The Empty Nesters Magical Mystery Tour *1/28* Link to New Girl's TR p141

[saintstickets]

Great update MEK!! I'm with you...we paid for these PAP so I really should go to at least one of the water parks! We have a day during our Jun14 trip where nothing is planned so I think I'll slip over there and take a picture or two.

I hope you and Cynthia have a great time in your upcoming trip. Leave a GGS or rita in the ditch for me!

 

[rentayenta]

I don't know what we ate, don't know what we drank? Sounds like my report.

Love the water parks. I also find them so relaxing. I'll chalk up the hotdog to munchies post Grey Goose deliciousness.

I know you're on your way to WDW. Have a blast!

 

[natebenma]

Yikes! I missed your BD on here. Missed your sendoff. Just under the wire to wish you a Happy Mothers Day!!!

Sorry about that!

Have a spectacular trip! Can't wait to hear all about it.

I love this picture.



And this one



And a view of the sunrise

Me too! Great pictures.

What a nice time at Blizzard Beach. We prefer the theming and the wave pool at Typhoon Lagoon, but the family ride, Teamboat Springs, is WAY better than the one at TL.

I have an aversion to wedgies, so I haven't tried summit plummet /\ \/ either.

OK, you sold me on the GGS Slushie.

I enjoyed your pictures from around the WS. The one with the balloons at AA is really cute!

 

[POLY1985]

So nice to do a relaxing day in the middle. I love the lazy river! It's nice to know as I was reading this tonight that you have already arrived at WDW!

 

[Tracy161]

Hope you have a fabulous trip!!!

 

[Disney9.9.10]

Just popping in to say that I hope you had a wonderful Mother's Day and enjoy your trip!

 

[mickeystoontown]

What a fun update! We are headed to Blizzard Beach and Winter Summerland for the first time during our upcoming trip so it was nice to see pictures of what's to come for us.

Hope that you are having a great time with Cynthia!

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

The sun was in the process of rising while I was out on my run, so I took a few more pictures than usual.

Gorgeous early-morning pictures here.

Probably first since there are a heck of a lot of tubes available for use!

Gotta love beating the crowds!

Obviously I have no pictures, but I can tell you that you have to hike about 115 steps to get to the top. How do I know that? Well, I counted them. Yup - at my age 115 steps is a lot of steps, so I made Denny carry up a double tube and we rode that twice.

You made the guy with the heart problems carry the tube up all those steps?

As you may or may not know, Teamboat Springs requires at least 4 people in a raft. That presents a bit of a dilemma when you are a party of two. But we got in line anyway. It was a little awkward, but once I figured out who was riding with who, I asked this nice family if we could get in a raft with them and they said yes. Woo Hoo!

For some odd reason I decided I wanted a hot dog! I have no explanation for this.

Because sometimes you just want a hot dog.

Paul!!!!!!

Give me some warning before you do that!

Tomorrow I leave for the world to reunite with my bestie Cynthia so replies will not be immediate.

Hope you all have a great time!

 

[tazdev3225]

I fell really behind with baseball and getting ready for my trip.

Blizzard Beach looks like fun. The only water park I have done is Typhoon Lagoon and we had fun but I paid for it. Even with a ton of sunscreen I looked like a lobster.

I want to take a just go with no plans and relax trip one day but I have a hard time relaxing even on vacation.

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The Hanson CD brought back memories. Our first trip that we drove my DD's were about 12 and 10. The older one especially LOVED Hanson. She will not admit to that today however. Hanson made the trip memorable as we listened to MmmBop all the way down to Disney from Philadelphia. 17+ hours of MmmBop and I have no idea what else. And my 14 year old son threatening to kill his sisters if they played that song one more time. The memories.

 

[annmarieda]

Sorry to miss your send off. I hope you and Cynthia have an amazing trip!!!

Your run looks like it was a wonderful one! I love that you were up and running and taking pictures along the way. What a beautiful area to run in!

I loved all your pictures of BB. It is unlikely (although not outside the realm of possibility) that I will ever go or spend much time there so it is nice to see pictures.

The grey goose slushie... is it like the one in WS? I actually may have decided that I prefer that one to the grand marnier slushie.

I also loved all the photos of the BW. I must say though... kinda a nasty trick. I was slowly scrolling through... enjoying each and every BW picture.. oooing and ahhhing.... then...


PAUL





Man that face is the stuff of nightmares.

 

[khertz]

This made me think of khertz

Ha!!

Great updates, Mary Ellen! Looks like a fun filled day. Running in Disney is something I will probably never do, but I have to imagine it's more fun and interesting than running at home when you get to pass all of the gorgeous resorts and even get peeks at the parks and attractions.

Second TR update I've read today about Blizzard Beach! Maybe it's just me, but it seems like that happens a lot. Suddenly a lot of TR's will have updates about the same things...a restaurant, a particular ride, a party, etc. Glad you & Denny had a good time, although I think Brenda mentioned that one slide having 1001 steps instead of 115 to get to the top.

Beautiful Epcot pics! Sometimes it's just nice to walk around and enjoy not being packed into World Showcase.

 

[Mndisneygirl]

Fun day to go to Blizzard Beach! We think about the water parks, but usually don't have enough days (or $) considering my kids don't do a lot of big slides etc.

Of course - more Epcot is always a good thing!!

I hope you and Cynthia (and Pat and whomever else you see) are having a great time at WDW now!!

 

[cstorm65]

I'm trying to get caught up. The meal at Tokyo Dining looked really good! I have recently gotten hooked on sushi so that may be something I need to try the next time we are down.

Also, great pictures of Epcot as always! It looks like the weather was beautiful.

 

[MEK]

Hi Everyone!

Just checking in!

Having a wonderful time! Cynthia & I had the best girlie day yesterday. Breakfast in the castle, lunch at BOG, Pool & spa time, then a spontaneous dinner at Splitsville where they have the BEST sushi! Who knew? We topped it off with one more drink at the Hole in the Wall and finally had to take a cab home. Yup.

We also met a bunch of DISers and even had a surprise DIS meet! We have more DIS meets to come!

 

[rentayenta]

So fun! Loving your FB pics. Glad you're having a great time. The photo with Cinderella is the best.

 

[annmarieda]

So glad you are having a good time! I too love the fb pics... so fun!!!

 

[Leshaface]

Hi Everyone!

Just checking in!

Having a wonderful time! Cynthia & I had the best girlie day yesterday. Breakfast in the castle, lunch at BOG, Pool & spa time, then a spontaneous dinner at Splitsville where they have the BEST sushi! Who knew? We topped it off with one more drink at the Hole in the Wall and finally had to take a cab home. Yup.

We also met a bunch of DISers and even had a surprise DIS meet! We have more DIS meets to come!

A Cab?! Can't wait to hear about that! And am loving seeing your FB photos. Thanks for sharing them

So does the GGS taste stronger over at BB? I may just have to buy a water park ticket only to purchase a $10 drink!

Oooh love those French guys!

 

[englishrose47]

Maryellen what great5 pix of your Relaxing Day !!I was so happy to meet you and Cynthia finally !! And the dates for Williamsburg are July 17th thru 21st !!!

 

[afwdwfan]

So we weighed the pros and cons and decided on the Water Park! After all, we had a PAP and, dog-gone it, we were going to use it!

Absolutely! No point having it if you're not going to take full advantage of it!

Ok - I have no clue as to whether this is the Swan of the Dolphin pool

Neither. It is clearly the Duck pool.

On our way to Blizzard Beach I caught this picture of ToT. Oh ToT, would I ever get there to ride you?

I don't know, but you're sure doing a good job of getting pictures of it from every imaginable angle!

Well, I counted them. Yup - at my age 115 steps is a lot of steps, so I made Denny carry up a double tube and we rode that twice.

So the guy you have to take to the ER on a previous vacation after carrying luggage up a flight or 2 of stairs gets to do the heavy lifting? Clearly, he's doing much better now.


It looks like you had some fun at the water park. We rarely go to them. Just not a priority, but I wish we had more time to check them out and spend a day at one. I don't think I've ever seen anyone take as many pictures of a water park though as you did!

I don’t know what we ate.

I don’t know what we drank.

I just know the crowds weren’t atrocious and the going was easy.

Sounds like a lot of fun. I always enjoy planning trips, and it is definitely a necessary evil to ensure that you'll get to do all you want to do, especially when you only go once every year or 2. But days like this one... those are the dream...

This made me think of khertz

Tomorrow I leave for the world to reunite with my bestie Cynthia so replies will not be immediate.

I hope you're both having a great time!

 

[scottny]

LOL! The guy in the Buzz outfit.
Beautiful pics around Boardwalk.
I think the pool on your run was the Dolphin.
Never been to BB. Hopefully one day I will get there.
Nice pics at BWI.
Nice to stroll around Epcot.
I am caught up again.
Can’t wait to hear about the new trip. Enjoying the updates on FB between the two of you