The MURPHYS are LIVE from POLY and the CONTEMPORARY (10/21-10/27) PICTURES ADDED!!!!!

[TigrLvsPooh]

The Murphys are LIVE AGAIN!!!
Polynesian and Contemporary Resorts
October 21st-27th 2008
Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party 10/23
Haunted Pirate Cruise 10/26


CAST:
Myself - Erika - age 35, mother of 2 boys, I work part-time as a teacher, I'm completely WDW obsessed, and I've been a member of the DIS for about 7 years :) Favorite rides: Soarin', POC, HM, Buzz, Spaceship Earth Favorite snack: chocolate chip cookie ice cream sandwich from Main Street bakery :goodvibes

DH - Brendan - age 36, a great dad, works for ESPN radio, loves WDW almost as much as I do ;) Favorite rides: Space Mountain, RnR, ToT, Backlot Tour (why, I'll never know) Favorite snack: Turkey leg and Popcorn

DS - Nicholas - age 9, 4th grade, videogamer, DS, Wii, PS3, wants to someday work for Sony or Nintendo, loves Epcot, obsessed with Pokemon and Mario, loves the toy store in Japan, Favorites rides: loves POC, TT, EE, MS, SpM, BTMRR, we are still trying to talk him into doing RnR Favorite snack: loves the BIG pickles and a Coke to wash it down (yuck!:sad2:)

DS - Connor - age 7, 2nd/3rd grade, loves trains, reading, Wii, Pokemon, Pooh, loves MK, dream job would be designing new trains and monorails for WDW and then be the driver too :lmao: Favorites rides: Pooh, Small World, SpM, POC, HM, Buzz, TTA Favorite snack: ice cream and milk, he would love to own a cow! :rotfl:

It's hard to believe we are headed back to WDW again for the third time this year. :cool1: This is why APs are dangerous.... once you buy them you can't stop planning trips! I think we'll get at least one more trip in before they expire (March 2009) so really I feel like we get our money's worth... especially with AP room rates. :thumbsup2

So, we leave first thing Tuesday morning.... just 2 1/2 days left to pack! :woohoo:

If anyone has any questions about the Poly, CR, MNSSHP, the pirate cruise, or anything else feel free to go ahead and start posting your questions now. I'll try to log-in at least twice a day for updates and pictures. If you haven't seen one of our live reports before here are some you can check out:


Live from OKW/AKL/POLY - July 2008
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1897008

LIVE from the Beach Club - May 2008
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1806020

[TigrLvsPooh]

Oops, forgot something....

The Plan:
one night Poly garden view with deluxe dining plan
five nights CR with MK view, basic dining plan
We all have Annual passes, they expire April 2009

Dining:
Narcoosee's - dinner
Chef Mickey's - dinner
Kona Cafe - dinner
Crystal Palace - breakfast
Ohana - dinner
Teppen Edo - dinner
Cape May - dinner

More info to come...............

[HockeyMomR]

Looking forward to your live TR!!

[mommyintn]

I love your report already! I can tell it's going to be lots of fun! I've got myself a couple of pokemon addicts here also, in fact they are walking around the house with backpacks on "playing" pokemon right now! :)

[NLD]

Love it already!

[gabbyrosebud]

Hi Erika! I'm so excited to share your adventure to Disney World right along with you. Makes me feel like I'm there too. :yay: I have to tell you that you are a bit of a celebrity in my house. We still have the "Fans Guide to Disney World" taped and my DD and I watch it a lot. It really gets us excited for our trip in December. Sometimes when I ask her what Disney show she wants to watch, she says "How about The Murphy's?". I thought you might get a kick out of that. :goodvibes

[GeminiAngel]

Hi :wave2:
I'm looking forward to your live report.
nice to meet you.

[John's Mom]

Have a great trip! :goodvibes Can't wait for your live report. :surfweb:

[Mrs Grumpy]

Great another live report!!! I love reading those.

[Harters2WDW]

Looking forward to your live TR!

[Missin'Disney]

Me Too!

I'm green with envy, but bring it on :thumbsup2

[BlueSkies]

Hi Erika Looking foward to another one of your live reports..Really enjoyed reading your last one:)

[Princess Brittany]

Wow, I remember watching the Fans Guide to WDW with you and your family in it. You all look very nice and boy have your sons gotten big. Anyways, I am very excited to read your reports. I love trip reports and live ones are even better!!!

[TigrLvsPooh]

Here we are!!!! :) Sorry it's taken so long for me to get online and update the LIVE report! We checked in yesterday at the Poly and hit MK right away. So I didn't even bother signing on for the 24 hour internet... we were in Tokaleau (sp?) on the 3rd floor and the room was huge! We usually stay in the older buildings (Fiji, Samoa, etc) and you can really tell a huge difference with the newer building. The hallways were really wide and our room was huge too. I have pics to post later.

We hit MK around 2:00 PM and it was practically empty... we did Buzz, TTA, Small World, Haunted Mansion, all were walk ons. We left MK around 5:00 PM and headed back to the Poly to rest (we got up at 5:00 AM for an early flight so we were pretty worn out) and then had dinner at Narcoosee's at 7:55 PM.

I'll update more later about dinner, what we had, Hallowishes from the GF, etc, but we are running off to Epcot!!!!! :)

More later!!! :cool1:

[GeminiAngel]

Can't wait!!!

[TigrLvsPooh]

Testing....on my blackberry...getting on epcot monorail....hope this works! :)

[TigrLvsPooh]

Hooray!! It worked!!!! Ok, so we are on the epcot monorail...its a beautiful day, sunny with a cool breeze. We checked out of the Poly this morning around 10:00 AM and our room at the contemporary was already ready for us! We are on the 9th floor with an amazing view of MK. Our youngest son was in awe....we had to drag him off the balcony to come wirh us to epcot! LOL. :)

I think the extra cost of MK view is def worth the money, and I can't even imagine how awesome the fireworks will be from the balcony! :)

We had a great dinner last night at Narcoosee's ....dh and I booth had surf and turf...with deluxe dining we had calamari and shrimp appetizers. The kids had chicken soup appetizers ...oldest ds had the filet mignon, youngest ds had mickey roni and cheese. :)

The meal was awesome, especially with the window seat view of Hallowishes!

More to come! And pics too!!

[mommyintn]

Sounds great!! I bet that Contemporary view is awesome, can't wait for the pics. :)

[GeminiAngel]

Please send a pic of your view????:thumbsup2

[TigrLvsPooh]

Test track 40 mins
Mission space 10 mins
Soarin 60 mins
Living with land 5 mins

[TigrLvsPooh]

A great day at Epcot!! :) got fast passes for Soarin and Test Track...also did Nemo and Mission Space with no wait. Had lunch at food court inside the Land with our counter service dining credits. Spent quite a bit of time in Innoventions, they've got some new stuff. Went over to the old worlds of wonder for some wine tasting (part of the food and wine festival) not bad for only being here about six hours. ;)

Dinner tonight at Chef Mickey's!!! :)

[TigrLvsPooh]

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View from our balcony!!

[TigrLvsPooh]

Ok, we are now back in our room. I'm using this free computer (which I am ashamed to say I didn't even know would be here!!) but it won't let me access photobucket or upload pics. :( So I'm probably not going to post the pics off my digital camera until we get back home. I hate to pay $10 a day to hook up my laptop when we can use this one for free. But I can continue to post pics from my blackberry so I'll try to take more.

Dinner at Chef Mickey's at 8:00 .... anybody have any questions??? :)

[TigrLvsPooh]

Hi Erika! I'm so excited to share your adventure to Disney World right along with you. Makes me feel like I'm there too. :yay: I have to tell you that you are a bit of a celebrity in my house. We still have the "Fans Guide to Disney World" taped and my DD and I watch it a lot. It really gets us excited for our trip in December. Sometimes when I ask her what Disney show she wants to watch, she says "How about The Murphy's?". I thought you might get a kick out of that. :goodvibes

OMGosh that is so cool!!!! :thumbsup2 Tell your DD I said HELLO!! :lovestruc

So far nobody has stopped us on this trip... sometimes we'll meet people who like the show but I guess it's getting pretty old now and I don't even think it shows anymore??? :confused: At least I haven't seen it on in a long time.

Have fun in December!!!! :)

[TigrLvsPooh]

Wow, I remember watching the Fans Guide to WDW with you and your family in it. You all look very nice and boy have your sons gotten big. Anyways, I am very excited to read your reports. I love trip reports and live ones are even better!!!

It's hard to believe that was 2004... my youngest ds can barely even remember doing the show :( he was almost 3 at the time and now is 7. Time flies!!!! :goodvibes

[TigrLvsPooh]

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Poly yesterday!

[CR Resort Fan 4 Life]

Subscribing.

[BlueSkies]

Erika Everything sounds like its going great :) I love eating at Narcoosees...one of our favorites....What great view you have...
BTW is the construction on the 4th floor done yet...love to see what everyting looks like completed...

[TigrLvsPooh]

Erika Everything sounds like its going great :) I love eating at Narcoosees...one of our favorites....What great view you have...
BTW is the construction on the 4th floor done yet...love to see what everyting looks like completed...


There are still construction walls up around Chef Mickey's and near the grab and go. But the seating is done, and the places where you pay are done. I didn't hear any construction noise behind the walls. They run to the left of the walkway where you get your picture taken with the big plate. ;)

Just had dinner at Chef Mickey's, food was so-so, but the character interaction was awesome! All the characters spent a lot of time with the kids and we got tons of pics. :thumbsup2 It's a very noisy and chaotic place with tons of crying babies and toddlers, but we loved it. :lovestruc Mickey was great. We got an awesome family pic with him.

DH and the kids are down at the arcade... my boys think they've died and gone to heaven... we may never get them off Mario Kart. ;) The view of MK at night is amazing. Words cannot describe how wonderful it is. The castle is breathtaking from this view. We are just two rooms down from the end of the hall so we're very close. I'll post all the pics as soon as I can.

Questions???

[TigrLvsPooh]

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View off balcony tonight....sorry it's not that clear, the pics I took with my digital camera turned out much better!

[ADP]

Hi Erika,

I'll be following along. We just missed ya. We are still in Orlando, but at another location. I won't say where because it maybe frowned upon. LOL. ;)

Take care and have a great trip!

[CR Resort Fan 4 Life]

Have you been able to find out the opening date for the Contempo Cafe?

[TigrLvsPooh]

Have you been able to find out the opening date for the Contempo Cafe?

I haven't asked. I'll do that tomorrow and see what I can find out. ;)

[CR Resort Fan 4 Life]

I haven't asked. I'll do that tomorrow and see what I can find out. ;)Thank you in advance for doing that.

[TigrLvsPooh]

Wow, we just saw the "castle dream lights"... awesome! :) I got some great pics.

Now we're just laying in bed watching the castle turn colors... ahhhhhh :cloud9:

[wdwjan]

Wow, this is so cool, Erika. I just discovered your thread! We absolutely loved your segments on the Fan's Guide, and I'm so glad to see that you still love the World as much and get to travel down there a lot! Looking forward to the rest of your updates. Have a great time!

Jan

[Echo queen]

Great TR can you give me any details on the arcade? I am sure my ds's will want to spend time there. Is there some type of card you add credits to?:surfweb: Thanks for any info.popcorn::

[TigrLvsPooh]

Great TR can you give me any details on the arcade? I am sure my ds's will want to spend time there. Is there some type of card you add credits to?:surfweb: Thanks for any info.popcorn::

Yes, you load a card with points. $10 for 600 points... games range from 10 points up to 175 points each. :)

[CR Resort Fan 4 Life]

Yes, you load a card with points. $10 for 600 points... games range from 10 points up to 175 points each. :)Don't forget you can also spend $20.00 and get 1000 points.

[BlueSkies]

Wow, we just saw the "castle dream lights"... awesome! :) I got some great pics.

Now we're just laying in bed watching the castle turn colors... ahhhhhh :cloud9:

What a way to fall asleep:lovestruc

Any info on the pool renovation??

[TigrLvsPooh]

Just a cool thing I noticed last night.... motion detected nightlights in the bathroom! :) Very handy! :thumbsup2

[TigrLvsPooh]

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Toy story mania!!!!

[TigrLvsPooh]

Well, we've had another fun day...we headed to the studios this morning and did toy story mania first...followed by honey I shrunk the kids playground and lunch at pizza planet. :) next was jedi training and playhouse disney. Now we're heading back to the CR to rest before our big night at MNSSHP. Dinner is at the kona cafe...one of my favorites!! :)

[TigrLvsPooh]

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g293/ekmurphy12/Disney%20World%20October%202008/utf-8BSU1HMDAxMTguanBn.jpg

Contempo grab and go

[TigrLvsPooh]

I talked to a lady here at the CR about the grab and go. She said they hit some "unexpected problems" which has delayed the construction progress. She said it should be open in a "few months"... but I'm not sure if that is accurate. She said it would be exactly like Captain Cook's... you'll order from a computer and be given a pager, when it goes off you return to get your meal. She said the menu is really a huge improvement and will offer a lot of great counter service meal choices. But as to when that will happen it's hard to tell. :(

I did witness hardhats coming and going from the chef mickey's side where they are adding on... but everything on the new grab and go side is at a standstill from what I can tell. Nothing going on over there. Maybe it has something to do with being underneath the monorail track? I don't know. :confused3

We are resting in the room now... Kona Cafe at 5:00 then MNSSHP after! :cool1:

[TigrLvsPooh]

What a way to fall asleep:lovestruc

Any info on the pool renovation??

Haven't been to the pool area at all yet. It's cloudy and windy today. We might try to swim tomorrow if the weather improves. :)

[jjohnson]

Hi Erika! Enjoy Kona. It's my favorite:love:

[HockeyMomR]

I just love Kona as well. Have a good dinner.

Enjoying your live report!

[gabbyrosebud]

Wow, we just saw the "castle dream lights"... awesome! :) I got some great pics.

Now we're just laying in bed watching the castle turn colors... ahhhhhh :cloud9:

Hi Erika, I'm having fun reading your trip report. Your boys are adorable! I love the picture of them waiting for Toy Story Mania. They look so excited!

Just a question, how did you get to see the castle dream lights? Were they testing them out? Thanks! :goodvibes

[mommyintn]

Can't wait to hear about MNSSP, have fun! I've only been to Kona for lunch but we loved it, I could've just been really hungry but I would go back. I'd like to check out the sushi bar at the Poly, I'm guessing it's in the bar area?

That view from your room is spectacular!! WOW! Enjoying your report. :)

[mrstrain]

Great Trip Report! popcorn:: So how are the crowds?:confused3 I have been reading on other posts that crowd levels have been busier than usual for this time of year. We leave Sat. for a 4 day get-away/F & W induglence:love: and I was hoping for lower crowd levels and cooler weather. I think I will get the cooler weather, but wondering about the crowds :sad2:

[CR Resort Fan 4 Life]

I talked to a lady here at the CR about the grab and go. She said they hit some "unexpected problems" which has delayed the construction progress. She said it should be open in a "few months"... but I'm not sure if that is accurate. She said it would be exactly like Captain Cook's... you'll order from a computer and be given a pager, when it goes off you return to get your meal. She said the menu is really a huge improvement and will offer a lot of great counter service meal choices. But as to when that will happen it's hard to tell. :(

I did witness hardhats coming and going from the chef mickey's side where they are adding on... but everything on the new grab and go side is at a standstill from what I can tell. Nothing going on over there. Maybe it has something to do with being underneath the monorail track? I don't know. :confused3Thank you so much for posting that information.

[TigrLvsPooh]

Great Trip Report! popcorn:: So how are the crowds?:confused3 I have been reading on other posts that crowd levels have been busier than usual for this time of year. We leave Sat. for a 4 day get-away/F & W induglence:love: and I was hoping for lower crowd levels and cooler weather. I think I will get the cooler weather, but wondering about the crowds :sad2:

There haven't been any crowds since we've been here. :) We overheard a CM tonight at MNSSHP say they only sold 14,000 tickets... all rides were walk-ons. It was easy to find spots for the parades and fireworks, candy lines weren't bad at all. I assume crowds will pick up for the weekend... I'll report back tomorrow to let you guys know. :)

[TigrLvsPooh]

Can't wait to hear about MNSSP, have fun! I've only been to Kona for lunch but we loved it, I could've just been really hungry but I would go back. I'd like to check out the sushi bar at the Poly, I'm guessing it's in the bar area?

That view from your room is spectacular!! WOW! Enjoying your report. :)

The sushi bar is located on the 2nd floor right next to the Kona Cafe in the "Kona Coffee" area. It looked pretty good. :)

[TigrLvsPooh]

Hi Erika, I'm having fun reading your trip report. Your boys are adorable! I love the picture of them waiting for Toy Story Mania. They look so excited!

Just a question, how did you get to see the castle dream lights? Were they testing them out? Thanks! :goodvibes

I'm not sure... they were on last night for quite a long time. MK closed at 8:00 so maybe they were testing them out? Or having some kind of special event over there? They were beautiful!!!! :)

[TigrLvsPooh]

After spending the day at the studios we came back to the CR for a break and to get ready for MNSSHP. Dinner was at the Kona Cafe and it was great as always. DH and I both got the teriyaki new york strip steak... sticky wings appetizer... kilaleua torte for dessert! YUMMMM :cloud9:

We made it over to MK around 6:40 which was perfect timing to await the festivities. We started back in Toon Town and did all the candy stops to Tomorrowland... then Buzz, TTA, over to Fantasyland, Pooh, Haunted Mansion, Splash Mountain, Pirates, everything was a walk-on. ;)

Headed to the hub for fireworks and parade... around 10:30 it started POURING rain :scared1: so we watched the parade from Main Street and then headed out the exit. Took the monorail back to the CR and got to bed around 11:40. ;)

Now this morning it's raining :( and supposed to rain all day. :(

We have Crystal Palace breakfast in just a few minutes so we're running off now! I'll update more later. Ohana dinner tonight.... EMH's at Epcot. Let's hope the rain can stop!!! :scared:

[GeminiAngel]

After spending the day at the studios we came back to the CR for a break and to get ready for MNSSHP. Dinner was at the Kona Cafe and it was great as always. DH and I both got the teriyaki new york strip steak... sticky wings appetizer... kilaleua torte for dessert! YUMMMM :cloud9:

We made it over to MK around 6:40 which was perfect timing to await the festivities. We started back in Toon Town and did all the candy stops to Tomorrowland... then Buzz, TTA, over to Fantasyland, Pooh, Haunted Mansion, Splash Mountain, Pirates, everything was a walk-on. ;)

Headed to the hub for fireworks and parade... around 10:30 it started POURING rain :scared1: so we watched the parade from Main Street and then headed out the exit. Took the monorail back to the CR and got to bed around 11:40. ;)

Now this morning it's raining :( and supposed to rain all day. :(

We have Crystal Palace breakfast in just a few minutes so we're running off now! I'll update more later. Ohana dinner tonight.... EMH's at Epcot. Let's hope the rain can stop!!! :scared:

Ahh, Your at breakfast right now at CP. And I'm getting ready to leave for work. Mentally, I'm with you!!!:rotfl:

[dburg30]

Very cool live report, just stumbled across it!!


Yes, you load a card with points. $10 for 600 points... games range from 10 points up to 175 points each. :)

Don't forget you can also spend $20.00 and get 1000 points.

Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but why buy 1000 for $20, when it was 600 for $10? Wouldnt that mean buying 2 $10's would get 1200, when a $20 would only get 1000?? :confused3 Or that must be some 'new math' :lmao:

[TigrLvsPooh]

Tromping around MK in the rain!!!! Ugh!!!! :(

Pooh breakfast was fun though :)

[aggie98]

Hope the rain lets up soon!!:goodvibes

[TigrLvsPooh]

Nicholas and Connor both got to take turns driving the Jungle Cruise this morning! :cloud9:

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Here are two of the MANY pictures I took of Hallowishes last night:

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[TigrLvsPooh]

After the Pooh breakfast we did BTMR, Haunted Mansion, Mickey's Phil., Small World, Peter Pan, and everything was either a walk-on or a short wait. I think the rain is keeping people away.

DH and youngest DS headed to the studios and I'm here in the room with oldest DS working on his homework. :headache: His teacher gave him a TON of stuff to do. :mad:

Tonight.... Ohana and EMH at Epcot :goodvibes

[TigrLvsPooh]

Leaving the room now for the rest of the day... a little shopping, dinner at Ohana, then to Epcot.

Anybody have questions about anything?

Tomorrow is AK and dinner at Teppen Edo. YUM :)

[TigrLvsPooh]

I am on the monorail headed back to CR. I am sooooooo sleepy!!! Having MNSSHP last night and then the pooh breakfast early this morning I am totally worn out. DH and the kids are still at epcot, so I'm alone and planning to lay in bed and watch the castle. :). Dinner at ohana was good....but always bittersweet compared to the old days. :( But still fun.

Tomorrow is AK and dinner at Teppen Edo. :)

[TigrLvsPooh]

Also, I met a fellow DISer tonight at Epcot! :thumbsup2 Amy&Dan... they were coming in the entrance at the same time we were! Great meeting you guys!!! :goodvibes

[mommyintn]

Are you making it to rope drop this morning for AK? I can't wait to hear about Teppan Edo we haven't been yet so I'm always interested in reviews! :) Hope the weather is nicer today!

[bouldertcr]

I know I am back tracking a little but I was curious to know if you enjoyed your room at the Poly? We are going to stay at the Poly in August and I was going to request tokelau 3rd floor. Was room clean and how was the location (in proximity to GCH and TTA)? We are also considering Fuji and I noticed that you stated in the past, you stayed there. Please share your thoughts on Fuji and Tokelau. I would appreciate it.

Loving the live report!!! Thanks for taking the time to write.

[TigrLvsPooh]

Are you making it to rope drop this morning for AK? I can't wait to hear about Teppan Edo we haven't been yet so I'm always interested in reviews! :) Hope the weather is nicer today!

We didn't make it! :lmao: We actually just woke up and now we're thinking we'll switch AK to tomorrow and just hit DTD today. The kids have been wanting to eat at the T-Rex Cafe and see Legoland. Plus it's supposed to rain all day again. :( So we're heading to DTD, then back later this afternoon to regroup before going to Epcot for dinner at Teppen Edo. ;)

[TigrLvsPooh]

I know I am back tracking a little but I was curious to know if you enjoyed your room at the Poly? We are going to stay at the Poly in August and I was going to request tokelau 3rd floor. Was room clean and how was the location (in proximity to GCH and TTA)? We are also considering Fuji and I noticed that you stated in the past, you stayed there. Please share your thoughts on Fuji and Tokelau. I would appreciate it.

Loving the live report!!! Thanks for taking the time to write.

Now that we've done Fiji, Samoa, Hawaii, and Tokelau I feel I have a better understanding of why some people request Tokelau. The room was HUGE, super spacious with lots of extra room for all the kids' stuff. The only downside was the view, because you can't see the lagoon, at least not from where we were, so if view is important to you then you might prefer a different location. From Fiji we could easily see the marina, volcano pool, lagoon, the CR, and from Samoa we could of course see the volcano pool, lagoon, the GF, and part of the EWP, so those buildings would win out for view. ;) Of course Hawaii was awesome, but that's a whole different catagory. As for the TTC, yes it was closer. But we don't really use the TTC a lot when we're staying at the Poly, only when we go to Epcot. For MK we take the boat and for the studios and AK we take the bus. :)

Any other questions about Poly, CR, WDW, etc, let me have em!!! :woohoo:

[TigrLvsPooh]

Thank you so much for posting that information.

I wanted to update you on construction. Yesterday they brought in a bunch of cabinets to install in the new grab and go. Probably for chips and snacks, etc. So there was a lot of noise and progress ... so that's a good sign! :)

[Andrea]

oh wow .... great Love your reports so far makes us feel like we are with you guys!!!! (sorry for the rain)

[TigrLvsPooh]

Ok, whoever designed the bathrooms in this resort was either an alien, or someone who never shaves, puts on makeup, curls their hair, takes out contact lenses, or has kids. :rotfl: :lmao: :rotfl2:

Seriously folks, ZERO counter space. No counter actually. Just these horrible, giant, zero entry type sinks that don't even wash the toothpaste spit down. :eek: They need to take them out... just some regular sinks with a COUNTER would work fine.

[TigrLvsPooh]

OH! Did I forget to post that youngest DS was the "Artist of the Day" yesterday at the Grab and Go??? :) His coloring was framed and hung there all day. I got some cute pictures of him standing with it. :lovestruc He also got a free mickey rice krispy treat. He was soooo excited!! :thumbsup2

[TigrLvsPooh]

Just came from refilling mugs and MAJOR construction going on at the grab and go!!!! :thumbsup2

[TigrLvsPooh]

Met up with Nana and Papa yesterday! They came down for the weekend to see us! :)

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[Eeyore's My Favorite]

:beach: Subbing...love the trip reports. Heading back for girls week-end 12/6. Hope the rain stops shortly - still raining on the coast.:goodvibes

[TigrLvsPooh]

Something strange going on at DTD. All entrances to parking at westside and old PI are closed. Including AMC.

[BlueSkies]

Erika Hope the weather gets better...Looking foward to hearing about Teppan Edo-never eaten there yet...

Enjoy your day-keep us posted:flower3:

[triplefigs]

Glad to read you are having fun! Weren't we at the BC together in April/May? We're headed back in December for a surprise.

[TigrLvsPooh]

Talked to several CM's and they are "not at liberty to discuss" what happened at DTD this morning! :( hope it wasn't a death or anything too horrible. If anyone knows what happened let me know.

We ate at T-Rex Cafe for lunch and did a bunch of shopping. Had Ghiardelli and now we're on the bus headed back to the CR for swimming! :)

Its a beautiful day!!!! :)

[dburg30]

Talked to several CM's and they are "not at liberty to discuss" what happened at DTD this morning! :( hope it wasn't a death or anything too horrible. If anyone knows what happened let me know.

We ate at T-Rex Cafe for lunch and did a bunch of shopping. Had Ghiardelli and now we're on the bus headed back to the CR for swimming! :)

Its a beautiful day!!!! :)

If you check out in the theme parks area, I guess someone took a bus driver hostage, and made them drive TO DTD. It was a mears tour bus is what the article says ATM, with a bathroom in it.

[CR Resort Fan 4 Life]

Talked to several CM's and they are "not at liberty to discuss" what happened at DTD this morning! :( hope it wasn't a death or anything too horrible. If anyone knows what happened let me know.

We ate at T-Rex Cafe for lunch and did a bunch of shopping. Had Ghiardelli and now we're on the bus headed back to the CR for swimming! :)

Its a beautiful day!!!! :)Here is an article about what happened from the Orlando Sentinal website. http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-disney-shuttle-bus-hostage-102508,0,621013.story

[doberlady]

my husband and kids are at the CR pool right now too :lmao:

[TigrLvsPooh]

Wow!!! I can't believe a gunman was running around DTD while we were there eating and shopping! I wonder why they didn't evacuate the area?? I mean they did close a ton of parking lots but nothing was said to the people walking around or getting off the buses!!!

[eeyoresnr]

Just came from refilling mugs and MAJOR construction going on at the grab and go!!!! :thumbsup2

:woohoo: thanks for the updates! Great report:thumbsup2

[TigrLvsPooh]

On the monorail now, headed back from epcot. :) dinner at teppan edo was great! We had a fantastic chef! But our server was hopelessly lost and sllllooooowwwww. We waited about 30-45 mins just to get the BILL!!!! Then another 30 mins to pay the tip.we had a 5:30 PM ADR time and didn't get out of there until 8:45! Un-be-lieve-A-ble!!!! :(

Hoping to make it back to our room in time for wishes!!! :)

[TigrLvsPooh]

Glad to read you are having fun! Weren't we at the BC together in April/May? We're headed back in December for a surprise.

Yep! We were! :) That was a great trip... such fantastic weather... i don't think it rained or even got cloudy the whole week. This trip has been cloudy and rainy. Not too terrible, but enough to be annoying.

Have fun in December! :)

[TigrLvsPooh]

Made it back to the room on time! :) Wishes should start any minute! :cloud9:

[eeyoresnr]

I can't wait to watch Wishes from our room:goodvibes

[TigrLvsPooh]

Wishes from our balcony tonight!!! Sorry its blurry from my phone, I will post my digital pics soon!!!! :)

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[CR Resort Fan 4 Life]

Thanks for posting how your day was, because I enjoyed reading it.

[eeyoresnr]

thanks for posting the pic...glad to hear you trip is going well:cheer2:

[TigrLvsPooh]

I can't wait to watch Wishes from our room:goodvibes

It was pretty awesome. :) I can't wait to post my pics! :cloud9:

After being here at the CR for a few days I think I can safely say it's not one of my favorite resorts. The view from the balcony is AMAZING, there is no doubt about that, but I really have several things on my list of dislikes... mainly the bathroom design, the pool area, the grab and go (which will get better soon), and the overall theme of the resort. :rolleyes1 Sorry to say. It feels to "conventiony" to me. The rooms are nice, and we've had great mousekeeping, but I much prefer the "vacation" feeling of the Poly or the BC. I want to feel like I'm in Florida... I want an awesome pool area, and a resort theme that feels like I'm not in a Hilton near the airport. :rotfl: (sorry about that CR fans!!!) On the other hand, my kids LOVE this place, youngest DS says it's his favorite resort out of them all... probably mostly because of the monorail and the view. He gets the biggest kick out of seeing the MK train go around the park, and watching the monorails coming and going. So there is good and bad. If they can revamp the pool area, switch out the bathroom sinks, and get the grab and go up and running then this place would really move up my list. ;)

Tomorrow is our last full day, we're heading to AK since we didn't make it this morning, then dinner is at Cape May followed by the Haunted Pirate Cruise for the kids from the Poly. :thumbsup2 Monday we have a late flight, so we'll probably go back to the parks one more time... I'm thinking MK or Epcot.

See you all later!!! :woohoo:

[SeaSpray]

Excellent live report!!!!!! Thanks so much for taking the time to post your daily reviews and pictures! :sunny:

P.S. I can't believe how big your DSs have gotten now!! :)

[MickeyMomOfThree]

I have been enjoying reading this, it's getting me excited for our trip next month. When I told DH about the DTD incident, he sad "sounds like something you'd do", (not that I am a gunman, never have even touched one, just that I love shoping in DTD, and not that we think it is funny of course.) Thanks dear... I am surpried they let you get off the busses though.
Enjoy the rest of your trip...

[TigrLvsPooh]

OK, i finally got internet service for my laptop and I'm uploading all my pics to photobucket. Pics coming!!!! :)

[bouldertcr]

Wondered what your family thought of the new T-Rex restaurant? Curious to know how the food, atmosphere, service, etc. was during your visit? What did you rate it and what did your children rate it?


Thanks again! I'm still enjoying the report live from wdw!!!

Enjoy your last part of your trip!

[ToTLaugher]

Just saw this report. Thanks for posting so we can enjoy! Sounds like you are all having great fun. Enjoy AK today!

[TigrLvsPooh]

Wondered what your family thought of the new T-Rex restaurant? Curious to know how the food, atmosphere, service, etc. was during your visit? What did you rate it and what did your children rate it?


Thanks again! I'm still enjoying the report live from wdw!!!

Enjoy your last part of your trip!

We really enjoyed it! :) It's very, very similar to Rainforest, just with Dinosaurs. But we all agreed it's more entertaining, there are a lot more "characters" and the meteor showers that come are cool. They have a "dig site" for kids to play in while you wait for a table. Food is almost the same as Rainforest... DH had a steak sandwich, I had chicken salad on a croissant, oldest DS had fried shrimp, youngest had corndog nuggets. They have a Build A Dino (Build A Bear) and a large gift shop. The boys got some really neat tshirts. I'd say it's definitely a must see, especially if your kids like dinos.

[TigrLvsPooh]

Picture time! :)

Ok, I'm debating if I should try to go back into each post and add pics? Or just add them now? Or just give you guys the link to my photobucket album. :flower3: Hmmmmm......

[TigrLvsPooh]

Castle Dream Lights from our balcony....

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Chef Mickey's! :)

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[TigrLvsPooh]

More balcony pics...........

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[TigrLvsPooh]

MK pics..........

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[TigrLvsPooh]

MNSSHP!!!! :)

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Dinner at Kona with friends.........

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[TigrLvsPooh]

Artist of the day :)

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[TigrLvsPooh]

Pooh Breakfast at Crystal Palace.......

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[TigrLvsPooh]

Captain of the Jungle Cruise!!! :)

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[TigrLvsPooh]

Who are these animals?? LOL :lmao:

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Studios.........

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[TigrLvsPooh]

T-Rex Cafe

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[TigrLvsPooh]

Wishes from our balcony.........

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[TigrLvsPooh]

These pictures really don't do it justice... it's actually a lot better in person. ;)

[TigrLvsPooh]

Wishes video.........


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[KFJames]

Well, we've had another fun day...we headed to the studios this morning and did toy story mania first...followed by honey I shrunk the kids playground and lunch at pizza planet. :) next was jedi training and playhouse disney. Now we're heading back to the CR to rest before our big night at MNSSHP. Dinner is at the kona cafe...one of my favorites!! :)

Can I ask what & whereabouts the Jedi training is, I think my DS9 would love this & I've never heard of it? Thanks in advance.

[CR Resort Fan 4 Life]

Those are some amazing pictures you have posted. :thumbsup2

[aggie98]

Awesome pictures, thanks so much for sharing!

[jjohnson]

Fantastic photos. Thank you for sharing.

[TigrLvsPooh]

Can I ask what & whereabouts the Jedi training is, I think my DS9 would love this & I've never heard of it? Thanks in advance.

It's right in front of Star Tours at Hollywood Studios. :) They select kids from the audience for "training". :)

[TigrLvsPooh]

We are back from AK. :) Did EE, Dinosaur, Kali, Rafiki's, Nemo Show, lunch at Restaurantasaurus, pretty much everything we wanted to do. Crowds were light, nothing longer than about 30 minutes and FP times were just a couple of hours ahead. So a good day. :) Primeavel Whirl was down though. Now we're back at the CR resting up for dinner. We've got Citricos and then the Haunted Pirate Cruise. :thumbsup2 Tomorrow we go home. :sad1: :sad1: :sad1: :sad1: :sad1: :sad1: :sad1:

Any questions???

[luvs_eeyore]

LOVE your photos and live TR! Thanks for taking the time to post! :goodvibes

[BlueSkies]

Erika The pics are great, everyone looks terrific at the MNSSHP and those castle lights~ just incredible...Thanks for sharing your trip:flower3:

[KFJames]

It's right in front of Star Tours at Hollywood Studios. :) They select kids from the audience for "training". :)

Thanks. Is it held at certain times of the day?

[ReneeDisney]

HI! :wave2:

Thank you for sharing your family vacation! I still have your Travel Channel special on my TIVO and when I'm having a bad day, I watch it for some magic and inspiration! I can't believe how your boys have grown.

Love the pictures and the live updates! Keep em comin--- :goodvibes

[GeminiAngel]

HI! :wave2:

Thank you for sharing your family vacation! I still have your Travel Channel special on my TIVO and when I'm having a bad day, I watch it for some magic and inspiration! I can't believe how your boys have grown.

Love the pictures and the live updates! Keep em comin--- :goodvibes

What travel channel special??? How cool!!

[ReneeDisney]

What travel channel special??? How cool!!

About 4 years ago there was a Travel Channel special "Fan's Guide to Walt Disney World". They featured different families and their experience at WDW. The Murphy's were one of the families! They are DIS Celebrities!! :)

[jwwi]

WHAT?!?!?

Castle lights already? I was there 10/16-10/20, we only went to MK for MNSSHP. Did I miss my chance to see the castle lights? UGH!!!!!!!!!

Erika, I really enjoy your live reports. Too funny that you didn't know you had free internet in the CR rooms. I would love to stay in a MK view room, but like you I don't think I would like the decor either.

Thanks for your great report, your boys are too cute. Bummer about the homework though.

[TigrLvsPooh]

OMGosh you guys I am sooooo sorry I totally abandoned this trip report!!! :sad1: :scared: :idea: :guilty: :sad2: :eek: It's a long story but basically the short verison is... youngest DS got sick on Sunday, throwing up and all the yucky stuff that goes along with it, so I ended up sitting in the room with him most of the day...

Then Monday we ended up not flying home, we spent the night in the Hyatt hotel inside the airport and didn't go until Tuesday morning. So the boys missed another day of school. Which resulted in them missing some important tests and having even MORE makeup homework to do. :eek: So the last few days we have been struggling to get them caught up on school work, also DH and I had to jump back into work, and somehow also unpack and do laundry... oh, and get ready for HALLOWEEN!!!!! :wizard:

So anyway, we're finally settled back down from vacation and back to normal... somewhat. ;) The boys are soooo excited for Halloween tonight, I have a million things to do this afternoon to get ready. But if anyone has anymore questions about our trip feel free to ask away. :thumbsup2 Here are some final thoughts:

Contemporary = probably won't stay there again, unless maybe to try the new Bay Lake Tower. We just didn't find the hotel had the "vacation" feeling we wanted. We didn't like the pool, the layout of the bathroom is terrible, the quick service was horrid (but hopefully will get better when the new place opens) However, as I said before, the view from the balcony was AMAZING, the castle right there... the DREAM LIGHTS were totally incredible... Wishes from the balcony, like a DREAM... but that isn't enough to bring us back for the price we had to pay for the MK tower view. :sad2: Way too expensive for what you get. Also we found the front desk to be incredibly rude on two occasions. At check-in and again on our last day. I won't bore you with the miserable story of that! But mousekeeping was very good.

Dining Plan = Ugh, everytime we do it I say never again, we all eat way too much and feel sick by the end of the week. I'm not sure it's even a good deal for the price anymore... the gratuity is the killer, even though your meals are covered you still have to pay $40-50 on top of it for dinner. And if we didn't have to do a sitdown every night we probably wouldn't, so in the long run we probably spend more on food. Or pretty close to the same.

MNSSHP = Fun, fun, fun, loved the parade, LOVED Hallowishes, even bought the CD and the kids have been listening to it everyday. :) Definitely worth the money, and we'll definitely do it again.

Haunted Pirate Cruise = I forgot to report on this! The boys had a BLAST! :) But I have to say it was pretty chaotic and unorganized. It took a long time to get every child checked-in, picture made, etc, and then the lady kept asking them over and over to use the bathroom before they left so by the time we went through all that the boat left about 20 minutes late. And they didn't add on any extra time at the end to make-up for the late start. So that felt kind of like a rip-off. :sad2: But the boys really enjoyed it... I've got some cute pictures to post! :) They had tons of stories to tell when they got back... and they got pirate mickey ears and a bag of treats. I think it was worth the money... and all the parents enjoyed a few "beverages" in the Tambu Lounge while they were gone. :) :thumbsup2 :goodvibes

Hmmmm... what else am I forgetting to tell you.... well, I guess that's all for now! I'll be back later with more PICTURES!!!! :cool2:

[TigrLvsPooh]

WHAT?!?!?

Castle lights already? I was there 10/16-10/20, we only went to MK for MNSSHP. Did I miss my chance to see the castle lights? UGH!!!!!!!!!

Erika, I really enjoy your live reports. Too funny that you didn't know you had free internet in the CR rooms. I would love to stay in a MK view room, but like you I don't think I would like the decor either.

Thanks for your great report, your boys are too cute. Bummer about the homework though.

The park wasn't open when they came on. In fact the park had closed at 8:00 PM that night. We just happened to be out on our balcony when the Dream Lights came on. It might have been a private party? Or a wedding? Or maybe they were just testing them out? I'm not sure. But they were INCREDIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :lovestruc

[Echo queen]

Glad your back:banana: will wait for picturespirate:

[heaven2dc]

Loved your live report even tho I didn't catch it til today :lmao: Beautiful pics esp off the balcony and the video of Wishes was awesome!

I have never wanted to stay at the CR just because of how it looks from the outside and the rooms are too modern but the view from the Tower can't be beat (at least the view you got).

I'm sorry that your son got sick on the last day :sad1: but maybe on a good note no one got sick earlier in the trip. That's sort of a worry I have for our upcoming trip in December. I can't wait to see the Castle lights when we're there - that was neat that you got a preview!

[jwwi]

Thank you, that makes me feel better. The lights are amazing, I went there on our last night just to see the lights. I think I was politely asked to leave, I just couldn't pull myself away. They are breathtakingly beautiful. Maybe next year. Sorry your son got sick, that is never a good way to spend a day of vacation. Thank you again for the great live report.
Judy

[distherapy]

Hope your son is feeling better. Thanks so much for sharing your vacation with us!

[TigrLvsPooh]

GeminiAngel - next air date is Thursday, November 20 at 9:00 AM on Discovery HD! :)

[Amy&Dan]

Hey Erika,

That was us at Epcot that night (the 24th) that got starstruck by meeting the famous Murphy's from Fan's Guide!

Sorry your son got sick, what a huge bummer. And I hear you on getting caught up, its been two weeks and I still feel out of sorts!

And I am never doing the DDP again either! Once they added that tip in, it was a no go for us. And when your boys become adults at age 10, its even less of a good deal. Get the Tables in Wonderland if you haven't already! Also hear you on the AP's, we did four trips to WDW on ours this year, and so help me, I am not renewing them!

It was great to meet you!

Amy

[Amy&Dan]

Also, I met a fellow DISer tonight at Epcot! :thumbsup2 Amy&Dan... they were coming in the entrance at the same time we were! Great meeting you guys!!! :goodvibes

Yep that was us! We really enjoyed meeting you guys too. I knew from your last trip report you guys would be there the same time as us and I told dd we might see you, she was so excited when we really did. Too funny, I mean as crowded as Epcot was that night, that we would see you at the turnstiles. :goodvibes

[Amy&Dan]

I just read the whole report and realized we were at MNSSHP the same night as you guys. That rain was such a bummer. But I must say, compared to last year (we did 10/30/07) it was much better. That night, it literally poured from about 9:00 all the way through. The walkways were completed flooded, the second parade was postponed around an hour and it was miserable. So this year's wasn't as bad but still a bummer. My son was Santa Claus at this year's party, so if you saw a tall, skinny Santa, that was us!

[Miffy]

Erika --

I just now saw this incredible thread and read the entire thing. Love your pictures, your descriptions, your adorable family, and, in fact, everything! Thanks a mil for posting.

Ever since they redid the rooms at CR, we've had zero desire to stay there. I always thought it'd be so cool if the rooms there looked like fantasy rooms on a spaceship or another planet or were incredibly futuristic. But, sadly, they took away even the old not-so-bad Kennedy-era feel and replaced it with an ordinary upscale hotel. Very disappointing.

I see from your signature that you've stayed at many many WDW resorts, so I'm just going to ask: Do you have a favorite? and why?

Thanks so much. I hope you and your family had a great holiday.

[thesupersmartguy]

Hi Erika:wave: Glad I had a chance to see this one! I did not know you had gone back again since July! I know what you mean when you say AP's are dangerous, we leave for another trip in about 5 hours:rotfl: and we bought DVC. The Mouse has us hooked!

Talk to ya later,

Super.