The Princess and the Knave take on the World! Complete with pics!

Hey everyone,

I'm really sorry for the delay in posting - we had to take a family member to the ER. . .he has diabetes and is in critical condition. . .we're all on edge around here. I'll try to post an update as soon as possible, so bear with me!

Hey Carol, Sending you lots of hugs and pixie dust my dear, dear friend, I tried to call you today, please call me when you get a chance, I had quite a medical fright myself, that is why I haven't been on much. Prayers for you my dear friend and your family.
 
Hey everyone,

I'm really sorry for the delay in posting - we had to take a family member to the ER. . .he has diabetes and is in critical condition. . .we're all on edge around here. I'll try to post an update as soon as possible, so bear with me!

Prayers are with your family.:hug: I know just how you feel; I have had 2 aunts and 2 uncles in ICU/critical care over the course of the summer so far at one time or another. Just hope everything is okay!
 
Oh no, that is terrible. I hope that everything turns out all right and our prayers are with you and your family. We will be waiting patiently for your return once your family business has been settled.
 

Hey everyone,

I'm really sorry for the delay in posting - we had to take a family member to the ER. . .he has diabetes and is in critical condition. . .we're all on edge around here. I'll try to post an update as soon as possible, so bear with me!

Take care of yourself first. Our trip report hunger can wait. :goodvibes :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug::flower3:
 
Hi Carol! I'm loving the TR. I sincerely hope that your family member makes a speedy recovery. My brother is diabetic, so I know how serious and scary those things can be. You and your family will be in my prayers. :grouphug:
 
Pierresgirl – Aww, thank you! :teeth: It was yucky being sick, but no worries. . .the trip must go on!

Hi Amanda! Thank you so much! I really do love Goofy. There was something going around at Disney that week because our car service driver got sick and some other guests he dropped off in Disney had gotten sick too! :eek:

Goofyluver – yes, and I certainly wasn’t happy about it! But I didn’t let it spoil my trip! :teeth: Just had to take it a bit slower. :cutie:

Disneyeeyorefan – Thank you so much! I am so glad you’re enjoying it! :teeth:

Rentayenta – Aww, thanks! I have another one coming up! :teeth: And thank you so much for your well wishes! :goodvibes

Kristina
– It was awful being sick at Disney! But I am glad James & my sister were there to help me. I am so happy you’re enjoying my report! :teeth:

Lifelong_Dreamer – Thank you so much! I am having a blast sharing my trip with everyone. I loved having my sister there and did NOT like getting sick! :teeth: I would rather be sick anywhere else, but not my beloved Disney! I hope you had as magical a trip as I did! Thanks so much for you well wishes. My cousin is doing better, but he will be in the hospital for a while. I truly hope this will be a wake-up call for him to take better care of himself. He is so young! :guilty:

Jennifer48 – Awww, thanks so much! He is a great friend, allright! It’s okay – I was sick for a bit, but didn’t let it ruin my trip! :teeth: Thanks so much for the hugs! I really appreciate it and I will be working on another trip update tonight so you won’t have to wait much longer! :thumbsup2

AlyssinWonderland
– It sure is! It does get better eventually, though! :teeth: You’re so sweet! I thought I looked terrible for being sick! :teeth: Thank you so much for your well wishes and hugs! I really do appreciate them! :goodvibes

Whogirl’s mom – Oh, no! I hope your leg is okay! I know that’s no fun at all. . . please feel better soon! Girl, I used to DIS until 2 or 3 in the morning and I sometimes still do, when I should be sleeping! I am so glad you’re enjoying my trip report! This is so much fun! I love your title – Coughs, Colds and Characters! That about sums it up for me! :teeth: Thank you so much for your prayers! It is so frustrating when bad things happen and lots of things seem to happen at once! I truly hope your aunts and uncles are doing much better. . .I am sending you my prayers and hugs as well! :grouphug: :grouphug:

 
Lil’ Grumpy – You are a sweetheart! :goodvibes I wore my princess shirt to the AK on purpose – I love being a Disney princess! So that was you in the chicken outfit and the troll in Norway – If only I’d known, I’d given you a big hug! :teeth: I’ll have to go back and find that 5 legged goat! Thanks for telling me! And now I’m gonna have to find that rum too! Then maybe Jack Sparrow will come looking for me! Woo-hoo! I’d love to see you in Captain Hook’s coat! He’s rather flamboyant for a pirate, isn’t he? But I wouldn’t have him any other way. :teeth: Who me, put a gleam in the captain’s eye? I don’t know. . .could have been my sister! I think Tink already knows we were up to no good with the Captain because I heard her flying around my room that night causing suck a ruckus that I couldn’t sleep (or was that just my sister on her cell phone to her boyfriend?) :teeth: Aww, you liked my BBB hairdo! You’d look rather nice with one too, I think! I would have liked to make a Goofy bust, but Minnie ran out of clay, so alas. . .no bust for me that day! They certainly did nail down Minnie’s mailbox, because I tried to take it and it wouldn’t budge! I would have loved to have the whole gang in Cindy’s castle for one night! Can you imagine? No tea leaves at AK – I didn’t get to ride Everest this time, darn it, but hopefully next year! And blue is my favorite color! I’ll have to sneak over to Donald’s and find that bowl! Yes, I should have taken that last aid at Mickey’s to help me get well – why didn’t I think of that? Every bit of my trip will stay in my heart forever. I loved it all. It certainly makes it more magical when you individualize it like you and I both did. How magical your trip sounded too! I worked for a whole year to make this trip happen and it was everything I wanted it to be and more. . .I was only said when it was time to leave! :teeth:

IATink – Aww, I’m so glad you’re still enjoying my TR! Your girls are going to love BBB! I didn’t like getting sick at all, but I wouldn’t let it keep me down! :teeth:

Hi Cheryl – Thanks so much :grouphug: . . . things have been just a mess around here. But we’re gonna make it! I will be working on an update tonight. :teeth:

Hi Jen
! :hug: :hug: :hug: My dear friend – my goodness, I hope you are okay! I will call you tomorrow so we can catch up with each other. I am sending you my prayers and lots and lots of hugs! :hug: :hug: :hug:

BeautyNBeast – Thank you so much for your prayers. I truly appreciate them! :goodvibes

PrincessV – Hey girl, thank you so much for the hugs. . . I really do appreciate them. . .things have been very hard around here lately but I just know they will get better. :goodvibes

White as Snow
– Thank you so much! I am so glad you’re enjoying my trip report and thank you so much for your well wishes! It was very scary – we almost lost him at one point. . .thank goodness they were able to keep him from going into a diabetic coma. I truly appreciate your prayers! :goodvibes
 
Glad that your cousin is doing better:goodvibes It is so true that we take our health for granted. I have recently decided to start living healthier by watching what I eat and starting a daily exercise routine.
 
Okay, here we go again! :teeth:

Day 11 – Thursday, May 24, 2007

After a long night’s sleep interrupted just a few times by my sister coming in from the balcony talking to her boyfriend, I felt a bit better, though still tired, but I was determined to make it into the parks today. . .my sister, however, since she stayed up until 4 a.m. talking on the phone, would not be joining James and me for the breakfast I had planned for us at Kona Café. . .so I loaded up on cough & throat lozenges and James packed the Advil and off we went to our breakfast. This morning, my throat was very dry and scratchy feeling and my muscles ached, but not as bad as last night. I think I was going to be fine, as long as this junk didn’t go down into my chest and we didn’t go too fast in the parks! :teeth:

We had a 7:30 ADR for Kona and made it a bit early so we had just a short wait. While we waited, I goofed around with our little croc, Flora, who we would be baby-sit, er. . .croc-sitting the next 5 days! I really loved croc-sitting little Flora – she was just a joy to be with!

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She was rather playful this morning. . .

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And outside the window, nestled in a tree, was a beautiful dove on her nest. . .awww!

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Finally, they were ready for us and we went in with hungry tummies!

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It was really beautiful inside!

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Flora couldn’t decide what she wanted. . .

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I decided on the Big Kahuna. . .

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While James ordered the Eggs Benedict. . .

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Giving Flora some love while we’re waiting for our breakfast. . .

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Breakfast was absolutely delicious and we had a delightful waitress, Pat was her name I think. . .she was so much fun! I highly recommend Kona Café for breakfast. . .it was so peaceful to eat breakfast and listen to the piped in Polynesian music and just reflect on how wonderful Disney is! :teeth:

After breakfast, rather than head straight to MGM (and hoping my sister would wake up soon), we walked the grounds and I snapped lots of pictures. . .so enjoy the Polynesian grounds!

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To be continued in my next post! :teeth:
 
Okay, here are a few more Polynesian pictures. . .hope you enjoy!

Well, this one is looking across to the Grand Floridian! :teeth:

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I am going straight for that hammock!

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See? :teeth: I was tired! And that hammock felt so good!

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Isn’t the sand beautiful! The whole grounds are just breathtaking!

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The path back to Tokelau, our longhouse. . .

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One of the lovely ducks on the grounds. . .

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James let me nap in the hammock for about an hour - I was more tired than I thought! After I woke up, we went back to see if my sister wanted to catch the bus to MGM with us, and to our surprise, she got out of bed and got ready! I'm impressed - she only had about 5 hours sleep. . .stay tuned as we finally head to MGM! :teeth:
 
Love all the pics of the Poly simply beautiful! I would love to stay there someday. I want to stay at all the resorts actually! I better win the lottery:lmao: Can't wait to hear about your day at MGM with your sister!
 
After about 30 minutes, my sister was ready to go and we were out the door to catch the MGM bus. . .

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And the first thing we did was have out picture made with Mike & Sully! Awww!

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My sister loved Star Tours at Disneyland, so she wanted to ride it here too. I love Star Tours too, but I declined to ride today since I wasn’t feeling that great – I didn’t want to feel worse! There was only about a 5 minute wait, so I didn’t have to wait long. . .of course, afterwards, we had to get the obligatory Landspeeder photo!

Should I have let her drive? :teeth:

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My sister loved the Fantasia brooms in front of Brown Derby – I love how their buckets are used as flower pots!

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Of course, I had told my sister about the Singing in the Rain umbrella, so off we went! James refused to do it, though. . .silly man! :teeth:

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It wasn’t long before we were ready for lunch (when I’m sick I get really hungry), so we made our way to the Sci-Fi Dine-in Theater, where we had an 11:00 ADR. . .This is such a neat place! I was in love. . .

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My sister and I had the front row, James had the second row and we had two older ladies as “hitchhikers” in the 3rd row. . .we had a really fun waiter and we just loved watching all of the B movie clips on the screen! I am a sucker for nostalgia, so this was right up my alley. . .I love drive-in movies! We have two drive-in movie theaters within 1 hour’s drive of my house and we go as often as we can. . .it’s just wonderful! Anyway, we all ordered the angus cheeseburger and milkshakes and loved every bit of it!

Sorry – this pic is just a bit overexposed! :teeth:

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And here we are with our milkshakes! That milkshake felt so good on my sore throat. . .

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We were having so much fun we stayed through almost two loops of the B movie trailers! But finally it was time to go and my sister & James indulged me by going to see if Kim & Ron were out. . .

They were! Woo-hoo! These two were just great! Boo-yah!

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Since we hadn’t done the backlot tour on Sunday, we decided to do it today and thankfully, it wasn’t very crowded. . .

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Can you tell I’ve got my game face on? I’m not feeling good at all, but I do not want to go back to the room! :teeth:

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This was a fun ride. . .we all enjoyed seeing the different movie props. . .

The bone cages from POTC – Dead Man’s Chest. . .

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Walt’s plane. . .

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They cut Herbie in half!

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The ship from Flight of the Navigator. . .

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After our ride, my sister wanted to see Beauty & the Beast, so off we went. . .

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Stay tuned for more! :teeth:
 
And then we ran into these hilarious Public Works guys – we laughed so hard! You have to go see them when you’re in MGM!

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By this time, I was really feeling sick. . .my throat was burning, my chest hurt, my body ached and it was time to throw in the towel. . .we were only in MGM about 5 hours and I was so upset! But my body demanded rest, and I’m so happy my sister and James understood. . .when we made it back to the room, we found, to our delight, a towel animal! A crocodile, to be exact. . .Flora was immediately taken with him! I named him Fabio. :teeth:

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And right after that, I crashed. . .HARD. They let me sleep for 3.5 hours!


At around 6:00 p.m., I woke up feeling groggy, but better, so we went back to MGM because I was not leaving Disney without seeing Fantasmic!

On the way to the bus, I snapped a picture of this beautiful bird. . .

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We got there with plenty of time and got a great seat in the center section of the amphitheater. It was rather empty when we first arrived!

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Now, darn it, every one of my Fantasmic pictures turned out horribly, because I forgot to change the settings (thank the stupid sickness for that!), but my sister got some decent shots that I’ll post here. . .

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More Fantasmic shots coming up!
 
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We absolutely LOVED Fantasmic! I highly recommend you see it when you’re in MGM – it is not to miss! It put tears in my eyes. . .sigh – I just love the Disney magic!

Us after the show. . .

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We waited for a good 30 minutes to let everyone clear out and I rested as my sister and James chatted. And then it was time to go back to the room. . .It wasn’t nearly as long or productive a day as I would have liked, but I could only do so much being sick. . .hey, this just gives me an excuse to come back! :teeth: I did have fun with what I was able to do today, though and I am very happy I was able to get out for part of the day!

Stay tuned as we head back to Epcot again and my sister and I get into it with two certain crazy chipmunks! :teeth:
 
Glad you got to at least do some of MGM on your "sick day". You know you are looking a little flushed and feverish in your pictures! The Poly is beautiful; no wonder everyone wants to stay there. I can't imagine lounging in a beach chair and looking at the castle!:cloud9:

The towel alligator was just too perfect! Maybe they had seen your little mascot and thought she needed a friend :love: . I hope they did not get into trouble together! hee hee (Ok, enough inuendo about terry cloth love :rotfl: ).

Your sister is missing half of her trip staying on the phone!! That new BF of hers better take her back to WDW to see what she missed! Anxiously awaiting more...
 
Love the poly pics! I can't wait to see beauty and the beast! Did James seem okay with it? I'm afraid my cousin will hate me for making me put him through it lol
 








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