From Moscow to Mickey – My Little Girl’s Journey to the Fort (DaveInTN and Family Spend Thanksgiving With The Fiends!)

[Nicki aka Rebelstand 272]

That is wild!

Oscar Wilde.

Sorry.

funny... a few days ago I saw a book in the book store by oscar wilde....

[DaveInTN 3,247]

funny... a few days ago I saw a book in the book store by oscar wilde....

Maybe someone is telling you something??

[DaveInTN 3,247]

Alright, I don't want Judy to have a conniption, so I undocked the computer from the network and hacked into the wifi signal from the company next door. What won't I do for my Fiends!! So here ya go....

Magic Kingdom!!!

Friday November 18^th dawned, and it was yet another beautiful day. And not just beautiful, I’m talking sunny, perfect temps, low humidity….in other words, a perfect park day!!!

We had breakfast at the camper, and headed toward the marina around 8:00.

Anna looks SO excited, doesn’t she?

The Settlement was looking spiffy this morning, including the Christmas tree.

We grabbed a cup of crap coffee from Trails End and headed to the MK boat.

Rope drop was at 9, and we were at the gates and met up with my cousin just a few minutes before that.

We got through the turnstiles, thanked him from the bottom of our hearts, and moved inside a bit to watch the rope drop show.

We’d seen rope drop at the other 3 parks, but somehow had never made it to the MK one. Until today, that is!!!

We made our plans for the mad rush. I was taking my 4 older girls to SM to ride right away while INC took Anna toward BTM for fastpasses for when we were done at SM.

Unfortunately, as often happens with us, SM was CLOSED for technical difficulties when we arrived. We couldn’t get FPs for later, as INC had our tickets. We waited a few minutes to see if it opened up, but it wasn’t looking good, so we took off on a mad dash to the other side of the park to ride BTM and Splash Mtn.

The standby time for BTM was 5 minutes, and in reality it wasn’t even that much, so we got on right away.

I've told her before...if you're gonna make those faces, I'm gonna post them.

Afterward, we found INC and Anna at the playground beneath the train station next to Splash Mtn.

Said some hellos, and then we left them again to ride Splash Mtn. This is one of my favorite MK rides, mainly for the music and the theming. We didn’t get too wet!

I then switched places with INC so she could ride BTM, and I took Anna for a leisurely stroll through Frontierland and Liberty Square toward the HM.

Grabbed a pic of the CHH menu. I really like this place, but we never got there to eat on this trip. Next time!!

I took a look at this place next to HM, along the river. It clearly looks like a former attraction, with queues and everything, but for the life of me I can’t remember what it was. Was it used for the riverboat at one time? Something else? Who can help me out here??

You get a good view of BTMRR across the water from here.

By now, INC and the girls had caught up with us. They also only had a 5 minute wait for BTM. That was our experience with the entire day…no crowds! No lines, perfect weather…what more can you ask for??

So at this point we all went to HM together. When they constructed the interactive queue area, I followed it closely online but figured it would be sometime before I got to experience it myself. Wrong! We were going to experience it right now!!

I was pretty impressed. They added some really fun elements. Since there was no line, we didn’t play with everything. I can imagine during busy times this has got to be very cool. I like this concept. The interactive queue at Space Mtn is awesome and really helps pass the time. We got to check out the Pooh queue (hey, I just rhymed!) later in the day, and that looked cool too. I like these changes!

Anna thought the HM was pretty cool…not too scary for her. But she didn’t LOVE it. Anna is all about music. And while the HM ride music is pretty cool, it isn’t the focal point of the ride. But very close to HM there is another ride with music. Infectious music. Music that permeates your mind, wraps it tentacles firmly around your brain stem and doesn’t relinquish control for days, if not weeks.

Yes Lou, I’m referring to Small World!

[DaveInTN 3,247]

Anna LOVED small world!

I mean, really ,who doesn’t love small world??

Uh oh, she did like it, didn't she??

Hmmm, we better move on.

Ok, so after iasw, we headed toward the new Fantasyland expansion area to ride the carousel, and snap some pics. You’ve all seen pics of the Beast’s castle (people refer to it as Belle’s castle, but seriously, he lived there first). Regardless, I had to snap at least one.

By now it was just past 11am. We had covered a lot of ground in just two hours!! It’s amazing what you can accomplish at the parks when they are quiet. And amazingly, the crowds still had not picked up! I guess the Friday before Thanksgiving is an awesome time to go!

When we found out the day before that we were going to the MK, I went online on my phone and used the nifty new Disney Dining site to see if anything was available at the Plaza. After the horrible GAG fry incident on Wednesday, I had a hankering for some good fries. And sure enough, they had an opening at 11:20. So I grabbed it, and now it was time to go get those fries! Coming up in our next installment…

Coming up…Lunch at The Plaza, and Now I Have TWO Princesses To Mock

[stefa70 205]

Actually Anna looks like:

"All right, enough with the picture taking! It's 8:00 am, your making me wear these ears, and you want me to be happy about it?"

I can't remember the name of the yellow building right now, but we used to get ice cream there! :jumpforjoy

[Total Joker ... TJ 203]

Mike Fink keel boats

[Tri-Circle-D 2,059]

Hacking in to the neighbor's wifi?

Way to go, Dave!

I love the updates.

I am so glad that your family got to go in to the MK, and that it was a beautiful day for you.

Magical!

TCD

[DaveInTN 3,247]

Ok, I think Stef and TJ are both right. I mistakenly posted two buildings there. The yellow one must be Aunt Pollys across the water. The other one is the one I was curious about. Keel boats, huh?

[MLM5.. aka Judy 97]

Awww... you are the sweetest, I have had a HORRIBLE day at work, thus the reason for hounding the fiends for a distraction and sure enough, you delivered and not only did you deliver, you totally turned my mood around. Your girls were obviously THRILLED to spend the day at MK. The look on those little faces are just precious. I'm going to go home and hug my little house critters!! Isn't the affect that Disney has on them amazing?

[stefa70 205]

Ok, I think Stef and TJ are both right. I mistakenly posted two buildings there. The yellow one must be Aunt Pollys across the water.

Yeah, Aunt Pollys!! You can still see the little window in front. Don't feel bad, I never even realized they were two different buildings.

[Total Joker ... TJ 203]

Keel boats

http://time-rover-treasures.com/store/images/mikefink.jpg

http://www.groucho.org/pics/34405-12/2008WDW-564.jpg

http://www.yesterland.com/images-mk/mkthennow1_keelboatdock1983ww.jpg

[doodlebug....Cherie 461]

Oh no, I'm going to have that song stuck in my head all week!

[Lou... 3,118]

After seeing these pics, I'm sure that the family member CM is smiling and feeling good.

[rdancemom... Pam 113]

Keel boats

http://www.yesterlan...tdock1983ww.jpg

WHAT??? The keel boats are GONE??? :dropjaw:

say it aint so... for how long? and more importantly, how did I miss that? I mean, I know they were too boring for us to bother with in years but geez people, first the skyway and now the keel boats. What's next... Cindy's place???

[stefa70 205]

WHAT??? The keel boats are GONE??? :dropjaw:

say it aint so... for how long? and more importantly, how did I miss that? I mean, I know they were too boring for us to bother with in years but geez people, first the skyway and now the keel boats. What's next... Cindy's place???

Pam, where ya been? They stopped in 2001! :rofl2:

[SCTigerCock 171]

Pam, where ya been? They stopped in 2001! :rofl2:

Remember how she "copes" on the way to the Fort.

Might have. DIRECT correlation to not noticing.

Boring may mean "after red cup"

[Roller ... aka Ed 351]

What's next... Cindy's place???

They've turned it into a Bed & Breakfast ...

[We4mickey 6]

_{Don't stop now Dave.... waiting very patiently.....}

[rdancemom... Pam 113]

Pam, where ya been? They stopped in 2001! :rofl2:

well I did notice the "pardon our dust" sign a few years back... might've been in 2001, I suppose... but never suspected they were gone...

Remember how she "copes" on the way to the Fort.

Might have. DIRECT correlation to not noticing.

Boring may mean "after red cup"

I'll have you know I am a true fiend... my solo cups are purple... well, unless you count that big red Hersheypark souvenier bottle I've been refilling when DH drives... :wine:

They've turned it into a Bed & Breakfast ...

Next you're gonna tell me they have a royal suite with a fireplace, jacuzzi and stars built into the ceiling... geez, you guys must think I've already emptied a few solo cups tonight to believe that fairytale could be real...

[Roller ... aka Ed 351]

I think it's a garden tub, not a jacuzzi.

[itsnotcindy 24]

I am always here... I'm just shy sometimes. ......

Ok, I can't even say that with a straight face. :rofl2:

Talk about magical pixie dust! I am so happy ya'll got to go to MK afterall!! :jumpforjoy:

Just FYI, KFM makes Magic Cookie Bars. Our name for them is Hallelujah Bars. Perhaps Glory Rolls and Hallelujah bars for SM

2012? ;D

Oh I don't know if I can wait that long...possible recipe?

[Lou... 3,118]

Just FYI, KFM makes Magic Cookie Bars. Our name for them is Hallelujah Bars. Perhaps Glory Rolls and Hallelujah bars for SM

2012.

Oh I don't know if I can wait that long...possible recipe?

Magicbus Cookie Bars, oh wait, I read that wrong, never mind.

[DaveInTN 3,247]

Magicbus Cookie Bars, oh wait, I read that wrong, never mind.

Are you offering to bring Magicbus Cookie Bars to SMGG12? Or am I reading that wrong? :rofl2:

[Lou... 3,118]

Are you offering to bring Magicbus Cookie Bars to SMGG12? Or am I reading that wrong?

You've obviously mistaken me for someone that can bake.

You never ever want to eat anything I bake.

And shouldn't you be working on an update, slacker, rather than chit chatting about cookies.

[DaveInTN 3,247]

You've obviously mistaken me for someone that can bake.

You never ever want to eat anything I bake.

And shouldn't you be working on an update, slacker, rather than chit chating about cookies.

Slacker??? I posted an update this afternoon on pirated wifi just to satisfy my fellow Fiends.

Slacker?? I think not!