Disney dangled the visual weinee & Mickeystoontown gobbled it up! 10/26

[Backstage_Gal]

Just want to let you know that I am really enjoying your report. Thanks!

 

[KatMark]

Okay, I think I am done over John's shirt. You guys crack me up (so wish we'd had more time together...I think we would have been "wetting our pants").

Nice pictures of your tour of the monorail resorts. Although I've no desire to stay at the GF, it certainly is beautiful. But I'm like you...not my style at all.

I'm glad you had a good dinner at Ohana. I love those pot stickers and Mark loves the dessert. However, as you know, the rest of our meal was awful and it will be a very long time, if ever, that we go back.

I just about cried the night we went to the Poly for our dinner at Kona. It just made me sick to see that beautiful lobby torn up like that.

Tell Hunter he did a great job of trying to look like the statue.

So nice you had a pleasant conversation with the CM's at bell services.

Oooh....where are you going for your first park day?

 

[ddstratton]

I love the picture of you and John at Ohana! You guys are just having too much fun -- all the pictures and stories of "the shirt" are just great! I am sooo drooling, thinking about dinner at Ohana...

 

[maryj11]

Tell John that is absolutely the most amazing shirt that I have ever seen !!

 

[disneygirl2785]

Again, coming out of Lurkdom...I just love your reports! Y'all are so funny and I love how your sense of humor comes through in your writing!

 

[debsters41]

This is the best update ever!

Love the tour pictures.

Love the pink leopard Minnie ears behind Hunter and the Hat.

Love the details.

Love O'hana.

But MOST of all......

Love the shirt!

 

[MissLiz]

John's shirt is fantabulastic!

Ah, the "back" of Ohana. If it's where I'm thinking, that is where we have been seated the last couple of times we've eaten there. It's okay, but it's not the real Ohana for us.

I would be so disappointed to be staying at the Polynesian and have all that construction going on. My SIL was booked at Wilderness Lodge for October and we had her change resorts because the main pool is going to be closed. I know that things need to be done, but you always hope that it's not going to coincide with your trip.

Contemporary always feels like our second home. When I first started going to Disney, I always said that I didn't like it and I would never stay there. Oh, how things change. Now it's in our top 3 resorts.

 

[Clarf]

About the shirt. Tell John it truly is an amazing shirt. I love that you made up a whole story around it.

The dinner at O'hana looks so good. We've only had breakfast there, which is good, but that dinner looks amazing.

The Poly is my dream resort, so I'd be super disappointed if I was staying during construction. I guess we just have to remember it will look awesome when it's done.

Yay for great cast members. So nice you had a great conversation and a nice walk back to your room!

 

[Marsheliz]

I'm do glad you liked Ohana!!! My sister and get family went 3x on her trip the other week & they have just raved over it.. So much that every time I mention next year's trip.. DH has to ask about making sure I get the reservation for it! Im guessing its the meat! Lol I will be online bright & early ( will be at beach the day ours becomes available)

I agree about the POLY.. Definitely not the same at all..

 

[amandaw]

Hi! I'm just joining in but I simply had to come check out your TR since I saw that you're also from Louisiana!

Loving the TR so far! Sounds like y'all have a lot of fun! Excited to hear about the rest of the trip.

 

[Tiggerrn2]

Ok, so that shirt is just beyond AMAZING!!!!
Sad that the Poly is all torn up. It will be interesting to see what it looks like when it is finished. I think I will be missing the fountain, though.

Our last couple meals at O'hana were less than amazing. The wings and potstickers were still awesome! And the desert was great as usual. But I agree with you on the steak. Just too raw to eat. We sent it back the first time, but then it just ended up charred on the outside and still raw inside.

Fun little tour of the resorts! I love doing this. It's a great way to check out all the spaces. I still mean to get over to see Fort Wilderness one of these times.

And I am with you and Kathy on GF! Too Richie rich in there for me. Makes me feel like I have to walk around with my hands in my pockets for fear of accidently breaking something of great value.

 

[Grumpy's Wife]

I still haven't eaten at Ohana for dinner. Tried it several times for breakfast and love it! The food does look delicious so maybe one day I'll get there.

Love the new longer buses. I've never seen them before but they are definitely needed.

Oh and love the shirt!!

 

[KatMark]

FYI...updated my TR and this update included our wonderful DIS meet.

 

[smidgy]

too funny about the shirt! I wonder what's up with that?

 

[LuvEeyore]

Joining the party a little late.

I have eaten at O'Hana but it isn't one of my have to do's.
I love the CBR pictures and glad the bail money didn't have to be used at least on the first day.

 

[trekkie68]

I was a bit behind!! I must say, that is a fabulous shirt! LOL! I certainly hope there will be more adventures of you trying to scope out new rooms, I'm very curious to see what has changed! Loving this TR.

 

[alan_renfroe]

*******A moment*******

Let's all take a moment.....

to honour....

the one.....

the only....

SHIRT....

but is it just any ordinary shirt?

NAY!

It's the greatest and best shirt known to mankind!

And its owner is none other than John! What a lucky man indeed!

Wars have been started for less....

Men have fought and died for it....

Hurricanes....Typhoons....Hordes of Locust!



Okay, I totally LOVE the shirt story! And I totally get your family and your sense of humor!

Wow, I would have to say your description of the Grand Floridian, (as well as Tiggerrn2's,) is pretty much the same as mine. Absolutely BEAUTIFUL grounds, but I feel like it is so pristine I'm going to break something. I LOVE visiting this resort, and especially dining at Narcoossee's. (Now I must try the Grand Floridian Cafe as well!) But I do not think I would like actually staying there.

What was the actual date you ate at Ohana? I agree with you 100% about all the construction. Very NON-Disney World like. It's hard to enjoy the "magic" when it's too consumed by the actual real world. Dry wall and construction dust hardly make for a nice dining environment, especially at Kona. That said, we actually loved our Ohana experience again on our trip as well! We ate there on Saturday, May 31st. And those lettuce cups were definitely spicy! Our server/cousin told us that they were "testing" those as a possible item for the future. I loved them! I say bring 'em on!

We had a very pleasant Ohana experience once again! They were quite busy and I think your service can possibly make or break this experience. Fortunately we had a wonderful server. And the bread pudding is Ahhh-MAAYY-zzzzING~!

Loving the trip report! Keep it up!

 

[HomeSweetDisney]

Ok, I'm still giggling about the shirt That's just too funny! Sounds like "the shirt" is destined to become a Mickeystoontown family tradition

Glad ya'll had a great meal at Ohana's despite the ugly construction going on! My mouth was watering looking at your pictures! The food there is so good, especially that banana bread pudding!

Great update! I enjoy getting my WDW fix from your TR

 

[Curiouser&curiouser!]

It's funny how his shirt is so popular!! And I've always loved how little things like that turn into family running jokes.

We actually haven't eaten at Ohana yet. We had a couple of opportunities when it was just me and DH. Then we had a restless little pirate and had to be pretty choosy about timing and such for our meals. Now that that little pirate is reasonable at sit down meals, we've got a new little pirate!! I am looking forward to eventually trying it though!

 

[amazingact21]

Oh my gosh, trying to get that O'hana's reservation is hard work! It requires an incredible amount of patience and perseverance. (I had to look for one in May, as well.). I hope the boys appreciated your ADR stalking.

The food looked delicious, and I'm glad you ended up with the loaves of bread that you asked for.

I sure hope all those guests are forewarned about the construction prior to booking. It really does span the whole lobby area. And to not have a pool in that FL summer's heat....



Too funny about the shirt. Who'd have guessed it'd be such a hit? At least your DH knows he's got at least one really great shirt in his wardrobe to fall back on.