Thanks! I want to buy more! It's super comfy!I love your sushi mask!
Yeah it definitely takes away from the experience but hopefully this will all be over in a little while and the plexiglass will come down, we can make our own cars, and most importantly, I can see everyone's smile again! I really miss seeing smiles at Disney!!The Frozen ride sounds horrible right now lol. I hate that you can’t build your own car in Test Track now. I completely get why though. My SO’s mom will be coming with us to the parks for the first time and I feel bad she won’t get the full experience. But hey, there are worse things!
Thank you!!Your pics are so good! Can’t wait to read more! (I love CG!)
Thanks! There's a bit of good and bad to both. But really, it was truly an awesome trip. Even with the masks, and the social distancing, although I don't mind the distancing as it gives you more breathing room, LOL. The masks though, are not fun in the heat! I miss fastpasses too! It's nice to know you are "guaranteed" a ride on something wihtout a 2 hour wait. However, the standby wait times now are definitely not as long as they used to be, and also they are inflated a little bit from what we found. But one thing I have really enjoyed is the spontaneous character sightings! It just reminds of when we were kids and we didn't really know where the characters would be at a certain time or place and they would just pop up randomly. I do like that aspect as it feels like a really nice surprise when you catch a character!Your trip looked really fun, did you enjoy it more or less compared to pre-covid?
Aww thanks!! That's really sweet! I do feel like this trip felt more normal than the last two, maybe because we're getting used to mask-wearing and being super-cautious that it's now second nature to us. But I did really feel the magic!So happy to see a trip report from you. It makes me feel like things are getting back to normal.
It's like the joy just starts radiating out of you as you walk down Main Street USA. ❤As we approached the castle I was definitely overcome with a sense of joy and gratitude. Yes it can happen even in the middle of a pandemic, but of course only at Disney
Love that!I got to Facetime my family where my nieces and nephew sang Happy Birthday to me!
That is perfect!When we got to the Contemporary, we quickly changed. I brought a dress and Steve had a polo shirt which he literally threw on over his t-shirt, LOL. We checked in and soon we were notified to head upstairs. We were so excited! I literally got this reservation just a few days prior to the trip and I had been stalking the dining website every day and set up alerts too but dang it I ALWAYS miss the alerts, but finally I got one and it was on my actual birthday, I couldn't have planned it any better.
So nice!Since it was pretty late we decided to take an Uber from the Contemporary back to the Riviera. When we arrived Steve went up to the front desk to pick up a "package". Package? - what?
Very well deserved....good things happen to good people. I am happy that you had such an amazing birthday!What did I do to deserve all this?!? I have truly never felt so loved in all my life! I really had the most amazing birthday - in the middle of a pandemic, no less. But really it's because of the kind, generous, amazing people in my life and I'm truly forever grateful.
Ha! Who knows.
Not sure what Steve is trying to do in the PoC picture, maybe Surprised Pirate face? Pirate Godzilla?
Sounds like a perfect day!!I have a regular zoom call every Saturday night with my NYC girlfriends and I even got to join it for 20 minutes that evening. I showed them the castle too and they were impressed! Out of my close girlfriends I think only two of them have ever been to Disney and like as kids. I am definitely the only Disney-crazed one! But we all have our own interests and obsessions which make us all unique and different.
I am going to have to try that! If I can remember to!To drink I got the Ice wine Martini which came highly recommended and rightly so, it was sooo good! I rarely have a straight up martini but this one was so smooth and slightly sweet from the ice wine but not too sweet.
yum!!!!
OMG sooo good. I love this appetizer so much! And as an entree I think it works because it is so rich so it's a good thing it comes in appetizer size, although if I were ravenous I might have gotten two orders and called it a night.
So nice!And also the most amazing surprise, a gift from Chunkydust, whom we saw earlier that day, this beautiful champagne set with the cutest Mickey flutes! Also included are chocolates from the Ganachery!!! Plus the silver tray also has a Tinkerbelle pixie dust motif on it. So perfect in that it came from Chunkydust! I totally wasn't expecting this, it was truly the sweetest thing. Thank you so much!!
I love being able to walk right on Haunted Mansion instead of the huge crunch of people trying to squeeze into one line when exiting the chamber, which was the normal experience.And we went on a few rides.
They are adorable!my nieces and nephew sang Happy Birthday to me!
This is a very nice picture.We grabbed this Photopass on the way out. Love the castle at night!
It looks a perfect table for a birthday celebration.So imagine my surprise when we were led to the most amazing table with the view of the castle and space mountain!
You have a very loving family.OMG you guys, look at all these treats I got!!!!!
We are AP holders who have been to WDW many times, and will be there many times in the future. The restrictions are endurable since we know things will be normal eventually. But I would not go to WDW right now if I had to pay for tickets. It doesn't feel as if you would get your money's worth.There's a bit of good and bad to both.
100% True!It's like the joy just starts radiating out of you as you walk down Main Street USA. ❤
Aw thank you so much! It really was an amazing day, sometimes you forget that the world is in such turmoil when you're in the Disney bubble. If only I can live there all the time!Very well deserved....good things happen to good people. I am happy that you had such an amazing birthday!
Thank you it really was!Sounds like a perfect day!!
It's so yummy!I am going to have to try that! If I can remember to!
Thank you! It really was! So magical!What an amazing birthday!!! It was literally the perfect Disney day!
Thank you! It definitely was the most magical day!Sounds like a wonderful birthday at Disney!
Thanks Caroline! It was the most amazing day!What a beautiful Birthday
It looks magical with all your treats and pixie dust!
Thank you! I certainly do!! They are incredible!Amazing birthday celebration! You have wonderful family and friends.
It was sooo good. I loved it!Your birthday dinner sounds nothing short of perfect!
Thank you, I am incredibly lucky to be able to spend it at Disney and the short rib wontons are the stuff of dreams!What an amazing way to spend your birthday and that short rib appetizer looked incredible!
That is actually really nice to just walk in straight to the ride.I love being able to walk right on Haunted Mansion instead of the huge crunch of people trying to squeeze into one line when exiting the chamber, which was the normal experience.
Thanks! They are very cute.They are adorable!
Thank you! I like it a lot!This is a very nice picture.
It was! The angle was so good (at least from my seat, LOL) for viewing of MK! Too bad no fireworks!It looks a perfect table for a birthday celebration.
Aw thanks, I sure do!You have a very loving family.
Yes I agree, if you're a first-timer it's not a good time to go unless you're really mentally prepared. I still think Disney can spread a little bit of joy though!We are AP holders who have been to WDW many times, and will be there many times in the future. The restrictions are endurable since we know things will be normal eventually. But I would not go to WDW right now if I had to pay for tickets. It doesn't feel as if you would get your money's worth.
Thank you! It certainly was!!Looks like a great birthday!