Trip Report So I guess Disney thinks Canadians do not celebrate Christmas?? A Max Trip Report- COMPLETED

A big hello to all my Disney friends:

As the title suggest this is a trip report regarding our recent Christmas adventure at Walt Disney World

Why the title you ask? I will keep you guessing on that one for a few days at least

Details leading up to the departure can be found here:

https://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads...-max-the-girls-and-the-boys-do-disney.951075/

This is my 6th trip report on these boards so hopefully you have read at least one before

The reason I say that is that my style might not suit all - I can probably sum it up as

1) Shoot from the hip
2) Do not pull punches
3) Definitely not PC
4) Not always PG
5) As much Seinfeld references as @Tuvalu can handle
6) Not too heavy or too light on the Pixie dust -keep it real and call it as I see it

Quick introduction will come from:

Day 1 - Travel Day towards the US but not quite beyond the comfort of home:
Friday Dec 21, 2018

The original plan was to drive from our home in Waterloo Ont Canada to Buffalo NY on Sat Dec 22.
With a 10:35 am fight a same day drive could have worked.

We switched it up to a drive on the day before and booked a hotel in Niagara Falls Canada

(our B&B in Buffalo backed out on us - @Doc Disney can try to explain how she let us down!!!)

So here we are at the Embassy Suites on Friday enjoying our homemade Mickey cookies

Me (Max, Andrew, Clarence) and Tricia

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My younger daughter Cassie and Shane (BF)
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and my older daughter Stephanie and her fiancé Jordan
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and this is all of us at the Falls ( selfies are harder with six people!!!)
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This report will chronicle Disney trip 28 for me and lucky(?) 13 to WDW.
It is also 13 to WDW for Tricia
The girls celebrate 10 trips to the world
Trip 2 for Shane (though his memory of the first is limited)

And - 1ST TIME FOR JORDAN!!!!!!

More Day 1 to follow and then off to Buffalo the next day!!!

Welcome aboard, ashore and wherever we are!!!

Max
 
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amjt660

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Day 3 cont’d
Walking toward Tomorrland
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Note the draw string backpack on Tricia
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All the girls have them from our 2007 DLR trip and they use them every time

Cassie has many of these style bags so I borrowed her Adidas bag
We brought the other ones to Jordan and yes
He picked the hot pink volleyball bag
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Trust me - it is easy to see a 6’3” man with a pink bag on his back in a crowded space!!!

We visited star traders next
Wall e Jordan
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No joy for Max
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Then the wildest ride in the universe ( not)
We love it
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Max
 

amjt660

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Hey - it’s a castle!!
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Next up we use our multi pass #2 for space ( even though we had a FP after dinner
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This ride scored 50%

Tricia Jordan and I did not enjoy it
Steph, Cassie and Shane loved it

Cassie was able to switch our evening SM FP for Buzz

In the gift shop Cassie decided after only 3 days she needed some space
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Headed over to FL and watched Philharmagic
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We checked in for lunch at BOG and then visited Gaston’s tavern while we waited
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Sorry - not a seductive pose @LisaBelle

This was our date lunch
3 resides of 2 people
Hence the 3 roses artistically place on the table
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We were able to snag a big table in the ballroom
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Max
 

amjt660

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It was a Friday morning in September (the weekend of the DLP Half Marathon). The funny thing is, although it wasn't crowded, it certainly wasn't as empty as the photo makes it seem.
It looked like a VIP before the park opened type pic!!

Something to know about Rat: don't wait in the regular line if you don't have a FP, do single rider instead. The rats are designed for 6 people
Good advice - sounds like the Test Track strategy

So finally some tome to check out this site again :) Great report! Thanks for the share!
Thank you for catching up and following along

Finally all caught up!
Cant wait to hear about the rest of your Christmas Trip :)
Appreciate you joining the party!!

Max I’m sorry you found no joy on Day 3 😉
OK so do I make them too easy...….

Ha! I love that t-shirt! :joyfull:
They both played it up nicely

I keep searching the background of your photos for my crew, nothing yet. And I do not remember a tall man with a pink vball bag. Thats my sport so it would have registered.
HS might be a better chance - that visit is on Dec 26 so will come up later

Max
 

amjt660

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Day 3 cont'd
Photo pass pics (not in the proper order - my bad - the castle ones are when we came back for dinner)
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Again, what does it take to tell people to move right or left to ensure you can see them!!
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Space Mtn ride pics - first car ( sleeping and two not interested at all)
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Car two - they had more fun than we did
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Max
 
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amjt660

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Lunch at BOG
Beef dip sandwich for me - really good
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Tuna salad for Tricia - she did not like the actual tuna
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Couscous salad for Steph - she liked it
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Shane got a turkey (?) sandwich and it was a thumbs up
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Jordan has a tuna melt (?) and it was ok
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Cassie enjoyed her tuna salad but the look was “just take the pic so I can eat!!!”
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Then we explored and took the same pictures that we and everyone else who has ever eaten at bog take!!!
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Max
 
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After lunch we rode splash ( all but Tricia )
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Ride photo (I think Jordan is choking himself!!(
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We went back to the hotel after this and returned around 4 for dinner
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This was the tallest PP person I have ever Met
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We wandered around adventureland

Not sure what I was doing
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So Cassie and Shane checked out the same door
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Cassie found another Stitch ( little stitch did not come out this day)
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Watch for the camels - they spit
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And so do the snakes
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Max
 
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amjt660

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Day3 contd
Dinner at skippers canteen
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Wine for dinner
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Drinks ( not sure which ones - my bad)
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Steph (and Tricia and I) enjoyed the wine
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The place setting was unique
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Mains
Pork dish for Shane and Jordan
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Sustainable fish for Cassie
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A very blurry tastes like chicken for me
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Salad and appetizer falafels for Tricia and Stephanie
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I liked my chicken
Cassie found the fish too spicy
Tricia and Stephanie loved theirs
The boys liked their pork
It was “hardy har char” pork!!

Max
 

stephmax975

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Best joke you ask?
The jungle cruise is brought to you by the makers of animal crackers
Teaching children around the world that all animals taste the same
DELICIOUS!!

Note: Steph the vegaterian laughed the loudest at this one!!
Max

In my defense this was a really funny joke. The other joke that I found really funny was about the zebras.
"Oh look the zebra is sleeping and trying to avoid conversations with extended family!"
 

amjt660

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Weird sink story from Skippers

As I walked into the restroom the tap started up even though I was not even close
Pic 2 shows that I am not even close to using the sink but the water had started
So of course I documented it for you folks
And I notified a manager that their tap senor was not properly calibrated and that they were wasting water
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More pictures from inside skippers

I was not impressed with the waiter
Not a lot of jokes or puns
Two times at this restaurant and not much interaction
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For @Doc Disney
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Day3 contd
Dinner at skippers canteen
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Wine for dinner
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Drinks ( not sure which ones - my bad)
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Steph (and Tricia and I) enjoyed the wine
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The place setting was unique
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Mains
Pork dish for Shane and Jordan
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Sustainable fish for Cassie
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A very blurry tastes like chicken for me
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Salad and appetizer falafels for Tricia and Stephanie
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I liked my chicken
Cassie found the fish too spicy
Tricia and Stephanie loved theirs
The boys liked their pork
It was “hardy har char” pork!!

Max
Hello everyone!

The drink that Jordan got was the House made spiced sangria. He thought that it was pretty good but not amazing.
The drink that Cassie and Shane shared was the Jungle Navigation Co. Shandy. They told me that it was okay when they mixed it.

My mom and I loved our meals and we would recommend both the salad and the falafels! (and the wine :) )
 

Darstarr

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In the Parks
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Day3 contd
Dinner at skippers canteen
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Wine for dinner
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Drinks ( not sure which ones - my bad)
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Steph (and Tricia and I) enjoyed the wine
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The place setting was unique
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Mains
Pork dish for Shane and Jordan
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Sustainable fish for Cassie
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A very blurry tastes like chicken for me
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Salad and appetizer falafels for Tricia and Stephanie
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I liked my chicken
Cassie found the fish too spicy
Tricia and Stephanie loved theirs
The boys liked their pork
It was “hardy har char” pork!!

Max
We ate there for lunch same day. Your pix are WAY better than mine!!!
 

amjt660

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After dinner we used our nighttime FP ( the original 3)

Castle pics - only one I have - I have gone around Christmas too often and we were only at MK for one evening
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First up was seven dwarfs
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Then the buzz FP which was switched from SM ( based on half the crew not wanting to do SM again)
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Buzz was curtained off and not working
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Getting ready to ride
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My first ever max score!!!!
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We had a few stops but I will take the win
 

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