Old, New & Long Lost Friends, with a Side of Frump! FINISHED! DL TR started 1.20.14!

[arbolita]

Day 5 -Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Chapter 26: Breakfast of Champions!


Scott and I wanted to try and get up early this morning so that we would be able to get to DHS for rope drop and secure our Toy Story fast passes early, since we would have to leave the park around noon in order to get to our lunch reservations. This would have been easier to accomplish if I had remembered to set our alarm - whoops! Luckily, I was officially on "Disney Time" by this point, and woke up around 8, an hour before park opening, and we arrived at DHS shortly after 9. As soon as we entered the park, we knew EXACTLY where we were going!

I know what you're thinking - that's not Pixar Place! Scott and I have a tradition which began in 2010 during our first anniversary trip to Walt Disney World. I'm a lot faster than Scott is, particularly since his knee injury, so while I rush off to get our fast passes for Toy Story, he heads to Starring Rolls to get us some breakfast. And oh what a glorious breakfast it is:

Yes, that is the amazing starring rolls chocolate peanut butter cupcake! Breakfast of champions!

Scott was walking out of Starring Rolls with the cupcake (in addition to a coffee for me) as I was returning with our fast passes - we scored a return time of 11:45, which worked out perfectly with our schedule for the morning. Once we were sufficiently caffeinated and on a sugar high, we booked it back over to Toy Story Midway Mania!

Hey Nemo, I found you!

I think the load area for this attraction is one of my absolute favorites in any park. You really feel toy-sized in Andy's room.

And as it turns out, all I needed to do better on this attraction was to be loaded up with sugar, because for the firs time ever, I FINALLY BEAT SCOTT!!!

(And yes, I know I only just barely beat him and my score still isn't great, but hey - small victories, haha).

We also were stopped briefly on the attraction, presumably while they loaded/unloaded someone with a disability, so since I already had my camera out to take a picture of my score, I figured I would take the rare opportunity to get a picture looking back toward the attraction.

Outside of Pixar Place, DHS was pretty empty this morning.

I love this balcony over near Pizza Planet:

We found ourselves wandering over towards Star Tours, and decided we wanted to try and get a different trip sequence than we'd had the first time.

That wasn't meant to be however, since we wound up with the EXACT same sequence (Wookie planet, Death Star), with the only difference being that Leia gave us the message instead of Yoda. We still had fun, but decided we'd have to try it again before we left in hopes of getting a different ride experience.

After we exited Star Tours, I'm sure you can imagine what our next stop was.

Remember that earlier chapter which was determined to have the most Gertie pictures ever in one post? IT'S TIME TO BREAK THAT RECORD!!

Hey girl, you're looking good.

Even though she loves supplying people with ice cream, Gertie knows the importance of eating leafy greens.

Seriously, how does one not love this glorious creature?

I wonder where Gertie was coming from before she settled in on Echo Lake. Somewhere fabulous, I'm sure.

You know what they say about big feet....Big footprints.

Just a girl and her dino:

Look into my eyes, you will see, what you mean tooooo meeeeeeeee.

Disney will have to put up more than a fence to keep me away from you!!

Even the ducks like her!

And now I have to stop because DisBoards are oppressing me with their picture limit. *sigh*

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[flyergrad09]

I've never been on TSMM when it had to stop to let someone on or off, so that's cool that you were able to get a picture!

I looooove all of your Gertie pictures!! You got so creative with them!!

 

[DisneyKid4Life]

That's just yet another thing I love about Disney... Cupcakes for breakfast and it's totally OK!!

A win is a win no matter how big. So, congratulatons!!!!

Ahhh, my mother's namesake Gertie. I've probably said it before, but I LOVE your Gertie love. So precious!

 

[__disneygirl]

The Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcake is the last one I have to try in the trifecta which is Red Velvet Cheesecake, Butterfinger, and Chocolate Peanut Butter. Though now they have that new Cherry Chocolate one and I may have to get that instead! TOO MANY CHOICES. Also with the price raise it's super annoying. :/

I love this photo: http://imageshack.us/a/img153/6353/eodm.jpg There is never enough time to take pics while shootin'!!

Omg the picture of your hand on Gertie made me laugh. I love your Gertie passion. Your life goal should be to get to climb her and sit on the top of her neck. You may go to jail for this but hey there is a cost to everything.

 

[arbolita]

I've never been on TSMM when it had to stop to let someone on or off, so that's cool that you were able to get a picture!

I looooove all of your Gertie pictures!! You got so creative with them!!

We've been stopped once before, but it was in the middle of the ride, and I didn't want to search for my camera and risk falling behind in getting points

Thank you! I'm already coming up with ideas for my next trip, haha.

That's just yet another thing I love about Disney... Cupcakes for breakfast and it's totally OK!!

A win is a win no matter how big. So, congratulatons!!!!

Ahhh, my mother's namesake Gertie. I've probably said it before, but I LOVE your Gertie love. So precious!

Absolutely! Not just okay, but encouraged! Why else would they be selling them so early?

Thank you! I'm always amazed with the high schools some people are able to get on that ride - I can never remember the tricks to increase your score, I just try to hit as many things as possible, and it finally worked out for me!

YAY! ALL GERTIE'S ARE AWESOME!

The Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcake is the last one I have to try in the trifecta which is Red Velvet Cheesecake, Butterfinger, and Chocolate Peanut Butter. Though now they have that new Cherry Chocolate one and I may have to get that instead! TOO MANY CHOICES. Also with the price raise it's super annoying. :/

I love this photo: http://imageshack.us/a/img153/6353/eodm.jpg There is never enough time to take pics while shootin'!!

Omg the picture of your hand on Gertie made me laugh. I love your Gertie passion. Your life goal should be to get to climb her and sit on the top of her neck. You may go to jail for this but hey there is a cost to everything.

Agreed on the price raise. But I have to say, trying to deliberate on which cupcake to try next is really one of the best problems in the world to have, lol. Apparently they also have a different chocolate peanut butter cupcake during Star Wars Weekends, where the frosting is a different consistency - VERY eager to try that one.

I AGREE - although Tom Bricker posted a good idea in his blog recently - to take a picture during the practice shooting round. Why this has never occurred to me before, I have no idea, but I think I'm going to have to attempt it next time.

Hahaha. Going to jail I could handle, but getting banned for life from Disney? IDK.

 

[arbolita]

Chapter 27: “You don’t want her to look like a lizard, do you?”

After finally tearing myself away from Gertie, I wanted to go check the wait time for Tower of Terror. I had only been on my beloved ToT ONCE on this trip, and I was definitely feeling the 5th dimension beckoning me.

However once we arrived, we found that it was going to be a 70 minute wait. I love you Tower, but that was not going to work for me at the moment. Lindsey was coming to meet up with us again today, and she was already on her way to the park. As we walked back down Hollywood Boulevard, after assuring the bellhops at the Hollywood Hotel that I would most definitely be checking in later, we passed one of the Citizens of Hollywood performing a magic show.

Knowing Lindsey would be arriving shortly, we decided to look for a no-wait attraction and settled on One Man’s Dream. It had been awhile since we’d last gone through OMD, and I was eager to see the New Fantasyland display.

I always get so emotional when I walk through One Man’s Dream and watch the corresponding film. It’s amazing to see just how much one person can accomplish and how influential they can be on the course of history. Walt Disney wasn’t just responsible for memorable characters, films and theme parks, but for innovation and the amazing results that can happen when a person pursues their passion, even in the face of adversity.

When I had taken this picture, I had absolutely no idea that I was only a few months away from seeing it in person!

I also have dreams of visiting the international parks, but my bank account is not entirely supportive of those dreams! Checking out the models in One Man’s Dream will have to suffice for now.

The New Fantasyland model was gorgeous. I’ve loved watching it come together, and am keeping my fingers crossed that the Mine Train will be opened by the time we return in May! That will also be my first time seeing the Tangled area. I wish they had done more for Tangled rather than just a restroom/charging area, but all of the pictures I have seen so far look absolutely stunning!

Lindsey arrived just before we went into the theatre for the One Man’s Dream film, so we waited for her before going in to find our seats. After the movie ended, we still had some time to kill, so we made our way to enjoy one of Scott’s favorite attractions – the Animation Academy! Lindsey was particularly excited, because she had seen pictures from the last time Scott went to the Animation Academy, You can read a quick refresher in this post if you’ve forgotten about Scott’s “history” with Daisy Duck.

Today we were going to be drawing Snow White. This was the first time I was drawing one of the princesses! When the cast member began talking about drawing the eyes, he was making a comment about the shape of the eye and said, “Don’t make them too oblong; you don’t want her to look like a lizard person!” Well, that was all Scott needed to hear! So in case you were ever wondering what Lizard Snow White would look like, here’s your answer:

Finally, it was time for our Toy Story Fast Passes! Would I be able to maintain my role as the ultimate winner and champion of Toy Story Midway Mania, or would Scott reclaim the title?

I’ve always loved how they designed this “No Dancing!” sign in the queue.

So who won?

ME! I DID! I BEAT SCOTT TWICE IN A ROW! After this ride, I started coming to the conclusion that whoever is sitting on the right side/with the green controller is destined to be the winner, since my only times winning we when I had that controller. We were going to have to test out this theory again later.

In addition to beating Scott, I was also excited to see that Mr. Spell was actually working! This was the first time I had ever seen it running!

Beating your husband in video games sure does make a girl work up an appetite, so I was more than ready to get to lunch!

We were eating at a new to us restaurant that I really hadn’t heard all that much about – The Wave!

A quick look at the menu:

The restaurant was pretty empty when we were there – our waitress, who was hilarious, told us we were probably the only guests at the moment who weren’t there for a convention. I’m really not sure why this place wasn’t packed, because this was by far the best meal of our trip! I ordered the sustainable fish (which I’m blanking on at the moment, and I forgot to write it down), with edameme stew.

The edamame stew was AMAZING. I could eat an entire bowl just of that stuff.

Scott ordered the bison burger, minus the cheese, with potato wedges. He didn’t have much of a review to give his burger, but I remember him liking it.

Dessert was just as delicious as the entrees. I had the Fall Ice Cream Trio (even though it was the end of winter, but who am I to question pumpkin pie, double chocolate chip and salted caramel swirl ice cream?

Scott opted for the “Creamy Indulgence” sampler. Of the three, his favorite was the chocolate truffle mousse.

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[__disneygirl]

My tower a 70 minute wait... didn't you go in January?! That's kinda shocking to me.

When I had taken this picture, I had absolutely no idea that I was only a few months away from seeing it in person!

Aww! That's awesome. When I FINALLY go to Disneyland it is going to be the most surreal thing ever. I can't even imagine it!

Yeah, I don't know how I am ever going to be able to hold onto money being that there are international Disney parks. I mean my desire to travel overseas is big enough without the inclusion of Disney parks. I became obsessed with Tokyo Disney a couple years ago though and to this day I think about it all the time! DisneySea looks INSANE. Of course when I priced a trip it was like 20,000 for two people. OH OKAY. Sigh....

LMAOO!!! Lizard Snow White!!! hahahha. Scott is kind of an artistic genius, tbh.

WOW I want to go to the Wave soley for the dessert samplers!! I just have a thing for eating 3 desserts at once, you know?

 

[DisneyKid4Life]

Ahhh I thought I commented. I blame the demon Snow White.

Props to you for pulling away from Gertie. I know it was hard.

One Man's Dream is seriously the most under-appreciated thing in all of WDW I think. I just love it and more people need to see it.

I would love to see all the international parks some day too. C'mon lottery!! Thankfully I have seen D-Land though which is BRILLIANT.

 

[arbolita]

My tower a 70 minute wait... didn't you go in January?! That's kinda shocking to me.

Aww! That's awesome. When I FINALLY go to Disneyland it is going to be the most surreal thing ever. I can't even imagine it!

Yeah, I don't know how I am ever going to be able to hold onto money being that there are international Disney parks. I mean my desire to travel overseas is big enough without the inclusion of Disney parks. I became obsessed with Tokyo Disney a couple years ago though and to this day I think about it all the time! DisneySea looks INSANE. Of course when I priced a trip it was like 20,000 for two people. OH OKAY. Sigh....

LMAOO!!! Lizard Snow White!!! hahahha. Scott is kind of an artistic genius, tbh.

WOW I want to go to the Wave soley for the dessert samplers!! I just have a thing for eating 3 desserts at once, you know?

I know! It was weird, ToT had the most consistently long waits of any attraction during our trip. I mean, I know it's beloved by all, but it was a little crazy!

Walking through Disneyland our first day was SO bizarre. It was so familiar and so different at the same time. And it really threw me off when I wanted to go to an attraction, but didn't instinctively know the quickest way to get there.

That's why I married him - he gets inspired and runs with it.

Absolutely! And I love that they change the desserts seasonally, so even if you visit during each trip, you'll always have 3 new desserts to try. My kind of place.

Ahhh I thought I commented. I blame the demon Snow White.

Props to you for pulling away from Gertie. I know it was hard.

One Man's Dream is seriously the most under-appreciated thing in all of WDW I think. I just love it and more people need to see it.

I would love to see all the international parks some day too. C'mon lottery!! Thankfully I have seen D-Land though which is BRILLIANT.

Lizard Snow White does strange things to a person, so I completely understand.

IT WAS. The only reason we left when we did was because people decided to use her as a smoking section again. *sigh* She deserves so much better....

I agree! I think it's easy to pass by, but there are so many amazing facts and displays in there. And that video....

I am SO happy that I can now say I've been to Disneyland - it seriously was a dream come true. I think I cried no less than 5 times within the first 2 hours I was there.

 

[arbolita]

Chapter 28: How did it take 5 days for this to happen?

It had been a loooooooong time since my last visit to the Contemporary - I actually think the last time I had been there was during my family vacation in 1990, at a character meal with Prince John and the White Rabbit. While we were there, I knew I wanted to get a long look at the Mary Blair murals on the wall.

These bears are just precious.

I've also always been a sucker for owls - I love that they are becoming a bit more common place these days.

I also had to check out the legendary cupcakes from Contempo Cafe. We didn't get one at the moment (after all, I had just eaten 3 desserts), but man, I was impressed with how massive these were.

We wandered through the gift shop for awhile, and then it was FINALLY time to do something I had neglected up until this part of the trip report.

POR FAVOR MANTENGESE ALEJADO DE LAS PUERTAS!!

I'm sure those of you who know me were wondering about the complete lack of monorail in this trip report. The only excuse I can give is that I still wasn't quite ready to deal with the new monorail voice guy and was putting it off for as long as possible. However, in doing so I was also neglecting Manny Alejado, which I realize now is unacceptable.

On our monorail ride, we were treated to a look at the construction of the new DVC Grand Floridian Villas.

Yep, folks, this trip report sure is up to date.

Here's another picture of a monorail, to help meet the official trip report monorail quota which I am SEVERELY behind on.

When we arrived at the Magic Kingdom, Celebrate a Dream Come True was just passing by the Main Street train station.

As much as I like this parade, I'm SO excited that soon the Magic Kingdom will be getting a new one. The float previews that they have shown on the Disney Parks Blog so far have looked fantastic!

We knew we wouldn't be able to get very far in the Magic Kingdom by walking, so we hopped onto the WDW Railroad to Frontierland.

I did the responsible thing and warned the workers, "YOU'RE GONNA GET WET!!" I mean, I know there was a chance the water wouldn't be running, but hey, always better to be prepared right?

Since we were nearby, we took another ride on Pirates. I know this ride ranks as one of Scott's top 3 WDW rides, so we usually are on it multiple times on each trip.

I don't want to talk about Disneyland too much in this trip report, but I do just want to say - OMG. I cannot WAIT to tell you about their version of Pirates. Anyway. Carrying on.

While in Adventureland, we took another excursion on the World Famous Jungle Cruise.

Our Skipper wasn't quite as good as the one we'd had earlier in the trip (SKIPPER BEN!), but we still had a lot of fun. It's always interesting to hear the spiel that they prefer to give; I wonder how frequently during the day they change it up, or if each one gives a pretty consistent performance/spiel each time they're doing the Jungle Cruise.

I had really wanted to get in a ride on its a small world, but sadly it was down when we went by.

Since we couldn't get on iasw, I figured the next best thing would be to go go back and spend some more time in New Fantasyland!

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[__disneygirl]

A character meal with Prince John and the White Rabbit? Whoa, randomness!

Manny Alejado <3 My future child's name!!

Omg. I will not be reading your Disneyland report because I like to stay away from details regarding the California parks, but I am dying to know about all the differences between rides on the opposite coasts! I can not wait to discover all this one day.

 

[wiigirl]

Great pics!

 

[DisneyKid4Life]

WHAT no picture of the 5 legged goat???

To this day I have yet to have a red velvet cupcake. BUT, this is very high on the list for next trip. Not sure if Comtempo or Starring Rolls is best though.

Yes the monorail is a big part of any Disney vacation!! But I REALLY feel your pain in regards to "New Monorail Voice Guy". I know change can be good but this is STILL painful to me. The feel is totally gone. Thank the Good Lord "POR FAVOR MANTENGESE ALEJADO DE LAS PUERTAS!!" is still intact though. Otherwise there would be an extreme revolt!

I did the responsible thing and warned the workers, "YOU'RE GONNA GET WET!!"

Haha, A Stacey quote is always acceptable, anytime, anywhere.

 

[arbolita]

A character meal with Prince John and the White Rabbit? Whoa, randomness!

Manny Alejado <3 My future child's name!!

Omg. I will not be reading your Disneyland report because I like to stay away from details regarding the California parks, but I am dying to know about all the differences between rides on the opposite coasts! I can not wait to discover all this one day.

Hahaha, right?? I'm so glad my parents have video that this happened, otherwise I don't know that I would have believed them.

Also - OH CRAP there goes half my readers, hahhaha. I definitely understand your decision though. I tried to avoid watching ride/show videos, but I did use other trip reports to help figure out my days a little and particularly to figure out my dining plans. I seriously can't wait for you to have a trip to Disneyland planned and hear all about your thoughts on the differences/similarities and just the overwhelming emotion that comes from being in the first Disney park, and the place that Walt Disney himself used to roam.

Great pics!

Thank you!

WHAT no picture of the 5 legged goat???

To this day I have yet to have a red velvet cupcake. BUT, this is very high on the list for next trip. Not sure if Comtempo or Starring Rolls is best though.

Yes the monorail is a big part of any Disney vacation!! But I REALLY feel your pain in regards to "New Monorail Voice Guy". I know change can be good but this is STILL painful to me. The feel is totally gone. Thank the Good Lord "POR FAVOR MANTENGESE ALEJADO DE LAS PUERTAS!!" is still intact though. Otherwise there would be an extreme revolt!



Haha, A Stacey quote is always acceptable, anytime, anywhere.

Haha, the goat is definitely in there! I have pretty poor vision, so I couldn't see it in the mural when we were standing there, but I definitely made sure to zoom in on my picture afterward to find it!

I've never had the Starring Rolls red velvet cupcake because I'm not a fan of cream cheese, but most other people seem to love it!

I'm with you on Monorail Voice guy. I know it's a silly thing to get hung up on, but his voice just became so familiar through the DME, buses and monorail, it still feels so weird to not hear him.

 

[marDgreen88]

ALL CAUGHT UP!

So I probably have too much to say, so I'll keep it simple. Thanks for the Contemporary pictures!!!! I hope yall got a Contempo cupcake at some point, though nothing will ever beat their choc pb cup! The red velvet is pretty close though!

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[arbolita]

ALL CAUGHT UP!

So I probably have too much to say, so I'll keep it simple. Thanks for the Contemporary pictures!!!! I hope yall got a Contempo cupcake at some point, though nothing will ever beat their choc pb cup! The red velvet is pretty close though!

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Yayyyyyyyyy! Now I just have to finish catching up on your updates!

You're welcome! We didn't get a cupcake this time, since we had just eaten 3 desserts, and even I have my limits, but in March when I am doing my resort-hopping day I'm definitely planning to pick one up to eat there or take home with me!

 

[arbolita]

Chapter 29: My favorite Hidden Mickey of all time


With its a small world down, now seemed like a great time to do more exploring in New Fantasyland!

I really enjoyed the Mine Train artwork they had throughout the construction area; it definitely helped add to the excitement. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it will be open during my next trip to WDW!

Naturally while we were in New Fantasyland, I was compelled to take another enormous amount of pictures. It was all so beautiful and felt so much like I was walking through scenes in the movies.

I love that with many of their new attractions, Disney has put in so many details to look at while you're in the queues. It helps guarantee that every single time you walk through, you see something you hadn't noticed before.

I love the brief scene in Ariel's Grotto during the Under the Sea ride; how cool would it be to have an opportunity to walk through that scene and get a good look at everything they've placed in there?

After we re-emerged to land, I was SO excited to see a Hidden Mickey that I'd heard so much about! If you like to find them for yourself, you may want to scroll down quickly...



For those of you who are still here, I present to you - Hidden Steamboat Willie!

After looking back at this photo, it's not necessarily the best angle to take the picture, but you can definitely see him!




Okay, welcome back to those of you who left!

I particularly love this section of New Fantasyland. It just blows my mind that this is in a theme park.

Can I get one of these dudes to guard my house?

It made me happy to see that on the construction barriers around the Mine Train, they worked in Beauty and the Beast references with the Seven Dwarfs.

I also enjoyed the sneak peek into the construction; I can only imagine what this view looks like now!

Since we were closing in on the end of our trip, I had started mentally making lists of the attractions I still hadn't experienced yet during this trip. One of them was a short walk over in old Fantasyland. To Philharmagic we went!

Without fail, I cried. It always happens during the Peter Pan - Aladdin scenes, every single time. Don't lie, you all know it happens to you too!

Nothing like a duck butt to break up a sappy moment.

Scott wanted to do another round on Buzz Lightyear, and OMG you guys. He beat me horribly. I wish I could say that I scored so poorly because I was taking pictures or was blind, but I have no excuses. It's just bad.

Scott's score:

My score:

I just... I don't even know what to say about that. Here's a funny ride picture to distract you!

To console myself, I had to make a round on the PeopleMover.

As an added bonus, as we were walking towards the hub, I finally saw something that I always knew existed in the Magic Kingdom, but never seemed to actually see while we were there - the topiary sea monster!

I also noticed something pretty awesome over by the castle - NO CRANE!!

It had been there earlier in the week, and was back on our last day, but for whatever reason it was temporarily gone. I was really excited to get one castle picture without it in the background!

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[arbolita]

Chapter 30: Can we make it??


I had spied a rumor on Twitter that some new elements had been added to the Big Thunder Mountain queue, so I was eager to see them for myself. It doesn't hurt that BTMRR, in addition to being the Wildest Ride in the Wilderness, is one of my all-time favorite rides. Only made better by the fact that it only had a 10 minute wait!

I know each of these elements are part of the new interactive queue, but since they had just been installed, none of them were fully functional yet. It was cool to see something new/different though. I don't think every queue needs to have interactive elements added to it, but I know this ride can get a (justifiably) long wait, and it seems like the things they've put in add to the overall experience rather than distract you from it.

I also love the views you get of the Rivers of America and the rest of Frontierland while in the queue.

I hadn't taken any pictures during my first ride of the trip, since it was my first time seeing it post-refurb, and I wanted to take in the whole experience outside of a camera lens. Which also means that this time, my camera was ready to go!

This picture is one of my favorites from the entire trip:

Just chillin', on one of my favorite rides, looking at the castle and Space Mountain, you know how it is.

In trying to decide where to go for dinner, I suggested that we check out one of the counter service restaurants we'd never tried, AND one that would fit Scott's "EAT ALL THE CHILI DOGS" mission - Casey's Corner.

I decided to order the Chicago Dog; you already know what Scott ordered .

I'm a huge fan of Chicago Dogs, and I definitely thought Casey's was a decent version. Here's my question though - can anybody actually eat these without a fork and knife? I seriously want to know. I attempted and failed after about 2 seconds.

After dinner, we did another ride on Haunted Mansion. In addition to the Big Thunder Mountain queue additions, WDW had also been installing kiosks at various attractions. At the time, nobody knew what they were for (although now I'm assuming they were related to FP+). There was something interesting about the one at Haunted Mansion that night. It was turned on, with what I guess is the default screen saver:

Now, I'm a fan of seeing Cinderella Castle, but it was a little out of place when you're ready to join 999 happy haunts.

Besides, if you're going to look at the Castle, may as well go for the real thing.

This was our first trip since Celebrate the Magic had debuted, and I had completely avoided looking at any video of the show! I was so excited to finally see it for the first time. I was a huge fan of The Magic, The Memories and You, particularly the song, but I was looking forward to seeing what else they could do with that technology. I was never able to see most of the pictures displayed on the castle very well anyway.

The next two scenes were tied for my favorite:

I thought the Wreck-It Ralph scene was SO well done, and I absolutely adore that movie, so I was happy to see it included.

I was also SO happy to see they kept the lantern scene from Tangled! I loved when they added that to Magic, Memories and You, and clapped my hands excitedly when I saw that it was a part of the new show.

So...while we were at the park earlier, Scott and I made a decision. You remember how upset I was the other night when I realized our dinner took longer than I expected and we missed Illuminations.

We decided to see if we could do something about that. That's right folks, as soon as Celebrate the Magic ended, we bolted for the exit in order to hightail it over to Epcot. One question remained - would we make it??

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[__disneygirl]

Also - OH CRAP there goes half my readers, hahhaha. I definitely understand your decision though. I tried to avoid watching ride/show videos, but I did use other trip reports to help figure out my days a little and particularly to figure out my dining plans. I seriously can't wait for you to have a trip to Disneyland planned and hear all about your thoughts on the differences/similarities and just the overwhelming emotion that comes from being in the first Disney park, and the place that Walt Disney himself used to roam.

Trust me, I think about it ALL the time! If all goes according to plan you will not be waiting that much longer to hear all my thoughts about it.

I love the hidden Steamboat Willie, though I forgot to look for it in person last time I was there. I did get to see the Hidden Nautilus in that very same queue, pointed out to me by a CM dressed as a Haunted Mansion ghost at MNSSHP! So that was quite a moment for me, LOL.

Yes, crying during PhilharMagic does happen to me too. Every single time!
I really hope you made it to Epcot. I am all about squeezing as much in at the end of the night as possible!

 

[DisneyKid4Life]

I honestly don't know if Disney has done a better job anywhere than the LM area of New Fantasyland. Well the whole entire area of NFL really. It really is spectacular. That's why I think the Mine Train is going to be mind blowing.

Haha, Buzz ride photos are always precious.

Funny I had just recently been talking about Big Thunder and how it had kind of lost it's luster for me. Then I rode it at night and, WOW, my love totally returned. It's so beautiful. And what a great photo you got with the castle in the background. Love It!

Bahaha, OMG, that is WAY TOO FUNNY with the screensaver.