Roller ... aka Ed 351 Posted November 11, 2014 Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 A little late, but I'm in. Good photos - I like to experiment a little, too ... but I'm not brave enough to post them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted November 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 Ed not brave? I don't believe it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted November 11, 2014 Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 Very nice update!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
momofmany...Christina 17 Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 Oh, I thought you said December. Hopefully we will be there in the first part of November. We need to make our reservations now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WannaBeImagineer 98 Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 Wow loving this trip report! Glad you loved le cellier it's one of our favouritesWBI Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted November 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 Very nice update!!! Thank you, Carol! Oh, I thought you said December. Hopefully we will be there in the first part of November. We need to make our reservations now. I think I did tell you December at the GG. That's what we were planning. But our son recently told us he wants to come down next year again. So we're back to arriving the first week of November. Wow loving this trip report! Glad you loved le cellier it's one of our favouritesWBI Thanks, WBI! Le Cellier is now my favorite Disney restaurant. But we won't go every trip because of the expense. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted November 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 Saturday, October 18 -- My Fatal Error Day -- Part 1 Breakfast at Trail's End: And my one bite of luxury -- French toast with pecan praline syrup: Then we were off to MK. I was excited to try my prime lens on some of the really dark rides. BUT I MADE A FATAL ERROR. I'll share some of the bad photos so you can compare them with the better ones later. First up was POTC. Next up was Haunted Mansion. This picture is decent: But it went downhill from there. And no ghosts in the dining room. I've tried for years to capture them. We had an hour until we could use our next FP, so we wandered around for awhile. Then it was time to use our FP on David's favorite MK ride. Failed again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted November 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 Saturday, October 18 -- My Fatal Error Day -- Part 2 We wandered around awhile longer. The skywriter was busy today: MK was sooooo crowded that day. Lines were too long to ride anything without a FP. So we stopped for a snack. I had no-sugar-added raspberry sorbet: And David had a hot dog from Casey's. We made our way back to the Fort. Yes, you will see us again soon! Took Kassie looping. Lots of activity at the group camping area: Turkeys were out and about. We stopped by and met: Went back to our site to do some laundry . Very thankful that our washer/dryer in Dolly is still working. Had snacks for dinner and turned in early. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GaDawgFan.....Kelly 799 Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 We've never tried Le Cellier. We need to change that. I almost made that our anniversary dinner but then switched to CG. Loving the pictures... favorites this time were Epcot fountain and the Mickey Halloween decoration in the MK. The ones from 7DMT are cool too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beckers 1,136 Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 Dang, I just remembered I forgot to get popcorn in the parks. Disney popcorn is the best.Love the bread basket picture.2 years ago I thought I knew how to get from the cabins to the meadows and I ended up all sorts of turned around. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twiceblessed....nacole 433 Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 What are your dates next year? We plan to come down the first part of November. Yay! We're planning to be there then as well :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twiceblessed....nacole 433 Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 Hi :) Question on your MH and the golf cart. Can you "carry" (what do you call it...it's not "towing"..?) a GC like that on all MHs? Any idea how much the cart and rack weigh? Oh... and does doing this make a difference in your gas mileage (what type of mileage do you get)? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted November 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 We've never tried Le Cellier. We need to change that. I almost made that our anniversary dinner but then switched to CG. Loving the pictures... favorites this time were Epcot fountain and the Mickey Halloween decoration in the MK. The ones from 7DMT are cool too. Thanks, Kelly. That's funny. You switched from LC to CG. I switched from CG to LC. Dang, I just remembered I forgot to get popcorn in the parks. Disney popcorn is the best.Love the bread basket picture.2 years ago I thought I knew how to get from the cabins to the meadows and I ended up all sorts of turned around. I hope you aren't as directionally challenged as me! I can get to Myrtle Beach without a map, and I can get to WDW without a map. But don't ask me to drive across town! Yay! We're planning to be there then as well :) Great! Look forward to seeing you again! Hi :) Question on your MH and the golf cart. Can you "carry" (what do you call it...it's not "towing"..?) a GC like that on all MHs? Any idea how much the cart and rack weigh? Oh... and does doing this make a difference in your gas mileage (what type of mileage do you get)? I don't know about all MHs. I don't think I'd try it on a Class B or small Class C. Our cart weighs about 1,100 pounds, and the platform weighs around 350. Dolly has a GVWR of 40,000 pounds, and she's a diesel pusher with a lot of weight already in the back, so we don't notice the cart being back there. And we had the platform welded directly to the frame. It doesn't affect our gas mileage. To FL and back we average 9.5 - 10 mph. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
h2odivers...Ray 952 Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 Great update and pictures, again. Way to go on the Fiend meet n greet. No pix?Again one of your pictures, the one of tom Sawyer's raft, I never noticed the the Enchanted Tiki room, Chinese tower looking thing, from Frontierland Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Roller ... aka Ed 351 Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 We've tried Le Cellier twice - and were totally unimpressed both times. Bad service; average to poor food; ... meh.Once was OldeKoot's actual birthday. I let them know when I made the reservation; I let them know when I checked in; I made sure the waitress knew ... NOTHING - not even a happy birthday to her. Le Cellier will never get another penny from me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CampMImi 22 Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 I love your pictures Gwen! Le Cellier will forever remind me of the flu. We waited an hour beyond our reservation time which turned out to be a blessing. As we stood there waiting (starving and grumpy), a phantom Mack truck hit me, wrecked my body, and sent my temp way above the 100 mark. It was our last day at Disney and the day that I came down with the flu. Needless to say, we skipped out on Le Cellier. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sherryberry 35 Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 I am LOVING all of the pictures! Kassie looks like the sweetest puppy! Can't wait to see more. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted November 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 Great update and pictures, again.Way to go on the Fiend meet n greet. No pix?Again one of your pictures, the one of tom Sawyer's raft, I never noticed the the Enchanted Tiki room, Chinese tower looking thing, from Frontierland Thanks! No pix. I think he thought I was crazy just taking a pic of his sign, much less him. I also took a picture in Frontierland where you can see Tomorrowland. It will come up later. We've tried Le Cellier twice - and were totally unimpressed both times. Bad service; average to poor food; ... meh.Once was OldeKoot's actual birthday. I let them know when I made the reservation; I let them know when I checked in; I made sure the waitress knew ... NOTHING - not even a happy birthday to her.Le Cellier will never get another penny from me. I'm sorry you haven't been happy with it. And I'm happy we didnt have the same experience as you! We loved it. I love your pictures Gwen! Le Cellier will forever remind me of the flu. We waited an hour beyond our reservation time which turned out to be a blessing. As we stood there waiting (starving and grumpy), a phantom Mack truck hit me, wrecked my body, and sent my temp way above the 100 mark. It was our last day at Disney and the day that I came down with the flu. Needless to say, we skipped out on Le Cellier. I'm sorry you got sick! And on your last day! Traveling home must have been miserable. I am LOVING all of the pictures! Kassie looks like the sweetest puppy! Can't wait to see more. Thank you! Kassie can be very sweet. But she can also be very headstrong and conniving. Schnauzers are great dogs, but you have to be firm with them sometimes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
momof3kids-Yvonne 594 Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 The feel from the beginning of this trip is so different from your trip last year. I remember reading and thinking how quickly you were going from place to place. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted November 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 You are so right, Yvonne! Last year during the first week the kids and grandkids kept us going from early morning to late night. We were worn out by the time they left. This year it was just the two of us, and were both tired before we ever got there. Having an extra week meant we didn't have to push so hard to do everything we wanted. And we could do nothing at all if we wanted to. I'm definitely gonna book 3 weeks again for next year. And David is finally talking about the possibility of being snowbirds! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GaDawgFan.....Kelly 799 Posted November 13, 2014 Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 Dang, I just remembered I forgot to get popcorn in the parks. Disney popcorn is the best.Love the bread basket picture.2 years ago I thought I knew how to get from the cabins to the meadows and I ended up all sorts of turned around. Agreed. I'm pretty sure Disney popcorn has crack in it, but I'm OK with that. Hi :) Question on your MH and the golf cart. Can you "carry" (what do you call it...it's not "towing"..?) a GC like that on all MHs? Any idea how much the cart and rack weigh? Oh... and does doing this make a difference in your gas mileage (what type of mileage do you get)? Our Super C cannot have one of those carriers. I was bummed to find that out. Grumpy can explain why better than me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted November 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 Sunday, October 19 -- The Day of Gain and Loss -- Part 1 I got up really early and enjoyed a cup of coffee under the awning. Wish I could still enjoy that! Wow, those rope lights are really bright. I watched as the sun started rising ... ... and then cooked sausage and eggs for breakfast. David finally was able to remove the water filter this morning. So we gained a lot of water pressure. Oh, happy day! Then suddenly my cell phone quit tethering to my laptop. A big loss. I was on the phone with AT&T for over an hour. They finally told me something was wrong with my laptop because it couldn't connect to wi-fi. Well, duh, it connects to Disney's service at TE! I suspect the problem was that I was only getting two bars of service at the campsite. Earlier in the week I had four when I could tether. So anyway we went to AK later in the morning. We rode Dinosaur. We walked around awhile. Well, David walked and I rode. By that time we were getting hungry, so we went to another first: While David was in line waiting for our food, I watched the macaws perform. When they flew home they went in a direction I wasn't expecting, and this was the best pic I could hurriedly snap: One flew into the tree directly above my head: And a few stragglers stayed behind. We found a seat. David had a pulled pork sandwich. And I totally blew my low carb diet and got: I should count them as a gain because I'm sure I gained a pound or two from them. Someone, I think TCD, has said they have great onion rings. These were the best I've ever eaten. Not sure if they really were that good or that it was because it's been so long since I've had any. I begrudgingly gave David a few in exchange for a taste of his pork. The seating area was interesting. We walked toward ITTBAB. Anyone know what this construction is? This is a good place to break. More to come. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twiceblessed....nacole 433 Posted November 13, 2014 Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 Hmm... we may need to try those onion rings on our next visit :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted November 13, 2014 Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 I didn't get a chance to comment yesterday. I don't get what the fatal error was in your previous update. Aside from a few blurry photos, the photos you took a the MK are outstanding! Yes, it was me who recommended the Flame Tree Onion Rings. They're the best! I'm glad you chose them to blow the low carb diet. Totally worth it. That construction you saw at the AK is related to the new nighttime show they are going to have there. I believe that doesn't start until Avatarland opens. I think that's supposed to be done in 2025 or thereabouts. No sense rushing things, you know. TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted November 13, 2014 Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 I'm all over those onion rings. Eating fried food doesn't sit well with me....but those look worth it. I'll just have to ride EE first. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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