Momof6....aka Marty

Facts at a glance: (Scroll below to read post)
What: WWW 2017
When: February 16-20 (President's Day Weekend) (??)
Confirmed:
Marty 
Carol 
Mo 
Jen 
Nicole 
Yvonne 
Gretchen
Sarah
Stopping By:
Rita
Kelly
Shoreline99 and family
The time has come to start planning this!  Yay!
The dates will be President's Day Weekend. (Feb. 16 - 20, 2017).  Yes, after bouncing back to MLK weekend (too cold) and forward to April/May (too hot), we are going back to where it all began.
So, I will be packing many layers and Mo and Nicole will be packing flip flops.  LOL
I can't wait!!!
 
Editting to add this piece of wisdom from Carol (copied from the WWW 2016 thread):

I have avoided posting on this thread because I have no personal experience renting from Kenny or any other vendor.
I can understand how you would be upset as would I with not getting what you paid for. The problem I have and I think others here might have is that the only reason you registered and became a contributing member of this forum was to post a rather harsh review of a vendor, and made threats in the process. Yes we all have our complaints, rant, gripes, whatever you want to call them and we post about them on here, but we also add content that is not negative. If you had approached it in a less hostile way I think it would have given more validity to what you had to say. At this point if I was to read your posts as someone wanting to rent a golfcart I would take what you said with a grain of salt.
Fort Fiends is a community of people who love Fort Wilderness with a wealth of knowledge on all things Disney. I think it's a testament in its self that opinions are valued that your posts are still even up and have not been removed. I lurked a long time before taking the plunge and joining, I have been lucky enough to meet some of the fiends and some I haven't but feel like I know. I feel like I learn something new everyday on here and know if I have a problem or complaint I can come here and vent. Maybe someone has a solution or will agree with me, or tell me I wrong and make me see how and that is why I joined. The since of camaraderie here is something I feel like you are missing or miss understanding by making comments like "you people are so blind" and "feeling like you defended a friend".
As for the defending a friend I only see people saying they have had good experiences or issues they've had and offering suggestions that may help you.
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Can we deliver them to Hillary? 

My friends that are leading the cloning project....let's just call them Vladimir and Mahmoud.....have kindly offered you one of the first cinnamon rolls once the gooeyness had been perfected.  They only require $400 million in unmarked bills be left at the end of the STOLport runway.  

If we put together an archaeological dig (after hours and on the QT of course) and manage to be fortunate enough to find one encased in amber, and if we have it carefully extracted and gently warmed by a former employee of the Main Street Bakery (back when they baked things), will it still be ooey and gooey?

I'm way ahead of you, Mo, but I ran into a major roadblock when I was informed that the FDA does not allow cinnamon roll cloning in the US.  However, a secret joint effort between the Russians and Iranians has been making some huge strides, and at this point they only need to improve upon the gooeyness (they are uber ooey in the basic cloned state) and we'll have a marketable product.  I'm not at liberty to discuss the location of the secret lab that has been working on this, but I would like to point out that my decade-long rant about Iranian nuclear programs and large blue tubs at River Country is not a red herring and has NOTHING to do with this.  

I have nothing to add to the conversation, but find it amusing that someone with only 5 posts on the board has amassed a total negative respect score of -40.  Someone needs to kick back with a warm, ooey gooey Main Street Bakery cinnamon roll and chill.   

I was about to type what kind of bat**** crazy you all are, but then I remembered i am a lady and don't use that language.

I saw this was on sale and thought some Fiends might want it for their yard or in a party tent: http://www.kmart.com/disney-13in-mickey-silhouette-led-lantern-with-led/p-07134302000P?prdNo=31&blockNo=31&blockType=G31

Your best bet is to take a resort boat to the Contemporary.  I believe those start running at 6:30a.  Then you can either take the monorail to MK, which will mean going around most of the loop, with all the stops, or you can just walk over to MK from the Contemporary.  
Editting to clarify:  The boats from FW to MK start running 30 minutes before the stated park opening time.

Wow, so much hate.  Black shirts matter, too.  

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That's awesome.  I wish I could be there to see your kids' reaction when they find out they're going to Disney World.  I'll bet that I will be around at some point during your next trip.  I'll meet you at the Pioneer Hall porch.
I love how we roll too.
Thanks for reading!
Thanks.
The next adventure has happened.
I'll be starting a new TR very soon!
Thanks for reading.  Glad you liked it.
The way I saw it, that squirrel earned the right to smirk.  He needed the donut worse than I did, and I had to give him credit for swiping it and carrying up into that tree.  Plus, that donut was a couple of days old at that point, so no big loss for me.
TCD

https://www.facebook.com/Disney/videos/10153705493380954/
Enjoy!
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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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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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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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More awesome photos, Marty!
If Fort Fiends ever does any advertising, we should use this one...

I'll jump in on Friday when I get a little time to post pics, but I'll say that Nicole and I were sitting at the bus stop near 1600 fully intending to head over to Animal Kingdom, and as we sat there melting and having already chugged a bottle of water a piece, we realized that wasn't going to happen -- so we headed to MK instead.  Kudos to you and Sarah for braving the heat!!

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.

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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Jason, you were inspiring! Once I knew you were rooting for us, I had to win!

Here are the pictures from Celebrate the Magic and Wishes, as well some late night castle photos the PhotoPass Photographer took.

We finally said good night to Gina and the Magic Kingdom and took a boat back to the campground. Carol was very sweet and meet us with the golf cart and took us to our car. There was a spot for us to park at the campsites, so we didn't have to schlep our luggage from the overflow lot. Gretchen was an amazing hostess and made us very comfortable in her site right next to the comfort station. Pretty soon, I pulled my bandanna down over my eyes and was fast asleep.
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