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Not One, Not Two, But Three Trips In One (now with PICS!)
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Sha
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ITs a small world after all... its a small world after all... its a small world after all, its a small, small world!
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KyDerbyMan
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KyDerbyMan
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Chapter 3 - Ormond Beach
August 7, 2008
8:13am - Flip on the tele as I wait for the girls to finish getting ready and I see the news! Brett's a Jet!
That's right...Brett Favre will be suiting up as the New York Jet QB. Pennington is gone (like that's a surprise) Never did like a franchise player leaving his team and going elsewhere but to see Favre still in the game? And going up against the cheater Pats? He will put talent in the Jet QB spot that hasn't been there since Namath! Still Brett.
About to hop (hobble? limp?) across the street to IHOP. Got some really nice sunrise shots earlier. Crawled outta bed about 6:30 and went down to the beach with my stepmom. Still no sign on the sea turtle hatchings.
(I love that shot)
Links to more:
Sunrise shot 2
Sunrise Shot 3
Beach at sunrise
Beach at sunrise 2
Sea turtle nest
Sea turtle nest 2
Sea turtle nest 3
Breakfast at the IHOP consisted of the New Orleans Bananas Foster pancakes. Scrumptrilliscent!!
After breakfast I headed down poolside and grabbed a spot next to my Dad and Stepmom (the last umbrella on the right here...)
Much sunning, walking on the beach, and swimming ensued.
Beer O'Clock - or, Yeah, They Got Me!
Soooo...at 5pm each day, my Dad and John (a guy my Dad has known for years who has his timeshare over the same weeks) have a daily toast. They pulled me in tonight and pulled one over on me (but not like they had hoped. ha ha)
Take an empty beer bottle, Amber Bock for example, and fill it with hot water to a full level. As the water cools it will develop a bit of a vacuum so the unsuspecting victim hears the familiar pssshhhttt of a bottle of beer being opened. I could tell something was afoot though but I wasn't sure what.
As the first gulp went down, my first thought was "Hey! This beer is FLAT!" As the 2nd gulp went down, I realized it was water! Oh ha ha ha...very funny! lol!
And although I didn't have my pink tent this year, I was using one of the girls' beach towels for a while...pink flamingos (in addition to my Lightning McQueen beach towel). John was pleased to tease the pink. Don't be hatin' on the pink!!
Had a lot of fun today along with 'glistening' in the sun. ;-)
Supper time is approaching now, though. We're off to one of the restaurants along the intracoastal waterway and some Pirate's Cove mini-golf. Then an early bedtime as we're heading to Disney in the morning! (and Hannah is now hip to the plans and is *very* excited after having been down when she found out tomorrow is check-out day for Dad's timeshare. he he)
10:00pm(ish) - Well, didn't find the place I was looking for along the waterway so we ended up down by pier at Daytona Beach and had dinner at Johnny Rockets (mmm...chocolate malt!), in a newer development between the Hilton and some other hotel (between 2nd and 3rd buildings from the left)
At least it wasn't as hot today as it was on the drive down the day before. (Just had to keep hydrated!)
Adios muchachas and muchachos! btw, El Nino is Spanish for.....the....Nino! (bonus pts if you get that reference.)
August 7, 2008
8:13am - Flip on the tele as I wait for the girls to finish getting ready and I see the news! Brett's a Jet!
That's right...Brett Favre will be suiting up as the New York Jet QB. Pennington is gone (like that's a surprise) Never did like a franchise player leaving his team and going elsewhere but to see Favre still in the game? And going up against the cheater Pats? He will put talent in the Jet QB spot that hasn't been there since Namath! Still Brett.
About to hop (hobble? limp?) across the street to IHOP. Got some really nice sunrise shots earlier. Crawled outta bed about 6:30 and went down to the beach with my stepmom. Still no sign on the sea turtle hatchings.
(I love that shot)
Links to more:
Sunrise shot 2
Sunrise Shot 3
Beach at sunrise
Beach at sunrise 2
Sea turtle nest
Sea turtle nest 2
Sea turtle nest 3
Breakfast at the IHOP consisted of the New Orleans Bananas Foster pancakes. Scrumptrilliscent!!
After breakfast I headed down poolside and grabbed a spot next to my Dad and Stepmom (the last umbrella on the right here...)
Much sunning, walking on the beach, and swimming ensued.
Beer O'Clock - or, Yeah, They Got Me!
Soooo...at 5pm each day, my Dad and John (a guy my Dad has known for years who has his timeshare over the same weeks) have a daily toast. They pulled me in tonight and pulled one over on me (but not like they had hoped. ha ha)
Take an empty beer bottle, Amber Bock for example, and fill it with hot water to a full level. As the water cools it will develop a bit of a vacuum so the unsuspecting victim hears the familiar pssshhhttt of a bottle of beer being opened. I could tell something was afoot though but I wasn't sure what.
As the first gulp went down, my first thought was "Hey! This beer is FLAT!" As the 2nd gulp went down, I realized it was water! Oh ha ha ha...very funny! lol!
And although I didn't have my pink tent this year, I was using one of the girls' beach towels for a while...pink flamingos (in addition to my Lightning McQueen beach towel). John was pleased to tease the pink. Don't be hatin' on the pink!!
Had a lot of fun today along with 'glistening' in the sun. ;-)
Supper time is approaching now, though. We're off to one of the restaurants along the intracoastal waterway and some Pirate's Cove mini-golf. Then an early bedtime as we're heading to Disney in the morning! (and Hannah is now hip to the plans and is *very* excited after having been down when she found out tomorrow is check-out day for Dad's timeshare. he he)
10:00pm(ish) - Well, didn't find the place I was looking for along the waterway so we ended up down by pier at Daytona Beach and had dinner at Johnny Rockets (mmm...chocolate malt!), in a newer development between the Hilton and some other hotel (between 2nd and 3rd buildings from the left)
At least it wasn't as hot today as it was on the drive down the day before. (Just had to keep hydrated!)
Adios muchachas and muchachos! btw, El Nino is Spanish for.....the....Nino! (bonus pts if you get that reference.)
rebecca06261
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Pink tent??? Do tell! 
KyDerbyMan
Anyone know where I can get some good scrod?
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Pink tent??? Do tell!
The last time we'd gone to Ormond (2005), I'd bought a little pink tent thingie to keep the sun off the kiddos if they wanted to take a break from laying in the sun but yet stay out by the pool. Well, they ended up not using it much so I took advantage of it!
You can see a small part of it in this:
The Manual...ugh...I know!!!
Honestly...next weekend...I SWEAR I'll start working on it!!!
Care
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Argh... I was fast asleep last night when I started having strange dreams about being stuck on that ride, surrounded by non-stop renditions of "it's a small world" in various languages. Now, I know who was the culprit who put that song into my head...
So, does anyone know if we're getting another instalment tonight?
Sha
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Argh... I was fast asleep last night when I started having strange dreams about being stuck on that ride, surrounded by non-stop renditions of "it's a small world" in various languages. Now, I know who was the culprit who put that song into my head...
So, does anyone know if we're getting another instalment tonight?
that was tonights update below here (or above depending on your settings)
wasnt it????
rebecca06261
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I'm just proud of the man for actually putting up an installment tonight!Btw KY, you'd look outstanding in Pink
KyDerbyMan
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Btw KY, you'd look outstanding in Pink
You have no idea how well.....
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Working on the next installment now.
rebecca06261
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Very handsome Jerry! I knew you'd look great in pink! .... just not as great in the goofy face but I digress 
Looking forward to the next installment!
.... just not as great in the goofy face but I digress Looking forward to the next installment!
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Awwwwwww now I know why Sleeping Beauty never woke up...
now stop acting Goofy and get to work young man!!!!!
KyDerbyMan
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Chapter 4 - Disney! Disney! Disney!
August 8, 2008
Loading up the car now!!
Oh, and Happy Eight Day! "Say 8! Say 8!"
7:35am - On I-4! Woo hoo!
Question...why do people slow down *below* the speed limit when they see a cop? Idiots.
9:00am(ish) - We're here!! Disney's Hollywood Studios!
9:20am(ish) - We're in line for Toy Story Mania! I got our FastPasses to use later. FastPass return times are already out to 5:30pm!
9:32am - About halfway through the Toy Story Mania line. I love the theming of this and the music is incredible. I *have* to get this ride audio! Be sure to take note of Scary Head Girl (on the Tinkertoy container). Mr. Potato Head is way cool but watch out for monkeys! Oh, and check out how "employee only" areas are labeled "Andy's Toys Only"
10:35am - 145,800 on Toy Story Mania...1st try! (And a respectable score for Hannah, too.) I *love* this ride!!
Blows Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin away. And I look incredibly cool on it, too. 
We make our way down to Rock n Roller Coaster/Tower of Terror corner and collect FastPasses for ToT. We start thinking about lunch and this is where my lack of preparation kicked in. I didn't really research Counter Service dining in DHS (other than knowing where Pizza Planet is and the pizza there is not that good). Sooo...I whip out the trusty cell phone and call up Disney Dining (yes, have that saved as a contact!) and the earliest ADR for 50s Prime Time Cafe is 2:40pm and nothing available for Sci-Fi Drive-In. Bummer. But, then the CM says she can get 2 tables for 2 at 11:05am. Ok, that's fine, because we're hungry and if we get there early enough, just maybe.... After lunch we'll go see Voyage of the Little Mermaid and then Muppet 3D!
We kill some time in shops along the way. Hannah spies some Camp Rock gear (gee, what a surprise!) We get to 50s Prime Time and there's a huge line and for a split second I'm thinking, Hunh? What the... all that for some lunch? Then I quickly realize it's for the Indiana Jones Stunt Spectacular. he he
We go inside and wait in the living room until our name is called. And, sure enough, getting there early we get a table for 4. Excellente! Uncle Tim serves us and reprimands us all to wash our hands (and later gets on me for slurping my root beer float)
After we finish our meal and head for VotLM, we see it's *pouring* rain. Great. We wait for a let up and work our way from awning to awning toward VotLM. As we're standing in the pre-ride area, I notice my leg is really starting to act up and I begin to wonder if I did more than wrench my back bowling the other night. There's now a tingling feeling in my feet. Oh brother. Then the doors open and we make our way to our seats and I get to sit next to my kiddo and watch her enjoy the magic for the first time
Next time, though, I think we'll sit further back...the first few rows are too close to the stage and you have to look up a bit too much.
I head down to RnRC/ToT corner and get FPs for RnRC and then head back to the girls and we go for the Great Movie Ride. We get to see all the movie trailers at least twice, Casablanca being my favorite. I think our favorite part this time was the Wizard of Oz scene, because we'd just seen it a month or so ago at the Louisville Palace.
We stop for a restroom break and get some popcorn and I sit and rest my leg a bit while some High School Musical show goes on behind us at the Sorcerer's Hat. The crowd doesn't seem to be very big to watch the show but it is rather hot and humid.
Next it was to a visit to Muppet Labs to experience their new MuppetVision 3D! We missed just about the entire pre-show so we'll have to come back later and try again. It's just as good as the show itself!
2:45pm - In line for Star Tours to kill time before RnRC and ToT. Been HAVNFN all day even with that 5 min downpour after lunch and my gimpy leg.
Oh sweet...we got some pixie dust while in line! A CM let us into the FastPass line...saved us some Star Tours agony. That ride really needs to be updated (or replaced) but the French family next to us enjoyed it.
3:45pm - I'm the Wait Time Guy for ToT!!
Meaning I'm wearing a card badge so Disney can monitor wait times for ToT. Should I jump into the FastPass line and freak them out? lol.
4:37pm - Wait time = 38min. Annoyance factor from some spanish-speaking little ***** who screamed like &#$@#$^* idiots the whole ride? Off the scale. I feel bad for kiddo and her friend soooo....
We're off to ride it again with our FPs (oh, *expired* FPs no less. ha ha ha ha!) Ah..not a problem. CM was even saying 4:35 or earlier..."expired" FPs are not a concern.
Yes, 2nd time around was *much* better! We even had a Bellman we had from our trip two years ago. He was quite recognizable. A rather morose fellow who encouraged us that if we needed anything, to just simply....scream!
5:24pm - RnRC was a smash hit! Take note that the queuing has changed since 2006. FP line enters the building on the side and bypasses the themed pre-ride area. That kind of stinks because I enjoyed seeing the old(er) musical equipment while walking through the line. I think there's a Single Rider entrance next to the FP entrance. Waiting a few min to get more FPs for RnRC then off to TSM FP line!
I love how my eyes water every time I ride RnRC (everyone made the same comment. lol) And I always seem to get hungry for a Donut....
6:22pm - 165,000 on my 2nd try on Toy Story Mania! Kiddo got 108,900. woo hoo. But it has gotten muggy...m-u-g-g-y!
6:52pm - What better way to be HAVNFN than by... Singin' in the Rain!
This is one of those neat things to know about because a gazillion people walk by that umbrella every day and 99.999% wouldn't give it a second look. But all it takes is some goofball Disney nut, you know...like me! ... to do something like that and soon enough there's a line of 20 people waiting to do the same thing!
And even though it's not a little house in Magic Kingdom (one of her few memories of Disney from when she was 3 was playing around some little houses in the MK where Mickey's Toontown is now), Missy got such a kick out of these houses.
7:27pm - Just saw Muppet3D again and caught most of the pre-show this time!. It stormed while we were in there and cleared up as we came out. Bonus!
8:48pm - Just survived Tower of Terror again (just want to add in again that Disney just does a world-class job at theming its attractions. Take this lamp at the Tower of Terror, for example...well, wish I could! ha ha) and now we're in FP line for Rock n Roller Coaster but, uh, looks to be about 15-20 min for this! Fantasmic isn't pulling crowds off the lines like I thought...maybe because there's a 2nd show tonight. It's all good.
9:17pm - Hannah's psyched. She got to sit in the same seat on Rock n Roller Coaster as Kevin Jonas (first row, left side) ugh...lol
We walked around some shops for a bit and then headed out of the park before the first Fantasmic show let out. Was a very busy and HAVNFN-filled day!
10:25pm - And that's a wrap! Just checked into the hotel and going to lay back on the king-sized bed and go 'Ahhhhhhhh'
Oh, need to send the girls down for their little surprise... he he. timmy ROCKS!
P.S. Sorry for any rotated-left pics...haven't been able to edit them on Photobucket yet...a limitation of the resolution of my HDTV (yes, I need a new 1080p TV but Disney matters more now. ha ha ha!)
P.P.S. OH! Forgot to mention something else we saw. At one point, a guy was pushing a stroller down the street and a "cop" stopped him and made him push the stroller thru a series of cones down the yellow centerline. The guy barely clipped one of the cones (and everyone around was ) and the "cop" made out like he was going to give the guy a citation but let him off with a warning.
I Disney!!
August 8, 2008
Loading up the car now!!
Oh, and Happy Eight Day! "Say 8! Say 8!"
7:35am - On I-4! Woo hoo!
Question...why do people slow down *below* the speed limit when they see a cop?
Idiots.9:00am(ish) - We're here!! Disney's Hollywood Studios!
9:20am(ish) - We're in line for Toy Story Mania! I got our FastPasses to use later. FastPass return times are already out to 5:30pm!
9:32am - About halfway through the Toy Story Mania line. I love the theming of this and the music is incredible. I *have* to get this ride audio! Be sure to take note of Scary Head Girl (on the Tinkertoy container). Mr. Potato Head is way cool but watch out for monkeys! Oh, and check out how "employee only" areas are labeled "Andy's Toys Only"
10:35am - 145,800 on Toy Story Mania...1st try! (And a respectable score for Hannah, too.) I *love* this ride!!
Blows Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin away. And I look incredibly cool on it, too. We make our way down to Rock n Roller Coaster/Tower of Terror corner and collect FastPasses for ToT. We start thinking about lunch and this is where my lack of preparation kicked in. I didn't really research Counter Service dining in DHS (other than knowing where Pizza Planet is and the pizza there is not that good). Sooo...I whip out the trusty cell phone and call up Disney Dining (yes, have that saved as a contact!) and the earliest ADR for 50s Prime Time Cafe is 2:40pm and nothing available for Sci-Fi Drive-In. Bummer. But, then the CM says she can get 2 tables for 2 at 11:05am. Ok, that's fine, because we're hungry and if we get there early enough, just maybe.... After lunch we'll go see Voyage of the Little Mermaid and then Muppet 3D!
We kill some time in shops along the way. Hannah spies some Camp Rock gear (gee, what a surprise!) We get to 50s Prime Time and there's a huge line and for a split second I'm thinking, Hunh? What the... all that for some lunch? Then I quickly realize it's for the Indiana Jones Stunt Spectacular. he he
We go inside and wait in the living room until our name is called. And, sure enough, getting there early we get a table for 4. Excellente! Uncle Tim serves us and reprimands us all to wash our hands (and later gets on me for slurping my root beer float)
After we finish our meal and head for VotLM, we see it's *pouring* rain. Great. We wait for a let up and work our way from awning to awning toward VotLM. As we're standing in the pre-ride area, I notice my leg is really starting to act up and I begin to wonder if I did more than wrench my back bowling the other night. There's now a tingling feeling in my feet. Oh brother. Then the doors open and we make our way to our seats and I get to sit next to my kiddo and watch her enjoy the magic for the first time
Next time, though, I think we'll sit further back...the first few rows are too close to the stage and you have to look up a bit too much.I head down to RnRC/ToT corner and get FPs for RnRC and then head back to the girls and we go for the Great Movie Ride. We get to see all the movie trailers at least twice, Casablanca being my favorite. I think our favorite part this time was the Wizard of Oz scene, because we'd just seen it a month or so ago at the Louisville Palace.
We stop for a restroom break and get some popcorn and I sit and rest my leg a bit while some High School Musical show goes on behind us at the Sorcerer's Hat. The crowd doesn't seem to be very big to watch the show but it is rather hot and humid.
Next it was to a visit to Muppet Labs to experience their new MuppetVision 3D! We missed just about the entire pre-show so we'll have to come back later and try again. It's just as good as the show itself!
2:45pm - In line for Star Tours to kill time before RnRC and ToT. Been HAVNFN all day even with that 5 min downpour after lunch and my gimpy leg.
Oh sweet...we got some pixie dust while in line! A CM let us into the FastPass line...saved us some Star Tours agony. That ride really needs to be updated (or replaced) but the French family next to us enjoyed it.
3:45pm - I'm the Wait Time Guy for ToT!!
Meaning I'm wearing a card badge so Disney can monitor wait times for ToT. Should I jump into the FastPass line and freak them out? lol.4:37pm - Wait time = 38min. Annoyance factor from some spanish-speaking little ***** who screamed like &#$@#$^* idiots the whole ride? Off the scale. I feel bad for kiddo and her friend soooo....
We're off to ride it again with our FPs (oh, *expired* FPs no less. ha ha ha ha!) Ah..not a problem. CM was even saying 4:35 or earlier..."expired" FPs are not a concern.
Yes, 2nd time around was *much* better! We even had a Bellman we had from our trip two years ago. He was quite recognizable. A rather morose fellow who encouraged us that if we needed anything, to just simply....scream!
5:24pm - RnRC was a smash hit! Take note that the queuing has changed since 2006. FP line enters the building on the side and bypasses the themed pre-ride area. That kind of stinks because I enjoyed seeing the old(er) musical equipment while walking through the line. I think there's a Single Rider entrance next to the FP entrance. Waiting a few min to get more FPs for RnRC then off to TSM FP line!
I love how my eyes water every time I ride RnRC (everyone made the same comment. lol) And I always seem to get hungry for a Donut....
6:22pm - 165,000 on my 2nd try on Toy Story Mania! Kiddo got 108,900. woo hoo. But it has gotten muggy...m-u-g-g-y!
6:52pm - What better way to be HAVNFN than by... Singin' in the Rain!
This is one of those neat things to know about because a gazillion people walk by that umbrella every day and 99.999% wouldn't give it a second look. But all it takes is some goofball Disney nut, you know...like me! ... to do something like that and soon enough there's a line of 20 people waiting to do the same thing!
And even though it's not a little house in Magic Kingdom (one of her few memories of Disney from when she was 3 was playing around some little houses in the MK where Mickey's Toontown is now), Missy got such a kick out of these houses.
7:27pm - Just saw Muppet3D again and caught most of the pre-show this time!. It stormed while we were in there and cleared up as we came out. Bonus!
8:48pm - Just survived Tower of Terror again (just want to add in again that Disney just does a world-class job at theming its attractions. Take this lamp at the Tower of Terror, for example...well, wish I could! ha ha) and now we're in FP line for Rock n Roller Coaster but, uh, looks to be about 15-20 min for this! Fantasmic isn't pulling crowds off the lines like I thought...maybe because there's a 2nd show tonight. It's all good.
9:17pm - Hannah's psyched. She got to sit in the same seat on Rock n Roller Coaster as Kevin Jonas (first row, left side) ugh...lol
We walked around some shops for a bit and then headed out of the park before the first Fantasmic show let out. Was a very busy and HAVNFN-filled day!
10:25pm - And that's a wrap! Just checked into the hotel and going to lay back on the king-sized bed and go 'Ahhhhhhhh'
Oh, need to send the girls down for their little surprise... he he. timmy ROCKS!
P.S. Sorry for any rotated-left pics...haven't been able to edit them on Photobucket yet...a limitation of the resolution of my HDTV (yes, I need a new 1080p TV but Disney matters more now. ha ha ha!)
P.P.S. OH! Forgot to mention something else we saw. At one point, a guy was pushing a stroller down the street and a "cop" stopped him and made him push the stroller thru a series of cones down the yellow centerline. The guy barely clipped one of the cones (and everyone around was
) and the "cop" made out like he was going to give the guy a citation but let him off with a warning.I
Disney!!
Sha
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Love it! You really are good at capturing what is happening for those not there. And I agree about the slowing down below the speed limit for an officer!! They arent going to stop you for going the speed limit
I was going to ask you about those side pics
miamiskater
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how dare you disrepscet new england like that!!
J-E-T-S sucks sucks sucks...lol
good report besides the brett fart part
J-E-T-S sucks sucks sucks...lol
good report besides the brett fart part
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