“I like your muscles”- a Post-Christmas and NYE trip January 2014 Update X6!!! 8/8!!!

I Met a Famous Person!
January 2, 2014

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We were through the bag check and turnstiles by 10:15. We had finished using the bathroom when we (mom) spotted Nick Groff from Ghost Adventures. She went up to him and asked if we could have a picture! He was super nice, and very approachable! I finally can say I met a famous person!!

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We got on Spaceship Earth at 10:35, and took our trip back in time to learn how communication changes over time.

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We went into MouseGear after and shopped around.

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We looked at some of the decorations and tried to get on a ride before our FP+ for Soarin.

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Mini FP+ Rant
January 2, 2014

Figment was a 20 minute wait, Nemo was a 30 minute wait, and even Living with the Land was 40 minute wait. It was just not worth it. This is where I get a little annoyed with the new FP+ system. Now, I enjoy scheduling my Fast Passes in advance, BUT I DO NOT like the limited amount of FPs you can get in a day. Especially when they tier the attractions. And the fact that we can only schedule FP+s in one park per day. Hopefully this will be addressed as Disney continues the roll out process. We will see what the future holds! I have been hearing some news about being able to park hop and getting more than three FP+s per day, so yay!! Anyway, I feel like we did a lot of waiting around on this trip because the lines for everything were so long while we waited for our FP+ time.

SO, we wandered around the Land while we waited for 12:15 when it was time to get on!

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It was still a 15 minute wait with our FPs, but it was much better than the 120 minute wait in the standby line.

After Soarin, it was time to start the World Showcase! We started in Canada!

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Right as we took this picture:

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It started to POUR. I mean not like a heavy rain. I mean a POUR. People were dashing to cover, and we stood our ground under the overhang. Once we got our rain coats on, we braved our way to the next country.
 
Shawarma Lunch
January 2, 2014

It was…as they say…”lashing” down rain.

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We did stop in to get some chocolate, though!

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That Cadbury drinking chocolate is soooooo amazing!!!!!

Pretty Christmas deco!

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And then…all of a sudden…it stopped. It was BEAUTIFUL!

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We spent some time in France, but we were hungry and wanted to get our favorite lunch!

Any guesses??

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Ok, I’ll give you another hint.

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Yep! We ate lunch in Morocco, and I staked out a table under some cover just in case it started to rain again. I waited there while my mom was getting the food which took FOREVER! And people were passing by and STARING! It was the funniest thing! I passed the time by taking photos!

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Finally mom came back, and we ate our yummy food!!

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We finished our chicken shawarma platter and headed out of Morocco.

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No Bueno
January 2, 2014

We then watched the American Adventure which is always a good thing to do!

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It was raining again, so we tried to move shop to shop along with all the other poncho-clad guests. I didn’t take many pictures because when we were in the shops it was just so crowded, and when we were outside, I didn’t want my camera to get wet. However, I did manage to snap a few.

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We got some goodies from Karamel-Kuche!! Of course!

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We made it to Mexico by 4:10, and we had an ADR at 6:30 at San Angel. We went up to the stand to see if we could get an earlier table. However, she said it was all booked up. We looked on the app to see if we could find another dinner ADR. We couldn’t find anything, so we just decided to cancel the ADR because I wasn’t feeling very well, and it was raining, so we didn’t know what to do in the meantime.

We made our way out of the park, and it took FOREVER to find our car! Literally 20 minutes of walking around in the rain!! Ahh! It was awful!


Anyway! We got back to our room at AoA at 5:30pm. We ate our caramels from Germany!

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Yummmm.

I was so tired and not feeling well, and I actually fell asleep until 8! I woke up, and we went to the food court for dinner.

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I chose to create my own pasta with the long pasta they had, Alfredo sauce, chicken, broccoli, and spinach.

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Mom had bow tie pasta, Alfredo sauce, chicken, olives, peas, spinach, and mushrooms.

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It was so good, the bread that went with it was also super yummy!!

Did you know???

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We went back to our room and were in bed by 10:30.

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Sounds like y'all had some real crazy weather that day. But, at least y'all were able to get some stuff done in EPCOT.

Morocco is so pretty! It's hard NOT to take pictures there.

Sorry you weren't feeling well. :worried: Hope you were better when you woke. Sounds like it was a yummy dinner.

I'm so worried about taking our 1st trip w/FP+ in October. I hope it's not as bad as what I'm anticipating.
 
:banana: for another update!!!


Decorations at EP are beautiful as always, however the crowds look thick. The FP+ thing was a learning experience for us on this last trip. Now that I know how they work, I'll be better equipped next time. After you've used ALL 3 FPs, you can get another one. And after you've finished that one, you can get another, etc. So, basically if you schedule all FP for the morning, you can continue to add more through the day. Does that make sense?? Also, you can get FPs in other parks, but the kicker is that you have to be in that park to get them :upsidedow

Glad y'all were prepared for rain!!! I'm always surprised at the people who DON'T bring ponchos :confused: It's Florida, for heaven sakes :laughing:
Sorry you weren't feeling well and missed dinner....never fun while at Disney.

Hope you're getting ready for your trip!! 2 weeks!!!!! :thumbsup2 And I'm sure you'll be sharing those pictures as well ;)

Have a great Thursday!
Heather
 
Sounds like y'all had some real crazy weather that day. But, at least y'all were able to get some stuff done in EPCOT.

Morocco is so pretty! It's hard NOT to take pictures there.

Sorry you weren't feeling well. :worried: Hope you were better when you woke. Sounds like it was a yummy dinner.

I'm so worried about taking our 1st trip w/FP+ in October. I hope it's not as bad as what I'm anticipating.

It was crazy!! Haha, I'm not really sure what was going on that day, and the next day got COLD!!

I love Morocco!! Then again, all of the countries are soooo photogenic!

Aww, thank you! I did end up getting a pretty bad cold, but the cold medicine did help out.

Well, I think that the whole system is getting better as the kinks get worked out. I'm so happy they are now letting us make the extra FP+s in a new park! We are definitely taking advantage of that in a couple weeks! Hopefully by October it will be even better!! :goodvibes

:banana: for another update!!!


Decorations at EP are beautiful as always, however the crowds look thick. The FP+ thing was a learning experience for us on this last trip. Now that I know how they work, I'll be better equipped next time. After you've used ALL 3 FPs, you can get another one. And after you've finished that one, you can get another, etc. So, basically if you schedule all FP for the morning, you can continue to add more through the day. Does that make sense?? Also, you can get FPs in other parks, but the kicker is that you have to be in that park to get them :upsidedow

Glad y'all were prepared for rain!!! I'm always surprised at the people who DON'T bring ponchos :confused: It's Florida, for heaven sakes :laughing:
Sorry you weren't feeling well and missed dinner....never fun while at Disney.

Hope you're getting ready for your trip!! 2 weeks!!!!! :thumbsup2 And I'm sure you'll be sharing those pictures as well ;)

Have a great Thursday!
Heather

I'm sooo happy they made that change! I'm crossing my fingers that they are working on the ability to schedule the rolling FPs on the MDE app!! That would be much more convenient, but I am interested in using the kiosks- definitely going to be looking for ones toward the BACK of the park (or in quieter areas) to avoid waiting in line to make a FP to not wait in line! :rotfl: I had to throw that in there!:rotfl: Anyway, I AM SO EXCITED!!! I am leaving in 10 days!! I will be spending some time in Naples before Disney!! But technically it's 14 days until Disney!! :woohoo: I can't wait!! And I will most definitely be doing another TR!!
 


I am leaving in 10 days!! I will be spending some time in Naples before Disney!! But technically it's 14 days until Disney!! :woohoo: I can't wait!! And I will most definitely be doing another TR!!

Where are y'all staying at Disney?? And :woohoo: for another TR!!!!!!
 
Where are y'all staying at Disney?? And :woohoo: for another TR!!!!!!

We are staying at CBR this time! We haven't been in forever, and we got a pretty good rate on it. I was planning on making a PTR for this trip, but I ran out of time. Staying busy did help the time go quickly because I am leaving in just 6 days!!!! :cool1:
 
Freezing in WDW!
January 3, 2014
Day 7

This morning mom woke up at 5:40, and I woke up at 6am. It was soooo cold today!!

The sky was so pretty this morning, though! No filter needed.

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We got to the bus stop at 7:23. We got to MK and lined up and waited to be let in for our ADR. It was FREEZING!!!!!!!!! We sang Happy Birthday to two little princesses, and shivered to stay warm. We were let in 10 minutes early, and we made our way down Main Street!!

This little boy made for the PERFECT pictures the whole way down Main Street!

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We checked in to Crystal Palace, and I took some photos while we waited!

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Crystal Palace
January 3, 2014

They were giving out hot chocolate because it was so cold. It was such good hot chocolate too!!

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Soon the doors were open, and we could go in!

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We had our yummy breakfast and met some of the cute characters!

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I know I sound like a broken record but you're pictures are so pretty! You really have a good, artsy eye for photography. :thumbsup2 I think my favorite in this update was the castle thru the rose bush. Lovely!

That hot chocolate looks so yummy. I love hot chocolate and can drink it year round. Even in the hot Louisiana summertime.

Ok, the picture of the waitstaff @ CP cracked me up. There's a woman on the left w/long, brown hair that just looks absolutely miserable. Her face just screams, "Really? I have to be here again and do this all over again today? I'm sick of this *#&@" :lmao:

The food looks delicious! I just have never been able to bring myself to get an ADR there even though I hear so many wonderful things about breakfast.

In the picture of you & Tigger, the baby on the left is so precious just staring up at you! :goodvibes
 
Whoop whoop on finally meeting a famous person! :thumbsup2

Lovely pics of the decorations at Epcot...boy I miss that park and travelling through all the countries! Oh well I'll just have to live it through your TR! ;)

Oh no on the downpour...glad you enjoyed your chocolates. I feel like going to the shops to get some now ha ha.

Great night time pics of the resort. I love the sayings :)

Yay on breakfast with Tigger and friends...I bet the cold weather was worth it! :goodvibes
 
You only have 2 days!!!!!!! Here's you're send off party....

:cool1: :banana: :hyper: :thumbsup2 :wizard: party:





:dancer::dancer::dancer:


I have to say, you really captured a great shot of the CMs waiting outside of the restaurant. What the heck??! They look totally bored :rotfl: Love it!! And I do love an early entry to the MK!!!! :thumbsup2 You can get the best pictures when there isn't anyone in the way ;) Your rose pic is fabulous!!!


Happy packing!!!! :goodvibes
Heather
 
Joining in late here (story of my life!) Loving your pictures- they are great! The last pic with the baby looking at you and Tigger is adorable. I am getting excited for our trip in Aug and it looks like you are headed to Disney TOMORROW! Yay- have fun. Looking forward to another TR!
 
I know I sound like a broken record but you're pictures are so pretty! You really have a good, artsy eye for photography. :thumbsup2 I think my favorite in this update was the castle thru the rose bush. Lovely!

That hot chocolate looks so yummy. I love hot chocolate and can drink it year round. Even in the hot Louisiana summertime.

Ok, the picture of the waitstaff @ CP cracked me up. There's a woman on the left w/long, brown hair that just looks absolutely miserable. Her face just screams, "Really? I have to be here again and do this all over again today? I'm sick of this *#&@"

The food looks delicious! I just have never been able to bring myself to get an ADR there even though I hear so many wonderful things about breakfast.

In the picture of you & Tigger, the baby on the left is so precious just staring up at you! :goodvibes


Awww, thank you so much! I really appreciate your kind words!! WDW is my favorite place to photograph! I love that one too!

Me too! And honestly, I'm a bit picky with hot chocolate- it can't be too watery, but that stuff is GOOD!

I never really noticed their faces! That's hilarious!!

It really was! We actually ate at Chef Mickey's this last trip for the first time and I think we came to the conclusion that we like it better than CP. I think meeting Mickey and friends has something to do with it, but it has great food and the atmosphere is nice because you are outside the hustle and bustle of the park. However, getting into the MK early is super nice, though!

Babies are so cute, and I'm so happy he (or she?) photobombed my picture with cuteness!

Whoop whoop on finally meeting a famous person! :thumbsup2

Lovely pics of the decorations at Epcot...boy I miss that park and travelling through all the countries! Oh well I'll just have to live it through your TR! ;)

Oh no on the downpour...glad you enjoyed your chocolates. I feel like going to the shops to get some now ha ha.

Great night time pics of the resort. I love the sayings :)

Yay on breakfast with Tigger and friends...I bet the cold weather was worth it! :goodvibes

:rotfl: Whoop!!!

Thank you! It's so beautiful with the decorations up. We just got back, and I want to go back!! :laughing: I think a Disney trip should be in your near future ;)

British chocolates are amazing!! I love them! And even though we can usually find them in the international aisle of the supermarket, there's something special about getting them in the UK pavilion!

That resort is so awesome!!

It was worth it, and it was definitely a cool (no pun intended :laughing:) experience. I'm so used to visiting when it's blazing hot, so it was a nice change.

You only have 2 days!!!!!!! Here's you're send off party....

:cool1: :banana: :thumbsup2 :wizard:





:dancer::dancer:


I have to say, you really captured a great shot of the CMs waiting outside of the restaurant. What the heck??! They look totally bored :rotfl: Love it!! And I do love an early entry to the MK!!!! :thumbsup2 You can get the best pictures when there isn't anyone in the way ;) Your rose pic is fabulous!!!


Happy packing!!!! :goodvibes
Heather

:banana:

Wooooo!!!!!

But now I'm back. :sad1:

BUT that means it's time to finish up this TR to start my new one!! :cheer2:

That picture gets funnier every time I look at it! I never really noticed it at first! :rotfl2: MK always seems so peaceful that early too! I love it!


Joining in late here (story of my life!) Loving your pictures- they are great! The last pic with the baby looking at you and Tigger is adorable. I am getting excited for our trip in Aug and it looks like you are headed to Disney TOMORROW! Yay- have fun. Looking forward to another TR!

Welcome!!!!

Trust me, I have fallen sooooo far behind on EVERYONE's TRs including my own that I don't think it's possible to be late on this one!

I hope you have a wonderful trip! Our trip was great, and I can't wait to share it on here once I finish this one up!...if I ever do! :rotfl:

Thanks for joining in!!
 
Hi, I really enjoy reading your TR! I'm going to eat breakfast at CP during my trip. Did you get to try the breakfast lasagna? I think it's one the the things i'm excited to try. :)
 
Hi, I really enjoy reading your TR! I'm going to eat breakfast at CP during my trip. Did you get to try the breakfast lasagna? I think it's one the the things i'm excited to try. :)

Thank you so much! I'm glad you're enjoying it! We have had the breakfast lasagna before, and it is definitely delicious!! You will LOVE it! It's such a cute atmosphere too! When are you going?? :goodvibes
 
More HOT CHOCOLATE
January 3, 2014

Soooo it’s August. And I’m sorry. An ENTIRE MONTH without a post. Working 7 days a week is a killer, and I am really looking forward to school starting, so I will have more down time. How crazy does that sound?? :laughing: Also, Flickr has been giving me crazy problems with photo size and privacy/sharing settings, so it’s been a struggle. Not to mention I failed to save my progress on this report TWICE. Needless to say I was NOT happy, and I decided stepping away from the computer is a better idea than chucking it against the wall. :furious: Anyway, enough blabbing and complaining. Let’s finish this thing, so we can start the July 2014 trip report!!!!

We were done breakfast by 9, and we walked through the Emporium. I found a really cute shirt!

We came out and the Christmas trolley show was going on!

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We went into Tomorrowland to check wait times.

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Buzz was already 25 minutes, so we decided not to. It was SO COLD! I was also really not feeling well, so I got a tea at the Lunching Pad. On our way back to Main Street we saw a cart selling hot chocolate in souvenir mugs. Of course, we got some!

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So cute!

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I love that hot chocolate!! Then it was time to wander down Main Street.

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The GRAND Christmas Tree
January 3, 2014

We left MK, and got on the monorail at 10:00. We got to the Poly at 10:20, and we looked around Boutiki. We got a pair of mittens and a hat to share.

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And we took some pictures in front of our beloved fountain that is no longer. Sad face.

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We went to Samoa Snacks for some cold medicine which helped a lot.

We took the monorail over to the Grand to see the decorations!

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I CAN’T GET ENOUGH

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