Hi everyone and welcome to Day 13 ~ Thursday August 28th
We had a couple of options this morning 1) To meet SuAnne and Hayley at MGM at 8:45 or 2) to go to MK Early Entry at 8:00am ~ as it turned out Noel and I could just not get our acts together - we were so tired and finally arrived at MGM at 10:15am
We took the Friendship Boat over and I was witness to my first exposure to rudeness at Disney this trip. A family of 4 boarded the boat - (parents and 2 kids) they had strong New York or maybe NJ accents (Mom sounded like Fran Dresher (Sp) "The Nanny"
The kids were fighting over sitting at the window so each took their own row and one parent sat with each. Mom complains that the boat smells so Dad opens the window and the son sitting with Mom opens that window too.
The captain makes the boarding announcement about staying seated and that it's an air conditioned vessel so please close open windows. Mom says out loud "this boat stinks - i'm not closin' no window. Captain says again over the speaker to please close the windows... Mom yells over to Dad "Do I have to close it?" Dad says.. "I don't care what they say - I want some air in here"
Captain unclips the rope and walks back to them "please close the windows' Dad says "This boat stinks and I need some air" Captain returns to the front and makes the following announcement. 'Folks we are not leaving this dock until all windows are closed" Mom and Dad start nattering at each other in disgust over the way they are being treated "We pay all this money and this is how they treat guests, terrible, just terrible" Other guests are now using some un-disney like words "Will ya closer the &%$*# window?" Mom and Dad slam their windows shut and continue to talk loudly about how the transportation sucks and how they have been treated so badly.
We arrived at MGM and had a pocket full of quarters to buy fish food - which the ducks love and also turtles we fed them about $3.00 worth and it took about a half hour - Noel thinks she is Mother Nature or something but I admit it was fun.
First stop in MGM was The Great Movie Ride which we have never done - we both enjoyed it - I liked the Alien section and Noel liked the Wizard of Oz. Then we headed for "Sounds Dangerous" another attraction we had never done, Noel and I found it funny and laughed through the whole thing. When we left Sounds Dangerous it was perfect timing for The Indiana Jones Stunt Spectacular which started at 12:00. we had a 25 minute wait but perfect seats - usually we are way up at the back - we enjoyed the front for a change.
The only two other things we wanted to do were Tower of Terror which curiously had a 13 minute wait - that has got to be a joke? 13 minutes? oooohhh, scary.
After Tower we headed for our last attraction which was Voyage of Little Mermaid - I figure Noel is outgrowing this show so we better do it one more time. There was a little girl in the front row who freaked out when Ursula the Sea Witch came out... she was hysterical and Mom had to carry her out.
Well it was about 1:30pm and Noel was starving and wanted to go back to Prime Time Cafe.. it was not too busy in there and we were seated immediately - it was more fun this time then last, we sat in a better area and our server was really into it, SHe was "Cousin Jennifer"
Noel was busting her butt to get me in trouble and she managed to set me up brilliantly. She had the colouring placemat they give the kids with crayons and asked me to sign my name... I didn't think twice and just signed it... later when our cousin came with our food Noel complained "My mom scribbled all over my page and ruined it" She held up her page which was totally destroyed with scribbles and I said "I didn't do that" Cousin Jennifer asked Noel if she had proof or witnesses that it was me... Noel said "Well she signed her name to it" Duh! she set me up and scribbled after I signed it... Cousin Jennifer reprimanded me and made the whole section say "Shame on You, Shame on you.
Lunch was good (at the time) I had the chicken pot pie - soon to be renamed, and Noel had the hot dogs. We bought some more light up ice cubes so now we have all the colours Red, Blue, Clear, Orange & Green They are so pretty in a drink.
We had an uneventful boat ride back to the resort and came up to the room to change for the pool - it was about 3:00pm by now and when we got in Noel asked if we could just stay in the room and relax and cool off from the heat. I had no problem with this as I needed to start packing as we switch resorts tomorrow - Noel put on a movie and went to the lounge to quickly get a coke and a snack... I started my packing when I was it with the most incredibly painful stomach ache and nausia. I was literally almost doubled over in pain and projectile vomiting ensued. When Noel left the room I was fine - when she returned it was like a death scene from a B Movie.
I was really ill on and off for about 3 hours - death would have been better then this. I kept watching the clock as tonight was Luau night at the Polynesian and we had to meet Hayley and SuAnne in the Poly Lobby at 7:30pm. I was sure there was no way I was going to make it and I was trying to figure out ways to get Noel there on her own.
By 7:00pm the pains has somewhat subsided, but I felt extremely unwell and just wanted to lie down - forcing myself to get dressed to go out was terrible, sitting in the cab on the way over every little movement or sound caused me pain - finally we were there and we had to mill around wearing our leis for a while before they let us in - I was praying it would go quick.
Our table was dead centre, third in from the stage - there was salad which I tasted one leaf of, and bread which I had a couple of pieces of during the night and pineapple. SuAnne was enjoying everything - the girls were looking at it as if it was poison and I was wishing for death. The show started and it has a very weak storyline that I won't get into as you have already sufferend enough with my tales of hugging the big white telephone in my room.
The dinner soon came - our waitress had the personality of a dried up stick... there was chicken which I had a bite of and ribs which I had one of and picked at it, rice and veggies. The girls wanted nothing to do with it and had mac & cheese. For drinks I managed one coke, SuAnne had wine and the girls had shirly temples. SuAnne did her best but could not make a dent in the platter of meat.
Finally the main show started and it was pretty good, the fire dancer guy was excellent! The story line painfuly continued and I prayed the fire guy would lose control of his stick and impale me with it - at least it would be over and I would be free. No such luck and it was time for the volcano dessert that Hayley and Noel declared disgusting and SuAnne tasted it and just shrugged. We have a couple of photos of the kids looking thoroughly miserable during the show. LOL - I will have to post them.
There is a God - the show ended and I fled to the taxi area, begging the Poly bellman for one quickly... one arrived and I told SuAnne I would fight her to the death for it as she needed one too - luckily she has a heart and let me have it, waiting for the next. I was never so happy to get in our room as tonight I had a short and painful detour to the gift shop to get Noel some M&M's to make up for the crappy Poly dessert. Tonight totally put me off going back to the Poly for any meals, in fact I am canceling Ohana for Sunday - as I had it booked. Anyone have any other suggestions for Noel and I on our last night? There is something bout that hotel I just don't like - it was like being trapped the episode of the Brady Bunch when they are in Hawaii and have all that bad luck with the Tiki... I was waiting for Vincent Price to pop out from behind a stone wall and tie me up.
Anyway, tomorrow we say good bye to the Beach Club where I have enjoyed staying very much but we also say hello to Animal Kingdom Lodge and SuAnne and Hayley will be staying with us for one night before they leave on Saturday.... Noel and I are at AKL for 3 nights and leave Monday (Labour Day) so tomorrow morning I have a cape May breakfast booked but I am seriously doubting it at the moment, we shall see how I feel in the morning... until tomorrow Goodnight from the Barf Club.... ermmm, the Beach Club.
We had a couple of options this morning 1) To meet SuAnne and Hayley at MGM at 8:45 or 2) to go to MK Early Entry at 8:00am ~ as it turned out Noel and I could just not get our acts together - we were so tired and finally arrived at MGM at 10:15am
We took the Friendship Boat over and I was witness to my first exposure to rudeness at Disney this trip. A family of 4 boarded the boat - (parents and 2 kids) they had strong New York or maybe NJ accents (Mom sounded like Fran Dresher (Sp) "The Nanny"
The kids were fighting over sitting at the window so each took their own row and one parent sat with each. Mom complains that the boat smells so Dad opens the window and the son sitting with Mom opens that window too.
The captain makes the boarding announcement about staying seated and that it's an air conditioned vessel so please close open windows. Mom says out loud "this boat stinks - i'm not closin' no window. Captain says again over the speaker to please close the windows... Mom yells over to Dad "Do I have to close it?" Dad says.. "I don't care what they say - I want some air in here"
Captain unclips the rope and walks back to them "please close the windows' Dad says "This boat stinks and I need some air" Captain returns to the front and makes the following announcement. 'Folks we are not leaving this dock until all windows are closed" Mom and Dad start nattering at each other in disgust over the way they are being treated "We pay all this money and this is how they treat guests, terrible, just terrible" Other guests are now using some un-disney like words "Will ya closer the &%$*# window?" Mom and Dad slam their windows shut and continue to talk loudly about how the transportation sucks and how they have been treated so badly.
We arrived at MGM and had a pocket full of quarters to buy fish food - which the ducks love and also turtles
we fed them about $3.00 worth and it took about a half hour - Noel thinks she is Mother Nature or something but I admit it was fun.First stop in MGM was The Great Movie Ride which we have never done - we both enjoyed it - I liked the Alien section and Noel liked the Wizard of Oz. Then we headed for "Sounds Dangerous" another attraction we had never done, Noel and I found it funny and laughed through the whole thing. When we left Sounds Dangerous it was perfect timing for The Indiana Jones Stunt Spectacular which started at 12:00. we had a 25 minute wait but perfect seats - usually we are way up at the back - we enjoyed the front for a change.
The only two other things we wanted to do were Tower of Terror which curiously had a 13 minute wait - that has got to be a joke? 13 minutes? oooohhh, scary.
After Tower we headed for our last attraction which was Voyage of Little Mermaid - I figure Noel is outgrowing this show so we better do it one more time. There was a little girl in the front row who freaked out when Ursula the Sea Witch came out... she was hysterical and Mom had to carry her out.
Well it was about 1:30pm and Noel was starving and wanted to go back to Prime Time Cafe.. it was not too busy in there and we were seated immediately - it was more fun this time then last, we sat in a better area and our server was really into it, SHe was "Cousin Jennifer"
Noel was busting her butt to get me in trouble and she managed to set me up brilliantly. She had the colouring placemat they give the kids with crayons and asked me to sign my name... I didn't think twice and just signed it... later when our cousin came with our food Noel complained "My mom scribbled all over my page and ruined it" She held up her page which was totally destroyed with scribbles and I said "I didn't do that" Cousin Jennifer asked Noel if she had proof or witnesses that it was me... Noel said "Well she signed her name to it" Duh! she set me up and scribbled after I signed it... Cousin Jennifer reprimanded me and made the whole section say "Shame on You, Shame on you.
Lunch was good (at the time) I had the chicken pot pie - soon to be renamed, and Noel had the hot dogs. We bought some more light up ice cubes so now we have all the colours Red, Blue, Clear, Orange & Green
They are so pretty in a drink.We had an uneventful boat ride back to the resort and came up to the room to change for the pool - it was about 3:00pm by now and when we got in Noel asked if we could just stay in the room and relax and cool off from the heat. I had no problem with this as I needed to start packing as we switch resorts tomorrow - Noel put on a movie and went to the lounge to quickly get a coke and a snack... I started my packing when I was it with the most incredibly painful stomach ache and nausia. I was literally almost doubled over in pain and projectile vomiting ensued. When Noel left the room I was fine - when she returned it was like a death scene from a B Movie.
I was really ill on and off for about 3 hours - death would have been better then this. I kept watching the clock as tonight was Luau night at the Polynesian and we had to meet Hayley and SuAnne in the Poly Lobby at 7:30pm. I was sure there was no way I was going to make it and I was trying to figure out ways to get Noel there on her own.
By 7:00pm the pains has somewhat subsided, but I felt extremely unwell and just wanted to lie down - forcing myself to get dressed to go out was terrible, sitting in the cab on the way over every little movement or sound caused me pain - finally we were there and we had to mill around wearing our leis for a while before they let us in - I was praying it would go quick.
Our table was dead centre, third in from the stage - there was salad which I tasted one leaf of, and bread which I had a couple of pieces of during the night and pineapple. SuAnne was enjoying everything - the girls were looking at it as if it was poison and I was wishing for death. The show started and it has a very weak storyline that I won't get into as you have already sufferend enough with my tales of hugging the big white telephone in my room.
The dinner soon came - our waitress had the personality of a dried up stick... there was chicken which I had a bite of and ribs which I had one of and picked at it, rice and veggies. The girls wanted nothing to do with it and had mac & cheese. For drinks I managed one coke, SuAnne had wine and the girls had shirly temples. SuAnne did her best but could not make a dent in the platter of meat.
Finally the main show started and it was pretty good, the fire dancer guy was excellent! The story line painfuly continued and I prayed the fire guy would lose control of his stick and impale me with it - at least it would be over and I would be free. No such luck and it was time for the volcano dessert that Hayley and Noel declared disgusting and SuAnne tasted it and just shrugged. We have a couple of photos of the kids looking thoroughly miserable during the show. LOL - I will have to post them.
There is a God - the show ended and I fled to the taxi area, begging the Poly bellman for one quickly... one arrived and I told SuAnne I would fight her to the death for it as she needed one too - luckily she has a heart and let me have it, waiting for the next. I was never so happy to get in our room as tonight
I had a short and painful detour to the gift shop to get Noel some M&M's to make up for the crappy Poly dessert. Tonight totally put me off going back to the Poly for any meals, in fact I am canceling Ohana for Sunday - as I had it booked. Anyone have any other suggestions for Noel and I on our last night? There is something bout that hotel I just don't like - it was like being trapped the episode of the Brady Bunch when they are in Hawaii and have all that bad luck with the Tiki... I was waiting for Vincent Price to pop out from behind a stone wall and tie me up.Anyway, tomorrow we say good bye to the Beach Club where I have enjoyed staying very much but we also say hello to Animal Kingdom Lodge and SuAnne and Hayley will be staying with us for one night before they leave on Saturday.... Noel and I are at AKL for 3 nights and leave Monday (Labour Day) so tomorrow morning I have a cape May breakfast booked but I am seriously doubting it at the moment, we shall see how I feel in the morning... until tomorrow Goodnight from the Barf Club.... ermmm, the Beach Club.
