our food while I got up and got some ketchup.


Chris had the popcorn shrimp, which he really enjoyed.

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I got the BBQ Po-boy which was amazing!

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Mom was tired....

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Chris spent the time waiting for the food, affixing his new pins.

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After dinner, we slowly trudged back to the DLH to drop my mom off for the night. Once she was comfortable, we headed back to DTD and took the monorail back into the parks. We wanted one last quick ride on SMGG before we went to the 2nd showing of F! .

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We got on SPGG using our FP's. I don't think we ever waited more than 20 minutes for this ride at all during our trip. I loved what they did with it for the halloween season, and cannot wait to see it again next year!

They had warnings all throughout the queue, but parents were still bringing terrified children on. I think there were a lot of meltdowns.

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coming up... part 6b. Just a couple more pics from the end of the night!
 
Part 6b

After space, we hightailed it to the ROA to catch the second showing of F!. We had amazing seats! We managed to get front row, dead center, to allow a perfect view of the show! What we did was we walked over to ROA while the fireworks were showing, and while everyone from the first show of F! watched the fireworks, we slipped into the crowd. When the fireworks ended, the crowd disbursed and we got primo seats! I attempted to take pictures, but my camera just did not pick them up well, so here is the best shot I had, just so you can see how close we were. It was a great way to see Fantasmic for the first time.

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I really wish that this picture would have come out better....

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All in all Chris and I were blown away by F!. The show was beautiful and the effects were awesome. It makes me really excited to see World of Color considering that they are saying that WOC will blow F! out of the water. (No pun intended.)


After F! Chris and I decided that we were tired and wanted to do one last ride before heading back to the hotel. Seeing as Star Tours is set to be refurbed soon, we decided that we had to get as many rides on that classic attraction as possible. We rushed back to tomorrowland and hopped aboard a starspeeder to Endor.


Leaving Star Tours, we noticed a sign that we never noticed before...
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Artoo... is that you?

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Once we left ST, we hopped back on the monorail and headed back to the hotel, ready to start day 3 in just a few hours...



I hope everyone is enjoying the TR. I will have part 7 up soon.


PLEASE LEAVE COMMENTS! THANK YOU FOR READING!
 
James thanks again for the great update !!

I know exactly what I'll be ordering at Cafe Orleans ;)

I have a feeling that after this trip report I will have gained 5 lbs. just looking at the pictures.

I'm hoping I can get my dd on ToT on our trip, she loved it the first time at WDW, but on our trip in June she wanted no part of it after one ride. BUT, she wanted to ride RnR over and over....go figure !!

I have a question for Chris: you said you are claustrophobic.... How was Nemo? I want to ride this so bad but I'm afraid I won't be able to relax enough to enjoy it.

This will be our first trip to DL so we are looking forward to all the cool things that WDW doesn't have. WE. CAN'T. WAIT !!!...67 more days :cool1:


I'm actually the claustrophobic one. I have found that Nemo can bother me a little bit, but as long as I pay attention to the action in front of me, I don't normally get that freaked out. I'm sure you will be ok, I have never had that big of a problem.

I hope you have a great time at DLR and I really hope you enjoy Cafe Orleans.

Disneynerd, I'm really enjoying your TR! You look like a really fun guy to hang out with. I can relate to your frustrations with your mom, especially that night when you wanted to ride SMGG, because I've got one just like her. :laughing:
Looking at your food porn pics is making me think that we should make more of an effort to eat in the parks. We usually eat before and just go, go, go, then eat after. Was that bacon cheeseburger decent? The last time we ate burgers in DL we were so grossed out that we never did it again. It reminded me of the cheap, junky burgers they serve in school lunches. :scared: Your burger actually looked like a burger as opposed to mystery meat. :lmao: Dis it taste good?
Can't wait for your next installment.

I'm glad you are enjoying the TR. I just wish I was as good a photographer as you are ( and had a better camera) :lmao:.

In regards to the bacon cheeseburger, I have always enjoyed the ones at hungry bear. They are still just burgers, nothing special about them, but they are definitely edible.

Thanks for the comments everyone!
 

great report so far...i LOVE trip reports that are picture heavy. it makes me feel like i am there again! i have been wanting to try cafe orleans for a while now but still haven't had the opportunity. keep the glowing reviews coming and maybe i will actually do it next time! :thumbsup2

i look forward to your continuing adventures!


You need to try Cafe Orleans, I have never had anything there that I did not love! The monte cristo is sinful, and I really want to try the crepes next time.

Glad you are enjoying the TR!
 
I just stumbled upon this report and read your other one too. :thumbsup2 Well done, I enjoyed them :)
 
The pumpin Mickey mug is adorable. What a plus that the dessert looks yummy too!
Looks like you all had a fabulous time. Looking forward to more.
 
We waited in line but it was a MM so we got right back on. Although we did enjoy a moment of trash talking the guy in the first picture with the CM who worked the picture booth, we seem to share the same opinion on how people like that should be removed from the park=)

The best parts of DLH are whats outside the room, the neverland pool is amazing(pics coming soon), espeacially the hot tub which is set up as mermaid lagoon!

And the lost bar....well....Ill just wait for those pics to come up..thats a whole different story :rolleyes1


Now I am curious...good story or bad story about the lost bar? We never had cocktails there. I guess I will just have to wait to find out what I missed out on.

I am glad you all were able to get right back onto Space Mountain. It looks a little creepy. I don't know if I would have been able to do it twice in a row like that. I am a bit of a wimp when it comes to spooky stuff, though.
 
Pumpkin mug...too cute!! We got a pic by that ST sign too! We tried to see Jack and Sally after you told us of meeting them but they were never out when we were around. :sad2:
 
I just stumbled upon this report and read your other one too. :thumbsup2 Well done, I enjoyed them :)

Thank you... I decided after the last one, I really wanted to try and make this one better. So my goal for the next trip is to write the best TR ever!!!

The pumpin Mickey mug is adorable. What a plus that the dessert looks yummy too!
Looks like you all had a fabulous time. Looking forward to more.

The dessert was really yummy. I want to have it again. Too bad they won't have it when I am out there again. I do have a friend bringing me back some pumpkin fudge from his gay days trip though.

Now I am curious...good story or bad story about the lost bar? We never had cocktails there. I guess I will just have to wait to find out what I missed out on.

I am glad you all were able to get right back onto Space Mountain. It looks a little creepy. I don't know if I would have been able to do it twice in a row like that. I am a bit of a wimp when it comes to spooky stuff, though.

Good story... you will see. The drinks are well worth the money.

As far as space... it was scary but not too bad. As long as you have a good grasp on realty and fantasy, it is not that scary.

How many times did you all end up watching Fantasmic? I love the new dragon!

I wish my answer was different, but I only got to see it once... sigh. It was beautiful though. I'm hoping for the opportunity to see it again before they drain the ROA for refurb in spring, but I doubt I will.

Pumpkin mug...too cute!! We got a pic by that ST sign too! We tried to see Jack and Sally after you told us of meeting them but they were never out when we were around. :sad2:

I'm sorry you missed Jack and Sally... I really can't seem to figure out their schedule. The first day we saw them it was after 2. The second and third time we saw them it was between 11 and 12.
 
Great trip report. I laugh everytime you ask for comments because you like attention.
 
I still love your TR. You two are adorable. I am sure not what two strapping young men want to hear. haha and you and your mom are so cute. I love it.

I so want one of those Pumpkin Mickey mugs. Those look so rad!
 
Ooh, I wish I'd known about the pumpkin mug--very nice!

My kids are especially enjoying the hidden Mickey's you've posted :)
 
I just started reading and this is an awesome trip report. I love all of the pictures. You guys look like you had a great time and you seem like you would be cool to hang out with in DL. I can't wait for the rest of your report. pirate:
 
Great report and pics. DS just walked in and saw the pictures of Jack and Sally. He sighed and said "I wish some day I could meet them". Little does he know we will be there in 17 days. :lmao::cool1:

Can't wait to get one of those desserts. I want that mug.
 
Can you buy the mug without the desert? I'm not so fond of pumpkin taste, but I really want that mug.
 
Great trip report. I laugh everytime you ask for comments because you like attention.


It's true though... I like attention. See.... LOOK AT ME! :cool1::yay::banana:

I still love your TR. You two are adorable. I am sure not what two strapping young men want to hear. haha and you and your mom are so cute. I love it.

I so want one of those Pumpkin Mickey mugs. Those look so rad!


Thank you for your kind words. I too have often thought I was adorable... (JK) Chris in realty is adorable. A lot of our friends think so.

Ooh, I wish I'd known about the pumpkin mug--very nice!

My kids are especially enjoying the hidden Mickey's you've posted :)

I would like to think I might have one more hidden mickey picture, but I don't think so. I'm sorry. But I am glad you are enjoying the TR!

I just started reading and this is an awesome trip report. I love all of the pictures. You guys look like you had a great time and you seem like you would be cool to hang out with in DL. I can't wait for the rest of your report. pirate:

I can be kinda whiny and slowed down sometimes due to fat-man issues, but other than that, I think I am a great person to hang out with in the parks. I know the DLR like the back of my hand. Chris420 has become just as big as a disney nut as my self and I love the fact that I have another pro who can offer a different opinion from time to time. It really helps with park touring. We stratagize so well on where we are going to go, when we are going to do something, and how much time we will have after. We had our last night planned down to the minute, and we managed to stay on schedule, due to our combined knowledge and planning. I can't think of a better Disney touring buddy, then my best friend.


Great report and pics. DS just walked in and saw the pictures of Jack and Sally. He sighed and said "I wish some day I could meet them". Little does he know we will be there in 17 days. :lmao::cool1:

Can't wait to get one of those desserts. I want that mug.


Oh wow! Are you going to wake him up on the day of the trip and tell him it is time to go see mickey? That is so cool! Congratulations. Disneyland makes me want to have kids. First I got's to find me a man who will make me an honest woman... er man.... er whatever.

Can you buy the mug without the desert? I'm not so fond of pumpkin taste, but I really want that mug.


I have heard the mug may be available without the dessert. I would check at the restaurant first, (they are available at Cafe Orleans and Carnation Cafe, from what I have heard.) if not check in the emporium.


THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR READING. IT MAKES ME FEEL REALLY SPECIAL WHEN I GET TO SHARE MY DISNEY EXPERIENCES WITH PEOPLE WHO WANT TO HEAR IT!

I'LL HAVE MORE UP IN A LITTLE WHILE.
 
It's true though... I like attention. See.... LOOK AT ME! :cool1::yay::banana:

Oh wow! Are you going to wake him up on the day of the trip and tell him it is time to go see mickey? That is so cool! Congratulations. Disneyland makes me want to have kids. First I got's to find me a man who will make me an honest woman... er man.... er whatever.



THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR READING. IT MAKES ME FEEL REALLY SPECIAL WHEN I GET TO SHARE MY DISNEY EXPERIENCES WITH PEOPLE WHO WANT TO HEAR IT!

I'LL HAVE MORE UP IN A LITTLE WHILE.

Not even that. We live in Sacramento. We homeschool and on the monthly calendar I have the days we are going listed as a field trip. We are getting up "ugly early" and loading him in the car. Going to see how long we can postpone telling him. Hoping we can make it all the way to the hotel before he figures it out. It is his first time at DL. We are WDW people but living in in CA now it only makes sense to go to DL.

Need to get a pretrip report started.
 













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