This is Magical, this is Horrific, and this is Epic! TR 8/27-9/7/25, update 9/20*

[pkondz]

I never get my requests anymore sad

That's unfortunate. I counted on those requests.

It was nice and not near as noisy as I thought it might be!

Good! I hadn't thought about that, but considering your room location, I would have thought it would be noisy.

Haha I sure don’t but 20 something Andi sure does!

The queue is different on test track and the inside portion has a different overlay but basically the same turns, stops, bumps etc….

Ah. So the overlay is different after all. I wouldn't expect the track to change. $$$$$$$

Andi dives deep on these things and Disney definitely changed the temperature for cooling to save money, she found many reports of this, she is a sleuth haha

The truth comes out!

Haha I’m sure money grab all the way!

The rain really put a damper on the evening, literally haha

Not the delicious Nomad lounge churros!

Some day...

It was but really a good one overall despite the rain!

That's good.

We had a little in the room breakfast with our grocery items and of course the yummy cold brew coffee.

And beer.

The bus was not very busy and we got a seat, yay

Always a plus when you get to sit.

it was a party day so the park was closing at 6pm to all non party guests, which was us.

Getting tossed out with the riff raff, huh?

We rode HMx2, JC, Piratesx2, PPF, Under the Sea, Dumbo, People Moverx2, WtP, the carousel, Tiana’s Bayou, 7DMT, Tron, IASW, and Andi rode SM.

Holy smokes! Lots!

Not at all windblown.

You must've been so terrified!

We both tried the Macaroni and Cheese hand pie

Never heard of that! Was it good?
It also looks (with the melted cheese) that you can't really eat it with your hand?

We headed back to the resort for a later afternoon rest and there was a wild thunderstorm while we were resting. We didn’t think much of it but we sure heard and saw some wicked thunder and lightning.

Good timing.

We heard the people in front of us at the IG saying the storm took out all the rides at all the parks except for Safari since it is gas powered.

We looked on the MDE app and yes indeed almost every ride across the parks were closed. Oh no

Whoa.
Not a great night to do a non-refundable party.

We ordered the Italian Beer Sangria, this is really good! Andi loved it

Not a beer fan, but it sounds interesting.

Small Margherita pizza with mushrooms.

I never thought of putting mushrooms on a margherita pizza! But... I don't see any basil?

Well, at 10pm everything was still closed except MMRR opened but had a 40 minute wait, since nothing else was on line, and the park closed at 11pm, we decided not to go!

Yeah, not really worth going. Shame.

 

[luvpoohandcompany]

This area is my favorite! Andi loves it as well! So many good restaurants and lounges in this area and the walk ability can’t be beat!

This is exactly why we love staying at the YC. Everything Is so easy and stress free. There’s nothing quite like popping into France for breakfast or the Rose & Crown for a pre-dinner G&T.

We thought we the price for the special event we could go into some favorite houses multiple times and that was not the case!

That’s a tad disappointing as it was an expensive ticket. I’d have thought numbers would have been low enough to allow you to revisit a house or two.

I will be honest I just had fun this day and didn’t take many pictures and didn’t write much in my

I always have few photos of my favourite days. Sure sign you’re having fun

We heard the people in front of us at the IG saying the storm took out all the rides at all the parks except for Safari since it is gas powered.

I was shocked when I heard all the rides had been taken out by the storm. Certainly scuppered your plans at HS. I imagine Disney had to issue refunds for the MK party goers.
Friends of mine visited Disney, US and Epic this past July and said that the a/c in Disney was rubbish compared to other parks. They felt even the shops and restaurants at Disney didn’t offer the same relief from the heat. Now I know why!

 

[Wood Nymph]

Well, at 10pm everything was still closed except MMRR opened but had a 40 minute wait, since nothing else was on line, and the park closed at 11pm, we decided not to go! Ugh such a bummer, we really wanted to make use of the extra 2 hours riding TSMM, ToT, SDD, and Rise but it just wasn’t possible.

That was really unfortunate. The deluxe hours are too infrequent and hard to take advantage of every trip. At least you were able to escape the storm.

 

[DLo]

Following along looking forward to reading more

 

[Stacybaeasm]

You had what to drink at Via Napoli? Because I'm not sure all of those words go together - Italian Beer Sangria. LOL.

I'm so sorry the storms derailed your evening. I heard about all the rides going down, but honestly, it didn't truly register how much that probably impacted everyone there.

 

[buzzrelly]

Hi Caroline!

yay for another Andi trip!

I just stayed at the newly rewly refurbished YC and loved to room too! I would pay good money for that wallpaper!

HHN scares the pants off of me, I don't know how you do it!

Looks like an amazing MK day! And can't go wrong with a Bar Riva nightcap!

 

[GGOOFY1]

Hi Caroline, we were at the YC the same time you were! We were there 8/28-9/10! It was very HOT, drank a lot of water. The crowds were not bad at all, even over Labor Day. Look forward to the rest of your TR!

 

[suse66]

Overdue catch up post! I thought I commented earlier but it must have been my imagination, lol!

Love, love, love your room at Yacht Club. It's still one of my favourite resorts. Just wish it wasn't so spendy.

You are brave to go to horror nights. I would have the worst nightmares.

The bed was comfy and the room was clean and quiet! This room was far from the ice machine and elevator which was a little bit of a negative.

Sounds great!

Today was our MK day with Epcot and HS in the evening, join in to see how we did!

Just a casual three park day.....

Our Via Napoli reservation was for 7:10pm so we started to make our way over to Epcot around 6pm. The storm was over yay!

I love Via Napoli.

Our plan was to try the cider flight in Morocco before our dinner. Tangerine Cafe had a couple F&W options and we picked the cider flight.

I love that flight, they always used to have a pomegranate cider that I really enjoyed.

Well, at 10pm everything was still closed except MMRR opened but had a 40 minute wait, since nothing else was on line, and the park closed at 11pm, we decided not to go! Ugh such a bummer, we really wanted to make use of the extra 2 hours riding TSMM, ToT, SDD, and Rise but it just wasn’t possible.

Ugh, too bad! That must have been a doozy of a storm!

 

[amazingact21]

Mel’s Die In, they had zombie wait staff on rollerblades with body parts on their trays!

So, my sister in-law is a big HHN fan, and she has a tradition where she calls Evie every year when she goes. And this year, Evie LOVED the roller-skating zombies. She hung up and said, "I would love to know how they got the body parts so detailed."

I don’t think we would do it again, mostly because we couldn’t eat/drink enough to make the ticket worth it.

Thanks for sharing this info.
My SIL and I are waiting for when Evie's old enough to go to HHN, and I wondered if doing something like this would be worth it.
What age was Andi when you first took her?

#1 El Artisa A Spanish Haunting,

This one looked very cool.

#2 Galkin Monsters of the North,

This was my SIL's favorite. She said it was great.

I really liked the series, the house was not that great, it wasn’t really scary I thought it could have been better based on the show.

That's a bummer to hear. I enjoyed the tv series, too.

The cat lady on crooked lane was the best scare zone this year in my opinion.

This scare zone looked awesome.

Well, at 10pm everything was still closed except MMRR opened but had a 40 minute wait, since nothing else was on line, and the park closed at 11pm, we decided not to go! Ugh

How disappointing that everything lost power! I'm glad you were able to have a busy MK morning and enjoy some pizza at Via Napoli. Still...that's a lot of ride time you lost!

 

[disneyAndi14]

That's unfortunate. I counted on those requests.

I know, I keep trying using my TP subscription. We did get 4th floor so I guess we did get a little of our requests

Good! I hadn't thought about that, but considering your room location, I would have thought it would be noisy.

We like to take afternoon naps so I was concerned but not bad at all and actually fun to watch the people soup

Ah. So the overlay is different after all. I wouldn't expect the track to change. $$$$$$$

Yes overlay is different and no more building your car

The truth comes out!

Just ask Andi not google haha she is full of information

And beer.

Breakfast for champions

Always a plus when you get to sit.

I agree, standing on the bus is okay just not my cup of tea! I like the time to relax and no relaxing for me standing up

Getting tossed out with the riff raff, huh?

Very true but you just can’t beat party days with the low day crowds!

Holy smokes! Lots!

We did everything we wanted to at MK and when Fantasyland has open walkways you know it isn’t busy!

Not at all windblown.

Ugh I hate how I look on these rides, terrible!

You must've been so terrified!

HM does that to me

Never heard of that! Was it good?
It also looks (with the melted cheese) that you can't really eat it with your hand?

It was, we wanted to try a new menu item. I wouldn’t need to run and get it again but it was worth a try

Whoa.
Not a great night to do a non-refundable party.

I didn’t even think about that! I wonder what the guest relation line was like at MK for the party!

Not a beer fan, but it sounds interesting.

This is perfect for a non beer fan, like myself!

I never thought of putting mushrooms on a margherita pizza! But... I don't see any basil?

You are right! It was just cheese and mushrooms not a margherita one! Geez I’m a liar and terrible Trip reporter!

Yeah, not really worth going. Shame.

We were really bummed, Disney does so few HS extra hours in the evening!

 

[StarWarsMomofGirls!]

Hey Andi!!! I am here and following along! I love your daughter and mom trips. One day Gwen and I will start doing them. Can't wait to hear all about the trip!

 

[pkondz]

I know, I keep trying using my TP subscription. We did get 4th floor so I guess we did get a little of our requests

hmmm... probably don't even need the subscription for an entire floor request.

and actually fun to watch the people soup

and no more building your car

Don't think I'll miss that all that much, but I know some people really liked that part.

Just ask Andi not google haha she is full of information

Her full name is Andi Dis-wiz (your last name)

Breakfast for champions

Very true but you just can’t beat party days with the low day crowds!

Ugh I hate how I look on these rides, terrible!

Nope! You look like you're having fun! It doesn't get better than that.

You are right! It was just cheese and mushrooms not a margherita one! Geez I’m a liar and terrible Trip reporter!