I'm grumpy because you're dopey... A TR - Final Thoughts 10/15

[wdwgirl03]

Bummer they didn't have the princess bag you wanted. It does look super cute though in the few pictures I've seen.

I really want to do the balloon! I think I might go for it in March.

Fulton's...I remember on one of our first trips we did a character breakfast there!

 

[meeko_33785]

I always thought the whole poison theme was an odd choice for a candy store too. I can kind of see where they were coming from with the carmel apple/ poison apple connection, but it's still weird.

 

[Princess_K]

I agree with you... the westside has a whole different vibe. I much prefer the marketplace!

That candy looked really good! They do such good jobs with decorating

 

[not_Joanna_eggs]

Wow, I go out of town for a few days, and you post a gazillion updates!

Sorry to hear about your breakdown! I'm sure, though, that we've all been there. I know I've shed tears at WDW, usually over something that typically wouldn't be such a big deal...

I blame it on overexcitement.

That seafood platter looks amazing! I would like one now, please!

I'm trying to get this TR done before the next trip. So sorry to make you read a gazillion updates - then again shame on you for having a life outside of Dis and going away

Yeah, there is definitely an over-stimulation that goes on at Disney - even for adults. I can't even imagine what it's like for small children.

The seafood platter was yummy. I do wish it had more crab on it though

Bummer they didn't have the princess bag you wanted. It does look super cute though in the few pictures I've seen.

I really want to do the balloon! I think I might go for it in March.

Fulton's...I remember on one of our first trips we did a character breakfast there!

They didn't have the princess bags in the MK either? Not sure why... I would have gotten one!

Ohh you'll definately have to try the balloon. Grandma loved it, so it can't be too bad

I have NO recollection of character breakfasts at Fultons. We would always go there for lunch on our last day when I was little - kind of a tradition.

I always thought the whole poison theme was an odd choice for a candy store too. I can kind of see where they were coming from with the carmel apple/ poison apple connection, but it's still weird.

Thank you - this is what I'm saying!

I'll admit, I saw the old-lady evil queen and immediately thought of apples, but come on - they were POISON. Not the most genius marketing there

I agree with you... the westside has a whole different vibe. I much prefer the marketplace!

That candy looked really good! They do such good jobs with decorating

There's something homey and safe about the marketplace. I want to try Bongos and Disney Quest and Flights of Wonder, but other than that, I don't see us spending too much time over there.

Seriously, I'm so glad we went to the candy store when I was full. Otherwise it would have been bad. It all looks so pretty and yummy.

 

[not_Joanna_eggs]

We got on the 1:00 boat, and headed back for OKW.

Sad, our last Disney ride of the trip

But happy that we were on track to not miss the ME! Our ME time was 1:50. We had almost an hour to go...

Soon we were back at OKW

We still had plenty of time to spare, so we went in the store for a bit.

I tried to talk DH into this DVC ornament, but he told me I already got an ornament for the trip and we didn’t need to go overboard.

I was kind of disappointed how small this store is.

I wish my new car had an antennae. This would be mine!

Hey there cutie!

I tried to talk DH into getting this hat for himself. He said no.

We still had some time, so we took a little walk.

There were a lot of cool things here, it would have been nice if we’d have been there longer

We thought about it, but it was a little early to stop for a drink

Then it was time to head over wait for the bus.

Finally, we got our bags from Bell services, and waited for the ME bus.

We made it, with time to spare!

I realized that I forgot to get my traditional chocolate covered almonds for the trip home. I glanced at the General Store

Then at my watch

3 minutes to spare. Given our luck lately, I decided not to chance it.

So we waited, and waited. Hello bus - we're here…. Where are you?

After about 10 minutes, we were getting worried - did we miss it again?

 

[OhioDisneyLover]

I'm sorry that you didn't get your D&B Bag. I don't remember seeing the princess collection anywhere either.

We love Fulton's. Never been there for lunch though. I was so bummed that they didn't give us the dip when we were there for dinner. I love it!

OKW looks nice. I've got to get there to at least visit.

Anxious to see what happened to your bus!

 

[Princess_K]

I'm so sad your trip is coming to an end... but I sure hope you didn't miss your bus. I think waiting on the ME bus is the worst thing. That's when it hits me that the trip really is over!

 

[meeko_33785]

You seem to always have the worst luck with ME buses. Hope you didn't miss another one.

 

[not_Joanna_eggs]

I'm sorry that you didn't get your D&B Bag. I don't remember seeing the princess collection anywhere either.

We love Fulton's. Never been there for lunch though. I was so bummed that they didn't give us the dip when we were there for dinner. I love it!

OKW looks nice. I've got to get there to at least visit.

Anxious to see what happened to your bus!

Yeah, I couldn't figure it out - Disney Shopping lists it as a "Theme Park Exclusive" item. So I'm not sure what that's about

You know, I'm not sure I've been to Fulton's for dinner I want to it looks so good, and I LOVE seafood.

OKW wasn't on my radar at all, and I had no desire to visit it before we stayed there - but It's really gorgous and we'll definately be back.

I'm so sad your trip is coming to an end... but I sure hope you didn't miss your bus. I think waiting on the ME bus is the worst thing. That's when it hits me that the trip really is over!

Yeah, we're definately winding down. I think I can only milk 1 or 2 more updates out of this trip. But we've got another one coming up in 3 weeks, so you're not completely rid of me yet. And, in case you get all twitchy and need a Joanna fix, I do have a PTR for our December trip, that I'm trying not to neglect

I wouldn't know about "waiting for the ME bus" We usually miss ours

You seem to always have the worst luck with ME buses. Hope you didn't miss another one.

Yeah, the "leaving" ME busses and I don't get along. Maybe it means I should just stay there

 

[Princess_K]

Yeah, we're definately winding down. I think I can only milk 1 or 2 more updates out of this trip. But we've got another one coming up in 3 weeks, so you're not completely rid of me yet. And, in case you get all twitchy and need a Joanna fix, I do have a PTR for our December trip, that I'm trying not to neglect

I am so jealous of all your trips this year! But...I can certainly live vicariously through you haha. I'm off to check out your PTR!

 

[not_Joanna_eggs]

I am so jealous of all your trips this year! But...I can certainly live vicariously through you haha. I'm off to check out your PTR!

Yeah, we're really lucky with the APs and DVC to be able to go so much this year. But I know after January it will be a different story. So sad! But definitely enjoying it while it lasts

 

[not_Joanna_eggs]

So, we were waiting for the ME... and Waiting... Seriously Did we miss it?

10 minutes had gone by.

(can you tell I was bored?)

Seriously Bus?

I couldn't believe the karma. We were actually on time and the bus wasn't! Not that I'm complaining that the bus was late - because I hate getting to the airport so early, but seriously, the one time we get there with time to spare the bus is late - the other two time were minutes late and the bus was gone.

Okay, I’m going to chance it. I’m going to run into the store and get my almonds…

Surefire way to make the bus appear right?

I popped back in the store to get some juice and munchies for the bus ride back. I came back and still waited. The bus finally showed - 25 minutes late. Yeesh! Not that I’m complaining because I hate how early the ME gets you to the airport anyway, but it’s just the principal of the matter!

We got off at the airport, still with way too much time on our hands. So we stopped in a few of the stores.

They have my mom's cotton candy there too - good to know.

We stopped to prepare for the security line – de-belt, and pack up.

We ended up in the craziest security line. It was just the big jumble of people all pushing and shoving. I ended up 20 people back from DH. Yikes.

Finally, we made it through and made it to our gate. I've got to say, the Southwest terminal is much nicer at MCO than the Airtran one.

I had paid the $10 each for early check in on Southwest, since we were coming from Disney and it was our first time ever on Southwest. We were in group A positions 34 and 35. Not bad. We got 2 seats together near the front of the plane no problem.

We had a hilarious flight attendant. She started off her spiel about in case of an emergency landing, and said "if your life vest does not inflate, well it's just not your lucky day" haha. There were a few other funny comments like that. Like "if you're traveling with small children - we're sorry" and "put on your own mask - then help your husband" it seems like Southwest encourages that wry sense of humor in their flight attendants. I like it!

The flight was uneventful, and when we landed she did the think about "wait until the plane has come to a complete stop and the captain has turned off the seat belt sign." Then she came on and said "wait, wait, not yet, wait for it… okay get out" and she flipped off the seat belt sign.

We made it into Milwaukee at about 6:30, and were home by 8.

I'm really starting to love these weekend trips, and I'm kind of worried about what we're going to do for 10 days

Okay, we'll that's it for this trip, but I'll be back to this TR with some final thoughts, and back with a spankin' new TR in a few weeks.

 

[not_Joanna_eggs]

Sorrry All - Pictures should be back up next week!

 

[OhioDisneyLover]

I'll be here waiting for the pictures............

 

[norybell]

So how did you feel about Southwest, overall?

When I flew out of MCO the last time, it was a mob at security. This businessman-looking guy in front of me left the line and walked away, past all the people and maybe even an escalator. For some reason, I followed him.

Turns out he was walking to an Expert Traveler's line. It was far enough away from the main line that we walked right through, didn't take more than 5 minutes. It probably would've been 45 minutes in the regular line!

Problem is, I can't for the life of me quite remember where this line was! I was just mindlessly following him. But I figure it'll be worth at least a few minutes of searching on my next trip!

 

[not_Joanna_eggs]

I'll be here waiting for the pictures............

Ugh... Sorry about that. I knew I was getting close, but I didn't realize how close.

So how did you feel about Southwest, overall?

When I flew out of MCO the last time, it was a mob at security. This businessman-looking guy in front of me left the line and walked away, past all the people and maybe even an escalator. For some reason, I followed him.

Turns out he was walking to an Expert Traveler's line. It was far enough away from the main line that we walked right through, didn't take more than 5 minutes. It probably would've been 45 minutes in the regular line!

Problem is, I can't for the life of me quite remember where this line was! I was just mindlessly following him. But I figure it'll be worth at least a few minutes of searching on my next trip!

Hmmm... well after that one flight that we paid $77 each ($154 total) I actually liked southwest. We paid $10 for early check-in - so we were Group A and like positions 34 & 35. So we had our pick of seats. I did have a little bit of a scare when my seat belt wouldn't buckle (I think it was broken) because they are notorously not fat-friendly. But I was able to get it buckled and there was no incident.

Now... in October we have the same no-reserved smaller seat sitution but we paid about $475 a person for it. My opinion might change drastically.

Hmmm... I'll have to keep my eye out for the expert traveler's line. I hate those mob-y lines where no one knows what they're doing. I've got it down to a science - why can't everyone else?

 

[meeko_33785]

I can't believe your bus was late. Here's hoping for better luck for ME buses on your next trip.

I'll be back latet to see the pics.

 

[pixiegirl]

You finally get to the ME on time and the bus is late. That is hilarious!!!!! So glad you guys had a good time and made it back in one piece!!!

 

[RachelNinja]

I was all excited to come and catch up on all the updates I missed, but you have that exceeded bandwidth thing for the pictures! Boo, I'll have to try again later!

 

[not_Joanna_eggs]

I can't believe your bus was late. Here's hoping for better luck for ME buses on your next trip.

I'll be back latet to see the pics.

If we hadn't had the bad-bus luck on the last two trips, I wouldn't have been upset at all, but I was sooooo pissed. 25 minutes late is a lot!

You finally get to the ME on time and the bus is late. That is hilarious!!!!! So glad you guys had a good time and made it back in one piece!!!

Seriously I couldn't make this stuff up if I tried.

We had a great time. I'll be back with some final thoughts and a "pimp my next TR" announcement when the pictures are back up.

I was all excited to come and catch up on all the updates I missed, but you have that exceeded bandwidth thing for the pictures! Boo, I'll have to try again later!

Yeah, sorry 'bout that - the pictures should be back up on by Friday. guess I've been posting too quickly

I you guys, but not enough to spend $25 a month for upgraded photobucket service