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donaldtoo

donaldtoo

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MinnieM123 said:
Regarding your response above to 93boomer, it reminded me of when one of my brothers had goats. The goats were hilarious--always climbing up on anything and everything. (He had an old car out back that he just used for parts. They loved climbing up on the roof, and then they'd skid down the windshield, and hang out on the hood for a while. They were also really calm animals, and friendly.

He didn't do the sugar and cinnamon add-ins like you did, but he'd drink fresh goat milk. (I'm trying to recall if he strained it first or not. I also don't remember if it was pasteurized or homogenized, or whatever. I vaguely recall he mentioned something about one process he didn't need to do, unlike when you buy regular store-bought milk.) Anyway, he survived, so the goat's milk apparently didn't kill him. :p
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Yep, there were absolutely no modern processes done to the milk I described at all...came directly from the cows and straight to the farmhouse kitchen. We always ate all the cream, but, the balance of the milk was refrigerated, of course. Another great memory I haven’t thought of in a little while...!!!!! :happy:
 
Cesar R M

Cesar R M

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Report of today, went to DHS..

And first.. I want to thank @StarWarsGirl for using her magic.. because today was the total opposite of yesterday.
It was completely cloudless and WINDY.
The wind was super cold.
So I barely broke a sweat this time. But my stupid self thinking it would be like yesterday.. I did not bring my hoody.
Bad mistake because by the end of the day it was VERY VERY COLD.

Anyway..

If Iger dares to say that the parks are under capacity for the COVID thing.. I would punch him straight because it was a darn lie. The parks are insanely packed.

Anyway, no problems getting into the park via the friendship boats from the SWAN.
As soon I came. I went towards sunset boulevard. To see one of the most iconic attractions that I hadnt seen yet.
The Tower of Terror.
It was an almost walk on. Very good theme and stuff, sad that the service elevator zone had no effects other than noise.
Only 4 groups could board each elevator so I was alone in the top left side.
The attraction was awesome.. also.. there were no bags for my camera so I held it with my dear life making a "pincer" with my hand and holding with the other hand straight to the belt. I looked like I was constipated in the photo lol.
But worked and made safely all the drops and all.

Right after I went out, it was time to try to get a slot in the RISE OF tHE RESISTANCE virtual queue.. Which of course.. was completely filled in half a second.
Not even blazing fast cell phone fingering allowed me to get in. I was ed.
It was still amazing how EVERY SINGLE PERSON in the entire Sunset Boulevard was looking down to their phones everywhere. ALL AT SAME TIME fingering their phone trying to get a lot.

Anyway, after that I went to see StarWars Land as Mikey's Runaway went down.
Along with Pandora, Star Wars land was impressively designed. But It lost some of the charm because of the COVID protections. The BlackOrder and resistance members look very funny with their face shields.

The whole place was obviously packed to the seams. In some areas.. almost shoulder to shoulder.
The lines of course spilled outside the land. With Smugglers run going outside to Toy Story land before curving inside star wars land again.
All lines were thrice to quadruple in length than they normally were because of social distancing.
And the time marks were always wrong.
The 90 minute mark for Smugglers Run ended being 45 minutes. Most of the time was outside the queue (impressive queue).
In the bad side, they keep pushing you forward and you miss the first preshow of Oldo (the smuggler guy from the cartoons ) giving you instructions.

It was also hilariously awkward because I was the only one in the entire simulation. And sure as hell I could not control the entire thing lol.
I ended with a low score. It was fun but damn, after you fight for the third package from the "mission". I was soo dizzy.
Speaking of Smugglers run. Love the little details in the queue. From the sounds of the smuggler and other characters bickering to the special effects of the Falcon spooling up the engine and then sputtering down.

After leaving star wars land decided to check the toy story land.. it was a big nope.
The slinky ride was 70 then 120 minutes long and it spilled beyond the Animation Courtyard area!
So I decided to get inline on in Mickey's runaway which had a posted 90 minutes...
Buuuut.. increased to 140 minutes for... constant clean ups..
every few runs.. the cast members change and then they do full cleanup of all the train cars using sprays.
Once clean up is finished (which takes like 20 minutes, aka 8 trains of 4 carts each one)
Mikey's runaway is funny and adorable... an excellent blend of trackless ride, basic animatronics and impressive projections.
It doesnt shacke much as Dinosaur but it does a bit. Mostly on turns. Bonus points on the eastern eggs of the storm scene related to the famous scene from the cartoon of Mickey's philharmonic that is sucked into a tornado.
Also speaking of bad luck. All the cavalcades of characters were when I was kinda far on the Mickey's runaway train queue.

After the show went to eat. Not a fan of ordering digitally. The app really dislikes the accents of my real name and refused to accept my credits cards. They allowed me to buy directly using contactless from one of my cards. and got a pizza from Pizzerizo.
then this time I got ready for the 2:00 pm drop.
I blazed fast as soon the join button appeared and smashed the accept. And sure as hell I got the next group. So with 15 minutes until my time, I decided to go back to Star Wars Land and decided to park infront of the entrance of smugglers run right by the wall. That area had strategically installed umbrellas.
And it happened again..
I got confused for a castmember and asked for photos.. 3 times.. IN A ROW.. in less than 2 minutes.. XD
Its still baffling because I looked NOTHING like a castmember this time. I had a CUBAN style shirt, of light green color, shorts, my hat and well.. my camera.
The castmembers all had bests and photographers had silver vests on top of their suits!!

Anyway.. the Ride had a monstrous queue that at first reminded me of the little mermaid ride. then It evolved into a cave.
This ride was a very different mixture. It mixes live action stuff. Some VERY GOOD animatronics... top of the line video and 3 projections that looks next gen compared to Universal's hogwarts castle.
Then the transport thing.. Mixing multi screens with a ride and some effects. I love the mon calamari animatronics so much!
Then it got into live action with some cast members acting as First Order. before you get switched into trackless cars.
and then the trackless thingies gets moved up and down in elevators AND then into a simulator of flying.

To resume.. The Rise of the Resistance mixes the best of Disney with the best of Universal.
Imagine combining Transformers with Mickeys Runaway train system with Star tours and Hogwarts effects.
 
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wdwfan4ver

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MinnieM123 said:
The important thing is that there will be a fun celebration at home, for your mother's birthday. (I understand the reluctance to do indoor restaurant dining, as we also, have not done that since late February.)

Anyway, I like how your family pulls together for your mom, and I know that your father is skilled at cooking steaks on the grill (you've mentioned that in the past). I think your mom will be very pleased with the efforts of all of you, to show her how special she is. :)
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Thanks.

My younger brother will be getting something similar next month. I know he's looking at either lasagna or Chicken parmigiana.
 
Cesar R M

Cesar R M

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aaand after that the rest is kinda boring.
I went to try to get to the Slinky.. just to find the ride was now 120minutes.. it was insane.
So went back to the runaway train.. which now had also a 90 minute ride but extended further thanks to the random slowdowns during the cleanups..
The weather got colder and windier too, so it was kinda miserable on the wait time. And again missed 2 cavalcades.
We ended waiting for almost 1 hour and half in the line as there was a failure again and then a cleanup.
After that. Went to buy some drinks.. then headed to Sunset Boulevard as I was wanting some HotDogs. I expected the HodDog to be big.. but it was def huge (the foot long one).

So after eating, went to check the shops... I was shivering at this point as the wind was relentless.
Anyway managed to finally watch a cavalcade by the end almost completely in the dark before heading out of the park to get to the friendship boat. Not much luck as the boat was full when I arrived.
Had to wait 20 minutes for the next. Everyone was shacking because of the cold wind.


Anyway my ratings. Best Queue:
Avatar Flight of Passage.

Best Attraction:
Rise of the Resistance.

Most Extreme non coaster:
Dinosaur (this thing shackes way too much)

The good: Star Wars land was very good. But way too packed. Almost everything was blocked in some way or another. Under reservations or under online orders.

The bad: the park was very full.

The cheeky: Disney does really dime and chunk to the extreme in DHS.
Every single walkway store has different prices.
The ones in Star Wars being stupidly expensive. A single water bottle? 4.60 near rise of the resistance queue.
You go to the Launch Pad area where animation courtyard was? 3.45 USD
The one in the exit of runaway train was also expensive at 4.35.

Anyway to finish the day.. anyone knows what song Mickey sings to Minnie at the en of the Runaway Train attraction?
 
MinnieM123

MinnieM123

Premium Member
@Cesar R M , really enjoying your daily updates! :) You've done well in managing your time there, and have had some fun on vacation. (Also, glad to read that you were able to ride on the Friendship boats. I know they go slow; but I've always liked them, as I looked forward to the peaceful water rides.)

I noted that you mentioned how it's getting very crowded in some of the parks. I was just looking up in News and Rumors at some posts, and other members are also making note of the increasing crowds, and (some various issues related to that). Link below, as an fyi only.

https://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads...s-and-less-physical-distancing.970513/page-19
 
Figgy1

Figgy1

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My boys have issues. Seeing my dh and I decided to smoke turkey parts instead of a whole turkey the boys feel I should roast a chicken as to have some sort of roasted poultry:cautious: The meu in now smoked pork butt, smoked turkey parts, roast chicken w/stuffing, homemade cranberry sauce, baked beans, mac and cheese(smoked, baked ziti, salad, green bean casserole, roasted brussels sprouts and roast root veggies, pumpkin and apple pies. I think it's just a bit much for 4 people the boys say otherwise:cautious::cautious:
 
John park hopper

John park hopper

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My daughter in law bought a new Ford Focus just paid it off not long after she had it the transmission went on it (12months ago repaired by dealer). Yesterday going to work the same thing happened, had it towed to the dealer and they would not give her a loaner while it is repaired (took 2 weeks last time). Evidently there was a class action suit and repairs are covered and may be able to apply for a buy back (will investigate). Any one else out there with similar issues with Ford transmissions cars involved Fusion,Focus,Fiesta

 
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John park hopper

John park hopper

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figmentfan423 said:
My boys have issues. Seeing my dh and I decided to smoke turkey parts instead of a whole turkey the boys feel I should roast a chicken as to have some sort of roasted poultry:cautious: The meu in now smoked pork butt, smoked turkey parts, roast chicken w/stuffing, homemade cranberry sauce, baked beans, mac and cheese(smoked, baked ziti, salad, green bean casserole, roasted brussels sprouts and roast root veggies, pumpkin and apple pies. I think it's just a bit much for 4 people the boys say otherwise:cautious::cautious:
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Definitely too much for 4 people --What time do we eat?
 

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