I Can Spot Frozen Fireworks Anywhere! Aug. '14 TR Updated 7/12

[luvpoohandcompany]

Sigh! I don't know which I want more right now- to be eating a churro or to be watching that parade Oh wait yes I do-I want to watch the parade because then I'd have to be in MK which means I could nip round and get a churro anytime I fancied it
Must confess I have never tasted either a dole whip or a corn dog nugget but the treat tray looked good even if a little melty
Fantastic photos as always Franklin

 

[TheMaxRebo]

That does sound pretty lovely - to be chilling in/by the pool as the monorail goes around and you can see the Contemporary in the distance. Sounds like a nice morning all around.

I always approve of any audible that involves getting a Dole Whip

Love Franklin's photos of the parade - the colors all looks so vibrant!

That's cool that Anna was doing the robot - I liked when she did that to "stall" during the Frozen Sing-along

 

[sunfun94]

YEA!!! All caught up!!!
Ok, so going back a bit, that pic with the CM looking at her watch was kinda funny... Oh and the Oogey Boogey show looked creepy more than entertaining. hahahaha!! Cant wait to hear more!!

 

[ddluvsdisney]

I've lurked on a bunch of your TR. Love Franklin's pics!! We stayed at the GF in 2008 for our anniversary. We got upgraded to a Tourette room and CL. It was needless to say one of our best trips ever!!! I have a picture with Richard in the front of the resort when we checked in. Lol
Looks like you had a great time in August. August really is a great time to go. We've been in August 3x and the crowds are so low, we hardly needed FP. Well that was before FP+ .

I thought it was so funny reading how Franklin was telling everyone to save room for Ohana hahaha! I've heard that before. We've learned our lesson and never have a sit down lunch if we have Ohana for dinner.

 

[Ceryssa]

Pool days are so nice I've heard the pool area at GF is really great!

OMG Festival of Fantasy is just amazing. I'm totally obsessed. I think I may have taken more pictures of it than the rest of our trip combined...

 

[starousse]

Loving your report and such amazing pictures. I'm sure this has been asked, but what camera are you using?

 

[stindall]

oooohhhh I love that Merida so much! We didn't catch the parade in September, I'm a little sad we didn't because it does look so cool! Lovely photos as usual!

 

[JulieODC]

Love the new blog, guys!!

Franklin made some excellent food choices -- that benedict - YUM! Only to be followed by a churro and a dole whip...double YUM!

So fun that you got to meet up with Katt for FoF -- that's a fabulous parade!

 

[tdashgirl]

So fun to just jump on the monorail to get a snack and watch a parade I agree that is a great perk of staying at a monorail resort.

at your Prince Philip/Maleficent comment. I have to admit I barely noticed him when I saw the parade.

 

[kastoney]

What a perfect day at the GF. I've never stayed nor seen the pool, will have to check it out. Lounging pool side with the monorail whizzing by sounds oh so cool. And then a quick monorail trip to the parks for a snack. Priceless

Love the impromptu FoF, what a great coup and of course the pics.

 

[LumosQ102]

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We went to see Diagon Alley for the first time on our December trip and were blown away by the detail. We live in London, go through Kings Cross a fair amount and the detail was just jaw dropping. Even the uniforms are detail perfect. A couple of things did bother me though, and this is me being hugely picky. The train is amazing, but could they have got a better actress to do Hermione's voice? terrible. And the video of London - all the landmarks are seriously out of place.

We were lucky that it was a pretty quiet day when we were there and went on Gringott's a few times. We were underwhelmed on our first ride, it felt very much abbreviated. the second ride was much better where we were in the back row of the second car. The next ride was back on the front row and...meh. It has some amazing elements but could have been so much better. Still, I'll be riding again when we're next out there, where as I find Transformers to be a waste of my time; a clone of Spiderman & I buy into the other story more.

I hope you got to explore the Simpson's area in December, its such a fun area.

 

[Wood Nymph]

I have to agree with you about the GF beach pool. The location and the views are perfect. This pool alone would be reason enough to stay at the VGF some day.

 

[Missyrose]

We last left off with Franklin’s fabulous first viewing of Festival of Fantasy.

We had a bit more time left before we would have to head back to the resort, so we chose a couple of park favorites to enjoy. Up first? Jungle Cruise.

Watch out for Ginger, she snaps.

We then moseyed over to another Magic Kingdom classic, Haunted Mansion.

There are just so many details in the attic. You can ride this ride 1,000 times and find something new each time.

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[Missyrose]

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We meandered my way toward the front of the park…

(Did I mention how crowd-free the park was? It was glorious)

… and monorailed back to Grand Floridian.

We cut through the pool area to get back to the villas.

We needed to change for dinner, we have some big Irish fun coming up!
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[TheMaxRebo]

love the classic rides and great to ride them back-to-back. Great picture of Madam Leota!

Can never get enough photos of the GF floors

 

[SimplyGoofy]

No shock here, but what PHENOMENAL pictures of the Haunted Mansion! My favorites are the hitchhiking ghosts and the graveyard caretaker. Fantastic!

The Grand Floridian really is beautiful. I'm actually pretty excited about staying there in May.

 

[kastoney]

Great pics of the classics. Those are some of the best HM pics I've ever seen.

Can't believe the crowds were so light. Don't think I've ever seen that.

Can't wait to see how the Irish eyes will treat ya

 

[tdashgirl]

Awwww the Jungle Cruise! As DLR vets, we preferred MK's version. Haunted Mansion was equal. We loved that it was different than DL's -- especially the library.

 

[JulieODC]

Gotta love being able to meander through the park and not be rushed or over-crowded!!

 

[Missyrose]

Hi friends! I know, it's been a very long time between chapters. Franklin and I have been spending a good chunk of our free time getting our blog Magic of Main Street up and going.
I've actually been posting trip report chapters over there. I promise I will import them here for those of you who enjoy reading them on the Dis. But if you don't want to wait, here are the links to the new chapters:

An Evening That Hits All the Right Notes

Ding, Ding, Ding Goes the Trolley

Heigh-Ho, Heigh-Ho It's Off to Lunch We Go

An Afternoon that Gets Seriously Silly​