I'm Not As Tink As You Kronk I Am - Final Thoughts on Mustard's January Trip to WDW

[scottny]

I was ready to go to bed, but now I can't.

The suspense is killing me.

I hope it is going to have a happy ending

me too.

 

[Trentmom]

Man, his light is out...

MUSTARD....................................


DON'T LEAVE US HANGING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

 

[mnmrmustard]

Hey There DIS'ers!!!

Well, it ended up dumping about 4 inches on us but stopped during the night and was looking good until I looked outside in the morning. Lo and behold it had turned FOGGY! I had been watching 3 different forecasts and they all said snow/rain for this AM and no fog on the horizon.

We headed out anyways - shoehorning ourselves and our belongings into our van and drove the 35mls to the airport. On the way there was an accident which backed up traffic for about 20 minutes, but we had left with plenty of time.

We crested the hill heading into Medford, OR and the sun was eating away at the fog a good 90 minutes before our departure time. But we got there and SFO had delayed our flight by 2hrs!!! Right off the bat that put us in a pinch - giving us only 15 minutes at SFO to make our connection

They did a backup booking having us sit at SFO until 8pm, then flying down to LAX for an hour layover. Then we'd hit the red eye to MCO, getting in at 6am!

But then the fog THICKENED and the plane they sent from SFO circled until it ran low on fuel and then diverted to Eugene. It refueled there and flew back down to us and circled some more. Finally at 12:40pm they cancelled it and the plane flew back up north. Sigh.

Soooo, we got rebooked from United to Delta flying out tomorrow morning at 6am, connecting in Salt Lake City, and arriving at MCO at 4:30pm. We unchecked our 7 checked bags and loaded it all back up. Instead of driving all the way back we tried to take a bad situation and turn it around. There is a Super8 here in Medford that has a big indoor water slide and heated pool.

DW called and was able to cancel our 1 night stay at an Embassy Suites (we had already called them about our delays earlier). And we booked a room 1/2 mile from the airport for 1/2 the price of the suites. We had a great lunch at our fav place Elmers and then came back so the girls could finally SWIM and SLIDE!

Here's the slide with DDs and DW climbing up

Here's DD11 going down head first AND backwards

Here's DD8 proving she could do it too!

And here I am getting swallowed by the undercurrent

So we spent about 2 1/2hrs in there and had the place to ourselves. Came back to the room and rested and later I ran out and grabbed some food. We're heading to bed now ...just after 9pm. We have a 3:45am wake-up so we can be back at the airport and check in at 4:30am. This way we will get seats together since Delta wouldn't let us get assigned seats ahead of time.

Cross your fingers folks, we're still working our way there. We haven't missed out on any Dis fun as we only had a trip to the big Mickey D's and maybe the Ripley's museum planned for Tuesday. And we will still get there in time to meet up with me mum just after they check in to the timeshare and head out for our first event - the Pirates Adventure Dinner!

Cheers and have a good one all - wish us luck!!!

 

[scottny]

well I am so glad to hear it did not cancel the trip. sorry about the fog. well I do hope u get out in the morning. At least your making the best of it and having fun at the hotel.

 

[jordanyosh]

You have a great attitude....

Wishing you luck for tomorrow's flight.......

 

[Trentmom]

Whew...You had me scared, thinking your entire trip was scrapped


I am so glad it was not and you are not missing out on any real disney fun.

Good idea getting a hotel so close to airport and giving the girls something fun to do tnite..

I hope all goes well tomorrow..How does the forecast look?

 

[earthfaries]

That's great everything worked out and you could turn it into a postive thing...you're on vacation and it looks as if you guys hads tons of fun!

Good luck in the morning, here's more pixie dust for no fog and no snow or whatever else might want to pop up



Safe travels!

 

[kindakrazy2]

Hey look - you moved!

Welcome to the Trip Board!

Sorry yesterday was a bit of a nightmare....glad you made the best of it nad had some fun at the pool though. I hope you are up in the air somewhere right now on your way to Disney!

 

[mnmrmustard]

well I am so glad to hear it did not cancel the trip. sorry about the fog. well I do hope u get out in the morning. At least your making the best of it and having fun at the hotel.

Nooo, no way we were turning back after getting this close! And yes, we got out The pool was lots of fun.

You have a great attitude....

Wishing you luck for tomorrow's flight.......

Thanks much! It all worked out ok and we took off on time

Whew...You had me scared, thinking your entire trip was scrapped


I am so glad it was not and you are not missing out on any real disney fun.

Good idea getting a hotel so close to airport and giving the girls something fun to do tnite..

I hope all goes well tomorrow..How does the forecast look?

Yup, all was well and we were all very happy that we didn't miss any Dis days.

The next day was forecast as a mix of rain and snow, but it was only lightly drizzling when we took off

That's great everything worked out and you could turn it into a postive thing...you're on vacation and it looks as if you guys hads tons of fun!

Good luck in the morning, here's more pixie dust for no fog and no snow or whatever else might want to pop up



Safe travels!

Yup, keep a positive attitude! We had fun and were on our way before the sun came up

Hey look - you moved!

Welcome to the Trip Board!

Sorry yesterday was a bit of a nightmare....glad you made the best of it nad had some fun at the pool though. I hope you are up in the air somewhere right now on your way to Disney!

YESSSS! I put in the request a couple of days ago and we've been DISing it up big time Day 1 soon to be posted Tks for checking in and keeping my thread from sinking into the depths ...hehehe

 

[mnmrmustard]

Hello All!

Well, we made it out the next morning ...had to get up at 3:45am to make it there by 4:30am for seat assignments. We managed seats together for both legs with both girls still getting window seats :-] But we did all have to go through the "extra special screening" because we changed our tickets. That is apparently a flag for TSA - ugh It made us the last ones to board, but we still took off 5 minutes early.

We flew into Salt Lake City, which was at an invigorating 20 degrees outside. Even the Great Salt Lake was showing signs of freezing:

We landed just before 5pm and picked up our bags, which were very easy to spot thanks to the lime green pom-poms Nana and the DDs put on them. Also notice the little laminated LGMHs on them ...each one had our DIS names or nicknames on them:

Next was the rental pick up ...got a brand new Town and Country with double sliding doors and a BIG cargo area behind the rear seat - yay!

By the time we got out of there we had to put the pedal to the metal and get to the resort. We met up with my fam and had enough time to dump our bags and splash some water on our face before heading back out the door to go to The Pirates Adventure Dinner!

There was a pre-show and buffet which wasn't bad, but we got there too late to have a decent place to sit. We were assigned the "Orange" pirate, Andre and he lead us into the main theater. Similar seating to a Midevil Times, except there's a big ship in the middle instead of a horse arena.

There was no flash photography allowed and it was kind of dark, but I have a fast lens for just such occasions so some shots came out pretty good.

There was much buckling and swashing and dancing about

And acrobatics played an ongoing role

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Lives were threatened

And the fair maiden found herself in jeopardy in the company of the pirate queen

Our pirate Andre was full of bravado and strength

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And then it was time for more gypsy acrobatics

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The "Blue" pirate turned good and attempted to rescue the damsel princess

The Pirate Queen protested and set about to hang said princess

More fighting for honor and yes, more acrobatics

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Somehow all turns out well and the pirates swing out over our heads

DDs get a pic with our Pirate Andre

As does my Mom despite the attempted picture thwarting by an errant waiter

Everybody went to the restroom except me and DD11, which gave her more picture opportunities ...she's a bit of an opportunist ;-]

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DD8 finally caught up in time for a final shot with the Pirate Queen

As an interesting aside my Dad left the show towards the end to grab a smoke and check on their dog who unfortunately had to sit in the truck during the performance ...she's a traveling dog and is used to it. While he was out there the pirate queen came out to catch some air. As soon as she saw their dog she came running over.

Oh, I should say that their dog is a 100lb rottweiler named Precious. She said hi and asked if she could pet her and fawned all over her. She was also nice enough to ask if she could get them anything and he asked for a cup of ice for Precious. Just then she heard her cue to come back inside but promised to send some out. Sure enough a waiter came out a couple of minutes later with a large cup of ice :-]

After the show we headed back to the resort, took showers, and collapsed into our beds.

What does Day 2 bring us? When do we wake up? Where do we go? Will I be able to navigate WDW's convoluted road system???

Tune back in and see!!!!

 

[Anne's Family]

Fabulous so far. Lots of DISers have been wanting to know more about that show. It looks wonderful.

Whenever we get stuck on the road, we always look for a cheap place with an indoor pool. Makes the delay much more palatable!

Kudos on getting the T&C. We own one and love it!

 

[kindakrazy2]

Yeah! An update from Mustard while on vaction! Way to go Mike - thinking of us while you are away!

Great photos of the pirate dinner! My kids would love that!

Love the acro stuff. Watching them on the tissue freaks me out everytime though when they just drop! I see a lyra ring there too.

Keep the updates coming!

 

[FauntleroyFAN07]

All right you made it to the world, I was worried there for a little bit...

that pirate show looks like alot of fun.

you got some really good shots and some nice ones at the end.

Can not wait till more, have a great time on the rest of your trip

 

[scottny]

what a surprise to get an update from u while u r there. that dinner sounds like so much fun.
Glad u were able to get out and get there.

 

[Tat2ddisneymom]

Wow, are you gonna do your TR from WDW? I can't imagine having enough time to do that!

The pirate dinner looks like fun! I'll have to try that at least once.

 

[Trentmom]

Wow.Live update from WDW!!!! You da Man Colonel

Awesome pics.. You have mad photography skills with no flash photography allowed and still able to get such great shots


Lot of great pics with the cast.!!!!

How cool that they even brought out some ice for your dad's dog


Can't wait to read about tomorrow's adventures!!!

Have a great time!!!

 

[Disneydad99]

great first day Mustard!!!!

Have never been to the Pirates adventure....will have to go next time!!!!

hope you are having fun!!!

& a 100lb rotewiler???

wow

 

[jordanyosh]

I'm glad you made it safely.



Can't believe you posted a live report....wow.

 

[LeeLee2U]

That dinner looks fun. My kids (and I!!!) would love that! Thanks for giving us a live update!!!!!! Glad ya'll made it despite the weather. Sooooo what is the weather in Fl??

 

[Mrs. Bee]

I'm playing catch up. I'm only on page 10 or 11 so far.

Yay for Guitar Hero! We played it at my sisters house a couple weeks ago. then we just HAD to buy it for ourselves too. We are addicted. I am terrible but it's fun. I mostly play "hit me with your best shot" over and over. Haha.

You posted a picture of your tickets. We haven't gotten any tickets in the mail. Should I be worried?? We leave in 10 days.