Disney World...."Chowdah Style" *The official thread* 3/26 update

[Keokagal]

 

[bostonchowdah]

*I'm not the most handy with the digital camera...well i can take the pictures...but i can't upload them....thats why I make my mom do it...but shes not in town right now...so I have to wait till she gets back...hopefully it'll be soon cause I miss my mommy!
Our dates were...ummm...mid-early January to mid-late Febuary....i don't know the exact dates off hand...but its around that area...isn't that sad...when your there for that long the dates kind of blend together!
I like to think I am a fun travel buddy... I think my fellow travel mates feel the same way too!*

*BAM*..."Oh....the glass door was shut!"​

Our vacation home was fantastic. It had four bedrooms, 2 masters, 3 bathrooms, a screened in pool, a stone wall fence (yea you know about that), and nice furniture. Skip liked his mickey themed bedroom, complete with bunk beds. His feet hung off the top bunk...but he didn't seem to care...he just liked bragging that he had Playstation 2 in his room! The house was about 25mins from Universal and 15mins form Disney.

Knowing that I had the house, I figured it would be best to plan a run to BJs to stock up on food and drinks. I looked one up and found one off of I-4 in Orlando. The boys felt it best to come with us...urgh...yea whatever...they just wanted the free samples they give out at the end of the isles! Skeptical, I let them come...I knew I would need help with the heavy stuff...so I sorta thought it was an ok idea.

Me and Strudel paired up...and Matt and Fitz paired up...yea...again....BIG MISTAKE. I had a list ready....ripped it in half....re-thought the idea...and decided it would be best if me and strudle did all the shopping. I went down the isles, picking up our favorites: basically every item of the "-ito" family...aka...cheetos, fritos, and doritos....some other snacks...a bunch of gatorade, tonic, and fruit-2-0, as well as a bunch of meat. Every now and then we would pass the boys...Matt was pushing Fitz in the carrage (spelling?)...yea you read that right...not only that....but they talked to each other in some weird made up language...in which everyone would oddly stare at them! I swear...I can't take these people anywhere! They started to follow us, SUPER...and if any of you are moms or dads...you know whats it's like to bring your kids to these stores.."Mommy can we get this...no...daddy I want this...no...PLEASE....no..." well...sub in 25yos for 4yos and yup...that was how it was. They asked me and begged me for things just to annoy me...I really don't think they needed femine products...but by the way the begged for it...you would never know! It's even worse when they talk with a french-british-german accent to us...and then their own language to eachother!

Staying at the vacation home allowed us to explore other parks besides Disney's. We headed to Universal, Island of Adventue, Sea World, spent a day at Busch Gardens, and even managed to get out to the beach. We were a fan of all. Going to Sea World made me want to fulfill my dream of being a whale trainer and I loved the shows and rides! I wanted to feed the sting rays...but Matt went first...and when the sting ray went to come get the food from his hand...Matt started screamming and shaking his arm as if the sting ray was eating his arm...I jumped back and screemed....he stopped, pulled his arm out and started cracking up...yea...I honestly didn't think it was that funny...I walked away...and like...I seriously think a peed a little...thats how realistic and scarey it was! I don't think the Sea Wolrd cast members were that happy...cause all the little kids stepped back from the pool!

I love the florida coast beaches...its so nice to look out and see dolphins jumping in the waves...and no...those aren't flying sharks as strudle thought...the main difference between flying sharks and dolphins...is that dolphins are actually real animals...and flying sharks are a mean trick boy friends make up to scare you....yea....so not cool...

Our vacation home gave each couple a lot of privacy as well. Since we all had pretty much our own room....it was easy to relax and get a good nights sleep. Every morning...well it was morning to us... but it was kind of lunch time to the rest....we would make mickey waffles or mickey pancakes...its so much fun to share your mornings with the people you love!

We used our pool at least 5 times a day... it was so easy to walk out...lay out...and then go for a quick dip! We would usually float on our pool floaties while the guys cooked out and enjoyed pool volley ball and basketball. Sometimes though...I get a little too compeditive...(picture the scene from meet the parents...where Ben Stiller spikes the ball into the girls face)....and yes...I tend to get a little aggressive! This comes in handy when playing around with the guys...but appears beast-like when I play with the girls!

The boys bought nerf guns at BJs...urgh...and would write messages on the sponge balls...they would then shoot the balls at each other...and us...as a form of communication...usually it was when they were cooking on the patio...and we were in the floaties on the pool. It was cute and funny the first few times they did it...but soon it got annoying and sometimes they even hurt...by the 6th day I had to hide the guns...we had had enough!

 

[BrerRabbit_fan]

Loved the report! I'm still trying to figure out how you all got a month of vacation. Your boss must love you.

 

[bostonchowdah]

ok....few personal notes...

The whole working thing is quite funny...
My boss...is Big Bubbah...aka Matt's sister's husband....
The company I work for .... is Matt's dad's and Big Bubbah's dad's company...
When the kids were little, their dads went into partnership together...running a boat tour/adventure/sailing company based off the coast of NC....
Matt, Big Bubbha, Murph, and Munch all work out of RTP (research triangle park) around the area of Raleigh/Durham/Chapel hill....
They have to physically go to work everyday...well not like everyday...but they have a "real" job in a "real" office...
Me, Fitz, Strudle, and Skip... work mainly on-site...as in on the coast...we run the facilities and docks of the operation...as well as some of the tours...during our busier seasons...some of the other guys will come and help us out...in fact I usually live on the Coast from May to Septemeber...and visit docks the every other weekend in the winter....
Since the Winter months are the slowest....we decided this was the best time to go on a vacation....

I take what I do really seriously...especially in my line of work. Yes...I get to ride on boats all day...and yes...I do get a really nice tan over the summer months... but I would give it all up...if it weren't for the people I meet and interact with! Similar to Disney...it's all about the public...you make them happy...your happy! I would have never been able to sit in one of those cube things for hours a day...it's just not me...although I would probably have the best decorated cube in the building...you know...with all my beanie babies and happy meal toys lining the desk!

Random Comment:
I'm Sorry about all the spelling errors in my post...I always forget to re-read what I write before I post it...probably might want to work on that...

This past portion of the trip report was more of a non-disney portion. Thats why the reports are more personal then informational. The next posts will be all Disney related...as the remainder of the trip was entirely in Disney World!

I have to go "to work" this weekend...so I probably won't post again till Sunday...but I'll give you an idea of what to expect...
1) Why 23yos shouldn't ride in the MK strollers...
2) How Big Bubbah got stuck in the playgrounds...not once...not twice...but three times...
3) How twister at 2am can result in a trip to the emergency room...oh this is a good one!
4) Our awesome "disney-death-march challenge"

And folks...thats just the beginning!

TOOTLES!

P.S. Strudle wrote the "Tootles" part...that is so not me....I'm more of the "peace out girl scout" type!

 

[Alicnwondrln]

love your posts
keep them coming

 

[KATIESMOMMY]

Love your reports! Thanks for taking the time!

 

[marymrg]

Great report. Just keeping track of all the "characters" and I use that term loosely is a tough job.

Do you have a link to the house? It sounds nice. Does the pool have an attached spa?

And, a burning question..........which came first the chicken or the egg........I mean the job or the boyfriend? (not that it matters to the story) I think it is really neat that you all work together!

 

[Wickedmom75]

your "FAMILY" sounds a lot like mine. The reports are wonderful spelling errors and all. Keep up the good work

 

[bostonchowdah]

(The job came before the boyfriend....but I was friends with the family....so we were friends when I got the job!)

The Mighty Ducks and Break Dancing....that can only mean one thing....​

With our stay at the vacation home finally over, we headed back to Disney World. On our way...ok not really on our way...more like out of way...anyways...we head to stop at the airport to pick up Big Bubba's parents and sister. I love the Orlando airport...but I always feel awkward sitting down at the baggage claim area waiting for people to come down those stairs and of course...the one bathroom break you take after waiting a half hour...is when they come...and then they're like..."we're the heck were you"...geeze! I hate it when that happens!

Anyways...with all families in tow...we were off to the All Star movies resort to spend a few nights. Being a hockey player...and having a huge crush on Joshua Jackson growing up, I had to stay in the mighty ducks building. We had a room on the top floor (requested) and loved it. The rooms were small for four adults, but we managed just fine. Noise was never a problem to us. Being on the top floor ment that there was no one above us and also we had few neighbors on that floor. My guess is that guests with small children prefer ground floors. We regualry swam at night...being sure to keep quiet....and loved having the food court.

Getting people to wake up in my room was a nightmare. Strudle was usually the first one, and needed little coaxing. We would regulary run the pathways that connected the 3 resorts in the morning (yes folks...I was stupid enough to exercise on my vacation!) As I said before, I like to be at the parks at opening time (usually thats around 9 or 10 am) but the guys didn't understand that concept. At home Matt is usually out of the house at 8am the latest....so there was no way he was gunna get up at the same time on his vacation (tough cookies babe...were in Disney World...suck it up!) I remember one morning having to push him on to the floor...rip off the covers that he dragged with him...and place freezig cold damp towels on him (yea...he wasn't too happy after that!)

The one thing that really angered me on this trip was the large amount of rehab going on. I now the time we went is consdiered to be a slower time for Disney, but thats no excuse. Green walls and "excuse us" signs don't make up for the money spent. I know Disney is trying to improve itself, and I'm all for it...I guess I was just a little dissapointed!

Now that we were spending our days at Disney, I packed my Catch-phrase game. Boy, let me tell you, it was a wicked big hit every where it went. Let's just say that I think pal mickey got a little jealous! Games were played with our entire bus stops, our parade neighbors, and even a CM or two. Its priceless to see what the kids' responses are!

After our stay at the All Star movies it was off to Pop Century for a few nights. Here we were placed in the 80s building! It was awesome seeing all the icons of that time, and yes...Matt, Murph, and Big Bubba were all break dance followers (we have pictures.) We had our room on the top floor with a partial view of the lake. We were able to have easy access to both the pool and parking.

One of the "cool" amentities at Pop Century is the twister game. One night, on our way back from the food court, we decided to stop and play a quick game. The guys thought it would be fun to play "guys vs girls"....and so it was set. Skip spun the spinner thing, and we were off. By the third command, the boys began to cheat. They would go to move, and delibrately knock into your leg or hand. A few commands later, it was just Me, Munch, and Fitz, poor strudle got taken down on a cheap shot from Matt! We knew Fitz would be out soon, but we wanted him to go down hard (I told you I get compeditive and beast-like!) He was in the "crab-walking" position, bassically on all fours, in the backwards bridge position, and basically, very vulnerable. Before Skip read the next command, Munch, after signaling to me, took out Fitz's right arm...he hit the ground (Advantage: Females!)

That night...around 3 a.m. Fitz woke up and left the room. I heard him, and woke up Matt. Matt was totally in his own world...and murmured something to me in a weird voice and fell back asleep. Now frightened by the voice, I couldn't fall back asleep, and saw Fitz come back with a bucket of ice...and walk over to the sink. I could here the asprin bottle opening, and him filling a cup with water. I got up...and walked over to him. Right away, I noticed his right wrist, now a purple/blue color and pretty swollen. He said it was extremely painful, so bad that it woke him up from his sleep. Not sure what to do, I called my mom...yea...thats right...I called my mom. Not sure why...and yes she was pretty mad that I woke her up...and no...shes not a doctor...I just felt that that was the right thing to do. She told me to find the nearest hospital, and take him. In the back of my mind I knew that was the right thing to do, it just sounds better coming form a mom who has experienced this stuff before.

Sure enough, I drove him to the nearest hospital (with help from the Front Desk as well as the hospital.) I will say that we were slighty embarrased to say what the cause of the injury was. The nurse did giggle when she heard it was the game twister that did it. A few x-rays laters, and now with it being around 8am we headed back home with Fitz's wrist in a cool cast. Suprisingly, Strudle and Matt slept through the entire thing! That afternoon, we told everyone the story, and Munch was nearly in tears over what happened. For the rest of vacation, Munch was nicknamed "bone crusher". Fitz turned is cast into an autograph book for all the characters!

 

[bostonchowdah]

MGM...."plastic, life-size, grass...is not fun"​

We decided to go to MGM for the day...and woke up early to go eat breakfast at the food court. As usual the food court at Pop was pretty crowded. We expected it though...and decided to sit at the tables out by the pool. I called up my SIL...and told her we would drive over to her resort...and go to the parks all together as a large group. They were staying at SSR in a villa...as were Big Bubba's family (remember we picked them up from the airport a few posts back?) Let me say that me and Big Budda's sister DO NOT get along. She has said some extremely mean things about me in the past. She definately looks down on me... mainly because of my family class (blue color type)....and of course it doen't help that her and Matt were once pretty serious. She is your typical snob...complains about everything...and expects to be waited on hand and foot. We're gunna call her Eisner...haha....

After breakfast it was off to SSR...and we headed out. Unfortunatley...we headed in the wrong direction. Matt was driving...and I told him politely that we took a wrong turn and need to turn around. He kept driving past resorts and places we could turn around in. I was getting frustrated because we were already a few minutes, and people were waiting. Still, he wouldn't turn around....and I started "talking loudly" at him....apparently...it was too much to early...and Matt flipped out! After we "chewed" eachother out it was silent for about 5 mins...and then we arrived at the resort.

Everybody was over at their villa...including both sets of parents...and we greeted everybody. Their room over looked DTD...which was wicked cool...and we began chatting. My SIL...is yet to be my "real" SIL...as me and Matt are not married yet...and therefore her kids aren't "really" my niece and nephews. None the less...the only one who has a problem with me calling them that is "Eisner"....like you didn't see that one coming. When the kdis ran out to say hi to us...they called me aunty....which they always do...and "Eisner" snapped at them...saying that she was their "real" aunty...not me! GRRRRRRRRRRR! Luckily my SIL stepped in and commented "she's been more of an aunt to these kids then you'll ever be..." As you can see...my SIL doesn't like her either! After our little meet and greet...we headed to the bus depot!

Matt was still rather distant from the recent "blow out" in the car.... so I made Skip give me a piggy back ride to the bus depot (why walk when you can ride...thats always my moto...could be why I'm rather lazy) Half way to the bus stop "Eisner" started to complain about how her feet hurt. I didn't blame her though... she was wearing those pointy toed heels! She obviously...had no idea what to expect. There were large crowds at the bus depot...but luckily they were all going to the MK...and we were able to fit all of us onto the first MGM bus that came. The bus ride was uneventful and not too long.

We arrived at the park a little before 10am...and headed over to Play House Disney. They really did a great jo with that show. The kids got up and danced...and it allowed for some really cute pictures. Because there are no actual seats (with exception to some benches in the back) my bottom and back did hurt a little after. None the less the kids loved the show! After that...we headed over to the Little Mermaid show for my neice...while the guys took the boys to the Muppet Show. We told them that after the show was over...to head to the playground on New York street. Our show was over first...and I texted Matt that we were heading over there now. My neice loved the play ground area. There is a lot to do for kids in there I think...and she loved climbing over everything.

A few minutes later, My nephews came over to play. I was expecting to see Matt, Fitz and Murph...but the three of them...as well as Matt's dad...and Big Bubba's dad...headed over to Tower of Terror and Rockin' Roler Coaster. SO NOT COOL! To be honest I was really mad...it just seemed wicked sleezy to me...I wanted to go on those rides too...and I had thought that we were going to to go all together later...guess not! *makes mad face*

Despite Big Bubba's nick name....he's not a big guy. Knowing this...he decided to brave it out..and travel through the playground with the kids. Big Bubba may not be "wide"....but he his awfully tall....topping out around 6'2''....and some of the passage ways were not built for people over 48 inches. None the less, Big Bubba was up for the challenege...but about 5 minutes after he ventured into the play ground....my SIL recieved a phone call...

SIL : hey?
BB: hey hun....uhhhh...
SIL: why are you calling me....
BB: i'm stuck in an ant hole....

At this time...out came my niece running and yelling "Daddy's stuck in the dirt...he's stuck in the dirt!" Sure enough he got stuck...but of all the people they send to free him...it's me...and I follow my neice into the maze. Sure enough he's stuck in the ant hole...and yes...I did bring the video camera with me...and yes....it is on tape! A few tugs and wedges later...Big Bubba was free and he followed me out. Once "free" he vowed never to go back in there.

By now it was around 1pm...and we had our lunch reservation at the Prime Time Cafe. Matt had called my phone about 3 times by now... none of which I picked up for (I told you I was mad) We all met infront and sat down. Matt attempted to talk to me....yea buddy....nice try...and I gave him the cold sholder...and a "whatever" attitude. With exception to that...lunch was awesome. I love eating there...its so fun. I think everyone but the parents got scolded for eating with their elbows on the table. The food was good...and its such a great atmosphere.

After lunch the kids needed a nap...and my SIL headed back to the resort. The rest of us figured we would all go our diffrerent ways. Matt and the guys wanted to go over to EPCOT...the girls wanted to stay at MGM because we still hadn't gone on the bigger rides. We definately gave a little attitude...and soon walked away from them. They left for EPCOT and we stayed at MGM.

The rest of the afternoon...even though we were fighting with the boys...was an absolute blast. Nothing like hanging out in Disney World with your best friends. We met with all the characters, and walked through the shops. Later in the afternoon...we headed back to change for dinner. The guys were there...and while it was awkward at first...we took the time to talk things out and clear up all the issues...and yes...it ended with the girls being the bigger WO-man. We ended the evening having a great dinner at the California Grill with everybody and then headed back to SSR to show the video of Big Bubba stuck in the playground!

 

[marymrg]

Too bad that "pointy high heeled shoe wearing Eisner" didn't volunteer to take the kiddies back for your sil. Glad it all worked out in the end. Afterall, it is hard to hold a grudge (against the guys) while in Disney.

 

[Wickedmom75]

Great reports, would love to go to DW for a month even if I had to bring my family Can't wait to read more

 

[bostonchowdah]

"Some people just ruin the magic....it's just not right!"​

After our stay at Pop it was off to the Carribean Beach resort...an old family favorite. We were placed in the Jamaica section..or Aruba....ah shucks I forgot...but I'm pretty sure it was Jamaica. We usually request these sections because they are close to the main resort area. All it takes to get there is a walk over the bridge!

If you have ever stayed at the CBR...you know that the Custom House (where you check-in) is seperate from the food court and pool. We happened to check in at a slower time...and were able to get a "driver" over to our resort building soon after check in. I do feel like a VIP guest when I drive in those carts...with sunglasses on...and hair blowing in the wind.

Soon after we settled in, my SIL called and was wondering if I would watch the kids while she and big bubba went to have an early dinner. We would meet her at the Magic Kingdom and watch the kids at the park while they went over to the Grand Floridian to eat. We arrived at the MK around 3:30, and the kids were fully rested from their naps.

Since there is a gap with the ages of the kids (4,2,2,9m)... Matt took my neice to go on the "bigger kid" rides...while me and strudle took the youngin's around the toon town area. This area is packed with kids...and its very easy to get seperated. It was even worse for us since it had recently been raining...and the streets still remained a sea of yellow from all the ponchos! The kids are the "roaming" type...and keeping an eye on two toddlers is never easy. Luckily...aunty chowdah forgot her wallet and the toddlers were in clear trash bags that aunty strudle had stolen off the janitor cart in the bathroom. They stood out pretty well with those on. Don't worry folks...we cut out a "head hole" and "arm holes"...as well as trimmed the bottom so they could breathe!

After we walked around the area...we took the train around and met up with Matt and my neice over in Adventure Land (is that one word?) We all decided to go to the Alladin ride...you know...the knock-off dumbo....and hoped in a fairly long line. The group in front of us was pretty large...maybe like 5 adults, 4 kids and 3 teenagers. One of the adults asked if the kids were ours (me and matt's) and we replied "no"...saying that we were just babysitting for his sister. The lady then replied "why would you ever want to babysit brats like them?" WHAT!?!?!?!?!?!?!

Me and strudle just looked at eachother...never before had I ever heard someone call a child a brat in that manner....who would ever say that to someone! These kids were politely waiting in line...my niece passed the time playing hand games with strudle...matt kept the boys busy by letting them try and do pull-ups on his arms...and I just was holding the baby and talking with the family behind us. The kids in front of us were cursing and pushing eachother in the line. One even stepped on my nieces foot and just smirked "you should move out of the way" (excuse me?!). After the lady made the comment, even the family behind us seemed a little stunned.

Matt's not the type of guy who handles those things well...especially when it comes to his neices and nephews. He soon replied "well if you think these kids are brats...I can only imagine what you think of your own"...right away the lady got all defensive....and started verbally attacking matt. Matt kind of stood there...he looked at here with a straight, "not interested" face. The teenagers started making comments as well. All of the sudden the family infront of them started yelling at as well...apparently the kids had knocked over their son pretty hard. A CM soon walked over...to "resolve" the issue...and basically attempted to calm everyone down. The CM asked the kids to stop "horsen" around...at which point one of the other ladies in that group attempted to tell the CM off by saying that they payed all this money and the kids are going to do whatever they want...they're on vacation...and they're going to have a good time.

Since when does having a good time invlove insulting other families..and taking out toddlers?!?! I can understand that you do want to fully enjoy your vacation...especially since you have payed a lot of money....but other people in the park are in the same boat...and it's not fair to them when people act that way. Groups like that ruin the magic for me....it's just not fun.

After the little "shin-dig" it was off to get some dinner...and we headed back to CBR to get dinner at our food court. Here we met up with the rest of the gang...pushed a few tables together...dragged in some extra chairs...and sat down for a nice dinner. The majority of times...it's girls at one table...guys at the other. Communication can involve three kinds.... a) Screeming from table to table and across the food court.... b) using the kids as messengers... or c) walkie talkies. Today we had brought our walkie talkies....sometimes though...I forget my code name...mainly because they change it to random words everytime I use it.

That night my code name was "toast"....yea..."toast"....and strudles was "bus". Because there are so many walkie talkie users in Disney World...code names are a must have. Well...I walked over to my little food court station...or whatever its called...to order some pizza...when all off the sudden we heard someone on the walkie talkie...

(please note that the "ssshhhh" means static)
them: "we're...ssshhhh....bus...ssshhhhhhhh....to....shhhhhh...." (kid's voice)
us: "huh? what...."
them: "where are you...shhhhhh"
us: "we're getting pizza..."
them: "pizza?.....shhhhhh......"
us: "yes...I just told you we were getting pizza..."
them: "no you didn't...I thought we were going out to eat.....thats why we couldn't get ice cream"
us: "...your guys are so stupid...stop being jerks...it's not funny"
them: "who....shhhhh....is this"
us: "bus and toast....those are our names right?"
them: "...shhhhhhhh...."
us: "HEELLLOOOO....come on guys...whats going on..."
them: "I'm looking for Judy...are you Judy"

Right then...I guess walkie talkies are pretty poplular in Disney...even with 20 channels to choose from. We soon noticed something went wrong...and we could hear our table erupt with laughter. It wan't them on the other end...it was some poor kid trying to get in contact with his mom. The guys were listening to the whole conversation the entire time and didn't feel the need to comment! We were under the impression that it was maybe my neice or skip in the other end "yanking our chain"....but no....it wasn't.

us: "omg...buddy...I thought you were someone else...I am sooooo sorry..."
them: "so this isn't judy..."
us: "no...this is bus and toast"
them: "do you know where judy is"
us: "no...I don't know where she is..."
them: "ok...so am I not going to have pizza tonight?"
us: "I guess not...sorry"
them: "ok...bye bus...bye toast"

Overall the conversation was a riot...the kid couldn't have been that old...and he sounded really cute. After that we had a great dinner and the kids were picked up soon after. We spent the rest of the night on the beach watching the EPCOT fireworks...and looking thorugh photos on the digital camera. Tomorrow we planned on Operation DISNEY DEATH MARCH....

 

[bcdavid]

Great reports. Keep them coming.

 

[aplejax76]

I love reading your reports!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Sherrypooh]

Great reports, can't wait to hear more.

 

[bostonchowdah]

"So how do I get to the Animal Kingdom?"​

The next morning I woke up on the floor. To be honest...I'm not really sure how I got there...but it was wicked comfortable...and I didn't want to move. I layed there for a minute...and then realized that it was quiet. Now normally...people would expect this...but usually I can here Fitz snoring...and Matt "loudly breathing" (he claims he doesn't snore, and instead, says that he breathes loudly...)

As I popped up from between the beds (think of a gopher) I quickly noticed that my bed was empty. I then looked at the other bed, and saw just strudle. I got up...walked over to the other room....poked my head in...and only saw munch...no murph...no skip?

Standing there with some confusion, I glanced over to the clock...it was only 8:30...maybe they went to get some breakfast. I crawled back into bed...layed there for a little while...and thought about the what I was gunna do today.

I knew there was something I was forgetting. You know how you wake up in the morning...and remember that you had to do something...something important...but couldn't think of it? Well thats what happened to me. All of the sudden something came over me...I figured it out. I sat up and "may" have said a bad word in a rather loud manner. Studle rolled over and asked what was up.

Today was the ultimate Disney Challenge..and I can't beielve I forgot. How the challenge would work is like this...
Each team (2 teams) would recieve a list of objectives.
Each objective is worth points
The team to complete all objectives, or the team with the most objectives at the deadline time (midnight) wins.
Each objective completed must be fully documented by video to recieve full points. 1 video camera per group.
You must remain a group, and never seperate...each documented objective must show all group members.
You can ONLY use Disney transportation.
The Winning team gets to decide the "punishment" for the losing team.
**The objectives will be given throughout the post**

The teams were as followed...
The boys: Big Bubba, Murph, Fitz, Matt, and Skip
against
The girls: Coco (my SIL), Me, Strudle, and Munch

It appeared the boys had got an early start...and how they did it without waking us up is beyond me! I quickly woke the girls up and called Coco to see where she was at. Our motivation to get ready was the fact that we all feared what the guys would make us do or eat if we lost. By 9:15 we were all together, and headed out to the Animal Kingdom.

*ride two "e-ride" attractions*
Upon arrival, we headed right to the back of the park. Our first stop was the raft ride. I quickly taped everyone strapped in our little raft seats, tucked the camera away, and got soaked. This would have felt refreshing...except it was only in the low 60s...and we were soon freezing. Next stop was the safari ride...we taped the animals...and the "bus" driver making fun of us because we called him a bus driver. Apparently...he doesn't like to be called that. After our Safari we began to head out.
*Film the different animal exhibits*
As we were walking out, we made note to film the different exhibits you see along the paths. We filmed the parrots, and the gators that tried to attack Coco...seriously...they became very agitated when she came close to the fence. We also filmed some type of critter what was cute.
*Group picture in front of Tree of Life*
As we were leaving we took one final picture in front of the tree. We had a CM film the shot.

After the Animal Kingdom, we figured we would head over to the Magic Kingdom. We boarded a bus to the Polynesian and arrived at around 10:30.
*Pictures with a resort CM*
We filmed a shot with a Poly CM, then rode the monorail around the loop, to film shots with the GF and CON CMs.
*ride two "e-ride" attractions*
Upon arrival at the MK, we headed over to the Space Mountain and Buzz....

URGH....To be completed later tongiht...I just got called to go to a meeting!

 

[KATIESMOMMY]

HMMMMMMMMMMMM................waiting to see who won!

 

[lmhall2000]

Bah-dah-dat-dat-da!!! I'm loooving it! In the words of my 5 year old who has been sucked in by McDonald's marketing this year...I love your reports!! Keep them coming!!

And Pooh on those toddler maligning folks in queue!!! I pity their poor children! Glad you're a good aunt!!!

Tara

 

[twinsmom&dad]

Great(wicked hardcore) story, PLEASE post soon....