Tropical Storm Ernesto and I are going to WDW for my B-day! Complete! Posted 10/8

[UtahMama]

AND another Hidden Mickey in that same photo is behing the spare part bumper looking thing....(Your younger son is pointing RIGHT at it with both his hands and you are touching one of the hub caps with your left fist) in the form of a tire and two hub caps...REALLY hard to see. But it's there. I love hidden mickey's!!!

It's like a treasure hunt!

 

[tictoc]

AND another Hidden Mickey in that same photo is behing the spare part bumper looking thing....(Your younger son is pointing RIGHT at it with both his hands and you are touching one of the hub caps with your left fist) in the form of a tire and two hub caps...REALLY hard to see. But it's there. I love hidden mickey's!!!

It's like a treasure hunt!

Okay UtahMama I am worshiping you and I hereby crown you Queen of the Hidden Mickeys! BUT do you know where my favorite Hidden Mickey is????? I will give you a hint--this ride is a real splash and the warning comes via two buzzards.

By the way, thanks for bringing Glenda over. You two are such a hoot.

 

[sharonW]

Rhonda, I enjoyed every bit of your wonderful disney
experience. The pictures are great! You are building
many special memories with each and every magical
visit!

 

[Torjohnson]

wow, sounds like you had a great time!!!!!
and the little icons at the bottom of your report rock like Ratt...
or to go with the Disney theme

Mosh like Mouse

 

[tictoc]

wow, sounds like you had a great time!!!!!
and the little icons at the bottom of your report rock like Ratt...
or to go with the Disney theme

Mosh like Mouse

Mosh Like Mickey--that is great. hey David, thanks for reading!

 

[tictoc]

Rhonda, I enjoyed every bit of your wonderful disney
experience. The pictures are great! You are building
many special memories with each and every magical
visit!

thanks Sharon--one more day to write and post and it is sure to have a familiar photo with a little creature in it just for you!

Stay tuned. . . . . . . . .

 

[mikayla73]

I know it is so sad that the trip is almost over, but thanks for writing and sharing sucha great report

Umama - I had to look twice to find it

 

[UtahMama]

Okay UtahMama I am worshiping you and I hereby crown you Queen of the Hidden Mickeys! BUT do you know where my favorite Hidden Mickey is????? I will give you a hint--this ride is a real splash and the warning comes via two buzzards.

By the way, thanks for bringing Glenda over. You two are such a hoot.

The famous silouette of Mickey! MY favorite too!

Did you see the one in the party scene on the Haunted Mansion? The Dinner plate and the bread plate and the dessert plate are arranged as a HM on the ballroom table at one place setting. That was my first accidental sighting 8 yrs. ago!

Thanks for the Kudos! I just like the free stuff like autographs and hidden Mickeys!

 

[Glendamax]

Okay, I have to admit that I can't see the last one that 'Mama pointed out.

I did see the one in Haunted Mansion, and pointed it out to my Mother. I also saw one in the shot out/downtown scene in the Great Movie Ride in MGM.

TicToc thanks for thinking that I'm "a HOOT!" And thanks UM for giving me a ride over here . . .

 

[GOOFYsince71]

Hey Goofy Since 1971--are you there yet? Are you back yet? How is the trip going??? Do not keep me in suspense!!!!!

TicToc,
You amaze me......I am back and needing a dose of Disney right now.
And there you are just when I needed it!!!!
I am lovin' every single word of your fabulous TR......Makes me feel like I am there with ya!
I am so long winded, so I decided to NOT do a trip report,,,I know it will put millions of people to sleep instantly!! Maybe I could bottle it though, and put it on the market as a sleep aid!
In a Nutshell,,,,,
Good flight,,(nice and short)
Fast check-in(POP)
Got the room I wanted,(after a little bargain-ing!)
Loved the Music
Broke down and Bought a new "MUG" (to use the rest of my life!(zzub)
Decorated my windows........BTW.......Cost Plus World Market has great
little bags of Alien Green chocolates.They go well
with the Alien green mickeys!!Hand them to all
fellow Dissers!
Love Love Loved Soarin'
Ate all the food in Walt Disney World and left nothing for the upcoming
vacationers!!!!!! YEP!
And the Winners are...............

Best Fried Chicken................. Prime Time Cafe...They give you the recipe!
Best Counter Service..............Coronado Springs..PepperMarket..hands down
Best Double cheeseburger........Pecos Bills
Best Mexican.........................Coronado Springs..PepperMarket
Best BarBQue........................Wilderness Lodge,Whispering Canyon
Best Apple Strudel..................Biergarten...(get it while its Hot,use the
Vanilla sauce on the side!)
Best Quick serve fish..............Columbia Harbor House......MmmmmMmmmm
Best Steak............................LeCellier

BIGGEST Dissapointment.........

1900 Park Fare.....................I should have gone to the Grand Floridian Cafe
'Ohana................................Means "family" I should have eaten at my
sisters,,,,,and she doesn't really know how to
cook.Sorry,,,The wontons and salad were good
The majority of the C.M.'s......No Magic........Not too many smiles....Must be
Under Stress of Tourism or somethin'!Even
Though I tried really hard to get them "happy"

So I don't end on a negative Note,,,The trip was awesome,,,really loved the meals, the parks ,the boat rides, busses and every other form of transportation..........Everything ran seamlessly.


Oh,yeah........two helpfull hints,,,,you all probably know, but for those who
don't.......

H.H.#1..........To get to Coronado.......it's easy...
Take your resort Bus to the closest park.
Get off and get on the Bus to Coronado.That's it!
And H.H.#2....For those of you going to Epcot for dining reservations in
World Showcase....save the long walk thru the front half of the
park..I mean the bus stops are almost a mile from the
entrance!!!!......Take a bus to MGM and take the boat
that's just outside of the entrance to the right.. ......It Brings you right to the backside of World Showcase and saves you lots of steps!
Not any quicker,,,but easy on the feet and a great tour!

Anyway,,,see,,,this is why I don't do a TR ...........I never stop........For your sake I will say,,,,,,,,,,Have a Magical Day


----------------------------------------------------------jan

 

[Glendamax]

And H.H.#2....For those of you going to Epcot for dining reservations in
World Showcase....save the long walk thru the front half of the
park..I mean the bus stops are almost a mile from the
entrance!!!!......Take a bus to MGM and take the boat
that's just outside of the entrance to the right.. ......It Brings you right to the backside of World Showcase and saves you lots of steps!
Not any quicker,,,but easy on the feet and a great tour!
----------------------------------------------------------jan

AH MAN!!! I wish I knew this while I was there. We did have some time that we couldve gone over there, but it was tooo far. Well I'll just have to remember this for the next time I go.

 

[tictoc]

The famous silouette of Mickey! MY favorite too!

Did you see the one in the party scene on the Haunted Mansion? The Dinner plate and the bread plate and the dessert plate are arranged as a HM on the ballroom table at one place setting. That was my first accidental sighting 8 yrs. ago!

Thanks for the Kudos! I just like the free stuff like autographs and hidden Mickeys!

you guessed it Utahmama! You are the queen. I do know about tht Mansion Mickey. i actually learned about it in the Keys to the Kingdom Tour. I have a photo of the plates onthe door to the sop in Epcot World Showcase too. My favorite freebie by the way is the build your own robot!

 

[Boo99]

Hi Rhonda

TR is going great. Loving all the pics too.
Also enjoying all the hints and places to find hidden mickeys.
Can't wait to read the end of it.
Can't believe soon I will get to write my TR.
23 days and counting.

Sue

 

[femail]

*ahem... when this trippie is done, you are doing mine for me as you "remember" it, "remember??"

pics are all here; do you think that the best way for you to get them is for me to upload them to a file you can access? lmk i am dying to hear my "trip report" kathye

 

[tictoc]

*ahem... when this trippie is done, you are doing mine for me as you "remember" it, "remember??"

pics are all here; do you think that the best way for you to get them is for me to upload them to a file you can access? lmk i am dying to hear my "trip report" kathye

yes I do remember, and I have been dreaming up the trip! Can't wait to get the pics!

 

[tictoc]

This was it. The final day had arrived. I was so sad that it was over but I was so glad that it went as well as it did. It had been a wonderful trip. It was the first really terrific trip that our whole family had been on in a long time!

I had packed everything the previous night, but I had not been able to fit everything into the suitcases. In my tired state I had just stuffed some of the clothing into the cases. So I took all of it out and folded it neatly until everything fit in.

After I packed I took a quick shower. After the shower, I thought I would climb back in the bed. I asked Malcolm to scoot over.

Me--“Malcolm, you hogged the bed all night.”
Malcolm—“You are lucky you got to sleep in the bed at all, It is not your birthday anymore!”

Finally when everything was packed, I started waking the group. Everyone needed to get their new clothes on so I could pack the dirty clothes. After I had everything dirty and everyone was bathed I called the Luggage service to come and get all of this stuff. We had a lot of luggage. We had ten very full suitcases in various sizes.

The bellman took the luggage down to the airline check in. Now let me spend a few minutes complimenting Disney on this very magical service. I love that I can leave my luggage at the hotel and it appears in Houston. It is an amazing service. Now because of my diva attitude and dislike of the busses I do not get to use Magical Express. I must have a car. So, I always have to trudge my own luggage to the hotel. Now let me tell you what I found out on this trip. If you are staying at a Disney Hotel, you can use magical express for your luggage even if you do not take the magical express bus to the hotel. The cast member told me to just mark it with my yellow bands and it would still be delivered to my room. I can not wait until my next on property trip so I can try this out.

We let the bellman take the luggage to the front and we pulled the Massachusetts van around to the front. The Rachel’s favorite color blue van around to the front of the hotel. On the way to the front, Malcolm noticed the linen carts in the parking lot.

Malcolm—“Hey what are those?”
Me—“Linen carts.”
Malcolm—“why are there only two of them today?”
Me—“I dunno.”
Malcolm—“Glad we are checking out today, because some of these folks are gonna be sleeping on dirty sheets.”

Okay, so back to airport check-in. We checked those ten bags and let me tell you they were weighing them. I have never seen them weigh the bags at the hotel airport check-in. I was sure glad I had spread the weight around!

We hopped in the car and headed to breakfast at Chef Mickey’s.

We had a 7:50 breakfast reservation and I could not wait to get there. I love that place. We usually eat there on the first night. Since we were supposed to get there at 11 p.m. we scheduled it for our last day. When we reached the exit, I expected Malcolm to take a right then a left. Instead he went to the left.

Me—“Hey, what are you doing?”
Malcolm—“I am heading to Magic Kingdom.”
Me—“We are going to The Contemporary first to have breakfast at Chef Mickey’s.”
Malcolm—“I know, but I have to park the car first.”
Me—“We can park at the Contemporary.”
Malcolm—“and leave the car there all day?”
Me—It will be okay, we will valet. You should have taken a right then a left.”
Malcolm—“But the Contemporary is not all lit up right now.”
Hmmmmmm!

So we headed to the Contemporary to have breakfast the long way. I know that you are not officially supposed to leave your car at The Contemporary once you have finished eating at Chef Mickey’s and I normally do not. However, today was my last day and I did not want to spend it chasing a car. So, I broke the rules. I know that does not make it right, but it is what it is. I did not however, hop any pools or reuse any mugs on this entire trip. That I did not do!

On the way in through the revolving door my son Drew yelled “Mom there is a roach right by your foot.” I looked down and sure enough there was a roach right by my foot.

Now this cracked me up! It cracked me up because I have a dear friend from the chat room named Sharon. Sharon has stayed at the Contemporary several times and has always said there were roaches there every time. We tell her that she must be mistaken. Well, I got photographic proof that there are roaches at the Contemporary!

So it is 7:40 and Chef Mickey’s is only about a third full. We are some happy happy happy people. We have had a great time and we have an agenda for fun today!

We were seated at a great table. Our waitress has been our waitress many times before. She remembered us and even remembered I did not eat buffets. That was pretty amazing to me. How she could remember that as many guests as she has served! The kids filled up on Mickey waffles and fruit. We had used our final table credits the evening before so we would be paying cash for this meal. We did however, have the Disney Dining Express Card so we would get the discount. The characters were all at our table within seconds it seemed. Pluto is always a great character at Chef Mickey’s. Very playful and interactive.

We celebrated, twirled our napkins and had a great time. And Malcolm got carried away with his napkin twirling celberating self! It was time to get to the park.

Now, I wanted to walk to the park. I think it is the fastest route from the Contemporary to the Magic Kingdom. The kids however wanted to ride the monorail. They had only been on the monorail once that entire trip and felt kinda cheated. So to the monorail platform we went.


Next time I return to the report we will be in The Magic Kingdom! Yea!!! For the final time on this trip. Waaaaaaaaaaa!!

 

[sharonW]

Well, I feel honored to be mentioned in your TR, even though
it is in regard to those critters!! Told ya they were there!
Chef Mickeys sounds like a ton of fun! Anxious to read the end yet
sad...but they'll be another soon since your a frequent visitor!
Love all your great pics too!!

 

[GOOFYsince71]

Hey there tictoc,
thanks for remembering I was at WDW..........By the way, have you seen my pictures yet.....I am always pluggin' my thread "Must see ...pictures..just got back..must see.."
Hope you enjoy them even a tiny bit as much as I have enjoyed your writing skills...
You are a whole lot of Pixie Dust
Thanks for sharing

 

[tictoc]

Hey there tictoc,
thanks for remembering I was at WDW..........By the way, have you seen my pictures yet.....I am always pluggin' my thread "Must see ...pictures..just got back..must see.."
Hope you enjoy them even a tiny bit as much as I have enjoyed your writing skills...
You are a whole lot of Pixie Dust
Thanks for sharing

I rolled when I saw those pics! I thought that was soooo great great great! I even showed my co-workers. And. . . . it seemed much easier than all of the downloading I have done!

 

[CRSNDSNY]

I just want to say that I'm about halfway through your TR and I'm really enjoying it! THANKS!