"You Guys Are Cast Members... Right?" - A December 2011 TR

[marDgreen88]

No, no, you didn't offend me. I just think it is silly when different countries get stereotyped and maybe when they created these stories and storytellers they weren't really thinking about that. It can have effects though, when I lived in the States I can't tell you how many people asked "what kind of houses do you live in?", "does it really snow all year?", etc. Of course, Canadians can be just as bad about their stereotypes in reagrds to Americans. In regards to the presentation of the Epcot Canadian Santa I laugh at how ridiculous it looks more than get offended. I was actually more put off by the silly lumberjack outfit that they put the "Santa" in than by the story.

ETA: I watched a youtube video of the Canadian pavilion storyteller. While there were some stereotypes and his costume was awful, he talked some about the customs up north with the Inuit. A very small percentage of the population of Canada but still Canadian so I will have to give Disney a bit of a pass. The majority of Canadian children though celebrate Christmas the traditional "North American" way which is a blend of European traditions.

Okay good! Maybe I should look up the video of that too. I'm glad to hear they didn't make up some random stories. I guess they just wanted variety for all the different story tellers at the different pavilions.

Dang, you do drink a lot of water. You aren't diabetic are you ?? It is one of the main symptoms. Just checkin' on ya, making sure you are OK.

Oh ... and here's a photo for you

I do love my water! Thankfully, no! Yeah, I've had that checked (this year even) and I'm all good haah. I appreciate your concern!

YAY, thanks for the picture! Ahh I love it!

Pretty pictures! I enjoy the boat rides too! It's jut so relaxing and great for sight seeing! How cool your friend gets to be your guide!!! I love the Great Movie Ride! It's so muh fun!

Thanks! I totally agree. It probably wouldn't be the quickest method if you were in a hurry, but we left plenty of time open so it was all good. I love GMR too, it was awesome that they switched things around just for us!

I so agree with you on how hard the captains work! I was there last weekend and was so fascinated by it!They are flawless and I was wondering to myself about how many times do they do that each day??? I also love watching hand signals from any CM while they are doing their job. I was watching them let peopel across Main Street during the MSEP and its fun to watch their little signals to eachother!

Hahaha I'm glad you agree! It really is so interesting. OH yeah! That's really interesting to watch, I've never really noticed them communicating with each other during the parades. You're very observant! Thanks so much for your comment, I'm glad to have you reading along! Feel free to comment any time.

 

[Nermel9]

Great update, it really cheered me up after what I have been dealing with since yesterday. There is nothing better than Epcot and Christmas.

Wow, I can't believe you get so thirsty! Haha, I love that part in Anchorman!

I've never taken a Friendship boat from Epcot to DHS but it sounds nice! And I have noticed the hard work the captain's have to do to drive those boats back and forth, I would always watch what they would do back and forth from WL to MK every time we would go on the boats! That must be a pain!

Yay, glad your friend got to be your Movie Tour guide!

 

[CandleontheWater]

I think it is hilarious that Canadian santa is a lumberjack, and whats up with those furry leg warmers? Now that is strange!

You are not the only one impressed by the Friendship boat captain's mad boating skillz. I could never do anything like that, I'd smash into the dock for sure! When I had first gotten my drivers license I backed over my parent's mailbox, (which I still haven't lived down). I can only imagine something like that, but on a much larger scale, if I was behind the wheel!

How fun that your friend was able to be your tourguide!

 

[MEK]

I want you to look at that guy’s face. Hmm… maybe he was getting an awkward call, MEK style?

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Seriously? I was thinking the exact same thing! He has that look on his face that says "who is calling me and why do they think I've been drinking?"

How cool to be able to get into the cast member entrance of the GMR! Neat! That is also a stunning picture! The colors are great!

You guys were going in HS right around the time we were leaving!

 

[PirateKate]

So cool that Jenelle got to be your tour guide and you got to see some backstage stuff!

I love those Friendship boats, too! Especially when it's not crowded and it's very relaxing. Those guys do great work docking the boats!

 

[Caretames1]

I drink A-LOT of water myself, so I feel for you! Nothing worse than being thirsty, and feeling bad because of it.


I love the boat rides for Port Orleans Riverside to Downtown Disney, for the same reasons, so relaxing!

Love the Christmas Decor, I'm so excited to see it this Nov!

 

[marDgreen88]

Great update, it really cheered me up after what I have been dealing with since yesterday. There is nothing better than Epcot and Christmas.

Aw, thank you, I'm so glad to read that! Honestly, your update made me so sad last night... I may have shed a tear or two for you. I definitely gave my kitty some extra lovin' today. I didn't wanna be all "OH YEAH, I know how you feel" yesterday, it just didn't seem appropriate somehow. In fact I'm not sure why I'm talking about it right now but anyways... I'm glad you enjoyed the update!

Wow, I can't believe you get so thirsty! Haha, I love that part in Anchorman!

I've never taken a Friendship boat from Epcot to DHS but it sounds nice! And I have noticed the hard work the captain's have to do to drive those boats back and forth, I would always watch what they would do back and forth from WL to MK every time we would go on the boats! That must be a pain!

Yay, glad your friend got to be your Movie Tour guide!

Yeah, I've always been a thirsty person, craving water and what not, but it was extra intense that day. Hahah I think that's probably my favorite Anchorman line! Love it!

It really is nice! It's basically the same as taking one from the Beach Club, I assume, since it makes stops there! So maybe you'll get to experience it! It's just very nice and relaxing, and the scenery is awesome! Yeah, it looks like a lot of work! I guess they're used to it though hahah.

Me too!

I think it is hilarious that Canadian santa is a lumberjack, and whats up with those furry leg warmers? Now that is strange!

You are not the only one impressed by the Friendship boat captain's mad boating skillz. I could never do anything like that, I'd smash into the dock for sure! When I had first gotten my drivers license I backed over my parent's mailbox, (which I still haven't lived down). I can only imagine something like that, but on a much larger scale, if I was behind the wheel!

How fun that your friend was able to be your tourguide!

I know! Very interesting choice in costume, I must say... HAHA I'm so glad you pointed those out, I hadn't even noticed!

Oh gosh, I totally get it. I think I'd be alright at steering, but the running on and off the boat in the nick of time, NOPE! I'm too clumsy for that, ahhaa. Oh no, did you really?! Hahaha maybe you shouldn't apply to steer the Friendship boats any time soon!

It was awesome! So nice that they switched things around just for us!

Seriously? I was thinking the exact same thing! He has that look on his face that says "who is calling me and why do they think I've been drinking?"

How cool to be able to get into the cast member entrance of the GMR! Neat! That is also a stunning picture! The colors are great!

You guys were going in HS right around the time we were leaving!

Hahaha! Honestly though, you never know! It could have been that same person calling him, especially considering those calls happened literally like two days apart! How weird and creepy would that be?!

It was cool! We felt so fancy (or at least I did hahaha). Oh thank you!

I know, I remembered when I was reading yours I was thinking, come on, just stay a little longer! We could have passed yall near the entrance!

So cool that Jenelle got to be your tour guide and you got to see some backstage stuff!

I love those Friendship boats, too! Especially when it's not crowded and it's very relaxing. Those guys do great work docking the boats!

I was definitely (overly) excited about that! It was funny, we walked in a door, down a very short hall, and BAM, we're in the movie theater room. Too cool!

Yeah! I feel like we're in the minority, I've read that a lot of people don't like them! OH WELL, less crowded for us!

I drink A-LOT of water myself, so I feel for you! Nothing worse than being thirsty, and feeling bad because of it.


I love the boat rides for Port Orleans Riverside to Downtown Disney, for the same reasons, so relaxing!

Love the Christmas Decor, I'm so excited to see it this Nov!

Aw, thank you! I'm glad I'm not the only one who gets thirsty easily. I was beginning to think I was weird, hahah.

Oh man, I've never ridden a bus to DTD (or even set FOOT on Port Orleans property) but I bet those boat rides are lovely as well! That sounds so nice right about now, all this boat talk just makes me want to ride a boat! (But not the kind that would make me sea sick, hahaha).

I think I've said this a million times by now, but I'm just so excited that yall get to go and see the Christmas stuff! It's really an entirely different experience! Yall are gonna LOVE IT.

 

[Stringbean&Wingnut]

Hahaha that guy does look pretty confused!

Wow, that's a lot of water! I'd be running for the bathrooms faster than people at DHS rope drop after drinking that much water!

Yay for Jenelle getting to be your tour guide on the Great Movie Ride!

 

[marDgreen88]

Hahaha that guy does look pretty confused!

Wow, that's a lot of water! I'd be running for the bathrooms faster than people at DHS rope drop after drinking that much water!

Yay for Jenelle getting to be your tour guide on the Great Movie Ride!

Hahaha I know! I have to wonder if he was actually talking to someone or just posing for a picture.

Yeah, normally I would too! This was not a normal day for me, at all. But I'll get to that.

I thought it was so nice of them, they went all out just so she could be our tour guide. It was only a temporary switch, too!

 

[msmandapanda]

blugh, breakfast was bad that morning. Like, for real. The biscuit was good and that was about it. I was kinda sad too cuz it's Disney food and it's supposed to be awesome. Oh well, like you said, being in The Land made it ok.

I LOVE Living with The Land! Such a nice little educational ride complete with the heavenly Disney water smell.

"Hooray for Hollywood! Where you're terrific if you're even good! Where anyone at all from Shirley Temple to Aimee Semple is equally understood. Come on and try your luck you could be Donald Duck, hooray for Hollywood!" Yeah... we sang that in 5th grade and everytime I ride this ride and hear that song, I can't help but sing along.

 

[PlutosRHM55]

to my good friend Pluto right there! I'm not exactly sure what he got for Christmas though... I'm such a bad manager at times. It amazes me I don't get fired sometimes... *phone rings* *looks: 'Pluto'* O.O

Anyways, love your pictures of the EPCOT Tree! Even though I got to agree with people on AK having the best one I still love all the others just as much. Great pictures of the EPCOT pavilion, too! I wonder what that whole story the Canadian Santa (I believe he is still just Santa Claus or Papa Noel... I forget...) told was all about. Yeah, definitely a bit creepy

LOL @ the guy in the phone booth, most likely he was getting an awkward phone call. I've heard so many stories about that, one of which happened during a trip I was on. Terrifying... But the UK pavilion still looks as beautiful as ever!

Oh don't freak about water consumption, I am the exact same way at my house, not at Disney but still at my house... doing nothing... reading TRs... doing homework... and I drink like twenty glasses of water then fall asleep. Ummmm... yeah there is definitely something wrong with me. Also, sometimes your body just needs more water at certain times than others I'm sure. Water is very good when you are wandering around a place like WDW. A shame though you were too engrossed in the lovely Beach Club and other resorts. I would've loved to see some pictures from the boat since I've never been down in that area. Oh, Beach Club

Oh wow, the sky really did get darker right there! Too bad it didn't take away from all the beauty that is DHS! to riding the Great Movie Ride with your friend Jenelle! (Still very jealous you have a friend CM whilst at the World) And that because so, you got to go through the secret CM way! Must've interesting winding your way through that though I'm sorry you missed all the displays at the front, they are quite lovely. But now you get to go on a "personal tour" into "The Spectacular Journey of the Movies"! Did you request for the cowboy version, by the way?

Well, can't wait to find out!

 

[marDgreen88]

blugh, breakfast was bad that morning. Like, for real. The biscuit was good and that was about it. I was kinda sad too cuz it's Disney food and it's supposed to be awesome. Oh well, like you said, being in The Land made it ok.

I LOVE Living with The Land! Such a nice little educational ride complete with the heavenly Disney water smell.

"Hooray for Hollywood! Where you're terrific if you're even good! Where anyone at all from Shirley Temple to Aimee Semple is equally understood. Come on and try your luck you could be Donald Duck, hooray for Hollywood!" Yeah... we sang that in 5th grade and everytime I ride this ride and hear that song, I can't help but sing along.

I know right? Ick. We should have scoped out our options a little more. I don't think I'll be heading back there for breakfast anytime soon.

Of course! Normally I don't like to mix education with ya know, VACATION, but it's Disney so I'm okay with it hahah.

Hahah so I've heard.

to my good friend Pluto right there! I'm not exactly sure what he got for Christmas though... I'm such a bad manager at times. It amazes me I don't get fired sometimes... *phone rings* *looks: 'Pluto'* O.O

Oh Timmy. You really need to know what he got for Christmas. I'm gonna need you to find out somehow.

Anyways, love your pictures of the EPCOT Tree! Even though I got to agree with people on AK having the best one I still love all the others just as much. Great pictures of the EPCOT pavilion, too! I wonder what that whole story the Canadian Santa (I believe he is still just Santa Claus or Papa Noel... I forget...) told was all about. Yeah, definitely a bit creepy

Thanks! Oh, I don't mind, I'm totally one of the people who likes the AK tree the best. It's amazing! What do you mean by the Epcot pavilion? Yeah, no clue. I'm pretty sure his proper name would be Papa Noel but I've been told (yesterday, by a person who lives in Canada) that they just call him Santa like most people do.

LOL @ the guy in the phone booth, most likely he was getting an awkward phone call. I've heard so many stories about that, one of which happened during a trip I was on. Terrifying... But the UK pavilion still looks as beautiful as ever!

Oh I know! The most recent one I heard was mid-day and the person on the receiving end of the phone call (who happens to be a Diser) was asked if they were drunk! Crazy. But I'm not gonna lie, I still want to have a little fun next time I'm there and call the numbers. I would never say anything like that though!

Oh don't freak about water consumption, I am the exact same way at my house, not at Disney but still at my house... doing nothing... reading TRs... doing homework... and I drink like twenty glasses of water then fall asleep. Ummmm... yeah there is definitely something wrong with me. Also, sometimes your body just needs more water at certain times than others I'm sure. Water is very good when you are wandering around a place like WDW. A shame though you were too engrossed in the lovely Beach Club and other resorts. I would've loved to see some pictures from the boat since I've never been down in that area. Oh, Beach Club

Hahah I normally don't, but that day I knew it was not normal and unfortunately it wasn't. You'll find out soon enough.... wahhh. Well Timmy, you're in luck. This summer I am already planning to take the boat from Hollywood to Epcot and I'll be sure to take pictures this time! Think you can wait a few more months?

Oh wow, the sky really did get darker right there! Too bad it didn't take away from all the beauty that is DHS! to riding the Great Movie Ride with your friend Jenelle! (Still very jealous you have a friend CM whilst at the World) And that because so, you got to go through the secret CM way! Must've interesting winding your way through that though I'm sorry you missed all the displays at the front, they are quite lovely. But now you get to go on a "personal tour" into "The Spectacular Journey of the Movies"! Did you request for the cowboy version, by the way?

Well, can't wait to find out!

Hahah wait, did you just say "too bad it didn't take away from all the beauty that is DHS" ??? I'm pretty glad it didn't hahaha. It is pretty awesome knowing a CM! Yeah, it's okay! It was cool to go 'behind the scenes' (even if what I saw was really not that awesome) and the good news is that I will get to see it all again next time I go on the ride! (She doesn't work at GMR anymore, haha). Hmm, well, we didn't request it but... we didn't have to.

 

[PlutosRHM55]

Hahah wait, did you just say "too bad it didn't take away from all the beauty that is DHS" ??? I'm pretty glad it didn't hahaha. It is pretty awesome knowing a CM! Yeah, it's okay! It was cool to go 'behind the scenes' (even if what I saw was really not that awesome) and the good news is that I will get to see it all again next time I go on the ride! (She doesn't work at GMR anymore, haha). Hmm, well, we didn't request it but... we didn't have to.

Oh gosh... Timmy has totally messed up his comments, people... again... I'm sure you know what I meant there because if anything took away the beauty that is DHS, I would be PO'd! Like, it would not be good for whatever that being, thing, etc. was! So I totally meant "GOOD THING it didn't take away from all the beauty that is DHS". So yeah, that comment above... didn't hear it from me...

Thanks! Oh, I don't mind, I'm totally one of the people who likes the AK tree the best. It's amazing! What do you mean by the Epcot pavilion? Yeah, no clue. I'm pretty sure his proper name would be Papa Noel but I've been told (yesterday, by a person who lives in Canada) that they just call him Santa like most people do.

Oh my gosh, ANOTHER ONE! I totally meant Canada pavilion. I swear I don't know where Epcot pavilion came from. I swear there is something totally whacked in the connection between my brain and my fingers. Either that or too much vacation... I'll go with the first one

 

[marDgreen88]

Oh gosh... Timmy has totally messed up his comments, people... again... I'm sure you know what I meant there because if anything took away the beauty that is DHS, I would be PO'd! Like, it would not be good for whatever that being, thing, etc. was! So I totally meant "GOOD THING it didn't take away from all the beauty that is DHS". So yeah, that comment above... didn't hear it from me...

Oh my gosh, ANOTHER ONE! I totally meant Canada pavilion. I swear I don't know where Epcot pavilion came from. I swear there is something totally whacked in the connection between my brain and my fingers. Either that or too much vacation... I'll go with the first one

Hahaha don't even worry about it. I totally get it! Sometimes I'll be typing and then I'll type one word twice or type a random word that rhymes with another word I just typed. Hahaha but it's okay!

 

[marDgreen88]

The One With Fire and Ice Cubes
Part 2!

December 16, 2011

It's time for a SPECTACULAR JOURNEY INTO THE MOVIES, YALL!

With your HOST, JENELLE!

After a fabulous rendition of 'Hooray for Hollywood,' we were on our way!

Okay, so I don't know about yall, but I have seen VERY FEW of the movies from the Great Movie Ride. I feel like it's some sort of cardinal sin or something. After all, those are Great Movies, AMIRIGHT? Yeah, not like I would know or anything. To be fair, I HAVE seen Wizard of Oz, Mary Poppins, and Fantasia, and lots of movies from the clip at the end, so that makes it better right? Basically, what I'm trying to say is, I'm always a little 'lost' when I ride that ride. I still enjoy it nonetheless!

So you know how around here on the TR boards, getting the cowboy scene is like, a big deal? WELL, NO BIG DEAL OR ANYTHING BUT...

Aw yeah, that's right. We got the cowboy scene. And let's be real about things, it was a lot like the gangster/mob scene with the whole, 'I'm-a-tough-guy-and-I'm-taking-over-this-tour-and-there's-NOTHING-you-can-do-about-it-so-there' thing. But there was also this...

It was definitely real too. It was gettin' HOT in there! And the good news is, Jenelle outsmarted the cowboy (and possibly killed him...) and took back control of the tour! I'm sure yall were worried so I wanted to let you know as soon as possible.

When we got to OZ, I'm not entirely sure what happened, but I think we had some technical difficulties. We sat there for a long time singing 'Ding Dong the Witch is Dead,' which I didn't think was normal. I turned around to check, and I saw at least three boats backed up behind us. No clue what that was about, but we had fun singing! We're dorks.

I must say, Jenelle did a great job as our host, and we did a great job being the 'hosted ones' because if it weren't for us, everyone in our boat would have been dead silent.

After our journey through the movies, it was finally time to head over for our ADR! Hmm... where were we going?

On the way...

AH, we made it!

YAY, 50's Prime Time! We were all really excited for this lunch because none of us (besides Sally) had ever been there! We were a little bit early but I checked us in anyways, just figuring we'd sit and wait until it was our time. The host acted a little annoyed, like he thought I was trying to beat the system or something. Hahah I don't know. I didn't care. We headed to the bathroom to wash our hands and get ready for our meal, and by the time we got out, our table was ready!

We were seated in this little room that was pretty separated from the rest of the restaurant, and our table was right up against the wall. The good news is that there was a TV! The first thing I noticed was that they were playing clips from the Dick Van Dyke show (that I used to watch all the time when I was little... I LOVE DICK VAN DYKE SO MUCH) and that the TV said "Disney" on it! I was very excited about both of those things and I said, "LOOK! THE TV SAYS DISNEY ON IT!" Keep this in mind.

Our waitress... ahem, I mean our COUSIN, was named Angela and she was hilarious! We had noticed that there was a special 'non alcoholic specialty' on the menu called Mickey's Bee Bop Drink. It was Sprite flavored with cherry, and it came in a souvenir cup WITH A GLOW CUBE. Okay, so I'm not really a fan of Sprite OR cherry flavor, and apparently, neither is Ryan. But we both REALLY wanted that cup and glow cube! So we asked Angela if we could get the drink... just with a different drink in it!

She pretended that it was not okay at first, but she let us do it anyway! So Sally, Amanda, and Kristen all got the REAL Mickey's Bee Bop Drink, and Ryan and I got the fake Mickey's Boo Bop Drink with vanilla flavored Coke instead of cherry flavored Sprite.

JUST LOOK AT IT!!!!

LOOK AT THEM!!!! (Kristen is precious.)

There's something about the flavored soda they make at Hollywood Studios restaurants (Sci Fi also!!!) that is just DELICIOUS. I can't explain it. It's just awesome!

OH RIGHT, the food. Amanda and I split A Sampling of Mom's Favorite Recipes. Sally and Kristen split that as well. And to be honest I have no earthly idea what Ryan ate. I don't know if I ever knew, to be honest! Please forgive me, it was a weird day.

So weird that... I forgot to take pictures of the food! I took this from the food blog.

It came with sample sizes of fried chicken, meatloaf, and pot roast.

I didn't eat any of the greens that came with the chicken, so I can't comment on them. The chicken itself was delicious. The weird part was that they only gave us one piece, so it was a bit difficult to share it, but we made it work! The breading was perfect and the chicken itself was juicy and altogether just YUM. The mashed potatoes were AMAZING. I honestly think I could eat (homemade) mashed potatoes every day forever if I had to. I love them so much. Comfort food to the max!

The pot roast was good, as far as I know. I don't eat pot roast very often so I don't really know what it's supposed to be like, but this was very tender and had a nice flavor, so I definitely enjoyed it!

The meatloaf was SO GOOD. I honestly think it might have been my favorite part! I didn't know if I would like it or not because it had ketchup on top. Call me unAmerican but I don't like ketchup. I don't like tomato anything. I can't explain it. I'm picky remember? However, I didn't notice the ketchup and I thought the meatloaf was just perfect. It came with greenbeans on the side and I didn't really care for those. They were too hard for my taste. It also came with cooked carrots and I'm not a fan of those at all (I like my carrots raw... PICKY!!!) so I didn't eat them.

About the time that we were finishing up with our lunch, Amanda looked at the TV and said, "OH LOOK, it says Disney on it!"

...

Yes, this is brand new information. I didn't mention it 30 minutes ago or anything.

I had been planning on getting a particular dessert (even though we weren't on the meal plan) since I first made the reservation. I knew exactly what I wanted, too. Dad's Brownie Sundae! (BIG MISTAKE. You'll see.)

Sally and Amanda decided to split the s'mores, and I believe Ryan ordered a milkshake. I honestly have no clue. Why was I so oblivious to what he was eating this whole meal??? Hahaha bad Diser.

Ryan had been planning to celebrate his birthday on this day, and at this restaurant, since the beginning of the trip. That was lucky for us, because we had planned on that too! I had added a celebration to the reservation, so they brought him out a cupcake! We all (including cousin Angela) sang Happy Birthday. She purposely sang very loudly and very off-key, and it was hilarious!

(Hence the reason he's laughing in the photo above, hahaha).

Here is my dessert:

Well hot dang! That thing was huge. It was so good, but man, it was way too big. I had to get Sally, Amanda, and Kristen to help me eat it, and we still didn't finish it!

Here are the s'mores that Sally and Amanda had:

They loved them!

Angela took Ryan to the kitchen so he could help her get refills for our drinks. He got to help because it was his birthday... so lucky.

We took a while to figure out how to pay for this meal since we had split so many things! Angela was not too pleased with us. I'm telling yall, this girl was hilarious. She was a really fun cousin waitress! Overall, we really enjoyed our meal at 50's Prime Time! I'm glad we got to go. I had been feeling really out of it that whole day, and our meal was so much fun and really made me feel better (if only temporarily). I would definitely go back! (And I would request cousin Angela!)

After a delicious and all around awesome meal, we (along with Jenelle who had gotten off work) headed back out into the park to see where the day would take us next!

Continued in Next Update​

 

[dara00]

your dessert looks amazing! I can't eat anything like that on my diet right now...I'm trying to avoid sugar even! lol.

 

[danimaroo]

OMGOMGOMG I'm finally back! No joke, I just signed onto the DIS, looked at my PTR and said, "NO! I am going right over to Marissa's TR and catching up!" So yes, you are taking first priority tonight! Hahaha. I am SO sorry I feel so behind; I feel terrible! But, between the new job and then needing a break from the DIS (it's the post-trip/TR blues, I tell ya; my next TR is going to take way longer than my last one though, so maybe I won't run into that issue again, hahaha)... Anyway! I'm just glad I'm here, I'm catching up, aaaand yeah. I wouldn't be surprised if this is a long comment.

Okay, good call on starting off in Epcot on Day 3! I think it was definitely needing some love!

That is so bizarre that your bus driver decided to drop you off in like, east L.A. I didn't know the value resort stops are further away, either!

Love the photo with Daisy, but I'm sad you missed Stitch! He was my 2nd favorite character meet during our trip... Just means you'll have to go meet him in... WELL, SO SOON! (I'm jealous, your trip is going to be here SO soon!!)

OMG, so on Sunday we watched this show on YouTube, called Modern Marvels... and this episode they focused on Disney World! You can watch the entire episode on youtube (we have youtube on our XBox, so we just streamed it on there), it's an hour and a half and so awesome! Anyway, they had an imagineer who worked on Soarin' talk about how they designed it and showed off the little model. It was totally fascinating! I'm betting it was the same segment or something...

The only thing I don't get about Soarin' is why they changed it from Soarin' Over California (the name of it in Disneyland)... Like, it's the same attraction, you're still flying over Cali... soooo, what the heck?!

I feel like Disney bacon is always kind of sad and soggy.

AHH I know you mentioned this in my TR but I got my sister the same pink t-shirt. Fantastic taste!

Rafiki is definitely a random one to see in Epcot!

Noooot sure I'm feelin' Canadian Santa! He looks weird to me. Plus gremlins under the bed? NOPE.

That man in the phone booth looks creepy! HAHAHHA

You know how I feel about Friendship Boats! I'm with you, they're the best!! I was impressed with the driver/runner people, too!

You know what's weird? We didn't do Great Movie Ride last trip! It just never happened for some reason. Next trip we'll have to go on it again.

Matt won't do the 50s primetime because I think he went once when he was younger and didn't like the waitress picking on him. That and he doesn't like being the center of attention sooooo yeah, not sure we'll be doing that one. But it looks like you guys had fun!

Not gonna lie though, I am just waiting for something bad to happen to you since you're not feeling well. Ugh, I hope it's not anything bad...

AAAAND holy cow, I'm caught up! Not gonna lie, I enjoyed reading all of your updates and sat here and wished there was like, one more. I didn't even realize I was reading TODAY'S update until I got to the bottom and noticed no link! Hahaha. So glad I'm caught up and don't feel so out of the loop anymore!

 

[shan23877]

We got the cowboy too! I told DH that it's a big deal, but I'm not sure that he believed me.

And, we also ate at 50s PT and loved it! I kind of felt like I was reliving last Thursday reading your update!

I'm going to start a new TR as soon as I have my PP pics done, so if you join in please pretend that this is all new information once I get there.

 

[Merida]

The topiaries are really cute!

Re: Canadian Santas - I wasn't as impressed with all of the Santas as I thought I was going to be. At least the ones I saw - it was like they were trying really hard to be hip? Which isn't really necessary? Or they at least need a better script!

The Mary Poppins horse is my favorite part of GMR. No shame! But I do recommend the movies in there too (well, except Alien. I hate scary movies. Tarzan is kind of weird but there's a Disney version. Totally the same thing )! I really love big budget old Hollywood musicals, indulgent ballet scenes and all, so I may not be the best person to take movie recs from!

Yay Dinosaur Gertie!! Best park icon ever!!

Cherry flavored soda is gross, even when they use the real flavor syrups like in Sci-Fi/50s. It just tastes so medicinal! Vanilla is way better.

How great that you were able to meet up with your friend. idk, I just find that stuff really cool! Unfortunately, I'm really terrible at decision by committee so I don't think touring with a large group of friends is in my future. But everyone makes it look like so much fun! I need to figure out a way to make it work.

 

[kansasdisneygal]

I get a bit lost on the Great Movie Ride also... so don't feel too bad

I have wanted to try 50's Prime Time. Not sure why we didn't get an ADR for our coming trip, but we will have to try it next time. It looks yummy and sounds like a fun atmosphere. Good to know the TV's say Disney on them

Also, this may be a really dumb question... but do you know why that dinosaur is smack dab in the middle of Hollywood Studios? It's kinda always confused me as to its purpose.