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Trip Report It bodes well for me if speed impresses you

In what possibly (and I stress "possibly"), may be the quickest return to WDW that even the exalted @Tuvalu may not have achieved, I will be returning to the parks!

My return from my most recent trip will be 28 days. I will await @Tuvalu 's response to know if she has returned quicker than that. My confidence is high that she most likely has. Could I have messaged her to find out? Sure. But where's the fun in that!

Was this trip planned. Nope. How did it come about?

My good friend who has many DVC contracts and rents out rooms called me about a reservation he had for Boardwalk, (water view) that he needed to rent and it was less than 30 days out so canceling would be a hassle. He offered me an extremely tempting price and I couldn't say no.

But first, I had to run it by the young, hot ball and chain, aka my wife!

Did she say yes? No. Did she say she would think about it? Yes!

Quick back story on my wife. She does not care for Orlando weather between May and October. Any of the other months she is game! I reminded her that this trip would be in her "good to go" window and that she should join me! The seeds of temptation were planted. I let them marrinate without any further discussion for 48 hours.

I currently have several dogs that would be good prospects for training at Disney as well.

Also, keep in mind we have a 10+ day trip booked for the Christmas Holliday. I wasnt sure if she would be cool with travelling down soon only to return within a month and a half.

Did I leave Disney park walk through videos playing on the TV when I left for work each day (before she woke up) in a subtle effort to narcissistically manipulate her emotions? Of course!!

Did it work??????

Sure Thing Smile GIF by Manchester United
 
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wdisney9000

Truindenashendubapreser
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Wednesday ctd...

We took the Monorail to Epcot and then back to the resort for a little pool time

I stopped at Cake and Bake and asked what they would recommend for a more spongy/airy pice of cake. They suggested the raspberry cake so I grabbed one and brought it back to the room before the pool

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It looked basically the same consistency and icing as the blueberry cake.But I'll leave a review once I try it.And compare

Stored the cake innthe fridge and we were off to Luna Park

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The water was freezing again. It was even warmer out today but not enough to keep the water warm. I did manage to stay in for 10 minutes and then laid out with Edith

Back at the room to shower and Edith took a nap

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wdisney9000

Truindenashendubapreser
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Wednesday ctd...

Spent the evening over at Epcot. Started at Rose and Crown for a half and half. Been awhile since I had one. Still excellent.

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I was also reminded why I don't visit here as often. It wasn't terribly busy, but there was a short wait and there was a group of four people who kept bouncing around the bar Trying to cut in front of people and waving their hand and snapping at the bartender to get their attention. And if i've learned anything over my years, that is something you don't do to any bartender, to get quicker service.

Edith and I had gone to the far left side of the bar and the group of people eventually made their way near us after not getting served yet and squeezed in at the end next to us and immediately started waving and snapping at the bartender on this side.

She noticed them but did not respond. And after she served her drink, she approached edith and I and asked for my order. The group seeme quite upset lol.

I left her a few extra dollars tip for taking care of us since we were there first.

I enjoyed my beer on our way over to Soarin. Got the worst seat in the ride. Back row, last seat on the left lol

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Edith hallway pic as we left

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I stopped at 1 of the food booths to get a bottle of water for Edith and grabbed a small pore of one of the beers. But for the life of me, I cannot remember which one

Over to France pavilion next for 2 things.

1. Ride Remmy

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2. Finally get s 1664 beer

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After accomplishing my mission, I still had a lightning lane for frozen. But was getting tired. So we headed back to the room. But first made a stop at Ale and compass for the French onion flatbread.

I didnt get any pics. But you've seen it anyway 😄

Our day had been extremely enjoyable with a nice monorail crawl, and then pool time followed by a short visit to epcot to cap off the day.
 

wdisney9000

Truindenashendubapreser
Premium Member
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I want to thank everyone for following along!

This trip was..., im joking we still have one more day left! Let's gooo!

Thursday

I woke up and had no park reservation, no LLs and no clue where to go for my last day. As I was drinking my coffee I decided that I would return to @Tuvalu favorite park!

Now, you may ask, Animal Kingdom on my last day at the parks? And yes. I chose this for several reasons.

1. I wanted to ride Safari again as my last ride was horrible with the screaming toddlers.

2. Since id be there, the cost of LL was $17 vs avg $30 at the other parks. This would allow me to buy a ILL for FoP and roughly be spending the same amount

3. I find that general public at AK seem to be nicer, especially with a dog. Maybe its the whole Animal vibe and people are being more respectful? Either way, i thought this would be a pleasant way to start the day!

As I entered, I saw that the new Zootopia show at Tree of Life was doing an AP preview! But it was virtual queue and I missed it. Even if i had known amd gotten a VQ, the line was BONKERS!

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We kept it moving and headed straight to Dinosaur!

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A quick stop at Everest before the Safari

Hair ties!

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wdisney9000

Truindenashendubapreser
Premium Member
Original Poster
Thursday ctd...

It was time for Safari! I had ptsd from the last trip so as they boarded everyone i was looking for screaming children but all seemed good as we pulled away!

I got a decent shot of the Mandrel

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And I was in the lookout for the signs with numbers. The last driver told me that any signs you see with a number is a hidden mile marker

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C loves tje cheetahs and I was able to get a semi decent picture

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Our driver was very fun and engaging. He asked lots of questions and keeping the whole truck involved.

The lions were out and had awesome poses

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The females were high atop the rocks looking over the kingdom

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An excellent safari adventure and complete 180 from the last experience.

We headed over to Pandora for FoP and then back to the resort.

I did try an experiment on the way out

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Its not easy to do this with a dog lol. #fail
 
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wdisney9000

Truindenashendubapreser
Premium Member
Original Poster
Thursday ctd...

Edith keeping a close eye on the bus doors as they opened. Shes not a fan of any mechanical door at Disney and they all MUST be watched!

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Back to the room to relax and this is the part on most trips where I will pull The Big T Trip Extendo Maneuver and add an extra day. Unfortunately this was a DVC room and it wasnt possible. And the idea of relocating to another resort for just a day didnt seem appealing this time around.

So packing up a few things and bringing them to truck was the plan. I was stealthy amd only brought out the Disney bags of items i had purchased and a bag of laundry. I shall not be seen doing any form of the walk of shame. I pack pretty light when its just me so all that was left was my suitcase.

Ok, now the sad stuff is out of the way, back to the trip!

I decided to eat my feelings and try the raspberry cake from Cake Bake Shop. Amd surprisingly it was very light and fluffy! When purchasing it I had thought for sure I was given the old bamboozle when they told me this cake was lighter than the blue berry, but they were correct!

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The icing was the same. Its not very creamy. It crumbles. But tasted good. A very good slice indeed, but worth $24? Not IMO.

I showered up and we headed over to the Studios. As we entered, we were greeted to new decorations from just 48 hours prior. It was Christmas time at HS!

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Looking good, Gert!

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Zipadeelady

Well-Known Member
Thursday ctd...

It was time for Safari! I had ptsd from the last trip so as they boarded everyone i was looking for screaming children but all seemed good as we pulled away!

I got a decent shot of the Mandrel

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And I was in the lookout for the signs with numbers. The last driver told me that any signs you see with a number is a hidden mile marker

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C loves tje cheetahs and I was able to get a semi decent picture

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Our driver was very fun and engaging. He asked lots of questions and keeping the whole truck involved.

The lions were out and had awesome poses

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The females were high atop the rocks looking over the kingdom

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An excellent safari adventure and complete 180 from the last experience.

We headed over to Pandora for FoP and then back to the resort.

I did try an experiment on the way out

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Its not easy to do this with a dog lol. #fail

I seriously thought you were pulling a 9000 and I was about to call Bull Sh*t. How did I not know that there were Mandrill's at Animal Kingdom.

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