No zombies here, 13 years of trip reports!!!

[AirGoofy]

At the bus stop at OKW heading over to DHS to boat to BWV for WHW. Acronym overload.



I made us run late, and we missed the boat at DHS, so we did the walking path. It was an easy walk and took us less than 15 minutes. And, I had to stop and take pictures.



When we get to Atlantic City music hall, it is leased out to some convention group. Huh? Oh yeah, convention groups pay where DVC already has the money from members. They were nice enough to give us free hats, but no snacks.



So, we stopped at the BWV store, bought some Coronas, water, and Main Street popcorn (caramel) and sat on the bench and enjoyed the view & snacks. We even fed the ducks for awhile. I think we had more fun doing that than watching WHW. Just no freebies.

 

[AirGoofy]

Went to DTD for some shopping. Bought some earrings for the dds, yearly magnet, and some pins. The World of Disney is so much fun. I have been saving all our KTTW and MNSSHP cards all these years. Once we move to Florida, my plan is to make pictures out of them and decorate the whole house in Disney merchandise.



Got some pins for my collection. Up to 86.



Dinner at Fulton's. There is a new chef since last year and some menu changes. The lobster Mac n cheese is gone. The Alaskan King Crab Claws are $82 per pound.



DW said that I couldn't get them. I had the shrimp n grits, dd & DW had snow crab legs, youngest dd had steak and it was all excellent. But, without the King Crab Claws, Fulton's is just another seafood restaurant.

Walking back from Fulton's, there was some entertainment. This "statue" moved and scared them. They even knew it was a statue.



Found legoland. Where's my child? If only I could get them to stand that still and quiet sometimes.



Lastly, we had to get dessert. Time for an apple. I prefer the milk chocolate to the white chocolate.



We are on the bus waiting to go home. Both dds wanted to view the pictures and relive our vacation. That was a fun experience.



Back to the hotel and a night swim. It was a little cool this evening, so I didn't last as long. Still, we had a great day, a non theme park day. Owning DVC has let us enjoy the magic of Disney at the parks and the resort. We will be at Epcot all day tomorrow. I may not have a chance to post much. Good night all.

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

I don't think you guys left a single stone unturned at MK. Looks like it was a blast.


Love the idea of saving all of your tickets for future decorations.

 

[AirGoofy]

Morning all. Well, I last night, I developed the Disney rash. An un-clinical dx, it looks like a rash around your ankles above the socks. But, it is not a rash, it is broken blood vessels from the walking/ standing on concrete, exacerbated by the reflecting heat. The cure is rest (not likely). Prevention is tall socks. Since I didn't have any, I used sunscreen on my ankles. I think it is the reflecting heat off the concrete from all the time outside duration.

***I would forget again during the 2018 trip, and I found that Neosporin healed it in a couple days. That time, and on another Dis-thread, it goes away after a week or so.

Guess where we are going?



We arrived at Epcot at 4 minutes to 9. So, we technically made rope drop, but there are a few people ahead of us.



We went to do Test track, and after 20 minutes in line, they closed it for problems.



Maybe later or maybe next trip.

 

[that's nice]

Hope your ankle feels better. While your resting in Epcot make sure you have a cold one in hand!

Test track breaks down more than any other ride.

Only $87pp for crab legs? That's a steal!!!!!! {Disney stealing your money}

Enjoy the rest of your day!!!!!!!!

 

[AirGoofy]

I don't think you guys left a single stone unturned at MK. Looks like it was a blast.
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Yes, we covered it all, but I am paying for it today.

Hope your ankle feels better. While your resting in Epcot make sure you have a cold one in hand!

Test track breaks down more than any other ride.

Only $87pp for crab legs? That's a steal!!!!!! {Disney stealing your money}

Enjoy the rest of your day!!!!!!!!

Thanks. I should have said ibuprofen & alcohol. Probably the worst thing for it this AM. Standing to get into Epcot, standing to get into Test Track, and now standing to get into Mission Space. 2 straight hours of walking/ standing.

 

[declansdad]

Yes, we covered it all, but I am paying for it today.



Thanks. I should have said ibuprofen & alcohol. Probably the worst thing for it this AM. Standing to get into Epcot, standing to get into Test Track, and now standing to get into Mission Space. 2 straight hours of walking/ standing.

It must be time to drink around the world.

 

[AirGoofy]

Here we are at Mission Space. i think the crowd from test track followed us over.



Onto Mexico and the three cabelleros. We opened the country with counting backwards from 5 in Spanish and yelling Fiesta.



Time for lunch and beer at Via Napoli. We are getting two pizzas to split among the four of us.



Margherita & Pepperoni. Ymmmm......

 

[AirGoofy]

Drinking & snacking around the World Showcase.

Freshly made karamel korn from karamel kuche.



Grey Goose slushies. I like the lemon better.



Orange Dole Whip with alcohol. Creme de something. It was ok once all the ice cream melted, but not as good as the pineapple dole whip.



Ankles seem to be holding up well. Sunscreen layer still there from this AM and ibuprofen every 4 hours. I have taken as many breaks as possible. Unfortunately, the Test Track choice this AM was the downfall. I usually go to Soarin first. Lesson learned.

 

[declansdad]

The lemon slushies are the best!

 

[lisaviolet]

I made us run late, and we missed the boat at DHS, so we did the walking path. It was an easy walk and took us less than 15 minutes. And, I had to stop and take pictures.

I swear the walk is less time than the Molasses Boat.

Been following along, loving it. The girls are precious and I can't believe how much they've grown since your last TR. But that's what happens!!

Has the OKW balcony won you over yet?

 

[AirGoofy]

I swear the walk is less time than the Molasses Boat.

Been following along, loving it. The girls are precious and I can't believe how much they've grown since your last TR. But that's what happens!!

Has the OKW balcony won you over yet?

The OKW balcony is amazing. I have enjoyed writing most of the trip report outside early in the morning. It is so beautiful and relaxing outside. I'm hoping the mods will let me keep this thread open until it reaches the 250 for me to keep adding trip reports.

 

[AirGoofy]

Amidst our snacking and drinking around the world,, I did manage to get some things in the children wanted as well. A picture with Alice in England.







A picture of the monorail stopped on the track.



To save my ankles, DW went to get Soarin FP while thei finished my drink and the dds gathered acorns for the squirrel. Unfortunately, there were no more FP for Soarin.

We rode Figment.



Living with the Land.



The Circle of Life.



As we go to leave, Soarin is up to a 90 minute stand by wait. But, I really want to ride. We'll come back later.

 

[AirGoofy]

I'm really upset with myself over the touring plan. Usually we do Soarin first thing in the morning and get a Fap. Now, we may not get a chance to ride it. But, I redeem myself with the free Disney Chase Visa photo. We walk into innovations and no wait. We walk right in for our picture.



Then, over to the seas. First up, Nemo.



Then, Crush. My youngest got picked to answer some question from Crush, and her parental unit got picked to answer some questions. That was some extra Disney magic to be in the show. Like, totally.....



We stay and watch the manatees in training and the other fish. I enjoy the serenity of aquariums. I was told by a CM that the aquarium is the second largest in the US. Really cool.

Playground pictures still.





Then, as we are leaving the area, I say that we just have to do Soarin, it may be out last chance. We made it.



It was an hour wait, but worth it. We managed to sit in row 1 (top row) which is no dangling feet. Yeah, baby.

 

[AirGoofy]

We head over to Norway to ride the boat ride, as we missed it earlier. However, there was no propaganda film.



For those who don't remember, several years ago as we were watching the video, a little boy asked his dad to stay and watch the video. He said no as it was "propaganda". So, ever since then, DW and I make propaganda jokes as we see it.



We were all hungry, and decided on Chinese food. We knew Nine Dragons doesn't get great reviews, but it was a walk-up reservation and really close by.



Actually, the food was really good. The fried rice that came with kids' meal was bad, but the honey sesame chicken was excellent and DW's sweet n sour pork was really good as well. Food taster duties applied.

 

[AirGoofy]

It was late, but I wanted to see if we could get in the GM Test Track we missed earlier. We got there and it was a 60 minute wait. But, oldest dd suggests single rider line. Let's go for it.



We position it so DW goes first, two dds, and then me last. However, it turns out that both dds and I end up in the same car as there were two larg groups of 6+ in standby. Disney magic. We didn't get to do all the set-up like you do in the stand by line, but we did watch others selecting their cars, so it was fun. They have a computer in the single rider, but it only gives you a couple options.

Test track takes 20 minutes. I see there is a 5 minute wait for the character spot. Yeah, let's go. Boogity, Boogity, Boogity.

Mickey



Goofy



Minnie



We do our Christmas cards thru photo pass from one of the pictures from this trip. Now, there are three more options. Although, I'm leaning towards Goofini myself.

 

[AirGoofy]

We end the day where it all started, Space ship Earth.



And, after emailing the photo cards (that sometime go thru) and playing the electricity game, we go over to collect our free picture from the photo store. Then, it is outside to the fountain to watch the Illuminations fireworks. We don't get close enough to see the globe, but I'd rather get in three more rides instead of waiting for a front row seat.

It was another day of opening and closing the park. My DW saved my ankles carrying ibuprofen and going ahead for the FPs and stuff.

We did miss Ellen's Universe of Energy which is fun, a baklava snack, and we didn't nap during the movie in France. Overall, this was another great trip. This being the fifteenth trip, we are hitting those Disneytopia magical vacations more easily and frequently. Alas, tomorrow is our last day. We will pack the car and eat one last time at DTD, traveling via boat, before we make the long drive home. I'll post a few other pictures tomorrow. Thanks for joining me on this Live trip report.

 

[brettcw23]

great job with the consistent updates and details. You're setting the bar pretty high.

 

[KY*Figment]

Great trip report Pumpkin!

 

[AirGoofy]

great job with the consistent updates and details. You're setting the bar pretty high.

Thanks. That bar thing is a matter of perspective. As a proud member of Team Sparrow, I consistently look for the easy way out. Thus, my trip report is now complete, and I can view two trips in one thread (and hopefully more). There are some DisDads that have been writing their trip reports for multiple years now, and still aren't finished.

I think the first one I linked here had my list of things to do and not to do at WDW. My trip reports also remind me of those as well.