[Hunny]

Ok im not walking on the sidewalks anymore! Congratulations to the happy couple!
More TR please! lol

[unamadreditre]

Great trip report. I'm glad to hear you liked Hollywood and Vine. We have an ADR for there the first night we get in. We have never been before and were hoping we would enjoy it.


ewwww...... on the sidewalks.

[lovemysons]

Originally Posted by bransworld

Back in the time period that Liberty Square is supposed to be in they didnt have plumbing. So the people's urine was dumped into the middle of the roads. So the yellow sidewalks are to represent that.

Ummm, that's just gross.

Oh, I finally saw all your pictures from your photobucket link, I loved the ones from AK, they were great! Congrats to the happy couple.

[lisalovesmickey]

Originally Posted by bransworld

Back in the time period that Liberty Square is supposed to be in they didnt have plumbing. So the people's urine was dumped into the middle of the roads. So the yellow sidewalks are to represent that.

Wow! I would not have guessed that in a gazillon years!

Lisa

[Goofy3230]

EEEwwwww, thanks for telling us the answer! My DH will get a kick out of that one!! He's talked about taking a tour, should I sign him up?

[mairinmaureen]

Hmmm...it could not have smelled very good to live way back when.

[bransworld]

Day 4, Tuesday April 22nd

Today was originally going to be our day off. To just relax around the resort and maybe do some shopping at Downtown Disney.

But during our Keys to the Kingdom tour on Monday, Jackie (our tour guide) told us all that Tuesday was the 10th Anniversary day for Animal Kingdom. So we thought it would be cool to be at the park that day.

So we all headed over around 9am. We headed into the park and really all we saw that was different from any other day was a banner that said 10th Anniversary on it. And then there were a few booths for Earth Day.

That was really all i saw that was different. I was pretty disappointed that there weren't any big celebrations or anything. But we did make sure to buy the 10th Anniversary Pin.

So we headed right for Everest after looking at a few animals around Discovery Island. We got fast passes for Everest and headed towards Dinoland. We waited about 20 minutes to go on Dinosaur. Then we went to Primeval Whirl. I really enjoy this ride. After riding Primeval Whirl a couple of times we headed to get some lunch at Yak and Yeti.

Greg and I ordered Kung Pao Beef, Joey and Juanita got the Crispy Honey Chicken and Dwain got the Shrimp Lo Mein.

I did not like the Kung Pao Beef at all. I ended up eating half of Joey's Crispy Honey Chicken, which we all thought was good. I think Dwain liked his Shrimp. And i am sure Greg liked his Kung Pao Beef because he eats anything.

After lunch it was time to head to Everest. We waited about 15 minutes in the fast pass line. Which was longer than any other time I have fast passes this ride. But the 15-minute wait was good. It gave our stomachs time to settle.

While we were standing in a slow line to get our food, (they were training someone new). Greg ran over to Kilimanjaro Safaris to get us fast passes.

After Everest we did some shopping and pin trading. I don't think anyone really bought anything other than some pins.

I thought for sure that we were going to have a horrible Safari since we didn’t get on the ride until about 3:30. But it ended up we had a really good Safari. We saw tons of animals, with the exception of Giraffes. There wasn't a single giraffe on the entire ride. But we did get to have a white rhino walk right along the side of the vehicle. I mean less that 5 feet from the vehicle.

After the safari it was time for us all to head towards the Whispering Canyon Cafe for our dinner. We got there and had to wait about 30 minutes for dinner. Which was fine by all of us, since we had never been to the Wilderness Lodge before. It is such an amazing resort. I cannot wait to stay at the villas in September.

While we were waiting to get seated i had spoken to the hostess to have them add to our table that Juanita and Dwain had gotten engaged the night before. I was standing by the check in desk and Juanita and Dwain walked by in the lobby and waved at me. The hostess starts waving to them, and then she says to them who are you waving too. They said him and pointed towards me and she turns and looks at me and then turns back to them and so oooooh, are you the two that got engaged last night? I so wanted to strangle her. I was trying to plan something for them and she opened her big mouth.

We finally got seated and ordered our drinks. Juanita was brought the really big glass to drink from. She barely finished a 1/4 of it. We were all trying to get her to chug it.

We all ordered the platter. We really enjoyed it. The corn on the cob and ribs were big favorites at our table.

For dessert, I know I got cheesecake. I don't remember what everyone else got. Anyhow after dinner our server came out with these big signs and yelled to everyone in the restaurant that Juanita and Dwain had gotten engaged and he held up the sign that said applause. That was all they did but it was nice of them.

After dinner Greg, Joey and I headed to Downtown Disney. Juanita and Dwain headed to a park. But I don’t remember what park.

Anyhow, tonight was supposed to be a surprise for me but I ruined it. About a week or so before we left I was preparing to book our cruise for next year and I was searching for my passport. While looking for my passport, in our fire safe, I found some ticket master tickets, and was curious so I looked at them. They were La Nouba tickets. I was so excited. I really wanted to go to La Nouba so I was really excited. Now a few days prior to this, Greg had said to me that we should make sure we pack something nice to wear one evening. And I was like why? He said in case we need to dress up for a dinner. I was like, hello?, I am the one who booked all of the ADR’s. I know we don’t need to dress up. Well, after I found the tickets, I should have kept my mouth shut. But instead I said to Greg, I now know why you want to pack a nicer set of clothes. He was so upset. He was really excited that he had planned something for the trip that I didn’t know about and I had ruined it. I felt so bad. Lesson learned for me. If I ever come across a secret like that I need to keep my mouth shut.

So we get to Downtown Disney at about 8:15 and head right for the Cirque building. Even though I had seen the tickets I didn’t pay much attention to where our seats were. We were dead center of the house, 2nd row from the stage. They were such awesome seats. Although I don’t really think there is a bad seat in the house.

We really enjoyed the show. It was just so good, from beginning to end. I would so go again. So if you haven’t been, you really need to go see it.

After the show ended at about 10:30 we headed back to the resort to get some sleep.

[mairinmaureen]

You have me so excited to see Cirque this September. Great TR so far!

[lisalovesmickey]

WHat the heck....?

Wheres the rest!

More More

Lisa

[JustaT]

Enjoying your TR......more please.

[BGHG2802]

Great TR, I am amazed you remember so much detail! Keep it coming.

[bransworld]

Sorry everyone. Work is just so crazy..... i will try and write some more as soon as i can. I didnt take notes after day 4 so it will have to be by memory.

[JustaT]

Originally Posted by bransworld

Sorry everyone. Work is just so crazy..... i will try and write some more as soon as i can. I didnt take notes after day 4 so it will have to be by memory.

Four OUR sake, I hope your memory is better than mine

[bransworld]

Ok, i threw the next installment together really quick. It was a pretty easy going day so it was easy to write.

Day 5 Wednesday April 22nd

Since we didn’t take a day off on Tuesday we took the morning off on this day to sleep in and relax. I only slept in for a little while and I got up and headed to Downtown Disney. I wanted to do some shopping there. I spent about 3 hours there and Joey and Greg met me to have lunch at Earl.

I love Earl. Joey and I both got the Ham and Cheese. It was really good. Greg got some veggie sandwich that he really enjoyed.

After lunch we headed towards Epcot. Once in Epcot we met up with Juanita and Dwain and went to Test Track. The wait time was 30 minutes so we went ahead and waited in the standby line.

After Test Track we headed to Nemo and Friend and Turtle Talk with Crush. This time Turtle Talk was open and I didn’t get screamed at by a cast member. It was a much better experience than a few days earlier.

I think after that we headed towards World Showcase. I had some gifts I needed to by and this was our last day at Epcot. I bought some shot glasses in Germany for our friend back home that was watching our house and our dogs. She loves Germany and is going to move there in a couple years. And she is a big drinker so I thought the shot glasses were a perfect gift for her.

After shopping around World Showcase we headed to Le Celier for our dinner reservations. This was our first time going here and we were all pretty excited because of all the great reviews I had read. Our server was great. I think his name was Patrick. He was a really funny guy and very sure of himself. I told everyone that they needed to make sure they ate the pretzel bread, which we all enjoyed. And I ordered a cup of the cheese soup for us all to taste and to dip our bread into. It was yummy. For our entrees we had the following: I had the New York Strip Steak. It was fabulously cooked. And oh so yummy. Greg and Juanita both got the Mushroom Filet and absolutely loved it and the risotto. Dwain got the Chili-Seared Pork Tenderloin, which he enjoyed but wasn’t expecting the pickled vegetable and noodles to be cold. And Joey got the Filet also but he got the cream cheese mashed potatoes instead of the risotto. After tasting Greg’s risotto he wished he had gotten that instead. Overall our entrees were delicious and we enjoyed it a bunch. Dessert time…. We were all so stuffed but we attempted to eat it anyway. Juanita, Greg and I all got the Maple Crème Brulee, Joey got the Cheesecake and Dwain got the Chocolate on Chocolate Whiskey cake. We all loved them. Although it is the first time I have had a crème brulee that was cold and not warm.

After dinner Joey, Greg and I headed back to our room. It was a very nice and relaxing day. Not too rushed. So I didn’t feel guilty about not taking a full day off like I had promised we would do this trip.