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[SHEANA1226]

Great update Sharon! More please!

[Jillybean]

Great day!

Love the self portrait in SAB, darling! Beautiful! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Thanks for the shots of EE - - you know that I am still working up my nerve for it! One day!

I'm with you sister on the 5 resorts sharing one bus - - that is so frustrating at the end of a long day!

Jill

[lauren-roxy]

Great update Sharon and wonderful pictures!!! Sounds like a really nice day!! Can't wait to read more!!!

[christiejay]

Love your AK night pictures! We didn't do EMH there, so I've never been in the dark. Great shots of Expedition Everest - I can't wait for our next trip so I can ride.

[angiek1024]

Sounds like a great day. Yes, you can do extra magic hours if you are at the Swan/Dolphin but I guess there are so many convention people there that they can't be out too late. Can't wait for more!

[Tink and co.]

Ohhh...I love AK at night. I'd love to ride EE in the DARK! Hmmm...may have to rework our trip plans...Great Report...keep it coming!

[loobyoxlip]

Great report so far, Sharon. I was [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/roflmao.gif[/img] at Dennis Rodman. While I was at Epcot I heard someone on their phone saying they were eating at the same restaurant at Dennis Rodman earlier in the day. Guess they weren't kidding! Your room is beautiful.

[luvnwdwgal]

Thanks for the update Sharon! We went to Typhoon Lagoon last year for the first time. I prefere the wave pool at Blizzard Beach. At least you can enjoy yourself in it without getting thrown into other people. I didn't realize there was a rock to sit on though so I'll have to look for it on our trip this September. I know we'll be going back cause DH who is a scuba diver just loves the wave pool. He goes all the way back by the wall! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img] Looking forward to your next update!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[WDWfan]

Sharon - Just getting caught up on your trip report. As usual your photos are amazing. Love your self portrait! The Pina Colada looks great! I think I'll try one in October when I'm at WDW. Dennis Rodman is hard to miss. I used to work near where the Bull's work out in Chicago and we'd sometimes see him driving around. You couldn't miss him. Looking forward to more.

[gwugirl03]

Sharon, I am just getting the cahnce to read your trip report and it is wonderful! I am loving all of your pictures! I think I want to upgrade my tickets to include the water parks now. Typhoon Lagoon looks like so much fun!

[booklady1]

Sharon, we are waiting to read more about your trip and see your wonderful pictures!!

[PrincessSharon]

Tuesday, May 30
The World’s Youngest Pervert

We didn’t have anything planned for the morning, so we slept in. I was still up pretty early and after I was ready, Erica was still asleep, so I decided to have a look around the resort. I took a bunch of photos. I love getting up early to walk around the resort since there’s very little activity and it’s easy to get pictures without people in them.

First, I used the last of the pictures in the waterproof camera while sitting out on the balcony.







Then I headed out, armed with my regular camera.
























The nerve of those people, walking into my shot!












Our room was the one on the top floor in the center, above the awning

Stormalong Bay was still closed, so I got some pictures of it with no one around.
















When I got back to the room, Erica was just waking up. She got ready while I watched the Top 7 Countdown. We were ready for some shopping, so we got the car and headed to the Orlando Premium Outlets. We checked out a lot of the stores but Erica didn’t buy anything and I only bought an ornament from the Disney outlet store. Erica had breakfast in the food court, but I was saving myself for Earl’s.

After the outlets, we headed to Downtown Disney. Here, I did a lot more damage. I bought a bunch of stuff in World of Disney, but Erica couldn’t decide what she wanted. It was between the ’06 backpack and the giant yellow Mickey Mouse slippers. She decided to wait and get something later. We checked out the new Pirates room, which Erica loved. She had to pose with the prisoners …




We also stopped in Basin and got some bath bombs and looked in Once Upon a Toy for the Woody & Zurg toys I promised my nephews. I wanted something to eat, so we headed over to Earl’s. I couldn’t believe how crowded it was! There had to be 25 people on line, and I wouldn’t even say DTD was crowded that day! Erica didn’t feel like waiting, so I decided to get something to eat when we got to MGM.

We went to Goofy’s Candy Co. next (which, now that I think about it is a terrible place to go when you’re hungry). This has become a must do for me, and I knew Erica would love it too. We spent a lot of time looking at everything and Erica made her own dipped Mickey rice krispy treat with lots of toppings. I bought some candy for myself and some for the folks at work. Erica also made a Minnie Mouse cup.

I had a quick look in the Christmas store, but didn’t buy anything in there. I noticed Andy’s room in one of the windows, so I had to get a picture for my nephews, who are both huge TS fans.




Then we drove over to MGM. I have to say, Erica was really enjoying calling the shots on this trip and we hit every one of her favorite rides, parades, and shows! It so happens that most of her favorites are at MGM, so I’ll be saying “This is one of Erica’s favorites” a lot.

We arrived at the park just in time to see one of Erica’s favorites, Beauty & the Beast. She got us seats while I grabbed us a couple of FPs for TOT for after the show. I also got us some popcorn and sodas to enjoy with the show. I got to the theater in time to catch the preshow.




Erica loves Four for a Dollar, and thought she might buy a CD when we got out of the show. We both love the movie B&TB, so it’s only natural that we love the show too. Erica was watching it with a look of total bliss on her face. I tried to get a picture of her without it being too obvious, but I couldn’t pull it off. This was the best I could do.




Once B&TB was over, our FP window had opened for TOT, so we headed there. I walked over and got us FPs for RNRC even though the return time was during our dinner ADR.

You all should know that TOT is my favorite, but it’s also one of Erica’s favorites, too. Those of you who’ve read my reports before know how much of a TOT geek I am so you won’t be surprised to know I have a favorite TOT bellhop. I could see we were going to get him (Joshua), so I told Erica he was good and he didn’t disappoint. So creepy! I snapped a picture of him, and he made a super creepy face, which cracked Erica up!



Joshua, my favorite Bellhop!

We had a fun drop sequence, and I even managed to get a pretty good picture of the view from the top of the Tower.




Erica and I continued our game of silly poses for the ride photos.



I was pretending to be asleep, but it’s a little hard to see me on the end

The standby line had been really short when we used our FPs, so we decided to go through again. Erica was really hoping we’d get Joshua again, but they must have rotated as we didn’t see him at all.

Next up was another of Erica’s favorites, VOLM. Erica shares my quirky sense of humor, so I told her about the wacky Ariel with the weird O shaped mouth I had the last time I’d seen this, and of course she was dying to see that, but we got a normal Ariel.

Then we headed over to see the Muppets, another one of Erica’s favorites. I know a lot of people say this needs to be updated, but I still enjoy it. Personally, I’d rather see a new film at HISTA.

We still had a bit of time before the Passporter meet, so we decided to take naps … err, I mean, catch Sounds Dangerous. It’s not the worst attraction that I’ve ever seen, but I think Disney could close this show and most people wouldn’t even notice it’s gone. I really think something better needs to go in this spot, but Erica and I enjoyed our little catnap!

After SD, we headed over to the hat and met up with all the Passporters who were already there. There were 13 of us in all, which I’m not saying anything further about. I never did manage to get a picture of us, if you can believe that. Anyway, the 13 of us (), headed in and the line was pretty long.

While we were waiting, Erica and I were at the end of the line and there was a family behind us with a little boy who looked about 3 years old. He pointed at my chest and I heard him say “Look mama, booby.” In a completely bored tone, his mother says “Yes, Goofy.” Duh! I had a Goofy t-shirt on! From this I learned two things. 1 – Seeing Disney characters on t-shirts is only exciting if you are 3 years old, and 2 – I really need to brush up on my baby talk!

Anyway, the 13 of us loaded up into the car, and then headed off for our trip through the movies. As you all know by now, the ride was broken and we (the PPers on board) were the only ones who’d figured it out. I guess everyone else just thought it was a really boring ride. When we got to the cowboy scene (and we had the cowboy scene, darnit, which I like better), of course there was no way the CM could do it without the animatronics working, so he announced the ride was broken, which made all us PPers laugh.

We ended up having to walk off the ride. After that, it was nearing the time for our ADR at Cape May Café and the other PPers were headed to Beaches & Cream, so we all headed for the boat to Y&BC.

Up Next: My Favorite Ride Photo Pose!

[Colexis Mom]

Great update Sharon [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/zwavin.gif[/img] Love the pics, especially of the YC and BC [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/love.gif[/img] Quite a little incident with that little boy [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rofl2.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rofl2.gif[/img]

More please [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[coastgirl]

Sharon, I really enjoyed reading and viewing your report so far. We didn't get to watch a parade during our visit last month (we were there at the same time), and now I'm making sure it's on our list for next time! I love your fun, relaxed narrative style, and the tons of pics are great for a newbie like me.

[TroianRae]

Great update, Sharon!!! Can't wait to read more!!
Glad we were able to meet up at the Great Movie Ride PP Meet!!