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OH MY!! That was a mini golf NIGHTMARE for sure! YIKES! So sorry. That course looked really hard. I'm horrible at minigolf and usually end up having to move my ball b/c everyone is tired of waiting on me. I'm glad you were able to stay rational and get everyone back on track. Sounds like after that your Epcot day was enjoyable. I LOVE Soarin. My favorite ride ever! I think it is so funny what you mentioned about Living w/ the Land ride. On previous trips, I never really enjoyed it, but the girls really wanted to go on it on our last trip, so we did. When I got off, I remember thinking how much I actually liked it and found it interesting. Perhaps it is a ride you just have to be in the mood for?? The M&G with Ploofy and Mickey sounded funny (well except for the ending hug) and I love the pics!
Can't wait to read about your Garden Grill experience. I remember your TR about it last year and wanted to try it this year, but was not able to get a reservation for our time. So I'm looking forward to reading more about it!
P.S. I enjoy that you keep your TR real and include the good and the bad. You make it so that I can relate.
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Looks like you had a good time at Chef Mickey's. Sorry mini golf wasn't all that fun, but at least Epcot was enjoyable.
Thanks Kathy, we did enjoy CM and then Epcot the next day. Mini golf, not so much
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Glad you had a great time at Epcot!
Thanks Marnie
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Glad the your time at Epcot was enjoyable, even after the mini golf nightmare! Sounds like you might be heading to Garden Grill for dinner? We will be trying it for the first time November, looking forward to what you have to say about it.
Yes, we were going to GG for dinner - I'll post about that in a little while
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Im sorry your mini golf didnt go well. When its hot and people are tired its so hard not to get upset over the littlest things. There always has to be one sane person in the group and it sounds like you get that job. At least Epcot went more smoothly for you. I agree with another poster that I love the why you write. It flows so smoothly.
Thanks - and with Lenny and Abby, it doesn't even seem to matter if it's hot or if they're tired. I swear sometimes they can get upset over the littlest things for NO reason at all. And aren't I the lucky one to be the only sane one . And thanks - I'm glad you enjoy how I write my TR's.
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Sorry about the golf. I'm glad you were able to salvage the rest of the day. I can't wait to hear about Garden Grille, definitely thinking of trying it on our next trip. My husband and I ate there on our honeymoon for breakfast, liked it then, but that was a long time ago
Thanks - I'll be doing my next installment today so you can read about the GG. We ate there last year too so you could always read that as well. IMO it would be great if they started doing breakfast there but sadly all they offer is dinner.
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Sorry your day started with the fiasco of a mini-golf game, but the time at Epcot seems to have slowly brought a change in attitude. I'm not crazy about the Imagination ride these days, either. Nice photos with crazy "Ploofy"!
Thanks Laurie. I'm glad to know I'm not the only one not thrilled with the new Imagination ride - the old one IMO really epitomized imagination, the new one a lack of it.
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That is my dh! Sometimes he will tell me the exact color it is, and then others he may say a totally different color but he SWEARS he is not color blind. LOL
So glad you had another wonderful day, and that you ended up back at the resort so that you were able to realize your meal time was different than you thought, and I loved the towel animals and stuffed animals placed in the windows. My dd's LOVE it when mousekeeping does little touches like this! It was nice that the time change allowed for you all to take a swim before dinner to unwind. My dd's did this everyday on our last trip and we all really enjoyed the little break for dinner. I'm also glad you had a great experience at CM (aside from your server having no personality). The server we had on our last trip was the same, except she delivered HORRIBLE service too. We got drink refills once and my youngest dd even held up her glass an called really loud (which really is unlike her, but she was so thirsty) "You who...and whatever her name was (can't remember)". She stood around talking to another CM the entire time. We finally got the refill when we were about to leave. It was so unlike our previous visits. The servers really can make all the difference. So I'm glad at least yours filled up your drinks!
Well, as I know from experience with Lenny, guys like to deny things, even when it's plain as the nose on their faces. Maybe next time he goes to the eye doctor, he should ask.
I was glad too that we were able to go back to the resort - it was nice to have a little bit of down time and we too enjoy all the towel animals when they're left for us. I usually snap the picture but then leave them behind either for the next people or for the Mousekeepers to take apart and wash and reuse. I'm surprised by your server - I don't think I've ever had one that bad but you're right, a server can make or break a meal
Hi Darlene - I'm catching up from the weekend but wanted to ask you a quick question - does the press penny still cost 50 cents or has it gone up. I was in Baltimore this weekend and the pressed pennies there were $1.00 and thought WDW might be that too. Thanks
OH MY!! That was a mini golf NIGHTMARE for sure! YIKES! So sorry. That course looked really hard. I'm horrible at minigolf and usually end up having to move my ball b/c everyone is tired of waiting on me. I'm glad you were able to stay rational and get everyone back on track. Sounds like after that your Epcot day was enjoyable. I LOVE Soarin. My favorite ride ever! I think it is so funny what you mentioned about Living w/ the Land ride. On previous trips, I never really enjoyed it, but the girls really wanted to go on it on our last trip, so we did. When I got off, I remember thinking how much I actually liked it and found it interesting. Perhaps it is a ride you just have to be in the mood for?? The M&G with Ploofy and Mickey sounded funny (well except for the ending hug) and I love the pics!
Can't wait to read about your Garden Grill experience. I remember your TR about it last year and wanted to try it this year, but was not able to get a reservation for our time. So I'm looking forward to reading more about it!
P.S. I enjoy that you keep your TR real and include the good and the bad. You make it so that I can relate.
Thanks - mini golf was a nightmare but I didn't really get anyone back on track. If I had, we would have continued and done all the holes instead of Lenny walking off and Abby just wanting to get to the last hole. We did enjoy the day but like I said somewhere, I didn't enjoy it nearly as much as I have in the past. Living with the Land I think is an in the mood type of ride but I think it depends upon how much you see too. If I want to see nothing but plants, I can stay outside for that but this year there were a lot of fruits and veggies to see and I think that's what makes it interesting - how much is growing on the plants. The M&G was fun - up until the end and you'll have to stay tuned for dinner. I'm glad you like my TR and can relate. I've BTDT reading other ones - someone will type something and I can totally relate to what happened so while part of me hates putting in the bad parts, it does ultimately affect what we do and how we do it.
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I'm so sorry your day started out with a rough game of golf, but it sounds like y'all recovered the rest of the day.
What was up with Ploofy hugging you so tight? That was weird!
Thanks April. I don't know about Lenny and Abby but I recovered it the best I could. I went through the motions and did enjoy what I could but the morning was just there all day long, KWIM? I don't know what was up with Ploofy but I can tell you I didn't like it.
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So sorry mini-golf created tension, but Epcot seems to have restores your spirits some.
Cam, that's the word - some. I wish it could have done more though
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Yikes! Rough start, but it sounds like everything in Epcot went smoothly!
It was rough and then it did smooth out. I just wish it didn't happen like that.
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Sorry about the mini-golf, but glad things were better at Epcot.
Thanks Cheryl
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Oh dear, sorry about the rough go at mini-golf. Sounds like the day is improving at Epcot though!
Thanks - it did improve but it just wasn't that enjoyable for me
Men. Can't live 'em, can't get 'em to stay back at the hotel. He seems to have perked up quite a bit at Epcot, though. It's tough to predict, though, isn't it?
Hoping the line wasn’t long, we opted to take this time to check out the Disney Visa M&G.
I didn't know Kodak pulled their sponsorship - where have I been?
Sorry mini golf didn't turn out as planned.
Where/what is the Disney Visa M&G, I've read a little about it as I'm a card holder. Is it the Character spot - do you make a reservation for it, is it only special dates/times?
Thanks for the Chef Mickey's update. We have an ADR for 7:15pm and was wondering how long the meal may last. I'm trying to bump it up to 6:30 but not having any luck with it.
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. I'm glad you were able to salvage the rest of the day. I can't wait to hear about Garden Grille, definitely thinking of trying it on our next trip. My husband and I ate there on our honeymoon for breakfast, liked it then, but that was a long time ago
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