ADP Live From Universal & Disney World

[ADP]

Did you check under the mat?

Not this time. There's so much going in the Muppet queue and preshow it's impossible to take it all in.

Sounds like a great DHS day How was your scores on TSM ?

I scored 199,000, Not bad, but not my best. I think the all time high score is 325,000. I'm not exactly sure how someone did that, but they did.

 

[dpuck1998]

Not this time. There's so much going in the Muppet queue and preshow it's impossible to take it all in.


I scored 199,000, Not bad, but not my best. I think the all time high score is 325,000. I'm not exactly sure how someone did that, but they did.

I once got stuck in a spot and was able to amass a huge score. Did this on Buzz also and hit 999,999! I think TSM was in the high 200,000's

 

[ADP]

I once got stuck in a spot and was able to amass a huge score. Did this on Buzz also and hit 999,999! I think TSM was in the high 200,000's

Interesting...Maybe that's how the high score was achieved. Never thought of that.

 

[dpuck1998]

Interesting...Maybe that's how the high score was achieved. Never thought of that.

Last time I was on and got stuck the scoring turned off and it defaulted to a "non-scoring" mode. Buzz is still able to rack up a huge score if you get stuck though.

 

[Mouse Skywalker]

Aaron, you are starting to look buff. Look at those arms, the workouts are really paying off. Paul's going to have to watch out soon!

Great report Aaron. I'm so impressed with you being able to get together with so many friends while you're there. Just goes to show what a nice guy you are.

 

[ADP]

Aaron, you are starting to look buff. Look at those arms, the workouts are really paying off. Paul's going to have to watch out soon!

Great report Aaron. I'm so impressed with you being able to get together with so many friends while you're there. Just goes to show what a nice guy you are.

Thanks Dave...I feel like I'm in the best shape of my life right now thanks to you guys. Not that I'm in great shape or anything. It all started with the Muddy Buddy and a 5K I ran almost a year and a half ago. My family has been a big inspiration to me as well. I'm almost certain I could kick Puck around the football field right now. Paul on the other hand; that's going to take much more time, focus, and effort.

Getting together with friends has been fun. It's amazing how many people I've come to know and become friends with during my time on these boards and other communities. I'm just glad we can get together every once in a while to see each other.

 

[ADP]

Good Morning Everyone,

We are headed out the door to EPCOT this morning. We want to stroll around World Showcase later today and take another whirl on the Kim Possible adventure.

Tonight we are going to the Polynesian beach to meet with fellow Polynesian enthusiasts. We plan on having Dole Whips. I'm sure it will remind me a lot of our May experience before the podcast cruise.

Last night we had our dinner at Boma. I must say, it was very good. The food, as you would expect, was very spicey. Kim and Anna loved the Mac & Cheese served at the restaurant. Quite honestly, so did I. Don't get me wrong, the other food was very good as well.

After we left Steve, Tara, Darby, and Kai (our friends) we headed for the Magic Kingdom. The Magic Kingdom had evening Extra Magic Hours last night. They were open until 2:00AM, but we only made it until Midnight.

I took a couple pictures of Cinderella Castle last night. They are a little dark. I had my flash on, but for some reason the flash didn't reach the 300 yards to the castle (I thought Kathy would like that comment ).

They did turn out rather spooky though.

One of the things we did last night was visit the character tent. Anna wanted to see the Princesses. We decided since the parade was going on we would see how long the wait would be. We only waited about 5 minutes. Since so many people were watching the Spectromagic parade we were able to breeze right through the line. If you ever want to experience an attraction with a long wait time just do it during a parade or fireworks. The lines are much, much shorter.

We may not be back to the resort this afternoon considering today's schedule. I'll have pictures and more from EPCOT and the Polynesian beach tonight.

 

[safetymom]

Love the photos. It's a shame your flash didn't reach that far.

 

[georgemoe]

Thanks for the updates Aaron! Enjoy your day!

 

[crazydisneyman]

Have a great day Aaron and family!

Yes, Aaron I do believe that you could kick Puck around the football field.

 

[dpuck1998]

Thanks Dave...I feel like I'm in the best shape of my life right now thanks to you guys. Not that I'm in great shape or anything. It all started with the Muddy Buddy and a 5K I ran almost a year and a half ago. My family has been a big inspiration to me as well. I'm almost certain I could kick Puck around the football field right now. Paul on the other hand; that's going to take much more time, focus, and effort.

Getting together with friends has been fun. It's amazing how many people I've come to know and become friends with during my time on these boards and other communities. I'm just glad we can get together every once in a while to see each other.

Have a great day Aaron and family!

Yes, Aaron I do believe that you could kick Puck around the football field.

Until you stop lifting on those machines and pick up some free weights you have a long ways to go Young Padawan!! Sounds like Chris wants in on the action!

 

[aGoofyMom]

Love the report!!! But now I want to go to Universal on our next trip and stay on site.

Enjoy the rest of the trip!

 

[ADP]

Until you stop lifting on those machines and pick up some free weights you have a long ways to go Young Padawan!! Sounds like Chris wants in on the action!

Free weights are a part of my routine; especially the upper body. Hopefuly, I'll be able to continue increasing the weight and reps. We are gping to try and hit the Kidani Village fitness room tomorrow. I'll snap some photos of the facility during our workout.

 

[crazydisneyman]

Free weights are a part of my routine; especially the upper body. Hopefuly, I'll be able to continue increasing the weight and reps. We are gping to try and hit the Kidani Village fitness room tomorrow. I'll snap some photos of the facility during our workout.

I remember seeing that fitness center when we were there in May.

It is very nice!!!!!

BTW, I only lift using free weights.

 

[ImTooExcitedToSleep]

It was kind of funny, but the rest of the park was really empty this morning. Here's proof of it. Hardly anyone was in the Streets of America around 10:00AM this morning. We felt like we had the park to ourselves.

We probably passed right by each other and didn't even know it.

We were down there by 10:30am waiting for the Power Rangers.

 

[ADP]

Hi Everyone

We are sitting in the Germany pavillion. The crowds at EPCOT are moderate for the summer. Wait time for Test Track is 100 minutes and Soarin is 70 minutes.

World Showcase isn't very crowded at all.

 

[SunnieRN]

Am I the only one who reads this thinking, "I want to vacation like Aaron"?

Absolutely not! I feel the same exact way! (Except for the 2 mile run.)


Ok, is it wrong to never have been somewhere and want to live there? My daughter wanted to move to Celebration last year. (She is an adult and has my two young grandsons). Well every time I see a picture of Celebration I fall more in love! At the time I didn't think it was such a great idea.. Now I'm "homesick". lol

Your family pictures are great!! I love Annas hat!! Too cute!! By the way, we have a concierge stay booked for February and I can't wait!! Looking forward to more!!

 

[ADP]

Monday, August 3rd

Hi Everyone,

We are back from a very long day at EPCOT and the Polynesian resort. It was a great day despite some rain we encountered later in the afternoon.

The crowds at EPCOT were moderate today for early August. By 1:00PM the heat and humidity started to reer it's ugly head. Typically, we would have headed back to our resort for an afternoon break, but because we had an informal meet planned at the Polynesian we wanted to just head over there after we left EPCOT.

We started our day in the club lounge where we enjoyed our breakfast. I got a few photos of the club lounge. I'll post the food offerings later this week.

After breakfast we took the bus from AKV to EPCOT. We arrived around 9:45 and immediately went to get fastpasses for Soarin. The return time was already at 1:25PM. No problem though, since we were going to be around EPCOT most of the day.

We even got some time to take in a character or two.

As I mentioned earlier, I felt the crowds at EPCOT were pretty moderate for this time of year. Here were a few of the posted wait times around Noon. The 100 minute wait time for Test Track is rather high.

While we were in the Land pavillion today I took notice of the hot air balloons at the top center of the pavillion. Have you ever noticed how they represent each season of the year Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall. A very nice detail.

On our way to World Showcase we decided to stop off and cool down in one of the best misters in all of Walt Disney World. The Cool Wash next to Test Track.

After we rode Soarin, Figment, and Nemo and got cooled off we headed to World Showcase to play Kim Possible. Our mission started in China. We did 3 missions in 3 different countires; China, Germany, and France. I thought Germany had the best mission of all the missions we've done in the past. I won't spoil it for you, so don't ask.
Here's where we picked up our Kimunnicator in the Norway pavillion.

On our way around World Showcase I had to stop in the France bakery for a Neopolitan (or Napoleon for you proper people ). It tasted just as good as the last time I had one in May; although Puck ate most of that one.
This dessert is the bomb. I love them.

It started to rain so we decided to head for the front of the park. On our way past the International Gateway I snapped this photo of the landscaped spider near the back entrance of EPCOT.

We needed to catch the monorail from EPCOT to the TTC and transfer to the Magic Kingdom resort monorail. This was our way to the Polynesian. We love the monorail ride from EPCOT to the TTC. It's one of the best rides in all of Disney World.

When we arrived at the Polynesian we grabbed a quick bite to eat. We relaxed in the Great Ceremonial House until 8:00PM when our informal gathering would start behind the Hawaii longhouse on the Polynesian beach. The gathering was for fans of Disney's Polynesian resort. Tonight there were several give-a-ways and we got to meet several friends and new people.

The Polynesian is my favorite resort on Disney property. Despite the rain earlier today the clouds started to part and made way for a beautiful sunset from the Polynesian beach.

I was very fortunate tonight. I won one of the grand prizes. A hand carved wooden tiki almost half the size of me. It was carved by the same person who carved many of the tikis you'll find at the Polynesian Resort. It's something I'll treasure forever.
Now...How do I get it home?

Today was a long and exciting day. Tomorrow we plan on taking it easy and staying close to the resort. Our plan is to sleep in, go over to the Kidani Village fitness center and workout, and then spend some time at the pool. Tomorrow night we are going over to the Boardwalk to eat, shop and take in some of the free entertainment along the way. It should be a relaxing day.

I hope to do a lot of this.

Next Up:
The Kidani Village fitness center
Photos of the Kilimanjaro Club food offerings
Disney's Boardwalk

 

[cruisinpenguin]

That Tiki you won is awesome!! Congrats!! Great photos too especially the sun set. Thanks for sharing enjoying your trip and getting us ready for ours is 16 days!! Thanks, Laurie

 

[Madi100]

Love your prize, Aaron.