Dork Wars Episode II: The Revenge of Joaquin - Nov. 12 / Jul. 13 PTR *UPDATE 6/30*

[teekathepony]

Great relaxing day! What are those d'oh bars like? Looks yummy!

Wow, amazing work with the running! Congratulations on the job well done and your continued motivation!

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[shan23877]

Ok, how on earth have I never heard of the Doh bar? I'm pretty sure it's my idea of heaven.

And, somehow I missed that you're staying at Treehouse Villas??? Please take 4,000 (minimum) photos for me. I've never heard from anyone who stayed there!

A relaxing day sounds really nice! I can't ever seem to pull it off, but it sounds nice.

Awesome, amazing, outstanding job working toward your fitness goals! You rock!

 

[IheartDDuck]

Great relaxing day! What are those d'oh bars like? Looks yummy!

Wow, amazing work with the running! Congratulations on the job well done and your continued motivation!

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The d'oh bar is a deep fried snickers bar. It's incredible. I didn't think I'd like it, but it's amazing!

Thank you very much. I've never done any running before really, so I'm quite proud of myself.

Ok, how on earth have I never heard of the Doh bar? I'm pretty sure it's my idea of heaven.

And, somehow I missed that you're staying at Treehouse Villas??? Please take 4,000 (minimum) photos for me. I've never heard from anyone who stayed there!

A relaxing day sounds really nice! I can't ever seem to pull it off, but it sounds nice.

Awesome, amazing, outstanding job working toward your fitness goals! You rock!

I don't know how you've never heard of a d'oh bar?! Shame on you! Next time you're there, make sure you get one. So so so good.

I will take plenty of pictures of the Treehouse Villas for sure. I'm excited to stay there, so I'm sure I'll take an exhorbitant amount.

Thank you! I'm very proud of myself.

 

[MEK]

Great plans for Day 4 and 5!

I gotta tell you - the Treehouse pool is nothing special, but the main pool and the pool closest to the tree houses (the name escapes me now, but I WILL remember it) are pretty cool and actually within walking distance.

Congrats on your 5K and good luck in you upcoming run!

 

[DVCWDWMEMBER]

Yeah for dad and I it's 25 days and we are at the Wilderness Lodge for two days by ourselves........maybe not.......... We will have to see.

 

[IheartDDuck]

Great plans for Day 4 and 5!

I gotta tell you - the Treehouse pool is nothing special, but the main pool and the pool closest to the tree houses (the name escapes me now, but I WILL remember it) are pretty cool and actually within walking distance.

Congrats on your 5K and good luck in you upcoming run!

I remember from your TR that the Treehouse pool is pretty basic. We want to spend time at the Grandstand Pool (I'm pretty sure that's what it's called). I figure the boys will love it.

Thanks! I'm looking forward to my run. I just want to beat my prior time.

Yeah for dad and I it's 25 days and we are at the Wilderness Lodge for two days by ourselves........maybe not.......... We will have to see.

I can't believe it's coming up so fast.

 

[IheartDDuck]

We are past the midway point in the trip. I gotta keep the updates rolling for the day by day part before the trip is actually upon us! We're almost there!!!!

This day we switch resorts. We're going to be heading from Saratoga over to:

The lovely Animal Kingdom Lodge.



Beautiful with the tree, right?!

We'll be in Kidani Village for the first time, so that will be exciting. After we get settled in right away, we're going to head back over to Animal Kingdom for the day. Our must do's?

Well duh....



We'll revisit the Yeti.

We'll go on a safari.



Ehrmahgerd, Hippers!

Jason gets very excited about safaris....



Then we'll head over to Rafiki's Planet Watch for the kiddos. I have no pictures of that. I think I've been there twice in my 1,608,304 times I've been to WDW.....

Then we'll go check out some tigers on the Maharajah Jungle Trek. And we'll wrap it up at everyone's favorite show at AK.





Tumble monkeys, whhhhaaaatttt?

We'll likely take some time to meet some characters as well.

Lunch will likely be at Yak and Yeti (CS y'all).



Dinner will be back at our beautiful resort.

Boma!!!!



So my favorite. Yum yum yum yum.

Did I say yum?

Up next: Day 7!

 

[shan23877]

The resort switch scares me. Is it painless?

I want to eat a Yak & Yeti right now. Wontons please!

 

[teekathepony]

Ooh akl! Such a beautiful resort, I can't wait to get there!

I love the whole ak-akl day, like a whole themed day and ending on such a yummy Boma note!

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[DVCWDWMEMBER]

I am also looking forward to the Animal Kingdom Lodge. Never stayed in the two Bedroom so that is going to be an awesome first for sure. The pictures that I have seen are just beautiful...... maybe we will leave some of the luggage behind when we leave so we can take back some of the furniture

 

[IheartDDuck]

The resort switch scares me. Is it painless?

I want to eat a Yak & Yeti right now. Wontons please!

I've only switched resorts once before, but it was pretty painless. If you ask, they will transfer your luggage for you, so it makes it a little bit easier.

Wontons yes!

Ooh akl! Such a beautiful resort, I can't wait to get there!

I love the whole ak-akl day, like a whole themed day and ending on such a yummy Boma note!

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It's an amazing resort. We've stayed in Jambo House before, but never in Kidani, so I'm excited to see it.

It is kind of a themed day, isn't it?

I am also looking forward to the Animal Kingdom Lodge. Never stayed in the two Bedroom so that is going to be an awesome first for sure. The pictures that I have seen are just beautiful...... maybe we will leave some of the luggage behind when we leave so we can take back some of the furniture

Me too! I'm liking not being in a studio this entire trip.

 

[DVCWDWMEMBER]

Me too this whole trip we won't be in a studio at all. Dad and I are in a one bedroom at the Wilderness Lodge. Then when you all join us we will be at the Treehouse Villas and on to the two bedroom at Kidani Village. YEAH it's going to be lots of fun

 

[IheartDDuck]

Me too this whole trip we won't be in a studio at all. Dad and I are in a one bedroom at the Wilderness Lodge. Then when you all join us we will be at the Treehouse Villas and on to the two bedroom at Kidani Village. YEAH it's going to be lots of fun

It definitely is going to be a lot of fun! Only a little while longer.

 

[IheartDDuck]

On to day 7. We only have about two weeks to go! TWO WEEKS!!!!

Little side note. Life has been pretty busy, but that's due to my choice. Because I've been focusing a lot on my health lately, I've been doing everything in my power to make sure I stick to my routines.

I did my second 5k on Saturday, and beat my prior 5k time by almost three whole minutes. It was such an incredible feeling. Jeni and I have signed up for some virtual runs, which are runs that you can do anywhere within a specific amount of time. We're doing Star Wars runs. We did the 5k yesterday, and we're doing a 10k on Saturday! I've never ran for 6 miles before! GAH! However, I feel like I'm in such a good place in my life, a far cry from a few months ago when everything felt like it was just falling apart. I'm fitter than I've been in quite a number of years, I can do things I never thought I could (run for 40 minutes straight). I'm just in a good place, and what better way to celebrate these accomplishments than with a fun family trip to the world!?

So, day 7 finds us at...



Hollywood Studios! Now, since this is our first early day at DHS, where do you think we're going to go first?

Anyone?


Anyone?

Bueller........

Hello!



I mean come on! This is me we're talking about.

We'll also make sure to hit up....



And, I'm super excited about this but I don't have pictures of it. We're going to enroll the boys in Jedi Training! That's going to be so fun. They're going to freak out. I can't wait to see it and I'll make sure to film it and share!

Lunch will be at the Sci Fi Dine In. And this time, I will get car pictures! Which I never seem to get. Stupid me!

We'll take our obligatory pool break. And then our evening will be at...



I love Epcot at night.

What will we do there?

Well, Spaceship Earth. LOL.



Hopefully this doesn't happen again...



And mostly we will tour World Showcase. To obtain things like this...



And that's pretty much day 7!

Up next: Day 8!

 

[shan23877]

I love your plans! I do hope that Yeti can behave himself and not embarrass you too terribly.

I've tried to talk Maddie into Jedi Training since she loves Star Wars, but she says she's nervous about 'getting stage fright and not being able to beat Darth Vader". Apparently she's concerned that if she does not in fact defeat Vader he may take over WDW. I'll keep showing her youtube videos and we'll see

 

[DVCWDWMEMBER]

I am excited about the boys doing the Jedi training too. Can't wait to see the surprise on their faces when they see the Jedi gift waiting for them at the Treehouse, I know Joaquin will be very happy to have his own Vader Bobble head.

 

[IheartDDuck]

I love your plans! I do hope that Yeti can behave himself and not embarrass you too terribly.

I've tried to talk Maddie into Jedi Training since she loves Star Wars, but she says she's nervous about 'getting stage fright and not being able to beat Darth Vader". Apparently she's concerned that if she does not in fact defeat Vader he may take over WDW. I'll keep showing her youtube videos and we'll see

I'm hoping Yeti can behave himself too!

My Mom asked me seriously the other day "who's responsible for Yeti?" I was like "um...ME!" She was concerned that the boys would argue about who got to carry him and that Yeti would end up among the missing. I told her that's not going to happen.

Awwwww, I could understand that. Keep showing her the videos, maybe she'll cave in and do it! The boys are stoked, but you never know, right? They could be all like "yeah!" and then see it and go "NO!"

I am excited about the boys doing the Jedi training too. Can't wait to see the surprise on their faces when they see the Jedi gift waiting for them at the Treehouse, I know Joaquin will be very happy to have his own Vader Bobble head.

They're going to love it!

Why didn't you get me a Vader Bobble head? Huh? HUH!?

 

[DVCWDWMEMBER]

Oh you want a Vader Bobble head too.........

here you go

 

[teekathepony]

Good for you with all the running! I'm jealous of your motivation. I need a new spark for this summer...
Can't wait to see pics of the Jedi Training. I've watched it a few times and it's so darn cute.
Mmmm evenings around World Showcase! I hope Yeti can keep his act together!

 

[RachelNinja]

Yay for your trip being so soon!!!