A Vacation From My Problems (A Sept. 2010 Trip Report) - COMPLETED 12/14

[afwdwfan]

I hate posses. Ever since I dynamited a wagon full of prospectors in the western territories last spring, they seem to have it in for me

3:10 to Yuma

 

[afwdwfan]

shenanigans

I'm pretty sure that this isn't a quote since it is only 1 word, but I can't see or hear this word and not think of Super Troopers.

 

[trennr]

stand with a fist ... Character in Dances with Wolves.

While in the Corn Maze they call me "Walks with Stick."

 

[FreezinRafiki]

Deserve's got nothing to do with it.

Unforgiven

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

bucket list = The Bucket List

+1

Probably the easiest quote of the entire trip report.

Although I am not a big fan of the theme of the WL, it is a beautiful resort and I love the totem pole with the kids picture!

Believe me when I tell you, that when the kids are grown and Julie and you go by yourselves, you will see Disney in a whole different light. While Mark and I miss the kids being young and traveling with us to DW, these last several trips that we've taken by ourselves have been ery special as well.

I won't comment on WCC as you and I've already discussed that.

Your pictures of the rest of the WL are great!

Julie and I were there in 2000 pre-kids, and then again in 2006 with all 3. We were astonished at how different those two trips were. I think we spent about 1/2 a day in the MK in 2000.

Glad you liked the pictures!

Those with loaded guns and those who dig = The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

+1

I'm your Huckleberry = Tombstone

+1

Man, you were on these like white on rice. I might have to start picking more obscure quotes.

Great update I remember staying at the WL when I was younger (I feel like it was a new resort when we stayed there) and not really appreciating the true beauty of it, we had an ADR there for this past trip but I chose last minute 'Ohana ADR over it...we might try eating there next trip though!

Your pictures came out great

We were the same way when we were younger. I didn't appreciate the beauty and art in a lot of places. WL was one of the first places that gobsmacked me when I first saw it.

In order of preference for the theming, DW and I like:
1. Wilderness Lodge
2. Animal Kingdom Lodge
3. Polynesian Resort

Now we need to work on staying a night at #2 and #3. Better work on that 2nd mortgage...

Dang Glenn beat me to the first one! I'm your huckleberry was used in Tombstone by Doc Holliday I think!

Dang, he beat me to both of them!

Someone is a little slow today......

What she said.

I hate posses. Ever since I dynamited a wagon full of prospectors in the western territories last spring, they seem to have it in for me

3:10 to Yuma

+1

At first I just had, "I hate posses", but I thought that might be too vague for people to get, so I added the other part to draw attention to it. I thought the re-make was excellent, by the way.

shenanigans

I'm pretty sure that this isn't a quote since it is only 1 word, but I can't see or hear this word and not think of Super Troopers.

I have not seen Super Troopers, so I cannot confirm or deny this one. However, here's a hint: you may have noticed a theme with most of the quotes in this chapter.

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

stand with a fist ... Character in Dances with Wolves.

While in the Corn Maze they call me "Walks with Stick."

+1

That's even better than the Corn Whisperer!

Unforgiven

+1

Whoops--sorry, afwdwfan! They're gone now!

 

[glennbo123]

If you asked my wife and me why we love Disney World even as adults, the long, nonsensical, rambling and incoherent answer would probably eventually turn to the atmosphere, theming and sense of place. Half the fun for us is enjoying the trip through our kids' eyes, of course. But Julie and I would still go by ourselves if we had the opportunity. And the reason for that is the feel and spectacle that Disney World provides. You can't get it anywhere else.

It was when I had this realization, that I would like to go even without the kids, that we bought into DVC.

Uh-oh. Not laughing anymore. The poor server was mortified and tried to hide on the other side of the table. Dave is a little sensitive, and thought we were laughing at him (instead of the general fun). We tried to reassure the server that she didn't do anything wrong. Of course, Dave didn't do anything to deserve to be picked on. But this is the Whispering Canyon Cafe. Deserve's got nothing to do with it.

I've been in this situation a hundred times, trying to explain that we weren't laughing at the child, it was just all in good fun. Yeah, the explanations usually don't help.

The server disappeared for a while (this happened often), but our food finally came out. The skillet was pretty good, but not as good as my last visit. Enjoyed the chicken, pulled pork, and beef brisket. But when I tried the ribs, they actually snapped and crackled while I pulled them off the bone. So you could say they were a little dry. Since the calories don't count on vacation, I had the bottomless milkshake as well, which was decent, but still tasted a little...off. Like they had used low-fat ice cream when making it or something. For dessert, I had the apple pie, which while good, wasn't as good as the last visit--the apples were still crunchy, which in my opinion shouldn't happen in an apple pie. Luckily, they have an awesome sugar-cookie topping that makes up for it.

Ew, this does not sound like my meal at all. You're right, sounds like they can be inconsistent, to say the least.

Our server came back and snuck up behind Scotty, surprising him with a loud, "BOO!" Scotty jumped about 3 feet in the air. So I guess our server was feeling frisky again.

Man, is she trying to get all of 'em crying?

Great pictures Captain. You're really getting the hang of that camera!

 

[dvczerfs]

nice update captain!!!! ive never had the big fork thing but i did notice the love of katchup on your table. we alway seem to hit the wl when we hotel hop. dw likes the gift shop.

 

[melk]

Chiming in too late for any movie quotes but wanted to tell you the pictures of WL are beautiful! We are DVC owners at VWL and I am with you, I just love the atmosphere there...it's home .

 

[FreezinRafiki]

It's not my usual style to just scour the update for quotes and post them without commenting on the rest of it, but that's what I've done with the last two updates. I feel dirty doing it, but I have to if I want to get points. Yeah, you say they don't matter, but then why are you giving them out? It's like youth sports. The coach says the score doesn't matter, yet there it is up in lights on a 10'x20' scoreboard. Anywho....

If you asked my wife and me why we love Disney World even as adults, the long, nonsensical, rambling and incoherent answer

Billy Madison

We love the attention to detail in all of the architecture and themes. If they want you to feel like you're in the Deep South, well--you're there. Asia? Caribbean? Africa? Hollywood? World of the Future? No problem. It's a huge part of the magic.

And it's amazing at how they can keep you from seeing they don't want you to see. If you drive along Buena Vista Drive, say from Coronado Springs to Downtown Disney, there are parts where you are less than 200 feet from the Fantasmic! theatre and another location that is less than 500 feet from the back of the Germany pavilion at EPCOT. Yet you have no indication either one is there.

Nowhere is this more in evidence in all of Disney World than at the Wilderness Lodge. My personal favorite of all of the Disney Resorts,

It IS? I had no idea!

Waiting near Whispering Canyon along with us was a group of older women who were also waiting for a table. They were dressed as ducks. And when I say that, I mean with tail feathers, duckbill caps and oversize webbed feet. I have no idea what the occasion was, but they were quacking at everyone who walked past them.

Now, I've seen my share of Disney magic over the years. I've seen surprise meetings with characters, Cast Members who go beyond the call of duty to give kids joy, and sights and sounds that will last a lifetime. Four obnoxious old ladies quacking at me for no apparent reason is decidedly...not magical. Actually, it's a little creepy.

Donald has groupies?

Since the calories don't count on vacation, I had the bottomless milkshake as well, which was decent, but still tasted a little...off.

Bud Light's Real Men of Genius salutes you, Mr Bottomless Milkshake inventor!
Years ago, they had all sorts of flavors so I was disappointed during our last visit to find only chocolate, vanilla and strawberry.

Next to us, another server belted out a call for ketchup that must have lasted at least 30 seconds:

"KEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEETTTTCHHHHUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUPPPP!!!!!"

That was some impressive lung power. She actually got an ovation for that one.

Ovation?! Get that girl an oxygen tank. I read that line slowly so that it would take 30 seconds to read. A coworker had to come in and resuscitate me.

The server had Dave deliver it to a table full of little girls. When he came back, she asked if he had gotten any of their phone numbers, and chastised him for failing to lay on the charms.

Lieutenant_Oblivious, reporting for duty, Captain.

And can I avoid riding the attraction I once described as a "hellish torture contraption"?

Oh, I hope not.

Loved the pictures in this update. I love the Wilderness Lodge, too. We stayed in the DVC villas for one night many years ago. It really whet my appetite for the place, but at the same time, it inadvertently crossed it off our DVC bucket list. Every time we plan a vacation, Bambi and I say we should stay there again, but the conversation always steers towards one of resorts we haven't stayed at yet. Drat!

 

[trennr]

Medical Disclaimer: Beverly (analcolico aperitivo) Until you know how you will react to Beverly, you should not drive or operate machinery. Call your healthcare professional if your taste worsens or is not better within 7 to 10 days. Projectile vomit, cursing, crying, and an intense desire to suck on a bar of soap have been reported. Other abnormal behaviors include aggressiveness, agitation, hallucinations, and confusion. Severe allergic reactions such as swelling of the tongue and throat occur rarely and may be fatal. Side effects may include unpleasant taste, headache, dizziness, glowing in the dark, bleed of the eyeballs, loss of fingernails, and hair growth on gums. Call your healthcare professional if you experience these or any effects or reactions that concern you. Beverly carries some risk of dependency. Ask your doctor if Beverly is right for you.

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

This seems like a good spot to say that you guys have gone above and beyond the call of duty with the Beverly slogans. They're still cracking me up. Keep up the good work!

 

[glennbo123]

This seems like a good spot to say that you guys have gone above and beyond the call of duty with the Beverly slogans. They're still cracking me up. Keep up the good work!

I'm glad I don't have to judge that contest! They're all great.

 

[trennr]

FYI...
analcolico aperitivo = aperitive soft drink

aperitive...a stimulant of the appetite

 

[FreezinRafiki]

Medical Disclaimer: Beverly (analcolico aperitivo) Until you know how you will react to Beverly, you should not drive or operate machinery. Call your healthcare professional if your taste worsens or is not better within 7 to 10 days. Projectile vomit, cursing, crying, and an intense desire to suck on a bar of soap have been reported. Other abnormal behaviors include aggressiveness, agitation, hallucinations, and confusion. Severe allergic reactions such as swelling of the tongue and throat occur rarely and may be fatal. Side effects may include unpleasant taste, headache, dizziness, glowing in the dark, bleed of the eyeballs, loss of fingernails, and hair growth on gums. Call your healthcare professional if you experience these or any effects or reactions that concern you. Beverly carries some risk of dependency. Ask your doctor if Beverly is right for you.

Do not take Beverly if you are nursing, pregnant or may be come pregnant. Or if you ever were pregnant. Of if have ever know someone who was pregnant. Or if your mother was ever pregnant.

 

[afwdwfan]

Waiting near Whispering Canyon along with us was a group of older women who were also waiting for a table. They were dressed as ducks. And when I say that, I mean with tail feathers, duckbill caps and oversize webbed feet. I have no idea what the occasion was, but they were quacking at everyone who walked past them.

Ok, I'll admit it. When I read this, I thought there was no way that really happened and I was trying to figure out what possible movie this might have come from.

bottomless milkshake

That's all you needed to say.

Actually I've really enjoyed pictures of WL that I've seen and although I've never been there, I think WCC is going to be a priority next time we head that way.

However, here's a hint: you may have noticed a theme with most of the quotes in this chapter.

Yeah, it was a pretty obvious theme... you were on a big foreign film kick there.

 

[afwdwfan]

Medical Disclaimer: Beverly (analcolico aperitivo) Until you know how you will react to Beverly, you should not drive or operate machinery. Call your healthcare professional if your taste worsens or is not better within 7 to 10 days. Projectile vomit, cursing, crying, and an intense desire to suck on a bar of soap have been reported. Other abnormal behaviors include aggressiveness, agitation, hallucinations, and confusion. Severe allergic reactions such as swelling of the tongue and throat occur rarely and may be fatal. Side effects may include unpleasant taste, headache, dizziness, glowing in the dark, bleed of the eyeballs, loss of fingernails, and hair growth on gums. Call your healthcare professional if you experience these or any effects or reactions that concern you. Beverly carries some risk of dependency. Ask your doctor if Beverly is right for you.

In the even of dry heaves lasting longer than 4 hours, please consult your physician.

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

It was when I had this realization, that I would like to go even without the kids, that we bought into DVC.

I can definitely see the appeal. We've been tempted, but I can't justify the expense right now. Maybe someday...

I've been in this situation a hundred times, trying to explain that we weren't laughing at the child, it was just all in good fun. Yeah, the explanations usually don't help.

I think we usually just end up apologizing. Then they're fine 2 minutes later. You'd think we would learn to just skip to the end.

Ew, this does not sound like my meal at all. You're right, sounds like they can be inconsistent, to say the least.

We think it was an off night. Still, I wouldn't call it bad by any means. I'd go back, definitely. We had a lot of great meals on this trip, so being the worst meal on the trip is a little like being the slowest guy at the Olympics.

Man, is she trying to get all of 'em crying?

Great pictures Captain. You're really getting the hang of that camera!

Either them or us. And thanks! New electronics always make great toys.

nice update captain!!!! ive never had the big fork thing but i did notice the love of katchup on your table. we alway seem to hit the wl when we hotel hop. dw likes the gift shop.

Thanks Dave! At home, we often yell "We need ketchup!" instead of simply asking to pass it across the table. It's the little things.

Chiming in too late for any movie quotes but wanted to tell you the pictures of WL are beautiful! We are DVC owners at VWL and I am with you, I just love the atmosphere there...it's home .

You have excellent taste in hotel themes.

I know Disney does it great everywhere, but they really seem to have hit a home run with that building.

It's not my usual style to just scour the update for quotes and post them without commenting on the rest of it, but that's what I've done with the last two updates. I feel dirty doing it, but I have to if I want to get points. Yeah, you say they don't matter, but then why are you giving them out? It's like youth sports. The coach says the score doesn't matter, yet there it is up in lights on a 10'x20' scoreboard. Anywho....

Don't feel bad. You have to be fast to beat Glenn. I think he begins quoting within 30 seconds of my putting up the post. I'm starting to wonder if he's stalking me...

Billy Madison

+1

More of a paraphrase than a quote, but it's a great line.

And it's amazing at how they can keep you from seeing they don't want you to see. If you drive along Buena Vista Drive, say from Coronado Springs to Downtown Disney, there are parts where you are less than 200 feet from the Fantasmic! theatre and another location that is less than 500 feet from the back of the Germany pavilion at EPCOT. Yet you have no indication either one is there.

Agreed. When I grow up, I want to be a Disney Imagineer. I wish I'd taken Mechanical Engineering...

It IS? I had no idea!

Laugh it up, fuzzball. Next, I'll reveal that I'm actually a Philadelphia Eagles fan.

Donald has groupies?

I don't think Daisy has anything to worry about.

Bud Light's Real Men of Genius salutes you, Mr Bottomless Milkshake inventor!
Years ago, they had all sorts of flavors so I was disappointed during our last visit to find only chocolate, vanilla and strawberry.

Sounds like you'll have to start smuggling in your own flavors.

Oh, I hope not.

Loved the pictures in this update. I love the Wilderness Lodge, too. We stayed in the DVC villas for one night many years ago. It really whet my appetite for the place, but at the same time, it inadvertently crossed it off our DVC bucket list. Every time we plan a vacation, Bambi and I say we should stay there again, but the conversation always steers towards one of resorts we haven't stayed at yet. Drat!

You have some context on this that others don't. I'm wondering if I need to copy my write-up of the Tower of Terror from 2006 and post it here.

How about 7 different nights at 7 different DVC resorts? Now THAT would be an awesome trip report.

Anyway, thanks for the kind words. We really want to try other resorts, too. And you really can't go wrong with any of them.

I'm glad I don't have to judge that contest! They're all great.

Agreed! I feel sorry for the poor sucker who has to sort through them all.

Wait...

FYI...
analcolico aperitivo = aperitive soft drink

aperitive...a stimulant of the appetite

That makes sense. Once you barf, your stomach is empty, so it stands to reason you'd get hungry again.

 

[MagicShell]

I love your report, it is very entertaining. I know how frustrating it can be to have a child who is scared to ride things that you know they would like. My son is scared to try just about any ride. We finally made him ride POTC and he loved it. Next trip he will be trying more rides, not by his choice I am sure. It is good to hear that I am not alone in torturing my child.

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

Medical Disclaimer: Beverly (analcolico aperitivo) Until you know how you will react to Beverly, you should not drive or operate machinery. Call your healthcare professional if your taste worsens or is not better within 7 to 10 days. Projectile vomit, cursing, crying, and an intense desire to suck on a bar of soap have been reported. Other abnormal behaviors include aggressiveness, agitation, hallucinations, and confusion. Severe allergic reactions such as swelling of the tongue and throat occur rarely and may be fatal. Side effects may include unpleasant taste, headache, dizziness, glowing in the dark, bleed of the eyeballs, loss of fingernails, and hair growth on gums. Call your healthcare professional if you experience these or any effects or reactions that concern you. Beverly carries some risk of dependency. Ask your doctor if Beverly is right for you.

Do not take Beverly if you are nursing, pregnant or may be come pregnant. Or if you ever were pregnant. Of if have ever know someone who was pregnant. Or if your mother was ever pregnant.

In the even of dry heaves lasting longer than 4 hours, please consult your physician.

Other side effects may include spontaneous combustion of the mouth.

Ok, I'll admit it. When I read this, I thought there was no way that really happened and I was trying to figure out what possible movie this might have come from.

That's understandable! I almost took a picture of them, but then I decided they might see me, and I really, REALLY did not want to encourage them.

Actually I've really enjoyed pictures of WL that I've seen and although I've never been there, I think WCC is going to be a priority next time we head that way.

I don't think you'll be disappointed!

Yeah, it was a pretty obvious theme... you were on a big foreign film kick there.

I do love my incomprehensible French films.