stitchthealmighty
You're at 3/4 of a mile, call the ball.
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- Feb 3, 2004
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The Characters(yes, we are all real characters. Just ask the rest of the family)
Tausha (GrowinupDisney) my DSD, will be known as TGB or Tour Guide Barbie. This is an inside joke.
Chris, my DSIL will continue to be Panda.
Julie, my DW, will be known as Nala, because according to her, she is most like Nala.
Me. I will always be me. What else could I be but what I am? A Dude.
IS IT LIVE OR IS IT MEMOREX?? Well, the Poly is a very nice resort. I could not find anything to really complain about. The CMs really go out of their way to keep you convinced that you really are in Hawaii, Tahiti, etc. Nala and I own a timeshare in Oahu and go there at least once a year so I found the ambiance and atmosphere to be about as good as you could expect from a Polynesian themed resort in Florida. Enough about that.
We arrive at The Poly about 9:00 AM or so and the baggage gurus jump out and say, Are you checking in? and Can we help you with your bags? Very Friendly. A few minutes later after they whisked away our car to valet parking, this golf cart on steroids pulls up. Jose jumps out and starts loading all of our baggage on. Remember how many bags we had?? Needless to say we were loaded for bear. We could have sunk the Titanic. We fit all of the bags and five adults on this thing and away we went. I highly recommend the nickel tour of the resort. We must have looked like we were from the circus in the clown car as overloaded as this cart was. I guess it is a regular thing because Jose didnt say anything.
As we pull up to Hawaii Jose tells us that our room is ready. WOW!! Now this is service. We are here 10 minutes and our room is ready. As we looked around, Jose is taking our bags to the room. Too cool. Can you believe we actually got into our room before we officially checked in?? We even had one of the best rooms you could ask for. 1504. View of the water. View of the GF. View of MK. Boats. Hammocks. Beach. Not as good as the real Hawaii but a close second.
10:00AM. We have all been up over 24 hours and we need refueling. Whats good? Check The Worksheet. First item on the To Do list, Kona Café. We got to Kona Café in time to still have breakfast. I HIGHLY recommend the Tonga Toast. This has got to be the most outrageous variation on French Toast I have ever eaten. Think fried banana stuffed French Toast covered in sugar and cinnamon. Probably enough to put a diabetic into shock. This dish was enough to fuel the clan for a trip to EPCOT.
We leave Kona Café and proceed to the monorail station just outside and its a ghost town. Of course! Everyone has already left to go to the parks. We get lucky here and are allowed to ride in the cockpit of the monorail. This is something we all wanted to do, as this practice is no longer allowed at Disneyland for security purposes. Whatever.
For not having many rides, I enjoy EPCOT. We make a beeline for MISSION: Space. The queue is set up for long lines but we dont really wait more than about 10-15 mins. As we are standing there Gary Sinise makes his appearance. Come on Gary, is Hollywood not paying you enough these days?? "Lt. Dan, youve got magic legs!! So we finally get into the ride. This is by far one of the best rides you will ever experience while still on the ground. You are inside a space capsule type of thing that is really nothing more than a pod on a big centrifuge. You actually feel the G-Forces on your body as the ride progresses. I challenge anyone to try and lift his or her hands/arms up during launch. The other cool thing about the capsule is that there are working knobs, switches, buttons, and a stick that you can play with while waiting for launch. They dont work. The stick you will use later in the flight. Being a Top Gun fan my question was Wheres the trigger button?? Too close for missiles, switching to guns. The other unusual thing about this ride is that it comes with barf bags. A first for Disney? Cool ride.
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Tausha (GrowinupDisney) my DSD, will be known as TGB or Tour Guide Barbie. This is an inside joke.
Chris, my DSIL will continue to be Panda.
Julie, my DW, will be known as Nala, because according to her, she is most like Nala.
Me. I will always be me. What else could I be but what I am? A Dude.
IS IT LIVE OR IS IT MEMOREX?? Well, the Poly is a very nice resort. I could not find anything to really complain about. The CMs really go out of their way to keep you convinced that you really are in Hawaii, Tahiti, etc. Nala and I own a timeshare in Oahu and go there at least once a year so I found the ambiance and atmosphere to be about as good as you could expect from a Polynesian themed resort in Florida. Enough about that.
We arrive at The Poly about 9:00 AM or so and the baggage gurus jump out and say, Are you checking in? and Can we help you with your bags? Very Friendly. A few minutes later after they whisked away our car to valet parking, this golf cart on steroids pulls up. Jose jumps out and starts loading all of our baggage on. Remember how many bags we had?? Needless to say we were loaded for bear. We could have sunk the Titanic. We fit all of the bags and five adults on this thing and away we went. I highly recommend the nickel tour of the resort. We must have looked like we were from the circus in the clown car as overloaded as this cart was. I guess it is a regular thing because Jose didnt say anything.
As we pull up to Hawaii Jose tells us that our room is ready. WOW!! Now this is service. We are here 10 minutes and our room is ready. As we looked around, Jose is taking our bags to the room. Too cool. Can you believe we actually got into our room before we officially checked in?? We even had one of the best rooms you could ask for. 1504. View of the water. View of the GF. View of MK. Boats. Hammocks. Beach. Not as good as the real Hawaii but a close second.
10:00AM. We have all been up over 24 hours and we need refueling. Whats good? Check The Worksheet. First item on the To Do list, Kona Café. We got to Kona Café in time to still have breakfast. I HIGHLY recommend the Tonga Toast. This has got to be the most outrageous variation on French Toast I have ever eaten. Think fried banana stuffed French Toast covered in sugar and cinnamon. Probably enough to put a diabetic into shock. This dish was enough to fuel the clan for a trip to EPCOT.
We leave Kona Café and proceed to the monorail station just outside and its a ghost town. Of course! Everyone has already left to go to the parks. We get lucky here and are allowed to ride in the cockpit of the monorail. This is something we all wanted to do, as this practice is no longer allowed at Disneyland for security purposes. Whatever.
For not having many rides, I enjoy EPCOT. We make a beeline for MISSION: Space. The queue is set up for long lines but we dont really wait more than about 10-15 mins. As we are standing there Gary Sinise makes his appearance. Come on Gary, is Hollywood not paying you enough these days?? "Lt. Dan, youve got magic legs!! So we finally get into the ride. This is by far one of the best rides you will ever experience while still on the ground. You are inside a space capsule type of thing that is really nothing more than a pod on a big centrifuge. You actually feel the G-Forces on your body as the ride progresses. I challenge anyone to try and lift his or her hands/arms up during launch. The other cool thing about the capsule is that there are working knobs, switches, buttons, and a stick that you can play with while waiting for launch. They dont work. The stick you will use later in the flight. Being a Top Gun fan my question was Wheres the trigger button?? Too close for missiles, switching to guns. The other unusual thing about this ride is that it comes with barf bags. A first for Disney? Cool ride.
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