Ringing in the New Year - Jan '12 TR - UPDATED Sept 4 I BROKE MY FOOT**

[Windsor Princesses]

CHAPTER 20 – THE POLAR BEAR DIP

Jambo everyone! Lauren is a very busy lady and I am just far too antsy to get this TR moving; so I have decided to jump in on her behalf and bust out some chapters for you all.

When we got back to the hotel the main pool was full, and when I say full I mean just standing in the water with no possible way to move. Thus, the waterslide was out and our hunt for our own private oasis commenced.

On the way back to our room Lauren wanted to get a photo of her jumping in mid air (she has those moments). After many maaaaany shots this was the best one we ended up with; apparently our camera is not high speed enough for that kind of jumping action.

We got changed and rendezvoused with the rents to make our way to one of the many secretive pools scattered throughout the resort. While searching through the resort we saw this adorable couple that were a blast from the past.

Found it!!!

Ohhh what a hilarious sense of humour I have. Not impressed? Neither was the fam jam.

Eventually we wandered around long enough that we found a secret little pool (in the middle of a bunch of hotel rooms of course) and it was completely empty. Dad spent most of the time in the chairs on the side of the pool, but the three girls spent this time to swim it up even though it was freezing out.

Once we were finished we realized we had wandered around the resort trying to find the pool for so long and no one kept track of the way we were walking. It took us twice as long (running while soaking wet through freezing cold weather) to make it back to our building. I don’t even know how, but eventually we made it!
We showered and got ready for our dinner reservation that we had that evening.
Where will we go; and how delicious will it be???

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[Windsor Princesses]

CHAPTER 21 - Pokémon

We got to the main bus stop and “aaaaaaaaaaa” (help me out here people, visualized a stream of shining light and a chorus of angels singing) the bus we wanted was there just waiting at the bus stop for us. We boarded the bus and were on our way to... EPCOT!

Now Lauren was getting a little ahead of herself earlier, we went home after the MK and our delicious Peco Bills lunch. And she got her pearl now when we arrived in EPCOT for our dining reservation. My pearl was ready and it was time to pick it up! When Lauren saw how beautiful mine turned out she decided to get one for herself. While we were waiting for her turn to pick a pearl we saw some awesome friends from my past.

Pikachu, I choose you!!

We moseyed around the World and stopped off in Mexico to get some beverages. Side note: We didn’t even get carded. Disney how trusting are you!

Dad opted for the Mexican fav, XxX

Next stop, Norvay. Obviously since we had an hour or so before dinner we needed a snack.

If anyone has never had the school bread you must try it. I know everyone on here says that, but it’s because it is like pure heaven. Just scrumptious. Honestly, go try it.

Anyway, we still had time before dinner so we decided a round in Spaceship Earth was necessary because who doesn’t want to see exactly how their future will turn out.

We had actually tried to go to Test Track but the line was out of control and there was no hope we were going to make it out before our ADR.

Lauren’s pearl was ready by now (boy were they pumping them out that night) so we picked it up and then headed to our reservations.

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[DisFan89]

Can't wait to see where you girls went to dinner. There are so many great places in Epcot you really cant go wrong.

 

[Windsor Princesses]

Can't wait to see where you girls went to dinner. There are so many great places in Epcot you really cant go wrong.

Oooh are you ready, I am just about to post it. Dinner was absolutely delicious.​

 

[Windsor Princesses]

CHAPTER 22 – BONJOUR ET BEINVENUE LES CHEFS DE FRANCE​

Alright everyone lets knock this TR out of the park.
Gosh it is so much work to try and remember things that happened in January.
I am back, but Danielle did a fabulous job last night. She is trying to help me finish before I leave because she would like me to do another TR on my next trip, I told her I wasn’t really feeling it since it is alot of work, we will see if the mood strikes me.
I leave for my trip in exactly 3 weeks, is anyone going to be at POFQ when I am there??
Don't forget to check out our last 2 updates from last night that Danielle wrote, we are blazing a trail.​

Continuing on from Danielle, we were heading to our reservations and I just picked up my pearl.

We arrived at the podium at 6:10 pm for check-in for our 6:35 reservations, it was so busy, they were turning people away left and right. We were seated early at 6:30 and had a beautiful seat by the window in the front room, it would have been perfect for illuminations but we didn’t end up staying long enough. We were greeted by our server, Jamila, and her partner Manon who was in training. Manon took over as server for the evening with guidance from Jamila, Manon did a fabulous job.

Being on the dining plan we had all planned to order from the Prix Fixe Menu. For our appetizers we ordered...

DD and I ordered the Soupe a l'oignon gratinee and it was DELICIOUS NOM NOM NOM.

It was so good and there was sooooo much cheese, you cannot go wrong with cheese, this soup was cheese-tastic, this was my giant cheese ball that I ended up with.

Danielle ordered the Salade au bleu

And DM ordered the Bisque de Homardv, DM loved this she said it was the best lobster bisque that she had ever had.

We received a fresh baguette with our appetizers as well, it was so warm and yummy.

Our entrees arrived and we were in awe, they looked so yummy and we were already so full from our appetizers, we didn’t know where we were going to put it all, but have no fear we found room.

DD ordered the Plat de Cote de Boeuf au Cabarnet avec pates, beef short ribs with pasta.
He was very happy with this, he is a meat and carb kinda guy.

Danielle ordered the Gratin de macaroni , and OMG let me tell you this was heaven in a bowl or dish or whatever, it was so good. It was creamy and milky and nutmegy or something and we ate every bite, Danielle and I work as a team you know.

DM ordered the Filet de Saumon, ratatouille sauce Choron, salmon, and she was happy with it, Danielle and I didn’t really ask any questions beyond that since we don’t really care for fish and anything she said about it would receive a blah response.

Last but not least, I ordered the Demi poulet fermier roti, pommes rissolees et tomate grille, chicken and potatoes. This was so good, Danielle and I split both our meals and we were so happy and SO SO stuffed.

At this point we were so full but how could we turn down the yumminess that dessert is in Disney world, and far be it from us to be wasteful so we threw ourselves on more food.

DD ordered the Creme brulee - Vanilla creme brulee and a Madeleine, he was satisfied. As far as crème brulee goes he is happy with just about anything, he gets it at every restaurant because he never has it at home.

Danielle ordered the Gauteau au chocola - Chocolate mousse cake, vanilla ice cream. Danielle said it was deeeeeelicious, she was so stuffed from dinner that she only ate about half but hey, she did what she could.

DM and I both ordered the Profiteroles au chocolat - Puff choux with vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce and we were very happy. They were so good, the chocolate was warm and melty and the little chocolate curls were so yum.

We loved this meal; I had such a scrumptious time that I have booked a reservation again for this upcoming September trip.
I think this restaurant will need to become a regular affair.

After dinner we tried to ride Test Track again but the line was so long, everyone decided that we had FP from MK from earlier in the day and they wanted to use them, I made an executive decision for myself and decided to call it a night. Everyone else went on for more fun.
I got home, showered and ready for bed just in time for Danielle to come home, we chatted and called it a night around 11.

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[DisFan89]

All that food looks so delicious! Personally I love your trip reports, I know not a lot of people comment on them so it can seem disheartening but people read them. It's like they're those people who watch a show but skip the commercials.

 

[Windsor Princesses]

All that food looks so delicious! Personally I love your trip reports, I know not a lot of people comment on them so it can seem disheartening but people read them. It's like they're those people who watch a show but skip the commercials.

Thanks so much , TR's are alot of work to organize it is nice to know that people are enjoying it.
France was so yummy if you havn't been there you absolutely MUST GO, I cannot express this enough. So good ​

 

[marDgreen88]

HAHAHA, I like your little swamp pool. It looks like fun to me!

AHH your trip is so soon!!!!

Chefs de France looks really good, especially the macaroni. YUM.

 

[Windsor Princesses]

HAHAHA, I like your little swamp pool. It looks like fun to me!

AHH your trip is so soon!!!!

Chefs de France looks really good, especially the macaroni. YUM.

We had honestly been looking for a different pool for so long, it felt like we could have walked back to Canada at that point! I was about ready to jump in any body of water I saw.
The macaroni was soooooooo good! It was way to much for one person though (like most things in Disney) but being able to split meals with Lauren made it much easier to finish everything.
Lauren's trip is so soon, and mine unfortunately got postponed (darn that boyfriend and his unreliable schedule) I'm pretty devistated and will have to cancel all my coveted ADRs even my 'Ohana one However, I have made Lauren promise to bring me home lots of travel friendly yummy treats!​

 

[marDgreen88]

Lauren's trip is so soon, and mine unfortunately got postponed (darn that boyfriend and his unreliable schedule) I'm pretty devistated and will have to cancel all my coveted ADRs even my 'Ohana one However, I have made Lauren promise to bring me home lots of travel friendly yummy treats!​

Aww, I'm sorry!!!! That stinks. Hopefully you'll get to reschedule soon and Lauren will deliver those treats!

 

[Windsor Princesses]

Aww, I'm sorry!!!! That stinks. Hopefully you'll get to reschedule soon and Lauren will deliver those treats!

We're working out some potential dates for a graduation celebration for me now! I'll be way too busy during the school year to even think about going (although it's all I'll be thinking about) but once April comes I will be all Disney all the time! As soon as I know, everyone else in the world will too because I probably won't stop talking about it.​

 

[Windsor Princesses]

How unfortunate, I just cancelled my reservations for 'Ohana on August 31 at 8:15 pm for two, and also for Akershus Royal Banquet Hall on August 29 at 9:50 am. Hopefully someone on here can get them! ​

 

[mickeyplanner]

How unfortunate, I just cancelled my reservations for 'Ohana on August 31 at 8:15 pm for two, and also for Akershus Royal Banquet Hall on August 29 at 9:50 am. Hopefully someone on here can get them! ​

I am really confused, we will be in Disney August 31- September 4. When are you going? You ticker looks like a week after us.

 

[Windsor Princesses]

I am really confused, we will be in Disney August 31- September 4. When are you going? You ticker looks like a week after us.

Lauren goes Sepetember 8-13, I was supposed to be going the 27-3 but something came up and the person I was going with can't go anymore. Heartbreaking, I know. Now I'll have to wait until after April to be able to go again with my crazy school schedule; so there will be a sad Disney void in my life ​

 

[Windsor Princesses]

Chapter 23 – An Efficient Use of Time​

January 6 2012
Weather 43° in am, high of 70° in afternoon , 57° at night before we packed it in

Danielle and I woke up just after 7:00 to get ready for another day of fun and excitement. We were ready and out the door by 7:45, we headed towards the Riverside Mill for our daily bounty platter breakfast.

Today we actually realized that the Riverside Mill severed two similar but different bounty platters when the DM sat down with the exact same meal except instead of the Mickey waffle she had two french toast sticks, we were slightly jealous until we remembered that Mickey waffles are delicious.

We made it to the park for 8:40 and were surprised with no rope drop, apparently the park had decided to open earlier than its 9:00 stated time. Having missed the mad dash for TSM we made our way calm, cool, and collected towards the TSM FP line, we took the cards and DM and DD headed for their wake up ride onTT. At 9:00 we got FP for TSM for 10:05, not bad, not bad at all.

We hopped on the ride and ended up with only a 5 minute wait. Today was a very good day for TSM, we got Slinky this ride.

Danielle always beats me, she is just fab at shooting 3D games. Look at the determination and dedication in this pic.

Afterwards we headed towards TT to collect our parents.

We met them just outside the exit. We decided to head towards the RR and check out the line, it must not have been too bad because everyone but Dad opted to ride. DM made friends with a nice gentleman and his kids in line. The line outside had a posted wait time of 20 minutes but we were in and out in about 15.

Dad wanted to watch the Muppets 3D show afterwards, he was still feeling a little under the weather and TT didn’t really help his situation this morning, he was feeling like taking it slow. We all walked over to Muppets and entered with perfect timing since the preshow was just finishing.

After we had our fill of Muppet silliness for the morning we went to TSM to use our FP.

The FP line took forever; it looked like our good luck had run out. We waited at the FP gate for so long, it was like the FP boy didn’t notice we were there. Once we finally got into line, he insisted we wait in the long left line instead of the short right side since we were a group; even though we both specifically walked seperately and stated that we were parties of two. It was super frustrating. We had another epic ride, I rode with Dad in the Woody car.

Danielle always squeaks out a win on these rides, she rocks, she took no pitty on DM. After we got out we picked some more FP, Mom was not impressed.

We went to the Great Movie Ride afterwards and were surprised with a gigantic line, we were practically lined up out the door.

Once we made it through the huge queue we realized what the issue was, for every two cars that were running they only filled one, so between every full car was an entirely empty one, silly huh. We were super excited when we got to the western scene, we got the gangster!!!

We had never gotten the gangster before, only heard about him, he was so funny.

We went back to TSM for one more ride before heading towards the Animation Studio.

Up Next Animation and Lunch
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[Windsor Princesses]

Just wanted to say hi real quick and ask if anyone will be joining me in the World while I am there Sept 8-13. I looked on the boards for a pool toy swap as I am bringing some pool toys to use during our stay. If anyone from POFQ is interested in meeting up near the end of our trip to make use of our bag of fun, let me know, I am more than happy to share.​

Chapter 24 – Starring Rolls

When we arrived at the Animation Studios it was a characters oasis. Lines where short and characters were a plenty, so we met them all.

Winnie the Pooh liked my blonde hair in particular, the CM said he liked it because it shined like honey and he liked that.

We waited for 10 minutes for the next animation class to begin. We were new to this and weren’t really sure how it worked, some veterans requested that we draw Chip and Dale, the CM decided both was too much but Chip would be okay. We ended up with some "beautiful" pieces of art

Mine looks like a cat with crazy eyes

After our class we met up with the rents to show them our artwork. DM was already in sort of a snippy mood when we arrived but we thought it would pass with some nosh.

We got in line at Starring Rolls and discussed the delicious options that were before us. DM was unsure about the dining plan rules for here and when Danielle and I tried to explain the plan options she got mad and stormed off. Danielle and I went about our business still and assumed that she wanted to come back in with DD to get her lunch. Danielle and I decided we had to order the Turkey sandwich with roasted red peppers because they had just made a new gigantic sandwich.

We got outside, DM announced that she had stayed to save us a table to eat at but that they wouldn't be joining us for the rest of the day until our attitudes changed. DM walked away and DD went with her with a very confused look on his face, probably much the same as ours. We looked around at all the empty tables, and thought thanks.

We brushed this off since it is a regular occurrence.

With our turkey sandwich we got a small bag of chips, large orange soda, and a RED VELVET CUPCAKE.

Lunch was so good here, the sandwich had so much meat on it that it was easy to share, and the cupcake was a little slice of heaven, I know I am hearing good things about the new carrot cake cupcake but I am going to miss the red velvet. After lunch we shopped around the stores for a gift for my DBF`s sister since it was her birthday while we were gone. Danielle suggested this gem.

Danielle here! Ummmm I have wanted that monorail since I first knew of its existence. It would be like a little splash of Disney magic at home. Now back to your regularly scheduled trip report.

I think we settled on a shot glass, a magic face clothes, and Minnie mints. We thought we would look again later for something else to add.
We packed it in and headed back to the hotel to get on our evening attire.

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[marDgreen88]

AHHHH TOY STORY MANIA.

Yall drew some very cute Chips (it looks weird in plural form ahaha).

What was going on with your mom???

That sandwich looks really good! I promise you that the Red Velvet cupcake is still alive and well! I just had it a few weeks ago, but I did see the new carrot cake one.

 

[mickeyplanner]

LOVE the cupcakes there. I sure hope they still have the butterfinger cupcake for our trip next week.

 

[Windsor Princesses]

AHHHH TOY STORY MANIA.

Yall drew some very cute Chips (it looks weird in plural form ahaha).

What was going on with your mom???

That sandwich looks really good! I promise you that the Red Velvet cupcake is still alive and well! I just had it a few weeks ago, but I did see the new carrot cake one.

Ohhhh our mom is nuts all the time, we're pretty used to it and just thought it was funny enough to share with you guys.

Thank goodness the cupcake lives on! I will have to have one and show DBF just how delicious it is... and maybe try the new one too.​

LOVE the cupcakes there. I sure hope they still have the butterfinger cupcake for our trip next week.

Ohh we had that one before it was soooo good! We usually use a snack credit on our last day and take it home since it travels well. Maybe I`ll bring that one home for Danielle this time.​

 

[Windsor Princesses]

Chapter 25 – The Reunion

Alright so we left off with a crazy lunch, some shopping, then heading back to our room to freshen up.

After we changed and put on our night-time clothes, we headed out the door at 3:45 to catch a bus to the MK, not our final destination for this particular trip.
We arrived at MK and made our way to the monoraillllllll.

At first we had the car all to ourselves but after our first stop we had to share it with a one-toothed snaggle bear who struck up some creepy conversation, he got off at the TTC and we gave a sigh of relief. After a short ride we arrived at our final destination, The Grand Floridian. Since our parents/DM was still avoiding us (we txt them and they said they would just meet us at our dinner reservations), we decided to hit up Basin.

We browsed for a little and smelled everything, if I had a trillion dollars I would probably buy everything from this store; I love smelly soaps and creams.

Danielle and I settled on some waffle soap and two bath bombs, almond coconut for Danielle, and honey oatmeal for me. We still had quite a bit of time before our reservations, and since we had made them for 5:00pm, right when they open, there was no hope of checking in early. We perused the lobby and Danielle made some adorable observations.

There was a beautiful wedding party having their pictures taken in the lobby, we watched for a little and dreamed of a magical Disney wedding.

We went outside and strolled around the grounds, we thought we might test the beach out but then I remember I hate getting sand in my shoes.

Our parents finally texted us and let us know they were waiting in the Mizner’s Lounge for our dinner reservations and we could join them if we liked.

Once we arrived our DM offered us the beverage menu, I took this as a peace offering and ordered myself a delicious Chocolate Martini. Our server, Lynette was fabulous and she made me a delicious slice of chocolate boozie heaven. The chocolate straw was a nice touch, I drank my martini through that and it was yummmmmy.

It was starting to be close to 5:00 so we packed up and headed down to dinner, Lynette said it was fine that I took my beverage with me, gotta love Disney; they let you walk around with booze.

Up Next Dinner
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