So the bad side of the magic.
Yesterday we had breakfast at 1900 Park Fare at the Grand Floridian. Nice hotel (too rich for my blood though). Anyway, we went in and it's an AYCE buffett, with a great selection. Me, DW, DD12. We got our food, we were eating, then my DD12 says... "What's this inside my Mickey Waffle". Hmm.... "Looks like a cream cheese filling" I said (or something similar). DW cut into hers too and had the same. She tasted it and emphatically stated, it was NOT cream cheese filling. So, being the chef of my house, I tasted it. No doubt about it! Not cream cheese filling... Not ANY filling, rather it was Un-cooked batter.
We brought it to the attention of our server who took my wife's plate back to show the chef. A short bit later they took my daughters too. Then a manager came out and stated they were sorry and tried to explain how it happened (not that we cared how) and offered to have them cook up another waffle for us if we wanted. At this point we declined the waffles. That was the end of it. However, I was a bit "Miffed" thinking that for 3 of us to have a $105 breakfast (AFTER the discount for TIW was applied) that I would thought we might have gotten a bit more than a "Sorry, would you like a fresh waffle?" But hey.... Whatever.
So..... Anyway, DD wanted to ride the monorail, and DW wanted to do some shopping anyway, so after checking the shops at the GF, we went through the new security check at the GF to get on the monorail and rode it to the Contemporary Resort. No problem (although the monorail seemed much slower than I recall, but that's another story). So we do our bit t the CR and make a few purchases. Time to go back to the GF, get our truck and go back to our campsite.
Now we go through the CR security to get on the monorail. Now, all of a sudden, the little pocket utility razor knife I had (the smaller of the 2 that are sold
here at Sears. With an OPEN dimension of less than about 4 inches in total), is now an issue. The same knife I took out of my pocket and put in the plastic tray at the GF to get to the CR, put in the tray to go to MK, then Epcot and even AK, is now an issue. I did not hide it and actually brought this particular one with me because our last trip, even thought they are allowed, a CM gave me grief about my leatherman. A small knife for an Ex-Army, Police, EMT, Dive Rescue person, hunter, and camper, is like a staple. My Futuer SIL gave me this because he knows it's handy (He kept the big one for his job).
So anyway, they would let me on to go back to my vehicle. I had to take the blade OUT. If it were a small pocket knife he said that would be okay, but because it's a "Razor" No way.
Just to be clear, here is a picture of the blades
Which from "
Amazon" Dimensions: Approx 1-1/8" tip to tip, 9/16" across top, 3/8" high
And less than HALF that blade sticks out of the knife when opened. So less than half an inch was my threatening tool.
Any way, that was the straw that morning. I left the Blade (only the blade not the knife) and I spoke with Guest services at the GF. Denny, who was absolutely OUTSTANDING and himself didn't understand the issue with the knife, was very helpful. When I told him how the magic disappeared that day starting with breakfast and then my Portable Machete Issue! Well, he brought the magic back by comping the entire breakfast and giving us 3 open Fast passes each for that day.
Thanks Denny. So now we have our magic back.
Thanks for following along and listening to the rant. Time to go on the FOP in AK.