7-night-shoe-shopping-free-full-of-smoke-breaks-Mother/Daughter-PT T-Minus 2 days!

[Kimberly815]

Oh goody! The report is finally started! I can't wait to hear more!

 

[MainStMandy]

awe I feel the now

How are you coming down from after the trip??

Oh goody! The report is finally started! I can't wait to hear more!

I am going to add more tonight. I had a bunch of stuff written but was waiting to upload the pics. I finally got internet back at my apartment

 

[OhMari]

Do you want me to merge your pre-trip onto this one.

 

[wirki]

I am here!! Can't wait to see how you spent the rest of your trip without me

 

[MainStMandy]

Do you want me to merge your pre-trip onto this one.

Oh that would be great


Hi Debbie! We definitely missed you the second half of the trip!

 

[ArelysAdriana]

I'm so horrible, I didn't check back in with your pre-trip report until just now

Regardless, I'm here and excited to hear about your trip. I hope you and your mom both had a fantastic time

Now...get back to posting!

 

[MainStMandy]

I'm so horrible, I didn't check back in with your pre-trip report until just now

Regardless, I'm here and excited to hear about your trip. I hope you and your mom both had a fantastic time

Now...get back to posting!

Hi!! Thanks for coming Are you getting excited about your trip?

 

[Villainess]

Great toenails!

 

[MainStMandy]

Day 2- Meeting up with Diser’s

This morning we had plans to hit Animal Kingdom for rope drop with some diser’s. I was so excited we were the first ones there. It’s a pattern you will notice, lol. We made it through rope drop fairly quickly and headed to Everest. There we met up with GMax and Mom, Wirki and husband, Timmy, and PoohBear67. We also ran into another Diser while in line, I think maybe Tinkerbell???

Everest was awesome as usual and everyone rode except for Glenda’s mom. After Everest we did the Safari, Dinosaur, Nemo the Musical and Everest again.

Timmy Blogging while we are riding the Safari!

The Safari was a blast and even the driver was laughing!

We caught Divine on our way to Nemo the Musical
I could not believe how HOT it was getting. I knew it would be warm but this was hotter than I ever imagined. We decided it was time for lunch and went to Yak and Yeti counter service. It was good but hot food on a hot day was NOT what we needed. Mom and I split from the group to go see FOTLK. BUT, by the time we go to that side of the park I wasn’t feeling great. I was very tired and sick to my stomach. We decided it would be best to head back to the hotel for a swim and try to cool down. I was very surprised how hard it was to handle the heat. It was physically making me sick.

After a swim at the pool we got ready for dinner. On the boat from Boardwalk to EPCOT I was spotted by another Diser…I’m sorry I can’t remember your screen name. I am sure Glenda will come by and remind me  We were again meeting up with Diser’s for dinner at Le Cellier. We were early (yes again) and headed to France for a Grey Goose Slushie…OMG why didn’t someone tell us about these sooner!!

On our way to Canada we ran into EarlJam and wife Colleen, Wirki (Debbie and Dave) and Nie! For Dinner there was

GMax and Mom
Aubriee + 2
PennConn and Adrian
Wirki and husband
NHBubba
Kat
Mom and I

Except so there were 3 ADR’s. We were hoping to get tables close to each other and while Wirki tried to work her magic, the host wasn’t having it…he literally split our group into 3 different corners of the restaurant. Dinner was amazing and afterwards some of the group headed to get more drinks and watch Illuminatins.

Now Illuminations is something I always look forward to…unfortunately withouth the globe the whole show lasted about 7 minutes and well…something was just missing. It didn’t have the same affect, the story wasn’t the same.

We attempted to hit the bakery on the way home in France, but it was already closed. It had been a long day and we were ready to head back to the hotel.

I don't really have a lot of pics beside the Safari. I am waiting for some group shots from Ms. Fancy Pants (soon to Mrs. Fancy Pants!!!) We didn't take any pics at dinner or afterwards!

 

[MainStMandy]

I decided to let up a little and let my mom sleep in this morning. We didn’t get to the Magic Kingdom until elevenish.

For a change we took the Ferry Boat

We received a call from my brother...in Korea...on the way to MK

Crowds weren't nearly as bad as it looks here!

We checked the Emporium for the big Mickey plush since today I had my friends money on me.

As we left the Emporium I heard a very familiar sound…the Dapper Dans (insert heart beating wildly here).

During my first College Program I worked at the Main Street Markethouse (now the Crystal Shop). It was a wonderful little store that sold kitchen accessories. For those that remember, it also had an old phone that when you picked it up you could hear an old party line, plus there was a small checker board table you could sit and play on.

The Dapper Dans used to frequent my store on a daily basis. I just think they are the greatest (plus I had a huge crush on one of them!) So every year when I come back, I always stop and see them. One of them recognized me and gave me a great big hug. He told me if I was around, to stop back later…sigh (I have video somewhere if you haven't seen them before)

We stopped at the Main St. Bakery and shared some pastries for a late breakfast….YUM French Toast Loaf!!!

A quick smoke break!

After breakfast we did all of Tomorrowland...

My score on Buzz...

Mom's score...only because she spends the whole ride spining our car


... some of Fantasyland, Big Thunder Mountain and Pirates of the Caribbean. Mom felt like a quick ride on the Walt Disney World Railroad before heading to our ADR...

By the time we go back to Main St. it was close to our ADR’s at the Poly and it was HOT. I know I keep saying it, but I can’t express how HOT it was…and my body did NOT like it. I really did struggle everyday.

Now I am used to a certain attitude from Cast Members…especially at the Magic Kingdom. But something was just wrong…no one was especially rude, but no one was very friendly either…OH Except for the CM that helped me look through the garbage at the Bakery when I accidentally THREW out my room card. She was AMAZING!! But something was just off…I didn’t feel any magic.

Our ADR was at 4 p.m. and we headed right for the Tambu Lounge. Maybe it was the heat, maybe it was the lack of water, but Mom didn’t make it through half her Pina Colada before handing it over to me!! Dinner was amazing, but I could barely keep my eyes open. I was really upset as we planned to go back to the MK and see Spectro and Wishes. Mom suggested getting our dessert to go and head back to the hotel early.

I was really upset, but also very tired. We decided it was too early for bed, lol, so we went to DTD to get the giant Mickey plush sent home. What a mistake…maybe I was overtired, but this was my first real encounter with a lack of magic. The Mickey I wanted to send home had no tag on him…none of them did. The CM waiting on us was new (probably College Program) and I don’t blame her. But she left to get a sku and didn’t come back for 15 minutes!!! When she finally came back, I suggested to her using a dummy sku…she informed me that would screw up inventory.

That’s when I lost it, I definitely didn’t yell at her, but she knew I was upset. I told her I undertood her problem, but at this point they were bordering on bad customer service. What she was telling me was that the backstage aspect of the store was more important than me...a guest. A manager came over, barely said two words to us. I was appalled. I finally finished up and 25 minutes later left the store.

I’ll recap my thoughs on this later, but let me just say this was a trend that we noticed through the rest of the trip. Guests just don’t seem to matter much anymore.

We crashed early that night as we had another early morning.

 

[wirki]

What a great time we had at AK...But it was hot and after a night at AC I could not hang for long. I have some pics from Everest and Le Cellier if you are interested. I do not want to post them if you would not like it.

Sorry you had such a hard time at DTD. It makes for a bad taste in the mouth. Kind words go a long way. (one of the first things you learn as a CM/CP) Hopefully everything was up hill from here.

 

[OneTreeHillAddict]

What dates were you there? We visited Aug 28th-Sept 7th. Great TR so far and I love your pics! The one where you were taking the smoke break with all the yellow chair is really cool!

 

[MainStMandy]

What a great time we had at AK...But it was hot and after a night at AC I could not hang for long. I have some pics from Everest and Le Cellier if you are interested. I do not want to post them if you would not like it.

Sorry you had such a hard time at DTD. It makes for a bad taste in the mouth. Kind words go a long way. (one of the first things you learn as a CM/CP) Hopefully everything was up hill from here.

Oh definitely post pics!!

What dates were you there? We visited Aug 28th-Sept 7th. Great TR so far and I love your pics! The one where you were taking the smoke break with all the yellow chair is really cool!

We went Sep 6-13th. I love my new camera and ended up getting some great shots. Thanks

 

[wirki]

Us on Everest....say cheese

Before we departed

waiting for dinner at Le Cellier

Dinner= Yummy!!

 

[Kristineamb]

 

[MainStMandy]

Us on Everest....say cheese

Before we departed

waiting for dinner at Le Cellier

Dinner= Yummy!!

Oh those are great!! My mom will just LOVE you for posting those pics of her

 

[MainStMandy]

Haha just noticed...see my little face in between the seats???

 

[mla1977]

I'm sorry things aren't as magical as they should be. I hope they got better.

 

[MainStMandy]

I'm at work so I am going to try and "wing" day 3.

This morning we had plans to meet Glenda and Mommy to do Toy Storia Mania. We beat her to the studios, but not by much. We shopped a bit as we were still a bit early for rope drop. Mom got this cute Mickey water bottle carabener thing and by the time we finished Glenda had arrived.

As soon as the ropes were dropped, off we were herded to Toy Storia Mania...all I can say is WOW. I took about a hundred pics just of this so if you don't want to see it...skip down!

I won!

After an awesome game at Toy Storia Mania, we parted ways with Glenda and went on our own.

First up, Rock'n Roller Coaster. Then Mom went on ToT...by herself. Sorry, but this scares the you know what out of me.

 

[MainStMandy]

After all that excitement we tried to go see Indiana Jones Stunt Spectacular...but we hit a little road bump.

His name is Michael...and he is my younger brother. He loves to explore and have adventures...he loves to travel and is currently living in Korea.

While waiting for the pre-show to start my phone rings. Guess who lost his wallet That's right folks, not TWO weeks in a foreign country and he has lost his wallet. So we left the show and my Mom spent half an hour dealing with the mess

Once she was done, we went back to use our FP for TSM. I won again

We had moved our ADR today for lunch time as we were having trouble making it through the day. Luckily we got an ADR for Mama Melroses at 12:50. It was still a little early so we decided to see Muppets and then head to lunch. It was cute as always. I love going to those shows with people who have never seen a 3-D movie...watching them reach for things always makes me giggle.

Lunch at Mama Melroses, with the exception of my dessert was great. It's my moms favorite restaurant so she was delighted to be there.

After lunch we hit Sounds Dangerous and played in the sound booths a little. As we headed out of the park we did a little more shopping. It had already beena long day and you guessed it...I was HOT!!!

We we wiped and went back to the hotel to swim a little and get ready for dinner. Since we already used our TS for the day we thought we would eat at World Showcase. EPCOT at night is one of our favorite things to do and we end up at EPCOT 3 or 4 times over the week.

When we got there, we weren't quite hungry yet so we walked over to see the wait time for Soarin'...omg 50 minutes. Mom would just have to wait. So instead we did Spaceship Earth. I'm still not crazy about the changes, but oh well...

We continued on through Mexico on our way to Japan for my dinner.

I grabbed dinner in Japan and we were on our way to France. We grabbed a couple slushies and Mom got dinner at the Patisserie. This is truly one of my favorite moments from the WHOLE trip. Just mom and I sitting outside the bakery eating dinner.

On our way back to the Boardwalk (where we parked, I know naughty!) I took a few pics.

It was a great day and we would actually have a chance to sleep in in the morning. We went back to the hotel to enjoy some treats from the Patisserie. On a side note, I am SO dissapointed that the bakery took my Elephant Ears off the menu

RIP Elephant Ear