THAT WAS TOTALLY WICKED!!! The Incredible(s) Trip to Disney

[Alysa]

Great t-shirts! Good luck finding them - we missed them last trip too. Wishing we could start packing as well. Secretly I have been buying plane toys for the kids!

 

[Tinkerbellarella]

So did the bag arrive?!! For the record, I think it's adorable. But it's just not something I would buy for me. I would see it, ooh and aah over it and then say "But I really wouldn't use it..." and that would be that. Sad, I know.

The bag has arrived and it's everything I thought it would be. No more, no less. Worth what I paid. Now I have to scout out some Scotch Guard that some very smart momma advised would help me keep it white!

Personal-use items in 1/12th scale, now that's another story!

I HAVE to stay away from that site. I popped over there yesterday and as soon as I saw the mini-Tide things my brain screamed, "DANGER WILL ROBINSON!" Besides. I really don't need any of that as I think with my travel-size bottles, etc., I'm good to go. Plus I just got a $2.50 coupon off $12 AND $2.50 in Extra Care Bucks from CVS, so I can get $12 worth of stuff for about $7. I'm thinking I'm going to use it on any little things I need for the trip.

 

[LegoMom3]

You've gotta love Live365....I've got Flame Tree BBQ area music streaming right now...

*sigh*

I love the AK BGM. We've never eaten at Flame Tree BBQ, but we walked by it and listening to the music puts me right there.

We want to eat there on this trip for a CS lunch. It's on my list.

Yes....

I made a list.

I guess that's what comes of being a follower of such DISers at Tinkerbellarella and Lady Lallie!

But yes, folks, I have made a list! As I was putting more dog-ears on my PassPorter pages, I started to look at the maps and think in my head that there were certain things we missed last time that are must-do for this trip. These would take priority over stuff we've already done.

Disney used to have Priority Seating, I have Priority Rides. 'Cept you don't have to reserve them months in advace. A FastPass will do.

So, without further ado....(drum roll.... )


MY LIST!!


Magic Kingdom

Only one thing here we've never done that's a must-do:

Monster's Inc. Laugh Floor

Meh:
Stitch's Great Escape
AstroOrbiters


Epcot

Must-do:
The Seas With Nemo and Friends (haven't seen it since it's latest transformation)

Innoventions East and West (including the character stop!)

Honey I Shrunk the Audience

ALL the countries in World Showcase!! (including shows by Off Kilter, the Japanese drummers, and the Fife and Drum Corp)

Meh:
The Circle of Life


Disney Studios

Must-do:
Indiana Jones Stunt Spectacular
Lights, Motors, Action! Extreme Stunt Show
Toy Story Mania
Journey Into Narnia
Magic of Disney Animation
Fantasmic!

Meh:
Any live stage show


Animal Kingdom

Must-do:
Expedition Everest
Dinosaur
Finding Nemo - The Musical (per DS8's request!)
It's Tough to be a Bug
walk ALL the way around the Tree of Life....

Meh:
Kali River Rapids (the LegoMom doesn't do soaked, thank you very much)


And there you have it. And before y'all toss me all these "Oh but you have to try...!", please keep in mind that everything on The List whether good or bad is stuff we haven't ever done together as a family. I have plenty of "must-do's" for stuff we've done before (Big Thunder, Splash, Soarin', etc.) and just as much "meh" (Great Movie Ride, Festival of the Lion King...).

But that's another list entirely.

And I'm entirely too done with making lists to do another one!!

Although, I could possibly be persuaded to make a list of our ADRs and discuss those....

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Incredible Quote:

Mr. Incredible: No matter how many times you save the world, it always manages to get back in jeopardy again. Sometimes I just want it to stay saved! You know, for a little bit? I feel like the maid; I just cleaned up this mess! Can we keep it clean for... for ten minutes!


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[Lady Lallie]

You've gotta love Live365....I've got Flame Tree BBQ area music streaming right now...

*sigh*

I love the AK BGM. We've never eaten at Flame Tree BBQ, but we walked by it and listening to the music puts me right there.

We want to eat there on this trip for a CS lunch. It's on my list.

Yes....

I made a list.

I guess that's what comes of being a follower of such DISers at Tinkerbellarella and Lady Lallie!

But yes, folks, I have made a list! As I was putting more dog-ears on my PassPorter pages, I started to look at the maps and think in my head that there were certain things we missed last time that are must-do for this trip. These would take priority over stuff we've already done.

Disney used to have Priority Seating, I have Priority Rides. 'Cept you don't have to reserve them months in advace. A FastPass will do.

So, without further ado....(drum roll.... )


MY LIST!!


Magic Kingdom

Only one thing here we've never done that's a must-do:

Monster's Inc. Laugh Floor

Meh:
Stitch's Great Escape
AstroOrbiters


Epcot

Must-do:
The Seas With Nemo and Friends (haven't seen it since it's latest transformation)

Innoventions East and West (including the character stop!)

Honey I Shrunk the Audience

ALL the countries in World Showcase!! (including shows by Off Kilter, the Japanese drummers, and the Fife and Drum Corp)

Meh:
The Circle of Life


Disney Studios

Must-do:
Indiana Jones Stunt Spectacular
Lights, Motors, Action! Extreme Stunt Show
Toy Story Mania
Journey Into Narnia
Magic of Disney Animation
Fantasmic!

Meh:
Any live stage show


Animal Kingdom

Must-do:
Expedition Everest
Dinosaur
Finding Nemo - The Musical (per DS8's request!)
It's Tough to be a Bug
walk ALL the way around the Tree of Life....

Meh:
Kali River Rapids (the LegoMom doesn't do soaked, thank you very much)


And there you have it. And before y'all toss me all these "Oh but you have to try...!", please keep in mind that everything on The List whether good or bad is stuff we haven't ever done together as a family. I have plenty of "must-do's" for stuff we've done before (Big Thunder, Splash, Soarin', etc.) and just as much "meh" (Great Movie Ride, Festival of the Lion King...).

But that's another list entirely.

And I'm entirely too done with making lists to do another one!!

Although, I could possibly be persuaded to make a list of our ADRs and discuss those....

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Incredible Quote:

Mr. Incredible: No matter how many times you save the world, it always manages to get back in jeopardy again. Sometimes I just want it to stay saved! You know, for a little bit? I feel like the maid; I just cleaned up this mess! Can we keep it clean for... for ten minutes!


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I feel so special! I got at PTR shout out.
Wonderful List!! The best thing about lists is that you can make them however you want. I am the biggest List Dork because I enjoy seeing how everyone does their lists.
Personally....I would LOVE to see the ADR list because it is so much fun to see what everyone has for faves.....

 

[Tinkerbellarella]

You've gotta love Live365....I've got Flame Tree BBQ area music streaming right now...

*sigh*

NO KIDDING!!! I'm totally listening to MouseWorld Radio right now!
Although the volume is on the lowest of low because they were just playing the IASW ride track and there really is only so many times you can here those singing dolls...

I love the AK BGM. We've never eaten at Flame Tree BBQ, but we walked by it and listening to the music puts me right there.

We want to eat there on this trip for a CS lunch. It's on my list.

Mmmm. Flame Tree. Glad this is on your list. It's one of my favorites.

I guess that's what comes of being a follower of such DISers at Tinkerbellarella and Lady Lallie!

I'm feeling all sorts of warm and fuzzy.
Which is good, considering the thermostat in my office is apparently set to 'Polar Ice Cap'.

ALL the countries in World Showcase!! (including shows by Off Kilter, the Japanese drummers, and the Fife and Drum Corp)

Try to catch Miyuki in Japan too if you haven't already. She's amazing!!!

Although, I could possibly be persuaded to make a list of our ADRs and discuss those....

Ooooooooooooo. Yes please.

 

[LegoMom3]

I feel so special! I got at PTR shout out.
Wonderful List!! The best thing about lists is that you can make them however you want. I am the biggest List Dork because I enjoy seeing how everyone does their lists.
Personally....I would LOVE to see the ADR list because it is so much fun to see what everyone has for faves.....

Working on it today! Should have it up sometime this evening.

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Try to catch Miyuki in Japan too if you haven't already. She's amazing!!!


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Is she the gal who makes things out of candy??


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[Tinkerbellarella]

Is she the gal who makes things out of candy??

That is she. She's amazing. And I'm not ashamed to admit that she picked me from a crowd of people and made me a gorgeous candy tiger.

 

[LegoMom3]

Oh, and tour some parks, too.




Every now and then I stop and realize that I am just as excited about the eating part of this trip as I am in just plain going to Disney World, period.

Then I spend a disproportionate [<---wow, that's a long word all written out like that!] amount of time wondering what that says about me....

Who goes to Disney World this excited about food??....




People getting Free Dining, that's who!


For all you singles and couples out there, let me just enlighten you a bit: it's expensive to feed a family of five on vacation.

Very expensive.

Sell-your-firstborn expensive.

Ok, maybe not that bad. But Free Dining offers us the chance to eat at some sit-down restaurants and experience some uber-cool character experiences that we otherwise would never have due to cost.

So HECK yeah, I'm pumped about our ADRs!

You know, when you talk about your Disney plans at work or to other people who don't share our obsession, and you use terms like "ADR," darned if you don't get some of the funniest looks...

Back to the PTR....

I suppose, if you really want to split hairs over it, this could be construed as a List. But in my mind, it's just a conversation that happens to look like a list!

Because the LegoMom isn't about lists, remember.

OK! Here's where we are eating and why I can't wait for them:

Whispering Canyon Cafe (dinner) -
We had an ADR here on our last trip, but it was for our 2nd-to-last day. It was doomed from the start. We were too tired to schlepp over to WL, and thus my anticipation of stick-horse races and embarrassing my kids by asking for ketchup were whisked away on the wings of a fuss.

NOT this time! This is the 1st day ADR, people!! I have also seen what can happen if you ask for water, which I intend to do as well...


Sci-Fi Dine In Theater (lunch - no worries!) -
Ok, another lost ADR from the previous trip.

On Day 2!!!

I have read many awful reviews on this place but know what?....don't care! The place just looks too dang FUN to pass up. Especially with three boys in our party (well, 3 boys IS a party, but I digress...). Who wouldn't love sitting in a "classic car" and pretending you're at the drive-in movies?!!

Too. Cool.

And on the advice of so many DISers, we are taking lunch there, which is supposed to be better than dinner.


Crystal Palace (breakfast) -
This promises to be one of the best ADRs we have.

Because we get to enter the MK before it even opens!!!!!!!!

What more can you say?!


Hoop-de-Doo Revue (dinner.... Duh!) -
DH and I saw this show waaay back in '96, when it was just me and DH. (Actually, we were expecting DS11 on that trip! ) So, since we are going for 8 nights this time, we decided to use up 2 dining credits so we can see it again and take the boys. I think they'll enjoy it. We have Category 2 seating and I'm hoping to be up in the balcony rather than the back of the main floor. DS6 is just a little bit of a thing so maybe I'll request an upper table "so he can see everything that's going on!", with my biggest sad puppy eyes... Or, I'll have HIM give the sad puppy eyes!
Anyway I love me some good old-fashioned down-home cookin' served on a tin plate, so I'm all about this place!

Pass the cornbread and ribs, please.


Boma (dinner) -
Can you say "Zebra Domes" ?!

Nuff said.

No, seriously, we thought we'd try something different for a change and ending our AK day with dinner at AKL seemed like the ticket. Then I got a glimpse of their menu.

Meat, meat, and more meat. Fire-roasted... Yum - O!

And Zebra Domes.


Chip & Dale's Harvest Feast @ Garden Grill (dinner) -
We were looking for someplace fun in Epcot to eat for this day.

Enter a character meal, in a rotating restaurant, that overlooks Living with the Land scenes.

With Chip & Dale...!!

The menu looks "ok," but it's more about having a nice break from touring and the fun of some characters. But still, I'm looking forward to it.


Chef Mickey's (dinner) -
Our last ADR.... *sigh*

We ate breakfast here on the last trip, and since the dessert bar looked sooo good, we wanted to do dinner this time.

I not only plan my trips around my meals, but I also plan some meals around what they offer for dessert. Go figure.

And it's also just a super fun place to spend your last evening in the World.

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Incredible Quote:
Helen: Now it's perfectly normal...
Violet: [interrupting] Normal? What do *you* know about normal? What does *anyone* in *this* family know about normal?
Helen: Now wait a minute, young lady...
Violet: We act normal, mom! I want to *be* normal! The only normal one is Jack-Jack, and he's not even toilet trained!

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[Alysa]

I love your dining plans! We get all excited about dining too! We too are trying Whispering Canyon for the first time despite numerous reservations there. I can't wait - I won't even read dining reviews about it - I don't want to spoil the fun! And Wilderness Lodge is our favourite resort.
If you like camp, you'll really like the Sci-Fi diner. Come on, it's burgers, milkshakes and fries. Pretty hard to mess that up. This restaurant is totally about the fun - your boys will love it!

 

[Lady Lallie]

I am suddenly hungry. Hmm...I wonder why...

Great ADR list...conversation. Those all seem like great choices for your family. We are going to Crystal Palace for an early breakfast too, can't wait to be in the empty park!

 

[Tinkerbellarella]

Every now and then I stop and realize that I am just as excited about the eating part of this trip as I am in just plain going to Disney World, period.

Ditto.

Sci-Fi Dine In Theater (lunch - no worries!) -
Ok, another lost ADR from the previous trip.

On Day 2!!!

I have read many awful reviews on this place but know what?....don't care! The place just looks too dang FUN to pass up. Especially with three boys in our party (well, 3 boys IS a party, but I digress...). Who wouldn't love sitting in a "classic car" and pretending you're at the drive-in movies?!!

Too. Cool.

And on the advice of so many DISers, we are taking lunch there, which is supposed to be better than dinner.

I've always enjoyed this place and never understood why it was much maligned by DISers. The food is pretty decent and the atmosphere is great. I've also always had excellent service. Then again, I have only been for lunch. Hope you enjoy!!!

I not only plan my trips around my meals, but I also plan some meals around what they offer for dessert. Go figure.

Well, YEAH! That's only common sense!!!

 

[TarzansKat]

Color me embarassed.

Slap me thrice and hand me to mama.

The LegoMom3 PTR has been on the move and I've missed it?



Okay, love the plans, love the dining...

Love. It. All.

Especially the Incredibles quotes at the end of each post. Because really, I'm all about the quotes. In case you hadn't noticed.

 

[LegoMom3]

Color me embarassed.

Slap me thrice and hand me to mama.

The LegoMom3 PTR has been on the move and I've missed it?



Okay, love the plans, love the dining...

Love. It. All.

Especially the Incredibles quotes at the end of each post. Because really, I'm all about the quotes. In case you hadn't noticed.

Aww, I'm honored that you're here!! Better late than never, as they say.

I'm hoping to put up another installment before the weekend.

We are at 40 days today, and the closer we get to that final month, the more excited I get and the more I just wanna blabber away about the upcoming trip!

Glad you like the quotes. "The Incredibles" is full of 'em!

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[Tinkerbellarella]

I just wanna blabber away about the upcoming trip!

Blabber on, my friend, blabber on!

 

[Wannabe Belle]

Just checking back in!!!! I am loving it!!!!


Keep it coming or:


"I'm not happy Bob, NOT happy!"

 

[Smileybug]

Hi LegoMom I found you!! I love the PTR. And just think you didn't want to write one. Thanks tinkerbellarella for whatever you did to get her to write one.

 

[Tinkerbellarella]

Thanks tinkerbellarella for whatever you did to get her to write one.

A little harrassment goes a long way.

 

[Smileybug]

A little harrassment goes a long way.

I bet a little Seusification helped too!!

 

[Jenvenza]

I love that website you postes!! That is so cool!

And I am afraid we might start collecting pins this year for our daughter. It might become an addiction.

 

[Tinkerbellarella]

I bet a little Seusification helped too!!

Well, she IS Seusserific.
And you are too.