Amy, they haven't said much about the Food and Wine stuff... although I assume the Chocolate Crepe was part of that....
Time to get on with today's events:
The Boilers in WDW, Day 5
Okay, so here we go on today’s fun and frolics with the Double Boilers in the happiest place on Earth! This morning started out with a fabulous... and very filling... breakfast buffet:
B-babe reports that this breakfast buffet was amazing, and even has 3 different desserts! She’s so stuffed that she’s probably not going to need to eat for the rest of the day. She said she would probably have to roll herself out of there...
First thing on the agenda was to go to Epcot and ride Test Track. Then they went over to the Living Seas to check on the status of the dive tank. A C.M. told them that maintenance was being done in the tank, and on the electrical system. They even had the skylights open today. She was totally bummed that things were not what they should be with that.
They went to Innoventions to get their Visa Character Photo done, and were a little disappointed that it was only Minnie and Goofy again... but were still happy that it was a good photo op (don’t have a pic of that to post here... maybe later when they do their “for-real” report...).
Next we come to what can only be described as “our-dear-friends-being-tragically-sucked-into-the-black-hole-of-marketing-evil-that-is-Duffy-Bear.”
Yes, that’s right: Disney’s marketing trolls have noticed the fabulous success of the “Build-a-Bear” franchise that you see at most major malls, and have figured out a way to effectively employ “revisionist history” tactics in order to make that concept a part of Disney’s marketing strategy. You see, the idea is to convince Disney fans that Duffy has always been part of the Mickey and Minnie story, after which we are expected to accept him... and therefore want to buy all kinds of Duffy merchandise. So to incorporate the "Build-a-Bear" technique into their marketing strategy, they now offer a “naked Duffy”.... that is to say that you can now buy the bear in a “naked” state, and then buy all sorts of outfits to dress him in. The idea is to come up with all kinds of different outfits to fit all kinds of Disney park experiences and “special memories.” It’s the same basic concept of the Vinylmations: you just have to keep buying more and more of the different incarnations of the toy. So sadly, our beloved Boilers are in the process of swallowing the Kool-aid and are probably going to buy one, although they haven't yet at the time of this writing. But I digress (and I hope for the Boilers’ forgiveness for spouting my opinions here...)...
Anyway, here’s how it went down: while I was catching up on their morning activities, B-dude sent me the following text:
“Duffy is now sold naked and you have to buy his clothes...”
Well, this came out of nowhere, so I immediately sensed trouble. Right away, I texted him back, begging him to tell me that they had not succumbed to the dark side. Sadly, he replied that they were “thinking about it...” and that “she says she needs the bear.” Well, I knew that was the beginning of the end. But I said “Oh Lord, let me talk to her...”. He said, “don’t think it will help, but you’re welcome to try.”
So I started texting her, begging her to come back from the brink. But she was saying stuff like, “But the bear is so cute, and Mickey loves him...” and “...did you know Minnie made Duffy for Mickey..?”
I knew I had lost the battle. So I gave her my blessing, and confessed that he is indeed very cute, and that I was now sure that I was going to have to buy one for Mouseoholic in January (do you really think that I
wouldn’t have to, once
she got wind of this..???!!
).
I then texted B-dude to let him know that I had failed... the dark side was just too strong... and he said he appreciated it, but what are ya gonna do. I told him that the bright side was that now he would have some leverage to use with her when it came time for us Dudes to spend some quality “guy time” together over some fine Scotch in January. He agreed, and thanked me for at least trying. Like I said, at the time of this writing they haven't yet bought one, but I can foresee the inevitability of it. I'm only waiting for confirmation of the dreaded event at this point.
So that about wraps it up for that situation. Next, they headed back to the resort for some pool time. The last text I got from B-babe a few minutes ago was that they had fun at the quiet pool and made some Mickey tie-dye shirts. Waiting to see if I get pics of that... (the pics take a while to come through for some reason....).
I’m sure there will be more later. Come back and check in a while.
We now return you to our regularly scheduled mayhem on the boards....
You're being an enabler! What next? Are you going to be handing out bottles of Vodka to alcoholics? 