What Happens on a Disney Cruise, Stays on a Disney Cruise? Right? Complete! 4/3/07!
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For sure a must do for me! I have been watching the travel channel all day and they had a episode with the AKL & Boma. Does this resort really smell like cardamom & cinnamin (sp?) when you walk in?
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The WL sounds wonderful. I think that is where pppiglet and her family are staying when they get to WDW. Not knowing what I wanted, or the extensive choices I had, I let Disney Destinations offer choices and we are staying at POFQ. Madison saw a picture of their pool with the dinosaur slideand the deal was sealed!
Karen
MadisonznanaWilderness Lodge was so cool! I live up in Montana and Wilderness Lodge did feel, ot me, very alpine. Like something you'd see at Glacier National Park or Yellowstone.
pppiglet?? I bet you have a terrific time there!
It is funny you mentioned POFQ! DH saw pics of that resot and wants to stay there too.
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pppiglet Call WDW DINE in the morning! You never know. Maybe they'll have an opening for you.
The food was fantastic! Be sure to try the peanut rice! So good!
AK Lodge is near Animal Kingdom, but not attached.
Its so gorgeous!
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princessjv It does!!! My family and I were so taken in by that fragrance that I ordered some bulk cardamom and cinnamon when I came home and simmer it on the stove from time to time.
It reminds us of that special place.
We became so enamored of Disney on this trip.
AKL and Boma were definitely partially responsible for that enchantment.
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Piglet...
Call tomorrow and see if they can fit you in... otherwise sometimes if you get there when they are opening or later in the evening, they can sometimes fit you in if you aren't a huge group...
Gluttons...
Your mom is a woman after my own heart... or in your case prime rib!!! Still mooing in the field is the way I like it!!!
Call tomorrow and see if they can fit you in... otherwise sometimes if you get there when they are opening or later in the evening, they can sometimes fit you in if you aren't a huge group...
Gluttons...
Your mom is a woman after my own heart... or in your case prime rib!!! Still mooing in the field is the way I like it!!!
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Tink rules You too?
I need mine cooked well. It cannot resemble meat. Shoe leather? OK!
My eggs have to be over hard as well. Nothing jiggly or runny.
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We awaken on March 7th, the sun shining brightly on Orlando and on Walt Disney World. We hurriedly finish packing our bags, run them to the parking garage, and shove them into the trunk.
The Chief and the kids gobbled down Pop Tarts, the kids slurped the remainder of the milk we had in the fridge, and DH and I purchased coffee from the coffee vendor downstairs. We checked out, agreeing to the additional $5 parking garage fee for leaving our car there for the day.
Enjoy the extra cash, SOG, for that will be the last from the Gluttons!
We hopped on the Shady Shuttle (this one had working brakes and brake lights) Grandma and Grandpa hopped on with us. Oddly enough, the bus wasn't terribly crowded this morning.
We arrive at the TTC and hop a bus for Animal Kingdom Lodge. We had a singing bus driver this morning!
Only it was a female bus driver with a male singing voice. Unusual? Yes, but she sure could sing! Luther Vandross reincarnate? Hhhmm?
Or was she?
Well? Maybe!
We hop off at Animal Kingdom, thank our terrific bus driver for the serenade, and get in line.
We reach the ticket counter and the CM asks us if we are excited to be starting our Disney vacation at Animal Kingdom. Huh?
We told her we visited Epcot the day before. She looked at our tickets (from Shades of Green) and asked us where we purchased them. We told her the whole story, timeshare presentations, SOG ticket sales, non refundable sale, Florida residency, but living in Montana.
She asked for our tickets from Epcot, which we realized we'd stowed in the car!
She told us we were supposed to receive a Florida discount for purchasing our tickets for Animal Kingdom, even for purchasing them through Shades of Green. She also told us Disney was offering a promotion for a free third day when two days are purchased.
What?
She then said the people at SOG may not have been able to offer that to us, but that Disney Guest Relations could fix it for us. Not only that, but the ticket office at SOG sold my parents two 2 day park hoppers with no expiration dates with no Florida discount (they live in Tampa). No free third day for them and they didn't need the park hopper or the non expiring option either.
The CM asked us to bring our tickets over to Guest Services and explain our situation.
While we head over to Guest Services, we see a moving, talking palm tree. The Prince and Princess are standing in front of it, having a chat. A few feet away, we see a man carrying a tote bag who is speaking into his wrist. We see that each time he speaks into his wrist, the palm tree speaks.
Ohhh!
I wander over to him and tell begin speaking to him while looking in my bag so the kids won't see that I'm speaking to this man.
I tell him the kids names and that they are from Montana.
LOL
He speaks to them by name and asks them about the weather in Montana.
Ha ha! The looks on their faces? Priceless!
I thanked the CM, zipped my bag closed and met my Dad over at Guest Services.
There is a line, but it is not long.
My Dad and I are next, and urged to step forward by a CM named Ray.
We approach the window.
First Ray tells me that I need to get back in line and the other CM will call me when they are ready for me.
No biggie. Dad tells Ray that we are together. Dad asks me to explain to Ray what is wrong with his tickets.
I tell him. Ray chastises me for purchasing tickets at SOG. What?
Then he offers his opinion that he does not think military should be offered a discount. He thinks only Disney should be authorized to sell Disney tickets, that DH and I shouldn't be entitled to Florida discounts even though we have Florida drivers licenses, and that our tickets problems will be time consuming for him to sort out.
I ask if Ray my father and I may return to the line and wait for the other CM to assist us.
Ray tells us that we would be inconveniencing the others in line, wasting more time for the employees and the other guests.
Who is this guy?
He wants my mother's Florida license. I run over to her to get it.
When I return, he looks at it, then looks at me.
I remind him that it is my mother's, which he asked me to go get. He continues to look at her card and back at me.
I pull out my license and hand it to him.
He looks at it, looks at me, then tosses it back to me, which causes it to slide below the window, off the ledge, and onto the ground.
I reach down pick it up, and begin counting to ten in my head.
Ray asks my father exactly what it is that he wants.
My father looks at me for help. Ray then says "I asked you sir, not your daughter"
What a nice guy...NOT!
I tell Ray that my father needs a refund of the difference between the regular Florida resident two day passes he should have had and the third day added to his passes for purchasing the two day.
Ray says nothing. Ray stares at me. I tell Dad to back up and get back in the line.
Ray begins to count out cash and typing into his computer. He has my father sign a receipt, then hands him the cash and new tickets.
The Ray says "next".
No, Ray didn't address my ticket problems. No, I didn't remind him.
At that point, I was ready to throw in the towel and head home.
I wanted to leave. I didn't want to report Ray to anyone either.
Why?
Do you ever have a gripe about something? Something you really just need to get off your chest and the absolute wrong thing for the listener to do is offer you a reason why someone was mean, why the place you stayed was a dump, why whatever happened that upset you was somehow explainable? Or, have it open up the floor for them to tell you how their like experience was instead a great one?
Sometimes, when you want to talk about it, you really just need someone to validate that you had been treated terribly. That your money was taken and you did not receive what you were supposed to. That normally the person who was terrible to you is a really nice guy. No, you don't want to be told these things. You want someone to be upset with you to listen, ask what can be done to make you feel better, and maybe give you a pat on the back.
Its really that simple. Unfortunately, people don't usually do that.
Unless your name is Shana, you're from North Carolina, and you manage the front lanes of Animal Kingdom Park.
If you are Shana, you can spot an unhappy face from yards away, as it is moving through the turnstiles.
If you are Shana, you approach that sad face and ask why.
Shana??
You rock!!!
Shana did just that!
Shana approached me, asked about my day so far, and was met by tears.
Yup! I cried. No tears of joy this time. Someone popped my magical balloon that morning. Someone named Ray.
I initially declined. Then Shana persisted.
So I told her. I told her about the CM pointing out the problem with our tickets, about being directed to see Ray, about SOG being staffed by some not so nice people, the SOG ticket office, and about Ray.
Shana apologized profusely. She encouraged me to go to Downtown Disney that evening and go to Guest Relations. She handed me a small stuffed dinosaur and told me to always go to Guest Relations when something wasn't going right with my Disney experience. She also saw my birthday button on my bag and proclaimed that not only was it wrong that I'd met such experiences on my Disney vacation, but that they happened while I was having a birthday made it downright criminal.
She asked me to escort her over to the Guest Services hut and wait for her. I motioned to my family that I would only be a minute longer.
Shana came out.
With Ray.
and Shana made him apologize to me!
and told him to go back inside to wait for her. Uh oh!
She told me to enjoy my day in the park and to make sure to go to Guest Services at Downtown Disney that evening.
I rejoined my family, told them what happened and we moved on.
The park was packed. The time we wasted at the front with the tickets and Ray made us miss opening.
We headed over to Asia.
My poor Mom. Her feet and back were hurting her, so she and my father stopped to rest, agreeing to meet us at Expedition Everest. She handed me their tickets and we took off.
We made it and hopped in line for Fastpasses for EE. The wait time was already 20 minutes. Our Fastpasses were good immediately though! Whew!
Mom and Dad arrived and took one look At the the mountain.
Oh no, they weren't going to go. They wanted a bottle of water and a bench to people watch from.
So we entered the Fastpass lane, showed our tickets to the CM, aware handed a red card on a black cord to give to the CM farther ahead, and moved along.
We moved quickly through the que, past all those people in the Stand By line. We reached the boarding area, where the CM looked at our Fastpasses, took the red card then handed the Fastpasses back to us, and motioned us to go ahead.
A CM directed us to our seats. DD and DS in the two seats in front of us. CMs came by and checked to ensure the restraint bar was tight against their legs (Thanks CMs
). DH looked at me and told me he didn't want to do this.
Sorry honey, it's too late now!
and we were off! Initially it seemed like most roller coaster rides.
My teeth were rattling in my head. It was a little uncomfortable, but my discomfort increased when I see what lay ahead.
The track was mangled! What would we do? How would we get off this ride? We were up the mountain!
and we could hear an inhuman howl. A growl. A scream of terror and fury!
Before I could respond and formulate an escape plan, the train began rolling back wards. It also began to pick up speed!
Suddenly, we were in the dark, hurtling closer and closer to that voice of horror!
What would happen to the Gluttons now?
A terrific cruise, an amazing birthday at Epcot, Boma, now this!
Would the Gluttons peril?
Well, really now, what do YOU think happened?
The Gluttons came face to face with the Yeti. The train car stopped right beneath him at the top of the mountain! He was not happy that we had invaded his mountain. It looked to be the end of the Gluttons.
Or was it?
Fortunately for the Gluttons, the train car began to roll back wards. Te Yeti swiped at the car in vain and we escaped! Our car made it back to the station and the Gluttons left in one piece. Whew!
We shopped for a bit in the shop at the attraction exit, laughed at the picture taken of the Gluttons on EE, then hurried back to the Fastpass section. We had six Fastpasses left from my parents declining to ride, and grabbed six more Fastpasses which would be good in two hours. Yeah, that's 12 Fastpasses in all. DH announced he would not be riding EE again.
That meant four more trips for the kids and I! Whoa!
We found my parents, relaxed and happy on a bench. They were being kept a close eye on by a beady eyed seagull.
Apparently, the Glutton grandparents had enjoyed a snack and did not share with the feathered CMs. I think the seagull was one of those "dirty birds" and was waiting for my parents to head out of the cover of trees to call to his buddies for an attack. An overhead attack. From the sky. Oh, you know what kind of attack.
We began to walk together when the kids announced they wanted to go back on EE now, not wait until the other Fastpasses were due.
So we let them!
I was nervous, but remembered that the CMs tightened the restraint for the kids, which really reassured me.
DH walked the kids over to the Fastpass lane with the kids,, while my parents and I made our way to the ride exit.
Just a few minutes passed before the Prince and Princess entered the store bearing big smiles! Two rides down, four to go! Woohoo!
Why four? Once again, the CM looked at their Fastpasses, then handed them back to the kids. That's when the Princess tells me that once again, they were handed a red card to give to the CM at the train. Weird! Wonderful!
We make it over to the Tree of Life and take in It's Tough to be a Bug. Delightful! I love the new bench seating.
My parents loved it too!
My father remembered leaving something at Guest Services from our time with Ray. He and my mother would meet up with us at Rainforest Café for lunch in an hour and a half.
We ran off to wards Dinoland. We stop to check our map and are approached by some other park guests. They want to know if we'd ridden Dinosaur yet. DH tells them we were trying to find it. The guests give him directions to the ride and then hand him four Fastpasses! They weren't going to be using them and though someone else could.
Cool!
We made our way to Dinosaur handed over our Fastpasses, then rode Dinosaur. DD was so scared, she rhythmically yanked on my left arm throughout the ride.
At then end of the ride, we hopped off, and outside the building the Chief asked DD and DS if they liked the ride. They both assured him that they enjoyed the ride.
Then he asked them if they were scared.
They both assured him they were not scared.
He took their hands and began to lead them back to get in line for the ride again.
The pulled away and ran to me.
Ha! Not scared?
DD asked not to ride that ride again.
No problem! LOL
We walked to Rainforest Café and checked in. My parents had not arrived yet, so was sat outside by the waterfall and enjoyed the warm weather and sunshine. It was below zero in Montana that day. It felt so good NOT to be experiencing below zero temperatures in Montana that day. Florida weather was wonderful!
The grandparents strolled in and we were shown to our table. This time we sat near the elephants. I may need to retract my comparison of my legs to elephant legs.
I think they have MUCH better legs!
DH and I split a sandwich and fries, the kids had burgers, and my parents shared a HUGE salad. The salad could easily have fed the six of us.
The kids each had a multi flavored ICEE in a specialty cup. Those were two happy, slurping kiddos!
Surprisingly enough for the Gluttons, we had no room for a volcano.
We really passed on it this time.
Really.
Or did we?
Well?
After our feast, we shop a bit in the store. I find a a nice sale on sweatshirts and sweatpants for the kiddos. DH finds a nice zippered pullover on sale.
We re enter Animal Kingdom, hoping to catch a showing of The Festival of the Lion King. We ride the train, then check out the Conservation Station.
The kids insist we visit the petting zoo.
We meet a very nice CM there who tells us that all the animals there are endangered. A beautiful cow named Kitty was horrifically abused before being rescued and brought to the Conservation Station. She was a sweet, gentle soul who loved having her ears scratched.
DH and I are watching the kids petting the animals when DH is approached by a small black goat. It gazes up into the Chief's eyes lovingly. He is quite taken in by this cute little goat and bends down to offer a pet. The goat stretches beneath his hand, then empties its bladder... narrowly missing DH's foot. As if that wasn't enough the goat then drops its "pellets". All the while, never removing its gaze from DH's face.
Told you DH is a hottie! Even the goats think so. :lol:
I told DH he should be flattered.
He didn't agree!
We corralled the kids, all scrubbed our hands before leaving then applied lots of antibacterial sanitizing gel from the Bagalini.
We headed back to wards the rest of the park!
36. EE is a terrific ride! We didn't find out about the single rider line until the end of our day, but its FAST! If you want a quick ride on EE, don't have a Fastpass, then hop into the single rider line. I know they have one for several rides at WDW. What a timesaver!
Next?
Will there be a next? Also, where are the rest of my pictures?
The Chief and the kids gobbled down Pop Tarts, the kids slurped the remainder of the milk we had in the fridge, and DH and I purchased coffee from the coffee vendor downstairs. We checked out, agreeing to the additional $5 parking garage fee for leaving our car there for the day.
Enjoy the extra cash, SOG, for that will be the last from the Gluttons!
We hopped on the Shady Shuttle (this one had working brakes and brake lights) Grandma and Grandpa hopped on with us. Oddly enough, the bus wasn't terribly crowded this morning.
We arrive at the TTC and hop a bus for Animal Kingdom Lodge. We had a singing bus driver this morning!
Only it was a female bus driver with a male singing voice. Unusual? Yes, but she sure could sing! Luther Vandross reincarnate? Hhhmm?
Or was she?
Well? Maybe!
We hop off at Animal Kingdom, thank our terrific bus driver for the serenade, and get in line.
We reach the ticket counter and the CM asks us if we are excited to be starting our Disney vacation at Animal Kingdom. Huh?
We told her we visited Epcot the day before. She looked at our tickets (from Shades of Green) and asked us where we purchased them. We told her the whole story, timeshare presentations, SOG ticket sales, non refundable sale, Florida residency, but living in Montana.
She asked for our tickets from Epcot, which we realized we'd stowed in the car!
She told us we were supposed to receive a Florida discount for purchasing our tickets for Animal Kingdom, even for purchasing them through Shades of Green. She also told us Disney was offering a promotion for a free third day when two days are purchased.
What?
She then said the people at SOG may not have been able to offer that to us, but that Disney Guest Relations could fix it for us. Not only that, but the ticket office at SOG sold my parents two 2 day park hoppers with no expiration dates with no Florida discount (they live in Tampa). No free third day for them and they didn't need the park hopper or the non expiring option either.
The CM asked us to bring our tickets over to Guest Services and explain our situation.While we head over to Guest Services, we see a moving, talking palm tree. The Prince and Princess are standing in front of it, having a chat. A few feet away, we see a man carrying a tote bag who is speaking into his wrist. We see that each time he speaks into his wrist, the palm tree speaks.
Ohhh!
I wander over to him and tell begin speaking to him while looking in my bag so the kids won't see that I'm speaking to this man.
I tell him the kids names and that they are from Montana.
LOL
He speaks to them by name and asks them about the weather in Montana.
Ha ha! The looks on their faces? Priceless!
I thanked the CM, zipped my bag closed and met my Dad over at Guest Services.
There is a line, but it is not long.
My Dad and I are next, and urged to step forward by a CM named Ray.
We approach the window.
First Ray tells me that I need to get back in line and the other CM will call me when they are ready for me.
No biggie. Dad tells Ray that we are together. Dad asks me to explain to Ray what is wrong with his tickets.
I tell him. Ray chastises me for purchasing tickets at SOG. What?
Then he offers his opinion that he does not think military should be offered a discount. He thinks only Disney should be authorized to sell Disney tickets, that DH and I shouldn't be entitled to Florida discounts even though we have Florida drivers licenses, and that our tickets problems will be time consuming for him to sort out.
I ask if Ray my father and I may return to the line and wait for the other CM to assist us.
Ray tells us that we would be inconveniencing the others in line, wasting more time for the employees and the other guests.
Who is this guy?
He wants my mother's Florida license. I run over to her to get it.
When I return, he looks at it, then looks at me.
I remind him that it is my mother's, which he asked me to go get. He continues to look at her card and back at me.
I pull out my license and hand it to him.
He looks at it, looks at me, then tosses it back to me, which causes it to slide below the window, off the ledge, and onto the ground.
I reach down pick it up, and begin counting to ten in my head.
Ray asks my father exactly what it is that he wants.
My father looks at me for help. Ray then says "I asked you sir, not your daughter"
What a nice guy...NOT!
I tell Ray that my father needs a refund of the difference between the regular Florida resident two day passes he should have had and the third day added to his passes for purchasing the two day.
Ray says nothing. Ray stares at me. I tell Dad to back up and get back in the line.
Ray begins to count out cash and typing into his computer. He has my father sign a receipt, then hands him the cash and new tickets.
The Ray says "next".
No, Ray didn't address my ticket problems. No, I didn't remind him.
At that point, I was ready to throw in the towel and head home.
I wanted to leave. I didn't want to report Ray to anyone either.
Why?
Do you ever have a gripe about something? Something you really just need to get off your chest and the absolute wrong thing for the listener to do is offer you a reason why someone was mean, why the place you stayed was a dump, why whatever happened that upset you was somehow explainable? Or, have it open up the floor for them to tell you how their like experience was instead a great one?
Sometimes, when you want to talk about it, you really just need someone to validate that you had been treated terribly. That your money was taken and you did not receive what you were supposed to. That normally the person who was terrible to you is a really nice guy. No, you don't want to be told these things. You want someone to be upset with you to listen, ask what can be done to make you feel better, and maybe give you a pat on the back.
Its really that simple. Unfortunately, people don't usually do that.
Unless your name is Shana, you're from North Carolina, and you manage the front lanes of Animal Kingdom Park.
If you are Shana, you can spot an unhappy face from yards away, as it is moving through the turnstiles.
If you are Shana, you approach that sad face and ask why.
Shana??
You rock!!!
Shana did just that!
Shana approached me, asked about my day so far, and was met by tears.
Yup! I cried. No tears of joy this time. Someone popped my magical balloon that morning. Someone named Ray.
I initially declined. Then Shana persisted.
So I told her. I told her about the CM pointing out the problem with our tickets, about being directed to see Ray, about SOG being staffed by some not so nice people, the SOG ticket office, and about Ray.
Shana apologized profusely. She encouraged me to go to Downtown Disney that evening and go to Guest Relations. She handed me a small stuffed dinosaur and told me to always go to Guest Relations when something wasn't going right with my Disney experience. She also saw my birthday button on my bag and proclaimed that not only was it wrong that I'd met such experiences on my Disney vacation, but that they happened while I was having a birthday made it downright criminal.
She asked me to escort her over to the Guest Services hut and wait for her. I motioned to my family that I would only be a minute longer.
Shana came out.
With Ray.
and Shana made him apologize to me!
and told him to go back inside to wait for her. Uh oh!
She told me to enjoy my day in the park and to make sure to go to Guest Services at Downtown Disney that evening.
I rejoined my family, told them what happened and we moved on.
The park was packed. The time we wasted at the front with the tickets and Ray made us miss opening.
We headed over to Asia.
My poor Mom. Her feet and back were hurting her, so she and my father stopped to rest, agreeing to meet us at Expedition Everest. She handed me their tickets and we took off.
We made it and hopped in line for Fastpasses for EE. The wait time was already 20 minutes. Our Fastpasses were good immediately though! Whew!
Mom and Dad arrived and took one look At the the mountain.
Oh no, they weren't going to go. They wanted a bottle of water and a bench to people watch from.
So we entered the Fastpass lane, showed our tickets to the CM, aware handed a red card on a black cord to give to the CM farther ahead, and moved along.
We moved quickly through the que, past all those people in the Stand By line. We reached the boarding area, where the CM looked at our Fastpasses, took the red card then handed the Fastpasses back to us, and motioned us to go ahead.
A CM directed us to our seats. DD and DS in the two seats in front of us. CMs came by and checked to ensure the restraint bar was tight against their legs (Thanks CMs
). DH looked at me and told me he didn't want to do this.Sorry honey, it's too late now!
and we were off! Initially it seemed like most roller coaster rides.
My teeth were rattling in my head. It was a little uncomfortable, but my discomfort increased when I see what lay ahead.
The track was mangled! What would we do? How would we get off this ride? We were up the mountain!
and we could hear an inhuman howl. A growl. A scream of terror and fury!
Before I could respond and formulate an escape plan, the train began rolling back wards. It also began to pick up speed!
Suddenly, we were in the dark, hurtling closer and closer to that voice of horror!
What would happen to the Gluttons now?
A terrific cruise, an amazing birthday at Epcot, Boma, now this!
Would the Gluttons peril?
Well, really now, what do YOU think happened?
The Gluttons came face to face with the Yeti. The train car stopped right beneath him at the top of the mountain! He was not happy that we had invaded his mountain. It looked to be the end of the Gluttons.
Or was it?
Fortunately for the Gluttons, the train car began to roll back wards. Te Yeti swiped at the car in vain and we escaped! Our car made it back to the station and the Gluttons left in one piece. Whew!
We shopped for a bit in the shop at the attraction exit, laughed at the picture taken of the Gluttons on EE, then hurried back to the Fastpass section. We had six Fastpasses left from my parents declining to ride, and grabbed six more Fastpasses which would be good in two hours. Yeah, that's 12 Fastpasses in all. DH announced he would not be riding EE again.
That meant four more trips for the kids and I! Whoa!
We found my parents, relaxed and happy on a bench. They were being kept a close eye on by a beady eyed seagull.
Apparently, the Glutton grandparents had enjoyed a snack and did not share with the feathered CMs. I think the seagull was one of those "dirty birds" and was waiting for my parents to head out of the cover of trees to call to his buddies for an attack. An overhead attack. From the sky. Oh, you know what kind of attack.
We began to walk together when the kids announced they wanted to go back on EE now, not wait until the other Fastpasses were due.
So we let them!
I was nervous, but remembered that the CMs tightened the restraint for the kids, which really reassured me.
DH walked the kids over to the Fastpass lane with the kids,, while my parents and I made our way to the ride exit.
Just a few minutes passed before the Prince and Princess entered the store bearing big smiles! Two rides down, four to go! Woohoo!
Why four? Once again, the CM looked at their Fastpasses, then handed them back to the kids. That's when the Princess tells me that once again, they were handed a red card to give to the CM at the train. Weird! Wonderful!
We make it over to the Tree of Life and take in It's Tough to be a Bug. Delightful! I love the new bench seating.
My parents loved it too!
My father remembered leaving something at Guest Services from our time with Ray. He and my mother would meet up with us at Rainforest Café for lunch in an hour and a half.
We ran off to wards Dinoland. We stop to check our map and are approached by some other park guests. They want to know if we'd ridden Dinosaur yet. DH tells them we were trying to find it. The guests give him directions to the ride and then hand him four Fastpasses! They weren't going to be using them and though someone else could.
Cool!
We made our way to Dinosaur handed over our Fastpasses, then rode Dinosaur. DD was so scared, she rhythmically yanked on my left arm throughout the ride.
At then end of the ride, we hopped off, and outside the building the Chief asked DD and DS if they liked the ride. They both assured him that they enjoyed the ride.
Then he asked them if they were scared.
They both assured him they were not scared.
He took their hands and began to lead them back to get in line for the ride again.
The pulled away and ran to me.
Ha! Not scared?
DD asked not to ride that ride again.
No problem! LOL
We walked to Rainforest Café and checked in. My parents had not arrived yet, so was sat outside by the waterfall and enjoyed the warm weather and sunshine. It was below zero in Montana that day. It felt so good NOT to be experiencing below zero temperatures in Montana that day. Florida weather was wonderful!
The grandparents strolled in and we were shown to our table. This time we sat near the elephants. I may need to retract my comparison of my legs to elephant legs.
I think they have MUCH better legs!
DH and I split a sandwich and fries, the kids had burgers, and my parents shared a HUGE salad. The salad could easily have fed the six of us.
The kids each had a multi flavored ICEE in a specialty cup. Those were two happy, slurping kiddos!
Surprisingly enough for the Gluttons, we had no room for a volcano.
We really passed on it this time.
Really.
Or did we?
Well?
After our feast, we shop a bit in the store. I find a a nice sale on sweatshirts and sweatpants for the kiddos. DH finds a nice zippered pullover on sale.
We re enter Animal Kingdom, hoping to catch a showing of The Festival of the Lion King. We ride the train, then check out the Conservation Station.
The kids insist we visit the petting zoo.
We meet a very nice CM there who tells us that all the animals there are endangered. A beautiful cow named Kitty was horrifically abused before being rescued and brought to the Conservation Station. She was a sweet, gentle soul who loved having her ears scratched.
DH and I are watching the kids petting the animals when DH is approached by a small black goat. It gazes up into the Chief's eyes lovingly. He is quite taken in by this cute little goat and bends down to offer a pet. The goat stretches beneath his hand, then empties its bladder... narrowly missing DH's foot. As if that wasn't enough the goat then drops its "pellets". All the while, never removing its gaze from DH's face.
Told you DH is a hottie! Even the goats think so. :lol:
I told DH he should be flattered.
He didn't agree!
We corralled the kids, all scrubbed our hands before leaving then applied lots of antibacterial sanitizing gel from the Bagalini.
We headed back to wards the rest of the park!
36. EE is a terrific ride! We didn't find out about the single rider line until the end of our day, but its FAST! If you want a quick ride on EE, don't have a Fastpass, then hop into the single rider line. I know they have one for several rides at WDW. What a timesaver!
Next?
Will there be a next? Also, where are the rest of my pictures?
Woohoo!
Got reservations at Boma for my DH's B-day on Mother's Day! 5pm! Thanks Tink rules!
LovableGluttons
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Woohoo!
Thanks Tink rules!
pppiglet You did??
Oh wow!!!
Congratulations! That'ss fantastic!!!
I hope you love it as much as I did!
1sttimecruz
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Lovable G - We went to Boma too (and like you, I thought the zebra domes were overrated...maybe I was expecting too much). It is so cool that the CMs gave you a b-day card with bday wishes in their native language!
I'm one post behind, so I have to go back and read now (QUICK, before DS gets home from school!)
I'm one post behind, so I have to go back and read now (QUICK, before DS gets home from school!)
1sttimecruz
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Back again.
Hooray for Shana! She was so right that you should not have been treated that way on your birthday or any other day and you certainly expect better at Disney! Shame on Ray.
EE was my favorite ride. I'm jealous of all those fast passes. We rode it only once.
It was fun reliving it on the Travel Channel yesterday though. Did you catch any of their Disney specials - even a new cruise one!
Anyway...
Thanks (again) for your entertaining trip reports. I've been less entertained with materials that I've bought at the book store. Does that mean I should pay you????
Hooray for Shana! She was so right that you should not have been treated that way on your birthday or any other day and you certainly expect better at Disney! Shame on Ray.
EE was my favorite ride. I'm jealous of all those fast passes. We rode it only once.
It was fun reliving it on the Travel Channel yesterday though. Did you catch any of their Disney specials - even a new cruise one!
Anyway...Thanks (again) for your entertaining trip reports. I've been less entertained with materials that I've bought at the book store. Does that mean I should pay you????
LovableGluttons
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The Gluttons make their way to the safari. Fastpasses are gone, the wait is an hour. Nah! It's afternoon now and we know from past experience that we prefer a morning ride.
Then, over to the Nemo show. The line stretches on an on...an on!
No, we don't want that either.
Backtrack to the Kali River Rapids. Mama Glutton and the Princess arrive first and see there is only a ten minute wait!
Score!
Except Grandma Glutton is hobbling along. Her feet are hurting her terribly. She has blisters on her blisters and is in pain.
Poor Mom. In the past year, she has noticed a steady, but unexplained decline in her stamina.
I can't ask her to go on this ride. Yet, I can't ask her to wait for us either.
I offer that we end our day at the park. It seems cruel to go have fun when a family member is feeling so poorly.
She refuses, stating she'd really prefer to sit on a bench near EE and people watch.
We walk slowly back there, grab refreshments for G+G Glutton and the Chief, assure they have comfortable seating, and the kids and I bolt!
We head into the Fastpass lane. This time, there were no red cards and the CMs did take our Fastpasses.
Four times! We'd ride, run off, hop back in line, ride, and so on.
Four times!
When we finished, the kids and I found the rest of the Gluttons. I had still hoped to catch the Festival of the Lion King show, as my parents hadn't seen it, but Mom said she wasn't up to it.
We headed to Restaurantsaurus (over my protests and requests for Flame Tree BBQ).
We ate, relaxed, then made our way to wards the exit of the park.
On our way out, we checked store after store, looking for baby Marie in the blanket for DD.
No luck!
We hopped on a bus, headed to the TTC.
On the bus, we met a sweet family. Mom and Dad with three sleeping kids in their laps. We chatted about Disney and discovered it was their first day of vacation there. They were so nice!
I asked them when they'd be going to Magic Kingdom.
Tomorrow!
I nodded to the Chief and he pulled out his wallet.
He handed the ten Magic Kingdom Fastpasses to them, telling them the story about the lady at Rainforest Café and our night at the Pirate and the Princess Party.
They were very appreciative and I envisioned pixie dust falling from the sky.
We boarded the Shady Shuttle for the LAST time and arrived at SOG. We picked up our car, DH and the kids waiting in the car while I ran inside to settle our bill.
I asked for the additional charges for the pool view bottom floor room request to be removed and was told that all sale were final.
All sales are final, Shades of Green. You're fired!
I hopped in the KIA, and the Gluttons sped off!
We arrived in Tampa a little over an hour later. We spent four glorious days here, house hunting, checking out the area, watching dolphins frolic on Honeymoon Island, and eating Ipswich clams at Rosie's.
On March 11th, we left Tampa and drove to Atlanta. We returned our rental car, had Chili's to Go for dinner in the Atlanta airport, and flew back to Vegas.
Another night in the Vegas Blvd. EconoLodge (this time it didn't smell!). We grabbed a quick breakfast the next morning and began the long, snowy drive back to the wilderness.
It was over...
Or was it?
Bwahahahaha!
Then, over to the Nemo show. The line stretches on an on...an on!
No, we don't want that either.
Backtrack to the Kali River Rapids. Mama Glutton and the Princess arrive first and see there is only a ten minute wait!
Score!
Except Grandma Glutton is hobbling along. Her feet are hurting her terribly. She has blisters on her blisters and is in pain.
Poor Mom. In the past year, she has noticed a steady, but unexplained decline in her stamina.
I can't ask her to go on this ride. Yet, I can't ask her to wait for us either.
I offer that we end our day at the park. It seems cruel to go have fun when a family member is feeling so poorly.
She refuses, stating she'd really prefer to sit on a bench near EE and people watch.
We walk slowly back there, grab refreshments for G+G Glutton and the Chief, assure they have comfortable seating, and the kids and I bolt!
We head into the Fastpass lane. This time, there were no red cards and the CMs did take our Fastpasses.
Four times! We'd ride, run off, hop back in line, ride, and so on.
Four times!
When we finished, the kids and I found the rest of the Gluttons. I had still hoped to catch the Festival of the Lion King show, as my parents hadn't seen it, but Mom said she wasn't up to it.
We headed to Restaurantsaurus (over my protests and requests for Flame Tree BBQ).
We ate, relaxed, then made our way to wards the exit of the park.
On our way out, we checked store after store, looking for baby Marie in the blanket for DD.
No luck!
We hopped on a bus, headed to the TTC.
On the bus, we met a sweet family. Mom and Dad with three sleeping kids in their laps. We chatted about Disney and discovered it was their first day of vacation there. They were so nice!
I asked them when they'd be going to Magic Kingdom.
Tomorrow!
I nodded to the Chief and he pulled out his wallet.
He handed the ten Magic Kingdom Fastpasses to them, telling them the story about the lady at Rainforest Café and our night at the Pirate and the Princess Party.
They were very appreciative and I envisioned pixie dust falling from the sky.
We boarded the Shady Shuttle for the LAST time and arrived at SOG. We picked up our car, DH and the kids waiting in the car while I ran inside to settle our bill.
I asked for the additional charges for the pool view bottom floor room request to be removed and was told that all sale were final.
All sales are final, Shades of Green. You're fired!
I hopped in the KIA, and the Gluttons sped off!
We arrived in Tampa a little over an hour later. We spent four glorious days here, house hunting, checking out the area, watching dolphins frolic on Honeymoon Island, and eating Ipswich clams at Rosie's.
On March 11th, we left Tampa and drove to Atlanta. We returned our rental car, had Chili's to Go for dinner in the Atlanta airport, and flew back to Vegas.
Another night in the Vegas Blvd. EconoLodge (this time it didn't smell!). We grabbed a quick breakfast the next morning and began the long, snowy drive back to the wilderness.
It was over...
Or was it?
Bwahahahaha!
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Lovable G - We went to Boma too (and like you, I thought the zebra domes were overrated...maybe I was expecting too much). It is so cool that the CMs gave you a b-day card with bday wishes in their native language!
I'm one post behind, so I have to go back and read now (QUICK, before DS gets home from school!)
1sttimecruzHi! what was yoru favorite dish at Boma?
Mine was the avocado/papaya/grapefruit salad.
I called Boma and got the recipe for it!
I've made it at home twice since we've been home! LOL
I will always treasure that sweet birthday card!
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Back again.
Hooray for Shana! She was so right that you should not have been treated that way on your birthday or any other day and you certainly expect better at Disney! Shame on Ray.
EE was my favorite ride. I'm jealous of all those fast passes. We rode it only once.
It was fun reliving it on the Travel Channel yesterday though. Did you catch any of their Disney specials - even a new cruise one!
Thanks (again) for your entertaining trip reports. I've been less entertained with materials that I've bought at the book store. Does that mean I should pay you????
1sttimecruzI caught a couple of the Travel Channel specials yesterday. I was out most of the day and was really touched to come home and find my family watching the Travel Channel!
Just when I think I'm the only one crazy about Disney and our vacation, my family shows me the error or my thoughts.
I have been flattered and very thankful for those of you that have read along and posted. You all kept me inspired to finish my report in a timely manner.
I know some trip writers really drag their reports out.
I don't like to wait to read reports, so I didn't want anyone to have to wait to read mine! LOL
If I had it to do over again, I would have written all of it, saved it to Word, then posted it all at once.
Thsi time I wrote, posted, and then saved each segment.
95 pages in Word! That's just trip report, no interaction!
Yikes!
I do plan on editing my later posts with pictures, but I have to go purchase a new USB cable for the Kodak camera.
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It's not really over
. . . is it!?!?!?Thanks for sharing your trip! I enjoyed reading it!
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Now if I were grading your report, I would say the beginning and middle were fabulous!!!!! 
Kept the reader highly entertained.
But as for the end......it was waaaaaaaaaaaaayy to short.
I think you should think about what you wrote and maybe add, oohh, 10 pages maybe?!? Go ahead, I'll wait...
You can't possibly be done, I don't think we were ready for that.
Karen
Kept the reader highly entertained.But as for the end......it was waaaaaaaaaaaaayy to short.
I think you should think about what you wrote and maybe add, oohh, 10 pages maybe?!? Go ahead, I'll wait... You can't possibly be done, I don't think we were ready for that.
Karen
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Woohoo!
Thanks Tink rules!
Congrats!!!
Did you let them know that it was your DH's Bday??? Call them back and have them note it on the reservation - that and the pin will get him spoiled!!!I always say... Never give up - except maybe for Victoria and Alberts...but then I make sure that we get ressies for THAT one!!!
Glad you got in!!! You will LOVE It!!! If they offer it at dinner - try the Frunch - it's a juice that's made of everything from Papaya and pineapple and orange!!!
Also... Don't forget to get your buttons for Birthdays etc... I think they may have anniversarys too, but I'm not sure... whatever park you are in - you can get them at guest services...
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Now if I were grading your report, I would say the beginning and middle were fabulous!!!!!
But as for the end......it was waaaaaaaaaaaaayy to short.
You can't possibly be done, I don't think we were ready for that.
Karen
Awwwwwwwwwwwww.... Gluttons withdrawal coming....
& I'm still waiting for a family picture!!!!
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