Trip Report 2 broke guys and I swear this is work related!

Yes, yes, I know we just got back. We went in the middle of December, then again for Christmas, then again in the middle of January, and now - our third month in a row…

When: Feb 2-4
Where: All-Star Music, and All-Star Music (you’ll see.)
Who:

Tony

And Brian

Wait, wait - that’s not right. Pretty close, but not right. Let’s try again.

Tony

And Brian

OK but those were reject “blooper” pics from our last TR. Here’s one where we’re overdressed:

That’ll do.

And…Mickey.

 

[Tony the Tigger]

The one we “missed” this morning - Animal Kingdom! - where all wait times were short!

I realized MK was probably unusually busy because folks were coming out to see the Christmas decorations.

 

[93boomer]

Never been!

It was our old fave, Skipper Canteen.

Tuna app:

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My fave duck fried rice and B’s “Tastes like chicken because it is!”

I wanted the mango drink (with rum) but it was premixed, so I couldn’t eliminate the simple syrup (sugar.) I got my fave Chakalaka wine instead.

Then I got the mango drink.

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I knew that. I should’ve guessed!

 

[Swissmiss]

What a gorgeous day! And I suspect you really do need this before all the Black Friday and holiday craziness in your stores. Enjoy!

 

[Tony the Tigger]

All da bishes be napping, except one.

That’s what I felt like doing after that lunch! I was a little jelly!

 

[Tony the Tigger]

But Flight of Passage was at 30 minutes? We saw an opportunity. We got in line at

Errrrybody be nappin’ ‘cept me.

The estimate was accurate, and we both enjoyed our flights!

The wait for Navi would have been another 30 minutes. I asked B what he wanted to do next…

 

[Tony the Tigger]

Don’t worry, I won’t bore you with more of the same old giraffe and lion pics. I didn’t even take many. But we did see them feed the pelicans.

And we did see something we don’t very often

A hippo out of water…

Followed by a baby hippo.

 

[Tony the Tigger]

Couldn’t resist photographing this as we walked.

 

[Tony the Tigger]

I haven’t been keeping up as much with all the little changes, openings, closings. I thought the new Zootopia ride might be in previews, but wasn’t sure - and we still had to book dinner, and decide whether to go to HS before or after. I decided to let Zootopia be, which was good, because it was only in previews for influencers (so I hear.) It would soft open to guests the next day.

Remember that lesson I learned about not park hopping so much?

MK before 11, AK around 1:30, and…

 

[93boomer]

I haven’t been keeping up as much with all the little changes, openings, closings. I thought the new Zootopia ride might be in previews, but wasn’t sure - and we still had to book dinner, and decide whether to go to HS before or after. I decided to let Zootopia be, which was good, because it was only in previews for influencers (so I hear.) It would soft open to guests the next day.

Remember that lesson I learned about not park hopping so much?

MK before 11, AK around 1:30, and…

You’re just making the most of your trip. We always parkhop. Usually because I want certain foods.

 

[Tony the Tigger]

MK before 11, AK around 1:30, and…

Kind of surprisingly, we decided to continue on and head to Hollywood Studios rather than taking a break first.

No, we didn’t go on any rides. We went to see Julie at the tune in lounge.

Per usual, we stayed a little too long, drank a little too much, made friends with another couple and talked a little too much, bought a round of shots for the four of us, and I decided to book dinner at California Grill. We might sit at the bar, we might not.

Btw, there was a pic taken of I think 5 of us + Julie, but it was on someone else’s phone. Maybe Brian got a copy, I’ll check.

According to the timestamps on my pictures on the way out of Hollywood Studios, we left around 6:20 PM, leaving us some time to rest up, watch dancing with the stars and vote for Topanga, and head to a very late dinner at 9:30 PM.

 

[Tony the Tigger]

And depending on how you look at it, this trip report either ends on a high note or a bummer note.

We went to the room. I ate a chicken tender or two. Then I remember the bed. Then I remember waking up at 10:30 PM. Brian was still snoring.

I had missed both my dinner and my chance to vote for Topanga (Danielle Fishell from Boy Meets World.) I have never ever watched a single episode of that show before this year. I watched it just for her. She ended up going home that night! We watched it on Disney+.

I’m guessing I got charged $20 for the two of us missing dinner, but I haven’t looked yet.

Saved a bit of money, though!

Anyway, I did exactly what I needed to do. I turned a spur of the moment business trip into a quick visit. I was able to talk with people about things other than building a Record Store, and cleanse my brain. Mission accomplished. Maybe a little too effectively, but here we are. No regrets.

I thought about booking a brunch like we did last time, especially since we missed dinner, but it really didn’t make sense. We were not on vacation. Brian had to get to a work meeting at 2 PM. We had a 3 Hour Drive in the best of circumstances. I had a ton of work to do. I asked Brian as we left, with our car, parked close to our room, if we should walk to the main building for a quick breakfast or something to go? He wasn’t interested. Meh.

I did get a turkey cranberry sandwich at a stop on the way home.

And we are already booked to go back in about 3 weeks, and again 3 weeks after that. We’re good.

But I will have to do Guardians with some Dramamine on the next trip, or it won’t be for some time!

 

[Swissmiss]

Sounds like you needed the sleep - now you can hit the ground running for the store set up.

Sending you good vibes for the grand opening!

 

[93boomer]

And depending on how you look at it, this trip report either ends on a high note or a bummer note.

We went to the room. I ate a chicken tender or two. Then I remember the bed. Then I remember waking up at 10:30 PM. Brian was still snoring.

I had missed both my dinner and my chance to vote for Topanga (Danielle Fishell from Boy Meets World.) I have never ever watched a single episode of that show before this year. I watched it just for her. She ended up going home that night! We watched it on Disney+.

I’m guessing I got charged $20 for the two of us missing dinner, but I haven’t looked yet.

Saved a bit of money, though!

Anyway, I did exactly what I needed to do. I turned a spur of the moment business trip into a quick visit. I was able to talk with people about things other than building a Record Store, and cleanse my brain. Mission accomplished. Maybe a little too effectively, but here we are. No regrets.

I thought about booking a brunch like we did last time, especially since we missed dinner, but it really didn’t make sense. We were not on vacation. Brian had to get to a work meeting at 2 PM. We had a 3 Hour Drive in the best of circumstances. I had a ton of work to do. I asked Brian as we left, with our car, parked close to our room, if we should walk to the main building for a quick breakfast or something to go? He wasn’t interested. Meh.

I did get a turkey cranberry sandwich at a stop on the way home.

And we are already booked to go back in about 3 weeks, and again 3 weeks after that. We’re good.

But I will have to do Guardians with some Dramamine on the next trip, or it won’t be for some time!

Thanks for sharing your much needed break! The upcoming next trip will help you get through until that one.

 

[Charlie The Chatbox Ghost]

Where am I now?

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You know, there's probably a non-zero chance that the "Loss" line pattern is on the floor of the CBJ lobby. I'd be interested to see if anyone would be able to find it! (I would love to spend a day in the CBJ but unfortunately I live in New England lmao)

 

[Tony the Tigger]

Inspections are tomorrow. Sweating bullets. Sneak preview:

 

[erstwo]

Looks great! Love Elton on the yellow brick road!

 

[Tiggerish]

Wow, Tony, it looks fantastic!! (see what I did there? )

That mural...

 

[93boomer]

Inspections are tomorrow. Sweating bullets. Sneak preview:

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Omg Tony it looks great!! Following your stores on IG!!

 

[RememberWhen]

Love it!

 

[Swissmiss]

Hope the inspection goes well. Love the mural