"One More Waffle!" An October 2011 TR! *Update 4/24, pg 70-The End!*

[Nermel9]

Whew.. I was pretty far behind, but all caught up now!

Ben and I tried the boring (is that the green?) side of Mission:Space on our last trip and it is SO lame! I don't know why anyone would ride that... if you can't do orange, save your time!

That S'Mores cupcake looks amazing!!

Haha, don't worry, I'm behind on a lot of PTR's/TR's too, I take a few days off from the DIS and I'm lost!

The green side is the boring side. I agree, I can't be bothered with the green side anymore, I'll just be brave and go on the orange side alone next time!

It WAS amazing!!

Oh, my dear I am woefully behind. I'm fixing that now though.

Okay, I just about died when I saw Brandon's face in the Hitchhiking Ghosts photo! Gotta love it when guys do that kind of stuff.

Oh, and I wanted to tell you a little secret. In case you didn't know. Ready? You can buy Laila at certain department stores. That's right. I've seen it at Nordstrom before.

Haha, isn't that picture SO funny! We're both so NOT photogenic, it's frightening!

WHAT???? I can't believe you can buy Laila at department stores. That upsets me a little. I kind of wanted it to be this special Disney/Norway thing. I'm just going to pretend you didn't tell me that!

 

[Dugette]

The Poly, yummy 'Ohana food, and a less-crowded MNSSHP...sounds like a great night so far! Cute pictures with the hitch-hiking ghosts and with Pooh's house.

 

[DisneyDreamerMN]

Yay and update! I love the picture of you at Winnie the Pooh's house! Super cute. And yes, I practically started to cry when I saw your Adventureland sign. I can hear the music and smell the smells. Ah to be back there right now! I would rush right to POTC!

 

[smile4stamps]

I almost missed that you updated!

I love the Hitchhiking ghosts! I hope I can get a similar photo in October! (provided I can get the trip to work out after all... lots of bumps in my road to get there!) I also love the pooh picture!! That is so cute! And do something I would do too!

I can't wait to ride Winnie the Pooh again! I want to compare it to the DL version which I can ride mid-afternoon with a very short wait so I'm curious to see if there is a difference or if the wait difference is because of the placement of the ride in DL! (In DL it is in Critter country at the back of the park and not in Fantasyland.)

 

[MEK]

Great update! Love that last picture of you. Too funny that the little boys told you to get out.

I also love the pic of the hitch hiking ghosts! Brandon does look shocked.

Beautiful pictures of the Poly. It really is so gorgeous there.

I'm with you on the Ohana noodles. They are SO good. I also love the chicken wings. I usually fill up on all the goodies before the meat is even served.

 

[Stringbean&Wingnut]

I love that you told them not to bring the salad out at Ohana. No reason to waste your time with lettuce!!

Your Ohana pictures REALLY make me want to go there someday! It looks sooo good!

YES that Adventureland sign picture makes me want to be there right now! Really, any Disney picture usually has that effect on me. But especially Adventureland. I'm not sure why!

Love your Hitchhiking Ghosts pic!!

 

[SoNotAPrincess]

I agree that traveling by monorail is the best!

Ohana looks so yummy...one of these days (like in October) I'll make it there for dinner...and I'll pass on the salad, too, because that's GENIUS!

I love your hitchhiking ghost photo...so much fun!!

 

[Shannon84]

I LOVE Ohana...we got engaged at the Poly last year after eating there so that may be one reason...the other is the NOODLES!! I swear I don't even care about the meat at that restaurant, just bring me the noodles and maybe a few wings and potstickers

I am glad to hear your second try at MNSSHP was less crowded I love the picture with the ghosts! And yes the Adventureland sign and walking in that direction very much make me miss Disney too!!

 

[amazingact21]

Your description of Ohana's makes me want to eat there so bad! that bread pudding...I'd be estatic if someone in my party didn't want to eat any of it!

Hope this MNSSHP is less crowded for your guys!

 

[marDgreen88]

HOORAY MONORAIL HOORAY. Yes, I know exactly what you mean. There are SO many things about Disney that lead me to say "where else can you do this?" And the answer is usually: NO WHERE! Disney yall, that's the stuff.

BUNNY! I know that there are for sure Disney bunnies at All Star Music! And I know there are Disney opossums at All Star Sports. The Poly Disney bunnies are cooler and fancier though.

Omg, um, YES. Only it wasn't the Adventureland sign that made me want to burst into tears, it was the side shot of the castle AND THEN the Adventureland sign. I swear, it's like I have a chemical imbalance and need to eat, sleep, and breathe Disney at all times in order to live. Dang, I'm dramatic right now. HAHAHA.

Hahah I love the hitchhiking ghosts picture! Too funny! Can't wait to hear what else yall did at the party!

 

[__disneygirl]

"Don't you just love that you can get to your dinner reservation via monorail in Disney? Where else in the world can you do that? I'm not going to lie...one of the reasons I went with the Cali Grill ADR in May is because I was looking forward to walking through Epcot from the Beach Club and monorailing over to the Contemporary for dinner. It's the simple things, you know?"

*Sigh* Ah yes. Very true. AHH I MISS DISNEY!!

Oh man, I would never touch the salad at Ohana either. Or the veggies. Please, I need stomach space for the unlimited quantities of meat and of course... THOSE HEAVENLY NOODLES!! Oh my gooooood I totally agree with you, they were my favorite part of the meal. And that's really saying something since I loved everything at Ohana so much, but those noodles!

Love your hitch hiking ghost picture!

 

[Simba22]

OK so now that I'm caught up on the last two updates:

YAY for getting the Captain Jack Vinyl! You have really good luck with those!

The geyser picture at WL is beautiful! I would so blow that up to like an 8 x 10, mat it and frame it, then hang it in my living room! And that Poly Beach picture too...it it weren't for that random stranger in the chair....

I agree with Shannon, the meat at Ohana is 'eh' to me...bring on the noodles, wings, and pot stickers! Oh, and DEFINITELY that bread pudding!

The Halloween Party sounds like it's already shaping up to be better than the first night you went! That stinks the Jack had a long wait already! We waited like 90 minutes to meet the Seven Dwarfs so if Jack was less than that, we would have waited!

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You can totally lose 30lbs in 12 weeks. I lost 10lbs in 2 weeks alone! Go for it!

Congrats, Rachael! And good for you guys for sticking to your program!

MyFitnessPal, eh? I will definitely look into it, thanks! I have an app for my phone called "Lose It" which sounds almost like the same thing, but I haven't used it in a long time! I've been trying to do weight watchers, but I'm not sure I like it now that they have changed the points system. I like the old way better, where they took calories into account, now they don't and that's just weird to me.

Wow, I'm impressed with your gym dedication...45 minutes on the elliptical, that's amazing! I can do maybe 20 minutes if I'm lucky, I'm SO out of shape! I really have to find my motivation, because when I'm motivated, I can lose weight but I don't know what my problem has been lately. It's just so hard to get started.

Haha, well, I don't have 12 weeks til my trip anymore, Saturday will be 6 weeks! If I can start like, tomorrow, eating good and exercising, MAYBE I can still lose 20, if I'm really focused and motivated!

Dude, you and I are SO in the same boat! I literally gave myself A YEAR to lose weight. If I had actually stayed on track I could have lost 45lbs before our trip in July. I finally joined WW Online back in February and I've been totally sucking at it! Granted it's JUST about to be one month on it, but I've lost like 1/2 a pound! Of course, my scale was BROKEN and I didn't know so it was telling me I was losing weight when I really WASN'T. We bought a new scale last week and I'm trying REALLY hard to be good! Of course, every time I get on track with exercising, something happens! In November, I starting using my stationary bike...I used it every day for 30 minutes for almost 2 weeks and then I fell and hurt my knee really badly. Then finally last Sunday, I started using the bike again, 30 minutes every day...and then Friday I had an unexpected surgery on my foot...so I haven't been able to do anything! It's so frustrating, it's like the universe is working against me, or something!

 

[oboedm]

Just wanted to chime in on the WW thing. I was looking into it for my hubby (without his knowledge, just wanted to see what it would be like so that we can both eat healthier and control our portions.

I think the new system takes calories into account, but it makes sure that those calories are "good" calories. Before, it seemed like the type of food didn't matter, just the calories. I could eat an entire box of donuts and hit my points for the day, eat nothing else, and WW said I was "fine" under the old system. From what I can tell, the new system wants you to eat healthier foods, so calories are only a portion of what is taken into consideration when they calculate points. =)

Great pictures of Ohana! I love that place too! What day of the week was this party? I have heard that the Sunday and Tuesday parties are less crowded. Was this party on one of those days? Just trying to plan for our trip.... in 18+ months, LOL!

 

[KatMark]

Great update, Jen. I'm with you...there is just something spectacular about the Poly and the view cannot be beat. I miss staying there (we've not been since 2004).

I'm glad you had another great meal at Ohana. We've never done dinner, but I agree with you...I'd skip the salad too and just go for all that meat (I don't care for noodles so I'd skip them). Mark would LOVE the bread pudding (me...not so much...I don't do anything with bananas in it).

Sounds like a great start to MNSSHP...and can't wait to read more. I love that hitchhiking host photo (I didn't see them out last year ).

 

[Simba22]

Just wanted to chime in on the WW thing. I was looking into it for my hubby (without his knowledge, just wanted to see what it would be like so that we can both eat healthier and control our portions.

I think the new system takes calories into account, but it makes sure that those calories are "good" calories. Before, it seemed like the type of food didn't matter, just the calories. I could eat an entire box of donuts and hit my points for the day, eat nothing else, and WW said I was "fine" under the old system. From what I can tell, the new system wants you to eat healthier foods, so calories are only a portion of what is taken into consideration when they calculate points. =)

The new system is....different. The online app has a TON of food that is preloaded so you don't have to calculate the points manually. BUT, if you have to use the Point Calculator for something that is not already loaded into the system, it only asks you for protein, fiber, carbs, and fat and it uses that info to calculate the points. I'm thinking that it's because fruits and vegetables will sometimes have calories, but they are still healthy for you, so they will still come out to be zero points, but if it's basing the point value on calories, they would not be 0.... If that makes any sense!

 

[oboedm]

The new system is....different. The online app has a TON of food that is preloaded so you don't have to calculate the points manually. BUT, if you have to use the Point Calculator for something that is not already loaded into the system, it only asks you for protein, fiber, carbs, and fat and it uses that info to calculate the points. I'm thinking that it's because fruits and vegetables will sometimes have calories, but they are still healthy for you, so they will still come out to be zero points, but if it's basing the point value on calories, they would not be 0.... If that makes any sense!

Interesting. It makes sense, but you would think calories would be taken into account when manually calculating as well. Maybe they assume that food high in nutrients are low cal so it doesn't matter. Oh well.

 

[ronnmel]

Love the hitchhiking ghost picture!

I understand what you mean about the Adventureland sign. For me for some reason it's the walk between Tomorrowland and Fantasyland.

 

[therussells08]

Ohhh 'Ohana! I can't wait to eat there again in July!

We almost booked the Poly for our July trip! It would have been about $400 more than Beach Club, and John said he'd actually rather walk to Epcot that ride the monorail, but I still want to stay at Poly ASAP! I think we will stay there summer 2013 for our fifth year anniversary!

OMG I don't know what I'd do if I met Jack Sparrow! Can you only meet him during MNSSHP or can you meet him on regular days too?

I love your hitchhiking ghosts picture! So cute! They've come a long way since we had ours taken in 2008!

That picture of you in the tree is SO cute! You look adorable!

Great update! Can't wait for more!

 

[Simba22]

Interesting. It makes sense, but you would think calories would be taken into account when manually calculating as well. Maybe they assume that food high in nutrients are low cal so it doesn't matter. Oh well.

Yeah, I don't know how they figure it out either! In three years, they've changed it three times so I just stopped trying to figure it out! All I know is that Keebler Grasshopper cookies are 1 point each and that ROCKS!

 

[PirateKate]

That Jack Sparrow vinyl is the coolest one ever!

I love those Ohana noodles, too. They're so good and I thought they were the best part of the meal, until they brought out the bread pudding.

It was crazy how short that line was for the hitchhiking ghosts picture. It was like that for us, too, that night. I think maybe no one realized there would be ghosts added in later. Your picture turned out great!