Dopey Challenge January 2018 Day 7
Activity › Forums › Travel › Trip Planning & Reports › Dopey Challenge January 2018 Day 7
- This topic has 33 replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 5 years, 3 months ago by eeyorepoohfan.
-
AuthorPosts
-
March 20, 2018 at 11:38 pm #70321
Monday January 8th:
6am wake up. Those first few steps out of bed were a bit painful. But once I got showered, I was walking completely normally, besides from the blisters on my pinky toes. We had breakfast at the resort. Arrived at MK at 9am. Met Scott and Kathy and got some castle pics. Then off to Thunder. We ran into the Country Bears for some pics. They are pretty funny! We saw the Muppets show at 10am. Then walked the Haunted Mansion shop while we waited for Teri to arrive. We used our FP’s for Haunted. Then to the hub for medal pics. Off to Pirates for our FP and meet up with D-cotters. We posed for our ride pic with park maps in our hands! The ride had been down for a bit, so the FP line was backed up. We waved our final goodbyes to the Red Head in the current scene and we got a final picture of her. WE then worked our way to Space Mountain for our FP there. We checked in but waited for Sam and Gail to arrive. We chatted with them for a bit and then said our goodbyes. Off to Casey’s for lunch. Teri and I split a foot long Mac and cheese dog and fries. Ryan had a footlong dog too. It was yummy. It was then time for the hard goodbye with Teri. She needed to head out to go get Kailey from school. Lots of hugs and tears. Scott, Kathy, Ryan and myself then went of the stairs to the train balcony. They have it roped off for special viewing for the parade. But the parade isn’t anytime soon. So we asked the CM if we could use the railing to put our medals on to get pics with the castle in the background. She was happy to do so! We go to talking with her. Then one of the train engineers stopped us and was asking about our medals and the Dopey Challenge. If I remember correctly, he used to run, but hadn’t for many years due to injuries and/or surgeries. But he said after seeing us, he wants to try to get back to running again! We spend a good 20-30 minutes up there. We then went to Starbucks for caffeine!! Then over to the People Mover for a leisurely ride. Then to Carousel of Progress so Ryan and Kathy could nap! It was 4pm and the park was getting crazy crowded.We all went to our room so Ryan and I could get our Mickey ears so we could get them embroidered at Disney Springs. We then caught the boat to DS. This was the first time we had ever gone from RS to DS by boat! We usually bus to DS then boat back to RS. It was nice to see it in reverse! We walked some shops, got our ears done. Then stopped at Erin McKenna’s for me to get a gluten free brownie cupcake with chocolate frosting for me to eat later. Then we all had dinner at the new Pizza Ponte! It was so delicious and the prices were fantastic! PLUS, we could use our AP discount!! We all agreed that it will be a repeat on a future trip! We walked a few more shops. Scott and Kathy were tired and ready to get some rest. So we said goodbye for the evening. Ryan and I stopped in the Co-Op, this is one of our favorites “stores” since it’s ever changing. We stopped in and got Dopey Challenge phone cases made! Then over to Ghirradellis for Ryan and I ate my cupcake there. We walked some shops on the way to the boat back to Riverside. We stopped in and filled our mug in the food court. Back to our room to pack up because tomorrow we go back home. Lights out at 11:30pm. It took a long time to pack up from this trip! So many running clothes and layers!! And lots of souvenirs!
Miles Logged 10.2March 21, 2018 at 3:32 pm #70393Best ride photo ever!!! I think you remembered the engineer perfectly! That pizza was so good!
It was such a fun day and evening! And you guys moved surprisingly well!March 21, 2018 at 4:39 pm #70399It was a hilarious ride photo for sure!!!!!!!! For some reason the conversation with the CM and the engineer stuck in my head! They were super nice people and so supportive! I loved that pizza!! Ryan wants to go again next month! Add it to the list! It was a really fun day for sure! I think we were physically good on Monday, just so tired!!!
March 21, 2018 at 4:44 pm #70401Hey, we’ll be there on Thursday! Sounds like a good plan, I’m sure Kathy would be on board, she loved it too!
March 21, 2018 at 5:17 pm #70405Yes, we’ll be at Disney Springs Thursday! So we have time to pop in for a bite! I’m glad she loved it too!!
March 21, 2018 at 9:17 pm #70420I told Kathy the idea tonight. She’s totally down with it!
March 21, 2018 at 10:17 pm #70423Wahoo!!!!
March 22, 2018 at 8:34 pm #70556Wow, a lot done in a day considering it was only one day after a runDisney event!
Woohoo! You got your first full Muppet show! I hope you enjoyed it thoroughly!
I have little tolerance for those who sleep on Carousel of Progress. Just ask my Dad.
The boat to/from Riverside is probably one of the few things I like about that Resort! So relaxing!
I’ll have to check out Pizza Ponte. If both you and Scott liked it, it must be amazing! I’m really not a fan of most of Disney Springs dining offerings, so I’m looking to try new places. But only after some research on their cheese, then I’ll look into it.March 22, 2018 at 10:20 pm #70576I was surprised how much we did too!!
Ryan tends to nod off anytime we are in a show in the dark. I tease him about it. But the poor guy was so tired!! He used to nap on Ellen! He’s nodded off at Festival of the Lion King and Nemo shows! at least he doesn’t snore!
I really like the Muppet show!!! So cute!!
I love the boat ride too!!! I’m sorry you don’t really like RS. But we love it! It’s such a contract in theming and scenery from what I live in!
We truly loved the pizza!!! I hope it passes your allergy test!!!! Steve and Chelle really like it too!March 22, 2018 at 10:27 pm #70580My dad snores, so there’s a problem At least Ryan doesn’t which must be convenient
March 22, 2018 at 10:30 pm #70582Oh man! Snoring wouldn’t be tolerated!!! So I just let Ryan rest if he needs it!
January 8, 2019 at 10:25 am #99564This was a day at MK when we just enjoyed the atmosphere and being in our happy place with you guys. It was crowded! But what a great day! That Pirates ride and photo!
Our first trip to “our place” Pizza Ponte! Mmm, so good!
Great day to relive again!January 8, 2019 at 10:56 am #99574It really was a nice and relaxing MK day!! We were all tired and a bit slow going so this was a perfect plan! So crowded!! I love the Pirates photo!! Pizza Ponte = YUM!!!!!!!!
January 8, 2019 at 11:01 am #99585Recovering from Dopey Day!
January 8, 2019 at 11:09 am #99604Dopey recovery Monday!
-
AuthorPosts
- You must be logged in to reply to this topic.