A Guide to Taking it Easy at WDW. Oct 2014 Mother/Daughter Trip Updated 3/6x2 The End!

[PrincessInOz]

I have heard a lot of people were disappointed with 7DMT. Seems like they were expecting it to be more of a rollercoaster ride. Oh well. Glad you liked it.

Nice pins!

Did Momento Mori stock the D&B HM bags?

 

[disnut1149]

Thanks for your great review! I'm enjoying reading it.

 

[Chicago Mo]

I just adore your pictures! What a great camera you have!!! What is it again?

I did love the 7DMT! we all thought it was the best! sadly we did NOT have the video or pictures... very sad!

 

[MEK]

All caught up!

Travel day - I have never had chik-fil-a for breakfast. Looks good.

You got the A boarding? That never happens to me when I log on right on time. People have gotten really weird with boarding SW. It used to be that people would just sit. Now there are all these empty middle seats? WTH?

I know that feeling of being antsy and just wanting to get going to the parks.

Love your new A&A bracelet.

How was Mine Train in the dark? I did it in the late afternoon and really wanted to do it in the dark.

Very long first day. Don't blame you for leaving before the parade.

Boo to the stale brownie!

 

[Pluto0809]

That FP for HM definitely came in handy!

It did! I was expecting large crowds but it was a lot worse than I could imagine during this week.

Cool pics and video from the mine train!!

I know! I was pleasantly surprised because they don't even have a place to go for the photos, they just appear in your MDE account. I did not know we had those photos till we got home. As a matter of fact they all do that now, you don't even have to go to a counter.

Don't blame you guys for heading out early, you had a long day!

We really did. I don't know why I always think I can go, go, go on the first day, it never works out.

I can understand I guess why some people would be disappointed with 7dmt if they are expecting more, but I liked it too! I do really look forward to the 2 pictures and video when we go. No pictures yet when I went in May since it wasn't officially open for 5 more days!

Yeah, Mom said she wanted more than one scene with the Dwarves. She was thinking it would have a lot more substance.

That's not good that your brownie was so bad.

It was just terrible, I so wish I had gone with the cupcake I was eyeing at first.

Oh my I so love the HM. The detail on just the outside is remarkable. Love it.

It is beautiful, isn't it? I'm bummed that it's going to be closed most of my next trip but at least I'll get to ride it the first night.

Ooh I aso love your Tangled Tinkle Spot photo. Just the perfect time of night. So pretty.

I do love that area but I still haven't had a chance to really explore it. It's always so crowded! I want to spend some time looking for the hidden Pascals.

I think I'm with your Mom on the 7DMT. I expected more. What they did was great, but I just wanted more. However, I am EXTREMELY upset that I wasn't even aware there was a ride photo. No idea how I missed that. But at least now I know...

Well, I don't think they were doing them yet when you were there. I didn't know about them at all, there's no place to pick it up. They just appeared magically in my MDE account thanks to the RFD chip in my Magic Band.

Wow, it's amazing how a week can be so different from someone else's trip. HM even with standby was no where near 45mins! And Momento Mori was hardly packed when we were there although they did have the entrance and exit still going.

I guess we just went on the wrong days then because both times we were at MK it was super crowded.

I too was eyeing those bookends....and everything else in there lol

We did spend a lot of time looking that's for sure.

I liked the ambiance of 7DMT but the roller coaster part was just ok.

I wasn't expecting too much since I saw the video on you tube before we went. I knew the roller coaster part was going to be a bit kiddish but it is in FL after all.

I think I am in WDW withdrawal! I can't wait for the next trip.

I've got 16 more days and it can't get here fast enough!

Only Casey's could actually make me crave a hot dog, yum! So the bleachers are gone now? Awe, so much has changed in the World since we took our last full WDW vacation.


Yeah, they took out the bleachers and the big movie screen in there and added a bunch of tables. It was kind of nice because it was much easier to find a table.

Love the bracelet! Those are just too cute.

They are pretty nice bracelets and spoiler alert, it wasn't the only one I bought.

I miss my WDW friends!!! Hey D~... are you coming to Knoxville for Christmas??? I feel the need for another Cheesecake Factory meet!

Oh, we need to find that out for sure so we can make some plans!

 

[Pluto0809]

I have heard a lot of people were disappointed with 7DMT. Seems like they were expecting it to be more of a rollercoaster ride. Oh well. Glad you liked it.

I did like it although I sure wouldn't wait two hours to ride. It will have to be a FP ride until the line settles down.

Nice pins!

Thanks, I found some great ones during this week.

Did Momento Mori stock the D&B HM bags?

Hmmmm, that's a good question. I honestly can't remember if we saw them or not.

Thanks for your great review! I'm enjoying reading it.

And thank you for following along!

I just adore your pictures! What a great camera you have!!! What is it again?

Thanks! It's just a point and shoot. A Canon Powershot S110. I've found the key to good pictures with it is holding the camera very, very steady.

I did love the 7DMT! we all thought it was the best! sadly we did NOT have the video or pictures... very sad!

Awww, that's too bad, I guess they weren't doing them yet. I had no idea we were getting those, they just showed up in my MDE account.

All caught up!

Hi Mary Ellen, thanks for stopping in!

Travel day - I have never had chik-fil-a for breakfast. Looks good.

it was very good. I'm usually running through the airport so this was the first time I've stopped for breakfast too.

You got the A boarding? That never happens to me when I log on right on time. People have gotten really weird with boarding SW. It used to be that people would just sit. Now there are all these empty middle seats? WTH?

I think I'm just getting lucky right now because Southwest is so new to Atlanta. People aren't quite aware of the seating system yet. I'm sure it will change once everyone gets used to Southwest.

I know that feeling of being antsy and just wanting to get going to the parks.

I always want to be in a park if I'm at WDW!

Love your new A&A bracelet.

Thanks, they are really cute bracelets.

How was Mine Train in the dark? I did it in the late afternoon and really wanted to do it in the dark.

It was pretty fun although you really could not see the scenery at all on the outside parts. I was glad we rode it during the daytime later in the week.

Very long first day. Don't blame you for leaving before the parade.

I was glad we did too as we really did not need to exhaust ourselves at the beginning of the trip.

Boo to the stale brownie!

I know! It was just awful. I won't be getting another one ever.

 

[Pluto0809]

On Sunday, October 12, we decided to forget about rope drop at HS and sleep in a bit. I think I set the alarm for 6:30 or maybe it was even 7 am. I knew that HS was going to be extremely crowded so making Mom do the TSM dash was just not happening. I wouldn’t be riding TSM this trip and I was fine with that since I was planning on riding it multiple times during my next trip.

Once we were up and ready we headed to Sassagoula Float Works and got an order of beignets for breakfast.



These were huge and we really should have gotten an order of three rather than six. We had both been really looking forward to trying the beignets and I’m sad to say we were both a bit disappointed. I’ve had much better beignets at a local New Orleans style restaurant and Mom’s had the genuine thing in New Orleans. She said these paled in comparison.

We finally made it onto a bus and to HS but it was long past rope drop, I want to say somewhere between 9:30 and 10 am.





And as you can see by this next picture, the crowds were as bad as I expected them to be.



So instead of heading towards a ride, we decided to shop along Hollywood Boulevard until our first FP+ which was for TOT from 9:55 – 10:55. I didn’t want to use the FP until towards the end of the time since we had our next one at RnRC from 11:05 – 12:05.

Mom and I can spend hours in pretty much any store so we had no problem wasting some time before our FP time. I saw several things I wanted to purchase but decided to get them on the way out so I didn’t have to carry them.

While we were going store to store, we stopped for a PP picture. The photographer was great and took quite a few shots including some with a picture frame.











It was finally getting towards the end of our TOT FP+ so we headed that way. And I took a total of zero pictures in line. Not sure what my problem was this trip? At least I did remember to stop and get the ride photo.



I timed it pretty well and it was almost time for our RnRC FP+ when we got off of TOT so we headed straight there. We sat on the wall by the entrance and Mom used the few minutes we had to check in with my Great Aunt.

We didn’t wait much at all in the FP line and it wasn’t long before we were boarding our limo. We ended up in the very last car and man was it rough!



My head was hurting when we got off and my stomach was not very happy with the back to back thrill rides. But I knew I had to ride RnRC this trip since its Mom’s favorite. I’m pretty much done with the ride though and will not be riding it in December.

As we exited the area, I finally took another picture.



Actually thinking about it now, I may have taken that before we got on the ride while Mom was on the phone.

We really didn’t have enough time for a ride before our 12:05 lunch ADR at Mama Melrose so we just explored the shops along Sunset Boulevard and also hit the Christmas Store and Muppet store before we checked in.

They weren’t seating yet when we got there but they had ice water and we found a seat to wait till we were called. When we were first seated, we had a whole section to ourselves. The restaurant filled up very quickly after I took this photo.



Our server was soon taking our order. She was a very sweet young girl but obviously very nervous because she was just way overdoing the perkiness. Mom and I got the giggles a few times after she left the table.

Our meal started with rolls. They are pretty plain but they bring you salted butter and oil to dip them in.



Of course being picky I just eat them plain. Mom tried the oil but didn’t care for it so she just used the butter. They were very good and still warm.

We both ordered the same exact dishes we got in 2012. I had Penne Pasta with chicken.



And Mom had Penne alla Vodka but had them hold the Pancetta as it was too strong the last time she had the dish.



Our meal was delicious as usual. Mama Melrose is one of our favorite restaurants and we have never had a bad meal there.

Up Next: Step 5: Spend All Afternoon in a Park and Only See One Show

 

[rteetz]

I have yet to go on ToT and just went on RnRc in July. I hope to go on ToT in January when I am there.

We have never been to mama melroses but the food looks good so maybe we will have to give it a try in the future.

 

[Luvchefmic]

Really nice pictures of you and Mom in this update. Please tell her Hi when you talk to her again Mama Melrose agree never ever had a bad meal there

 

[DisneyKid4Life]

My goodness looking at that wonderful ToT photo. It really is amazing how well themed that ride is.

The picture frame is such a genius addition to Photopass. I've even heard people asking photographers to identify which locations have them. They are definitely a hit.

 

[Chicago Mo]

You and your Mom are ADORABLE! Love all the pictures of you guys!
TOT is my favorite!!! I will say this year RnR was really... REALLY shaky!!! it also hurt my head!!!

How fun you were able to re-create your yum dinner too!!! Never had Mama's!!! it's on our to do.. one year!!!

 

[MEK]

Yum - messy beignets for breakfast. Nice!

Those are great PP pictures of you and your mom under the hat!

I also love the pics you got from ToT and RnR. You both look like you are having a blast! I tend to get coaster headaches so I find sitting in the front of RnR works much better for me.

BTW - that little kid who barely fits in the seat in front of you is too cute!

 

[DMGeurts]

Loved the update Ariana!

So sad to hear that you were disappointed with the beignets... I've heard that from several people who have had the real thing though. But for those of us who haven't - well they are devine. LOL V and I coudn't do a trip with out them. However, I do promise - they are waaaay different if Santos makes them.

Loved all of your pictures on the way into DHS... We did the same thing and it was so much fun! You were able to get some really get ones!

Yikes - I can't do RnR at all anymore... I try to ride it once in a while, but it's just too intense for me - and if they put me in the back car on any rollercoaster, it must be the second to last seat and not the very last one - the last ones are just too jerky and rough for me - no matter what rollercoaster I am on. So, it's no wonder you weren't feeling well after that.

We have never eaten at MM... I've heard good things and bad things about it. We tend to enjoy 50's when we are in DHS, so that's were our allegiance lies on most trips - the one trip we did with out eating there, it just wasn't the same.

D~

 

[PrincessInOz]

Sorry you didn't like the beignets (but you made me glad that I didn't go out of my way to head there to get some). I always did wonder how the Disney beignets stacked up to the "real thing". I guess I'm going to push New Orleans further up my bucket list and find out for myself.


Great pictures at DHS. That's a LOT of people in the park and I think you did the smart thing by getting some shopping and PP time in before your FP+ rides.

Mama Melrose food looks great. Glad you enjoyed it.

 

[missangelalexis]

What a bummer about the beignets, they always look so good!

Ah I feel like me and my mom are the same way, we can look around the stores forever, even if they all have the same merchandise!

Love your RNR ride photo!

 

[Pluto0809]

I have yet to go on ToT and just went on RnRc in July. I hope to go on ToT in January when I am there.

I find TOT much gentler than RnRC so you will love it!

We have never been to mama melroses but the food looks good so maybe we will have to give it a try in the future.

I've eaten there four times now and each one was excellent.

Really nice pictures of you and Mom in this update. Please tell her Hi when you talk to her again Mama Melrose agree never ever had a bad meal there

Thanks, I really liked those PP pictures with the frame.

My goodness looking at that wonderful ToT photo. It really is amazing how well themed that ride is.

I know, the picture (almost) makes me want to stay there as if it was a real hotel.

The picture frame is such a genius addition to Photopass. I've even heard people asking photographers to identify which locations have them. They are definitely a hit.

I really love how those pictures turned out. And yep, the picture frames are a great addition.

You and your Mom are ADORABLE! Love all the pictures of you guys!
TOT is my favorite!!! I will say this year RnR was really... REALLY shaky!!! it also hurt my head!!!

I had no problem with RnRC the first few times I rode it. I must be getting old or something.

How fun you were able to re-create your yum dinner too!!! Never had Mama's!!! it's on our to do.. one year!!!

Definitely give MM a try sometime, the food is wonderful.

 

[Pluto0809]

Yum - messy beignets for breakfast. Nice!

They do make quite a mess! We had powder everywhere.

Those are great PP pictures of you and your mom under the hat!

Those are some of my favorite from the trip.

I also love the pics you got from ToT and RnR. You both look like you are having a blast! I tend to get coaster headaches so I find sitting in the front of RnR works much better for me.

We do know how to have fun, that's for sure. I'm not sure I want to go back and give that theory of yours a try. Maybe if it didn't upset my stomach on top of hurting my head.

BTW - that little kid who barely fits in the seat in front of you is too cute!

I never noticed him before, he is cute although he looks a bit scared.

Loved the update Ariana!

So sad to hear that you were disappointed with the beignets... I've heard that from several people who have had the real thing though. But for those of us who haven't - well they are devine. LOL V and I coudn't do a trip with out them. However, I do promise - they are waaaay different if Santos makes them.

We had a lady CM make them so I know it wasn't Santos. Like I've said, I was looking for him all week. The Beignets weren't awful and I agree that if we hadn't had the real thing we might have enjoyed these more.

Loved all of your pictures on the way into DHS... We did the same thing and it was so much fun! You were able to get some really get ones!

I was very happy with those shots, they are some of my favorite from the week.

Yikes - I can't do RnR at all anymore... I try to ride it once in a while, but it's just too intense for me - and if they put me in the back car on any rollercoaster, it must be the second to last seat and not the very last one - the last ones are just too jerky and rough for me - no matter what rollercoaster I am on. So, it's no wonder you weren't feeling well after that.

I've always been a roller coaster junkie so not being able to ride RnRC just makes me sad.

We have never eaten at MM... I've heard good things and bad things about it. We tend to enjoy 50's when we are in DHS, so that's were our allegiance lies on most trips - the one trip we did with out eating there, it just wasn't the same.

D~

Mom's not a huge fan of 50s. We had a pretty bad meal there in 2010 (horrible waitress) and she hasn't wanted to go back. Plus she really does not like being the center of attention so 50s scares her a bit. I'm not sure I would have gone back last year after the bad time we had but Jim really wanted to. I'm so glad we did since we had a wonderful meal and experience that time.

Sorry you didn't like the beignets (but you made me glad that I didn't go out of my way to head there to get some). I always did wonder how the Disney beignets stacked up to the "real thing". I guess I'm going to push New Orleans further up my bucket list and find out for myself.

They weren't horrible, just not what we were expecting, but we definitely did not get any more the rest of the week.

Great pictures at DHS. That's a LOT of people in the park and I think you did the smart thing by getting some shopping and PP time in before your FP+ rides.

It was some of the biggest crowds I've ever dealt with there. I think if we hadn't had the third FP+ for that afternoon, we may have left after lunch.

Mama Melrose food looks great. Glad you enjoyed it.

It is very good!

What a bummer about the beignets, they always look so good!

Like I've said to other posters, they weren't horrible, just not up to the standard we were expecting.

Ah I feel like me and my mom are the same way, we can look around the stores forever, even if they all have the same merchandise!

Yep, that's Mom and I exactly. They may just have something you missed before or even something new and unique to that particular store!

Love your RNR ride photo!

Thanks, that one turned out pretty good.

 

[Pluto0809]

Our next FP+ for the day was for the Frozen Sing-a-long at 2:45 pm. Our FP+ time was 2:20 – 2:35 and I knew I wanted to be there towards the beginning of the FP. There really wasn’t a lot of time between our lunch and that time. We checked some wait times but everything was super long. I think I remember The Great Movie Ride being at least 45 minutes. We kind of just wandered for a bit. I know we somehow ended up back by the entrance to the Backlot Tour which was closed at this point. Mom and I agreed it wasn’t our favorite ride but we did wish we could have done it one more time before it closed.

It was about then that I saw the sign for Wandering Oaken’s Trading Post so we decided to go check it out. We were actually directed to the old exit for the Backlot Tour. The snow area is in the building where they used to display old movie props. We checked out the snow area.







There was a bit of a line to get into the area but Mom and I just leaned over the short railing so we could feel the snow. It was mostly just chunks of ice but the kids were sure having a good time playing in it.

There was also a refreshment stand with alcoholic drinks and cupcakes. I’m sure they had other stuff but that was what we were eying up.



We were still way too full from lunch but we discussed coming back after the Sing-A-Long to get a snack.

They had a special PP spot and since there was no one in line, we decided to go for it. The Anna and Elsa animated characters were added later.



He then told us to act cold. Not sure what in the world Mom is doing here.



The old dump shop for the Backlot Tour had been turned into Wandering Oaken’s Trading Post so we spent some time looking at all the merchandise. Once again I was a bad disser and did not take any pictures of the store.

We still had some time to kill so we found a bench in the shade in the Streets of America and people watched for a bit. When it was getting close to our FP+ we headed over to the theater to get in line. In case anyone is wondering, the line is near the Cars meet and greet. It was pretty hot with little shade and we ended up standing there for about 15 minutes. But at least we weren’t in the standby line. It was super long and all in the direct sunlight. The line was so long that people were waiting through a show before getting into the theater. I’m so glad we had the FP+.

We ended up about 10 rows back which wasn’t too bad. My pictures of the show are not the greatest because I didn’t want to hold my camera up too high and block the view of the people behind us.

Here’s the stage before the show started.



There were big screens on either side of the stage.



Once the curtain was lifted, there was a third large screen.



Anna came out first.







She introduced everyone to two Arendelle citizens, I think she called them “official historians” or something like that, and told us they were going to retell the story of Frozen. And that’s what they did. They would retell a bit of the story (along with a lot of jokes, some of them pretty raunchy that went over most of the kids heads but made the adults chuckle) then one of the songs would come on the screens for us to sing-a-long with.





Mom and I got quite a kick out of all the little girls around us singing their hearts out.

At one point, Kristoff came onto stage and interacted with the two citizens.



Only got half of the other citizen in this picture.



Finally at the very end, Elsa came out and greeted everyone.







And then I think the coolest part of the show happened. Elsa made it snow in the theater. Most of the kids were just in awe at that point.

Mom and I both really enjoyed the show. I was hoping for a bit more of the main characters, Elsa was only on stage for about 5 minutes, but that’s really my only complaint. I’ll be seeing it again here in about 10 days.

We did not have dessert at Mama Melrose so we were getting a bit of a sweet tooth after the show so we went in search of a snack. I suggested going back to the Frozen area to get a cupcake but Mom wanted to check out the other options. We stopped at the Writer’s Shop but didn’t see anything that excited us so we ended up at Starring Roles.

Oh, we also stopped back in the Christmas Store and the Star Wars store to pick up stuff we had seen earlier. I got this Pluto and Mickey ornament at the Christmas Store.



Continued in Next Post

 

[Pluto0809]

Continued From Previous Post

At the Star Wars store I picked up a shirt for Jim. He had actually bought this T-shirt on an earlier trip but it was way too big on him so he asked me to get it in a smaller size.



At Starring Roles, Mom got the Red Velvet cupcake and I got the chocolate peanut butter one. We also got bottles of water.





The cupcakes are good but they are just way too big! We probably should have shared one but we each wanted a different kind. Neither one of us finished our cupcake and despite getting to go containers we just threw the remains out. We didn’t feel like carrying them around in the heat.

We decided at that point that we were pretty much done with HS other than picking up a few souvenirs we saw earlier. It was really hot so we didn’t want to sit outside at a show and neither of us wanted to wait in the line to see Little Mermaid.

We headed back to the Villains Store where I picked up a Learn to Draw book for my MIL for Christmas. She is very artistic so I thought this would make a great gift.



I also tried Vinylmation trading for the first time. I had an extra Donald one so I tried to trade him. For those who haven’t traded before, the store had a box with 15 numbers. You pick two of the numbers and the CM will pull the Vinyls out that correspond with those numbers. You can then trade for one of those or keep your original one. The ones I picked on this day were pretty ugly so I passed on them and kept Donald.

We hadn’t made it into the store at the very end next to Planet Hollywood and when we stepped in, we realized it was all Frozen stuff again. That was no problem because I wanted to pick up a Sven but didn’t want to go all the way to the back of the park to get him.



We headed onto Hollywood Blvd then and I made a decision about which glow in the dark shirt I wanted. I was originally going to get the one with the castle on it but then I found this one and knew I needed it.



While we were in that store, I lost Mom for a few minutes. When I found her, she was talking to a CM and “guarding” a Pluto pin that was on her lanyard. Even though Mom doesn’t pin trade, she has gotten pretty good at spotting unique pins for me. Here’s the pins that I traded for that day.



The baby Pluto one in the bottom left corner was the one she had spotted. It’s actually a limited edition of 800 so a very rare find on a CM lanyard.

We made one more stop before heading out in the little store that usually has a lot of kitchen stuff. I had seen a Pluto magnet I wanted to get. This was the only time that week that I ran into a rude CM. I took my magnet up to pay and when I handed him my AP card to get my 10% discount he gave me the dirtiest look I’ve seen in a long time. It was like I was stealing from Walt himself by using my discount. Granted the magnet wasn’t that expensive but I paid a lot for my AP so of course I’m going to take advantage of the discounts. Anyway, here’s the magnet I got.



We left the park after that and were back in our room by 5 pm. We rested a bit then decided to take the boat to DTD to get something small to eat and continue our shopping spree. I think it was a little after 6 pm when we headed out. I took some pictures as we walked along the river towards the boat dock.









When we got to the boat dock however, there was a least 100 people in line. Since the boats pick up at POR first, I was quite sure that we would have to wait through several boats before we got on one. We debated for a bit on what to do and finally ended up catching a bus instead. I think it was a good decision because I used the restroom right when we got to DTD and a lady who was at the front of the boat line was also in the restroom. Remember that for later when I end up making an idiot move.

We were getting a little bit hungry and decided to stop at Wolfgang Puck Express to split a pizza. The line wasn’t too bad, only about 10 families in front of us but for some reason it took forever to get to the front and order. I think we were in line for at least 20 minutes. No idea what was going on there? We decided to split a Margherita Pizza.



And at the last minute, Mom decided to get a Butter Lettuce salad.



So I’m not a huge fan of Margherita Pizza but it was what Mom wanted and I didn’t want to order two as we weren’t that hungry. I picked the basil off and some of the bigger tomato pieces. This pizza was wonderful! Despite the fact that I wasn’t very hungry and not a fan of that kind of pizza, I ended up eating four pieces. Mom ate the other two and every bite of her salad. This was my first time eating at WPE and I can guarantee it won’t be the last!

After dinner, we walked through Trend-D but didn’t find anything. Then we spent some time exploring the new Co-Op store.





I can’t remember the names of all the stores but we really loved the one with all of the plates and glasses and other decorations. They had some awesome signs (which I failed again to take photos of) from different areas in the parks. For example, they had an Aloha Isle sign. Mom and I spent a few minutes designing our “Disney” room. You know, the one we would have if we ever won the lottery. Mom finally just gave up trying to choose and said she would buy all the signs.

We moved onto the store that carried all of the Vera Bradley’s and Dooney’s. Once again they did not have the Dooney I was looking for and the CM there told me they sold out almost immediately after coming in. I did finally get to see all three Vera patterns I was debating between. I was really going to get a mini hipster but when I saw this beauty with the perfectly placed Mickeys and Minnies, I knew it was mine.







It’s a regular hipster and a little bigger of a bag than I normally carry but I absolutely love it. I carry it most of the time on the weekends now (use my Dooney’s during the week) even though it’s usually only half full. I’m going to get a wallet to match when I’m there next week.

We spent so much time in the new Co-Op store that it was almost 9 pm when we got done. We had an early breakfast the next day so we needed to head back. And this is where I screwed up royally. When we stayed at POR in May, we had to catch the boat in front of Paradiso 37. So I confidently marched us all the way over there to catch a boat back to POFQ. That’s a long way if you think about it, past World of Disney, past the Lego Store, past T-Rex, past Fulton’s, past Raglan Road. You get the idea right? Well, the boat doesn’t leave from there anymore to get to POFQ, it leaves from the new Marketplace boat dock all the way back where we just came from. If I had been thinking when I used the restroom and saw the lady from the boat there, I would have realized that she probably couldn’t have walked that far that quickly. We had caught a bus immediately and had gotten to DTD in about 10 minutes. The dock by Paradiso 37 is only used now for the boat that goes between the three DTD docks. We ended up taking a boat back to the Marketplace then transferring to a POFQ boat from there. All in all my idiotic mistake added a good half hour to our time and also a lot of unnecessary walking.

Once we finally made it back to the room, we headed straight to bed.

Up Next: Step 6: Have a Nice Leisurely Breakfast Before Heading to a Park

 

[Luvchefmic]

Really enjoying all your pictures as I have no idea what DTD or DHS looks like lately, haven't been near either one in almost a year. I've heard very good reviews about the Frozen show, not sure I could deal with all the kids singing that song though as I am OVER it

Hmmm what was up with the CM and the AP discount, unbelievable ? Very rude ! NICE Vera hipster, I'm not a fan of VB, but the one you picked is super cute.

Margherita Pizza YUM my absolute favorite pizza in the world

Wow that was a long trek re-the boat, not that either one of you need the exercise but just chalk it up to you walked off every calorie you consumed that day

LOVE the Sven and the Pluto magnet