What Not To Wear At Walt Disney World - Getting ready for the next one -Show on again

[mkluvsmickey]

Sounds like a great start to your Epcot day! You are so right about the security guy observations - they are very inconsistent!

 

[Hedy]

Great start at Epcot.

 

[cesariofamily]

I was glad they let you keep the bag. Have a magical day in what every you wear.

 

[teruterubouzu]

I enjoyed your episode of WNTW a lot. I have to admit I have never heard the Humphrey Hop until now. Very silly. I'm going to have to track down a copy so I can put it on my happy place at work playlist.

Your Epcot update was fun! I'm looking forward to reading the rest of your report.

 

[AZMickeyfans]

Great EPCOT update. You got some great shots! Crush is cute. I never know what to say if he chooses me. Luckily he doesnt!!!

 

[PrincessV]

Jakkie got a kick out of the inconsistency of the security guards at the baggage checks throughout the trip. Some would unzip every zipper and peer in every pocket. Others glanced down in the general direction of our bags and waved us through.

This alwasy makes me giggle, too. Lately, no one spends much time looking in my bags... do they recognize me?!

 

[Philadisney]

This alwasy makes me giggle, too. Lately, no one spends much time looking in my bags... do they recognize me?!

I always swear that one of these days i'll start bringing just a few things in my pocket so i don't have to go through that line, but it never happens!

Great EPCOT update. You got some great shots! Crush is cute. I never know what to say if he chooses me. Luckily he doesnt!!!

Thanks! I love Crush. The first time I went to Turtle Talk I planned to ask him if he would marry me, but he started the show with an anecdote about his wife so I held my tongue

I enjoyed your episode of WNTW a lot. I have to admit I have never heard the Humphrey Hop until now. Very silly. I'm going to have to track down a copy so I can put it on my happy place at work playlist.

Your Epcot update was fun! I'm looking forward to reading the rest of your report.

I wonder if there are any Disney albums with the Humphrey Hop on them. I would love a good quality mp3 of that song. Catchy!

I was glad they let you keep the bag. Have a magical day in what every you wear.

Thank you Something I didn't know when I went on the show was that they have to let you keep whatever you are wearing on the day they throw out all your clothes. I was carrying the Alice bag that day so I got to keep it!

Great start at Epcot.

Thanks! I hope to get more up today!

Sounds like a great start to your Epcot day! You are so right about the security guy observations - they are very inconsistent!

Thank you - It was the start of not only a great day but a great trip!

great start...can't wait to see if you "followed the rules"

In WDW...there are no rules! (Says me!)

Thanks for all the nice comments everyone, I plan to get another update in tonight when I get home from work!

 

[Philadisney]

Next…back to the Land for Soarin’!

Well, except that it wasn’t our Fastpass time yet. And we were hungry! So we eat!

Sunshine Seasons was busybusy and we were lucky to get a table. Food was OK. Jakkie got the goat cheese and beet salad, which she liked. I got the chicken kids meal with mashed potatoes, carrots, and pudding. I am a sucker for mashed potatoes and macaroni & cheese. If they are an option, that is what I am getting.
Still have some time to kill, so…let’s go stand in this line!

There was a bit of a line for the boat ride, and for some reason we passed the time by discussing the life & times of Mariah Carey. Jakkie has never seen Glitter!! Can you imagine!

Did I mention we both have college degrees in film? Maybe ignore that fact.
Now I know most of you are sitting at home in your computer desk chairs, thinking “Boy, I wish I were Disney World right now. And if I could be anywhere in Disney World, I would be on the fabulous ride that is LIVING WITH THE LAND.” Well, allow me to take you on a virtual cruise.

Jakkie really enjoyed this attraction. Apparently in high school she worked at Whole Foods and still deeply cares about produce.
This is why I love Disney World. You learn things about your loved ones that you may never have found out otherwise.

We got off the ride and were psyched for Soarin’! Too bad it still wasn’t our fastpass time! Boo!!
Well in this case, we might as well pay a visit to the Imagination Institute. Hallo Figment. Hallo Eric Idle.

I took a picture of Jakkie inside the queue

Although I am not sure why, because I could tell you we were in line outside Space Mountain, or Yaki & Yeti, or the bathroom in my hallway, and who would know? Kind of non-descript.
The ride was what it was. I was excited to send an amusing picture of ourselves to friends and family in the Imagination Lab, but as I ran to and fro trying out the picture machines, none of them were working. I jabbed at each screen, scowled and complained “this one isn’t responding, it’s broken!” and moved on to the next. Finally Jakkie pointed out that they are not touch screens.

And a picture was taken.

Goodbye, Imagination Institute.

Hello…Soarin’? Finally? Yes!!

And we got…front row center! Hurrah. It was a wonderful thing.
After Soarin’, it was time for a special secret meeting. Yes, I am one of the elite who get to go behind the black curtain at Innoventions for the Disney Visa meet & greet.
Apparently a lot of other people are members of this elite secret society, because we stood in line for a gosh darn long time. But it was worth it!

Pluto even got down on one knee and kissed my hand. Awwwww.
He is so sweet. But not as sweet as chocolate chip ice cream in a waffle cone, which was our next stop. We sat under an awning with our cones and watched the rain rain rain come down down down. Oh yes, it was raining again. We hadn’t seen anything yet.
Ice cream also helped ease my sadness over discovering that Innoventions no longer had those fun stations where you can email goofy pictures of yourself to loved ones. I am really into things that take my picture and transmit it electronically, in case you hadn’t noticed. Any time I can remind my friends and family that I am having the best time ever while they are stuck in their cubicle – I’m there!
Let us have a moment of silence for said Innoventions picture stations….

There’s me & Mr. Vacuum, circa 2006. Meeeemories…
My sadness was short-lived, because we were about to experience the new adventures of Spaceship Earth! And an amazing glimpse into the future, which we both found hilarious.

Now we’re going to Test Track! 70 minute wait! No thank you, Test Track. I can drive poorly & speedily down the Schulkyll Expressway at home whenever I want.
In case you’ve forgotten, it was a gloomy gray day

So let’s head into Universe of Energy! Jakkie, you will love this. Ellen is in it and she is so funny! Plus…a dinosaur surprise!

Wow…this ride was not as much fun as I recalled. Jakkie was just plain bewildered. At one point as we meandered 2mph past audio-animatronic Ellen waving a stick at a stegosaurus, Jakkie turned to me and whispered “Kelly…this ride makes no sense.” I wish I had an answer for her, but I really didn’t.
Meh. I still love you, Ellen. I don’t think I’ll be hurrying back for another energy adventure, though.
And that’s it for our fantastical tour of future world! Stay tuned for our worldly travels around Epcot!

 

[teruterubouzu]

Great update! Poor old Universe of Energy. The new version really is sort of bizarre. I still loved the dinosaurs though!

 

[princessjv]

You know... my DS LOVES Living with the land. I too have a fondness for grocery items.

You must have had a great lens with you, you got some nice shots!

 

[MeMom]

Nice update. I love that chicken at Sunshine Seasons. It is so good!

Living with the Land is a favorite of mine. I have long had a secret desire to be an awesome gardener, but I am so not a gardener of any kind, much less an awesome one.

The picture of you girls and Minnie hammin' it up is cute!

 

[LISAMWDW]

Yeah! An update! Good stuff!

Althought I like UofE, I have always thought it was really slow moving and the part where your turning then sitting...sitting when the old fashioned radio mic is flashing is really lame.

Looks like your having fun! Can't wait for more!

 

[Lady Lallie]

Great pictures! I have almost the exact picture of lettuce from Living with the Land. Apparently I have a thing for lettuce. I can't wait to hear more about your rainy day in Epcot!

 

[mkluvsmickey]

Great update! Love the pictures of you two from the Imagination Institute - cute!

I haven't been on Universe of Energy since high school - I don't think I'll be rushing back anytime soon!

Thanks for the reminder of the Disney Visa meet and greet thing - I'll have to check that out next month.

Looking forward to more!

 

[Jennifer48]

I have never been on Universe of Energy. To go, or not to go in December, that is the question.....

 

[JohnMouse]

Hi Kelly! So I see you standing next to Mickey. Is he your boy?(Stacey reference there.)

So did you go into Club Cool? I'd love to see if you and Jakkie tried that Beverly.

 

[jcc0621]

Now we’re going to Test Track! 70 minute wait! No thank you, Test Track. I can drive poorly & speedily down the Schulkyll Expressway at home whenever I want.

Hey, I resemble that remark

I have yet to do Living with the Land, I think it is something my DS would really like too. It is on the must do list for next time

 

[AZMickeyfans]

Great EPCOT update!! AGH, Is Test Track always this Busy still. I remember when that opened it was like crazy busy but I know my son will want to be on it every second of the day now so we will have to brave the lines no matter what. Fast Pass strategy in full effect!

Thanks for the Land Pictures. Dh loved them!

 

[KayLuvsMickey]

Subbing...we just got back from WL. We loved it so much we booked it again for next year...I am already homesick.

Lovin' you TR though!

 

[TarzansKat]

Alright, I'm late, but I'm here!

And I read it all!

And can I just say that I love your enthusiasm for Disney? I mean, I know we all love it, but in your pictures, you can really see it. I can't wait to read more about your happy place.