Joining in late....but I can't stop reading...I am getting no work today
We did the behind the scene tour once with my oldest son and he loved it.
The boat ride was very nice but you do have to allow a lot of time to get places because you stop at the Boardwalk and then go across the water and stop at the Yacht and Beach Club. It feels like you are going nowhere for a while there. And I’m always impatient when I’m trying to get somewhere so this was a little hard for me. Part of the reason I like to rent a car is because the vehicle goes only where I want it to go.
The woman kind of huffed a little and walked over to another station and got a chicken drumstick and put a scoop of potatoes on the plate.
Whatever. We were hungry. We paid and found mom wedged in a corner. Here is our meal with our sad piece of chicken:
I said, “Actually, we’re taking a tour!”
Silence. Mom and Dad just nod.
Seriously?!?!
SURPRISE!!
Haha. Okaaay. I’ll try to stop myself from chewing on bark and eating leaves. Good lord, what kind of people are on these tours that they have to come with that warning??
Ugh this is part of the reason we didn't ride the boat to DS when we stayed at POFQ because we wanted to get there fast and weren't sure how long it would take.
It's so sad looking! Like my nachos. We should post them both on a "Sad Food from WDW" thread if they ever have one.
I love surprise lady, but why don't other people get this excited about my surprises?
They used to have to ask kids to not do this in science class People do stuff you think it would be common sense not to do all the time.
That's for your parents' reaction to finding out they were doing the tour! My mom most likely would have reacted the same, FYI. Also I booked the new Jingle Jam Jingle BAM dessert party in HS next month and while I told my kids about the party in general, I think I'm going to keep the fact that I booked it a secret. And I fully expect even less of a reaction from my 11yo DS than you got from your parents, because he's a little pain in my butt like that!
The tour sounds like a nice one and you certainly can't beat the price! I'm trying to decide if my kids would like it. I guess having to remind guests they can't eat anything on the tour is similar to having to put instructions on shampoo bottles. Some people just don't use their brains
I both love and hate the Friendship boats to Epcot/HS. It's nice on the way back from HS when your feet are tired and also nice to have an alternative to walking, especially if it's raining or cold. However I do not feel it's ever faster! I get impatient too making all those stops too.
It is a long ride - but if you have time, it's a really good one. Way better than my ride to Epcot. You get to go past the treehouses, so that's cool to see.
We should just start a thread! Or look and see if they have one and then start one if they don't!
I'm so glad to hear you enjoyed the tour. I loved Living With The Land and I'm considering signing up for the tour when we go back next year.
I love black cats too.Following! I love black cats so I'm sold.
Your parents' reaction to the "surprise" tour was a.....surprising? LOL I think it's funny because around here people would get super excited about that...I know "I" would be jumping up and down if someone surprised me with that!!! But my parents...yeah would probably be just like yours lol...glad they seemed to enjoy it though in the end!
I love black cats too.
So I decided that as an "Atta, girl!" to myself and because I was alone, I would treat myself to however many McDonald's french fries that I wanted. Which means getting two larges and then stopping when I'm stuffed. The one other time I have done this, I did eat both larges...
But in my defense, I at nothing else.
I have an obsession with french fries. You may have noticed.
I pull into the drive thru at McDonald's and see a sign that says, in very strange handwriting with different colored markers highlighting certain words that I will underline for you (punctuation/capitalization is theirs): "Our CASHLESS is down......we cant serve you BUT if you pay with CASH only"
Here's the dilemma - the next closest McDonald's was pretty far away. And my fries would be cold by the time I got home and you have to eat those suckers hot. And I was not going to sit inside a McDonalds eating fries when The Plan was to eat fries and watch a show.
Seething now, I go to his nightstand and start rummaging through it. Nothing. I go to my nightstand. Nothing. I stood and thought but I can't think of anywhere I might have some extra cash. I'm very much a card person but I'm thinking I really need to rethink that.
What??
Sure, enough, my check card expired in Sept. I do not remember getting a replacement card. For the last 9 months, I have been using my Disney visa exclusively so I get Disney rewards money for my trips. Then I just pay it off at the end of the month. Blair is the one who usually gets cash so I just grab his. And isn't that the way that marriage is supposed to work?