IheartDDuck
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- Sep 20, 2009
Good luck! I'm headed down tomorrow! I'm running the challenge. What corral are you in?
Awesome! My friend Caitlin is running the challenge too! We will be in corral I. I'm a slowpoke. LOL.
Good luck! I'm headed down tomorrow! I'm running the challenge. What corral are you in?
Gorgeous, but hello this is it for the trip ; ) I was full on expecting a full face of make-up for the race!
Be afraid, be very afraid
Is it really that crazy at the expo sometimes? Hubby is running the dark side next month and planned on getting in and out of there in 30 minutes or so. Guessing that isn't quite in the cards, huh?
Do they have special purses for each race? I'm a complete idiot on all things race
AWESOME!!!!!
YES and thank you. Dear disney and anyone else who will listen, I do not like glitter, I do not like animal print, and I don't feel the need to dress in pink 24x7 because I got all the right girl parts ; )
Wow, those are some serious lapu lapu balls ya got on that one. Hope there is no lapu lapu on the course the next day ; )
I love your eye shadow for that day - so pretty!
I love that when you do a race you get a special pin! Too cute!
I love EOS! And yes the line is always long, but somehow doesn't take that long, I guess since it is QS. The food there is so worth the wait though!
Love everything - very cute! Too bad they didn't have any Dooneys, especially the one you wanted, but that's great you were able to order it online.
That looks so cool! Nice entertainment for the night!
Those drinks look so good lol!
Glad things went so much better than last time. I remember reading about that - it sounded like a nightmare.
Dug was at Disney Springs recently and said the same thing - he loved the new parking structure and the ease of getting around.
Haha, stalking a table seems like a requirement to sit at Earl of Sandwich, from my experience. Glad you got one!
Wow, sorry you had such poor service. I have no idea how the server managed to not see all the antics of your party.
Yay!! The funny is back. again love the writing style, eye style, dads style, friend style......you so styling........
But yeah So glaaaad to see you back....
Hey Danielle! I don't know how I didn't find your trip report earlier. I think it's awesome that you had so many people there supporting you in the race!
The suite at the Poly is huge!
That was a really busy pre-race day. No wonder you girls crashed so early! It was a fun day but that waitress
Glad going to the expo went smoothly! What a bummer about the Dooneys though.
I'm with ya on the glitter..that stuff gets EVERY-WHERE.
Sounds like a great dinner, despite the annoying server at the Lounge beforehand!
Can't wait to hear about the race.
Glad to hear the expo wasn't crowded - I have heard horror stories (from you and others). That is kinda weird you have to go to another place to get your t-shirt. Where there others you could buy at the same time? (I mean, any opportunity to get you buy more stuff)
Thinking about people buying all the Doony's to re-sell ... can anyone get into the EXPO? I would have thought the whole thing would have been somewhat exclusive. If not they should just limit the number of bags anyone can get or give runners tickets that get them access to stuff or something like that
I think the torch lightening ceremony is the best thing because you have the guy who, I guess, is in decent shape for the girls/guys who like that sort of thing ... and then fire for guys/girls who like that sort of thing. I mean, combined that has to cover like 98.76% of the population or so.
I'm not a fan of the glitter all over everything either. I love that aren't you slow for a storm trooper shirt! And my rule before a race is to limit it to just one drink
Yummmmm.....Lapu Lapu. There is definitely one of those in my near (55ish days) future....
That's a bummer about the service at Tambu. I've found it to be spotty, but not having someone downright ignore you!
Love all the merch, and TOTALLY agree about glitter....I freaking HATE glitter.....
The expo is an interesting beast.
I got that same pin as well as an I did it shirt, and half marathon jacket. I got a 5K pin too since I was doing that race.
As for the Dooney's yes there was a production issue and my mom actually ordered the wristlet. While they said it wouldn't come until April it actually showed up early and arrived for her last week!
I have never eaten at Earl of Sandwich but have heard many good things about it.
Another thing I have never done Ohana' for dinner. I have done breakfast there but I need to get to dinner there next time.
I was mainly coming to Florida to help my friend Teena get ready for her move to Las Vegas, but I ended up going to the Magic Kingdom Friday night and EPCOT and HS unexpectedly on Sunday. I posted a few pictures during the trip to Facebook, but not that many.
What a fun pre-race day!
Haven't been to a running expo, don't like shopping, don't like crowds. I'm glad it wasn't as bad as the previous Princess race expo. And I am totally with you about glitter. Part of my job is doing crafts with preschoolers and elementary age students. None of the crafts we do will ever have glitter. Glitter is evil.
If it has been forever since you have been to EoS, it has been forever and a day for me. August 2008. I didn't even make it there when we were in Disneyland, but I wanted to. T-Rex keeps getting in the way when we go to DTD.
Ummmm.... THAT is a good-looking... torch!
What a bummer that you had crappy service at the lounge. It looks like a lot of fun, but I have only heard stories of crowds and poor service.
At least you managed to find some Lapu Lapus and you had a great dinner.
I look forward to reading about the half.
Even though I don't run, I still want to visit the expo sometime just to see all the stuff.
Bummer that you still haven't gotten your Dooney! Hope it shows up soon.
It's good to get the Expo done and behind you without any major issues. Never had to pick up my own packet for a 1/2, but I've seen firsthand how crazy it can be at WWoS during the Expo. Thankfully it wasn't nearly that crazy doing pickup for the Expedition Everest Challenge.
Stinks that you had such a difficult time getting drinks at the Tambu Lounge. That is never a good thing when you're ready for your Lapu Lapu!
I love your eye makeup.
I'm glad that the race expo went better this time. I guess it helped to leave the kids at home and to get there early. That's too bad about the Dooney. I hope you bag comes soon.
I had the gluten free wings at 'Ohana and I loved them, too. We are going back there in June for the first time since 2013 and I'm glad to hear that they still have the delicious wings.
I can't comment on anything else am I'm still in shock from reading about another person who believes that
JUICY PEAR is #1!!!!!!!!!!!!
...why must you make me feel old?! At home, we seriously have dinner at like 5:30/5:45pm When my friends invite me to dinner and they're like, "Let's go at 7", I die a little!
Gorgeous!
Seriously, you can make me a GIF of all your Dinosaur photos and i'll laugh every single stinkin' time!
Wow that's crazy!
Yep, gonna start using this thanks
That sounds about right!
You'd think she'd know, the bigger the party, the bigger the tip (well hopefully!) Her loss.
Ugh, how tempting though.
Can't wait to hear about your race and the rest of your trip!
You can just send the glitter you don't want my way -- in my house, there are 3 things that everything is better with: bacon, cheese, and glitter.
Loving the report so far -- so glad to see you're back at it!
This is the most perfect sentence I've ever read.
I agree- When I worked afterschool I banned glitter too. It is the gift that just keeps on giving on EVERYTHING.
Ohhh I hear you I am an early eater too.
Danielle - So far so good - easy trip down, easy expo - minus the Dooney but hey besides not being able to pick Donald placement you could order and get out.
Hate that Tambu let you down. Glad the bartender saw it and told her what you were thinking.
Phew, glad to hear i'm not the only one!
Caught up! Glad the expo wasn't crazy! Bad service from the server at Tambu though.
Jill in CO
I know you died a little inside when you heard this..........
I just found this, glad to see you're back!!
As you know, TSA pre-check is really unnecessary at MKE, but man is it worth it in MCO!! As many times as you go, you should totally get it!
We have found our new favorite spot to eat in MKE - Pizzeria Piccola, right in the "C" concourse. It's really good brick-oven pizza!
Looking forward to reading more!
I'm a total lurker on here. I like reading your trip reports. Your family cracks me up. Reading this one I realized that we don't live to far from each other. Lol. I am happy your back on here!
Yay for expo not being total madness!!!
When Pearl went in the am it was a HOT mess and line ups were extending outside and around corners, but when we went after Fof it was pretty dead!
As if you don't like being covered in glitter...guess we can't ever hug again...bahahahaha
Love the Rey make up!
UGH, seriously though Tambu lounge has be SLACKING in service, even just going up to the bar takes forever nowadays I find...ugh. Glad you finally got drinks and had a good meal!
Yay! A new TR! I'm in!
Enjoying so far. Your adventures are some of my favorite on the DIS!
Did you finally get your Dooney? I ordered mine and got it last week after an issue with signing for it. They would only deliver it if someone was there to physically sign for it and the UPS driver always came before anyone in my house is home so I had to pay $10 to deliver it to me at work. Such a nightmare.
Yeah but there is a reason we go to the bar vs. a table.
With Clinta now at The Top of the World, that seems the place to have drinks now.
Joining in! I'm loving your TR so far! It looks like you have a fun group to Disney with! Can't wait to read more.
Oh and I grew up next to the Jelly Belly Factory in CA. Whenever I am back home I stop and get a bag of belly flops and do a tour
I love that!Disney Ohana. Why did I never think of this!
Hey, your mom stole my Ariel shirt. Or did Target make more than one? Hehe
Your makeup is really pretty! I can't be bothered to wear makeup at Disney, sometimes I try, but it melts off.
One of the reasons I want to do a Disney race is to go to an Expo, lol. They have so much cool stuff there, I love the themed sneakers they have for some of them. But they sound obnoxious, I'm not sure I could deal with actually going to one.
I love Tambu Lounge, I'm sorry the service wasn't great that night. We always sit at the bar and the service is pretty decent, but I can see how it might be a problem at the tables.
Yum, a Lapu Lapu! I definitely have to get one of those next time I go, now that you can order bread pudding at the bar, I tend to get that instead of alcohol haha!
Good luck with the 1/2. Sorry I can't be there to cheer you on this time, but I'm sure you'll do great anyway.........
Good luck and have a great trip!!
Good luck and HAVE FUN!
Have a great trip! Stay cool with the heat and I look forward to living vicariously through you on FB and Instagram!
Have fun at the Dark Side!!!
Good luck! I'm headed down tomorrow! I'm running the challenge. What corral are you in?
Well, I think the Top of the World is the bar/member perk room for DVC members at the top of BLT where you can go and watch the MK fireworks. Clinta is actually at the top of the Contemporary..........the bar in California Grill.Clinta at the Top of the World. I'll have to remember that.
That's great the monorail was running that early in the morning! much easier then a bus!We headed out of the room at about 3:30am. The last pickup was at 4am, so we were on the monorail at 3:40am. We should have walked to the TTC from the Poly, but I didn't think about it that early in the morning.
The monorail ride wasn't too crowded and we definitely didn't have to wait long.
I love your costumes! Mike and Sully is a great idea for two friends to do!