Momof6....aka Marty

Happy Birthday, Twins! I have a friend who also is a CM and also turned 21 that weekend and also celebrated with family coming to visit. She celebrated by drinking around the world showcase - 11 drinks. Yikes!

In the picture showing the workers at Sprinkles, there was a large Mickey Head on the wall behind them. I have read that Disney asked them to take it down and it is now just blank wall behind them.

Loving the trip report!

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More great pics, Marty!

I'm behind (as usual) but yes I can confirm the late night corn dog nuggets - which is really the best time to eat corn dog nuggets.  Unfortunately I don't have a photo of them.

I'll try and get caught up and throw my pics in the mix ASAP.  But for now, I shall leave you with Nicole - who apparently decided that walking from the Poly to TTC and then taking the monorail to Epcot was way too slow, and she was going to fly instead.  [emoji6]

I had forgotten we did that!!

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I just remembered that Carol didn't tell the best story from Saturday!

While we were waiting for our food at lunch, I checked Facebook and saw that Rick, Carol's husband, had tagged me in a post to tell me it was Carol's birthday the next day, and not to let her know we knew. I immediately went into Super Spy mode, quietly texting each person at the table the important news. I made sure to leave a minute or two between texts so Carol wouldn't catch on. (Yes, I overthink everything!)

All of a sudden, Carol bursts out laughing. Rick had tagged her in the post so when she checked her email, she saw the post. LOL!!

I somehow missed posting these in the last update. Just some late night pictures from MK.

My last pictures of the night were taken on the boat back to FW.

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Hmm. I guess I hit reply to soon.

We were texting with Sarah to figure out where to meet in MK. We ended up riding Haunted Mansion and then Small World.

New technology - the ride said Good Bye to Sarah!

I forgot to mention that it also had her name on a tombstone at the end of HM.

At that point, some headed back to FW. We found a short wait to meet the Frozen Sisters.

I love this picture of Yvonne!

Then we made our way to the Hub and found another PhotoPass Photographer.

We watched the famous Kiss Goodnight, but rather than head out, we headed to Casey's Corner for snacks. Did anyone get pictures of our snacks? I think I split some corn dog nuggets with someone. Sarah got a brownie and milk. :)

While we were eating, we heard the Kiss Goodnight again. I didn't know they did it twice. So, did we leave? Not without shopping first. We found something perfect! I'll let Carol tell about that!

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Rather than fight the crowds trying to get out through Future World and taking the monorail to MK, we left out the International Gate. I believe we walked to the nearest resort to get a bus to MK.

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8 hours ago, Katman1356...Jason said:

I will be one of the suckers in July. I really think it will be the best option for Gram though to see the fireworks. And she has a heck of a sweet tooth as well. 

I think it makes complete sense in your case.  Also, now you will be able to speak knowledgably (no clue how to spell that without spell correct) to your customers about it.

More photos from Saturday.

As Carol said, we hopped to The Polynesian.

And got some drinks.

And then some of us decided to hop to Epcot.

We saw a duck.

And a flower.

Meanwhile, Sarah was having fun on her own.

Those of us at Epcot got some PhotoPass pictures.

As you can see, our fearless leader was having fun!

More Spaceship Earth photos.

We stayed for Illuminations, during which I took this picture of one of the buildings in Italy.

More soon!

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My photos from Saturday.

Visitors to the campsite.

Random shot in the Magic Kingdom.

Our choice for lunch.

Parade pictures while waiting for a table.

Time for lunch!

Carousel of Progress

More in my next post.

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Oh, and we might have done some shopping in DHS and Nicole may have bought a doll she always wanted when she was young. Which she still is.

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I am sorry I haven't been posting more frequent updates. I am competing with 4 children and my husband for the wifi. Let's see if I can post this without too much trouble.

Sarah and I left Epcot on Friday evening to hop back to DHS. We wanted to see the new Symphony in the Stars fireworks.

When we got to DHS, Mo and Nicole had texted that they were at 50's Prime Time Cafe. Our friend, Gina, had finished her shift at DHS and after riding some rides, was headed to 50's Prime Time Cafe for dinner. No and Nicole were buried in some back room, so we visited with Gina until her table was ready, then headed out to find a good spot for watching the fireworks.

I tried to take pictures of the fireworks. This wS the only one worth posting.

If you get the chance, do go see them. They are wonderful!

After the fireworks, we decided to ride Toy Story Mania. The line was kinda long, but that meant extra time for pictures.

I'm still not very good at this game.

After that, Nicole wanted to get me drunk and Mo and Sarah wanted to ride thrill rides.

There weren't many places open where we could get drinks, so we headed out, pausing for a PhotoPass photographer on the way out.

And that was the end of Friday.

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I did this for my last vacation.  Heeding the advise of my travel agent extrodinaire, Jason of Mouse Counselors, I created an account at www.disneyggiftcards.com and combined them all on to one card.  Then, before the balance was due on my trip, I gave the number of that card to Jason and he used it to pay my balance.  I had a bit left over for drinks and ears. :)

Couple of thoughts now that I am finally caught up.

The new bridge at Disney Springs is nice, but it is in glaring sun.  A cover would be a welcome addition.

I think I asked at TomorrowLand Terrace and was told we could still use those restrooms during the Dessert Party.

Can't wait for a new epic TR!

Sarah should have gotten her photo in front of this creature, they have the same taste in jewelry [emoji6]

 

Ha ha!! Love it!!

I literally laughed out loud. Thank you for that. :)

I'm glad you enjoyed it! :d

I literally laughed out loud. Thank you for that. :)

I'm glad you enjoyed it! :d

After dinner at Coral Reef, we decided to ride The Seas with Nemo and Friends.

On the way there.

After the ride, we looked around a bit in that area.

Then we made our way to our Character Spot FP+. On the way, I took more Spaceship Earth photos.

Our PhotoPass photos of the meet and greet.

Would you believe more Spaceship Earth pictures?

Would you believe we hopped again? Where to next? Stay tuned for the next update!

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Food looks good.  I agree about the view, good choice and you got the 'window' seat!

The hostess was going to seat is one row back, but Sarah sweetly asked if we could sit by the window. That may explain our bad service - I had asked for a glass of wine but never did get it.

It's actually called DiveQuest. It's not a class, you have to have your dive certification. We got it for my oldest son for his graduation.He had gotten his diver certification the year before, and had gone on a couple of dives in Gulf Shores.  Many divers say they see lots more fish during DiveQuest than any real water dive. 

Thank you for the correct information. I made the classic blunder of believing what a cast member told me. LOL!

Next, Sarah and I hopped to EPCOT.

After riding Spaceship Earth, we headed for the World Showcase. I thought about getting some food or drinks at the kiosks set up for F&G, but I really just wanted more water. Thank goodness for the quick service restaurants and those cups of ice water.

I finally got to see American Adventure. I definitely want the kids to see that!

More wandering in the World Showcase.

Duck!

More topiaries.

We had dinner at Coral Reef.

I had the chicken.

Sarah had the Mahi Mahi.

The food was fine. Nothing amazing.

But the view!

Did you know Disney offers scuba classes?

We will pick it up after dinner in the next update.

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Sarah and I had done most of what we wanted at DHS. Getting there at rope drop allowed us to ride some very popular idea with minimal waits.

Next, we were headed to Animal Kingdom. We knew we would be getting there around midday, so we had booked our FastPasses there.

I am not exactly sure where this first picture was taken.

These are taken at the shrine on the way to Expedition Everest.

This is from the EE queue.

And here is our ride photo.

This was my third time riding EE and my first time to see the Yeti!

Our next FP+ was for Finding Nemo, the Musical. We had some time before the show and were getting hungry, so we started thinking about lunch. We got in line for the Yak and Yeti quick serve, but nothing on the menu looked like what we wanted, do we wandered on. Then we found The Smiling Crocodile.

The menu was limited, but looked good to us!

I got the chicken.

Sarah got the Grits. Both items were delicious! We are at the tables behind Flame Tree Barbecue.

Side note: Before the trip, I had gotten us both collapsible water bottles from Wal-Mart for $2 each. The first day, I carried mine and we shared it. I refilled it throughout the day with cups of ice water from various quick serve locations. I was surprised that the shape of the ice was so varied throughout the Magic Kingdom. Some fit nicely through the opening in my container. Some was way too big. Anyway, the second day, my container broke. After that, we just drank from the cups at the quick serves. Overall, this meant we had less water, which is why I came home dehydrated. I mention this here because the server pictured above gave us a few cups of ice water, which was great because AK was viciously hot that day.

Once we had eaten and hydrated, we went to watch Finding Nemo. Having the FP+ did save us standing in line. However, there was not special seating for FP+. We did get good seats though, and enjoyed the show.

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Then we headed for DinoLand. Oh my giddy aunt, was it hot. But I had never ridden Dinosaur before, so that was our third FP+.

We had some ice cream.

And took more pictures.

And had our picture taken.

And hopped to EPCOT, which is where we will pick things up in our next update.

That guy is Ben- who formerly played Six Bits at the HDDR for a number of years.

He is well known to the Fiends, and has apparently attracted the attention of a much larger fan base since becoming a Royal Historian.

TCD

I thought that was the famous Six Bits! He is amazing!

That guy is Ben- who formerly played Six Bits at the HDDR for a number of years.

He is well known to the Fiends, and has apparently attracted the attention of a much larger fan base since becoming a Royal Historian.

TCD

I thought that was the famous Six Bits! He is amazing!

The WWW looks great so far.  I was so cranky the week after.  I couldn't figure out why, but I kept thinking I could have been with the    women'z.   Soon ladies. Soon I will join you.  

It is so great! You must join us!!

Is Kylo the Disney Visa character meet? 

No. It was just a regular meet and greet. It is in the Star Wars Launch Bay.

Continuing on, Sarah and I were up early on Friday. We had a full day of park hopping planned.

Our first park was Disney's Hollywood Studios. They let us through the turnstiles and part way down the street, then held us there for about ten minutes.

At that point, they let us walk behind a line of cast members to Toy Story Mania. We were 7th in line and actually in the first car to enter the ride that day!

I didn't do too well.

But Sarah did great!

Next, we headed for Rockin' Roller Coaster. I think I took this picture in the line.

Right before the ride took off, Sarah told me to exhale as the ride accelerated. That explains this awful ride photo.

Next, Sarah wanted to meet Kylo Ren. First, we met one of these.

Then we met Kylo. Can you tell I wasn't into it?

I think the picture without me is better.

We found someone's costume!

I wanted to get a picture of Sarah near the Little Mermaid sign, as we were DisneyBounding as Ariel that day.

But Captain Phasma interrupted our photo session.

We needed a picture of her hairbow.

It was starting to get hot, so we went to get Frozen! I love this sing along. I always love singing (ask the Womenz), and the narrators are hilarious. This guy is amazing!

Other pictures from the show.

On our way out of the park, we got some PhotoPass pictures.

Next up - Animal Kingdom!

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