P.O.T.C. On Stranger Rides! The Missing Chapter,,Final Thoughts,, Preview Thoughts.

[winkers]

fI'm trying to be your inspiration Cherie, to gget you to work on your report, I still want to know about Disneyland.

It is sad isn't it...it's been almost 9 months are we're just barely into California.

 

[Thumper_Man]

Nebo.

Happy Belated Birthday.

Off to catch up again. Don't know how I keep getting behind. Oh yeah, now I remember, because I was on vacation. Now that I'm back at work, I have time to catch up.

 

[nebo]

My dad used to get a lot of mail asking for donations for groups that he did not support. A couple of times he put the Ed McMahon mail into the donation return envelope with a note that said, "It looks like this is a winner. The money's all yours."
And no wonder I love Ellen's dancing. I AM the embarrassing mom, even without alcohol.<Me!

I like that idea that your dad did, that's good.

I've been off the Dis for a few days, so I wanted to wish you a Happy (belated) Birthday!!! Hope you enjoyed it and had a happy thanksgiving.

MASH and cheesecake sounds like a great way to end the day.

Sorry, you're a tad too late on the cheesecake I don't know what happened to it .

Ouch! Okay, was that really necessary?

Do you remember the song? 1974, Beach Baby, by a studio group named First Class. Yes, a one hit wonder.

That's funny! Wish I could've seen that.

That's probably why they went with cardboard buckets not long after that.

That's alright, sir. Merely a handshake will do just fine, thank you.


Oh no, I insist, you catching that pun meant a lot to me....


Hah! Not that obvious. I kept trying to make the connection between England and band and then to Robert. I at first thought of this...

England = Band of Joy (from England)
Band of Joy = Robert Plant (in Band of Joy)
Robert Plant = Robert Englund
Robert Englund = Nightmare on Elm Street

I figured that was a little too convoluted, even for you. Took a second look, took out the band part, smacked myself on the forehead and got it.

That's funny, I can picture that: you know something's there, but, what?
But sadly, no, nothing is too convoluted for me, I've often led people down one of my roads to convolution only to have them get lost on the way while I'm scratchinig my head wondering why,,, until I re read or re think exactly what I just said.

Kinda like the above paragraph.




I see your point. But. First time we went was when DDs were 4 and 8. I was amazed at the technology behind it to make it seem so realistic. Still am.


It sounds like you haven't seen Monster Laugh floor yet? It's the same thing.


I'll have to do some creative spelling to get this in, so bear with me.

Alec: "Now here's a couple of clothes HORs."
Steve: "That's clothes horses."
Alec: "I didn't know the plural of HORe was whorses."

Yeah, I like that.




Trust me... don't bother.

It's done, did it today. Had to. Geesh.

 

[pkondz]

Do you remember the song? 1974, Beach Baby, by a studio group named First Class. Yes, a one hit wonder.

I do... and I don't. I remember the chorus for sure. The rest, not so much. I had to go listen to it to make sure we were on the same page, 'cause I thought it was the Beach Boys. I'm wondering if maybe it was used in a commercial or a movie and that's where I remember it from...

It sounds like you haven't seen Monster Laugh floor yet? It's the same thing.

You're right! I've never seen Monster Laugh floor. I thought it was animatronics. For some reason I always forget about it when I'm there.

It's done, did it today. Had to. Geesh.

My condolences to you and your lost lunch.

 

[pkondz]

BTW. Finally at home on the DIS and checked out the WKRP vid. As well as the 3 vids in the last chapter. Very nice, and thanks!

 

[Piglets Mommy]

Happy Belated Birthday, Nebo! I'm back from vacation, and caught up! Loved the updates, and can't wait for more!

 

[Thumper_Man]

There was 4 of them all total, eating my dead impatiens in my pots that were euthanized by the first frost.

Ta Da!

I just may have to go hunting in your backyard next year.

Knock,,,,,,,,,

three times on the ceiling if you want me,,

I had to laugh when I read this. Lady H and I were just listening to this song the other day. We went to one of our local casino's on Thanksgiving. We saw that he's putting on a show there but didn't remember what songs he sang. So we did a search for him on our phones (yes we are techy junkies) to see what songs he sang. That was the first song that came up so we listened to it. He'll be performing December 10th @ 8pm if you're interested in coming down to see him.

We boarded, it moved, it stopped, we sat.
Took about 15 minutes before we got underway again, nodt sure what was wrong, the omnipresent voice over went silent as well.

This happened to me last year. Monorail ahead of us broke down. What I thought would only take an hour took almost 2.

that this is the best time for these kind of drinks,,,,
when it's getting late and you want one more drink but probably not too much alcohol,

Not my pre-made drinks.

Kind of hard to tell what you're looking at, isn't it?

Looks like a bunch of martini's with celery sticks.

Ok. Maybe not.

This time the monorail worked just fine.

Let's do the dance of joy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfPg5LjGYz8

Anyway, I want you all to know there will be no more trouble from the Beast for the rest of our stay at Disney, no more sadness, no more gnashing of teeth.

Repeat the dance of joy.

On the trip home?

That's another story!

That doesn't sound good.

No fault of BLT, but it's where we got the bad news from home, then we got the bad news from the CCC, and well, I'm looking forward to getting out of here before I come down with Cystic Fibrosis or Anthrax or whatever else is waiting to happen to us while we are staying here.

Eye problems.

I had a sick feeling in my stomach when we walked in, and it turned out my sick feeling was correct,,,, I HATE when that happens!

Must be from the lack of alcohol from that drink you had before going to bed.

Ok, time for a mystery picture, I'll even throw two at you:

Never done this ride either. Hopefully next trip we can.

Meet the Jammitors!

This is the first time we have really stopped and listened to them and I expected more. I think their set lasted only 8 minutes.

I've never been able to catch up with these guys. Again, hopefully next trip.

Say hi to Crush.

Hi Crush.

Yep, once every 3 years here is enough, thank you Ellen, at least she didn't do her dance.

Haven't seen Ellen either. 2 trips to WDW. Out of those 2 trips, we've been to Epcot 4 times and we've yet to still see this. I think mostly because of what we've read here on the Dis is why we avoid it. You have me realizing how much of Epcot we have not seen. I'll have to make a list and make sure to do those first.

This is probably the longest show in Disney, when it was done it was also time for our fastpass at Test Track.

This is probably why I miss so much of Epcot. Spend all my time on TT.

After one final "Sure am" in chorus at the right time during the ride, we headed over to Showcase Plaza to watch Illuminations.

This is a must for us as well. Even though some say it's dated, I never get tired of watching it.

As the last glowing piece of phosphorous fell into the water, we were off like a shot for the exit.

The running of the bulls. We're usually some of the last people out of the parks. Take our time getting out. I've learned this is one of the best times to also take pictures. No one getting in your way and ruining your picture.

(oh, i'm missing MASH, hmm, wonder what's in the fridge, is that cheesecake still in there? And why am I telling all of you this?)

I was watching MASH last week while on vacation.

Thanks for another great chapter.

 

[nebo]

I do... and I don't. I remember the chorus for sure. The rest, not so much. I had to go listen to it to make sure we were on the same page, 'cause I thought it was the Beach Boys. I'm wondering if maybe it was used in a commercial or a movie and that's where I remember it from...

Yes, it has been used in commercials, though I couldn't tell you which ones.

You're right! I've never seen Monster Laugh floor. I thought it was animatronics. For some reason I always forget about it when I'm there.

Don't forget it next time, it's worth it just to hear Roz.

My condolences to you and your lost lunch.

I haven't read a Dean Koontz book in many hyears, and am just starting Taken.

Happy Belated Birthday, Nebo! I'm back from vacation, and caught up! Loved the updates, and can't wait for more!

Hey, I wan't to know how it went, the magic still there for you?

I just may have to go hunting in your backyard next year.

About six months after I moved in, before the development was even near being finished, I came home from work to find my neighbor with the garage door open...
and a doe hanging from the rafters. He told me he just cracked, and grabbed his bow!

I had to laugh when I read this. Lady H and I were just listening to this song the other day. We went to one of our local casino's on Thanksgiving. We saw that he's putting on a show there but didn't remember what songs he sang. So we did a search for him on our phones (yes we are techy junkies) to see what songs he sang. That was the first song that came up so we listened to it. He'll be performing December 10th @ 8pm if you're interested in coming down to see him.

Knock three Times, Tie a yellow Ribbon, Candida,,,,um, thanks, I'll pass,,,, let me know when Barry Manilow comes to town, though.

This happened to me last year. Monorail ahead of us broke down. What I thought would only take an hour took almost 2.

Yeah, I had no idea it broke down as often as Test Track until we stayed at a monorail resort.



Looks like a bunch of martini's with celery sticks.



Ok. Maybe not.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfPg5LjGYz8




Never done this ride either. Hopefully next trip we can.



I've never been able to catch up with these guys. Again, hopefully next trip.


Haven't seen Ellen either. 2 trips to WDW. Out of those 2 trips, we've been to Epcot 4 times and we've yet to still see this. I think mostly because of what we've read here on the Dis is why we avoid it. You have me realizing how much of Epcot we have not seen. I'll have to make a list and make sure to do those first.

Gotta do the Land ride, and gotta see Ellen, Ellen will wow you the first time you see it.

This is probably why I miss so much of Epcot. Spend all my time on TT.

Yeah, I've gone back to likeing TT better than Soarin', apostrophe trademarked.

This is a must for us as well. Even though some say it's dated, I never get tired of watching it.

Who says?
Yeah, and a fine wine and a classic boubon are dated too, that's what makes them so good!

The running of the bulls. We're usually some of the last people out of the parks. Take our time getting out. I've learned this is one of the best times to also take pictures. No one getting in your way and ruining your picture.

That's why we like to do EMH at Epcot, except at TT and Soarin', the rest of the park is empty after 10:30



Thanks for another great chapter.

My pleasure, and hope to have a new chapter up later tonight.

 

[Thumper_Man]

Knock three Times, Tie a yellow Ribbon, Candida,,,,um, thanks, I'll pass,,,, let me know when Barry Manilow comes to town, though.

You won't have to travel far then. According to his website, he'll be in Chicago Feb. 2-4, 2012 at the Chicago Theater. Tickets are already on sale.

 

[nebo]

You won't have to travel far then. According to his website, he'll be in Chicago Feb. 2-4, 2012 at the Chicago Theater. Tickets are already on sale.

Thanks a lot!

 

[nrod]

Nope. Last few years he played back in the NFL (Bills, Chargers and finished with the Patriots in 2005).


I saw Flutie at lunch the other day. He lives a few towns away and was having lunch at a restaurant at the mall and so was I. He does commentary for ABC/ESPN College Football now.

Also Ponzi, I didn't know you followed Football. My friend's brother played for your team a few years ago. I think he retired five years ago or so. He really liked it up there (but I think his wife preferred home). Anyway, glad to hear the team is having a good year. Go Blue Bombers!!

 

[nebo]

Off topic here for a second;

It doesn't matter how many times I've seen it, when clicking channels on the tv and I come upon Jurrasic Park, I usually stop clicking. I've read the book a few times and just think Michael Crichton was very underrated as an author.
I just think the whole idea of getting Dino DNA from mosquitos caught in amber, (fossilized tree sap) was beyond brilliant. But the best part of the book wasn't even in the movie. That even though the computer looks for all 38 dinosaurs every hour to perform a roll call, and they supposedly can't reproduce, the computer isn't programmed to look for a 39th, or 40th dino. DUH
Don't know how they left that out of the movie.

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Thursday, September 15, 2011 Anno Domini

That morning we leisurely took our time packing, in no specific hurry to get out of here and get over to the Animal Kingdom Lodge.

Right!

I was like a drill sargeant, I couldn't get over there fast enough, I had had enough from Faulty Towers.

Speaking of Faulty, I had a chance to stand at the sliding doors here at home a couple of days ago and do my best Basil impression. Mischief had brought home another mouse, I think it was dead, but you never know,
that hasn't always been the case.
As she stood there on the other side of the screen door holding this thing in her mouth I yelled:
"No, no need. We have mice, here, in the building!"

Guess you had to be there.
Or here.

One thing about being way up here, Mr. Faulty would have loved it, knowing how he likes to shake his fist at God or yell at him, if he did it on our balcony up here it would be a local call.

But I was pretty excited about checking into the AKL, it seemed like it was a fresh start for us.
Everything is done, even the car is fixed and don't have to worry about that,,and we still have two parks we haven't even been in this trip! Allllriiiight! Dance with me, Roderigo.

One thing though, we have a detour first on our way to AKL, a Walgreens in Kissimmee.

This wasn't in the original plan, I had expected the supply I brought down to last,,, but with all that happened, a lot of pills were used as mood altering meds and not just
for pain.
Tuesday early evening after we got back from picking up the car I phoned in for a re-fill, you think that timing of the car had something to do with it?

Diane asked me, "You sure you're not addicted to the painkillers?"

"Not at all," I replied. "What I'm addicted to is walking through Walgreens to get to the pharmacy counter in the back." "That I can't get enough of, I need my Walgreen's fix."

After standing on the balcony for a few minutes one last time, looking at the lake, looking at the pool, looking at the aluminum garden, bell service was at our door and we left the room.

All the way down the guy kept asking where our car was, and maybe I should go and get the car why he waits with our stuff on the cart, out in front, but I told him it was only about 5 slots down in the second aisle on the right.

Actually, I had considered doing just that, but after I told him where the car was and I heard this big, fake SIIIGHHH come out of his lungs, I thought, screw it, you want the tip, you can walk to the car for it.
It wasn't like he was carrying our stuff, it was on a cart for goodness sake, you know, with WHEELS!

Now I wished I was parked further away!
Like Pop Century.

But what nearly did him in and almost cost him a hand was when we got to the car and I unlocked the back hatch, he FOOLISHLY tried to throw a suitcase into the back.

I just stood back and watched:
Nobody, but NOBODY packs our car with our stuff besides Smidgy!

He hadn't even let go yet, Smidgy saw him and shrieked, grabbed the suitcase and flung it to the ground.

After she RIPPED the suitcase out of his hands, I walked up to him and smiled, and handed him a five dollar bill, told him "Thank you very much". As he walked away pushing his cart, he was shaking his head and looking at his hand, counting his fingers.

All loaded, we took one last look around, and pulled out
of this Miami Holiday Inn. Please understand, my opinions of BLT would more than likely be much better if things and circumstances hadn't gone as they ended up going.

One thing I was kind of surprised at, we never ate at the Wave, never ate at the Contempo Cafe, or even the snack bar by the Contemporary Pool. About the only thing we did or used at the Contemporary was the monorail, and the resort store for morning newspapers.

Speaking of pools, after experiencing them all, of the pools connected to high rise resorts at Disney that don't seem like normal Disney, I much prefer the Grotto Pool over at the Swan and Dolphin.
I'd stay at the Dolphin in a hearbeat again over BLT, the Dolphin and the area it's in, just seem more like Disney, even if it's not.

Our route to Sherbeth road and rt. 192 would take us virtually right past the AKL.

Or, well, it should have.

This is why I hate driving on World Drive, we can never get it right where we are going from over here. We thought we were taking the right exit, but next thing we know, we are going past Fort Wilderness and on our way to Port Orleans. After working our way down to Beuna Vista Drive, all is ok with us again and found the right Walgreens in Kissimee.

I love Buena Vista, to me it's the heart of Disney, goes to everything there, except the Magic Kingdom and the Monorail resorts.

Going into the Walgreens felt really strange, it was so similar to my own Walgreens here at home.

As I stood at the pharmacy counter and the guy rang up my purchase, ok, ok, my darn pills! I mentioned that to him, and that I'm 1250 miles away, but I feel like I'm back in Carpentersville.

He laughed, and said, "Yeah, but I'll bet your Walgreens isn't filled with Disney T-shirts and souveneirs."

He had me there:

"No, mine is filled with signs telling you to get your winter flu shots before the rush." "And that Depends are on sale".

He liked that.
I always enjoy conversing with the native population as long as they are not trying to see how much they can get out of my credit cards.

He wasn't kidding though about the Disney stuff, it filled up a couple aisles, by the way, if you need to bring back Disney stuff for
family and friends, hit the nearest Walgreens, far cheaper.

On To Jambo House!
Now I'm really happy, got my refill right to the day I was supposed to, and now we are going to stay at a studio in Jambo House!

At the guard house, of course I sat there and kept revving it up as I gave my license to the guard guy.
He handed it back to me and told us where to go but I wasn't done yet, "So, whatcha thing, sound like 1645 dollars to you?" Hey, after having to coast up to CBR and then BLT at the guard houses cuz of the exhaust system, or lack thereof, I was flaunting it baby!

He just stood there perplexed and Diane told me to go, so I went and goed.

We pulled up, a guy told us where to temporarilly leave our car while we checked in and we went inside.

Now, even though our car is sitting right outside, on the same level plane we are on, and even though we didn't climb any ramps or cross any bridges to get here, we are now walking into the lobby which is on the third floor.

Once again, we have Disney Math, in action!

There were rooms right next to the main lobby entrance, would never want any of these rooms totally facing nothing but parking lot, but there are tons of them along this 3rd floor wall....
so technically, you could fall off your 3rd floor porch and be airborne for about 4 inches of freefall before you landed!
"Yep, 3rd floor it was when I fell, landed on my feet, not a scratch!"

The first floor is on the other side of the building where the savannahs are, and below the "room trail" where the pool is.

I'm not sure where the second floor is, I think it's in Limbo somewhere, or where they keep the dead giraffe that keep getting struck by lightning before they end up at Boma's.
Yeah, now there was some good thinkin alright, "Let's put the tallest land animals in the world on open plains, in the lightning capital of the world."
They've had plenty of crispy critters there, but I disgust.
("The one and only cereal that comes in the shape of animals")

Oh yes, entering the lobby:

On a bright, SUNNY DAY!

The Animal Kingdom Lodge!

Anybody shaking your heads out there?

The Mines of Moria were brighter.

This is the only place in the world that orders 1 watt light bulbs, and uses them!

And I'm not talking the new CFL kind, I mean the old incandescent type. We had a 3-way bulb by our table in our room, 1-3-5 watt.

There was a trip report writer a few years back named La La, who best described what it's like to walk into the lobby.

Five steps in your party has to drop and roll, there is no way you can see a thing coming from the sunlight outside.

I immediately started to do that, but before I got down to my knees, Diane yanked me back up with a "I'll do the leading."

Once again, she's dragging me along, I just wished that it would have been by the hand, like normal, instead of grabbing my belt and dragging me like a child's pull toy.

"Pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop."


We eventually stopped somewhere where I could feel wood in front of me, and then I heard a disembodied voice say, "Welcome home."

It could have been a speaker on a wall, it could have been God, it could have been the Wizard of Oz, I couldn't tell, I couldn't see.

Oh, we are at the counter, ok, I got it, gotta be smart now, don't let my guard down, even if I can't see, be smart and don't let them take advantage of us.

Diane did most of the talking, I just stood next to her looking clever and smart, and slowly I could begin to see the outline of a woman standing in front of me.


Finally, after all the id changing, driver's license info and verification with credit cards, we established that she was, indeed, a Disney cast member, and we got down and dirty:
(asterisk >*<)

"Ok, your room is ready, on the fifth floor with a savannah view," she told us.

Ok, now I know it's going to be the fifth floor, those are where the DVC rooms are, but almost all the standard studio rooms are pool view rooms for the DVC, I heard there was only a few savannah rooms.

At first this sounded great, we weren't expecting a savannah room, but little warning lights went off in my head.

She said we were going to be down the Zebra Trail, which I was pretty sure we would be too, so that was no surprise.

We stayed here once before, back in '02 when we first got back together, stayed here for only 3 nights, but it was also a ways down the zebra trail, just on a different floor.

And I remember that walk to our room got very old after a while.

I asked her to make a little circle on the map where our room was.

She made a circle that covered about one third of the resort map and slid it back to me.

"Ok, you just circled the United States, can you narrow it down to the same county we're in now?", and I slid it back to her.

She reluctantly made a small circle inside the circle,,,,
way at the very end of the zebra trail, that is actually in a suburb of Fort Lauderdale.


Nope, not gonna work, savannah view or not.
Th pool is about a halfway point, and our room was between the pool and the edge of the world last time, and the walk then was brutal.

Plus, I was 9 years younger then.

We politely mentioned my bad foot and asked for something closer in, we expected to get a pool view room, anyway.

"But sir, this room is ready, now for you."

"Great, it can be ready, now, for somebody else then, too,
what else you got?"

She looked some more and I was losing hope.
Turned out no need.

"Oh, here's a room overlooking the pool, will that be ok?"

Smidgy and I looked at each other, turned and nodded in harmony.
"When will it be ready?" I asked.

"Oh, it's ready now."



Back outside buggage service unloaded our laggage onto a cart and said they'd be there in ten minutes, we went in search of room 5634.

About all I can say about the room location is that I don't believe we could have gotten a better room!

It was at the end of the regular hallway before it temporarilly widens, with windows overlooking the pool on one side and savannah on the other, with a huge opening to the floors below, and right where the elevators are around the corner.

Since the hallway is dark and the room numbers small on the doors, being the last room before the elevators made it easy to find time after time.

In five minutes the guy was there with our stuff, and there went another 5 bucks.

It would appear I don't really have any room pictures from here, so let me descibe it to you:
It had a bed, a couch, a tv, bathroom, table and two chairs.
Ok?

Really, it was your basic Disney studio design, without the long galley type kitchen that BLT had. I like this better
but the one thing I don't really like in here is the lighting,
not kidding, it's like a nightlight over the table and beds.

And the room definately seemed and felt much bigger than BLT, over there my side of the bed was only a couple of inches from the wall, here I had plenty of room to roll off and
fall on my head.

Ok, I know, what's the view, what can you see from the balcony, I'll be happy to show you.

Standing on our balcony, looking to the left:

Yes, the creme de restistance', looking directly in front of us;

Now THIS, looks like paradise to me, picture doesn't do justice, it was much prettier in person.

By now it was only a little after 11, we through away our stuff right quickly and changed to go down to the pool.

Somebody said earlier when we checked into BLT that if I keep teasing Smidgy, I'm going to lose a drawer to her for my stuff. Well, you are exactly right, that's what happened, this dresser thingy only had 5 drawers, she got 3 of them.

I didn't care.
With my mug in one hand, and Uncle John's Bathroom Reader in the other, we went in search of an easy way to get to the pool.

Hey, you just never know, maybe these elevators here
will like me!

* (did you see what happened there? I made comment about Lord of the Rings, and my brain wasn't done yet with it I guess, it morphed then into something that sounds like Treebeard, the Ent, wasn't planned. "We have decided after much deliberation that you are indeed not orcs."

 

[jakeybake]

Looking forward to another great chapter. They are getting better and better.

I must say that no matter how many times I see Illuminations I still get chills and choked up like it's my first time. And as great as it is on a nightly basis, the holiday version is that much better. Walter Cronkite and Peace on Earth. If that doesn't choke you up nothing will!

I'm 4 days away from my annual conference and am chomping at the bit to get this week over with.

Nebo, I have been monitoring the weather like some kind of deranged stalker, given what you, Smidgy and I went through last year, and I am happy to say that it looks like mid 70's all week. That being said I still think I should bring my window scraper just to be safe and to avoid having to use a credit card each morning like last year!

Happy to update all of my friends here with any questions you might have while I'm there. Staying at POP again and hoping to avoid the Beach Club blues!!

Jay

P. S. Just heard my Sox offered the Managers position to Bobby Valentine. I think it's a great move. An old school, kick in the A@# kind of manager is just what they need after Tito let the inmates run the asylum the last 3 years!

 

[Backstage_Gal]

WTH, your room was ready??? What are you trying to do here, break tradion of just getting to the pool when the phone rings??

Now, even though our car is sitting right outside, on the same level plane we are on, and even though we didn't climb any ramps or cross any bridges to get here, we are now walking into the lobby which is on the third floor.

Once again, we have Disney Math, in action!

I worked at Wilderness Lodge for 3 1/2 years, 2001-04. So a couple of weeks ago, our work team had a function to attend there in the Admin conference room. Nobody knew where it was. So I bravely led the charge and said: follow me!
I tell a girl to push floor 2. She said there is no floor 2?? Hmmm, OK, let try the service elevator, I say, maybe I forgot and it's one of those hidden floors. We get there, and I look at the side of the door and it says we ARE on floor 2!!! Heck, I forgot, 1st floor is the service area We actually need to go to floor 3.
A mind is a terrible thing to lose....

Glad you got a great location and thing are looking up

 

[winkers]

It wasn't like he was carrying our stuff, it was on a cart for goodness sake, you know, with WHEELS!

yes, but were they square wheels or those new-fangled round wheels?

Now that I've typed "new-fangled", I'm questioning if that's a proper word or just something my Mom made up......

, I just wished that it would have been by the hand, like normal, instead of grabbing my belt and dragging me like a child's pull toy.

"Pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop."

."

some times I think you write these things just to get me in trouble!





oh, I've never seen Jurasic Park

 

[smidgy]

funny you should mention it, I'm wearing my Disney Dreams Tshirt right now! the one I bought at a walgreens i nFlorida for 12.99 (don't ask me which walgreens, we have visited at least 4 walgreens in fla. probably more....)

steve, you forgot to mention the other thing our Walgreens in Carpentersville has: half the signs in spanish!

great chapter.. it doesn't matter how many times I tell the bellhops, "I'll put the stuff in the car" they insist on arguing with me or just "taking over"...Iknow exactly which suitcase, box, case of pop, whatever, goes where. and not everything goes in to every resort. and then I have the same argument with the bellhop when we arrive at the next resort. the guy by the car has one job: put the luggage on the cart. it's another guy who bring it to the room... so this guy has to look efficient.. so he just starts grabbing stuff! sigh.

nebo forgot to mention the lovebugs on the balcony.. all over the floor. couldn't find a broom, so called housekeepig to send one up.. sweeping the balcony became a daily chore. but I'm sure nebo will get into the lovebugs in a bit...

 

[Backstage_Gal]

Smidgy, the poor love bugs have only 2 weeks for a lifetime of love. They don't bite, they don't stink, all they want is love..... Que the Beatles

 

[jakeybake]

"Once again, she's dragging me along, I just wished that it would have been by the hand, like normal, instead of grabbing my belt and dragging me like a child's pull toy."

"Pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop."


"We eventually stopped somewhere where I could feel wood in front of me"

So many jokes come to mind here but alas this is a family website........

Jay

 

[mmeb144]

Standing on our balcony, looking to the left:

Yes, the creme de restistance', looking directly in front of us;

Now THIS, looks like paradise to me, picture doesn't do justice, it was much prettier in person.

Yes, it does look like paradise. So tropical, so Jurassic Park...

 

[Piglets Mommy]

Hey, I wan't to know how it went, the magic still there for you?

Yes, it was still magical! We had lots of pleasant CM's! We got sick, which wasn't so magical, but still felt the Disney Magic in the parks and at the resort....even at such a busy time. LOVED POFQ!


That is an awesome view you had at AKV!