Lots of Pics, Plenty of Rum, A Few Tears... and a Bomb Scare To Boot!

[Candy30]

A few of my pictures came out hazy like that to early in the humidity. Later during the day they were fine. Loving the report and all of your pictures ! I got my Mom's pictures(for my trip report) since the mishap with mine! Keep it coming.

 

[trickiwoo]

I'm loving your TR so far - I can really sense your excitement! You've gotten some excellent pictures. Hope your weather luck holds up!

Thank you so much! I had so much fun taking the pictures! And I'm having even more fun sharing them!!!!

 

[trickiwoo]

A few of my pictures came out hazy like that to early in the humidity. Later during the day they were fine. Loving the report and all of your pictures ! I got my Mom's pictures(for my trip report) since the mishap with mine! Keep it coming.

I'm sorry you lost your photos! But it's a good thing your mom took some!!!!

 

[trickiwoo]

Allright, I'm back! Things have been kind of crazy the past couple days, but I'm very excited to continue my TR!

So we were on the bus on our way to Hollywood Studios! On the bus, they were playing music from the movie Titanic. I thought that was pretty neat!

We showed up at the park and went through the turnstiles. I had a little trouble at first figuring out the machine and how to put the ticket in, but I got it and we were in the park! I didn't want to carry around any bags in the park, so everything I needed I kept in my pockets. This meant we didn't have to wait in line for the bag checks and could walk right in the park!

We got there just in time for the Rope Drop Ceremony! Neither The Boyfriend nor I have ever been to a Rope Drop before, so that was pretty neat!

It wasn't belong before we were in the park!!!

The first thing we did was check out the Pin Station under the big Sorcerer hat! I didn't see any pins I wanted. So we made our way to the first ride on our trip... The Great Movie Ride!

I LOVED it!!! The Boyfriend's favorite part of the ride is the Alien part. That movie scared me so much! I had nightmares when I saw it! (And I wasn't a kid! I was in my 20's!) So the Alien part of the ride really freaked me out! But it was so awesome!

Then we went to go check out the Honey I Shrunk The Kids Movie Set Adventure. But we couldn't go in because you had to be under 10! I was so sad! I wanted to play!

So we decided to go ride Star Tours instead. There was no wait at all! We just walked right on! That was a new experience for me! It was fun! The ride was the same as what I remember from Disneyland.

We had 11:00 lunch reservations for Sci-Fi. And we had some time to kill before it was time to eat. We went and sat down for a bit outside the restaurant.

Then we thought it might be a good idea to check out the wait times for Tower of Terror and Rock 'n Roller Coaster to see if we needed to pick up some Fastpasses before lunch. The wait times were only 20 min, so we didn't bother getting Fastpasses.

We did a little bit of shopping on our way back to the Sci-Fi. And I finally found the perfect pair of Mickey Mouse earrings!! I bought them and put them in my ears right there!

Then we went to the Sci-Fi Dine In Theater!

We went in and gave our name and then sat down. Pretty soon they called our name and we went to our table! It was SO awesome in there!!!!

The Boyfriend had a bacon cheeseburger

He LOVED it! He said it was one of the best meals he had the whole trip! He absolutely raved about it!

I had the Seared Marinated Tofu

Oh My Goodness... it was delicious!!!! I highly recommend this! Absolutely delicious!

I also had an Orbiting Oreos milkshake

It was an Oreo shake mixed with Godiva chocolate liqueur and glow cube! Here's a picture with the glow cube turned off

It was super yummy!

We had a really good time watching the cartoons and movie trailers and eating our food. The Boyfriend really liked it because he's actually seen most of the movies they showed trailers for!

I had such high expectations for Sci-Fi, and I'm happy to report that it went above and beyond my expectations!!! We both had such a great time there and had some really great food! The Boyfriend kept telling me that I made a really great choice! That made me happy! And I hoped he'd feel the same about the other restaurants I chose!

Now that we were done eating, it was time for rides!

 

[charming23]

I'm glad you had a good time at Sci-fi. I so want to try that if I ever get back. Love the report so far can't wait to hear more.

 

[Candy30]

I LOVED SCI FI and everyone in our group loved it too! It was great. The movie clips were hilarious!!! Did you get the Cat women from Mars!!! Loved the atmosphere! Cool Place. Good Pictures.

 

[trickiwoo]

I'm glad you had a good time at Sci-fi. I so want to try that if I ever get back. Love the report so far can't wait to hear more.

Oh, I highly recommend Sci-Fi! I'd seen so many photos of the place, but it really didn't compare to the atmosphere of actually being there! It was so awesome! And the food was amazing!!! It was definitely one of the best parts of the whole trip!

 

[trickiwoo]

I LOVED SCI FI and everyone in our group loved it too! It was great. The movie clips were hilarious!!! Did you get the Cat women from Mars!!! Loved the atmosphere! Cool Place. Good Pictures.

Thank you! And yes, I do remember the Cat Women!!! Oh, I can't wait to go back to Sci-Fi!

 

[trickiwoo]

After leaving Sci-Fi, we made a quick stop over at the ABC Commissary.

Now I'm a HUGE fan of the tv show Lost! Obsessed might be an understatement! I have the numbers 4 8 15 16 23 42 tattooed on my arm! So yes, I was VERY excited to see all the Lost stuff there! I kept taking pictures of everything with my cell phone to text to my mom... who is a bigger fan than me!

I squealed with delight when I saw this outside

And it was pretty awesome to see this item on the menu

And I thought this display was so awesome!!!

After I was done geeking out like a total fangirl, we started making our way over to the Twilight Zone Tower Of Terror.

I was really looking forward to riding this! I LOVE the Twilight Zone!!! Huge fan! I'd have to say it's the greatest television series of all time! I've never been on a ride that drops you straight down, but it didn't seem that scary and I was pretty sure I could handle it! So I was excited and ready to go!

When we were in line, we started talking to the couple behind us. The girl was very nervous about the ride and didn't want to go on it at all but the guy she was with (husband? boyfriend?) didn't want to ride it alone. We ended up getting on a different elevator than them, so I didn't get to see how she did on the ride.

It wasn't until we were seated and strapped in that I started to get a little bit nervous. Then at some point it hit me, "OMG! I'm going to fall! This is pretty scary!"

I really liked the beginning of the ride with the dark and the stars and all the Twilight Zone stuff! I remember thinking, "This is pretty cool. How about the ride just ends here now?"

I was so scared I started screaming before we were even dropped! Then we finally dropped. Oh My God. Absolutely horrific! It was not fun at all!!!! I didn't like it. And then it just kept going. And going. And going. I didn't think it was ever going to end!!! I was screaming my head off! And then tears started flowing from my eyes! I was screaming and sobbing! It was absolutely awful!

FINALLY the ride ended! I had trouble getting my seatbelt off I was shaking so bad! On the ride, The Boyfriend thought I was screaming because I was having fun. After the ride, he asked how I liked it and I couldn't talk! Then he asked, "Are you crying???" I just nodded.

We got off the ride and I just cried and cried and cried. And I felt so embarrassed and ridiculous that I started laughing at myself. And crying. And I couldn't stop shaking. I was having trouble breathing. It was pretty bad.

We exited the building, and saw the couple that we'd talked to in line. They were sitting on a bench. She was also sobbing and he was comforting her. That made me feel a lot better! I was not the only one to have that reaction to the ride!

So no, I did NOT like Tower Of Terror. And I think it's pretty safe to say I will never ever ride it again!

After I'd calmed down and stopped crying, The Boyfriend asked me if I still wanted to go on Rock 'n Roller Coaster. I did. I said, "I just wanna do it and get it over with!"

After TOT, I was not as brave as I was when I first arrived! But I still wanted to try it.

I was soooo nervous when I was in line! Especially when we got to the part where you could see the limos taking off! They went so fast!!! I had never been on a roller coaster that went upside down before! And I was still pretty shaken up from TOT!

But soon it was my turn and I got in and pulled down the restraints. Here goes!

I took some deep breaths and tried to relax. Pretty soon we were going from 0 to 60! My thoughts were, "Oh, this isn't that bad. I can totally handle this! Oh, we're going upside now... Oh, that wasn't bad at all!" About halfway through the ride I realized, "Oh my God... I like this! This is fun! I'm having fun!" As soon as I realized I was having fun, I smiled really big and turned towards The Boyfriend to let him know I wasn't scared.

Once the ride ended, he asked what I thought. "I LOVED IT!" He was pretty surprised! I said, "Did you notice how I didn't scream at all!" He said, "Yeah, I noticed I didn't hear you screaming, but I just thought it was because the music was so loud! He asked me if I'd go on it again, and I said, "Oh, absolutely!!!"

After that, I was in much better spirits! We walked around and I spotted Dug!!!

I also spotted Dug here (thought he was harder to find!)

We walked past Toy Story Midway Mania and saw the line was only 20 min, so we went right in!

It was soooo much fun!!! I loved it!!! The Boyfriend got a higher score than me, but I figured he would. I wasn't too far behind him though! The Boyfriend told me that when I do my Trip Report I have to mention that he had the highest score of all of the people around us. And that the people next to us even pointed out his score and were impressed by how high it was!

I'd learned online (I think it was here on DIS, but I'm not positive!) that Luxo Jr comes out and does a little dance at Pixar Place. I found the spot and we sat and waited. I'm pretty sure The Boyfriend thought I was nuts. But it wasn't long before the doors opened up and Luxo Jr came out!

It was very cute!!!! Definitely worth waiting around for!

When Luxo Jr was done dancing, we made our way over to The Magic Of Disney Animation because I wanted to see...

DUG!!!!!!

Ok, yes, Carl and Russell were there too, but I was there to see Dug! I'm just a wee bit obsessed!

I immediately got in line! I was the oldest person in line that was not a parent. This was definitely one of the longest lines I was in during the whole trips! I think the only times I waited longer was when I was in line for a bus!

There was a family in line in front of me. The dad asked his kids, "What was the name of the dog in Up?" None of the kids new. Awhile later the dad goes, "Charles. I think the boy from Up is named Charles." Then his daughter goes, "I know the name of the dog." And the dad goes, "Oh, what is it?" and she says, "Charles." And the dad said, "No... I think that's the name of the little boy." Then awhile later, the dad exclaims, "David! I just remembered! The boy is named David!"

I couldn't figure out why on earth you'd wait in such a long line to meet characters you didn't even know the names of!

So there were just a few people in front of me when Russell was taken away. The PhotoPass Photographer said he'd be back, but she wasn't sure how long it would be. It didn't matter to me since I was there to see Dug! And the kids in line in front of me didn't even know Russell's name, so I doubt they'd be that upset about not meeting him!

Finally it was my turn!!!!

I walked out and gave Carl a big hug. I also gave Dug a big hug, but The Boyfriend didn't take a picture!!! He later said, "I didn't know you were going to hug Dug!"

But he did take my picture with Dug and Carl

Then we went around checking out all of the exhibits at The Magic Of Disney Animation. The Boyfriend really liked doing the voice acting

I did the What Disney Character Are You? quiz and got

The Boyfriend had done it while I was in line waiting to meet Dug and he got Jiminy Cricket. He said he felt kind of old because there were some teenage girls in line in front of him and they got Mulan and one of the girls said, "Oh my God, I don't even know who that is!" We were probably the same age as those girls when Mulan came out!

 

[trickiwoo]

We left The Magic Of Disney Animation and I was in the mood for a snack, so I stopped and got a churro!

It was yummy! I love Disney churros! I hadn't had a churro since I was last at Disneyland in 2007!

We walked past this display

I thought it was so cool! I love how it looks like they're pouring the flowers out everywhere!

Then we decided to go watch the Lights, Motors, Action Extreme Stunt Show. Unfortunately the last show of the day had already started. I wasn't too disappointed because it wasn't on my Must List, but it was still something I was interested in seeing. But now it's something to do on my next visit! So instead we decided to go watch Muppetvision 3D! It was super cute! I loved it!!!!

After the show, we went to Toy Story Pizza Planet for lunch! The Boyfriend got pepperoni pizza

And I got cheese pizza

I'd heard that Disney had a reputation for pizza that wasn't very good at all. But I really liked it! I would definitely get Disney pizza again! It obviously wasn't the best pizza ever. But it was a lot better than I was expecting!

After we ate, we walked around the arcade. Then we went and watched the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular. It was a great show! Very fun! After I got home, I found out that the owner of the pet adoption center where I volunteer is really close friends with a stunt performer who plays Indiana Jones in the show! I couldn't remember the name of the actor playing Indiana Jones in the show we saw, so I don't know if it was his friend or not!

After the show, we realized we'd really done everything we wanted to do and seen everything we wanted to see. So we headed over to ride the Great Movie Ride again! That has to be one of my absolute favorite rides!!! Then we rode Rock 'n Roller Coaster again!

It was even more fun the 2nd time since I knew what to expect and wasn't scared at all!

There were Extra Magic Hours that night, but we'd really done everything we wanted to do! So we decided to stop for a drink before heading back to the hotel. So we stopped in the Tune-In Lounge. It was pretty busy, but we were able to find a seat at the bar.

The Boyfriend got a Corona

I got a Mowie Wowie

It was made with Malibu rum, Melon liqueur, Peach Schnapps, Orange and Pineapple juices and had my favorite... a glow cube! It was pretty yummy!

Then we got on the bus to head back to our hotel!

 

[kdzbear]

We got there just in time for the Rope Drop Ceremony! Neither The Boyfriend nor I have ever been to a Rope Drop before, so that was pretty neat!

The rope drop looks like fun! We never made it to one in the whole 9 days we were there!

Then we went to the Sci-Fi Dine In Theater!

He LOVED it! He said it was one of the best meals he had the whole trip! He absolutely raved about it!

I had such high expectations for Sci-Fi, and I'm happy to report that it went above and beyond my expectations!!! We both had such a great time there and had some really great food! The Boyfriend kept telling me that I made a really great choice! That made me happy! And I hoped he'd feel the same about the other restaurants I chose!

I am so glad to hear this! We ate there about 12 years ago and did not have a good experience, but my DS4 selected it as one of his choices of places to eat on his Wish Trip. I am feeling much better about his choice now!

Now I'm a HUGE fan of the tv show Lost! Obsessed might be an understatement! I have the numbers 4 8 15 16 23 42 tattooed on my arm! So yes, I was VERY excited to see all the Lost stuff there! I kept taking pictures of everything with my cell phone to text to my mom... who is a bigger fan than me!

And I thought this display was so awesome!!!

My DH loves this show! Is it inside the ABC Commissary? We may have to go in and check this out!

I was so scared I started screaming before we were even dropped! Then we finally dropped. Oh My God. Absolutely horrific! It was not fun at all!!!! I didn't like it. And then it just kept going. And going. And going. I didn't think it was ever going to end!!! I was screaming my head off! And then tears started flowing from my eyes! I was screaming and sobbing! It was absolutely awful!

So no, I did NOT like Tower Of Terror. And I think it's pretty safe to say I will never ever ride it again!

My DD9 agrees with you on this one. She tried it two years ago and would not go on it this year. I took DS4 and he said that he was scared, but now he said he wants to ride it again!?!

Once the ride ended, he asked what I thought. "I LOVED IT!" He was pretty surprised! I said, "Did you notice how I didn't scream at all!" He said, "Yeah, I noticed I didn't hear you screaming, but I just thought it was because the music was so loud! He asked me if I'd go on it again, and I said, "Oh, absolutely!!!"

I do think this is a great rollercoaster. My DD9 rode it three times!

We walked past Toy Story Midway Mania and saw the line was only 20 min, so we went right in!

It was soooo much fun!!! I loved it!!! The Boyfriend got a higher score than me, but I figured he would. I wasn't too far behind him though! The Boyfriend told me that when I do my Trip Report I have to mention that he had the highest score of all of the people around us. And that the people next to us even pointed out his score and were impressed by how high it was!

I loved this ride! I think it is so colorful and fun! I love the interactive games!

I'd learned online (I think it was here on DIS, but I'm not positive!) that Luxo Jr comes out and does a little dance at Pixar Place. I found the spot and we sat and waited. I'm pretty sure The Boyfriend thought I was nuts. But it wasn't long before the doors opened up and Luxo Jr came out!

It was very cute!!!! Definitely worth waiting around for!
I did not know about him and we were walking by when he popped up. It was cute to watch!

I am loving your trip report and all of your details including the emotional feelings and the fabulous pictures!

 

[TXAng]

Oh, no! I'm sorry TOT scared you so much! Well, at least now you know that dropping-type rides are definitely not your thing. I'm glad you still gave Rock 'n Roller Coaster a try. That was one of our favorites at that park.

We LOVED Sci-Fi, too. Such a neat place, and the food was fantastic.

Did y'all get to see Fantasmic? We didn't, because we weren't too keen on the idea of fighting crowds to see it. We've seen the DL version many times, and I'm curious how the WDW version compares.

 

[Candy30]

TOT scared me too! My DS literally badgered me to get on! I am not a fan of the drop and I knew it did so I was debating. DS and DNeph convinced me that "it's not that bad". I threatened them that if it was bad I was going to beat them up! One time was enough for me! I am not a fan of the ghost thing either.

I loved pizza planet. It looks just like the movie!!!

KZBear-we didn't make it to a rope drop either. I wanted to but there were too many in our group,so we just went with the flow.

 

[trickiwoo]

The rope drop looks like fun! We never made it to one in the whole 9 days we were there!

This was the only one we ended up seeing! I would love to see what they do at the other parks! The Boyfriend didn't even know they did anything at Rope Drop, so he was pretty surprised at how elaborate it was!

I am so glad to hear this! We ate there about 12 years ago and did not have a good experience, but my DS4 selected it as one of his choices of places to eat on his Wish Trip. I am feeling much better about his choice now!

I'm sorry you had a bad experience!!! I hope it's better for you this time! Of all the places we ate on our trip, this was both of our favorites!

My DH loves this show! Is it inside the ABC Commissary? We may have to go in and check this out!

Yup! It's inside! Well, the display with the Dharma jumpsuits is inside! The poster and menu are outside the ABC Commissary! They have some other displays from other shows too! I think I remember Ugly Betty and Desperate Housewives. Oh! And I think they had an item from Extreme Makeover Home Edition.

 

[trickiwoo]

Oh, no! I'm sorry TOT scared you so much! Well, at least now you know that dropping-type rides are definitely not your thing. I'm glad you still gave Rock 'n Roller Coaster a try. That was one of our favorites at that park.

We LOVED Sci-Fi, too. Such a neat place, and the food was fantastic.

Did y'all get to see Fantasmic? We didn't, because we weren't too keen on the idea of fighting crowds to see it. We've seen the DL version many times, and I'm curious how the WDW version compares.

No, we didn't get to see Fantasmic. There were no shows during the days we were there! Well, there was one the first night we were there, but we didn't go to any parks that day. But that's definitely something I'd love to see on a future visit!

 

[trickiwoo]

TOT scared me too! My DS literally badgered me to get on! I am not a fan of the drop and I knew it did so I was debating. DS and DNeph convinced me that "it's not that bad". I threatened them that if it was bad I was going to beat them up! One time was enough for me! I am not a fan of the ghost thing either.

I loved pizza planet. It looks just like the movie!!!

KZBear-we didn't make it to a rope drop either. I wanted to but there were too many in our group,so we just went with the flow.

Glad I'm not the only one!!! I am glad I went on it though! It's easier knowing I don't like it than looking at it wondering if it's really fun!

 

[trickiwoo]

We got back to the hotel and went straight to the gift shop! The Boyfriend needed to buy a toothbrush and deodorant since he chose not to pack those items and said, "I'll just buy them when I get there..." That type of behavior is very strange to me! Why spend money on something you don't have to when you can easily pack a toothbrush! He's crazy, I'm telling ya!

I bought some postcards for my friends and family back home! While we were shopping, a Cast Member saw my 1st Trip button and asked me how my trip was so far and where I was going the next day. I told her I was having so much fun and that I was going to Epcot the next day. She started telling me about the different rides they have at Epcot and her favorite places to eat. She seemed so excited to be helping me that I didn't have the heart to tell her that I'd spent every waking minute of the past few months researching and planning my trip and that I already knew what exciting things Epcot had to offer! I did appreciate her eagerness to help and she did have some great recommendations for the best viewing locations for Illuminations. And she did recommend a restaurant that I'd actually picked for us to eat at, so that made me feel more confidant with my decision!

After our brief shopping, we stopped at the Singing Spirits Pool Bar for a drink!

The Boyfriend had a Beach Bum Blonde Ale

And I had a Captain's Mai Tai

It was made with Captain Morgan Original Spiced rum, BOLS Amaretto, pineapple juice, lime juice and grenadine and was really good! I also kept the Life On Mars coaster (which I thought was odd since the show ended...)! I'm a big fan of the British series, and I did enjoy the American series as well!

The Boyfriend wanted to sit at the bar while we had our drinks, but the bartender asked for the money right after he handed us our drinks. And that made The Boyfriend feel like he was rushing us and wanted us out of there. So we paid and took our drinks to the room.

Then we changed into our bathing suits and headed down to the piano pool for a swim

We had a lot of fun at the pool! It was great!

Then we headed back to the room and went to bed. I had water in my ear and it was really annoying! But I figured it would drain out while I was asleep. I did have a bit of trouble falling asleep... both because of the water in my ear and because I couldn't stop thinking about TOT and how scary it was!!! I did eventually fall asleep though!

When I woke up the next morning I still had water in my ear! It was driving me crazy!

We went to the food court for breakfast. The Boyfriend got this breakfast platter.

It had scrambled eggs, hash browns, a biscuit, bacon, sausage and french toast sticks. He LOVED it! He didn't care much for the scrambled eggs, but I loved them so I ate all of his!

And I finally got my Mickey Waffle!!

Oh my Goodness! This was everything I dreamed it would be and so much more! I've been craving these waffles ever since I came home!

Even though my breakfast was heavenly, my ear was bothering me more and more. I was having trouble enjoying anything and I knew I'd be miserable at the park. So after I was done eating, I went to the gift shop to see if they had any alcohol. (Haha, not booze but rubbing alcohol!)

They had a product called Swim Ear (which was like 95% alcohol) which are ear drops for when you get water in your ears! When I got back to my room I put a few drops in my ear and immediately the water was gone! I felt soooo much better!

Then we headed over to the bus stop and pretty soon we were on our way to Epcot!!!

 

[kdzbear]

I love the new update. My DD9 forgot to pack her toothbrush. I asked at the front desk where we could get one and the cast member went to the back and returned with one. They have complimentary ones, but they don't advertise this fact!

Your food pictures are so good! We stayed at Music once and DD9 called the piano pool, the Ariel pool. It sounds as if you both had a lot of fun on your trip!

 

[trickiwoo]

I love the new update. My DD9 forgot to pack her toothbrush. I asked at the front desk where we could get one and the cast member went to the back and returned with one. They have complimentary ones, but they don't advertise this fact!

Your food pictures are so good! We stayed at Music once and DD9 called the piano pool, the Ariel pool. It sounds as if you both had a lot of fun on your trip!

Ooh! That is good to know! I wonder if The Boyfriend would have gotten a complimentary one if he had known. Probably not! He probably would have said, "No, that's okay, I can just buy one in the gift shop..." I swear, sometimes I think he goes out of his way to spend extra money!

The Ariel pool! I love it!! I know I was excited to see Ariel at the pool!

 

[heaven2dc]

I was so scared I started screaming before we were even dropped! Then we finally dropped. Oh My God. Absolutely horrific! It was not fun at all!!!! I didn't like it. And then it just kept going. And going. And going. I didn't think it was ever going to end!!! I was screaming my head off! And then tears started flowing from my eyes! I was screaming and sobbing! It was absolutely awful!

FINALLY the ride ended! I had trouble getting my seatbelt off I was shaking so bad! On the ride, The Boyfriend thought I was screaming because I was having fun. After the ride, he asked how I liked it and I couldn't talk! Then he asked, "Are you crying???" I just nodded.

We got off the ride and I just cried and cried and cried. And I felt so embarrassed and ridiculous that I started laughing at myself. And crying. And I couldn't stop shaking. I was having trouble breathing. It was pretty bad.

We exited the building, and saw the couple that we'd talked to in line. They were sitting on a bench. She was also sobbing and he was comforting her. That made me feel a lot better! I was not the only one to have that reaction to the ride!

So no, I did NOT like Tower Of Terror. And I think it's pretty safe to say I will never ever ride it again!

I'm so sorry you didn't like ToT!! That is my fav ride - I felt SO bad for you I loved this pic of you after the ride - it says it all

But he did take my picture with Dug and Carl

This pic is so cute!

Great update