How Much Do You Ladies Charge to Haunt the Castle? -- Departure Day up (See index

[brookelizabeth]

I'm late, but I'm here!!!

LOVE the booty rub/dance with Eeyore, that is just too funny and cute!! And how wonderful when that moment made you realize it would all be okay.

How is your Mom doing?

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

Oh good, more Stupid Hat Pictures™. That one is just crazy. In what crazy, backwards Disney World Dump Shop did you find it?

We were going to go see It's Tough To Be a Bug. But before we did, we saw some "new" characters for us and hopped in line.

It's Dug! He has just met you and he loves you!

But we, of course, had to stop for some hat pictures along the way:

Mark practicing to be a Grandpa:

Oh man, I agree with Barry. That's the worst hat yet! Can't believe Disney would even put that on the shelves.

I also didn't know your "stupid hat picture" slogan is now trademarked.

 

[KatMark]

For those of you who lost the link to my PTR or were not a part of it, I have continued it for the December trip. Since many of you don't do PTR's, I'm posting pictures here of the t-shirts I ordered for Mark's surprise trip in just 36 days. Here they are:

 

[FreezinRafiki]

It's a GOOD thing I adore your wife and your kids is all I'm going to say!!!!

Oh yeah, they've saved my butt a couple of times.

 

[Chicago Mo]

i LOVE the tee shirts!!!
May i ask are you ordering them??? TOOOO Cute!

And.............

 

[PhoenixStrength]

I don't know how you find all of those crazy hats to try on, but I love them!!!

 

[englishrose47]

Firstly LOVED Mark and baby Dumbo , he will make a great grandpa !!!!The last Hat is the winner Love it !!!
Now to Marv , why is a Dinasaur ride a great tribute to me Dan has been rubbing off on you !!!!!!!

 

[KatMark]

LOL !! The last one is my favorite hat photo !!!

I had tears running down my eyes when he put that one one.

Just getting caught up! Your AK day looks like so much fun! I've always wanted to try Tusker House for breakfast, it looks really good! I love Crystal Palace, though. And Boma. So I'm not sure where I'd fit another breakfast in!

Haha, love the dance Mark did with Eeyore! I always forget the Pooh characters are at AK!

I'm too nervous to do It's Tough to be a Bug...I HATE bugs!

Yay more hat pics!

Yea, we love Crystal Palace, Boma, Cape May, Kona, etc., etc....it gets so hard to choose each year and we end up doing three breakfasts.

This is my favorite spot to see the Pooh characters...you get the most time with them here.

Um...if you hate bugs, I wouldn't go.

Mine, too! That's perfect. Although I have to admit, you stupid hat picture is pretty darn good, too. Is that the mad hatter? Love it.

I also didn't know your "stupid hat picture" slogan is now trademarked.

I'm not sure what the hat is from...Mark just grabbed it and told me to put it on.

It was never "stupid hat picture"--it was "silly hat picture"...but then Mark (CaptainOblivious) started calling it "Stupid Hat Picture" and then, of course, Barry had to chime in since he's a Packers fan and we are Bears fans. It just goes on and on.

I am not sure why, but I LOVE Doug. He just makes me smile. Pictures are great! BTW, I have been meaning to mention that you look AWESOME! The hats and Mark....

I loved the movie when we saw it, but just couldn't remember the character's names.

Thanks...I still have about 20 pounds to lose before the wedding, but I'm working on it.

oh my word...love the pic of Mark practicing to be a grandpa!!

Isn't he cute? He's going to be such a good grandpa...especially since he can send the kids home.

The guys from UP, Russell and Dug. ( yeah I had to look them up )

Great hats and and I like the last one but Mark practiing to be a Grandpa and the next hat one are keepers. ( what is that one???? )

Hmmmm where to and dinner - I will have to think on that one.

Thanks for the names of the characters, Pat.

I love that Dumbo/Grandpa picture.

Dinner coming up in the next update.

All caught up! Lots of great upates! I'm glad you two were able to relax & have some fun.

Love the 'Save the Date' card too!

Hi, Amy. It really turned into a very fun trip despite all that went on.

I'm very happy with the "Save the Date" card they did...they've got good taste. I love that they included a wrestling picture too.

Happy to see Up! is back doing meet and greets. I love that movie. That was a fun meet n greet back at DHS. Did you buy the Tink hat Kat? I love it on you. My daughter bought the Cheshire cat hat like that. The mohawk hat is rocking too. I love that ya'll have fun doing this.

I had never seen the Up characters before so this was a fun experience.

Which is the Tink hat? The little "green box?" I onlly bought one hat and you'll see it on me in the pictures in the next update.

Mark woudl be very upset if he didn't get to try his hats on; he does it everywhere we go.

 

[englishrose47]

Loved the T Shirts Kathy !!!!!

 

[afwdwfan]

Seriously???? You didn't remember Russell and D... SQUIRREL!!!

What were we talking about again?

 

[KatMark]

LOVE all of the pics and updates as always but the pic of Mark holding baby Dumbo, so cute...I want them both! I know you understand why I have been MIA. I just wanted to stop by and wish you a

Hi, Judy. Thank you...glad you enjoyed. You want Mark and Dumbo? Where should I ship them?

Thanks for the Halloween wishes, and I totally understand why you are missing...do not worry about it at all.

BUT IT'S A TALKING DOG!!!!!!
It's Doug! Meg will not sleep at night unless Doug and Duffy is with her. She says they keep the nightmares away!

I NEED that hat!!! it's AWESOME!!!

Oh....how sweet that Meg sleeps with Doug and Duffy to keep the nightmares away.

I'm not sure whih had you NEED...as the picture didn't pop up when you posted.

Well, the first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem...........

And he's off.....

We already established you were mean Ms. Kat. You don't have to keep reminding us........

And he continues.....

Great pic! I love how Mark can "let his hair down" so to speak and just have fun! I know it probably wasn't easy on this trip, but so needed for sure!

It was so good to see, Marv. I was so worried about him the first day.

Now we just need one like this of Ms. Kat and Tigger, and Rosie will have something new to live up to......

Rosie doesn't need anything new to live up to...she has it all.

And NO booty dance???

Not with "my" booty size.

Cool, a tribute to Rosie!!!

You picking on my Rosie again, Marv?

There's always enough time for a picture with Goofy!!!

Yes there is. I could have pictures taken with you all day long.

We all understand Kathy........it's that "first thing to go" thingy rearing its ugly head once again........

And the laughs keep coming....

I love walking down this trail and also the "hidden trail" around the Tree of Life and discovering the many creatures hidden there! Seems I always find something new. The Imagineers did such a great job with the detail!

There is so much to see there. I always find something I'd not seen on a previous visit.

Or in some cases, pests..........

You sure are on a roll today aren't you, Marv? By the way, how is that TR of yours coming along?

Oh I LOVE this one!!!

Thank you.

I have got to save this one for those moments when I might need cheering up during the day!

There's that sarcasm again.

Awwwww

Isn't my hubby too darn cute?

Now this just might be the very best of the many hats Mark has modeled for us!!!

It was a great one for sure!

have a fun day!


love the latest shots, Mark does look like a natural grandpa holding baby dumbo!

Thanks, Lisa. Happy Halloween to you.

Yes, he is a natural.

Wow!! Go to work for a couple of days and just look what I miss!! Great updates. Absolutely loved Mark doing the booty dance with Eeyore! I love when adults just act like kids at Disney and dance like nobody is looking.

Work? What's work? Oh yeah, it's what I'm supposed to be doing right now. Well, the boss is still at lunch so I might as well play a bit.

We've come to the point at our age that we don't care what people think of us...and we just act natural.

 

[KatMark]

I'm late, but I'm here!!!

LOVE the booty rub/dance with Eeyore, that is just too funny and cute!! And how wonderful when that moment made you realize it would all be okay.

How is your Mom doing?

Brook, I am so glad that you are here...I've missed you.

It was the perfect moment...it was like fell down on us.

Mom is doing so-so; no more violence, but very confused.

I'm glad you find your friend so amusing. See if I ever join you two for lunch again.

It's Dug! He has just met you and he loves you!

Glad someone loves me.

Oh man, I agree with Barry. That's the worst hat yet! Can't believe Disney would even put that on the shelves.

I thought his Blackhawks hat was the worst hat ever? You can have two "worst hats!"

Don't you roll your eyes...you are the one who came up with "stupid hat pictures".

Oh yeah, they've saved my butt a couple of times.

i LOVE the tee shirts!!!
May i ask are you ordering them??? TOOOO Cute!

And.............

Thanks; yes, I ordered the t-shirts and they are being shipped to Nicki next week; she'll bring them with her.

Happy Halloween to you too! I wish it were a little warmer here for the kids.

I don't know how you find all of those crazy hats to try on, but I love them!!!

Mark will search every single bin if I let him to find something he's not had on before. The man LOVES to shop.

Firstly LOVED Mark and baby Dumbo , he will make a great grandpa !!!!The last Hat is the winner Love it !!!
Now to Marv , why is a Dinasaur ride a great tribute to me Dan has been rubbing off on you !!!!!!!

Thanks, Rosie; I think he'll make a splendid grandpa too.

Marv is just being Marv....best to ignore him.

 

[KatMark]

Loved the T Shirts Kathy !!!!!

Thanks, Rosie. Even Andy liked them...and he HATES wearing a Disney t-shirt even though he loves Disney.

Seriously???? You didn't remember Russell and D... SQUIRREL!!!

What were we talking about again?

No, I didn't remember. As Marv will tell you, I'm near retirement age, and the memory ain't what it used to be.

And I don't remember what we were talking about.

 

[KatMark]

I want to say we finally left the Animal Kingdom after stopping to try on more hats and me buying a hat (you'll see in an upcoming picture) around 2:15 p.m. We walked over to the Bus Stop and would take a bus to the park we were going to or one to the TTC...whichever came first. Well, the TTC bus came first, so we got on it.

We then took our one and ONLY ride on this:

And, in typical fashion, we sat and we sat and we sat for about ten minutes in the middle of the tracks. I really do not take the monorail anymore because we always get stuck on it.

We were going here:

Since there was no line and we wanted to stay in the Future World area for our dinner ADR, we hopped on Spaceship Earth and I said "hi" to my daddy (this was his favorite ride and I always say hi to him when we start the ride).

A few pictures that I took (some are okay, some are bad):

After Spaceship Earth, we took a walk over to the Land

to see if there were any fastpasses left for Soarin'. Before we went down to check, we stopped and saw this film. Now, I know a lot of people don't like it (it is VERY loud), but we enjoy seeing it every other trip:

We scored with fastpasses that would work after our dinner.

There was no line for Living with the Land, so we decided to ride this while we were here:

Hidden Mickey:

Another Hidden Mickey:

Continued in next post

 

[Chicago Mo]

The pic on the monorail with the water bottle had me in stitches!!!!! So fun!!!!

 

[KatMark]

We still had some time before our ADR, so we swung by one of Captain_Oblivious's favorite attractions:

I truly do not believe that the purple guy gets enough love here on the DIS.

Dump Shop Stop:

We still had a little more time before that ADR and were headed in that direction anyway, so it was time to go see one of Mark's favorites:

It's time for Nemo and friends:

I can never get really good pictures in here without the flash, but here is the best of them:

 

[KatMark]

It was now time to eat and we were hungry. We were having dinner here for the first time in over 12 years (I went for lunch with Mary and the girls in January):

Loved the door:

The lobby:

Mark went to the men's room while I checked in. I did ask for a table by the glass so we'd have a good view. We didn't get right up against the glass, but one table away and it was perfect.

Mark had an iced tea:

And I had a Pina Colada:

The bread they bring out (this was very yummy and we ate it quickly and our waiter brought us more):

Some fishie pictures:

I went with an appetizer and a salad. I had the crab cake appetizer and the cesasar salad:

Both were excellent. The only thing I didn't like about the crab cakes was the sauce on top was a little too "hot" for me.

Mark ordered the fish of the day (and I have no idea what it was...to me, fish is fish most of the time):

He let me taste it and it just melted in your mouth...it was scrumptious.

We both had saved room for dessert, even with the extra bread:

I had the Chocolate Wave...heaven on a plate.

I'm not sure what Mark had, but I can tell you he devoured it:

After taking care of the check and making a pit stop (bathroom for those of you who need it spelled out), we were off to browse Mousegears until our Soarin' fastpasses were good. A few pictures of our favorite fountain along the way:

A few pictures on the "back" side of Spaceship Earth:

Mark wanted to prove again that THE BEVERLY was not so bad:

Seriously, I don't know how he drinks it and actually says it's okay.

It was time to Soar!!!

By the time we had soared, we realized we were exhausted. It had been a long day starting at the very hot AK. We decided to head back to the resort so we would be well rested for Day 3.

A picture of "Grandpa's Ball" (this is what the kids always call Spaceship Earth in honor of my dad) all lit up:

We waited maybe five minutes for a bus (after the long hike to get to the buses at Epcot ) and were "home" very soon after that.


Up next, Day 3 at the parks.

 

[grrrlennyl]

I am LOVING your TR! We have an ADR at Coral Reef, too, and I can't wait to try it out.

 

[englishrose47]

I love SE and the Land Boatride !! Soarin' is still my favorite ride !!! This year we really enjoyed the aquarium the guys were into all the tanks!!

 

[englishrose47]

Okay now for the other updates !!Carol wants to try Coral Reef next year, I have been before , I think their dessert choices are better now !! I am not much of a chocolate person, can't even remeber what I had last time !!The crabcakes did look delish, I would ask for sauce on the side !!