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

[Paula Sedley-Burke]

Sounds like another great day. I am glad that the buses started your day on the right foot. I am sure we have seen you in the cool BB8 dress?

We are the same re not needing so many t shirts in the UK but I just wish I had your will power. I say to Jo stop me buying so many! I allocated myself a number and that's that. When I reach it Jo says oh look at this cute Star Wars t shirt. No! Go away I say I am too weak..

I recognise that owners locker! Because the dvc studio has no table on one side of the bed this drives Jo mad. Nowhere for her to put a drink at night. So she uses that top of the owners locker box on an item in the cupboard I think a suitcase holder ... Lol. She mutters and curses every time about the dues we pay and she is making her own table..

Yeah dinner at BOG one of my favs! How nice of your friend. I love BOG any meal.

Great FP+ sounds like real fun. Thanks for sharing. Btw what is a dolly? You ask Fran in an ealier post do you need a dolly for a purchase? Is this a cart of some kind?

 

[dolphingirl47]

@Paula Sedley-Burke is the only one I'd heard of it from before, but I think you have to be on Main Street at noon to see it.

I have never seen this at Magic Kingdom, but I was lucky enough to encounter this at Disneyland during my birthday trip in 2014, where it replaced the afternoon parade.

You Canadians crack me up! We are binge watching a Canadian show on Netflix, it's a Police Dramedy set at the turn of the last Century, and the Head Constable is always saying, "Bloody Hell!" But I didn't know that folks still said it!

We definitely do in the UK. This is about as "colourful" as my language gets.

When we got to the store they still had shirts from May the 4th and Revenge of the 5th. We got the T-shirts.

I am glad that you managed to get some t-shirts.

They had taken down some of the construction fences and we got our first glimpse at what I suppose is the Springs part of Disney Springs.

That looks really nice. I can't wait to check this out in November.

Then as we were off to our next FP we ran into a Flash Mob or as Fran called it, a "Flash Mouse".

That looks really neat. Nice to see some less common characters, too.

Jim got the pork, he let me taste it. Very good and tender. I would have ordered it but it came with cauliflower puree and it don't like that.

The pork is my go to dish when I do lunch there and it is delicious. I only ever have had it with mash potatoes though. I hope they have not changed it to cauliflower puree on the lunch menu.

Alberto and I got the lemon cupcakes and Jim and Fran got chocolate eclairs. We all split "the grey stuff". Isn't the presentation beautiful? This is what Dana did for me!

That looks amazing.

I would have loved this.

1. We’re checking out of the Bungalow today. What time is our new room ready?

12:05 PM

2. What park do we visit?

Hollywood Studios

3. We do two rides, what are they? 10 points each

Rock''n'Rollercoaster and Toy Story Mania

4. Where do we have lunch?

50s Prime Time Cafe

5. What’s for “dinner”?

Leftovers and cinnabon buns

6. When do we go to bed?

9:30 PM

 

[afwdwfan]

Alberto kept falling asleep on the couch sitting upright.

Wow... if he can sleep like that, he must be able to sleep anywhere!

I wanted a picture of these pictures on the wall, but this girl just wouldn’t sit down or move. The. Whole. Time.

Ok, so I'll take advantage of this opportunity to make fun of them.

Seriously... you go out and get custom made "Thing" shirts and wear them to the MK.

I mean, I just don't get it. You go through the effort to have custom shirts made and wear them to the wrong damn park.

If you were at Universal, bought Thing 1, etc shirts and wear them later in the week when you're at Disney World, I get that. But this just looks like somebody went through a lot of effort and just half assed the most important detail.

And then the show started. For those of you who haven’t seen it in a while, it was quite nostalgic, not that I recommend seeing it often or every trip, it was kind of fun to see it again.

Alberto and I got the lemon cupcakes and Jim and Fran got chocolate eclairs. We all split "the grey stuff". Isn't the presentation beautiful? This is what Dana did for me!

Cool! What a nice dessert spread!

I'm so glad we saw this in the MK as it will be leaving before I get back. Yes, it's coming to DL, but it's nice to see it there. I'm sure we'll be seeing it at DL.

I hope you enjoy it in Disneyland. But I don't quite understand why they'd move it there when you have Paint the Night? Is it supposed to be going back to DCA? I haven't really paid too much attention to all the details.

I liked MSEP, but I'm kind of glad to see it go, honestly. I always liked Spectro better, so I've been waiting for whatever was going to replace MSEP since it came back. DW loves it though so we've always made a point to see it. I enjoy it, but I'm not terribly sad to see it go. Again.

When we got back to the resort, they went "their way" which they argued was faster, while I went "my way". The fireworks were just beginning, so I hightailed it back and caught the last half of the show on the balcony with a glass of wine. I got back to the room at 10:05.

So what time did they get back?

 

[Leshaface]

Poor Alberto!

Oooh very nice Love not seeing all those ugly walls up.

Then we took a spin through WoD without purchasing anything!

When I asked where they were, he told me they were listening to a Mariachi band. Turns out it was the Main Street Philharmonic marching band.

TOO FUNNY!

And then the show started. For those of you who haven’t seen it in a while, it was quite nostalgic, not that I recommend seeing it often or every trip, it was kind of fun to see it again.

Yes! Really enjoyed seeing it at DLR as a young'un. I actually think they should bring it back to give us more shows to sit down for out of the sun and heat.

Then as we were off to our next FP we ran into a Flash Mob or as Fran called it, a "Flash Mouse".

Also, how cool with all those not-seen-often characters!

So nice of Dana to do that!

I'm so glad we saw this in the MK as it will be leaving before I get back. Yes, it's coming to DL, but it's nice to see it there. I'm sure we'll be seeing it at DL.

I'm very indifferent about this. I totally enjoy MSEP, but then when I saw PtN, I was really looking forward to making time during our trips to see this. Now that it's leaving, i'm kind of mad at MSEP

1. We’re checking out of the Bungalow today. What time is our new room ready?

10:30am

2. What park do we visit?

DHS

3. We do two rides, what are they? 10 points each

ToT, TSMM

4. Where do we have lunch?

Sci-Fi

5. What’s for “dinner”?

Quotes? Hmm, leftovers from lunch.

6. When do we go to bed?

10:45pm

 

[IowaTater]

I can barely fit comfortably, which is why I haven't pushed it with Fran. Instead I just use her FP to go on the ride

This makes me nervous because I'm definitely bigger than you. Maybe DH and I can ride in separate rows....

 

[mvf-m11c]

Very nice update. It will be very interesting to see Disney Springs in a couple of months. Cookes of Dublin looks like a very nice place to eat. I will put that down as one of the places to eat.

A nice day at the MK where you got to ride PotC and 7DMT.

Dinner at BOG looks good and that is nice of Dana for what she did for you.

It will be nice to see the MSEP back at the DLR and I'll get a chance to see it one more time at the MK until it is back at the DLR.

 

[Steppesister]

I'l have to do this in installments; time to make pizza...

Mountain Dew for breakfast? Seriously?!

She had given up on going early to DHS on “May the 4th be with you” day.

Probably a VERY good plan!

I took these pictures for @Steppesister Liesa. I’m sure you already know this now, but you’ll have to plan a return trip for this location.

Oh, you KNOW it, Sister! I was heart-broken when it was announced they wouldn't be opening this Fall, but hey, always good to have something to look forward to!

All that shopping made us thirsty so we stopped for Margaritas.

Wait, you have to have shopping done to get thirsty for margs? I hope you take a spin around the World before we meet up at The Ditch!

they were listening to a Mariachi band. Turns out it was the Main Street Philharmonic marching band

Now THAT'S funny!!

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

Alberto kept falling asleep on the couch sitting upright.

WDW is never a restful vacation!

Fran started to have cabin fever and was very frustrated that we weren't doing anything.

Wait, doesn't she usually want to head back to the room?

Two buses to Disney Springs pulled up as we were on approach and we were able to catch one of them before it took off! Maybe our luck was finally starting to turn around.

@pkondz must have put in a call for you.

They had taken down some of the construction fences and we got our first glimpse at what I suppose is the Springs part of Disney Springs.

Looks classier to me than it used to.

I wanted a picture of these pictures on the wall, but this girl just wouldn’t sit down or move. The. Whole. Time.

Again Jim and I were the only ones who wanted to ride the 7DMT, and we had enough FP that we could have gone a second time, but "end of vacation tiredness" must have been kicking in because I didn't feel like riding again, and Jim told me that his vertigo was acting up so he didn't want to go either.

Oh man, you guys must really have been feeling it.

Dana wasn't allowed to come out and say "Hi", but she asked me to text her our server's name and she would make sure we got something special for our dessert.

Always nice to have connections!

Jim got the pork, he let me taste it. Very good and tender. I would have ordered it but it came with cauliflower puree and it don't like that.

That doesn't sound like an improvement over regular ol' mashed taters.

Fran went back to the room while the rest of us used our FP to see the MSEP. I'm so glad we saw this in the MK as it will be leaving before I get back. Yes, it's coming to DL, but it's nice to see it there. I'm sure we'll be seeing it at DL.

Never would have guessed that FP--the concept of using a FP on a parade is so foreign to me!

Captain_Oblivious for Tonga Toast, while we didn’t actually have this, it is French Toast on Steroids, so it’s got that going for it. 4 points

Thanks for your extreme generosity!

1. We’re checking out of the Bungalow today. What time is our new room ready?

1:26:48 p.m.

2. What park do we visit?

Hollywood Studios.

3. We do two rides, what are they? 10 points each

Star Tours, Toy Story Midway Mania

4. Where do we have lunch?

50's Prime Time Cafe

5. What’s for “dinner”?

The cinnamon rolls you got the day before. And maybe a kitchen sink at Beaches & Cream.

6. When do we go to bed?

11:12:34 p.m.

 

[Steppesister]

it was quite nostalgic

Definitely nostalgic. Fond memories of childhood trips seeing it.

Yes, it's coming to DL, but it's nice to see it there. I'm sure we'll be seeing it at DL.

Aaaaaand therefore, I'll be seeing you!

1. We’re checking out of the Bungalow today. What time is our new room ready?

2:15

2. What park do we visit?

DHS

3. We do two rides, what are they? 10 points each

GMR, TSMM

4. Where do we have lunch?

Beaches and Cream

5. What’s for “dinner”?

Cinnamon rolls

6. When do we go to bed?

9:00

 

[dgbg100106]

Day 9

Today was another planned leisurely day in the morning and this time no one voted me out of it. I made the rest of the bacon and fixed us up some French Toast.

mmmm french toast

After breakfast Fran went back to the bedroom to lay down, Jim and I started working with our pictures. We kept sharing our pictures every day. He cleaned off his memory cards at the end of every day, but he would copy them to a memory stick for me and then once I copied them to my computer, I would copy my pictures for him. That way each of us had copies of each other’s pictures. Alberto kept falling asleep on the couch sitting upright.

I love the idea of the picture swap, that made things so easy. Poor ALberto, I would have been hurting after sleeping like that.

Two buses to Disney Springs pulled up as we were on approach and we were able to catch one of them before it took off! Maybe our luck was finally starting to turn around.

Oh, hopefully this is a good sign for the buses to come!

They had taken down some of the construction fences and we got our first glimpse at what I suppose is the Springs part of Disney Springs.

oh very pretty.

All that shopping made us thirsty so we stopped for Margaritas.

sounds like as good of an excuse as any!

Your POTC dark pictures are really looking good.

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None of us had seen the Country Bears in years as its been gone from California for 15 years. We knew that the only wait would be for the next show. That was our next stop. I wanted a picture of these pictures on the wall, but this girl just wouldn’t sit down or move. The. Whole. Time.

These pictures brought back memories from my childhood, and I had to go look it up. I knew it was not a Disney memory but something else.. When I was a kid, we used to go to a place called ShowBiz Pizza, it was kind of like Chuck E. Cheese pizza, anyway, they had these animatronic singing bears. These pictures were like a flash back for me... http://wac.450f.edgecastcdn.net/80450F/1079ishot.com/files/2014/01/charindex.jpg

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Again Jim and I were the only ones who wanted to ride the 7DMT, and we had enough FP that we could have gone a second time, but "end of vacation tiredness" must have been kicking in because I didn't feel like riding again, and Jim told me that his vertigo was acting up so he didn't want to go either.

Once is enough for me also. But that one time is worth it, in my opinion anyway!

Fran went to Gaston's and picked up a pair of cinnamon rolls. Instead of riding a second time we walked down to Gaston's as Jim hadn't seen that part of Fantasyland. We got a PP pic and then checked in for dinner.

that is a really good picture

We were seated in the ballroom.

I snapped this shot of the dessert cart as we walked by.

Yummy looking desserts.

All of the food looked really good actually.

This is what Dana did for me!

Oh very pretty, was beauty and beast done in chocolate also? That was really beautiful.

[Continued from Previous Post]

Fran went back to the room while the rest of us used our FP to see the MSEP. I'm so glad we saw this in the MK as it will be leaving before I get back. Yes, it's coming to DL, but it's nice to see it there. I'm sure we'll be seeing it at DL.

I am very behind in my Disney news, I guess I did not know it was leaving WDW?

When we got back to the resort, they went "their way" which they argued was faster, while I went "my way". The fireworks were just beginning, so I hightailed it back and caught the last half of the show on the balcony with a glass of wine. I got back to the room at 10:05. Afterwards I started writing up this TR. I added the pictures and completed all the introductions, so it would be all ready to go when I got home. After my last bath I turned in for the night.

So which way was faster?

 

[franandaj]

1. We’re checking out of the Bungalow today. What time is our new room ready?
2:25pm
2. What park do we visit?
DHS
3. We do two rides, what are they? 10 points each
Toy Story Mania, Star Tours
4. Where do we have lunch?
Beaches and Cream
5. What’s for “dinner”?
Leftovers from lunch
6. When do we go to bed?
11:25

Recorded.

No, but I've watched the ride through on YouTube. It looks kind of neat but not enough to me to either fight for FP or stand in line for 3 hours. I'd rather be eating my way around the world. You know, priorities.

I've stayed away from that sort of thing. I want to be surprised when it happens. Yes I want to snack around the world, but it will be a while before I have another real WDW trip planned. This may be my only chance to ride this attraction in the next couple years.

Sounds like another great day. I am glad that the buses started your day on the right foot. I am sure we have seen you in the cool BB8 dress?

I'm not sure that I posted a picture of myself in that dress. I'll wear it out to DL when I go next week. There's bound to be pictures.

We are the same re not needing so many t shirts in the UK but I just wish I had your will power. I say to Jo stop me buying so many! I allocated myself a number and that's that. When I reach it Jo says oh look at this cute Star Wars t shirt. No! Go away I say I am too weak..

I suppose that the reason you don't need T-shirts in the UK is the opposite of why I don't need them. You probably need more sweaters and other warm clothes other than T-shirts. I need more warm weather clothes and T-shirts are too hot to wear in Spring, Summer and Fall.

I recognise that owners locker! Because the dvc studio has no table on one side of the bed this drives Jo mad. Nowhere for her to put a drink at night. So she uses that top of the owners locker box on an item in the cupboard I think a suitcase holder ... Lol. She mutters and curses every time about the dues we pay and she is making her own table..

This is why we have sworn off studios. We both need a nightstand, plus I love my Jacuzzi Tub.

Yeah dinner at BOG one of my favs! How nice of your friend. I love BOG any meal.

It was very nice, but I'm good with BoG for a while.

Thanks for sharing. Btw what is a dolly? You ask Fran in an ealier post do you need a dolly for a purchase? Is this a cart of some kind?

The dolly is what our packages are being rolled out on. This belonged to the store, but we have our own collapsible dolly that we have been known to bring along strapped to Fran's scooter.

I have never seen this at Magic Kingdom, but I was lucky enough to encounter this at Disneyland during my birthday trip in 2014, where it replaced the afternoon parade.

I had no idea that Disneyland has a Rainy Day Parade!

We definitely do in the UK. This is about as "colourful" as my language gets.

I've heard much more "colorful" out of Fran!

I am glad that you managed to get some t-shirts.

Especially since they only sell them on 1-2 days out of the year.

That looks really nice. I can't wait to check this out in November.

I probably won't get that far on my TR before you leave. Our visit to Disney Springs is right in the middle of our trip.

That looks really neat. Nice to see some less common characters, too.

It was especially older ones.

The pork is my go to dish when I do lunch there and it is delicious. I only ever have had it with mash potatoes though. I hope they have not changed it to cauliflower puree on the lunch menu.

I have a feeling that they are going for the stupid "healthy" approach that so many American restaurants are taking nowadays.

That looks amazing.

It was very beautiful.

I would have loved this.

It was quite tasty! We all split it.

12:05 PM

Hollywood Studios

Rock''n'Rollercoaster and Toy Story Mania

50s Prime Time Cafe

Leftovers and cinnabon buns

9:30 PM

Recorded.

Wow... if he can sleep like that, he must be able to sleep anywhere!

Either that or he was just so worn out from everything we did all week, he couldn't stay awake any longer.

Ok, so I'll take advantage of this opportunity to make fun of them.

Seriously... you go out and get custom made "Thing" shirts and wear them to the MK.

I mean, I just don't get it. You go through the effort to have custom shirts made and wear them to the wrong damn park.

If you were at Universal, bought Thing 1, etc shirts and wear them later in the week when you're at Disney World, I get that. But this just looks like somebody went through a lot of effort and just half assed the most important detail.

Andy, Have I taken the opportunity to say how glad I am that you are back on the boards and responding to Trip Reports? I know life has been difficult and you still have a long ways to go, but it's so refreshing to have you giving your commentary again!

Cool! What a nice dessert spread!

And it was beautiful too!

I hope you enjoy it in Disneyland. But I don't quite understand why they'd move it there when you have Paint the Night? Is it supposed to be going back to DCA? I haven't really paid too much attention to all the details.

I don't quite get it either, but I'd rather they keep PTN instead of MSEP, but I have a feeling that PTN might be too expensive to maintain. I don't know which park it's supposed to go to, but I imagine that I would be DL as DCA has WoC and Pixar Play Parade.

I liked MSEP, but I'm kind of glad to see it go, honestly. I always liked Spectro better, so I've been waiting for whatever was going to replace MSEP since it came back. DW loves it though so we've always made a point to see it. I enjoy it, but I'm not terribly sad to see it go. Again.

Spectro was a huge flop at DL. I remember going to the premiere performance and not finding it at all interesting.

So what time did they get back?

They were back about half an hour after I made it. I think they stopped and watched the fireworks from the beach. They did allude to stopping to "enjoy the night".

 

[pkondz]

At Disneyland that wouldn't even get us down Main Street. After we get through security:

Fran: Do you mind if we stop in the Disneyana shop?
Me: Of course not. (silently rolling eyes)

I go through the shop and look at everything in the cabinets and on the walls.

Me: I'll be waiting outside the store. (Playing around on phone for unspecified amount of time)

Fran emerges carrying nothing

Me: You didn't buy anything? (astonished)
Fran: Oh I did, they're holding it for me so that we can pick it up on the way out.
Me: Are we going to need a dolly?
Fran: Probably not, well maybe, we'll make it work.



Then I go on rides while she reads a book on her tablet.

Well, sounds like you guys have a system that works for you.

I can sort of understand that. I'm a structure kind of person, and like to know how things are going to work out, so I enjoy having ADRs. You'll see in the coming updates, that that whole process goes out the window. (That was kind of a Hint for some of the upcoming questions)

Too late now!

All righty then, you're all set!

Yup!

You Canadians crack me up! We are binge watching a Canadian show on Netflix, it's a Police Dramedy set at the turn of the last Century, and the Head Constable is always saying, "Bloody Hell!" But I didn't know that folks still said it!

A lot.

 

[pkondz]

I made the rest of the bacon and fixed us up some French Toast.

mmmm.... who needs to go out??

He cleaned off his memory cards at the end of every day, but he would copy them to a memory stick for me and then once I copied them to my computer, I would copy my pictures for him. That way each of us had copies of each other’s pictures.

Not a bad system.

Alberto kept falling asleep on the couch sitting upright.

I don't know whether to or go "awwww..."

Fran! Fran! Wait for the rest of us!!! Frannnn!!!!!!

Two buses to Disney Springs pulled up as we were on approach and we were able to catch one of them before it took off! Maybe our luck was finally starting to turn around.

Nice!

It was May 5th. She had given up on going early to DHS on “May the 4th be with you” day. Partly due to the rain, but also sanity had kicked in and she realized that running around like a crazy person was, well crazy!

Good point. Never even thought of that.

We also took a look in the Harley Store (we always do)

Yessss....

we’ve bought stuff here before, and I am starting to get more selective with the T-shirts that I buy.

I'm the same.
I don't care where I am. I better like the shirt first before I'll buy it.

It is only cold enough for T-shirts in So Cal for 3-4 months out of the year.

I wear T-shirts 12 months out of the year.
Summer: T-shirt
Spring or Fall: T-shirt and jacket.
Winter: T-shirt and coat.

I could literally go several years without having to wash my T-shirts, as I have that many.

Whoa.

I took these pictures for @Steppesister Liesa. I’m sure you already know this now, but you’ll have to plan a return trip for this location.

sucks.

It was a small piece of fish to start with but I guess we couldn’t wait.

That cat stole it!

Then we took a spin through WoD without purchasing anything!

This is possible?

All that shopping made us thirsty so we stopped for Margaritas.

Good choice!

I called Jim and Alberto answered. When I asked where they were, he told me they were listening to a Mariachi band. Turns out it was the Main Street Philharmonic marching band. He is so funny with his take on English, he made us laugh every day on at least one or more occasions.

This is so far my best attempt at capturing the water projection near the start of the ride.

Tough one to get.

None of us had seen the Country Bears in years as its been gone from California for 15 years.

Oh really? Did I know that?

I wanted a picture of these pictures on the wall, but this girl just wouldn’t sit down or move. The. Whole. Time.

Hey! You! Stretch! Siddown!

For those of you who haven’t seen it in a while, it was quite nostalgic, not that I recommend seeing it often or every trip, it was kind of fun to see it again.

Which is why I'm sure I'll probably skip it this time around.

Then as we were off to our next FP we ran into a Flash Mob or as Fran called it, a "Flash Mouse".

Again Jim and I were the only ones who wanted to ride the 7DMT, and we had enough FP that we could have gone a second time, but "end of vacation tiredness" must have been kicking in because I didn't feel like riding again, and Jim told me that his vertigo was acting up so he didn't want to go either.

Still... you both rode it once.

Jim!

Great captures!
Setting? High ISO + wide open with a fast lens I presume.

Cute pic of you guys.

I snapped this shot of the dessert cart as we walked by.

yum.

That is all.

Dana wasn't allowed to come out and say "Hi", but she asked me to text her our server's name and she would make sure we got something special for our dessert.

Nice of her.

The onion was so good and filled with cheesy goodness!

This is the only reason I'm thinking of dining there.
I still haven't made up my mind.

This is what Dana did for me!

Awww... that was nice.

Before we went to meet the Beast, I checked out the West Wing.

Love it in there. Feels so.... private.

Fran went back to the room while the rest of us used our FP to see the MSEP. I'm so glad we saw this in the MK as it will be leaving before I get back.

And because of you, I'm putting it on my to-do list.
I don't think I've ever seen it from start to finish!

1. We’re checking out of the Bungalow today. What time is our new room ready?

2. What park do we visit?

3. We do two rides, what are they? 10 points each

4. Where do we have lunch?

5. What’s for “dinner”?

6. When do we go to bed?

1. 2pm
2. Epcot
3. SE, Fig newton
4. Sunshine seasons
5. Ice cream at Beaches & Cream
6. 10pm

 

[dolphingirl47]

I had no idea that Disneyland has a Rainy Day Parade!

Yes, they do. On the last afternoon at Disneyland during my birthday trip in 2014, it was raining at parade time so we got treated to the Rainy Day Parade instead.



Corinna

 

[franandaj]

Poor Alberto!

Jim kept dozing off at his computer as well.

Oooh very nice Love not seeing all those ugly walls up.

I can't wait to see it in two months, hopefully it's even more done.

TOO FUNNY!

Finally someone understands the irony! That is irony right?

Yes! Really enjoyed seeing it at DLR as a young'un. I actually think they should bring it back to give us more shows to sit down for out of the sun and heat.

This cracked me up! Are those kids prematurely aging you?

Also, how cool with all those not-seen-often characters!

I know! How often do you see Clarabelle Cow?

So nice of Dana to do that!

It was very sweet and so beautiful!

I'm very indifferent about this. I totally enjoy MSEP, but then when I saw PtN, I was really looking forward to making time during our trips to see this. Now that it's leaving, i'm kind of mad at MSEP

I really love PTN and I'm totally bummed that it won't be playing every night. I'm so glad that I'm seeing it Monday night. However, if MSEP has to go away, at least it's going somewhere that we can see it. Maybe they are building another PTN for MK.

10:30am

DHS

ToT, TSMM

Sci-Fi

Quotes? Hmm, leftovers from lunch.

10:45pm

Recorded.

This makes me nervous because I'm definitely bigger than you. Maybe DH and I can ride in separate rows....

That won't make a big difference. The seats are "formed", meaning it's not a bench style seat. Each seat is like a butt cradle and there is a "wall" between the seats. It not huge, but enough to cause slight discomfort.

Very nice update. It will be very interesting to see Disney Springs in a couple of months. Cookes of Dublin looks like a very nice place to eat. I will put that down as one of the places to eat.

I'll look forward to your report on this before I go.

A nice day at the MK where you got to ride PotC and 7DMT.

Yes it was.

Dinner at BOG looks good and that is nice of Dana for what she did for you.

It was a great dinner and so nice of her.

It will be nice to see the MSEP back at the DLR and I'll get a chance to see it one more time at the MK until it is back at the DLR.

I thought it was leaving in September. Maybe I'm wrong, and I'm confusing it with PTN.

I'l have to do this in installments; time to make pizza...

Mmmm Pizza...

Mountain Dew for breakfast? Seriously?!

Fran drinks Mtn Dew all the time!

Probably a VERY good plan!

Especially with all that rain.

Oh, you KNOW it, Sister! I was heart-broken when it was announced they wouldn't be opening this Fall, but hey, always good to have something to look forward to!

I'll have to check it out sometime. Now you have me curious.

Wait, you have to have shopping done to get thirsty for margs? I hope you take a spin around the World before we meet up at The Ditch!

Well no, almost any excuse for a margarita is acceptable!

Now THAT'S funny!!

Yay! Someone else gets it!

 

[IowaTater]

That won't make a big difference. The seats are "formed", meaning it's not a bench style seat. Each seat is like a butt cradle and there is a "wall" between the seats. It not huge, but enough to cause slight discomfort.

Okay, butt cradle made me giggle. I can handle a little bit of discomfort. I've been this size for a long time so I'm used to it.

 

[cruisehopeful]

I snapped this shot of the dessert cart as we walked by.

What exactly is the grey stuff? Is it a brownie with gray frosting? What did it taste like?

 

[dhorner233]

Looks like you all were having a great trip!! Your pictures came out so good on the dark rides! That skeleton at the ship's wheel in the storm is a hard picture to get!!!

I've eaten at the Be Our Guest restaurant. It was nice but not worth all the hoopla. I might try it for lunch next time.

I also want to know what the gray stuff was. Gray is not a very appetizing color.

How fun to see the Country Bears and the Electric Light Parade!! I heard they changed/shortened the Country Bear show to cut out the references to fat and or drinking? Did you notice a difference?

 

[franandaj]

WDW is never a restful vacation!

Well for Fran it often is!

Wait, doesn't she usually want to head back to the room?

After all those days in the room she finally caught up on sleep!

@pkondz must have put in a call for you.

I'll have to thank him.

Looks classier to me than it used to.

And I'm sure by now it's even nicer.

Oh man, you guys must really have been feeling it.

I seem to have a lower Disney Threshold than folks who can't get there whenever they want, so by this time we'd been there seven days, I think I was starting to get Disney'd out. I know. Blasphemy!

Always nice to have connections!

That doesn't sound like an improvement over regular ol' mashed taters.

No. Not at all.

Never would have guessed that FP--the concept of using a FP on a parade is so foreign to me!

I was trying to think about a FP that Fran might use since she doesn't seem to like to go on rides.

Thanks for your extreme generosity!

You're welcome!

1:26:48 p.m.

Hollywood Studios.

Star Tours, Toy Story Midway Mania

50's Prime Time Cafe

The cinnamon rolls you got the day before. And maybe a kitchen sink at Beaches & Cream.

11:12:34 p.m.

Recorded.

Definitely nostalgic. Fond memories of childhood trips seeing it.

I think I only saw it once at DL back when I went in the 3rd grade.

Aaaaaand therefore, I'll be seeing you!

1. We’re checking out of the Bungalow today. What time is our new room ready?

2:15

2. What park do we visit?

DHS

3. We do two rides, what are they? 10 points each

GMR, TSMM

4. Where do we have lunch?

Beaches and Cream

5. What’s for “dinner”?

Cinnamon rolls

6. When do we go to bed?

9:00

Recorded.

mmmm french toast

And now I'm craving it. And it will be next Sunday before I can actually make it for breakfast.

I love the idea of the picture swap, that made things so easy. Poor ALberto, I would have been hurting after sleeping like that.

I don't know how he could sleep that way.

Oh, hopefully this is a good sign for the buses to come!

I guess it was.

oh very pretty.

Seems like an improvement over the last incarnation.

sounds like as good of an excuse as any!

Your POTC dark pictures are really looking good.

Thanks!

These pictures brought back memories from my childhood, and I had to go look it up. I knew it was not a Disney memory but something else.. When I was a kid, we used to go to a place called ShowBiz Pizza, it was kind of like Chuck E. Cheese pizza, anyway, they had these animatronic singing bears. These pictures were like a flash back for me...

Hmmmm....the link didn't work for me.

Once is enough for me also. But that one time is worth it, in my opinion anyway!

The last few trips to the park, I've rode it twice in a row, but then again it was trip with me and Fran at our own pace. I'm looking forward to doing that again.

that is a really good picture

Thanks!

Yummy looking desserts.

All of the food looked really good actually.

It was a very nice meal. But then again there are other great places there too!

Oh very pretty, was beauty and beast done in chocolate also? That was really beautiful.

You know I have no idea. I didn't want to smear it to taste it, too pretty!

I am very behind in my Disney news, I guess I did not know it was leaving WDW?

The information was just released 10 days ago.

So which way was faster?

I got back first, but I have a feeling that they stopped along the way for some private time.

 

[DisneyFirefly]

What exactly is the grey stuff? Is it a brownie with gray frosting? What did it taste like?

I also want to know what the gray stuff was. Gray is not a very appetizing color.

The grey stuff is basically a cookies and cream mousse. At breakfast and lunch, we pipe it onto chocolate cupcakes. At dinner, it's on a brownie.

Oh, and Belle and the Beast are done using a special kind of chocolate and a silk screen. It's a pain to do if you've never done it before, but it gets easier over time.