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Scotty and Ray at Jelly Rolls are the best!
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Day NineThursday, August 21, 2003
Cast of characters:
Me (Karen)The planner of the trip and family Disney Nut
Today was the one day that I had an entire day to myself to do whatever I wanted to do. I was psyched to have some time just for me in my favorite place. I started the day with the character breakfast at the Cape May Café. Its my favorite character breakfast because I really love the food there. I was a bit disappointed to see that they no longer serve roast beef hash, though. That was my favorite part of the breakfast there, and the thing that made the breakfast unique. But, I still had a great meal, and got a little massage from Goofy. I think he likes me. Haha.
After breakfast, I took the bus to the Magic Kingdom for the Keys to the Kingdom tour. Jennifer was my tour guide, and she was very good. She gave us lots of information, and I learned quite a bit that I didnt know, or had forgotten about. A lot of the information they gave us came straight out of the One Mans Dream attraction over at MGM, so it was a bit frustrating to have to listen to Jennifer talk for a half an hour about things that I had heard about during One Mans Dream.
I had taken the tour a few years ago, and liked it better back then. The highlight of the tour is the utilidors. When I took the trip three years ago, we spent a lot of time down there, visiting costuming and cosmetology. This time, we only spent about 10 minutes in there utilidors, and the most exciting thing we saw was the garbage chute. The most interesting thing we learned about the garbage in Disney is that they go through it by hand before sending it to the landfill. I dont want that job.
When our tour stopped for lunch at the Columbia Harbor House, another guest relations cast member was there to answer our questions. His name was David, and I wish that he could have had him as a tour guide. He was so much fun to listen to, and very easy on the eyes
He was very animated in his story telling, and he really held everyones interest. Oh, and did I mention that David was very easy on the eyes? I cant stress that enough. David was very easy on the eyes. Nothing against Jennifer, but David is, well, I wont go there. Afterall, this is a family message board.
After the tour ended, I decided to head back to the Beach Club for a dip. The clouds got darker and darker the closer we got to the Beach Club. Another torrential downpour started as soon as the bus pulled up at the Beach Club, so the swim was out. I went to my room, sat on the balcony, and watched the storm for a while. I then got ready for my 5:30 priority seating at Alfredos.
I walked through the raindrops to Alfredos, and arrived about 35 minutes early for my priority seating. They brought me to a table right away. As I mentioned in an early post, I was on a silver package, so I was going to have a big meal tonight. I started off with a caesar salad. I really love the cheese wafer that they put on their caesar salad. It was very yummy. For my entrée, I chose a sampler plate that included fettucine alfredo, lasagna, and gnocchi pomodoro. The food was excellent, but very filling. I left most of the fettucine on my plate to save room for dessert. I got chocolate mousse for dessert and it was very yummy. I restrained myself from licking the dish.
It was still raining when I got out of Alfredos so I left Epcot and headed back to the Beach Club to freshen up before heading over to Jellyrolls. I arrived at Jellyrolls at about 7:30, and was the first one in the bar. I ended up leaving for a bit, and walking around the Boardwalk. I went back a few minutes before eight so I could be there for the first set of the evening. I grabbed a bar stool in the back, and waited for the fun to begin. Scotty and Ray were the first piano guys of the evening, and I absolutely loved them. They just play off each other so well. There were only about a dozen people in the bar at that point, so it was fun and intimate. Ray was asking everyone where they were from (although he never asked me), and Scotty finally said, Hello in the back to me, so I shouted hello.
Christian and Drew were the second pair of piano guys. I enjoyed there set, but they werent nearly as good as Scotty and Ray. Drew seemed a bit bored up on stage, and Christian was a bit over animated. The best part of their set was when they did "Love Shack"--Christian did a pretty good imitation of the guy from the B-52s.
When Scotty and Ray came out for their second set, I was completely hooked. I had planned on leaving Jellyrolls by 10:00 or 11:00, but after seeing them, I knew I had to stay until their last set, which ended at 1:00am. I requested Big Yellow Taxi, and Ray did a great job on the song. Scotty did an awesome version of Buttercup, which was probably my favorite song that any of the guys did all night--and I don't even particularly like that song. Just love the way Scotty sings it. Oh, and Scotty does an awesome "Rainbow Connection" (the song that Kermit the Frog sings). It is just so cute and adorable.
I was having so much fun that I put a couple of $10 tips on Scotty's piano without even requesting songs. After his last set of the evening, Scotty came over and sat down and gabbed with me for a few minutes. Very sweet guy.
I left Jellyrolls and walked back to the Beach Club at about 1:15am. It was pretty neat walking back to the hotel. It was a beautiful night and there wasn't another person around.
Cast of characters:
Me (Karen)The planner of the trip and family Disney Nut
Today was the one day that I had an entire day to myself to do whatever I wanted to do. I was psyched to have some time just for me in my favorite place. I started the day with the character breakfast at the Cape May Café. Its my favorite character breakfast because I really love the food there. I was a bit disappointed to see that they no longer serve roast beef hash, though. That was my favorite part of the breakfast there, and the thing that made the breakfast unique. But, I still had a great meal, and got a little massage from Goofy. I think he likes me. Haha.
After breakfast, I took the bus to the Magic Kingdom for the Keys to the Kingdom tour. Jennifer was my tour guide, and she was very good. She gave us lots of information, and I learned quite a bit that I didnt know, or had forgotten about. A lot of the information they gave us came straight out of the One Mans Dream attraction over at MGM, so it was a bit frustrating to have to listen to Jennifer talk for a half an hour about things that I had heard about during One Mans Dream.
I had taken the tour a few years ago, and liked it better back then. The highlight of the tour is the utilidors. When I took the trip three years ago, we spent a lot of time down there, visiting costuming and cosmetology. This time, we only spent about 10 minutes in there utilidors, and the most exciting thing we saw was the garbage chute. The most interesting thing we learned about the garbage in Disney is that they go through it by hand before sending it to the landfill. I dont want that job.
When our tour stopped for lunch at the Columbia Harbor House, another guest relations cast member was there to answer our questions. His name was David, and I wish that he could have had him as a tour guide. He was so much fun to listen to, and very easy on the eyes
He was very animated in his story telling, and he really held everyones interest. Oh, and did I mention that David was very easy on the eyes? I cant stress that enough. David was very easy on the eyes. Nothing against Jennifer, but David is, well, I wont go there. Afterall, this is a family message board. After the tour ended, I decided to head back to the Beach Club for a dip. The clouds got darker and darker the closer we got to the Beach Club. Another torrential downpour started as soon as the bus pulled up at the Beach Club, so the swim was out. I went to my room, sat on the balcony, and watched the storm for a while. I then got ready for my 5:30 priority seating at Alfredos.
I walked through the raindrops to Alfredos, and arrived about 35 minutes early for my priority seating. They brought me to a table right away. As I mentioned in an early post, I was on a silver package, so I was going to have a big meal tonight. I started off with a caesar salad. I really love the cheese wafer that they put on their caesar salad. It was very yummy. For my entrée, I chose a sampler plate that included fettucine alfredo, lasagna, and gnocchi pomodoro. The food was excellent, but very filling. I left most of the fettucine on my plate to save room for dessert. I got chocolate mousse for dessert and it was very yummy. I restrained myself from licking the dish.
It was still raining when I got out of Alfredos so I left Epcot and headed back to the Beach Club to freshen up before heading over to Jellyrolls. I arrived at Jellyrolls at about 7:30, and was the first one in the bar. I ended up leaving for a bit, and walking around the Boardwalk. I went back a few minutes before eight so I could be there for the first set of the evening. I grabbed a bar stool in the back, and waited for the fun to begin. Scotty and Ray were the first piano guys of the evening, and I absolutely loved them. They just play off each other so well. There were only about a dozen people in the bar at that point, so it was fun and intimate. Ray was asking everyone where they were from (although he never asked me), and Scotty finally said, Hello in the back to me, so I shouted hello.
Christian and Drew were the second pair of piano guys. I enjoyed there set, but they werent nearly as good as Scotty and Ray. Drew seemed a bit bored up on stage, and Christian was a bit over animated. The best part of their set was when they did "Love Shack"--Christian did a pretty good imitation of the guy from the B-52s.
When Scotty and Ray came out for their second set, I was completely hooked. I had planned on leaving Jellyrolls by 10:00 or 11:00, but after seeing them, I knew I had to stay until their last set, which ended at 1:00am. I requested Big Yellow Taxi, and Ray did a great job on the song. Scotty did an awesome version of Buttercup, which was probably my favorite song that any of the guys did all night--and I don't even particularly like that song. Just love the way Scotty sings it. Oh, and Scotty does an awesome "Rainbow Connection" (the song that Kermit the Frog sings). It is just so cute and adorable.
I was having so much fun that I put a couple of $10 tips on Scotty's piano without even requesting songs. After his last set of the evening, Scotty came over and sat down and gabbed with me for a few minutes. Very sweet guy.
I left Jellyrolls and walked back to the Beach Club at about 1:15am. It was pretty neat walking back to the hotel. It was a beautiful night and there wasn't another person around.
