The Side effects of the AP-Trip#6 Oct 10 Final thoughts and some TMI

[Poolrat]

Ahhhh, your Osborne Lights pictures made me ache to see them again! Aren't they just magical? I'm so glad you went out solo and spent so much time there enjoying them!

I hope we both get the chance this year!

 

[Poolrat]

Really great updates! Loved the special PP pictures at Epcot. (not to be confused with the PP picture Glenn took at the fountain in Morocco) Glad you didn't break your touring partners, although we haven't seen your update for the next day yet, so maybe you did....

The PP pictures were a surprise for me too!

Apparently I still need to find one more thing in Morocco, since no one else can produce a picture ( Must choose words carefully)

Hopefully tonight we will go into our last full day.

for solo trippin'! It is a lot of fun when it is you completely in control of when, where, what and how! You got a whole lot done in a fairly short time! And you're right, pictures do NOT do the Osborne lights justice!

Right at the end of the night was magical. No crowd and happy CM's dancing and singing inthe street.

 

[Poolrat]

Ahhhh, the Osborne Lights are so spectacular aren't they?! My biggest regret from our Christmas trip was not going over to DHS near closing time to see the lights without so many people around. We went soon after they turned them on for the night and it was PACKED! Far too many people to really take in all the details. Just another reason to go back

I am so glad my first visit was near the end of the night and empty.

Hard to believe but I actually hate the crowds. Maybe beause I am so short but I feel so closed in unable to get out if I have to.

 

[MeMom]

Right at the end of the night was magical. No crowd and happy CM's dancing and singing inthe street.

I love to see happy CM's that get into their jobs, like that one girl that was dancing up a storm in Magic Kingdom at the parade.

 

[Poolrat]

I was wondering the exact same thing! I think they are!

I think you are both right!!!!! Maybe Marv has a picture from this year and we can see how it changes from year to year.

 

[Poolrat]

I love to see happy CM's that get into their jobs, like that one girl that was dancing up a storm in Magic Kingdom at the parade.

It seems like at Disney I see that over and over again. Sure we encounter the one that not quite so cheery or is having a bad or worse, just does not belong at Disney but more often than not I see happy CM's have ing a blast with the magic, just like the rest of us.

 

[Poolrat]

Do you suppose those are the names of cast members who were working on the decor?

I was wondering the exact same thing! I think they are!

Maybe we should "help" with the display next year Then can we have our names in icing????

 

[Poolrat]

Saturday Jan 2 2010

I crawled into bed the night before and hoped that the girls would awake rested and ready to continue our plan of attack. If not, then we would have to change gears and figure it out.

I am please to report that when they woke up they were well rested and ready to go.

Now where shall we go?

We had completed EPCOT to the girls satisfaction, as well as AK. Since we had accomplished the must dos the girls wanted to go to MK. Even though we wanted to use the up early, go back to the room and them out again later method, you see how well that worked yesterday.

Up and in front of MK by 8:52am. Mk was open at 8 with AM EMH at 7am so no opening show for us.

You can tell the weather was chilly.

Greeting us as we walk in

You know how many PP are lining Main street right? We hit almost every one. With varying results.

Pretty good

A little off center

Not bad

WTH am I doing?

The leaning tree of MK

A good one

My eyes are squinty

It was windy, so my hair was blowing. I brushed it out of my face but I can’t explain the expression.

The base of the tree so you can see how massive it is.

A close up of some of the ornaments

Horse and carriage

A little magic with Tink

Now with more feeling

The Women’s club members

We are getting closer to the castle

The horse and carriage go by again

Tired of the normal poses.

Even closer

Last on in front of the castle – For now. I am squinting again.

It just goes to show you that not all PP are created equal and well, I can ruin just about any photo at any time.

Which way do we turn? Which land is first? Burning questions.

 

[SoonerGirl]

Burrrr, it looks chilly!

The leaning tree of MK

 

[brookelizabeth]

Burning questions indeed! I'm going to guess you will go right, into Tomorrowland.

I love the picture with the hands as ears! I need to remember to do that one!! What the heck is with the totally off center one? Did that CM fall asleep??

 

[eandesmom]

oh my goodness that's an impressive array of PP pics!

I am at your solo nightime touring. Very very impressive! And you look like you are having a blast, I love the PP pics from DHS. How fun to see all of the Epcot resorts. Though my heart belongs to the YC, I must say, I think the Boardwalk wins. Roast Duck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Charleston Princess]

That MK tree is massive! I thought decorating our Christmas tree was daunting every year!

 

[Poolrat]

Burrrr, it looks chilly!

The leaning tree of MK

It got really cold. Hard to believe at the start of that trip we were in shorts and now we are in heavy coats and gloves.

I looked and realized that tree appears to be leaning. I have read many comments on how the castle leans as well as the tree and how hard it is to photgraph them straight.

 

[Poolrat]

Burning questions indeed! I'm going to guess you will go right, into Tomorrowland.

You know what is funny? I will be just as surprised as you to learn where we went since it was so long ago.

I love the picture with the hands as ears! I need to remember to do that one!! What the heck is with the totally off center one? Did that CM fall asleep??

All PP CM's are NOT created equal. I am glad we went all the way up Main street to take pictures because if that was the only one I got i would be a bit irritated.

 

[Poolrat]

oh my goodness that's an impressive array of PP pics!

I am at your solo nightime touring. Very very impressive! And you look like you are having a blast, I love the PP pics from DHS. How fun to see all of the Epcot resorts. Though my heart belongs to the YC, I must say, I think the Boardwalk wins. Roast Duck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey I was making the most of the preordered PP CD!!!!

I felt a teensy bit bad gong out doing "never done" things without them but I had their blessing and you will see I corrected that later on.


Roast Duck! I had to take a picture of Donald's fanny on fire.

 

[Poolrat]

That MK tree is massive! I thought decorating our Christmas tree was daunting every year!

Those trees are HUGE. I had the holiday special saved on DVR that showed all the holiday warehouses and how they stored all the decorations.

The size of some of those ornaments alone make me glad I can go see them and not have to worry about storing them.

 

[FauntleroyFAN07]

very cool photopass pics.


i love the magic shot ones.

 

[KatMark]

Pat, it sure looks chilly at Disney. I can just never associate Disney and chilly.

The photopass pictures are great, as are the pics of the Christmas decorations.

 

[Poolrat]

very cool photopass pics.


i love the magic shot ones.

I tried to pull every trick I knew and then I asked the PP for any new ones I didn't know. I made good use out of the PP.

 

[Poolrat]

Pat, it sure looks chilly at Disney. I can just never associate Disney and chilly.

The photopass pictures are great, as are the pics of the Christmas decorations.

It was really cold. That was when Florida got that really cold snap for most of January. They even closed the waterpark due to cold temps.


I was really making the most out of preordering the CD