Our Seemingly Silly Semi-Illogical Four Day Whirlwind Trip

[medicgirl911]

I am only on page 7 and I have to get to bed!!!! I can't wait to finish reading your trip "story" I just finished about Mission Space, Test Track and Soarin, I am such a huge ride chicken, lets just say I even got slightly nervous on Peter Pan since our ships went up in the air but you have given me confidence I can handle these three without a problem!! can't wait to finish catching up, I am crossing my fingers for a slow nite in the ER tonite so I can read some more!!!!!!

 

[TiggerandTink]

That was GREAT!

 

[blossombrd]

I've been a lurker for a few days, (yes, another newbie!) and I didn't have to wait long for the suspense about the "thing not to be mentioned" in the tweed bag, because I just finished reading your story! Great timing, huh?

But it was still exciting, reading up to it all this time and knowing a couple of hours ago that I was getting close! You are a terrific story teller, and I think your surprise was a good one!

You've "picked me up" at a time when I needed some laughs, and I love the feeling that I am there. I was planning to go to the world this year...until I lost my job a week ago. I'm just telling myself it's a minor setback, and I'll have another job in no time and the plans will continue!

I'll be hanging around waiting for more suspense.....what will you do with that mug???

 

[iluvsushi]

Kay,

Loved your suspenseful surprise! I, too, thought it might be another refillable mug, but never guessed it would be from DL. Really amazing how similar the designs are. Now you've got me wondering if this "mystery mug" will play a part in one of your other adventures at DW on this trip.

- Iluvsushi

 

[Kay7979]

Hello again!

I'll be back with comments later, but for now, here are those Mug Shots I promised. First the WL and the GC mugs together. As you can see, the fact that one is white and one is tan is the biggest difference. Then the group shot. Can anyone date the Grand Floridian mugs?

 

[Liz]

I have that same Dixie Landings mug! Seems like we got it about in 2000 but I'm not sure.

 

[Kay7979]

Hope you’re having a nice Sunday evening.

Your "tap-jogging" just cracks me up picturing it in my mind!!! I can just see parents shielding their children's eyes and telling them its not polite to stare!!

I wasn’t sure I could describe it in a way that anyone could picture it. I only do it in public when no one is looking. I think.

Kay7979,
I've been lurking for a few months, but I had to register so I could tell you how much I've been enjoying your trip report. I check back each night to see if you've written anything new. Keep up the good work!

SmallWorld71: Hello new reader! You registered just to come out of lurking for my report? That’s one of the nicest compliments I’ve ever gotten. Thanks!!!

Great surprise, Kay, Loved it!

Your reports are so much fun to read, I totally love them!

Backstage_Gal: I’m glad it came as a surprise. Thanks so much for kind words. I love having you as a reader.

OOooh, pretty. I want one!

I just checked eBay because I seriously would like to have one of these, and I DON'T ever intend to vacation at Disneyland, I just like the mug, okay?! Those of you who know me, know that I purchased a POR refillable mug and never once refilled that sucker. So my track record is pretty undistinguished where getting my money's worth is concerned.

I'm so glad you didn't forget the:

Detective/spy equipment
Pool-Hopper electrocution kit

Whew!

So bunnysmum, you’re admitting that you’re a Bad Investor? You’re probably one of the few examples of Disney coming out ahead on a mug sale. I hope you get a PIN code to stay at the Grand Floridian for $99/night as a reward.

I hope you’ll be hanging out at the pool with us as we keep an eye out for pool-hopping suspects. That spy equipment should come in handy, and if we find any offenders, we’ll need to run back to the room to get the Pool-Hopper electrocution kit.

good read/report , thanks!

fourier: Oh boy, another new reader. Hello and welcome! Thanks for stopping by and letting me know you’re reading.

I am only on page 7 and I have to get to bed!!!! I can't wait to finish reading your trip "story" I just finished about Mission Space, Test Track and Soarin, I am such a huge ride chicken, lets just say I even got slightly nervous on Peter Pan since our ships went up in the air but you have given me confidence I can handle these three without a problem!! can't wait to finish catching up, I am crossing my fingers for a slow nite in the ER tonite so I can read some more!!!!!!

medicgirl911: And another new reader! I’m glad my ride reviews convinced you to give those three rides a try. They are not so very dangerous or scary. I’m surprised you’re timid after seeing your “name” and what you do for a living. My goodness, you face far scarier things on a daily basis! I hope you get a chance to catch up reading soon, but don’t leave anyone bleeding in a corner while you read my report!

That was GREAT!

TiggerandTink. I am delighted that you’re delighted!!!!

I've been a lurker for a few days, (yes, another newbie!) and I didn't have to wait long for the suspense about the "thing not to be mentioned" in the tweed bag, because I just finished reading your story! Great timing, huh?

But it was still exciting, reading up to it all this time and knowing a couple of hours ago that I was getting close! You are a terrific story teller, and I think your surprise was a good one!

You've "picked me up" at a time when I needed some laughs, and I love the feeling that I am there. I was planning to go to the world this year...until I lost my job a week ago. I'm just telling myself it's a minor setback, and I'll have another job in no time and the plans will continue!

I'll be hanging around waiting for more suspense.....what will you do with that mug???

blossombrd: Hello, and welcome! This is a great weekend for meeting new readers. Thanks for saying hello. I’m really sorry to hear about you suddenly losing your job. I truly hope you find another job, and an even better one, very soon.

Kay, Loved your suspenseful surprise! I, too, thought it might be another refillable mug, but never guessed it would be from DL. Really amazing how similar the designs are. Now you've got me wondering if this "mystery mug" will play a part in one of your other adventures at DW on this trip.

iluvsushi: We would never dare take the Imposter Mug out of our room. Or would we?

I have that same Dixie Landings mug! Seems like we got it about in 2000 but I'm not sure.

Liz: Hi again. I’m not sure what year Dixie Landings changed names to Port Orleans Riverside, but I know it’s been a few years. I was happy to get that mug since it’s the first Disney Resort I stayed at. I did a solo trip the year it opened. The mansion section wasn’t even open yet. I stayed in Alligator Bayou and really enjoyed it. I am still very partial to that resort. I love the walk along the river and all the great landscaping.

 

[nebo]

Wow! I am Shuddering, Shocked, and Shamed.
I can't believe this from Special K.

The thing-which-must-not-be-mentioned:

As my friend from the place down the road would say:

You can not use this pretty mug
You can not act so feeling smug

You can not fill this empty cup
This isn't your's from which to sup

Please do not fill this empty glass
Please do not make yourself an @@@

Kay, great job writing. I'm loving it. Crap. sound like a Mcdonalds commercial.

 

[SunKat]

I'm off to call the mug police.



You bad, Kay. You baaaaaad!!!

And Nebo wrote you a poem. How cool!!

Once again, thanks for entertaining us, Kay. I loved seeing all those old mugs, too.

Maybe next time you can smuggle in a mug from, dare I say...Universal. Just for fun, ya know?

Do they sell those pool hopper electrocution kits on e-bay? I'm just sayin.

 

[bunnysmum]

With apologies to Nebo and Kay alike....may I?

Here is a mug, you may refill
Please use the lid, so's not to spill.
But wait! You may not drink and sit,
Unless you just now paid for it!

You cannot bring your mug that's old,
But must use those that HERE are sold,
Your vintage mug at home must stay.
To drink up here, and now, you'll pay!

Yes even peeps like Bunnysmum,
Who used their mugs in ways called...dumb,
Must buy another, every trip
If they wish to fill and sip.

So take that old mug back inside,
Back in the tweed bag, to reside.
You may not use it by the pool,
Those who do are just not cool.

You may not fill with pop or tea,
You may not fill at all, you see.
Please take your Disneylandish mug,
We do not like that shameless plug

For theme parks that are way out west
(Don't you know Flor-i-da's are best?)
We do not like your oldish mug,
So hide it under yonder rug.

(Sorry, it just sort of spilled out onto my keyboard, and I couldn't stop it....

 

[Mumbler]

Kay,

What a great description of the WL pool! I, too, felt like it was there with you. I also thought it was hilarious that you can listen for the furious splashing and know that Lowell can't be far behind. For some reason that makes me like him even more!

Also, the mug from DL was totally worth all of the suspense! I really liked the pics of all of your other mugs, very cool! I really like your counter tops and backsplash as well (I need new countertops!)

Keep the excellent report comin'!!!

 

[Kay7979]

Hello everybody. I hope you had a great weekend. Thanks for reading, and for taking time to leave comments. I love it!

I'm still looking for a few of our vacationing readers to show up today and check in.

Wow! I am Shuddering, Shocked, and Shamed.
I can't believe this from Special K. As my friend from the place down the road would say:

You can not use this pretty mug
You can not act so feeling smug

You can not fill this empty cup
This isn't your's from which to sup

Please do not fill this empty glass
Please do not make yourself an @@@

Kay, great job writing. I'm loving it. Crap. sound like a Mcdonalds commercial.

Nebo: Thanks Nebo for the Dr. Seuss tribute! For those of you who don’t get the inside joke, Nebo’s report includes a trip to the “I-4 Place” aka Universal, in which he meets his “hero” the Cat in the Hat. After reading that report segment, I took part of Nebo’s prior episode which was a funny scene at a swimming pool, and “rewrote” the events in the style of the Seuss rhyme, “Green Eggs and Ham.” Nebo is now returning the favor with a synopsis of my episode converted to rhyme. Thanks again, Nebo. I assume this means you’ve caught up reading my report!

I'm off to call the mug police.



You bad, Kay. You baaaaaad!!!

And Nebo wrote you a poem. How cool!!

Once again, thanks for entertaining us, Kay. I loved seeing all those old mugs, too.

Maybe next time you can smuggle in a mug from, dare I say...Universal. Just for fun, ya know?

Do they sell those pool hopper electrocution kits on e-bay? I'm just sayin.

SunKat: Mug Police!!! But I’m innocent! I haven’t even taken it out of the room much less filled it. And maybe I never will. You’ll have to wait and see!

Bringing a mug from Universal would be WAAAAAY worse than a mug from Disneyland. Tell you what, though. I double dog dare you to bring one and take it with you to dinner at Whispering Canyon Café! And no, you can’t buy a Pool Hopper electrocution kit on eBay, or even on the late night Infomercials. Remember, Lowell is Mr. Fix-It, mechanical genius. Need I say more? Maybe just this: Patent Pending.

With apologies to Nebo and Kay alike....may I?

You may not fill with pop or tea,
You may not fill at all, you see.
Please take your Disneylandish mug,
We do not like that shameless plug

(Sorry, it just sort of spilled out onto my keyboard, and I couldn't stop it....

bunnysmum: I like this part the best, but as the saying goes, “It’s All Good.”

I ask you all: Do I not have the best and cleverest readers? It’s little wonder I take you all along on our trip!

Kay,

What a great description of the WL pool! I, too, felt like it was there with you. I also thought it was hilarious that you can listen for the furious splashing and know that Lowell can't be far behind. For some reason that makes me like him even more!

Also, the mug from DL was totally worth all of the suspense! I really liked the pics of all of your other mugs, very cool! I really like your counter tops and backsplash as well (I need new countertops!)

Keep the excellent report comin'!!!

Mumbler: I’m glad you enjoyed hanging out at the pool and liked the mug surprise. We’ll be at the pool a couple more times, having sun and fun while doing Pool-Hopper Detective Duty.

I told Lowell you find him a likeable and sympathetic character due to his furious splashing and inability to swim well. He laughed at that, so thanks! He’s so good at most everything, he needs a few flaws to keep him humble. And speaking of good at everything, you mentioned the kitchen counter and backsplash: I had the tile listello trim custom made with the dark granite diamonds that match the countertops. Lowell installed the listello and did all the rest of the tumbled marble backsplash, as well as tiling the kitchen and dining area floor. He also built our 17 foot stone fireplace all by himself. He really is Mr. Fix-it. Now if only I could get him to hang up his coat, life would be perfect!

 

[bunnysmum]

I did read your Seuss-ish poem on Nebo's TR and loved it. I hope you and Nebo both will pardon my poetry. It's hard to resist jumping in like that. My sister and I often IM in Seussian couplets, both of us having read and re-read his stories to our respective offspring ad nauseum.

In addition, there is a very long and funny parody of the "Green Eggs and Ham" schtick in my profession, based on yearly reports that we are forced to do. So, it's hard to get the Seuss outta my brain sometimes!!

 

[tiggerwannabe]

Nice DL backstory there Kay, thank you

We don't go til May so I gotz puhlenty of time to hang out here and read lotsa trip reports...

I look forward to read a UtahMama DL report, my question would be will she finish it before I go or no???

I'd have to say no

soooo, when's your next chapter comin out?

 

[Bari]

Clever poem, bunnysmum! This TR is loads of fun.

 

[Floridagram]

Oh my gosh! Do you realize you started this TR in November? I innocently happened upon it yesterday and enjoyed the first part and I thought surely it would be done by now. I have spent way to much time reading this the past 2 days and lo and behold, I am to the end and it is not done! I have and and

I have to tell you I am not very patient and though my suspense will not have to be contained as long as many others on this TR, and though I am thoroughly enjoying it, PLEASE HURRY before I off the walls!

I share your dream to stay at WL. I only live an hour away and have a timeshare so we never stay on property. It's hard to justify when we live so close plus can stay so close at the TS, which has cost us a fortune. Maybe someday, but it has been wonderful to experience it through you graphic details! Thanks for sharing!

 

[nebo]

Ok, Special K. It's our fault. Now, what are we going to do about it?

Bunnysmum needs intervention!
I have a feeling that she is going to talk like that for at least a week!

Nebo: Thanks Nebo for the Dr. Seuss tribute! For those of you who don’t get the inside joke, Nebo’s report includes a trip to the “I-4 Place” aka Universal, in which he meets his “hero” the Cat in the Hat. After reading that report segment, I took part of Nebo’s prior episode which was a funny scene at a swimming pool, and “rewrote” the events in the style of the Seuss rhyme, “Green Eggs and Ham.” Nebo is now returning the favor with a synopsis of my episode converted to rhyme. Thanks again, Nebo. I assume this means you’ve caught up reading my report!

Um, actually, well, no. I haven't caught up yet. I'm just pretending. I read the first 3 pages, and then the last 3 pages. You know, so if I posted it would be at least about current stuff.
There is a reason I do it this way. It keeps me in a constant state of confusion, so if I am ever captured, they can't get anything out of me, and maybe no one will get hurt.

 

[tiggerbell]

It keeps me in a constant state of confusion, so if I am ever captured, they can't get anything out of me, and maybe no one will get hurt.

Be honest - no one would get hurt but you. We know you too well, nebo.

 

[Kay7979]

Hi, everybody!

I did read your Seuss-ish poem on Nebo's TR and loved it. I hope you and Nebo both will pardon my poetry.

bunnysmum: I see this has sparked a new, somewhat related thread on the community board: bunnysmum’s Haiku thread. http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1356684

Ok, Special K. It's our fault. Now, what are we going to do about it?

Bunnysmum needs intervention!
I have a feeling that she is going to talk like that for at least a week!

nebo: You are a prophet now in addition to your other talents. Well, Haiku is not exactly Suess, but it’s still poetry.

Nice DL backstory there Kay, thank you We don't go til May so I gotz puhlenty of time to hang out here and read lotsa trip reports... I look forward to read a UtahMama DL report, my question would be will she finish it before I go or no??? I'd have to say no

soooo, when's your next chapter comin out?

tiggerwannabe

UtahMama is only talking a three or four day trip this time, so she may be done with the report in four months rather than six. She writes like I do. As for my next chapter? I have a Haiku for you!


Next Chapter is done
Like fine wine it now ages
Awaiting the proper time

Oh my gosh! Do you realize you started this TR in November? I innocently happened upon it yesterday and enjoyed the first part and I thought surely it would be done by now. I have spent way to much time reading this the past 2 days and lo and behold, I am to the end and it is not done! I have and and

I have to tell you I am not very patient and though my suspense will not have to be contained as long as many others on this TR, and though I am thoroughly enjoying it, PLEASE HURRY before I off the walls!

Floridagram: Welcome new reader! You have gotten through the most suspenseful parts, and the report is, after all, in the “ongoing trip reports” section rather than “completed trip reports” so you shouldn’t be surprised that it isn’t finished. I could do the Reader’s Digest Condensed Version, but I think my other readers would mutiny and make both of us walk the plank. I’m glad I have brought you lots of laughs and enjoyment. This story will probably last several more weeks, at the rate I’m going. I hope you’ll come to feel, “I’m so glad it isn’t over yet!”

 

[wvgoofyfan]

Hello Kay and All!

Just got back very late Sunday nite...and brrr is it cold here or what....looking forward to catching up to all I missed while I was away feeding my Disney Magic obsession.

I started out real good taking notes day by day,....but floundered around in the end and did not jot down one thing the last three days.....

This was just the best trip ever....if ya get a chance to do the P & P Party.....go for it! It was the best ever. And if you ever wondered if the Backstage Magic tour is worth it, I would have paid double...enough said!

Kay, I did not get a chance to go over and visit the WL....but I wanted too just for the boat ride and the photo opportunities. I took 497 pictures in 5 days plus the 124 photos on my photo pass...so am hoping I can reconstruct the trip just from pictures and do a trip report myself.

Now I need to go to work so I can start thinking about the next trip...and I promise you Kay to try and get "catched up" where I left off.....I know without even peeking that I've missed a couple of good installments.

Happy Valentines Day to All!

From A FUTURE CAST MEMBER FOR SURE~

When I make the move, you will all have to come down for a visit!