LoriMistress Dec 8th-19th 2007 Detailed Picture Trip Report!!! About This Page:

[lonereb]

Great TR. Looking forward to more.

[carters_mom]

Great Update! Can't wait to hear more!

[LoriMistress]

12/12

Today was our sleep in day. We woke up at 9:30am and left POP to head towards DTD by 10:50am. We went into DQ and there was barely anyone there. We never waited to play an game. We ate lunch at the Cheesecake Factory Express. DH had the pizza, and I had the cheeseburger. The food was alright. We stayed in DQ until 3:30pm and went into the Raglan's Road CS restaraunt (I cannot remember the name--sorry), because DH had to have a deep fried Snickers bar. I just ordered a soda. From there, we went into some shops, and wait until 5pm for Cirque du Soleil. Cirque opened at 5:15pm and we were seated. We had great seats, but unfortuately a family behind us that didn't speak English decided to talk throughout the entire show. I don't mind ohhs and ahhs, but when you're giving commentary and now matter how many times you speak in English and in their language to be quiet...they choose to ignore us. DH liked the show, but he said the show was ruined because of the constant commentary that was blasting behind us throughout the entire show. Afterwards, we walked into WG Cafe and ate dinner there. We didn't have any ADRs, but we didn't wait more then five minutes to be seated. DH had the meatloaf, and I had the feddichini, which tasted horrible. It tasted like there was sea food, when it's suppose to have just chicken. After dinner we decided to head back to POP for some sleep.

[LoriMistress]

12/13

DH and I woke up at 6am to leave by 7:20am for AK. We had an 8:05am ADR at Tusker House/Donald's Safari Breakfast. We arrived at AK by 7:50am. We had to check in with a CM at the enterance, before they would let us in AK. We waited at Tusker House with little wait. The breakfast at Tusker House is wonderful...a million times better then CP. The character interaction was pretty good, though Goofy ditched us thoughout our entire trip (not sure why Goofy hates us so much).




After breakfast, we decided to walk to the front enterance of the park, so we could grab FPs for EE. DH followed the crowd, while I raced through Dinoland to EE. Of course, I was the only person who went through Dinoland and was the first person to grab FPs. I barely waited for DH and within 10 minutes we were able to ride EE. After riding EE, we decided to ride it again. After riding EE another time around, we decided to go through Dinoland and ride Dinosaur. We rode Dinosaur with no waits.




Afterwards, we grabbed FPs for EE again, and checked out Manjari Trek (I believe.) That's when we got stopped by the Dream Team and received our first dreams: Ultimate FPs!!! Hooray! DH and I didn't have to worry about grabbing FP's again. At this point, we decided to check out KS using our FPs, of course. From there, we went to Rafiki's Planet Watch. Afterwards, we decided to go watch ITTBAB, but we didn't need to use our FPs because it was only a 5 minute wait. From there, we decided to grab lunch at the Yak and Yeti Restaurant. We were seated immediately and we sat on the third floor, the window facing the enterance to the restaurant. The food was delicious and the service was quick. We had pot stickers, which were okay. And we also split an order of Chicken Lo Mein, I believe. After we ate, we used all of our FP's for EE, and from there we decided to head back to POP. At this point, it was around 1pm.








We decided to nap for a bit, and then we left by 4pm to head towards CR to eat at Concourse Steakhouse for our 5:30pm ADR. We checked out the Christmas decorations, and explored the new store in the CR. We checked into the restaurant at 5pm but they didn't seat us until 5:30pm. We saw a party of twelve trying to walk up to Chef Mickey's and being turned away because they didn't have an ADR. We had a wonderful CM was extremely attentive. The food was also excellent.








After we ate we decided to head towards Epcot. We arrive at Epcot around 7pm and from there we explored Norway and Mexico. From there, we checked out the American Pavillion, and watched Illuminations near Germany and China. From that view point, you can also watch Holiday Wishes as well. We stayed at Epcot until closing.

[Colexis Mom]

More great updates! Love the pics!!

[LoriMistress]

12/14

DH and I woke up at 6am to get ready to head to MGM/DHS. We ate breakfast in our room, and were at the bus station around 7:30am. We arrived at MGM/DHS by 7:50am. We talked to a young CM at the gates about Star Wars, and later DH mentioned the CM didn't know much about Star Wars and listed a bunch of errors of what the CM said. (I know; my DH is a Star Wars geek! DH is like the Comic Book Guy on the Simpsons, except younger, skinner, and my DH has been with a woman. LOL) We talked to another CM who helped pass the time by and he was hysterical!






When the park opened, I grabbed FPs for RnRc and we both rode RnRc first. The wait was about 5-10 minutes. Afterwards, we went over to ToT and during the pre show the Dream Squad was there and we won Ultimate Dream FPs! Afterwards, I grabbed another FP for ToT. DH was hungry so he grabbed some cereal. After breakfast, we decided to ride TGBMR. There was only a 5 minute wait. Then we went on ST, and checked out M3D. We walked through the Streets of America a bit, and started to get hungry so we went over to 50's PTC to see if they would accept us in early for our ADR. Our ADR was for 11:50am, but since it was aroundd 10:45am-11am, I thought it would hurt to see if we could check in early...and sure enough we were able to while waiting less then five minutes. We had a large table to ourselves, but our CM/Aunt wasn't in the mood to be in character. I've been pining to eat my fried chicken, since our last visit in 2003. That's all I could think about on this trip. When I ordered it the breading looked and tasted different. It tasted less "southern." I was so diasppointed. It wasn't the worst meal I had, but it was a let down. We also ordered a dessert: smores. Though, I didn't take any pictures of the food itself.







After lunch, we decided to use one of our FPs for Indiana Jones. We waited about 15 minutes to be seated. While DH trying to change tapes, the video camera wouldn't work!!! It kept on rejecting the tape. (For some reason this was the only time the camera did that to us. ) And unfortuately because the camera wasn't working all day; we couldn't record the Indiana Stunt Show, or the Osborne Lights.

After Indiana, we checked out One Man's Dream and used our FPs for RnRc and ToT. From there, we decided to check out the LMA! After what seems like an eternity to walk through the area with the herd of people, the show was a huge disappointment. From there, we decided see if we could arrive to our ADR early (our ADR was for 5:30pm at Sci Fi Dine Inn), and it was around 4:50-5pm. We were able to check in, and within five minutes we were seated. We sat in the front of the car, and had a good view of the movies. DH and I just ordered burgers. And their burgers were delicous! They weren't on the menu for dinner, but you can ask the CM for them and they cost around $11. Our burgers were very good. In fact, I thought they were the best burgers on property.

Afterwards, we checked out Osborne Lights for a bit, then decided to start using our FPs before the night was over. So while people were waiting in 60-80 minute rides, we were zipping by through the FP lanes. We rode RnRc and ToT twice because of the extra FP's we had. Afterwards, we tried to go on ST by using our FPs but at this point, they weren't accepting FPs but said the lines were short--not exactly--the line was more 25+ minute line...we weren't willing to wait that long. So we checked out the ST gift shop for a bit. Around 7:45pm we decided to check out the Osborne Lights. It was still crowded, but more managable then it was earlier. We were in SOA for about an hour from waiting in the 5-15 minute lines for the PP, and exploring every street and lights you can encounter. It was 8:30pm and we decided to head home. We were able to beat the Fantasia! crowds.

[LoriMistress]

12/15

DH and I wake up at 6am to be at Epcot at RD. We eat breakfast in our rooms, and we arrive at the bus station around 7:35am. We arrive at Epcot at 7:50am. We met a wonderful CM who was on the Dream Squad and was telling us about some dreams he grated yesterday. I believe his name was Brandon, and we continued to run into him throughout our morning/early afternoon. DH wanted to go on Sourin' and grabbed FPs for them. So we decided to grab FPs first, then ride Soarin'. We waited about fifteen minutes to ride. By the time we got off the ride, the FP time was for 11am!!!





From there, we went of the Seas, and rode the Finding Nemo attraction, and waited for the first showing of TTWC. There were a small group of people by the time we arrived, and within a few minutes the entire waiting room was packed! After TTWC we explored the Seas for a bit, and then decided to look at some FW pavillions before heading towards our 11:50am ADR at CR. We arrived at our ADR early (11am). We checked in early, but we were seated at 12:10pm. Though, we had a quiet small table in front of the aquarium for most of the entire meal. Our server was wonderful. DH and I received our specialisted menus--which DH liked, and we received a delicious dessert for our anniversary. Our meal was very good. After lunch, we noticed that we just missed the rain and we decided to leave Epcot--but then we came across SSE and it was opened--again. We decided to ride it to see if there were any changes from the past five days. Sure enough, we noticed a few changes--the AA were working properly. The ride did break down--but not as much as the first time. We headed back to POP--while I napped. We left POP at 3:30pm to head towards Epcot for our ADR at Teppan Edu at 4:45pm.







We arrived at Epcot at 3:50pm. We head towards WS, and we checked in at Teppan Edu. We waited for about 10 minutes, until we were seated. We had a great chef (Aukura). Apparently, he's the most requested chef in the restaurant. Everything we ate was delicious! DH had the chicken, and I had the shrimp & chicken. After we ate I became ill (most likely because I ate too much shrimp). We waited for quite some time for Illuminations, but the show was running late due to the winds and the pyro difficulties. By 9:30pm I couldn't stand being in the parks any longer. I wasn't feeling well and I just needed to be off my feet and wait for my stomach to settle. I felt so bad leaving Epcot before the fireworks started, but DH was very understanding. Plus, we've seen Illuminations several times on our trip (and will be seeing it again in a couple of days), so we weren't too freaked out about missing it.

[Colexis Mom]

More great updates! Congrats on the dream FPs Sorry that 50's PTC didn't live up to expectation, but looks like you had some great eats at Sci Fi, Coral Reef, and Teppan Edu More please

[mcc0313]

Great updates....glad you had such a great anniversary lunch at CR. Your anniversary dessert looked beautiful....

[carters_mom]

Great update. I love the pictures you took. Your special dessert at Coral Reef looks so pretty!

[scrapbookmomma3]

Great update. I love all your pictures. More please!

[mattnkatsmum]

Just catching up! You have some fabulous photos there. Thanks for sharing

[RobDVC]

Two sets of Dream Fast Passes! How lucky!

[angiek1024]

Just catching up. Your report is great. Love all the pictures!

[bsblady01]

more please