Cheesecake and Mickey - Day 15 and home

[Karen Mouse]

Ok all you folks in Dissland

If you're reading this you've finally made it - trippie finale! Its a long one so get yourself a cuppa, a slice of cheesecake and read on.

And just for the ladies for the last time....

....................drool away ladies



Right then....

Monday 1st May - White Rabbits!

Awake at 8am. Did some packing while I gulped my tea and another slice of eewwkky cheesecake. (well, someone had to eat it)

We went to TGI's for an early lunch at 11am - I had loaded potato skins - yum and a fruit juice coctail and a slice of their NICE cheesecake just to take away the taste of the horrible one you understand

Straight to the Magic Kingdom. Met up with Jo and Pete. Got FP's for Buzz and then went on Small World

and did Philarmagic. - Great - must do it if you havent already!

Then it was time to fight Zurg again

we caught him....hooraah!

Is there any dissers who know if there is a target on this ride that gives you massive points? We have ridden this ride god knows how many times and I can never get past the 4th score section, and thats with me really trying and the ride had to stop so I had extra time to shoot! Come on - share your secrets!

Anyway... back to the day... Nanny and Grandad had Ellis for a bit then, so Neil and I went on Space and thunder Mountains and the Indy car ride and I bought myself a Mickey watch.

We met up again at 4.30pm and did the Jungle cruise

but Neil found it boring so he jumped in and started yawning!

The big train ride round the park was next to rest my feet and then we got off in Toontown. We went through Mickeys House and queued to see Mickey -5 minutes thats all!

We couldn't get dinner reservations anywhere today - duh - I'd forgotten to make a reservation - so we ate at the Columbia Harbour House.

Its only a counter service, but its much nicer than all the others. I always have the veggie chilli and the others had clam chowder. Then its chicken or fish with fries and a I have a side of coleslaw. If you havent tried this place - try it - its nice and quiet compared to the others aswell. Its in Liberty Square area opposite the gate to Haunted House.

After re-fueling it was on to be spooked at the Haunted Mansion. Next time you go, spend some time reading the tombstones in the garden - they make me giggle anyway. Next it was small world - again - (Nanny likes it). The men couldn't face it so it was just the 3 of us singing as we went round.

We had a quick blast on the carousel and then found a spot for Spectro Magic at 9pm. Now, the place was heaving. Not an inch of pavement to be found so we stopped on the path to the right of the castle where you can cut through if you're going to tomorrowland. Do you know the one I mean? Not the main walkway area, its a thinner path through the gardens. Anyway, it was a good view (hence why I was telling you!) Jo and I then whizzed to the Main Street shop to get a final Beanie and a Power Rangers watch that Ellis had begged for.

Then it was time for Wishes....


Ahhhhh,.... Wishes..... I think this is an amazing show. Saw it last time we were here and bought the soundtrack so Ellis and I sung our heads off as the fireworks blasted above us.

Am i the only one who wants to be Tink for a night and whizz off the castle? I'd pay good money for that!

Mind you, I'd pay the entrance fee just for wishes alone. Perfect ending to a lovely day. Shuffled out of the park (I have not seen the park so busy apart from xmas) Maybe it was cos both shows were on tonight? - dont know why but you could almost take your feet off the ground and still move along you were that packed in. Sardines sprung to mind!

Took my last glimpse at the castle as we left and whispered that we'd be back soon................boo hoo....sob....time to go.... sob...

We got to see Mickey as we were leaving saying goodbye from the train station, so we shouted byeeeeeee Mickey. He must have known it was our last Disney day and come to wave us off! - Well, thats what I told Ellis anyway.

We got on a ferry pretty quickly and were home by 11.30pm.

Ellis was snoring in the back of the car so we just plonked him into bed in his clothes. Poor kid - I think we really wore him out today.

Had the last of drops of my wine and Neil ate the last of the manky cheesecake with his last couple of beers.

Goodnight....zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

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Next Day - Day 16

Tuesday 2nd May

Up at 8.45am - need to be out by 11am. Everyone bathed or showered and weetabixed and the last bits of packing done we shouted "bye bye room" and checked out of the Comfort Inn.

Lovely hotel - no complaints! Would go back - room 1521! I stuck a small gold star on the outside of the room by the numbers -see if its still there if you ever go there!

Went to Downtown Disney and did the check-in - very organised - 15 minutes and we were done. They didn't weigh a thing - we had 3 cases, a buggy and a car seat in its box. Checked re the nut free meal and we were away for the rest of the day.

Now its a bit of a tradition for us to go to TGI Front row on International Drive for our last meal of the holiday so we went there for a nice lunch.

All full up we headed for Seaworld. Now, I had been a bit unlucky with the whale viewing window last time - they werent there! so I headed straight for it with every intention of just staying there all day - I love 'em! However, as luck would have it, they were cleaning that area so all I could see was murky green water. The "kind" man told me if I hung around long enough I might be lucky enough to see a diver cleaning the glass---ooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh - I think not.

However, not all was lost, cos we got to see the Believe show again. Yipeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

It had been on at 3pm and 4.30pm last week so we didnt think we'd see it cos of heading for the airport, but bless Shamu... he must have known cos he did the show at 2pm.... just for me! (and a few thousand others but hey...I'm the only one that mattered!)
It really is a lovely show. The penguins at the start on the film are great (dont make me peck ya!- you'll understand if you've seen it), but Shamu is awesome.
Anyway........we could avoid it no more...the time had come to head for the airport .........so thats what we did.

No problems at all - handed the car in and went upstairs to shop!

Had Burger King - bless 'em - they did toffee cheesecake! - of course I had some. Rather nice it was too!

After a few last minute purchases and my O magazine (does anyone else like this?) we went to the gate for departure.

Now, Neil had been looking at Sunglasses the WHOLE holiday - this one particular pair - Raybans - cost about a million pounds I think they were (or near enough). After a minute of sitting there I sent him off to buy them from Duty free. - He came back like an excited big kid and we got on the plane.

Journey home was uneventful escept for one silly moment - Ellis's "nut free" meal arrived with a sticky note on the tray saying they couldn't guarantee it was nut free!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - how ridiculous is that! It had been made offsite so were not guaranteeing it hadn't any traces due to cross contamination.
Luckily, he'd had a burger King burger and fries so didnt want it anyway (we always take extra food and snacks anyway) but how stupid. Thats like saying heres your vegetarian meal - sorry but we cant be sure it hasn't got half a cow in it!

Oh, and by the way...guess what we had for pudding .......yes.........chocolate cheesecake!

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Well, been back a few weeks now. Done the washing and the ironing.

Just wanted to say a big thank you if you got to the end and are still reading this! Hope you liked my trippies. It was a first attempt and nothing like the expert ones I've read on here, but I hope I made you smile once in a while.

I have no idea how many slices of cheesecake I ate over the 15 days, but I put on half a stone -OOPS!

Now...off you go....time to go buy yourself some cheesecake!

Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
from

The Cheesecake Queen

for reading

 

[ely3857]

Exellent, Thankyou



Jodie

 

[Minniespal]

Really enjoyed reading your reports ~ Thanx for sharing.

 

[iHEARTflorida]

u sure are the Cheesecake Queen, now i'm gonna write a jounral (if i can even spell) when i go

great holiday

 

[Karen Mouse]

u sure are the Cheesecake Queen, now i'm gonna write a jounral (if i can even spell) when i go

great holiday

I really enjoyed doing this trippie. Once I'd got the photobucket thing sorted it was quite easy.

Its time consuming, but it helps you relive your holiday when you're back in miserable old England in the rain

People leave nice comments too and its nice to know people have enjoyed reading them. Some of the reports are fabulous on this site, but I hope for a first attempt it wasnt too bad

Thanks again for taking the time to read them . I look forward to your trippie

 

[iHEARTflorida]

I really enjoyed doing this trippie. Once I'd got the photobucket thing sorted it was quite easy.

Its time consuming, but it helps you relive your holiday when you're back in miserable old England in the rain

People leave nice comments too and its nice to know people have enjoyed reading them. Some of the reports are fabulous on this site, but I hope for a first attempt it wasnt too bad

Thanks again for taking the time to read them . I look forward to your trippie

did you like write a diary of everything when u were on holiday or is this all from memory???

 

[Karen Mouse]

did you like write a diary of everything when u were on holiday or is this all from memory???

I just used a small notebook. Left it on my bedside cabinet witha pen and jotted things down everyday. Usually before I left for the day, when we got back from the parks, then again before bed. Your photos will help to jog your memory too!

 

[iHEARTflorida]

thanks

 

[Girlsontour]

This is the first time in 4 weeks that i have been on the board - went to Florida and then to Fueventura for a rest and then went into great depression about not going back to Florida next year!!!

I love looking at people's photos cause they just look like ours but with different people on them!!! I would do a trip report (honest!!) but have put my photos on the community board and can't make them any bigger than 1inch x 1inch!!! At least yours were only sidewards and i didn't need a magnifying glass to see them....if anyone knows how to make them bigger please pm me?!?

It was lovely to read your report - it transported me straight back there.

Oh by the way - lifeguard chatted up my eldest daughter when we were there the week later! Don't know why he didn't bother with me?

 

[mandymouse]

Thank you for sharing your excellent reports Karen, your trip reports were good, but your food reports were even better

Like I said on your previous trippie, I will not be able to look at cheesecakes without thinking of your reports now.

They have been lots of fun and I'm so pleased that you had a fab holiday

Thanks again

Mandy

 

[Karen Mouse]

Oh by the way - lifeguard chatted up my eldest daughter when we were there the week later! Don't know why he didn't bother with me?

Really? - he didnt chat me up either

 

[Karen Mouse]

Thank you for sharing your excellent reports Karen, your trip reports were good, but your food reports were even better

Like I said on your previous trippie, I will not be able to look at cheesecakes without thinking of your reports now.

They have been lots of fun and I'm so pleased that you had a fab holiday

Thanks again

Mandy

Aaaaahhhhhhh Thanks Mandy. Thats really nice of you. I'm glad they werent too dull. Well done for getting to the end thats some reading

Everyone who knows me tells me if new cheesecakes come in the shops, or brings me a slice when they visit me! - well actually they usually bring two - cos I wouldnt share

And if I have a dinner party they dont even bother asking what dessert might be

 

[Disney owl]

Many thanks for sharing your family holiday & brill photos with us

 

[wils]

They were great reports - thank you for taking the time to do them

WRT Spaceranger spin - I remember finding a website once (whilst trying to answer a DIS quiz question) when they tell you the layout of each area and where the big points are. No idea what it was now but I guess if you just search on yahoo (or similar) you'll find it, or one similar

 

[wilma-bride]

Karen, have just read every single one of your trippies again and enjoyed every word. Just wanted to say thanks for giving me the opportunity to drool over the lifeguard again

And, don't worry, in big letters at the beginning of my trip notebook, I have written DO NOT BUY CHEESECAKE FROM WINN DIXIE

Thanks again for posting the reports here.

 

[carolfoy]

Lovely trippie Karen, and good idea taking a pedometer with you! I hope you enjoyed it as much as we've enjoyed reading it.

 

[Karen Mouse]

Karen, have just read every single one of your trippies again and enjoyed every word. Just wanted to say thanks for giving me the opportunity to drool over the lifeguard again

And, don't worry, in big letters at the beginning of my trip notebook, I have written DO NOT BUY CHEESECAKE FROM WINN DIXIE
QUOTE] I should start a campaign "Boycott Winn Dixie til their cheesecake improves!"

Glad you enjoyed them again. Thanks for reading them

 

[arieljasmine]

Really enjoyed all your trip reports, Karen, thanks for sharing them with us. I recently wrote my first trip report so understand that it can be a little nerve wracking!

We discovered Columbia Harbour House on our last trip and loved it for the reasons you stated.

Have to admit that any large scores I have had on Buzz have been 99.99% fluke, but I do know that if the ride gets stuck, keep shooting because the points keep adding up - this happened to us last time.

And you would like Tink's job?! How brave are you?! I would need a LOT of money to get anywhere near the top of that rope

ArielJasmine

 

[Dimplenose]

I have loved reading your reports and seeing your photos.

Thanks,
Libby

 

[jjk]

Fantastic report after reading have decided to change the first day of our holiday will now buy lots of cheescake and head to BB to do a bit of lifegaurd spotting. thanx for sharing