What's the Sitch? The Great Disney D-Tour! (12/19 Lego Tribute)

[dawnbu40]

The pics of you and Mom Capell are really cute! Happy Anniversary!

 

[meeko_33785]

Nice updates. I've heard a lot about that Mad Hatter tea lately and it sounds great. I don't see myself having afternoon tea at the Grand Floridian, but if you ever find out a place that sells it, please pass it on.

What a great time in World Showcase. Looks like the kids really had a ball.

 

[jmskinner]

Great updates. I agree, it is fun finding new foods there in the World. I am craving Biergarten right now, but Jacob doesn't like any of the food, so we end up paying for him even though he doesn't eat.

I love that one pic of DD looking at the fountain, the first one. Great shot.

Did you stop at the other playground?

Is Spaceship Earth coming up?

 

[figment41]

disneystore.com search for tea and a wonderland tea variety comes up it includes mad hatter tea. Hope that helps

 

[shannn]

The bridge shots are always so beautiful! I love stopping there too.

The UK is one of my favorite pavillions. I hope to get to see British Invasion next month and sit and enjoy the sights!

(I'm starting to think 1 day is just not enough to really experience Epcot!)

 

[thecapells]

The pics of you and Mom Capell are really cute! Happy Anniversary!

Thank you so much!

Nice updates. I've heard a lot about that Mad Hatter tea lately and it sounds great. I don't see myself having afternoon tea at the Grand Floridian, but if you ever find out a place that sells it, please pass it on.

What a great time in World Showcase. Looks like the kids really had a ball.

See below - looks like we found it!!
Mom will be so happy to find that in her stocking...

Great updates. I agree, it is fun finding new foods there in the World. I am craving Biergarten right now, but Jacob doesn't like any of the food, so we end up paying for him even though he doesn't eat.

I love that one pic of DD looking at the fountain, the first one. Great shot.

Did you stop at the other playground?

Is Spaceship Earth coming up?

Jacob won't even eat the mac & cheese at Biergarten?
The kids fill up on that and the pretzel bread and have a blast.
DD looks forward to the dancing.

DD was so adorable at those fountains, I couldn't resist the pictures...

Unfortunately, we did not get a chance to check out the other playground.
I knew our time was limited and thought the topiary one would be more fun.
The other seemed very similar to playgrounds around our house.
But where else can you play with Captain Hook and the Crocodile overseeing you?

Spaceship Earth? Did we forget that one?
Hmmm, we do have one last attraction to go....

disneystore.com search for tea and a wonderland tea variety comes up it includes mad hatter tea. Hope that helps

AWESOME!!!
Ordering now and hope to fill Mom's stockings!!
She'll be so surprised!! (assuming I can get her to stop reading this)

The bridge shots are always so beautiful! I love stopping there too.

The UK is one of my favorite pavillions. I hope to get to see British Invasion next month and sit and enjoy the sights!

(I'm starting to think 1 day is just not enough to really experience Epcot!)

The only way we could do Epcot in one day is because we were just here in November.
We were able to go through stuff quicker since it was so recent.
Otherwise, I could spend 3-4 days here!!

 

[thecapells]

As the sky darkened, our fabulous day began to wind down.
But first, we needed out memento!
We headed over to the camera store right outside Spaceship Earth.
We picked our pose from the Disney VISA Meet & Greet, added a “2009” logo, and voila!

A free 5x7 to take home with us – I love this deal – we do it every time!!
There’s an even a nice keepsake envelope

And then it was time for our final attraction of the day: Spaceship Earth.
As usual, we had a blast and enjoyed the way down playing with the video screens.
I even took a video of our future although the audio was pretty poor.


I didn’t realize till our next trip that you can simply e-mail yourself the video from the consoles in the post-show area.
That’s much nicer than trying to hold your camera still while bouncing down the hill and keeping focus on the little video screen.
I was able to snag shots of us on the big screen though (albeit blurry shots):

On the way out, we stopped for final Photopass shots of course!
Since there were none around for EMH, we had to stop now to get our signature EPCOT shots…
First I tried out a border I’ve rarely used

And then old faithful!
I love how Tink is spreading pixie dust on Spaceship Earth…

So, we sadly headed towards the buses and back to All Star Movies.
See ya next time EPCOT!

As we approached our room, we noticed some friends waiting up for us:

This was really cute and the kids got such a kick out of it.
Inside, there was some fun for the adults as I found an Anniversary card!

Inside was a great picture of Mickey & Minnie

As well as a special Photopass

The nice thing about the special Photopass is that the Photopass number doubles as a 20% coupon code!
I had already pre-ordered the Photopass CD but I was able to add this discount to the order making it an even better deal!
It was definitely a nice present.

And we got a great shot of Mickey and Minnie!

Even the back of the card was festive!

So, Mom tucked the kids in and began to take out travelling clothes for tomorrow and pack up.
I headed over the lobby to check out and apply our Disney VISA Rewards points to our room.
The lobby was buzzing as usual and I walked through a balloon archway to get to the desk.

All our paperwork was in order and, sadly, our one day detour was ending.
I got back to room and put all our papers back into the envelope provided:

and then packed it in for the night.
But, before you get too sad – we have some more surprises waiting.
Yes, the next day was our travel day, but we figured we might as well enjoy our morning before hitting the road, right?
After all, we are in Disney and you don’t need a park ticket to have fun!
So, stay tuned for brunch in the wild as we visit someplace we’ve always wanted to check out!

 

[yinyanggirls]

As the sky darkened, our fabulous day began to wind down....
and then packed it in for the night.
But, before you get too sad – we have some more surprises waiting.
Yes, the next day was our travel day, but we figured we might as well enjoy our morning before hitting the road, right?
After all, we are in Disney and you don’t need a park ticket to have fun!
So, stay tuned for brunch in the wild as we visit someplace we’ve always wanted to check out!

OMG, you totally got me! I really was getting sad that it was over! Hurray for brunch!

 

[meeko_33785]

Wow, what a day! Can't wait to find out what you all did on your last day.

 

[dawnbu40]

How nice that you and mom got a little extra magic!

You have me stumped as to where you went the last day!

 

[thecapells]

OMG, you totally got me! I really was getting sad that it was over! Hurray for brunch!

Yeah, we figured since we were in Disney, leaving a couple of hours later wouldn't kill us.
And if the kids had some fun in the morning, they may even nap and have a more pleasant car trip home!

Wow, what a day! Can't wait to find out what you all did on your last day.

Whew - it was a pretty jam-packed day, wasn't it?
But we had tons of fun!

How nice that you and mom got a little extra magic!

You have me stumped as to where you went the last day!

He he.
Here's a hint -we didn't have another park pass but wanted to have a nice brunch and take part in some activities.
And it's somewhere we've been wanting to explore.
Lastly, we thought the kids could get in touch with their WILD side here.

 

[pipersmom]

Hooray for brunch! Looking forward to reading I'm a bit clueless as to where you're brunching, other than to guess it's in AK.

 

[dawnbu40]

I'm guessing Boma at AKL?

 

[thecapells]

Hooray for brunch! Looking forward to reading I'm a bit clueless as to where you're brunching, other than to guess it's in AK.

Close but no cigar!

I'm guessing Boma at AKL?

DING DING DING!!!

 

[thecapells]

We woke and got ready as I packed the minivan.
Then I wanted a picture of me playing with RC outside...

But, we weren’t necessarily leaving the world quite yet.
I plugged in our surprise destination into our navigation computer and popped in the iPod with my new Disney playlist.
Just as the African music kicked in, we saw this:

That’s right, while we had no parks on the agenda today, there was no reason we couldn’t go explore a resort we’ve never been to!
So it was off to the Animal Kingdom Lodge we went!

We wandered through the lobby and then headed down the stairs for brunch.

It was time for BOMA!

We’ve heard so many good things about Boma but it’s so out of the way, it’s been hard to get there.
This time, with nothing else on the agenda and the fact that we could drive, it was the perfect fit!
All decked out in our “safari” clothes, we were eager to try this new restaurant!

We were seated in a nice big booth with a window view.
The restaurant was beautifully themed from the lighting to the bamboo fixtures, you really felt like you were in an African village

The buffet stations even looked like little huts

The food was fabulous and we had a great selection of the standards (eggs, bacon, sausage, pancakes, waffles, cereal, etc.).
There was also a nice platter of lox, an omelette station, wonderful pastries, and lots and lots of fruit.
Then there was the African selections:
Brioche (French toast with raisins),
Pap (white corn meal with lots of toppings available),
Bobotie (corn beef, eggs, cream, potato and onion),
and a Sausage and Biscuit Skillet.
I tried both the Bobotie and Sausage/Biscuit Skillet and both were different but really good.
I added some lox and a made-to-order omelette and was really enjoying myself.
Mom and the kids downed their eggs and pastries.
Even X had a blast eating eggs, fruit, and muffins while he played with the bamboo railing.

And, to our delight, they had the Jambo Juice we first discovered at Donald’s Safari Breakfast at Tusker House.
This is the nectar of the gods to our family – we LOVE this stuff.
The kids want us to try and figure out how to make it at home.
We figured it’s possible as the hotel we stayed at back in West Palm Beach when visiting the grandparents had something very similar.

Bottom line, we really liked this restaurant but it is really out of the way.
And Tusker House may be a better substitute for breakfast due to the convenience factor.
After we finished, our waiter (who was from Maryland which was odd as we were expecting CM’s native to Africa) came over with a surprise.

Despite it being breakfast, Disney is all about celebrating.
Along with this enticing dessert plate was a nice Anniversary card.

Once again, the CM’s wrote personal greetings inside and it was a nice little touch!

Finally, we had our fill and it was time to explore a bit more.
We headed outside and I checked the daily events schedule – I had already had some stuff in mind but wanted to see if there was anything new.
It was, after all, Easter Sunday and we needed an Easter hunt of some sort, right?
Wait to you see what (or who) we hunted!!
Come explore the Lodge with us!

 

[boxmaster]

Just found another reason why I need to post more frequently. I can't backquote any of the pics until I have a higher post count. Oh well. Just text it is...

We woke and got ready as I packed the minivan.
Then I wanted a picture of me playing with RC outside...

OK, you're gonna have to make sure RC is still around in 20+ years so that we can get a true comparison of just HOW much alike you and DS REALLY are.

For those regulars out there, when he says anything like "that's my boy," you don't know just how frightening (and, usually in DS' case, cute) that really is. Is it "planner" if you're the one doing the planning and "control freak" if you're the one who is having the plan handed to them?

All decked out in our “safari” clothes, we were eager to try this new restaurant!

I'm glad I have a little over a year to get a Disneyfied wardrobe to join you guys on your next Disney adventure. (Oh, that reminds me. I *do* have two Disney shirts already. But they are XL t-shirts that go down to MY knees, so they're usually relegated to the side. I'll give you a hint for some off-line guessing: my mom bought one and Amy (I think) bought the other.)

Even X had a blast eating eggs, fruit, and muffins while he played with the bamboo railing.

I still say you should hand X a tin cup and have him run it back and forth for that "let me outta here!" moment. (Now THAT would be adorable. ) I want to see it just once at the house before you and DW finally get rid of the living room gate (which should be pretty soon, I imagine).

Finally, we had our fill and it was time to explore a bit more.
We headed outside and I checked the daily events schedule – I had already had some stuff in mind but wanted to see if there was anything new.
It was, after all, Easter Sunday and we needed an Easter hunt of some sort, right?
Wait to you see what (or who) we hunted!!
Come explore the Lodge with us!

Great pics so far. With the conference-related TR and the TR for the trip you just finished about a week ago, there really won't be much time left for a pre-TR for the 2011 trip.

Hmm... I wonder if having a countdown "clock" for a year+ like you had for this last trip (I'm *sure* you have a pic of that you'll be posting when you get to the TR) is going overboard even for YOU.

 

[thecapells]

Just found another reason why I need to post more frequently. I can't backquote any of the pics until I have a higher post count. Oh well. Just text it is...



OK, you're gonna have to make sure RC is still around in 20+ years so that we can get a true comparison of just HOW much alike you and DS REALLY are.

For those regulars out there, when he says anything like "that's my boy," you don't know just how frightening (and, usually in DS' case, cute) that really is. Is it "planner" if you're the one doing the planning and "control freak" if you're the one who is having the plan handed to them?




I'm glad I have a little over a year to get a Disneyfied wardrobe to join you guys on your next Disney adventure. (Oh, that reminds me. I *do* have two Disney shirts already. But they are XL t-shirts that go down to MY knees, so they're usually relegated to the side. I'll give you a hint for some off-line guessing: my mom bought one and Amy (I think) bought the other.)



I still say you should hand X a tin cup and have him run it back and forth for that "let me outta here!" moment. (Now THAT would be adorable. ) I want to see it just once at the house before you and DW finally get rid of the living room gate (which should be pretty soon, I imagine).



Great pics so far. With the conference-related TR and the TR for the trip you just finished about a week ago, there really won't be much time left for a pre-TR for the 2011 trip.

Hmm... I wonder if having a countdown "clock" for a year+ like you had for this last trip (I'm *sure* you have a pic of that you'll be posting when you get to the TR) is going overboard even for YOU.

Hey J!
Glad you finally posted!!
We're definitely gonna have to get you some Disney attire for you to join us next time around!
We'll start looking now!

As for planning, I'm grooming DS so he can help me plan the next trip.
You should've seen him with the map this past time.
He was oblivious to the world once we handed to him.
It was like the holy grail and he made sure to have one of each park.
I was so proud when he told a CM he no longer needed it because it's "in here" as he pointed to his head.
Now that's my boy!!!

 

[All7OfUs]

Well, that looks like just a positively wonderful time at Bomas! YOur pics are fabulous and I'm just thrilled you found some extra fun things to do on Easter Sunday!!

It certainly IS a beautiful resort isn't?!!!

 

[meeko_33785]

Ahh Boma! Glad to hear that you really enjoyed it since it's one of my favorites. Their breakfast is great and their dinner is fantastic.

 

[dawnbu40]

We've never been to Boma but it looks like we should try it sometime! I'm looking forward to hearing about the rest of your Easter!