Canadian Buffoon's Semi-EPIC Vacation - 10/29 - Link to new TR!

[chunkymonkey]

Su-Lynn (@chunkymonkey ) and her DH, Steve
showed up a few minutes later.
Su-Lynn, as many of you already know,
is super-sweet, and Steve is really nice.
Steve agreed to stand in line
while Su-Lynn and I got to know
each other a bit.

I have successfully tricked you I see! Buahaha

Su-Lynn, Steve and I each got
a Hei-Hei cone.
Elle passed on another treat
since she'd just had a Dole Whip float
a few minutes ago.

Pfft. Amateur.
There's always room for ice cream!
(or a close proximity thereof.)

What! Crazy! I totally thought that you ate that Hei Hei cone with gusto, like you didn't just have a Dole Whip Float 15 mins ago.

Here's Su-Lynn and I taking
advantage of every opportunity
to eat all the things in Disney.

Eat and take pictures or it never happened!
Also why does your Hei Hei look bigger than mine?
And I also look like I'm wearing some sort of elaborate ear hat/lampshade!

We spent a wonderful but all-too-brief
twenty minutes chatting and eating
our quickly melting cones.
Soon, though, we had to leave
for our next FP.

20 mins? That's it? Feels like we were talking for hours! Thanks for all the Canadian goodies!!

Nice meeting you and Steve, Su-Lynn!
Hoping we can do that again
sometime in the future.

For sure!!!!

I had a bowl of French onion soup
(Of course! It's sooooo good!)
and decided to try the
Croque Monsieur, which was
disappointing, unfortunately.

Yeah the soup is the best thing!

I also got some texts from
Su-Lynn . She had forgotten
to give me something
and they were just outside.
A few minutes later, I got another
text from her saying that they
wouldn't let her in the restaurant
so she gave it to Doc (who was also
outside) to give to me later.

I'm so pleased that they don't
just let any ol' riff raff in there!

I think they were preventing me from being influenced by the likes of you....

Or something like that.

I really just didn't have an ADR and they didn't want me to be a squatter. Because I'm sure it's happened many times before.

 

[vamassey1]

We had a PP FP that was expiring
soon and she thought we were
going to miss it.

You're making me nervous too.

(And without a FP... you don't
go on PP. At least not without
waiting in line for an hour or so.)

Correct! PP is my favorite Fantasyland ride. It would be horrible to miss a FP for it.

Pfft. Amateur.
There's always room for ice cream!
(or a close proximity thereof.)

Especially if it's a hot day, and most are in Floriday.

And like any good father,
I made sure to not tell Elle
what to aim for.

A bit competitive.

It made for an adorably awkward shot.

Still cute.

And I guess that's supposed
to be a hidden Mickey, but...
It just looks... vaguely terrifying.

Looks like Jack from Nightmare Before Christmas.

She'd been dying to try the "grey stuff"

Did she like it?

I'm so pleased that they don't
just let any ol' riff raff in there!

You can't leave the castle
without a photo of the
Pantsless Prince.

Very true, it's required.

I kinda wanted Elle to see this.

Did she like it? My girls love it. It's on the list for our December trip.

Did you see it in this chapter?

I did! It was intergalactic.

Might make a good road trip.
Down to Alabama and then
continue down to NOLA.

Sounds good to me.

 

[thumper*]

I took this photo of one of my
favourite driver's garage.

GET OUT Scotty is my favorite driver too. Unfortunately this is the only gif I could find.

I got back to the hotel sometime after 2:00am.

Tired... but happy to have seen the race.

So glad the race didn't get postponed till the next day

And I guess that's supposed
to be a hidden Mickey, but...
It just looks... vaguely terrifying.

 

[pkondz]

Not the first time you've met Kari FOR A DOLE WHIP.

Nope!
Is there a better way to meet?

I think not!

Hey! I know her better than YOU do and don't even know the lion story!!

You just have to ask the right questions.
Especially when she tells you ahead
of time what questions to ask!

Yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

Awww, cute picture of you 3.

Thanks!

It looks very.... sad to me. Maybe they need to add a dragee tear to it.

That wouldn't have helped.

Then again... maybe it would. Hmmm...

This is still so hilarious to me.

Totally agree with this. I've done it twice and would still do it again!

Right? I still haven't figure out
that mirror!

 

[pkondz]

That's a day trip for YOU

Not quite sure if you're joking.
I actually would drive 22.5 hours straight.
I wouldn't necessarily love that, but...
The most I think I've done in a day
is about 15 hours or so?

 

[pkondz]

Oo thank you! I'll try it. Anything has to be better than my current strategy which, if you were wondering, is to randomly press the button while spinning the ride vehicle as fast as possible hoping to make DBF too nauseous and dizzy to win. It hasn't worked so far.

Yes, I believe I knew that of you.

They do keep starting Halloween earlier and earlier lol!

I can see it now.
"Okay... December 26th... Christmas
is over. Haul out the Halloween
decorations!!"

I'd be okay with that.
Love Halloween.

 

[pkondz]

I can never tell where I'm aiming on that ride, either. I have managed to hit high score targets a couple times to get high scores, though.

Then you're doing better than I was!

Love that soup!!

It's so good!
So far everything else I've had there
has been either just okay or
not that great.
But that soup is great!

Such a cute show!

Right!

Yep!

 

[pkondz]

What a fun first "official" DISmeet of the trip!

Love DISmeets.
You just know you're going to get along.

It must be fun to see someone again that you've met before.

It really is.
Meeting the first times...
You know the expression
"It was like we'd known each other
for ages." (or similar)
The second time you meet, all the
nervousness is gone and it's
just nothing but wonderful.

I'm thrilled you got something you were looking forward to!

Ooooohhhhh…. yessssssss...

I tried one a few years ago and wasn't a big fan -

WHAT?????
You can leave right now, young lady!

Well... okay. You can stay.
But you're on thin ice.
Very thin ice.

yes, I don't know why either as I'm a HUGE fan of pineapple!
[/QUOTE]
Huh! Then you'd think you'd love it.
Hmmm...
Did you have the Dole Whip...
Or the Dole Whip float?
There's a huge difference.

I did really enjoy the Citrus Swirl, though, so at least I have an ice cream treat to enjoy in the area!

Then you won't die from the heat.
This is good.

True.

Or a pastry, or chocolate, or more cheese...

Correct...
Correct...
And... correct.

You can always count on Su-Lynn to try all the food (and report back!).

I'm glad you were able to try more than one thing!

Of course!
No way I was leaving there
without trying a Hei Hei cone.
And I would never not have
a Dole Whip float!

On my last trip I went on Buzz about five times in a row one morning and FINALLY got a great score!

Dedication!

As per my research, the trick is finding your laser dot first and then pointing it at the high score targets. I did not achieve Galactic Hero status, but I came as close as I ever have!

That's what I did this time.
And it worked!
Now just have to work on
getting better at it.

How nice to see them so many times that day!

It was.
I'd met Ariana before and she's wonderful
and Jackie was an absolute delight.

It absolutely is! I tried it on my first visit to BOG and now I get it every trip!

You have to!
It's the best soup in the park!

It's a same they no longer have the roast beef sandwich on their lunch menu - it was so good!

And I never got to try it.

You're terrible!

(And the grey stuff really is delicious, you know! As much as I LOVE lemon I think Elle made the right choice!)

I have had it...
It was quite good,
but not quite good enough
to make it a must have item.

So true. They really made an unfortunate choice when choosing the color of the prince's pants, but I bet it's photographed a heck of a lot more often!

I think they made the perfect
choice for pants colour.



The only guy in the park who's
actually cool on a hot day!

I completely agree! Anika and I tended to do Enchanted Tales with Belle during evening EMH as we can walk right in. It's a one-time-per-trip attraction for us, but it is really neat!

Do you still go through the mirror and everything?

 

[lvcourtneyy]

I can see it now.
"Okay... December 26th... Christmas
is over. Haul out the Halloween
decorations!!"

I'd be okay with that.
Love Halloween.

I would be ok with it too! We have a Halloween tree and I'm ready to put it up already!

 

[pkondz]

I'm with her!! That's one of my faves and I would have been disappointed if you didn't get to ride!! Glad it worked out so well!!

It's in my top 5 rides in all of WDW.
There was no way I was going
to let her miss it.
I can. Since I've been going
fairly often of late, but I wasn't
going to let her miss it.

You had a lot of DISmeets in one day!!!

Yes! That was great!

That's impressive and I'm sure took a lot of coordinating!!

Not too bad.
And I still have one more to go.

Also, lots of ice cream which I like!

Sorry some of the BOG food wasn't all that, I guess there it can be more about the atmosphere...at least the soup was good.

Well.. the soup is the only reason
I go there now.
I've seen it enough that I don't
need to go much anymore.

Except for the soup!

 

[SimplyGoofy]

WHAT?????

You can leave right now, young lady!

I know, I know...


That's why it's good that there is 1,001 snacks in Disney World... there's something (or multiple things!) that is great for everyone!

Huh! Then you'd think you'd love it.
Hmmm...
Did you have the Dole Whip...
Or the Dole Whip float?

There's a huge difference.

I had a Dole Whip Float. I actually think I'd like the Dole Whip better... I need to try it one of these trips! (But I'd feel bad to miss out on the nearby Citrus Swirl - perhaps I'd need both! )

That's what I did this time.
And it worked!
Now just have to work on
getting better at it.

I read that tip somewhere and it makes such a big difference!

(That's why I went on over and over again! Once I figured it out I wanted to see how high my score could go!)

It was.
I'd met Ariana before and she's wonderful
and Jackie was an absolute delight.

Ariana seems like such a nice person from her trip reports! Jackie seems like such a bubbly ray of sunshine from hers. I think it's great you were able to meet both of them (multiple times, no less!).

And I never got to try it.

That's a shame! (Both that it's gone and that you missed trying it.) Other than the French onion soup I'm not sure what I'll have off the lunch menu, but since our trip is about a year out they might change the menu again so there's no need to worry yet!

Do you still go through the mirror and everything?

Yes, you do! (The mirror is AMAZING and I have no idea how that "magic" works!) The only difference seems to be that you walk right into Belle's cottage and don't tend to wait long to go through the mirror. You just have to wait for enough people to see the show. It's our favorite way to see the attraction!

 

[pkondz]

And always a pleasure

Elle was very gracious sharing her dad with all of us crazy disney strangers...

I made sure that all my meets
were fairly short ones.
I didn't think it was fair to
make her spend too much time
with people she didn't know.

Very very soon now...

Just over a month!

Well I owe you a story...needless to say, it doesn't end well for Pumbaa

 

[pkondz]

That's a long trip for me.

I'll meet you at your end, then.

With fall leaves.

Ohhhh...
I like how you think!

And the employees are so nice!

I can't speak to that,
having only gone a couple times.
But I'll take your word for it.

 

[dolewhipdreams]

(And without a FP... you don't
go on PP. At least not without
waiting in line for an hour or so.)

All it takes is faith, trust, a smartphone, a good wifi connection, months of planning, and some good luck.

Hello, my pretties... Heaven in a cup!

I can actually taste it right now just by looking at the picture. But my coworkers are looking at me weird so I should probably stop licking the screen.

Steve agreed to stand in line
while Su-Lynn and I got to know
each other a bit.

That dude behind you guys in the picture looks like he would kill someone, no questions asked.

There's always room for ice cream!

ALWAYS. That's the #1 rule of ice cream.

And like any good father,
I made sure to not tell Elle
what to aim for.

It made for an adorably awkward shot.

You could totally have run with this. Made it into a real event, with the CM looking adorably at your daughter while the balloons smile down.

And I guess that's supposed
to be a hidden Mickey, but...
It just looks... vaguely terrifying.

It looks like a soggy little skull staring out of the dark abyss.

and decided to try the
Croque Monsieur, which was
disappointing, unfortunately

Sorry it was disappointing! I love this sandwich so much.

"Try the grey stuff, kinda bland
Don't believe me? Anal gland."

Unfortunately, when Belle
showed up, it was clear that
she'd had a bit too much
French wine.

Well when you're married to a beast you have to take the edge off somehow...

 

[vamassey1]

I'll meet you at your end, then.

You got a deal.

I love the way the Chick-fil-A employees say "My pleasure" when you ask for something or say "Thank You". I'm eating a salad from there right now.

 

[pkondz]

I have successfully tricked you I see! Buahaha

Yes. Yes you absolutely have.

What! Crazy! I totally thought that you ate that Hei Hei cone with gusto, like you didn't just have a Dole Whip Float 15 mins ago.

I did eat it with gusto!
It was good!!!

Eat and take pictures or it never happened!

Truth.

Also why does your Hei Hei look bigger than mine?

Because it's closer to the camera.
Same thing happened with the
photo with me and Elle.

And I also look like I'm wearing some sort of elaborate ear hat/lampshade!

Yes of course.
I see how you carefully planned
to have your bow's colour match
that of the umbrella.
Very clever of you.

20 mins? That's it? Feels like we were talking for hours!

Oh, dear.
It appears that I may have bored
the stuffing out of you.
Sorry!

I, on the other hand, felt like
it had only been a couple of
minutes before time flew by
and it was time to leave.

Thanks for all the Canadian goodies!!

You're very welcome.

Yeah the soup is the best thing!

I think they were preventing me from being influenced by the likes of you....

A very strong possibility!

I really just didn't have an ADR and they didn't want me to be a squatter. Because I'm sure it's happened many times before.

I can imagine...
"We don't have a reservation, but
we'd just like to go in and take a
few pictures."

Repeat 1,000+ times a day.

 

[pkondz]

You're making me nervous too.

We made it. With time to spare.

Correct! PP is my favorite Fantasyland ride. It would be horrible to miss a FP for it.

It's in my top 3 in MK.
Nothing is better than HM, IMHO...
But PP could be my second favourite.

Especially if it's a hot day, and most are in Floriday.

Ain't that the truth!

A bit competitive.

I'm teaching her values.



and kicking her butt.

Still cute.

Looks like Jack from Nightmare Before Christmas.

I thought that too!

Did she like it?

Yes she did!

Very true, it's required.

There are CMs at the exit now
who bar your way out if you
don't stop to take a photo.

Did she like it? My girls love it. It's on the list for our December trip.

She really did.

I did! It was intergalactic.

Sounds good to me.

 

[pkondz]

GET OUT Scotty is my favorite driver too.

Really! Well, I'm not that surprised.
He's just... so well spoken, isn't he?
Also... wins.

Unfortunately this is the only gif I could find.

"So, Scott. Can you show us what you
think of us making a gif of you?"

So glad the race didn't get postponed till the next day

I had a contingency plan if it did,
but not if it went until Monday.
And would've made for a very
long drive home.

 

[pkondz]

I would be ok with it too! We have a Halloween tree and I'm ready to put it up already!

You and I would get along
juuuuuust fine.

 

[pkondz]

I know, I know...

That's why it's good that there is 1,001 snacks in Disney World... there's something (or multiple things!) that is great for everyone!

I never assume people will like
what I like or that I will like
what they like.
But for the most part, when I make
a recommendation, or am given one
it usually works out well.

I had a Dole Whip Float. I actually think I'd like the Dole Whip better... I need to try it one of these trips!

Try it and let me know!

(But I'd feel bad to miss out on the nearby Citrus Swirl - perhaps I'd need both! )

Of course do both!
Don't be silly!

I read that tip somewhere and it makes such a big difference!

(That's why I went on over and over again! Once I figured it out I wanted to see how high my score could go!)

I may have to do this
so I don't get mocked
for not maxing it out.

Ariana seems like such a nice person from her trip reports! Jackie seems like such a bubbly ray of sunshine from hers.

They're both absolutely wonderful!

I think it's great you were able to meet both of them (multiple times, no less!).

Yes it was!
I was thrilled when Ariana
ran up to me.

That's a shame! (Both that it's gone and that you missed trying it.) Other than the French onion soup I'm not sure what I'll have off the lunch menu, but since our trip is about a year out they might change the menu again so there's no need to worry yet!

Good point!

Yes, you do! (The mirror is AMAZING and I have no idea how that "magic" works!) The only difference seems to be that you walk right into Belle's cottage and don't tend to wait long to go through the mirror. You just have to wait for enough people to see the show. It's our favorite way to see the attraction!

Thanks for that.
I'd be sad to miss the mirror.
It's one of the best parts!