The November 2015 Open Pre and Live Trip Reports

[Kidatheart2010]

Just an update .. Today is our second full day. Site 1609. Good site. Wonderful check in. Got the Internet from the meadows no problem. Tee Time carts no problem. Made kabobs last night. Magic Kingdom. Was wonderful crowds not bad. All in all. The magic of WDw Is alive and well. Fixing to walk the pooches and head to Epcot. Will post pictures soon. The squrrils are out in force.

Will check in later.

 

[garneska]

Jets70 those pictures are fantastic. I love the castle lit up with the fireworks. Can't wait to see everyone. We are taking stuff to the RV this weekend. Checking out stuff. Heading to the fort on Friday. We are splitting the drive into 2 days should be at the fort next Saturday afternoon.

 

[themojosupreme]

Gathering the final large pieces ... Tent, tarps, screen room ... in anticipation of leaving later next week.

Love the pics y'all have posted. Save a rocker on the porch for me for Friday evening!

 

[Chickp]

Just booked a last minute four night trip yesterday so now I am busy making lists. We will arrive two weeks from today...trying to figure out if I want to pull the kids out a little early to beat nasty traffic and get there early sat a.m. Pretty sure the answer is yes, but I will need to convince DH as he is the late night driver!

 

[ArielRae]

A really good couple of days!!
One of the things that my family likes to do on our visits to WDW to include those still at home is to play a little game we refer to as "Where in the World" and send them a pic to see if they can guess where or what it is. I sent one today that had them stumped for quite a while. This is it if you would like to give it a shot.......

I know! Highlight below for my answer.
Fabric on the Monorail

 

[G719]

Picked up some decorations for the cabin today. 1 week from today we will be there!

 

[JETS70]

I know! Highlight below for my answer.
Fabric on the Monorail

You got it ArielRae. I had to drop a couple of hints to the family. We really enjoy doing this. I sent an audio " Where in the World " today and was accused of making it to easy by one of my former students. Good job Tori!!!!

 

[tiggerdad]

Jets70,
Really liking the pics, thanks for putting in the time. I play a similar game, it's called "find BamaEd's initials". Been going on since 2012...

You guys seem to be having a good time. Keep up the good work.

 

[Kidatheart2010]

Morning all. Off to Animal Kindom then to Disney studios. Had quite a weather scare last night at the Magic Kingdom. Supercell went Nth of the parks. So all was well. Will send lots of pics soon. NO BUD LIGHT DRAFT on tap at the Tavern ): Any clues on where those initials may be ? Starting point?? OH did I mention. ROLL TIDE...................... Met some very nice LSU fans. They may not be so nice today. We will see.

 

[JETS70]

Just a couple of pics from my Sunday morning walk around the Settlement.

And finally..............do you ever feel like you are being watched????

 

[Reneelgh]

Are there any Christmas decorations up around the Ft. yet?

 

[JETS70]

Are there any Christmas decorations up around the Ft. yet?

I took a walk around the Settlement this morning and did not see any.

 

[4077]

Google wouldn't do you any good. It is actually a Diamond Cargo enclosed car hauler that I converted into a toy hauler. Long story short......looked at factory rigs and could not find one that met all our needs so I built this one. Needed to haul 4 kayaks or 3 motorcycles or a golf cart and a motorcycle which I did on this trip.
Looking towards the front kitchen, bathroom and the fireplace.......the DW really wanted me to put one in. The wood surrounding the fireplace is 100 year old barnwood that came from a barn on her family's farm.

Wow....homade teardrops and toy haulers....guess we need to start placing orders with JETS70 RV's

Very cool...looks great.

All the park pics look awesome! Just happened to focus on the back wall of monorail on day you posted the "mystery pic".

 

[bama_ed]

You got it ArielRae. I had to drop a couple of hints to the family.

Dang. If we end up playing "Survivor - WDW", I need ArielRae on my team somehow....

 

[JETS70]

Wow....homade teardrops and toy haulers....guess we need to start placing orders with JETS70 RV's

Very cool...looks great.

All the park pics look awesome! Just happened to focus on the back wall of monorail on day you posted the "mystery pic".

Thanks 4077.....I truly enjoy woodworking and the teardrop and toy hauler have been neat projects.

 

[Flametamr]

Having seen JETS70-Steve's rig in person I can verify he is a very talented woodworker. We enjoyed meeting you and your wife Steve. Sorry we didn't get to spend much time. We were tired and were in the park commando phase of our trip. We finally made it home late last night after 8 hours of solid rain driving and two very close calls. Luckily we passed on going into a park for a few hours before leaving. I wish I had watched a weather report and I would have extended my stay a day or two. I will post some pics and videos later today. I can say seeing the Osborn lights for the first time on our last night was very emotional. We had missed them on our last visit and are so glad we saw them now before they are gone. Disney will loose something very special when they shut them down.

 

[JETS70]

Having seen JETS70-Steve's rig in person I can verify he is a very talented woodworker. We enjoyed meeting you and your wife Steve. Sorry we didn't get to spend much time. We were tired and were in the park commando phase of our trip. We finally made it home late last night after 8 hours of solid rain driving and two very close calls. Luckily we passed on going into a park for a few hours before leaving. I wish I had watched a weather report and I would have extended my stay a day or two. I will post some pics and videos later today. I can say seeing the Osborn lights for the first time on our last night was very emotional. We had missed them on our last visit and are so glad we saw them now before they are gone. Disney will loose something very special when they shut them down.

Thanks Flametamr. I'm glad to hear that you and your family made it home safe. Again, you have a great story to tell about your family and Disney. I enjoyed our visit and who knows.....maybe a chance to say hello again somewhere down the line.

 

[ilovedisneymm]

@JETS70 thank you for taking the time to share so much about your trip. The photos are fantastic! I would love to see the castle lit up like that sometime.

 

[JETS70]

The last couple of days, in contrast to the first couple of days, have been what I would call organized chaos. We have had our scheduled fast passes and after that, organization is out the window. So instead of trying to give an "organized" play by play report, I will just share some pics that I have taken over the last couple of days. (I know how "Disers" like pics.
I'll start at Epcot.

Gotta give props to the kid from Kentucky!

This is on the wall in the queue for Living with the Land boat ride.

The lady in the car with us on Test Track was hilarious. Didn't know people could laugh like that.

Not bad for a truck. Top score for that day was a 221.
I have to confess.......I ride the "green" less intense side now.

More to come later.......

 

[JETS70]

Continued..........

You gotta love the "Duke"

Over to the Tower of Terror......

One of my favorites at Hollywood Studios......

We took in a couple of shows at the Studios also. Beauty and the Beast.....

And "For the First Time in Forever: A Frozen Sing a long Celebration " If you haven't seen this show......I highly recommend it. The humor is in a word "hilarious" and the songs are pretty good also.

The big finish!!

And Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular....

And another favorite of ours and obviously everybody else......

And nope......not telling whose score is whose.....

Finished tonight off with dinner at Trails End. I'm not telling how many rounds Tiggerdad but if I was a prize fighting boxer.........

Animal Kingdom still to come.......

PS......Where in the World......