Wednesday, June 15, 2011

207. Wonderment

207. Wonderment
Definition:
(n) a state of awed admiration or respect
Location Placed: Kona Cafe, The Polynesian Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Date Placed: 6/7/11 at 5:05pm



206. Bouncy

206. Bouncy
Definition:
(adj) resilient, springy
Location Placed: Raglan Road restaurant, Downtown Disney, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Date Placed: 6/6/11 at 7:40pm
Status: FOUND!!





Bouncy certainly describes the entertainment we saw while we were at Raglan Road in Downtown Disney. There were 3 very spectacular Irish dancers that performed for us as well as a band playing music from Ireland. And it certainly didn't hurt that the cheesy beer soup was great as well!

FOUND: June 8 - 6:23p
"I found #206-Bouncy, at my job! I work at Raglan Road in Downtown Disney, and your crane made my night-thanks!"
I got this email while playing mini-golf at another one of the crane release locations! I was super excited to hear that another crane found its way to a deserving person.

205. Animated

205. Animated
Definition:
(adj) full of life or excited
Location Placed: Tower of Terror, Hollywood Studios, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Date Placed: 6/6/11 at 9:31am





The Tower of Terror certainly inspires fear, at least in me. I had a lovely look around the gift shop rather than actually ride it. I particularly was fond of the "check-in area," which looked pretty realistic. Despite this, my travel companions didn't want to see whether or not we could switch rooms to get into the tower.

204. High-spirited

204. High-spirited
Definition:
(adj) joyously unrestrained
Location Placed: The Boardwalk Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Date Placed: 6/6/11 at 2:50pm





The lobby of our hotel was quite glorious. They really did capture the old-school look of the boardwalks at the beaches, from what I've seen. It had a sort of older feel and the music they played was wonderful (see: big band.) You couldn't help but leave each morning and come back each evening in high-spirits.

203. Lighthearted

203. Lighthearted
Definition:
(adj) cheerful and carefree
Location Placed: Pirates of the Caribbean Ride, Magic Kingdom, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Date Placed: 6/5/11 at 8:54pm



202. Indulgence

202. Indulgence
Definition:
(n) a luxury
Location Placed: Animal Kingdom Lodge, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Date Placed: 6/5/11 at 7:28pm





I think the greatest indulgence I had while on vacation was a dessert with every meal! Thanks to the type of Disney meal plan we had, it was included. Very dangerous and certainly not the norm for me. A very pleasant indulgence all the way though!

201. Tenacious

201. Tenacious
Definition:
(adj) not easily discouraged
Location Placed: Boma, Animal Kingdom Lodge, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Date Placed: 6/5/11 at 6:14pm





Boma was one of my favorite places to eat. I definitely recommend it if you're looking for an African themed buffet sort of place.

As for being tenacious? Well, I realized just before that somehow I managed to delete my crane location map. Frustrating but I put an email in to the good people at Google in hopes they can help. If they can't, well, I'll just have to make it again. Daunting, for sure. Fingers crossed they can restore it! Sometimes I do the silliest things.

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

200. Gratitude

200. Gratitude
Definition:
(n) being thankful and ready to show appreciation as well as return kindness
Location Placed: Pizzafari, Animal Kingdom, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Date Placed: 6/5/11 11:41am





Stepping away from Disney World for a little bit, I want to show a bit of gratitude to you guys as my readers. Without you guys, I would not have made it a quarter of the way through my 1000 crane mission. You're all so wonderful and I just wanted to take a little time to let you know you're very much appreciated!

199. Strong

199. Strong
Definition:
(adj) having skills and qualities that are likely to lead to success
Location Placed: Animal Kingdom, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Date Placed: 6/5/11 at 11:10am



198. Healthy

198. Healthy
Definition:
(adj) sensible and well-balanced
Location Placed: Kouzzina the Cat Cora Restaurant, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Date Placed: 6/4/11 at 8:19pm





While our meals there were not healthy in one sense, we certainly had a healthy variety of meals while there. Having never had Greek food before, it was certainly an experience. Dessert was by far my favorite course, and being in a large group, I got to taste a fair number of them. If you go there, definitely get dessert!