Trip Report JenniferS Is Live - 9/7/16 - 9/17/16

Hi, my name is JenniferS, and I am a Disneyholic. I have been accused of being a Pixie Dust snorter. I've been accused of worse, so no biggie.

Once we get home from a Disney trip, I am always in a bit of a funk, and never really up to doing a proper trip report. For those of you who know me, I generally post live over in Chit Chat somewhere. This is my first dedicated live trip report in the actual Trip Report Thread.

The cast:
Me. JenniferS. Just turned 49. Honestly friends, I don't know how that happened. I still feel 27. But, my passport and driver's licence insist I was born in 1967, and I have two 20-something sons, so it must be true.

This is me, on my way to work this morning. All smiles, because this is my last day of work for almost two weeks!

And this is Hubby. He is not on his way to work today, as he has been off work for 6 months. He is 48 years old and this is the first entire summer he has had off since he was 14. In 31 years together, this is only the second time I have seen him with a tan.

Goofy is his favourite character.

And last year, he was obsessed with this over-sized "Stitchie". There was no room in our luggage, but this year, I am determined to buy it for him, and bring it home by any means necessary. Actually, I'm just going to bring our big SouthWest duffel bag, and pay for an extra bag coming home.

This will be our first Disney trip, just the two of us, since 1992!

Okay, that's the Who.
Coming up next - the Where.

 

[JenniferS]

So while we're checking in, the lady beside us asks the person serving her, "Is there any pixie dust for us?", like six times!

Only in the Bible is it "Ask and ye shall receive".
Everywhere else it's, "Pipe down, and quit yer begging".

 

[bebert]

We are ridiculously close to El Centro, in what appears to be an accessible room. Suits me fine. I've never had a bath at Disney anyway.

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Just a warning, I stayed in an accessible room at Key West...the rest of the bathroom floor tends to get wet unless there is a good slope to the drain. Stock up on towels for the floor.

 

[Andrew C]

Just a warning, I stayed in an accessible room at Key West...the rest of the bathroom floor tends to get wet unless there is a good slope to the drain. Stock up on towels for the floor.

Aim the shower head properly and you can turn your entire bathroom into a shower!!!

 

[Andrew C]

....waiting for the food pics...I know they are coming...

 

[JenniferS]

They are. Nothing exciting yet, we're just headed to Pepper Market in two minutes.

Dinner is at 'Ohana though.

 

[NYwdwfan]

Would have been a better pic from the topless vette. Just sayin

You men always stick together.

 

[Uncle Lupe]

Not jealous at all, not at all. Enjoying my daily grind in retail BS land.

 

[PUSH]

Not jealous at all, not at all. Enjoying my daily grind in retail BS land.

But retail is just like Disney! Rude guests, screaming children, spouses in arguments... magic!

 

[littleroo]

Loving this Live trip report!! Can't get enough! So jealous!

 

[JenniferS]

Lunch.

Chicken for me.

Close up:

I ate the corn bread first. It had little bits of jalapeño in it. Not too much of a kick. Just right.
Then I ate the veg. I always eat my veg, except for broccoli, which I could take or leave.
And you know darn well I ate all the mashed. The potatoes were buttery and delicious and the chicken gravy was piping hot.

This is what I saved for Hubby. He ate it.

Dessert was to go, of course.

Hubby says his burger was "Texas Bacon, with cheese". I'll take his word for it. I don't eat burgers at Disney. Turns out not "never", but only once.

Look at how thick that bacon is!

He did not order his dessert to go, but he did end up adding almost half of it to my take-out container.

No handles available. I has a sad.
What I do have though, is 90% Coke Zero with a splash of Cherry Coke.
I had two sips. Hubby is finishing it as I type.

And now, I think it's time for a wee nap. 45 mins. An hour tops. No FoF for us today.

 

[JenniferS]

We are up. A 45-minute nap does more for me than it does for Hubby.
He's s-l-o-w-l-y getting mobile again.

I'm considering taking the bus. Unlike the other parks, getting to MK is such a hassle in a car. The monorail and ferry certainly have their charms, but maybe not today.

 

[Uncle Lupe]

Here in 'Merica we dont mess around with no wimpy bacon.

 

[JenniferS]

We are here!

Who can pass up a 10 minute wait? Not this guy!

And then a little visit to the Tangled potties.

And now for the fist FP of the trip.

He's such a good sport.

This pic never turns out, but we all take it.

And now we're on the PeopleMover, going through our next FP.
The outside of CoP really does look great! Soon to check out the inside, methinks!

 

[Andrew C]

We are here!

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Who can pass up a 10 minute wait? Not this guy!
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And then a little visit to the Tangled potties.
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And now for the fist FP of the trip.
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This pic never turns out, but we all take it.
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And now we're on the PeopleMover, going through our next FP.
The outside of CoP really does look great! Soon to check out the inside, methinks!

Halloween decorations!

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

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I'm glad your hubby was able to buy some sunglasses. And thank you for posting pictures of the most beautiful gateway!

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

So while we're checking in, the lady beside us asks the person serving her, "Is there any pixie dust for us?", like six times!

Only in the Bible is it "Ask and ye shall receive".
Everywhere else it's, "Pipe down, and quit yer begging".

So did she get any pixie dust?

 

[JenniferS]

I cannot believe the crowds, or lack thereof.
Heading out of MK shortly. Big update coming as soon as we get to the Poly.

For now, consider these:

 

[JenniferS]

So did she get any pixie dust?

Not that we could tell.

 

[MinnieM123]

I cannot believe the crowds, or lack thereof.

Do you think that's probably because most kids are back to school now for the fall? I figure it's a bit too early for parents to start taking their kids out of school for a WDW vacation. You probably picked a great time to go there!

 

[JenniferS]

On the beach at the Polynesian, waiting for Wishes to start. I fear Hubby may fall asleep in his lounge chair.

Okay, ride recap.
HM - Standby said 10 mins. It was probably less.
Seven Dwarf Mine Train - FP
PeopleMover - walk on
Carousel of Progress - walk on. Theatres appeared to be about 40% full.
Space Mountain - FP
Buzz - Standby said 20 minutes. Hubby asked, "do you really think it's 20?" Turns out as we walked up, the sign changed to 10. More like 5.
Pirates - Standby said 5 mins. It was 5.
Splash Mountain - FP. Front Row. We. Got. Soaked.
Back to Pirates - Standby said 5 mins. Might have been 6.

So, that was 9 rides/attractions in less than 4 hours. Score. No purchases were made. No snacks were had. No naps were taken.

"You may get wet." If you're not willing to get wet, don't board a water ride.

I was having a bad hair day anyway.