Monsters, bugs, and Jack Sparrow!? Final Update 7/13!!!!

[irky416]

Chapter 8: Goofy loves DSis but she loves Simba

After lunch, we headed over to the Nemo show.

DSis made me take a picture of all the different signs on the way in.

I decided if I were an elementary teacher or even a science teacher, I might make a bulletin board out of those, but I can't think of a way to incorporate any of my Disney pictures into my classroom.

Also, this is when DBF's dad started t really tease me about pictures. They have a friend who they thought took a lot of pictures. Then, they went on a vacation with me! It was a running joke the whole week.

Anyway, we didn’t have to wait very long and got pretty good seats. We played with Jack a little before the show started. DBF’s mom loaned me her hat.

I didn’t take any pictures of the show, because I didn’t realize you were allowed. I really liked it. I still get Big Blue World in my head occasionally. I keep meaning to download it, but I keep forgetting. *goes to download now*

After Nemo, we headed towards Dinoland to use our FP’s for Dinosaur. On the way there, we ran into Goofy and Pluto. We jumped in line since it wasn’t very long. Here is where DSis would start her love/hate relationship with the characters. She wanted to get her picture taken with them all, but Goofy made her wary of how they would treat her (and as you’ll see, they mostly all treated her the same way as Goofy!).

I was getting my bag signed by Pluto, so I’m not quite sure what exactly was going on between her and Goofy. From her, DBF’s and the pictures, Goofy was trying to flirt with DSis, but she was feeling too “cool” to interact with them. Goofy got mad because she was ignoring him and then started to ignore her. She was laughing and then he grabbed her for the picture.

Here’s a small series of pics.
DSis looking a little apprehensive of Goofy's apparent excitement to see her.

Goofy expressing his love

Goofy angry at DSis for ignoring his profession of love

Goofy changed his mind and grabbed her (Pluto was having some trouble with my bag!)

Goofy and DSis make up and pose for a lovely picture

After, she was very scared of going to meet the characters because she just wanted to pose for a picture and be done. That wouldn’t happen! We still tease her about Goofy!

We headed toward Dinoland

Anyway, next we got on Dinosaur with little wait.

I liked this ride, but I loved our picture! I actually regret not buying it. DSis is hiding her eyes on me, I was screaming, DBF is just looking like he’s not that impressed, DBF’s mom looks grossed out and DBF’s dad is laughing and looking like it’s very cool. It sums up everyone’s personality very well!

We're in the back row. (I'm sad I had to blur out faces for this pic! I tried to find a scared or disgusted Minnie, but it seems Minnie is always happy!)

Continued in next post... Too many pictures!

 

[irky416]

Continuing the story after we get off Dinosaur...

Up next, we rode Primeval Whirl. It’s like a few rides we have at local amusement parks here. We didn’t wait very long. I took some pictures and then took a video of DSis. You can hear me yelling as we went around the turns. (I do scream when we go around bends, but I exaggerated a little for DSis since she found it amusing!)

DBF behind us

DSis ready to ride

I don't quite get the theming here, but it's still fun!

Video:


I thought this sign was funny... This really extincts!

We saw these performers on our way out of Dinoland and stopped to watch for a few minutes. We wanted to get to the Lion King show, though, so we didn’t stop for long.

Jack wanted his photo with a dinosaur

We got to Festival of the Lion King and headed inside. DSis was excited to see Simba. The whole trip all she asked me was, “Can we meet Simba?” I explained to her about 50 times, they don’t have a Simba to meet.

We watched the show and we all enjoyed it. We were actually in the Simba section so DSis was really happy. DBF liked the fire eater. It wasn’t what I was expecting. I was expecting something like the Nemo show, just a retelling of the story. It was more Cirque du Soleil-ish, for lack of a better description.

I took some pictures and video. DBF actually “yelled” at me for not taking video of the fire eater guys! DSis was excited to get her “picture with Simba!”

Simba!

And she likes Pumba too.

And some videos!
Acrobats


Fire guy


And a ridiculously long video of Simba dancing because DSis was obsessed


Up next: More characters and a torrential downpour

 

[Michelle_and_Aaron]

We did not get to either Nemo or Lion King this summer at AK. It was just to hot the day we went so after about 4 hours we went back to the room and hung out at the pool for several hours. Just something to add for next trip. (And an excuse to go sooner maybe?? lol)

 

[SwansLoveDisney]

Just found your TR and I love it!

It sounds like you have had a busy, fun trip so far.

I always get teased by my husband's family for taking obscene amounts of pictures. But then they all ask me for CDs of all my pics after our trips. Go figure!

Your condo looks great. I love all the palm trees!

Can't wait to read more!

 

[Disney Brat]

Great update!! The pics were really cute!! I love it when characters interact like that, it sure makes the experience extra magical!!! Can't wait to read more!

 

[irky416]

We did not get to either Nemo or Lion King this summer at AK. It was just to hot the day we went so after about 4 hours we went back to the room and hung out at the pool for several hours. Just something to add for next trip. (And an excuse to go sooner maybe?? lol)

Haha. That's what I always say when I don't get to do something either!

Nemo is nice because it is nice and cool in the theater!

Just found your TR and I love it!

It sounds like you have had a busy, fun trip so far.

I always get teased by my husband's family for taking obscene amounts of pictures. But then they all ask me for CDs of all my pics after our trips. Go figure!

Your condo looks great. I love all the palm trees!

Can't wait to read more!

Thanks for reading! This is the first time DBF's family has really seen me go picture crazy! Of course, they ask for pictures too!

Great update!! The pics were really cute!! I love it when characters interact like that, it sure makes the experience extra magical!!! Can't wait to read more!

Thanks! We had a lot of really great character interaction this trip. I think they noticed my DSis didn't want to be embarrassed and took advantage of that!

 

[OneTreeHillAddict]

Is Goofy and Pluto meeting in Dinoland now? Who is over in the trails by the Lion King?

I just loved the pic of baby Jack near the first Aid stuff.

Now I want Pizza from Pizzafari!

We still haven't watched the Nemo show. That's a must do this time! How was it?

 

[irky416]

Is Goofy and Pluto meeting in Dinoland now? Who is over in the trails by the Lion King?

I just loved the pic of baby Jack near the first Aid stuff.

Now I want Pizza from Pizzafari!

We still haven't watched the Nemo show. That's a must do this time! How was it?

They were over by Primeval Whirl. I don't know if they're always over there. By the Lion King, we met Donald and Minnie. We saw Mickey and I think Goofy over there, too, but didn't wait for them. They were all dressed in their safari outfts.

I liked the Nemo show. It's cute, but it's kind of long.

 

[wdwgirl03]

Great updates! I thought those Nemo signs were really cute and that would be cool to incorporate those into a classroom!

Love your Dinosaur picture. We bought one of ours a few years ago because it was too funny. I always get a kick out of seeing everyone's pictures after the ride.

 

[irky416]

Great updates! I thought those Nemo signs were really cute and that would be cool to incorporate those into a classroom!

Love your Dinosaur picture. We bought one of ours a few years ago because it was too funny. I always get a kick out of seeing everyone's pictures after the ride.

Thanks! The Dinosaur ride photos are the best.

 

[The Moonk's Mom]

The video of Simba is just funny...made DD bounce her head like him!

I love the scared DSis picture too...funny!!

 

[irky416]

The video of Simba is just funny...made DD bounce her head like him!

I love the scared DSis picture too...funny!!

Haha. I'm glad you liked it!

Thanks!

 

[irky416]

Chapter 9 – Rain, rain go away...

After Lion King, we saw that there were specific character lines. I wanted to meet more characters! The lines didn’t seem very long, which I was surprised about because the show had just let out.

We decided to skip Mickey because we’d see him at Ohana tomorrow morning and his line was rather long. We jumped in the Donald line. DSis was annoyed again because after signing my bag Donald grabbed her arm and wouldn’t let go.

He signed my bag #1

After Donald, we jumped in the line for Minnie. DBF’s parents decided to get in this picture, too.

We skipped the other character there (I can’t remember who it was) because the line was too long. We were getting ready to head out. The plan was to ride EE in the single rider line one more time so DSis and DBF could see the Yeti. Then, we were going to head out for dinner and later take DBF’s parents to Magic Kingdom for them to ride a few things there we thought they’d like.

However, as we were walking out of Camp Minnie Mickey towards EE, we saw the line for the Pooh characters. I needed to collect some more pictures and signatures. We got in line. It looked short, but took longer than expected because the characters kept rotating out one at a time, so everyone had to wait for one of them to come back. It was pretty cool down in the shade, though, so it wasn’t too bad.

Since the line was taking a while, we actually moved through these characters rather quickly. First up was Pooh. He signed my bag with his name very very large. This will come into play later.

Next we met Eeyore. I loved his signature! DBF’s parents wanted their picture with Eeyore, too.

Next up was Piglet. I love this picture and we tease DBF about it. The Where Dreams Come True border makes it so much better!

Finally was Tigger. I guess when you factor in that we met four characters the line wasn’t actually that long.

I passed this sign and thought it was funny. DSis didn’t get it. She never did until later.

The sky was getting blacker and blacker. It looked like it was about to storm. We headed towards EE very quickly.

DBF’s parents didn’t want to ride, so the three of us got in the single rider line. It was pretty short. I think we only waited about 5 minutes. It was starting to drizzle. I was hoping we’d get on before it started to pour.

I had a problem on it this time. Between the rain and the sweat, my sunscreen/makeup started to run down my face while we were riding. It was going in my eyes and the speed was making it worse. My eyes were watering so badly it looked like I was crying. The guy I was sitting next to and his kids in front of him kept looking at me like I was crying for real. I think they were scared of me. Anyway, I got off (I still enjoyed it and rode in the back which is way better than the front!) and headed into the store where we were to meet DBF’s parents. DBF’s mom saw me and thought something had happened to me. I had nothing to wipe my eyes with because my shirt was gross, so I couldn’t even stop crying. She finally fished a Kleenex out of her bag for me and I was finally able to get my eyes to stop watering. DSis and DBF had come out in the meantime and also were wondering what was wrong with me.

It didn’t stop me from taking some pictures of Jack meeting the Yeti, though!
Jack makes friends with the Yeti

They decide to have some fun and stage a picture or two
Fighting on top of the mountain

Oh no! The Yeti attacks Jack!

It was still drizzling, so we decided just to head out, but we wanted to stop in one of the stores on the way out. We went in and looked around and just by the time we were ready to leave, the sky opened up. It was raining so hard. We decided to just wait in the store to see if it would let up. We were kind of bored, so we decided to play with Jack and the camera.

Where's Jack?

Jack tries on some bling

Jack wanted a smooshed penny (These penny machines shot the penny out halfway across the store!)

Jack poses for a Lightning McQueen photo op

DSis insisted on holding baby Simba

DBF wanted to try on the hat

After a while, we decided to go sit out on the benches right outside the store. I think we were in the store for almost an hour.

Here's the rain...

While we were sitting out there, I saw a Ben look a like from Lost. I swear it looked exactly like him. His eyes just weren’t buggy enough, though! It started to let up a little, so we made a break for it and headed to the car. Luckily, it was only lightly drizzling and we didn’t get very wet. And we were parked in the AAA parking, so we didn’t have far to go!

The original plan had changed because we left later than we’d planned. We decided to stay on property for dinner and then go right to MK. I decided it was the perfect time to go to the Grand Floridian to do our Full House spot searching! That was fine with everyone, so we headed over to the Grand Floridian. Niles got us lost on the way over. I think he tried to take us in a service entrance. We got back on track and soon saw the Magic Kingdom gates. We told them we were there to get dinner at the Grand Floridian and they let us in no problem.

Up Next: Finding the Full House spots!

 

[SwansLoveDisney]

Oh no! Your make-up/sunscreen incident sounds bad. Sunscreen in the eyes hurts so badly!

I can't believe all that rain!

 

[kathleen27]

Sounds like lots of character fun!!!
Too funny they liked your sis especially Goofy.

I love the yeti & Jack pictures.

That is a lot of rain!!!

 

[Michelle_and_Aaron]

We had a nasty heavy rain like that when we were there at dtd. We hopped right into the world of disney and the only thing that suffered is my credit card!

 

[RachelNinja]

Haha, I can only imagine the faces you were receiving during EE with the makeup running down your face and the "crying"! I wonder what that family ended up telling their friends!

Love the Jack pictures! They always make a "boring" moment entertaining! Also, that is crazy insane rain! Was ANYBODY out in it?

 

[irky416]

Oh no! Your make-up/sunscreen incident sounds bad. Sunscreen in the eyes hurts so badly!

I can't believe all that rain!

It was pretty bad, but I think I must have looked worse than it was because it looked like I was sobbing.

It rained that hard for awhile!

Sounds like lots of character fun!!!
Too funny they liked your sis especially Goofy.

I love the yeti & Jack pictures.

That is a lot of rain!!!

DSis now says Goofy is her least favorite character!

That was not a normal afternoon Florida rain shower.

Thanks!

We had a nasty heavy rain like that when we were there at dtd. We hopped right into the world of disney and the only thing that suffered is my credit card!

We actually managed not to buy anything. I can't say the same would have happened if we would have been stuck in World of Disney!

Haha, I can only imagine the faces you were receiving during EE with the makeup running down your face and the "crying"! I wonder what that family ended up telling their friends!

Love the Jack pictures! They always make a "boring" moment entertaining! Also, that is crazy insane rain! Was ANYBODY out in it?

I was lucky that the only makeup I had on was tinted moisturizer. Luckily, I did not have mascara or eyeliner running down my face as well! They were probably wondering what kind of grown woman cries when they see the Yeti!

Nobody really was out in the rain. It would let up for a few minutes and then in the beginning people would try to make a break for it, but then it would start up really hard again. Most people were just waiting for a longer break...although it took about an hour!

 

[tinkgurl]

We saw these performers on our way out of Dinoland and stopped to watch for a few minutes.

We saw the same guys ! We had just left the Dinosaur gift shop and walked by them as we headed to our next thing!

 

[emh1129]

Enjoying your trip report!