CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted November 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 Monday, November 5, 2012 -- Dinosaur and Our Last Time to Visit F&W -- Part 1I woke up finally feeling normal again. After breakfast we decided to go AK just to ride Dinosaur. After waiting 40 minutes for an AK bus, one finally arrived. It was standing room only!The lines at the gates weren't good:A few shots on our way:We finally got to ride Dinosaur (a first):We are in the back row:We both really enjoyed Dinosaur but wished it were a little brighter. It was hard to see anything during most of the ride.My mission was accomplished for the morning, so now it was on to David's wish. He wanted to ride the monorail from the TTC to EPCOT. So we caught a bus to TTC and then hopped onto the monorail.Anyone else remember the great topiaries that used to be along the monorail line? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted November 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 What's going on with this TR? Suddenly I can't post to it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted November 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 And then I complain and 30 minutes later my post appears! Weird. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 AGU!(that stands for Another Great Update, since we are on an acronymn kick).I am glad that you liked Dinosaur. I thought maybe you wouldn't. A lot of people don't like it, but it's one of my favorites in all of WDW.David is my kind of guy- I love the Epcot monorail.TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nicki aka Rebelstand 272 Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 Gwen you and I were on doing the same things, often on the same day just at different times..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anolefan 8 Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 Great updates!I'm sorry you had to deal with the news of your father being ill, but glad things worked out.You are very talented with a camera. I admit, I laughed at the Woody sketch, only because an effort by me would be 100 times worse. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
photogal06...Sommer 10 Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 Wow....I just sat down and read many, many pages of your TR! Loved it! I'm sorry you had bad things happen, but I'm so glad everything worked out well in the end :) Seeing the manatees like that must have been amazing. And I so love your new tea kettle---I just pointed that one out to DH on the Disney store website a couple of nights ago! We are just a week away from heading down ourselves, and your photos have me as excited as any official Disney photos out there---they are wonderful! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kampfirekim 260 Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 AGU!(that stands for Another Great Update, since we are on an acronymn kick).I love the Epcot monorail.TCDILA = I Love Acronyms and I am also very Pro-Epcot Monorail. Great Update Gwen! Very nice photos from the Monorail. H loves to do that too. He also loves to video the scenery from the People Mover...in it's entirety....every trip. Anyhooooo... You're doing a great job on this TR!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted November 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 AGU!(that stands for Another Great Update, since we are on an acronymn kick).I am glad that you liked Dinosaur. I thought maybe you wouldn't. A lot of people don't like it, but it's one of my favorites in all of WDW.David is my kind of guy- I love the Epcot monorail.TCDThank you! Since we don't do EE, Dinosaur is my favorite ride at AK. I like the Epcot monorail too but wish Disney still had the great topiaries along the way. Remember them? Gwen you and I were on doing the same things, often on the same day just at different times.....I know ... it was frustrating that we couldn't meet up.Great updates!I'm sorry you had to deal with the news of your father being ill, but glad things worked out.You are very talented with a camera.I admit, I laughed at the Woody sketch, only because an effort by me would be 100 times worse.Glad I could give you a laugh! Wow....I just sat down and read many, many pages of your TR! Loved it! I'm sorry you had bad things happen, but I'm so glad everything worked out well in the end :) Seeing the manatees like that must have been amazing. And I so love your new tea kettle---I just pointed that one out to DH on the Disney store website a couple of nights ago! We are just a week away from heading down ourselves, and your photos have me as excited as any official Disney photos out there---they are wonderful!Thank you for reading along! Many more photos to come!The manatees were amazing, and I'm so glad I bought the tea kettle.ILA = I Love Acronyms and I am also very Pro-Epcot Monorail. Great Update Gwen! Very nice photos from the Monorail. H loves to do that too. He also loves to video the scenery from the People Mover...in it's entirety....every trip. Anyhooooo... You're doing a great job on this TR!!Thank you, Kim! I'd like to see H's videos from the People Mover. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted November 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 Been dealing with the VA and a wonderful volunteer who's helping me wade through all the paperwork most of the day. As a WWII veteran, Dad could have been receiving a VA pension for the last 25 years that we only recently found out about. Also he's eligible for over $2,000 a month from the VA for assistance. My poor parents have been living in near poverty all these years when they could have had help ... it's so sad. I just by chance found out about all this a few days ago. Please, veterans, check your benefits!Another update coming up shortly ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kampfirekim 260 Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 Thank you, Kim! I'd like to see H's videos from the People Mover.You're welcome. How many hours do you have free? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted November 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 You're welcome. How many hours do you have free? I'm retired ... I have all the time in the world! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted November 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 This is so sad. After this installment, I only have one more full day at WDW to post (but it's a HUGE one) and then our long ride home. I don't want this trip report to end, because while writing it I've felt like we were still at the fort ...Monday, November 5, 2012 -- Dinosaur and Our Last Time to Visit F&W -- Part 2We stopped at the Hawaii booth and had pork sliders. Yum!And then sampled the jerk chicken in the Caribbean booth. It was good too.Then we took the boat over to Germanyand revisited the Cheese booth for Rieseling and another cheese trio. David bought the Black Forest Roulade cake at the counter service in Germany. It was beautiful to look at but tasted a little weird. It was light but not nearly sweet enough.We ran into Nicki and her IH, IS, and ID near Italy and chatted awhile and then went back to the fort. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dvccamper 32 Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 Enjoying your updates and I love all your pictures. Glad you liked Dinosoar, it's one of our favorites (although my kids usually ride with their ears covered!) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nicki aka Rebelstand 272 Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 I wanna go back... and I want everyone to come toooooooo Big Kahuna aka John, Total Joker ... TJ and CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Total Joker ... TJ 203 Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 I wanna go back... and I want everyone to come tooooooooYou get a up arrow for that one! Big Kahuna aka John 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kampfirekim 260 Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 I'm sad now. This TR has been to good to only have one more update! If I throw a tantrum will you just make up extra updates? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Southern Blessings 4 Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Love all your pics! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted November 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Enjoying your updates and I love all your pictures. Glad you liked Dinosoar, it's one of our favorites (although my kids usually ride with their ears covered!)Thank you for reading! Dinosaur is one of my new favorites, too.I wanna go back... and I want everyone to come tooooooooI wanna go back too!You get a up arrow for that one!I'll give her one too.I'm sad now. This TR has been to good to only have one more update! If I throw a tantrum will you just make up extra updates? Kim, officially two updates -- our last park day and then our trip home. Our last park day is gonna be one heck of an update. I took nearly 400 photos that day, mostly of the New Fantasyland. It will have to be broken into several installments.Love all your pics!Thank you! More to come! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted November 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Okay, I reluctantly begin posting our last full day at WDW. As long as I keep reporting on the trip, I'm mentally still there. Once the TR is over, I'll have to come back to reality!Tuesday, November 6, 2012 -- The Dreaded Last Park Day -- Part 1Warning: photo overload! I took nearly 400 pictures this day and will post a lot of them!This was our morning to participate in the passholder preview of New Fantasyland. We were supposed to go to the TTC to check in and then be at the entrance to NF at 7:30 for 8:00 admittance.So we were up before dawn and made our way to the boat dock in semidarkness.The 6:30 Contemporary boat arrived at 6:40. (Does that give credence to the "What Time is the 3:00 Parade" question?)As we were out on the water headed to the Contemporary the sun broke over the horizon and we had the most spectacular sunrise:We arrived at the Contemporary.And caught the monorail from the Contemporary to the TTCwhere we went to the special events desk to check in and get our armbands. Then the monorail to MK -- yes, we would make it by 7:30! And, hooray, the park was decorated for Christmas! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Those sunrise pictures are AWESOME!!!I had always heard the first resort boat was at 6:45, not 6:30, so if that is true, it was EARLY :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 I love all the early morning photos around the marina!And great job getting the Christmas decoration pics!I am looking forward to hearing your impressions of the New Fantasyland.TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kampfirekim 260 Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Kim, officially two updates -- our last park day and then our trip home. Our last park day is gonna be one heck of an update. I took nearly 400 photos that day, mostly of the New Fantasyland. It will have to be broken into several installments.NOW you tell me! :banana:Of course, as always, your photos are ALL fantastic but this is my hands down fave!It makes me want to say.. "*squawk* Nevermore...." (I know it really isn't a raven but still...) Looking forward to many more installments of 2 final updates. ;D Great job Gwen! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
charitycase20....Charity 10 Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Gwen, I am SO enjoying all your pictures. I'm going to be so sad when you're done.I'm happy that your dad turned out to be ok. I was praying hard! :heart: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Big Kahuna aka John 71 Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 The world is decorated for Christmas :jumpforjoy :banana: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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