Mickey Pants Sundae

by Gaylin

At the Plaza Ice Cream Parlour on Mainstreet, in the Magic Kingdom, you can get a good treat and a great souvenir. A souvenir I have always wanted! I meant to get one on my last trip to Walt Disney World, when I had someone to share it with but we forgot. This time I decided that for the sake of research and my need for the souvenir, I would go it alone.

What am I talking about?

Mickey's Kitchen Sink Sundae or as I call it the Mickey Pants Sundae.  I think it is pretty reasonable to get this great souvenir and a big treat for $14.99.

Here is my sundae, one scoop of chocolate and one of vanilla ice cream, hot fudge sauce and even though I said no whipped cream, I ended up with it anyways. Darn.

For the sake of research, I did my best but I could not finish all of this. I did dig out all the fudge sauce as it was really good, so was the chocolate ice cream. The vanilla was kind of tasteless.

I was worried I wouldn't get it home intact, that the handles or faucet would break off but I did it! Now I just have to find something special enough to put in the pants bowl!

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The Accidental Breakfast With Donald Duck and Friends

By Nick

Sometimes, mistakes are made.

On my last trip to Walt Disney World I woke up early one morning under the impression that it was an Extra Magic Hour morning at Disney's Animal Kingdom. I don't know why. Maybe I dreamed it. Maybe because it was the last day of my trip, and I was in a "returning to reality" funk?

Regardless, I got on a bus at 720am from The Animal Kingdom Lodge, Kidani Village, and arrived at about 735am. I guess I should have guessed something was amiss when I was the only person on the bus, but I didn't, until I got to the front entrance and noticed there were only a few Cast Members and guests milling about!

I realized my mistake, and was contemplating just going back to the Lodge when I noticed people checking in at the entrance to go into the park early for breakfast at Tusker House.

"Hmmm," I thought, "I'm hungry." So I approached the CM holding an electronic tablet and asked if there was any possibility of a free table for a solo diner. She very politely explained I could check availability via the My Disney Experience app. I immediately searched and discovered there was indeed an opening. At 10:30am.

I told the CM this and she said to go ahead and book it, and she'd let me go ahead early, and that I would just need to tell the folks over at the Tusker House that she said it was ok!

When I arrived at Tusker, they had just opened, I explained the situation and within just a few minutes, I was being seated.

*Please note, I don't know that this would work for a larger party, or even a single, as the Cast Member who assisted me may have just taken pity on me (I did give her my "boo boo face"), and would hate to be responsible for you not having similar results!

 I love the look and feel of Tusker!

Let's take a look at the food!

I went up and got my first plate and was just finishing when Donald stopped by. His Cast Member buddy was happy to take my photo with him, and all his friends as they came by.

I finished at about 5 minutes to 9am and took a stroll to Kilimanjaro Safaris, which was just opening!

If you love breakfast buffets like me, want to get photos with the characters in a different environment and dressed in unique attire, and want to get a jump on park opening, I highly recommend getting an early ADR at Tusker House!

Carrying Disney With Me!

By Gaylin

Last fall I realized I needed a new daypack, I had been carrying the same one for over 15 years and was starting to show its age. Of course, once I saw that Vans was making Disney backpack, deciding on a replacement was easy.

I picked this one with the classic Mickeys on it.

This has turned out to be a great purchase, sturdy, well made, good shoulder straps. The only complaint I have is the carry handle at the top is a bit small, I don't have big hands but my hand always feels squished in this handle.

The front pouch is awesome, it is separated with small compartments and carries enough stuff to leave the big compartment available for larger items.

My previous daypack was half the size of this backpack, it took a bit of getting used to but now it goes with me everywhere.

Here is a photo of the pack with 2 new rolls of paper towel in it so you can get a sense of how much it will hold. This would be a great pack for a couple to share while on vacation, lots of space for necessities for 2 or maybe even 3 people. The centre back of the pack is padded, which is helpful when you are carrying home groceries!

Vintage Epcot Center Buttons

Nick

Today I share some buttons from Epcot.

Obviously, since it commemorates Epcot's 10th Anniversary, this is from the early 90′s, as are all of these, so it was still Epcot Center.

I love Spaceship Earth, the icon of Epcot, and it is especially beautiful at night.

I’m not sure why I bought this next one, a rather cheap looking button. Maybe because it was only $1.00?

 

I know why I bought this next one, as I would grab anything reasonably priced with Figment on it.

This next button features Mickey Mouse and World Showcase.

 

And last, but certainly not least, a very colorful button with Mickey and Figment.