Clear Skies, Full Bellies...Can't Lose! A September 2012 Trip Report

plaz10 · Oct 18, 2012

Then we decided to stroll back to French Quarter...checking out the sights along the way

Once we got back - we decided to go swimming! We rarely swim at resorts because I'm all "GO GO GO" but since we are paying more to stay here...we should play more! So we went swimming, tried the slide and ended up in the hot tub. (I've read that sentence over and over and it still sounds dirty. I promise it wasn't meant to be!) No pictures as my camera is not waterproof.

After showers and freshening up we heading to MK.

***First we headed down to the food court to see if they had half n half for sale because Bill hates the creamer they had. And we had an accident. Just remember this for future reference and I'll explain later***

NOT YET...but soon.

We were hitting the monorail to "Go explore the resort more and maybe grab a lapu lapu and then try something at Captain Cooks for dinner" but really we had Ohana ADRs for 6:50! Bill absolutely loves Ohana. I think it's the sauces that put him over the edge. Now I like Ohana don't get me wrong...but I don't LOVE it. And I can't really eat that much so I feel like a lot is wasted on me. So the plan was to actually go explore the Poly more and hang out...relax and eventually lure him upstairs.

But first we had to get on...THE AVENGERS MONORAIL.

Bill really likes Iron Man...like wanted to go as Iron Man for Halloween. And I said no what will I go as and he said I could be Iron Man and he'd be Tony Stark in street clothes. I told him no one would know who he was.

Into the POLY!

Holly and Brett's waterfall...(collective...AWWWWW)

How 'bout some more "Awwwwing" for Holly and Brett

This was my first time seeing Sunset Pointe and my first words were "Damn..that is a long aisle!"

plaz10 · Oct 18, 2012

We decided to go lay in the hammocks

Right now...it's about 6:00. So I need to buy some time. So Bill's like "what's next?" and I say "oh let's just relax here. It's so nice here. Do you think this will be the first deluxe we'll stay at?" And was just stalling.

Ok by now Bill is like "I'm going to fall asleep if we stay here...let's go look at more stuff" Okie doke...so we head into the gift shop upstairs to see if they have Vinylmation Trading...they do! So we traded Maestro Mickey for...

Nerdy Goofy! AW I just thought he was precious.

So we continue to walk around downstairs and blah blah blah...it's about 6:40. Ok I can't stall any longer. So I say "Let's go get a Lapu Lapu from Tambu Lounge upstairs." Ok... So we are walking up the stairs and I say "I think the reason that I didn't love Ohana as much was because it was the end of our trip and my stomach was so full from eating big meals all week that I couldn't handle it...we needed to have it as one of the first meals of the trip." He's says "Yeah you're right" and I say "Like tonight!" And pull him over to the check in desk and say "I have a reservation for 2 at 6:50!" He was a deer in headlights.

YES BABE - OHANA ADR!

He had been complaining for about...2 months about how he wanted Ohana and it was his vacation too and it wasn't fair that he only got 2 ADRs and why not Ohana it was the best and blah blah blah (meanwhile I had already booked it 190 days out) and I kept saying "Babe I want to try some new places - maybe next time." So he was sooo surprised. And then goes "oh I wish you'd told me so i didn't eat that big lunch!" Thanks sweetie. Anyway...we were waiting for about 10 minutes when a server from Tambu comes over to ask if we want something to drink while we wait. Lapu now or later? Now works! So we "split" a Lapu Lapu (70-30...me!). So I'm chugging along on this Lapu and we finish it and then get seated.

And THIS IS OUR VIEW

MK VIEW WHAAAAAAAAAT? Yes sir and we didn't even have to ask. I was so excited/kind of buzzed.

plaz10 · Oct 18, 2012

So they explain the whole deal and take drink orders...I'll have a coke aaaaand a Lapu Lapu. Bill - "Another one?" Yeah I figured we'll split it so it will be like I only had 1 or so. I figured incorrectly.

First - Bread (never did get butter...)

Salad

Appetizers - Pork Dumplings and Chicken Wings (I LOVE both of these things. More than the rest of it. This is my main meal right here)

Noodles & Broccoli (both good but take up too much valuable belly space)

My Lapu Lapu (yes I say MY because Bill drank NONE of it)

Mmmm this is delicious. But really strong. I can't really sip it...so I'll chug it instead to get it down. I'm not wasting 13 dollars! (big mistake...big. huge.)

Really yummy bananas fosters bread pudding

Ok...just between us...I was pretty drunk. It does not take much for me to get tipsy and I was a bit between pretty buzzed and flat out drunk. And 2 Lapu Lapus will certainly blur that line (among my vision). So I was feeling happy. And thought "Lets go to the Grand Floridian...Wishes is at 9 that's in 45 minutes!" No...Wishes was not at 9...it was at 10. Anyway...off to the GF.

We decide to walk around. I have the bright idea of going to find the wedding chapel. NO we did not get married. But I wanted to snap some pics of the building to at least say I've been there.

We find that little archway with the castle in the middle and think that will be a fantastic place to watch Wishes (that in reality doesn't start for an hour and a half). A stranger waltzes by this his fancy shmancy camera and offers to take our picture. I get this.

Now I was drunk but I knew it was bad. You can work your fancy camera with your settings and flashes and add ons and can't get a good one on my point n shoot?

So we're sitting on the ground...then we walk over to the dock. We are talking about our wedding and stuff. And then I see boats in the water. OH MY GOD BILL THE ELECTRIC WATER PAGEANT! I'm screaming. I had never seen it and Bill didn't even know what it was. I'm pretty sure I talked through the whole thing about how excited I was. Keep in mind that camera dbag had gone and it was just us 2. Not another soul in the area.

IM SO EXCITED I MAY PEE MY PANTS. Oh wait...I really have to pee. And we still have 15 (read: an hour and 15) minutes until Wishes! What am I going to do?! So we contemplate going back into the resort and stuff. But I say WAIT...let's try the wedding pavilion. AND BOOM...IT'S OPEN. We looked around and saw no people...but saw bathrooms. So we used 'em. And then I was looking at this...and longing to see behind it.

plaz10 · Oct 18, 2012

There were NO PEOPLE AROUND. We had been in the pavilion for about 5 minutes. I kept peeking through the peephole at the dark but visible chapel inside. I wonder if it's locked? Bill says - Of course it is. Let's get out of here people will think we're trespassing! Well my mind said "listen to Bill" but the alcohol said "You will not be back here for many years"...so I tug at the door...

ITS OPEN. OH MY GOD ITS F'ING OPEN. I'm like squealing at this point then remembering I don't want to be found...so I snap a billion pics with my flash/without the flash. Walking down the aisle taking pics with every step.

Bill is standing at the back of the Chapel saying "hurry up let's go before someone comes" and I confidently say "BILL. The doors were open. We didn't break in. We're just taking pictures. Worst thing is someone comes in and tells us to leave. But these pictures are crappy...I wish we could turn the lights on"

And then I see the light controls. Seems easy enough...push a button and they come on. So...I do.
And they come on like...in the movies when they flip the light on to a large storage space and the lights come on in a row and make a noise with each light that comes on? YUP THATS THE WEDDING PAVILION LIGHTS. I didn't even care. Bill is like "OH MY GOD they know we're here now" But I was just snapping away.

So. Beautiful.

BILL COME ON...LETS TAKE A PICTURE TOGETHER!

Okie doke. Let's get out of here before we get in trouble...shuts off lights and leaves...THEN I say WAIT I wanna get a picture with my phone so I can put it on Instagram! I'll be real quick! So I run back in...TURN BACK ON THE LIGHTS and snap one with my phone.

I was astonished that it was open. And unattended. I mean...we saw NO more humans besides dbag camera man until we got back into the GF main building. I kept saying "Is that always open?" OMG I can't believe it was open.

So to be 100% clear...I did not break into the wedding pavilion. All doors/gates were open. I simply turned on the lights for better photos but did NOT break into the building. Just a wandering tourist.

Oh yes at this time Bill looked on his phone and saw Wishes wasn't happening until 10. It was about 9:10. So we decided to bail and head home. I was going to silly drunk to tired drunk.

I show you this next picture for 2 reasons.
#1 So you can see that I was indeed intoxicated but still really excited for what I had just seen
and #2...that accident I said happened earlier...it was my iPhone. Fell flat on it's face in the food court at POFQ.

Screen is shattered but the LCD screen was still functioning just fine. So Bill (being the gentleman that he is) took this screen protector off of his phone and put it on mine. It was held there by 2 hair ties. And the phone still worked. I could still post my Disney Wedding Chapel picture to Instagram and FB. All was not lost.

Happily and drunkenly heading to bed.

Monorail to MK bus to POFQ to bed. Goodnight all.

Up next: Slaying the Magic Kingdom is less than 1 day.

alexxturnerr · Oct 18, 2012

This trip report is so good, can't wait to read more!

Your drunken shenanigans in the wedding pavilion made me laugh so hard

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DisneyDebNJ · Oct 18, 2012

Love it!!!! Those Lapu Lapu's sure do sneak up on ya!!! They really pulled a fast one on me during one of our trips. I had two with dinner, finished eating, and headed to the monorail... got on, headed to... wait, wait we were staying at the POLYNESIAN!!!! LOL

diddy_mouse · Oct 18, 2012

Aww, I want to explore the Poly again. I had an ADR for breakfast at Kona but ended up cancelling it because I knew Brandon and I couldn't wake up that early. Well, there's always next time...Oh and I think I'm adding a Lapu Lapu on my "must-try" list for the next visit.

OMG that Wedding Pavilion story was nothing short of hilarious!

plaz10 · Oct 19, 2012

alexxturnerr said:
This trip report is so good, can't wait to read more!

Your drunken shenanigans in the wedding pavilion made me laugh so hard.

I really didn't mean to get that tipsy but the Lapu Lapus were so strong. Thanks for reading!

DisneyDebNJ said:
Love it!!!! Those Lapu Lapu's sure do sneak up on ya!!! They really pulled a fast one on me during one of our trips. I had two with dinner, finished eating, and headed to the monorail... got on, headed to... wait, wait we were staying at the POLYNESIAN!!!! LOL

HAHAHA I love that story! You should have just been like YEP I just wanted to ride the monorail - I totally knew we were staying at the Poly. Haha.

diddy_mouse said:
Aww, I want to explore the Poly again. I had an ADR for breakfast at Kona but ended up cancelling it because I knew Brandon and I couldn't wake up that early. Well, there's always next time...Oh and I think I'm adding a Lapu Lapu on my "must-try" list for the next visit.

OMG that Wedding Pavilion story was nothing short of hilarious!

I really like Kona Cafe for dinner - never had breakfast there...it's on my "to do" list. I'd definitely add the Lapu Lapu...it's good but strong! Thanks for reading!

DisneyDebNJ · Oct 19, 2012

HAHAHA I love that story! You should have just been like YEP I just wanted to ride the monorail - I totally knew we were staying at the Poly. Haha.

I thought of doing that too LOL Now it's a standard joke, after dinner, DH says "hey Deb?? wanna ride the monorail?!?!!?"

I really like Kona Cafe for dinner - never had breakfast there...it's on my "to do" list. I'd definitely add the Lapu Lapu...it's good but strong! Thanks for reading![/quote]

I strongly suggest Kona for breakfast!!! (eating there in 3 days

) I've had Kona for dinner (yes, Im a Poly Pig LOL) and I must have gone on an off night. But definately put Kona on your list for breakfast. Also, I LOVE how you went to the wedding pavillion and turned the lights on!! That is SO me!!!!

mamamouse · Oct 19, 2012

derelicte19 said:
Please don't ground me!! I need to be able to use the laptop to catch up on all these trip reports

No I can't do that then because you gotta read mine too!!!!

ExtinctJenn · Oct 19, 2012

Man that has got to be the best laugh I've gotten from a TR in a long time. Hilarious and amazing that the Wedding Pavilion is just open like that. I think I see a plan in the works for my next trip because I've always wanted to see the inside.

EDIT: BTW same thing happened to my iPhone but in my work parking lot. Let me just say... spend $10 on a replacement screen on eBay and do it yourself (don't pay someone $200 to do it). Seriously it was SO easy! LOL!

sweetpee_1993 · Oct 22, 2012

OMFG! The wedding pavillion story is stinkin' hillarious!!! I love it!!! I'm so glad you're a lightweight, too. We'll have to lean on each other if we find ourselves "surprised" by our drinky-drinks during the cruise. Oh wait! What if we can't find our room??? I have the worst sense of direction! LOL!

I'm with you. I like Ohana but I don't think it's the end-all be-all that others freak out about. Then again, I feel like that about most of the WDW restaurants.

That death-by-cheeseburger Bill ordered at POR looked gooooood. May just be me, tho. I'm craving cheeseburgers for some reason. LOL!

Can't wait to read more! I have a feeling me & you are gonna be a force to be reckoned with come next September! Woot!

s&k'smom · Oct 22, 2012

Fantastic stories, especially the wedding story, thanks for a good one before I go to work! Pictures are amazing.

tiaragirl · Oct 22, 2012

I'm laughing my head of here. Between @sweetpee_1993's Cruise TR with all the tipsy drinks and this Poly episode, I'm thinking WDWMagic-ers should have their own Disney reality show. There's probably always someone from the site there, give or take, so we could just film all our adventures. Jersey Shore Disney, breaking into pavilions and eating WAY TOO MUCH.

I'd watch it.

tink65 · Oct 22, 2012

Jess, I am loving your TR! Your pictures of POR are great and has increased my anticipation of being there is just 52 days!!! Love your pics of the wedding pavilion! It's so beautiful... Oh well, can't wait for the updates!

plaz10 · Oct 22, 2012

DisneyDebNJ said:
I strongly suggest Kona for breakfast!!! (eating there in 3 days ) I've had Kona for dinner (yes, Im a Poly Pig LOL) and I must have gone on an off night. But definately put Kona on your list for breakfast. Also, I LOVE how you went to the wedding pavillion and turned the lights on!! That is SO me!!!!

I've been to Kona dinner twice - the first time was amazing the second was just so-so. So we skipped it our last trip. I could see it resurfacing into the dining rotation though. Breakfast is definitely up high on our list.

ExtinctJenn said:
Man that has got to be the best laugh I've gotten from a TR in a long time. Hilarious and amazing that the Wedding Pavilion is just open like that. I think I see a plan in the works for my next trip because I've always wanted to see the inside.

EDIT: BTW same thing happened to my iPhone but in my work parking lot. Let me just say... spend $10 on a replacement screen on eBay and do it yourself (don't pay someone $200 to do it). Seriously it was SO easy! LOL!

I don't know if it is always open or if it was a fluke. But I had very little concern as I turned on the lights - how else could I see everything? Haha!

Yeah Bill ordered a new screen from China while we were on the trip...I think it was like 5 bucks with shipping. He took it off and fixed it for me, my hero! Haha. It was way easy and cheap. Thats what she said.

sweetpee_1993 said:
OMFG! The wedding pavillion story is stinkin' hillarious!!! I love it!!! I'm so glad you're a lightweight, too. We'll have to lean on each other if we find ourselves "surprised" by our drinky-drinks during the cruise. Oh wait! What if we can't find our room??? I have the worst sense of direction! LOL!

I'm with you. I like Ohana but I don't think it's the end-all be-all that others freak out about. Then again, I feel like that about most of the WDW restaurants.

That death-by-cheeseburger Bill ordered at POR looked gooooood. May just be me, tho. I'm craving cheeseburgers for some reason. LOL!

Can't wait to read more! I have a feeling me & you are gonna be a force to be reckoned with come next September! Woot!

My underage college self could drink my 25 year old self under the table no problem. Not even a contest. The Lapu Lapu packs a punch! That's a great reason to tell Sarah why she HAS to come...to help us get home! Haha! Oh I just can't wait for this cruise.

plaz10 · Oct 22, 2012

s&k'smom said:
Fantastic stories, especially the wedding story, thanks for a good one before I go to work! Pictures are amazing.

Aww thanks for reading! I'll be posting more tonight...hopefully!

tiaragirl said:
I'm laughing my head of here. Between @sweetpee_1993's Cruise TR with all the tipsy drinks and this Poly episode, I'm thinking WDWMagic-ers should have their own Disney reality show. There's probably always someone from the site there, give or take, so we could just film all our adventures. Jersey Shore Disney, breaking into pavilions and eating WAY TOO MUCH.

I'd watch it.

I would LOVE that idea.The Real 'Walt Disney' World. I'd def watch that. I would not want my tipsy moments caught on film though...thats the one thing I think when I watch something like Jersey Shore - "like...you know we can see you right? You're OK with the world seeing you not know the name of the man who you're going home with?"

I swear I didn't break in! Hahaha! It was open! Turning the lights on to get better pictures is NOT breaking & entering. Blame the Lapu x2.

tink65 said:
Jess, I am loving your TR! Your pictures of POR are great and has increased my anticipation of being there is just 52 days!!! Love your pics of the wedding pavilion! It's so beautiful... Oh well, can't wait for the updates!

Aww thanks!! 52 days so jealous! I'll be posting more tonight...hopefully! I'll try real hard!

sweetpee_1993 · Oct 22, 2012

plaz10 said:
My underage college self could drink my 25 year old self under the table no problem. Not even a contest. The Lapu Lapu packs a punch! That's a great reason to tell Sarah why she HAS to come...to help us get home! Haha! Oh I just can't wait for this cruise.

Um, yeah! I don't get this at all. At less than half the age I am now and about half my current weight I could drink 3x's what I can now and still be just ducky. It has no logic whatsoever. I totally hear ya. The Lapu Lapu's totally pack a wallop. The last time I had one I ended up ordering a half-glass of juice to "water" it down with so I could actually swallow the liquid without feeling the kick-in-the-face after. Ya know? Ugh!

And we're so doing Mixology...'specially if you can manage to whoops us onto the bridge or something... LOL!

plaz10 · Oct 22, 2012

sweetpee_1993 said:
Um, yeah! I don't get this at all. At less than half the age I am now and about half my current weight I could drink 3x's what I can now and still be just ducky. It has no logic whatsoever. I totally hear ya. The Lapu Lapu's totally pack a wallop. The last time I had one I ended up ordering a half-glass of juice to "water" it down with so I could actually swallow the liquid without feeling the kick-in-the-face after. Ya know? Ugh!

And we're so doing Mixology...'specially if you can manage to whoops us onto the bridge or something... LOL!

Mixology!! Not only for the fun and knowledge of it...but all those drinks for $15? Now that's just good economic sense! Hahaha!

plaz10 · Oct 22, 2012

September 14th

Alarm at 7:30am. Got down to the bus line for MK at about 8:30. We got to MK at about 9:05.

This was our first time at MK this trip and our first time to Disney in the fall. So we took some time taking in all the awesome decorations!

We decided to head over to...

Our plans were to tackle Big Thunder and Splash.

Well there was absolutely NO wait for Big Thunder. We got there and saw there was 1 group in the back so we decided to sit in the front seat. About 6 people total in our whole train.

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