PrincessAurora
<font color=blue>Hmpphh! Who needs that boy in gre
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I was up at the crack of dawn with no adverse effects from my day of soggy debauchery. I sit outside on the patio, enjoying the early morning and see OTTERS! There they are! I am all gleeful. I hear a noise to my right. Now you must understand that the balconies are divided by a piece of wood for privacy but there is a gap forward towards the rail and back towards the door. If you lean forward and your neighbor is at the rail, you can see them.
So I glance next door and see a middle aged man, salt & pepper hair, facial hair, wearing a shirt and WHOA! no pants! Yup, I just saw my neighbors wiener and what a wiener it was. DAMN! This is starting to be a strange trip. I had to tell Tigger about the wiener sighting. He wants to know if Weiner Mans wife is on the balcony in the buff. No such luck.
Honestly, I REALLY hope that I dont see anymore strange wieners this trip unless they come on a bun! The neighbor, the Giant bat and Calvin the Deviant Dolphin are plenty. Well, I make a trip down stairs to get coffee for Tigger and we get on our way to Downtown Disney for some shopping. I speed shop through some stores, pointing out the yet to open Earl of Sandwich shop that had so many DISers up in arms. I told him that it use to be a deli but maybe this will be a good food store as well.
We get through the major stores (World of Disney) and are now getting rather peckish. We figure that a nice lunch before heading to DisneyQuest would be the ticket. Problem is the only thing close by is Fultons Crab House. Now if you have read my previous reports, you are aware of my tirade against Fultons, second only to Nine Dragons. I had my last dinner of vacation there in 2000 and it was just OK AND our waiter was weird.
Tigger wanted to try it and I was hungry. I figured it was lunch, that is different from dinner so decided to give it a go. As we were waiting for the place to open we see this family next to us waiting in their version of their Sunday Best. Ummm, Im going to pull out my soapbox here and say that young girls should NOT be allowed to dress like HOOKERS and have them think that is OK! Did these parents fall asleep in parent class? Do they have no sense whatsoever?! I wouldnt let my daughter out of the house looking like that. Just looking at these girls made me want to give them a 20. It was sad. Im putting away my soapbox now.
We ended up having a LOVELY lunch (reviews later) and will be putting Fultons back on the rotation. We managed to beat a hasty retreat as a family was seated with a small child that was screaming non-stop. Our timing was impeccable. We high tail it outta there and head over to DisneyQuest
Tigger likes video games so I thought this would be fun for him. Going in the afternoon minimizes crowds and assures that you can play all the games you want: The Disney website says Experience the first-ever indoor interactive Theme Park. It's a wildly imaginative wonderland featuring the highest of high-tech fun for kids and grown-ups. I will agree and disagree. When you first enter DQ, you are greeted with the Genie in the elevator that sets you up for a this is not your normal arcade kind of experience. However a Theme Park? I think that is stretching the point a bit. There are 5 different levels with different kinds of interactive games (most of which are covered with your admission). Here are a few that we went on.
Aladdin: This is a VR game where you fly on a magic carpet as Apu the monkey and try to free Princess Jasmine from Jafar. The helmet can be unwieldy and I had a great deal of trouble getting it to sit correctly so I could see. I spent most of my game watching things in a blur. It gave me a bit of a headache.
Comicbook Heros: This wasnt any better. You sit in chairs with VR helmets on and swing lightsabers at comic book bad guys. After while your arms get really tired and I had problems with my helmet coming off or the picture becoming a blur so I couldnt see. Im TRYING to kill the bad guys but I cant see and the saber thing hurts my hand.
Buzz Lightyear: This was a fun bumper car kind of thing. You have one person driving over balls that are sucked up into the car and one person as the gunner who loads these rubber balls into a hopper. You then fire them at other cars. If you hit targets, their car is temporarily disabled. The ride is too short and you cant really aim but it was cool.
Space Mountain: This is a build your own rollercoaster simulator. Tigger wanted to build one with a deep drop. I dont do drops. I do corkscrews and loops and smashing through walls but no drops. I had him ride it himself while I held his things. This is sounding familiar. He had fun but said it wasnt long enough.
Video Arcade: Lots of your old favs and more reasons to remember why you hate Ms. Pac Man. I go for the arcade shooting games. Tigger smoked me. I still gave a very good score, dont get me wrong but he smoked me. I will blame it on the fact that he bounced on the machine a few times first yeah, thats it.
Pirates of the Caribbean: This was a new game and was the BEST! We did this twice! The first time around we played with another family, the second time we played by ourselves. The premise is this: You are the crew of a pirate ship. One person is the Captain and steers. The rest of the crew are the gunners. You have cannons lining both sides of the decks with pull cords to fire the cannon. You set off on the high seas and must sink ships to gain treasure, kill a sea monster and then fight against the undead pirate crew and their ship. If you kill them you get a ton of treasure.
When we arrived, the family in front of us had done very badly. We saw their ship on fire and them sinking to the bottom of the ocean. On our first foray we came in the 3rd place slot. When we went again we were on our own. The Cast Member told us that the ship will be on Auto Pilot. Tigger worked one side of cannons, I worked the other. We kicked major booty! We looted and pillaged and wreaked mayhem on the high seas. Our score was just shy of the first place category. The cast member was all impressed. She said people usually dont do as well with the auto pilot feature. Well, we ROCKED!
Unfortunately it was time to head back to the Lodge for an afternoon dip and to get ready for dinner. I had a craft project to do. While Tigger went swimming, I called the maintenance guy up to the room. I needed him to cut wire hangers to lengths for me. It seems my Sleeping Beauty dress was having a wing issue and the sleeve wings were drooping. I decided to line them with wire to help straighten them. Ingenious Monkey Use Tools.
I leave the room to go visit Tigger at the pool when I hear Mommy, that boy doesnt have any clothes on! WHAT?! I decide to have a quick conversation with God. OK God, I know you have a lot to do but didnt I say this morning that I didnt want to see anymore wieners? I look over and see an 8 year old boy wearing a towel around his waist. I think O, the little girl just THOUGHT he had no clothes on but he was wearing a towel.
I should be so lucky.
The 8 year old streaker starts running towards the pool FLASHING his Vienna Sausage to anyone that would look. Great. I wanted to tell him to keep his shortcomings to himself but didnt want to permanently damage his little psyche. Anyway, he was fast and was gone before I could get off a snappy retort.
I brought my dress down to the pool and did some hand work while Tigger finished swimming. We then realized that we were running late for dinner. As soon as we got to the room, I realized that the shoes that went with my dress were MISSING! They never got packed. All I had were my sparkly blue Sleeping Beauty shoes and my lace up granny boots. Those were for my costumes and neither of those would really go with the black & red spagetti strap dress. I decided to go LA Funky wear the granny boots, take a velvet wrap and my stuffed leopard. That way it says chic funk or I meant to dress this way. Its TRENDY, cant you tell That was my story and Im sticking to it. I dressed in 9 minutes flat and we were off to the Grand Floridian for dinner at Citricos.
Citricos is my favorite place to eat ever since Chef Grey took over. Chef Grey is my new God right after Ron Segal from Masas in San Francisco. The food was EXCELLENT! I loved it so much I cried. The food review here will be extensive.
I HIGHLY recommend the fois gras ravioli, the lamb chops or the roasted duck. Everything was incredible. I can hardly wait because tomorrow is Mickeys Not So Scary Halloween Party & our day at MGM-Disney Studios.
So I glance next door and see a middle aged man, salt & pepper hair, facial hair, wearing a shirt and WHOA! no pants! Yup, I just saw my neighbors wiener and what a wiener it was. DAMN! This is starting to be a strange trip. I had to tell Tigger about the wiener sighting. He wants to know if Weiner Mans wife is on the balcony in the buff. No such luck.
Honestly, I REALLY hope that I dont see anymore strange wieners this trip unless they come on a bun! The neighbor, the Giant bat and Calvin the Deviant Dolphin are plenty. Well, I make a trip down stairs to get coffee for Tigger and we get on our way to Downtown Disney for some shopping. I speed shop through some stores, pointing out the yet to open Earl of Sandwich shop that had so many DISers up in arms. I told him that it use to be a deli but maybe this will be a good food store as well.
We get through the major stores (World of Disney) and are now getting rather peckish. We figure that a nice lunch before heading to DisneyQuest would be the ticket. Problem is the only thing close by is Fultons Crab House. Now if you have read my previous reports, you are aware of my tirade against Fultons, second only to Nine Dragons. I had my last dinner of vacation there in 2000 and it was just OK AND our waiter was weird.
Tigger wanted to try it and I was hungry. I figured it was lunch, that is different from dinner so decided to give it a go. As we were waiting for the place to open we see this family next to us waiting in their version of their Sunday Best. Ummm, Im going to pull out my soapbox here and say that young girls should NOT be allowed to dress like HOOKERS and have them think that is OK! Did these parents fall asleep in parent class? Do they have no sense whatsoever?! I wouldnt let my daughter out of the house looking like that. Just looking at these girls made me want to give them a 20. It was sad. Im putting away my soapbox now.
We ended up having a LOVELY lunch (reviews later) and will be putting Fultons back on the rotation. We managed to beat a hasty retreat as a family was seated with a small child that was screaming non-stop. Our timing was impeccable. We high tail it outta there and head over to DisneyQuest
Tigger likes video games so I thought this would be fun for him. Going in the afternoon minimizes crowds and assures that you can play all the games you want: The Disney website says Experience the first-ever indoor interactive Theme Park. It's a wildly imaginative wonderland featuring the highest of high-tech fun for kids and grown-ups. I will agree and disagree. When you first enter DQ, you are greeted with the Genie in the elevator that sets you up for a this is not your normal arcade kind of experience. However a Theme Park? I think that is stretching the point a bit. There are 5 different levels with different kinds of interactive games (most of which are covered with your admission). Here are a few that we went on.
Aladdin: This is a VR game where you fly on a magic carpet as Apu the monkey and try to free Princess Jasmine from Jafar. The helmet can be unwieldy and I had a great deal of trouble getting it to sit correctly so I could see. I spent most of my game watching things in a blur. It gave me a bit of a headache.
Comicbook Heros: This wasnt any better. You sit in chairs with VR helmets on and swing lightsabers at comic book bad guys. After while your arms get really tired and I had problems with my helmet coming off or the picture becoming a blur so I couldnt see. Im TRYING to kill the bad guys but I cant see and the saber thing hurts my hand.
Buzz Lightyear: This was a fun bumper car kind of thing. You have one person driving over balls that are sucked up into the car and one person as the gunner who loads these rubber balls into a hopper. You then fire them at other cars. If you hit targets, their car is temporarily disabled. The ride is too short and you cant really aim but it was cool.
Space Mountain: This is a build your own rollercoaster simulator. Tigger wanted to build one with a deep drop. I dont do drops. I do corkscrews and loops and smashing through walls but no drops. I had him ride it himself while I held his things. This is sounding familiar. He had fun but said it wasnt long enough.
Video Arcade: Lots of your old favs and more reasons to remember why you hate Ms. Pac Man. I go for the arcade shooting games. Tigger smoked me. I still gave a very good score, dont get me wrong but he smoked me. I will blame it on the fact that he bounced on the machine a few times first yeah, thats it.
Pirates of the Caribbean: This was a new game and was the BEST! We did this twice! The first time around we played with another family, the second time we played by ourselves. The premise is this: You are the crew of a pirate ship. One person is the Captain and steers. The rest of the crew are the gunners. You have cannons lining both sides of the decks with pull cords to fire the cannon. You set off on the high seas and must sink ships to gain treasure, kill a sea monster and then fight against the undead pirate crew and their ship. If you kill them you get a ton of treasure.
When we arrived, the family in front of us had done very badly. We saw their ship on fire and them sinking to the bottom of the ocean. On our first foray we came in the 3rd place slot. When we went again we were on our own. The Cast Member told us that the ship will be on Auto Pilot. Tigger worked one side of cannons, I worked the other. We kicked major booty! We looted and pillaged and wreaked mayhem on the high seas. Our score was just shy of the first place category. The cast member was all impressed. She said people usually dont do as well with the auto pilot feature. Well, we ROCKED!
Unfortunately it was time to head back to the Lodge for an afternoon dip and to get ready for dinner. I had a craft project to do. While Tigger went swimming, I called the maintenance guy up to the room. I needed him to cut wire hangers to lengths for me. It seems my Sleeping Beauty dress was having a wing issue and the sleeve wings were drooping. I decided to line them with wire to help straighten them. Ingenious Monkey Use Tools.
I leave the room to go visit Tigger at the pool when I hear Mommy, that boy doesnt have any clothes on! WHAT?! I decide to have a quick conversation with God. OK God, I know you have a lot to do but didnt I say this morning that I didnt want to see anymore wieners? I look over and see an 8 year old boy wearing a towel around his waist. I think O, the little girl just THOUGHT he had no clothes on but he was wearing a towel.
I should be so lucky.
The 8 year old streaker starts running towards the pool FLASHING his Vienna Sausage to anyone that would look. Great. I wanted to tell him to keep his shortcomings to himself but didnt want to permanently damage his little psyche. Anyway, he was fast and was gone before I could get off a snappy retort.
I brought my dress down to the pool and did some hand work while Tigger finished swimming. We then realized that we were running late for dinner. As soon as we got to the room, I realized that the shoes that went with my dress were MISSING! They never got packed. All I had were my sparkly blue Sleeping Beauty shoes and my lace up granny boots. Those were for my costumes and neither of those would really go with the black & red spagetti strap dress. I decided to go LA Funky wear the granny boots, take a velvet wrap and my stuffed leopard. That way it says chic funk or I meant to dress this way. Its TRENDY, cant you tell That was my story and Im sticking to it. I dressed in 9 minutes flat and we were off to the Grand Floridian for dinner at Citricos.
Citricos is my favorite place to eat ever since Chef Grey took over. Chef Grey is my new God right after Ron Segal from Masas in San Francisco. The food was EXCELLENT! I loved it so much I cried. The food review here will be extensive.
I HIGHLY recommend the fois gras ravioli, the lamb chops or the roasted duck. Everything was incredible. I can hardly wait because tomorrow is Mickeys Not So Scary Halloween Party & our day at MGM-Disney Studios.
WDW's going au naturel?
