Lesley Wake
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Mar 16, 2017
Very cute!We nailed the picture
Very cute!We nailed the picture
We will now be in Florida from 3/23-3/30. I know I will miss a few of you now
This was a nice relaxing evening and I really enjoy how easy it is to resort hop. The monorail resorts make it so easy. I recommend taking an evening to explore the resorts, it really enhances your trip.
Today after work, I found a few memories on my email from Shutterfly so sweet. This was November 2014 at Disney. Here are a couple pictures!
They were enjoying the tea except the daughter was a little cranky and short with her mom, huh, imagine that. I had no idea what the poor mom must be feeling!
Well, everything arrived all at once literally 2 minutes after the tea and then we never saw our waitress again. It was the famous Disney disappearance of the wait staff!
Off track here, how does everyone like the Mandalorian?
I made Andi take a less than flattering picture of me doing the chunky dump at the Pixar ball. She thought I was crazy and quickly took the picture, haha!
Andi was a little perturbed that I got Slinky Dog for every HS day. She would rather do TSM.
It was time to become hitchhikers now. Almost every time, we eat at Sci Fi diner the hostess tells us we are the hitchhikers. We get the back of the car with a family. Tonight was not any different.
We each got a cookie from Chef Mike before moving on.
Both Andi and I thoroughly enjoyed this tour. We were also given a VIP Spot for Illuminations that evening. We just needed to gave our name and we could watch from the Italy water front area.
Lovely 20+ Inches of snow.
I will charm you, than
The relaxing life of Buddy Bishon
I will make you feel warm and cozy inside
Andi grabbed her refillable mug and we went to Gasparilla Grill, ominous music inserted here! The place was a zoo, literally a big ole hot mess! We normally have had good experiences here, not today!
The lines to order were crazy. I went up to order and the lady in front of me states “I have been standing here for 20 minutes and haven’t moved an inch”, oh no! I just turned and walked away. Andi finds me and says the freestyle coke machine is out of ice and many options. The condiment area by the machine was out of everything and it was a mess. I am guessing, the place was short staffed big time, doesn’t take a genius to figure that out.
We nailed the picture
Magic Bars; it's what's for breakfastI did munch on more cheesecake and magic bar
@Jenny Sanders and I literally JUST booked this tour a few minutes ago so reading your review is perfect! I know you had told me you enjoyed it and now I"m even more excited for it. Plus a cookie lol. But seriously it sounds fantastic, we've done 3 of the longer tours so far and loved them all. I've wanted to do Destinations Discovered since it started.Right before Germany, we went backstage and toured the 12,000 square foot state of the art kitchen.
Ugh that stinks! I was going to say we always have good service there but there's also always off days everywhere...................Andi grabbed her refillable mug and we went to Gasparilla Grill, ominous music inserted here! The place was a zoo, literally a big ole hot mess! We normally have had good experiences here, not today!
Yes 100%I will back track here some and say, QS this past August was truly bad overall, the lines and messy places were a big turn off. Give me a table service meal any day!
Wow you guys did! Kudos to the both of you, adorableWe nailed the picture
Woot! Woot!@Jenny Sanders and I literally JUST booked this tour a few minutes ago so reading your review is perfect! I know you had told me you enjoyed it and now I"m even more excited for it. Plus a cookie lol. But seriously it sounds fantastic, we've done 3 of the longer tours so far and loved them all. I've wanted to do Destinations Discovered since it started.
This sounds like an incredible tour...definitely putting it on my list!Our tour guide really explained everything so well. She also gave us an in depth meaning of Illuminations and how it brings all the children of the world together. This made me sad since Illuminations was ending. Illuminations was the first night time spectacular I had ever seen. I grew up in a small town and seeing this in my early 20’s was absolutely amazing! My sister and I couldn’t believe how beautiful it was.
The tour ended in Canada around 12:45pm. We got a pin which compliments the pin we got on the Future World tour.
Ugh!! I will never complain about our snow here again. It's funny, I always think of the US as being south of us but your area is actually north of Toronto. We are on the same latitude as northern California.Lovely 20+ Inches of snow.
Bichons are the nicest dogs. My mom has one named Max and he is the sweetest.The relaxing life of Buddy Bishon
Your house is so, so pretty all decorated for Christmas!I will make you feel warm and cozy inside before I bore you!
Will look for that!As we were waiting, I noticed the roof line of the HM has chess pieces on it, very cool. I hadn’t noticed this before, always new things to learn about at the parks!
Yes, you did!We nailed the picture
Sounds like a perfect evening!The pizza was really good and so inexpensive! I forgot to get a picture. We enjoyed this and chilled out watching Finding Dory, I love this movie and her friend Sigourney Weaver
Who knows? Maybe some day it'll happen Boy would I love to escape NY winters for life in Florida as a CMI would love to interact with CM Tracy!!
Speaking of northern winters...So first I will scare you,
Ugh, what a bummer. Oddly enough, that sounds eerily similar to my dinner last nightWe left disappointed and hungry. We ate Halloween candy, cheesecake and potato chips for lunch.
What? That never occurred to me either! How cool. Disney is always keeping us on our toesAs we were waiting, I noticed the roof line of the HM has chess pieces on it, very cool. I hadn’t noticed this before, always new things to learn about at the parks!
The snow is relentless this year and so early, I can’t wait to go to Florida in January.Ahh so much snow!!
Your dog is so cute! And your Christmas decor is lovely!
I'm sorry Gasparilla Grill was such a zoo and that you couldn't get food!
Cute HM picture!!
Despite being busy, you got to squeeze in a few attractions which is always good!
Ordering pizza and relaxing at the hotel sounds like it was needed!
No need to come up there, our weather is worse than yours! It really is bad this year. The snow won’t stop! We have more snow than we usually get in 2 months, yuck!Come up here... you won't be hot this time of year.
Hmmm... on second thought... I think you have a handle on "cold" just fine, where you are.
You Sir, are very lucky!!Whoa! Lots! We don't have nearly that much. It hasn't snowed very much since our early season stor
I don’t know what it was but I do have a theory since I am a Disney vet! I think the free dining promo and definite staff shortages! I think Disney cuts back staff in August and they should not!!Uh, oh... I've been thinking of doing a non or few ADR trip some time in the future... you're not selling me on this idea...
I guess people have ordered of the fliers that show up in your room and have lost their money and never got a pizza. Flippers was really good and I would recommendNever heard of it. Why? Do they get good reviews?
And... scams... from Flippers? Or just in general?
It was worth it for us, not fighting crowds, standing in line, paying 50 bucks for a pizza, need I say more, lol!Long time for pizza delivery. Then again... off site... far to go.
Sucks Jenny, this is all I have to say!Holy cannoli!!!! 20 inches of snow!!!! 1 inch is a nightmare, let alone 19 more...
For Disney, the price is great, plus a 15% discount with the Disney Visa.That’s pretty decent value for a tour
Love your snowy photo and the Christmas tree but such a shame about the QS place. Glad the pizza was good and tasty and cheap into the bargain!
I'll let you keep your snow, if it's just the same. Got some yesterday/last night... not a ton, but... enough to get me shoveling.No need to come up there, our weather is worse than yours! It really is bad this year. The snow won’t stop! We have more snow than we usually get in 2 months, yuck!
Won't complain... much.You Sir, are very lucky!!
Cut backs??? In August? Isn't that their 2nd busiest time? (summer, I mean)I don’t know what it was but I do have a theory since I am a Disney vet! I think the free dining promo and definite staff shortages! I think Disney cuts back staff in August and they should not!!
Ohhhh...I guess people have ordered of the fliers that show up in your room and have lost their money and never got a pizza. Flippers was really good and I would recommend
You need not!It was worth it for us, not fighting crowds, standing in line, paying 50 bucks for a pizza, need I say more, lol!
Thank you, Buddy is a little sweetie, he loves to lounge, Ahh a dog’s life!Awwwww, Buddy is the cutest!! And your Christmas decorations are beautiful. Yes, we have snow as well down here - boo Can't believe it's that time of year again! That pizza you had from Flippers sounds good, I didn't have a lot for lunch, ha. Great trip report, so fun reading you Caroline. Keep the good times coming, and I for one, wasn't bored with the latest installment!
Later August is considered a slow time and I have experienced this the last couple August’s. They definitely staff less and it doesn’t work!! Late August is now getting busier unfortunatelyCut backs??? In August? Isn't that their 2nd busiest time? (summer, I mean)
You will really enjoy this! I’m glad you all decided to do it!Hey, Arianne and I booked that tour!!!
Ah. Yes, late August.Later August is considered a slow time and I have experienced this the last couple August’s. They definitely staff less and it doesn’t work!! Late August is now getting busier unfortunately
This past week has been rough, our roads are bad and it snowed almost every day this week, yuck!Hope you are surviving the snow! We only got about 13", which was still more than enough.
Sorry your lunch was such a nightmare, I wouldn't have waited for food there either!
Sometimes pizza and a movie is the perfect ending to a day!
Yes, our weather has been bad so farMinnesota has had crazy snow! I grew up there so I've read plenty of snow-related stories on my FB feed. Your decorations are lovely, though!
Yuck, what a mess at Gasperilla Grill! That really is quite unacceptable at a Deluxe resort. I think you made the right move to leave.
Your afternoon at MK sounded like fun! I think swapping 7DMT for Pirates was fine - I like 7DMT but sometimes something that's available immediately is better. Plus, Pirates is a great ride!
Trips can be very tiring - I feel many of us scrap plans and take it easy as the trip goes on. Hopefully that revived you for the next day!
This year TH snow is very scary, way more than we normally get at this time of year, yuck!Oh my! That is scary!
It was one hot mess at GasparillaThat's terrible! Good call on leaving.
We love the Mickey pretzel, frozen lemonade and cake pops! YummyAll three of those are some of my favorite snacks!
Thank you! The tree looks nice with the snow in the background, that about the only nice thing about all the snowBeautiful Christmas tree. You picture looked like a Christmas card, with the snow outside the windows. However, I'm sure you wish there wasn't quite so much of the stuff outside!
Oh dear, sounds like the Grill and the park were packed full of people that day. What a bummer. But I guess all of that led you to trying pizza delivery, something new to do at WDW.
Ahh Thanks Lesley!Very cute!