larry's girl
Dead last finish is better than did not finish, wh
- Joined
- Dec 12, 2003
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Players:
Susan, 39 - trip report writer, lover of all things Disney
Larry, 46 - DH, converted Disney fanatic, can't get enough Disney trips
Tara, 16 - DD, ready to go to Disney for any reason (or no reason)
Dad, 69 - DF, first Disney trip in about 12 or so years, ready to do pretty much everything except the coasters
Mom, 61 - DM, same Disney background as Dad, ready to do anything that doesn't mess up her hair
Sister, 25 - DS, last went to Disney when she was in middle school, is ready to have some fun
Brother-in-Law, 28 - DBIL, hasn't been to Disney in years, very into thrill rides
Brother, 22 - DB, went to Disney about 5 years ago, but ready to see the new stuff added since then, also very into thrill rides
Today we went to Epcot. Mission Space was our first stop, although the older folks (including me) waited for the younger ones to ride this one. I like Mission Space, but I had ridden it in October so it held no special attraction for me this trip. When we all met up again, we rode Test Track and it was a blast! The Wonders of Life pavilion was closed, so we moved on to the Universe of Energy ride and enjoyed that. By now it was close to lunch time, so we stopped for lunch at the Electric Umbrella. Larry and I split a double bacon cheeseburger by buying an extra bun, and then used the fixings bar to "customize" them. Everyone enjoyed the food here, although again I am not recalling specifics on what others had. Next we went through Ice Station Cool, and then waited while some of our party shopped a bit at Mouse Works. I got to see Kristos perform in the area just outside Ice Station Cool, and while I enjoyed the performance, it was really short! Maybe it was too cold for them to stay out long, but they were still fun to watch. We then headed over to the Living Seas and waited for the Turtle Talk with Crush show. This is really cute, and Tara got to ask a question of Crush, so I was glad we got to see this. Again, not something I would feel compelled to do each trip, but really cute and Crush is very believable when he talks with the audience. Since the Land pavilion was closed (to finish the new ride there), our next stop was the Honey I Shrunk the Audience show. We enjoyed this one, but my dad's knee was bothering him a lot and the rest of us were pretty tired by now, so we opted to take a break.
We decided to catch the boat over to the Yacht & Beach Club and have ice cream at Beaches and Cream. DBIL and my sister shared a banana split. The rest of us shared the infamous Kitchen Sink. This was great fun and I thought it was delicious. We had one person in our group who hated coffee ice cream, so they left that out and put in extra chocolate instead. The waitress brought out bowls and spoons so we could all dip out our portions, and we were able to finish it! I am glad I got a chance to try it, but I wouldn't order it again unless I had at least six people to eat it - it is HUGE!! We then walked to the front of the Yacht Club and caught the first bus, which happened to be going to Downtown Disney Marketplace. Then we caught a bus from Marketplace back to our villa at OKW.
We had nothing "scheduled" to do tonight, and Larry and I were taking care of dinner. We took the easy way out and ordered pizza for everyone from Giordano's. Two large deep dish pizzas were plenty of food for the eight of us. Most of us ended up staying in tonight and just relaxing - we had been touring pretty hard for the past four days, so we needed the rest! Unfortunately, my DBIL became ill later in the night - apparently the pizza did not agree with his system. I also had lots of trouble with acid reflux during the night, but I kind of expected that (everyone knows pizza is not the best food to eat when you have that problem, but sometimes I just give in to the craving) so I had no basis for complaint! Be assured, Giordano's pizza is wonderful and if you ever want to have pizza delivered at WDW, I would highly recommend them (just make sure you pack the Tums if you have indigestion problems like me)!!
Susan, 39 - trip report writer, lover of all things Disney
Larry, 46 - DH, converted Disney fanatic, can't get enough Disney trips
Tara, 16 - DD, ready to go to Disney for any reason (or no reason)
Dad, 69 - DF, first Disney trip in about 12 or so years, ready to do pretty much everything except the coasters
Mom, 61 - DM, same Disney background as Dad, ready to do anything that doesn't mess up her hair
Sister, 25 - DS, last went to Disney when she was in middle school, is ready to have some fun
Brother-in-Law, 28 - DBIL, hasn't been to Disney in years, very into thrill rides
Brother, 22 - DB, went to Disney about 5 years ago, but ready to see the new stuff added since then, also very into thrill rides
Today we went to Epcot. Mission Space was our first stop, although the older folks (including me) waited for the younger ones to ride this one. I like Mission Space, but I had ridden it in October so it held no special attraction for me this trip. When we all met up again, we rode Test Track and it was a blast! The Wonders of Life pavilion was closed, so we moved on to the Universe of Energy ride and enjoyed that. By now it was close to lunch time, so we stopped for lunch at the Electric Umbrella. Larry and I split a double bacon cheeseburger by buying an extra bun, and then used the fixings bar to "customize" them. Everyone enjoyed the food here, although again I am not recalling specifics on what others had. Next we went through Ice Station Cool, and then waited while some of our party shopped a bit at Mouse Works. I got to see Kristos perform in the area just outside Ice Station Cool, and while I enjoyed the performance, it was really short! Maybe it was too cold for them to stay out long, but they were still fun to watch. We then headed over to the Living Seas and waited for the Turtle Talk with Crush show. This is really cute, and Tara got to ask a question of Crush, so I was glad we got to see this. Again, not something I would feel compelled to do each trip, but really cute and Crush is very believable when he talks with the audience. Since the Land pavilion was closed (to finish the new ride there), our next stop was the Honey I Shrunk the Audience show. We enjoyed this one, but my dad's knee was bothering him a lot and the rest of us were pretty tired by now, so we opted to take a break.
We decided to catch the boat over to the Yacht & Beach Club and have ice cream at Beaches and Cream. DBIL and my sister shared a banana split. The rest of us shared the infamous Kitchen Sink. This was great fun and I thought it was delicious. We had one person in our group who hated coffee ice cream, so they left that out and put in extra chocolate instead. The waitress brought out bowls and spoons so we could all dip out our portions, and we were able to finish it! I am glad I got a chance to try it, but I wouldn't order it again unless I had at least six people to eat it - it is HUGE!! We then walked to the front of the Yacht Club and caught the first bus, which happened to be going to Downtown Disney Marketplace. Then we caught a bus from Marketplace back to our villa at OKW.
We had nothing "scheduled" to do tonight, and Larry and I were taking care of dinner. We took the easy way out and ordered pizza for everyone from Giordano's. Two large deep dish pizzas were plenty of food for the eight of us. Most of us ended up staying in tonight and just relaxing - we had been touring pretty hard for the past four days, so we needed the rest! Unfortunately, my DBIL became ill later in the night - apparently the pizza did not agree with his system. I also had lots of trouble with acid reflux during the night, but I kind of expected that (everyone knows pizza is not the best food to eat when you have that problem, but sometimes I just give in to the craving) so I had no basis for complaint! Be assured, Giordano's pizza is wonderful and if you ever want to have pizza delivered at WDW, I would highly recommend them (just make sure you pack the Tums if you have indigestion problems like me)!!
