Marcia takes her family to POP for a week in Aug, pics! updated 11/6, day 7, pg 8

[donaldtutter]

I'll be at the Tune In Lounge in six days!!

 

[bucky1023]

Sounds like a great trip so far!!

 

[Nancy for Disney]

Enjoying the TR so far. I remember reading your wonderful dinning reviews from your solo trip when I was planning my Aug. trip. Can't wait to see how the rest of your trip went.

 

[Shell54]

Great trippie so far..I read your Grey Goose Slushie review on the (woo hoo) alchohlic beverage photo thread and wanted to read about your trip.
We'll be in WDW in a few weeks

 

[Figment's Friend]

Hi, Marsh! Several weeks ago I went searching for your name under Trip Reports because I remembered with your last one you were heading back in August! Looks like I found you! Great start so far, your time at MK so far has sounded fun, and that French Toast Loaf looks delicious! Can't wait for more...

 

[teruterubouzu]

Day 2, Thurs Aug 14, Part 2

Tune In Lounge!!!!!

My sister and I went and had lunch at the Tune In Lounge based in part on the way you described it in your last trip report. What a nice place to take a break away from the day and have some yummy food and beverages. I'll definitely go back there!

 

[SunnieRN]

Great pictures! I love your Mom's light up Tink! How long do they stay lit??
Looking forward to more!!

 

[jmskinner]

Loving your TR!

Oh, when I first saw the pic of Stephen holding the coins for the penny press, I thought he was giving you the bird.

Now, I want to go to the Tune In Lounge! Hopefully DH and I can get someone to watch the kiddo for us.

Looking forward to more.

 

[Kat73]

You should definitely get some kind of compensation for all the promotion of the Tune-In Lounge and PTC you do! Both are being added to my list for the next trip, I can't imagine why I've never been in before!

 

[MKFan-PR]

Just found your TR. Looks like you guys had a great time! Thanks for sharing. Can't wait for the next installment.

 

[wood145]

Marcia I love your TRs! You are so descriptive, I feel like I'm there with you. DH and I are going in Oct w/o the kids. We weren't planning a day at DHS but I just may drag him over there to check out the Tune In Lounge - as long as there is alcohol involved it shouldn't be too hard to convince him!

One ? What are the glow balls and do they come in all drinks or do you have to ask for them?

 

[englishrose47]

Hi Marsh great report as always now I have to find your food review!!

 

[hollyluvsdisney]

Oops, looks like I fell a little behind on your TR. I have been spending all of my computer time obsessively checking weather reports for my upcoming trip, so I haven't had too much time to Dis.

I'm all caught up now, though. Great updates! Your Chef Mickey photos were so cute. We have a ressie there and I was worried that the food wouldn't be great. I'm happy to know that even if it's not so good, at least we'll walk away with great pics.

I was really excited to see your pics at Tune-In lounge. We have a dinner ressie at 50's Prime Time Cafe, and those fun cocktails were half the reason I booked it. (That, and I know my DH will love the food.) I am thinking that we may have to spend some time in the Lounge prior to dinner, though. It looks like a fun place!

 

[marsh0013]

Sounds like a great time! I love Tune In Lounge I've enjoyed reading your past trip reports and this one's off to a great start too!

so glad to see another Tune In Lounge lover!! and thanks so much for the compliment!

I'll be at the Tune In Lounge in six days!!

awesome!!!! say hi to the Davids! and have an amazing time!

Sounds like a great trip so far!!

thank you!

Enjoying the TR so far. I remember reading your wonderful dinning reviews from your solo trip when I was planning my Aug. trip. Can't wait to see how the rest of your trip went.

aw, thank you so much! hope your solo trip went well too!

Great trippie so far..I read your Grey Goose Slushie review on the (woo hoo) alchohlic beverage photo thread and wanted to read about your trip.
We'll be in WDW in a few weeks

yum yum! have a great time on your trip!

Hi, Marsh! Several weeks ago I went searching for your name under Trip Reports because I remembered with your last one you were heading back in August! Looks like I found you! Great start so far, your time at MK so far has sounded fun, and that French Toast Loaf looks delicious! Can't wait for more...

thanks so much for finding me! that's awesome! definitely get yourself soe french toast loaf next time you're in the MK

My sister and I went and had lunch at the Tune In Lounge based in part on the way you described it in your last trip report. What a nice place to take a break away from the day and have some yummy food and beverages. I'll definitely go back there!

oh my goodness, that's so awesome! i'm so glad i could inspire you to eat there, you know i love it!

Great pictures! I love your Mom's light up Tink! How long do they stay lit??
Looking forward to more!!

it's kinda like the glow cubes...you can turn it off and on! so it still works now. i think they have many hours of life to them.

Loving your TR!

Oh, when I first saw the pic of Stephen holding the coins for the penny press, I thought he was giving you the bird.

Now, I want to go to the Tune In Lounge! Hopefully DH and I can get someone to watch the kiddo for us.

Looking forward to more.

haha, i wouldn't put that past him either! but yeah, definitely see if you can get someone to watch the kiddos, it's so worth it!

You should definitely get some kind of compensation for all the promotion of the Tune-In Lounge and PTC you do! Both are being added to my list for the next trip, I can't imagine why I've never been in before!

haha, next time i'll tell david that i deserve free drinks! hehe, jk of course! have a great time!

Just found your TR. Looks like you guys had a great time! Thanks for sharing. Can't wait for the next installment.

welcome! hope you enjoy!

Marcia I love your TRs! You are so descriptive, I feel like I'm there with you. DH and I are going in Oct w/o the kids. We weren't planning a day at DHS but I just may drag him over there to check out the Tune In Lounge - as long as there is alcohol involved it shouldn't be too hard to convince him!

One ? What are the glow balls and do they come in all drinks or do you have to ask for them?

aw, thank you so so much! really, just show him the pics of the bar, and he should be on board! if not, let me know and i'll convince him! the glow cubes come automatically with certain drinks, like the glowtini, and a bunch of the ones at tune in/ptc. otherwise, i think you can ask to buy them separate.

Hi Marsh great report as always now I have to find your food review!!

hey rosie!!! so glad to see you!

Oops, looks like I fell a little behind on your TR. I have been spending all of my computer time obsessively checking weather reports for my upcoming trip, so I haven't had too much time to Dis.

I'm all caught up now, though. Great updates! Your Chef Mickey photos were so cute. We have a ressie there and I was worried that the food wouldn't be great. I'm happy to know that even if it's not so good, at least we'll walk away with great pics.

I was really excited to see your pics at Tune-In lounge. We have a dinner ressie at 50's Prime Time Cafe, and those fun cocktails were half the reason I booked it. (That, and I know my DH will love the food.) I am thinking that we may have to spend some time in the Lounge prior to dinner, though. It looks like a fun place!

i totally understand about the obsessive weather checking! it's that time of the year! i hope you have great weather! i'll keep my fingers crossed for you. and yes, you should have a great time at chef mickey's, even if the food isn't the greatest. definitely spend some time at the lounge! and have one for me!


ok, people, next update is coming soon!

 

[marsh0013]

Day 2, Thurs Aug 14, Part 3

So we sadly left the Tune In Lounge and David, but we had to get to our ADR at Mama Melrose. Gotta get that Fantasmic! pass. So yeah, we had our ADR set for 3:40, and arrived right around then. We were pretty much seated right away. I've been here before, and I like this place. It's no where near up there with Tutto Italia, but it's fine for what it is. Plus, we don't have to line up for Fantasmic! I'll take it We all enjoyed our food, and when we were done, we still had plenty of time to do other things before the show.

So since we were passing that way, we checked out Star Tours. Since it had a posted 20 minute wait, we just grabbed FP instead. That one is *not* worth a 20 minute wait for me. No thanks! We only got 2 FP though, since my mom doesn't really like being thrown around so much. She said last year was plenty for her. Okay then!

Stephen actually had a request...since we arrived, he had been talking about the Great Movie Ride. Well, actually, he referred to it as the ride where the guy takes over the car. Haha, awesome. He's too cute. So I told him it was the GMR, and he couldn't wait! So after we had secured our FP for Star Tours, we made our way to the GMR. No line! Yay! We got the cowboy. Stephen didn't even remember that there were two possibilities (the other being the gangster), and when I reminded him, he was like, "Really?". I'm surprised he didn't make us go on it again in hopes of getting the alternate! But he loved it, and it was a nice air conditioned ride, as usual.

Since we were in the area, we decided to go check out Toy Story Mania, just for the single rider line though. No way we would wait on the regular line! Uh uh no way! But when we got there, they told us the Single Rider Line was closed. Oh well, we knew we had an opening morning here coming up, so we'd get to ride it then.

At this point, we decided to head toward the other two biggies. We stopped along the way for some Photopass pics, including the "oh my goodness, Stitch is coming out of the ground!" one. Ha. Well, Stephen had never done that one before, so it was fun. Since our Tower of Terror FP were way overdue, we decided we may as well use them. Stephen wanted to do something he had read about...hold coins in his hand and see if they ended up back in his hand at the end of the ride. You can see him watching them in the picture

So of course you're wondering...did he end up with the coins? I think he said he lost a few and ended up with a few. He enjoyed himself. I was amused as well.

I'm going to assume it wasn't time for our Rock'n'Roller Coaster FastPasses yet, because we went on the ride single rider. Yes, now I remember! We went to go in the FP line, and the guy was like, it's not time yet. Duh! Marcia, read the time. I felt like such a moron! I had just assumed they would be up. Oh well! So yeah, we did single rider, and all actually made it on the same car...just not together of course! We got "Dude Looks Like a Lady" on this trip. Here are our pics. For some reason, the screen my mom was supposed to be on didn't show up.

After that, it was time for me and Stephen to use our Star Tours FP. Kinda funny, since they closed the FP line, since the regular line was nonexistant. Oh well! Better safe than sorry! I just love this ride. It's so classic. So we had a great time while my mom hung out in the shop.

Finally, it was time for our FP for RnR. But on the way back over there, we noticed that the Beauty and the Beast Show was starting at 7pm. I took a shot in the dark, and said I'd really like to see it. To my surprise, Stephen was totally open to the idea! I thought he's scoff at a show...but then I remembered....Belle mission, of course! He made sure I took lots of pics of her during the show. Here's a few

After the show, we went to use our FP for RnR. But Stephen decided that the one trip before had been enough for him, so just me and my mom went. This time, we got "Sweet Emotion". Fun fun! And we got our picture together this time! Yay!

My mom and I just love this ride! It's definitely her favorite out of all of WDW. So the fact that it has the single rider line suites us so well. Even though we did use FP this time. But whatever. We love it either way!

By that time, we decided to head over and do some shopping before staking out our seats at Fantasmic! We went in around 8:30 for the 9:00 show. Not the best seats, but close to the exit, which is fine by me! I love this show. As many times as I see it, I still want to see it again. I didn't get the best pictures, but here are a few

My last note of the night says we were sitting on the bus at 9:35, and we were the first ones on! We really busted it out of the theater, because I had no desire to wait on a bus line. And it worked out perfectly!

So for reviews of the show...I loved it, as usual. My mom likes it just fine. Stephen was disappointed. I had talked it up so much, that I guess it couldn't live up to his expectations. He said there was just too much stuff on the water screens, and it wasn't very exciting. Oh well! To each his own!

When we got back to the hotel, we had to go to the front desk to get our new room keys and our new room location. I was finally pleased...first floor, building 5. Rooms 5125 and 5126. Me and my mom were in 5126...directly under where I stayed when I was there in May! Perfect location! They weren't connected, but that was fine with us. So we left Chris's key at the front desk, as he wouldn't get in until very late. And we rented a fridge, since the one I ordered still hadn't arrived (and wouldn't arrive our whole trip, btw...not a fan of Walmart!).

We got to bed and fell asleep as soon as we hit the pillows...readying ourselves for our early morning at MGM the next day! I set the wake up call for 6am, and dreamed the night away!

next up: EMH MGM, lunch at 50's PTC

 

[Figment's Friend]

MGM is a blast! Glad there weren't anymore problems with the room situation. This is fun, and like somebody said, feels like we're right there along with ya!

(Update soon!)

 

[teruterubouzu]

Fun update. You know, I rode on RNR twice, but I didn't realize they played different songs. We either got the same song both times, or all Aerosmith songs sound alike to me. I'm guessing the latter!

 

[disneyfan61]

I'm in.

 

[TaraPA]

MARSHA!!!!!!!!!! It's Tara, from the Japan DISMeet in May! HEY it looks like we will be there together again in December - what are your dates? Jamie (jamstew) is heading down tomorrow AND in early December as well. DISReunion? I already have a DISReunion at the Japan Arch on 12/6 - any chance you can make it???

 

[SunnieRN]

What a great update! It sounds like you had a fantastic time. I'm so glad you got to do everything and that the weather stayed good enough for fantasmic!! Loved the pics from the rides!
Thank you for the information about Tink. My daughter loves her and I would like to get her one while we are there.
Looking forward to more!