Laissez les bon temps Rouler...Feb 2010 2/20 MK Last part of the Night updt 9/70 pg65

[vamassey1]

Great Update !!! Sorry haven't been around much !!Betwwen both jobs I have been soo tired I would almost fall asleep in the middle of posting !!

Rosie you Ninja posted on me.

I'm so far behind right now. I didn't get on at all for the whole weekend. Getting ready for school to start.

 

[MEK]

The girls look absolutely beautiful after their trip to BBB! I will admit, the sneakers are a hoot! (but comfortable and that's what counts) I love your pictures of the GF. I have never taken the boat there and I love where the dock is located. I might just have to boat over there in September. Such a beautiful place!

 

[mom2mek]

I must be out of the loop...who is the bear lady?

Your family pic in front of the 1900 PF wall is so pretty!

That Lady Tremaine looks awfully young....

Can't wait to hear about Drizella!

Sara

 

[vamassey1]

The girls look absolutely beautiful after their trip to BBB! I will admit, the sneakers are a hoot! (but comfortable and that's what counts) I love your pictures of the GF. I have never taken the boat there and I love where the dock is located. I might just have to boat over there in September. Such a beautiful place!

Thanks Mary Ellen. I can just image how great your photos of the GF would be.

I must be out of the loop...who is the bear lady?

Your family pic in front of the 1900 PF wall is so pretty!

That Lady Tremaine looks awfully young....

Can't wait to hear about Drizella!

Sara

I don't know the full story of the bear lady but from what I remember she use to come there a lot with her husband. He has passed and now she just visits the lobby and sits with a big bag of bears. She dresses them and lots to talk about them. I've never visited with her but I've read about her on other reports. The last time we were there I didn't see her and was amazed that we saw her this trip. So sad.

I love that family picture sneakers and all. Lady Tremaine looks younger than me and not nearly mean enough.

Drizella made the night.

 

[Disneymoon09]

I had a few updates to catch up on! I'm so glad that Danielle got to do BBB! I agree, you are never too old for anything in Disney!

 

[Lady Lallie]

I don't know how I missed your last update!!

At least I'm caught up again!

I love the background on the 1900 Park Fare picture, very pretty.

 

[vamassey1]

I had a few updates to catch up on! I'm so glad that Danielle got to do BBB! I agree, you are never too old for anything in Disney!

I'm so glad she felt that way too. Now that she has done it she can move on.

I don't know how I missed your last update!!

At least I'm caught up again!

I love the background on the 1900 Park Fare picture, very pretty.

I need to get caught up on your ptrs.

I hope you get to see GF next month. It's so pretty.

 

[englishrose47]

I need to get caught up on your ptrs.

Well I was about to say YES you do and then realised I had completely missed your latest update !!
Let me tell you about our 1900 Dinner !!Firstly while waiting in the lounge to be called Judy kept saying "Mom we don't belong here we are underdressed and it's sooo fancy!!"I reassured her but she was glad when we were called in and she saw others dressed like us i.e Park Attire !!

I guess I hadn't prepped her well as very shortly after we were seated one of the SISTERS came over and Judy couldn't find the pen and as she is apologiesing and repeating I'm looking for the pen !!The sister put hands on HIP and said "Iknow you can't find it that's why I'm waiting !!" Judy found the pen nd everything was signed !!! Judy whispered to me "I thought this was Disney, why was she so rude !!!WE bust out laughing and explained !!!
Cinderella was a doll to us and picked Kyle to dance with her !!He was very shy but did a FINE job!!!

Finally ya'll better get over to my PTR and check it out

 

[vamassey1]

Well I was about to say YES you do and then realised I had completely missed your latest update !!
Let me tell you about our 1900 Dinner !!Firstly while waiting in the lounge to be called Judy kept saying "Mom we don't belong here we are underdressed and it's sooo fancy!!"I reassured her but she was glad when we were called in and she saw others dressed like us i.e Park Attire !!

I guess I hadn't prepped her well as very shortly after we were seated one of the SISTERS came over and Judy couldn't find the pen and as she is apologiesing and repeating I'm looking for the pen !!The sister put hands on HIP and said "Iknow you can't find it that's why I'm waiting !!" Judy found the pen nd everything was signed !!! Judy whispered to me "I thought this was Disney, why was she so rude !!!WE bust out laughing and explained !!!
Cinderella was a doll to us and picked Kyle to dance with her !!He was very shy but did a FINE job!!!

Finally ya'll better get over to my PTR and check it out

Very funny character interaction!

I'm on my way over.

 

[GreatBiscuit]

Well, I finally got caught back up. The good part is that I was able to take in several updates at once. The bad part is that you left us with a cliffhanger and now I want more!

Good stuff though. Enjoyed the pics and quips as usual. Hope you guys are all doing well and don't get too much stormy weather today. Take care!

 

[vamassey1]

Well, I finally got caught back up. The good part is that I was able to take in several updates at once. The bad part is that you left us with a cliffhanger and now I want more!

Good stuff though. Enjoyed the pics and quips as usual. Hope you guys are all doing well and don't get too much stormy weather today. Take care!

I'm hoping to finish this diner tonight.

We're hunkering down for lots of rain. At least it helps keep the temp down. This will be our second go around. We didn't get hardly anything the first time it passed by. Danielle is still disappointed it didn't get named, it would have been "Danielle". There's always the next one.

 

[vamassey1]

It is finally time to meet Drizella.

If you take a close look at the girls "dos" you'll notice that they have hair pieces in. Danielle was lucky and they had a hair piece that matched her hair pretty close, but they were out of the hair pieces to match Lauren's hair. She wanted blonde hair so she had to go with the light blonde piece.

While the characters were making their round most of us stayed at the table so we wouldn't miss any. Well Jada was more worried about her food. When Drizella came to our table she was up getting food and missed the best character interaction.

When Drizella got to our table she picked up Lauren's autograph book and started flipping through.



She looked over at Lauren and told her "Your roots are showing. You really should get that fixed." I'm not sure if Lauren understood it but Dennis, Michelle and I got a big laugh out of it. She continued to flip though the autograph book like Jasmine did. She made a couple of comment that we can't remember but then she got the page where Lauren had tried to draw Mickey when she was four. She asked her if it was Mickey and then said it had to be him because it was scary. "A 5 ft tall mouse is just unnatural". She then commented on his appearance. "He goes around in just his pants with no shirt. And he his best friend is a duck who wears NO PANTS." She kept us laughing the entire time.





I asked for a picture of Michelle and Danielle with her since they were sisters like she and Anastasia.



After she left Anastasia came around. After our visit with Drizella she was a little bit of a let down.



After our character visits it was time to get down to some serious eating. When Jada was once again up getting food Drizella came back and called for all the kids to get up. She then lead them in different dance moves. The kids loved it.









At the end she told the kids to SCREAM as loud as they could! And it was loud. I just imagine what the rest of the restaurant thought when they heard it.

If you look in the back of the pictures you can see Jada trying to get back with a plate of food.

I can honestly say we all enjoy our meal. The food wasn't great but it was good and the entertainment was fun. Some of us enjoy the food more than others because we don't know when to stop (Dennis). After using our room keys to take care of the bill (189.19 for 4 adults), we proceeded to leave. Since we were at the back we took the girls to the empty restrooms and changed them out of their dresses. We were going to head back to the MK. At this point we split up. Jada wanted a smoke break so she decided to take the boat back. We headed up to the second floor to catch the monorail. It's a good thing it was a ride because Dennis couldn't walk far. He had overstuffed himself.

Once back in the MK Dennis was still feeling too full. We hopped on the train to ride around to Toontown.






We walked from Toontown to Tommorrowland. I think this was when we saw the armadillo. He was moving fast so I didn't get a picture. He ran into a hole. On our last visit we saw bunnies in the same place using those holes. I sure hope he didn't make the bunnies move out.

We meet up with Jada in Tommorowland. We were all still holding FPs for Buzz. About this time Danielle got a text from her friend (also named Lauren). A little back story is needed. Danielle has been going to CCD for years with this girl. This year we changed schools due to a new school opening and some shuffling. We didn't get moved to the new school but to a school much closer to our house. Anyway this is the same school that Lauren goes to since her mom's a teacher there (she was my niece Lauren's teacher at the time). Danielle kept talking about the fact that Lauren (BFF) was going to be going to Disney. Knowing we were going I kept asking her when. She didn't know. I finally asked her mom one night while waiting to get the girls from CCD. Her mom and dad were taking Lauren at Mardi Gras. Perfect this was when we would be there. I told her our plans and not to say anything because it was going to be a total surprise to both girls. Being a teacher I asked her what she was planning to do about the days they would miss. She said she was going to write an excuse saying she was sick. I did the same thing. So Lauren had gotten there that day with her grandparents and another friend. They had spend half a day at AK and her friend wasn't feeling well after riding Everest. She was headed to Mk with her grandmother and wanted to meet up. We waited for them by Buzz. Once they got there Dennis gave up his fp for Lauren could ride with Danielle. Of course he was being nice but after dumping me that morning to ride it was the lest he could do. He sat and visited with Lauren's grandmother while we rode.

It was time to set up for Wishes so we walked to the hub by the partners statue. I had brought a blanket to spread out to help save spots. It was still a while before they started. Jada volunteered to sit with the blanket to save our place while we took the girls for a ride. Everyone wanted to ride Haunted Mansion, everyone but Danielle. Remember she still hasn't gotten over her fear of it especially at night. Lauren (BFF) was game to try anything since she hadn't rode anything there yet. Danielle couldn't look like a chicken in front of her friend so she agreed to go. We fought the crowds and made it back to Liberty Square. Lauren's grandmother didn't want to ride so she grabbed a spot at a table to wait for us. He had to wait a little but it wasn't too bad. When Danielle is scared she sticks real close to me. In the stretching rooms she was stuck like glue. Since the girls were all a little scared we paired them all off with an adult. Lauren rode with me. Danielle rode with Dennis and Lauren (bff) rode with Michelle. They all did great until the end. When one of the heads popped up (you know the ones you know are going to pop up but still get you) Michelle screamed bloody murder and jumped in Lauren's (bff) lap. They all got a kick out of that and still give her a hard time about it. We exited the ride and met back up with Lauren's (bff) grandmother to fight the crowds back to our spot.

Of course it was packed when we got back. Jada took off for a quick smoke break while we got ready for Wishes.

More in next post.

 

[vamassey1]

Some pictures on Haunted Mansion





Danielle and Lauren (bff)



All three girls.



Waiting for Wishes.





Everyone around us was seated waiting for Wishes. As soon as they started it went downhill. The people walking stopped. The was standing so that blocked everyone's view.

A very bad shot of Tink.



Our view being blocked.



Even though our view wasn't perfect I still enjoyed it and it still brought tears to my eyes. I know Danielle was happy to share it with someone who had never seen it. Lauren's mom said she had a ton of pictures of the fireworks. Afterward we split up. Lauren (bff) and her grandmother needed to get something to eat. Lauren (bff) wanted a hot dog so I directed them to Casey's. We started swimming up stream to try to get to Space Mountain. We were going to finally ride using our FPs from that morning. Of course the line was long since everyone else had the same idea. We missed this ride our last trip in June since it was down for rehab. Jada and Lauren took a break at the smoking area to wait for us. I was really hoping the ride would be smoother since the rehab. Well it wasn't, at least not to me. Maybe its just because I'm getting older but I really had a headache when we got off. Dennis didn't like it too much either. We all took a bathroom break and then headed to Fantasyland. We still had some FPs. We took the path by the Indy cars. Both Danielle and Lauren wanted to ride but the line was still too long. We passed on by and headed to the Tea Cups.

The Tea Cups are Danielle's favorite ride to do with Dennis. She refused to ride them in June since he wasn't with us. I sat out while they rode. Michelle took these with her camera.



I love Lauren's hair in this one.





From there we used our FPs for Pooh and then onto Philarmagic. Once we done there Jada and Lauren were ready to leave. We still had a FPs for BTMR. We made plans to meet up at AK then next next morning. Since we had had such a full and long day we said we were going to sleep in a little and not plan to be there for rope drop.

We went to ride our favorite night time ride at the MK. As much as I love this ride I choose to sit the ride out. My head was still hurting and my stomach didn't feel to good either. I used the deserted restrooms at Splash and waited for Dennis and the girls. Of course it didn't hurt too much to not want a treat on our way out. I had been hankering for some fudge from the candy store in Frontierland. I had seen some on Anita's (Widg) report. Of course the girls never turn down a chance to go in a candy store. I think we got two pieces and slowly ate them during the week. In the end we ended up throwing the last bit away. It was really good but really sweet. We had gotten the peanut and chocolate fudge and I would get it again.

We left the park around 10:30. We hadn't made it to close. We were soon back at POFQ and preparing for bed. I set the alarm for an hour after the time we normally get up. It wasn't much for sleeping in but it was a little bit.

Up next a recap of the day and then Mardi Gras and our meet with a famous Diser.

 

[englishrose47]

Great Update ! I love Haunted Mansion and so does Steph the othere are all chickens !!!!!

 

[Disneymoon09]

The roots comment is classic! Such a great character interaction you all had, I wish they all would have been like that for you!

 

[mom2mek]

That Drizella sounds like a hoot! They really are a great addition to that character meal! Wish they had more "villain" meals - my kids seem to like the villains more than the others....weird, I know.

Sounds like a really fun night at the MK! Why am I not surprised that you had rude people for the fireworks? Ugh. I don't get people sometimes. At least you made the best of it though!

Yum - fudge!!

Sara

 

[MeMom]

It's great that Drizella put on such a good show. I love that there are cast members who go all out to make our Disney experiences so memorable.

I know what you mean about the fudge. You can only take a nibble at a time - it's so sweet!

 

[vamassey1]

Great Update ! I love Haunted Mansion and so does Steph the othere are all chickens !!!!!

Haunted Mansion is one of my favorites. I think Danielle got over her fear a little.

The roots comment is classic! Such a great character interaction you all had, I wish they all would have been like that for you!

We truly enjoyed out visit with Drizella. The others were in a rush but that's okay, she made up for it.

That Drizella sounds like a hoot! They really are a great addition to that character meal! Wish they had more "villain" meals - my kids seem to like the villains more than the others....weird, I know.

Sounds like a really fun night at the MK! Why am I not surprised that you had rude people for the fireworks? Ugh. I don't get people sometimes. At least you made the best of it though!

Yum - fudge!!

Sara

I would love a villain meal especially since my kids are older. I thought about your parade viewing while writing that up. If everyone would just stay seated we could all see and be comfortable. I want more fudge now.

It's great that Drizella put on such a good show. I love that there are cast members who go all out to make our Disney experiences so memorable.

I know what you mean about the fudge. You can only take a nibble at a time - it's so sweet!

Drizella was a great character. I really enjoy all the extras the CM do to make our trips special.

It's very easy to make the fudge last with small bites. Just enough to satisfy my sweet tooth.

 

[Lady Lallie]

What a great moment with Drizella!! Too bad Jada missed out on it.

Sounds like a great night at MK, you got a lot done and even got to watch Wishes.

 

[Dancegrl624]

What a great night! Love the character interaction...those Stepsisters make the best faces! You guys sure got a lot done at MK that night...sounds like a great time. How nice that Danielle was able to meet up with a friend from home.