Rumors of Light (ROL discussion thread)

[jlundeen]

I am at the airport. Disney bound! Met some other folks on shuttle also headed to Disney.

Dachsie, I hope your trip is everything you hoped it will be! Have a wonderful time and send us some photos!

 

[dachsie]

Dachsie, I hope your trip is everything you hoped it will be! Have a wonderful time and send us some photos!

I will try. I never have tried to post pics on here.

Dang I am excited!

 

[capegirl]

I am at the airport. Disney bound! Met some other folks on shuttle also headed to Disney.

Have a magical vacation!

 

[disfamz]

In-laws, right? While I don't have the same issue, I have an MIL that blatantly prefers SIL and her family. She's taken them to Disney like two or three times, a cruise, and DLR in the 7.5 yrs DH and I've been together. Ya know how many times she's offered to take us. Um....zero.

My in-laws stopped their lives for my SILs sons 5th birthday. Everyone took off work, paid lots of money, greatest birthday of all time we're talking here. We have been planning my 30th birthday and now my DD's 1st birthday trip for at least two years. Our birthdays are 10 days apart so it is perfect. Would you believe that they won't come?? They're taking my SIL and her two kids on vacation the month before so they won't be able to. This was decided a few weeks ago? I AM SO MAD. We have invited them several times to come with us and they just won't. There is such a blatant we like these grandkids better in my life that I just want to Hulk Smash something sometimes. UGH!

 

[ArielSRL]

My in-laws stopped their lives for my SILs sons 5th birthday. Everyone took off work, paid lots of money, greatest birthday of all time we're talking here. We have been planning my 30th birthday and now my DD's 1st birthday trip for at least two years. Our birthdays are 10 days apart so it is perfect. Would you believe that they won't come?? They're taking my SIL and her two kids on vacation the month before so they won't be able to. This was decided a few weeks ago? I AM SO MAD. We have invited them several times to come with us and they just won't. There is such a blatant we like these grandkids better in my life that I just want to Hulk Smash something sometimes. UGH!

This all sounds incredibly familiar! We are always inviting MIL to our events/outings/etc and getting rebuffed. According to DH, I'm not allowed to ask anymore. He's tired of being made to feel so crappy.

Sorry you have to deal with it, too!

 

[dachsie]

Hey all. My feet already hurt. Lol Ate at Sanaa yesterday - bread service was awesome but filled us up. We did see baby Gigi. She was lying down tho. Then went to Disney Springs. The new town center is nice. We has dessert at Amorette Patisserrie- yummy. Still a lot of shops to open. Headed to AK with my shirt on today.

 

[tomatecerise]

We leave in 2 weeks and We have Snow now! Ishhhhhh!

 

[disfamz]

This all sounds incredibly familiar! We are always inviting MIL to our events/outings/etc and getting rebuffed. According to DH, I'm not allowed to ask anymore. He's tired of being made to feel so crappy.

Sorry you have to deal with it, too!

@ArielSRL - The kicker about mine is that she literally gives us you know what for not seeing our daughter enough and we don't bring her there enough, BESIDES not ever coming to our house, is that she is always at SILs house when we are free and she lives 4 hours away!

I could go on for days lol. I am actually glad she isn't coming with us - don't want her to ruin my trip! lol

Glad your DH is on board with you though!!

@dachsie - did you like the "feel" of the new Town Center? DH had so many menus to read to me last night!

 

[KMWoolley]

So we leave in 3 days and I'm to the point of obsessing over the weather since there's nothing else to obsess about any more. Why does it have to show potential for storms every day we are supposed to be there? I know that Florida has storms in the summer, but seriously!

I'm all worried about our dessert party being rained out on our last day :/ Realistically I know that probably won't happen, but it's the one thing my mom was really looking forward to, so of course that's what I choose to worry about.

However, we'll be in Disney! So it will be a lot of fun regardless And last time I went in May the weather was fabulous, so I'm hoping this will be the same.

Sorry for ranting, but this doesn't really deserve its own thread, so I popped over here

I always said the same thing to my kids when at Disney in September..."What happens if it rain?"...we get wet

 

[Cluelyss]

We leave in 2 weeks and We have Snow now! Ishhhhhh!

Us too! Considering permanent residence in FLA

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

Hey Loungers,

It's Friday the 13th and thought some dark humor, or at least laughing at another rolling eyes Disney story that starts with AK.

While the family dynamic story could provide enough material for a long running tv series, I'll be short. This is DH side, there has been much crisis, loss and incredible amount of responsibility put on us the last few years. (Poor DH, at least I can say they aren't mine) The "others" have done nothing but cause extreme distress and drama. I am done with all but one (who I adore). What one has done to me directly is unacceptable and we are at a place where I no longer have to participate. But when I had too it got bad enough I had to screen shot text messages for my proof. Lots of documenting. In 1.5 years there have been only 3 path crossings (2 weddings and a funeral) and I was ignored. Cool, life is good.

SO this morning I wake up to an email from the one who was a direct issue who also CC'd DH (part of the drama) to ask me some questions about going to Disney. She has not been since child so knows nothing and wants to take a young grand. Not asking for ideas or opinions or really help, just basically wants ME to find all the discounts and do hard work.

JULY. Going to AK. Someday later will return and go to Walt Disney World. Hehe, okay....

In FOUR nights wants -
- AKL 2 nights
- Offsite 2 nights at cheap hotel with fabulous pool slides etc for their pool day
- AK one day
- Another park one day; BB, SeaWorld or Universal
- Wants nighttime entertainment like fireworks and light shows
- Discounted tickets (you know with a combo package, like these businesses work together)

Yeah, I gave bare bones because if I did get specific, when this all goes south and it will, my fault. They are so clueless. And she is so controlling, this should be priceless, to be a fly.

I told her kid can't do Universal (young and scared of everything, even characters) so do SeaWorld and bundle with Aquatica, use that for pool day. Find a hotel close to all that you are comfortable with, I'm not offering up any names. Warning: AK is a cluster and while hoping the night stuff up in July it will be crazy. Disney is full price ticket. I am sure I didn't give her any of the answers she wanted. Oh well.

Really the best part is that they will return to Walt Disney World another time ............ that says it all.

@HopperFan, you are a MUCH better person than I... DH and I both would have "lost" that email... ...

 

[disfamz]

Us too! Considering permanent residence in FLA

It's cold as all get out here but thankfully no snow. Can I join you in the FL residence?! lol

 

[dachsie]

@ArielSRL -

@dachsie - did you like the "feel" of the new Town Center? DH had so many menus to read to me last night!

If you like shopping it's great. But I am not a big shopper. It's a pretty area.

I bought MM and have only seen 2 photographers so far. There was only one on the bridge and he had a line. There were none at the TOL.

No one has commented on my ROL tshirt yet. Lol

 

[ArielSRL]

@ArielSRL - The kicker about mine is that she literally gives us you know what for not seeing our daughter enough and we don't bring her there enough, BESIDES not ever coming to our house, is that she is always at SILs house when we are free and she lives 4 hours away!

I could go on for days lol. I am actually glad she isn't coming with us - don't want her to ruin my trip! lol

Glad your DH is on board with you though!!

My MIL lives about 45 min away. Its so much easier for her to come to us than for us to go to her (no toys at her house, no security gates at her house, etc, etc) yet she always wants us there and doesn't want to come to us. So annoying. Yeh, my DH said we should be happy she doesn't take us to Disney because we would have to do everything her way. So there's that....however, she always stays at the Poly bc that's her fave. I wouldn't mind doing it her way for a free trip and lodging at the Poly! Haha

 

[Pixie Dust ✨]

Just got back at the end of last week.

Nothing new going on at AK. We had lunch at Y&Y and our poor server said he gets asked about the new show at least 12x per shift.

Actually, it was kind of a bust overall, as far as new experiences. Nighttime things at AK, new Soarin', Frozen ride, Disney Springs additions... all not open yet. I'm not really too bummed out because we still had a great trip & will see those things in October, but I feel for anyone who had hoped for SOMETHING new for a May/early June trip.

Funniest thing was one guy's comment about the construction walls in Norway. "What are they putting in there? Another golf ball?"

 

[elmoandzoey]

We arrived back home from Disney this morning to be greeted by rain and 46F weather. Augh! I can do without the 92F we had at MK on our last day but where is the sunshine? It's so bleak here.....

And what is up with security screening at MCO? We were waiting in line longer than we had to wait for any rides, even the standby queue for 7DMT. Oh, and we were delayed leaving Orlando for 2hrs because of a door malfunction on the airplane and of course there was also an issue with the plane A/C while on the ground (which the pilot pointed out before the door incident) so it was an almost unbearable two hours on the plane with the A/C just blowing out warm air. And of course the entertainment system wasn't running yet either - have you ever tried entertaining 3 kids who have to remain in their seats with nothing but a plush and two picture books for two hours? The flight attendants brought out some crayons and coloring books for DS7 and DD3 after a little while so they were entertained for a while but my DS11 got pretty bored... I felt so bad I had told him to put his book in the checked bag because he would be sleeping most of the time on the red eye anyways.

But we had such an awesome time at both Universal and WDW! We stayed for the Kiss Goodnight on our last night and all my kids yelled "Bye bye Mickey!" at the castle before we headed down Main Street to leave the park for the last time.

 

[HopperFan]

@HopperFan, you are a MUCH better person than I... DH and I both would have "lost" that email... ...

Well sadly for DH he lost both parents within a year and all work was on him (and he probably took it harder than anyone, both sudden). He sees the fracture now that the glue is gone - and very hard to accept. She plays this (makes you want to throw up) sweet as pie, hugs and love (fake) with many including him. She knows I see right through it which is why she CC him. Found out she also called him in advance. She likes to set things in play to make others look bad, so if I didn't respond she'd take that and run with it. I told him I emailed what she needed. He then said she was asking if "you could get discounts on tickets and hotels and what about CM friend." Replied: Uh, no. She has what she needs. It's a highly complicated situation and best option is he needs to have a relationship outside of the group, meet for dinner, catch up etc I have nothing to say to her, and believe me I will sit silent, she cut deep deep wounds.

When we finally get old enough we finally can say "you can't make me do it" .......... toxic in my life is optional. I am exercising my options.

But hey, I can enjoy knowing she will be miserable at Disney in July even if she won't admit it.

We arrived back home from Disney this morning to be greeted by rain and 46F weather. Augh! I can do without the 92F we had at MK on our last day but where is the sunshine? It's so bleak here.....

And what is up with security screening at MCO? We were waiting in line longer than we had to wait for any rides, even the standby queue for 7DMT. .

Nationwide issue. I think it's a "flew flu" caused by the ongoing battle between TSA and Congress.

 

[dachsie]

Well sadly for DH he lost both parents within a year and all work was on him (and he probably took it harder than anyone, both sudden). He sees the fracture now that the glue is gone - and very hard to accept. She plays this (makes you want to throw up) sweet as pie, hugs and love (fake) with many including him. She knows I see right through it which is why she CC him. Found out she also called him in advance. She likes to set things in play to make others look bad, so if I didn't respond she'd take that and run with it. I told him I emailed what she needed. He then said she was asking if "you could get discounts on tickets and hotels and what about CM friend." Replied: Uh, no. She has what she needs. It's a highly complicated situation and best option is he needs to have a relationship outside of the group, meet for dinner, catch up etc I have nothing to say to her, and believe me I will sit silent, she cut deep deep wounds.

When we finally get old enough we finally can say "you can't make me do it" .......... toxic in my life is optional. I am exercising my options.

But hey, I can enjoy knowing she will be miserable at Disney in July even if she won't admit it.



Nationwide issue. I think it's a "flew flu" caused by the ongoing battle between TSA and Congress.

Not in Houston. I was in line with only 25-30 people in front of me. Was that way last month when I flew to Phoenix

 

[dachsie]

Hey y'all - with 100% chance of rain, will they cancel Wishes and MSEP?

 

[bluezy]

Hey y'all - with 100% chance of rain, will they cancel Wishes and MSEP?

I've watched Wishes in the rain. I think they only cancel that show if there's lightning. I have seen them cancel MSEP because of rain, though. They announced that it was cancelled out of safety concerns for the performers. The CM standing next to us during the announcement said it's mostly because it's too easy for the performers to slip and fall when the pathway is wet.