Whew! Another hectic day! A chunk of the day has been spent editing all the PhotoPass pictures and tryign to get to the bottom of the missing 'dueling with Captain Hook' pictures. I am all ready to order my CD, except I have to wait to see if they can find my lost Hook pictures. Even if the Hook overlay doesn't appear in the shot, I would at least want the picture of me looking ridiculous, posing with the plastic sword! Anyway...
Sherry, not getting everything done just means you have a reason to come back when we are there. LOL Can you tell I really want you to get there??...I'll see what smells I can smells on those rides........lol
Oh, you're so sweet, Kerri!
I HOPE I can get there to meet up with everyone! I am seriously going to try. And it is the 4th that's the best day for everybody, right? Yes, there are still a few things I didn't get done, so you are right - that would be a perfect opportunity to do them!
...Oh and I'm totally going to pay attention to the ginger smell when the ride hits Harryhausen's on Monster's Inc. I'm TOTALLY stoked for that, but I'm sure you're not surprised about that Sherry
I would be surprised if you were NOT stoked about going on Monsters, Inc.!!
As I mentioned in the dining thread I thought of you many times on my trip! Each time I saw anything gingerbread men or smelled it or saw those cookies lol I am glad you had a good time and made it home safely. I like long TR's...the longer and more detailed the better!
I saw your post in the dining thread, Krissy! I got a good chuckle out of it. I am glad I was thought of on your trip! You were probably thinking, "Why does she keep popping into my head? Why won't she go away?!!"
I never saw any gingerbread men without the ears, though I hear there are some sold somewhere in DLR. I only saw the ones with ears, and, as previously stated, I was surprised how hearty and heavy they are! Thank goodness they didn't come out with any NEW gingerbread Mickey souvenir items or I would have been in trouble!
I also saw in your Dining post about the walk-ups at Blue Bayou - you are 100% correct. That NEVER happens. In fact, when I made my PS's for the October trip, the CM on the phone told me that BB is the
only restaurant where PS's are required now, and "no walk-ups are accepted." So the fact that they ARE now taking them - or at least they did on that day you witnessed it - is a sure sign of bookings being down. Places like BB and the character meals are probably taking the biggest hits because those are the most expensive places to eat. That has to be why Goofy's did not raise its prices to the peak season rates and kept them as they were in the off-peak season.
Oh, don't you worry - my TR will likely be long and detailed - even with pictures! I just hope to get the pictures in there up front this time rather than insert them later like last time. It helps to have things right away!
Abu is currently under contract negotiations, and per advice from his long time entertainment attorney, he cannot appear in any of the shows, until his contract is settled. So when everything is said and done, and to his (Abu's) liking, then he shall return to the show, hopefully....An inside source was good enough to let me know the above, and that Abu is very sorry for not being able to appear in his show. That is, the show. Abu is very dedicated to it. It is like his second home....It was heard stated by Abu at a recent private party, in the Hollywood Hills, after one too many bananna shooters. "I am not an animal!" Then after he was politely reminded of the simple fact that he actually is a monkey, he then mooned the entire party (TMZ photos will soon be published) then he emphaticly stated "So what!" "What is your point?" He then continued to pontificate..."I am sick to death of working for peanuts! I can see how well the show does! And it is mainly because of me! I tell you! Me,me me!" then he pulled his Versace dressy casual silk pants back up, and swung from the chandelier. It is a good thing that he was the host of this party, and that it took place at his recently redecorated estate. Otherwise, there is no telling what may have happened.
Oh my goodness! I laughed out loud, Gisele! That is TOO funny! Where do you come up with this stuff?
I love the Planet of the Apes reference too (that is where the "I am not an animal" comes from, right, or am I completely off my rocker?!)! Very clever! And now I know exactly why Abu was not in the Aladdin show (which, by the way, I am glad we saw, as it sounds like it is taking a break soon!)! Abu is a diva!
We got offered a bounceback with our checkout envelope under the door this morning - to stay one more night and check out tomorrow for only $150. Talk about cheap!...We had a lot of fun this week. Candy Canes and chatting with Guy, riding in the nose of Monorail Blue and hearing that Monorail Orange is in the stable and ready to go soon, watching my kids enjoy the holiday stuff, walking on to almost all attractions in the rain, buying Christmas stuff at 505 off, seeing all the other stuff at 40% off, talking to a Character Lead about the new Celebration parade details that she knew, doing the Holiday scavenger hunt for GCH guests, Having an upgrade to a GRR view room and then getting the bounceback to a standard room right on the lobby atrium, you name it. lots of fun.
I was hoping for an upgrade at PPH OR a bounceback. I got neither. From what I had heard about the hotel bookings being down, I thought FOR SURE they would have offered me another night's stay at a low price, and this time I could have accepted it...but they didn't!
I could have used that day to do some extra things, but as it happened, I had to leave early on Monday. Anyway, $150 for a 'bonus' ngiht is INSANE for the GCH! That is a crazy low price! I don't blame you for taking it. I would have even taken the PPH for that rate!...And what is this about a holiday scavenger hunt for the GCH guests? What is that all about? Do they do that every year? I don't recall hearing of this last year in December.
All I can say is the candy canes rock - they are huge and absolutely beautiful. Guy Fieri is a nice guy. His life really took off with winning Food Network Star!!!! I hate that we missed Sherry - she would have loved sitting in the candy cane line.
I know, I am so sorry I missed you at DLR, Nancy! You can blame it on my friend for throwing me all off course by showing up extra early on Friday without warning me first! I just plain forgot to save your number into my phone! I was running around like a chicken with my head cut off - I am surprised I remembered to bring my suitcase! And then I had to leave early on Monday (before noon). I am HOPING to go when you and Kerri and Jasmine go, but I can't say for sure yet. t is probably going to have to be a relatively last-minute decision for me.
I would have liked to stand in the candy cane line just to see what they were doing in there, but I would have left the buying of the canes to other folks who really wanted them. I really like Guy Fieri. He has become a major star on the Food Network - he is the only one who has won that Next Food Network Star contest and come out of it with MANY shows on that channel. He is really popular. Every time I turn around, he has another show! He has become like a male Rachael Ray! Guy seems like he would be down to earth and approachable. I hate that we have to wait almost ONE YEAR for his DLR Holiday Food special to air on the Food Network!
Hey Sherry! I'm out of town for Christmas so I haven't had too much time to see what's happening on the DISboards but I saw your thread so I had to stop and see how your trip went. Glad you had a great time!
Sounds like you were able to a lot of things you wanted to do and good job dodging the Disney Christmas merchandise snowball!
...Oh and interesting hearing about Guy Fieri being down there because he lives in the town that i grew up in, and am currently visiting. He has 2 restaurants here in town and we went to one the other night called Tex Wasabis. They have sushi and BBQ (i know, strange combo) and they also have a variety of what they call Gringo Sushi which is chicken, pork or beef combined with things like french fries, avacado, sauces etc and then wrapped in rice and rice paper (instead of seaweed). Very good....Anyway, just wanted to say hi! Hope everyone has a great Christmas and I'll be checking in when I can....Sherry, can't wait to see your next trip report!
Yes, I successfully avoided the Great Snowball in terms of merchandise. I was tempted by the Tinkerbell posing with the peppermint candy ornaments, but not tempted enough!
I went a little crazy with the PhotoPass pictures and other pictures, though, if that counts as a Snowball Effect! And while I did not count them, I
saw a LOT of those 700 Christmas trees! They were everywhere, tucked into all kinds of corners and down hallways and they came in all sizes. Now the 700 number makes sense to me! At first, I couldn't conceive of where DLR could fit all those trees. It made me sad to see Dept. 56 so nicely decorated with all of their trees because they are going to be closing that DTD location soon and I think that is a big mistake! I really think they belong in DTD!
The other restaurant that Guy Fieri has is called Johnny Garlic's, right? I love garlic, so that sounds like my kind of place!
It was there last year in December, then it was NOT there during this past Halloween season, but I guess they brought it out during the Christmas season this year. It basically looks like a Mickey-shaped, white fluffy bath rug or cotton mass, but it is in the banquet/ballroom scene with the gingerbread coffin. The hidden Mickey snowdrift is on the floor, over to the right, basically against the back wall. Look for it!
