Originally Posted by collybird
I did not know you have never done Astro Orbitor, you have to do it, just for the views. We either do it at rope drop, or during MNSSHP. It is such a faff though with the lifts, I don’t know why they thought that was a sensible concept.
Really interesting to see how the buffet operated. The starters looked fantastic, especially Kate’s! Quite impressed! They would have gone down nicely with that lovely bread basket with REAL BUTTER! The food was all really well presented considering their staff are more used to dealing with huge trays of food.
Your last picture looking down Main Street is lovely! Such a shame there’s some people in it as I’d have been tempted to get it framed. Love that you caught the balloons at the side.
My heart hurt a little reading Kate wasn’t fussed about the characters, I am hoping that maybe it is a temporary blip and she was conscious that you only had a short time on this trip and wanted to squeeze in as many rides as possible. Or maybe I am just in denial, who knows.
Yes, yes, yes to a Christmas trip! Although I am not too sure I approve of this new 'fly by the seat of your pants Abby'. She's a bit scarier than character less Kate. See more... |
One day we will get around to doing Astro Orbiter, it's not something we've wanted to prioritise at rope drop and because there are no FP we've not bothered with it as we can't be doing with the waiting.
The starters and dessert were great at the buffet that wasn't a buffet. I wonder if they will ever go back to it being a proper buffet as having it served worked so well. I hope buffets do come back as we do like them.
I was very sad looking back one last time down Main Street. I surprised myself actually.
I'm sad to say that I don't think characters will feature as much in our trips from now on. She had said she didn't want to get an autograph book for our WDW trip this summer so I was already prepared for the idea that we would only meet characters at buffets. I can't see her changing her mind and the boys aren't bothered. I will still force them to do character spot at Epcot but I think the days of meeting lots of characters are in the past.
As for future trips, I can't bring myself to book anything. I've still got to sort out the Canada trip in October. BA are still flying daily into Toronto and I don't think they will cancel the flight. It was easier with wdw as the decision was out of our hands. I suppose this is still true as Canada won't allow foreign travellers, but sorting it out is not fun at all. Actually phoning and cancelling has been on my weekend to do list for the last 4 weekends.
Also, usually by now I'd be comparing and tracking flight prices for next summer but I can't do it. Everything still seems so uncertain. I know lots of companies are offering book with confidence terms and have good cancellation policies. It's not about the money though, I don't want to book and get my hopes up to then have to end up cancelling. At the moment the only way I'd contemplate booking and then going on a holiday is doing so last minute. I just can't make plans that may not be achievable. Who knows what will happen by next summer, Christmas still seems a long way off too. I'm trying to be thankful for the things we do have and not keep wishing for the things we can't have but it's not always easy.
To try and not end on such a negative tone one of the things I have been enjoying is our weekly watching of the next Disney movie on our list. Yesterday morning we watched Lion King and it's such a great movie. We've got a few good ones coming in the 90s with Pocahontas and Toy Story up next week. This morning we are watching A Goofy Movie, well technically I've been replying to you and Kate has been playing games on her phone.
I've enjoyed hearing from you, I hope you enjoyed reading about our Paris adventure.
Take care
Xx