Disney World PF Gathering and Tips for Disney Mania!

[Moonbear]

Have a great time ZZ! Just so you can think of me joining you next time, here's a picture from the last time I was there (not as fun as your pictures)...oh, yeah, and some identities have been disguised to protect the innocent.

 

[Evo]

Have a great time ZZ! Just so you can think of me joining you next time, here's a picture from the last time I was there (not as fun as your pictures)...oh, yeah, and some identities have been disguised to protect the innocent.

et tu Moonbear? sunglasses?

 

[Danger]

Think of me when you bite into your first turkey leg!

I thought you said that you have skinny legs?

 

[Moonbear]

et tu Moonbear? sunglasses?

You've got plenty of pictures of me without sunglasses around here. If I didn't wear sunglasses when outside, my eyes would have been closed in the picture. I'm really sensitive to bright sunlight. That, or it could be that I'm hiding this expression......from my mom insisting on taking the picture.

 

[ZapperZ]

OK.. one more before I go to bed...

This was the only baby in our group during our 2003 trip. The scene is during Chef Mickey breakfast with the characters at the Contemporary Resort. Kayleigh's mother was telling Pluto to "Eat my baby", so that she could take a picture. So Pluto did! I had the better angle than her mother so I also snapped a picture.

So Moonbie, what do you think? Should we make a reservation at Chef Mickey for breakfast and have Pluto eat Evo?

Zz.

 

[Evo]

I'm like a mole, I'm sensitive to light.

It took two hours, but I found a picture of me in sunglasses! It's not at DisneyWorld, so out of respect to Zz I won't post it here, I'll stick it in the "thread killer champions" thread.

Have fun Zz, let us know what you're up to and post lots of pictures!

 

[Evo]

So Moonbie, what do you think? Should we make a reservation at Chef Mickey for breakfast and have Pluto eat Evo?

Zz.

What? I thought you were going to say we could all eat breakfast together.

I'm leaving now. I can take a hint.

 

[ZapperZ]

What? I thought you were going to say we could all eat breakfast together.

I'm leaving now. I can take a hint.

Hey, there's nothing that says you can't also be eating while Pluto is devouring you! :)

Besides, Pluto only licks, he doesn't swallow! :)

Good night. My next transmission will be from the Happiest Place on Earth.

Zz.

 

[Evo]

Hey, there's nothing that says you can't also be eating while Pluto is devouring you! :)

Besides, Pluto only licks, he doesn't swallow! :)

Good night. My next transmission will be from the Happiest Place on Earth.

Zz.

Ok, as long as I am fed.

Bye Zz!

 

[Moonbear]

So Moonbie, what do you think? Should we make a reservation at Chef Mickey for breakfast and have Pluto eat Evo?

*contemplates how to answer that question* I might want to save that treat for myself!

 

[Moonbear]

Besides, Pluto only licks, he doesn't swallow! :)

Not sure I can say the same thing.

Good night. My next transmission will be from the Happiest Place on Earth.

Good night, good flight! *dances around waiting for new pictures* I'm so jealous!

 

[JamesU]

How often does he go?

 

[Danger]

I might want to save that treat for myself!

That's a honkin' huge tongue there. I think that there's room enough for both of you.

 

[Evo]

I've been wondering all day about what fun things Zz is doing. We really should have hooked him up with one of those live action cams.

 

[JamesU]

It'd be easy, just hook it up to his collar

 

[ZapperZ]

Needless to say, it was a wonderful first day.

There are definitely new things to be seen. The Flower and Garden show at Epcot, which used to be just "nice", is now even more SPECTACULAR this year. They have just cranked it up. Even jaded long-time visitors are impressed by the show this year.

The day ended with my most favoriete night time light-fireworks display - Illuminations at Epcot. Also, to celebrate the Golden anniversary of Disneyland that is being observed at all Disney parks all over the world, they're issuing gold Mickey Ears hat this year! Of course I bought one and used it for another "unique" shot of spaceship Earth at Epcot.

Today will mainly be at the Animal Kingdom (avoid Magic Kingdom on weekends if you want to preserve your sanity). And then, more shopping!

Hope these pictures will satisfy for now...

Zz.

 

[Moonbear]

Also, to celebrate the Golden anniversary of Disneyland that is being observed at all Disney parks all over the world, they're issuing gold Mickey Ears hat this year! Of course I bought one and used it for another "unique" shot of spaceship Earth at Epcot.

I want a gold Mickey ears hat! I can usually resist the lure of the souvenier shops, but gold Mickey ears are a must have!

 

[Danger]

Hope these pictures will satisfy for now...

Those are very nice! Thanks!




http://img181.echo.cx/img181/5008/attachment8hh.jpg

You know... if you can condition your brain to process RF, you can rent yourself out as a microwave repeater.

 

[ZapperZ]

I want a gold Mickey ears hat! I can usually resist the lure of the souvenier shops, but gold Mickey ears are a must have!

Y'know, we all should have asked Integral to get us the gold Mickey ears hat from Disneyland too. The ones I bought here has Disney World on them. It would be a blast to get one from each park here in the US. Of course, since we have people from all over the world here, we should get one from Paris and Tokyo also...

Hum... this is never going to end, is it? :)

Zz.

 

[ZapperZ]

Today was spent at The Animal Kingdom. Strangely enough, it was busy, but wasn't as packed as I thought it would be for a Sunday of a 3-day holiday. We did the Safari ride, Primeval Whirl (of course), and the dinasaur ride. Wanted to fast pass It's Tough To Be A Bug, but the fast pass booths were not working, and I didn't feel like standing in line for 20 minutes to see it since I've seen it a gazillion times already. Took many pictures with the characters, including Donald who was standing around all my his lonesome self till we showed up.

The pictures here are: 1. The loading zone at the Dinasaur ride. 2. A couple of characters we found chilling out, and 3. the skeleton of the Expedition Everest being built. This will open in 2006 and promises to be a heck of a ride.

Zz.

 

[Moonbear]

So, when do we get a picture that shows your face without sunglasses?

 

[ZapperZ]

So, when do we get a picture that shows your face without sunglasses?

Oh no. I can't do that here. Or else all those quacks would be able to hire a hitman to gun me down!

:)

Zz.

 

[Evo]

Any special dinners planned? They have some nice restaurants, don't they?

I want a picture of you in the golden mouse ears.

 

[ZapperZ]

I want a picture of you in the golden mouse ears.

... and wearing it in my birthday suit too, no less! :)

No dinner planned tonight. Just a simple meal out by downtown disney. In fact, the rest of the week is rather open. Other than breakfast at Chef Mickey on Wed., La Nouba on Thursday evening (followed by partying at Pleasure Island), and a private party at Disney/MGM Studios late, late Sat evening, we have a rather open schedule. We'll do whatever we want to do whenever we decide. Everyone in the group has been here before so there's no rush into doing anything.

Tomorrow, we plan on heading out to the Magic Kingdom.

Zz.

 

[Evo]

... and wearing it in my birthday suit too, no less! :)

I'll send you my personal e-mail address for that one!

Sounds like a great week ahead. I'll be fertilizing my lawn tomorrow.

 

[Moonbear]

I'll send you my personal e-mail address for that one!

CC me on that one too please!

 

[ZapperZ]

CC me on that one too please!

Now both of you DO know that viewing of such pictures will make you go blind. :)

Off to The Magic Kingdom. Can't wait to ride the refurbished It's A Small World!

Zz.

 

[Moonbear]

Now both of you DO know that viewing of such pictures will make you go blind. :)

Women don't have that problem. Apparently only the men on Viagra.

Off to The Magic Kingdom. Can't wait to ride the refurbished It's A Small World!

Zz.

Are you sure It's A Small World is the ride you really wanted to mention in context of the above comments? They refurbished it? Tell me how it is! That's always one of my favorites! It's been the same since I was this big. *holds hand about 2 1/2 ft from the floor*

 

[JamesU]

well you're have a fun time Zz. last time I went to disneyland, we had a fast-passes for the indiana jones ride. we were five minutes early so the guy who was taking the fast-passes wouldn't let us in. so we waited. we were still waiting when bob (the fast-pass guy) said we had to move because more people were getting in line, so we moved where he told us to.

Then someone asked how tall you have to be to go on this ride, bob simply said about me and my dad "if these people weren't in the way, I could tell you." my dad got mad and talked to him. he said, "so what, are you going to get me fired?" So my dad talked to a friend of the owner of disneyland...I don't thik bob will be collecting any tickets again

 

[ZapperZ]

Women don't have that problem. Apparently only the men on Viagra.

Then consider yourselves luckly... On the other hand, we don't have to go through labor pains, so I guess that even things out. :)

Are you sure It's A Small World is the ride you really wanted to mention in context of the above comments? They refurbished it? Tell me how it is! That's always one of my favorites! It's been the same since I was this big. *holds hand about 2 1/2 ft from the floor*

Yes, It's A Small World went throught several months of shut-down and refurbishment, and I can tell you that it's FABULOUS! The sound system was upgraded, and the colors are more vivid than ever before!

Just got back from The Magic Kingdom. Went on Splash Mountain twice, and Thunder Mountain Railroad also twice. Saw Stich Great Escape (it's OK, but nothing to write home about). Saw the afternoon parade (great as always). Will post pictures when I download them to the laptop later...

Going to freshen up (as in take a shower and change of clothes) before going out to Epcot to watch Illuminations AGAIN! Might try having dinner at the Marrekesh restaurant at the Morrocan pavilion, but that would be a very low probability that they aren't packed with reservations already.

Zz.

 

[ZapperZ]

well you're have a fun time Zz. last time I went to disneyland, we had a fast-passes for the indiana jones ride. we were five minutes early so the guy who was taking the fast-passes wouldn't let us in. so we waited. we were still waiting when bob (the fast-pass guy) said we had to move because more people were getting in line, so we moved where he told us to.

Then someone asked how tall you have to be to go on this ride, bob simply said about me and my dad "if these people weren't in the way, I could tell you." my dad got mad and talked to him. he said, "so what, are you going to get me fired?" So my dad talked to a friend of the owner of disneyland...I don't thik bob will be collecting any tickets again

That is a VERY strange encounter you had. I can tell you that, since a couple of my friends are Disney castmembers, what happened to you was a complete no-no. They of course will not let you get in before the fast pass time, but they are NEVER allowed to treat the guests that way, not even close. Disney keeps a record of ALL that a castmember does, even what they buy using their castmember discount. The worst penalty point they could acquire is to mistreat a guest. That castmember might as well quit on the spot because that would have been more pleasent than having to deal with the wrath of the Mouse.

Zz.

 

[Evo]

Sounds like great fun Zz! The Marrekesh restaurant sounds yummy. I'm in the mood for something different to eat myself. I will just have to live vicariously through you for now.

wrath of the mouse

<snort>

 

[Moonbear]

That is a VERY strange encounter you had. I can tell you that, since a couple of my friends are Disney castmembers, what happened to you was a complete no-no. They of course will not let you get in before the fast pass time, but they are NEVER allowed to treat the guests that way, not even close. Disney keeps a record of ALL that a castmember does, even what they buy using their castmember discount. The worst penalty point they could acquire is to mistreat a guest. That castmember might as well quit on the spot because that would have been more pleasent than having to deal with the wrath of the Mouse.

Zz.

Yep, one of the post-docs in my dept used to work for Euro Disney, and was joking that it was great practice for when we were both handling registrations for a conference and people would walk in with the most bewildering issues and complaints (like expecting us to know what hotel they were registered at when they didn't know where to go to check in ), so we plastered smiles on our faces and did our best to not call this person a moron for not thinking to check with his secretary or whoever must have made the reservation for him before leaving, while calling around to various local hotels to see which one, if any, had this person's reservation, etc.

It's supposed to be the happiest place on Earth, dammit!

 

[Integral]

Y'know, we all should have asked Integral to get us the gold Mickey ears hat from Disneyland too. The ones I bought here has Disney World on them. It would be a blast to get one from each park here in the US. Of course, since we have people from all over the world here, we should get one from Paris and Tokyo also...

Hum... this is never going to end, is it? :)

Zz.

Do you mean like these?
http://home.comcast.net/~rossgr1/mmears.JPG

You will have to come and wrestle my 11 yr old daugher for them.

 

[Evo]

Do you mean like these?
http://home.comcast.net/~rossgr1/mmears.JPG

You will have to come and wrestle my 11 yr old daugher for them.

Oooh, integral, she'll soon forget about them...

 

[ZapperZ]

Today started out terrific,and ended up WET.

The three pictures here are: 1. The fully decorated, all decked out Cinderella's Castle at the Magic Kingdom to celebrate the golden celebration. Trust me, it's way grander than even in this picture. 2. The refurbished It's A Small World. 3. The belly dancer at the Marrakesh restaurant at the Morroco Pavilion. The food was awesome as always (we always eat here practically on every visit).

We stayed for Illuminations, but the rain came, and came HARD 15 minutes before it was supposed to start. With the wind blowing very hard also, they delayed the show and we figured it's not going to go off tonight, so we left. No point in suffering throught something we've seen a gazillion times.

We're turning in early tonight. Tomorrow will be Disney/MGM Studios. You'll probably hear me screaming on The Tower of Terror.

Zz.

 

[Evo]

It's a small world looks very pretty. Great pictures Zz! I find myself checking this thread out for your pictures.

 

[ZapperZ]

It's a small world looks very pretty. Great pictures Zz! I find myself checking this thread out for your pictures.

Well, here's more! :)

1. The final ramp up the tunnel before the big drop down Splash Mountain. Had to take this quickly and hide the camera before the big wet finale.

2. The Share A Dream Come True afternoon parade at Magic Kingdom

3. The world famous Main Street, USA.

Enjoy... wish you were here.

Zz.

 

[ZapperZ]

Boo hoo hoo!

Looks like today is going to be a washout. Heavy (and I mean VERY heavy) thunderstorms are blanketing central Florida. We are delaying out trip out to Disney/MGM Studios till we can at least run to the car without getting soaked. I also discover a tear in my Mickey Mouse poncho! :( Looks like I have to get a new one. I was using one of the "old" ponchos, the yellow cheap plastic that they have now replaced with a transparent one.

Zz.

 

[Evo]

Boo hoo hoo!

Looks like today is going to be a washout. Heavy (and I mean VERY heavy) thunderstorms are blanketing central Florida. We are delaying out trip out to Disney/MGM Studios till we can at least run to the car without getting soaked. I also discover a tear in my Mickey Mouse poncho! :( Looks like I have to get a new one. I was using one of the "old" ponchos, the yellow cheap plastic that they have now replaced with a transparent one.

Zz.

Hope it dries out Zz.

 

[Moonbear]

Boo hoo hoo!

Looks like today is going to be a washout. Heavy (and I mean VERY heavy) thunderstorms are blanketing central Florida. We are delaying out trip out to Disney/MGM Studios till we can at least run to the car without getting soaked. I also discover a tear in my Mickey Mouse poncho! :( Looks like I have to get a new one. I was using one of the "old" ponchos, the yellow cheap plastic that they have now replaced with a transparent one.

Zz.

Didn't I tell you that's the bonus water ride? FL storms never last long. Soon the sun will come out and you'll never know it had even rained. You'll get really close parking too.

 

[ZapperZ]

Didn't I tell you that's the bonus water ride? FL storms never last long. Soon the sun will come out and you'll never know it had even rained. You'll get really close parking too.

Well, unfortunately, this isn't the regular convection "heat in the afternoon" type of rain. There's a major weather pattern going across Florida, so we had plenty of rain overnight and all through the morning. But, like troopers that we were, we still went, and got 2 rides on the Tower of Terror, and a few others. So today wasn't a complete washout.

Tonight will be another free and light evening. Will probably spend it at Downtown Disney. We're going to see the Guest Services people and extend our Annual Pass for another year. So Moonbie and Evo, I'm ready for ya!

Zz.

 

[ZapperZ]

There aren't that many interesting pictures from today. Saw the new show at Disney/MGM Studios called Lights, Motors, Action that came from Disneyland Paris. Good stunts and everything, but I'd rather been on the Tower of Terror (did you hear me scream?).

Zz.

 

[Moonbear]

Tonight will be another free and light evening. Will probably spend it at Downtown Disney. We're going to see the Guest Services people and extend our Annual Pass for another year. So Moonbie and Evo, I'm ready for ya!

Zz.

I'm sure I could look this up myself, but how much does an annual pass set you back? I'm just wondering if it's a better deal than just buying tickets when I get there if I were to visit for say a week instead of doing just a one-day visit like I usually do, or would I do better just getting some all-inclusive deal through a hotel?

 

[Evo]

I'm sure I could look this up myself, but how much does an annual pass set you back? I'm just wondering if it's a better deal than just buying tickets when I get there if I were to visit for say a week instead of doing just a one-day visit like I usually do, or would I do better just getting some all-inclusive deal through a hotel?

We could all share a hotel room and save money! :shy:

 

[Moonbear]

We could all share a hotel room and save money! :shy:

I was going to suggest that, but then I remembered you like to be COLD[/color] at night. Then again, if ZZ promises to snuggle close and keep me warm, maybe I can let you turn the temperature cooler.

 

[Evo]

I was going to suggest that, but then I remembered you like to be COLD[/color] at night. Then again, if ZZ promises to snuggle close and keep me warm, maybe I can let you turn the temperature cooler.

I can sleep in the living room, I'll bring a fan along.

 

[Danger]

The three pictures here are: 1. The fully decorated, all decked out Cinderella's Castle at the Magic Kingdom

Did you catch a suicide in the act there, or is that woman diving off of the roof part of the decorations?

 

[ZapperZ]

I'm sure I could look this up myself, but how much does an annual pass set you back? I'm just wondering if it's a better deal than just buying tickets when I get there if I were to visit for say a week instead of doing just a one-day visit like I usually do, or would I do better just getting some all-inclusive deal through a hotel?

If you're not planning on going there more than once (each trip a 5-day park hopper), then the annual pass may not be such a good deal. It runs about $395. We paid less (about $340) since we were renewing. A 7-day park-hopper is a very good deal. You can even pay a little bit more so that it doesn't have an expiry date. If you do plan on coming here for more than once a year, then 2 5-day park hopper, for example, costs MORE than an annual pass. This is why I have an annual pass.

However, as you've mentioned, you may want to see if there's any special deal that includes hotel accomodations. Those sometime can be quite a bargain, especially during their slow season.

All the info regarding tickets can be found here. Click on Magic Your Way Tickets for info on individual tickets and options.

http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/wdw/tickets/ticketsLandingPage?id=TicketsLandingPage

Zz.

 

[ZapperZ]

I was going to suggest that, but then I remembered you like to be COLD[/color] at night. Then again, if ZZ promises to snuggle close and keep me warm, maybe I can let you turn the temperature cooler.

Nah, you don't want me to do that. I snore like a PIG in heat.

:)

Zz.