Trip Report Ongoing updates... (now w/pics)

5/11/14 - Day One
7:15PM Arrive at Pop.
7:30PM Leave Pop
7:55PM Arrive at MK
8:15PM Get in line for Space Mountain FP+, took 15 min, 09 sec to board.
8:35PM Ordered quickly at the Pinocchio Village Haus, excellent flat bread!

9:00PM IASW, standby line, no wait, Happy 50th Anniversary!

9:17PM PPF, FP+ line, no wait! Standby looked PACKED.
9:23PM Walk by the famous new Tangled bathrooms!

9:25PM Haunted Mansion, standby line, 15 min posted, 4:17 actual
9:48PM BTMRR, standby line, 15 min posted, 15:09 actual, right on.
Get up the chain lift and fireworks go off as we descend!
10:00PM Jungle Cruise, FP+, didn't need it, no line
10:30PM Pirates, standby line, just a slow walking wait
11:00PM Splash, standby line, 15 min posted, 8:03 actual
Jumping fountains work, some speakers distorted
11:12PM Photo redemption line, 4:11
11:15PM Stood by and watched Electric Parade while DW went to purchase Dole Whip

12:00AM Ordered fries at Casey's Corner, they run a tight ship.
12:15AM Looked around the shops and left

12:45AM Arrive back at Pop, 2 year old screamed the whole way back on the bus.

 

[stevehousse]

Enjoy your trip! Glad u had good short waits for rides!

 

[mrdrift]

You were able to tons of things accomplished in a short amount of time. The report is brief and straight to the point, thats usally how I write my reports. Will be watching for the rest of the trip report.

 

[Michael Shiels]

Great report! I agree, straight to the point. I hope your trip is just as smooth as your first evening.

 

[MikeTaylorSound]

5/12/14 - Day Two
10:45AM - Wake Up and feel sore, it's going to be an easy-going day
12:45PM - Arrive at Animal Kingdom
1:00 PM - FP+ for Primeval Whirl, 4:01 actual time, we see friends, they tell us that EE broke down earlier and now it's back up and they're honoring FP's from the last 2-3 hours.
1:05PM - We pass the line at EE, it was about 100 DEEP, good thing our FP is for later.
1:10PM - Yak n Yeti local Quick Service place, Lo Mein was so-so, but the Sweet n Sour Chicken was super fresh

2:05PM - ITTBaG, standby 5 min posted, 5 min actual - right on
2:41PM - Head to EE, brace ourselves to tackle the long line

2:50PM - EE FP+, only 10 deep (sweet), 4:38 actual wait time... Disco Yeti remains

3:15PM - Switched FP to Dinosaur a half hour earlier, success!
3:25PM - Get Photo Passes in front of ToL, and EE, little to no wait

3:45PM - Adult beverages consumed and head to Dinosaur

4:05PM - Get a picture w/Donald Duck next to the Dinosaur with the Hidden Mickey on it
4:15PM - Get on Dinosaur, use FP+, but not needed
Green Laser feature with fog, looks new and cool, ride breaks down and we sit in the vehicle for 7:15 before restart (3 "hold on" announcements), DW says I apparently entertained the guests in the Time Rover during our wait with Goofy's voice as Dr. Ian Malcolm from Jurassic Park, exclaiming, "I hope we see some Dinosaurs..."
4:41PM - Shops and drink purchases
5:12PM - Left park, no wait for bus
5:35PM - Back at POP after a stop at Blizzard Beach
5:40PM - Order food at commissary
5:50PM - Fresh Mussels, spicy, great texture and flavor!
6:45PM - Get back to the room
7:00PM - Computer/Nap time/we may get in the pool later, early day tomorrow!

Our feet need a rest, both days now, DW's FitBit says we've walked over 10,000 steps per day in roughly 6 hours each day.

 

[MikeTaylorSound]

Easy Tuesday, filled with sleep and a trip to Downtown Disney with a stop at POR for the delicious Build-your-own Pasta before heading back to the room.

Here's some shots on the Disney Springs construction:

Seven Dwarves made out of LEGOS

More construction, view courtesy of Sassagoula River Taxi

Build your own pasta at Port Orleans Riverside, Only $11.99 (if you're not on the QSP)

 

[MikeTaylorSound]

Just had breakfast at the Pop commissary; it's official, the booth upholstery smells like wet dog. It's noticeable at several tables.

 

[mrdrift]

Great report, sorry pop booths smell like wet dog. Did you happen to notice anyone with dogs hanging around?

 

[stevehousse]

Sounds like someone wiped them down with either a dirty rag or dirty water probably...

 

[MikeTaylorSound]

5/14/14 - Day Four
7:00AM - split a light breakfast at Pop
7:20AM - go back to the room for a nap
10:00AM - get on the bus to EPCOT
10:25AM - Arrive at EPCOT, go through bag check
10:30AM - Club Cool opens, we try the new flavors, I must say they all tasted like they had cane sugar in them, underwhelming tartness, and neutral finishes. Not savory; I guess that's a good thing when you're trying different flavors.
11:00AM - Get in standby line for Maelstrom to open, it is not ready, and they're working on it.

11:15AM - Still in line, DW goes to shop where they now have consolidated the sweaters and perfumes, the perfume section is now Frozen merchandise.
11:20AM - They start dropping boats and the sun is out...
11:32AM - They open the doors and everyone claps.
11:35AM - Ride Maelstrom and then change our 11:55AM FP+ selection to 3:30PM to Spaceship Earth since it's going to be raining today
11:40AM - Stave Church is now home to the "Creating the Characters of Frozen", no more Olaf, the fierce, hatchet-wielding Viking.
11:45AM - After a restroom break, we walk to Mexico and do a little shopping. We'll be back on Friday to get a nice "Glass-stained coloring book" that you cut out and hang on your window for $6.95.
11:55AM - Walk onto Gran Fiesta Tour, no line. Whatsoever.
12:05PM - Head back to Future World and the sky opens up around the Odyssey
12:15PM - a little break in the sun shower and we're off to Innoventions, apparently, because it is now a downpour, with some lightning in the background.
12:30PM - We check out abandoned Pavilion, and look at plants and a little garden presentation. I am bummed. What a waste of a Pavilion, saw it leak.
12:45PM - It's raining pretty heavy and we make to Mouse Gear and get some discounted F&G items, sweet!
1:10PM - We get to The Land and split a Mongolian beef entree with a delectable chocolate mousse dessert.
1:30PM - We walk onto Living with the Land, we're guessing the rain stopped and people are leaving the Land.
1:55PM - We use our FP+ to get on Soarin', actual time 8:07 before preboard film. We notice a new interactive queue in the standby line. Couldn't quite tell what it was, though.
2:20PM - We walk to The Seas and get in the standby line for Nemo and Friends, wait time posted is 15 min, actual 8:35, right on.
2:30PM - We change shoes and the DW puts on some moleskin, it's raining outside, again.
2:55PM - We use our FP+ for Imagination and ride that, a walking wait
3:10PM - We head to Spaceship Earth, see lightning in the distance, and use our wait time for FP+ activation to take PhotoPass pictures and a little wait for Pluto near the front of the park.
3:30PM - We use of FP+ for Spaceship Earth and relax a little. It is unusually hot in there, but only in certain spots.
4:00PM - The rain has officially stopped for the day and we head back to WS in anticipation of our rezzy at the Biergarten at 6PM.
4:15PM - Get a Tecate beer in Mexico.
4:25PM - Get a flight sampler from the local brewery station and sit down next to the Snow White M&G line
5:00PM - It's officially hot and humid, and we're in the sun.
5:15PM - End phone call with Dad and try to send them our PhotoPass links.
5:20PM - Walk in the shops and end up buying a shirt. Snow White comes in and tells me, "you should buy that one, it's fitting" - referring to the "I know a little German" with a picture of Grumpy pointing to himself. I ask my DW, "Did Snow White just call me little?" She replies, "I think it's because of your beard."
6:00PM - Biergarten Reservation is actually at 6:40PM, so we wait a little.
6:40PM - Eat, drink, and polka. A little kid is doing Riverdance on the dance floor and I hear tell a mosh pit broke out sometime afterwards.
8:30PM - I am stuffed. Salmon with the custard sauce and Pork Snitzel did me in. Nudel Grautin also filling!
8:41PM - We walk back to the bus as Illuminations announcements start up. I love the torches along the lake.
9:00PM - We wait for the bus as Illuminations starts, we'll be watching it Friday from the UK, no doubt.

Not bad for a rainy day at EPCOT. Cast members were cheery today, balancing out the gray skies from earlier in the afternoon.

 

[FlaggNL]

Nice wY to describe your days enjoy it!!!

 

[MikeTaylorSound]

Thanks guys, I figure I'll go back and edit the posts with some pics when I get a chance, it's been a rainy day (with tornadoes in the area) here and we decided to take a day to relax and explore.

 

[Jae99]

Great report! Short and sweet yet extremely detailed.

I love how you compare actual wait times to posted wait times.

 

[laynalee07]

thanks for the update... you were arriving the day that we left.... hope you continue to have a great trip!

 

[Plowboy]

Sounds like someone wiped them down with either a dirty rag or dirty water probably...

Or a dirty wet dog...