Live from the world report

[jray21]

Me and wife, both 30

Arrived Thursday the 8th, wife ran 1/2 marathon, I ram goofy so we were too tired to post. Posted yesterday in theme park area but it will be here from now on.

[mouseketeer mom]

Looking forward to reading more!

[jray21]

Epcot first, AK evenings. EMH started a little rocky with parking not knowing about magic hours and not letting us park until 7:55. Luckily it was really empty so we didn't miss out too much.

We did test track twice, and each time we had the carcto ourselves. They didn't show the movie so we got to litteraly walk right on.

Than it was off to MS, with no wait. That's dw's favorite ride in WDW. She always closes her eyes or looks to the side. I do like MS. It is the only spinning ride I can go on without getting sick. Now it's off to The land side.

[jray21]

Just rode Soarin. It was a lot of fun because it was the lady next to us' first time on it and it was funny to hear her react to everything. Then we ate in the food court and had an unpleasant surprise. We are on the dining plan and were told that as of January 11, you only get 1 drink for breakfast. So I sat down and went online to look at the 2009 brochure and sure enough, they were wrong. I should have received my entrée(not a combo meal),my drink, AND a juice. So I talked to a supervisor(?), and he gave me two juices. It was in true Disney style, but I will still go to guest relations because I still am usingbit fir two more breakfasts! I'm pretty bugged they changed it without notice. The last brochure I received had the juice, and the first few days I used it I got juice so it's just annoying. Oh well, it's still a good, very empty day. Of to the land and then imagination.

[jray21]

Just finished future world. By 11am we finished:
Test Track
Test Track
Mission space
Soarin
Land ride
Breakfast
Living Seas
Journey to your Imagination
What if lab pictures
Sticker pictures
Photo cube pictures


This is why I go in January. We didn't have to rush anywhere and still had time to do some shopping. It is absolutely empty! Now it's time to go around the world and find a jalapeño pretzle for dw. I'm happy because I got my chocolate coins! One note:i wish you could choose any picture for the puzzles. The ones they had for the puzzle family pictures weren't the best so we passed.

[jray21]

Funny thing I just heard from the group in front of us. We are walking towarda England and this group of elderly people are in front of us. One of them tells the guy in front to slow down. He responds by pointing to the vultures straight overhead and says," at my age when those guts are above, you don't stop fir anything!". We all got a good laugh.

Here's my plug for the day: Bring back the Beaver Tails in Canada!!!!

[jray21]

I like this Canada film version a lot. I just wish they had turning chairs. I was also glad to find a new cookbook since last time I was here. It is "delicious Disney desserts."

We did a quick shopping trip through England and then picked up the Kim Possible Game at the international gateway. For some other information on the game, see yesterdays post by me. This time we have Germany.

But before we started we got some croissants,a chocolate thing, madelines, and macaroons. Then it was off to the France movie. I forgot about the chairs, they were very comfortable. I love the music in the movie. Now we are backbri Canada fir lunch at le cellier.

[jray21]

Just had a good lunch at me cellier. Took a while but it was good. The stake was a little overcooked, but was tender and flavorful enough to not make it a problem. The duck appetizer was very good and not gamey at all. The onion soup was normal, and the maple creme brûlée was very good. We are on the dining plan so I ordered the whiskey chocolate cake, I think it was $7, but it wasn't near good enough to pay for. It was a good chocolate cake, but not worth that price. Next was a quick walk through morocco, than a big shopping trip in japan. We bought some owl things, dw loves owls, and a bunch of chocolates and gummies. Also picked up a bonsai kit you grow from seeds(that should only take ten years to sprout). We are running outbid time so we skipped America for today, and will go through Italy and then start our kimpossible mission in Germany.

[jray21]

Battery is about to die so this may be it for a while.

Kimpossible Germany was good but I think I like Mexico the best so far. We got some more candy in Germany, the mozarts are the best, and ibdroolef over a $1200 cuckoo clock. I love them, but not at that price.

After it was off to guest relations about the dining plan. You can read about it in my other post. After 30+ minutes we were off to AK magic hours.

AK is completely empty. There is about a 3-5 minute wait on EE!! I love January!

[faline]

What a fun trip you're having! I'll have to keep an eye out for that cookbbok!

[jray21]

EMH was great. We rode EE six times, PW once, and dinosaur once. We also did some shopping all in less then two hours! It was perfect.

Next we went to AKL to eat at Jiko. I know people will think I'm insane but I like this almost as much as V&A! The short ribs were perfect and had a great BBQ sauce. De got the plain chicken, but it also was incredibly tender and flavorful. We also got the BBQ chicken flatbread, the taste of Africa(breads and dips), and dome beef roll. All were also excellent, but we liked the flatbread and taste of Africa the best. The pistachio creme brûlée was the only downside. It wasnt anything special, but the passion fruit panna cotta was very good.

Then it was a nice short walk to our room and off to sleep.

[jray21]

Woke up really bright and early got 8:05 vindetellas breakfast. JK is the biggest downside to driving your own car. It took about 40 minutes to drive, park, tram, monorail, front gate, and walk. But it is a very good breakfast, and you in the park for opening.

[mouseketeer mom]

You covered so much ground in Epcot!!
Also loved reading about Jiko. Thats on my to do list. Thanks for the live reports!

[jray21]

So now were taking our time because MK is so empty. In the first hour we rode snow white, winnie the pooh, space mountain, and buzz lightyear. There was a piece of construction equipment broken down in front of Winnie the pooh so we had a few minutes for the fromtloader to tow it so we could pass. There were 15 cast member escorting it, and another 7 mopping and sweeping the track marks(which were barely noticeable). Only at Disney!

Another acomplishment, but not as big as The Giody challenge, I finally got 999,999 on Buzz Lightyear! Now it's time for COP!

[jray21]

I hope they never get rid of Cop. Every year I cross my fingers that it will stay. Just like with mr Lincoln at DL. We had a FP for SM but didn't use it because it was walk on. Buzz and SM have absolutely no wait so we'll do those a bit, as well as TTA and monsters comedy. Were also snacking onnour Madeline cookies from France bakery yesterday. That's another good thing about humidity! In Reno, cookies and cakes get really gross and dry after one day.

[faline]

What a great dinner at Jiko's! Cograts on your Buzz score and the low crowds!

[jray21]

Crowds picked up a little, but still nothing more than twenty. We've been running from the train loop, hm, btmr, and poc. On btmr, right after you leave the station and are in the dark. Is the loudest area in the park. My ears hurt so bad with all the metal slamming together. Also, I noticed that on potc that while they evicted the girl out of the barrel for jack, they neglected to remove her voice! We just bought some more candy. We got some fudge, chocolate coins, cotton candy, and ate dome more madelines! Now we are trying to find a jalapeño pretzel dw has been dying for!

[jray21]

Walked around the entire park and couldn't find the pretzel. Rode a couple more rides, and wished the MK had better food selections. I wish they had the flavored popcorn like in the Tokyo parks. Had a really good jungle skipper and heard some new jokes. Now it is off to DHS. We just barely beat the parade to the front and had the entire monorail car to ourselves. Hopefully it's not too busy at the studios. !

[jray21]

Not bad here at DHS. Only rnrc has a line, TOT is walk on. We've been taking it pretty slow and did a bunch of shopping and ate a late lunch/early dinner. My pulled pork sandwich was horrible. I have better ones at our UNR football games. The bread was rock hard, and the meat dry. I was too tired to get a better one, and after yesterday didn't want to waste anymore time. Dw's pizza was the normal Disney style. Next time I'll make sure the sandwich is fresh.

[jray21]

We found it! The "Spicy Cheese Stuffed Pretzel!". At $3.79 it's a pretty good snack credit. Now before everyone runs out to get one, they're not anything special like zebra domes or dole whips. My wife just likes them, but I don't care for them. They were at the dockside diner. They have a dessert pretzel but we passed.

[mouseketeer mom]

I feel like I'm there right along with you! Keep the reports coming!

[jray21]

Ok, my pet peeve is people who don't know how to walk in line. I had a person behind me on RNRC who not only banged me and my bag the ENTIRE time, but had to kick the back of my feet as well. I guess they have never been in public before. Anyway, we walked on ST, then hiked across the park for the B&B show. It was nice and relaxing, but yet again this group of three people decided that the 18" space between me and the next person could fit them. They came in so quick and rudely I figured they were part of the guys group next to me. But soon enough I figured out they just decided they would rather have my seat instead of finding another one. Now it's time for FP rnrc.

Sorry about the spelling, my phone has automatic spell check/changer and I type this between rides so I font have too much time to check.

[Magic Smiles]

Here's my plug for the day: Bring back the Beaver Tails in Canada!!!!

Tell Disney, as far as I know it is not Canada. We ask every visit. Luckily for us, we can get a Beaver Tail anytime we want one.:cloud9:

[jray21]

So the rest on the night was just a blur. There were virtually no lines all night, except toy story of course,and we didn't have much downtime. One question, do they do the western bandit on TGMR anymore? I'm always here in the slow season so there is usually only one vehicle and it is always the gangster. We finished off the night with three rides on TOT. We were the last elevator of the night so we got an extended ride. We had about twice as many drops and it was really cool! Then it was off to AKL to pack. We finished at about midnight, and set our alarms for 7 am.

This morning we did our final packing and checked our bags, and got our boarding passes. This is one of the best benefits of statingvon property. Luckily it was empty so we took off to Epcot and got here 20 minutes before opening. They are just about to drop the rope so I will be back later.

[jray21]

It's really empty so we decided to let the morning rush die down before going on Soarin. We rode TT twice, it was walk in and one time we had the vehicle to ourselves. I wish they had the photo pass option on all the camera rides. I also wish they would make everything in the ore-show work again, and have the car crash onto the wall in front of you.

Next was an empty MS, and then off to Soarin. It worked put well, and we walked straight up to the final boarding area. Afterwards we ate breakfast, this time I got two drinks, and then rode imagintion. Now were walking around the countries for another breakfast/lunch. They forgot to mention that while the countries are open, the carts with shopping and food are not. Oh well, we'll just wait.

[faline]

How lucky that you're seeing such low crowds! Unfortunately, it sounds like your trip is winding down?!

[jray21]

After a little bit the tangerine cafe in Morroco opened and we got the lamb and chicken platter. It was the best CS meal we've had all trip. I hate lamb when it's gamey, but this was not at all. For dessert you got baklava instead of chocolate cake or carrot cake so it was really nice. And at $20 for one CS meal it was a great use of dining plan points. Afterwards, we decided to take the boat to the begining of world showcase because walking would take too long. Well, the boat took just as long. So instead of MS TT and SE, we canned TT because we already rode it twice. Now that they have seperate orange and green for MS I wish they would crank orange up a bit! SE was good, but I still think the ride seems unfinished. They need scenes throught the whole ride, and put the final movie in the exit play area. After we ran to use our last credit and wasted it on chicken nuggets. Oh well. Then it was off to Hertz and MCO. I was so happy to walk past the long line for the American Airlines counter. So far so good. About to board the plane, I will do a re-cap and follow up tomorrow. Goodbye Orlando!

[faline]

Sounds like you made the most of your last day!

[mouseketeer mom]

Awww! Its over! This last day sounds wonderful!! Walking right onto Soarin'. Can't beat that! Thanks for all of your live reports, they were great!!

[Trev&Ev Mom]

Thanks so much for the great trip reports! I am so excited that there isn't too many people down there now. We arrive there on the 21st and I was concerned about crowds due to the promo. We go every Jan and its been great, so now I'm really excited! Thanks again!

[goofy for pluto]

Sounds like a wonderful time!
I am glad you are enjoying yourselves.
Great report! :thumbsup: