VWL/Eastern Fantasy Cruise/AKV CL all wrapped into a fabulous b-day trip - Complete

[Pinkocto]

I'm thinking I may order it. I love the passpockets too and jot down notes in the yellow days section of the WDW book. Maybe I'll just get the cruise inserts?

The pockets are no different for the cruise, or do you mean the book to insert into a deluxe binder?

 

[rentayenta]

The pockets are no different for the cruise, or do you mean the book to insert into a deluxe binder?

Inserts. I haven't seen the cruise Passporter yet, only online. I didn't sleep well last night, I'm not making sense. LOL!

 

[Linda67]

Just caught up on the last couple of days of your cruise and your arrival at AKL
Great photos as always and tons of great info
Congrats on the GFV add on (or is it VGF ) - it must be a wonderful feeling

 

[Goldeelox9]

Pam this is off topic, but do you know of a Pick UR Own farm around us?

Baughers is also a Pick your Own farm Place in Carroll County. Just went yesterday!

 

[Goldeelox9]

I have throughly enjoyed your trip report. It touches my hear to see the relationship you have with your mom! I lost my Mom 10 years ago and would give anything to have one more day! You make the most out of all of the days you have with your mom!!!

 

[Pinkocto]

Day 9 continued:

I left off with me heading to Epcot to see Chubby Checker. The Flower and Garden Festival is a great time to go to WDW if you’ve never been. Epcot is covered in beautiful topiaries, flower displays, new food stands, Flower Power concerts every weekend, and there are several different seminars hosted by HGTV. I have not done any of the seminars but Chubby Checker was the Flower Power concert of the weekend and I had been looking forward to seeing him for months. They do three concerts each day of the weekend, and I’m pretty sure that includes Friday.






When I got to Epcot around 4:00 I went straight to Guest Services to collect my PAP that I had bought through DVC. I thought that’s where I needed to go. There wasn’t a big line but it was moving very slowly, and around 20 minutes later a manager type CM came out and asked each group what we were waiting for. Thankfully I could collect my PAP at any of the ticket windows so I headed that way. I was really impressed the CM came out and helped, his name was Justin. I was given a paper ticket and told that in two weeks I could change it into a plastic one. Unfortunately that wouldn’t help with this trip because the lines for the paper tickets were much longer than the ones with the new tickets.

I made my way to America taking pictures along the way.



























It was super hot out, and a boat had just pulled up so I figured I’d jump in.




I stopped in Japan for a few minutes, I wanted a snowball really bad but noticed the time so promised myself I’d be back for one.



It was pretty packed so I sat on a ledge on the side.



The show was absolutely fantastic! Highlight of my WDW part of the trip for sure. He had so much energy it was awesome!

He was shimmying around in his tight pants looking great.



At one point of the show he brought up all these women and they danced and he danced with some of them making them swoon.



He was loving it!



She was loving it!



He came out in the crowd and danced with some people in the crowd



He was shakin his tail feathers!



And then at the end he invited all the kids onstage and picked certain ones to take center stage and dance to their hearts content.



The last kid he chose was a mentally challenged boy who you could see was having the time of his life. It brought half the crowd to tears seeing that boy so happy, and the kindness Chubby showed was so moving. Yes, I was part of the crowd crying. You just don’t see that very often and it was beautiful.

 

[Pinkocto]

Inserts. I haven't seen the cruise Passporter yet, only online. I didn't sleep well last night, I'm not making sense. LOL!

I thought it was worth getting. Hope you got better sleep last night

 

[dgbg100106]

Baughers is also a Pick your Own farm Place in Carroll County. Just went yesterday!

Very nice!!! Thanks!

 

[dgbg100106]

That looks like a lot of fun! How was the heat?

 

[Pinkocto]

Just caught up on the last couple of days of your cruise and your arrival at AKL
Great photos as always and tons of great info
Congrats on the GFV add on (or is it VGF ) - it must be a wonderful feeling

Thank you I think it's VGF, I wanted to say GFV at first but I'm seeing VGF and that makes sense since VWL and VGC.

 

[Pinkocto]

Baughers is also a Pick your Own farm Place in Carroll County. Just went yesterday!

Another Marylander! Thank you, I've never heard of that place.

I have throughly enjoyed your trip report. It touches my hear to see the relationship you have with your mom! I lost my Mom 10 years ago and would give anything to have one more day! You make the most out of all of the days you have with your mom!!!

Thank you I'm so sorry about your mom My mom lost hers early also and I just can't imagine how it must feel

 

[Pinkocto]

That looks like a lot of fun! How was the heat?

It was so fun! It was only in the 80s but it felt a lot hotter. I shouldn't have worn jeans because that made it a lot worse.

 

[dgbg100106]

It was so fun! It was only in the 80s but it felt a lot hotter. I shouldn't have worn jeans because that made it a lot worse.

The sun looked intense in the photos...

But you had fun, that makes up for it!

 

[wiigirl]

Just caught up.

 

[dolphingirl47]

The Flower and Garden Festival looks so pretty. At some point I really need to visit at that time of the year. The concerned sounded great.

Corinna

 

[eandesmom]

What a fun update! Love all your CL treats and pool time and Chubby Checker looked like an absolute blast. I love the flower power series, it is full of music that makes me smile. Good to know about the PAP, I have one to pick up in December and assumed I would need to go to the main guest services line as well.

 

[franandaj]

I absolutely love the tropical foliage they have around the pool.

You will love California then, I really don't even notice the foliage, because it looks "normal" too me!

Thank you They're not my favorite people. They say I need a man and am too old to be spending time with my mom. I think it's important to cherish your loved ones. I'm 30 now, and hopefully when I'm 50 I'll still be able to spend time with her. Every week after church my dad, stepmom, and his mom go out to lunch, family is important to me. I just wanted to say its ok if anybody on here thinks I'm too old to spend time with my parents because I don't feel that way. It's not going to stop some people from thinking it.

That is so rude, shallow and stupid thinking. I really despise when everyone assumes you "need a man". No one "NEEDS" a man, or a woman for that matter. You need a family, but it does not have to be blood family. The fact that you have such a great relationship with your mom is wonderful. Those people who think you are too old to spend time with your parents obviously do not like their own parents. It's great to have supportive people around you that you share your life and journeys with.

The fact that people tell you need a man, shows that they have no vision. Once you find that "man", then they will tell you need 2.5 children, yadda, yadda, yadda....Perhaps you have a different destiny in your life and will go down another path that no one has yet forseen!

OK, off my soapbox. Back to your awesome trip. Chubby Checker looks amazing for a guy his age! The fact that he can still get out there, shimmy and turn it on is awesome. And so sweet of him to treat that boy with such kindness!

 

[rentayenta]

Chubby Checker= amazing. Your story almost had me in tears. I love performers that appreciate their audience.

F&G is such a pretty time to go. We've been in May once and I just loved all if the character topiaries- too cute!

I agree with Alison on the less than sweet coworkers. Family is whoever we need it to be. Sometimes it's blood and sometimes it's not. Being an only child didn't give me the luxury of built in siblings so my girlfriends are the closest thing I've got to sisters.

But not on the man part. I need a man!!! Specifically mine.

 

[Leshaface]

Great update!

What was trying to be spelled in the air? I know it says "Jesus" but couldn't make out the other part.

Chubby Checker is adorable! Especially in his wrangler-type jeans That's so amazing that he was asking women and children to come on stage. I bet that child was so happy and his parents probably LOVED it!

 

[Pinkocto]

The sun looked intense in the photos...

But you had fun, that makes up for it!

I remember it wasn't hot enough, for me, for the pool until the day I left, but it was still hot. I did indeed!