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[horselover]

Happy Birthday Horselover!!!!

Happy Birthday Horselover!!

So, where are we having lunch or dinner at??? What sounds yummy???

Happy Birthday, Horselover!!!

Hope it is a good one.

And also. . . . where's lunch (so Muushka will know!!)

Happy Birthday Julie!
Have fun celebrating your special day!

Happy Birthday Horselover!!

I hope your day is full of magic!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JULIE !!!​

Horselover -- Happy Birthday!!!!!!

I wish we could all be at Disney and have some cake! Maybe the dessert buffet with Wishes.

And of course, you should go to the Bibbidi, Bobbidi, Boutique beforehand to get all fancied up for your celebration!

Happy birthday Horse lover, some friends of mine brought the cake!!

Hope your day was magical

Happy Birthday Horselover!!
Hope your day is simply magical.

Thank you all! For lunch I say flatbreads from Roaring Fork to be eaten picnic style down at the beach. For dessert lets all head to Beaches & Cream. No Way Joses for all!

A little story about the "laughing like a loon" picture. The photopass gentlemen was a very "spry" senior citizen and I got the feeling a bit of a Don Juan down at the senior center in his off time. Any way, as is normal the line to take pictures including mainly moms with their little ones and some of the moms really looked a bit "worn" out from a day in Epcot. Well Don Juan insisted that the moms get in the picture (how many of us just shove our kids in the scene) and told a few "off colored" zingers about what Emerald city little people do when they are behind closed doors to get a more natural smile out of them. He was an excellent example of enjoying your job and sharing that joy.

I love this picture!

 

[twokats]

Eliza,
Flower and garden Festival is my favorite time to go. I think I have been to 3 in all and one of them I got there for the last two days of it. They have started ending it earlier in the month. The first one I went to it lasted until almost the end of the month, but alas, they started ending it earlier in the month.

Glad you got there in time to enjoy and and that laughing picture was great.

 

[sleepydog25]

They had a really neat garden dedicated to new movie Oz

Now, if only "Oz" had been as enjoyable a movie as the garden appears to be. Nice pic, eliza.

 

[rusafee1183]

Hey all I am having a lovely, lazy day off work. I am listening to subsonic radio, trying to do some "spring" cleaning....if only the weather would reflect that. I am so tired of looking out my windows and seeing snow.

Awesome pictures Eliza! I would love to see more and hear all about your trip!

And I would also love to hear more trip planning from everyone who has upcoming trips planned!

So, you weren't a fan of the new Oz movie Sleepydog? I was hoping to see it, but I keep hearing mixed reviews.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Horselover!! I hope you have a magical day!

 

[sleepydog25]

Hey all I am having a lovely, lazy day off work. I am listening to subsonic radio, trying to do some "spring" cleaning....if only the weather would reflect that. I am so tired of looking out my windows and seeing snow.

Awesome pictures Eliza! I would love to see more and hear all about your trip!

And I would also love to hear more trip planning from everyone who has upcoming trips planned!

So, you weren't a fan of the new Oz movie Sleepydog? I was hoping to see it, but I keep hearing mixed reviews.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Horselover!! I hope you have a magical day!

The Oz movie wasn't terrible, just not very magical, and I mostly blame that on the lead (James Franco) and uninspired depictions of the inhabitants of the Land of Oz. The scenery was imaginatively conceived (though 3D was a waste) and very colorful, but at times the CGI was cumbersome and crude. I also enjoyed the storyline and its ties to the original Oz movie and its characters (I read this movie was based on Baum's earlier, pre-Wizard books). Above all, however, was the complete miscasting of Franco. He's smarmy and smirks a lot, much like he did when he hosted the Academy Awards a couple of years ago. When he's playing a con artist, he smirks. When he's happy, he smirks. When he's awe-struck, he smirks. When he's being sensitive, he. . .smirks. I think he's fine as a stoner dude or a free-spirited character, just not as the linchpin for a potential franchise. However, if you like Franco, you'll likely enjoy the movie a lot.

Luv and I have plans but we're still three months away, so we'll wait a bit closer to the date to fill in the blanks.

 

[Dizny Dad]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Julie!

 

[jimmytammy]

Eliza
Glad you had a great trip! I love that pic of you in the OZ basket, that just says a good time is being had

 

[bagsmom]

The Oz movie wasn't terrible, just not very magical, and I mostly blame that on the lead (James Franco) and uninspired depictions of the inhabitants of the Land of Oz. The scenery was imaginatively conceived (though 3D was a waste) and very colorful, but at times the CGI was cumbersome and crude. I also enjoyed the storyline and its ties to the original Oz movie and its characters (I read this movie was based on Baum's earlier, pre-Wizard books). Above all, however, was the complete miscasting of Franco. He's smarmy and smirks a lot, much like he did when he hosted the Academy Awards a couple of years ago. When he's playing a con artist, he smirks. When he's happy, he smirks. When he's awe-struck, he smirks. When he's being sensitive, he. . .smirks. I think he's fine as a stoner dude or a free-spirited character, just not as the linchpin for a potential franchise. However, if you like Franco, you'll likely enjoy the movie a lot.

Luv and I have plans but we're still three months away, so we'll wait a bit closer to the date to fill in the blanks.

Sleepy -- that is so funny! It's sort of like how I feel about Keanu Reeves. I've heard people describe his acting as incredibly subtle. Uhhhhh -- subtle or just catatonic? (But he is a cutie patootie, so that's OK.)

Are you someone who works with computer animation? My husband does, and so he is totally hypercritical of most all CGI stuff. It will be interesting to see how advanced it gets in the years to come. Have you ever rented the DVD of Pixar shorts? Some of the very early ones are surprisingly crude. Still fun, though! And so neat to see how far they've come!

OK -- time to crack that homework whip.

I second the motion to have folks share their planning stories and ideas. I LOVE reading about what everyone is looking forward to!

 

[sleepydog25]

Sleepy -- that is so funny! It's sort of like how I feel about Keanu Reeves. I've heard people describe his acting as incredibly subtle. Uhhhhh -- subtle or just catatonic? (But he is a cutie patootie, so that's OK.)

Are you someone who works with computer animation? My husband does, and so he is totally hypercritical of most all CGI stuff. It will be interesting to see how advanced it gets in the years to come. Have you ever rented the DVD of Pixar shorts? Some of the very early ones are surprisingly crude. Still fun, though! And so neat to see how far they've come!

OK -- time to crack that homework whip.

I second the motion to have folks share their planning stories and ideas. I LOVE reading about what everyone is looking forward to!

Bags: I feel the same way about Keanu Reeves--not much range. Whereas Reeves always seems constipated, Franco seems slightly stoned. In both cases, they may make decent movies (The Matrix, e.g.), but Daniel Day Lewis they are not. No computer stuff for me, but I'm highly critical of CGI when overused or flawed. The backgrounds in some Oz scenes seemed cartoonish and flat, while several times the characters were obviously running on fake paths or the fade to a distant shot of them clearly showed mechanical body movement vice the sort of gear Andy Sirklis wears for playing Gollum, for instance. When that happened, it was jarring and disrupted the flow of the movie. But, what do I know?

 

[Nicoal13]

Love the pics Eliza! Looks like you had a great trip. We visited during the Flower and Garden fest 2 years ago and I loved all the little details as well. Especially the Lotso that smelled like strawberries.

bagsmom - good luck getting the Wishes dessert party! I've never tried it, but it looks fabulous. Ever since they put dining reservations online, I never call anymore. I prefer the computer rather than talking to a CM.

 

[bagsmom]

An update to our itinerary...

On our day off, I made reservations for Trail's End breakfast buffet! 10:00

What time should we leave the lodge? Take the boat over a little before 9:30?

We've never been there, so I'm excited!

 

[sleepydog25]

An update to our itinerary...

On our day off, I made reservations for Trail's End breakfast buffet! 10:00

What time should we leave the lodge? Take the boat over a little before 9:30?

We've never been there, so I'm excited!

I would walk. If you leave at 9:30, you should get there within 15 minutes, give or take a couple of minutes. That will give you a chance to enjoy nature, perhaps see some wildlife, and to work up an appetite for breakfast. You can always take the boat back.

 

[bagsmom]

I would walk. If you leave at 9:30, you should get there within 15 minutes, give or take a couple of minutes. That will give you a chance to enjoy nature, perhaps see some wildlife, and to work up an appetite for breakfast. You can always take the boat back.

Thanks!

72 days!

 

[twokats]

Hey groupies, tomorrow is another special day. . . . .

Happy Birthday, LeslieLou!

 

[bagsmom]

Hey groupies, tomorrow is another special day. . . . .

Happy Birthday, LeslieLou!

I second that!

 

[horselover]

Hey groupies, tomorrow is another special day. . . . .

Happy Birthday, LeslieLou!

 

[jimmytammy]

Happy Birthday LeslieLou!!!!

 

[MiaSRN62]

Happy Birthday LeslieLou !​

 

[bagsmom]

Hey guys -- does the Whispering Canyon have those Mickey Waffles?

 

[sleepydog25]

Hey guys -- does the Whispering Canyon have those Mickey Waffles?

According to their menu on the Disney website, they do have Mickey waffles on the kids' menu. I know for certain that Roaring Fork has them as we get some each trip.