Nakkira
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Apr 30, 2013
Welcome aboard for 5 Days (7 if you count travel) of Food, Rides , Shows and Silliness!
*This First Page Subject to ALOT of editing for a few days, I wanted to get started but have too much work to catch up on post-vacation so do not have the time to make it look as nice as I hope it will*
For those who did not read my Pre-Trip Report (feel free to hop on over there first and rejoin us later) let me introduce us:
My DBF "S" and I are a couple in our mid 30's. We have been dating for approx. 18 months (we do not live together). This is our first trip together, our first real vacation as a couple outside of one long weekend in DC.
I am Nakkira (yes this is a handle). I live with my younger (by more than a decade) sister, who is currently in college and my usual Disney travel companion. I mention her because while she could not come on this particular trip, I mention her frequently and she is like a daughter to me.
I have a type A personality, I am a typical Leo.
My hobbies are Reading, Archery, Home brewing, Living History, and Amateur Acting (community theatre), and Travel just to name a few.
If someone asked me what I am REALLY into the list would be long. My simple answer is "Experiences, living life" I like to try, see, and learn new things constantly. If I had money, I would almost never be home, I would be out exploring the World!
"I want adventure in the great wide somewhere . I want it more than I can tell"
I have been to Disney World several times in my life, I seem to average every 5 years or so. I wish that was more.
My Disney Favorites:
Characters: (Animated Disney) Tinker Bell, Merida, Belle, Ariel, and Stitch (Muppets) Gonzo, Kermit, Beaker
Park: EPCOT(specifically the World Showcase)
Attraction per Park: (MK) POTC - (EP)Captain EO -(HS) Tie Between Start Tours and Muppet Vision - (AK) Everest
Favorite Show: it WAS Beauty and The Beast, but has been replaced and surpassed this Trip (you will have to read more to find out what dethroned it)
My DBF "S" (until he gives me permission to use his real name or chooses an actual handle) has and 8 year old son who lives with him every other week. His son did not come with us on this trip, but we are tentatively planning another trip in the next couple of years that hopefully both his son, and my sister can join us on.
He is pretty mellow for the most part but also a Leo.
I am not sure if we balance each other out or drive each other crazy.
Let's just say, we are rarely bored.
He is also into archery, home brewing, reading, and living history. He REALLY loves hockey and in fact is a broadcaster for the local college team.
This is his first trip as an adult, he went once as a kid, and being the horrid girlfriend I am, I do not remember how old he said he was.
His Disney Favorites:
Character(s): His favorite is Mr. Fredrickson, he also likes Humphrey the Bear, Captain Barbossa, Stitch, Todd and Figment.
Movie: Wall-E
Park: EPCOT
Favorite Show: The same one as my new one.
THE TRIP:
10/14/13-10/20/13
Primary Focus: The Ecpot Food and Wine Festival! I had caught the tail end of it once in the past and only sampled one or two items (family had other plans). I have always wanted to go back! We are both foodies and have a healthy fondness for good drink as well.
This will be a travel blog rich in Food Porn.
This was also tightly budgeted value trip. We both however saved plenty of money for the Festival so we would not have to make tough choices about what to try.
Yes, in fact, I would rather have a crappy hotel and few souvenirs than restrict my gluttony.
A girl has got to have her priorities in order.
We had 5 day tickets (no Park Hopper option)
Staying of site at the Econo Lodge Maingate
Flying Jet Blue
I think that is about it for the basics. This is my first Disney Trip report so please flatter my Leo ego and let me know if you are enjoying it. If you are not, go away! Have a beer or a few, come back try again.
For those of you that prefer dining reports, I promise, there will be plenty, especially when we get to Epcot.
Enjoy the Ride and have a Magical Day!
Shortcuts to Pages:
Travel day to Orlando! On our Way!
Day 1 MK
"Welcome to a place where dreams come true!" MK Day 1 Part 1
"With good fortune (and a great hair-do)" MK Day 1 Part 2
"Grim grinning ghosts come out to socialize" MK Day 1 Part 3
"I Use Antlers in all of My Decorating" MK Day Part 4
"And at Last I see the Light" MK Day 1 Part 5
Day 2 Epcot
"Seasons in the Sun" Epcot Day 2 Part 1
"You are the Navigator" Epcot Day 2 Part 2
"Happy 1/2 Hour" Epcot Day 2 Part 3
"Course by Course, One by One, 'Til you shout, "Enough! I'm done!" Epcot Day 2 Part 4
"You like hats?, I'm MAD about hats" Epcot Day 2 Part 5
"Ahhhh! We have the stars to guide us" Epcot Day 2 Part 6
"I can show you the World" Epcot Day 2 Part 7
Day 3 Epcot
"Please take small children by the hand and look down as you step onto the moving platform." Epcot Day 3 Part 1
"Les poissons, les poissons, How I love les poissons" Epcot Day 3 Part 2
"Try the bread! Try the soup!" Epcot Day 3 Part 3
"It's a fez. I wear a fez now. Fezzes are cool." Epcot Day 3 Part 4
"Fish are friends, not food." Epcot Day 3 Part 5
"I'm so excited, and I just can't hide it!" Epcot Day 3 Part 6
"We came, We ate, We conquered!" Epcot Day 3 Part 7
Day 4 HS
"Hurray for Hollywood" Hollywood Studios Day 4 Part 1
"You are traveling through another dimension" Hollywood Studios Day 4 Part 2
"Where's the Beef?" Hollywood Studios Day 4 Part 3
"I AM THE REBEL SPY!!" Hollywood Studios Day 4 Part 4
"Dancin in the Street" Hollywood Studios Day 4 Part 5
"This is Halloween" Hollywood Studios Day 4 Part 6
Day 5 AK
"Hurry, hurry, hurry, til were done" Animal Kingdom Day 5 Part 1
"Go with the flow-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o" Animal Kingdom Day 5 Part 2
"Every grunt, roar, and snort" Animal Kingdom Day 5 Part 3
"Did You ever hear the wolf cry to the blue corn moon" Animal Kingdom Day 5 Part 4
"The Ants go marching one by one" Animal Kingdom Day 5 Part 5
"Where all the lights are bright, downtown" Downtown Disney Day 5 Part 6
Travel Home
The Incredible Journey Home
ONE LAST NOTE:
I changed the Title of my TR from ""Don't eat it yet, I still need a pic!" My 1st Disney trip & Food blog 10/13-F&W Fest" I believe that my TR title may have been too similar to a title for a DIS trip report I read a LONG time ago, and I did not want to step on any toes.
IT did fit.
I kept ALMOST forgetting to photo our food and I really wanted to get everything!
*This First Page Subject to ALOT of editing for a few days, I wanted to get started but have too much work to catch up on post-vacation so do not have the time to make it look as nice as I hope it will*
For those who did not read my Pre-Trip Report (feel free to hop on over there first and rejoin us later) let me introduce us:
My DBF "S" and I are a couple in our mid 30's. We have been dating for approx. 18 months (we do not live together). This is our first trip together, our first real vacation as a couple outside of one long weekend in DC.
I am Nakkira (yes this is a handle). I live with my younger (by more than a decade) sister, who is currently in college and my usual Disney travel companion. I mention her because while she could not come on this particular trip, I mention her frequently and she is like a daughter to me.
I have a type A personality, I am a typical Leo.
My hobbies are Reading, Archery, Home brewing, Living History, and Amateur Acting (community theatre), and Travel just to name a few.
If someone asked me what I am REALLY into the list would be long. My simple answer is "Experiences, living life" I like to try, see, and learn new things constantly. If I had money, I would almost never be home, I would be out exploring the World!
"I want adventure in the great wide somewhere . I want it more than I can tell"
I have been to Disney World several times in my life, I seem to average every 5 years or so. I wish that was more.
My Disney Favorites:
Characters: (Animated Disney) Tinker Bell, Merida, Belle, Ariel, and Stitch (Muppets) Gonzo, Kermit, Beaker
Park: EPCOT(specifically the World Showcase)
Attraction per Park: (MK) POTC - (EP)Captain EO -(HS) Tie Between Start Tours and Muppet Vision - (AK) Everest
Favorite Show: it WAS Beauty and The Beast, but has been replaced and surpassed this Trip (you will have to read more to find out what dethroned it)
My DBF "S" (until he gives me permission to use his real name or chooses an actual handle) has and 8 year old son who lives with him every other week. His son did not come with us on this trip, but we are tentatively planning another trip in the next couple of years that hopefully both his son, and my sister can join us on.
He is pretty mellow for the most part but also a Leo.
I am not sure if we balance each other out or drive each other crazy.
Let's just say, we are rarely bored.
He is also into archery, home brewing, reading, and living history. He REALLY loves hockey and in fact is a broadcaster for the local college team.
This is his first trip as an adult, he went once as a kid, and being the horrid girlfriend I am, I do not remember how old he said he was.
His Disney Favorites:
Character(s): His favorite is Mr. Fredrickson, he also likes Humphrey the Bear, Captain Barbossa, Stitch, Todd and Figment.
Movie: Wall-E
Park: EPCOT
Favorite Show: The same one as my new one.
THE TRIP:
10/14/13-10/20/13
Primary Focus: The Ecpot Food and Wine Festival! I had caught the tail end of it once in the past and only sampled one or two items (family had other plans). I have always wanted to go back! We are both foodies and have a healthy fondness for good drink as well.
This will be a travel blog rich in Food Porn.
This was also tightly budgeted value trip. We both however saved plenty of money for the Festival so we would not have to make tough choices about what to try.
Yes, in fact, I would rather have a crappy hotel and few souvenirs than restrict my gluttony.
A girl has got to have her priorities in order.
We had 5 day tickets (no Park Hopper option)
Staying of site at the Econo Lodge Maingate
Flying Jet Blue
I think that is about it for the basics. This is my first Disney Trip report so please flatter my Leo ego and let me know if you are enjoying it. If you are not, go away! Have a beer or a few, come back try again.
For those of you that prefer dining reports, I promise, there will be plenty, especially when we get to Epcot.
Enjoy the Ride and have a Magical Day!
Shortcuts to Pages:
Travel day to Orlando! On our Way!
Day 1 MK
"Welcome to a place where dreams come true!" MK Day 1 Part 1
"With good fortune (and a great hair-do)" MK Day 1 Part 2
"Grim grinning ghosts come out to socialize" MK Day 1 Part 3
"I Use Antlers in all of My Decorating" MK Day Part 4
"And at Last I see the Light" MK Day 1 Part 5
Day 2 Epcot
"Seasons in the Sun" Epcot Day 2 Part 1
"You are the Navigator" Epcot Day 2 Part 2
"Happy 1/2 Hour" Epcot Day 2 Part 3
"Course by Course, One by One, 'Til you shout, "Enough! I'm done!" Epcot Day 2 Part 4
"You like hats?, I'm MAD about hats" Epcot Day 2 Part 5
"Ahhhh! We have the stars to guide us" Epcot Day 2 Part 6
"I can show you the World" Epcot Day 2 Part 7
Day 3 Epcot
"Please take small children by the hand and look down as you step onto the moving platform." Epcot Day 3 Part 1
"Les poissons, les poissons, How I love les poissons" Epcot Day 3 Part 2
"Try the bread! Try the soup!" Epcot Day 3 Part 3
"It's a fez. I wear a fez now. Fezzes are cool." Epcot Day 3 Part 4
"Fish are friends, not food." Epcot Day 3 Part 5
"I'm so excited, and I just can't hide it!" Epcot Day 3 Part 6
"We came, We ate, We conquered!" Epcot Day 3 Part 7
Day 4 HS
"Hurray for Hollywood" Hollywood Studios Day 4 Part 1
"You are traveling through another dimension" Hollywood Studios Day 4 Part 2
"Where's the Beef?" Hollywood Studios Day 4 Part 3
"I AM THE REBEL SPY!!" Hollywood Studios Day 4 Part 4
"Dancin in the Street" Hollywood Studios Day 4 Part 5
"This is Halloween" Hollywood Studios Day 4 Part 6
Day 5 AK
"Hurry, hurry, hurry, til were done" Animal Kingdom Day 5 Part 1
"Go with the flow-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o" Animal Kingdom Day 5 Part 2
"Every grunt, roar, and snort" Animal Kingdom Day 5 Part 3
"Did You ever hear the wolf cry to the blue corn moon" Animal Kingdom Day 5 Part 4
"The Ants go marching one by one" Animal Kingdom Day 5 Part 5
"Where all the lights are bright, downtown" Downtown Disney Day 5 Part 6
Travel Home
The Incredible Journey Home
ONE LAST NOTE:
I changed the Title of my TR from ""Don't eat it yet, I still need a pic!" My 1st Disney trip & Food blog 10/13-F&W Fest" I believe that my TR title may have been too similar to a title for a DIS trip report I read a LONG time ago, and I did not want to step on any toes.
IT did fit.
I kept ALMOST forgetting to photo our food and I really wanted to get everything!