Eight Days a Week - The Bakelin Invasion **Updated 7/8 - COMPLETE** About This Page:

[Luvsun]

Love all of the great updates!
about your tummy issues! Sounds like Brandi came to the rescue! What a great friend!
That Andy can sure dance!

[mestitch]

Not lactose intolerant...I can drink milk and I eat A LOT of cheese I think it's just the sweetness of the ice cream that gets me.... Not sure though....


Day 5, Wednesday 4/15

This morning we were up on time and at Epcot in time for opening. We were corralled in front of the fountain while we waited for the official opening. While we waited we discussed our plan. See, a few days ago I spied this pink lightweight hoodie with pop art style Donald and Daisy all over it and the more I thought about that jacket the more I wanted it! (I just said that in my head like Joe Pesci in Home Alone.....) So I figured it had to be in MouseGears. I couldn't remember where I had seen it but I was determined to find it. So Andy agreed he'd go off to the Land and get FPs for Soarin' while I scoped out MouseGears as it was a bit chilly this morning anyway Good excuse right
Pictures from waiting for opening......




Once they let us free I headed into MouseGears. We agreed to meet in front of the fountain because I tend to get lost in MouseGears It was very very weird being the ONLY person in the store other than CMs. I don't think I've ever been in there like that But alas, no luck. No cute jacket. Oh well. I would continue the search, never fear

I headed back out to the fountain to wait for Andy and took a few pics while I waited.


We decided we'd go ahead and hit up Character Chaos while there was no line....




We planned on waiting till our time to get another FP opened up so we could grab a TT FP. We were hungry so we headed into the Land to eat breakfast. We split the egg, cheese, and bacon croissant and breakfast potatoes and everything was verrry good! I don't normally do breakfast potatoes but these were delicious!!

After breakfast we hopped in line for Living with the Land since we were already there. I had just listened to the WDWRadio podcast about The Land pavilion in the car on the ride down so it was really neat to see it in a different way after hearing all the little things about it. I'm sure Andy got tired of my verbal vomit of info

We made our way next over to the Butterfly Garden.....last year when we were here we were here for the first week of the festival so there were hardly any butterflies out... not the case this time So that was cool
A random pic along the way....




We just meandered around for a bit, taking it easy.....




We grabbed FPs for TT and then headed over to The Land again to use our Soarin' FP. We scored the 3rd row!!! Yes, that's a score to me b/c that ride scares the bejeezus out of me! Height thing..... so I don't mind the shoe birds. And I LOVE LOVE LOVE the music for the ride that I suck it up and hold on tight

Then we took a trip into the Living Seas. Nemo's line was too long so we just walked through the aquarium part and visited the manatees. Andy manatees!

There was a new fella in there this time! The names were Kringle and Lou and I think Kringle was the new guy. I may be wrong though, but one of them was new.

After the Seas we headed over to Figment, which had a line out the door! WTF? We've NEVER waited in line for Figment. But we did, and it didn't take too terribly long.

After Figment it was getting close to our lunch ADR at Chefs de France. We were a little early but they let us check in anyway. Lunch was fantastic. I had the croque monsieur and the lobster bisque. I can't remember what Andy had but I'm sure he does. OH we did split the cheese plate as well....I remember that now...we split the soup and the cheese. Both were very very good. Midway through our meal Remy came by and paid us a visit. His little handler made some comment about me (translating what Remy said) and then told Remy that the gentleman sitting with me wasn't my brother Remy squeaked a little disappointed squeak. He was too cute and we chatted with him about having the cheese plate which he perked up over. Then I told him he could come home with me and cook and he agreed. His handler translated that he would be there along with this 100 something cousins. I quickly told him that we have 3 cats....and he freaked a little He was very very cute and it was quite the little interaction. Andy loves him some Remy so he was all about this meal


After a most filling and relaxing lunch we headed out. I grabbed a Gran Marnier slush : and we headed towards TT.

pics along the way:


TT proved to be fairly entertaining. This skadouche kid gets up the entrance part where you in sections to go into a room. The CM asks for his FP and he looks around like a lost puppy and goes "Uh, I already gave it to them back there". Yeah okay kid, we believe you. The CM questioned him a bit but then let him go. WE ALL KNOW nobody took his FP at the main entrance. What a scam kid. Way to go. Loser. We continued to watch him bumble around acting like he didn't know what he was doing all the while squeezing his way past people....and then when we got in the training room, he made his little way perfectly to the door, so OBVIOUSLY he knew what he was doing. I wanted to thump him. I have a picture of him getting into his car because lucky us ended up behind him in line even though we were many many people ahead of him in the beginning. I won't post it even if it is the back of his head in case he's out there somewhere. Stupid teenager.

We got over it

We decided we should head back.... it was after 2 and we were meeting up with the Bakers later for the MK. We spotted the Stitch topiary on the way out and had to stop for a pic..


We made our way to the busses and were back at the ASMo before we knew it.

Coming up: MK fun with the Bakers!

[chezp]

Oh my goodness, I can't get over how cute Remy looks!

[bethf]

I Remy! Glad you enjoyed the lunch!

[mestitch]

That evening the Bakers met up with us at ASMo. We drove over to the TTC and took the boat over to the MK, not one of the Bakers most favorite things to do but they did it for their Bakeheads

It was a bit crazy again at the MK but we started with the TTA. Andy told them the story of the dad and the kid and the makeout session

A cute pic of Brandi and Pom looks a little pissy if you ask me


We grabbed FPs for Buzz and then had dinner at Cosmic Rays. I do like me a Cosmic Rays cheeseburger but I was still a little afraid of another bathroom tour so I made sure I took it easy

We hit up Peter Pan next which is always fun. We like to wave at the Bakers everytime our ships cross paths

The Haunted Mansion is a must with the Loflinites and Bakeheads so we made our way over there. With Pom we go in the backdoor and the fella that let us in was the same fella that gave me my pin the other night His nametag said he was from like Louisiana or something but he had a fake British accent.....is a british accent spooky? I'm not sure.....

Anyhoo, we got STUCK! A bunch! Those darn grim grinning ghosts were wrecking havoc on the ride. So of course I took a pic


Sorry for the lack of pics this update. I only have 3 I know! Crazy! We were too busy having fun!

We hit up POTC next, but Pom sat this one out. There was NOBODY in line so Brandi decided to give Andy a lesson (she is a teacher you know).......but right as she did, this CM walked in and thought we were nuts We of course thought it was hilarious!


We also got a thumbs down from the watcher overhead (you know who I'm talking about...the guy up there as your boat sets off...) Andy and Brandi were on the ends and they joked about the sticker that tells you how not to sit on the boat...you know the one.....hands and arms leaning to the side with some weird impossible leg movement. Well those two tried to recreate it I think the watcher knew they were joking and he was playing along with them. I don't think we really made him mad...

At this point we got stuck because of Spectro so we just waited it out and chatted a bit. Once we could cut across we made our way to Buzz to use our FPs. We got stuck on here, too! And Pom, Pom became our Galactic Hero. Who knew?

All that time in space made us hungry I suppose b/c it was time for our must have...a cream cheese filled pretzel. Everybody had one. So good!

The last thing on the agenda was Philharmagic. Afterwards I hit up the shop because I was SURE they'd have Donald's jacket in there.....but no luck!

On our way out we stopped by the Emporium and after a hunt like you wouldn't believe (we like split up and tracked down each part of the store ) SUCCESS!! I wore it out I love it I wear it at work all the time b/c I keep it chilly in the library.

I made the suggestion to Brandi to walk to the CR and ride the monorail to the TTC instead of waiting for the masses at the boat and we weren't pushing Pom up that hill (I say we....I mean neither Brandi or Andy )

They thought my idea was genius Hey, what can I say? They drove us back to the resort and another day was in the books.

Coming up: AK, all day Brandifest

[amandal]

Ok, so let me guess . . . . The rapid fire updates are due to the fact that we are going to be getting a PTR soon? Um, your countdown is at what . . . . 4 days???? Not that I'm complaining. You guys are always a riot. Love the picture of Brandi "teaching".

[mestitch]

Partly.....but really, that night didn't have much for me to say since we were goofing off so much So I figured I'd go ahead and throw it out there

It's a lot easier for me to do TR updates in the summer It's the fact that we take trips during school and that by the time I get home from the July trip it'll be really close to going back to school that throw me off

[bfth]

Something very important to remember: There are no bathrooms in China. (I'm not talking the restaurant). Very important.

[materstater]

Keep the Tr coming--I'm just so jealous you get to go again

[pamcarey]

Great updates! Remy is so cute!! Do you know, is he only there for lunch? I ate dinner at Chefs de France a few weeks ago, and there was no sign of Remy.

[mestitch]

He's there from 12:30 - 6 but will only be there until like the first of September.

[BeatlesBran]

So, I apparently have some pics from this night. I'll share a few....

OK, so the story of the Make-Out King on the TTA (or as Pom calls it...the WigWam) was too funny for words. Andy decided to see if it really worked, and my guess is, um, NO.



I think we're in line for Buzz in this one.



Oh Pom.



These two are all business on this ride.



Really? THIS is our Galactic Hero??



My favorite is still the POTC school pic of me and Andy. We must have looked like complete loons!

[mcc0313]

I felt so bad hearing about your bathroom tour in Epcot (darn Chinese Ice Cream ) I could definitely understand as I can produce a detailed map of the bathrooms in AK from the research I have done . Glad that Brandi came to the rescue and that you were able to take some meds and get some rest. Glad to know that it passed by the next day so you could enjoy Epcot again (and your wonderful lunch at Chefs de France, what great interaction with Remy by the way) before meeting up with Brandi and Pom.

Sounds like a great evening at MK....glad that the weather behaved and that you all were able to have a great time that evening (even if you got in trouble a bit on POTC )

[mestitch]

Brandi, those pictures crack me up!!!
Andy's face on Buzz...... and Pom the Galactic Hero.....

And I look half asleep in that one of the three of us

[Lemap760]

I used to have the same problems with ice cream. The problems seemed to have gone away ever since I had my son. So there you go. The solution is to have a baby!