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You got a lot accomplished at MK...well except for getting something for lunch. We had a horrible experience at Cosmic Rays on our last day and I do not think we will eat there again unless they make some changes in the way they run things there.
I hope the next update will include a meal!
i honestly think that if i'd had a better plan (and not spent so much time just snapping photos) i really COULD have 'ridden everything' that day! but then it was a really, REALLY low crowd day, i was alone...and apparently EVERYONE ELSE was eating!
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Love all the fall decorations at MK!
me too! i've now seen it decorated for christmas and halloween and i have to say--i like halloween more!
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Love the picture of the Mickey Halloween thing on the lamp post with that blue, blue sky behind it!
Sorry about the lunch issues! I get cranky too over things like that.
Love the picture of the Mickey Halloween thing on the lamp post with that blue, blue sky behind it!
Sorry about the lunch issues! I get cranky too over things like that.
i am not even kind of kidding--i took over two dozen 'mickey halloween thing on the lamp post' pics just to get one good one. i LOVED that silly wreath!
Those pics are great! I love the Halloween decorations at the MK, they are so I do hope you find lunch soon, I too get the crankies when I haven't eaten, and well I know it's not pretty
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Wow I hope you finally found your lunch--I'm so sorry that you didn't get your hot dog at Casey's--the new ones are really quite good! I love the MK all decked out for Halloween! Hope your last lunch ended up being wonderful! (BTW I, along with two other wonderful board members--managed to complete every ride at MK that was open that day and it took all day, even on a slow day. We started at 8am and didn't finish until just before the fireworks!)
Wow I hope you finally found your lunch--I'm so sorry that you didn't get your hot dog at Casey's--the new ones are really quite good! I love the MK all decked out for Halloween! Hope your last lunch ended up being wonderful! (BTW I, along with two other wonderful board members--managed to complete every ride at MK that was open that day and it took all day, even on a slow day. We started at 8am and didn't finish until just before the fireworks!)
wow--that's awesome! you should get some sort of award for that!!!
and yes, the hot dogs at casey's looked REALLY good. i spent my time in line trying to figure out which one i wanted, as all three looked really good. there was a chicago style, a chili cheese, and something strange with pulled pork and coleslaw (which was the one i was leaning towards...so it's probably good that i couldn't have it, as it may have made me sick. plus they were HUGE!)
don't worry--i find food. just not in the most pleasant environment. i must get myself to the chiropractor right now but then i will finish...seriously this time!
Your pictures are just beautiful! I also love the MK at Halloween time - we've been there twice in the fall and those colours are the best! (course I still haven't done Christmas yet, so the jury must remain out for a while)
I am with you on the whole "I am here with my money - now come and serve me" being a big pet peeve of mine too! And, people, really.....the dining plan is not that complicated and they print tonnes of flyers that explain how to use it - what is the problem?????
Wow...I'm getting a bit worked up...a little grumpy myself today...missed lunch. Maybe I should head home and have dinner then come back on-line to see if you've posted again!
after the parade i decided to leave the park. i took a photo of the 'see ya real soon' sign over the exit--and frowned, because i didn't know when i'd be back next (more on this later...)
the plan for the rest of the day was to do a monorail resort tour--with camera. but i NEEDED to eat! i decided to start with the resort farthest from where my car was parked TTC...which is actually the resort closest to TTC, the POLY--because of the direction of the monorail. the plan was 'find lunch, take pics of POLY, continue to GF, stop, continue to CR, stop, monorail to TTC to car.'
i also decided that i'd take the boat to POLY, as i'd never done that before and it looked little and cute. there was only a short wait for the cute little boat--and i have to say i really enjoyed the little 'cruise'. i got some great pics of the GF from the lake.
i also really like puffy white clouds! the boat ride was VERY nice--and relaxing. but then i love boats. like to an abnormal degree.
i swear i was in better spirits when i arrived at the POLY...i really, really was. yes, i was still hungry...but i was calmer. and then i walked into captain cooks.
oh my goodness. i thought it would be empty, being a resort restaurant at 2:00 in the afternoon. um...no. it was packed with more confused diners. like VERY confused. so after watching several more people received the 'here's how the dining plan works' speech, i was finally able to pay for my pulled pork nachos. i do have to say that the ordering process here is much better than any other CS place i attempted (or managed to) dine at. you order from a little computer screen--so that was good.
oh--and the nachos were really good too. like really, really good. they were homemade-seeming chips that were VERY flaky and awesome...though half of them appeared to be potato chips (???) and i didn't eat those. but that was ok because it was HUGE. the pork was also good, and it was covered in this pineapple and red onion salsa that went so well with the pork (and, surprisingly, the cheese) i HIGHLY recommend the pulled pork nachos from captain cooks.
i'm honestly hungry just thinking about it!
after wandering around and taking some photos...
(can you tell i REALLY like the GF???)
...i decided i was now tired (all those carbs, after all!) and headed out to the monorail. it was around this time that i realized what i needed to do--i needed to be in air conditioning somewhere quiet. so when the monorail stopped at the GF, i didn't get off. i rode it all the way back to TTC, and when the little voice over the speaker system said 'if this is your last stop here in the magic kingdom, we hope you had a magical time...' i realized that it WAS, in fact, my last stop.
there's nothing more exciting to tell, as the rest of my trip consisted of laundry, packing, and driving to the airport. though i do have to say that i loved having a washer and dryer in the condo--i came home with my clothes already washed and ready to hang back up!
you should note that i did freely decide to leave WDW five whole days early--i flew out on a saturday but was scheduled to stay until thursday. i ended up spending 15 days in the world--not 20. why? i explained it here, on my blog...
...i hope that will make some of you understand why anyone would decide to leave the happiest place on earth even one minute early. it wasn't WDW, it was the amount of time i'd spent there.
but of course now i'm sad, because i don't know when i'll be back next! however...i was looking at crowd calendars the other day (for a friend--i swear!) and there's really only one 'good' week to return that makes sense for me and my research. and as i probably will 'have to' go back sometime before finishing my book, i just spent the last half hour looking up flight prices for the first week in december. oh and there's availability at POP, too. i checked THAT out as well! though i need to call to see about an AP rate! of course, nothing is booked. yet. but you can all feel free to place bets on how long it will take me to book that trip!
Glad you finally got some food! Sorry that the trip is all over! Looking forward to your final thoughts (and the details on your December trip!)
it's becoming more and more ok that the trip is over. this is directly related to the direction the december trip is taking. those betting should really LOWER the number of days that it will take me to book another trip. possibly consider wagering HOURS instead of days.
my husband is currently sitting across from me, holding a pen and my old passporter. he's starring restaurants. this may end well.
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I do hope you find lunch soon, I too get the crankies when I haven't eaten, and well I know it's not pretty
for the pictures of MK decorated for Halloween! I 
that time of year at WDW! I'm beginning to worry about your ever getting any food!
Guess where we were headed??
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