Best Week Ever: Disney Edition (My Sept. 6-13 Trip Report)
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fun pix, looking forward to more........when my 6 yr old daughter saw the pix of u in mouse ears she asked me why I dont wear them when we visit, 
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fun pix, looking forward to more........when my 6 yr old daughter saw the pix of u in mouse ears she asked me why I dont wear them when we visit,
Now you HAVE to wear them!
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Day 3- Sept. 8th, 2008
Ah so this is what it feels like to be fully rested! Yes folks, I got my first good nights sleep of the trip the night before and I was rarin' to take on Animal Kingdom. But before that I wanted to take some random pics of the hotel.
On the bus we got a little crazy....
We were at AK way early so we browsed around the shop they have outside and then I got this pic of the entrance.
After they let us in, they put on this really cute opening "show" w/ Mickey and the gang. First Minnie, Goofy, and Pluto came out on a truck and then they radio'ed Mickey who was climbing the Tree of Life. It was really neat.
Of course we all headed to Everest, which none of us had done before. I thought it was awesome, although was a little disappointed w/ the Yeti scene because it went by WAY too fast and it was too dark to even make him out. My mom freaked the heck out, I'm not even kidding you. She was "shocked" that Disney would create a ride so "treacherous"... Uh yeah she said "treacherous"! I think the backward part threw her over the edge. Sooo I guess she won't be doing that one again.
Here I am in front of "the treachery"...
Next we headed for Dinosaur which is one of my faves. Before though, we took some "interesting" photos.
We're going to eat your soul...
I think I'm in love...
Next we went to see "It's Tough to Be a Bug." This is probably my fave 3-D show at Disney.
It's Tough to Be This Fug...
Up next was the safari. It was nice and relaxing, although the animals seemed to be hiding from the heat, but can you blame them? Our tour guide was really good too. I took some random pics here.
...and the scariest ones of all!
Next it was time for the Finding Nemo musical. I love, love, LOVED it. I was sceptical about Disney turning one of my fave. movies into a musical, but they really pulled this one off. The guy who sang for Crush was incredible. This one was a hit.
After that my mom and I did Kali River Rapids while my dad sat out. We got a raft w/ some really funny people and got soaked.
Wow I look so hot as a drowned rat...
Next we used our CS credit for Yak and Yeti. They have a CS right outside of the main resterant. We all got the Shrimp Lo-Mein and I got the mango pie for the dessert. I thought the Lo-Mein was good overall. It was nice and hot and there were a lot of noodles so I was definately full. There weren't many shrimp in it which is probably to be expected. Overall it really hit the spot. The mango pie was pretty good as well. A nice change from chocolate cake.
After we ate I wanted to see the Lion King show, but we soon found out that it wasn't on for another 2 hours. I have missed this one for the last 2 trips and was determined to see it, so me and my mom stayed while my dad went back to the hotel for a nap.
While waiting for the showtime we headed to Camp Minnie, Mickey for some character pics.
First up was Minnie who was as sweet as ever.
Ok next was Mickey and let's just say this wasn't a pleasant experience for me. You probably don't know this, but I have an unhealthy obsession w/ Mickey. He was so rude to me! When we got to the front he grabbed my mom's arm and lead her up to the picture taking area. When I got in the pic he put his arm in front of me and was like pushing me back. Then after the pic he pushed me out to take a solo one w/ my mom. I know this was part of the "act" but really it sort of ticked me off. I *heart* Mickey, how could he do this to me?
Next we saw Goofy who wasn't that much into "character". I like my Goofy's to act crazy.
After character fun-age we headed over to the Lion King. I LOVED it. I love the live singers. They were so talented and sent chills into me. The acrobats were really good too, although I could have lived w/out seeing all of the sking tight spandex. My mom said she was having an anxiety attack from all of the things going on in there.
Well after the show we headed back to the hotel where I relaxed for a bit by the piano pool. They say that AK is a half-day park and it proved to be true for us as well. We didn't re-visit AK for the rest of our trip.
In the next installment- Our dinner at Boma, and then our brief stop at Hollywood Studios. Thanks for reading!
Ah so this is what it feels like to be fully rested! Yes folks, I got my first good nights sleep of the trip the night before and I was rarin' to take on Animal Kingdom. But before that I wanted to take some random pics of the hotel.
On the bus we got a little crazy....
We were at AK way early so we browsed around the shop they have outside and then I got this pic of the entrance.
After they let us in, they put on this really cute opening "show" w/ Mickey and the gang. First Minnie, Goofy, and Pluto came out on a truck and then they radio'ed Mickey who was climbing the Tree of Life. It was really neat.
Of course we all headed to Everest, which none of us had done before. I thought it was awesome, although was a little disappointed w/ the Yeti scene because it went by WAY too fast and it was too dark to even make him out. My mom freaked the heck out, I'm not even kidding you. She was "shocked" that Disney would create a ride so "treacherous"... Uh yeah she said "treacherous"! I think the backward part threw her over the edge. Sooo I guess she won't be doing that one again.
Here I am in front of "the treachery"...
Next we headed for Dinosaur which is one of my faves. Before though, we took some "interesting" photos.
We're going to eat your soul...
I think I'm in love...
Next we went to see "It's Tough to Be a Bug." This is probably my fave 3-D show at Disney.
It's Tough to Be This Fug...
Up next was the safari. It was nice and relaxing, although the animals seemed to be hiding from the heat, but can you blame them? Our tour guide was really good too. I took some random pics here.
...and the scariest ones of all!
Next it was time for the Finding Nemo musical. I love, love, LOVED it. I was sceptical about Disney turning one of my fave. movies into a musical, but they really pulled this one off. The guy who sang for Crush was incredible. This one was a hit.
After that my mom and I did Kali River Rapids while my dad sat out. We got a raft w/ some really funny people and got soaked.
Wow I look so hot as a drowned rat...
Next we used our CS credit for Yak and Yeti. They have a CS right outside of the main resterant. We all got the Shrimp Lo-Mein and I got the mango pie for the dessert. I thought the Lo-Mein was good overall. It was nice and hot and there were a lot of noodles so I was definately full. There weren't many shrimp in it which is probably to be expected. Overall it really hit the spot. The mango pie was pretty good as well. A nice change from chocolate cake.
After we ate I wanted to see the Lion King show, but we soon found out that it wasn't on for another 2 hours. I have missed this one for the last 2 trips and was determined to see it, so me and my mom stayed while my dad went back to the hotel for a nap.
While waiting for the showtime we headed to Camp Minnie, Mickey for some character pics.
First up was Minnie who was as sweet as ever.
Ok next was Mickey and let's just say this wasn't a pleasant experience for me. You probably don't know this, but I have an unhealthy obsession w/ Mickey. He was so rude to me! When we got to the front he grabbed my mom's arm and lead her up to the picture taking area. When I got in the pic he put his arm in front of me and was like pushing me back. Then after the pic he pushed me out to take a solo one w/ my mom. I know this was part of the "act" but really it sort of ticked me off. I *heart* Mickey, how could he do this to me?
Next we saw Goofy who wasn't that much into "character". I like my Goofy's to act crazy.
After character fun-age we headed over to the Lion King. I LOVED it. I love the live singers. They were so talented and sent chills into me. The acrobats were really good too, although I could have lived w/out seeing all of the sking tight spandex. My mom said she was having an anxiety attack from all of the things going on in there.
Well after the show we headed back to the hotel where I relaxed for a bit by the piano pool. They say that AK is a half-day park and it proved to be true for us as well. We didn't re-visit AK for the rest of our trip.
In the next installment- Our dinner at Boma, and then our brief stop at Hollywood Studios. Thanks for reading!
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Just to let you know I had this update done on Thursday night but before it posted it was deleted! Oh well moving on....
Day 3- Sept. 8th (Cont.)
So before I told ya'll about my trip to AK, and now I can tell you about our visit to the Animal Kingdom Lodge and our dinner at Boma. Let me tell you that the AKL is awesome! If I ever get rich I will definately be staying here. It kind of reminds me of the WL, but only w/ an African theme.
Here are a few pics I took of the Lodge:
I love how the animals were on property. Very cool. I also loved the outdoor camp fire, and the huge window in the back of the hotel. So after looking around for a bit, we headed downstairs to Boma for dinner.
Let me start off by saying that Boma was the place I was most excited about eating at. It was pretty much the only place that I insisted that we eat at. BIG MISTAKE! I'm sorry, but I thought the food was disgusting. Oh and before anyone starts scoffing at me, I will say that I tried EVERYTHING that they had to offer. I started off w/ this soup that tasted like pure sugar. Then I had this watermelon rind salad stuff that was horrible. I also had some of that dip stuff w/ the pita bread, and only could really tolerate one of the 3 kinds I sampled. I also tried stuff like the folofal and cous cous which I'm sure I misspelled, but none of it was my cup of tea...at all. Even the prime rib and chicken they had tasted wierd. But then came the good part....THE DESERT! Wow, now we're talking. They had the best deserts there. I swear to you that the things called "Zebra Domes" are the best creation known to man. I didn't even know what was in them or what they were, but they were freakin' good. Anyways, my mom and I were NOT impressed w/ Boma although my dad claimed to have loved it. Well I guess 1 out 3 isn't too bad I suppose.
After an "interesting" meal we decided to head off to Hollywood Studios for the rest of the night. We first hit the RnR Coaster. Ok this was hilarious because my parents had never ridden this before and I convinced them that it was "tamer" than Space Mountain. Um yeah, so when my mom saw the take off she freaked the heck out and claimed she had to use the restroom and she proceded to take the chicken exit. My dad was so ticked and I could not stop laughing... Anyways after we rode my dad convinced my mom to give it a try, although he decided to sit this it out this time around. Anyways we had a blast, but after the ride it broke down right before the exit and we were stuck on for about 10 or more mintutes. Needless to say I never heard the end of it from them and how it was not "smoother" than SM...
After that we headed for Tower of Terror which a fave. of all 3 of us. This was the best "drop scenario" I think I have ever experienced. They gave us so many drops and then did a fake out where it seemed it was over and then headed back up and dropped again. Awesome!
After that I thought we were headed for Toy Story Mania, but my dad wanted to stop and see the Little Mermaid first? WHAT!? I was a little ticked because the park was closing soon and I had heard that TSM usually has long wait times. Oh well what could I do? After the show we headed over to TSM and yeah it was one of the longer lines we experienced on our trip, it wasn't THAT bad.
Well the ride was really good. I loved it, although my arm was hurting because I went nutso pulling that cord. It kind of reminded me of a mix between the Spiderman ride at IoA and Buzz Lightyear in the MK. Overall I would give it an A-.
Yet another random 3-D glasses pic, a la Toy Story Mania...
After TSM we headed home to rest up for our trip to Epcot the next day.
Next time on "Best Week Ever- Disney Edition" Grey Goose slushies, Margaritas, and the trying on of hats... Thanks for reading!
Day 3- Sept. 8th (Cont.)
So before I told ya'll about my trip to AK, and now I can tell you about our visit to the Animal Kingdom Lodge and our dinner at Boma. Let me tell you that the AKL is awesome! If I ever get rich I will definately be staying here. It kind of reminds me of the WL, but only w/ an African theme.
Here are a few pics I took of the Lodge:
I love how the animals were on property. Very cool. I also loved the outdoor camp fire, and the huge window in the back of the hotel. So after looking around for a bit, we headed downstairs to Boma for dinner.
Let me start off by saying that Boma was the place I was most excited about eating at. It was pretty much the only place that I insisted that we eat at. BIG MISTAKE! I'm sorry, but I thought the food was disgusting. Oh and before anyone starts scoffing at me, I will say that I tried EVERYTHING that they had to offer. I started off w/ this soup that tasted like pure sugar. Then I had this watermelon rind salad stuff that was horrible. I also had some of that dip stuff w/ the pita bread, and only could really tolerate one of the 3 kinds I sampled. I also tried stuff like the folofal and cous cous which I'm sure I misspelled, but none of it was my cup of tea...at all. Even the prime rib and chicken they had tasted wierd. But then came the good part....THE DESERT! Wow, now we're talking. They had the best deserts there. I swear to you that the things called "Zebra Domes" are the best creation known to man. I didn't even know what was in them or what they were, but they were freakin' good. Anyways, my mom and I were NOT impressed w/ Boma although my dad claimed to have loved it. Well I guess 1 out 3 isn't too bad I suppose.
After an "interesting" meal we decided to head off to Hollywood Studios for the rest of the night. We first hit the RnR Coaster. Ok this was hilarious because my parents had never ridden this before and I convinced them that it was "tamer" than Space Mountain. Um yeah, so when my mom saw the take off she freaked the heck out and claimed she had to use the restroom and she proceded to take the chicken exit. My dad was so ticked and I could not stop laughing... Anyways after we rode my dad convinced my mom to give it a try, although he decided to sit this it out this time around. Anyways we had a blast, but after the ride it broke down right before the exit and we were stuck on for about 10 or more mintutes. Needless to say I never heard the end of it from them and how it was not "smoother" than SM...
After that we headed for Tower of Terror which a fave. of all 3 of us. This was the best "drop scenario" I think I have ever experienced. They gave us so many drops and then did a fake out where it seemed it was over and then headed back up and dropped again. Awesome!
After that I thought we were headed for Toy Story Mania, but my dad wanted to stop and see the Little Mermaid first? WHAT!? I was a little ticked because the park was closing soon and I had heard that TSM usually has long wait times. Oh well what could I do? After the show we headed over to TSM and yeah it was one of the longer lines we experienced on our trip, it wasn't THAT bad.
Well the ride was really good. I loved it, although my arm was hurting because I went nutso pulling that cord. It kind of reminded me of a mix between the Spiderman ride at IoA and Buzz Lightyear in the MK. Overall I would give it an A-.
Yet another random 3-D glasses pic, a la Toy Story Mania...
After TSM we headed home to rest up for our trip to Epcot the next day.
Next time on "Best Week Ever- Disney Edition" Grey Goose slushies, Margaritas, and the trying on of hats... Thanks for reading!
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Day 4- (Sept. 9th, 2008)
On our schedule today was a visit to EPCOT.
We were there for the morning EMH, and I had heard that the lines for Soarin' get long very early so we decided to do that one first.
My mom got to be the line length determiner person. She was uber-excited.
This was our first time on Soarin' and it was just amazing. I love the feeling of the wind blowing at you and the beautiful scenery you "fly over". My fave part is the ending where you fly up to the fireworks over Disneyland. My mom hated it though seeing as she kept her eyes shut the entire time. She said she felt like she was going to fall off.
Next we did The Land boat ride which is one of my personal faves, although the others said they thought it was "boring". Whatev...
Scary mutant 'gators w/ glowing eyes!
I want a Mickey pumpkin for Halloween!
Next we headed for the Seas which I was very excited about seeing for the first time. Finding Nemo is one of my fave. movies ever. I loved the new clamshell ride they put in. A billion times better than the lame one they had back in the 80's. After that we looked around the tanks to wait for the next showing of Turtle Talk w/ Crush. I loved seeing the dolphin tank. There were about 3 of them playing w/ a ball. Pretty soon the time came for them to open up Turtle Talk and we headed on in. The show was really cute, although not as good as I had heard it was. Crush asked the little kids in the front to ask him questions, but none of them even asked any "real" questions. They just made comments like "you are funny." I think it would have been better if Crushed would have picked on some of the older kids in the audience. My mom and I enjoyed it, although my dad thought it was a complete waste of time. *sigh* Such is life...
Mine, Mine, MINE!
Hey look it the REAL Nemo and Dory!
People are friends...NOT food!
It's me and my best friend Nemo!
On our schedule today was a visit to EPCOT.
We were there for the morning EMH, and I had heard that the lines for Soarin' get long very early so we decided to do that one first.
My mom got to be the line length determiner person. She was uber-excited.
This was our first time on Soarin' and it was just amazing. I love the feeling of the wind blowing at you and the beautiful scenery you "fly over". My fave part is the ending where you fly up to the fireworks over Disneyland. My mom hated it though seeing as she kept her eyes shut the entire time. She said she felt like she was going to fall off.
Next we did The Land boat ride which is one of my personal faves, although the others said they thought it was "boring". Whatev...
Scary mutant 'gators w/ glowing eyes!
I want a Mickey pumpkin for Halloween!
Next we headed for the Seas which I was very excited about seeing for the first time. Finding Nemo is one of my fave. movies ever. I loved the new clamshell ride they put in. A billion times better than the lame one they had back in the 80's. After that we looked around the tanks to wait for the next showing of Turtle Talk w/ Crush. I loved seeing the dolphin tank. There were about 3 of them playing w/ a ball. Pretty soon the time came for them to open up Turtle Talk and we headed on in. The show was really cute, although not as good as I had heard it was. Crush asked the little kids in the front to ask him questions, but none of them even asked any "real" questions. They just made comments like "you are funny." I think it would have been better if Crushed would have picked on some of the older kids in the audience. My mom and I enjoyed it, although my dad thought it was a complete waste of time. *sigh* Such is life...
Mine, Mine, MINE!
Hey look it the REAL Nemo and Dory!
People are friends...NOT food!
It's me and my best friend Nemo!
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Next up was the Imagination Pavillion. We started by doing the Figment ride. Wow this place was DEAD. It was kind of sad actually. This ride has become so "sterile" and just not good. After the ride my mom and I did the picture taking thing where you can send it out to your email.
I...am...scary
Then we saw "Honey I Shrunk the Audience." I remember that I used to love this one, but it was gotten soo dated and just OLD.
Yet another 3-D glasses shot. (Yeah I had to take one for each 3-D attraction.)
Next we headed over to World Showcase to get what I was dieing to try. The Grey Goose Slushie in France. We started off at Canada where I saw a great "beer" T-shirt that my mom and I decided would be the perfect souvineer for my brother. Oh and this is where the crazy hat hijinks started...
*Sings* Daaavey, Davey Crocket! King of the Wild Frontier!
Next we visited jolly ole' England.
I'm stuck!
I'm a police officer, no really...
We ran into Alice. I was excited to see my first "face character"!
I...am...scary
Then we saw "Honey I Shrunk the Audience." I remember that I used to love this one, but it was gotten soo dated and just OLD.
Yet another 3-D glasses shot. (Yeah I had to take one for each 3-D attraction.)
Next we headed over to World Showcase to get what I was dieing to try. The Grey Goose Slushie in France. We started off at Canada where I saw a great "beer" T-shirt that my mom and I decided would be the perfect souvineer for my brother. Oh and this is where the crazy hat hijinks started...
*Sings* Daaavey, Davey Crocket! King of the Wild Frontier!
Next we visited jolly ole' England.
I'm stuck!
I'm a police officer, no really...
We ran into Alice. I was excited to see my first "face character"!
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Up next was France!
I am a true art-teast!
My mom was getting hungry so we stopped at the bakery in France to grab a bite. They each had some sort of fruit tart thing and I got a chocolate donut thing. Mine was not that good seeing as it was practically frozen and tasteless. Then we got what I had been anticipating the whole trip, the Grey Goose slush! It was so good and definately put me in a much happier mood. My mom loved it as well, but my dad was not a fan. He said it was way too expensive for what little they gave us. Hello, this is DW, everything is overpriced. So yeah we thought it would be fun to piss him off for the rest of the trip by talking about the drink and randomly saying "GREEEEY GOOSE" for the rest of our trip. We still do it to this day.
Ok next up was Morocco. Hey look it's Aladdin!
Next was Japan, where sadly I didn't find any crazy hats, just a bunch of demonic Hello Kitty merch.
Next we visited the US of A. I wanted to see the show they had, but for some reason they had specific times and the next one was like an hour away. Bummer...
Gee how could you have shop represening America w/out selling guns?
I represent my country by looking like an A#!-hat.
I am a true art-teast!
My mom was getting hungry so we stopped at the bakery in France to grab a bite. They each had some sort of fruit tart thing and I got a chocolate donut thing. Mine was not that good seeing as it was practically frozen and tasteless. Then we got what I had been anticipating the whole trip, the Grey Goose slush! It was so good and definately put me in a much happier mood. My mom loved it as well, but my dad was not a fan. He said it was way too expensive for what little they gave us. Hello, this is DW, everything is overpriced. So yeah we thought it would be fun to piss him off for the rest of the trip by talking about the drink and randomly saying "GREEEEY GOOSE" for the rest of our trip. We still do it to this day.
Ok next up was Morocco. Hey look it's Aladdin!
Next was Japan, where sadly I didn't find any crazy hats, just a bunch of demonic Hello Kitty merch.
Next we visited the US of A. I wanted to see the show they had, but for some reason they had specific times and the next one was like an hour away. Bummer...
Gee how could you have shop represening America w/out selling guns?
I represent my country by looking like an A#!-hat.
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Well I know Italy was in there somewhere, but I didn't any pics there. No love for Italy, sorry! Next we visited Germany.
There is no beer in there, I swear!
Next up was China.
No comment...
Next we did the boat ride in Norway, Maelstrom. This is also another of my faves. It's really short, but I still enjoy it loads.
Of course we coudn't pass up the obligatory troll pic (BTW the troll was wearing a yellow shirt today):
After that it was time for more drinking! I got the fiesta margarita and my parents didn't get anything this time. Um yeah, it was not good...at all. It tasted like water and pure tequilla. Don't get me wrong I like to taste the licquor in my drinks, but it had no flavor outside of watered down licquor. I was not impressed.
Crazy hats made it better though!
There is no beer in there, I swear!
Next up was China.
No comment...
Next we did the boat ride in Norway, Maelstrom. This is also another of my faves. It's really short, but I still enjoy it loads.
Of course we coudn't pass up the obligatory troll pic (BTW the troll was wearing a yellow shirt today):
After that it was time for more drinking! I got the fiesta margarita and my parents didn't get anything this time. Um yeah, it was not good...at all. It tasted like water and pure tequilla. Don't get me wrong I like to taste the licquor in my drinks, but it had no flavor outside of watered down licquor. I was not impressed.
Crazy hats made it better though!
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After our trek around the world, we headed off to Test Track. This was the longest line we had of our entire trip. I think it was like a 45 minute wait time. Well I had ridden this one before, but my parents had not. They didn't really enjoy it that much and said it wasn't worth that long of a wait and I agree. We all agreed that it's probably more a ride for people who have never driven a car before.
Our on ride photo:
After Test Track we headed back to ASM for something to eat. We all got the Taco Salad and I got the fruit cup for desert and a PowerAid to drink. The Taco Salad was really good and you get to pick out what all they put in it. The fruit cup was horrendous though. All it had was a ton of melon and like 3 grapes. It was really gross. After we ate I headed off to the piano pool once more while the parents took a nap. I'm not a nap taker at all.
Later on we headed back to Epcot to catch a few more rides, eat at Coral Reef, and then watch Illuminations. I had to make sure we visited Club Cool so I could torture my mom w/ the dreaded Beverly. mwahaha
Before:
...and After!
We also did the "new" Spaceship Earth. I really don't see what all the complaints are for? It seemed like the same old ride as before, and the ending wasn't THAT bad. Yeah it would get old after a few rides, but for people like me who only get to come to WDW every once in a while it's ok. Anyways my mom could not stop laughing at the video w/ the pictures. She was a lunatic...haha
This is dark, but here's what mine looked like:
To kill time we looked around Mice Gear before our ressies.
Once again I don't know who these people are.
Oh I forgot to tell you about our little trip to Mission Space. So I had already ridden this one about 4 years ago and I got really sick for like 2 hours afterwards so I knew that I would only be doing the Green "less intense" version. Well my mother was freaking out thinking we were doing the intense version the whole time. I was like HELLO, there are like 4 old people getting on, do you really think that we are doing the other one? Anyways when we get they finally shut the doors on us my dad made some smart *** comment and my mom freaks out saying they better let her out NOW! This is bad, but I couldn't stop laughing and my dad is getting ticked the heck off and my mom is freaking out getting into a fetus like position. So yeah putting the 3 of us in a confined space is NEVER a good idea.
Our on ride photo:
After Test Track we headed back to ASM for something to eat. We all got the Taco Salad and I got the fruit cup for desert and a PowerAid to drink. The Taco Salad was really good and you get to pick out what all they put in it. The fruit cup was horrendous though. All it had was a ton of melon and like 3 grapes. It was really gross. After we ate I headed off to the piano pool once more while the parents took a nap. I'm not a nap taker at all.
Later on we headed back to Epcot to catch a few more rides, eat at Coral Reef, and then watch Illuminations. I had to make sure we visited Club Cool so I could torture my mom w/ the dreaded Beverly. mwahaha
Before:
...and After!
We also did the "new" Spaceship Earth. I really don't see what all the complaints are for? It seemed like the same old ride as before, and the ending wasn't THAT bad. Yeah it would get old after a few rides, but for people like me who only get to come to WDW every once in a while it's ok. Anyways my mom could not stop laughing at the video w/ the pictures. She was a lunatic...haha
This is dark, but here's what mine looked like:
To kill time we looked around Mice Gear before our ressies.
Once again I don't know who these people are.
Oh I forgot to tell you about our little trip to Mission Space. So I had already ridden this one about 4 years ago and I got really sick for like 2 hours afterwards so I knew that I would only be doing the Green "less intense" version. Well my mother was freaking out thinking we were doing the intense version the whole time. I was like HELLO, there are like 4 old people getting on, do you really think that we are doing the other one? Anyways when we get they finally shut the doors on us my dad made some smart *** comment and my mom freaks out saying they better let her out NOW! This is bad, but I couldn't stop laughing and my dad is getting ticked the heck off and my mom is freaking out getting into a fetus like position. So yeah putting the 3 of us in a confined space is NEVER a good idea.
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Coral Reef Review
So now it was time for the Coral Reef. This was another place that I did not enjoy. It was jam packed and it was LOUD. I don't mean it was slighly annoying loud, it was earth shattering, ear bleeding LOUD. Also they sat us like 2 inches from the next group of people.
I started off w/ a Bud Light to drink, along w/ a diet Coke and water. Hey I was THIRSTY! The 3 of us got the steak w/ the au-gratin style potatoes. Have you noticed we always seem to order the same thing? I got mine medium-well and it wasn't too over cooked at all. It was really good, had a great flavor and the potatoes were excellent as well. I had heard bad reviews of this place, but it wasn't bad at all. Our waitress was really attentive and nice as well. She did a great job. For dessert I got the Chocolate Mousse which was nothing but chocolate pudding in a mug, but it came w/ a this really good edible straw thingy. My mom got the sorbet and I think my dad got some kind of fruit tray or something, but I can't recall.
To sum it up I would NEVER come back here unless I came w/ someone who really wanted to go. It was just way too loud and obnoxious in there. You probably think I am exhaggerating, but it was just awful. The food was good, but not good enough for me to want to return.
After our dinner we headed off to catch Illuminations. My dad found this really bad spot in fron of a tree... So my mom and I decide we want a better spot, and he once again gets all p*#sy. Sheesh... Illuminations was "ok", but def. can't compete w/ my fave. Wishes. Well after that we called it a night and headed back to the hotel in anticipation for our next day at DHS and Downtown Disney.
Once again thank you for reading! See ya real soon...
So now it was time for the Coral Reef. This was another place that I did not enjoy. It was jam packed and it was LOUD. I don't mean it was slighly annoying loud, it was earth shattering, ear bleeding LOUD. Also they sat us like 2 inches from the next group of people.
I started off w/ a Bud Light to drink, along w/ a diet Coke and water. Hey I was THIRSTY! The 3 of us got the steak w/ the au-gratin style potatoes. Have you noticed we always seem to order the same thing? I got mine medium-well and it wasn't too over cooked at all. It was really good, had a great flavor and the potatoes were excellent as well. I had heard bad reviews of this place, but it wasn't bad at all. Our waitress was really attentive and nice as well. She did a great job. For dessert I got the Chocolate Mousse which was nothing but chocolate pudding in a mug, but it came w/ a this really good edible straw thingy. My mom got the sorbet and I think my dad got some kind of fruit tray or something, but I can't recall.
To sum it up I would NEVER come back here unless I came w/ someone who really wanted to go. It was just way too loud and obnoxious in there. You probably think I am exhaggerating, but it was just awful. The food was good, but not good enough for me to want to return.
After our dinner we headed off to catch Illuminations. My dad found this really bad spot in fron of a tree... So my mom and I decide we want a better spot, and he once again gets all p*#sy. Sheesh... Illuminations was "ok", but def. can't compete w/ my fave. Wishes. Well after that we called it a night and headed back to the hotel in anticipation for our next day at DHS and Downtown Disney.
Once again thank you for reading! See ya real soon...
ConcKahuna
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I've heard mixed reviews about the CR, and it's one of the reasons I havent eaten there yet.
For a similar atmosphere and GREAT food and service, I suggest Sharks Underwater Grill at SeaWorld. It was excellent!
For a similar atmosphere and GREAT food and service, I suggest Sharks Underwater Grill at SeaWorld. It was excellent!
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Day 5- September 10th, 2008
So after a fun filled day at Epcot, it was now the day to visit Hollywood Studios and Downtown Disney.
We were ready and rarin' to go first thing in the morning!
Everybody smile big!
We made out way to the Tower of Terror, which wasn't as fun as our previous time, but still great none-the-less.
Next we did RnRC. Remember last time my parents freaked out, so I was surprised to hear them wanting to ride this one again. Like I said before, this is one of my faves. I love the blasting music! After the ride we got our picture taken by the photo-pass lady. In one of the photos she told us to stick out our toungues and give the "rock-n-roll symbol".
Um yeah my dad had no clue what that meant...
Next up we did the Great Movie Ride. The lady who was our tour guide was not really in "character"...at all. She was so monotone. We had a really great "gansta" guy though who was really into it. Also I just love the Wizard of Oz scene, it really emerses you into that world.
After that we did our last ride before going over to Downtown Disney for lunch, which was Toy Story Mania again. My dad challenged me to see who would get the most points, and of course I demolished his score. My arm was sore as heck though.
Mr. Potatoe Head!
Oh and ANOTHER 3-D glasses shot, but this time I was taking it by myself just as soon as a CM came up to put my seat bar down. I was kind of embarassed at that point...
Ok before we left I took my Mickey ears to the emroidery shop to have my name put on the back. When you do it you have to drop it off and pick it up later, and that was no problem w/ me. On our way to the busses we found out that they don't take you directly to DTD, so you have to take a bus to another hotel and then get on another to go to DTD. What a pain, but whatev.
So when we arrived at DTD we were all super hungry so we headed over to Earl of Sandwich for our CS lunch. We all three got the sandwich which I think was called the Full Montague. Anyhow, it was REALLY good, although I can't remember all that was in it. I also had a Powerade to drink and an AMAZING brownie w/ ice-cream in the middle. This was the best dessert ever. THe only problem was that they didn't count it as a dessert credit, which was really lame IMO. I will definately be eating here the next time I visit. It was so good.
After lunch we vistited all of the shops and looked around. I saw another shirt that I liked which I later purchased at Mouse Gear in Epcot.
A pirate's life for me!
More crazy hats...
After shopping, my parents wanted to go to Cap'n Jacks for their strawberry margaritas. I've never had them, but they were raving about them from their previous trips. When we got there the waitress seemed ticked that we were just eating there for drinks and an appetizer. Whatever... We all 3 got the strawberry margaritas and then some kind of chips and dip, which I thought was good, but my mom thought was disgusting. Anyways the margaritas were not good, they were really watery and tasteless and there wasn't any alchohol in them at all. Needless to say we were all very disappointed in Cap'n Jacks as a whole and we cancelled our reservations that we had there for Friday because of it.
Here we are at Cap'n Jacks:
After that, there was yet another disagreement. Ok at the beginning of the day we all 3 said the top thing that we wanted to do, and for me it was to see the LMA Stunt show. Well my dad was saying that he was "tired" and wanted to go back to the hotel. Um yeah I wasn't really having that since we did everything that he wanted to do for the day, and the one thing that I wanted to see he wanted to pass up. Anyhow I had to go back to pick up my hat. So after much pouting from my dad, we headed back to DHS.
I picked up my hat, which looked awesome btw and then we headed for the Indiana Jones stunt show to see before we were going to head for the LMA show. So pretty much right after the "rolling ball" scene, a huge downpour started and they announced that the rest of the show was cancelled. So yeah at this point I was sure that the other show was going to be cancelled as well, and there wasn't going to be another chance to see it due to it being closed for refurb the next day.
So we headed over to the other show to ask if they were still going to do it. They said as long as it is a light sprinkle it would still go on. Yay! So we then headed to see the Muppets 3-D show. I love this show, although it definately is showing it's age. Also it was a nice attraction to avoid the downpour outside.
After that we went over to the resteraunt area near the back-lot tour to wait until the show opened up.
I told them to look sad because of the rain.
So the time finally came when they opened up the line for the LMA show. When we sat down the bleachers were really wet and gross and it was really slippery. Oh and the funniest thing ever was going on during this time. They play this really bad techno music there and the older lady CM, who was directing the crowd, was like busting all these dance moves. It was so hilarious! People were cheering her on and this guy from the crowd ran down to show her some "moves". Let's just say that was the most entertaining part of this show. I'm sorry, but this show is just not worth it. It was really boring and long. It seemed like all they did was talk and there wasn't much action. We all vowed that we would not be seeing this one again.
So yeah, it was STILL raining, and we made our way back to the busses to go back. When we got to the hotel we decided to use another CS for dinner. I got a cheese pizza w/ an orange popsicle for dessert. It was good, but everyone knows what pizza is like at Disney so there really isn't anything else I can add to that one. After dinner I went to bed because it was raining and gross out and there was nothing at all to do. I think my parents tried going to the pool for a bit, but that didn't last long due to the rainy-ness.
In the next installment- I meet Mickey , more Magic Kingdom, more RAIN , a brief stop at Epcot, O'hana dinner, and MK again. Once again thanks for reading!
So after a fun filled day at Epcot, it was now the day to visit Hollywood Studios and Downtown Disney.
We were ready and rarin' to go first thing in the morning!
Everybody smile big!
We made out way to the Tower of Terror, which wasn't as fun as our previous time, but still great none-the-less.
Next we did RnRC. Remember last time my parents freaked out, so I was surprised to hear them wanting to ride this one again. Like I said before, this is one of my faves. I love the blasting music! After the ride we got our picture taken by the photo-pass lady. In one of the photos she told us to stick out our toungues and give the "rock-n-roll symbol".
Um yeah my dad had no clue what that meant...
Next up we did the Great Movie Ride. The lady who was our tour guide was not really in "character"...at all. She was so monotone. We had a really great "gansta" guy though who was really into it. Also I just love the Wizard of Oz scene, it really emerses you into that world.
After that we did our last ride before going over to Downtown Disney for lunch, which was Toy Story Mania again. My dad challenged me to see who would get the most points, and of course I demolished his score. My arm was sore as heck though.
Mr. Potatoe Head!
Oh and ANOTHER 3-D glasses shot, but this time I was taking it by myself just as soon as a CM came up to put my seat bar down. I was kind of embarassed at that point...
Ok before we left I took my Mickey ears to the emroidery shop to have my name put on the back. When you do it you have to drop it off and pick it up later, and that was no problem w/ me. On our way to the busses we found out that they don't take you directly to DTD, so you have to take a bus to another hotel and then get on another to go to DTD. What a pain, but whatev.
So when we arrived at DTD we were all super hungry so we headed over to Earl of Sandwich for our CS lunch. We all three got the sandwich which I think was called the Full Montague. Anyhow, it was REALLY good, although I can't remember all that was in it. I also had a Powerade to drink and an AMAZING brownie w/ ice-cream in the middle. This was the best dessert ever. THe only problem was that they didn't count it as a dessert credit, which was really lame IMO. I will definately be eating here the next time I visit. It was so good.
After lunch we vistited all of the shops and looked around. I saw another shirt that I liked which I later purchased at Mouse Gear in Epcot.
A pirate's life for me!
More crazy hats...
After shopping, my parents wanted to go to Cap'n Jacks for their strawberry margaritas. I've never had them, but they were raving about them from their previous trips. When we got there the waitress seemed ticked that we were just eating there for drinks and an appetizer. Whatever... We all 3 got the strawberry margaritas and then some kind of chips and dip, which I thought was good, but my mom thought was disgusting. Anyways the margaritas were not good, they were really watery and tasteless and there wasn't any alchohol in them at all. Needless to say we were all very disappointed in Cap'n Jacks as a whole and we cancelled our reservations that we had there for Friday because of it.
Here we are at Cap'n Jacks:
After that, there was yet another disagreement. Ok at the beginning of the day we all 3 said the top thing that we wanted to do, and for me it was to see the LMA Stunt show. Well my dad was saying that he was "tired" and wanted to go back to the hotel. Um yeah I wasn't really having that since we did everything that he wanted to do for the day, and the one thing that I wanted to see he wanted to pass up. Anyhow I had to go back to pick up my hat. So after much pouting from my dad, we headed back to DHS.
I picked up my hat, which looked awesome btw and then we headed for the Indiana Jones stunt show to see before we were going to head for the LMA show. So pretty much right after the "rolling ball" scene, a huge downpour started and they announced that the rest of the show was cancelled. So yeah at this point I was sure that the other show was going to be cancelled as well, and there wasn't going to be another chance to see it due to it being closed for refurb the next day.
So we headed over to the other show to ask if they were still going to do it. They said as long as it is a light sprinkle it would still go on. Yay! So we then headed to see the Muppets 3-D show. I love this show, although it definately is showing it's age. Also it was a nice attraction to avoid the downpour outside.
After that we went over to the resteraunt area near the back-lot tour to wait until the show opened up.
I told them to look sad because of the rain.
So the time finally came when they opened up the line for the LMA show. When we sat down the bleachers were really wet and gross and it was really slippery. Oh and the funniest thing ever was going on during this time. They play this really bad techno music there and the older lady CM, who was directing the crowd, was like busting all these dance moves. It was so hilarious! People were cheering her on and this guy from the crowd ran down to show her some "moves". Let's just say that was the most entertaining part of this show. I'm sorry, but this show is just not worth it. It was really boring and long. It seemed like all they did was talk and there wasn't much action. We all vowed that we would not be seeing this one again.
So yeah, it was STILL raining, and we made our way back to the busses to go back. When we got to the hotel we decided to use another CS for dinner. I got a cheese pizza w/ an orange popsicle for dessert. It was good, but everyone knows what pizza is like at Disney so there really isn't anything else I can add to that one. After dinner I went to bed because it was raining and gross out and there was nothing at all to do. I think my parents tried going to the pool for a bit, but that didn't last long due to the rainy-ness.
In the next installment- I meet Mickey , more Magic Kingdom, more RAIN , a brief stop at Epcot, O'hana dinner, and MK again. Once again thanks for reading!
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