Canadian Buffoon's Disney With a Teen Vacation - 08/13 - The Wrap

[Captain_Oblivious]

Sorry for the long absence--I've been away on a business trip all week! Finally back to catch up.

But I dutifully slammed a pillow down on her head around 8:30.

She got up at 8:35!
I couldn't believe it!

Will wonders never cease??

Five ducks were waddling across the intersection in single file.
Obviously, Donald, Daisy and Huey, Dewey, and Louie.
They were completely unconcerned with me, standing a foot away,
and were in absolutely no hurry.

Make way for ducklings!

"Never mind. Our bus is here."

Total wait time for the morning bus: zero minutes.
It was 9:56am.

Holy cow. This is really becoming a major horseshoe-up-the-butt trend of wait times. I'm finally reconsidering my original guess.

Kay began to be showered with Pixie dust.
As we passed under the monorail track, I pointed it out to her.
She mentioned, "Wouldn't it be cool to be walking under it when a monorail passed by?"

A monorail promptly passed over us.

"Wouldn't it be awesome if helicopters dropped bags of money down next to us right now?"

"But can I bring in my nunchucks and thermonuclear device?"
"Those are fine sir, as long as the nunchucks don't extend."

I need to write this down for my packing list.

This time, she made sure to use her thumb as previously directed.
And it didn't work so the CM told her to try her finger.
Yep. That worked.

That's some top-flight high-tech gizmo they have there.

We didn't exactly have to fight our way through the crowds...

Isn't that a wonderful feeling?

Somehow, I still haven't ridden it at night!

Better get on that!

Pictures. Because, BTMRR.

No further justification is necessary.

After riding what is arguably one of the best rides in Disney,
(and if you argue that it isn't, you will officially be deducted two points)
we were in the mood for more adrenalin producing rides.

Why would I argue? I'm jealous that you were riding it and I wasn't!

Well, I guess she was expecting raging rapids
and steep drops...


All the time.


She was bored.

I tried to lighten the mood a bit,
but she just complained about "Dad jokes".
I'm always throwing out a poor pun or weak joke as I think of them.
Kay refers to them as "Dad jokes".
Usually she just rolls her eyes, or shakes her head.
(And once in a very rare while, she chuckles.
She has no clue that keeps me going.)

Hey, I'm sorry, kid, but the world would not be the same without Dad jokes. Besides, we know that all of our material is actually hilarious, but as a teen you're not allowed to react accordingly. We get it.

It is a schizophrenic ride. 10 minutes of happy woodland creatures singing and then they throw you off a cliff.

Put your earbuds in and crank up the music before approaching the ride.
Don't wait until you're on the boat... or even in line.
It's just too risky.
Trust me. You don't want any of that in your head!

I believe you!

"You can still use them, they just won't be as comfortable."
I stuck it in my ear.
It hurt a little.
But the pain was nothing in comparison to the agony I would otherwise suffer.

And again...I believe you!

We survived. Unscathed.
My God, we are brave people.
Are you not in awe??
Bonus points if you say you are.
Be superfluous with your praise.

Stupendous! Absolutely stupendous. Truly, we have not seen a braver pair since Lewis & Clark set off to find passage to the Pacific.

So, since you've never seen the HM queue before...
And since it's my favourite ride in all of Disney...
You're gonna see 'em.

Wait, there's a queue there??

"Please hurry. There's no time to kill."
Kay quickly piped up in my ear, "Dad jokes for the dead."

#Kidjoke for the win!

But I kept checking and lo and behold, one day a BOG spot opened up.
So I quickly grabbed it and that's where we're going to have lunch today.

Good work, O Wise Trip Planner.

I guided us over to the West Wing.

Is that' the best place to sit? It looks like the coolest room. Also, congratulations for being the first DISer to get decent photos in there!

The Braised Pork with a Master's Cupcake for dessert.
As the previous time I had this, I really enjoyed it.

That looks great! I think I might need to order that--since the rest of the menu appears to be nothing but deli sandwiches.

"Dad!... Dad!... Dad!!...."

Nope. Didn't hear a thing.
She says she pretty much yelled, but I didn't stop.
She may have been a little miffed with me.

Maybe.

But I did get her waterfall picture, so it's all good, right?

We Dads also are known for a singular focus, staying on task.

I then posed and she took this picture, just for you guys.

And we appreciate it. The resemblance is uncanny!

"But it won't be any fun by myself." She wheedled.


Crap.


You already know the outcome of this, right?
I'm such a sucker.

Sadly, we dads are also secretly saps. Maybe not so secretly.

The last time I'd been on this ride was 10 years ago.
The scenery looked like this:

Wow, nice before-and-after photos there!

I didn't know if we'd be able to or not,
but I sure didn't feel like waiting any longer.
Certainly not to see a character.
Even (Gasp!) Ariel.

My rule on visiting adults in costume is: only if my kids really want to and there's no wait whatsoever!

Ariel, being not the brightest bioluminescent fish in the sea,
drinks it down and gets totally plastered, as seen below...

I like this version better.

Because what self-respecting guy is gonna buy a drink
for a chick with a fin instead of legs? Am I right?

Is he drunk too?

So she latches on to the first dude that wanders by and she tries to seduce him...

Standard for a Disney princess.

So even though she's throwing every trick in the book at him,
the guy doesn't clue in that she wants him to kiss her.
This, of course, is every male on the planet in a nutshell.
If you don't come right out and say "Hey stupid! Kiss me!"
we just aren't going to get it.

Oh, man, this is so true. There's a reason my username is Captain Oblivious.

He tells the poor schmuck that if he wants to snog with his kid,
he's going to have to marry her first.
Otherwise he's going to take this trident and stick it right up his, uh...


He brandishes his trident menacingly!

So naturally, one thing leads to another, and the next thing you know,
the poor sap is roped into a wedding with a girl he hardly knows.

Again, this meets Disney romance standards.

At least until he finds out that she drinks like a fish.
But that's another ride.

It was called the Maelstrom.

Disney Transportation Wait Time to date (5 busses): 5 minutes

Inconceivable!

What ride do we try to ride, but it's closed?

Pirates of the Caribbean.

What ride do we go on instead?

Jungle Cruise.

Do we get a FP for Ariel? Or not?

No! Please say no! FP's are much too valuable to waste like that!

We do have another meal, you know.
It's in MK and it's an ADR.
And it's not BOG!
So, where is it?

I'm gonna go with The Plaza, for more of a snack than a full meal.

We have a third ADR for later in the evening.
It's not in MK, or any park, or in DTD.
Guesses?

Wow, you guys are doing quite a bit of eating here. O'hana? Kona Cafe? Grand Floridian Cafe? (Hey, it did say guesses.)

Do we stay for Wishes? Or does our ADR prevent that?

I think you stick with the MK resort area so that you do get to see Wishes.

Good luck!

Yes!

Oh wait, that's not a question.

 

[GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes]

1. I'm trying to give out bonus points only on the first comments.
Trying to level the playing field a bit.

Hummmm…
Something to keep in mind.

Now, if I were simply motivated by profit that would be a deterrent for carrying on the conversation beyond the initial response. But, being more sadistic than mercenary I do believe I’ll just keep on harassing you anyway.

Way more entertaining.

Cheap Trick.... loud? No!

Imagine this. Combine PP over London with Soarin' and IASW.
Have the ride "fly" like PP. Have several rooms where you fly over different cities with easily recognizable landmarks.
Rome/coloseum, Paris/Eifel Tower, London/Big Ben (natch), Venice/St. Mark's...

Just no horrible music, please.

Wow…
Conceptually, that’s pretty much the old “If You Had Wings” attraction. One of the few things that didn’t require a ticket to ride way back on opening day in the MK. If they’d have used the suspended drive rather than their Omni-Mover design it would have been almost exactly what you described.

(although the music wasn’t necessarily that much “better”.)

Good to know.
Well, not good for her, but...

So be it...
August 23rd is now National Whack Kay with a Pillow Day
(Observed as a Canadian Holiday, of course).

I’ll mark my calendar and remind you about it next summer.

Have another brownie.

Mmmmmmmm…
Brownies

Ah. Misread that one.
It was a little... surreal.

Yeah, well Vulcans can be tough to read at times.
You just never know whether they’re kidding of not.

The dark side of Disney.
I'd probably go see that.

As would I, but it’s really just hidden in plain sight all around the parks.
I mean I recently heard tell of this one ride that's a bit of a cross between some old fairy-tale about a mermaid and this other old film called Days of Wine and Roses.

I guess we all just need to be a bit more observant.

No, it's fine. I'll settle for this one that you brought... Abby Normal.

Really? Just that easy, you’re gonn’a accept the one I brought from Abby Someone…
Sure you don’t want to play a round of Charades first?

Shooo… that’s a relief.

At last! Someone reading this TR of like mind!

I’ve probably got you beat.
Heck, I’m so dense that I have to keep moving just to prevent myself from sinking into the ground and toward the Earth’s core.

Did read it, well... I'm a little short on time, so just the Dessert Party part.

And that’s more than you had to. Not a problem - believe me – I didn’t expect you to read any of it, honestly.
It was just a way of offering a bit more detail without actually inflicting it on the rest of your otherwise "innocent" readers.

You have a HM phone case!?!? Nice!

That’s a brilliant Idea!
And a quick search shows that there are actually folks out there on the inter-webs with similar stock that’s reduced in price because my old S3 is considered obsolete by the Instant-Upgrade-Establishment.





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[Mrs T 2009]

You definitely can! That's what I've done every time I've been on it lately.
(Last trip and now this one.)

Okay! Good to know! I'll put it on my bucket list for next trip! ( whenever that may be!)

So many strikes against you!!
(My DSis is a blonde... she once made the mistake of saying she hates "blonde" jokes....)

HAHA! I've learned NEVER say you hate blonde jokes, because then, that's all you'll hear!

 

[TheLittleKatie]

HOW are there 36 pages on this TR already?!?! Time to make a start, see you in a few months Just kidding, I'm going to binge on this all night EXCITED!

 

[TheLittleKatie]

Woooo!! I'm all caught up in one evening and I'm loving it!
Also, I want you to know that Jamie has bullied me into watching a scary film called The Babadook right now, and my only condition was that I'm allowed to read pkondz's trip report for comfort while it's on And it's worked a treat I even made him pause the film so I could read him your Splash Mountain story so so good

Also, I'd like to point out that in terms of the contest I am at a slight disadvantage from falling behind. You see, the reason is that I've been busy finishing my degree, working and searching for degree-related jobs - just generally being an adult. Not, I repeat, NOT playing at Disneyland and Disney World, no sir. Ok ok, I lied, I've actually been doing all of these things. But I passed my master's degree with added merit, is that worth any bonus points?!?!?!!??! And maybe a couple more bonus points for prioritising my adult responsibilities? (You can't blame me for trying, I need to catch up.)

Ok, prepare for an obnoxiously long comment

There was a chance.
The flights weren't ideal, but it was do-able.
Did Disney have room in the Values?
I plugged in my dates, selected Free Dining and crossed my fingers.


ASMusic... sold out.
ASMovies... sold out.
ASSports... sold out.
Come on.... come on...
Pop... sold.... wait.
Pop has one category available. Preferred Pool View.
Still within budget?
A bit more than I wanted, but....
I quickly booked the flights and the resort!

Done!

Woohoo! I was starting to worry that this entire TR was going to be about how you didn't end up going to Disney...

"Which means that there's more dates that I can look at,
so I did and we're going to Disneyworld."

Yaaaay!

She bursts into tears of happiness.

So sweet!

The customs guard diverted his attention from me to Kay.
"Are you running away?" He asked her.

Ha, running away.. to Disney World.. SAVE THAT POOR INNOCENT CHILD.

"No." She said.

You mentioned that of your two daughters, Kay is the one to usually answer "no", but I guess that worked out in this situation

The guard stared at us for, oh... about a year... and then
<Kachunk!><Kachunk!>
he stamped both passports and handed them back to us.
I held the passports in my hand and just looked at them in wonder.
We were in!

WOOO!

"Our new generation aircraft are specifically designed for your comfort.
Now every seat on the aircraft will have an unobstructed view.
We've removed those unsightly wings and engines
so your field of view is completely unencumbered.
Plus, as an added benefit, each seat will be equipped with pedals
to provide power to the propeller,
empowering you with a sense of accomplishment and pride.
This will provide you with exercise
while having a friendly competition with your fellow passengers.
Entertainment will be provided by the master of tempo
who will beat his Japanese drum to a catchy rhythm.
And that's not all!
Further entertainment will be provided by characters straight out of Indiana Jones.
Crack that whip! Ha! Ha!
You'll swear that he's cracking that whip at you!
Enjoy your flight, and don't forget to keep your arm rigidly extended
out on your side of the aircraft.
We want to fly high and straight and we're counting on you!"

This CRACKED. ME. UP.

Wait a second! This is exactly like the last two pictures!
Except... Notice how the wing's been removed?

That's right.... start pedaling.

You got me again!

They really should limit your viewing choices to movies that you can actually
finish before the flight ends.

Errrrm yeah, After our 8.5 hour flight, I don't pity you

"Our first model is dressed in a lovely shade of stark white offset by four stunning black wheels."
Kay picked up the spiel. "The next suitcase is sporting a lovely red colour. Perfect for this fall's fashions."
I took a picture of the models as they paraded by.

Love this. The airport gets me so excited for a trip. But not on the way home... When we got back to the UK from our recent trip we were watching the luggage go by and I said to Jamie, "This is the worst parade EVER."

Notice the guy on the right, looking at me like I'm some kind of weirdo?

He definitely heard you describing his luggage

And guess who would always be the one going to the food court for mug refills.
Anyone? Anyone at all?
Let's make it a bonus question, shall we?
Guess who had to make several... lousy... stinking trips...
up and down and up and down and up and down those flippin' stairs?
I'll even give you a hint.
It wasn't Kay.

Hmmmm... YOU. YOU had to go up and down the stairs?! (Bonus point?!)

It was hot... hot hot.
Although what really put the sizzle in it was the humidity.

I know how you feel my friend, that humidity where you can't even breathe properly.. it's just craziness.

Sweet! Obviously, the CM I had spoken to
had heard my lame attempt for sympathy and sent over a cot.
It wasn't quite the Grand Floridian,
but it was better than sleeping on the floor!

You DIDN'T get a photo of you in a cot?!!!

Bonus questions, point values and answers from last round.

1. Do we make our connection? (2 points)
Answer: Yes.
2. What floor did we get? (2 points)
Answer: Top Floor (Fourth floor also accepted)
3. And was the room ready when we got there? (1 point)
Answer: Yes.
1 bonus point for getting all three correct

Hmmm some of my quotes seem to have disappeared...

I've lost the quote about the bus wait times... But I'll throw my answer in here..

I gueeeesssssss

70 minutes!!

I've also lost the one asking the above questions... I was going to use my lateness to my advantage and give you all the answers once I'd read them. But now that's backfired I've decided to come clean about my intentions. It's good to be honest, right? Bonus point?!?!?!

Bonus points round two.
Tomorrow, (actually... considering the time, it was today.)
we're off to AK.
1. I have to be up before 10:00 to call housekeeping,
but what time does Kay get up?

2. The first ride we do becomes one of Kay's favourite rides (top 4).
What ride is it?

3. What common snack do we both try for the first time?
(The hint there is it's not specific to AK, but widely available.)

9:30am!!!!

Dinosaur!!!!!

Mickey ice cream bar!!!!!

So I got myself ready to go, then woke Kay up at 9:30.

Nailed it

I grabbed a bottle of water for her and a mug (green of course) for me.

GREEN IS MY FAVOURITE COLOUR. (I'm not even lying.) Bonus point for a fellow green fan?!?!??!

This is an incredible shot, I congratulate you.

1. As the dinosaurs evolved, their societal conventions developed.
They eventually learned self-organizing relationships and recreational activities.
And considering how long it took to get from outside this building,
where the combined heat and humidity caused me to leak from every
conceivable pore, to the interior where the air conditioning saved my life...
I'm quite convinced that Dinosaurs may have become extinct
by standing in line in the heat until they died.

2. Again, the dinosaurs evolved. They had millennia to do so.
Is it really so hard to believe that given vastly more time,
they evolved societies to parallel our own?
The alphabet, writing, records, internet, cell phones.
I'm pretty sure that it's possible that while updating Facebook
and posting dino-selfies ("Look! A raptor's biting my leg! Isn't that cool?")
they became so involved that they began to die off by walking off of cliffs,
or in front of dino-busses, etc.

Now Kay is a very independent girl in some ways.
She is like a lot of teens. Too cool for her parents.
But you'll notice in the shot below, that she's holding my hand.

Too cute!

Also, if the guy sat on the other side of Kay is on this Dis and happens to be reading this.. please make yourself known. For science. Thanks.

I really like the food at Flame Tree BBQ, but I cannot forget about when we ate here in 2012 and someone CHANGED THEIR BABY ON THE TABLE NEXT TO US. While we were eating..... It was probably the grossest encounter of my entire life.

It's nice to see more of your face this time! And does anyone ever tell you that you and Kay look very alike! In a good way she's very pretty

All we saw was a burst of baby powder come shooting out between her legs.

Now how shall I put this...
One must be delicate, yet descriptive.
Respectful, yet informative.


It looked like she was farting puffy clouds.

so delicate

"Dad." She said. "I came to Disney with you. I don't want to ride by myself.
I want to ride with you!"

Aww

She didn't keep up with the drumming, but since then she has learned,
or is learning to play, two types of clarinet, the saxophone and the guitar.

Smart!!

and at age 4.

Hah! Same face!

We laughed about the frozen goat for the rest of the day.
Indeed, even after the trip.
Heck if you mention it, you might even get a bonus point or two.

FROZEN GOAT!!!

I love this little rest stop!! Do you remember where abouts it is? I think I know vaguely but I'm not too sure. I'll keep an eye out next time

Bonus question and answer:
Guess who had to make several... lousy... stinking trips...
up and down and up and down and up and down those flippin' stairs?

Anyone who answered pkondz just earned themselves 4 bonus points.
It was free points, people!!

Woo!!

1. What time does Kay get up?
Answer: 9:30 (6 points. 2 points if within 30 minutes, 1 point if within an hour)
2. The first ride we do becomes one of Kay's favourite rides (top 4).
Answer: Dinosaur (4 points)
3. What common snack do we both try for the first time?
Answer: Mickey Bars. (3 points)
1 bonus point for getting all three correct

I'm so good at this

Bonus questions, round 3!
What park are we going to? (This should be an easy one... if you've read my last TR.)
Where's our ADR?
We get a new room! Where is it?
(Partial points for Which building, Which side, Which floor (you got a hint on that one)
example 50s, Lake view, 3rd floor)

Hollywood Studios!!!

50s Prime Time!!!

60s, Pool view, top (4th) flood!!!!!




... Dang, it seems like I'm lacking quotes from entire posts (F!) .... I'm going back!

(from the DHS update)

I'm obsessed with PB&J, I need one of those milkshakes... If I remember correctly, you can order those milkshakes at the bar area, and don't need an ADR, right?!

The food at 50s looks delish, particularly the pot roast. IT MADE ME SALIVATE. ("Quick bonus point quiz opportunity!
Do either (or both) of those pictures make you salivate?")

This picture is amazing! BRAVO.

"See the hat, cane and trunk?
In the pre-show video you can see them.
The man whom they belong to comes in to the hotel in the video."

- cool! I didn't know this!

"Bonus questions, round 4!
Take a flyer on our park arrival time.
Did we make rope drop or not?

Pick our three FPs! Nothing weird here, but there are a few options.

I do have a lunch ADR in the park. Where is it?
(Reminder. I was already well within the ADR window when I booked.)

What ride does Kay drag me onto against my will?
(I'm serious. I told her I didn't want to go, but she insisted.)"

(I don't know why I'm still doing this as I've already owned up to the fact that I'm cheating.. I'm hoping you see it as... commitment to the trip report... plus it shows I've been paying attention )

No to rope drop!!!

FP @ Thunder Mountain, Peter Pan, 7DMT!!!

ADR @ Be Our Guest!!!

Mad Tea Party / Tea Cups!!!!!!

A word to the wise. If you buy a sewing kit at WDW,
just throw out the scissors and use your teeth.

Not, "don't buy the sewing kit in the first place"

This time, she made sure to use her thumb as previously directed.
And it didn't work so the CM told her to try her finger.
Yep. That worked.

What???

So she was told to always use her finger from now on.

So weird??!?!

We passed under the tunnel and paused briefly to watch some performers dance.

"Some performers" I LOOOOOOOOVE THEM!!!!!

For this photo I imagine you roped everyone off behind you so that you could take it how did you find so much empty space?!

We didn't exactly have to fight our way through the crowds...

Love days like this! This was pretty much my entire 2014 trip. Our trip a few weeks ago was a completely different story...

And soon approached!...

Splash!

YAY!

And walked right on by it since our FP was for BTMRR.

Oh...

After riding what is arguably one of the best rides in Disney,
(and if you argue that it isn't, you will officially be deducted two points)

IT IS DEFINITELY ONE OF THE BEST RIDES AT DISNEY.

Yes! Now! Now we go on Splash!

YAAAAY.

She was definitely getting on my last nerve.

And then she did.
Get on my last nerve, I mean.

"I'm hungry. I want something to eat."
"Fine. As soon as we get off the ride we'll get something."
"I don't want to wait. I'm hungry now."
"Well, you'll just have to wait."
"I want something now! This ride is stupid!"

I will admit. I lost it. I'd had enough.
And the day had just started too.

"Fine! You want something to eat? Fine!
What do you want! Tell me right now
since you just have to have it this second!"

I thought that would shut her up.
But no.

"I want Chinese food." She immediately quipped.
I should have known. She loves Chinese food.

I totally gave up.
I threw in the towel.
I whipped out my iPod, right there in the middle of the ride,
Googled the nearest Chinese restaurant and placed an order.
For delivery.

I gotta say though, there are three things that turned out well here.
1. It made Kay happy again.
2. The food turned out to be pretty good, actually.
3. They are really, really fast with their delivery time.

Heck, they were so fast, they got our order to us even before the ride was over.

And just in case you don't believe how fast they were,
I've included the ride photo (with close-up).

You TOTALLY had me at this story! I was like, HOW COULD SHE BE SO BORED ON SPLASH !?!!

I'm pretty sure this was the greatest twist I've ever read about I laughed hard!
Like I said, I made Jamie pause our film so that I could read it to him and show him the photo Too funny!!

Kay immediately noticed that the blood had drained out of my face.
"What's the matter?" She asked.
I numbly held out my earbuds to her.

One of the foam pads was missing.

NOOOOO!!!!

And every time I heard the refrain "I can see for miles and miles"
I would look into the creatures' dull, lifeless eyes staring off into the abyss

We survived. Unscathed.
My God, we are brave people.
Are you not in awe??
Bonus points if you say you are.
Be superfluous with your praise.

I'M IN AWE! SOOOOOOOOOO MUCH AWE! MORE AWE THAN I HAVE EVER BEEN IN IN MY ENTIRE LIFE.

I guided us over to the West Wing.
It looked full, but a family was just vacating a table.
We hovered nearby as a CM cleaned up, then we appropriated the table.
We were seated right beside the painting.

Cool! Did you find it ok eating in there? I've eaten in the ballroom and the gallery, but although I love the west wing, I feel like I wont be able to see what I'm eating...?

Within moments, our food arrived.
We had both ordered identical meals:
The Braised Pork with a Master's Cupcake for dessert.
As the previous time I had this, I really enjoyed it.
Kay was a little less enthusiastic about her meal,
it was a little too rich for her.
But we both enjoyed the cupcakes!

Looks delicious. I'm ashamed to say that I've never been able to order anything other that the turkey sandwich at BOG. Jamie loves it too, we both order it every time * drool *

I pointed out the Pantsless Prince as we passed by and continued out
onto the bridge.

Of course! You did well to get a photo of it, we ate there three times this year and every time there was literally a line of people waiting to get their photos taken with this!?!

Now it looked like this:

I'm loving these recreated shots! I bet Ruby loved them

and it was my turn to pick something.
I deserved it for going on the tea cups.
She actually agreed.
I said. "Let's go see if Ariel is in."

Of course

So naturally, one thing leads to another, and the next thing you know,
the poor sap is roped into a wedding with a girl he hardly knows.
I mean, look at his face!
If that's not apprehension mixed with doubt and apprehension,
covered with a fake smile, I don't know what is!

Bahaha, you want to talk about a face of wedding day apprehension and doubt covered by a fake smile??!! It's funny that you attributed that to Eric, when we laughed about the EXACT same thing, but from Ariel's side!!

Bonus questions, point values and answers from last round.

1. Did we make rope drop or not?
Answer: Nope! Not even close. (2 points)

2. Pick our three FPs!
Answer: BTMRR, PP, 7DMT (2 points per)

3. I do have a lunch ADR in the park. Where is it?
Answer: BOG (4 points)

4. What ride does Kay drag me onto against my will?
Answer: Flippin' Tea Cups! (4 points)

WOO.

Bonus questions, round 5!
What ride do we try to ride, but it's closed?

What ride do we go on instead?

Do we get a FP for Ariel? Or not?

We do have another meal, you know.
It's in MK and it's an ADR.
And it's not BOG!
So, where is it?

We have a third ADR for later in the evening.
It's not in MK, or any park, or in DTD.
Guesses?

Do we stay for Wishes? Or does our ADR prevent that?

Ok, now I can take wild guesses just like everybody else

Hmmmm.

I'd say pirates was closed, because I know that it has been closed.. But I also think that you would've known it was closed... So I don't think you tried to ride it..

So I'll go with Space Mountain being closed, and you rode the People Mover instead...

I think you DID get a FP for Ariel.

3 ADRs in one day?! Hmmm I'll guess the Plaza at MK..

Then the later evening one outside of the parks, I'll guess an ADR at Beaches and Cream for ice cream?!

Can't wait for more!

 

[pkondz]

Hello peeps!
I'm not dead, yet.
Finally got to bed around 8am on the 30th.
Slept until 1pm when my DSis phoned and woke me up.
It's okay, though. I always enjoy chatting with my sistah.
Folks called around 4 or so and then we headed out to a co-worker's house.
He and his DW were throwing a Halloween party!

He did say costumes were optional.
At the very last minute (about 15 minutes before we left)
I decided to wear a costume.

Last year, Elle wanted to do the house up a la Wizard of Oz...
So I bought a Scarecrow costume... and then it never happened.

Since I had the (still unopened) costume, I thought
"What the heck."
While I was doing some last minute things,
Elle dresses Ruby up with a little basket with Toto
and ruby slippers for her feet.

Kay added some scars to both Ruby and I.
We were, of course, Dorothy and Scarecrow from
The Wizard of OZombies.

Wouldn't you know I won for best costume!

Had a great time at the party, our hosts went all out.
At one point, the host invites us all into the dining room
and says "pkondz has to come first"
I had no idea what was going on.
I round the corner and I see a cake,
decorated like a cemetery.
There's a little tombstone on it with my initials on it
and a Lego zombie (complete with camera) beside it.
There are candles on it and everyone starts singing
Happy Birthday to me!
No one's (outside my family, I mean) ever done anything like that for me!

I was really touched.
The darn smoke from the candles might've caused my eyes to water a bit, though.


So that's why I'm behind on the shout-outs.
Be assured that I have in fact read them.
I'll be back... hmmm... probably tomorrow.
(I'll be busy doling out chocolate bars to begging brats tonight)

 

[BibbitybobityLu]

You're alive!!
Hi Lou!!!

Geez, I've been worrying about you! Where'd you go?

And yes. If you stand on your head, you are totally winning.
And I'll even give you some bonus points
if you send a picture of you standing on your head.

Don't forget to wear a skirt.

I am alive!! I think....

I came back and then I disappeared again! But I'm going to try and keep up (maybe...)
Ah man! I've never been good at gymnastics! See?

Does that count?

But darn I forgot my skirt! (If your mind went there that is not my fault! )

I did a photo shoot about a month ago and hadn't touched it since.

I'm away for a while and this TR went into the gutter!

I write "I hadn't touched it since" and you don't go there?

That's the last time I leave something dangling out for you!

No one wants any of that!

I'm not Lu! My mind doesn't go there!

My mind went there! And it was not pretty

Confused?

Always.

They were completely unconcerned with me, standing a foot away

and were in absolutely no hurry.
It was hilarious.

Ducks be all like:

I pointed out the sign prohibiting selfish sticks.
"What happens if you bring one?" She asked.
Good question, I thought.
"I'm not sure. They probably will keep it for you until you leave."
And as I said it, we approached the bag-check table where
the guard pulled a selfish stick out of a bag.
"I'm sorry sir, but you can't bring this in the park.
I'll call someone who will give you a claim check for it
and you can pick it up when you leave."
"But can I bring in my nunchucks and thermonuclear device?"
"Those are fine sir, as long as the nunchucks don't extend."

So that's what they do.

Well I for one would much prefer the presence of nunchucks and thermonuclear devices rather than self stickers. Those things are the work of the devil.

And some of you are already mentally calculating your points...

Ha! Not winners like me! All those other losers counting "points" when really the real winners are already on top...on the bottom...hmmm this went downhill quickly...

Somehow, I still haven't ridden it at night!

That's what she said.

Soon we were boarding our log.

That's what she said. Admit it, you missed me.

Heck, they were so fast, they got our order to us even before the ride was over.

And just in case you don't believe how fast they were,
I've included the ride photo (with close-up).

Okay you had me going there. I was like how can Kay not love Splash?!?!?!?

The scenery looked like this:

Now it looked like this:

So sweet! Isn't it crazy how fast time goes?

Of course it's actually filled with 80 proof vodka...

Now this is my kind of story!

Ariel, being not the brightest bioluminescent fish in the sea,

drinks it down and gets totally plastered, as seen below...

Pft! What a lightweight!

BibbitybobityLu – 1 point

Woohoo! Still winning!!

Hey don't argue with me!

Happy Halloween!!

 

[SnowWhiteOz]

Wouldn't you know I won for best costume!

Had a great time at the party, our hosts went all out.
At one point, the host invites us all into the dining room
and says "pkondz has to come first"
I had no idea what was going on.
I round the corner and I see a cake,
decorated like a cemetery.
There's a little tombstone on it with my initials on it
and a Lego zombie (complete with camera) beside it.
There are candles on it and everyone starts singing
Happy Birthday to me!
No one's (outside my family, I mean) ever done anything like that for me!

I was really touched.
The darn smoke from the candles might've caused my eyes to water a bit, though.

So you were all like...



But seriously

Sounds like you had a great day!

 

[jandlinz]

Happy Birthday and Trick or Treat! Here's a picture of our kids' pumpkins (minus the baby).





My oldest son designed the house all by himself. I thought he did a great job. Enjoy your night!

 

[DISNEYMOON10121991]

Just want to say
Will be responding to latest update this weekend.
That was really nice of your friends to do that. See non-Disney people think you're awesome too
Best Wishes for the rest of your night

 

[MHSweb79]

Here's my pumpkin. It took over an hour to carve- I call it "Underemployed and hopped up on Starburst."

 

[pkondz]

Still need to catch up and will reply individually, but...
1. Thanks for the Birthday wishes!
2. Thanks for sharing your pumpkin photos!

Well, it's 9:30 here (Oh! Right! Clocks go back tonight!)
and Trick-or-Treating is done for another year.
Exactly 111 kids at the door.

Night all! Hopefully will start catching up soon.

 

[Backstage_Gal]

Happy Birthday Ponzi! And yes, I am still around and reading and loving your reports

 

[franandaj]

Happy birthday to you! So nice of your friends to hook you up like that! We had some trick or treaters too. Didn't count how many but more than at the other house and better costumes and more polite kids. I think it comes with the better neighborhood.

 

[pkondz]

Wow! I guess you should try to suffocate her every morning if that works so well!

It was a one time thing. It usually doesn't work.
I mostly just sneak into her room, grab her big toe,
and pull her out of her bed, out of her room and down the hall.

Sometimes that works.

Not often, but sometimes.

Would you prefer five?

Let's not get crazy here!

Or just plan ahead and bring the crap that you need.

Yeah.... What a novel idea.

Wow. I really need to re-think my 271.

You wouldn't be the first.

Well, I guess if at first you don't succeed, keep trying different fingers.

Apparently, this works.

Good idea!

An idea born of desperation.

You really need to rectify this situation. Major fail.

I know. I totally suck.

No. Especially since Kay has made it clear that she is willing to wait even longer than that for something like Dinosaur.

Good point! Hadn't thought of that.
I, on the other hand, prefer to wait a maximum of six minutes.

And this is why the line wasn't moving while you were outside...

What? The nerve of some people! Trying to stay cool while I'm hot!
What's with that! Get out of the way so I can be comfortable!


Sheesh. People!

Of all the great Splash pictures I've seen, this is among the best. Well done!

Thanks, Andy! :goodvbives

Yeah, I wouldn't do that either. Not just because she was rude but... you know, Chinese food... "I don't do that."

Wait. You don't like Chinese food?
You'd be the only person I know with this affliction.

I'm glad that you didn't have to deduct points from Kay because she doesn't like Splash.

Well, you gotta do what you gotta do. A little pain is better than a lot of suffering.

I think your original soundtrack of AC/DC with some Linkin Park is probably what I'd go for.

I almost played ACDC again, but wanted to try it with something different.

She's way funnier than you are.

Oh, I already know that.
Yep. She's most definitely funnier than I am.

Technically... no! You had an ADR! Maybe not to start with, but you had an ADR!

Technically... yes!
I did not have an ADR at that time.

I said nothing about later.

I always just kind of wonder who looked at that picture and gave it a green light. I mean, wouldn't somebody at some point before that stained glass is hanging in BOG think "Hey! It looks like the prince doesn't have any pants!" I mean it is Disney! Details are everything!

You just know that if it wasn't Disney
that someone would've graffitied up that picture by now.

Wow... again, I love the trip through time.

Thanks!

I can definitely understand this. Just enjoying each others company and having some silly fun. Those are definitely the moments that you tend to remember when you look back.

And I didn't even know it was happening until later.

Vodka? I thought it was rum!

Nah. With all the pirates around,
she's had so much rum that she's pretty much immune to its affect.

I'm glad you clarified. Because we totally know you'd do it.

Exactly! I'd expect him to be holding a shotgun, but I guess if you're that big and basically considered the god of the ocean, a trident will suffice.

Shotguns rust in salt water.
Which makes you wonder what that trident is made from, no?

Ok, your version of this story is way better than the original.

That's not the original?

Um... I'm going to change to 63.5 minutes.

Noted.

I'm going to go against the grain... Pirates

Jungle Cruise

No

Again... I'll go against the grain. Dessert at the Plaza. A/C and Ice Cream.

Ohana

Wishes from the Poly

Noted.

We don't wonder if you're crazy. We know.

Good point!

 

[pkondz]

typical dad move!

YES!

Sorry about that!

AWWW, Dad's getting on the good side again with the flattery

It's to offset the abuse from all the Dad jokes.

Unbelieveable your luck is with the transportation so far! I'm gonna have to change my guess, I guess!

You and... oh, just about everyone else!

Funny, I don't remember you mentioning it was hot yet

Oh no? Maybe I haven't. I don't think it was that bad.
That's probably why.


ahem.

Stunning photo! I love the reflection of the castle in the water

Why, thank you!

Me too! My favorite!

Just the best!
Although I have to go with HM as my #1, BTMRR is wayyyyy up there!

AHHH, you almost had me there!

I's sneaky.

Sneaky bugger you are!

That's what I just said!

That is exactly what I had when we had lunch at BOG! I thought it was great

I think that choice is a very common one, especially amongst DISers.
For good reason.

Very good!

Thanks again!

The resemblance is astonishing!

I had to move away,
because people were starting to wonder if it was Twins day at the park.

Pirates is the ride that's closed
No FP for Ariel
Next ADR is at Tony's
Third ADR is Beaches and Cream
I'm thinking you don't stay for wishes cuz of the ADR

I've been doing terribly at the game but I'm going to take the hit in points anyway ( any prizes for fewest points?) and change my transportation guess to 60 min total

Noted.

 

[pkondz]

I got my mark back and I did more than survive, I thrived!

Way to go! Congrats!

Excellent time, now looking into planning WDW trip! You are my inspiration.

I will be writing my own trip report!

Really! Make sure you post a link here or at the very least,
send me a PM when you do!

Well, I will call the queen, see if she can book you in.

Thanks. I appreciate that. Do you need her private number?
Or do you already have it?

Oh no I'm slipping in the contest. It's all because of BOG. I figured you were too late to get that reservation.

I've been told that I'm sneaky!

Flattery time - this is my favourite trip report and it's the only one I'm posting on. I also haven't posted on any trip report since 2008. See, yours is special.

I put that to the test.
"Surely." I thought (and then thought, "Don't call me Shirley.") "This can't be true!"

So I looked... and sure enough!

You are so going to get bonus points for that.

I have tomorrow off so I'll have time to reply to your update

Tomorrow has passed... do I deduct if you haven't?
I haven't scrolled down yet and don't remember....
Hmmm.... guess we'll see...

 

[TheLittleKatie]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!!!!!!!





Hope you had a great day!!!!!

 

[pkondz]

I'm still scratching my head on what bad things happened????

OK I started writing my responses before I had read all your shout outs. Now I see you explained it later.

I may have stretched the facts there, just a bit.

That's an interesting method for waking someone up. I don't think that would go over well for me.

Need to be hit more than once, huh?

Well of course I am!

Good girl.

Well obviously.

Really, I didn't even have to mention it, right?

Noted. Never used moleskin, don't remember actually having any blisters. I'm such a wuss that my feet and legs give out before I can get blisters!

Oh, we walked... a lot that day.
And considering that she's had issues with her feet before,
I wasn't a bit surprised.

I think my guess is still gonna be way off! Unless you have a couple long waits coming up.

We do! Or... We don't! Or... something in between!

I had to Google this. It looks quite handy! I may put this on my Christmas list.

It is. You can use it as a little table tripod... or wrap it around a pole
or twist it onto a fence like I did in February to shoot Illuminations.

Ugh! I better get better at my answers in this contest.

Sorry about that.

I'm sure glad you explained this one because I was just thinking WHAT????????

Great photo though! I am going to have to get more creative and bring props for future shots! I love that idea! I have a ton of those Chinese food containers, bought them at the Costco business outlet for a catering thing once and only used about a dozen. I still have like a hundred of them left!

Thanks!
So I should've just called you for the containers...

This is an incredible idea! I have the utmost respect for you and can't believe how you came up with it!

Oh, it's not my idea. It's actually in the UOG!
But I did think it was a terrific idea and a great way to preserve sanity.

I don't even have a playlist, so there would be a whole learning curve there for me, I'm now wanting to learn how to figure it out! I do love your choices of music as well. I have some very fond adolescent memories of happenings while listening to AC/DC and you can never go wrong with the Who. Kay's music, well I do have to say that I am woefully out of touch. I'm not sure I could tell you about any band beyond the mid 70's and I have not heard of the groups you mentioned that she listened to. I have been exposed to a few tunes, via the Classic Rock station, of bands who came later, but I'm not familiar with much new rock beyond 1980.

I'm out of touch too. I try to listen to today's music and it mostly doesn't do it for me.
So I go back to what I know.

The idea of Rockin' through IASW really intrigues me and I'm going to have figure out how to try it some time. I'm sure the entire ride has a completely different feel to it!

I'm going to have to realize that if you can pull the wool over our eyes, and bait and switch you'll do it every time!

Until I do just the opposite to mess with you.

I think I might try this when we (hopefully) get a dinner ADR here in May.

I think it's the most popular lunch choice.
I do know that I like it.

If it's simply a problem with puking, that's easy. I have Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and things like spinning can trigger it. I made the mistake of riding Forbidden Journey at US/IOA and was dizzy and sick for about 2 hours afterwards. Not fun. At least if you just get motion sickness, you feel better once the contents have evacuated the person. ;laughing:

I didn't really want to go into too many details,
the chapter was getting pretty durned long as it was.

But, yeah. I doubt very much that I'd puke.
But I would feel sick and dizzy for a couple of hours afterwards.

Luckily though, for whatever reason, I didn't.

But when we rode Mission Space green we liked it.
So we tried orange.... not a good idea.
It was at least an hour before I felt okay again.

I think Tequila would be more fun, she'd be spinning those sea shells over her head in a heartbeat! Or better yet make it Mezcal and she'd be looking for another worm!

I like your thinking.
Hooray for spinning sea shells!

I definitely like this story better, but I think it may explain a few things about my life. My Dad never put a Trident where the sun didn't shine on my behalf, and now I know why my relationships with men didn't work out, they don't like a gal who drinks like a fish! hic!

See? My TRs explain everything!

Ugh, here we go again! I'm going to guess Space Mountain since another reader who was there at a similar time posted that PotC was down for rehab.

Here I'm going to say CoP because now it's your turn to go on one you want to do, and you want another chance at the song that eluded you from the last trip.

Yes.

Ugh. Plaza? See I was real sure about all this, but then people started saying Plaza for ice Cream and other restaurants for dinner. I'm guessing you needed read sustenance by the time that you went to Plaza and you had real food.

I'm going to say O'hana, but only for the Bananas Foster Bread Pudding, because Bread Pudding, not the whole dinner service. My other thought was that you had the ice cream at the Plaza and then went to Kona for dinner because Kay loves Chinese food, and even though there is a lot of sushi, it's rather Pan Asian cuisine and could sort of be Chinese food.

I'm guessing that if you do actually go to O'hana, you either see the fireworks from the dining room, or you finish in time to go out to the beach and see the fireworks.

Noted.

OMG.....you just saved my a$$. I had replied to all the little quotes and for some reason clicked away from the page. Oh yeah, Because in the "threads they think I should like" there is this freakish picture (obviously someone's profile) that I want to go away. I freaks me out to look at it, and I thought maybe if I clicked on it it would go away. Instead, it took me away from my post and when I clicked back, more than half my replies were gone!


I have been spending half the day on and off replying to your thread. I had given up being able to do so from my computer, as we now have a sort of deadline to move out of our old place. I am not getting computer time, so I finally decided to try and reply from my phone. Luckily due to the DIS saving things I was able to complete my reply from the computer, but all my replies on the computer disappeared when I made the stupid move mentioned above. I opened your thread in a new browser and luckily everything I had typed was there! So I didn't have to go back and type it all again!

You mentioned that to another reader earlier in your posts and I'm glad I read that. I'm going to hit reply now, so that I don't lose anything else!

Glad that I was able to come to your rescue!
I never try to reply to comments on my iPod.
It's just not built for that, I guess.

 

[Mr. lncredible]

Bonus questions, round 5!
What ride do we try to ride, but it's closed?

What ride do we go on instead?

Do we get a FP for Ariel? Or not?

We do have another meal, you know.
It's in MK and it's an ADR.
And it's not BOG!
So, where is it?

We have a third ADR for later in the evening.
It's not in MK, or any park, or in DTD.
Guesses?

Do we stay for Wishes? Or does our ADR prevent that?

Going to guess you try to ride the carousel of progress, but end up on Buzz's Space Ranger Spin.
FP for Ariel should be available, so I'm going to say you got one.
I'm going to stick with the Plaza for your second ADR cause I guessed it last time and if I keep guessing it maybe I'll get it right.
Third ADR is for Ohana, which then allows you to stay and watch Wishes from the dining room.