5 Days, 4 Parks, 3 DIS-meets, 2 ADR’s, and 1 Solo DISer! Done! Finished! Completed!!

Are all the burgers using these buns? I rarely get a hamburger at WDW so I'm not aware of the bun situation....

HOP one of my favorite attractions.

All counter services burgers/hot dogs/chicken burgers ect. are using these buns. Unless it's a special sandwich it probably comes on these carpy buns.

Nice update! Liberty Square is my favorite land in all of MK. Definitely want to spend some time finding the same little details you did- the gun, the lanterns, etc....

Pecos is my favorite CS place too. But why, oh why, can't Disney just pony up with better buns? Of all things, they cheapest thing on the plate, and they can't spend 2 extra cents upgrading to something better than sawdust shavings melded together with corn syrup. GAG!

I am really looking forward to catching the HoP next time to check out the newest upgrades. We sat too far back last time, so didn't catch a lot of the details.

I bet these buns are the same price....I think it's for the appearance of being healthy....how un-bleached wheat is more healthy I don't know. I have a feeling that the person or committee that ruined the kids meals is responsible for the sawdust buns.

I love all the pics. I can't wait to see HOP on my next trip. I've missed it the past few trips due to lack of time, but I want to make a point of visiting this year to see Obama and all the changes.

Can't wait to hear about the Dis meets!

I believe shows start every 20 minutes!

a new nickname ;)

speaking of my other nickname...we were on acouples only weekend in MI this weekend past and were playing this get to know you kind of question game, and what question was, what Nickname to you have or wish you had?

and I wrote down Scrappie-Do...:goodvibes I tried explaining the whole misinterpreted mouseScrapper name....but I guess my non Disney "freak" friends just didn't get the laughter :rolleyes:

I too can't wait to see the new HOP....

DH and I were chatting about our anni trip during the car ride up and I was telling him about your TR and the food fest at Epcot...now DH thinks he wants to go during this time of the year instead of early spring. I'd love the crossover for MNSSHP too....

what were your dates again? Oct _ to _?

TIA,

TV Star Julie hehehe

No they don't get it do they...

Sept 30 to October 4. IMO F&W should be explored mid-week as much as possible....weekends are crazy busy.

I swear, I took that same balloon picture in your second to last installment. :lmao:

Thanks for taking those shots in Liberty Square! You know, I always intend to look for those little details, and I totally forget. Again, selling me on the idea of a solo trip. All the time to stop and admire the little things. Wonderful! :goodvibes

I think I have more balloons pictures from other day.

That's the thing about a solo trip....you more at the speed of light so you have time to look for all those little things.


I agree about the new HOP. It's a must see.

The burger looks yummy! Did the bun fall apart? I've noticed that some of the buns fall apart at Disney. They need a new bread vendor.

Every "new" bun that I have had has fallen apart. (it is legal to write "have had has" in a sentence....my gammar is that of a 4 year old.)

I admit I didn't know this one. Had to Google it.
Found this interesting information at MousePlanet:

The Original Dick Nunis Gym
Turkish Baths – Massage Parlor
24 Hour Service
Supervisor Dick Nunis
Night Manager Ron Miller
Masseur O. Ferrante

D. Miller – Turkish Baths.”

Orlando Ferrante was Vice President of MAPO for WED/WDI, and oversaw ride and show production & installation for WDW, Tokyo Disneyland and Euro Disneyland.

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Thanks for the article! Now it makes sense why it was O. Ferrante instead of a full first name. They probably didn't want to confuse the storyland with ORLANDO on a window.


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So I have to tell you guys this story from the weekend. On Saturday we went to my godson's 5th birthday party. At one point all 4 "mothers" were in the kitchen and the conversation turns to Walt Disney World. You all know that WDW vacation travel is a hobby of mine like it is for many of you. My friend went once in high school, mother #3 just went this past Sept with her family and mother #4 has never been to WDW. Well mother #4 decides that she is going to school us in this subject. 80% of what was coming out of her mouth wasn't factual and I made no comment on 95% of it. But I really hate mis-information to be passed around as fact wheather it's about health care reform or WDW vacations. I thought we were discussing this topic so I tried to clear up that "No everything at Disney World is not 50% off right now". She argued that yes it is because she has a friend that goes all the time and she told her that it was. But we really were not having a conversation, she was telling us everything she thought she knew in regard to WDW even thou it was clear as day that me and mother #3 knew more then she did. Her schooling of us continued as I bit my tounge until she said that she wanted to stay at the Disney resort where you could walk to all the parks. After trying to explain that WDW travel was a hobby of mine and I was well versed in the subject; I tried in vain to explain that there were only a few resorts in walking distance to a park and not even to all the parks. She cut me off from what I was explaining and basically verbally b%&^$'d slapped me. This woman has no class and was so rude and out of line I was speechless. Talk about being embrassed in front of people I don't know. And to top it off my friend never even bothered to say anything to me about it. I probably didn't explain the story very well and in the end it wasn't about the topic but I couldn't believe that someone at a children's birthday party would be so rude to me. Thanks for letting me vent!
 
How rude!! :mad: I hope she tries to book that vacation at 50% off within walking distance of everything! :rotfl2:
 

All I can say is WOW! I'm with CP! Hoping she has a long, long walk ahead of her; maybe this conversation would come to mind...
 
Well, I guess that technically you could walk to any of the parks. :lmao: Maybe she just really likes exercise. I hate know it alls though, especially when they don't really know anything at all about what they are talking about. Congrats to you for taking the high road. I was talking to my BFF that I'm going on vacation with this week, and she was telling me that her boss was telling her that the best deal out there was to book through AAA. She practically didn't want to believe me that I had found a much better deal somewhere else. :confused:

I had to laugh that WDW vacations are your hobby. :rotfl: I think I need to start listing that as one of mine on dating websites. (Just to be sure I attract the right type of guy you know).
 
Great update! I never noticed the gun in the window before! I'll have to check out the HOP next time. It has been a few years since I've been there.
 
sorry Heidi...

hope this made you laugh though it did for me...

How rude!! :mad: I hope she tries to book that vacation at 50% off within walking distance of everything! :rotfl2:

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and thanks for your F&W tip....we plan to do a Sun-Thursday trip...and we may or may not go to a park on the Sunday, so that would work well, plus we'll be on the tail end of our AP's that we are purchasing for next yr's trip too and they are hoppers! Sweet :thumbsup2
 
Bummer on the rudeness. Totally uncalled for. I mean, most of the time I can handle ignorance, but ignorance and rudeness is one of my pet peeves. Hugs to Heidi!!! :grouphug:
 
Love the photos...gorgeous:goodvibes

I loved HOP updates too...how small a world is it that you had a fellow solo Diser traveler next to you?...:goodvibes

I keep trying to tell Eric that I need my own tazer just to have for moments like the one you had with the Queen of Rude...;)
 
Love the Liberty Square details! I have never really explored that area very much.... I am looking forward to HoP in December! It's a MUST SEE on our list. I've heard only rave reviews of the refurb and can't wait to see it myself!!

That is awful about the other mother acting so rudely to you! And about a topic she doesn't even know about - only thinks she knows through someone else. Seriously. Ugh! :sad2: I'm with the others though, I hope she tries to book that vacation at 50% off and walking distance to everything. :laughing: (Perhaps she was thinking of the Grand Californian at DL?)
 
Ugghhh, I have no tolerance for people like that! There's no excuse for not having manners! :headache:
I so agree. If she thought I was in the wrong she should have just changed the subject, but that doesn't seem to be her MO. We listened to her dominate every conversation she was in for the rest of the evening.

How rude!! :mad: I hope she tries to book that vacation at 50% off within walking distance of everything! :rotfl2:

I know, right. Maybe I should have suggested Animal Kingdom Lodge, that's just across the street from the Castle right???

All I can say is WOW! I'm with CP! Hoping she has a long, long walk ahead of her; maybe this conversation would come to mind...
With a 5 year old in tow no less.

Well, I guess that technically you could walk to any of the parks. :lmao: Maybe she just really likes exercise. I hate know it alls though, especially when they don't really know anything at all about what they are talking about. Congrats to you for taking the high road. I was talking to my BFF that I'm going on vacation with this week, and she was telling me that her boss was telling her that the best deal out there was to book through AAA. She practically didn't want to believe me that I had found a much better deal somewhere else. :confused:

I had to laugh that WDW vacations are your hobby. :rotfl: I think I need to start listing that as one of mine on dating websites. (Just to be sure I attract the right type of guy you know).

Funny thing was that my DH remembered her from 2 years ago at the same party and knew not to speak to her this time...

Yes I do say that WDW resort vacations are my hobby....seems to be the only way to explain it to the non-believers!:lmao:

Great update! I never noticed the gun in the window before! I'll have to check out the HOP next time. It has been a few years since I've been there.
This was the first time I found the gun....I wonder if anyone ever thinks it's really real??

sorry Heidi...

hope this made you laugh though it did for me...
Oh I did laugh. And I have called upon the Disney Villains to curse any WDW vacation that she may ever take. <insert evil laugh here>

Bummer on the rudeness. Totally uncalled for. I mean, most of the time I can handle ignorance, but ignorance and rudeness is one of my pet peeves. Hugs to Heidi!!! :grouphug:

And the real kicker is that my friend still has not called to apologize for her guest being rude to me in her home. Unfortunately I don't let these types of things go easily.

Love the photos...gorgeous:goodvibes

I loved HOP updates too...how small a world is it that you had a fellow solo Diser traveler next to you?...:goodvibes

I keep trying to tell Eric that I need my own tazer just to have for moments like the one you had with the Queen of Rude...;)


Both me and the fellow DISer were hanging back as people entered the rows for HOP so we would be in the middle of the seating.

Queen of Rude! LOVES IT!!!!!! I am so using that.

Love the Liberty Square details! I have never really explored that area very much.... I am looking forward to HoP in December! It's a MUST SEE on our list. I've heard only rave reviews of the refurb and can't wait to see it myself!!

That is awful about the other mother acting so rudely to you! And about a topic she doesn't even know about - only thinks she knows through someone else. Seriously. Ugh! :sad2: I'm with the others though, I hope she tries to book that vacation at 50% off and walking distance to everything. :laughing: (Perhaps she was thinking of the Grand Californian at DL?)

I have a feeling that whoever her Disney friend is...I think they probably tell her the correct info but the Queen of Rude can't stop talking long enough to LISTEN.

Thanks everyone for the kind words about my rude encounter. The sad thing is that I love to share Disney info with people....... just not with the nasty ones.
 
10/1/09 Start of MNSSHP

After dinner at Pecos Bills I touched bases via with jenjolt (Jen) about meeting up with her and Paula (Iluvcrush) in front of POTC. And at some point before meeting up with them I put on my new Pumpkin Mouse Ears….that was the extent of my costume.

I felt like I was doing a real life Kim Possible mission in my attempt to find Jen and Paula for our DIS-meet. I knew they were in costumes but I had no idea to what degree they had dressed up. I did spot them ….you’ll have to wait for this part of Jen’s TR to find out what their costumes were…..hehe.

Funny thing about DIS-meets is that you are meeting strangers for the first time but at the same time it feels like meeting old friends.

I have no photos to share, sorry. We quickly decided to all ride BTMR together. Then Paula and I rode Splash Mtn. where I got to hear Bad Parenting Comment #1 while walking thru the que (which was just about walk-on).
So BPC #1 went something like this…

Scared boy about 9 years old as he is trying to run out the que: “I’m scared….I don’t want to ride…..My stomach hurts”

Loving and Caring Mom: “Get over here now!.....I hope you get stolen!!”

Who the hell says that to a child???

Anyhoo….After Splash, I headed to the Haunted Mansion and I believe Jen and Paula went in search of characters….we were meeting again later with TK and 2excited2sleep. Thanks Jen and Paula for the rides! It was great to share some of the party with you!!

The ghost lady they have in front of HM for the party is a Hoot! I was glad to be solo (without family) so I could hang back and watch/listen to her for a bit after my ride (which btw was the longest of attraction waits and it still wasn’t bad).

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Not only was IASW a walk-on, I had two boats to myself. I even took pictures as proof.
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So what do you do when you have the boat to yourself? Take lots of flash pictures and sing the song out loud and really off key.

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Up Next: ToonTown and more pictures then you ever wanted to see of Goofy’s Barnstormer ride.
 
LOL Heidi it was so great meeting you!! I actually have a couple of photos of you and Paula on that ride!! All I'm going to say about my costume was I was wearing white so no Splash for me!!

I also have to laugh because I believe I saw that same mother as I waited for the two of you and I heard some comments from her that made me cringe. Apparently in the line wasn't the only place where she felt the needed to make ALL of her feelings know. I just had to cringe and shake my head and look for the two of you to go splash LOL!!!!

Can't wait for more!! I really enjoyed meeting up with you!!!!!
 
I hope you get stolen.

I am speechless.

That is just WRONG on so many levels.

Loving all the pics from It's A Small World. :thumbsup2
 
Even "hearing" that story for the second time, I am still stunned by the BPC! Heaven knows there have been times when my two children (and my husband) have worked my last nerve, but I can never imagine even thinking those words! :eek:

He he he! Loving the mental image of you singing your way through IASW! The ability to use the flash makes for some great pics!
 
Good Heavens! How could anyone be THAT cruel? And you know it isn't just happening at Disney. Poor kid! I imagine the kind of parent who can do this, is the kind that was that parent's parent. She had to learn it from somewhere....

Your meets sound so fun!! I so, so hope maroo and I can arrange some meets like this in Sept! How fun!

2 whole boats- ALL TO YOURSELF??!! WOW! You know you're not the only one who'd be singing up a storm. ;)
 
My favorite part of this update by far:

take lots of flash photos and sing really loud and off key!

GOOD FOR YOU!!!! :rotfl2::rotfl2: I love it! :goodvibes
 
I now have the perfect mental image of you floating through IaSW singing and flashing away with pics and it's making me smile. What fun!
 












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