Katman1356...Jason

For some reason, I'm not really sure why, I like the CoP. So there, I said it.

Oh brother. Poor Kathy. A day full of cheese pizza, sketty, and a trip to Red Lobster.

There are a lot of really good benches at Walt Disney World and I have tried most of them. I like ones next to the rose garden in the MK.
The brunches looked good too!

I finished your post Kim.

So it's official. Site B-12.

Happy Birthday TJ!!!

Masshole, residents of Massachusetts, it is an achieved title for driving faster, being reckless cutting other drivers off, and having no patience for other drivers.
I grew up and lived a third of my life in Mass and the next third 15 minutes from the Mass border. Based on that description, maybe I shouldn't be driving a bus.

I like Hot Pockets.

I had thoughts on everything you guys mentioned and hit a wrong key. I will retype it later. I am getting lot's of good ideas though. I wonder if we should make a thread for everything you wanted to know about cruising.

I'm of the, do lot's of research, but very little planning, mentality. Know what's available, when, and where, or how to find out, but other than restaurant reservations, just go with the flow. Have a general idea and list the must do things, but wing it from there. Whatever you miss, you can do on your next trip.

Hmmmm.
Doesn't that sign say Ticket and Transportation Center? :


TCD

The next morning I woke up and was relaxing for a few around the campsite when I notice I had a small visitor.

He was about 5 feet from my chair and just checking things out. He flew off when I got up to go unplug the cart and put the charger in the tent. When i lifted the cover on the outlets I found I had another visitor.

I unplugged the charger and left him to hang out after warning him if he wasnt careful he might turn into Frog's Legs.
I headed over to Stef's to see if they had headed out to Epcot yet as I thought that would be a fun day. We all headed out to Epcot and had a great time. They introduced Jordan to Test Track while Donnie and I grabbed lunch and then we all headed over to Soarin and introduced most of Stef's crew to that one. It seemed to be enjoyed by all. My favorite part was when my feet touched the ground again.
After that we headed to the World Showcase. On the way we encountered a sight for cranky bus drivers eyes.

A broken down Monorail.
We had an abbreviated around the world run. Donnie got a Guiness I think in England. I had a Grey Goose Citroen in France, It gets a little more blurry after that. I know I had a Canto Loopy in China, one of my favorite beverages if you like Cantolupe (sp.) you will love this drink. And then Jordan and Nate had Fiesta Margeritas I believe. Then we headed back to the Fort.
Before leaving I needed one more shot of one of my favorite sights.

Once there I headed off to my site for a while to figure out what I wanted to do. I decided what I really wanted to do was make sure Jordan had a good time at his party. I made sure my video camera and regular camera had a good charge and then headed off to Stef's to see if I could help with set up. Genia and Tony and I , along with Stef and Trevor got everything setup and looking nice for Jordan. I wont copy the videos here but if you are interested in seeing them and no kids are around go check out Stef's Red, White and Boo at the Fort trip report.. They are all in there. I will however post a food pic I found

If I remember right Stef made Macaroni Salad, Buffalo Chicken Dip, Large Italian Grinders, Meatballs in grape jelly in the crockpot and some other things. Later we had some C-A-K-E with some more fiends and even Judy came by and helped us celebrate in her own unique way. It was a great tieme. I did get one shot of Jordan during the party but I don't think he was to happy with me for it. Oh well.

Sometime later that night I headed back and went to bed. It was my last night a the Fort and I had to pack up in the morning.

Hey you, birthday boy...lets get back to business here!

I'm sure Disney will come out with a version that also doubles as a wrist watch. I better get credit for that idea if they do.

Not sure if they serve Kona But you can get it at the breakfast bar right outside Kona. He said thinking of his coffee addicted wife.

That's an absurd question.....................................Of course I am.

Continuing on..It's 5k day.
I had my alarm set to wake me up at 4:30. I was supposed to meet up with Ed to ride over with him but we had separately realized the day before that they actually were running buses for us poor shlubs at the Fort. He called me shortly after I woke up to inform me of it. If the buses are running it is a much better option than driving over.
So I got up and dressed and ready to roll. It was a little cold still but I drove the cart up to the front and walked over and on to my own personal bus. There was no one else on it. We waited a couple of minutes to see if anyone else was coming and then headed out. He had to stop at Wilderness Lodge to see if there was anyone there. Since there was a bus there already and getting ready to leave he checked if they had room so I would not have to wait around. So i switched to the other bus and off we went.
I got there around 5:30 or so and quickly got the idea what 10,400 people looks like. I had my phones with me for tunes and contacting others so I snapped a couple of pictures.


I thought I had some shots of the crowd but apparently not. I was in corral D. Yep I was in with the slow movers. I knew some family and other people were going to be there that morning but I figured the chances of finding any of them in this to be slim.
I headed over to corral d and found a relatively clear spot to hang out and wait till we started. While waiting some of Sal's in-laws who were in the same corral came upon me and we all hung out till it was time to start.
As each corral is released they are then stopped just before the start line, they do a countdown, fire off some fireworks and away you go.
Sal's in-laws were moving faster than I was but that was okay with me. When I woke up that morning my knee was giving me some signs that I have had previously that it didn't want to play to hard that day so I had decided jogging any of it was out and I was just going to walk it.
It was interesting as we got backstage at Epcot. seeing some beat up old pieces of rides just laying around in places. We walked right under the outside loop for Test Track. and entered the World Showcase right where Donald has his meet and greet in Mexico.
While back stage I hit my 1 mile mark. The time underneath was the time from when the First corral got to start not mine. I don't walk that slow.

As we walked around the world showcase they had characters set up for pictures. Everyone was welcome to stop and get a picture but I did not. Every Character had a long line and I felt if I stopped for that long I might not want to get moving again and I was maintaining a decent pace so I moved on. I will tell you I saw Chip and Dale backstage with no special costuming. A midget Norwegian Daisy in Norway. And by Midget I mean Stef was to tall for this costume. They had Goofy in his Revolutionary garb he wear at the Fort Fourth parade in America. Goofy was in France wearing a beret and collar. Donald was in Canada in his plaid get up and I never actually saw Mickey. I must have missed him somewhere along the way.
While I was over in Front of France heading up to the bridge to England I took a picture that had TCD written all over it.

I call it Sunrise over early morning Epcot.
They sent us out the International Gateway and by our second mile marker.

We then cut backstage by the millenium building and came back in between England and Canada in the area TCD got all the pictures with the rare characters.
We headed up through Future World right up next to the gates and then circled back in and out of the park by the Bathrooms next to the little gift shop on the left as you come under Spaceship Earth. Shortly after that we hit our 3rd mile marker.

This meant we were almost at the end. As we came back into the parking lot I could see the finish line and as I crossed it I stopped the app on my Iphone and i was pleased with the results. I had maintained about 17:10 a mile and finished in about 54 minutes. I was hoping to jog some and set a better time for myself but with my knee acting up I was fine with that.
The finish line.

And little did I know at the time but my wife's sister was there at the finish line for us and saw me coming and taped it to share with Sil.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcZx1d-bnIc&feature=youtu.be
After I was done I got my medal made of rubber and had my picture taken and headed off to meet up with the rest of the people walking in Jennifer's memory. We all then headed back to our respective resort's to get cleaned up.
I will pick it up after that with a meeting, a boat ride and a first (and hopefully not last) time treat.

Continuing on..It's 5k day.
I had my alarm set to wake me up at 4:30. I was supposed to meet up with Ed to ride over with him but we had separately realized the day before that they actually were running buses for us poor shlubs at the Fort. He called me shortly after I woke up to inform me of it. If the buses are running it is a much better option than driving over.
So I got up and dressed and ready to roll. It was a little cold still but I drove the cart up to the front and walked over and on to my own personal bus. There was no one else on it. We waited a couple of minutes to see if anyone else was coming and then headed out. He had to stop at Wilderness Lodge to see if there was anyone there. Since there was a bus there already and getting ready to leave he checked if they had room so I would not have to wait around. So i switched to the other bus and off we went.
I got there around 5:30 or so and quickly got the idea what 10,400 people looks like. I had my phones with me for tunes and contacting others so I snapped a couple of pictures.


I thought I had some shots of the crowd but apparently not. I was in corral D. Yep I was in with the slow movers. I knew some family and other people were going to be there that morning but I figured the chances of finding any of them in this to be slim.
I headed over to corral d and found a relatively clear spot to hang out and wait till we started. While waiting some of Sal's in-laws who were in the same corral came upon me and we all hung out till it was time to start.
As each corral is released they are then stopped just before the start line, they do a countdown, fire off some fireworks and away you go.
Sal's in-laws were moving faster than I was but that was okay with me. When I woke up that morning my knee was giving me some signs that I have had previously that it didn't want to play to hard that day so I had decided jogging any of it was out and I was just going to walk it.
It was interesting as we got backstage at Epcot. seeing some beat up old pieces of rides just laying around in places. We walked right under the outside loop for Test Track. and entered the World Showcase right where Donald has his meet and greet in Mexico.
While back stage I hit my 1 mile mark. The time underneath was the time from when the First corral got to start not mine. I don't walk that slow.

As we walked around the world showcase they had characters set up for pictures. Everyone was welcome to stop and get a picture but I did not. Every Character had a long line and I felt if I stopped for that long I might not want to get moving again and I was maintaining a decent pace so I moved on. I will tell you I saw Chip and Dale backstage with no special costuming. A midget Norwegian Daisy in Norway. And by Midget I mean Stef was to tall for this costume. They had Goofy in his Revolutionary garb he wear at the Fort Fourth parade in America. Goofy was in France wearing a beret and collar. Donald was in Canada in his plaid get up and I never actually saw Mickey. I must have missed him somewhere along the way.
While I was over in Front of France heading up to the bridge to England I took a picture that had TCD written all over it.

I call it Sunrise over early morning Epcot.
They sent us out the International Gateway and by our second mile marker.

We then cut backstage by the millenium building and came back in between England and Canada in the area TCD got all the pictures with the rare characters.
We headed up through Future World right up next to the gates and then circled back in and out of the park by the Bathrooms next to the little gift shop on the left as you come under Spaceship Earth. Shortly after that we hit our 3rd mile marker.

This meant we were almost at the end. As we came back into the parking lot I could see the finish line and as I crossed it I stopped the app on my Iphone and i was pleased with the results. I had maintained about 17:10 a mile and finished in about 54 minutes. I was hoping to jog some and set a better time for myself but with my knee acting up I was fine with that.
The finish line.

And little did I know at the time but my wife's sister was there at the finish line for us and saw me coming and taped it to share with Sil.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcZx1d-bnIc&feature=youtu.be
After I was done I got my medal made of rubber and had my picture taken and headed off to meet up with the rest of the people walking in Jennifer's memory. We all then headed back to our respective resort's to get cleaned up.
I will pick it up after that with a meeting, a boat ride and a first (and hopefully not last) time treat.

Just for that Buddy is taking your card and chocolates back to the store!

Until now, I had figured that the first thing out of Walt's mouth after they thaw his head would be "Hey you idiots, close that gate. I don't want guests back there". Now I'm convinced that will be the second thing out of his formerly frozen lips. The first will be "Fire that idiot bus driver".

And you can't spell "FIEND" without "FIND".....and "FINDING FIENDS" is the most funnest of activities at the Fort!

You got that right.
Thank you, thank you very much.
We can add that to what we were called by someone on the other board.
Let's see how well it rolls off the tongue. Loud, foul mouth, obnoxious, drunk, non-kool-aid drinking A-holes. I like it.

There sure are a lot of new informative & entertaining posts here every day. Mo's above was almost long enough to make me worry about losing my unofficial official longest post poster status. I should ramble a bit now just to be sure she doesn't get my title. Instead I've got to tel you about something that just happened.
I opened this thread a few minutes ago to catch up, only to be interrupted by a phone call from a fiend on the other end of the country who was standing in a long line waiting to pick up an almost-impossible-to-get-rather-pricey-disney-treasure I only mentioned wanting here yesterday. When I asked if I could pay for it in advance, her response was "I trust you, we'll take care of it when i get home." I have family members who wouldn't be this kind and I'm sure some of you probably do too. I am sitting here at this moment totally amazed - and not for the first time I might add - at the friendship & generosity of fiends.
I've said it before and I'll say it again --- FIENDS RULE!! :heartsmiley:

Usually I am not....as it turns out drop me in DIsney World with no car, No wife to watch out for and a pay day and things change...as well will see over the next few days of the trip.

Having Jordan with us after a year in Afghanistan! :heart: