TLinden16
Scotty and Ray at Jelly Rolls are the best!
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Day 5Wednesday, December 8, 2004
I woke up around 7:00 and got ready to head over to the Magic Kingdom for the morning. I got there a few minutes before nine and saw the characters arrive on the train, which was pretty cool. I then made my way to Tomorrowland, where I rode Space Mountain. After riding Space Mountain, I went to grab a spicy cheese pretzel at the Lunching Pad.
After paying for my pretzel, I heard someone call my name and saw my DIS friend Bavaria standing there! I had met Bavaria at Mickeys Very Merry Christmas Party last year, and we also met up in the world in April. I knew that she was going to be there, but we didnt have any plans to meet up. It was fun running into her, and we decided to hang out for a while.
We went over to Fantasyland and watched Mickeys Philharmagic. And then we headed to Fronteirland to ride on Splash and Thunder Mountains. After riding the mountains, Bavaria and I said goodbye. Bavaria had to head out, and I decided to make my way over to Epcot to grab some lunch.
When I got to Epcot, I went to Nine Dragons to get some pot stickers and General Taos Chicken. The food was excellentone of the best meals of my trip. Everything was hot and tasty. I know a lot of people dont like Nine Dragons, but its one of my favorites. Ive never had a bad meal there.
After lunch, I caught a set by Epcot Vybe, and made my way back to the Swan. A Disney Vacation Club van was picking me up at 1:40 for a 2:00 meeting with my DVC guide. I recently signed a contract for points at the Boardwalk Villas, and I had to go over an pay for them. I also wanted to tour Saratoga Springs.
Saratoga Springs was a beautiful resort. It had a small town feel to itand I guess in some ways it is about the size of some small towns. My guide showed me a studio, a one bed room, and a grand villa. The rooms were beautiful. My guide tried to talk me into buying into Saratoga Springs instead of the Boardwalk, but I knew that I wouldnt be happy with Saratoga Springs as my home resortits just too big and spread out for my liking. I like my resorts compact, and thats what the Boardwalk is (plus, it houses my favorite night spotthat factored into my decision as to where Id buy my DVC points).
At the end of the tour, my guide took me to the Ice Cream Parlor at Saratoga Springs, where they took my picture, and gave me a free ice cream. I was able to put caramel and sprinkles on it, but it didnt look anywhere near as good as the ice cream I had at Chef Mickeys did.
After eating my ice cream, I was back in a van, and heading back to the Swan. I had to get ready for another night out. I walked back to Epcot to kill some time before meeting some DISers for dinner. I caught another set by Epcot Vybe, and began to walk around the World Showcase. I went on the boat rides in Mexico and Norway.
I then caught the holiday storytellers in Germany. Daniel and Lukas were the storytellers. Daniel was a fantastic storyteller. There were some kids who kept on interrupting him, making random comments, and Daniel was very patient with them. He really did a fantastic job explaining some of the Christmas traditions in Germany. I really enjoyed listening to him (and told him as much after he was done). After the story, a life sized Nutcracker came out, and I had my picture taken with him. I collect Nutcrackers, so it was fun to have my picture taken with a real live one.
I then headed over to the American Pavillion to have my picture taken with Santa Claus. When I stood beside him, Mrs. Claus told me to sit on his lap. I told Santa I didnt want to squish him, and he said, Its all right. Looks like Santa was looking for a cheap thrill. I did have my picture taken with Santa for the first time in about 20 years, though.
It was then time to meet my DIS friends for dinner. I suggested that we eat out doors at the American Pavillion and listen to the Candlelight Processional while we ate. Helenabear and her husband Luis, CrazyBoutDisney and DaveH, TigerLily03 and her husband Ted, KathyTX and her mom Nancy, KristaTX and her mom Kay, Towncrier, ASFCurley, and PandyPaws were all there (I hope I didnt forget anyone). We sat there for about two hours, just enjoying the music and each others company. I really had a great time with everyone, and it was so relaxing just sitting there enjoying the company of my DIS friendsI think it was one of the favorite parts of my trip.
After dinner, most of us headed over to an Illuminations Dessert party hosted by the Zurgs. There were many DIS folks there, and I got to meet a lot of DISers who I was looking forward to meeting thereincluding the Zurgs, 4GreatBoys, MattsMom and Buz, VickyBaby, and PoohsPal. The dessert party featured make your own sundaes, and they were very yummy. There were too many toppings to chose from!
Illuminations was fantastic. It was nice to watch it from a rail side seat without people crowding into me. The holiday ending was amazing. They had some amazing fireworks to Let there Be Peace on Earth. That song always gives me goosebumps.
After the dessert party, I walked back to the Swan with KathyTX. When we walked by Jellyrolls, I slowed my pace a bit, and thought about popping in, but I knew my boys Scotty and Ray werent playing that night, so I decided to head back to the room and go to bed early. I dozed off somewhere before midnight watching Will & Graceanother tiring day in the world.
I woke up around 7:00 and got ready to head over to the Magic Kingdom for the morning. I got there a few minutes before nine and saw the characters arrive on the train, which was pretty cool. I then made my way to Tomorrowland, where I rode Space Mountain. After riding Space Mountain, I went to grab a spicy cheese pretzel at the Lunching Pad.
After paying for my pretzel, I heard someone call my name and saw my DIS friend Bavaria standing there! I had met Bavaria at Mickeys Very Merry Christmas Party last year, and we also met up in the world in April. I knew that she was going to be there, but we didnt have any plans to meet up. It was fun running into her, and we decided to hang out for a while.
We went over to Fantasyland and watched Mickeys Philharmagic. And then we headed to Fronteirland to ride on Splash and Thunder Mountains. After riding the mountains, Bavaria and I said goodbye. Bavaria had to head out, and I decided to make my way over to Epcot to grab some lunch.
When I got to Epcot, I went to Nine Dragons to get some pot stickers and General Taos Chicken. The food was excellentone of the best meals of my trip. Everything was hot and tasty. I know a lot of people dont like Nine Dragons, but its one of my favorites. Ive never had a bad meal there.
After lunch, I caught a set by Epcot Vybe, and made my way back to the Swan. A Disney Vacation Club van was picking me up at 1:40 for a 2:00 meeting with my DVC guide. I recently signed a contract for points at the Boardwalk Villas, and I had to go over an pay for them. I also wanted to tour Saratoga Springs.
Saratoga Springs was a beautiful resort. It had a small town feel to itand I guess in some ways it is about the size of some small towns. My guide showed me a studio, a one bed room, and a grand villa. The rooms were beautiful. My guide tried to talk me into buying into Saratoga Springs instead of the Boardwalk, but I knew that I wouldnt be happy with Saratoga Springs as my home resortits just too big and spread out for my liking. I like my resorts compact, and thats what the Boardwalk is (plus, it houses my favorite night spotthat factored into my decision as to where Id buy my DVC points).
At the end of the tour, my guide took me to the Ice Cream Parlor at Saratoga Springs, where they took my picture, and gave me a free ice cream. I was able to put caramel and sprinkles on it, but it didnt look anywhere near as good as the ice cream I had at Chef Mickeys did.
After eating my ice cream, I was back in a van, and heading back to the Swan. I had to get ready for another night out. I walked back to Epcot to kill some time before meeting some DISers for dinner. I caught another set by Epcot Vybe, and began to walk around the World Showcase. I went on the boat rides in Mexico and Norway.
I then caught the holiday storytellers in Germany. Daniel and Lukas were the storytellers. Daniel was a fantastic storyteller. There were some kids who kept on interrupting him, making random comments, and Daniel was very patient with them. He really did a fantastic job explaining some of the Christmas traditions in Germany. I really enjoyed listening to him (and told him as much after he was done). After the story, a life sized Nutcracker came out, and I had my picture taken with him. I collect Nutcrackers, so it was fun to have my picture taken with a real live one.
I then headed over to the American Pavillion to have my picture taken with Santa Claus. When I stood beside him, Mrs. Claus told me to sit on his lap. I told Santa I didnt want to squish him, and he said, Its all right. Looks like Santa was looking for a cheap thrill. I did have my picture taken with Santa for the first time in about 20 years, though.
It was then time to meet my DIS friends for dinner. I suggested that we eat out doors at the American Pavillion and listen to the Candlelight Processional while we ate. Helenabear and her husband Luis, CrazyBoutDisney and DaveH, TigerLily03 and her husband Ted, KathyTX and her mom Nancy, KristaTX and her mom Kay, Towncrier, ASFCurley, and PandyPaws were all there (I hope I didnt forget anyone). We sat there for about two hours, just enjoying the music and each others company. I really had a great time with everyone, and it was so relaxing just sitting there enjoying the company of my DIS friendsI think it was one of the favorite parts of my trip.
After dinner, most of us headed over to an Illuminations Dessert party hosted by the Zurgs. There were many DIS folks there, and I got to meet a lot of DISers who I was looking forward to meeting thereincluding the Zurgs, 4GreatBoys, MattsMom and Buz, VickyBaby, and PoohsPal. The dessert party featured make your own sundaes, and they were very yummy. There were too many toppings to chose from!
Illuminations was fantastic. It was nice to watch it from a rail side seat without people crowding into me. The holiday ending was amazing. They had some amazing fireworks to Let there Be Peace on Earth. That song always gives me goosebumps.
After the dessert party, I walked back to the Swan with KathyTX. When we walked by Jellyrolls, I slowed my pace a bit, and thought about popping in, but I knew my boys Scotty and Ray werent playing that night, so I decided to head back to the room and go to bed early. I dozed off somewhere before midnight watching Will & Graceanother tiring day in the world.
