Trip Report A Total Eclipse of the Park *COMPLETED*

Not quite.

And apologies to Bonnie Tyler for parodying her hit song title from 1983 (although that was a very good year :inlove:.)

So if you want to turn around and not read further I’ll understand. After 17 trip reports in less than four years you are probably sick of me. Heck, I am sick of me! But after a few requests from you kind people for another report I decided to forge ahead.

Unlike my last epistle, this will not take me four months to complete. First, this trip was shorter. Second, there is no live section which needs to be expanded later. Third, I’m heading back to the World in 2.5 weeks and then into the holiday season ~ so I’m giving myself a “Do or Die” deadline.

Let’s get started.

Who? Tuvalu and Woody
What? End of summer getaway
Where? Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort
When? August 19-22, 2017
Why? There has to be a why? ;)

It certainly wasn’t to witness the eclipse. In fact when I booked I didn’t even realize our dates coincided with the eclipse. We live within two hours of the path of totality and missed a viewing party with friends who delighted in watching the total phenomenon. Instead Woody and I got to experience.....

Well, you’ll have to wait to find out.

Here we are on arrival day. Can you tell the photographer was earning his ears?
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I’m proudly wearing the dress that was instrumental in our free Pirate Cruise. (For context please see my July TR.)

Stay tuned for this trip’s shenanigans.
 

amjt660

Well-Known Member
I'll take over your work if it lets me go on these trips! We can switch, you can teach middle/high school science and I'll take lose business trips to Asia!;)
As I am sitting here eating my breakfast (it is 5 pm at home) and I literally laughed out loud when I read your post
I know I do not want to be a middle school teacher (science or math would be my choice if I did) but I am not sure if you want to be an automotive assembly engineering manager either
The trips are a nice perk of the job I must admit

Max
 

ajrwdwgirl

Premium Member
As I am sitting here eating my breakfast (it is 5 pm at home) and I literally laughed out loud when I read your post
I know I do not want to be a middle school teacher (science or math would be my choice if I did) but I am not sure if you want to be an automotive assembly engineering manager either
The trips are a nice perk of the job I must admit

Max

I'm glad I could provide you with a laugh! I probably would not be very good at your job as I have no depth or knowledge about automotive things beside the basics of driving my car and filling my gas tank.:happy:
 

Gabe1

Ivory Tower Squabble EST 2011. WINDMILL SURVIVOR
Name two things wrong with this picture.

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I’ll help:
1. If you are seated next to a large window overlooking Seven Seas Lagoon and the MK, binoculars are not necessary to enjoy the view. I’ll give grace to the girl, but not to the four adults at the table who were “surveying” before the girl got her turn.

2. Double strollers do not belong in the dining area. And they definitely should not be parked next to a window blocking the view. If the large party expected at the adjoining table had arrived on time (more on that in a moment) the guests seated nearest the window would have had no personal space thanks to the double-wide.

I feel your pain Sister-Friend. Our neighbors in the Wilderness Lodge. :cautious:

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Tuvalu

Premium Member
Original Poster
Great trip report!! Thanks for sharing & Happy Thanksgiving!!
Happy belated Thanksgiving. :) See ya real soon!

No Shirley status on the tragical!
Awesome TR as usual, you make 4 Days seem like a week!
Glad to hear Kona and Poly had a great caretaker in EM.
Happy Thanksgiving Tuvalu Family.
This was a trip of bad DME rides for sure!
Kona and Poly adore Em. :cat:
Hope you and yours had a nice Thanksgiving.

Thanks for sharing another fun adventure! Am I reading correctly that there is another trip coming up? I hope so! I love following along. :)
Happy Thanksgiving!
Hope you enjoyed your turkey day too! Em and I will be Disney bound this time next week!

Are you staying at WL to enjoy their Christmas decor on your trip next week?
Next week Em and I will be at Port Orleans Riverside.
 

Tuvalu

Premium Member
Original Poster
Job well done
I am in Japan- visited Shanghai- still need to finish HKDL report
If only this work thing would stop getting in the way
Max
Funny, Woody says the same thing about work!
I look forward to reading all about your Asian adventures when you have time. No pressure. The snark can wait. :joyfull:

Happy Thanksgiving! It's a happy one, indeed when you get to finish reading a @Tuvalu trip report!! So, if I am ever at the parks at the same time as you are, and I see you, am I supposed to shout "Tuvalu!!" or "Shirley!"?
I will always turn for Tuvalu. ;)

Excellent report, as always! A lot of fun can sure be had in only 4 days!
Thanks....and you’re right, short trips can be a blast and even more memorable than long trips (precisely why I am taking two shorties next month :D)
 

Gabe1

Ivory Tower Squabble EST 2011. WINDMILL SURVIVOR
Funny, Woody says the same thing about work!
I look forward to reading all about your Asian adventures when you have time. No pressure. The snark can wait. :joyfull:


I will always turn for Tuvalu. ;)


Thanks....and you’re right, short trips can be a blast and even more memorable than long trips (precisely why I am taking two shorties next month :D)

This is how I keep missing people, 3 members during my last trip. So when are you heading again?
 

Tuvalu

Premium Member
Original Poster
So are 1st graders... so much so that they freaking STEAL them. :mad: Mine are now high up on a bookshelf where they can only be viewed, not touched. :cautious:
First graders are like seagulls......MINE! MINE! MINE!

Happy Thanksgiving! Glad to read your latest TR but looking forward to the next already.
Another cracking report, as always looking forward to the next one
Looking forward to the next trip report. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for following along, @Tiggertoo56, @Gurt, and @dddisney :)

This is how I keep missing people, 3 members during my last trip. So when are you heading again?
Em and I are flying down on Friday. :geek:
 

Big Hair

Well-Known Member
Finally caught up. Another great report. Booked a quick trip January 22 to the 25th. Hopefully will be able to meet some of the great Disney fans who I share the love of the "Magic" on this site. I tried to get the passholder-program deal for the FQ but they were already sold out so this deluxe villas dude is changing things up and staying at All Star Sports. I wish I had the ability to do a trip report but not in the cards. Thank goodness for yours Tuvalu as well as all the others. Keep up the outstanding reports!
 

Tuvalu

Premium Member
Original Poster
I stayed at GF a night each on separate trips and no turn down service but it was at the DVC wing.
DVC rooms do not get daily (regular) housekeeping unless you pay cash for the room (and don't use or rent points.) Since cash-paying DVC rooms at the GF are likely a very small number, turn-down is probably not offered.

Finally caught up. Another great report. Booked a quick trip January 22 to the 25th. Hopefully will be able to meet some of the great Disney fans who I share the love of the "Magic" on this site. I tried to get the passholder-program deal for the FQ but they were already sold out so this deluxe villas dude is changing things up and staying at All Star Sports. I wish I had the ability to do a trip report but not in the cards. Thank goodness for yours Tuvalu as well as all the others. Keep up the outstanding reports!
Thanks for reading along again! I enjoyed my last stay at All Star Sports (Sept. 2015).
 

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