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Rode TT, and just got off RRC. DW forgot that there were loops on RRC! How can you forget that! Now its tim to pick up DF & DM, then head to Beauty and the Beast show. I did find some locations for pretzels and frozen bananas so we should be good for today. Question, why do people run into the back of you when the line stops? I don't stop abruptly, just walk normal and the person behind me has to hit my butt the whole time! Looks like it may rain today!
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"The price of popcorn, $5. Price of Mickey Doll, $20. Price of seeing grown adults run and scream in terror at Devine in AK, Priceless"
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Currently waiting for LMA stunt show. picked ip DF & DM. Went to B&B musical. We all liked it and DM is very impressed at Disney quality. Afterwards we just missed Indiana Jones show so we got FP's for Star Tours, then watched Muplets 3-D. Of course I had to point out the key, the net, and the Jim Hensen "memorial". We rode Star Tours (not DM), and then ate lunch at backlot express. We got hot dogs and sloppy joe's (nothing special) and a southwest salad, and grilled turkey sandwich (pretty good). On the way tp the shoe we bought two packs of glazed nuts for a snack. Weather is looking pretty good. Not too hot, nice breeze, and no rain yet. Well shows starting! One interesting thing I noticed was that Power Rangers were still very popular.
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"The price of popcorn, $5. Price of Mickey Doll, $20. Price of seeing grown adults run and scream in terror at Devine in AK, Priceless"
LMA was really good, but the past two times somethin wasn't working. Last time it was the burningmotorcyclist, this time it was the small jump in the first scene. DM was getting tired so we sat on a bench and waited for the shuttle launch. All except for me had never seem one. Unfortunately, it was cloudy so we only saw it for about 2 seconds but it still pretty neat! The we did the animation "show", wasn't that great but still better than the drew show. Know its time for Indiana Jones. What a surprise! They picked a guy with a hawaii shirt. Amazing. Oh and DF finally got his frozen banana. That makes it 4 so far.
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"The price of popcorn, $5. Price of Mickey Doll, $20. Price of seeing grown adults run and scream in terror at Devine in AK, Priceless"
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Indy was as good as usual, but I hope they update it for the new movie. Then it was off to the Backlot tour. Boy, there's not much left to see, but DW and I got picked for the water fight. I was captain and she was the deck hand. It was a lot of fun, and DF got it on video. Afterwards we decided to ride where I worked, The Great Movie Ride! After will be Little Mermaid then Chef Mickeys for dinner. Well, trams moving so see you later.
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"The price of popcorn, $5. Price of Mickey Doll, $20. Price of seeing grown adults run and scream in terror at Devine in AK, Priceless"
Last edited by DisneyLifer; 02-07-2008 at 11:18 PM..
DM thought GMR was such a good ride, but she could have just been being nice. We then headed over to The Little Mermaid Show. It’s short, but really good. DF finally said he didn’t mind a show. We were exhausted so we took a taxi home. We had reservations at Chef Mickey’s at 7:55 but we got back at 7:10 so we tried to get a seat early. Luckily we only had to wait about two minutes. We got our buzzer and walked right over and had our picture taken and the buzzer went off before we were finished.
I do think the picture is a rip off. The backdrop is so plain! It just this big silver thing that says Chef Mickey's. No characters at all. It cost somewhere around $31 with tax for an 8x10 and a few (maybe 4) smaller ones. Oh and they mentioned that if you buy the package, then you could at it to photopass, but only if you purchase the package. I'd rather save up the money and get the Photopass CD and get tons of pictures!
Originally we were going to eat at a different restaurant, but we thought we would be somewhere else so we cancelled that reservation, and Chef Mickey’s was the only thing available at our hotel. It is a character dinner, and we were literally the only group in the entire restaurant without kids. A little embarassing but it's disney, so who cares. The food was very good, but the variety wasn't as great as Tusker House. The Salmon was excellent and so were the honey mustard potatoes. Some of the best around. Prime Rib was very high quality tonight, with very little joints, knuckles, veins, tendons, and ligaments. Honestly though, it was very good and lean. The mickey/oreo/mousse dessert was very good, I think I had four. Everything was good, I am glad we tried it. DM, DW, and I had two plates of dinner each. DF had one plate of dinner, and two plates of dessert. I also had two, and DM & DW had only one each.
So after being so tired from walking all day, and having a huge dinner/dessert, we took the elevator to our floor and went to…......the dessert bar!!! I grabbed a plate full, DM grabbed two PB&J sandwiches for breakfast, DW grabbed some herbal tea, and DF said his tummy hurt too much. It’s really nice to see DW doing so much and being so happy. I have never seen her eat so much. She is constantly eating. It’s nice to have competition for once! We have had so much fun and have been laughing the whole time. She averages 7 days a week, and 80 hours a week. She lives in California but spends over 75% of the time in an apartment in Japan with my youngest sister (Her Dog). it's nice seeing her relaxed and keeping her mind free from business. It didn't take much for her to get a lot of Disney Magic!
Tomorrow it’s our last full day and we will go to Epcot. We’re teasing her about going to the Japan section and eating dinner there. She snapped back right away and said noooo way.
I forgot to add that I do have a blog if you want to see pictures and some videos. The text is almost exactly the same, but there are some good pictures, and some funny videos. It is at www.rayblog.com (My previous cruise is there as well).
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"The price of popcorn, $5. Price of Mickey Doll, $20. Price of seeing grown adults run and scream in terror at Devine in AK, Priceless"
We woke up and did the usual. We got to Epcot 5 minutes before park opening. There was a huge mob, so we used the secret pathway through electric umbrella, so we beat everyone and were one of the first on TT. We rode it twice in a row, and it still only has a 5 minute line. TT was missing, as in no trace of it being there, the video of the lock/abs brakes. Not that they ever were fully functioning. The robot on the right side didnt "spray" do I see a rehab in the near future? The second ride was very rough. It kept slamming to a stop, and broke down for a few minutes. The worst is right when we went on the outside track and it slammed on the breaks at the beginning I also wish they would still crash the other car oh well, it was still great. DF & DM got up at 9:30! So we will ride space a few times. Weather is over cast and cold but that's how I like it. Tonight is EMH so I DW & I will tray to stay at Epcot from 9 am until midnight! Tomorrow is the cruise!!!
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"The price of popcorn, $5. Price of Mickey Doll, $20. Price of seeing grown adults run and scream in terror at Devine in AK, Priceless"
Last edited by DisneyLifer; 02-09-2008 at 08:22 AM..
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