Nothing to See Here...

[Sherry E]

I cannot believe that I have never noticed the arms in WoD. I am so going to find them next trip. They are beyond awesome.

I must give credit to Jasmine (WazowskiLOVER) for first drawing my attention to those awesome villain hands/arms in WoD a couple of years ago, in her TR. Prior to my seeing her TR with the arms, I think I was always mainly concerned with not losing anyone or getting lost in WoD, so I was looking straight ahead and not necessarily up. (And yet, somehow, I always ended up losing Shawn anyway!) I would bet that a lot of folks don't look up at all the cool character stuff going on in that store - because there's so much else to see there, it's overwhelming!

 

[kaoden39]

I must give credit to Jasmine (WazowskiLOVER) for first drawing my attention to those awesome villain hands/arms in WoD a couple of years ago, in her TR. Prior to my seeing her TR with the arms, I think I was always mainly concerned with not losing anyone or getting lost in WoD, so I was looking straight ahead and not necessarily up. (And yet, somehow, I always ended up losing Shawn anyway!) I would bet that a lot of folks don't look up at all the cool character stuff going on in that store - because there's so much else to see there, it's overwhelming!

I miss Jasmine on here.

I so plan on getting pictures of all that and checking it out. I am so excited to look at it and see it all in person. It's almost like a whole new place for those details.

 

[Sherry E]

Day 4 – December 15, 2010 – Part 1​

After capping my night off with a stroll through World of Disney and collapsing back in my hotel room, alas, we come to my final day.

I woke up extra early, as planned. I’m not sure what time it was, but it was early. Early enough to see some WoC testing happening in DCA from the window. I also noticed I had this greeting me on the carpet – whoever slid it under the door managed to get it almost to the foot of my bed!:

(Yes, that’s how dim the lighting is in the PPH rooms – even with all the lights on!)

Anyone who has stayed onsite has seen it. Sometimes it’s hanging from the outside doorknob. Sometimes it’s carefully slid under the door. Sometimes it’s sitting atop the newspaper outside the door. It is…the Final Bill (cue the dramatic music).

Now, depending on the time of year, time of week and if there are extra rooms available or not, sometimes with the final bill they will include an offer to stay an extra night at the hotel at a highly discounted rate. These ‘stay an extra night’ offers are almost as sought after and elusive as the famous PIN codes. Some folks get them; some folks never get them. I have received the ‘stay an extra night’ offers at both the GCH and the PPH (the PPH offer was $99 per night and I can’t recall what the GCH offer was, but it was probably something like $129) – and I’ve never been able to take advantage of them. Either I just couldn’t squeeze in an extra night or I didn’t have the extra money, no matter how great the offer. And, of course, on the occasions where I could have taken advantage of such an offer, they didn’t offer me anything!

At first I was secretly hoping that this Final Bill would include The Offer. I even prepared Liza (funatdisney) for the possibility that I might receive it, since she was coming to meet me and take me home that day. The fact that I was checking out on a Wednesday increased my chances of getting The Offer because there are probably fewer people checking in/needing rooms on that Wednesday, and most likely the PPH would have availability, so they could spare me a room for an extra night at the good rate. Actually, I think they already had quite a bit of availability during my stay anyway – that’s my hunch.

But I never got The Offer. I know I could have called down to the front desk and asked if they could extend me a night if I really, really, really wanted to. At the very least, I could have probably convinced them to let me stay another night at the original PIN code rate of $163 that I’d used.

Now, in hindsight, given what ended up happening with my debit card and the hold the PPH had put on my money (which I didn’t find out until I got home, as you all know), I’m glad I didn’t get an extra night. It would have only added to my financial trouble because I would have put it on the same card they had already used to block $289 without telling me. Thank goodness they didn’t make The Offer.

So everything worked out for the best. At the time I kind of decided that I wasn’t going to call the front desk and ask to stay on because I knew I needed to get home. I knew that my client would have forgotten when I said I’d be back and probably would have already been calling me 100 times to do work for him (I was pretty much right about that!). Also, I was just wiped out. I didn’t want to aggravate my leg pain situation any further. I knew I just needed to rest. I needed to get home. As much as I didn’t want to leave, and as much as I still had other things to accomplish, I also knew I needed to rest…and work.


World of Color pre-dawn testing:

Somehow I managed to pack everything up in a much shorter time than what I anticipated. It really didn’t take me long at all – I even shocked myself!

Before leaving, I ran downstairs to the Mickey in Paradise shop to get Michele’s Christmas tree antenna topper (with a Mickey head on top). I wanted to pack it up carefully in my things so I could leave it with the Bell desk where it would be safe while I went off to DCA.

That’s when I saw fellow DIS’er and DLR Cast Member Jasmine (where’s_my_prince)! I was getting back in the elevator to return to my room and she was getting out of the elevator that I was getting into. She was looking off in another direction. I was pretty sure it was Jasmine, and I was tempted to say something to her. I remembered that she was staying in a concierge-level room at the PPH after the second CM party but just in case it wasn’t Jasmine, I didn’t want to seem like some lunatic accosting her as she was exiting the elevator! So I kept silent. Turns out that was not the only time I would see her that day, but I didn’t say anything the second time, either!

I thought I would be dragging my heels and racing against the clock to get out of the PPH room and to wherever I would end up meeting Liza, but somehow I got myself ready in time. I even had time to spare.


Sadly, I hauled my gear out of the PPH room and said goodbye to my wonderful park view. I couldn’t believe my trip was coming to an end, but at the same time I felt like it was the right time because I knew I needed to get home.


After I left my bags with the Bell guys, I saw this familiar jolly old soul in the lobby…

One of the Bell dudes saw me taking photos of Santa and asked me if I was going to get in one with Santa. Normally, I am game for any photos. I’m a good sport for photos. I will get in anything, look dorky, point up, point down, look scared, look shocked, put my hands on my hips, pose with giant furry characters, strike a Charlie’s Angels pose, kick my leg up Rockettes-style and act like I’m holding Tinkerbell in my hand. I have no shame. I’ll get in anything, no matter how awful I feel or look – simply because I have an archivist/historian sort of nature to me and I feel that it’s best to have as many photos as possible for posterity.

(And, of course, there’s Santa Quest to consider – a Quest of my own design. I had proposed getting in photos with all 5 DLR Santas, but when I discovered that it was tough to nail down the precise times when they were to be at their designated photo spots, I think I kind of fizzled on that idea.)

So…and this is very unlike me…I said no. I was not getting in a photo with PPH Santa. Why did I say no? I have absolutely no clue. The Bell guy was practically offering to take the photo, and there was no line of any kind. Santa was more or less alone after he chatted with the child in my photos. Why didn’t I get in a Santa photo? All I can guess is that I was just burnt out and on photo overload. For some reason, I just didn’t feel like it on Day 4. If this Bell guy had asked me on Day 1, 2 or 3, I would have probably done it. By Day 4, my mood is different, I guess!

But, then again, I also didn’t get in any photos for the whole 2 days I was by myself other than that one lone photo with Goofy in the DLH lobby. I didn’t get in a PhotoPass photo at the Round-Up…and we all know how much time I spent at the Round-Up (that’s obvious by all my photos!). I didn’t get in a photo at that DTD location. I never even got to the DCA Christmas tree!

So, I don’t know. Maybe, just like my eating schedule gets all thrown off at DLR when I am by myself, so, too, does my own willingness to get in pictures. Maybe I have discovered that about myself – that I am much more game to get in photos if I have someone with me. I didn’t realize it before, but maybe now I have.

That’s one great thing about these solo trips. You learn things about yourself. You discover the things that really interest you or that you do a lot of, you see where you are most productive and where you are most likely to slack off, you find what your priorities are and aren’t, you establish what you are comfortable doing alone, and you learn the things that maybe you prefer doing with other people instead of solo.

Nothing wrong with learning about yourself on a trip!


Anyway, I knew that I wanted to get a few last-chance shots of the Golden Gate Bridge in DCA, seeing that it will disappear forever this year. I think I was supposed to meet Liza at 11:00 a.m.-ish (can’t recall, exactly). I already knew that she didn’t like getting in photos and so I never gave it a second thought after that. I just figured I would get a few DCA shots and then put the camera away for the day.

It never even dawned on me to really take the camera out again later to get Liza in a photo. I didn’t think about it when Liza showed up – just like Jazz/Belle Ella didn’t think about taking a picture – nor did I – when she dropped by to see me last week! Sometimes you think about it and sometimes you don’t! LOL! I just kind of snapped out of my photo mode that final day, and certainly after I got my Bridge pictures, and the camera was put to rest.


So I made the long, familiar trek from the PPH to the Esplanade. And I waited by the CALIFORNIA letters to get into DCA.

Random crowd shots (this was actually the day with the lightest crowds out of all my days at DLR):

Now this is when I saw Jasmine (where’s_my_prince) again! Obviously we both had the idea to leave the PPH and head to the Esplanade. She was standing by herself, off to the side. Looking at these photos I posted above, she would be way off to the left-hand side. Eventually she met up with some people and they went into Disneyland. Again, I said nothing because I still was not 100% sure it was Jasmine. Of course, I have since gotten confirmation from her that it was, indeed, her! I should have said something!


My target:

Next up...and there are just a couple more posts left...more from DCA as I bid farewell to DLR.

 

[mvf-m11c]

Can't believe that you are at the end of your TR. The testing of WoC at DCA from your room that morning was very nice to see.

I was also going to ask u Sherry about the Sign Quest that I am going to do in less than 10 days away. How many restrooms are around DL, DCA and DTD. I been looking through my old park maps and I don't know how many restrooms are around the resort. So I would just go around and find as many as I can.

 

[Sherry E]

Day 4 – December 15, 2010 – Part 2​

Continuing on in DCA...

Look! It’s Naked Duffy!

And Christmas Duffy!

The coveted Mickey Snowman Popcorn Bucket (which there was no shortage of during my trip – it was everywhere!):

Wall murals in Greetings from California:

Next & Last Installment (coming tomorrow) – THE END!!!!!!! My trip comes to an end, at last. Betcha thought the end would never get here!!

 

[funatdisney]

I have these for my Disney tree. Yes, I have one tree devoted just to Disney ornaments.

 

[funatdisney]

Those pictures of the WoC testing are just marvelous. I am used to seeing them from a DVC room and they are quite close. It almost looks like you are seeing it from a plane! They are so tiny.

 

[deejdigsdis]

All of a sudden I felt a THUNK on the back of my chair…which was followed by the anguished cries of a little girl. Apparently, as I sat there and minded my own business while waiting for my pasta, not moving or bothering a single person, this girl had walked smack into the back of my chair. And it hurt. And she started wailing. Again, I repeat – she walked into my chair, which was totally still. I didn’t back up into her.

The lady who rushed to the little girl’s aid appeared to be a grandmotherly type. She tried to comfort her and find out what was wrong. The little girl just pointed in my direction. The grandmotherly type glared at me. I asked if the child was okay or hurt as she bellowed and groaned in agony. The lady ignored me and shot me a dirty look. (Look, I did not back up into your granddaughter. I was minding my own business and she wasn’t looking where she was going. Don’t blame me because the chairs are hard! LOL!)

She shuffled the child off somewhere far away from my table, protectively covering her as they fled the scene as though they were escaping from a burning building. Because I’m so dangerous, sitting in my chair, eating bread, of course….because you never know what I might do. I might just start backing up into people at random so they bang into me. Heck, I MIGHT even take out my lethal scarf of death and start waving it around wildly. You’d better beware!! LOL!!


Finally, my plate of heaven arrived….

You have such an entertaining way with words! Thanks for the good laugh.

That spaghetti looks soooo good.

Getting closer to being all caught up.

 

[bumbershoot]

The signs for BurrrBank and Baker's Field...those have to be new, don't they? I can't have missed THOSE all those visits, could I?

 

[Sherry E]

Yikes! I have extra replies here that I didn't know about. I wanted to answer Molly, but I'll have to answer everyone else when I next post.

Molly, I can't say with 100% certainty that those signs have always been there - I tend to think they were there in some form or other, but maybe were moved over and out a bit, or freshened up so the color is better. Not sure. I don't think I completely noticed them either, and yet it seems like I may have seen them out of my peripheral vision!


Well, I've been busy with work so haven't had time to finish off this TR - and I only have one more installment with photos to post (until I get the PhotoPass CD, that is). But I have not been able to get to it.



The reason I wanted to pop in here right now is to say that I hope PhotoPass did not mess up my order. I ordered the CD a week ago yesterday, I think. Maybe a week ago Tuesday. Can't recall. Anyway, they did their usual thing of taking the money right away ($47.90, including shipping)...except they didn't actually take it. They only put a hold on it and then the hold expired. Here it is, over a week later, and they still have not actually 'charged' me.

So yesterday I was trying to go onto the PhotoPass website to check the status of my order, and the website was down every time I tried - early morning, late at night, whenever.

I finally got on to the PP site today, checked my order status, and it said the order was shipped yesterday. Okay, that's good news. So it will arrive soon. I guess they just haven't charged me yet?

And then today, I get an e-mail from PhotoPass, telling me to order soon because my photos are going to expire! I just ordered the CD last week! The CD should have my November DLR photos as well as my December DLR photos on it. And yet, the ones that they say are about to expire are the December photos.

You don't suppose they sent me a CD with only the November photos on it, do you? How could that happen - IF it happened? When I ordered the CD, wouldn't it automatically include both November and December and anything else in the account at that time?

 

[bumbershoot]

I've gotten the expiration email even after I have the CD in hand. It isn't just sent before you order...I'm sure there are people out there who get the email and order more stuff (which is, of course, just what they want LOL). I wouldn't worry.

 

[Sherry E]

I've gotten the expiration email even after I have the CD in hand. It isn't just sent before you order...I'm sure there are people out there who get the email and order more stuff (which is, of course, just what they want LOL). I wouldn't worry.

As long as that's happened before - where you get a "photos are about to expire" e-mail after ordering your CD, I won't worry. Then I'll assume it's just something that typically happens. I've never gotten that "expiration" e-mail after ordering the CD before, so it was totally new to me and made me think they had left out a whole chunk of photos when they were revamping their website or whatever business was happening yesterday.

Ahh well, the CD should be here soon and the mystery will be solved! I didn't do as much editing of the photos this time - like I normally would. I just didn't have the time, patience or interest. Even though some of the borders were new and they got rid of several of the old borders, I just didn't seem to care that much. Sometimes I am really, really motivated to get in there and edit all the PhotoPass pics with every single border, a B&W version of each picture, a cropped/close-up of each shot, etc. This time, I was just sort of blah about it.

But I want to have the CD in hand when I create my free Snapfish calendar (offer expires in February so I have to get a move on with it), just in case I use any of the photos in the calendar. I haven't decided what 'theme' I want for the Snapfish calendar. I used a miscellaneous sort of mish mash of character photos as a theme for my free Shutterfly calendar last year. It was a fun calendar, but the photos were not consistent by year or by holiday or by anything, really.

This time, I want to have a cohesive theme. But I'm not sure what. I don't know if I want to do all 'people shots,' all PhotoPass shots, all holiday shots, all scenic/no-people shots (I certainly have enough of those from this past December's trip), something that's not Disneyland, etc.





Oh, as a side note - about my Premium AP...even though I prefer, ideally, to have my AP all paid off up front so I don't have to worry about it later (as was the case with my first AP back in 2008), and I had to set up the monthly payment thing this time, as you all know, I must say that every time the monthly payment is deducted from my account (like today is the 3rd installment to be deducted), I feel a sense of accomplishment! It is comforting to know that another chunk of money has been paid, and that I only have 9 more payments to go (or fewer than that if I pay a larger chunk of it before October)! Every time a little bit of it is paid off, it feels good!

Now, the question is...will I be able to renew the AP when it expires, and will the AP program be totally revised by the time my AP expires? Will it become a month-to-month membership for everyone, as has been rumored to be in the works, with a lofty up-front fee?

I have to think ahead about this AP thing a little bit, because if I use my free night at the Paradise Pier (Pioneer Pier) & the $99 PPH room rate for a holiday trip, that will, most likely, be after my AP has expired. I doubt I will use the PPH deal before the PAP expires in November. So, this will be interesting to figure out how I'm going to work this.

I'm anxious to hear what will happen with the AP system - which may be in August, when they hike up all the rates. I have a hunch that revamping it is Disney's way of trying to get the AP thing under control due to all the backlash about the huge, uncomfortable crowds...so they may just make it more difficult to get an AP for some of us, OR they may remove the nifty discounts - like the 15% that comes in oh-so-handy on that expensive Goofy's Kitchen breakfast I love so much!!

 

[mariezp]

Marie - The carrots in the spaghetti sauce at Storytellers were not huge chunks. Just little chunks! They don't overwhelm the sauce. I am not a big cooked carrots person (I'll eat them raw, but don't care for cooked at all), so if they had been large I would not have been able to get through it. For some reason, it all makes sense when you see it. It adds to the sort of 'from the garden' freshness idea that is nice for sauces - fresh herbs, fresh onions and garlic, fresh tomatoes...and fresh carrot bits!

The photo op that you overlooked is near IASW Holiday. To be honest with you, I'm not sure if it was there in November when you were at DLR. I don't think I recall seeing it then. It may be something they rolled out after Thanksgiving? The thing is, when the crowds are heavy (like what amamax2 was describing earlier) you can't even get to that area, let alone see the photo displays. So you have to hit that spot at a time when it's not packed with people, as well as when the photo ops are actually up and out!

You never saw Mary and Bert during the 2 weeks you were at DLR? Wow!

I guess I am not big on finding unusual ingredients in my food. To me carrots are not something I generally put in spaghetti. Like you I am not a big carrot fan but if you say it tasted good I would be willing to give it a try. I doubt it would be as bad as another time when I found raisins in my Chiles Rellenos. Maybe that was some other unique California recipe that I am unaccustomed to!

I do suppose if the photo op was not back by Small World when I was there in November that would explain why I did not see it!
And, yep, no Mary or Bert!

Good question your son had - if you do a September DLR trip (the first non-holiday trip to any Disney park in years, isn't it?), which dates would you go and for how long? Halloween Time (which I know you're not a big fan of) will begin in September. The thing is, I suspect it may start later in September this year than it has the last 2 years, so you may miss it if you go early enough - but Haunted Mansion will be closed. Halloween Time will probably begin on September 23. That's my guess/hunch. Halloween Time always starts on the next to last Friday of September or the last Friday of September...which would make it 9/23 or 9/30 this year. They could start it on September 16th, but that would be the earliest in the month it's ever started based on their usual Friday patterns. We will see. So you will either miss HalloweenTime (which I'm sure you don't mind) and get there when Haunted Mansion, Space Mountain, etc. are down...or you will end up being there for HalloweenTime!

When we originally started our trips to DL we took our trips in October. Way back then they hadn't even started doing anything big for Halloween. I think that started up the about the third year we came so we eventually started going in November and later tried out December. We had one trip during September in 2007. Right now I am looking at September 18-October 1. DH's convention is on the 14-17 in Salt Lake City, Utah. I am thinking he thought it was closer because it is going to be a 10 hour drive. I don't look forward to that part but if it gets me to Disneyland I guess I am game. I am also not so sure about going in September since the last time we tried it we managed to be there during a record setting heat wave. I do NOT like heat. And, as you mentioned I am not a huge Halloween fan and would greatly miss the Christmas holiday in the park BUT sometimes ones just has to make compromises so if September works best then that is just what we will do! I don't mind the decorations at all but I prefer to not run into all the crowd that comes with the parties. I am trying to recall if the parties just affected the weekends. Looking back on Mouseplanet's update they didn't even start until October. If that's the case then it wouldn't even be during our trip so it wouldn't be any big deal. As for Haunted Mansion, we would hate to miss it but maybe if we are there til the very last of the month we might catch it a few days. I think when I was researching that it generally started back up a few days before October. As for the beginning of the season, I was thinking just the opposite. With the way they kicked back the Christmas season this year and as much success as they have had with those parties I was thinking that they would most likely begin early again next year. It's bound to have been a boost to their pocketbook with people buying up all that holiday merchandise! Anyway, if it starts early it would work in our favor but I know it is way too early to tell what the powers that be will decide. As for Space Mountain, I won't miss it at all but my DS might a little. I don't think it would make or break his trip though.

I probably won't make it back to DLR until Halloween Time, most likely. At least, Halloween is my next major time of interest (since I had to miss it last year). I'd like to do the Halloween party in DL just once. And then I hope to make my big holiday trip - and take advantage of that free PPH night and the $99 per night rate - after that. I used to always want to go to DLR on my birthday in July - and in the old days, I always made summer trips to DLR - but I just can't do those summer trips anymore. The heat does me in!

Looks like I will probably miss seeing you next year. I agree that a birthday trip would be nice but mine is in July too and I agree that it is just too darn hot! It gets pretty warm sometimes in the fall so I cannot even imagine what it's like in the summer heat. Heck, if I want summer heat I can just stay here in Texas.

I barely make any progress on the checklists. I have the 'must do,' 'must eat,' 'must buy,' 'must photograph' lists and barely scratch the surface! You'd be amazed at some of the things on my lists that I just never got to - things that were simple to do (like stop in at the WDTC and pick up brochures), and I just never had the time or inclination to do them at that moment. But at least it always leaves me with more things to do on future trips, right?

Marie - If I'm behind on getting my TR finished, you're really, really behind! You had a 2+ week DLR extravaganza in November and still have not started that TR yet!

Those ever growing lists seem to be impossible to get rid of! I think I have all the lists you mention! I bet my must buy list is much shorter than yours. I'm just not much of a shopper. Plus, I do hate to waste time in the park shopping. That's right. We'll never run out of things to do because we will still have those lists!
As for my being behind status..... when you get all finished with your report you can come on over to mine and help keep prodding me to finish mine. YES! You read right! I finally began my trip report. Only the first 2 days so far but it's a start!

I really enjoyed all the Disney store pictures. I need to remember to look up more often!

I love the chandelier on the right! Just imagine how you could change the things in that basket to fit in with any decor or even change with the seasons or holidays!

How cute! It's a good thing I am not in a collecting phase at the moment.

EEK! Those are kinda scary coming out of the wall like that!

Oooooh! Very pretty backdrop for pictures!

What a pretty view! A lot more relaxing than fighting the crowd.

Doggone it! Hate to see the end of your trip. I bet you are glad to be done though after all the battles with Photobucket. I am glad you went to all that trouble. It has indeed been well worth it! Thanks for sharing with us!
Here's hoping that the Photopass pictures all arrive like they are supposed to! I agree with Molly that your order is probably just fine. More than likely the message was just automated and was out of sync with your order. Oh, and if you happen to get your photos within the next 6 days and can't decide which shots to include Mixbook.com sent me an e-mail for a buy one get one free calendar! You can enter coupon code BOGO2011 to redeem the discount until Wednesday, January 19, 2011.
I don't think I am anxious to see what they will do with the new AP system! I more along the lines of nervous! I hope they don't increase the price so much that some of us have to abandon the idea of being APers. I suppose if they give everyone the option of monthly payments it would help cushion the blow but I'm still not looking forward to whatever changes they have coming.

 

[deejdigsdis]

That’s one great thing about these solo trips. You learn things about yourself. You discover the things that really interest you or that you do a lot of, you see where you are most productive and where you are most likely to slack off, you find what your priorities are and aren’t, you establish what you are comfortable doing alone, and you learn the things that maybe you prefer doing with other people instead of solo.

Nothing wrong with learning about yourself on a trip!

So, so true! Whenever someone asked me what my favorite ride is at Disneyland, I never had an answer. I could never choose just one. But when my husband and I went by ourselves last April, and I had plenty of morning alone time in DL (because he wanted to sleep in and watch TV!), I finally - after all these years - figured out what my favorite ride is. POTC. And I credit my being able to finally figure it out to having some alone time to just wander. I was just drawn to that ride over and over again.

I figured if anyone would remember Mr. Microphone it would be you, because I think you have an appreciation for the retro stuff - whether is was 'good' retro stuff or cheesy retro stuff!

Ah, you are so very right. Bring on the Brady Bunch Trivia! Reminisce about 80s music/videos! I'm your girl for that kind of stuff.


So did you decide to not go with your sister to DLR, for sure? Or are you still on the fence about it? I can definitely see where it would be tough in that situation to just agree and do it, knowing how much your son wants to go back - and HalloweenTime is still a little ways off.

I am officially off the fence. I'm going! And I'm taking DS11 with me. It's just crazy and sudden. I just bought his park hopper at the grocery store tonight. No turning back now! Are there any current quests I should know about?

 

[Disgram23kids]

Sherry, we've had our Photopass CD for over two weeks and I got the same email yesterday that it was expiring. I figured it might be reminding me just in case I want to order mugs or mouse pads or something. I've really enjoyed reading your trip report. Looking forward to your last installment. I got a call from my brother in Orlando last night to visit in April. His daughter and grandkids are coming from the UK for two weeks. He said he knew I wanted to see them and what better place than WDW. So, I'm madly checking flights and trying to work out how I can afford to go. I spent so much when I took the grandkids in December that I blew my savings. I told my husband that these unexpected holidays are what they evented credit cards for - right??? I don't think he saw it the same way I did so it's back to the budget for February and seeing what I can cut out. We don't need to eat - right???

 

[funatdisney]

I told my husband that these unexpected holidays are what they evented credit cards for - right???

Oh my. I gotta remember this one when I have the urge to get to DLR for a few days. Hope you can make it. There is no better reason to go to WDW than meeting up with family.

I don't think he saw it the same way I did so it's back to the budget for February and seeing what I can cut out. We don't need to eat - right???

When It comes to anything Disney, I really don't see the need for food. Need to all those calories for the goodies waiting for you in and around the parks.

 

[FlameGirl]

Hey Sherry --

I just started reading...I'm up to Goofy's Kitchen but wanted to pop in and let you know that you have another reader. Great report so far!

ETA: Oh. Em. Gee.

I can NOT believe how many characters you had approach your table. We had one. Jasmine. Whoop-di-freakin'-doo. Haha. Our character meals are cursed, I'm convinced.

 

[kaoden39]

I love the title change!!

 

[Sherry E]

Hi, Kathy! Thanks for joining in! Well, you're certainly not the only one who has mentioned having a lack of character interaction at Goofy's. I seem to get lucky there most of the time - at least to my satisfaction, anyway.

But more often than not lately, other people are not happy with the characters or the service at Goofy's (the food isn't bashed as much as just the lack of character interaction and poor service are). So, if that many people are unhappy with it, they're going to have to do something to change at Goofy's - it's too much $$$ for people to spend to have a less than adequate time.


Michele - I was wondering if anyone would catch the title change if I didn't mention it! I knew that this would be a TR where the real title would have to come to me as I went along - possibly even at the end. And that's what happened!

 

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Michele - I was wondering if anyone would catch the title change if I didn't mention it! I knew that this would be a TR where the real title would have to come to me as I went along - possibly even at the end. And that's what happened!

I totally caught it too