No cats to herd this time! It's just the two of us!UPDATED 11/24-DIS Meet & Departure

[Tnkrbelle565]

Oh I hope WISHES on Poly beach turns this rainy night around!

 

[mom2mek]

What a bonus to see Wishes from the beach when you got back!

Sorry about your hubby's feet and he's lucky he's married to you because I wouldn't have been able to be quiet about the whole "you should have gotten crocs instead" thing.

I bet he was one of the people who took his shoes off during soarin!

We both did! I love taking my shoes off for that ride!

Just a little hint though...my "smug"ness about my shoes vs. his....it comes back to bite me....

Good morning Sara!

Sorry that the rain was such a pain!

The PP pics are cute...you can't even tell you're soaked and cold!

How fun to ride in the front of the monorail...our boys did that on our 2007 trip and I'm glad because I doubt they will allow that anymore. Sad. But the monorail at 100 mph????? NO thanks!

Poor Shawn's feet! UGH! I hope he gets that resolved.

Wishes from the beach! SWEET!

Thanks Missy! Later in the trip we rode up front again, but just on the MK loop and couldn't feel the shakiness as badly, but on the Epcot loop - yikes....40 mph in that thin little cab was enough to actually make me really nervous (especially since we couldn't see anything due to the rain....the windows were totally fogged up too and no windshield wipers on the monorail!) 103 mps is crazy, but this guy really wanted to sign up for it when it came available...

Sorry the rain didn't let up but sounds like ya'll made the best of it. Love the PP pics and the black-n-white pic of you and Shawn. How cool you got to see Wishes from the beach!

Thanks Jill! We didn't mind the rain too much - it was really our only day that it affected us. Wishes from the Poly beach!!!

Sara

(Fireworks pics coming right up....prepare to laugh)

 

[mom2mek]

Oh I hope WISHES on Poly beach turns this rainy night around!

Wishes on the Poly beach can turn any night around....even if you are sitting on the wet sand!

Sara

 

[mkluvsmickey]

Nice cliffhanger Sara!

Sorry about your rainy evening. And no slushie. I think you made up for it in June though.

I absolutely love the applause at the end of Soarin' too, gets me every time.

How fun that you rode in front of the monorail. I never had the opportunity.

And your pictures aren't that bad!

 

[mom2mek]

Nice cliffhanger Sara!

Sorry about your rainy evening. And no slushie. I think you made up for it in June though.

I absolutely love the applause at the end of Soarin' too, gets me every time.

How fun that you rode in front of the monorail. I never had the opportunity.

And your pictures aren't that bad!

Thanks Michelle! Well, hold your comment about the pics until after this next post....

Yes, the slushie situation was sad indeed....our home-made ones in June were pretty tasty though!

Sara

 

[mom2mek]

So, while my husband sat in our room alone (uploading his 500 + pictures from Epcot onto his computer), I had the unexpected surprise of Wishes starting as I was walking the path back to the Tahiti longhouse.

I plopped myself down on the wet sand right there and decided to watch! With each picture I took, I laughed harder and harder. Without further adieu....here are some of them (note...some, not all....I took many...I guess in hopes that a few MIGHT turn out!)

And before you ask...Yes, I had it on "fireworks" mode but no, I did not have a tripod...I tried at one point to use my knee.... it didn't work!

(little questions marks raining down on the castle....)

(I have no comment....)

(Apparently there was a bolt of lightning that only MY camera caught that night.... )

(....follwed by an invasion of little green worm-like things...)

(...and then the castle caught on fire....)

(these two didn't turn out QUITE as bad as the others....)

And this one was probably the best one I got...

Seeing Wishes from the Poly beach was so fabulous...I was sad Shawn was up in the room with his bad feet, but knew we would be seeing it again from the park tomorrow and then from the beach again the night after that.

When I got back to the room, he said he didn't even hear the fireworks... Strange.

After bandaging up his feet again, (even the sheets hitting the spots was painful), we hit the sack.

Magic Kingdom tomorrow....

Sara

 

[crocko]

LOL...those are awesome.

I never knew blurry fireworks pictures could end up being so fun.

 

[jillyb]

They may be a bit blurry but those are some pretty cool fireworks pics! The last one turned out really good.

 

[BippityBoo]

Sara,

What a special moment!! I would have felt bad too, however, that was a once in a lifetime moment. Happy you took advantage of it I am sure your DH did not mind (not that he even realized the fireworks were going on--haha)

Can't wait to hear about your day in the MK!!!

 

[mommytothreeboys]

Too funny! Thanks for sharing those Sara! I take horrible pics at night as well so I feel your pain. Although at least yours are interesting to look at....unlike mine that are just blurry and bad!

 

[faerieprincess]

Okay so i'm reading your updates at work.... and i'm getting strange looks from people wondering why i'm sitting here giggling over the file i'm supposedly working on! i LOVE your fireworks picture captions!!! You are so funny and you've really made my day

i'm glad you got to ride Soarin'!! (If i ever get to go back i am going to plan an entire day around riding Soarin' as many times as possible!)

Wishes from the Poly beach sounds wonderful, even if you did enjoy it by yourself.

Two updates in two days - you're on fire, Sara!

 

[DisneyJo]

Those fireworks photos are awesome,much more interesting than normal ones

 

[lovebuzzandwoody]

Those fireworks photos are awesome,much more interesting than normal ones

I agree with Jo! I rather enjoyed them!

 

[kaysmommie]

Sara,
Enjoyed your Teppan Edo and fireworks updates! The pics were still good and at least you got to see Wishes. They look a lot like our pics because we didn't have a tripod either. Sorry Shawn missed Wishes. on Booking Poly for February!! Still working on our upcoming trip or trips.

 

[mom2mek]

Day 3 – May 15, 2009
Part 1 – A Magical Morning!


We awoke bright and early this morning, but instead of our apples, bananas, and granola bars for breakfast, we opted to treat ourselves to room service! I wasn’t quite finished getting ready when it arrived that morning, so I hopped in the bathroom while Shawn signed for the food. As soon as I heard the click of the door, I rushed out of the bathroom to enjoy our yummy Polynesian room service breakfast! What a treat!

I ordered the Tonga Toast and Shawn ordered the Ham & Cheese Omelet (came with biscuits and home fries) plus a side order of bacon. I think. Not sure about that. A pot of coffee and some juice and we were all set! The Tonga Toast was delicious, but so huge I could not finish it. That was a real shame. Shawn even tried to help, but it was so big and very heavy. Make sure you have an appetite if you order this. It is scrumptuous though!

After our bellies were full, I finished getting ready, and Shawn bandaged up his feet. We were off to the Great Ceremonial House to catch a monorail to the Magic Kingdom for rope drop!

We took the beach path even though it was slightly longer, because I wanted to see the beach that early in the morning with the nicely manicured sand and empty chairs! Shawn claimed THIS hammock for himself for later that day. Hope everyone else heard him! LOL!

We got to the GCH and saw tons of people waiting to get into their morning ADRs at ‘Ohana and Kona. It was smelling pretty good up there, and as usual, a very festive atmosphere! We walked up the steps to the monorail station. While waiting I snapped a couple of pics of the monorail platform at the Poly. Love all the tropical foliage and fountains everywhere!

We asked about sitting up front with the pilot, but apparently the group in front of us had already asked. Bummer. Turned out they couldn’t sit up there either because there was a group already up there when the monorail pulled up from the TTC station.

Ahhh…here comes our ride now!

I was really hoping we would make it for the opening ceremony, but since we didn’t have the “Dumbo Dash” to do this trip, I wasn’t concerned about getting in the park right at opening…it was more of a “want to see the opening show because I love it” kind of thing.

We pulled up to the Magic Kingdom and I could see the train blowing steam from around the bend. Yippee! Being only two of us and no strollers, we were able to get up pretty close to the front for the opening show. I just love this show – wish I could wake up to it every day. Ok, maybe not. Maybe then the appeal would wear thin….I’ll leave it for the Magic Kingdom, I guess!

Good morning.....Good M O O R R R N N N I I N N G G G!

We were let in and took our time walking down Main Street. It was nice to not have to rush anywhere this morning. We saw the horses getting ready and Shawn stopped to take some pics. I love the little Mickey on his bridle.

We leisurely walked down Main Street and stopped to take a few pics in front of the castle.

So, where did we head to first on this beautiful morning?


Sara

 

[Diamondintheruff]

I'm afraid I'll have to go back and re-read that last chapter. I couldn't focus on anything after you said you had room service Tonga Toast.

WOW!

 

[mrsksomeday]

We still haven't had tonga toast, we need to change that don't we? I am loving your Poly pictures, so beautiful!! I can't wait to see where you go at MK!

 

[lovebuzzandwoody]

You went to ride Pooh?

*such a shame that Monica isn't here to laugh at that!*


It really does look like a beautiful day! Such blue skies!

Can you believe we've never ever seen the opening ceremony?

 

[mkluvsmickey]

I was cracking up at your descriptions of the fireworks pictures - too funny!

One of my favorite things to do when we are able to stay deluxe is to order a room service breakfast. Yours looks delicious!

I'd be tempted to want to sit out in the hammock all day at the Poly beach.

Gorgeous MK pictures! Wish I was there right now.

 

[Tnkrbelle565]

Breakfast looked really yummy! You got some great pics!!!

Love the PP pic of you guys holding Tink. You look so happy