CRAZY DIS ASIANS! A Sept 2018 TR...COMPLETED 6/1 The last day!!

[dianachaney77]

I'm in. Great title! I just saw the movie last week and LOVED it!!!
The necklace fan was a lifesaver for us in August. It may not be the cutest accessory but it was definitely a necessity!

 

[ariane37]

Finally here!
We do tip the ME driver if we put bags underneath which is pretty much always
Just thinking about the heat during our trip last week makes me want to pass out, I cannot figure out how ChunkySis keeps that sweater on lol!

 

[thumper*]

I'm here tagging along

but change Rich to DIS which stands for Disney of course! Because we are not rich, but ENriched with our love for all things Disney!

Love this Enriched

Chunkysis aka Su-Queen, sister of Su-Lynn. 37 years old. Creative card-maker

Her cards are so cute

Hope you're in for our CRAZY DIS Adventure!!!

Yes yes I am always tons of fun

Love those ears

A big difference from last December when all they had done was cleared and leveled that area. Funny to see pics from different TR's as it gets closer to completion.

 

[e mcduck]

ohhh that boat line. ive never waited for a boat but i keep reading about it. sad times!

 

[rteetz]

Hi! I’m new to your reports but decided to join in the fun! Can’t wait to read/hear more about it!

 

[Simba22]

Heeeeere!! Going back to get caught up!

 

[BlvInMagic]

Following-along! oooooh, those new magical express buses are so petty!

 

[Monykalyn]

Only 5 pages behind. Adorable dresses!
Did your sister see the new popup card store is opening at Disney Springs? those cards are very cool, but I think your sis's cards are just as neat!
After the August trip 2017 I said I'd never go again when it is that hot. Then the NYE trip where I froze to near death and decided heat wasn't bad--->yep June and August this year ;but one was planned family vacay and august was pickup for DD 2nd DCP-worth it for the huge discount on Wild Africa Trek-took me 2 days to rehydrate but so fun.
We thought TSL was cute, but not worthy of tons of time there. Both new rides were more enjoyable than I expected.
And that walk to busses! OMG I actually sent a tweet to WDW about the walk and then a 40+minute wait for a bus (and the friendship boats weren't running at time of our trip). I never saw a reply til later but a bus showed up 10 minutes after the tweet...

Heading back tomorrow but no Disney this trip-all Universal and HHN!

 

[Simba22]

I have literally had "Shiny" stuck in my head for daaaaays! I finally get it out and you post this!

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Yup, rolls and rolls of shiny pennies and quarters ready for the penny machines at WDW. Because apparently if you just get change at the stores the pennies aren't SHINY and it is not good enough. So her carry-on was almost as heavy as her checked bag.

Lumar used to do this too! We have like two books full of pressed pennies floating around somewhere.
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We all have pre-check so we go through the expedited line but of course my SISTER gets stopped during security and they have to check her bag because of her rolls of PENNIES and QUARTERS. Steve of course made fun of her and CS just tossed her hair in return. #whyamInotSOLO

We don't fly that often but I always consider enrolling in this just because getting Lumar through security is a trigger for my anxiety. It's always something with him! He can't get his shoes back on fast enough, he leaves something in the bin, he forgets to take his belt off, he "loses" his boarding pass in his pocket....

At the gate I made an Amazon Prime Now order to get bottles of water delivered as well as fruit and bath salts for me, which I find to be the best thing for recovery after a long day at the parks.

I need to remember to do this. We have bottles with filters so I don't care about the water delivery, but I feel like we never have anything to snack on when we're actually in our room and it would be nice to have a few things. Plus, being able to have things like contact lens solution and sunscreen shipped there for free instead of having to pack it in our suitcase would be so much more convenient. Also, I thought I would point out that I completely forgot that Bath Salts are like an actual real thing and not just a home-brewed concoction for creating zombies who eat people's faces off...so when you said you were getting bath salts to help you recover after a long day my mind went to a toooootally different place. I was like Su-Lynn, there are safer ways to unwind!

Sitting up front allowed us to get this coveted shot:

I'm HOME!! Why is it that I get all giddy when I see the sign even though it's not our first time here and I was just here in June and 7 times last year, but every time just feels like the first time, right? #crazyDISasian

I get that way too! I instantly feel the stress of everyday life just leave my body the second I see the archway!

Question, do you guys tip the ME driver?

Only if we have luggage stored under the bus that he handles for us. I usually give $2/bag.

Although, she does have a preference for Frozen Coke and will announce it to the world when she gets one.

I have never been a soda drinker, but I somehow became addicted to Frozen Coke at WDW when we were there in October. Literally, every time we walked by Drinkwallah in AK, I was like "Oh look...a Drinkwallah..." I had Lumar believing that there were multiple Drinkwallahs because he didn't realize we'd turned around and were just passing the same one over and over specifically so that I could just keep getting another Frozen Coke

Here we are!! My hair is already a frizzy nest.

I soooooo feel your pain! I don't even bother wearing mine down when we're there. I shellac it to my head with gel and tie it up. I literally can't even deal with it

Most importantly, I brought my refillable popcorn bucket, the one that is supposed to be never-expiring. I've had it almost a year and it is true, it has never been denied by a CM for refilling.

Are all of their popcorn buckets refillable for eternity? Or was it just this specific one? Because.....I need to get one if I can keep using it year after year.

We had FP for RnRC and Star Tours but we were most excited just to SEE Toy Story Land! So we headed with the masses in that direction.
Our first glimpse!

Ahhhh!!! It looks so bright and fun!

So when we got to the boat it looked like this:

Yes it was 90 degrees, yes my sister is wearing a sweater. #crazyDISasian

Again, I say

Here's a picture of the new Gondola station. Good progress since June!

I am so stupid excited for the Skyliner. I don't know why, I have probaby ZERO reasons to use it. But the idea of it is so cool to me. Didn't they/don't they have one at the Bronx Zoo?? I swear I remember being on one there YEARS ago (like, probably 25+ years ago) but I can't remember if it was there or somewhere else

On the boat, it was crowded and hot so I had to pull out the fashionable neck fan.

You are an absolute fashion icon! No, seriously, your dresses were ADORABLE and you have the BEST EARS.

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[soniam]

Yah, another trip report. My son and I collect pressed pennies too. We collect shiny ones for our trips. I hoard quarters too, but sometimes pick up rolls at the bank. I have learned the hard way after full body cavity searches from TSA to put my quarter rolls in my checked luggage. I only bring enough pennies and quarter for a day or two and put the rest in the checked luggage You should see how much change I brought on our Disneyland trip. We barely got any pennies on the first one, so I was determined to get them all this timeI have even discovered that WDW and Disneyland have unique penny books. WDW has new ones now for each park. I just carry enough coins with me for the day though. Otherwise, it does get heavy.

I recently have been looking for the ones before the early 80s that have more copper content. Well, my eyes are starting to get old and those pennies are always so dark and dirty. I am usually squinting or even lifting up my glasses to read the infinitesimally small year printed on them. Store clerks giving me the strangest looks. I'll even look in the leave a penny/take a penny dish at the register and switch out the good copper pennies for regular ones in my wallet

Looks like a good trip. We haven't seen Toy Story Land yet. Not until November.

 

[Lesley Wake]

"Shiny Pennies" was her answer.

Yup, rolls and rolls of shiny pennies and quarters ready for the penny machines at WDW. Because apparently if you just get change at the stores the pennies aren't SHINY and it is not good enough. So her carry-on was almost as heavy as her checked bag.

That just makes me laugh!

Question, do you guys tip the ME driver? I know it's not required but I always do when we have a bag stored under the bus.

I do the same - tip if I have a bag, otherwise I say thanks and keep walking!

But of course we had to go to the Photopass center right after because my sister couldn't see any of the photopass pictures because it was my memory maker but even though we were linked we had to link up again so that she could view my pictures. This is very important to her so we had to spend additional time doing this.

Of course she does!

 

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Yay! So excited for another chunky TR!

You and your sis are adorable with your Toy Story dresses.

 

[chunkymonkey]

Day 1 Part 2: I think I'm alone now...

We were cutting it pretty close to our ADR time at Teppan Edo because of the long wait for the boats. When we were finally on our way, Steve, who had gone to the room first, texted and said that the room we were given was on the 3rd floor, very close to the elevators, and was an accessible room. I was hoping to not get one because the bathrooms are fully enclosed meaning the sinks were inside and therefore it was hard for 3 adults to get ready at the same time. It wasn't a deal breaker and I didn't want to complain but it was just inconvenient when I was hoping to get the sinks outside of the bath area. As Steve got ready to head to Epcot himself, I got another text from him saying the door wouldn't close. "What do you mean the door won't close?" "It won't close!" was his reply.

Apparently the accessible rooms have automatic doors that stay open for about 30 seconds before slowly closing on it's own. Steve didn't know that and was trying to force the door shut only to have it pop back open and stay open, resetting for another 30 seconds. So after several minutes wrestling with the door he managed to get it closed shut. He didn't want to just leave with the door wide open, especially when we were so close to the elevators in a high traffic area. I figure I'd probably have to ask for a new room at some point that night because this wasn't going to work for us.

Finally after what seemed like an eternity in the hot boat, Chunkysis and I made it to Epcot with about a minute to spare to get to our ADR at Teppan Edo. We got through bag check and security and I got the purple Mickey when I scanned my band to enter (it means DVC). I am not sure why sometimes it's purple and sometimes it's green so maybe sometimes it chooses to recognize I am DVC and sometimes not?

Once we got through we had to book it over to Teppan Edo. Steve was already there and had checked in and they said to let them know when we all arrived.
Finally after a very hot and sweaty power walk, we got to our destination:

We haven't been here for a while, think it's been a few years but happy to have it again.

We were led to our table where most of the other guests were already seated. Sorry to keep you guys waiting!
We were the only ones on the Eat to The Beat package and we were allowed to pick one appetizer, one entree and one dessert. We were also allowed to pick a beverage and our server said alcohol was included too! It's basically any of the drinks which are available on the dining plan so anything with that symbol next to it on the drink menu.

I selected something I've seen before (I saw Ariella @StarWarsMomofGirls! get one and I just had to try it). The grapefruit shandy! Beer is served in a glass with half a grapefruit and a juicer, you juice the grapefruit and pour it into the beer for a fresh fruity finish. Steve got one of the martinis. His drink is girlier than mine!

The shandy was definitely refreshing, but actually anything would be refreshing right about now. I swear I kept drinking buckets of water all day and I felt like I couldn't hydrate myself enough because of the heat. Alcohol was probably not a good idea but seriously I downed it very fast then drank two glasses of water and still felt thirsty!

For an appetizer we all got the shrimp and veggie tempura. It was done very well, but honestly the heat did not make me hungry and felt like I couldn't savor the tempura so I could only finish half and had my sister and Steve finish the other half.

Our chef came and whipped up his magic. I got the Filet Mignon, and Steve and CS both got the Steak and Shrimp dinner. We started off with some sauteed udon noodles with vegetables.

I did enjoy the noodles and ate all of it but felt like it lacked salt.
But maybe because my body had sweated out every last drop of salt and I probably could have eaten a block of salt at that point and not even felt a thing.

I got my filet medium rare. It was quite nice, although I also thought it was under-seasoned, but I'm beginning to sense a pattern that everything I'm eating now is not going to register on my tastebuds as being seasoned so I just accepted it, LOL. It was very tender though.

Here was the shrimp that both Steve and Su-Queen got.

Their steak looked like mine but it was sirloin or strip and not filet. They enjoyed their meals a lot.

For dessert, CS and I both got the green tea cake, and Steve got the ginger cake. We were not impressed with the desserts at all and would definitely skip them, and I still didn't feel like I had my full appetite so I barely touched mine. I think they should just serve ice cream instead of the cake. (Those were the only two choices I think).

Overall it was a fine meal at Teppan Edo but it was too bad I didn't enter it with the same gusto as I normally would have. The service is always top notch there and they are so sweet and friendly that I always have a good time when we dine at the Japan Pavilion.

After our late lunch we had about an hour and a half before our concert at 5:30pm so Steve and I went to do some rides. We walked all the way to The Land and went on Steve's favorite ride:

I love how they have seasonal displays all the time, so there's something new to see!

Since it was festival opening weekend Epcot was very crowded so the only other ride we managed to do was Figment.
Which was convenient for us as then we went to the DVC lounge! We filled up on liquids and got some snacks but it was very crowded so barely any space to sit!

In the meantime, here's what Chunkysis had been up to:

Showing off her pins to Belle

Shading Chip from the sun. Why does Chip get an umbrella?

and being best buds with Aurora and Jasmine.

Three princesses and a magic shot! Good job Chunkysis!

We all met back up at the Theater at The Americas because we were seeing:

Very excited to re-live my junior high years!!
We sat in the 2nd row which was part of the reserved section. I am not sure if this includes only Eat to the Beat or AP holders as well as our row was not that crowded.

Tiffany was great - she looked amazing!

And here's a video of her iconic song: "I Think We're Alone Now"

The concert was only about 35 minutes long, she must have been so hot in her leather jacket, she was dripping sweat by the end of her set...but so was everybody, LOL. I think it was time for a quick refresh so we all headed out and to the Beach Club we go! Although Steve walked ahead of us as it was crowded exiting the concert and by the time we got to the Beach Club, CS and I didn't know where to go since we didn't know the location of our room and we kept texting Steve but apparently the reception was not working well in the hallways so I had to call him and through a very static-y conversation found ourselves walking in a bit of a maze, up and elevator and finally at our room.

We open the door and walked into the cool air-conditioning. Aaaaah. We plopped on the bed. Aaaaah. I let out a sigh...Aaaaahhh

And...the front door was still open.

Seriously it wouldn't close!! So Steve and I tried to wrangle it closed and after another wrestling match we finally shut it only to have to open it 10 minutes later because our luggage had arrived! So we asked the bell hop about the door and he said, "Oh looks like you have one of the accessible rooms. Don't worry, the door will shut on it's own, but give it some time."

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So we timed it and it's seriously about 30 seconds of waiting until it is fully closed. You can't just walk out and close the door. You had to walk out, and stand there and wait for it to close, and it's the slowest door ever. Creak....creak...creak....close. Then you had to test it to make sure it's closed because I don't know about these automatic doors, and since we were near the elevator, there's no way I'm leaving that door open for anyone to come in so someone HAD to make sure the door was closed after we left. Imagine how crazy annoying this would be if you're coming and leaving all day. I said I would request a new room.

But first...we had a Slinky Dog FP to get to that evening and we had just enough time to shower and head out the door. It was then that I noticed the bathroom situation - Definitely not idea for three people but it made for a very spacious bathroom.

This is the only picture of the accessible bathroom which Steve took. you can see how the sinks are enclosed with the rest of the bathroom.

It was too late to do anything now since we had an important FP to get to.
I jumped into the shower, got dressed and I finally felt like myself again!! We spent 5 minutes waiting around for the room door to close then headed out to catch the boat to DHS.

Back at DHS, back in Toy Story Land and finally we get to ride Slinky Dog!!

The FP line is very quick...literally the line said like 75 minutes standby and we were on in about 10.

This ride is so much fun!!! It's so cool to ride something for the first time in Disney World! We all loved it and thought it was awesome! You can also see the construction on Galaxy's Edge from up there. It's so cool! I loved it at night, not only was it a tad cooler, but the lights were out and it was very fun. Overall GREAT ride!!

Steve and I were able to get on Toy Story Mania through the new entrance with a 25 minute wait. I think because Fantasmic was going on and the SW Fireworks were starting soon the crowds died down.
It wasn't too bad of a wait and we saw the new queues, a bit confusing to how they were before, but oh well. it works somehow. I am pretty sure Steve beat me this time.

While we were in Toy Story, CS was busy:

Looks like Buzz is trying to show my sister something in the sky! "Look out for Slinky dog!"

Then we hit up Woody's Lunch box so I could try a few things even though no one else was hungry.

I think I finally got my appetite back so we got the: "Totchos" Potato Barrels coated with Beef and Bean Chili, Shredded Cheese and signature Queso with Tomatoes and Corn Chips finished with Sour Cream and a sprinkle of Green Onions

These Totchos were quite tasty and I enjoyed them a lot! Only gripe was that the tater tots could be cooked a tad longer so it's crispier but it all tasted great like an Americanized poutine LOL.

I also wanted to try the Raspberry Lunch Box Tart: Raspberry Marmalade stuffed Pastry coated in a Strawberry Fondant and Crispy Pearls

OK this looked better than it tasted. It's a little better than a pop tart but not really. I expected a crust with better texture and I didn't get it. My sister was just so excited it had jam in it! Jam is one of her her favorite foods, LOL. I was done with about 2 bites. Next time I may try the other tart just to see how it compares but probably not for a while.

Finally to end the night we waited on standby for Alien Swirling Saucers which was only 20 minutes because the SW fireworks were going on.

This ride is exactly like Tomater's Junkyard Jamboree in Disney's California Adventure. It's really cute, you kinda get spun around, but it's not that dizzying, or at least not as much as you think! My sister loved this ride on Tomater and loved it here too! the music is so cute. It's like if Aliens were to have a hoe-down, it would be this ride.

After that last ride we were tired so we headed out. It was such a LOOOOOONG day and I really wanted to crash. We headed out to the boats and I don't think we waited too long for one. As the boat closed in on Epcot we could see Illuminations in the back.

We walked back from the Boat Dock passing Stormalong Bay and I recorded this little video, part of my Instagram Stories:

The Beach Club, looking beautiful and serene at night:

I headed straight for the front desk to see if they could do something about our room. I basically said we did not request an accessible room and that it wasn't really going to work for us. After 20 very long minutes of "we are currently very full at the moment" and "let me see what I can do" and "let me speak with my manager for a bit" and a lot of clickity-clack on the keyboard, we were able to be moved from the accessible room to a 1st floor standard room very close to the Marketplace. Yay!

The only thing is, they had to deactivate our bands and reactivated them with the new room. We only had 7 minutes to go upstairs and get our stuff out before they deactivated out bands, We called bell services and they came up and picked up all the water and amazon prime groceries we got, all our bags, and headed downstairs.

Our new room was 1602, it was in a quiet alcove on the first floor. We did not really have a view, mostly of the courtyard where the DVC villas are and there was a lot of foot traffic so we kept the curtains mostly closed. It was a nice standard Beach Club room, but we found out later on that our TV was a bit on the fritz. Like, it would be ok for 20 minutes then it would get this weird fractal look on the picture. It was annoying but we barely watched TV so we didn't bother to mention it ultimately.

So I kicked Steve and CS out so that I could vlog a bit of the room. They went to get stuff at the marketplace and CS really wanted a new pressed penny book. I was so tired, I could only manage a speed walk through. I realized that it was also the only time all day that I was alone, and it was really nice.
I forgot to mention I already got asked 6 times today "What time is lunch?"

Maybe I shouldn't let them back in until they memorized the schedule.

Here's a little room tour:

Coming Up...we hit up Epcot and our favorite dinner at Ohana!!
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[dolewhipdreams]

We got through bag check and security and I got the purple Mickey when I scanned my band to enter (it means DVC)

Whaaaat? It's purple for DVC?? I'm so excited for that!

I'm glad you got moved to another room. The combo of waiting on the door and the bathroom space would have been so annoying!

 

[Jenny Sanders]

Su-Lynn, you are too cute! I love how you've added vlogs to your TR's...

 

[missangelalexis]

Sounds like a nice time in Epcot! I love your sister's dress!

I enjoyed watching your video of Tiffany! I had hoped to catch her on my trip last year but wasn't able to!

Awesome getting to do all 3 Toy Story rides that night!

 

[franandaj]

Ahhh, I had your first posts multi quoted and was making replies yesterday. I come back to finish and now a new update!

Chunkymonkey aka Su-Lynn: 42 years old (but acts like she's a small child), life-long Disney lover and bonafide geek.

Who also likes to refer to herself in the 3rd person...

My suitcases were actually very light which is how I usually like to travel.

I keep a portable suitcase scale in my carry on because all of my suitcases are pushing the 50lb mark.

I tagged all the checked luggage with the ME tags and we put them all downstairs ready to go in the morning. It was 11pm and I was ready for bed!

Early! I realize it wasn't going in your car, but that's a step that I have a hard time with when waking up at 3:30AM.

It was 3:30am and I was not ready to wake up!

I wouldn't be either, but ended up having to do that just a week before.

At the gate I made an Amazon Prime Now order to get bottles of water delivered as well as fruit

That's a good idea! Though I still like the local grocery delivery service.

and bath salts for me, which I find to be the best thing for recovery after a long day at the parks.

That could be one of the reasons that my luggage is so heavy. What brand do you order on Amazon?

I think I may have to forgo the early morning flights from now on!

We decided that after our trip to KC. For us it kills the whole day getting there so it really doesn't matter.

Question, do you guys tip the ME driver?

Not when he breaks the scooter. But yes usually we do.

We made our way towards the boat. It was only around 10:30am but it was already HOT.

At this exact time we were on the bus back to MCO.

Here we are!! My hair is already a frizzy nest.

You look fine!

Steve was on the boat that was filling up right there, but it only could fit a few more people before it left. Then a CM came and counted the number of people in line that would fit on the next boat and OMG we just made the cut off!!

Yay for just making it!

My sister couldn't just wait in line so she went to get a PP pic. I was honestly too hot to walk anymore so I just waited in line. Yes it was 90 degrees, yes my sister is wearing a sweater. #crazyDISasian

I don't know how she does it. I wear tank tops 3/4 of the year and I can only wear T-shirts from Dec-Feb. I don't know how she can wear that in that heat.

Coming up, lunch at Teppan Edo

We are celebrating our 10th wedding anniversary today and I told Fran she had two choices for dinner, Shabu Shabu or Teppan Yaki. She went with the former, so your update is going to make me want Teppan even more!

 

[chunkymonkey]

Can't wait to read about how CRAZY this gets I love the Alien ears too!

Thank you so much!
The ears are from Aloha Ears Design!

Love the title! I still haven't seen the movie but I heard it was so funny.

I always love reading your trip reports and this time with the added bonus of chunkysis.

Thank you! The movie is great! I highly recommend it!
Thank you for reading!!

You had to go to the ICU for your knee? Oh no!

I.O.U. for this one.

I'm in. Great title! I just saw the movie last week and LOVED it!!!
The necklace fan was a lifesaver for us in August. It may not be the cutest accessory but it was definitely a necessity!

Thank you! Oh yay I'm so happy you enjoyed the movie. I was born in Singapore so the movie is really special to me.
We got a lot of questions asking where we got the fan! They were a little sad to know we ordered from Amazon because I think they wanted to go into a gift shop to buy one right then! It was so hot! Definitely helped a lot!

Finally here!
We do tip the ME driver if we put bags underneath which is pretty much always
Just thinking about the heat during our trip last week makes me want to pass out, I cannot figure out how ChunkySis keeps that sweater on lol!

Hi Ariane! Hope you had a great trip! Well, I KNOW you had a great magical pixie-dusted trip!
My sister is a slave to fashion...especially Disney fashion! I could barely function in the heat!

I'm here tagging along

Hi Glenda! Thanks for following!

Her cards are so cute

They really are! She made a special one for Russel and Dug, it's my favorite card. You will see it in my TR.

Love those ears

Thank you! They are from Aloha Ears Design.

A big difference from last December when all they had done was cleared and leveled that area. Funny to see pics from different TR's as it gets closer to completion.

I know, since my solo trip they have made so much progress! I can't believe that it's supposed to be functional in 2019 and that will be the new form of transport!

ohhh that boat line. ive never waited for a boat but i keep reading about it. sad times!

It was definitely not the highlight of the transportation that week. The boats are fickle, when they work well they are great, but when there's lightning in the area, forget about it, they aren't allowed to run during those storms, and we got a lot of those during the week!

Hi! I’m new to your reports but decided to join in the fun! Can’t wait to read/hear more about it!

Hi Ryan! Thanks for joining and welcome!
It is great to have you here! You have some awesome TRs as well!

Following-along! oooooh, those new magical express buses are so petty!

Yay, thank you for following!!
They are really nice. Mostly the same inside just newer

Only 5 pages behind. Adorable dresses!
Did your sister see the new popup card store is opening at Disney Springs? those cards are very cool, but I think your sis's cards are just as neat!

Thank you!!
Yes! She has heard about those cards, she has seen them before they are a company that has kiosks in malls too.

After the August trip 2017 I said I'd never go again when it is that hot. Then the NYE trip where I froze to near death and decided heat wasn't bad--->yep June and August this year ;but one was planned family vacay and august was pickup for DD 2nd DCP-worth it for the huge discount on Wild Africa Trek-took me 2 days to rehydrate but so fun.

LOL took me all week to rehydrate then I get the bummer knee...it was not the best trip for me physically but I still had an amazing time. I am for sure going to do the Wild Africa Trek most likely in January. I hope it won't be too cold but after September I am ready for a cold trip to Disney. I actually don't mind the cold, and cold in Florida is something I'm looking forward to!

We thought TSL was cute, but not worthy of tons of time there. Both new rides were more enjoyable than I expected.

It is definitely cute but yeah aside from rides and characters nothing else, oh the quick service but I wouldn't go out of my way for it.

And that walk to busses! OMG I actually sent a tweet to WDW about the walk and then a 40+minute wait for a bus (and the friendship boats weren't running at time of our trip). I never saw a reply til later but a bus showed up 10 minutes after the tweet...

OMG that walk, it was crazy. We did not expect it. also we tried ubering but all the uber drivers got confused because they said the pick up location had changed but it was not reflected on the app so many of them would circle around looking for the pick up spot even though we were there, but it was just a big mess disney should have made it clear to all drivers doing pick up and drop off as to where the location is.
Hmm maybe I'll just have to tweet WDW from now on for buses to appear!

Heading back tomorrow but no Disney this trip-all Universal and HHN!

Hope you're having a great trip!! Sounds like fun!

 

[StarWarsMomofGirls!]

I selected something I've seen before (I saw Ariella @StarWarsMomofGirls! get one and I just had to try it). The grapefruit shandy! Beer is served in a glass with half a grapefruit and a juicer, you juice the grapefruit and pour it into the beer for a fresh fruity finish. Steve got one of the martinis. His drink is girlier than mine!

Glad you tried it. It is refreshing! And was a big hit with our table the day we did it.

I also love that Steve's drink is fancier than yours! he he

I did enjoy the noodles and ate all of it but felt like it lacked salt.
But maybe because my body had sweated out every last drop of salt and I probably could have eaten a block of salt at that point and not even felt a thing.

I feel like I felt the same way. I want to say I used some of the sauce that they give you for your meats to liven it up a bit.

For dessert, CS and I both got the green tea cake, and Steve got the ginger cake. We were not impressed with the desserts at all and would definitely skip them, and I still didn't feel like I had my full appetite so I barely touched mine. I think they should just serve ice cream instead of the cake. (Those were the only two choices I think).

I think we had the choice of a green tea ice cream, but maybe that was on the kids menu.... Probably. So, I guess ask next time. I can't image they would be against giving you ice cream instead. I want to say there was also vanilla.

I also didn't really love the cake options. Meh.

Tiffany was great - she looked amazing!

So, IMPORTANT question... Which do you think is better? Tiffany singing in Malls? Or Tiffany singing at EPCOT? Which is a "better" gig?

OK this looked better than it tasted. It's a little better than a pop tart but not really. I expected a crust with better texture and I didn't get it. My sister was just so excited it had jam in it! Jam is one of her her favorite foods, LOL. I was done with about 2 bites. Next time I may try the other tart just to see how it compares but probably not for a while.

See, I keep thinking that they don't look that good to me.

These Totchos were quite tasty and I enjoyed them a lot! Only gripe was that the tater tots could be coo

Can't wait to try these!!!! Yum

Glad that you got the room situation figured out. Switching rooms is always a pain.

 

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Toy Story Land looks os cute!

The constant thirst is pretty much how I felt in June, didn't matter how much water i drank, I was always dry.

Glad they switched your room for you, the bathroom and door situation would have been rather annoying.