Hi Renee,
Jud from MFL here...
Enjoyed your TR and pics!
"Sidenote: Can someone please tell me why I needed two fully packed large suitcases AND a carryon AND a backpack style purse if I was only gone for 5 nights???"
Ah... female??? LOLOL!!!
"I could have sworn I had ridden for an hour, and was all proud of my athletic prowess... then when I went to pay the cast member looked at her watch and said "Oh you weren't hardly gone that long... you don't owe me anything." Big head... deflated. So I decided my body REALLY needed some extra calories and headed to the food court."
Okay... now read that again- see anything there you might want to rethink? hehehehehee...
"I got a mufalato, carrot cake and a drink. If you don't know what a mufalato is... it's a big sandwhich that's olivey and has deli meat. I've only had them in New Orleans..."
Ah! So you *should* have known better! Never been to N'awlins myself, but my friend there explained that to me- the whole thing is the bread and they simply don't get that anywhere else... N'awlins has *it's* magic... a bit diff than the Disney magic...
"I had the shephereds pie, dalky duo and a creme brulee. I honestly did not eat much of anything. It just wasn't good."
Awwwww... bummer! For the record, over at KSC, they have "Alan Sheppard Pie" and it is really good!
"I went to the gift shop and purchased these..."
LOL!!!
"Yes Yall. I am now an owner of those ugly shoes. And the really sad part is they are SO comfortable I don't even care if they're ugly or match nothing I own anymore..."
See! I said that: anything so ugly HAS to be real good for so many people, especially women, to be wearing them!
"They were shocked to find out that I'd never been on any Disney roller coasters and didn't plan on going to Expedition Everest that day."
Oh my... now I know why you didn't dare post this on MFL! You know this is not allowed...
"What can I say. It's not the scare factor of the ride, it's my worrisome mind think- this is foolish, I'm going to fall off, I'm going to break down..."
Ah, I believe that is called... the scare factor??? hehehehehee...
"So after small world I went on Pirates of the Carribean. And just to show you how much I hate thrill rides, you know the tiny hill you go down? Yea, I close my eyes and grip boat on that!"
Oh my! We have some serious work to do!
"The first thing I did was ride the boat at Norway (now THAT thing is scary. What's up with the backwards part at the end and that hill?). When I was getting off the boat, they gave us all Year of a Million Dreams ears."
HOLD ON NOW!!!! You, self-confessed ride weeny, ride that wimpy little boat ride in Norway and get Years Ears???? The universe is not fair! Those should be mine!!!!
"I had a wonderful trip and am so glad I decided to go alone. It was just a fun and different experience than going with a group."
Yep! And well done on doing it, girl!
"I was most afraid of eating alone, and I couldn't really tell a difference, with the exception that it doesn't take nearly as long to eat out when you're by yourself."
And as you noted, you get to talk to lots of people!
"My only disney complaint are the couple of weird comments from cast members about traveling alone"
That is strange! Usually, well, this was back a few years, when I am alone they would go out of their way to be extra nice and make sure I enjoyed myself.
"and the fact that Disney has NO black (or any ethnic) My Disney Girl dolls. I looked for them everywhere and finally asked guest services and was told they just don't have any."
That is surprising. Heck- you know what??? There is no gift shop at the exit of Small World! Wow! And that would be the perfect place for all sorts of ethnic dolls! Marketing! Hello? hehehehehee...
"Carosel of Progress: I couldn't find it!!!"
Tsk tsk tsk... maybe your fear of Space Mountain kept you from looking that way, but it is to the left of Buzz Lightyear!
Thanks for the report!
Jud