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Early in the morning before Keith showed up, I was on my phone. Lo and behold, my friend Sharon from NY was in Walt Disney World! She is a Disney fanatic like me. We originally met on a now defunct Disney message board over 15 years ago. I immediately shot her a message and before you know...

I had never been to Finding Nemo – the Musical and it was about to let a new audience in. I had never seen the show. Don’t judge me! Basically, it is an abbreviated version of the movie, Finding Nemo with music. There were puppets, acrobats, and animated backdrops. You can find it in...

After our Aviator Flight of Passage FastPass+, we looked at the standby time for Navi River Journey. It was prohibitively long. This is the reason why I was up at the crack of dawn. Keith was just fine missing the attraction. We had until 10:25 for our Everest FastPass+ time to explore the...

Keith arrives at the Animal Kingdom and we reconnect. Our FastPass+ for Flight of Passage is coming up. But first, we stop to have breakfast. He needs caffeine so off he goes to Starbucks while I get my breakfast in Pandora at Pongu Pongu. I think the Lumpia is so inventive. It is pineapple...

A big heartfelt thank you goes out to Denise Lang and Reach for the Magic Destinations. It was thanks to her to book the best time for us at California Grill. If I hadn’t hit the wall at the end of dinner, having to watch the fireworks in the Magic Kingdom would have been a perfect ending to a...

In a situation like that I'm quite shy and couldn't bring myself to talk to the singers. But I do think it is a good idea that they make themselves available after the show.

As an audience member I enjoy seeing the costumes of the performers. I don't know how I would feel having to get into those costumes. Some days I'm sure they wish they were just in shorts and a t-shirt like you. Thank you for the compliments. California Grill was delicious.

I am not a big wine connoisseur. I know what I like and will have wine from time to time, but no where near an expert. I’m more of a hard liquor kind of guy. My server was wonderful and asked her to suggest a wine to pair with my meal. She asked about my preference of two varieties of wine...

Next on my hit parade was the Voices of Liberty under the dome in the glorious rotunda of the American Adventure Pavilion. Their performance was just too short. They are that great. To be that tight of an a capella group is a joy to listen to. They are a must see on every trip to Walt Disney...

Warm chocolate pudding with Irish cream liquor custard at Ireland’s booth for dessert. Sign me up! All I needed was shade and a flat surface to eat on. That dish was totally up my alley. It was very dense, very rich, very thick with a liquor sauce. You needed something to break it up. It...

Time to light another candle. Today I’m burning my “Wilderness Resort” candle. Mmm, one of my favorites. By the time I was done with my Future World FastPass+ choices the Food and Wine Festival had begun! The crowds – oh my! Keith made a smart move. They would have driven him looney tunes...

As I write this report, Rise of the Resistance has opened in Walt Disney World. It had not opened yet on my visit. You don’t hear much about the Skyliner in the news since Rise of the Resistance opened. I expect you won’t again until it becomes rainy season in Florida. When every day has...

I have been having trouble sleeping during this whole vacation. My first three nights I would only have three hours sleep each night. I had continued trouble sleeping and wake up way too early. Once again, I wake up far earlier than planned and just could not get back to sleep. Also, I have...

Once the firework show had ended, Keith had had it. He was done and too tired. He decided to go back to the resort. I stayed behind and joined the other party guests to experience Frozen Ever After. It was like salmon swimming upstream. We were fighting the current of the hordes of people...

We had booked the Frozen Ever After Sparkling Dessert party in which we had reserved seating to experience the Epcot Forever show near the Mexico Pavilion along with a dessert buffet. Following the dessert party, we would be invited to experience Frozen Ever After once the fireworks show was...

Thank you so much for the feedback. I like spicy food that is flavorful, not spicy meaning hot. The food they served there was spicy interesting, not hot so I think most people would enjoy it. I'd encourage you to give it a shot.

Next: A Frozen Ever After Sparkling Dessert party, what could possibly go wrong?

Nap time for the dynamic duo. Well, nap time for Keith. We took the Disney bus back to Port Orleans French Quarter. Keith napped while I went off and explored over to Port Orleans Riverside. I grabbed a drink with my refillable mug and walked over. My feet were ok, why not punish them some...

Then we had a FastPass+ for Journey into Imagination With Figment. I miss the original Imagination Pavilion brought to you by Kodak. Yes, I’m that old. The whole time I’m missing the Dreamfinder. Basically, he was the main host of the attraction. His inspiration came from Professor Marvel...

Welcome back! I’m enjoying the smell of a French bakery as if I were back in the France Pavilion at Epcot thanks to a favorite candle maker who produces candles of all the smells you find at Walt Disney World. It helps with the task at hand of telling the tale of my trip. Speaking of which...