Nicole786
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jan 29, 2007
Wow! I haven't updated in a while! LOL i've been so busy! For those who didn't know, i just got a promotion at work so i'm working 40+ hours a week, while balancing my classes at school (which thank god end week after next, my life should get easier!)
If you notice in my sig, i've been concentrating a lot on the W.I.S.H boards because 2 weeks ago I made the conscious decision to become a healthier me! The reason i'm telling you this is because one of the incentives I've done is list some rewards for myself (10 pounds lost=10 dollar gift card etc) and if my ultimate WL goal is reached, guess where i'm headed in the fall!? DISNEYWORLD!!! I really want to create this as a reward for myself, and i've included my mother because if I go in the fall it would be a great way to spend some last minute time alone with my mommy
before i move back to new york next year. We've already discussed going for the week (hey why not, paid vacation! wahoo! lol) and spend a day and a half on-site at US (something we've never done) and head over to disney, staying at her choice (the polynesian) or my choice (ANYWHERE lol, actually, Wilderness Lodge i think) So anyway, on to the trip report!
Where we left off, We were heading over to primetime cafe to see if we could get seated early for our 5:10 ADR (it was around 4:30) So when i got there, we checked in, the CM said he would see what he could do, and 5 minutes later we were sitting down! Good thing right? that would leave us time for seats at fantasmic, right? We'll see...
So the first thing Michael and I did was order the special shirley-temple-esque sodas with the glowy cubes.
Coming to this restaurant has been a tradition in my family for years, every disney trip we've come here, and this is the first time i was slightly dissapointed. It took FOREVER for food, our waitress was funny, but could have been better, and when i got my "i cant wait for this pot roast!" pot roast, it was fatty and i had to eat around it, because we literally didn't have time to send it back.
So while we're sitting there, i'm looking at the clock and its already 6:00 and i knew that on a crowded day like today (with ESPN and all) we had to get to fantasmic for seats. The parents suggested we go ahead and get seats and they'll meet up with us later after they get the check. Great plan, right? Michael, David and I high tail it out of there heading for what i think is the right stadium. Somehow we end up trapped between buildings, frantically searching for a way to get towards that giant hotel in the sky. The nearby castmember points a certain direction and we end up having to go "aaallll the way around" to get to the theatre. Oh you mean where everybody else is going? right. So we make it to the stadium, and i contemplate snagging a light up Mickey Mouse and decide against it. With proper planning, i've decided next time to eat dinner inside the theater itself, and avoid the panic and heartache.
So we're sitting here and time is ticking, the hour is going by, faster and faster, and yet, mom and dad are no where in sight and its starting to get crowded. Fast. I give them a ring and they inform me, 30 minutes later, they are STILL waiting for the check. What? I sighed heavily and turned my attentions towards the faculty staff seated in front of us. Actually, Michael and I were pretty interested in their conversation. They were formulating a roatating chart that would determine what chaperone would be stationed at what floor of the hotel. Could you imagine being as tired as you usually are after disney and then not being able to go to sleep? I would die. The whole faculty staff meeting enticed me because it brought me back to 7th grade Boston field trips and 8th grade washington field trips. I was listening in on their conversation when one of the students, who apparently were all the way on the other side came over and told the faculty staff they were trying to start a wave and they needed their help. A Wave? Where are we? Shea Stadium? So the tiny tot retreats back to his classmates and you start to see a little bit of disney magic. After about 3 or 4 failed attempts, the entire stadium, young and old, begins to agree and we literally...do.the.wave.
We did it about 2 or 3 times and then you know how it goes, it got old. That and it was already dark and hard to see the wave anyway. So now it was 5 minutes to 7 and after several failed phone calls to the 'rents, they called and told us they were at the top looking for us. FINALLY! an hour to get a check?? Come on disney!
Fantasmic was incredible, it left my entire family including myself awe-struck, and now the instrumental music is on my iPod because it takes me back to this great show. It's a definite must-see for our future trips!
After the show, we contemplated what to do next. The original plan was to go to Downtown Disney and then take the boat back to the resort since we hadn't done that yet, but my dad wanted to go to MK because they were having EMH. I was really tired and wanted to save MK for our last day (tomorrow) but he insisted so off we went to find the bus to the transportation center, for TWO PARK NIGHTS IN ONE!
As you may have guessed, the line for the TTC was ridiculous and a lightbulb went off in my ingenious little head. Why don't we take the bus to the contemporary and then take the monorail to MK? Brilliance!! there was hardly a line for the contemporary as we walked right to the front and looked at all the suckers who weren't as smart as I was! that's right!
Only one problem. Bus after bus after bus came and left and came again, and we were still standing there like the suckers. Where was this bus? I guess i didn't calculate the concept that the contemporary hotel was about as far away from us as possible, and the turn around time for a bus to go there and come back would probably take 20 minutes. Oops. Evil glares and stares melted me down but finally the bus arrived and we boarded with just a few other families. On the ride over, I got in a conversation with these adorable little boys who desperately wanted to trade pins with me, they loved pin trading, everything about it, from their cars pin that they would trade me, they loved their mickey pin they would trade me, they loved to trade! Unfortunately, i didn't want to give up any of my pins since i had just bought them that day. Looking back, i should have just given one up, it was just a stupid pin, and it would made their night. But there were 2 kids, and that would mean letting go of 2 of my 4 pins. It didn't seem to bother them too much, as after i declined, they just stood up and touched all the pins i had on going "i like this one, i like this one!" When we reached the contemporary, they got off, went to their room, and the couple my parents spoke to, had the same idea we did, and boarded the monorail for MK.
So we're on the monorail, and i really didn't think this through. Now we had to stop at both the GF and the Ply before arriving at MK, oh brother.
When we finally get there, it was around 9:20 because it was the middle of Wishes, and we got our bracelets right outside the park and headed towards adventureland fighting the Wishes crowd the entire way.
We walked on to Pirates AGAIN (i friggin love this ride) and when we got off the park thinned out from the people going home. At 10PM was SpectroMagic, something we knew we wanted to do, but i also knew that even though it was 30-40* I had to go on Splash Mountain. No way would I let the opportunity pass. I raced on to the ride, and joined the only other stupid family, crazy enough to go on it with me.
I LOVE THIS RIDE!! I WAS WET, COLD, SHIVERING, TIRED, BUT IT WAS SOOO WORTH IT! It has to be my favorite ride, to go to such lengths, but i loooove it.
So we didn't walk far to secure our spot for Spectro Magic, and enjoyed that parade as well.
After the parade we were all pretty beat, so we decided to head back to the room, but first we had to stop to get funnel cake. 30 minutes (yes, 30 minutes!) later we had our cake, so we reluctantly headed back. Our hearts wanted to say but our bodies refused
When we got to the room, i took a picture one last time, knowing that this was the last time we would see the beds made.
Up Next: Our last day takes us to Epcot and Downtown Disney
If you notice in my sig, i've been concentrating a lot on the W.I.S.H boards because 2 weeks ago I made the conscious decision to become a healthier me! The reason i'm telling you this is because one of the incentives I've done is list some rewards for myself (10 pounds lost=10 dollar gift card etc) and if my ultimate WL goal is reached, guess where i'm headed in the fall!? DISNEYWORLD!!! I really want to create this as a reward for myself, and i've included my mother because if I go in the fall it would be a great way to spend some last minute time alone with my mommy
before i move back to new york next year. We've already discussed going for the week (hey why not, paid vacation! wahoo! lol) and spend a day and a half on-site at US (something we've never done) and head over to disney, staying at her choice (the polynesian) or my choice (ANYWHERE lol, actually, Wilderness Lodge i think) So anyway, on to the trip report!Where we left off, We were heading over to primetime cafe to see if we could get seated early for our 5:10 ADR (it was around 4:30) So when i got there, we checked in, the CM said he would see what he could do, and 5 minutes later we were sitting down! Good thing right? that would leave us time for seats at fantasmic, right? We'll see...
So the first thing Michael and I did was order the special shirley-temple-esque sodas with the glowy cubes.
Coming to this restaurant has been a tradition in my family for years, every disney trip we've come here, and this is the first time i was slightly dissapointed. It took FOREVER for food, our waitress was funny, but could have been better, and when i got my "i cant wait for this pot roast!" pot roast, it was fatty and i had to eat around it, because we literally didn't have time to send it back.
So while we're sitting there, i'm looking at the clock and its already 6:00 and i knew that on a crowded day like today (with ESPN and all) we had to get to fantasmic for seats. The parents suggested we go ahead and get seats and they'll meet up with us later after they get the check. Great plan, right? Michael, David and I high tail it out of there heading for what i think is the right stadium. Somehow we end up trapped between buildings, frantically searching for a way to get towards that giant hotel in the sky. The nearby castmember points a certain direction and we end up having to go "aaallll the way around" to get to the theatre. Oh you mean where everybody else is going? right. So we make it to the stadium, and i contemplate snagging a light up Mickey Mouse and decide against it. With proper planning, i've decided next time to eat dinner inside the theater itself, and avoid the panic and heartache.
So we're sitting here and time is ticking, the hour is going by, faster and faster, and yet, mom and dad are no where in sight and its starting to get crowded. Fast. I give them a ring and they inform me, 30 minutes later, they are STILL waiting for the check. What? I sighed heavily and turned my attentions towards the faculty staff seated in front of us. Actually, Michael and I were pretty interested in their conversation. They were formulating a roatating chart that would determine what chaperone would be stationed at what floor of the hotel. Could you imagine being as tired as you usually are after disney and then not being able to go to sleep? I would die. The whole faculty staff meeting enticed me because it brought me back to 7th grade Boston field trips and 8th grade washington field trips. I was listening in on their conversation when one of the students, who apparently were all the way on the other side came over and told the faculty staff they were trying to start a wave and they needed their help. A Wave? Where are we? Shea Stadium? So the tiny tot retreats back to his classmates and you start to see a little bit of disney magic. After about 3 or 4 failed attempts, the entire stadium, young and old, begins to agree and we literally...do.the.wave.
We did it about 2 or 3 times and then you know how it goes, it got old. That and it was already dark and hard to see the wave anyway. So now it was 5 minutes to 7 and after several failed phone calls to the 'rents, they called and told us they were at the top looking for us. FINALLY! an hour to get a check?? Come on disney!Fantasmic was incredible, it left my entire family including myself awe-struck, and now the instrumental music is on my iPod because it takes me back to this great show. It's a definite must-see for our future trips!
After the show, we contemplated what to do next. The original plan was to go to Downtown Disney and then take the boat back to the resort since we hadn't done that yet, but my dad wanted to go to MK because they were having EMH. I was really tired and wanted to save MK for our last day (tomorrow) but he insisted so off we went to find the bus to the transportation center, for TWO PARK NIGHTS IN ONE!
As you may have guessed, the line for the TTC was ridiculous and a lightbulb went off in my ingenious little head. Why don't we take the bus to the contemporary and then take the monorail to MK? Brilliance!! there was hardly a line for the contemporary as we walked right to the front and looked at all the suckers who weren't as smart as I was! that's right!
Only one problem. Bus after bus after bus came and left and came again, and we were still standing there like the suckers. Where was this bus? I guess i didn't calculate the concept that the contemporary hotel was about as far away from us as possible, and the turn around time for a bus to go there and come back would probably take 20 minutes. Oops. Evil glares and stares melted me down but finally the bus arrived and we boarded with just a few other families. On the ride over, I got in a conversation with these adorable little boys who desperately wanted to trade pins with me, they loved pin trading, everything about it, from their cars pin that they would trade me, they loved their mickey pin they would trade me, they loved to trade! Unfortunately, i didn't want to give up any of my pins since i had just bought them that day. Looking back, i should have just given one up, it was just a stupid pin, and it would made their night. But there were 2 kids, and that would mean letting go of 2 of my 4 pins. It didn't seem to bother them too much, as after i declined, they just stood up and touched all the pins i had on going "i like this one, i like this one!" When we reached the contemporary, they got off, went to their room, and the couple my parents spoke to, had the same idea we did, and boarded the monorail for MK.
So we're on the monorail, and i really didn't think this through. Now we had to stop at both the GF and the Ply before arriving at MK, oh brother.
When we finally get there, it was around 9:20 because it was the middle of Wishes, and we got our bracelets right outside the park and headed towards adventureland fighting the Wishes crowd the entire way.
We walked on to Pirates AGAIN (i friggin love this ride) and when we got off the park thinned out from the people going home. At 10PM was SpectroMagic, something we knew we wanted to do, but i also knew that even though it was 30-40* I had to go on Splash Mountain. No way would I let the opportunity pass. I raced on to the ride, and joined the only other stupid family, crazy enough to go on it with me.
I LOVE THIS RIDE!! I WAS WET, COLD, SHIVERING, TIRED, BUT IT WAS SOOO WORTH IT! It has to be my favorite ride, to go to such lengths, but i loooove it.
So we didn't walk far to secure our spot for Spectro Magic, and enjoyed that parade as well.
After the parade we were all pretty beat, so we decided to head back to the room, but first we had to stop to get funnel cake. 30 minutes (yes, 30 minutes!) later we had our cake, so we reluctantly headed back. Our hearts wanted to say but our bodies refused
When we got to the room, i took a picture one last time, knowing that this was the last time we would see the beds made.
Up Next: Our last day takes us to Epcot and Downtown Disney
I should have the final chapter up tomorrow! thanks for the support! 
