It's MY Birthday!!!(Sooo, I wanna eat 'n eat,...until I die.) COMPLETED

[Captain_Oblivious]

+10 points...cause in my TR quotes are worth more.

No kidding... for 10 points I'll go back and reread every post. Captain O might have to step it up on the point distribution to compete with this TR now.

No, that's exactly how you de-value the points--giving out too many too quickly.

A Picture for comparison...2010

2006...

He certainly has grown! (Tiny, not the gorilla)

Also I think the knot holes next to the baboon...apear to be a Hidden Mickey???

Sure, I'd give that one to you.

Look a hidden Platypus...(Perry???)

tchka-tchka-tchka-tchka-tchka...

 

[FreezinRafiki]

Look a hidden Platypus...(Perry???)

They don't do much, you know.

Then I sit with her while the boys ride Primevil Whirl...

How can that girl not be excited? Does she not know that no more than 4 hours ago her ride-mates were holding replica poop?

Then we head to watch the Finding Nemo Musical...this was a very entertaining show too. I was very glad to finally see it.

It's a good show, but for my money Festival of the Lion King is better. Although since both are included with park admission, I guess I really didn't need to say "for my money." It's just a saying. Whatever.

 

[trennr]

I should go back and look for more then! HAHA!

There's a few out there...one from Roadhouse...a couple of cartoons...heck I don't remember.

No kidding... for 10 points I'll go back and reread every post. Captain O might have to step it up on the point distribution to compete with this TR now.

Come one come all get your points in Nate's TR...10 times better the Captain O's!!!

No, that's exactly how you de-value the points--giving out too many too quickly.

He certainly has grown! (Tiny, not the gorilla)

Sure, I'd give that one to you.

tchka-tchka-tchka-tchka-tchka...

Well...if you turn in 5 of Capt. O's Points you can get a GOLDEN trennr Point.

Yeah they grow up fast.

Thanks for the Hidden Mickey approval...+1 points for you.

Where's Perry???

They don't do much, you know.

How can that girl not be excited? Does she not know that no more than 4 hours ago her ride-mates were holding replica poop?

It's a good show, but for my money Festival of the Lion King is better. Although since both are included with park admission, I guess I really didn't need to say "for my money." It's just a saying. Whatever.

Well they are just semi-aquatic mammals you know.

Maybe it wasn't a replica??? sniff sniff

True FotLK is better...but both are entertaining.

 

[dvczerfs]

nice pics nate! tiny grew just alittle. your gonna have to take his pic there evey time you go. we did that with dd. the girl on the whirlie thing looks like shes gonna yak before the ride even started.

 

[trennr]

Today has no agenda except our ADR at the Liberty Tree Tavern...so we sleep in...which seems to be how we roll most often...late mornings...even later nights while at WDW.

Then onto El Centro for Brunch...then a stop at "Mel's Place"...two more key chains...Pluto and Pooh.

So lets see keychains I have...

Cheshire Cat
Cinderella
Donald Duck
Figment
Minnie Mouse
Nemo
Peter Pan
Pluto
Pooh
Tigger

I wante Donald and Goofy...but now that I have them I'm keeping Tigger and Pooh and Pluto. Farmed out the rest.

From there we head back to the AK just so Mel and Tiny can run to the entrance for some item Tiny had seen and wished he had gotten.

Then we head to the MK...we get to park in Minnie again within wlaking distance to the "Station" where we take the Express Monorail today...and FIANLLY boy gets the Red Monorail. After many years of taunting him Red pulls into the "Station."

Today I runneth not to get FP's for anything...we have each chosen 2 things during our drive from AK to MK.
Tiny...Tomorrowland Speedway, Haunted Mansion.
Boy...Space Mountian, Big Thunder Mountian.
Mel...Philharmagic...twice
Me...Monster Inc. and Splash Mt.

We go thru the Emporium onto Adventureland...we decide to do the Tiki Room: Under New Management...to be honest I liked the "old" management better.

Then We saw Captain Jack giving a Pirate Training class...

Then PotC...then onto Frontierland...We use stopher1's instant FP's for BTM twice...and Splash once...Mel just chills in the store at Splash in a rocker.

BTM there are some Gears at the end that make a hidden Mickey...and as you exit you will see the Hidden Tinkerbell on the Left...

From here we head to the Haunted Mansion...I do run ahead and snag some Peter Pan FP's for on last flight.

So after the Haunted Mansion we do the 2 Phillharmagics Back2Back...then onto Tomorrowland Speedway...then Monsters Inc. I missed being that guy by 1 row up and 3 to the left. Peanut Butter!!! This guy was busy texting thru the whole show...so it worked out well for the comedy.

Mel opts to sit out Space Mountain...so does Tiny...so they head to Buzz...while boy and I do Space Mt.

It is now almost time for our dinner at LTT. So we head over there.

We loved this place...by far the best food yet!!!
Turkey...Beef...Ham...Mashed Taters...Green Beans...stuffing...this is the place I named the TR after...well that and the song Goofy/Donald sing in Mickey and the Beanstalk. They bring all you can handle...then top it off with Apple Pie with Icecream...We liked the place so much we bought 4 of the mugs...I'll have to post a picture of the mugs later.

If you ever have the chance I reccomend that you go to this place...we give it 4 thumbs up...

Now we all head to Peter Pan...it's past our time on the FP but they let you go anyway...BTW...just to the right as the ride starts...the plates on the table make a Hidden Mickey...sorry no pic....Tiny had spotted it and showed it to me.

From here Boy and I split and go check out BTM. Mel and Tiny head to the Raceway again...Tiny liked it...Mel is tired and content with sitting on the Grandstands.

when Boy and I get to BTM...the Line is far too long and well we turn around...we stop in the Haunted Mansion on the way back...then back to Tomorrowland...

Once out I call Mel...she says they are still at the Speedway...and then Wishes announcment starts...I tell her Boy and I are going to find a spot to watch. So here is my attempt a fireworks photos...I followed FreezinRafiki's advice...shot many and often...these are my better ones...

So from there I have a text from Mel...says Buzz...so we ride and no Mel...so we wait...and they come out...they had ridden a second time.

Now we do something none of us had ever done...Astro Orbiter...if you have never done this before...I highly recommend doing so at night...the views are just too awesome for words.

So to wait out the Crunchy Peanut Butter Electrical Peanut Butter Parade (please please please bring back Spectromagic)...we decide to shutdown the Peoplemovers with a final ride thru Tomorrowland.

Of course as we leave we sweep thru the shops and onto the Monorail...Goodbye old friend...see ya' again...real soon...

Tomorrow we hit Epcot again to finish the seventh circle of peanut butter known as the World Showcase....and we have ADR's at the Coral Reef.

 

[dvczerfs]

these updates are coming fast now!!! i all ways hate leaving that park the last time. nice pics and again, the master of hidden mickeys!

 

[trennr]

nice pics nate! tiny grew just alittle. your gonna have to take his pic there evey time you go. we did that with dd. the girl on the whirlie thing looks like shes gonna yak before the ride even started.

Yeah...we have 2006...2009...2010...somehow missed 2007?

these updates are coming fast now!!! i all ways hate leaving that park the last time. nice pics and again, the master of hidden mickeys!

Been loading software on multiple PC's at work...so that takes a while...so I start that then update from my Laptop.

Yes we can...and no new taxes...

 

[DisneyFed]

snooty, empty car, not movin myself either!!! we buy about 20 of those 89 cent rain ponchos from walmart, there folded up real small. dw will toss them in her bag thing a mabob or i put them in my pocket.if we use them once, we toss them. we got stuck one time in the rain. we had to squish to our adr.. i never bother to take a pic of food either. most of the time the meal never had a chance. great update nate.

Yup, I agree....man law does not apply in this situation...

nate, the big orange robot on the left in the first room on buzz, hit the target on the inside of his hand. 100k a hit. the family still hasnt fiqured it out how i max the thing out all the time. disdad secret!

AH HA!!!! Finally I learn the secret target....

I finally got all caught up....great updates man...

I get my turn next week, but I'm digging your TR...getting all fired up for my trip

 

[Rental01]

We LOVE Epcot and the World Showcase. As home schoolers, we never miss an opportunity to learn about stuff.

No worries, I forgive you!

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

Glad you liked LTT! That's good stuff. I was tempted with the mugs, too. But I think we had severely underestimated our souvenir budget as it was.

I haven't tried Astro Orbiter at night--adding it to the to-do list!

And, uh, I'm guessing you don't care for the Electrical Parade.

 

[FreezinRafiki]

Today has no agenda except our ADR at the Liberty Tree Tavern...so we sleep in...which seems to be how we roll most often...late mornings...even later nights while at WDW.

Then onto El Centro for Brunch...then a stop at "Mel's Place"...two more key chains...Pluto and Pooh.

So lets see keychains I have...

Cheshire Cat
Cinderella
Donald Duck
Figment
Minnie Mouse
Nemo
Peter Pan
Pluto
Pooh
Tigger

I wante Donald and Goofy...but now that I have them I'm keeping Tigger and Pooh and Pluto. Farmed out the rest.

Hi, my name is Nate and I'm addicted to vinylmation keychains.

We go thru the Emporium onto Adventureland...

You do know there is a main street down the middle of the park that you can walk on, right? I just can't recall the name of it off the top of my head...

We loved this place...by far the best food yet!!!
Turkey...Beef...Ham...Mashed Taters...Green Beans...stuffing...this is the place I named the TR after...well that and the song Goofy/Donald sing in Mickey and the Beanstalk. They bring all you can handle...then top it off with Apple Pie with Icecream..

Is anyone else getting hungry just reading this?

So here is my attempt a fireworks photos...I followed FreezinRafiki's advice...shot many and often...these are my better ones...

Looks like you got a few keepers in there.

Now we do something none of us had ever done...Astro Orbiter...if you have never done this before...I highly recommend doing so at night...the views are just too awesome for words.

We did it just a sunset one year during the Halloween Party. Spectacular!

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

Is anyone else getting hungry just reading this?

 

[trennr]

Yup, I agree....man law does not apply in this situation...

AH HA!!!! Finally I learn the secret target....

I finally got all caught up....great updates man...

I get my turn next week, but I'm digging your TR...getting all fired up for my trip

Fed hope you have a most excellent trip to WDW...you deserve it.

We LOVE Epcot and the World Showcase. As home schoolers, we never miss an opportunity to learn about stuff.

No worries, I forgive you!

Assume you are talking about the WS comment at the end...I enjoy parts of the WS...but if I never had to go over there...I'd be OK too. Now the Future World part of EPCOT...love that place.

Glad you liked LTT! That's good stuff. I was tempted with the mugs, too. But I think we had severely underestimated our souvenir budget as it was.

I haven't tried Astro Orbiter at night--adding it to the to-do list!

And, uh, I'm guessing you don't care for the Electrical Parade.

$4 to get a Mug...Bargin!!!

Don't know what the Peanut Butter you are talking about.

Hi, my name is Nate and I'm addicted to vinylmation keychains. :

Yeah...kinda wished I hadn't started my quest...but when I got Donald...I figured...how hard would it be to get Goofy??? Little did I know.

You do know there is a main street down the middle of the park that you can walk on, right? I just can't recall the name of it off the top of my head...:

Main Street U.S.A. Unavoidable Shopping Area.

Is anyone else getting hungry just reading this? :

Gotta love LTT...on my must do list for every visit.

Looks like you got a few keepers in there.:

Thanks...more non keepers...but a few goodies.

We did it just a sunset one year during the Halloween Party. Spectacular!

I want to be in line next time during the Fireworks.

Hi

 

[dvczerfs]

Yup, I agree....man law does not apply in this situation...



AH HA!!!! Finally I learn the secret target....

I finally got all caught up....great updates man...

I get my turn next week, but I'm digging your TR...getting all fired up for my trip

theres another one in there thats 100k a hit also but i havnt found it. yet!

 

[trennr]

We are going to Epcot...we get up around 9am...and are out the door by 9:30...we decide we want to ride the Monorail from the Station to Epcot...as we are huge fans of the monorails. So we park at the Magic Kingdom...again walking distance from Minnie.

Usually upon entering Epcot I head to the Land for Soarin FP's...But today I have a mission...most people are there on the phone or via the web on their 180 day to get the coveted ADR at this place...

I have religiously checked daily for an ADR at this place to no avail.

Tuesday I had narrowly missed a 4pm walk-up table... the hostess had told me then...if I were to arrive at the podeum right at 11am when they open...that sometimes they have a table available...

Boy and I head on ahead of Mel and Tiny...as they have a stop to make...It's only about 10:30 now...so I stop in at Club Cool to let boy sample the Beverly. Then I have him try the Mezzo Mix.

He actually samples everything...Mezzo was the winner...so we head on to our destination...I put on my "Birthday Button" to help out... I get there right as the Hostess takes her spot...same girl...though I don't think she remembered me...she radios down...and a few minutes later she says the most beautiful words...go on down they have a table ready for you.

I sen Boy down and wait at the start of the path to motion for Mel and Tiny...They show up about 2 minutes later.

For the meals we each got the Filet...the boys opted for potatoes served with theres while Mel and I got the wild mushroom risotto that comes with...Tiny and I ordered the Chocolate Moose...Mel and Boy got some type of Smores type desert.

Anyway the Steaks were phenominal...brings a tear to the eye just thinking about it...sadly there were no refills on this entree.

Then they bring out my Desert...

Told you I had food porn. On the way out...I was glad to spot this Hidden Mickey...

From there Mel stops at a cart in Canada to buy a new sun-visor which we saw nowhere else in Epcot.,,while she shops I go up the step to check out some totem poles...and spot this...

From Canada to England...another HM...

Then onto France...where Tiny sees Marie...from the Aristocats...

Then we head onto Maracco...HM

Then Jasmine and Aladdin...

Those two were the Best Characters since we met Peter and Wendy outside PotC in 2007.

Then we go thru Japan. and it was almost time for another showing of the American Adventure...and the American Singers (an acapella Chorus Group)...while waitng in the lobby we are approached by a CM and says we have been selected for another Magical Moment...They call it the "First Family"

Basically we get usered to the Balcony to hear the Singers...and we get First pick of seats in the American Adventure Theater.

The Singers come out...and they are great.

They sing this song called the Fifty Nifty US States...where you are supposed to cheer when your State is named. when they reach Wyoming there's dead silence...they said that in all the years they have preformed that song no one has EVER been from Wyoming...You know...come to think of it...I'm not sure I've ever met anyone from Wyoming.

Anyway we get our seats and watch the American Adventure...they also announce you as the First Family before the show starts.

From there...we head on around the WS...Italy...Germany...the Outpost...we get there right as they raise the draw-bridge to let in the Illuminations fixtures...

Then we head on thru the rest of WS...China...Norway...Mexico...back to Future World... I snap a picture of the Tron-o-rail...

And boy and I head to Test Track for the Single Rider line...find some HM's

In the Single Rider non-briefing room...

From there we do another stop at Mouse Gears...and one last ride on Spaceship Earth...Found one new HM but did not get a picture...when you enter the section about the Renisance there's a table to the Left with paint splatters on it...there a 3 can rings that make a HM.

So from there we call it a day and head back to the resort. We eat at the Pepper Market, stop at Mel's Place...and do some laundry...and Packing...for tomorrow is our last day/night.

 

[dvczerfs]

the hidden mickey master again! great pics nate. i finaly got into lecell. this coming trip. last time we ate there was christmas eve 2005. we cant wait. dw is getting the cheese soup thing.(yuk) we all ways decide what we want before we leave home, that way we dont waste time looking at menus. liberty bell singers are great, they sing in with the choir at the candle light. we tend to hit the cool zone a few times when in the park, dw gets mad because about 10 min. coming out of there, someone has to pee.( i wont mention any names)

 

[trennr]

the hidden mickey master again! great pics nate. i finaly got into lecell. this coming trip. last time we ate there was christmas eve 2005. we cant wait. dw is getting the cheese soup thing.(yuk) we all ways decide what we want before we leave home, that way we dont waste time looking at menus. liberty bell singers are great, they sing in with the choir at the candle light. we tend to hit the cool zone a few times when in the park, dw gets mad because about 10 min. coming out of there, someone has to pee.( i wont mention any names)

Liberty Bell Singers...that's it...could not think of the name.

Tiny actually spotted the HM on the Totem Pole in Canada...I've created a monster...

 

[FreezinRafiki]

Boy and I head on ahead of Mel and Tiny...as they have a stop to make...

Gee, it couldn't have been Mouse Gears, could it?

Anyway the Steaks were phenominal...brings a tear to the eye just thinking about it...sadly there were no refills on this entree.

Refills? Nate, I think you're on to something there...

Then we go thru Japan. and it was almost time for another showing of the American Adventure...and the American Singers (an acapella Chorus Group)...while waitng in the lobby we are approached by a CM and says we have been selected for another Magical Moment...They call it the "First Family"

That's awesome!

So from there we call it a day and head back to the resort. We eat at the Pepper Market, stop at Mel's Place...and do some laundry...and Packing...for tomorrow is our last day/night.

Always a sad day. Not just because you're leaving, but because you have to figure out how to pack all this peanut butter stuff you just bought. Luckily you had the van - those who fly have a much harder time.

i finaly got into lecell. this coming trip. last time we ate there was christmas eve 2005. we cant wait. dw is getting the cheese soup thing.(yuk)

Do not mock the cheese!

 

[dvczerfs]

Gee, it couldn't have been Mouse Gears, could it?


Refills? Nate, I think you're on to something there...

That's awesome!

Always a sad day. Not just because you're leaving, but because you have to figure out how to pack all this peanut butter stuff you just bought. Luckily you had the van - those who fly have a much harder time.


Do not mock the cheese!

i never had it but it looks gross and cheese dont belong in soup. melted on some veal, a burger,pizza and even a slab on chicken or some eggs. but not floating in soup. yuk!

 

[KatMark]

How the heck did I miss THREE updates? I know I've been busy on mine and watching Rosie's, but THREE???

First, I have my BFF Nicki as the Food Porn Queen of the DIS and you are definitely the HM Porn King of the DIS. I am simply amazed by the number of HM's you find.

Your pictures are great as always. What's with the girl on Primevil Whirl with the boys? I think that is very unDisnelylike faces on her.

I still crack up every time you head somewhere and Mel heads to the nearest gift shop.

I am SO happy you got into LeCellier. I love that place and was really sorry we decided to skip it this year (I always get the filet with the mashed potatos, the cheddar cheese soup and the Chocolate on Chocolate Whiskey cake).

It's the Voices of Liberty singers and they are spectacular...we missed them on this trip (we missed a lot on this trip).

We've not done AstroOrbiter in years. I forgot how awesome it looks from up there at night (have to put that on the to do list next year).

Glad you enjoyed LTT. We've done lunch there and loved it (we haven't done dinner and unless Mark goes alone we won't...I'm not a big "Thanksgiving food" type of person).