Geekin’ On WDW 019: 25th Wedding Anniversary Trip Report – Part 3

If you’re able to repel the gravitational pull of Spaceship Earth at rope drop in EPCOT, you might be a Disney World Geek and your ready for episode 19 of the Geekin on Walt Disney World podcast.
In episode 19, we continue reviewing our June 2014 trip, respond to some ideas for topics and talk about the bad/good stuff from our trip.
Mama Says:
Thanks to Sean Woosley and Heather Brainerd for some topic ideas posted to our FaceBook page.
Top 5 places to take a nap:
Carosel of Progress and Country Bears not on list
China and Canada movie not on list unless you can sleep standing up
5. Resort/Pool
4. Friendship boat from Hollywood Studios to EPCOT
3. Hall of Presidents
2. France movie
1. American Adventure
Memory Maker review
  • Easy to purchase
  • Very convenient and lots of photographers in many spots
  • Get great professional pictures with your whole group
  • Anyone attached to your vacation group is attached to memory
  • Magic shots
  • Ride pictures included
  • Don’t have to hand your camera over to strangers to take a picture
  • Able to download 30 days after
Review Fast Pass+ and Magic Bands
  Easy room key
  Charging privileges with limit
  Need to know your pin number
Stuff we bought
    Mugs
    French Press
    Tshirt
Critters – Service dogs in MK
Geckos, birds in The Land, bunnies
What didn’t go so well?
  •   Time flies so fast in Disney World
  •   Ben and Renata sick
  •   Large group wanting to do other things
  •   Long wait at window for Tables In wonderland first day
  •   Mine train breakdown/Peter Pan breakdown/FP bypass
  •   Rides you missed – Buzz, Jungle Cruise, mom missed Tiki Room. Pooh or Storybook Circus, Ellen, Capt EO, Stunt Show, Kali River Rapids
  •   Finding ice story

What went well?

  • Meals were awesome
  • Water shipped to hotel
  • We did three night time events
  • Harambe Nights
  • Bay Lake Tower room; room switch
  •   Avoiding crowds and working the parks/restaurants
  •   TShirts
  •   New Camera – you gotta be ready to snap a shot.  You need an good automatic camera.
  •   Anniversary and birthday celebrations
  •   Fast Pass first day for long wait at ticket window
  •   Extra Magic hours vs. MK when we go there at 9am rope drop

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