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Now I'm really sorry we missed seeing the Frozen sing-along. We had a FP+ but our flight didn't get in early enough. Looks like lots of fun - minus the rude mom.
Aside from the rude people, you are having a nice day so far! And you can't let that type of thing wreck your day anyway! Your response was perfect! And in the end rude mom saw she was being unreasonable.
So nice of that CM to give Emily all the Olaf cut-outs!
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Glad you were able to rearrange your day at DHS to make room for some Frozen fun! I loved the Sing-a-long show and would definitely go again. Sorry about the rude people at the parade and the show!
Great times at Epcot and Studios! La Hacienda is a real gem in WDW and much better than San Angel. Too bad for the rude mom for Frozen, but at least you got to enjoy that and other attractions!
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I feel kind of bad for the CMs in that parade. That attire in the warm Florida sun... Probably as enjoyable as yellow snow!
The Frozen stuff looked great (minus the cranky people). My daughter would flip out! Hopefully by the next time we go they'll still have some Frozen stuff there.
Thanks! And yes - I feel bad for any of the CM's that have to wear/perform in those costumes!
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Now I'm really sorry we missed seeing the Frozen sing-along. We had a FP+ but our flight didn't get in early enough. Looks like lots of fun - minus the rude mom.
It was a lot more fun than we thought!
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What a great FROZEN day at DHS! Love all the pictures!
Thanks!
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I love all the Frozen themed fun!
Aside from the rude people, you are having a nice day so far! And you can't let that type of thing wreck your day anyway! Your response was perfect! And in the end rude mom saw she was being unreasonable.
So nice of that CM to give Emily all the Olaf cut-outs!
Thanks! Sometimes you just have to grin and bear it
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So much frozen fun!
Thanks!
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Glad you were able to rearrange your day at DHS to make room for some Frozen fun! I loved the Sing-a-long show and would definitely go again. Sorry about the rude people at the parade and the show!
Thanks! It did work out well.
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Great times at Epcot and Studios! La Hacienda is a real gem in WDW and much better than San Angel. Too bad for the rude mom for Frozen, but at least you got to enjoy that and other attractions!
Thanks! I could really go for La Hacienda right now!
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When we returned to the resort, we just took some time to relax out on the balcony of course! Scott & I had a beer (according to the photo, it looks as though he had 2 ) with Olaf hanging out with us! Olaf really enjoyed the animal watching this afternoon! He easily fit in with our afternoon routine!
After a few hours, we needed to get ready for dinner. Tonight was a new first for us. We were going to Bongo’s in Downtown Disney. Because we enjoy our park time so much, we rarely take time to enjoy the restaurants in DTD, but we were really looking forward to this one!
We checked in and we were seated immediately – we chose to be seated outside on the patio. However, the view was not so great – with all the construction going on – there was a lovely construction wall right in our view – however, we did spot the Characters in Flight balloon drifting over that wall!
Our server tonight was Sasa – he was wonderful. I truly enjoy a server that is not hesitant about recommendations – especially for first time visitors. Sasa really did a great job with this this evening!
We started with beverages – I started with the traditional Bongo Mojito (I later asked Sasa for another recommendation and he brought me the Cocomojito!). Scott had the Raspberry Lemon Martini, and then later had the Peechy Keen. Emily had a virgin Daiquiri. She really enjoys these “specialty’ drinks that are made without alcohol!
Olaf of course joined us for dinner, but Emily was not too happy that I let him sip my mojito – she thought it was quite inappropriate! (Let’s hope she continues to feel this way for quite some time!!! ).
For appetizer we all shared the Coconut Ceviche (shrimp and lobster ceviche marinated in lime, coconut and pineapple juice, served in a whole fresh coconut with Malanga chips and toasted crostini). This was so delicious!!!
And for our entrees, which we basically just picked from each other! And Oh MY!!!! I totally forgot to take photos!!! Sorry. But anyway – we had the Camarones al Ajillo (Shrimp with garlic sauce); Bistec de Palomilla (Cuban style steak); and Shrimp Cuban Creole.
Emily can rarely pass up on flan – so we ordered the Cuban Flan to share.
After dinner, we were stuffed so we wanted to walk around a bit to let our food digest, so we wandered in and out of some of the stores on that side of DTD. It was fairly crowded and with the construction walls up, it really made for getting around feel quite claustrophobic.
We made our way to the buses and hopped on a bus back to Disney Hollywood Studios. Our main mission for this evening was just to go to watch the Frozen Fireworks show.
We found a spot fairly quickly for the show – and again, because of the layout of the stage vs where the fireworks are shot off from, you really need to choose which is more important to you – the stage show, or the fireworks. We chose an area fairly close to where we had been on the 4th of July – we had a great view of both – no, we couldn’t really see the detail of the stage show, but we could see the screen clearly.
While waiting for the show to start, Emily grabbed a popcorn and a special Olaf Frozen ice type drink.
We took a few more photos with Olaf!
Then the stage show began – and each of the characters made an appearance – there was lots of singing and laughing.
It was even snowing on Hollywood Boulevard!
And then they showed some of the photos that had been shared with Instagram of what Olaf had been up to for the day…………….and we saw our shining star on the big screen!! Em’s photo with Olaf was up there!!! (She only took maybe about 50 total that day :roll eyes: of Olaf doing everything throughout the day!!!).
We enjoyed the show and the fireworks, however, there was a lot of ash flying around from the fireworks. This park really is not quite big enough to have such a display every night – just my opinion.
After the show, we wanted to let the crowds clear out a bit, so we wandered over the Candy shop and watched them making some special treats, and I picked up a fresh caramel apple with peanuts, sliced of course for easier eating!! Emily grabbed an Anna/Elsa cookie.
One of Em’s friends from back home saw a photo of Emily with her Olaf stuffie and had asked if we could pick one up for her – so we found one in one of the gift shops (they were now limiting guests to 2 purchases of these at a time ).
Then we headed back to the resort, and straight to bed! But of course, stopped for Photopass photos on the way out!
Total Miles Walked today: 13.82
Total Spent on Food & Beverages: $190.77
Total Spent on Souvenirs, Activities, Misc.: $19.12
Total TIW Discount savings: $29.40
Total Annual Pass Discount Savings: $1.38
Up Next: More retail therapy!!
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Dinner sounded good. Too bad your view was of construction walls.
DTD Hasn't really been calling to us lately, partly because of all the construction going on. I agree that it can be very claustrophobic.
And another fun Frozen night! Nice that Emily and Olaf were chosen as part of the photo montage.
How cool is it that Emily was up on the big screen with Olaf?
When we went in August, we too got our Olaf on a stick but ours had an umbrella he was holding (it was still cute though). We didn't take any pictures with him though. I only had my camera with us anyway so even if we did, it would have been purely for our entertainment. I enjoyed all the Frozen offerings in the park and we even did the Frozen package (so worth the money for us). It was kind of a shame you had to pick which you wanted to see though - the stage or the fireworks - but overall if I had to go back and do it over again I would. It was just all enjoyable. We got Abby the same shirt too but she doesn't like it as much as the shirt I made for her.
Dinner sounded good. Too bad your view was of construction walls.
DTD Hasn't really been calling to us lately, partly because of all the construction going on. I agree that it can be very claustrophobic.
And another fun Frozen night! Nice that Emily and Olaf were chosen as part of the photo montage.
Thanks - it was very good! I will be interested to see what DTD looks like next month to compare!
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How cool is it that Emily was up on the big screen with Olaf?
When we went in August, we too got our Olaf on a stick but ours had an umbrella he was holding (it was still cute though). We didn't take any pictures with him though. I only had my camera with us anyway so even if we did, it would have been purely for our entertainment. I enjoyed all the Frozen offerings in the park and we even did the Frozen package (so worth the money for us). It was kind of a shame you had to pick which you wanted to see though - the stage or the fireworks - but overall if I had to go back and do it over again I would. It was just all enjoyable. We got Abby the same shirt too but she doesn't like it as much as the shirt I made for her.
Thanks! Emily was so excited that one of her photos showed up! We tried to get the package, but was not able to for any of the dates that week - it was the first week, but I feel we still did pretty good with seeing it all - but they desserts and stuff looked pretty amazing at the party!
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Your dinner sounds delicious! We have not been to Bongo's or Downtown Disney for a while. I am hoping to get there on our December trip. That is so awesome that Emily got to be a movie star!! Your treats also look fabulous!
Dinner looked yummy! We love Bongos, although haven't been in a while. I'll be glad when the construction is over at DTD!
Cool that Em & Olaf made it on the big screen!
Looked like a fun night at DTD with a nice meal at Bongos and the Frozen show! Pretty cool that Emily got to take part in the show! I've never ate at Bongos, but stopped there for a drink a few years ago. For Hispanic type food Paradiso 37 is very good across from Raglan Road and is quite reasonably priced as I dined there back in April!
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La Hacienda is a real gem in WDW and much better than San Angel. Too bad for the rude mom for Frozen, but at least you got to enjoy that and other attractions! 
) with Olaf hanging out with us! Olaf really enjoyed the animal watching this afternoon! He easily fit in with our afternoon routine! 
right in our view – however, we did spot the Characters in Flight balloon drifting over that wall! 
(Let’s hope she continues to feel this way for quite some time!!! 
on the big screen!! Em’s photo with Olaf was up there!!! (She only took maybe about 50 total that day :roll eyes: of Olaf doing everything throughout the day!!!).
). 
But of course, stopped for Photopass photos 
on the way out!
I've never ate at Bongos, but stopped there for a drink a few years ago. For Hispanic type food Paradiso 37 is very good across from Raglan Road and is quite reasonably priced as I dined there back in April! 
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