MeghanEmily
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Then why'd ya leave the gate open people. Sheesh!Eventually we were discovered by a cast member who told us that we were absolutely not supposed to enter the park until we were met by a guide at the front gate.
This is awesome. Go you!
This does sound like a great and different experience. No chance I'm ever getting close to a surfboard, but Casey would probably love to do it.All in all, this was an amazing experience! I highly recommend it if you're looking to splurge on something new at Disney and you want to try something a bit more adventurous.
Now this is even more ridiculous than making you go back to the entrance.pparently, since we hadn't bought a waterpark ticket, and the park was about to open, we had to be immediately escorted out and weren't given the courtesy of a quick visit to the changing rooms.
It better not be because this was like some sort of death march!We made the stupid-long walk out of DHS (is this still a thing now!? I can't wait till this isn't a thing!)
And more perfect works have never been spoken.She turned to the daughter, gestured to the people on the tram, and snapped, "There's nothing to do here! That's why everyone is leaving!"
That certainly is disappointed. Sounds like our experience at Beach Club. I wanted to love it so much but they clearly hadn't taken very good care of it.It was a lovely spot to spend our nights, and it made us feel pretty bougie. I did find, however, that because I had such high expectations of the Grand, I was probably more critical of our room/stay than I would have been elsewhere.
Our service here has never been great, but this is absolutely absurd.We didn't receive our bread or drinks until we'd been at the restaurant for over an hour past our reservation time, meaning that we'd been seated for 30+ minutes.
Speaking of absurd!!!! I can understand why you wouldn't have sent it back after that long though. Our steaks have never been anything short of perfect but I guess even Yacthsman can screw up every once in a while.I was so hungry and tired, in fact, that I didn't bother telling our server that my steak was bland/under-seasoned, dry, and overcooked (around a medium well, when I'd ordered medium rare.) My vegetables—which consisted of a bowl of green beans topped with two carrots—were boiled, naked/plain, and cold.
Now that is what you should have said to him!Then he made me feel kinda guilty for not having told him earlier when he could have done something about it, but service had been so slow that I honestly hadn't really been interested in waiting for another steak to be cooked.
I've never heard of this. We love Broadway shows but this one isn't even on my radar. I'll have to check it out.If you're not familiar with the story, Come From Away is inspired by the story of the 38 flights that were grounded in Gander, Newfoundland, on 9/11, and it explores the stories of some of the folks who came to be referred to as the "plane people," as well as the residents of the town. I expected to like it, but I ended up loving it. If you ever get the chance, don't pass up an opportunity to see it.
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Woohoo!!! We got in too on the first day.I was able to secure an annual passholder preview slot for Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge!
Drive fast lady! I leave the morning of the 19thOther things to share about this trip... so we will be arriving, likely, on August 20th at some point (depending on how quickly we can drive down from Canada.)
Then why'd ya leave the gate open people. Sheesh!
This is awesome. Go you!
This does sound like a great and different experience. No chance I'm ever getting close to a surfboard, but Casey would probably love to do it.
That certainly is disappointed. Sounds like our experience at Beach Club. I wanted to love it so much but they clearly hadn't taken very good care of it.
Speaking of absurd!!!! I can understand why you wouldn't have sent it back after that long though. Our steaks have never been anything short of perfect but I guess even Yacthsman can screw up every once in a while.
Now that is what you should have said to him!
I've never heard of this. We love Broadway shows but this one isn't even on my radar. I'll have to check it out.
Woohoo!!! We got in too on the first day.
Drive fast lady! I leave the morning of the 19th
For the first time in our lives, we were going to try surfing!!
Eventually we were discovered by a cast member who told us that we were absolutely not supposed to enter the park until we were met by a guide at the front gate. We all walked all the way back out of the park again, just to wait another five minutes for a guide who was running late, just to walk all the way back in again. #Disneyefficiency
(Side note: apparently Typhoon Lagoon had just gotten a new, much louder fog horn sound, and it was continually scaring the bejeezus out of our instructor, who was used to the old one.)
Eventually I just got the hang of when to stand up and made it up on my own.
But as I waited for my second turn, a funny thing happened. I started brainstorming about all the things I could have done differently to improve, and I started feeling determined to give it another shot. And I did! Each time I tried, I did a little better, had a little more of an adrenaline rush, and felt more and more excited to try again.
That's the best! totally what humans should be like.offered to send us all his photos if we gave him our email addresses. I expected to receive a dozen photos or so, with maybe a couple of me and N. It ended up being hundreds! Some of his photos were very good, and most of what you see in this update is thanks to him.
After the class was done, I was a little peeved to find out that we weren't allowed to change out of our wet things before leaving.
Our ride on AS2 (<-- lol)
Then she followed it up with a sassy, "...or not!" I couldn't believe it!
It was a lovely spot to spend our nights, and it made us feel pretty bougie.
Come From Away is inspired by the story of the 38 flights that were grounded in Gander, Newfoundland, on 9/11, and it explores the stories of some of the folks who came to be referred to as the "plane people," as well as the residents of the town. I expected to like it, but I ended up loving it. If you ever get the chance, don't pass up an opportunity to see it.
COOOL!! That sounds fun!
Okay, that's just stupid. I did that once in the Canada Pavilion for hte show because no one showed up forever. Do your jobs, People.
I admire your resiliance. Good on you!
That's the best! totally what humans should be like.
Love those 2 best. You 2 look awesome!
Super not okay or cool. I'd have snapped back.
I've wanted to see this for so long. Maybe someday I'll see it in POrtland and try for it.
Ever since I saw it on FB I was wondering what the part above the building is. Help?
Nice tat! You're braver than me.
Your August trip sounds great, lots of interesting adventures coming. Sounds like you'll need to do another trip report.
Thanks for that. Yeah, he would've been great!
Good tip! I'll see what we can do! It sounds like a pretty fun spot. I love me a good piano player! My college roommate was an awesome pianist and I miss listening to him improv whatever we asked him to play. I assume some nights are busier than others? And it's probably harder to get a table if you're not there early in the night some nights?
Amazing photos, indeed! And I'm so impressed that you both did so well! Personally, it all sounds a bit overwhelming to me, so even more kudos to you both!!!It really was so kind of him! And lucky for us that he happened to be there for our particular class! Some pretty entertaining photos for sure
Exactly!I thought so, too. It only would have taken a few minutes. It's not like we were going to try to sneak into the park or anything. I just didn't wanna drive to breakfast in a wet bathing suit. Oh well.
Thank you. Not only was I hurt by her attitude, I was absolutely mortified I hope her day got better!I'm sorry to hear that!! You're right that it's very rare, but when it does happen it really leaves a bad feeling. CMs are people, and you never know what's happened to them leading up to those moments, but it doesn't make it feel any better when it happens.
This is absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!! What an amazing job he did! It's perfectKeegan managed to blend two of my EPCOT loves, Spaceship Earth, and Illuminations, into one beautiful and seamless globe, which is exactly what I asked him to do. He incorporated nods to Flower and Garden, and the Canada Pavilion, and even hid a little Hidden Mickey for me.
Yes. All that. Yes.I love that this tattoo shows my love for Disney parks, but more than that, it's a symbol of progress, human resilience, and new life.
Woohoo! That was a pretty nerve-wracking couple hours, wasn't it?! I got in too! August 19 from 1-5pmI was able to secure an annual passholder preview slot for Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge!
Yay! I'm bummed I'll miss it by several days. You'll have to enjoy it for meAnother exciting "first" for this trip will be that I get to attend Food and Wine for the first time!
Would love for that to happen!I'm hopeful that I will also get the chance to meet up with a few other DISfolk who will be down there at the same time.
I would love to see Come From Away, for somewhat obvious reasons I guess, but I’ve heard such good things about it too.If you ever get the chance, don't pass up an opportunity to see it.
Yay! Very exciting. I’ll be looking forward to reading everyone’s reports about it. I hope you enjoy it.I was able to secure an annual passholder preview slot for Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge!
Really??? Ok, I guess I'm of the age that Toy Story came out when I was still into Disney movies. TS2 came out when I was at an age that I didn't care for "kid" movies and then TS3 hit that nostalgic tone. TS2 is good but I've just never made that deep connection with that one.On the topic of movies, I also went to see Toy Story 4 recently with a friend, and I really enjoyed it! I still maintain that Toy Story 2 is the best Toy Story movie. Obviously
Wow!!! That's awesome! I missed the illumination globe part until you explained it, but I loved seeing spaceship earth as part of it. Really neat how it incorporates your love of Disney and all these different components that have significant meaning to you!After nearly 5 hours sitting for my first tattoo, it was nearly finished and looked like this:
That's awesome!!!!What prompted me to write about this trip is that just yesterday, like many of my other DISfriends, I was able to secure an annual passholder preview slot for Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge!
Well even if you don't, you've got to come back and tell us all about your experience at Galaxy's Edge!!I expect that it's gonna be a pretty exciting time when all is said and done, and if I ever manage to finish this trip report, then I'll be sure to start another one to tell you all about it!
Beautiful tattoo! I think it suits you perfectly and it's a great representation of both Disney and Epcot.
The surf school at Typhoon Lagoon sounds hard! I bet you were tired after that event. It shocked me that they wouldn't let you change clothes, though. Like, how long would it have really taken to allow everyone to do that? Silly rule...
Hmm, that's a valid observation about staying at the Grand. I feel like I would be the exact same way. This is Disney's flagship resort, you expect perfection.
Amazing photos, indeed! And I'm so impressed that you both did so well! Personally, it all sounds a bit overwhelming to me, so even more kudos to you both!!!
This is absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!! What an amazing job he did! It's perfect
I would love to see Come From Away, for somewhat obvious reasons I guess, but I’ve heard such good things about it too.
What a unique experience doing the surfing class! I'm glad you guys had fun! And so nice of the person to send you all those photos!
Boma sounds like a good way to cap off the morning!
Sounds like a fun time at DHS!
I'm sorry your meal at Yachtsman wasn't good That's disappointing!
I loveee your tattoo, so beautiful!
Really??? Ok, I guess I'm of the age that Toy Story came out when I was still into Disney movies. TS2 came out when I was at an age that I didn't care for "kid" movies and then TS3 hit that nostalgic tone. TS2 is good but I've just never made that deep connection with that one.
Wow!!! That's awesome! I missed the illumination globe part until you explained it, but I loved seeing spaceship earth as part of it. Really neat how it incorporates your love of Disney and all these different components that have significant meaning to you!
Well even if you don't, you've got to come back and tell us all about your experience at Galaxy's Edge!!
I may have to try this in the next week or two then...my birthday was end of last month and due to sad family issues, wasn't even considering Disney on my birthday, much less even able.Highly recommend! It felt a bit swanky for us in terms of budget and level of service, but it would be lovely for a special meal. The birthday coupon really does make it more affordable as well—i.e. we only paid for one $56 steak, rather than two $56/$54 steaks!—and I seem to recall you have a window of a few weeks to use the coupon.
What movie? The shining meets revenge of the nerds, perhaps?Haha yeah, interesting was one word for him! He kinda seemed like a movie character or something. Quite a guy.
It would be cool if you could find the supplier or get the recipe.You're correct on both counts. It was actually quite good. I preferred it to the typical bread/rolls that are server for gluten free folks.
So...what does a souffle person look like? Intelligent? Is that why you're saying I don't look like one?You don't look like a souffle person. But according to Nathan it was quite tasty.
Well said. That pretty much describes me also.I mentioned this above in response to Liesa's comment, but I'm really still very much an "auto" kind of amateur photographer, and only venture outside that comfort zone occasionally with minimal proficiency. Having this camera is nice motivation for me to learn more about how photography works, so I've invested in a couple of books, and am hoping to find some time to possibly take a class or two in future.
What he said!And If the server had tried to guilt me, that's when confrontational me would have come out and pointed out those very details. I can only bottle it up so long.
And him too!Yeah... I might (might!) have been tempted to say "Well since it took half an hour for just bread to arrive, I didn't dare order another steak. We have FPs for tomorrow that I don't want to miss."
I'm hoping I/we might be one of those dismeets. Our SWGE preview is the 17th from 1-5.I'm hopeful that I will also get the chance to meet up with a few other DISfolk who will be down there at the same time.
So, after reading that your artist's choice of Africa might be random, no real significance... my jaw hit the ground. I couldn't believe it, then started questioning if I was thinking about the wrong person in my recent binge-reading/lurking spree of TRs.
Africa... AKL... Giraffes.... Finding your "home" (Canada/proposal) within AKL... it's too perfect. (Sure, that view is often shown in Illuminations pics, but I don't tend to believe in coincidences.) I LOVE this tattoo... absolutely LOVE it.
I may have to try this in the next week or two then...my birthday was end of last month and due to sad family issues, wasn't even considering Disney on my birthday, much less even able.
It would be cool if you could find the supplier or get the recipe.
I'm hoping I/we might be one of those dismeets. Our SWGE preview is the 17th from 1-5.
I’m still here and have been lurking along with the last couple of updates. Your surf school adventure looks really exhilarating! You two really are brave. Happy almost-versary! Do you have an itinerary somewhere or a PTR for your upcoming trip?