Tiaras and Tantrums 08-- The Farewell. . . Will YOU join us next year?

[SueM in MN]

Very funny. Signing on for more. So a scooter is $45 a day? Almost seems worth it because a day walking around Epcot can ruin the feet for the rest of the vacation.

If you need one for more than one park/one day, it would be less expensive to rent from one of the off-site places. You can find information about other companies recommended by DIS posters in post #2 of the disABILITIES FAQs thread (link to that thread is in my signature).

 

[kimmikayb]

Commentary from kimmi.....

I complained so much about hating my Mai Tai at the Dolphin that Tom (he was so nice!) made me another drink. By this time, however I think he figured out I didn't need anymore alcohol and I think it was all juice. Or maybe I couldn't taste anymore? I don't know. On the other hand I am sure Phors had ALL alcohol in her last drink. She gets all the perks!

 

[lovetoscrap]

Very funny. Signing on for more. So a scooter is $45 a day? Almost seems worth it because a day walking around Epcot can ruin the feet for the rest of the vacation.

As Sue says, if you need one for the entire trip is much cheaper to rent offsite for the week. But if are thinking about renting one just because your feet hurt at the end of the day then I strongly caution you not to waste your money. Getting around in a scooter and not having to walk seems like a GREAT idea until you actually do it. I always get lots of comments on how "lucky" I am to be able to ride, and how it must be great! It isn't! Manuvering an ECV through the crowds has to be the most frustrating thing in the world. You are constantly staring at people's backsides (EWWW), it can be very difficult to get from one side to the other--if you are on the left and the booth you want to go to is on the right you can wait forever for the crowds to thin enough for you to get over there. When you are in a scooter you become invisable. People walk directly in front of you and then get mad at you when they nearly get run over. You have to be extremely vigilant for children that dart out or might fall in front of you. When we were walking along I didn't get to socialize with the other gals much--I was too busy just concentrating on driving safely. Getting the scooter around the line ropes and around the corners can be tricky. And most importantly you can't hold a plate of food, a glass of wine and drive the scooter!

I am willing to bet that anyone that rented one without a true need would very quickly decide to park it and just walk. I know I sure would! But, if you really are struggling to get around and walking is painful, then I absolutely recommend it. Just know that while it will be great to get around in, it is very frustrating.

I think that the way we toured--1/2 of World Showcase then taking the boat across and doing Future World, then back around for the other half was probably a smart choice. Allowed for more rest. Before I needed the scooter I would try to do Epcot earlier in the week before my feet are miserable and plan to do a day of rest or Disney Studios (smaller park, lots of shows) the next day.

Commentary from kimmi.....

I complained so much about hating my Mai Tai at the Dolphin that Tom (he was so nice!) made me another drink. By this time, however I think he figured out I didn't need anymore alcohol and I think it was all juice. Or maybe I couldn't taste anymore? I don't know. On the other hand I am sure Phors had ALL alcohol in her last drink. She gets all the perks!

Like SHE needed anymore! Maybe he intended for you two to mix them together??

See Shuggie? There was some good drunk going on! And man were "you" wasted. The photos of you puking in the lagoon didn't turn out though.

 

[Shugardrawers]

As Sue says, if you need one for the entire trip is much cheaper to rent offsite for the week. But if are thinking about renting one just because your feet hurt at the end of the day then I strongly caution you not to waste your money. Getting around in a scooter and not having to walk seems like a GREAT idea until you actually do it. I always get lots of comments on how "lucky" I am to be able to ride, and how it must be great! It isn't! Manuvering an ECV through the crowds has to be the most frustrating thing in the world. You are constantly staring at people's backsides (EWWW), it can be very difficult to get from one side to the other--if you are on the left and the booth you want to go to is on the right you can wait forever for the crowds to thin enough for you to get over there. When you are in a scooter you become invisable. People walk directly in front of you and then get mad at you when they nearly get run over. You have to be extremely vigilant for children that dart out or might fall in front of you. When we were walking along I didn't get to socialize with the other gals much--I was too busy just concentrating on driving safely. Getting the scooter around the line ropes and around the corners can be tricky. And most importantly you can't hold a plate of food, a glass of wine and drive the scooter!

I am willing to bet that anyone that rented one without a true need would very quickly decide to park it and just walk. I know I sure would! But, if you really are struggling to get around and walking is painful, then I absolutely recommend it. Just know that while it will be great to get around in, it is very frustrating.

I think that the way we toured--1/2 of World Showcase then taking the boat across and doing Future World, then back around for the other half was probably a smart choice. Allowed for more rest. Before I needed the scooter I would try to do Epcot earlier in the week before my feet are miserable and plan to do a day of rest or Disney Studios (smaller park, lots of shows) the next day.




Like SHE needed anymore! Maybe he intended for you two to mix them together??

See Shuggie? There was some good drunk going on! And man were "you" wasted. The photos of you puking in the lagoon didn't turn out though.

You fed me so much boozeahol that I ralphed in the Lagoon??? I'm a major lightweight and you all know it. I thought you were my friends. You're supposed to be looking out for me

 

[kimmikayb]

You fed me so much boozeahol that I ralphed in the Lagoon??? I'm a major lightweight and you all know it. I thought you were my friends. You're supposed to be looking out for me

We did look out for you....all of us holding you while you were hanging over in the lagoon. I kept telling you not to mix up the drinks. The French people did you in.

 

[phorsenuf]

Commentary from kimmi.....

I complained so much about hating my Mai Tai at the Dolphin that Tom (he was so nice!) made me another drink. By this time, however I think he figured out I didn't need anymore alcohol and I think it was all juice. Or maybe I couldn't taste anymore? I don't know. On the other hand I am sure Phors had ALL alcohol in her last drink. She gets all the perks!

I'm pretty sure he forgot the rest of that Margarita after putting in the tequila and lime slice! Woooo baby!
Don't forget too about the vodkas shots he gave us (yes, more free booze). For some reason Kimmi keeps forgetting about those!

Scrappy, send me the picture of Tammy at the lagoon. I might be able to do something with it.

 

[kimmikayb]

I'm pretty sure he forgot the rest of that Margarita after putting in the tequila and lime slice! Woooo baby!
Don't forget too about the vodkas shots he gave us (yes, more free booze). For some reason Kimmi keeps forgetting about those!

Scrappy, send me the picture of Tammy at the lagoon. I might be able to do something with it.

I DO keep forgetting about those awful shots!!! I can send you the pic of the lagoon too.

I had to pick a cobbler tonight

 

[lovetoscrap]

Needless to say, we were not up too early the next day! But we finally got going and headed out to Animal Kingdom.

Mike and Kim were awful perky looking, but don't let them fool you. Kimmi was a bit

She and Taz and Mike got moving a bit earlier than Phors and I so they went on to AK to ride Expedition Everest since we couldn't ride it anyway. Phors and I waited for the bus to AK.

And waited.


And waited.

Bus!
Nope. Downtown Disney

Bus!
Nope. Downtown Disney

Bus!
Nope. Magic Kingdom

Bus!
Nope. Downtown Disney.

At this point it was getting ridiculous so Phors went and asked if there would be any Animal Kingdom buses in say, the next few hours.

Bus!
Nope. Magic Kingdom.


Bus!
FINALLY! Animal Kingdom! I think we waited over an hour for the bus.

By the time we got to AK it was time for us to meet the others for the Finding Nemo show. But we were hungry. So we had to grab some PetriFries to hold us until lunch. Yummy!

Waiting for the Nemo Show:

See the green Goofy hat sticking up? Kimmi ended up having to ask the guy if he could remove it for the show! It was right in their line of sight. "Excuse me sir, would you mind removing your Goofy ears, we can't see." Fortunately he was very nice about it, and realized we WERE talking about the hat and not about him personally. And since we were in the back no one had to ask us to remove our ears.

After Nemo it was time for lunch. We had an ADR for the Yak and Yeti and were looking forward to it. It was the place that Shuggie had requested so we were now going in her honor. Believe me, I would never go to a place that had Yak in the name unless there was a good reason!

The waiter tried to interest us in some drinks and we considered them. He recommended the Yak Attack, but I have a theory that you should never consume anything that predicts what you will be doing later We ended up sticking with soda and tea. Sorry Queen Shuggie.

We ordered the lettuce cups as an appetizer since that was what she had recommended. She was right. They were yummy!

We made sure she got one

This isn't a restaurant review, but you can never go wrong with some gratuitous Food Porn, so here you go:

Won Ton Soup

Crispy Mahi Mahi

Maple Tamarind Chicken

Dim Sum Basket

Pork Pot Stickers

Chicken Fried Rice

Duck with Anandapur Glaze

Fried Wontons

We shared the Lettuce Cups and everyone loved them. I had the Potstickers and added a side of Chicken Fried Rice. The potstickers were quite good--but the ones from China at the F&W festival were better. The rice was a waste of money. Very bland and tasteless. I should have gotten a dessert instead. Phors was really looking forward to her duck because she loves duck. She was so excited to be able to order it. Unfortunately when it came it was dry.

No. Not just dry.

Phors is from Newww Haaamshire, so the duck was WICKED dry.

She ate some but did mention to the waiter when he came back over that the duck was way wicked dry. When the bill came he had removed it from the check. Very nice of him. We really enjoyed him. Last year we met a bartender named Kip and had hoped to see him again this year. We knew he had transfered to the Yaking Yeti and asked our server David about him. Turns out that David and Kip are friends. Kip is now at the Rainforest in AK and Dave called him to see if he was working. No answer so we decided we would check out Rainforest later and see if he was there.

Back to the food. The rest loved their meals and said they were excellent. I know I would go back there to eat again, I just wouldn't order the rice. I would get the lettuce cups and the potstickers again, or try something else--but not the wicked dry duck.

The check came and it was time to pull out the calculators again. See, here is where the duck was taken off, but we felt the description was wrong.

It wasn't Dry, it was WICKED DRY!

Here I am thinking "I paid how much for that rice?"

I should have told the waiter it was wicked dry. . .

 

[michellem1118]

Hmm, when I ate the duck in August, it was quite good, but waaaay too much food for one person, so I couldn't finish it... we also enjoyed the lettuce wraps, and thanks to the DxDDP (hey, we splurged on our honeymoon, what can I say?!?!) we also greatly enjoyed desserts there. We'll eat there again on one of our 2009 trips, but probably not the first one...

 

[kimmikayb]

Mike and I split an order of cream cheese won tons for dessert. Very good!

 

[phorsenuf]

Who knew you could even dry out duck! It was good though. I'd order it again and hope it was cooked right. But it really was wicked dry.

Oh and I asked the goofy guy to remove his hat, not Kimmi.

 

[kimmikayb]

Phors is right, she asked him. He was a very LARGE man and he scared me

I do have to admit by the time of the Nemo Show....I was feeling slightly ill and ummmmmm, tired. I had a hard time keeping my eyes open. It's such a cute show too.

 

[Shugardrawers]

KCM and I had the fried wontons and they were excellent We also had the dim sum basket and potstickers and I waddled out of there way too full

 

[lovetoscrap]

KCM and I had the fried wontons and they were excellent We also had the dim sum basket and potstickers and I waddled out of there way too full

So why did we get the lettuce wraps? I thought you had recommended them? Kimmi is the one that ordered them, maybe I heard her wrong.

Why is the person with the worst memory writing this Trip Report????????

 

[kimmikayb]

Because you are such a good writer and you have remembered more then me!

You did say that Shuggie got the lettuce wraps and loved them. I thought that's why we ordered that appetizer. No matter....cuz it was very good!

 

[Rozz]

lovetoscrap, "Why is the person with the worst memory writing this Trip Report????????" Because it's more interesting that way!

In an earlier report, you shared about being bad DISers and forgetting some things. It gave me some comfort because the last time I took the family to WDW, I forgot my ADRs and my prescription medicine, both of which were on the packing list I used. Thank goodness for Turner Drugs and delivery to resort!

This is a fantastic trip report! Keep it coming! You folks are great!

 

[phorsenuf]

I loved the lettuce wraps! I'm looking forward to going back there. Maybe in February.

 

[Shugardrawers]

So why did we get the lettuce wraps? I thought you had recommended them? Kimmi is the one that ordered them, maybe I heard her wrong.

Why is the person with the worst memory writing this Trip Report????????

I did get the lettuce cups! We made a meal out of the appetizers

 

[kimmikayb]

I loved the lettuce wraps! I'm looking forward to going back there. Maybe in February.

Don't rub it in!

I did get the lettuce cups! We made a meal out of the appetizers

You are one smart lady. Wish I would have done that. I will admit, the Mahi Mahi was out of this world. But I ate way too much.

 

[lovetoscrap]

lovetoscrap, "Why is the person with the worst memory writing this Trip Report????????" Because it's more interesting that way!

In an earlier report, you shared about being bad DISers and forgetting some things. It gave me some comfort because the last time I took the family to WDW, I forgot my ADRs and my prescription medicine, both of which were on the packing list I used. Thank goodness for Turner Drugs and delivery to resort!

This is a fantastic trip report! Keep it coming! You folks are great!

Thanks.

Turner Drugs is the BEST aren't they??!! I forgot my prescription allergy medicine last year and was desperate. I can substitute Claritin but of course they don't sell that at WDW. I called Turner and they delivered the non prescription med within a few hours. At that point I didn't care about the cost but I thought that it was reasonable considering how desperate I was.

And to anyone reading--we are NOT an exclusive group! If you think you would fit in with this crazy group then plan to join us next year!!! We haven't set a date yet. No husbands, no kids. just start practicing now. .



NOT MINE!