"It's Coming and it's BLUE" - A July 2010 TR - COMPLETED!!

[MarieTheCat24]

July 26th Part One: STOP YELLING AT ME!!

I had a hard time getting out of bed on this particular morning. A really hard time. It was our Animal Kingdom day, and well, you see, the Animal Kingdom and I have quite the love/hate relationship. Actually, it’s mostly hate with the occasional moment of love. The potential for fun has always been there, but every time I’m there it’s 58324368675309 degrees out, there are, like, 2 animals out on the safari (one being an ostrich, and we all know how I feel about birds, especially those that get dangerously close to me), there are 889398092199423 Brazilian tour groups, a bird tries to attack me, all of the foliage makes me feel claustrophobic, and I have to drink out of paper straws which, while fun for the first few seconds, quickly turns ugly after the straw gets wet and gross.

So yeah, I wasn’t too excited about our day at the Animal Kingdom. We had reservations at ‘Ohana that evening, so I kinda wanted to just skip ahead to 8:30. But because I always have hope that this will finally be the year I enjoy the Animal Kingdom, I forced myself out of bed, into the shower, and to the bus stop. And also there might have been a Mickey Mouse Rice Crispy Treat thrown in there.

Here’s the first picture of the day, taken on the walk to the bus stop. Oh, humidity and camera lenses…

Our not-having-to-wait-long-for-a-bus luck continued as we didn’t have to wait long for a bus. We were headed to the Animal Kingdom within five minutes of arriving at the bus stop. Rad!

I must say, while getting off the bus, I wasn’t filled with the same sense of dread that I usually felt upon arriving at AK. I was actually, dare I say it, excited to be there. The weather was nice – not too hot and humid – and this is totally lame, but I was wearing a skirt, which was unusual for me (I tend to stick to shorts and tank tops for touring the parks) so I felt all fancy and fabulous. It really did feel like this would finally be the year I fell in love with the Animal Kingdom.

Have a wild time? Well, if you say so...

We headed through the turnstiles and into the mass of people being held at the front of the park.

Seriously, if you like personal space, a summer Walt Disney World vacation is not for you. I guarantee that you will spend a good chunk of your vacation shoved up against a random stranger. But who knows? Maybe you and that random stranger will hit it off after accidentally touching each other in certain places and you can get married in a crowded Stretching Room at the Haunted Mansion during Christmas to really re-create the magic of that first touch. I mean, I guess it could happen.

It wasn’t long until Mickey, Minnie, and Pluto showed up to remind us to wear sunscreen, utilize our cameras, and pick up a guidemap. I wonder if this is Disney’s way of ensuring that we can’t sue over sunburn….

Here’s the only picture I took, but if you’re so inclined to see more of the “Welcome” show, there are plenty of videos on Youtube.

With that, we headed off into the jungle.

This is normally the part of the park where I’m paranoid that a giant creepy bird will fly (or walk…I don’t know which is creepier) out of the foliage and attack me, but I’m proud to announce that there was no paranoia this year! I think I deserve a round of applause for that.

Here’s a blurry picture of the Tree of Life –

I wish I could’ve gotten a better picture, but that’s next to impossible when you’re smack dab in the middle of a giant river of people and Expedition: Everest is, in the words of Pocahontas, just around the river bend.

We headed into the Asian kingdom of Anandapur, taking in all of the sights and sounds. At least, I tried to. I was pretty much being dragged along by the rest of the family. And if I stopped to take a picture, I would have been trampled by the horde of eager mountain climbers behind me.

Before long, the aforementioned Mt. Everest appeared in the skyline.

Mom, Dad, and Katie jumped in the stand-by line, while I took all of our tickets over to the FP machines so that they could ride again later on. I’m not too keen on the whole going backwards thing, so I sat this one out.

Here’s a picture I took of the family before heading over grab FPs -

I’ve gotta say, after dealing with the crazy mass of people angrily trying to get Toy Story Mania FPs the day before, it was quite nice not to have to deal with people shoving each other out of the way. I just leisurely strolled up to the machines, took my time getting the FPs, and walked away, all without receiving a single dirty look. It was amazing!

Fastpasses in hand, I took some time to explore.

I would have taken more pictures, but the sun was at a weird angle and there was a glare, so I put the camera away and headed into the Serka Zong Bazaar (which is really fun to say) to look around. While I was looking at the prayer flags (and seriously debating buying some) the rest of the family had gotten off the ride and joined me in the gift shop. They decided they wanted to ride again, so they headed back into the standby line and I sat on a bench outside and people watched, waiting for them to finish. It was then that I realized that this is exactly how I want to spend the rest of my life - Sitting on a bench waiting for my parents/sister/husband/brother-in-law/kids/grandkids/friends to finish riding Expedition: Everest, watching everyone excitedly walking out of the gift shop, laughing about how much fun they had. Oh, Disney, never go away. Ever.

Once the family joined me at my bench, we decided to head over to Dinoland. This is random, but am I the only one who feels weird walking from Everest to Dinoland? Like, the walkway feels weird to me. I’m so used to being surrounded by trees/plants/things-of-the-foliage-variety, that the big, open pathway throws me off.

CONTINUED IN NEXT POST~

 

[MarieTheCat24]

I know that there are a lot of people out there who absolutely hate Chester and Hester’s Dino-rama, but I’m not one of them. I think there’s something so charming about this corner of the park. Yes, it’s kitschy, and yes, it feels like a carnival, but I like kitsch AND I like carnivals. Plus, how can you hate a place with a giant, yellow-orange dinosaur welcoming you in?

We headed right back to Primeval Whirl, of course, where there was only a 5 minute line. Mom’s not a big fan of spinning, so she bought a diet coke and found a nice shady bench to wait on while the rest of us rode.

Obviously, Primeval Whirl isn’t the most original, innovative, ground-breaking attraction ever, but it makes me laugh, and in my mind, that makes it a great ride. It’s impossible for me to keep a straight face while riding it. As soon as we start spinning, I start laughing, and I don’t stop until we’re back in the station.

I took these pictures while we were waiting to go up the hill.

“See y’all real soon!” That reminds me of something….

Finally, we were headed “way back in time”.

Katie’s gonna hate me for posting this picture. But I said “Make a face”, and that’s what I got.

After spinning ourselves silly, we decided that a trip back in time (for real) was in order, so we headed over to Dinosaur.

I love this dinosaur. He’s so sparkly in the sun.

I don’t know if they use this area for meet and greets normally or what, but it was there, and Mom and Dad made us stop and take a picture.

As you can see, Katie and I both have that “We’re amusing our parents” look on our faces.

“Scientific? Nope, terrific!” is right.

Only a 5 minute wait? Excellent.

Dinosaur is another one of my family’s favorite rides. Mainly because crazy stuff happens whenever we go back in time, and this ride was no different. Also, Bill Nye the Science Guy (Bill! Bill! Bill! Bill!) teaches us things about dinosaurs and stuff in the queue which should happen in every queue, for every ride, because Bill Nye is just that awesome.

Unfortunately, because the line was so short, we walked through the entire queue and didn’t have time to stop and let Bill educate us. We were herded right into the pre-show. Speaking of which, Dr. Marsh, why are you such a party pooper? If we want to be stupid and risk our lives and head back to the time RIGHT BEFORE the asteroid impact that destroyed most life forms on earth, who are you to stop us? Get outta here with your logic and your rational thinking. I’mma go get myself an Iguanadon whether you like it or not. Yee haw.

So we headed on down to the loading area. Ladies, this is the part of the trip when it is absolutely necessary to bat your eyelashes and pull the “Daddy” card so you can convince your father to sit on the far right of the Time Rover, so as to shield you from the big scary dinosaur. Trust me, you will regret not doing it. It’s really a win-win, too, because your dad gets to protect his little girl (and dads love that kind of stuff…especially when you’re older and they don’t get to do that as often) and you don’t have to worry about being eaten by a dinosaur.

With our seating arrangements sorted out, we moseyed on over to and climbed aboard our Time Rover. I really don’t know why I’ve adopted an Old West accent. Maybe it’s because I was listening to “Space Cowboy” earlier and the Time Rovers kinda remind me of mechanical bulls. Anyway, seatbelts were fastened and loose articles were securely stashed in the little pouches and we were off!

We always start the ride off calm, cool, and collected. We ooh and ahh over the styracasaurus and the raptor, but when Seeker tells us “It’s time to get serious” all hell breaks loose. No matter how many times I’ve ridden this thing, the second the car really takes off, I instinctively crouch down into the fetal position, close my eyes, and start screaming my head off. Mom and Katie do the same thing. Well, they normally keep their eyes open, but basically we just scream and cry and wonder why in the heck we voluntarily do this to ourselves every year. And then the ride slows down and we stop for the vegetarian dino, so we catch our breath and quiet down. Of course, the quiet doesn’t last long before we’re being warned that we only have 60 seconds until the asteroid impact. Which, of course…stupid Dr. Marsh was right. And then Seeker starts yelling at us, and, it’s like, why are you yelling at me? You’re the one controlling this stupid Time Rover. Shut up and take us home! And then, the dinos get louder, and the car gets jerkier, and the meteor shower has begun, and it’s such a sensory overload that by the time we arrive at the carnotaurus, we’ve all lost our minds and I’m about to sacrifice myself to the carnotaurus just to put an end to my misery. But the stupid seatbelts don’t unlock, so I’m trapped in this Time Rover being driven by an obviously mentally unstable scientist who is stillyelling at me, and the dinos are still making really loud noises, and I really just want to curl up bed with my stuffed manatee. Then Seeker starts yelling that “They’re not gonna make it! They’re not gonna make it!”

And then the ride comes to a screeching halt.

Um. What? That’s not supposed to happen. No one in the car moved or said anything for like 30 seconds. I’m not kidding. And then I was like, “Oh” and started nervously giggling. And everyone else joined in, awkwardly making “Well, I guess we didn’t make it” jokes, trying to act all cool while, on the inside, freaking out that “OMG. WE REALLY DIDN’T MAKE IT”. This has been the trip for that. I mean, first the TTA tries to kill me, and now I'm trapped in the cretaceous period. Just my luck.

But, thankfully, after a few minutes of waiting, the ride re-started and we made it back safely to the present, Iguanadon in tow.

Here’s a picture of our on-ride photo, taken off of the display screen. I do believe the DISsers call this the “redneck version”.

We’re in the front row. I’m in between Mom and Dad, though you can really only see my arms because I was ducked down and my hair was covering my face. Katie is face-planted into Mom’s arm. I love how everyone else is barely reacting to the GIANT SCARY DINOSAUR SCREAMING IN OUR FACES. The guy in the back, posing for the picture, cracks me up.

Anyway, we headed out through the gift shop and came to a quick conclusion as to what we wanted to do next. And, “what did we decide on?” you might ask. Well, what’s the most rational thing one should do after screaming their faces off, crying, and generally just freaking out?

Ride it again, of course.

So, we walked right back around to the entrance, right through the nearly empty queue, and before long, we were back in our Time Rover for another trip to the past. Except this time we had a Time Rover all to ourselves. It was a little creepy. But creepiness aside, we thought this would be the perfect opportunity to take an awesome ride picture. Since we were seated four across, we decided we would do Ohio State’s signature O-H-I-O. If you don’t know what that is, basically, you take 4 people and have each of them make an O, H, I, or O with their arms.

Here’s the commercial Ohio State airs on TV during our sporting events. It’ll give you a better idea. O-H-I-O

So we did that. Here’s the picture –

My “H” is kinda lame, but there was a giant dinosaur being all RAWR in my face. Can you blame me?

With that, we bid Dinoland adieu and headed off for more adventure elsewhere in the park.

UP NEXT: Meet and greets, lunch, and THE CIIIIIIIIIIRCLE OF LIIIIIIIIIIIIIFE

 

[Tracy161]

Awesome update Kara! I too have a little bit of a love-hate relationship with AK... it's not that I generally dislike it, I usually just prefer to spend my time at the other parks. Dinosaur, however, is one of my absolute FAVORITE rides so it keeps sucking me back to AK time and time again. I always do an obligatory fist pump at the very start of the ride when the "let's go!" is announced. Ahh... to be there right now...

 

[MarieTheCat24]

BIG HAPPY JOYOUS NEWS!!!

Guess what, guys! As I'm pretty sure I've mentioned somewhere in this trip report, my dream has always been to celebrate my 21st birthday at Disney. I wanna wake up in Walt Disney World, eat 50 Mickey rice crispy treats, wear a cute dress and a birthday tiara all day, and eat dinner at 'Ohana, where I would purchase my first beverage of the alcoholic variety, and cap off the night with Magic Kingdom fireworks. Seriously. I've had it all planned out in my head for years.

Of course, as the years passed, and my 21st birthday got closer, the logistics of this dream became a whole lot more complicated. I mean, I have responsibilities now. I don't want to be in college forever (and I essentially wasted my freshman year because I couldn't settle on a major), so taking summer classes started to seem like the sensible option. So there goes the birthday dream.

However, I've been miserable lately. School is wearing me thin. I'm having a quarter-life crisis. I feel like I'm about to lose it. So tonight, instead of going out like a normal 20 year old would, I spent my night on the couch, eating ice cream, and moping about how much I hate life. And then it dawned on me. It was like Walt Disney himself came down and said "Kara, look at your life. Look at your choices." I mean, why am I putting so much pressure on myself? Why am I so concerned with finishing my education in four years when tons of people stick around and do a fifth year? Why am I not letting myself be happy when happiness is all that really matters?

So I texted my mom and said "We're doing this. We're going to WDW for my 21st birthday." And, of course, like the good, Disney-loving Mommy she is, she didn't hesitate to say OK.

So we're doing this. I'm going to be in WDW for my 21st. I've been crying tears of joy for the past hour. And through my tears, I already went and made an 'Ohana reservation for the night of my birthday. Now, I'm not going to be able to sleep tonight because I have so much planning to do. OMG. We haven't figured out the exact dates yet, but my birthday is July 5th, so we'll be there for the 4th of July which is exciting. I've always wanted to see the MK 4th of July fireworks. I'm assuming it's quite busy on the 4th, so I'll have to do my research, but as experienced summer travelers, we can handle crowds.

Anyway, I'm OVER THE FREAKING MOON excited right now and I had to come and share it with y'all because I knew you'd understand. So let's just all flail and shake and cry together.

 

[Grumpy's Wife]

I wish it was that easy to get my husband to agree to another trip. Congrats and enjoy your birthday. It's going to be a good one.

 

[Nermel9]

YAY!!! You're going to WDW for your 21st birthday, that is amazing!!! It's seriously the best place to spend your 21st, sure, you could go to a bar with all your friends and get drunk and spend the whole night throwing up and not remembering anything the next day (nope, that's not what I did at all ) OR you could go to Disney World, where you can drink margaritas in Mexico and then take a boat ride, and alcoholic lemonade slushies in France and then go ride Soarin!

I'm so jealous! You're going to have the best time!

Loved the AK updates, even though I'm not a big AK fan either! I have only been to the Dinoland area once, in 2008, and never went back...I've only been on Dinosaur once and didn't like it! I basically only go to AK for EE and the safari.

I do think Primeval Whirl looks like fun, though! Can't wait to read more! Are you gonna do a PTR for your next trip?

 

[Tracy161]

Kara, that is WONDERFUL news!!! I know exactly what you mean about the power of Disney in solving life problems. And to spend your 21st birthday at the most wonderful place in the entire world... I'm happy you're making your dream come true!!!

 

[Cat0727]

YAY! That's great news! you are going to have the best birthday everrr!

 

[MarieTheCat24]

Awesome update Kara! I too have a little bit of a love-hate relationship with AK... it's not that I generally dislike it, I usually just prefer to spend my time at the other parks. Dinosaur, however, is one of my absolute FAVORITE rides so it keeps sucking me back to AK time and time again. I always do an obligatory fist pump at the very start of the ride when the "let's go!" is announced. Ahh... to be there right now...

Glad to know I'm not the only AK lover-hater. Is that even a phrase? If not, it is now. And I love that you do a fist pump after the "Let's go!" It's the perfect moment for a fist pump. I feel like it should be mandatory. Disney needs to change the pre-show video to instruct all riders that doing a fist pump is "for your safety".

I wish it was that easy to get my husband to agree to another trip. Congrats and enjoy your birthday. It's going to be a good one.

Thanks! And yeah, I'm very lucky that I have parents who love Disney just as much as I do.

YAY!!! You're going to WDW for your 21st birthday, that is amazing!!! It's seriously the best place to spend your 21st, sure, you could go to a bar with all your friends and get drunk and spend the whole night throwing up and not remembering anything the next day (nope, that's not what I did at all ) OR you could go to Disney World, where you can drink margaritas in Mexico and then take a boat ride, and alcoholic lemonade slushies in France and then go ride Soarin!

I'm so jealous! You're going to have the best time!

Loved the AK updates, even though I'm not a big AK fan either! I have only been to the Dinoland area once, in 2008, and never went back...I've only been on Dinosaur once and didn't like it! I basically only go to AK for EE and the safari.

I do think Primeval Whirl looks like fun, though! Can't wait to read more! Are you gonna do a PTR for your next trip?

Exactly. Why get wasted at a bar when I can drink Lapu Lapus and ride Splash Mountain? I mean, that's like the ideal birthday.

Yeah, Dinosaur's definitely not for everyone. Frankly, I'm surprised I keep riding it. It is insanely scary. But like I said, for whatever reason, being that scared is funny to me.

I'll probably do a PTR for the next trip, but not until I finish this TR. I'll just post little trip planning updates here for now, and then once I finish, we'll move over to a REAL PTR.

By the way, I've FINALLY started to catch up on your TR. I haven't commented yet because I didn't want to be weird and randomly comment on something you posted forever ago, but I'm really enjoying it.

Kara, that is WONDERFUL news!!! I know exactly what you mean about the power of Disney in solving life problems. And to spend your 21st birthday at the most wonderful place in the entire world... I'm happy you're making your dream come true!!!

Thanks! Disney is just the best. The absolute best.

YAY! That's great news! you are going to have the best birthday everrr!

I'm so excited! My parents came down to visit me for lunch today, so, of course, we spent the entire meal talking about the trip. It feels so good to be planning another trip. Especially when it's only a little over 4 months away!!

 

[__disneygirl]

AHFGKLJSDHFASJH!!!!!!!!!! CONGRATS ON YOUR TRIP!! Best birthday EVEREVEREVER. I'm so happy for you. It must have felt so incredible to make that Ohana reservation. I know because I remember making a Chef Mickey's one for the morning of my 16th

I totally fell in love with AK in 2010, too. Prior to that I didn't quite have the aversion you had, but I was never DYING to visit the AK. Now, oh my God, I can't wait to go back. I miss it dearly.

I hope one day you'll feel better about riding Everest because it is a freaking BLAST. It's just impossible for me to only ride once. It's so much fun. It feels so real. I can't describe it. And the Yeti at the end is positively wicked.

If you like kitschy things, go look up the Trailer Park Lounge on google. It's a bizarre little spot in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan and I think you would get a kick out of it.

I haven't been on Primeval Whirl since it first opened! I don't remember being that impressed, but I should probably give it another go.

"Going out of existence sale" LOL

I love the "amusing our parents"

Space Cowboy LOL I remember listening to that and most of NSA before my 10th birthday party where I had an *NSYNC cake. Those were the days!

LOLOLOL your OHIO picture. I love it.

 

[MarieTheCat24]

AHFGKLJSDHFASJH!!!!!!!!!! CONGRATS ON YOUR TRIP!! Best birthday EVEREVEREVER. I'm so happy for you. It must have felt so incredible to make that Ohana reservation. I know because I remember making a Chef Mickey's one for the morning of my 16th

I totally fell in love with AK in 2010, too. Prior to that I didn't quite have the aversion you had, but I was never DYING to visit the AK. Now, oh my God, I can't wait to go back. I miss it dearly.

I hope one day you'll feel better about riding Everest because it is a freaking BLAST. It's just impossible for me to only ride once. It's so much fun. It feels so real. I can't describe it. And the Yeti at the end is positively wicked.

If you like kitschy things, go look up the Trailer Park Lounge on google. It's a bizarre little spot in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan and I think you would get a kick out of it.

I haven't been on Primeval Whirl since it first opened! I don't remember being that impressed, but I should probably give it another go.

"Going out of existence sale" LOL

I love the "amusing our parents"

Space Cowboy LOL I remember listening to that and most of NSA before my 10th birthday party where I had an *NSYNC cake. Those were the days!

LOLOLOL your OHIO picture. I love it.

Thanks darling! I'm so excited. I've pretty much been thinking about Disney non-stop for the past 48 hours.

I'm dying to go back to the Animal Kingdom too. In fact, I actually think we're going to go ON my birthday. Last summer, our day at AK followed by dinner at 'Ohana was perfect, so why not do it again? But the real question is, do I drink at AK or do I hold off all day until we head to 'Ohana? I mean, I've always wanted that ceremonial first drink purchase to be a Lapu Lapu, but waiting until our 8:00 ADR might prove a little much. I'm gonna be flashing my ID to every CM I encounter. "Oh, I know I'm only ordering a box of popcorn, but just look at my ID anyway." Plus, it would be our only day at AK and I've always wanted to try the Lost on Safari from the Dawa Bar. And I'd get to drink it with a paper straw. That's makes it a unique "first" drink, right?

Well, maybe after I've got a Lost on Safari in me, I'll be more willing to ride Everest.

I googled the Trailer Park Lounge and OMG I want to go to there.

Yeah, Primeval Whirl isn't really that exciting, but it's a fun little ride.

Space Cowboy is my jam. I actually think it might be my favorite *NSYNC song. And I am SO jealous of your *NSYNC birthday cake. So jealous. I wonder if Disney will make me an *NSYNC cake for my birthday. I should call and ask.

 

[__disneygirl]

Thanks darling! I'm so excited. I've pretty much been thinking about Disney non-stop for the past 48 hours.

I'm dying to go back to the Animal Kingdom too. In fact, I actually think we're going to go ON my birthday. Last summer, our day at AK followed by dinner at 'Ohana was perfect, so why not do it again? But the real question is, do I drink at AK or do I hold off all day until we head to 'Ohana? I mean, I've always wanted that ceremonial first drink purchase to be a Lapu Lapu, but waiting until our 8:00 ADR might prove a little much. I'm gonna be flashing my ID to every CM I encounter. "Oh, I know I'm only ordering a box of popcorn, but just look at my ID anyway." Plus, it would be our only day at AK and I've always wanted to try the Lost on Safari from the Dawa Bar. And I'd get to drink it with a paper straw. That's makes it a unique "first" drink, right?

Well, maybe after I've got a Lost on Safari in me, I'll be more willing to ride Everest.

I googled the Trailer Park Lounge and OMG I want to go to there.

Yeah, Primeval Whirl isn't really that exciting, but it's a fun little ride.

Space Cowboy is my jam. I actually think it might be my favorite *NSYNC song. And I am SO jealous of your *NSYNC birthday cake. So jealous. I wonder if Disney will make me an *NSYNC cake for my birthday. I should call and ask.

OMG you should totally get bombed at the Dawa Bar. Then you will be up for Everest and anything else tbh. Please film this.

HOW CAN YOU EVEN PICK A FAVORITE *NSYNC SONG? It's a shame The Social Network rocked so much because I want all of Timberlake's professional endeavors to fail so that he will be left penniless and be forced into an *NSYNC reunion. Also I hope Chris is OK. He is the only one I NEVER hear about. Like every so often I hear a bit of news about Joey, JC, and Lance, but never Chris since he did that terrible VH1 man band show which displayed his alcohol problem. Sigh. Do you remember ~Fuman Skeeto~? LOL. Wow I need to stop rambling on about *NSYNC immediately.

 

[MarieTheCat24]

OMG you should totally get bombed at the Dawa Bar. Then you will be up for Everest and anything else tbh. Please film this.

HOW CAN YOU EVEN PICK A FAVORITE *NSYNC SONG? It's a shame The Social Network rocked so much because I want all of Timberlake's professional endeavors to fail so that he will be left penniless and be forced into an *NSYNC reunion. Also I hope Chris is OK. He is the only one I NEVER hear about. Like every so often I hear a bit of news about Joey, JC, and Lance, but never Chris since he did that terrible VH1 man band show which displayed his alcohol problem. Sigh. Do you remember ~Fuman Skeeto~? LOL. Wow I need to stop rambling on about *NSYNC immediately.

LOL. I will tell my family that they need to have cameras on plastered!me at all times. Especially considering I will probably try to climb into one of the animal exhibits so I can cuddle with a gorilla.

Well, Space Cowboy just sticks out to me, but obviously every *NSYNC song is a magical, wonderful, flawless, 3 1/2 minutes of musical greatness. Speaking of which, have you ever heard Here and Now? It was never officially released, but someone put it up on Youtube. I heard it for the first time a few months ago and sat in front of my computer bawling my eyes out for hours just replaying it over and over.

Frankly, I think we need to start boycotting all of Timberlake's projects en mass until he agrees to do a reunion. It would have been hard to get people to agree to boycott The Social Network, but now that that's out/Oscar-nominated, it shouldn't be hard to get people to boycott Bad Teacher and whatever other stupid movies he has coming out. I mean, NO ONE could possibly be that excited about seeing Bad Teacher.

Around Christmas, I read something someone posted somewhere (probably on Tumblr) about how they were at a bar in Orlando and Chris and JC were there. Obviously it's the internet, so grain of salt and all that, but it seemed legit. I'm just glad to know that Chris still exists and isn't laying drunk in an alley somewhere. Also, I'm glad to know that they're still friends and they, like, hang out and stuff. I don't know what I would do if I found out that they all hated each other. Well, I'd understand if they hated Justin. He does a lot of things that are very rage-inducing.

And, of course, I remember Fuman Skeeto. What kind of fan would I be if I didn't?

 

[BridgetR3]

I'm in! And by the time you post the next "installment", I'll be at Disney!

I've really enjoyed your TR so far!

 

[MarieTheCat24]

I'm in! And by the time you post the next "installment", I'll be at Disney!

I've really enjoyed your TR so far!

Thanks for joining in on the fun! And oh my gosh, you'll be at Disney so soon! I hope you have a wonderful, fabulous, MAGICAL trip!!

 

[BridgetR3]

Thanks for joining in on the fun! And oh my gosh, you'll be at Disney so soon! I hope you have a wonderful, fabulous, MAGICAL trip!!

Thanks!!! I'm trying DESPERATELY to get the time to go by faster and then stop once we get there but it's just not happening!

 

[MarieTheCat24]

Hey everyone! I'm sorry I haven't updated in a while, but I'm working on the next installment and it should be posted sometime soon.

I just wanted to stop by and say WE BOOKED MY BIRTHDAY TRIP TODAY!!

We're staying at Coronado Springs July 3rd through the 8th! AND WE GOT FREE DINING! #WINNING!

Since we're staying at a Moderate, it was only Quick Service, but we're paying the difference to upgrade to the regular dining plan. Frankly, we're just really happy that we actually got a discount. Since we'll be there during the 4th of July (the height of summer travel season) we didn't think there would be anything offered, so it's exciting!

We've never done the dining plan before, so I'm really interested to see how we'll like it. I made all of our ADRs already, but I'll wait to share those until I start my PTR, whenever that may be. But I will say that we'll be trying 3 new (for us, at least) restaurants. It'll also be our first time staying at a Moderate, so I'll actually have interesting opinions/views/information to talk about in my next TR instead of my usual nonsensical ramblings. But don't worry, there will be plenty of rambling too, I'm sure.

Anyway, I hope you're all having a fabulous week! Thanks for letting me share my excitement with y'all! I wish I could just shove you guys in my suitcase and take you all with me. Unfortunately, that would leave no room for my clothes, and I don't think Disney would appreciate me showing up to the parks with no clothes on.

 

[Nermel9]

Yay congrats on booking your trip!

 

[NikkiLovesWDW!]

Awesome Kara!!!! I'm so excited for you! Can't wait to hear about all your ADRs.

Don't be scared of the 4th!! We were there last year and it not nearly as "bad" as we expected! We had a great plan for the 3rd and 4th if you want to check it out...

 

[Cat0727]

Woo hooo congrats Kara! Can't wait to hear what your ADRs are going to be. Have you stayed at CSR before?