Disney, The Dream...and WHAT?!? Disney AGAIN!?! *Updated 2/20*

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We woke up early, and had breakfast in our room again: Cheerios, bananas, tea for me, and juice for Meg.

We left our room, and had to check if there were any animals out:


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I was HOPING to see at least one giraffe. Wasn't happening. I don't think they like it when it's so hot!

We got on the bus, headed here for the day:


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We went right to get fast passes for Toy Story Mania. I'm not sure why that ride gets such long waits? I mean, it's a great ride, and we like it, but I would never wait as long as some people do for it. We got there at 9:15, and the park opened at 9. By then, there was already an hour wait, and fast passes were already up to 1:30 to 2:30!

After getting those, we checked out One Man's Dream. We had never gone to this before. Maybe Meg was too young to really want to see it before


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It was interesting, and we really liked it.

After this, we headed to another place we hadn't been at DHS:


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I don't know why, but I guess I never realized until recently the animation classes they hold here. I knew that was something Meg would like, being into art as she is. Our class was drawing Sorcerer Mickey. Here is her drawing:


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and mine:


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Not bad! Then, we just HAD to go wait in line, because Meg's very favorite character was in the building:


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Pooh was in the house! Meg gave him a big hug! She was so happy to see him.


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We were on our way over to the 50's Prime Time Cafe, and saw Pooh's sidekick! I love him, but Meg took a picture with him:


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Cute!

We always have to go to the 50's PTC, but this time, we were meeting friends here too. They had never been, and when we found out they were going to be at WDW the same time as us, we decided we'd all meet for lunch.


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From left to right: Ben (Scooter), Madison (the Princess), and Meg (Honey Bunny). Those were the names our waiter gave to the kids, and boy, was he ever right with Madie!

Ben (Scooter) was wondering why you'd want to go to a place where they could yell at you, and tell you what to do. Madie (the Princess) just kept trying to get caught doing stuff, like leaving her elbows on the table, so that she COULD get yelled at!

Our waiter, Loukili, asked the kids if they washed their hands. Of course when they said yes, he asked, "what color was the soap?" and when they didn't know, he sent them all in to wash up. When they came out, they were ready with the answer, but instead, he asked what color the wall was!

Meg ordered the fish sandwich with a side caesar salad:


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She loved it, and gave it a 5 out of 5.

I ordered the fried chicken. (Guess I didn't get enough fried chicken at the HDDR the night before?) It came with mashed potatoes, and instead of the collard greens, I got green beans. There were a few carrots thrown in too.


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I gave it a 5 out of 5 also. Very tasty, even though there was sooo much chicken! I gave some to Scooter.

While we were eating, the Princess was still trying to get in trouble. She was talking with her mouth open while eating. When Loukili said something to her, she totally threw her mom and I under the bus, saying we were doing it too! So, Loukili had the whole room chant "naughty little brats" at us! Real nice.
We did see someone who had to do the "airplane" to eat his veggies, and another girl who had to stand up and sing the Little Teapot song. I would love to work there!

We decided to get dessert even though we were pretty full, because after all, "it's vacation"! Are you sensing a theme here?


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Mmmm Mmmm. The brownie sundae. We gave it a 5 out of 5. I love the caramel corn on top.
Although, we were disappointed that they no longer have the pictures of the desserts on the Viewfinder. We loved that! Anyone know why they don't do it anymore?

We just love it here


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After lunch, we had to use our fast passes, so went off to TSM. Our friends told us to call them when we were done, and we'd meet up for a ride.​

 

[BerrysGirl]

I too find TSM to be a little over-rated. I mean, even the morning stampede is ridiculous. Why is that ride SO popular?

Piglet is my favorite character too! I'm short (5'0") so us very small animals have to stick together

I'm so excited to try 50's Prime Time. I've never been! Did the Princess ever get punished for being bad?

 

[melmar136]

I too find TSM to be a little over-rated. I mean, even the morning stampede is ridiculous. Why is that ride SO popular?

Piglet is my favorite character too! I'm short (5'0") so us very small animals have to stick together

I'm so excited to try 50's Prime Time. I've never been! Did the Princess ever get punished for being bad?

We just LOVE the 50's PTC, but it really helps if you get a good waiter/waitress. And NO, the Princess never got in trouble!

 

[melmar136]

Meg and I went off to use our TSM Fast passes, just in time before the time expired. It was fun, and hmm...look who won


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That would be me, player 2. Sorry Meg! Although, neither of us are great at it, but we did "win" 2 silly bunnies.

Once we left TSM, we called our friends who had been waiting for us. We met up and decided we'd go on either ToT or Rock n' Roller coaster. There were hour long waits for each of them, so we just wanted to choose one. Only 3 out of the 6 of us voted for ToT, so we decided on the other. 4 of us wanted to go on that. My friend and "Scooter" sat out.


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It was so hot while we were waiting in line. The fans really didn't help at all. I thought the Princess was going to give up after about a half hour, but then she spotted a lizard or salamander, which amused her enough until we had almost made it into the A/C.
We finally got up to the boarding area, and then you can hear Steven Tyler screaming the countdown, and the limo takes off like a shot. The Princess started screaming, Meg was looking more nervous, and I was wondering why they talked me into this. But, the poor woman in front of us in line just left her boyfriend and bolted. Although, she was back pretty quick, not being able to find the "chicken exit" at that point!

We finally got on, and I managed to keep my eyes open for a small part of the ride. Meg claims hers were open for all of it except when you take off. I do have to say that I had only been on this ride once before and hated it. This time was somewhat better. Meg LOVED it. She says it is her new favorite ride. Even the Princess liked it. Although, when we stopped I could hear her dad keep asking if she was ok. He said she looked green, but then thought maybe it was just the lighting. They were in back of us, and I couldn't turn around enough to see her. I think she was speechless! But finally she said she loved it too.
We wandered through the "dump shop" for a while, and Meg found a cool Fender guitar tee. She has a Fender, so it was perfect for her. The Princess hems and haws forever, trying to decide on something. She was looking at a pen or a pencil. Really? "Just pick one" we kept saying, until her dad told her if she didn't pick in 10 seconds, we were all leaving! I think she went with the pencil. haha

We met up with Scooter and his mom, who were relaxing in the shade with cold drinks. They had to leave at that point to get a bus to go back to their hotel to change, as they had dinner ADRs.
It was great to see them there.

After they left, we headed over to the Muppets in 3D


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Here we are, waiting for it to begin.

We were really feeling that there was so much more we wanted to fit in, but couldn't. The last Beauty and the Beast show was at the same time as the last American Idol show before the finale, so we went with Idol.


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It was so hot and sticky and had been raining, so we just wanted to sit in the A/C. There were 3 good performers. One girl was only 16. She didn't win though.

We were feeling a little hungry by the time we got out of Idol. It was dinner time, and we needed something, but not a big dinner. After walking around for a bit, I decided I wanted some mac & cheese, but they only had a kid's meal of it. So I sent Meg to sit down, and I figured they wouldn't know who I was ordering it for. Not sure if it really mattered. But while I was standing in line, I noticed they had a "gourmet" hot dog topped with mac & cheese and bacon. That sounded sooo good to me right then.


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Once Meg saw that, she decided she would split it with me. She gave it a 3 out of 5 and said she wouldn't get it again. She thought the mac & cheese really didn't taste like anything. I gave it a 4 out of 5. I wished that I didn't share it. I thought it was really good, and would have eaten the whole thing. It just hit the spot right then.

Once we left there, we started walking back to the hat. Meg kept calling it a castle all day. We were supposed to meet our friends there after TSM and Meg kept saying, "there's the castle!" and I kept saying, "you mean the HAT?" I told her we were going to wind up on that thread on the Dis about guests saying weird things at the parks!

On our way, we saw Mulch, Sweat, n' Shears coming down the street. We had never stopped to watch them before, but have read how good they are in other TRs.


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So, we stopped. We were in the second "row" behind some other people. They left after a song, and we "got a free upgrade" (as the manager said) to the 1st row. This was obviously a bad idea, because being in the 1st row tends to get you noticed. And then look what happens:


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Oh yeah, that's me. I'm with the band! Lovely. But it was fun, although embarrassing. Meg didn't die of embarrassment though. I thought she would have acted like she didn't know me!

They were really good!


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After my band debut, we headed back to the Rock N' Roller Coaster. Meg wanted to give it another shot, and I agreed. The wait was down to 40 minutes, and the sun had gone down, so waiting wasn't so hot. While we were in line, we started talking to the family in front of us. The mom recognized me from the Mulch, Sweat, n' Shears show! And the dad pulled up the picture they had taken of me! I guess I'm famous!

I think I must be getting used to the RnRc because I actually liked it a little that time! Although, I still can't manage to keep my eyes open when I know we'll be going upside down!

After the ride, we wandered for a little bit, checking out wait times. We were going to go on TSM again, but the wait was still 90 minutes. So instead we got some ice cream at Hollywood Scoops.


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This was Meg's. She got strawberry in a cone and a dish. It was pretty drippy. She gave it a 3 out of 5. The ice cream was plain old, plain old and she hated the cone.


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I got plain old vanilla. It was like vanilla bean. It was good, but Meg was right. The cone wasn't great. It had a lemon-y sort of flavor. I gave it a 4 out of 5.

Do you like our new hats?

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We saw that on another TR and copied it!

We were going to stay for EMH, well some of it. DHS was open till 1am that night, but we had done enough, so we shopped for a few minutes, and then left, saying good bye to the castle...I mean the hat!


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Thoughts for today:
Weather: started off hot and sunny, but had some thunderstorms and rain
Best: 50's PTC, RnRc, and Mulch, Sweat, n' Shears
Worst: my neck (it really hurt after our 1st ride on RnRc). I think I pulled something!​

 

[melmar136]

We woke up fairly early again today, and ate bagels for breakfast in our room. Today on the agenda, was Epcot!


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We arrived around 9:15, 15 minutes after the park opened. We dashed to Soarin' for Fast Passes. The last time we had been to WDW, in 2009, we never made it on Soarin'. The wait then was 2 hours, and after standing in it for 30 minutes and not moving an inch, we gave up. Meg had been on in California, on a trip with her father, but I had not gotten to experience it yet!


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We got there, and there was only a 30 minute wait at that point, so we decided to wait instead. It was great. I actually kept lifting my feet up like they were going to hit the trees or something!

We left the land...


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and headed for...


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We were going to get FPs here, but the time would have conflicted with our lunch ADR. The wait was 65 minutes, but the single rider line was only 20 minutes. We decided to go for the single rider. I went first, and met Meg after the ride. It wasn't as fun without her in my car, but the wait was better!

We headed over to The Seas with Nemo and Friends.


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mine...mine...mine!


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I love them! I was glad that Turtle Talk was open because we had seen on the board earlier that it was closed. I was bummed. Maybe Crush was still swimming on his way from Australia. First we went on the Nemo ride in the clam shells. It was only a 10 minute wait, and we kept moving. Then, it was time to wait in the "holding area" for Turtle Talk with Crush. There were A LOT of screaming kids there. Wow. It was loud. And kids were having meltdowns everywhere! I am so glad Meg is past that stage! (well, mostly! LOL)

We got into the show, and there was a little boy who was deaf sitting near us. I kept watching the woman doing sign language along with the show, and she was so good. She got the best facial expressions as she was signing! Crush was as funny as ever, dude. I love that show!

We headed to the shop in there and right as we were about to check out a guy rushed up, cut in front of us, and was asking the CM something rudely. I didn't say anything, just gave the guy a dirty look. She told him I was next and that he had just cut the line, but she answered his question and then took me. She apologized, and I told her I was glad she said something to him. We chatted for a little bit, and she ended up giving me a hug. She was so cute.

I had to buy a travel mug with the Mine birds on it, and a little Squirt keychain.

Next, we headed over to Club Cool


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Meg didn't remember it from our last trip, so we had to go test out all the flavors!


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Here she is drinking Beverly, the drink from Italy:


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Eeeew. Bitter! I liked China. It tasted like watermelon.

We stopped to take a couple of pictures and then headed to World Showcase. We were getting close to our lunch ADR time!


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Up next, the best meal of the trip!​

 

[melmar136]

We arrived at Via Napoli for our lunch ADR a little early and waited a couple of minutes to be seated.


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On our way to the table, we looked around, noticing how nice it is in there.


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Then, our waiter came over, and the view got even better! I had to text my friend, because she used to come to Disney with my family when we were around Meg's age, and there was a very similar incident, in Italy, way back then! I think she even remembered the waiter's name! How funny is that?!

I told Meg that I saw others who really liked the blood orange aqua fresca drinks. So, we both tried one.


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They were really good! 5 out of 5!

We had read on other dining reviews how good the pizza is here. So, we went with one. We chose a large Margherita pizza with onions. We also got a house salad to start.


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The salad was good, with mixed greens, tomatoes, cucumbers, mushrooms, and peppers. We rated it a 4 out of 5. It was a little dry and needed a bit more dressing.

Next, was the pizza.


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I usually don't get onions on my pizza, but Meg LOVES them. These were really good, because they carmelized them a little beforehand. The pizza was SOOO yummy! The crust was crunchy on the outside and chewy on the inside. There was fresh mozzarella, fresh tomatoes, and basil. It was so good we just couldn't stop eating it! (But, we had 3 pieces left that we asked to take to go). The pizza rates a 5 out of 5. Can we give it a 6?

But of course, we just HAD to try dessert. We got the zeppoles to split.


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Wow! These were incredible. Meg describes them as Heaven on Earth. They are little balls of fried dough goodness with ricotta cheese in the middle, but it is baked in. They came with chocolate sauce and this thick, delicious whipped cream. Yum! Rating: 5 out of 5

We had been admiring our poor waiter the whole time (who was a great server by the way). I told Meg at the end of the meal, I would ask him if he would take a picture with her. Of course he said yes (with his cute Italian accent as Meg says) and now she has a picture to cherish!


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We really, really loved Via Napoli, and it will be on our must visit list next time!

After lunch, we toured Italy:


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Then headed to the American Adventure. We didn't really go in, except into the shop.


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We were planning on doing pick-a-pearl in Japan, so we walked there next.


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We each decided to get a pearl. I had bought a cage months before, so I wanted one to go in that. Meg decided she would get one as well, but wanted it set in a ring. We each chose an oyster. I told her to pick a really ugly one, as I heard those have the black pearls. They all looked pretty much the same. When the little ceremony was done, we both had white, slightly pink pearls. Mine was 7 1/4 and Meg's was 7 1/2. She picked a setting and the woman told us to come back in about a hour to pick it up. We have pictures of the pearl ceremony later!

We left Japan, and went to Morocco.


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We wandered to France, where we took a couple of pictures, then sat on a bench to eat some of our leftover pizza. We were tired of carrying the bag, but also just needed to have some more of it because it was so good. It was still yummy, even though cold.


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Epcot continued in next post.



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[melmar136]

We finished off the pizza we were eating, and still had a big slice left. We decided to throw it away. We were tired of carrying the bag around, and figured it would get kind of disgusting after more time in the heat. Good bye delicious pizza!

Meg and I started walking to the United Kingdom pavilion.


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We stopped in the shops, listened to the British Invasion for a few minutes, and took some photos:


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Next, we strolled over to Canada.


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We decided to head over to Innoventions West, where they take the 5x7 picture for free if you have a Disney Visa, which I do. We waited in a small line, and then met Mickey and Pluto. We got our picture taken and started out the doors. On our way there it had gotten very windy. In the short time we were in there, it had started to pour! So, we ran over to Spaceship Earth.


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We walked right on, and got out of the rain. I like the changes they have made, at the end with the screens in each car, and the picture of your head on a little body. Very cute!

It was still raining when we got off the ride, so we went over to the Photo Shop where they told us to pick our picture up from the Visa meet & greet. It only took a minute, and of course it was still raining, so we broke out the cheap 88 cent Walmart ponchos. Uuugh. Putting one of those on, on a sticky humid day in August is not my idea of a good time. But, in August, you need them because there is a thunderstorm or rain shower most days. Blah.

We decided to head to Captain Eo. I was so excited that it was back! My friend and I spent one whole New Years Eve in there! We waited for 2 hours, saw it, then came out and waited 2 hours to see it all over again! (We had a slight MJ infatuation when we were 12!) Crazy.


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I actually remembered one of the songs! Meg thought it was so cheesy, and I guess it was. But I have some great memories with my friend there!

Meg dragged me over to Journey Into Imagination. I don't know why, but I have never liked Figment. And that song drives me nuts. She knows this, so all the more reason to want to go on with me.


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We decided to go back through and stop in the countries we breezed through on our way to lunch, and I had food and drink items I wanted in Mexico and Germany! So, off we went. First stop was Mexico.

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We looked around, but didn't go on the ride. They had some really nice silver earrings in there, but I never ended up buying any. Meg tried on some stuff for a photo op!

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Then, I got what I had been waiting for! A frozen margarita.


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It was pretty good. A little sour, and it would have been really good to sit in the sun with it, and some salsa & chips. But, we walked on, in the rain.

Norway was next.


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I had read such good things about the Schoolbread, so we went into the bakery to check it out. I asked Meg if she wanted anything, but she didn't. We didn't go on the Maelstrom ride, just continued on, to China.


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We never spend much time in China. One day, we'll have to check it out more. Instead, we visited Germany, where I was anticipating the yummy goodness of the new caramel bakery, Karamel Kuche.


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Hmmm, what to choose? I ended up with a chocolate cupcake, and vanilla frosting, drizzled with caramel. Meg got the milk chocolate covered strawberries, also drizzled with caramel. We took them out and looked for a place to sit, to eat them out of the drizzle.


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We got to Italy, and found a bench under part of one of the buildings, where we proceeded to open our treats.


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Here are Meg's. She gave it a 4.5 out of 5. She thought it was a bit too sticky (with the caramel drizzle) in her braces.

Here is my cupcake:


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I gave it a 3.5. The frosting was that sickening sweet kind that I love, but there was SO much of it, and the caramel was great. The cupcake itself was actually kind of dry. I didn't end up eating all of it.

I felt pretty sick, after my drink, followed by the cupcake. We sat for a little while, then headed over to Japan, to pick up Meg's ring from Pick a Pearl.​

 

[BerrysGirl]

I am loving your trip report

 

[melmar136]

I am loving your trip report

Awww, thanks!

 

[melmar136]

Meg and I went back to Japan to pick up her pearl that she had set into a sterling silver ring. We hadn't taken pictures during our own pick-a-pearl "ceremony" so we took a few when we went back:


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My face would hurt from smiling that much!


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Here are the oysters. They all looked the same to me!


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After we watched other people pick their pearls, we picked up Meg's ring:


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Little did we know, this would be the last time we saw it...

At this point, we decided we needed to head over to the Yacht Club. We had booked an Illuminations Cruise with some other Disers for that night!
We took the boat from Epcot over.


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We had a little extra time, and I wanted to check out the Beach Club. It had been my mom's favorite resort, but I had never stayed there. It is my goal to stay there for part of our vacation next year. We walked through the Yacht Club and over to the Beach Club.


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We checked out Beaches & Cream. We really wanted to eat here, but didn't have enough time right then.

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I love these pictures in the Beach Club


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I had brought a little card with us (you know the ones you get printed up for someone's wake or funeral to give out) that we got back in 2003 when my mom died. I have a bunch of them left, and I read on the boards that sometimes people will leave one on a favorite ride of someone who died or something like that. I was looking for a spot in the Beach Club lobby to leave it, and finally decided to put it in a potted plant. I figured it would be found eventually, but thought my mom could be at her favorite hotel in spirit for a little while. I also thought the person who found the card might read it and get a smile, because I love the poem on it. It was perfect for my mom. Here it is:

I'd like the memory of me to be a happy one.
I'd like to leave an afterglow of smiles when day is done.
I'd like to leave an echo whispering softly down the ways,
of happy times and laughing times and bright, and sunny days.
I'd like the tears of those who grieve, to dry before the sun
of happy memories that I leave behind when day is done.


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That's my mum...and the reason Meg and I love Disney!

Back to the TR...We left the Beach Club and headed for the Yacht Club marina.


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We ended up at the Marina with plenty of time to spare, to meet up with the other Disers who would be sharing our boat!


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[dizneeat]

All caught up!

I LOVE your tripreport. Can't wait for the DREAM part to start!

 

[melmar136]

All caught up!

I LOVE your tripreport. Can't wait for the DREAM part to start!

Hi Karin! Thanks so much! Excited to hear the rest of your TR as well!

 

[melmar136]

We met up with a family from Canada, a mom and dad with 2 girls, and another single mom, with her daughter and son. They were surprising their kids with the cruise. Meg knew about it the day I booked it. I am so not good at keeping exciting surprises, and don't think I could EVER do a surprise trip to WDW!

We checked in at 8pm, and got a nice surprise! They are now giving a discount for DVC and AP! Nice! Each family got back $17!


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We got Katie for our driver/captain. She was very nice. There were lots of drinks (cans of soda and bottles of water) and bags of chips for everyone. We munched while we cruised in the rain. Yep, it started again, just in time for our boat ride!
We took a little ride around the area of the Boardwalk, the Swan, and the Dolphin (or the Fish, as Meg calls it, because it looks nothing like a dolphin!) Katie told us some stories about when they were building those 2 hotels, they made a mistake and put the statues on the wrong buildings. Also, they thought they might connect them to the monorail, and have it go right through them, like at CR. Hmmm...I wonder!

Then, we headed towards EPCOT and parked under the bridge near the International Gateway. There were 5 other boats also parked there. Thankfully, the rain had stopped by then, and we got to watch Illuminations.


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We didn't get the best pictures, and one of the camera batteries died at this point. It was a great experience to see Illuminations this way, but I didn't think you could see everything as well as watching from one of the countries in WS. We felt close, but also far away at the same time, if that makes sense. You couldn't see all the countries light up from where we were, and we probably wouldn't do one of these cruises again. But, it was fun nonetheless.

After Illuminations was over, Katie cruised us back over to the Yacht Club. We hopped on a boat to head back to EPCOT. There was EMH that night until midnight. When we got to the gate though, Meg realized she didn't have her KTTW card. The CM let us in anyways, but Meg couldn't go on any rides, so we bought a cookie and made our way to the exit.


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We got our bus back to the hotel, and started unpacking our backpacks when we got to the room.

I asked Meg to see her ring. She looked in her backpack, and told me she had given it to me because she didn't have it. I told her no, because I had my pearl in it's little bag, but I had nothing of hers. (Sure, blame the mother!) I checked and double checked our bags, but her ring, in its bag was nowhere to be found.
I called Lost & Found and got a CM who told me to check back the next day after noon, because they bring all of the lost items to one place. But, she looked at the Lost & Found at EPCOT and said they had nothing like a ring.

I tried to retrace our steps, wondering where it got lost, and could only think that Meg had left the bag hanging in the ladies room in the American Adventure pavilion when she took off her poncho earlier that day. (pretty much about 10 minutes after we picked it up!)
We did call Lost & Found the next day, but they didn't have the ring! Some lucky person got a nice new ring that trip, but it wasn't Meg!
She wants to try again next year, and I will make sure they send the bag right to our hotel!

Weather: started out sunny and hot, but there were thunderstorms and then rain that lasted much of the day
Best thing: Via Napoli! Meg is now a pizza snob, and compares all pizza to there.
Worst thing: Meg losing her ring!​

 

[debfen]

I love reading your TR! What a bummer that Meg lost her ring. Can't wait to read more.

 

[BerrysGirl]

What I sweet way to remember your mom! Sorry to hear about Meg's ring though

 

[melmar136]

I love reading your TR! What a bummer that Meg lost her ring. Can't wait to read more.

Thank you, and to our TR!

What I sweet way to remember your mom! Sorry to hear about Meg's ring though

I needed to do something to remember my mom at Disney, especially since she is responsible for our Disney love and now our DVC!

I know, Meg and I were so disappointed about her ring.

 

[melmar136]

The day began with bagels in our room. Gotta love Garden Grocer! I can't find the same kind of bagels here at home, and they were so yummy!

We left to get the bus to Magic Kingdom, and there were more people waiting in line for that bus than we had seen all week, waiting for any of the buses, and one of the crowd calendars said it would be the least crowded at MK that day...

We arrived at what seemed to be our usual time for the parks, 9:15. Somehow, we were always 15 minutes late for RD!


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We headed to get FPs for Space Mountain, after walking up Main Street, of course.


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Meg was wearing the shirt I made her just for our ADR that day!

We got to Tomorrowland...


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We got our FPs. Meg was happy. I don't love Space Mountain, so up until this year, I have always told her the wait is too long. I have done the same for Splash Mountain. She had always just accepted that answer, until this year, she finally figured out that I was just telling her that because I didn't really want to go on. So, I told her, fine, we'd go on both this time.

We went to Carousel of Progress. I love this. Such a classic! "There's a great big beautiful tomorrow shining at the end of everyday...."


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After this, we went to Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor. Funny, as always.


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Meg thinks we went on Space Mountain after this, but I'm not so sure. She has a picture of it, so maybe...


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We walked right on. That we do agree on. But somehow, the CM split us up into 2 different cars, so Meg was the car after me. Whatever. I like the ride ok, but it is so jerky. Meg didn't like it for that reason. She felt like she was going to fall out of her seat. I guess she is used to the smooth upside-downness of RnRc!

We walked over to Liberty Square


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and we went on...


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The wait, going through the new queue was about 15 minutes. We went that way since we hadn't seen it yet.


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We liked it. You could "play" an instrument on one part, and push books in and out on a bookshelf. There was a big tomb that squirted water. It was cute, and nice to be doing something while waiting in line.
We really liked the new hitch-hiking ghosts at the end. They switched our heads, and sat on top of the doom buggy, stretching our heads!

We walked out of Liberty Square, and headed towards the castle. Meg didn't want to go into the Hall of Presidents. She said she was on summer vacation, and so shouldn't be doing any learning!


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Then we went to our lunch destination. Can you guess where?


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[dizney chick]

What a small world. We stayed in the same room 7901 at KV from 9/1 - 9/11. It really was a great location.

I am really enjoying reading about your trip. I can't wait to hear more.

 

[dizneeat]

Great new updates!
Such a shame about Meg's ring. ..... and not having her KTTW card for EMHs.
Love you MK day so far. That new queue area at the HM is so much fun. I could have done with a slower moving line to try out more of the interactive things.

Can't wait for more!

 

[melmar136]

What a small world. We stayed in the same room 7901 at KV from 9/1 - 9/11. It really was a great location.

I am really enjoying reading about your trip. I can't wait to hear more.

Hi! Thanks for joining in! Wasn't that a great room and location at Kidani? One question though, did you have any issues with the TV? Not that we watched it much, but we tried to get updates on the upcoming hurricane, Irene, and it kept freezing! That was our only issue there though.

Great new updates!
Such a shame about Meg's ring. ..... and not having her KTTW card for EMHs.
Love you MK day so far. That new queue area at the HM is so much fun. I could have done with a slower moving line to try out more of the interactive things.

Can't wait for more!

Yeah, our Epcot day did not end so well, with no KTTW card for Meg and then the discovery of the missing ring!
We did like the queue at HM, and it was fun to "play" with stuff!