How Christmas at WDW Soothes Savage Criminals, or: I Love WDW at the Holidays

If this year had gone according to plan, today CP and I would have been leaving for our third annual holiday-time trip to WDW. Obviously things haven’t gone as expected, but luckily, my recent impromptu trip to WDW afforded me … Continue reading

Please, lord, don’t ever make me stay here: August Trip, Day 7

Sunday, August 11 Apologies in advance for the many low-quality iPhone photos. It was one of those days. Up with the sun today. There’s really only one real motivator for me to get up for rope drop these days, and … Continue reading

Saved by a Polynesian Paradise: August Trip, Day 5

Friday, August 9 Moving day! We slept in. We finished packing. We had Bell Services retrieve our bags for transfer. One final check of the room, and we were out of there. Next stop? The Polynesian, where we were both … Continue reading

Driven to the drink: August trip, day 4

Thursday, August 8 The best laid plans are always thwarted by the need to visit Guest Relations. This is a Disney maxim, yes? It certainly was for us on this Thursday. Our intentions were simple – spend our obligatory half … Continue reading

Be Our Guest For Some Projectile Vomit: Sweltering and Swearing in August, Day 3

Wednesday, August 7 No parks for us this morning. On the docket instead was breakfast at Boma, a meal so good I wolfed it down before taking any pictures. But you’ve been to Boma, right? Yes? Good. Moving on. Oh! … Continue reading

Sweltering and Swearing in August: Day 2

Tuesday, August 6 My favorite day of vacation – the first full day. Normally, CP and I would be up early, hitting rope drop at one park or another so that we can get park stuff done and then retreat … Continue reading