We took the kids to WDW! - All done, Now Bonus features! Festival of Holidays 2/23

[franandaj]

What a fantastic day. I am glad that they made the theatre more accessible. The show sounds great and I loved all the facts you posted. I am glad that you got the dress you were after. That cheese dog looks great. I have to try that the next time I come. I have only ever had the traditional corn dogs.

Corinna

Thanks! We did have fun that day. I love the cheese dogs, but I also like the corn dogs, so I'm glad that she is willing to split both, they are pretty filling.

Glad you enjoyed your the premiere of Frozen! I have a feeling it will be a one and done for us as well as I'm really over Frozen at this point.

Tortilla Jo's looks like a great dinner!

I would be more willing to go back for the effects rather than the show itself. I've pretty much had enough of it too, but there are some defintely cool things that leave you wondering, "How did they do THAT?"

I'm envious of you and Fran that you were able to see it before it was open to the public. But also I was glad that I didn't go as well since you weren't able to take any pictures or videos of the show. From this past trip on Monday where I got to see it again, one of my party members had an ECV and we got to sit in the Orchestra area. We had the FP's for the Orchestra area since we got it that early morning. I didn't see any people go up the elevator but maybe afterwards when we were seated.

It was fun getting to see it before other people, but I was bummed we wouldn't be able to take pictures. I wondered if that was because it was the Premiere or if they didn't want the special effects to get out, but since you could take pictures, it was just that one time. Thanks for posting your pictures. I think we saw the Olaf puppeteer in your first picture. I can't be sure since we were so high up.

Thanks for posting. I'm glad it wasn't a flop, sounds like they did it well.

Fun to just get out to the park for a nice evening

No, it certainly isn't a flop. FPs for the show are still gone quite early, at least I think so. At this point it looks like I won't be getting back out there unail I come home from Alaska.

Pretty sure this was my very favorite of the bunch. I think he and I would get along very well in a nutty sort of way.

Not having met you in 3D, I can't say for sure, but you seem quirky enough to understand Alberto, and he's pretty easy to get along with anyways!

From your pix, I was also able to get a good feel for the size of some of the kiosk items. So that was helpful. Lots and lots of good fun going on! Still trying to play catch up around here and get an update done myself. By the way... looking up a "Gibson" right now.

ETA: Nope. Just no! Gin and I don't agree after my little debaucle last Christmas.

I'm glad you got a good idea of the kiosk portions. They're not a lot of food, but they are perfect for nibblers like us! We sorted out the whole drink confusion on your thread, so some day we must get together and have one!

 

[Paula Sedley-Burke]

Sounds like a good day.

Those corn dogs fascinate me. We are so denied in UK! Cheese in the middle? Jo would be all over that like a rash. Don't waste the meat in the middle of mine. I'll take it as it is and dip it in a bucket of ketchup. I heard a rumour WDW no longer using Heinz kethcup. If this is true I am bring my own and buying a kids gun belt in Frontierland and carrying around a bottle of my own. If I am asked if I am packing by the Disney Security I shall say hell yes officer. One loaded bottle of heinz loaded and ready to fire.

That is great news you got that fab bb8 dress. I love it!

How neat that they have an elevator to the show. So you need to get yourselves on the VIP list for next time. Maybe print off some press passes and say you are writers of a very famous Disney trip report followed by folks globally..


The show sounded good. I too adore Aladdin. It's hard to beat that music. Every one a classic like The Little Mermaid.


Dinner sounds a hit too. Thanks for posting.

 

[rentayenta]

Ugh! I am not getting alerts to this thread anymore.

 

[cruisehopeful]

We get one of each, a corn dog and a cheese filled dog.

One of my favorite things about your reports is that I learn stuff. I never knew that they had cheese on a stick here. I love those things and will have to remember that next time I am there. The margaritas look good, too. I think I need to pay more attention when I am in DCA instead of just going along doing the things I know I enjoy.

 

[rentayenta]

Great update! I think Frozen looks cute. Def not my favorite but a change is nice.

Looooove cheese dogs.

The tableside guacamole at Tortilla Joe's is good. Looks like a fun evening.

 

[Flossbolna]

What a lovely day at Disneyland! I have been meaning to tell you that you actually know one of the Olaf's! Remember Iago from when we were at Disneyland together, the friend of a friend that we saw when watching Aladdin and then he joined us for lunch? He is one of the Olafs. He isn't in the pictures above, but I saw him on a video that was posted somewhere on the web.

 

[dhorner233]

Glad you got to see the world premier of Frozen but what a hassle! Thanks for your pictures, Bret. From what I've read of Bret's thread, it is a huge, time consuming hassle to see the show at this point. And like everyone says, it will not be worth seeing over and over like Aladdin was with the Genie's topical quips. I hope the crowds die down before I get there.

And I'm sorry if I missed it but are those cheese corn dogs just cheese or is there a hot dog in there too? I LOVE the corn dogs! But now I want to try the cheese dog..

 

[franandaj]

mmmm.... corn dogs.... double mmmm for Disney corn dogs.

I never knew that even existed. Is it just cheese inside? Or cheese and dog?

It's all cheese, which is why it's better to have someone to share one of each!

Margaritas are a bartender's way of saying Heaven on Earth.

Works for me!

Is that a first?

It's becoming more and more common with her "art pusher" feeding her habit. Oh wait, you may not have heard about him. That's the next update.

Sweet! Love it, BTW.

I was wearing it today, until Fran noticed I already got a stain on it. First day of wearing!

I can't grow anything and they get entire bushes to grow in a few minutes!

The show must go on... just not necessarily on time.

They were fashionably late.

Ambitious schedule. Especially if there are a lot of technical aspects to it.

Which is why I think they originally kept it to 3 shows.

I'm not sure why... maybe the little smile?
Anyway, this is one of my fave pics of Fran.

That's the second one it took. I had to warn her to smile.

And thanks for sharing it with us!

You're welcome.

Glad you got to see the world premier of Frozen but what a hassle! Thanks for your pictures, Bret. From what I've read of Bret's thread, it is a huge, time consuming hassle to see the show at this point. And like everyone says, it will not be worth seeing over and over like Aladdin was with the Genie's topical quips. I hope the crowds die down before I get there.

I'm going to have to wait until I'm back from Alaska to see it and ride the new Soarin. We're starting to run out of time.

 

[pkondz]

It's becoming more and more common with her "art pusher" feeding her habit. Oh wait, you may not have heard about him. That's the next update.

Haven't heard. Standing by.

I was wearing it today, until Fran noticed I already got a stain on it. First day of wearing!

Already!?!? Crap!!

They were fashionably late.

That's the second one it took. I had to warn her to smile.

Good warning.

 

[Leshaface]

Fran was talking to the home security alarm company who had received an alert that the alarm went off. The cats were being fed by a tag team, Darcy and her brother, and our friend Donna and her husband. We called Darcy and they weren't doing this feeding shift. We called David's cell phone (Donna's husband) and got voice mail. We called their land line (as Donna refuses to get a cell phone), we also got the answering machine. Rather than send the police out to the house, Darcy and her brother agreed to go check it out, and as they were on their way, we got a call back from David that Donna had left just over 20 minutes ago, and it was most likely she who tripped the alarm. I disarmed it from my phone, and then Darcy called back to confirm it was Donna who tripped the alarm.

There was some kind of problem with the keypad, and evidently some of the keys were sticking causing the alarm to go off. Whatever the situation, Darcy fired Donna and said that she and her brother would take care of the rest of the feeding. That’s putting it a little harshly, but Donna doesn’t handle technology very well, and being unable to disarm the alarm caused her to have a full emotional breakdown. Darcy just realized that it was easier all around for her and her brother to take care of the cats.

This probably took about half an hour with all the calls to and from the security company, various cat sitters, brother of cat sitter (to get David’s work phone number when they didn’t initially answer the phones). Between Fran, Jim and myself we were calling everyone trying to figure out what was going on, and deciding whether or not to call the police. Luckily in the end it was nothing. After your first false alarm, the city charges a penalty for each additional police visit, so we didn’t want to waste it on a false alarm.

Oh geez that sucks but glad it was all worked out in the end. And I didn't know that the city can charge you until someone told me a year ago after DS accidentally called the cops from my phone!

Normally we would have split everything but we decided after all that craziness Fran and I each needed our own margarita.

Uh yes you do!

Haha how cute!

Yep, i'll take everything on the menu, thanks!

They had cart with a strawberry lemonade that you could top with a shot or two of grey goose vodka. I chose one.

This sounds yummy and refreshing! Hey you'll be proud of me, i'm finally getting my drank on! Have been able to drink some wine and beers lately! Feeling like myself again

You all look nice!

THERE IT IS! Ugh, I can't get enough of this stuff.

Evidently there are people who don’t know the difference between Fettucine (a type of noodle), and Fettucine Alfredo (a preparation of said noodle).

Seriously?! Oh my gosh.

1. What do we do for breakfast the next morning? (10 points)

Hmmm, waffles??

2. How long do we wait for the bus? (10 points)

20 minutes

3. It was supposed to be a leisurely morning in the room, but negotiations occurred after I went to bed and plans changed. What park do we go to? (10 points)

Magic Kingdom!

4. Lunch is at a resort, what is the restaurant? (10 points)

Grand Floridian Cafe

5. All our FP+ are for the afternoon. Do we make it to the park to use them all? (10 points)

Yes!

6. What do we do for dinner? (10 points)

Cali Grill

Then we headed to Fran’s favorite store. Where we didn’t buy anything!

Woah shocking!

Yay glad you got it and for cheaper too!

Very cool, and what fun facts!

There are multiple “casts” so that the main stars perform in only one show per day.

I've always wondered how many actors there were for each role.

After I see it for a second time, when my DIS friends come to town, I will go with them if they want to see it. Otherwise I will let all the Frozen fanatics have the opportunity. I liked it more for the production value, stage sets, costumes, and special effects. The music was good and executed well, but the music does not have the appeal to me that Aladdin did (which I saw over and over).

I bet i'll be the same way. Really not in any hurry to see this.

Hold the Cilantro!

 

[irene_dsc]

I was wearing it today, until Fran noticed I already got a stain on it. First day of wearing!

That's annoying! It was such a cute dress! I hope you can get the stain out!

And yes, I'm way behind on commenting on everyone's threads. Been busy with work, plus the last minute trip to DC. And with 2 0's in a row, I think I'm dropping out of the contest!

 

[DnA2010]

1. What do we do for breakfast the next morning? (10 points) Eat at the villa
2. How long do we wait for the bus? (10 points) 14 minutes

3. It was supposed to be a leisurely morning in the room, but negotiations occurred after I went to bed and plans changed. What park do we go to? (10 points) AK

4. Lunch is at a resort, what is the restaurant? (10 points) Sanaa

5. All our FP+ are for the afternoon. Do we make it to the park to use them all? (10 points) Yes

6. What do we do for dinner? (10 points) Cook in the villa (packed meat perhaps?)


Thanks for the DL update also- I have somehow missed knowing about the cheese dog- yummm! The regular are indeed good and DH and I would def enjoy sharing!

Love the BB dress also, glad you were able to grab it.

How is Fran's recovery these days from the ankle/leg problems- I'm still a bit limpy, but it's coming. It is hard for sure though.

Mmmm margaritas- I can not wait- my bar and wine area are WAY too full! (31 weeks pregnant currently)

 

[DnA2010]

Hold the Cilantro!

Extra cilantro!

 

[franandaj]

Sounds like a good day.

It was a fun filled and not rushed day.

Those corn dogs fascinate me. We are so denied in UK! Cheese in the middle? Jo would be all over that like a rash. Don't waste the meat in the middle of mine. I'll take it as it is and dip it in a bucket of ketchup.

You poor souls in the UK. All that squabbling over the EU and no corn dogs to fall back on! We have a place here in malls that us called "Hot Dog on a Stick" it's a Venice Beach creation. They were the first place I tried the cheese on a stick, Disney's is much larger and they use cheddar I think so it has more of a tang.

I heard a rumour WDW no longer using Heinz kethcup. If this is true I am bring my own and buying a kids gun belt in Frontierland and carrying around a bottle of my own. If I am asked if I am packing by the Disney Security I shall say hell yes officer. One loaded bottle of heinz loaded and ready to fire.

You are too funny!

That is great news you got that fab bb8 dress. I love it!

Thanks!

How neat that they have an elevator to the show. So you need to get yourselves on the VIP list for next time. Maybe print off some press passes and say you are writers of a very famous Disney trip report followed by folks globally..

It is better to sit on the orchestra level, but at least now they can put folks with disabilities in the nosebleed section.

The show sounded good. I too adore Aladdin. It's hard to beat that music. Every one a classic like The Little Mermaid.

You just can't beat the songwriting team of Ashman and Menken!

Dinner sounds a hit too. Thanks for posting.

When I go back, I'm getting the soup (full portion) and the cobbler. Pasta if it's still on the menu.

Ugh! I am not getting alerts to this thread anymore.

I'll send you your own private bat signal.

One of my favorite things about your reports is that I learn stuff. I never knew that they had cheese on a stick here. I love those things and will have to remember that next time I am there. The margaritas look good, too. I think I need to pay more attention when I am in DCA instead of just going along doing the things I know I enjoy.

That's the best part about reading TRs, you find out all kinds of things that you never knew about.

Great update! I think Frozen looks cute. Def not my favorite but a change is nice.

The thing is with all that they did to the theater it's going to be there for a long long long long time.

Looooove cheese dogs.

Totally!

The tableside guacamole at Tortilla Joe's is good. Looks like a fun evening.

And we weren't even out too late!

What a lovely day at Disneyland! I have been meaning to tell you that you actually know one of the Olaf's! Remember Iago from when we were at Disneyland together, the friend of a friend that we saw when watching Aladdin and then he joined us for lunch? He is one of the Olafs. He isn't in the pictures above, but I saw him on a video that was posted somewhere on the web.

I was wondering if he made the audition, I knew he would have gone for it. I wonder if any of the Genies are playing Christoph or the evil prince.

Haven't heard. Standing by.

Well since it might be a while, I'll explain. A few years ago (before we knew we'd be buying our house), she connected with an eBay seller who had Mary Poppins framed art. After their transaction was complete, he kept calling her and chatting. I think he was lonely. Soon after that he went back to work with Disney as a contractor and he was signing artists and contracting them to produce artwork, not for public consumption but Disney would aquire the digital rights once the original painting was finished. I've been told some of these will be used on the new cruise ships, some of our Star Wars inspired art may already be on the Fantasy. But these are the kind of things that you would see in a display at a resort.

The reason I call him the art "pusher" is because there are barely a few weeks that go by without me seeing a PayPal charge to his financial guy. (Money launderer ) I don't even know what any of this money is for, all I know is that every so often we drive to this framing store located in the back alley of an industrial complex down in Irvine and we come home with another piece of art. Last week he texted us a picture of Richard Sherman signing the back of my picture of Marie from the aristocats. Sounds like an addiction to me!

Already!?!? Crap!!

Well I may have accidently ordered one online and forgot....

 

[pkondz]

Well since it might be a while, I'll explain. A few years ago (before we knew we'd be buying our house), she connected with an eBay seller who had Mary Poppins framed art. After their transaction was complete, he kept calling her and chatting. I think he was lonely. Soon after that he went back to work with Disney as a contractor and he was signing artists and contracting them to produce artwork, not for public consumption but Disney would aquire the digital rights once the original painting was finished. I've been told some of these will be used on the new cruise ships, some of our Star Wars inspired art may already be on the Fantasy. But these are the kind of things that you would see in a display at a resort.

The reason I call him the art "pusher" is because there are barely a few weeks that go by without me seeing a PayPal charge to his financial guy. (Money launderer ) I don't even know what any of this money is for, all I know is that every so often we drive to this framing store located in the back alley of an industrial complex down in Irvine and we come home with another piece of art. Last week he texted us a picture of Richard Sherman signing the back of my picture of Marie from the aristocats. Sounds like an addiction to me!

Now I know.
Thanks!

(and... sure. It's an addiction. Sounds like a good one to have.)

 

[Leshaface]

Extra cilantro!

Haha i'm all about Cilantro! I'm even growing it in my garden. Alison, however, is definitely NOT a fan!

 

[franandaj]

Oh geez that sucks but glad it was all worked out in the end. And I didn't know that the city can charge you until someone told me a year ago after DS accidentally called the cops from my phone!

Yeah when we applied for the alarm permit they outlined all the.charges. I don't remember now, but I think the first was something like $35 and then it went up in the $200+ range.

Yep, i'll take everything on the menu, thanks!

That's what we did at least for the food!

This sounds yummy and refreshing! Hey you'll be proud of me, i'm finally getting my drank on! Have been able to drink some wine and beers lately! Feeling like myself again

Good for you. I always hope that when I go through dry spells I will lose weight, but when to you have another person inside you I guess that doesn't work out so good.

THERE IT IS! Ugh, I can't get enough of this stuff.

Next time I'm having this as my entree!

Seriously?! Oh my gosh.

I know. I sat there listening to him wondering why he had to tell me it didn't come with a creamy sauce when there was nothing on the menu to lead me to believe so. In fact the idea of a light pasta with olive oil, tomatoes, and basil sounded really refreshing.

Hmmm, waffles??



20 minutes



Magic Kingdom!

Grand Floridian Cafe

Yes!

Cali Grill

Recorded.

Yay glad you got it and for cheaper too!

Me too!

I've always wondered how many actors there were for each role.

I knew there were multiple because different genies were at different times time of the shows, but I didn't know how many.

I bet i'll be the same way. Really not in any hurry to see this.

You should see it. The production Is cool, But I'm not going to suggest it multiple times like I used to see Aladdin. Once you've seen it, I think you're good.

Hold the Cilantro!

That's annoying! It was such a cute dress! I hope you can get the stain out!

And yes, I'm way behind on commenting on everyone's threads. Been busy with work, plus the last minute trip to DC. And with 2 0's in a row, I think I'm dropping out of the contest!

It's in the laundry with stain stick. I won't know until I get back from Alaska. I'm done with laundry and the white laundry will have to wait untIl I get back. I understand. Thanks for letting me know so I won't wait for your answers.

 

[PrincessInOz]

Catching up on 4 pages worth!

Love the Land. Glad you got in early.
The food from the booths have me drooling. I wish I had a trip planned again!
Sorry about having the hiccup with the alarm. Glad that it ended up being a false alarm.
Love, love, love the PP pictures.
And.....your photos are so good! Well done with picking up the camera again!!


What a great time you had at DLR. I'm so tempted to just book a solo flight for myself. I need a Disney fix!
Thanks for sharing the pics, Bret.

 

[rentayenta]

Haha i'm all about Cilantro! I'm even growing it in my garden. Alison, however, is definitely NOT a fan!

We love cilantro too!

 

[skier_pete]

I'm mostly just sorry I only got to see the Aladdin show once. Aladdin is one of my top5 Disney Animated films so I would've liked to have seen it a second time before it closed. Frozen I enjoyed, and would probably see it once, but I agree that it is doubtful it will give me the "Oh I gotta see it again" factor that Aladdin did. I am sure by the time we get out there again (2019 maybe) there won't be much probably getting in to see the show.