I have a lot to catch up on!
I think I would like the houses better with lights on, LOL! The dark and music is what makes it so scary. So nice to get an extra hour for late checkout! Portofino looks so lovely, it really does look like you are not in FL anymore!
Amazing to walk onto MMRR, it has grown on me a bunch since my first ride and I love it now. That song is so catchy. Hooray for getting on Rise! I think the hype is starting to die down as the waits were really short for it on my trip this past week, under an hour even in the middle of the day sometimes.
Hooray for lobby floor and not too far from lobby, those AKL hallways can get LONG! The refurb is so nice at AKL, I wish they would do the DVC rooms soon too. Eeek at the comb, though I missed it at first! Oooof love bugs, I am glad they are not there during the winter as I think I would freak out
. Such fun closing HS at Oga's! I do wish Disney drinks weren't so expensive, it'd be fun to hang out there longer
New bathroom looks great! Hurray for solo trips, that is almost here! I loved Candlelight this year, I have never seen it before so can't compare it to the past but I really enjoyed it. The puppets are back at AK, so cute! And hooray for deciding to renew the AP, I did too LOL! I saw the renewal price and couldn't resist. I have gotten some fantastic rates at the Dolphin ($220/night incl fees in early Jan!!!) with it that I'm telling myself pay for half the pass alone.
Ear plugs are the way to go at WDW that's for sure! They would have saved me from many sleepless vacations with a snorer growing up, ha! Dinosaur is the best, I actually got my motion sick prone mom to ride this trip and she did just fine, phew! Satu
li, yum. Those chips! Nice Timon drawing, such a fun activity.
I had no idea the giraffes hate rain, I guess that makes sense! Wow, that food looks so fresh, I didn't realize it came with drinks too, good deal then! Sooo cool to see the lions roaring! I will need to try that green beer, it looks interesting! That is a bummer AK closed so early, too bad they can't keep the front of the park like Pandora or Dinoland open a bit later.
Bus luck comes and goes, I have luckily never had consistently bad experiences like some apparently have! SE is definitely one of the best Disney rides up there with Pirates for me. They don't make animatronics like that anymore! Oh no on the sunglasses!! Too bad they don't have a claw to fish things out, I saw a CM do that for a little girl's stuffed Mickey at Jungle Cruise once! Mitsukoshi is definitely slowly getting better, it was night and day difference between this past week and my Jan/Feb trips! All that cheese, my kinda food crawl! The Wish and Starcruiser, what a trip!! Pirates with live actors sounds so fun! Bummer the lines were so long, seems like they oversell these parties.
That is a very good deal for breakfast at Trail's End, cheesy potatoes are the best breakfast food after bacon of course! Grady is so pretty. I can't do bourbon either, glad you got your drink in the end! The meal at Tony's looks really good, I will have to add that to my list. So nice to have parades back! WDW is definitely not social distancing anymore, lol! I am staying one single night at Poly with a friend, that's all we can budget for ha! We will have to use your TS tips. The charcuterie and JL's looks soooo good. Sangria on a hot day must be very refreshing!
I think you have the best SE picture's I've seen, we were 1/2 on both rides this trip! I did Crush once and one and done too, lots of screaming kids always! The F&W food all looks so good, I need to make it to this festival but it's always so hot! I think I would have gone crazy if the 30% discount went on while I was there! I love anytime LLs, when there is inclement weather or a ride is down I always try to get those rides so I can get an anytime and make another LL, such a good tip! Back when you could do multiple FPs per ride I think I got 6 Pirates FPs that turned into anytime while "watching" Carousel of Progress, LOL!
The LTT salad is so amazing, I need to find a copycat recipe for the dressing. That Mac and cheese is also my favorite on property though I'm no expert! Nice you got two separate deserts, I have always gotten just one small one to share!
Sounds like a really great trip so far!