Chunkymonkey & Chubbyhubby's Year of Disney PTR! NEW 12/27 THE END and New TR Link!

[scrappydew]

We have been to NYE twice.

The first time, my DH got so bugged out by the crowds at Epcot we left at noon, and handed our paper FP's out to a family just coming in, who were very grateful. We spent the time just relaxing at the resort, and were in bed by 9:00!

The second time, I was SICK with a sinus infection, almost threw up on the bus headed to Epcot because it took about an hour due to traffic (get overheated and can't stop coughing). And don't even think about driving on January 2. Everybody is headed home after the football game. We were stuck in traffic till literally North Carolina. Ugh.

However, maybe the third try's the charm....my dh wants to go in 2017 for Christmas and New Year's Eve since our son graduates in 2018, and it might be our last "family" vacation. Hope it goes better!!

 

[chunkymonkey]

Looks like a fun few days thus far. It rained for us on our DHS day also and the same exact thing happened with Indy! I'm really hoping we don't get a downpour at DHS next trip! Heading over to the DR....

I hope it doesn't rain either on our next trip although it will be inevitable I'm sure. I'm lucky that on our last 3 trips we didn't need to get ponchos. We were going to get them on this trip but then DH brought that massive umbrella (it was the hotel's umbrella) that it ended up being ok. But a pain to carry and bring on rides though! I thought he was going to take someone's eye out.

We have been to NYE twice.

The first time, my DH got so bugged out by the crowds at Epcot we left at noon, and handed our paper FP's out to a family just coming in, who were very grateful. We spent the time just relaxing at the resort, and were in bed by 9:00!

The second time, I was SICK with a sinus infection, almost threw up on the bus headed to Epcot because it took about an hour due to traffic (get overheated and can't stop coughing). And don't even think about driving on January 2. Everybody is headed home after the football game. We were stuck in traffic till literally North Carolina. Ugh.

However, maybe the third try's the charm....my dh wants to go in 2017 for Christmas and New Year's Eve since our son graduates in 2018, and it might be our last "family" vacation. Hope it goes better!!

Oh wow, let's hope that the third time's the charm! If your DH is willing to brave it again then I guess it can't be that bad, LOL! I think DH looked at me like I had 3 heads when I suggested it. But I said it's really just to see the shows at night and not really to go on any rides. I will spend my days eating if anything, hahaha.

 

[chunkymonkey]

Dec 2016 WDW Trip Pics Part 3

I wanted to mention that Frozen Ever After has a ride picture that I wasn't expecting. Also if you sit in the front row, as we did both times we rode it, you will get wet! Argh. I find DH's expressions so funny on these ride pics. They crack me up!

On our last morning at WDW, DH woke up early to go to DHS and ride TSM and RnRC a few times. I slept in and packed during the morning. It was nice to do that. Since we got the AP I have felt less pressure to get up every morning for rope drop and ride everything in a single day. Now that I know we're "coming back" I kept saying "oh I'll get to it next time"

DH took some pictures at DHS. I find it so hilarious that he did solo PP pics. I think we're rubbing off on him.

After DH came back we packed up and checked out and headed to Epcot. I was thinking of doing MK during the morning but since I didn't make it up, we had to make it in time for our afternoon FP+ at Epcot.

At Character Spot:

Finally got our picture with the snowman and SE in the background. This line was always long!

This is a cheesy pic but I guess it's cute at the same time:

We had lunch at Garden Grill. Boy was it a filling meal, but it was great fun. I will post about it on my Dining Review. We enjoyed it but they got rid of the fish and now there is a sausage. I must preferred the fish dish.

They even gave DH a birthday card signed by the characters!

We tried to make the silliest faces possible on Spaceship Earth:

Our last FP of the day was at Frozen Ever After:

First time seeing the Sven magic shot:

and Elsa too!

Oh notice how my shirt is all wet?!? Yes you do get wet on this ride...especially on the front row. Almost ruined my good hair day! BTW, this was the nicest weather of the trip. It was literally the perfect weather. Not too hot or cold, I didn't want to leave! We stopped for some pretzels at Germany and for the cheese fondue at Alpine Haus. I love the Germany pretzels and get them to eat on the plane. Somehow it makes leaving a little easier.

Sadly it was now time to leave. We were supposed to meet up with @Dugette but unfortunately we just didn't have time. The ferry to the Dolphin was often so slow and we were the last stop from Epcot. Hopefully there will be a next time we can have our Dismeet with Dugette!!

We headed on back to the Dolphin and to the airport in a Happy Limo. Then it was back to the cold in NYC. The first of five trips was over but it was only the start of our YEAR OF DISNEY!! Woohoo!

Good bye until February 2017 WDW!

OMG I realize that I have to run a 5k in Feb...yikes. I am still not up to par with training. DH and I did get these Garmin fitness bands though so we kept track of all the walking we did at WDW. We averaged about 8-10 miles a day! That's insane. It kinda felt good though, knowing you did so much walking when you're pretty much eating and drinking all day. Now I just have to figure out what to wear...I'm definitely going with Belle, but I'm not sure I can wear so much yellow...

BTW, have you all seen Rogue One yet? Because I just saw it (twice already!) and LOVED it. I saw it the first time solo too. I had the day off on Friday and randomly found the last remaining ticket in the IMAX theater. It was actually the handicap companion seat which I think no one buys but I thought I was ok 2 hours before the show. It's also the best seat in the house as it's back row center which in IMAX is perfect!
I think I love the movie more than The Force Awakens, but they are two different types of films. It is almost as good as The Empire Strikes Back. The last half is better than the first and the last 30 mins or so is amazing. I'm going for a third time on Monday with some of DH's co-workers.



Stay tuned for more planning of our upcoming trips!

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[Raeven]

Dec 2016 WDW Trip Pics Part 3

I wanted to mention that Frozen Ever After has a ride picture that I wasn't expecting. Also if you sit in the front row, as we did both times we rode it, you will get wet! Argh. I find DH's expressions so funny on these ride pics. They crack me up!

On our last morning at WDW, DH woke up early to go to DHS and ride TSM and RnRC a few times. I slept in and packed during the morning. It was nice to do that. Since we got the AP I have felt less pressure to get up every morning for rope drop and ride everything in a single day. Now that I know we're "coming back" I kept saying "oh I'll get to it next time"

DH took some pictures at DHS. I find it so hilarious that he did solo PP pics. I think we're rubbing off on him.

After DH came back we packed up and checked out and headed to Epcot. I was thinking of doing MK during the morning but since I didn't make it up, we had to make it in time for our afternoon FP+ at Epcot.

At Character Spot:

Finally got our picture with the snowman and SE in the background. This line was always long!

This is a cheesy pic but I guess it's cute at the same time:

We had lunch at Garden Grill. Boy was it a filling meal, but it was great fun. I will post about it on my Dining Review. We enjoyed it but they got rid of the fish and now there is a sausage. I must preferred the fish dish.

They even gave DH a birthday card signed by the characters!

We tried to make the silliest faces possible on Spaceship Earth:

Our last FP of the day was at Frozen Ever After:

First time seeing the Sven magic shot:

and Elsa too!

Oh notice how my shirt is all wet?!? Yes you do get wet on this ride...especially on the front row. Almost ruined my good hair day! BTW, this was the nicest weather of the trip. It was literally the perfect weather. Not too hot or cold, I didn't want to leave! We stopped for some pretzels at Germany and for the cheese fondue at Alpine Haus. I love the Germany pretzels and get them to eat on the plane. Somehow it makes leaving a little easier.

Sadly it was now time to leave. We were supposed to meet up with @Dugette but unfortunately we just didn't have time. The ferry to the Dolphin was often so slow and we were the last stop from Epcot. Hopefully there will be a next time we can have our Dismeet with Dugette!!

We headed on back to the Dolphin and to the airport in a Happy Limo. Then it was back to the cold in NYC. The first of five trips was over but it was only the start of our YEAR OF DISNEY!! Woohoo!

Good bye until February 2017 WDW!

OMG I realize that I have to run a 5k in Feb...yikes. I am still not up to par with training. DH and I did get these Garmin fitness bands though so we kept track of all the walking we did at WDW. We averaged about 8-10 miles a day! That's insane. It kinda felt good though, knowing you did so much walking when you're pretty much eating and drinking all day. Now I just have to figure out what to wear...I'm definitely going with Belle, but I'm not sure I can wear so much yellow...

BTW, have you all seen Rogue One yet? Because I just saw it (twice already!) and LOVED it. I saw it the first time solo too. I had the day off on Friday and randomly found the last remaining ticket in the IMAX theater. It was actually the handicap companion seat which I think no one buys but I thought I was ok 2 hours before the show. It's also the best seat in the house as it's back row center which in IMAX is perfect!
I think I love the movie more than The Force Awakens, but they are two different types of films. It is almost as good as The Empire Strikes Back. The last half is better than the first and the last 30 mins or so is amazing. I'm going for a third time on Monday with some of DH's co-workers.



Stay tuned for more planning of our upcoming trips!

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I also didn't know there was a photo or that you get wet on FEA. You'll see my picture soon we were in the front row too and I decided to protect myself with a shopping bag

 

[franandaj]

The Svensson magic shot is hilarious! You got some great PP shots.

Thanks for not giving any spoilers on the movie, I'm seeing it in 2 1/2 hours!

 

[chunkymonkey]

I also didn't know there was a photo or that you get wet on FEA. You'll see my picture soon we were in the front row too and I decided to protect myself with a shopping bag

Looking forward to it!

The Svensson magic shot is hilarious! You got some great PP shots.

Thanks for not giving any spoilers on the movie, I'm seeing it in 2 1/2 hours!

Thanks! It was cool to see all these new Magic shots on each trip.

What did you think of the movie? Saw it for the 3rd time last night, and I still think it's great!

 

[franandaj]

What did you think of the movie? Saw it for the 3rd time last night, and I still think it's great!

I was thoroughly entertained by the movie and it captured my attention the whole time. I didn't find myself looking at the time or being distracted by my thoughts. Without giving away the end, I have a fundamental problem with part of the ending. I realize that things don't always work out as planned, but waaaaaah, boo hoo.

That being said, I can't wait to watch it at home because there's a lot in the beginning that I didn't get, so I want to rewind, pause and go back so it's all clear.

 

[chunkymonkey]

I was thoroughly entertained by the movie and it captured my attention the whole time. I didn't find myself looking at the time or being distracted by my thoughts. Without giving away the end, I have a fundamental problem with part of the ending. I realize that things don't always work out as planned, but waaaaaah, boo hoo.

Glad you enjoyed it! I was very taken by it and I think it is one of the best films I've seen all year.

That being said, I can't wait to watch it at home because there's a lot in the beginning that I didn't get, so I want to rewind, pause and go back so it's all clear.

I want to watch it again, especially the last 15 minutes. OVer and over again!

 

[bcwife76]

Ack, I'm behind on this one, too!!

As usual you accomplished a LOT, good tips for us first timers too. Never considered we'd get wet on frozen ever after, will have to try and NOT be in the front row ;-)

Ahahahahaha some cheesy solo shots of your dh, LOVE it!!

Ok Baymax...is there a long line to see him? If I punch him in the arm will he bounce like a balloon? Coz I'm totally going to try that Are Joy and Sadness there throughout the day or at certain times or?? I just HAVE to meet them!!!

 

[chunkymonkey]

Ack, I'm behind on this one, too!!

As usual you accomplished a LOT, good tips for us first timers too. Never considered we'd get wet on frozen ever after, will have to try and NOT be in the front row ;-)

I was not expecting to get wet, as I don't' remember getting wet on Maelstrom! LOL

Ahahahahaha some cheesy solo shots of your dh, LOVE it!!

I can't believe he actually took the time to do this, but I think in Feb I told him we HAVE to take as many pictures since we bought memory maker so that thought was instilled in him since then. hehehe.
It's cute though, and he even got some magic shots!

Ok Baymax...is there a long line to see him? If I punch him in the arm will he bounce like a balloon? Coz I'm totally going to try that Are Joy and Sadness there throughout the day or at certain times or?? I just HAVE to meet them!!!

Baymax during the day had a short line. It clears out at night though, I mean I met him twice because there was no line. Joy and Sadness are there every day too but their line was really long. Not sure if it will die down by January, but I'd either try and get them first thing in the am, if it's important to you. Otherwise, we waited about 40 minutes during the night. Even during Illuminations, the line was still decently long. The locations for both of these character meets are right across from the Character Spot where you can meet the core characters like Minnie, Mickey, Goofy, Donald, etc. so you can probably knock them out pretty quickly first thing in the morning. If you have an FP+ for Character Spot, even better!

 

[ArielSRL]

Glad to know about getting wet on Frozen in the front row. I'll make a note.

DH and I are having date night at the dinner movie theatre on Monday to see Rogue One. Can't wait!

 

[Saphire5742]

All caught up here now. But for some reason the quotes function is not working for me right now. So here are some of my random comments:

Wow, your Hawaii beach photos are absolutely STUNNING!
Food looks great too, esp the shaved ice.
As usual your PP photos are perfection. And I love seeing the characters in their holiday outfits
So cool that you met Moana. I'm obsessed with the song "How Far I'll Go" ever since I finally got to watch it.
At least one of us got to be in Disney on my birthday. Although I do have next year in Disneyland...
Must be real nice having that AP. I might be slightly jealous and that may or may not be the reason it took me so long to finally head on over (even though I started follwing a while back). Happy I did though. And really happy for you too.

 

[chunkymonkey]

As you all know, Carrie Fisher passed away today. Like many of you, I'm devastated. She was one of the first memories I had of movies as a child, watching Star Wars with my older cousins, and then pretending to be Princess Leia and re-enacting scenes from the movie after. For many, it's a like a piece of their childhood has died too. To help me stop thinking about this, I thought I'd just focus on writing more of my TR and continue where I left off writing about our trip to Hawaii. I have good memories of Hawaii so I'm going to focus on that!

Hawaii TR Part II: Food 2.0

Malasadas are these Portugese fried donuts, usually made fresh to order. We tried a few places on the island, the most famous place being Leonard's Bakery just outside of Waikiki. They also have a malasada mobile (food truck) which roams the islands. They are delicious little balls of fried dough and you can even get them filled with things like coconut, custard, passion fruit, etc.

We also got some from Agnes's Portuguese Bakery which is my personal favorite. Go for the cinnamon sugar and you won't be disappointed!

We went to a popular spot in Kailua called Over Easy, for brunch. It's a tiny spot and there was a 40 minute wait. It was worth it though as we had some delicious, unique food.

Cornflake french toast:

Kailua eggs, which is rice, sausage, and sunnyside-up eggs with a dashi-broth poured table-side. It's delicious and a unique blend of Japanese-American breakfasts.

We went to another Japanese-influenced western spot called Cafe Lani which is super cute and modern. They serve unlimited fresh-baked bread with various condiments, including chocolate syrup!

Here are the condiments that come with the bread: butter, olive oil, chocolate syrup, and a "make your own" jam, fresh berries in a sugar syrup and you mash it up to make a jam. it's delicious!

Here's one of the entree sets my friend got: a mushroom cream pasta served with a mini pizza bread, soup, and salad. It was the perfect sized meal!

We all thought the food was delicious...BTW, the dessert sundaes are amazing too.

I highly recommend Cafe Lani, located in the Ala Moana mall.

I went to a place for breakfast called Sunny Days with DH. It's a cute little cafe near Diamond Head. He got an entree called the Eggslut. It was a delicious blend of greens and eggs. I don't know what they do to it to make greens taste so good but it was.

The Eggslut: local greens topped with fried eggs, bacon, toast, and a little mason jar of creamy potatoes topped with poached egg, cheese and sprouts. It was both healthy and indulgent at the same time.

I got an acai bowl, and it was the prettiest thing ever. It tasted delicious and I want to return here on our next trip!

You can't go to Oahu and not take in the sights of the North Shore as well as partaking in a meal at one of the many shrimp trucks. This garlic shrimp scampi is from Giovanni's, arguably the most popular spot on the north shore (Kahuku area). If you don't eat shrimp they also have hot dogs fried in the garlic butter and served with rice.

This platter of fresh steamed shrimp is from Romy's which is my personal favorite. Their food is made-to order so it takes a long time to cook, but I find it's worth it, but when you're really hungry it's not fun! Thankfully we already had one shrimp plate under out belts.

Also on the north shore, Matsumoto's shave ice, a landmark which has recently been renovated and it's now shiny and new.

Our only "fine dining" was at MW restaurant, although still plenty casual in terms of atmosphere. We had delicious food prepared really well!

My tasting menu came with a selection of appetizers:

Mochi-crusted Pink snapper:

i think this was a seabass dish DH got:

Scallop:

Short rib with foie gras and truffles:

Kula strawberry shave ice for dessert:

That concludes the food portion of my Hawaii TR! It definitely made me happy to look at these pictures...and a little hungry, even though I already ate dinner! Coming up I'll share some of the more active things we did on this vacation!

I just want to part with one of my favorite Carrie Fisher lines from a movie (and it's not Star Wars!):

"I want you to know that I will never want that wagon wheel coffee table." - Marie from When Harry Met Sally

This movie quote is just so funny and personal to me because it reminds me of DH and I and our differing tastes when it comes to furniture and design in general. I loved that movie and thought the Marie character stole the show. RIP Carrie Fisher, you will be missed.
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[chunkymonkey]

Glad to know about getting wet on Frozen in the front row. I'll make a note.

DH and I are having date night at the dinner movie theatre on Monday to see Rogue One. Can't wait!

I wasn't expecting to get wet at all! I don't remember getting wet on Maelstrom but maybe because we never sat in the front?
I hope you enjoyed Rogue One! I cannot wait to get the home version so I can watch it at any time.

All caught up here now. But for some reason the quotes function is not working for me right now. So here are some of my random comments:

Wow, your Hawaii beach photos are absolutely STUNNING!
Food looks great too, esp the shaved ice.

Thank you! We had such an amazing time. I always love going to Hawaii. I hope you get a chance to visit one day, and go to Aulani!

As usual your PP photos are perfection. And I love seeing the characters in their holiday outfits
So cool that you met Moana. I'm obsessed with the song "How Far I'll Go" ever since I finally got to watch it.
At least one of us got to be in Disney on my birthday. Although I do have next year in Disneyland...
Must be real nice having that AP. I might be slightly jealous and that may or may not be the reason it took me so long to finally head on over (even though I started follwing a while back). Happy I did though. And really happy for you too.

r

Thank you! It's such a treat for me to have the AP, it's our first time. Trust me, I know exactly how you feel when I used to see everyone with annual passes go all the time and I had to live vicariously through them. In fact I get jealous of people who are at Disney but I'm not all the time! But hey, it's fun to read Trip reports, it gets me excited for my next trip! You will have an amazing time in Disneyland! It's so much easier to get around and everything is within walking distance. I did not miss the Disney World bus system at all, LOL.

 

[Gracefulskinny]

The litte girl infront of your DH in this pic steals the show in this one!

We averaged about 8-10 miles a day! That's insane.

I believe it!

BTW, have you all seen Rogue One yet?

We get to see it tonight!

Kailua eggs, which is rice, sausage, and sunnyside-up eggs with a dashi-broth poured table-side. It's delicious and a unique blend of Japanese-American breakfasts.

Is that sausage? Looks like Spam to me. Spam is a very Hawaiian thing at breakfast.

 

[rndmr2]

I was not expecting to get wet, as I don't' remember getting wet on Maelstrom! LOL

My DH got drenched on Maelstrom when we went on it the week it closed. I always remembered seeing signs warning that you could get wet but we didn't remember getting too wet before, maybe some mist or a little splash on the hill but this was like Splash Mountain, LOL. The water poured over the front corner of the boat right into his seat. We joked that the must have filled up the water extra full to go out with a "splash"

 

[chunkymonkey]

PTR Update - February 2017 Trip Plans - FP+ Made​

Our Year of Disney 2016-2017:

DECEMBER 2-7 2016: COMPLETED! We had a blast! Dining TR here.
Lodging: WDW Dolphin

FEBRUARY 23-28 2017:
55 Days until Princess 5k and my birthday trip!
Lodging: Contemporary Garden Wing
ADRs: Complete
FP+: Complete
Flights: Booked!

MAY 3-7 2017:
125 Days until May the 4th Trip for F&G
Lodging: Boardwalk Garden View Studio
ADRs: Complete
FP+: TBD on March 4, 2017

AUGUST 5-12 2017:
219 Days until big Family Trip
Lodging: Polynesian Village Standard Room
ADRs: TBD on February 6, 2017
FP+: TBD on June 6, 2017

OCTOBER 21-28 2017:
296 Days until Disney Cruise Line - 7-night Canada Coast with Marvel Day at Sea on Disney Magic

OCTOBER 30 - NOVEMBER 4 2017:
305 Days until Halloween and our 9-year Anniversary plus Food & Wine at WDW
Lodging: Grand Floridian Standard View Studio
ADRs: TBD on May 3, 2017
FP+: TBD on Aug 31, 2017

Happy Holidays everyone! Our FP+ date for our Feb trip was on Christmas morning so I woke up early to make them. Also earlier last week I finally booked our flights. They were cheap enough for me to take the plunge although I'm sure if I had waited a bit it may have gone down 10 bucks or so. I wanted to secure the specific times I needed so I just bit the bullet. Here are the updated plans for Feb 2017, changes and additions from my last plan are shown in red.

Feb 22nd: Fly after work from NJ to Orlando, arrive past midnight so spending the night at the Hyatt Regency Orlando Airport using a free night certificate.

Feb 23rd: Take ME to the Contemporary in the morning, drop stuff off, and head to the RunDisney Expo, maybe around 11am. I haven't figured out the timing of this yet. I don't know how long this will take but I don't think I will be making any purchases or walking around too much so I hope to grab our registration packages and leave. We will head to Epcot next! I think we'll just grab quick service somewhere for lunch, probably Sunshine Seasons?
I made these FP+ but not sure we will make the first one, depending on if we spend more time at the Expo. I will shift it around if I need to.
12:55 PM - 1:55 PM Spaceship Earth
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Meet Disney Pals at the Epcot Character Spot
3:55 PM - 4:55 PM Frozen Ever After
5:25pm: Dinner at 1900 Park Fare. This will be nice and convenient as we can take the monorail home!

Feb 24th: PRINCESS 5K!
I assume our day will start super early like 4am early
6am RunDisney PRINCESS 5K!!
No idea how long it will take the finish the course while taking all the character pictures. How often are there characters? Every .5 mile or is it kinda random?
We will head back to the Contemporary after to clean up and get some rest before heading to MK:
12:00pm: Lunch at Liberty Tree Tavern. I switched this from dinner to lunch. We haven't been here for a while so figured we'll return, although reports I've seen recently haven't been too good. Hopefully they have improved.
1:20 PM - 2:20 PM Meet Mickey Mouse at Town Square Theater
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
I think by this time in the day we may be really tired and just want to chill back in the room. Also potential DisMeets with @LindseyJo22 and @Elevationist at Trader Sams!

Feb 25th: DHS
8:30am Breakfast at The Wave with DIS friends! @Elevationist and @cinderkelly to name a few. Looking forward to eating here for the first time as I've only heard good things about it.
We'll take a bus over to DHS after!
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Star Tours – The Adventures Continue
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM Voyage of The Little Mermaid
11:50 AM - 12:50 PM Toy Story Mania!
Right after we do TSM we'll have to check in for our...7-Hour Star Wars Guided Tour which starts at 1pm! Yup I booked this tour on the last day that it's being officially scheduled. After Feb 25th they say it's no longer on the schedule but my feeling is if it's successful it will continue on. I had initially called to book this 2 weeks ago but they said they were fully booked for the 25th with nothing scheduled beyond that (tour is only offered Sat and Mon). So instead I just booked the Star Wars Galactic Dessert Party. Then I called this past Tuesday and they had availability. So I canceled the dessert party and booked the tour because the tour includes the dessert party anyways! There is also a quick service meal included as well at Backlot Express, probably those Star Wars themed quick service meals. Totally going to get the Dark Side Chicken n Waffles this time! When we booked I was asked if we were light side or dark side, and I said that I was Dark Side and DH was light side. I assume this is for the commemorative gift at the end, maybe a pin or something like that. Looking forward to this tour!
Since the SW Fireworks are on at 7pm, I think we can still make it over to Epcot for Illuminations at 9pm.

Feb 26th: Epcot and RoL?
Back to Epcot today!
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Meet Disney Pals at the Epcot Character Spot
10:55 AM - 11:55 AM Spaceship Earth
1:25 PM - 2:25 PM Test Track
4:10pm Dinner 'Ohana - Finally we go back to my favorite restaurant! I chose an early time because I thought or am hoping that Rivers of Light will be happening during this trip and this would be a good day to catch it at night.

Feb 27th: My birthday!
8:05am: We have a PPO breakfast at Be Our Guest
9:10 AM - 10:10 AM Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
10:35 AM - 11:35 AM Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
1:35 PM - 2:35 PM Peter Pan's Flight
2:30pm: Tiana's Riverboat Party - Ice Cream Social & FoF Parade Viewing Party - I added this after seeing reviews and thought it would be fun!
Later that evening we'll head back to the Contemporary to change before heading to my birthday dinner at
6:50pm: Dinner at California Grill
Wishes is supposed to be at around 8pm today. Our first time here for Wishes!

Feb 28th: AK
We'll have to check out and then head to AK.
9:05 AM - 10:05 AM Kilimanjaro Safaris
9:50am - Donald's Safari Breakfast at Tusker House
11:20 AM - 12:20 PM Meet Favorite Disney Pals at Adventurers Outpost
12:25 PM - 1:25 PM DINOSAUR
Then unfortunately it'll be time to leave as we have a 4:30pm flight back to NJ

That's the most updated plans for now! I'll be back hopefully with some sort of update on what I am wearing for the Princess 5k. Still working on that.

Also RIP Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds.
May the force be with them both.​

 

[cinderkelly]

OH my gosh, I completely forgot to tell you and @Elevationist that I switched our flight on the 24th to an earlier flight! We land around 3:50pm instead of our original plan of 11:30pm..maybe I could sneak in a drink or two at Trader Sams also!?

 

[LindseyJo22]

5:25pm: Dinner at 1900 Park Fare. This will be nice and convenient as we can take the monorail home!

Yum! We are doing this Friday night and Will is super excited I'm really hoping it's good!

6am RunDisney PRINCESS 5K!!

Woo hoo!!! Do you have a costume? I am frantically trying to get one together, but I don't know that I'll really end up with anything super good :/

I think by this time in the day we may be really tired and just want to chill back in the room. Also potential DisMeets with @LindseyJo22 and @Elevationist at Trader Sams!

Yes! I am looking forward to a meet, either at Trader Sam's or elsewhere. We may be trying to hit a late night DVC event in the MK after, but I am excited to meet some people in real life

8:30am Breakfast at The Wave with DIS friends! @Elevationist and @cinderkelly to name a few. Looking forward to eating here for the first time as I've only heard good things about it.

Yum! This is on my list for the near future - wish we could make it this time!

after we do TSM we'll have to check in for our...7-Hour Star Wars Guided Tour which starts at 1pm! Yup I booked this tour on the last day that it's being officially scheduled.

Wow, you guys are devoted! I will be really curious to see how it is.

4:10pm Dinner 'Ohana - Finally we go back to my favorite restaurant! I chose an early time because I thought or am hoping that Rivers of Light will be happening during this trip and this would be a good day to catch it at night.

Sadly, I'm not sure ROL will be doing much of anything until next year :/ but 'Ohana sounds awesome! We're doing this on Saturday night, which may be a terrible idea - but it's like a 4:30 reservation, so I've got lots of time to digest

2:30pm: Tiana's Riverboat Party - Ice Cream Social & FoF Parade Viewing Party - I added this after seeing reviews and thought it would be fun!

This sounded like so much fun! Also something I'm looking forward to hearing about

OH my gosh, I completely forgot to tell you and @Elevationist that I switched our flight on the 24th to an earlier flight! We land around 3:50pm instead of our original plan of 11:30pm..maybe I could sneak in a drink or two at Trader Sams also!?

I'd be happy to meet more people if you want to join!

 

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The litte girl infront of your DH in this pic steals the show in this one!

Yeah so funny! I enjoy watching people's expressions on this ride.

We get to see it tonight!

Cool did you enjoy it?

Is that sausage? Looks like Spam to me. Spam is a very Hawaiian thing at breakfast.

It was portugese sausage. I do like spam too. Probably not as much as I used to when I first went to Hawaii and was like, spam this, spam that! It was a novelty back then to see spam in entrees.

My DH got drenched on Maelstrom when we went on it the week it closed. I always remembered seeing signs warning that you could get wet but we didn't remember getting too wet before, maybe some mist or a little splash on the hill but this was like Splash Mountain, LOL. The water poured over the front corner of the boat right into his seat. We joked that the must have filled up the water extra full to go out with a "splash"

LOL they probably didn't bother with their routine maintenance knowing it was going to be overhauled anyways. That's crazy!

OH my gosh, I completely forgot to tell you and @Elevationist that I switched our flight on the 24th to an earlier flight! We land around 3:50pm instead of our original plan of 11:30pm..maybe I could sneak in a drink or two at Trader Sams also!?

Oh yay! that's awesome! Yes! The more the merrier!

Yum! We are doing this Friday night and Will is super excited I'm really hoping it's good!

I've never been for dinner so I'm excited! Breakfast was fun!

Woo hoo!!! Do you have a costume? I am frantically trying to get one together, but I don't know that I'll really end up with anything super good :/

I have a partial costume. I was going to do Belle, but all I have is a yellow running skirt and yellow arm sleeves. I have ordered a few tanks and T-shirts so trying to find something to go with it that will look good. Right now I look like a depressed superhero.

Yes! I am looking forward to a meet, either at Trader Sam's or elsewhere. We may be trying to hit a late night DVC event in the MK after, but I am excited to meet some people in real life

Cool! What time were we planning on meeting? I dont' mind also doing DTD - I didn't get to go on my last trip! so I'll probably go before we meet up that night.

Yum! This is on my list for the near future - wish we could make it this time!

We'll miss you! We'll probably eat enough for you too.

Wow, you guys are devoted! I will be really curious to see how it is.

Yeah it was more out of curiosity too, and I like that it included the dessert party which is already 69 dollars.

Sadly, I'm not sure ROL will be doing much of anything until next year :/ but 'Ohana sounds awesome! We're doing this on Saturday night, which may be a terrible idea - but it's like a 4:30 reservation, so I've got lots of time to digest

I know...but Feb IS next year! They need to announce something soon! I hope you have a great time at Ohana!! if there is no RoL then we'll probably just go to MK or DTD for the evening.

This sounded like so much fun! Also something I'm looking forward to hearing about

I don't know what to expect with this but I like how it's a meet n greet with Tiana and you get ice cream and watch the parade from a reserved area. I've never seen the FoF parade in it's entirety so thought it would be fun!

I'd be happy to meet more people if you want to join!

Yay! fun!