Are you experienced?...wdw05...............

[Lil' Grumpy]

..ha!, did anyone catched this? yep, your never find me
"that happy" going to work...

just like doc told marty [about messin with the time continue-ium]"what
the heck!"...i think those adding a lil background improve their trips
reporting cos it helped me understand "why" they're doing disney the
ways they are. and because i must be professional at work, "slinging
it" is comparable to putting my feet up in a comforty chair.

horsegirl...yor story left a place in my heart.... to put aside some of life
most toughest challenges & then bring so much happiness to disney!
* every time a plane flies over our house [often too], i think about your
disney experience....been soo busy doing a community project that i
have must concertrate on one thingy...but i like reading other people news.

utahmother,..thanks...immediately, i thought mormon, and a family i met when i lived at cocoa beach. [just thinking in general terms
but i remember joining them at church...& i don't think its bad idea having
a congregation share their stories]. anyhoo that's what your name made me
think of....which is probably way off. but it is xcommon for me to associate
the "unknown" with positive experiences others have given me.

on purpose, i am trying to develop a trip writing style...misfires are trying
to be corrected but i'm lost many reports. sooo i am just going with it...

* speaking of....back @ bug's life, we were told it wouldn't be too long
so we decided to wait.....after deabating. sorry that i'm bad at not
tying things togehter.


no tarzan fans...? i used do alot of skating so i got into the tricks. also the
family message in its theme made an impact. "finding someone to share
your experiences in life has been my# 1 accomplishment.

so we're wet..soaking & drippping-here,there and everywhere...but we're
having a blast. so what if its pouring? ...and that's why we probably getting
stares inside the outpost store? and after a bug's life, "that sucks"!, was
meant for us too? blocking out, is something we do when others are not
impressed with out antics. but on a recent report, someone blasted a bug's
life. bewteen me and you, there's isn't antything i don't like at disney world.
it just some are better than others however, re-doing may produce different
results....meeting some cool "cast members" can change the experience. A
bug's life..i'm sorry but after getting "stung", iam never sitting back in my
seat. [i've been conditioned!].

hey! there's our boys sneaking over to dino land, let's catch them! [before
they break another ride!]....have you got taken any pics? no! you do know
there's a reason we gave you a camera? well they saw lots of characters,
and the weed woman again but noooooooo! but pin trading, yeah! did you
get any mickey or walt? nope, then i don't care. my boys, are living in their
own world...more dizzy than my. as far as i can figure out, they're spending
their time chasing after cute lil girls.

pics? in front of the "idoling feet". we looked cursed! then we met the dinos'
chester + hester? the green one tried to eat patrick [his nick name used
to be packy-don't ask]...but got stuck. then my wife filmed us doing the
whirlin ride... which my wife dosen't like one bit. [she got squashed once].
and the green dumbo ride...it made me green too! but dinosaur was
my favorite pic.. under the extinction mural... and then us riding it. you get
the picture? taking alot made our boys wanting to take offfff.

i did noticed one side of the dinosaur not operating? yep,they had ridden it
before meeting us...[let's see 4or5 rides].

ok, i tried to get chester's red golfer hat! he loved that. next time, i'm going
to bring bug spray...just in case i run into lil missy ivy. maybe, i 'll make
a few prunin points? "plants need love too?!!! i think she needs a friend...
why not a tigger lily? wouldn't that be too cute! [ok, i 'm talking like my
daughter].

i saw where they were test running the new coaster. do you guys need
a test rider? my wife, yelled "get back over here". we got into a conversation
about the ride ..but i can't remember all the details. [ some was when & how
they plannned on opening it and the yeti's details] ok? it's oct. o5 and
they were running the cars...i bet they [cast members] were "sneaking"
rides after hours??? we talking young people with nothing to do but keep
an eye on it..yep, i wonder which cast memeber/s were the first? it wasn't
me! dwaats with bats! [ i did write my name on the blue wall!].

wanta hear something i think is weird? in all the trails weaving thru a.k.,
i have never/everseen something wild crossing our paths.? have you?
[a wonderin palm tree dosen't count- i mean for real!]. flashback experience:
we sure did, walking the wooden crosswalk back to the w.lodge. it was
scary cos when it jumped off the whole bridge shook! i never saw what
it was. scary cos jordan was out in front.

here's a secret, leaving my mark. i we have tons of mcdonald/
disney toys! i like leaving them behind for kids...so if you ever find one,
you know i been there.

 

[NAB]

Just caught up again. I will have to look out for those toys not that I or my kids need them. My kids do love finding little toys that get dropped or kicked aside. When we go to the beach we always find treasures in the sand. We to have a moutain of Mc toys to which I gave away at our garage sale. Parents would say how much and I would say they can have it. The kids face lit right up. I would like to be Santa Clause.

Hope you and your family are having a great summer.

 

[Lil' Grumpy]

i know this crazy, but i was just thinking about you. we have
been trying to scheduled stuff for our upcoming cruise. oh,my!
there's a pretty big click on the meets board. here's a secret...
we found out that its those lurkin that are the most,
pushy/aggressive! but you know, a disney cruise is very, very
active with things to do! i always find it amusing when those
chatting never find time to connect on board.

my lil Ariel, i always laugh to "see" the outfit jordan made up in
the pics...esp. or top. she has ruint some cute lil outfits by
doing her own alternations.

i forgotten so much...at the festival..a teenager had his pal mickey
hanging on his hood..and it fell off. he got up and never realized it.
[ i think he was using it like a pillow .] we reminded him as he took off
and his mother quickly took it over. betcha that's how some are lost?



of course, as soon as we were dry again -back to keli river ride! we
decided this cos we too lazy to walk way over to safari..or it was
closed down....nope, i think cos we're toooo lazy. it was pretty erie
near dark. as we slowly made it around i noticed a lil ledge where lil
creatures could jump on. wouldn't that be interesting....[exactly what
i was thinking]. damp and wet, it didn't take long to feel cold. it had
been so stinking hot that small temperatures drop were more chilling.
do they make their own fog..or was it from being so hot? great place
for the yeti to get in some practice... what did the imagineer on mt.
everst show said? bite their heads off and eat their brains?....of course!

speakin of being cold and hungry...almost heaven, is eating @ BOMA!


p.s..they could have added some sorta ghost at keli...it has that spooky
feeling. maybe a bezerk lumberjack? isn't there a wildman from texas that
like to plays with chainsaws?

 

[NAB]

Are you saying I am pushy and aggressive...... not me. Lurking kept me out of trouble. When are you going on your cruise? I am jealous. I love cruising. I am wore out when I come home because I want to do everything and hate when things are on at the same time.

Like you said you have to make your own fun. I tell my son this all the time. Worry about yourself and not what others are doing. If you are having fun then that is all that matters.

Look you have me going long again......

 

[Lil' Grumpy]

on the sept. 17th wonder, yeppie! for fun and relaxation! disney vacations
are for fun! .....goshie darn, i never meant to lecture so much. but it
upsets me reading others having bad experiences. disney isn't a
competition! set your pace and work with it ! [and if your a guy,
brings extra chocolate bars!] ..for cloudy days


this is funny...and wild ! planning your next disney world trip. let's say
before 99, we never gave it any thought. did anyone planned their
disney trip prior to the disboards? when did all this started? overall,
disney has got to be grateful for all the services being provided on
these boards...
even the ..hmmm...unpleasantness....make other aware of damage
control, just in case.

whenever your next disney vacation nab, i hope it overfill with pixie
dust! for it is so self evident that you put a "charge" in your disney trips.
.

jordan just caught us right, for when the boys were young,
we only went every 4 years. now we can go whenever we can
make the time...ha! isn't that 100% right..a disney cruise..isn't really
a "lay around" time...cos there is so much going on! ohh but the fun!
..but for us, that's why we do the parks after the cruise.


ok,ok,have you been paying enough attention..nope,not that! sure i've
been dragging my feet. it's near the end of our vacation. "bleak"!
ak day is thursday, oct6th...mnsshp...was going on. we was going on this
day but adjusted our scheduling. good thingy too, the rain! poor devils!

 

[Lil' Grumpy]

he,he,ha! overall, i'm sorta glad the way my begining caused many
to stay away. i never intended to include so many of our family
tips...something that had my wife worried.

[actually i don't feel like i improved much except adjusting to our
crazy computer..what an epic battle!]

trip planning? maybe because i not very good at it but i would be
hard pressed to rate one trip over another...planned or not. maybe
from having some our best experiences by the "unexpected"!

mixing it up! is a tippo for thinking ahead....we try to adopt certain
agendas that are used as our guide. almost always- things go astray.
but it is out of that thinking, comes our best surprises..like when jordan
was asked to be the princess of the day? it was cold! and that's why
we were trying to make it to the resturant earlier!...[ok,ok..i pouted bout
not being asked to be the king ].

wnata hear my biggest boo-boo. 99 and we went my wife family? her dad
drove up & started hollering , let's go!!! [i'm always late]/ but all we were
doing were driving to a hotel to fly out the next day...really there wasn't
aneed to go! so what did i leave on our kitchen table? our video camera!
[ icould've driven back from the hotel but i just took it as sign not bring
it]. i just went off "grounds" and rented one....and even though we didn't
take as many pics or movies of that trip [ our 35mm was stolen later @mk]
it still was a wonderful vacation!

why talk about planning? i think it has improved our vacations
and these boards are excellent resources! but i hope others don't placed
so much emphases on "doing" that they skipp the lil moments! he,he,,
we was @ the beauty of beast..and there was a lil girl in front that
kept "watching" jordan the whole show...jordan had face painting and she
look so much like the lil mermaid...so i spent alot that show watching them!
"a show within the show". children so do make the disney magic..esp. when
the adults are distracted!...

animal k......is the park requiring the best planning! it closes so much
earlier. and the walk ways are tight. we feel there are "must see's" in ever
park..and then we try rotating the rest. phochantaus' lil animal show is
a jewel just for watching the kids down in front! trking thru the african
village-haumabe is an attraction to us! so is eating & snacking! doing a
park too cheap, is costly for the experience. ...[ which i learned the hard
way].

animal k. is now our last park tradition! part of which is doing "boma's"...
boy do we pig out there! ok,we have went x5 , and we were worry
this time. * cos we ate extra at the park. ha! it had little or no effect!
and we like exploring the lodge...and of course, redirecting my lil miss
cutie pie out of the gift shop!....the lady there informed me , "you be
surprised how much these lil gift shops make." no, i wouldn't

another reason why animal k. is our last park..is the walking we do. and
it usually more quieter so we are winding down. bonus this year, is
tomorrow was destinated "sleep in"...lay around the pool and then
do mnsshp. happiness is having everyone rushin off, and "you" snoozing
in luxury...next too lil miss cutie pie! [ i laugh to myself as my wife had
it allworked out..her & jordan..until jordan took over the bed on the first
night and was demoted.] wonder where she gets that from?

 

[1000thhappyhaunt]

What's new?

Melstormer.

 

[Lil' Grumpy]

....what's new? que passe'? we did a radio talk show with the kids &
made a fool out of myself....

.......we are just people of the earth? if i had my way, i would institute
role playing, starting in kindergarter..teaching good manners, respecting
others and "citizenship"...getting along in the world shouldn't mean
hurting others? how in the world... the these things were outdated, is still
beyond me...teach children useful words like family, values, respect,
politness, imagination, faith and the ways to demonstrate them! your
rights end!!!, when your words/behaviors begins to hurt others..emotional
or physical. common sense that isn't so common today.

the
secrets to a "wonderful life"...&the best way to improve the world... is to
improve ourselves? we have always tried to exposed our children to those
experiences having these abc'x principles. no where else, will a family
discover so many of the above then disney world & the disney parks
around the world! and the #1 thing i admired on these boards is the
willness by others to demonstrated compassion! to me, it is the

teaching "normal thinking"..you will not believe how much you can help your
family, friends and community [here too] just by illustrating a positive
attitude! be a caring person wil make "anyone" very desirable! what is the
most effective way to influence others? it isn't violence! "kindness..what a
sweet word! but it not enough to do the things for oneself...just because
we are not alone in the world & i want a good community for my children's
children! sssooooooo what we exposed our children can be very important!!!
disney & and its components are part of my family value system! go
disney! you are now the dick & jane's extended family! never change!

*but that also depends on every cast member and our expectations. so
whenever we meet others "experiencing" disney, i'm hoping they have these
"kind" of ideas on their agendas! [could be wrong but that's where i think
come from... and its keepers!]

so sorrryyy, but this is underneath the ways we are "doing" disney and
the things iam getting out reading others trip reports. isn't it
thrilling reading others "sharing" their experiences from disney magic?
here's a secret..i think it would be so neat to meet those i have shared
our latest trip ..some day doing the parks! why? cos
your responses demonstrated true grit & all the meanings that makes
disney works! cool!

are you experience?..ha, there is something to be gained by learning the
secrets of disney. 2 lil things seem make the magic work? anticiaption and
particiaption! yeah for being a lil nostalgic and parlaying our epscades into
some our family best memories! this was our experience from 05. it all
started by a mouse..with big ears! [ the utlilmate hidden mickey, huh?].

long winded, of course iam!...and we also soaking wet heading to the bus
stop [flashback from aninam k. to boma!]..funny thing is how far this
bus stop is from the animal k. drop off? good for us to drip dry, just a lil.
well, it least others waiting kept their distance..water is repllent?
why,reviewed this? when we got to park we went to guest services and
asked for towels..and they were happy to obliged...so we were able to
"freshend up before boma's...it isn't interesting that the older you get, the
more important towels become? hmm? oh, i'm not saying we didn't leave
water prints on our seats, just less of a mess!

 

[NAB]

Your good people Lil'G. I am sure your family is great. I would like to know where respect went myself. I do my best to teach this to my kids. Don't get me wrong they are not perfect but I wouldn't trade them for anything. When we are out and I see how others act I just say where are their parents or why are they not teaching them. Mind you some parents are no better.We have become a ME society some how, and forget about the next guy. Okay I will stop now, I could go on forever.

I would someday like to meet some of you too. If I was on that cruise I would hunt you down....will that didn't sound right. Anyway maybe someday. By the way we are going to Disney at the end of Aug.

 

[Lil' Grumpy]

...first things first: my son decided to switched screens
and doing so wiped another report off the boards...mostly my response
to nab....sorry!

right from the begining, i knew you was something really special just
from how much feelings you wrote with so few words...! your
insights are on the money too! if your family going in august..you must
be busy planning? well, warm up the place for us! we're going late sept..
we only spending 4 days which is our shortest trip since 1988. those
were the days of having no agendas or plans. we just showed up and
squeezed in!

* i have my fingers crossed that your planning a trip report?

i can't take credit for common sense and the wise tales that used to be
the medium of passing on family traditions. things we hope to give our
children are things makes up a happy life....a disney vacation should
always have that in mind?


ha! there's nothing wrong in what you say! cos anyone doing disney right,
are also hoping to share their experiences. whether good or bad, the people
sharing the same time periods will join together for better or worst. dwats!
too bad ,we not ahead of your family so we could leave behind a bunch
of the pirates toys [my one son works at local mcdoanalds!]

off to bed! with any luck a few disney dreams...jasmine? nah,
just seeing if the rest are awake?

 

[Lil' Grumpy]

..i'm so sorry but i usually read what others are experiencing before writing
here...and that has had a major impact...on what i chosing to recall. kids
misbehavin...and very irritable parents , i think a lil verbal encouragment or
offer of support could be so helpful....disney is a family place where children
are being over-stimulating, including their parents' expectations.
surely, seeing lil moments of exasperation isn't shocking?

how do you want others to remember you = a neat lil' guide for making
choices...some of the things i 've read on the cruise board are bound for
clashes? someone turning around and threatening to slap a kid..or what
others are wearing...i am saying adults understand the messages they
are projecting and can do better controlling their "projections" esp. on
the lil ones! it's not going to kill me taking time to give directions or
helped to lift a stroller...do something nice & you'll produced more magic
than you can dream of! i like helping others because people are appricative!

oh, my..i shouldn't, but the apprication for life comes from your value system.
[ i know this is old news here, but as a reminder, you can't believe how
much {teaching} this "understanding"...can change people lives! alot of
mental illness comes from? a lack of knowledge of a lack of knowledge. think
about it..when i started my current career, there were no teachin programs
to help others recover or supplment their emotional needs. so with no guides,
where to begin? dwatties! what i did was to let clients tell me "how" they
felt. ha! the general population /even highly functioning-highly accomplished
individuals preceptions are "skewed" toward non functioning-emotional
unstable health issues. almost 100% of the time, such deficiencies begin
during childhood....#1 cause & effect...effectivness is quite simple, teaching
others the proper ways to help themselves....if you have deficient or no
parents,how do you develop? soooo what is your value system? based on 2
feelings..what you like and don't like. every person you encounter, there's
a choice between "giving" a reason to like or dislike? why chose "dislike",
when you are providing them a reason to be react negatively? some times
people are killing others over this ineffective coping skill. why have i become
so excted over the disney principles? what people make it {disney} into is
very good { 99% of the time}...for human beings @ all ages ! even myself,
automatically have a jolt of ecstacy going under the mickey arches!

*ok, nab...here's another secret....i have had my most sucesses by
redirecting those struggling with happiness by reminding them of their family
values...so the choices a family makes to "do" disney will ulitmately effects
their benefits they bring home...my favorite sourviner by far, are the precious
memories we came home with..and 99% from cast members & other guests!

let's see, we at boma's and overstuffed! to the gills! but still happy!
ha, ! backtracking cos you all know that the bus ride doesn't go by
resort to resort..unless you have a shady driver taking $$$. slick, but others
will not to be happy having detours? sooo if you are not in a hurry, take
the bus back to epcot. why? we had no pass hoppers but it's a great time to
do the monorails..and get pics of illuminations' fireworks....then we pick up
the bus back to cornado springs! ha! no doubter, we laways had less of
a "wait" @ this stop! also this was the first time noticing cabs at the end
of the bus stop....i don't knowhow much it would cost but if you was
needing a "quicker" ride back, that would be the way to go!

happiness is making it back in time for getting drinks & coffee! ok, i know
drinking it late @ night isn't the smartest but i 'm really tired, nuthing
keeps from sleeping. speakin of, my wifey poo is a very,very light sleeper
and me> can sleep thru anything... ! sometimes our blanket
mysteriously disppear from one person to the next! and exactly how did
my pillow eneded up under your back? we have very active sleep patterns...
with all kind of stuff happening . soemtimes we ended up with
extra feet & hands..and lil snorers! esp. during storms. is that lightening?
no! my lil girl cries, its thunder! it seem there's a new happening every
hour of the night.

bedcheck..on the boys..it's too quiet. that'sbecause they're already outta
there..i think we know why...on the way back, we saw a bunch of young
ladies out to have fun..ha! you should've seen their manner of dress. i
am guessing they out! but i also picked up they were checking
jordan out and reliving their make beleive days! why give up the things
that brought you joy? these girlswere too cute cos you could see them
sneaking and watching jordan....who never tires of being a lil

* ok- dokey? it shouldn't be a secret but it is a favorite, watching children
play- acting @ their disney fantasies! it's absoulte wanta
catch adultsin that mode? then watch them shopping....esp. finding
soemthing they must have...i also like watching their mateys....but
that's a totally different reaction [ ]..did any of you seen the
disney experts show? that one couple @ epcot..whereshe showed him
how much $$$ they saved by buying future tickets? and how quickly she
tied it into "more money" to buy herself soemthing? he barely caught her
in time... ...oh, boy-sure many guys related to that! and did you see
that pushy mother behind the stroller..make one wrong move and splat!

ha! the dangers of pedesterian-izing dizzyland...

 

[Lil' Grumpy]

please don't be ..too much. we always wind down at the
room..talking stuff. and it is common for me to repeat stuff, being a
creature of habit? but gotta say..lil grumpy was my wifey poo's joke.
i liked merlin much better .however, it is common for my
wife to "use" me as her personal "prop". but if i turned the tables..
predictably, i get this from her . my motivation for stocking
up cholocolate bars...sweet tooth [ ] indeed! i came across this
cleaning our room and noticed alot of hidden wrappers [chocolate]
under her side of the bed..must be a reason ? ! see how being
a lil observation can improve your life?

okie-doakey? one lil tippo about taking pics & capturing the feeling..
most react when a camera comes out but taking a series esp. if
something special going on.....i'm going to add a fewextra pics which i
think helps illustrate our disney feelings..hope you enjoy our lil band
of misfits...

 

[NAB]

All I can say is well said......

 

[Lil' Grumpy]

he,he, he ..i just ran my kid off! to the pool..it's 130 am. i snear whenever
hearing mothers call themselves "bad"... & i know i went off the beaten path
too! but this is my operational format..& how i did disney. my goodness,
i never expected to have taken so long reporting this tiny adventure? the
thingy is, making sense requires background info so the "writer" is able
to put the "reader" into his/her shoes.. and to be accurate is a bigger
struggle cos i am all over the place...thinking this and that.

nabby girl..i spot check the fastpass board...and you still following the
same pattern...zip,zip then in & out you go! with sudden impact, you
add something really speical that hard to catch. you would made a prefect
tinker bell..cos you know exactly what you want and is not shy when
obstacles stand in your way..sooo you was the aggressive? ahhh, i only
know this just because of my lil miss cutie pie. your por husband didn't
stand a chance, huh. at least for his own good!

flashlights at the disney resorts are an useful tool.....coming home. also
disney presents overstimulation...no problem if you can switch your line of
focusing..keying in with different combinations like smell/touch=hearing/
seeing or just chosing one for close ups...as already mentioned using my
camera lenses and paying attention to things behind me while looking
forward. flashlight inside rides when you are isolated are interesting too.
distrubing others will not enrich your experience and works alot like
bullying. disrespect... and inappropirate behaviors will drive others away!
even cast members and reduced character interactions! [that's
because they are real people underneath]. everyone knows what the disney
image is... & to be part of the magic, one must works with it! i don't
understand the "gangs" approaches from brazil but if their behaviors hurt my
lil princess..then they will see my behavioral madification!

well, i also didn't understand the poly luau disappointment..while it was a
cute lil love story, it also had the possibility of being true....ok, some are
soo cynical that they are only driven by wealth? but i had friends from
hawaii and remember how strong their commitment were toward rituals
and beliefs....if one only measures others by their expectations so lil
is learnabout the world around them? anyhoo, these crossed references
came from us doing the same things that others are doing....and it pretty
evident how strong i feel the bonds between having a positive attitude
and seeking interacting to produced the disney we mostly grew up
dreaming about..to me that expereince talking!

gottago...my son can be so demanding!

 

[Lil' Grumpy]

my advisory should be stated! this is a reflection of experiencing disney
world..more than once. also i 'm spontaneous first! and analytical last!
mistakes..count on them...expert? not @ anything... my saving grace
is learning from my mistakes and helping others... i can't even begin to
tell all the miracles i had the privilege being a part of..just by showing
interst in others* hint! hint! by chance, this is magnified at wdw into


hey! nab? did you read the cruise critic's magic report? people believing a
disney cruise is relaxing is in for shocker ...they throw so much
at you that most are worn out by 10pm....really..& it is aggravating that
you can't do it all..which i think on purpose as a future entrappment!

the meltdowns' thread... an acting out term?....one lady talked about
everyone took off after hearing her desparate screams?
communication breakdown and not enough support, placed too much stress
on "one" person! remember one can't control others even if you're related
/or even married? i felt the worst for the lady who husband dropped
their new camera and was sleep deprived? they paid $25 for a disposable ?
....there's a great attitude @ disney where workers
are encouraged to help.why take all the burdens upon yourself ? resentments
are sure to follow. therfore, can you predict the effects on your
expecatations? so putting the 2 together...would indicated the need for
seeking assistance ? however, i think your chances for a positive outcome
will depends on the "state of mind" ...so your "presentation" can be
a.] understood & 2.] received a compassionate response..betcha if she had
explained the camera situation,ading her intentions to captured her son
"first" disney experiences...the cast member would have likely given her a
camera? you think?.... ! * and remember if one cast member is
not as recepative { could be due to "bad time" on their part} then do!
go to another.....i know if i had an extra disposable & saw this family
situation..well getting those important pics..& what $5 bucks? ...and just
like that, you become someone lil ?!

also if you feel something bothering you, take a time out..rest breaks
at the parks are niffy too. once, i sat on a bench and lil miss cutie pie
sat on the one across the street. * that was the best 15 minutes of
the day before we went & watched the tiki birds. when we came out,
we were back and again!

sorry, for redoing similar coping skills. really, not trying to bored but
most are illustrating the effects of mixing ideas. i want hollering/screaming
and arguing to be my last resort. where did you think the
idea came from carrying extra,extra sweet-choloclate bars...."years"
of making mistakes. well when you have a lil miss cutie pie, you need to
keep her happy ! well worth the investments!
p.s..that's what i call making the magic work for you!


oh, no..also on the cruise boards,someone dh does not want to do! while
the responses been encouraging....one can't, i repeat should not under
circumstance take the responsibility that they will have the experience
of a life time! it's doom cos anything going wrong..wonder who the dh
going to blame! iwanted to screamed..you debate the cruise and make
the decison to try or not!

us? we're sleeping in..at cornado springs...ahhh! but dang nab it! my
lil miss cutie pie left the blinds opened so the came in! of
all days where most started out cloudy, we get this one! oh? i
never blame myself when there's my wifey poo nearby. [ this
rule isn't mentined too much because of its high rate of
failures ]. so that morning i asked myself how i wanted to
started the day?...therfore, even though she left theblinds opened,
i kept it to myself [until later ]...and got up & closed them.

what we did during the day was to have a lazy breakfast....in our
"houseclothes". we then spent time shoping..me> redirecting. and
we met up with the buggy dude and took the grand tour. we asked
the driver about gator hanging out by the bridge. he said they [disney]
don't removed them until there over 5 feet....but who keeping an eye
on them until then? me think, there will be a future story bout tourists
and gators.hope i not in it!


by the time we made it back to the room..it was getting hot..so we went
changed and did a pool adventure!...just want to mentioned there are 2
walkways you can chose... i picked the wrong one and ended up at the
maintance building. , how embarrassing! interesting thing
about this complex is the large kiddie/wading pool on the left side. with
this their primary business/ conference , this was one of the best for
kidswe ever seen. again the leopard slide is a fun ride too! we will be
coming back here!

ok, breakfast was more of a late brunch...cause we finally going to eat an
early supper for the first timeat chef mickey! hooray! [ it has been on
our schedule many times but always been bumped.]

so what to do after swimming? aaahhhh ,a lil nap! now this is something
i could get use to....they have a neat lil hammock near the lake. it
has pretty white sand and inviting of all get out. but then there are the
tourist gators....sleeping nearby. why take the chane of something with
an enormous appetite and lil brains? not me> ..too bad the
mother-in-law wasn't with us, huh?

 

[Lil' Grumpy]

back to the fun.....or at least the way i do it? [ here's
a secret...my wife think i think too much..well my hobby!]

nabby ? i don't think anyone on the fastpass board remember anything
they write? cos all my responses are directly related to
their earlier posts..the thingy about the truth, it never changes and
easier to remember. thank goodness... cos i lost close to 20 + posts...

our time at the pool was "cool" because it was so hot! makes sense?
however, i have to be careful....i burn easy! towels? those at coranado
was exactly the same on the ship. hooray! cos they are so comforty.

speakin of cruises...it would be so nice nab if you & family was on the 11days
with us! have you visited the "types" posting on the cruise site? alot of the
guys are wearing grass skirts? need i say more? ...if i gave cruise
advise, i would suggest not to compare your agendas with others....do
what you want instead of doing what others are claiming.....early dining
is best...and fighting over seating/movies/kidscrying is ! now
watch me get into over a seat? ha! on our first cruise, we had no plans
at al! and i can say it still very special what we did!.....the ship didn't have
much kids so ours got alot attention....we have had balconies versus inside
rooms...well i prefered the very dark rooms! we never did room service or
palo's but we loved it! things have really changed with all the adds on!
one show was a pirate ghost show..so/so..but right away, we loved
hurcules!..and one last time for espn box before the changed over....again,
i hoping you do a trip report.....

as you can tell, i really play around on our "days off"! well at least i didn't
eat the lil green bannas out front...exploring to me is taking in the resort
details and "visiting" their secret passages. for good measures keeping my
wife from spending too much! [i know that why she got one leg in the pool
and one pointed at the gift shop. i can hear now! christmas a coming!

? me as a elf! me> day after christmas!

 

[Lil' Grumpy]

here's i am! dwatts fink!...sure wish i was running up and down main
street..?...make a spectacle of myself & my rollin trunk....

which reminded me..i think i was "mugged" over in epcot by a electric
w/c lady...we were coming out of "honey,i shrunk" show and felt a really
hard tug! i look around and there she was, looking sheepish away! well,
my rollin trunk has been decorated like travelres used to do their suitcases.?
[ha!, i bet that's word few haven't heard in awhile...suitcases?] at first,
i didn't figured her out, but then i realized she was trying to pulled off
my lil girl 's tinker bell laynard....nope she didn't get it! there are more
"characters" @ disney than i imagined .

people, people and more & ..makes or breaks a
memorable disney vacation?

ok, getting ready for chef mickey was an adventure....cos of
me wanting to nap longer! and getting in the costumes.
[we need a merlin around here!].....it's hot! and i am wearing a black robe
that dosen't have a zipper?? no zipper..ever feel "trapped?" so getting to
the contemporary was ,yes!, an adventure...but the bus driver was nice.
= he didn't make fun of me...but boy, did we got the looks!

chef mickey was a treat! [funny, i didn't see one
m.bars ..next time i'll asked] anyways, there was one reason why it was
a hugh sucess?...we were the only ones there for the first 30/40 minutes!
so the characters really gave jordan what i like to
call the "royal treatment"! and we had a wonderful table ..where i could take
movies of the monorail making their "runs". and maybe we were first, the
food was good too! or maybe cos all that swimming made us starving?



* i think it is interesting how so many people slammed disney food? i think
the only below sub par meal we ever had was "germany". however, we
were lucky to ran into a WWII bomber pilot & wife...who gave us a history
lesson. . what we learned, was that if your dinner time near
closing, isn't as good as the begining? in a way, that's probably expected
secondary to reducing waste?

breakfast meals are my favorite! cos if you think about it, its pretty hard
to ruin breakfast foods? bascially, i am sorta "eat" anything type of guy!
that's funny cos my wife is an accomplished cook! [ at christmas, she makes
the best gingerbread cookies..decorated & all, bons/bons, buckeyes, & pies
under the sun! one year, we even had roast beast..with the yorkshire
pudding or whatever its called!] one year she did a "cookie exchanged"..we
threw theirs away..no more!!!

chef mickey was great but as we were hreading out..it was getting really
crowded! time for mnsshp!!

ok, i get excited really easy..which has its good points too

 

[Lil' Grumpy]

did i write all this? nah, must have been some kind
of alien? or ..ha,ha! [you think?]

i am sorry that if i been rude to anyone...dwatts it so easy to miss things!
[ i don't see how some, lik melly girl keeps track...i couldn't].

hope some are still around, like debIrealnd...the way she talks about
Ireland and her father...was why i wanted to post my pics. of my lil
girl Irish dancing.

ha! utah mama & her graphics already tells the disney family she has
at home!

i didn't mean to skipped over "luvorlando"...from pen., a nittany lion?

i need to pay more attention & take my own advise?

mnsshp..i really skewed up even though we got there early!...."pin line"!
won't do that again..cos first they didn't start sellin til 7pm and there
was a pretty long line. we were inside before 6pm? later
we were able to buy the other pins [previous parties] down the street
and wecould have gotten that night too....my wifey poo ,hmm, well
she was 'bout pooh-hoo on me! live and learn.

* here a secret's if you do scrap booking..you can get some of the neatest
booklets from triple A's. nab ? especially the one on disney cruises....and
it has stickers to boot! i even got the one on disneyland. it really
parks guides are good cut outs too's. and they did free face painting @
the party too , even for the adults so we all got'em..before our
free pic! see ? do some things wrong & some things right...funny my wife
didn't me any credit but all the blame? i thinmk she catching on to my
ways of thinking?!

nab...my wife showed me the new dresses she got for the cruise!
what a fabulous job she did...she has really great fashion sense! me<
don't ask. they are beautiful..maybe i should let her pick out my clothes?
ha! i'm actually pretty good shopper [grass hopper!} in my own right!
however, i have this awful habit of wearing the same thing over & over.

p.s.. i don't know how most feel but the people you meet on these boards
effect your attitudes toward disney . nearly 100 % improvements i would
say!

 

[NAB]

I think alot of people skim the pages over there because I understood everything you said. I love pics but I don't scrap book not very artsy that way but I do a mean cross stitch though.

We could never get first seating but I didn't mind late because we got pics with characters before dinner. Good thing too with at that time a 4 and 7 year old only once they fell asleep at the table. Went in 2004 and 2005. Formal pics are my favourite. I bet your wife will look beautiful and you too. Is it the whole family going or just Jordan.

Talking pin lines wait, should have seen on the boat and they didn't have many either. Can't remember which ones there were. People were camping out in the hall for them.

My summer is going so fast we have been camping and swimming etc. Our trips will be here before you know it. I am waiting for the mods to say stay on topic.....

 

[Lil' Grumpy]

yep, i'm a wandering around. however, contary to the begining,
we did a magic cruise before the week at cornado springs..i really like
the changes. [ allowing tr writers include some background references.]
cos it then makes "sense" on how they're "doing" disney, and why certain
activities are more important. with those insights, one can correlate their
future trips... based on having similar situations. like "adults only" trips
foregoing all character interacting....is a mistake after reading some
of the adventures i read here.

*
i hope it is evident that my apprication from doing disney was from
my wife. she deserves all the credit. without her, i would have never
made it from the airport to the resort....i would been lost in the disney
store there!....

going as merlin @ mnnshp...walking own mainstreet, i realized real quickly
one problem...walking in a dress is very hard work! i had to be sight!
liftening up the robe all over the place..its true ..someguy came racing
up asking where i got "it" ..i told him ebay without thinking but my
wife got off some internetstore...see i was too distracted trying not
to lok ridiculous...me of all people ..what i was trying not
to do tripped and fall!