It's Five O'Clock Somewhere--Mother/Daughter Trip #3--UPDATED 5/14/09 - Page 18 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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You dinner sounded really yummy!! I've wondered if we should try there one day, now I think we might! Lobster Bisque sucks me into anywhere!
Is it bad that somehow I'm bothered by the fact you were the only one drinking Adult Beverages at Jelly Rolls????
And how sweet about the bracelet!! What a wonderful daughter you are!!!
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I am all caught up Dawn!
I love your matching shirts - so cute!
That picture of you after your 4 FABs and the parasol....you just look so relaxed and dreamy!
You and your mom sound like so much fun!
All of your meals sound so yummy! Especially the meal at Narcoossee's!
I love all of the character interaction and pics!
Oh....and the roll flying out of the napkin at Chef Mickey's - oh gosh, I cracked up!
The trip sounds wonderful!
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Hi everyone! I haven't forgot about this TR, but life has been extremely busy on the homefront, as well as work. I've gotten a few nudges from some fellow PPs (I wonder who! ) to get this completed so I hope to get an update tonight or tomorrow. Thanks for being patient with me.
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We woke up around 7:00am and got ready pretty quickly. We were out the door and headed to the bus stop in front of the GCH. Mom was dressed to impress as always in the Disney patch shirt we made last year. I looked rather blah next to her but was extremely comfy. We caught the bus to AK and were through the turnstiles with plenty of time to make it to our ADR. With our extra time, we got a couple of Photopass pictures.
When we were deciding on our ADRs, Mom wanted to experience the new Tusker House character, so that is where we headed this morning. I got us checked in, and our name was called in less than five minutes. We bypassed the photo opportunity and were seated at a table for two. Our server came back quickly and poured us some frunch and got our other drink orders. She told us to go ahead up to the buffet, which is exactly what we did. Once we filled our plates, we headed back to our table just in time for the characters to arrive at our table. First to arrive was Donald, then Daisy, Mickey, and Goofy.
After the character meetings and the breakfast eating, we settled the bill and headed out to catch a safari. For once, I actually enjoyed the ride instead of having the camera up in front of my face. We didn’t get to see the lion but got some great views of the giraffes. Once we returned from our two week adventure, we headed over to Asia as Expedition Everest was calling our names. It was only showing a 15 minute stand-by wait so we just jumped in line. We passed the time chatting away and before we knew it, we were on our train headed up the mountain. I tried to grab a self-portrait on our way up but got us squinting majorly because of the sun.
Mom was itching for a ride on Primevil Hurl…I mean Whirl, so we headed over to Dinoland. She absolutely loves this ride for some reason and even though I could skip this ride, I did it for her. After we spun throughout time, mom decided that she had enough of AK. She didn’t want to see FOTLK or Nemo again and didn’t care to ride Dinosaur, so we made our way to the exit. On our way out, I saw the sign for the character greeting area for the Pooh characters. Well, I can’t seem to pass a chance up to see Eeyore, so we made our way down the trail. We had a minor wait but were hugging the gang before too long.
After saying good-bye to Eeyore, we finally made it to the exit but we were side-tracked once again by characters with no lines whatsoever. So we took 5 minutes to say hi to Meeko and Terk.
We finally headed to the bus stops and as we were walking, Mom proclaimed, “I wanna go shopping!” Mom’s wish is my command. She thought heading to DTD during the day would be less crowded than at night so we grabbed a bus to AKL and then transferred to a bus to DTD. It was a very short ride to AKL and this is the closest I have EVER been to AKL. Mom and Chuck have no interest in staying there or eating at Jiko/ Boma so I am destined to eat/stay there on a future solo trip or trip with some friends.
As we were getting off the bus at AKL, a bus for DTD was just pulling up. We easily walked on the bus and were headed downtown. Once we arrived at DTD, we headed into the Christmas shop first. After finally getting my Disney inspired Christmas tree, I was just oogling all of the ornaments and could have spent a pretty penny in here, but good sense prevailed as I walked out without even one. We then headed into the Under $10 store and mom found a puzzle for Pat (her SO) to put together with his granddaughter, and I found an address book for $5. Next was Pooh Corner/ Tails. Mom found a very colorful collar for Ana that she just HAD to get. Once again, I walked out with nada. Mom then took a bee line to the Pin Trader store. She was determined to find every possible jeweled pin made by Disney. She ended up buying about 5 pins while I bought a couple of the Hidden Mickey pouches. I got three of the five FP Hidden Mickey pins. While I was shopping, mom had struck up a conversation with one of the major pin collectors that hand around the shop and was able to get one of the other FP ones for me. Mom rocks!
We finally made our way to World of Disney, and we made our way around the store. I grabbed a 2009 sweatshirt that I had been looking at the past couple of days and that was it. Mom didn’t buy a thing. I think that is the smallest amount I have ever spent in that store. Mom was getting the munchies and I was thirsty. Mom grabbed a drink and some nachos and I grabbed a drink and a hot dog. We found a seat and enjoyed our snack while we people watched. Once we finished up, we headed back toward the bus stops. As we were walking, Mom began to worry me as she all of the sudden got really tired and got kind of pale. There was a bus to the Poly waiting and we were soon headed back to the resort. Once we got back, I told mom she needed to take it easy for the afternoon. She didn’t hesitate to lie down and take a nap. I ran and refilled our mugs and by the time I got back, she was fast asleep. I decided to take it easy as well and watched back to back episodes of Wife Swap. That show is hilarious. I couldn’t help but stifle my giggles.
Around 5:30pm, mom awoke and looked a lot better. I took a shower first and then mom soon followed. Our dinner ADR was at 7:30pm and we needed to make our way to the Wilderness Lodge. Once we got beautified, we took the monorail to MK and then grabbed the boat over to WL. That is such a relaxing ride, albeit a little cool on this evening. Once we arrived, we had about 10 minutes before we had to check in so we headed over to the gift shop to see if there was anything that we just had to have. And once again, we came out empty handed. We sat in the lobby for a few minutes and fondly remembered our stay here last February. I went and got us checked in while mom looked over the pin cart in the lobby. I pulled mom away from the cart as they were able to seat us immediately. I FINALLY was going to eat at Artist Point. (I previously have had ressies here for the past two trips that have been cancelled for one reason or another.)
Our server, whose name I have forgotten, was awesome. He took great care of us throughout the meal. He took our drink orders. We both stuck with water and a soda this meal. Once he returned we placed our appetizer and entrée order. Mom went with the Venison Egg Rolls and I went with the Mixed Green Salad for the appetizer. For the entrée, I went with the Grilled Pork Chop (with purple potato puree, broccolini, and grain mustard au jus) and mom went with the Seared Jumbo Day Boat Scallops (with mild mushroom risotto and white truffle nage).Mom and I loved our choices. She even let me try a bite of her appetizer and I surprisingly enjoyed it.
I now know why people have recommended this restaurant so highly. I made sure to tell Chuck that we are not giving up this ressie the next time we come. Our server came by and gave us the dessert menu to look over. I didn’t have to look because I was going with the Artist Point Cobbler. I am not sure what mom ordered as it isn’t on the menu anymore but she really enjoyed it.
After that fulfilling meal, we settled the bill and rolled our way out the restaurant. We decided to grab a cab back to the resort since it was going to cut it close being able to grab the boat back to the MK and catching the monorail. $5 later we were soon walking through the entrance to the GCH. I grabbed a picture of mom with the drums going into the entrance.
We decided to turn in early this evening. We called our significant others and filled them in on our adventures. We watched some TV, set the wake-up call, and were asleep by 11:00pm.
Coming Up: Spa Time, Biggest Sandwich I Have Ever Seen, and Dancing in the Streets
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the roll flying out of the napkin at Chef Mickey's - oh gosh, I cracked up! 
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