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Careful Cheryl Coop's Hubby Chuck might get upset you didn't do an adequet quality control check on the Zebra Domes his favorite appy and entree at Boma
I couldn't agree with you more about the Studios having the worst dining selection, especially for counter service. You really did show some restraint at Boma! I need to remember to stop when I'm comfortably full.
Careful Cheryl Coop's Hubby Chuck might get upset you didn't do an adequet quality control check on the Zebra Domes his favorite appy and entree at Boma
Yes! Appy, entree and dessert!
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All the more for him to sample...
Thanks for leaving some! He will be happy. But I'm surprised you didn't eat more - it's so easy to do at Boma! Love that place!
Glad that Mark was feeling better!! Thanks for sharing the lights. I don't think I will ever make it there in November/December time frame. What is this Purple cat I keep reading about???
Glad that Mark was feeling better!! Thanks for sharing the lights. I don't think I will ever make it there in November/December time frame. What is this Purple cat I keep reading about???
If I may -
When Disney bought the Osborne lights - the Osbornes packed up all of the "Christmas" lights but mistakenly included a purple cat from their Halloween collection. Disney puts up all of the lights that they were given - including the purple cat. They move the location and it has become a kind of "hide and seek" game for people to find the purple cat. The CM's know where it is and will give you hints but won't tell you outright.
As far as I know, that's exactly what happens. Don't forget that Thanksgiving is of course a major celebration just a month earlier, so one day off for Christmas perhaps isn't such a big deal after that.
I'm guessing you guys probably got Boxing Day from the UK originally, but I must admit I didn't know Canada celebrated Boxing Day, but it makes sense...
Alright then, here is another random question, since we are on the topic...we celebrate Thanksgiving in October with a 3 day weekend - no big deal, but families usually gather for dinner if they are a reasonable distance apart. Christmas is our big holiday for families to travel distances and gather together. Is there a similar autumn holiday in Britain...a harvest festival or something of the sort? Is Christmas your big holiday? From what I understand (mostly from Planes, Trains, and Automobiles Thanksgiving is actually a bigger holiday in the USA and family's travel to be together for that one over Christmas. (just curious)
And, definitely yes, we got Boxing Day from Britain and celebrate Victoria Day with a long weekend in May each year and I grew up singing "God Save the Queen" every morning in school along with "Oh Canada" and the Lord's Prayer (only we didn't sing the prayer).
Alright then, here is another random question, since we are on the topic...we celebrate Thanksgiving in October with a 3 day weekend - no big deal, but families usually gather for dinner if they are a reasonable distance apart. Christmas is our big holiday for families to travel distances and gather together. Is there a similar autumn holiday in Britain...a harvest festival or something of the sort? Is Christmas your big holiday? From what I understand (mostly from Planes, Trains, and Automobiles Thanksgiving is actually a bigger holiday in the USA and family's travel to be together for that one over Christmas. (just curious)
That's always been my understanding - that Thanksgiving is almost a bigger holiday in the States than Christmas.
We don't have any form of celebration in the fall. We have Christmas and New Year, then Easter (we get a four day weekend, with Good Friday and Easter Monday off) and then there are three other Bank Holiday weekends, where we get the Monday off to have a three day weekend. Those are at the start of May, end of May and the end of August. That's pretty much it for national holidays over here, so Christmas is definitely our biggest holiday. We always have Christmas Day and Boxing Day off work. If either day falls on a weekend, then we get another day in lieu of those, so if Christmas Day is a Saturday and Boxing Day is a Sunday, we'll also have the 27 and 28 December off.
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And, definitely yes, we got Boxing Day from Britain and celebrate Victoria Day with a long weekend in May each year and I grew up singing "God Save the Queen" every morning in school along with "Oh Canada" and the Lord's Prayer (only we didn't sing the prayer).
Oh wow, we never sang God Save the Queen every day, although I always stand for it whenever I hear it - something my parents always did.
Friday 14 December – part one: will we get into the new Captain Jack Sparrow attraction?
When I woke up, it was a positive sight, as Mark told me it was the first time in three days that he’d actually felt hungry. Now that had to be a good sign!
I headed down to the Mara, and got us both a fruit cup, as the bakery items really didn’t inspire me at all. I do think the food selection here has gone down dramatically.
We had our breakfast, and headed out, a little later than I’d have liked, as I was hoping to be at the Studios for opening. I wanted to do one thing here, and that was see the new Captain Jack Sparrow attraction. I’d heard horror stories about 60 minute waits, and I didn’t want to experience that.
We raced through the park, with me grabbing some photos as we went…
… and we lucked out. By the time we made it to Captain Jack Sparrow, I was delighted to see that there was no wait! The doors opened after a minute, and in we went. You have a quick couple of minutes’ pre-show, where it’s explained that they’re looking for new members of Jack’s crew, and this will test whether we’ve got what it takes..
Then you head into the main show area. I really wasn’t sure what to expect, whether this was the only part of the show (it is) or whether we’d see something in here, then move on to another section. The area was beautifully themed when we arrived. We were told that there was plenty of space over to the right hand side, and we headed that way, but to be honest, it wasn’t the greatest of views, as you’ll see from the later photos when Jack comes out…
We had the talking skull (which Jack referred to in his very dry and witty way! ) guide us through things, telling us first that we needed to find the key to the treasure chest. The reason? Because Davy Jones’ crew were coming to get us. There were skeletons all over the place that suddenly appeared around the room. It was all very well done, and I was absolutely blown away by it. I took the time to look around the room, rather than just straight ahead, and sure enough, the skeletons were everywhere.
After this, we faced an attack by the Kraken, and if I remember right, we had to holler “aaaargh” at it to scare it off. Guess what? It worked!
Still the challenges weren’t done. We also got a mermaid who appeared on screen. Our talking skull friend told us we didn’t have a problem unless she started to sing… well you can guess what happened next! We were told to put our hands over our ears, and then we were told to stomp our feet to drown her out, and when that worked, that was it, we’d passed that challenge too!
It was finally at this point that we got to see Captain Jack, and I must admit I was surprised at how long we waited to see him. I will say here that the view from the right really wasn’t that great, as Jack was hidden behind the railings of the ship, which was a great shame. Despite that, I loved the way that Johnny Depp reprised the role, with lots of references to the bottle he was holding being empty and how did that happen We also loved the reference to my “talking skull friend”, which was good, and if you think about it, it was a bit surreal to have something like that…
This was a lot of fun, but there is absolutely no way I’d wait 60 minutes for it. It just isn’t worth it, but it is a fun addition, and if it’s a walk-on, or there’s very little wait, I’d go for it.
Thanks for the detailed description of the Jack Sparrow show, Chez! I definitely wouldn't want to wait for an hour to see this but we'll see if we can get in with less wait than that.
So did you enter the theater from the left and were asked to proceed all the way to the right?
Thanks for the detailed description of the Jack Sparrow show, Chez! I definitely wouldn't want to wait for an hour to see this but we'll see if we can get in with less wait than that.
So did you enter the theater from the left and were asked to proceed all the way to the right?
We entered from the back. From memory, the entrance was on the right. I suspect we were with a lot of people who knew what was coming, as we were near the back and everyone headed for the left, so I think they knew where Jack would be.
Thanks for all the great information. I missed that there was a new Captain Jack attraction. Good to know. Now we know not to wait 60 minutes for it too! Your TR has given me great tips for our upcoming vacation.
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that's exactly what happens. Don't forget that Thanksgiving is of course a major celebration just a month earlier, so one day off for Christmas perhaps isn't such a big deal after that. 
Thanksgiving is actually a bigger holiday in the USA and family's travel to be together for that one over Christmas. (just curious)
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Guess where we were headed??
I do think the food selection here has gone down dramatically. 
We were told to put our hands over our ears, and then we were told to stomp our feet to drown her out, and when that worked, that was it, we’d passed that challenge too! 
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