You've Got a Friend in Me:TINKGURL & XOKTENOX's Adventures in WDW~UPDATE: 6/9 p.74

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The heat maybe influenced our decision because we decided to head over to…

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It was close, Chris and I had never done it before and, most importantly, it was air conditioned. We had PERFECT timing because the show literally let in right as we walked in the doors.

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Being a history dork (that’s what I’m going to teach when I finish grad school!) I knew I would really enjoy HoP. Chris is really into history too so I was excited for him to see it too. Tink and I took the opportunity to sit next to each other for this one.

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During the whole show, I kept thinking..OMG I'm really sitting next to Kristen! It was great to finally be able to be with someone I now consider my best friend.

HoP was really good! We will definitely see it again. Those audioanimatronics are super lifelike…kinda to the point where they’re scary! I had to keep reminding myself that they were fake haha After HoP we decided to walk over towards Splash and BTMRR to see what the wait times were for them.

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As you can see, it was pretty crowded at this point. I guess all those people from the ferry had finally made it to the back of the park.

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We made it back to Splash and it was a 60 min wait. Uhh, no thanks! We didn’t have time for that anyway, even if we did want to wait. So we figured we would head over to the Jungle Cruise to check that out. However, on the way Pirates caught our eyes and we stopped there. It was posted as a 30 min wait but we only waited half of that.

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Chris is big but Tink is so tiny!! Haha

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haha I felt so tiny!

Still on the PoC queue

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And Tink’s super cool D&B bag that I love

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After riding Pirates it was time for us to go our separate ways. Chris and I had to head back to Pop to shower and get ready for the Luau and Tink and her DF were heading back to the CR to join her family in the pool. On the way out, Tink showed us her family’s brick outside the MK! It was so cool! Then, Tink and her DF went towards the walking path from the MK to the CR and Chris and I went over to our bus stop. It was the best feeling to be leaving them, knowing that we’d see them again in a couple of hours for a night filled with fun!!

Next up:: Tink updates what she did before the meet..and other pics from this update..then it's....ALOOOOOOOOOOHA! It’s Luau Time!
 
Okay girls...I have tears in my eyes. As much as a pic would have been great ;) You both write so well I feel like I was watching it on TV.
 
What a great update. It was so neat to hear about your meet from both points of view. And how Magical to be seated in the VIP area. We love CHH too.

Looking forward to your Luau update.
 
OMG! I'm finally back on DIS after our Disney Trip and DD's Sweet 16 Birthday Party this is the first I've had a chance to come back on here! I'm kinda glad you girls have been busy also! Lol! Well Tink the Pics of Lil Guy going down the waterslide alone were just too funny! He's lucky to have you all.
Kristen I'm really glad your finally at Disney and got to meet how exciting! You girls are doing a great job on this report! I'm glad I'm finally caught up. Columbia Harbor House is one of our new faves also!
We didnt do Crystal Palace but thats ashame the character interaction wasn't so great :(.
I can't wait to hear about the Luau were thinking of trying it our next trip :)
 

Yay for finally meeting!!!! I'm so glad that you guys were able to meet in person. And I agree tink is tiny! Love all the pictures and can't wait to see more of your adventures together.
 
Yay for finally getting to meet! I was so excited just reading with you both writing. Tink, you do look so tiny! How did you manage to stay quiet during HoP and not talk all the way through it? I would have been to excited meeting m BF for the first time to stay silent. Then again, AC is a big draw when it's scorching outside. I can't wait to hear all about the Luau.
 
Horray for finally meeting! Awww! I totally understand about getting caught up in the moment and forgetting to take pictures, I've done that lots of times. CHH sounds so good and that's cool you guys had your own VIP section!
 
Okay girls...I have tears in my eyes. As much as a pic would have been great ;) You both write so well I feel like I was watching it on TV.

Aw thanks! Glad you enjoyed the update! Be on the lookout for an update Friday or so..I have some pics and stuff to add from before the meet!

What a great update. I was so neat to hear about your meet from both points of view. And how Magical to be seated in the VIP area. We love CHH too.

Looking forward to your Luau update.

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it! It was awesome being in the VIP area! That lady was so nice!

OMG! I'm finally back on DIS after our Disney Trip and DD's Sweet 16 Birthday Party this is the first I've had a chance to come back on here! I'm kinda glad you girls have been busy also! Lol! Well Tink the Pics of Lil Guy going down the waterslide alone were just too funny! He's lucky to have you all.
Kristen I'm really glad your finally at Disney and got to meet how exciting! You girls are doing a great job on this report! I'm glad I'm finally caught up. Columbia Harbor House is one of our new faves also!
We didnt do Crystal Palace but thats ashame the character interaction wasn't so great :(.
I can't wait to hear about the Luau were thinking of trying it our next trip :)

Glad you made it back in time for an update!

Glad you enjoyed the slide pic! He is a riot that's for sure!

You really should do the Luau!

Yay for finally meeting!!!! I'm so glad that you guys were able to meet in person. And I agree tink is tiny! Love all the pictures and can't wait to see more of your adventures together.

Haha Jill!

Yay for finally getting to meet! I was so excited just reading with you both writing. Tink, you do look so tiny! How did you manage to stay quiet during HoP and not talk all the way through it? I would have been to excited meeting m BF for the first time to stay silent. Then again, AC is a big draw when it's scorching outside. I can't wait to hear all about the Luau.

It is fun being able to have 2 points of view to our stories!

Haha yeah I'm only 5'!

It was hard to keep quiet! Well for me anyways. I know Kristen was really into the show!

Horray for finally meeting! Awww! I totally understand about getting caught up in the moment and forgetting to take pictures, I've done that lots of times. CHH sounds so good and that's cool you guys had your own VIP section!

CHH was awesome! I can't believe we didn't take any pics of our VIP section. We were just so caught up in the moment that we forgot!
 
During the whole show, I kept thinking..OMG I'm really sitting next to Kristen! It was great to finally be able to be with someone I now consider my best friend.

Awww, I so know what you mean! I met one of my best friends through the DISboards (through MeMom's report too, actually, haha) and when we met up over the summer, it was so surreal to realize I was actually hanging out with her and sitting next to her :goodvibes I'm sure it was nice for the guys to meet each other and you and Kristen, too! My B/F was excited to finally meet the friend I talked to every day and talked about a lot :rotfl2: And that's awesome that you got to go to the VIP area at CHH!
 
So glad to see the big meeting. :goodvibes I'm glad the guys got along, too.

You don't know how honored we feel that you guys, Erica and Dawn, Megablocks and Katie, and now Poolrat and jillyb have all formed special friendships from meeting on on of our reports. :cool1:
 
That is sooo great that you guys finally got to meet-- I bet neither of you thought when you joined the Dis that you'd find your best friend!
We got to be VIP's at CHH, too! It was so convenient to have all the napkins and sauces and everything right there at the table!
 
YAY for finally meeting! :woohoo: I love that you got to sit in the VIP section...you got to meet in style! :cool2: Looking forward to more updates!
 
Awww, I so know what you mean! I met one of my best friends through the DISboards (through MeMom's report too, actually, haha) and when we met up over the summer, it was so surreal to realize I was actually hanging out with her and sitting next to her :goodvibes I'm sure it was nice for the guys to meet each other and you and Kristen, too! My B/F was excited to finally meet the friend I talked to every day and talked about a lot :rotfl2: And that's awesome that you got to go to the VIP area at CHH!

So glad you know how we are feeling. :) And that's so awesome you got to meet over the summer too!

So glad to see the big meeting. :goodvibes I'm glad the guys got along, too.

You don't know how honored we feel that you guys, Erica and Dawn, Megablocks and Katie, and now Poolrat and jillyb have all formed special friendships from meeting on on of our reports. :cool1:

You are just that great of a person, MeMom! :hug:

That is sooo great that you guys finally got to meet-- I bet neither of you thought when you joined the Dis that you'd find your best friend!
We got to be VIP's at CHH, too! It was so convenient to have all the napkins and sauces and everything right there at the table!

I know we definitely didn't think that was going to happen! Sure glad it did!

You got VIP too?! Wasn't it so much fun?!

YAY for finally meeting! :woohoo: I love that you got to sit in the VIP section...you got to meet in style! :cool2: Looking forward to more updates!

Haha, you are right! It was the best way to meet!

Yah for you guys finally getting to meet!

Looking forward to more:goodvibes

Thanks for reading along!
 
Aww :goodvibes Loved this update! I'm so glad the meet went so well and you finally got to spend some time together! Just awesome =)

Kristen, I can't wait to read about your luau! Something we've always wanted to do but I haven't read many TRs where someone did it.
 
Aww :goodvibes Loved this update! I'm so glad the meet went so well and you finally got to spend some time together! Just awesome =)

Kristen, I can't wait to read about your luau! Something we've always wanted to do but I haven't read many TRs where someone did it.

Thanks girl!

You are going to love our luau pics!!! We have tons so be ready! haha
 
Okay girls...I have tears in my eyes. As much as a pic would have been great ;) You both write so well I feel like I was watching it on TV.

Aww glad we made you happy, sorry about the picture though! Thanks for the compliment!

What a great update. It was so neat to hear about your meet from both points of view. And how Magical to be seated in the VIP area. We love CHH too.

Looking forward to your Luau update.

The VIP area was so cool and CHH is sooo good!

OMG! I'm finally back on DIS after our Disney Trip and DD's Sweet 16 Birthday Party this is the first I've had a chance to come back on here! I'm kinda glad you girls have been busy also! Lol! Well Tink the Pics of Lil Guy going down the waterslide alone were just too funny! He's lucky to have you all.
Kristen I'm really glad your finally at Disney and got to meet how exciting! You girls are doing a great job on this report! I'm glad I'm finally caught up. Columbia Harbor House is one of our new faves also!
We didnt do Crystal Palace but thats ashame the character interaction wasn't so great :(.
I can't wait to hear about the Luau were thinking of trying it our next trip :)

Wow Colleen, you are a busyyy lady! How did the party go? CHH is so good, we'll definitely continue going back there. Luau update coming within the next few days!

Yay for finally meeting!!!! I'm so glad that you guys were able to meet in person. And I agree tink is tiny! Love all the pictures and can't wait to see more of your adventures together.

Tink is soo small...I'm not small but I'm not huge either and I felt so large next to her haha

Yay for finally getting to meet! I was so excited just reading with you both writing. Tink, you do look so tiny! How did you manage to stay quiet during HoP and not talk all the way through it? I would have been to excited meeting m BF for the first time to stay silent. Then again, AC is a big draw when it's scorching outside. I can't wait to hear all about the Luau.

Trust me, I wanted to talk all through HoP too, although I was into the show. It was so more than exciting to be sitting next to my BFF. The AC was a big reason for us choosing HoP!

Horray for finally meeting! Awww! I totally understand about getting caught up in the moment and forgetting to take pictures, I've done that lots of times. CHH sounds so good and that's cool you guys had your own VIP section!

We did totally forget to get pictures then but we have lots from the rest of the trip, thankfully.

Awww, I so know what you mean! I met one of my best friends through the DISboards (through MeMom's report too, actually, haha) and when we met up over the summer, it was so surreal to realize I was actually hanging out with her and sitting next to her :goodvibes I'm sure it was nice for the guys to meet each other and you and Kristen, too! My B/F was excited to finally meet the friend I talked to every day and talked about a lot :rotfl2: And that's awesome that you got to go to the VIP area at CHH!

Isn't it amazing that you met a best friend ONLINE? People think I'm weird when I tell them but I say it's 2010, it's not weird! Chris was definitely excited to meet Tink and especially her DF since they both are obsessed with cars.

So glad to see the big meeting. :goodvibes I'm glad the guys got along, too.

You don't know how honored we feel that you guys, Erica and Dawn, Megablocks and Katie, and now Poolrat and jillyb have all formed special friendships from meeting on on of our reports. :cool1:

MeMom, you and Jill are totally responsible for our meeting...thank you!

That is sooo great that you guys finally got to meet-- I bet neither of you thought when you joined the Dis that you'd find your best friend!
We got to be VIP's at CHH, too! It was so convenient to have all the napkins and sauces and everything right there at the table!

I know I neverrrrr imagined that I would meet a "real" friend at all on the disboards, let alone a best friend. It's great. Wasn't the VIP section so cool? We loved it and felt so special!

YAY for finally meeting! :woohoo: I love that you got to sit in the VIP section...you got to meet in style! :cool2: Looking forward to more updates!

We totally met in style!

Yah for you guys finally getting to meet!

Looking forward to more:goodvibes

Thanks!!

Aww :goodvibes Loved this update! I'm so glad the meet went so well and you finally got to spend some time together! Just awesome =)

Kristen, I can't wait to read about your luau! Something we've always wanted to do but I haven't read many TRs where someone did it.

It was great getting to spend a few hours together. Luau coming up in the few days.

So happy to hear about your first meeting! Can't wait to see pics of the luau!

Coming up soon!
 
Yay for finally meeting! I think it's so cool you guys consider each other best friends even though you met each other on here. :thumbsup2
 
Awwww you FINALLY got there and FINALLY got to meet!!! :hug:
I am having a good time looking at all of the background people in your pictures!!! :laughing: Sometimes the clothes are making me laugh and others it is expressions!!! :rotfl2:
Isn't the Dis just the greatest? It's hard for "outsiders" to understand but it is such a close community :grouphug: Five and maybe more of us have a trip planned together for next May :goodvibes

Tracy
 












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