Just wait until you are taking the grandkids......sorry, had to go there.
Cheap shot... I like it!!!
I heard the thud from
@pkondz fainting all the way in CA. I'm not a fan at all. I was so excited to try them on our first trip and was really let down and have not tried them again. I don't really recall - perhaps they have a coffee flavor that I didn't care for.
Coffee would do it for me. I didn't really detect a strong coffee flavor, but I've tried a lot of things that I've thrown away because of a coffee taste.
Ha! When does that actually happen?
I know... I should know better.
I think it really stinks that there is any distortion - especially for over 2/3 of the theater. I prefer the Soarin' over CA version. On our last ride before the switch - a guy handed my husband a golf ball right after that scene as my hubby reached for the ball each time. It was cute.
That is awesome!
Sorry you had to deal with this.
The life of a parent...
Just gave me a flashback to my childhood. Everytime we went to Disneyland (or any theme park for that matter) we had a packed lunch and ate at the picnic tables.
Ugh. Yes, we were locals/day trippers to many parks, however, we never once ate at the park. (yes, I realize I sound like a spoiled brat
) This is back in the day when the food was really bad....but for a kid, I just wanted to eat in the park - felt like I was missing out. I'm not bitter or anything.
I vowed that I would NEVER do that or force my kids to do that. Now many many years later, I still don't pack anything for a day trip, however, I can totally see bringing in a few snacks to have on hand for hubs and I if on vacation - can only eat so much park food (don't have to worry about the kid aspect).
I have a similar history. Growing up, we always took a cooler. We'd usually leave the park and go back out to the car and eat in the parking lot though. It was the rare treat when we'd get to eat at the parks. Our trip back in 1998 we actually stayed on-site in a room at the Villas at Disney Institute so we had a kitchen and would go back to the room to eat meals. It was fine, and I've got a lot of good memories from those trips. But we've kind of decided we don't want to do that. And my parents, obviously, were on this trip and have moved on past the days of packing food to the parks. I don't mean to judge, you've got to do what you've got to do. Everybody's situation is different. I appreciate everything I've been given and have, but DW and I are looking at it like if a few hundred dollars worth of food is the difference between whether or not we can take the trip, maybe we should just step back and evaluate whether we should go or not. We want to be able to enjoy our vacation too and not be having to assemble meals for the next day when we get back to the room.
Man, your little boy is beyond cute! He makes that cat look not as cute.
He has that effect.
I have to agree, we have had Zebra Domes at Boma and I find them just ok.
Yeah... not bad, but nothing I'd go out of my way for.
The bending is VERY unfortunate. It really takes you out of the all inclusive feeling. We never saw the original version but still love it.
Yeah, I find it hard to believe that they seem to ignore this fact and green lit this version as is.
Wait! What!?! They took Spaceship Earth out of it?!!? Oh no! That was my DD's favorite part! And I remember hearing that the filming over Disney was the most $$$ part?!?!
Nope, not spaceship Earth. There was a close call with a golf ball in the first version of Soarin. You were flying down the middle of a fairway just as a golfer was teeing off. The golf ball, complete with a Mickey head on it, flew right at you.
I was afraid this was going to be my oldest's issue. But she seems to like it. Some of these rides are hard to gauge how the kids will do.
So true.
I have done this many times! Def the best part of
MDE.
I knew we wouldn't have our 4th FP until much later in the day, so it made sense to try to keep FP available as long as we could walk into short standby lines.
I agree! World Showcase is really the worst at this. My girls are ok eaters... But having just one generic kid option would be good!!!!
I know... and a lot of them do have a generic kid option, but when your kids are picky and that generic option doesn't cut it...
This is exactly my thinking! I am on vacation too! But it is nice that Disney allows you to. I think it is one of those things that I think REALLY makes them stand out. Most don't want to bother but if you want to or HAVE to, you have the option.
Very true! There is something to be said for the fact that they give you that flexibility, unlike most other similar places.
Yes. There's a coffee flavour to it.
And I don't like coffee... at all.
so... go figure.
I usually hate anything that has coffee flavor to it. I didn't hate these.
Hope you don't mind me jumping right on in here...
It wouldn't be any fun without you! I'll see you again in what? 5 months?
Gotta suck up to my readers.
Okay, so I started on the very last update, but then realized how out of the loop I was with the abbreviations
sad2
and went back to the update before.
Oh sorry. Yeah, I got a little creative.
Good grief. LG! Oh my word, he is beyond gorgeous.
Most of the time. 3:30 am when he is screaming is a different story though...
Our next WDW trip is coming up in January and we'll have 3 more people than usual. I'm positive this is what will be happening with me.
But you're going in January. Not July. Lower crowds and more reasonable temperatures. You'll be fine.
Good luck.
DD is so brave, good for her! Calvin needs to take some tips from her please.
I'm sure he'll grow into it. She used to be afraid of everything and finally just kind of decided she wasn't.
Done.
eriously, what's up with these good lookin' kids of yours?! They definitely got your DW's looks
We do have some good looking kids. I might be a little bit biased though.
Oh the cheese is strong with this one!
Yuck, and in the middle of Summer? That's the worst.
It was. We had a rough spring/summer this year. Seemed like every time we'd all get healthy someone would get sick again and we'd repeat the process.
WHAT?! Dude. Such a daredevil!
Or she just didn't know what she was getting into.
And now I know what HEA is.
Aw man. I streamed the first showing and LOVED IT. I was never 'connected' to Wishes, if that makes sense. I had seen it once, maybe twice with Dan B.C., and then I think once with Cal? For me, I'm beyond excited to experience HEA (<---look at me, using it for the first time!
) because the boys have been watching it at home a lot lately. And I personally love that they used Hunchback (such a cool/dark movie!) along with Baymax and Wreck it Ralph, and the "You'll be in my Heart" scene?
and Dan is a major fan of Aladdin so seeing those projections in real time, will be fantastic! I know people were super upset with the change and I could totally understand why. Wishes has been around for what, 15 years? A lot of emotional connections to that. Basically, for me, I'm excited that i'll be able to have that connection with HEA that I didn't have with Wishes since I was so late to the game.
I can see this. I mean it is a good show. I love the projections and the fireworks and how it all ties together with the music. But it just didn't wow me in a way that it needed to. I've got that connection to Wishes and it just didn't appeal in that same way.
Totally agree with you. Once and done treat.
I'm glad that I'm at least not the only one.
EPCOT never goes according to plan. I'm beginning to resent that park...
Yes! When we took Calvin right when he turned 1, he was crawling (didn't start walking until 17 months!) but it was tough cause he wanted to move around and we wanted him to be able to stretch but couldn't until we were back in our room.
Exactly! It was definitely a challenge on this trip. By the end of the week, LG was beginning to get very cranky and wanted nothing to do with the stroller. Can't say that I blamed him either.
YES! A lot of work for sure. They probably do save a lot though. But heck, i'm on vacation too! I'll cook breakfast (not doing that this trip though, yay me!) but that's as far as i'll go.
I know... I'm not judging, if that's your choice, fine. But it feels like we're busy enough just getting the kids bathed and in bed at night, re-packing the park bag with diapers, etc, getting everybody up and ready... I just don't want to add more work to the equation.
I feel the same, don't get the hype. Love that you had to brag to your Facebook group
That's what Disdads are for. Making fun of each other and completely rubbing it in when they're stuck at work and your'e not.
Great job diverting and having a plan right away. Quite impressed you got everyone to just go with the flow too, that's hard in such a large group.
They followed me toward TT so all they had to do was keep following. And if they didn't, I wasn't stopping anyway.
Oh no
, I hope they're together too.
I feel like the distortion is so much worse on this version, it's terrible. It's a nice ride, but not deserving of the crazy hype it gets.
It is definitely a lot worse now. I never noticed it in the original, but you can't miss it now! I agree, I enjoy the ride, but it just isn't my favorite ride in Disney World or anything. It's not even my favorite ride in EPCOT.
Oh I so understand your frustration. Youngest DS was like that for our trip in 2015 and it made it incredibly frustrating.
This is the first time we've taken one at that stage. They've either been walking or too little to crawl. I still say the easiest trip we've ever had with a child is when DD was 7 months.
Literally been in your shoes in that same spot. While I appreciate the after ride activities, it always ends up in a tantrum here and at SE.
Usually it is the musical floor tiles, but this year it was the create a Figment.
Yes, it would kill them, because that costs money and still revenue from abysmal places like Electric Umbrella
Good point!
While, I get what you're saying, but since becoming a TA, I quickly have realized how much little things like food can make or break an ability to take the trip. It makes me feel bad that it's take a trip and skimp on things like food and souvenirs or no trip at all. My mentality has always been I would rather do it right or not at all, but not everyone feels that way. Also, some people are just super cheap
. My brother and sister in law could have afforded the food, yet stayed off site and brought all their own food, to each his own I guess
You're right. And I know there are a lot of reasons why you might take food. I just think from our perspective, we'd rather enjoy eating the food we like at the parks and spend a little more. If it came down to food being make or break for a trip... well, you're talking a few hundred dollars in a trip that is going to cost a few thousand. I think we'd lean towards putting the trip off until we can budget doing it the way we want to. And it isn't like that's a right or wrong answer, it's just how we would choose to do it.
Wow, your mom really just kept disappearing. Is there going to be a "where's mom?" story from every day of the trip?
Um... maybe?
Seriously, how hard is it to pick a FP and stick to it? What is that, four changes in one update? Five? I think I lost count at some point. I know that I like lots and lots of FP ... but that's multiple FP, not just changing 1 or 2 constantly.
Well, we had our third FP tied up at Frozen until like 4 or 5 pm. So we weren't going to have a 4th to use. It just made sense to roll that other FP back when we walked up to a walk on standby line. Otherwise, it was a waste of the FP.
I kinda get why the restaurants in World Showcase don't have chicken nuggets ... they're not really native food of certain countries. I think it would be great if they had a food court type place somewhere in Epcot which had the regular staples and a few sample dishes from each country. That way you could get the chicken nuggets and the nachos without having to go to multiple locations. But I know that ain't happening.
(Also ... we bring our own lunch and snacks to the park. No soft-sided cooler, but we usually have sandwiches and a bunch of snacks, usually in a backpack (occasionally we just stuff it in our purses). And we take turns carrying the backpack. Plus, there are only two of us, so it's probably easier. Security usually looks at us like we're nuts, though.)
Yeah... and I know you have dietary requirements for which it probably makes more sense to bring a lot of your own food. Just not something we want to do.
It isn't just EPCOT with the food like that... one of my favorite restaurants in Disney World is Flame Tree. We didn't eat there this trip based on the kids being stubborn. The line was too long to justify waiting to order food for adults and then going somewhere else to order food for kids. Makes it kind of frustrating, but at least I could get free refills of powerade at Restaurantosaurus.