AC in A2......Aaron
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All class.As I said already, I truly hope that you are able to work out your reservation fiasco and that you have a great trip to Disney World.
TCD
Nice work TCD.
As you (and your TRs) were the reason I sought this place out in the first place, it is nice to know you can respond to negativity and such with class as usual. You are an ambassador for WDW, the Fort, and this forum.
Although you do have negative things to say about WDW and the Fort at times, it is only because you want the place you love and enjoy so much to be its best self. There is nothing wrong with that and in fact, I respect that about you.
Don't let any of this go to your head though. I still like the:
Tigers/Braves over your Rays
Irish/Wolverines over your Gators
Lions over your Bucs
Red Wings over your Lightning.
But in honor of your classy response to Voldyesque posts:
Go Gata!!!!
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Good looking out TCD. That was some helpful information.
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And DL has a warehouse full of Trails End fried chicken, biscuits, cornbread, cowboy beans, taters, etc?
That's a warehouse full of awesome right there.
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20 minutes with FP stinks.
However, GAG and playground time does not stink.
The pics without the BAH are great. Back to the way things are supposed to be.
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Thanks Nacole, Gwen, and MaryAnn
This morning she had a game with the first graders....one grade level up.
She scored 6 goals in a 9-0 win. She made a bunch of nice passes and defensive plays also.
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I'm confused.
Can I still get a orange soft seve and vanilla soft serve swirl? I didn't care for the pineapple/vanilla swirl.
And if yes. Where?
According to the menus and what has been stated here, no you may not. That was our go-to also.
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"In order to more efficiently give you what you dont want and therefore keep you from coming back, we are getting rid of the items you actually want."
Brilliant business model.
I reported here previously that they ended orange/vanilla swirls after the swap of SSTT and AI. Yes, citrus swirls are available at SSTT but that is not the same as a dole whip swirl made with orange and vanilla ice cream. The citrus swirl is vanilla ice cream and orange slushie.
Now they get rid of vanilla/pineapple swirl too?
There is no end to the stupidity at WDW.
This is a bigger travesty than Starbucks taking over MSB and ridding us of our cinnamon rolls.
Imbiciles.
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Time to meet up with some friends of ours.
I forgot we actually met them outside the MK gates that morning and watched the welcome show together.
Upon entry, we walked them as fast as we could to the Anna and Elsa standby line. They were staying at Shades of Green and did not have access to FP+ ressies until only 30 days out. By that time, Anna and Elsa FPs were, in the words of Ernie Harwell, "Lonnnnnngggg Gonnnnnnnnne!
We walked them to the line, and on the way there was insane people everywhere. I mean nudging, stroller ramming, bumping, etc. It was stupid.
Everything we had done to this point, we had done while they only saw Anna and Elsa. When we caught up to them, a couple of them were inside HM, while the others waited nearby.
DD wanted to get her picture taken with one of our friends' daughters near the "Tall, Tall Tower."
We went in here for a moment on the way to our next ride:
Look. They are selling these here too:
I have yet to purchase one.
Our next ride was BTMRR:
Those look like happy campers. When we boarded, I put my hat, sunglasses, and iPhone in the basket like I always do.....unless I am taking pics on the ride. DD and her buddy asked me why I did that. I said, "So it doesn't get lost."
We had a great ride and exited. We were halfway to our next destination when I said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11q4q3S57jE
Okay. Maybe I didn't say that in front of the kids, but I may have in my head.
I felt like a total dumb**s.
One of our friends and I went back to BTMRR and I talked to a College Program CM there. She was very nice and asked where in the train we had been sitting. She had me wait near the exit and went inside to check trains as they came back. After about 5 minutes or so, she came out with all my stuff. :whew:
I had a ton of pictures on that phone. I mean a couple thousand from before our trip plus all of our trip pics to that point. Losing that phone would have SMMBP.
I thanked the young lady profusely and offered her a sizable tip and told her dinner later was on me. She refused the tip of course. I even tried to shake her hand with the tip in my hand. I have seen enough small time drug deals on the job and TV to know how this could get done :rofl3: . She again refused. I bet her parents are proud of that girl wherever they are.
That was some good PD for me! Losing all of those pics would have caused me some heart palpitations.
After that photoflush scare, we went to Tom Sawyer's Island for lunch:
The kids played on the island for awhile after lunch and I have this picture from when we returned to the mainland:
Next up, more MK with our friends from Meeeechigan.
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I know it's more bc of the coaster situation and ds not being a fan, but I'm definately seeing a daddy's girl/mommas boy theme here :)
Rider switch. How'd you pull that off?
Also, how does your back do on all these rides?
I think there is some truth to that theme. I spend so much time with DS with his sports, that I try to make up for it with DD in other ways. I don't know soccer, so I can't really coach her. I pay attention to the drills they do in practice though and help her as much as I can at home.
Rider switch: We told the CMs that DS is scared of coasters and they had me wait with him at the exit. When DW and DD were done, DD and I walked through the exit and stood in the spot where they told us. About 2 minutes later, DD and I would be on board the mine train.
My back does okay on most of them. SM is a nightmare, but somebody has to bite the bullet for DD to ride and it's not going to be DW. She hates that ride. SM is too jerky, like Jerky Judi.
As long as it is a smooth ride, I am good. SM SMB for my back and any wooden coasters are completely out of the question.
6 times! That's awesome. We've been able to pull of 2 in a row before, but 6!
Y'all had a great morning.
You know the deal Kelly.
Rope drop, rope drop, rope drop.
We once pulled off 4 consecutive Barnstormer rides but you guys are BOSSES!
We could have stayed on for more rides too, but I figured DS and DW had waited long enough LOL.
Speedway, Space Mountain, SDMT. Again. Y'all are livin' right.
Small hijack. Why does the tomorrow land speed way have cars that steer on the left side and the right? This is america. We drive on the right side of the road with the steering wheel is on the left.
I say the same thing every trip. This is the US of A dadgumit!
Big deal. We once rode the carousel of progress 10 times in a row. We could have ride it 11 times but my nap was over.
It's a Great, Big, Beautiful Tomorrow.................
Be honest, your nap was only over because you started drooling on the dude's shoulder next to you and he politely elbowed you in the face.
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"Mulan" I could see but would it be big like Cinderella, Maleficient, or the upcoming Beauty and the Beast? Doubtful, but time will tell. These others sound a bit on the ridiculous side.
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DD had a scrimmage with the U8 girls tonight in the freezing cold.
Her team was down 1-0 when DD made a sweet pass to the front of the goal that a teammate tipped in to tie the game.
Then she scored a few minutes later to put her team up 2-1. Another girl scored several minutes later and the game finished 3-1.
DS was supposed to have his baseball league opener tonight but it was cancelled due to cold. The wind chill was 27 at game time. That can be a bit tough on the arms.
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Big Hero 6 was a hit in this household, but to each their own.
And it has been a blast re-watching all the Star Wars movies and watching SW Rebels with the younglings.
Looking forward to the new movies big time.
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Pixie dust? I'm guessing y'all tried to ride Under the Sea and it was closed for refurbishment?
It would close for refurbishment about half way through our trip but that is not the pixie dust I am referring to.....see the update I just posted.
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Before we get to the pixie dust, we would exit Dumbo and head over to Barnstormer:
Okay. Here is the pixie dust part. DD was invited to stay on the ride when our first ride was over. After the second ride, she was invited to stay on again. We rode the ride 6-7 times without getting off. That happens for two reasons:
1. Rope Drop
2. January/February time frame but not attached to MLK weekend or President's Day weekend. If you time it perfectly in between, the crowd levels are pretty low.
So DD rode Barnstormer a bunch of times and I believe we were in the front row for all but one of them. We got out and moved back a couple rows because one other group wanted to try the front.
That is some major pixie dust for a 6 year old who loves coaster type rides.
Since DS had to wait through all of those rides we went here next:
DS was able to actually drive this trip. That was very exciting for him.
After that, DS and DW headed for Buzz and DD and I headed back to SM:
After SM, we worked our way over to 7DMT where thanks to rider swap, DD got to ride 2x:
Small World was next. Go Irish:
Hippo!
Next, we met up with some friends that traveled from Michigan to WDW for their first WDW trip ever.
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Good job. Sunset photos from the dock one day, sunrise the next. That's how it's done.
I will check on that missing topiary the next chance I get. I wonder if they swapped Mickey out for an Elsa topiary?
I love the photos of you and DD on Dumbo. Those might show up on a wedding photo slide show one day.
Pixie dust for DD next? I'll guess she meets Gaston and beats him in a push-up contest.
TCD
I love those photos too.
Gaston? X
We might just beat you to the punch. We arrive tomorrow for a nice long much needed Fort trip.
Enjoy your stay and let us know!
Awesome. I think you will beat me to the punch, but then again, you might be too busy having fun to check on the topiary. Tell BFF to drive safe today!
TCD
Yes. Safe travels.
Love the Dumbo pics!
Z was not a fan of Space, so your DD wins that one.
Hmmm.... pixie dust.... I don't have any guesses.
DD absolutely loved it. She wanted to ride it as much as possible after that.
You said a major dose of pixie dust, so I'm guessing BBB or lunch at CRT.
I said major.....but not astronomically gigantic. LOL
CRT was closed during this trip....and we were not enamored last time.....although the princess interactions with DD were priceless.
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Burnt ends are so good when done right. I am guessing they are not as good re-heated.
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The first comment about the purple truck was just plain hilarious.
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I second that.
I'm a little bummed to hear FP lines are getting longer. We're on day 1 of driving now.
Safe travels!
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That was short I know. (no relation to Anthony Wiener)
But it is time to take the kiddies to school.
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The next morning (1-16-15) we ate breakfast at the camper once again and carted ourselves down to the marina.
We were headed to the MK for rope drop, but the MK boat would not be there for awhile according to the resort boat driver, so we hopped on his boat and headed directly to the Contemporary Resort, where we would walk to the MK.
Upon our arrival, we took a few photo opps:
The topiary would go missing by the end of our vacation. I believe it happened with several days left and I kept checking to see if it came back, but it never returned to its rightful place before we boarded our plane back to the frozen tundra. Speaking of frozen tundra, it snowed here yesterday (4-22-15). That SMB. Does anyone know if the topiary of sorcerer Mickey has returned to the CR?
Anyway, when we got to the CR, the kids decided they wanted to take he monorail. We had plenty of time so that's what we did:
A family boarded after us with a large stroller and some special attitudes and I just had to get a couple pics of their stroller nametag:
Since my pics SMB, I will let you know the family name is Wiener and they were from New York. I couldn't help but wonder if they were related to the infamous Anthony Wiener. He likes to send pictures via text of his um.............
This family seemed to be proud of their Wienerdom too. They were loud and obnoxious, just like Anthony.
Anyway, lets get the heck out of this monorail nightmare and work our way into the MK.
This is better:
In the next update, we will have a major dose of pixie dust for DD. Any guesses?
Reservation fiasco
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Congrats to you and your Lightning. Well played. Good luck the rest of the playoffs.