I'M JUST SHOWBOATIN' AROUND THE WORLD! & getting pooped on. Jan 13 TR! NEW TR POSTED!

[danimaroo]

Chapter Forty-Seven: World Showcase and a little photo shoot!
Day 8: January 24th, 2013

The moon was crazy that night, since it was very clear out!

We continued on, marching through Germany, where my Mom wanted to stop by and look at all of the Christmas ornaments.

Obviously a photo of the pickle tree was necessary. I love that tradition! I didn't know about it until my old co-worker gave me a pickle ornament for Christmas to hide in the tree... and now that I think about it, I'm not sure we ever found the pickle. It is quite possibly still sitting in our tree right at this very moment, out in the garage. Welp, better keep an eye out for a rogue pickle in the tree come Christmas time! HAHAHAHA.

Pickles aside, my Mom was super into all of the cute ornaments in there. She seriously took like 50 photos on her iPhone, hahaha. My Mom's kind of hilarious.

After we left Germany, we decided to take some nice little photos nearby... I kind of look a little drunk in this photo, but I wasn't, I swear.

Bruce and Amy looked all sorts of adorable. I loved Amy's Norway hat.

While in the midst of our photo shoot, a little child was having a serious meltdown nearby... to the point where I decided to take a photo.

This probably makes me a terrible person for taking a photo, but this kid was DONE. His Dad let him throw down though, and away from the crowds, so props to him. But yeah, he was rolling all over the place...

ANYWAY, we got back to photo-taking, and this one of me and Matt isn't really my favorite photo ever of us, but it works, hahaha.

We moved on from our photo sesh and hit up Italy, Japan, and France. Haaaaave I mentioned how much I love World Showcase at night? Because I do. A lot.

We decided to go find a spot to watch Illuminations from, and found one over in England. While we waited, Matt went to get us ice cream while Bruce and Amy went to get some fish 'n chips!

Illuminations was beautiful as it always is, though the lady in front of me thought it was necessary to hold her camera ABOVE HER HEAD for photos/video. Nope, not annoying at all. Buuut I dealt, and got a couple of photos, though I was not really in a position for great photo-taking unfortunately.

My Mom seemed to really enjoy Illuminations, which was great to see! After the show finished, I hugged my Mom goodbye since she had to head out to her hotel as she had an early flight back to Boston the next morning.

It was wonderful to spend time with my Momma Mia in Disney World, and she really was the first one to get me into Disney in the first place, taking us when I was 6 and then 12! In fact, here are a few throwback photos from when I was 6, hahaha:

I miss the days of Yellow Mickey ponchos! And my Mom's awesome hair, and my Dad's short shorts. And also my brother's stubbornness when he refused to wear ponchos while it rained.

Buuut anyway, back to the present.

We left Epcot, then headed back to our room... where we spotted cute bunny rabbits outside of the Villas!

We did the most boring thing that night.. LAUNDRY. Wompwomp.... but we also ate our cupcakes from Starring Rolls. They were super smushed and deformed, but still just as delicious as always.

Our plan was to go swimming while we did laundry, but I completely conked out on the bed. I felt bad because Matt ended up having to do all of the laundry by himself. I'm kiiiind of the worst sometimes, but I didn't intentionally fall asleep! I was just pooped I guess!

Tomorrow, we enjoy breakfast at what became one of my favorite spots, spend our last time at Animal Kingdom, and have a wonderfully relaxing/laid back day!

YEAH YIPPY WOOHOO MOMENTS!

1. Trying Tonga Toast for the first time!!
2. Seeing the Polynesian and really falling in love with it even more than before
3. Meeting up with my statue BFFs
4. Seeing/spending time with my Mom in Disney World!
5. Meeting Mexican Donald
6. Eating at San Angel Inn for dinner, yum!
7. Margaritas/strolling around World Showcase at night
8. Illuminations!

WOMPWOMP MOMENTS!

1. Slower service at Kona
2. Brazilian Tour Groups overrunning Sunset Blvd.
3. Getting faked out by the Tower of Terror
4. Bruce and Amy not being phased by Beverly
5. Me conking out early and leaving Matt stuck with doing all of our laundry

Continued in next post​

 

[missangelalexis]

What a nice evening in Epcot! And so great that you got to spend time with your mom I love the throwback pictures you included, so cute!

And hooray to being one step closer to becoming DVC members!

 

[Miss Potts]

I want a cupcake for breakfast now! I'll gladly take a smushed one!!!

Looks like it was another great day! I was laughing so hard that your mom chose to ride Ellen?!?!!?! Hahaha! I love the throwback photos! So cute! I do spy a sea world poncho....

How did Amy and Bruce like Teppan Edo? Your dinner looked great! I've been debating adding that ADR to our trip.

 

[__disneygirl]

You're almost DVC members!! YAY! Hope y'all are keeping your heads up after your loss. I'm sure once you get the word that you are DVC official it will definitely help to cheer you up a bit.

HAHA the Beverly reaction picture is so funny to me because they just seem very thoughtful about it.

AMAZING monorail photos. But I feel like me telling you how great your pictures are is kind of redundant at this point. So until further notice, just know that your pictures are THE BEST.

Oh how I LOVE San Angel. Of all the ADRs from my May trip, I tend to miss that one the most! Everything is just so perfect... being in the WS, the atmosphere of the whole Mexico pavilion, the food... the service was great for us too. You just really can't go wrong there!

THAT PIC OF YOU AND AMY WITH THE SOMBREROS AND AND MARACAS AND MARGARITAS. You're kind of my idol.

I love the pickle tree! I wonder how many lost pickles get left behind every year. It's a sad fact!

Adorable throwback pics. Our yellow ponchos are definitely shoved into some box... somewhere!

Hey, don't feel bad... people are always saying "when ya gotta go, ya gotta go" but I prefer "When ya gotta sleep, ya gotta sleep."

 

[stimmons]

HAHAHAHAHA! I am dying over here because I was wondering if anyone would notice that when I looked at the photo! I HAVE NO IDEA WHY I DID THAT! Poor Betty.

Oh, please find me on twitter and let me know your name so I can follow back! I am dani_maroo on there!

Followed! I'm @smtimmons I would love the follow back!

Your mom is pretty!!!!

I have to say, those Beverly faces are pretty dissappointing. Lol.

Here is an awesome one to make up for it.

http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=47261337&postcount=34

 

[stimmons]

HAHAHAHAHA! I am dying over here because I was wondering if anyone would notice that when I looked at the photo! I HAVE NO IDEA WHY I DID THAT! Poor Betty.

Oh, please find me on twitter and let me know your name so I can follow back! I am dani_maroo on there!

Followed! I'm @smtimmons I would love the follow back!

Your mom is pretty!!!!

I have to say, those Beverly faces are pretty dissappointing. Lol.

Here is an awesome one to make up for it.

http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=47261337&postcount=34

 

[katt789]

Yayayayay!! Vacation is coming up SO SOON!! If August goes by as fast as the last two months I’ll be one happy camper!!

Love that fountain!! Ah! Beautiful pictures! If the monorail is in it, I’m so sold! Haha. Ah, Mexican Donald is so adorable! Yes!! Totally reminds me of the Blue Bayou! Food looks great too, it’s on my list to try!

Awesome update! Love the WS adventures and pictures, the France fountain is so beautiful at night! Ack! Boo urns to camera over the head lady! Not cool! But hey, you managed to still get some good pictures from that.

 

[DisneyKid4Life]

OK, first thing's first. Congratulations on personally posting on post 1000!! Nice job!

Oh and FYI, that is NOT blabbering... That is freakin' awesome news all the way around. Supercalifragilisticexpiali-Congratulations!! So happy for you guys.

I swear Dani, there is NOTHING more frustrating than getting no reaction from the Beverly.

Oh my that Monorail picture with the sun and the reflection... GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!!!

And then you have an awesome pic of the pyramid and volcano as opposed to the blurry mess I usually take. Absolutely stunning.

Aww yay, I love me some retro photos!!

 

[blklotus]

Yay for the double update, and yay for mom time at Disney! I can't imagine taking my mom to Disney. It's so cool you guys have such a great relationship!

I kind of love Bruce and Amy's Beverly faces. They're both kind of like, "Eeeeeeeeeeeh, welllllll, I suppose that wasn't too shabby." I myself have not had Beverly but am looking forward to it on my visit in January...though not having had it before I don't know if that's something I should be looking forward to or not. Should I be worried?? I mean, it has the Bruce and Amy stamp of approval...

I also hope I get to meet Mexican Donald. I mean...it's a duck wearing a sombrero. Few things in life can compare.

More pictures of you in the awesome 80's please. I seriously can't get enough of pictures of people when they were kids. I feel like people are about 200x more amazing to me when I can see their hairstyle as children. I myself had some amazing bangs...

 

[Aristocath]

Loved seeing your food pics of San Angel. I haven't been there to eat since I was a teenager ( and now I have teenagers of my own) and I'm debating the whole La Hacienda versus San Angel thing. Hmmmmmm.

Also,I don't know what it looks like but I suddenly wanted a Mickey premium bar air freshener.

My favorite is the picture of the kid having a meltdown. When my middle son was two, we went to Epcot one day without the stroller. He got tired of walking and threw a fit, saying he wasn't taking another step. It happened on the bridge in the World Showcase, in the long stretch of no-mans land between China and Germany. Being the good mother and DISer that I am, I let my husband deal with the fit while I took a good picture of it. It is now a tradition on our trips to get Chris's picture in his meltdown spot.

And Congrats on DVC!

 

[Aurora1972]

Haven't been posting much but have been following along and enjoying your trip report. It was nice that you were able to spend some time with your mom Cute pic of the two of you. Also, I adore the retro Disney picks! I keep meaning to have my mom pull our old ones out so I can look at them!

 

[Sam33]

There is NOTHING more annoying that building up a ton of anticipation when making someone new try the Beverly and having them like it.
That happened with my mom her trip
I even snuck tidbits in all our itineraries about how good the Beverly was.

 

[rachel09985]

I LOVE that picture of the monorail coming in and the sun behind it! You are a great photographer!

How nice you were able to spend time with your mom in epcot.

Love the old school disney photos. too cute!

 

[DharmaLou]

That's so sweet that your mom met up with you. My mom is a big Disney fan too (has gone as an adult with one of her girlfriends a couple times!) and is coming with us for a quick day at DLR in October when we're in CA for a family wedding. I'm excited for her to have fun with my DD there!

 

[stacy~**]

I have been reading your updates but don't think I have commented in awhile (I often read updates on my kindle and am terribly lazy about typing on it).

I think I mentioned on twitter but....so sorry for your loss of Snifter. I haven't lost a pet as an adult but can only imagine how difficult it must be. There are many a days that I have fonder feelings towards my pups than I do my human children!

Yay for the DVC! You probably mentioned at some point but what will your "home" resort be? After every trip I come home and look at purchasing a resale DVC but really that is probably the worst time since we just spent a boatload on vacation. Congrats again....and amazing choice for your fall trip. WL is our to date favorite resort and BC is obviously just amazing. You can't beat EP resorts!

I am dying to try Tonga Toast and go to San Angel so I am having major food envy!

LOL...on the Beverly reaction. My girls tried it last summer and it was kinda similar. I was disappointed.

Love the throw back pics and that you saw your Mom for the day. She looks beautiful and very young!

 

[blabbermouth]

NICE throwback pics. I know it's wrong, but when you mentioned your Dad's short shorts I had to scroll back up to check them out.

Looks like you had a good dinner at San Angel, can't beat that atmosphere! Your marg looks yummy Norway beer is probably okay too. I'm not a picky drinker apparently!

 

[okw19]

Yay for Momma!
That's crazy that Bruce and Amy didn't have a bad reaction to Beverly! Kira and I tricked Anna into trying it and she didn't react either...turns out that particular fountain was spitting out Beverly without much syrup in it so it didn't taste bad like normal!

I am in love with that monorail/sunset shot. LITERALLY the best photo I've ever seen. The pics of my boyfriend and you are super cute too.

You are making me crave San Angel at 8:30 in the morning, not okay.

Momma and you look so much alike! Pretty ladies.

World Showcase at night is the best, I'm loving all these pictures. I want to visit Epcot with you guys SO bad.

Those throwback pictures are all kinds of epic. Yellow ponchos were the best.

 

[flyergrad09]

That's such a bummer of a reaction from Amy and Bruce! They look like they're just confused by the Beverly. I mean, I guess some people have to like the taste of it because otherwise they wouldn't make it, right?

I love your monorail pictures! They're so different compared to other monorail pics I've seen (or any that I attempt to take, haha).

Margaritas, maracas, and Momma! I love it!

I have to ask, where did you get your margaritas? On my last trip, I got one of the frozen margaritas at La Cantina and it was Not. Good. It was so syrupy and just blech. I barely had any of mine, and normally I LOOOOVE margaritas. So now I'm giving a Margaritas of WDW survey! I've heard that the margaritas at La Cava del Tequila are good, but I couldn't find it on my last trip. Maybe the desire for a margarita blinded me? Haha!

Yeah pickle tree!! We have a pickle ornament and it's so much fun making unsuspecting guests and relatives hunt for it when they come over at Christmastime.

 

[ChefDisneyLu]

NOOOOOOOO!

That is what went through my head when I got to the end of your last post! I read this TR start to finish in 2 days! I love your TRs! You and Matt are adorable and I totally love your sense of humor! So many times I wanted to comment but I decided to save them for the end, so in no particular order...

The beginning of your TR made me cry, I am not kidding. I love it when a TR makes me feel!

Cigars in the hot tub? Gross, I would have said something! Smoke by the desserts? Double gross.

LOVE LOVE LOVE the HM tattoo!

I too love IASW! Well... I am not sure I do anymore b/c I just read the first Kingdom Keepers book and I am sure the next time I ride it will be a new experience for me but I don't understand why people hate this ride so much!

I love your Dooney! I have one also and I use it all the time!

DVC?!!??!! Awesome! I am so excited for you!

Your pictures are awesome! I also love the fact that you did not add 70 from the Safari. How many times can I look at a picture of the same elephant or the same pic of the back of the same lions head?!

Just wanted to let you know that bananas are disgusting ...if you try Kona again you have to get the macadamia nut pancakes...heaven on a plate!

I got screwed on a Beverly set up too...I took DH to try it (I have never had it and I knew better not to try it) I was being all cool handing him the cup and I told him the boards said this is the best one to try. He says cool, takes the cup and gulps it down....No reaction, I ask "how is it" he replies "'Awesome, you would love it!" So I try some and the "Messer became the Messey" (to quote friends!) I was so surprised he kept a straight face and he was actually surprised he did too!

Anyway....I can't wait for the rest, thank you so much for sharing!

Lisa

 

[arbolita]

Oh man, somehow I got behind by a month. Good thing I have nothing to do at work currently and am mentally checked out because I leave for vacation in a few days!

Via Napoli is another restaurant that is on my list to try - I love reading everyone's updates from there! Pistachio gelato is also one of my favorite food groups ever (yes, it does warrant its own food group).

I crack up every time you post the picture of that Norway kid. I will never not notice him on that attraction now!

I'm glad you love the iasw hippo as much as I do! I think the hippo, the ostrich and the koalas are my favorite animatronics in there.

My first trip on HM was when I was 5, and I also hid my face the entire time, lol. Good thing I grew out of that, and it's now the attraction we do the most number of times during any Disney trip.

I was pleasantly surprised with how much I enjoyed Celebrate the Magic too! I loved Let the Memories Begin (especially the song), so I was a little wary of the change, but I could never really see the photos anyway and loved some of the new effects they added.

Your trip report has caused me to add two things to my Disney Bucket List:
- Ride Dinosaur with Dani
- Ride Space Mountain with Dani

Poly is my dream resort, but I know I'll probably never be able to stay there unless the open DVC, so that I can rent points. One day....

Matt's HM tattoo turned out so well! And clearly I'm not one to judge on people being behind on reading TR updates, hahahaha.

Fountain of Nations is the best. I think I could probably spend a day at Disney just sitting there, watching it and listening to the music and feel completely fulfilled.