Hey Groupies, We're Back!
And just in time to wish
Maria a very
Happy Birthday!
It's been a beautiful day filled with sunshine - a perfect day to celebrate! Hope you've had great fun!
Dory and
Granny, your graphics are the best!
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madcoco
It will take me all day tomorrow to read back through the posts and get caught up.
As DDad promised, I was at the lodge multiple (3) mornings just for the yogurt parfait! For all you parfait enthusiasts, a CM told me the fresh, made-to-order parfaits are being replaced with the pre-made variety and will be available in the cooler. The counter will be serving Mickey waffles! You can't imagine my disappointment! That morning I ate not just 1 but 2 parfaits! And I enjoyed every bite!
Dad and I shared a Lapu Lapu while we waited on our Kona reservation. Our first one ever. It was good - but I'm glad we shared.
Our best meal was at Artists Point. But as a reminder, check and double check your ressies. According to Disney Dining, we arrived a day early for our Artists Point reservation
and had 2 reservations for the following evening. They weren't busy so it wasn't a problem and we were seated at a beautiful location next to the window and looking out over the waterfall.
We spent leisurely days in the parks and went back to the resort to swim when we'd had enough of the heat.
At Kidani, I had requested a room close to the elevator, and sure enough we were steps from the ice machine and the elevator that took us down to the parking area near the swimming pool. We were in a savanna view room and saw plenty of animals. I thoroughly enjoyed my stay and would not hesitate to stay again in the future. While there, we met up with
Dory and her DH. What great folks they are! It was enjoyable getting to know a little bit about them and their family. How very fortunate we were that their trip corresponded with ours and we were able to make the connection.
We also met John from Owners Locker at his Tuesday eve 'meet and greet' outside France. We have been trying to get there the past 3 trips and it just hasn't worked out for us. This time it did! We met other Dis folks; Dadio, Maistre Gracie, NancyinNYC and 2princes2princesses. Again, an enjoyable evening spent in conversation with others that share a love of the mouse.
DVC has a TOWL tour that we participated in. Nice sandwiches, prizes, pins and fastpasses. The view from the lounge is wonderful. I can understand why BLT owners love this place. We used our fastpasses the next day and rode Toy Story Mania multiple times.
At Welcome Home Wednesday we received white DVC hats. I was hoping for red. DeeVee wasn't there, only her husband, Luke See. In addition to the DVC prizes, they distributed various other prizes to lucky recipients; photopass coupon, Portobellos gift certificate, parasailing gift certificate. It was a nice way to spend an hour. Afterwards we walked through Epcot until it was apparant the rains were on the way.
For those of you with forthcoming trips, make sure to look for the Tron monorail. This is a really cool monorail that we saw only in Epcot. The paint job is awesome! You'll know it when you see it.
As is the case with all trips, the end came much too quickly! I'm sure DDad will add his 2 cents tomorrow. It is nice to be home, though. And back in touch with the Groupies!
Next trip, Dec. 2 to VWL!
Of course, I've got to get through DS's wedding in Hawaii next month, first.
) was so funny. He always watches animals on TV and will bark at dogs. And even animated ones! The screen would switch to Mr. Fredrickson or someone else and he'd stop. Then a quick flash back to the dogs just sitting and he'd start growling. I figured it's nice to have a film that the whole family can enjoy! 
Hope everyone enjoys their next stay.
Nice to see you 
Good job on the WL quiz. You make us all very proud.
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