Relaxation, Disney Style, PTR. ~*TRIP REPORT HAS STARTED! 9/18 Pg. 155*~

[Flossbolna]

Funny hat pictures! My guess is 14.

 

[princess&her4princes]

Okay, my vote is for 23 hats, but I have to tell you that Todd and I just finished an entire talk about this...his vote is for 42, I know he's not a DISer...but he wants in, too! LOL!! We went back and forth for a solid 5 minutes about this and then realized why were we debating this?! LOL!! He needs to get to to work!! HAHAHAHA! Anyways, I hope I win (between the 2 of us, at least!)!!

 

[All7OfUs]

If no one has taken 15, I'll take it; if so, I'll take 16.

 

[Tinkerbellarella]

Hehehe, yes please do post it. That sounds like a great picture.

I have quite a few more hat pictures than I thought from that trip. Here they are with my favorite first:

I have a Stitch on my head, don't I?

Ole!

You didn't know Vikings wore designer sunglasses, did you?

I own those Mouse Ears, as opposed to all the other hats I tried on. LOL

Missy's fez pic. I apparently I ddn't take one.

Missy and the "ultimate" hat.

Hat hijack complete.

 

[Lady Lallie]

I love those hat pictures!!! I really like that one of Marc in a fez too...can't wait to see the difference with his weight loss!!!

Hmmmmmm...my guess is 27!!!! WOOT WOOT!!!!!

It's going to be awesome to see the difference with his weight loss.

If no one has guessed 18, I will take it! If taken, I'll go with 22.

So we won't know the result of this for quite a while, eh?

I think that pirate hat picture of Marc is awesome!!

Nope, you won't know until we get back.

Oops! Ok, I had my boys help me out and we're going to go with 39. Is that number open?

I think it is. I'm going to gather all the numbers sometime today and post what we have so far.

Funny hat pictures! My guess is 14.

Got it.

Okay, my vote is for 23 hats, but I have to tell you that Todd and I just finished an entire talk about this...his vote is for 42, I know he's not a DISer...but he wants in, too! LOL!! We went back and forth for a solid 5 minutes about this and then realized why were we debating this?! LOL!! He needs to get to to work!! HAHAHAHA! Anyways, I hope I win (between the 2 of us, at least!)!!

I will put both of your guesses on the list. We'll see how Todd does with his guess of 42.

If no one has taken 15, I'll take it; if so, I'll take 16.

You got it.

I have quite a few more hat pictures than I thought from that trip. Here they are with my favorite first:

I have a Stitch on my head, don't I?

Ole!

You didn't know Vikings wore designer sunglasses, did you?

I own those Mouse Ears, as opposed to all the other hats I tried on. LOL

Missy's fez pic. I apparently I ddn't take one.

Missy and the "ultimate" hat.

Hat hijack complete.

I love your hat hijack!! I think my favorite one is the Stitch one, the sunglasses just complete the look.

 

[Lady Lallie]

29 days!!

29 days!!!

29 days!!!!

10 days until 19 days!!!

20 days until 9 days!!!

Not that I'm excited or anything.

Today's countdown is a good one I think. It may be a bit controversial, so I'm excited to see what your responses will be.

Thing that Didn't Live Up to the Hype.

Marc - Goofy's in DTD.

Marc was underwhelmed by our snacks here. He had been really looking forward to his pretzel sticks but when he ate them, they were just "meh". He admits that it could be what he picked to top them with but he was disappointed.

Leslie - Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin.

You can really see how thrilled I look in that picture.

I know! Don't yell at me!! In my defense, I think it was a really bad idea to ride this for the first time after Toy Story Mania, it just doesn't compare.

I received my poodle skirt in the mail yesterday!!! I'm so excited. I tried it on and I must say, I look pretty darn cute. I am going to try on the whole ensemble this weekend and have Marc take a picture to share.

Here is what we have for the Hat Guesses so far. I need another guess from two of you since your guesses were already taken.

Hat Guesses
MEK - 75
Brookelizabeth - 29
shannon47142 - 38
ILuvCrush - 18
Jennifer48 - 24
Roxychica7 - 14
IluvXU - need another guess, 18 already taken
mickeysmyboy - 13
Charleston Princess - 35
jenjolt - 27
Mndisneygirl - 22
Mickey Mom - 39
Flossbolna - need another guess, 14 already taken
princess&her4princes - 23
Todd (princess&her4princes' husband) - 42
All7ofUs - 15

 

[Tinkerbellarella]

Hat Guess: 11

I'm going the Price is Right route: the closest without going over. LOL!

 

[If U Had Wings]

I'm going to go with 21 hat pictures. The last time I way over guessed on the how many light pictures will LL take.

What I felt didn't live up to the hype?

MVMCP

Now I feel like a Disney heretic for saying that. I'll admit that my experience was probably tempered by the fact that my idiot bus driver got lost on the way to the Boardwalk, and the fact that we didn't arrive at the party until nearly 8pm, and then we got stuck on Space Mountain for another hour. Still it seemed to me to be nowhere near as much fun as MNSSHP. I wouldn't do it again.

 

[Flossbolna]

Ok, since 14 is already taken, I will just take 41 then instead! Coan't put too much thought and reasoning into it or I will go crazy.

I think for me it was Illuminations that did not live up to the hype when I first saw it. It has grown on me since, but I still don't get the globe part and think it is a bit boring in the middle. But I love the music and there are some pretty spectacular fireworks involved.

 

[If U Had Wings]

Hat Guess: 11

I'm going the Price is Right route: the closest without going over. LOL!

Does that mean you can guess 1 if you think everyone over-guessed?

The best thing about staying home sick as a kid was that you got to watch the Price is Right. There was never anything else on in those days when we didn't have cable tv. (Or before there was 50 million stations on cable).

 

[meeko_33785]

Hmm... well for hats I think I'm going to guess 32.

As for things not living up to the hype, I think I'd say Space Mountain. I really didn't find it to be as thrilling or as charming as Big Thunder or Splash Mountain. The queue and pre-show did look nice after the refurb, but the ride itself doesn't impress me as much as it seems to impress others.

 

[pooh'smate]

My guess for the hat picture is 50.

 

[TarzansKat]

The Tarzan moment was priceless, but I confess, after I really thought about it, that Aladdin moment with Nemo did come to mind.

 

[TarzansKat]

Bummer on the Goofy's pretzels, I love those. Could be the toppings, like you said.

And I agree, I love Buzz, but it's a buzzkill (ha ha ha) to go on it after Toy Story Mania. Still love it though. Two of Mom's favorites.

 

[moparop]

I'm guessing 30 hat photos! To see the side by side comparison with weight loss will be so fun!

I am with Laura on the Kona thing -- love love love it! It's totally our favorite place to go these days!

While I enjoyed both of those things, I can certainly see how they did not live up to the hype. The are hyped an awful lot.

For me, Le Cellier and Coral Reef did not live up to the hype.

 

[Megablocks]

Hat guess: 33. Just because I like that number and I know you can take a lot of pictures.

What didn't live up to the hype for me? I wish I could say Stitch's Great Escape, but I don't think that had any hype to begin with. I think for me, it would be Illuminations. I like the lasers and fireworks and I love the music, but it just doesn't wow me like Wishes does.

I can't wait to see your whole costume ensemble!

 

[IluvXU]

17 is my new guess.

What didn't live up to the hype.... I got to think about this perhaps in class tonight...

 

[Mickey_Mom]

What didn't live up to the hype for me: Mickey's Backyard BBQ.

To be fair it was raining like crazy so what should have been an enjoyable open air boat ride left me completely soaked before I'd even gotten there.

There wasn't much to choose from for us food wise so we all left hungry, DH and I don't drink wine or beer so the all you can drink thing was a bust and while the entertainment was great, we were soaked too much to fully enjoy it and it was a free-for-all if you could get your kids close enough to meet the characters.

I'm glad we did it but we won't ever go again.

 

[brookelizabeth]

My DMIL and DSIL would completely agree with you on Buzz. They thought it was "cute" but they expected TSM when they got on it.

For me, the first time I saw it, Illuminations. It was our first trip and while I thought it was nice, it wasn't "Wow!". We didn't see Wishes that trip, so I had nothing to compare it to, but it didn't make the "Must Do" list for the next trip.

However, since then, it has REALLY grown on me and now I really like it!

I also didn't think schoolbread was all that great. It was good, but it's too donut-y for me to be something special. Joe loves it though!

I'm excited to see your costume!!!

 

[Lady Lallie]

Hat Guess: 11

I'm going the Price is Right route: the closest without going over. LOL!

That's generally what I do in contests like this.

I'm going to go with 21 hat pictures. The last time I way over guessed on the how many light pictures will LL take.

What I felt didn't live up to the hype?

MVMCP

Now I feel like a Disney heretic for saying that. I'll admit that my experience was probably tempered by the fact that my idiot bus driver got lost on the way to the Boardwalk, and the fact that we didn't arrive at the party until nearly 8pm, and then we got stuck on Space Mountain for another hour. Still it seemed to me to be nowhere near as much fun as MNSSHP. I wouldn't do it again.

I've heard some not so great reviews of MVMCP, especially due to crowds. Maybe more locals enjoy MVMCP over MNSSHP.

Ok, since 14 is already taken, I will just take 41 then instead! Coan't put too much thought and reasoning into it or I will go crazy.

I think for me it was Illuminations that did not live up to the hype when I first saw it. It has grown on me since, but I still don't get the globe part and think it is a bit boring in the middle. But I love the music and there are some pretty spectacular fireworks involved.

You will drive yourself crazy if you overthink it, I'm the same way.

I feel the same way about Illuminations but I've only seen it once, so I need to give it another chance.

Does that mean you can guess 1 if you think everyone over-guessed?

The best thing about staying home sick as a kid was that you got to watch the Price is Right. There was never anything else on in those days when we didn't have cable tv. (Or before there was 50 million stations on cable).

I enjoyed watching the new Let's Make a Deal when I was recovering from my kidney stone. That's on before The Price is Right.

Hmm... well for hats I think I'm going to guess 32.

As for things not living up to the hype, I think I'd say Space Mountain. I really didn't find it to be as thrilling or as charming as Big Thunder or Splash Mountain. The queue and pre-show did look nice after the refurb, but the ride itself doesn't impress me as much as it seems to impress others.

I don't remember much about Space Mountain to begin with, I'm too chicken to ride it again.

My guess for the hat picture is 50.

You got it, I'll tally the hat answers again later on.