Trip Report If At First You Don't Succeed...*COMPLETED*

Well we're trying again.

Easter week at WDW.

Not my favorite week to visit but when your travel buddy is a teacher, you make the sacrifice. Except this year it doesn't feel like a sacrifice. The loss of our Easter 2020 vacation (thanks to COVID) was harder than I expected. I’m excited to have the chance for a do-over!

Of course the plans we had in 2020 aren't the same for 2021. We'll have no Fastpasses to skip the long lines. There will be no turkey sammie for lunch at Be Our Guest or All-American Sundae from the Plaza Ice Cream Parlor. No fireworks to conclude our Disney days. And we'll be staying at a different resort.

But that's all okay....there's still fun to be had! And thanks to the credit we received from last year's cancellation, most of our trip is already paid.

I have to give David's Vacation Club Rentals props. Eighteen months ago I'd signed a "no refunds" contract for our 2020 points rental, figuring it was a low-risk gamble. When the pandemic happened and WDW closed, we considered our monies lost ~ disappointing for sure, but understanding that was the result of the risk we took. After all, David's is a business which would also lose money from this pandemic. Legally they did not have to do anything for us. Yet I received a travel voucher for the full amount we paid.

I hope to report live on the adventures of Tuvalu and Em beginning next Sunday. Time will tell if I succeed. ;)

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(Must have been a Callan photo shoot. :hilarious:)
 

Tuvalu

Premium Member
Original Poster
One happy snowman....

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....relaxing in the sun, letting off steam.

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With access to a near-empty pool.

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For awhile anyway.

The arrival of a few more guests doesn’t disturb the peace.

But the arrival of a Disney duck does.

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So we drink.

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Pina Colada and Niue Rita (POG juice and tequila).
 

Nunu

Wanderluster
Premium Member
What next?

Let’s get dessert.

One I discovered during my last stay at the Grand Floridian.

The dark chocolate cake pop.

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This is right up your alley @Nunu!

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Rich. Moist. Decadent.

And definitely shareable.

Em and I savor each bite while enjoying the sunshine, cool breeze and view of Cinderella Castle.

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Yup, you know my dark chocolate weaknesses very well! That cake pop looks A-MA-ZING.
:hungry:


(I'm still trying to recover from your WCC Chocolate Lava Cake picture, btw! 😄).
 

slipperalwaysfits

Well-Known Member
We get sent to the third track (no stair climbing, yay!
I do love the third track! Mostly because it's the THIRD track and has shortened a super-long wait time by just a bit. :geek: :geek:
Best in vehicle? Yes, please.
CONGRATS!!!!! You've earned your bragging rights!
@ZapperZ highly touted the meals he’d had at the Commissary last week and based on his praise (and our own positive experience in February 2020), we opt to lunch here
YES! Two good reviews for the Commissary in a month! I'm going to have to check it out when I'm there. The food looks great.
The sandwich is delicious and the fries are cooked to perfection, hot and lightly salted. We are very pleased.

And we don’t have to clean up after ourselves!

Before leaving the restaurant I ask her to check the status of MMRR. It has reopened! We hustle over to the theater and are delighted to find a very short line!
THIS IS Disney Magic at it's finest.:geek::geek::geek: Glad you were able to get on and with a short wait,YAY!
Let’s get dessert.

One I discovered during my last stay at the Grand Floridian.

The dark chocolate cake pop.
DISNEY DESSERTS ARE GENERALLY WORTH EVERY DARN CALORIE THAT'S IN THEM!!! This cake pop looks like no exception! The nice part about Disney desserts like this is that so many are sharable, so we aren't actually consuming ALL THOSE CALORIES!


Not sure how I feel about swimming with an actual duck....:bored:;)
 

Tuvalu

Premium Member
Original Poster
Disney is a place where magical moments happen.

Sometimes in the most unexpected ways.

My dear friend Kelly (a local who spends a lot of time in CA) surprised me with a text yesterday. She is back home after a few weeks away.

I surprise her back with the news that Em and I are at WDW.

Tonight we meet for dinner at the perfect place.

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(Remember today is Kona’s birthday!)

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Let the chick-chatting begin!

We do manage to consume food too.

Warm rolls with sea salted butter.

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Sticky chicken wings and pot stickers.

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Coffee-rubbed short rib with broccolini.

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Kel and I are two peas in a pod. I have the same entreé.

(Of course Em and I had the same food for lunch. Does that make three peas in a pod?)

We continue our conversation at the quiet pool where we can be mask-free. Time passes much too quickly and Kel must head home.

May we meet again soon!
 

Tuvalu

Premium Member
Original Poster
Happy Birthday Kona!! Happy Friday @Tuvalu! Thanks for a great live trip report!!
Is this you yet?

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😉

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO KONA!!!!!!!!!! How adorable that he loves playing with stuffed animals! Our cat loves hiding under one specific blanket and hunting for hair ties (she'd LOVE EVEREST!) It's so nice to have such fun personalities in your pets!
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Kona plays fetch with me with hair ties!
 

Tuvalu

Premium Member
Original Poster
Just pondering - if someone in front of you with Covid happens to sneeze a few times, do you have a better chance of catching it with or without being in that plexi-glass tunnel?

It has been awhile since I took a Fluid Dynamic course but here goes

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I would say the fluid flow pattern would be turbulent in the TOT so based on that I will defer to this guy


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He said life is like chaos man!! ( and yes you will get covid)

Max
Thanks for coming to the rescue, Max.

Shirley is not good with science, Fractal.
 

Tuvalu

Premium Member
Original Poster
Have a magical day at DHS, the weather looks so great!!!
country music lol GIF by Stephanie Quayle


Wait! I am confused. Was it a rooster exit or a chicken exit?
Is there more than one exit? Rooster for the men? Chicken for the ladies?
The Apple emoji for chicken transformed into a rooster once I posted. 🤷🏻‍♀️
Test: 🐓
The Apple chicken head emoji remains the same.
Test: 🐔
Try it and see for yourself.
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I
So how long was the wait, actually? Yes, I am hoping I have the guts to go on the ride again this fall. I've been on it many times but I got too worked up about it in 2018 and took the exit. Which is okay, I was more disappointed in myself for not facing my fears, especially since I'd been on it so many times before. I love the ride, the launch is a bit overwhelming to me. Last year when we went, the ride was down all day.
We waited 45 minutes, which was the actual posted wait time.
 

Woodywrkr

Well-Known Member
And the holding is the most important part

Thanks for this one Tu!!


Ok - mental note - take all the soaps, shampoo , conditioner and towels you can stuff in your suitcase
But in a weird - anti Aladdin way

Don't touch the lamp!!



You got sooo burned on that one

@TrolleyFollower91 - well played!!!

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Seven posts in a row from @Woodywrkr ??

Someone feeling a little left out?

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Max
The cats stopped talking to me so I got bored.
 

Tuvalu

Premium Member
Original Poster
Thx we just ordered some, they had Minnie and Nemo as well
Glad to help!

Yup, you know my dark chocolate weaknesses very well! That cake pop looks A-MA-ZING.
:hungry:


(I'm still trying to recover from your WCC Chocolate Lava Cake picture, btw! 😄).
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Pro tip: the buffalo grilled cheese is great for a hangover👍
Memo to self:
Having a hangover is better than having to eat a Buffalo grilled cheese.

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Not sure how I feel about swimming with an actual duck....:bored:;)
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This kid doesn’t seem to mind!
 

Tuvalu

Premium Member
Original Poster
I'm so sorry we missed you! We ran into transpo difficulty getting over to the Poly...

I did get my Tuvalu card from the hostess at Kona when we arrived--thank you so much for taking the time away from your own trip to do that!!

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I do hope I get the chance to thank you in person 🙂
Love the pose! Sorry we missed each other.

MUST. TRAIN. MY. CAT. NOW. #wildfridaynight
One does not train a cat.

The cat trains the human.

Otherwise I would not begin every morning throwing a hair tie to Kona six or seven times in a row before he tires of playing and drops the hair tie in his food dish.
 

Darstarr

Well-Known Member
In the Parks
No
Disney is a place where magical moments happen.

Sometimes in the most unexpected ways.

My dear friend Kelly (a local who spends a lot of time in CA) surprised me with a text yesterday. She is back home after a few weeks away.

I surprise her back with the news that Em and I are at WDW.

Tonight we meet for dinner at the perfect place.

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(Remember today is Kona’s birthday!)

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Let the chick-chatting begin!

We do manage to consume food too.

Warm rolls with sea salted butter.

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Sticky chicken wings and pot stickers.

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Coffee-rubbed short rib with broccolini.

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Kel and I are two peas in a pod. I have the same entreé.

(Of course Em and I had the same food for lunch. Does that make three peas in a pod?)

We continue our conversation at the quiet pool where we can be mask-free. Time passes much too quickly and Kel must head home.

May we meet again soon!
Love Kelly! Tell her I say Hi!
 

MinnieM123

Premium Member
@Tuvalu, per your comments (below) about food at the Commissary --

ZapperZ highly touted the meals he’d had at the Commissary last week and based on his praise (and our own positive experience in February 2020), we opt to lunch here.

Em and I both order the chicken club (grilled chicken breast, provolone, guacamole, bacon, lettuce, tomato) which comes with steak fries.

On a real plate! With real flatware! The sandwich is delicious and the fries are cooked to perfection, hot and lightly salted. We are very pleased.


*****

So glad to read the above! In past trips, I've gone to the Commissary, but was never impressed with the food. (I'd go there for early lunch, just to always get a table, and the a/c was always good in there.) So, happy to read that the quality of their food has really gone up a notch! :hungry:
 

Tuvalu

Premium Member
Original Poster
Saturday, April 10

Woke to this in my inbox.

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Not deja vu.

Our kitties’ birthdays are a day apart.

Diva Poly is 7 years old today.

The day we met she wasn’t a diva.

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That changed with Kona’s arrival. She couldn’t handle his pestering. This old photo may be the last time they were ever thisclose.

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She prefers resting with an inanimate buddy instead.

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See you tomorrow, Poly. I expect you’ll ignore me.

My punishment for having abandoned you this week.
 

93boomer

Premium Member
Saturday, April 10

Woke to this in my inbox.

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Not deja vu.

Our kitties’ birthdays are a day apart.

Diva Poly is 7 years old today.

The day we met she wasn’t a diva.

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That changed with Kona’s arrival. She couldn’t handle his pestering. This old photo may be the last time they were ever thisclose.

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She prefers resting with an inanimate buddy instead.

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See you tomorrow, Poly. I expect you’ll ignore me.

My punishment for having abandoned you this week.
Poly happy birthday! You are such a beautiful girl!
 

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