Our Ten Day Adventure Around the World with(out) Malficent!!!....with lots of pics!!! [Archive] - The DIS Discussion Forums

BrandyC1974

04-25-2009, 02:48 AM

Hi. I just love reading the Disboards and occassionally responding to trip reports. I decided to do a trip report for my upcoming trip. I don't think I will be as good as most of the writers here (camblescott, bellasolie, kathyrn; just to name a few). But, I will do my best to keep you all entertained and informed.

So, here goes.........

What: Our Family Vacation to Disney World!
We will be going to the Disney parks for eight days and Universal/Islands of Adventure for two days. We will spend one day to drive down to Florida and one day to drive home to Louisiana.

Who: Party of Ten!

Brandy (Me) I am a Disney veteran. I work full time and am a single mom of two girls. My favorite character is Goofy.
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Elizabeth (Liz) my oldest daughter 11yrs old (will turn 12 on the trip). She is a Disney veteran. She was born with spina bifida, hydrocephalus, PDD-NOS and is developmentally delayed. She is wheelchair bound. Her favorite characters are Maleficent and Aurora (Sleeping Beauty).
*It also should be noted that Liz ONLY eats stage two baby food, cheetoes, cheese puffs, and vanilla wafers. It is not a medical reason; it is totally a control issue for her. It should also be noted that Liz would ride almost everything (she seems to have no fear, except Snow White’s Scary Adventure :confused3, where her sister Becca has an unbelievable fear of most things), but because of her shunt I won’t let her ride anything that goes upside down or rides like Mission: SPACE. It is not something her doctors have told me she can’t ride; I just feel that it is best to not push her possible limits.*
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Rebecca (Becca) my youngest daughter 9 yrs old. She is a Disney veteran. She has ADHD and a speech delay (an auditory processing disorder). Her favorite characters are Ariel and Mickey Mouse.
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Patsy (my mom) She is a Disney veteran.
Roy (my mom’s boyfriend) He is a 1st time Disney visitor.
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Alexis (my cousin’s daughter) She is 8 yrs old. She is a Disney veteran.
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(Alexis, Rebecca, & Alyssa)

Leonard (Leo) (the oldest of my two brothers, but three years younger than me) He is a Disney veteran.
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(Leonard, my mom, Becca (in front of Leo) & Liz (in front of my mom)

Wes (my youngest brother) He is a Disney veteran.
Rena (Wes’ fiancée) She is a 1st time Disney visitor.
Alyssa (Rena’s daughter) She is 12 yrs old. She is a 1st time Disney visitor.
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(Alyssa, Rena & Wes)

Up next, when, where & why..........

BrandyC1974

04-25-2009, 03:00 AM

When:
Thursday, June 11, 2009 to Monday, June 22, 2009

Where:
Where else?? Walt Disney World in Florida. Also, we will be visiting Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure. We will be staying off-site in a four-bedroom, two bath house.

Why:
Why not?? Seriously, we love Disney. Of course, some of us more than others. My family thinks I am crazy for all of the planning I do. They know I am online every chance I get. I just can’t help it. I love the planning. Also, my oldest daughter Liz, LOVES it as much (if not more than I do). Every day, she asks me if I know what she is excited for. I, of course, say DISNEY WORLD!! And she replies, “I know!” She is such a wonderful daughter, despite all of her hardships. She is very caring and loving. And her sister, Becca, is so protective of her!

This picture was taken in 2004. Liz was 7 yrs old and Becca was 4 yrs old
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This is one of my favorite pictures from that trip. Liz just loves! Peter Pan. If you ask her how old she is, she still will tell you five. I guess she is never going to grow up, just like Peter Pan!
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Coming up next, our plans (or should I say my plans:rotfl2:)..........

BrandyC1974

04-25-2009, 05:43 PM

Hello. I know that there are a few of you reading. I would like to be able to say hi you, so please leave a reply!

Now, I know I said the next installment would be our plans. Well, I decided to explain the title of this trip report first. Please be patient, the plans will be up next.

Sometime last year, my darling daughter Liz decided that she LOVES the villians. One day, she told me that she loves Maleficent and that she wanted to live with her in her castle. :confused3

Every day, she would ask me if she could stay with Maleficent in her castle with her friends. Well, I told her of course! :rotfl2: But, that I would miss her. Well, she did not care that I would miss her; she just wanted to "live" with her. Also, she informed me that she was going to marry Jafar?? :eek:

Every since then, she kept telling me she wanted a Maleficent doll. I looked high and low for it. I could not find it anywhere!! She was very upset. Well, one day while Christmas shopping, we went to the Disney Store and guess what we find??

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We found a Maleficent doll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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She fell in love!!!! She takes that thing everywhere!!!!

So, we (by we I mean she) decided that Maleficent was going with us to Disney World!!!!

So, that is where the title comes from. Maleficent will be traveling with us!!
I just hope that she stays out of trouble!!! :scared:

Up next, our day one plans...............

tink1957

04-25-2009, 06:04 PM

Hi, I'm in & glad to be your first poster.:goodvibes

BrandyC1974

04-25-2009, 06:09 PM

Day 0: Wednesday, June 10, 2009

This is the day before we leave. I will be working for home this week so that I can make sure we have everything packed and ready. My brother Wes, who works offshore, is expected to come home today. Usually he comes in early but anything can happen. If he comes in too late, he, Rena and Alyssa will probably leave later than we do in the morning to allow him time to get everything together (and to get some sleep).

My mom lives one house away from me; so that makes getting us all ready easier. My brother Leonard will sleep at my mom's house this night since we are leaving so early. My cousin's daughter Alexis will sleep at my house this night for the same reason. I just hope we get some sleep in my house!! :banana::banana::banana: Can you just imagine three little girls excited for Disney World sleeping in the same room the night before?? :hyper2:(them) :upsidedow (and me)
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Day 1: Thursday, June 11, 2009: Travel Day :car:

We will leave around 4am from Louisiana. We will be driving to Florida. We will be taking three cars.

Car # 1: my mom, her boyfriend, my cousin’s daughter Alexis and my youngest Rebecca.

Car # 2: my brother Wes, his fiancée Rena and her daughter Alyssa.

Car # 3: me, my oldest Elizabeth and my brother Leonard.

I don't know about the other two cars, but mine will be jamming to Disney music!!!

After getting to the house, we will go to the store to purchase the perishable food items. Our plans are to eat breakfast at the house before going to the parks in the morning (except for the two days we have a breakfast ADR). We will also purchase food for the evenings (sandwich stuff, frozen pizzas, etc) for after the parks. Afterwards, we will go back to the house, unpack and get to bed early so that we can get a fresh start for the morning.

Up next, day two plans........which park will be first??...................

BrandyC1974

04-25-2009, 06:12 PM

Hi, I'm in & glad to be your first poster.:goodvibes

Yeah!! My first reply!! I am glad you decided to post. I hope you enjoy this report as much as I enjoy writing it.

BrandyC1974

04-26-2009, 12:09 AM

Day Two: Our First Day in the Parks

Friday June 12, 2009: Magic Kingdom
●Park Hours 9am to10pm
We always hit the Magic Kingdom the first day. We don’t have a “plan” but we do have our “must do’s”. We will be trying for rope drop. I guess we will have to see if that happens or not.

Since we will have two days for each park, we will take it slow and make sure to enjoy the atmosphere also.

We will be eating counter service this day. Our choices are Casey’s Corner, Columbia Harbour House and Pinocchio Village Haus. We have eaten at all of them so it just depends on our moods and where we are when we get hungry.

The rides that will be closed during our stay are: TTA, Space Mountain and Hall of Presidents. Someone in our party will do every ride/attraction, except Stitch’s Great Escape. Rides that we haven’t done in a while but are looking forward to are: Carousel of Progress, Tom Sawyer’s Island, Astro Orbiter, Monsters Laugh Floor (new to us) and Liberty Square Riverboat.

Here are some Magic Kingdom pictures from previous trips:

Becca & Liz in Minnie's House-2004
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A Castle Picture-2004
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On Main Street-My brother Wes, Me, Becca & Liz-2004
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In Front of the Train Station-Becca & Liz-2004
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Us on the Teacups-2004
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On Dumbo-Wes & Liz-2004
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Becca & Liz with Rabbit & Tigger-2004
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Becca on the Jungle Cruise-2006
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My dad & Becca on Dumbo-2006
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Liz & Becca with Goofy at LTT-2006
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Becca & Liz with Eeyore at Crystal Palace-2006
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Up next day three plans.....................

tink1957

04-27-2009, 05:35 PM

Great pics, it looks like you've been on quite a few trips. We went for the first time in May 2007 & have been hooked ever since. We have have to go at least once a year no matter what happens.

cousinbb

04-28-2009, 09:48 PM

Hey! I just started reading your report and can't wait 'till you finish it. :goodvibes

BrandyC1974

04-29-2009, 09:57 PM

Great pics, it looks like you've been on quite a few trips. We went for the first time in May 2007 & have been hooked ever since. We have have to go at least once a year no matter what happens.

Yeah, I went four times as a kid with my parents and siblings; and four times with my girls (and family). My girls also went once with my mom and aunt. My family LOVES disney world.

Glad you are reading along. I will post again tonight. :yay:

Hey! I just started reading your report and can't wait 'till you finish it. :goodvibes

Thanks for joining in. I will post again tonight. We are just too excited about our trip. :yay:

Edited to Add: I went and read your trip report from Sept 2008. It looks like ya'll had a good time. I can't wait to read about your next trip.

BrandyC1974

04-29-2009, 10:16 PM

Saturday June 13, 2009: Hollywood Studios
●Park Hours 9am to 8pm
We are star wars fans, so we are excited about this day. :yoda: :chewy:

We love this park (Tower of Terror and Rock N Roll Coaster :love:)! Of course, we love all the parks. It is impossible for us to pick a favorite.

We have a lunch ADR for Sci-Fi Dine in Theatre (this was my daughter Becca’s choice). We have not eaten here before but she says that we HAVE to eat in the cars!!

The rides/attractions that are on our Do Not Do List are: Sounds Dangerous, Journey into Narnia, and American Idol Experience.

Rides/attractions that are new to us are: Toy Story Mania and High School Musical. Everything else is “must do’s”.

As we are star wars fans, we are hoping to meet some “characters” (especially Jedi Mickey, Minnie, Storm trooper Donald and Vader Goofy :darth:). And a must do for us is to show up early to see the storm troopers before opening and the parade.

We have never been for Star Wars Weekends, but are looking forward to it.

Here are some pics from the Studios from previous trips:

The Big Hat
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Star Tours
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Becca & Liz (Backlot Walkthrough)-2004
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Tower of Terror (One of Liz's Favorites)
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Rock N Roll Coaster
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Stormtropper
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up next day four............................

BrandyC1974

05-06-2009, 09:40 PM

Sunday June 14, 2009: Animal Kingdom
●Park Hours 9am to 7pm
This morning we have a BBB appointment for the three younger girls.

Afterwards, we will head to Animal Kingdom.

We have never done any of the trails, but are definitely planning on visiting these.

We love Expedition Everest, the Safari, Dinosaur and Kali River Rapids. We are looking forward to seeing the Finding Nemo show.

On our Do Not Do list is: It’s Tough to be a Bug and Primeval Whirl.

We have also not done the following (but are looking forward to them): Flights of Wonder, Wildlife Express Train and Conservation Station.

We will be eating counter service this day. Our choices are Pizzafari and Restaurantosaurus. Where we eat, depends on where we find our self when we are hungry.

Pocahontus Show-2006 (We will miss this show!!!)
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Lion King Show-2006
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Tarzan Show-2006 (We loved this show! And will miss it!! :sad1:)
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Tree of Life
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Liz on the Safari-2006-I LOVE this pic of her :lovestruc
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Becca at the Dig Site-2006
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Next up, day five plans......

BrandyC1974

05-08-2009, 12:49 PM

Monday June 15, 2009: EPCOT
●Park Hours 9am to 9pm

We have a breakfast ADR as Akershus this morning. I have not eaten here, but my mom took the three youngest girls (with my aunt) to eat here in 2005

She said the breakfast food was ok, but the truth is this “meal” is all about meeting the princesses.

Everyone, but me and my girls, will be having lunch at Nine Dragons. My girls and I will probably get something to eat at Liberty Inn for lunch. We just do not eat Chinese food.

Some of our favorite rides are: Test Track and Soarin’.

Rides/attractions that are “new” to us (and we are looking forward to) are: The Seas with Nemo and Friends and Turtle Talk with Crush.

Rides/attractions on the Do Not Do List are: Mission: SPACE (only about half of our group with do this ride, I will not ride it again:scared:).

This pic is of the Epcot "golfball", but it is from a display inside Walt's One Man Dream
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Unfortunately, I don't have any pics from Epcot. We have never really toured the world showcase. This trip we will spend two days at Epcot, so we will definetly visit the world showcase and get lots of pics.

Also, I have never seen Illuminations, so it is a must do for this trip.

up next, day six............

tink1957

05-08-2009, 02:18 PM

BrandyC1974

05-08-2009, 02:43 PM

Epcot's World Showcase is my favorie place at WDW. It's so much fun exploring all the countries.

DD & I are also planning an ADR at Akershus for breakfast & it's all about the princesses. She has requested that we eat at all of the princess places so in addition to Akershus I'm planning on CRT lunch & 1900 Park Fare for dinner. My DS requested not to be included at Akershus since by then he will be on princess overload.:rotfl:

Thanks for reading and replying. I hope you are enjoying my pre-trip report. We can't wait for our trip. We are at 34 days til the trip.

We have never done the castle (but would like to someday). We did dine at 1900 Park Fare for dinner and we liked it. I thought the food was good and the character interaction was fun. The only downside was that Becca was acting "shy" and wouldn't talk to them. I would have like to have done the dinner this trip (to see the stepmother and stepsisters), but noone in my group wanted to go (because of the price).

Thankfully I have girls and they can never have enough of the princesses.
princess:

I should have day six up sometime tomorrow evening (I am going to see X-men Wolverine tonight :yay: and I have a CPR class that I have to attend tomorrow at work.:sad1:)

BrandyC1974

05-10-2009, 05:49 PM

Tuesday June 16, 2009: Universal Studios
●Park Hours 9am to 7pm

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We have visited Universal Studios on our 2006 trip. We really enjoyed going there. We are thrill ride junkies so it was really up our alley.

I did not take any pictures (except the one above), but definelty want to take alot this trip.

Some of our favorite rides are Revenge of the Mummy, Men in Black and E.T.

We pretty much love all the rides and shows here.

I am not sure where we will be eating this day, but as long as there are burgers and hot dogs we should be good. :)

We are looking forward to (new to us) Simpsons Ride and Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit (hopefully this one will be open when we go, it says Spring 2009).

up next......day seven plans...............

tink1957

05-10-2009, 07:32 PM

:cool1:I can't wait to read your Universal report. We went for Xmas in 2007 & loved it. I want to hear about all of the new rides as we're planning on spending one day there on our Sept trip.

BrandyC1974

05-12-2009, 12:13 PM

:cool1:I can't wait to read your Universal report. We went for Xmas in 2007 & loved it. I want to hear about all of the new rides as we're planning on spending one day there on our Sept trip.

I can't wait to visit Universal again. I promise to take lots of pics. :thumbsup2

BrandyC1974

05-12-2009, 03:44 PM

Wednesday June 17, 2009: Islands of Adventure
●Park Hours 9am to 7pm

This day we will be visiting Universal's Islands of Adventure. As I have previously stated, we are thrill ride junkies; so we are excited about this park. We went here once in 2006 for a day.

Some of our favorite rides/show are the Amazing Adventures of Spider Man, Incredible Hulk Coaster, Dueling Dragons, The Eighth Voyage of Sinbad, Poseiden's Fury, and all of Suess' Landing.

We did not do any rides in Toon Lagoon or Jurasic Park. We went in November and it was cold. Those two areas are basically water rides and we did not want to get wet (we were wearing jackets during that trip). But, we are looking forward to checking out those two areas.

Also, we are VERY interested to see how the Harry Potter land is coming along. Most of my family is into the Harry Potter books and movies. We are planning a trip to Florida (probably 2011) to visit the Harry Potter land once it is open (which is projected for late 2009). For that trip, we are thinking of Sept or Oct 2011. I am hoping to do the MNSSHP (arriving at the Magic Kingdom around 4pm) and doing two/three days of Universal Studios/ Islands of Adventure).

So, I will defintely be checking out the progress of the Harry Potter land this trip.

As far as meals, we are not sure where we will eat this day; since last trip we ate off-site. Does any one have any experience eating at this park (or universal studios)??? Suggestions are welcome! :goodvibes :love:

I don't have any pics of Islands of Adventure from the last trip (we were really only there a half a day), so the pics will have to wait for the actual Trip Report.

up next.......................day eight.........................

BrandyC1974

05-14-2009, 01:11 PM

Thursday June 18, 2009: Animal Kingdom
●Park Hours 9am to 7pm

This is our second day at Animal Kingdom. With us visiting each park two days, it gives us a chance to take our time and not rush around.

Here is a list of the shows/attractions that we want to do while at Animal Kingdom that we have not done before:

Kids Discovery Clubs: I hear that they have a "passport" for when visiting these. There are 6 of them and the kids get a stamp after completing an activity at each station. Once they complete it, they get a special bonus. Since my girls love animals, I figured this would be a fun activity for them to do.

Wildlife Express Train: My girls love trains, so they would like this. Plus, after riding the train you can visit the Affection Section, Conservation Station, and Habitat Habit.

Cretaceous Trail, Discovery Island Trails, Maharajah Jungle Trek, and Pangani Forest Exploration Trail: We have never stayed a full day at Animal Kingdom, so we skipped the trails so that we could do all the "rides". But, we are definelty going to visit these.

Camp Minnie-Mickey Greeting Trails: The lines for this have always been long when we went. So, this year we will take our time and make sure to visit the characters in their safari gear.

Finding Nemo-The Musical: This was not showing when we went in 2006. We saw Tarazan (and loved it and will miss it!:sad1:) I have heard great things about this show (and of course Liz loves Nemo); so this is another Must Do! for us.

Flights of Wonder: Never saw this; again was only interested in the "rides" last time. Will see this show this trip.

Mickey's Jammin' Jungle Parade: My girls love parades (we are from New Orleans), so we will have to catch this one.

The Oasis Exhibits and The Tree of Life: We have never truely appreciated these, but want to explore these to the fullest this trip.

The following are rides/shows that are Must Do's for us: :thumbsup2

DINOSAUR
Expedition Everest
Festival of the Lion King
Kali River Rapids
Kilimanjaro Safaris
The Boneyard
TriceraTop Spin

With two days, I think we should be able to see everything. And if we don't, then that is a good reason to plan another trip!!!!!! :cool1:

Since the park closes at 7pm, our plan for this evening is to head to Hollywood Studios and get in line to see Fantasmic! (show at 9pm). We will grab dinner from one of the places along the way to the show.

up next......................day nine plans..............................

BrandyC1974

05-14-2009, 03:58 PM

Friday June 19, 2009: EPCOT
●Park Hours 9am to 9pm

EPCOT is the park that I am looking forward to the most. And it is simply because I have never done the World Showcase. :scared1: Shocking, I know!

But, my kids were younger and we are a thrill ride family. So, we would do Soarin', Test Track, Mission Space, etc and then leave for a break and then head to Magic Kingdom in the evening (because that is our favorite park).

Well, this trip we have two days planned for each park; so I am making sure that we tour the World Showcase. And I found out about some cool things that we can do to make it interesting.

My daughter Rebecca told me that we have to do the Kim Possible Adventure. My girls also want to do the KidCot Fun Stops and get the passports signed in each country. And there are rides in the World Showcase!! Gran Fiesta Tour and Maelstrom!!!

So......we will take our time this trip (I am usually pretty commando in the parks!!pirate:).

Some of our favorite rides/attractions are:
Innoventions
Living with the Land
Mission Space
Soarin'
Spaceship Earth
Test Track
Circle of Life
The Seas with Nemo & Friends
Turtle Talk with Crush

Some of the things I am looking forward to experiencing are:
Canada Pavilion
China Pavilion
Epcot Character Spot
France Pavilion
Germany Pavilion
IllumiNations
Italy Pavilion
Japan Pavilion
Mexico Pavilion
Norway Pavilion
United Kingdom Pavilion
USA Pavilion
The American Adventure
Voices of Liberty
The Street Performers (any and all that we come accross)

up next.................day ten...........................

BrandyC1974

05-14-2009, 04:04 PM

I noticed that there are some disers checking out my pre-trip report. Thanks for checking it out. :worship:

I would love to hear from any and all readers. :thumbsup2

I look forward to hearing an hello, or advice or comments about my plans.
:love:

I hope to hear from ya'll soon. popcorn::

:flower3:
Brandy

tink1957

05-14-2009, 07:03 PM

Never done World Showcase!:faint:....It's my most favorite thing in WDW, :love:you will love it.

BrandyC1974

05-15-2009, 12:52 PM

Never done World Showcase!:faint:....It's my most favorite thing in WDW, :love:you will love it.

I am sure I will love it. My mom did it the last trip she went with my girls (in 2005). My girls are especially excited about the Kim Possible Adventures and getting their "passports" signed.

Also, me and my mom are excited about the Grey Goose Slushies and the Grand Marnier Slush. :yay:

I hope to post day ten by tonight. Today is the Spring Fling at my girls' school today. I am going to be helping out there today and am leaving in a few minutes.

Hope to hear from you again later. :)

BrandyC1974

05-16-2009, 11:01 AM

Saturday June 20, 2009: Hollywood Studios
●Park Hours 9am to 8 pm

We have a breakfast ADR for 1900 Parc Fare for this morning. I am really looking forward to this because we are excited to see Mary Poppins and Alice.

Two of my favorite rides are at Hollywood Studios (Tower of Terror and Rock N Roll Coaster); so I am excited to have a second day here.

Some new things (for us) that I am looking forward to:
Block Party Bash
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
Toy Story Mania

Oldies but goodies are:
ATAS Hall of Fame
Beauty and the Beast-Live on Stage
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Movie Set Adventure
Indian Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular
Muppet Vision 3D :3dglasses
Lights, Motors, Action Extreme Stunt Show
Playhouse Disney-Live on Stage
Rock N Roller Coaster
Star Tours
The American Film Institute Showcase
Studios Backlot Tour
Great Movie Ride
Magic of Disney Animation
Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
Voyage of the Little Mermaid
Walt Disney: One Man's Dream

up next..................day eleven...................our last day in the parks...................

tink1957

05-16-2009, 04:42 PM

BrandyC1974

05-16-2009, 05:30 PM

:cool1:I'm really looking forward to hearing about 1900 Park Fare as we have an ADR planned for our Sept trip.

You will enjoy Toy Story Mania, it's awesome.

Looking forward to hearing the rest of your plans.popcorn::
I guess that's probably all of them since you're up to 10 days, duh.

Actually, no that is not all for our plans. Our trip is actually 12 days (two days for travel-we are driving, eight days for Disney World and two day for Universal/Islands of Adventure). I have day eleven and twelve left.

We did 1900 Park Fare for dinner in 2006 and really enjoyed it (this time it is for breakfast).

I can't wait to do Toy Story Mania. :)

day eleven is coming up soon......................

tink1957

05-16-2009, 05:42 PM

How funny, our Sept trip is going to be 12 days too.

BrandyC1974

05-16-2009, 11:39 PM

How funny, our Sept trip is going to be 12 days too.

That's cool. I was trying for 14 days but I couldn't get my family to agree to it. Of course, whether it is 12 or 14 days, it never seems enough. :laughing:

tink1957

05-17-2009, 09:32 AM

That's cool. I was trying for 14 days but I couldn't get my family to agree to it. Of course, whether it is 12 or 14 days, it never seems enough. :laughing:

Ain't that the truth, our trip was originally supposed to be for 8 nights, then I added one so we wouldn't have to pay oop for Cali Grill, then I added 2 so I wouldn't have to pay oop for CRT. Any excuse to stay longer.:laughing:

BrandyC1974

05-20-2009, 02:50 PM

Sunday June 21, 2009: Magic Kingdom
●Park Hours 9am to 10am

Our last day at the parks. :sad1:

The rides/shows that are closed during our stay are:
Space Mountain
Tomorrowland Transit Authority
Hall of Presidents

The rides/shows/attractions that we haven't done in a while, but are looking forward to are:
Liberty Square Riverboat
Swiss Family Treehouse
The Enchanted Tiki Room
Tom Sawyer's Island (not wheelchair accesable so me and Liz will skip it)
Tomorrowland Speedway (at least the kids are looking forward to it :laughing:)
Carousel of Progress

Rides/shows/attractions that I will not be doing are:
Astro Orbiter
Mad Tea Party (the kids will do this one, but not me!! :scared1:)
Stitch's Great Escape

Our Favorites are:
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin
Dumbo the Flying Elephant :dumbo:
It's a Small World
Mickey's PhilharMagic :3dglasses :smickey:
Peter Pan's Flight
Pirates of the Caribbean pirate:
Splash Mountain
The Haunted Mansion

New to us is Monsters Laugh Floor. We are looking forward to this show.

We will also see/do the following:
Ariel's Grotto
Cinderella's Golden Carousel
Country Bear Jamboree
Celebrate Parade
Dream Along with Mickey
Judge's Tent
Jungle Cruise
Mickey & Minnie's houses
Snow White's Scary Adventure
The Barnstormer at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm
Magic Carpets of Aladdin
Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh pooh:
Toowtown Hall of Fame
Walt Disney World Railraod
Wishes

We just have to end our trip at the Magic Kingdom!!

up next..................day twelve.....................our drive home :sad:

BrandyC1974

05-21-2009, 01:31 PM

Monday June 22, 2009: Travel Day
●Check out by 10am—Drive Home

This is our check out day :sad1:

We have to check out by 10am. Since we are driving, I'm not sure what time we will leave but it is about 11-12 hours drive home.

By the time we get home, we will probably unpack the car (but not the bags) and go to bed. I have to work the next day, :scared: so I will probably start my trip report by that weekend.

up next...................shopping, packing, what am I going to forget??...................oh my...............................

BrandyC1974

05-30-2009, 01:21 PM

We only have twelve days til we leave for Disney World!! My family is just too excited. I hope to be able to post tonight on my packing. Most of the clothes is packed and ready to go.

:goodvibes

:flower3:

BrandyC1974

05-31-2009, 06:13 PM

Well, our bags are packed....
http://i456.photobucket.com/albums/qq289/brandy28_pics/IMG_0832.jpg

....well mostly. I have 95% of our clothes and personal items packs. I have been picking up clothes here and there (usually on sale :) ). I just have to pack up clothes like the girls' swim suits (they will probably not be packed until the night before) and a few other pieces that we will use until then. It is the same way for the personal items.

For Elizabeth, she wears diapers (so I have bought diapers and wipes just for the trip) and she has to be cathered. For that, I figure she will need 5 a day for 12 days which is 60 (plus about 10 extra just in case we have a defective one). Thank goodness those come in boxes (ten to a box). So, I have to just grab about seven boxes when the time comes. Thankfully, my mom's boyfriend has a truck. We are going to pack all the suitcases and stuff in the back of his truck. Of course, with the exception of the stuff we will need for the drive down.

In my van, I have some Disney CD's and DVD's we can listen to/watch. I also bought the girls some of the Wonder Colors sets. Also, Liz will have her Nintendo DS (Becca broke hers a couple of weeks ago; so she won't have one this trip :scared1:)

Oh, and did you notice who is also ready??
http://i456.photobucket.com/albums/qq289/brandy28_pics/IMG_0835.jpg
Malificent is hanging out with the luggage. She wants to make sure that we don't forget her.

A few days before we leave, me and my mom will be hitting Sam's to get our non-perishables (we are staying in a house). We will be picking up bottled water (we need 200 bottles just for the parks!!--10 people times 10 days times 2 bottles a day equals 200 bottles :scared1:), gallon water, sodas, quick breakfast foods for the mornings, snacks, easy to prepare food for the evenings(for those who want to eat before bed), washing powder; stuff like that. The perishiable items (like milk) will be picked up after we check into the house.

The only other thing is going to be getting Liz's new prescription (should be able to pick it up this week) and Becca's new prescription (we are going to the doctor on the tuesday before we leave.

And............................................... ......

Here is a picture of my girls from Easter Sunday
http://i456.photobucket.com/albums/qq289/brandy28_pics/IMG_0722-1.jpg
(it is getting rare that I can get a good picture of them together!! :lmao:)

ONLY TEN DAYS AND TWELVE HOURS UNTIL WE ARE IN THE CAR AND ON OUR WAY!!! :banana::banana::banana::banana:

up next...........some of the little things we are looking forward to........

BrandyC1974

06-04-2009, 04:43 PM

A week from today, June 11, 2009, we should be checking into our house!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:banana::yay::woohoo::dance3::cheer2::banana:

tink1957

06-04-2009, 10:39 PM

:cool1:I know you are just too excited to sleep!

Bon voyage, hope you have a wonderful trip, here's some pixiedust: for you.

BrandyC1974

06-05-2009, 02:31 PM

:cool1:I know you are just too excited to sleep!

Bon voyage, hope you have a wonderful trip, here's some pixiedust: for you.

Thanks. We are soooooo excited!!! :dance3:

BrandyC1974

06-05-2009, 02:40 PM

One Week from today we will be in the Magic Kingdom!!!!!!!! :goodvibes

Liz hugging Minnie!!
http://i456.photobucket.com/albums/qq289/brandy28_pics/DSC04680.jpg
Liz loves her Minnie!!!

Becca in Minnie's house!! (What does she have in there??)
http://i456.photobucket.com/albums/qq289/brandy28_pics/DSC04694.jpg

Us with Pinocchio!!
http://i456.photobucket.com/albums/qq289/brandy28_pics/DSC04831.jpg
Liz is realllllly hoping to see him! She says that she wants to give him a kiss!! :lovestruc

Outside of the Pirates of the Carribean Ride!!
http://i456.photobucket.com/albums/qq289/brandy28_pics/DSC04840.jpg
When we listen to our Disney CD's in the car and the song from Pirates comes on, she tells me that she is sooo excited and can't wait to ride this ride.

The Castle!!!
http://i456.photobucket.com/albums/qq289/brandy28_pics/DSC04837.jpg

keetmommy

06-05-2009, 03:14 PM

Enjoy your trip...you will be there when we are....Hope it stops raining before we get there....

BrandyC1974

06-05-2009, 05:31 PM

Enjoy your trip...you will be there when we are....Hope it stops raining before we get there....

Thanks. Yeah our trips do overlap. I also hope it stops raining!! :sad1:

Thanks for checking out my trip report.

cajunfan

06-05-2009, 06:47 PM

Hi Brandy!

You live next door to where I grew up! (Avondale!) My best friend from high school lived on River Road in Bridge City. My mom taught at Prompt Succor for many years (just retired last May) I miss the Gumbo Festival! I have been in NAshville for the last 17 years but mom is still in Avondale, I have 2 sisters in Marrero, one in Lafitte and a brother in DesAlmands. Small World huh!?

I can't wait to hear about your trip.

Lynn

BrandyC1974

06-06-2009, 09:37 AM

BrandyC1974

06-06-2009, 09:42 AM

Only Five Days til we leave!!!!!

One week from today, we will be at Hollywood Studios for the Star Wars Weekend!!!!

Ewok Village
http://i456.photobucket.com/albums/qq289/brandy28_pics/DSC04719.jpg

http://i456.photobucket.com/albums/qq289/brandy28_pics/DSC04721.jpg

Star Tours
http://i456.photobucket.com/albums/qq289/brandy28_pics/DSC04720.jpg

My girls with "Darth Vadar"
http://i456.photobucket.com/albums/qq289/brandy28_pics/DSC04729.jpg

We are so excited!! Can't Wait!!!

maroo

06-06-2009, 03:33 PM

BrandyC1974

06-06-2009, 08:17 PM

uh... better late than never? :confused3

I am excited about this trip!

It looks like you guys are going to have lots of time to enjoy the parks. I can't wait to hear about your adventures!

I followed you over from keetmommy's wish pre-trip report!

Definetly better late than never!! I am very glad you are here.

We are also excited about this trip. We went to the store today to do alittle shopping (picked up some personal hygiene stuff, rain gear, glow necklaces, etc).

We will have lots of time (but it never seems like enough :rotfl2:).

I can't wait to go, but I also can't wait to start on the trip report!! I love reading them and I can't wait to write mine. My youngest daughter Rebecca loves reading along with me on trip reports; and loves that I am doing one for our trip.

:)

BrandyC1974

06-07-2009, 10:31 AM

Four Days til Disney World!!

One Week from today, we will be at Animal Kingdom!!

Becca playing in the boneyard
http://i456.photobucket.com/albums/qq289/brandy28_pics/DSC04782.jpg

The Tree of Life
http://i456.photobucket.com/albums/qq289/brandy28_pics/HPIM0211.jpg

:jumping1:

BrandyC1974

06-08-2009, 12:58 PM

Three Days til we leave for Disney World!!!!

I don't have any pics of EPCOT! :sad2:

But, I plan on taking lots of pics this trip!!!!

So, you can check back after the trip to see lots of pics!!!

Have a good day!!

BrandyC1974

06-09-2009, 05:20 PM

Only Two days til we leave for Disney World!!!!

One week From Today We will be at Universal Studios!!

I can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hope ya'll have a great day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

tink1957

06-09-2009, 09:52 PM

Have a wonderful time!

BrandyC1974

06-10-2009, 10:04 AM

Only one day left!!!! Actually, we leave in 20 hrs!!!!!!!!!!!

One week from today we will be at Islands of Adventure!!

I plan on taking lots of pics!!!!

I probably won't post again til after the trip (unless we are able to get wireless internet :thumbsup2)!

Have a good day!!!

BrandyC1974

06-10-2009, 10:06 AM

Have a wonderful time!

Thanks. I'm sure we will. You will just have to find out after we get back.

Thanks again for following along. I hope you stick around for the trip report once I get back. :goodvibes

cousinbb

06-16-2009, 11:04 PM

I know you probably won't see this till you come back, but I hope you had lots of fun. Your plans are really good. ;)

BrandyC1974

06-23-2009, 01:34 PM

We're Back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I probably won't be able to post until this weekend. But, we did have a great time. We had our ups and our downs, but it was a trip we won't forget!!!!

I would appreciate it if this could be moved to the trip report board. Thanks! :lovestruc

tink1957

06-23-2009, 07:48 PM

:cool1:Welcome back! I can't wait to read about your adventures.popcorn::

maroo

06-23-2009, 07:51 PM

Sounds like this is going to be an interesting TR!!! :)

Glad you guys are home! :goodvibes

BrandyC1974

06-24-2009, 12:58 AM

:cool1:Welcome back! I can't wait to read about your adventures.popcorn::

Sounds like this is going to be an interesting TR!!! :)

Glad you guys are home! :goodvibes

Yeah, it was definetly interesting. I am working on uploading my pics to photobucket. But, with catching up with work this week, I might not be able to start the trip til this weekend. Plus, I have to order my photopass cd and photobook.

cousinbb

06-24-2009, 03:28 PM

Hey! Glad you are back. Hope you had fun :)

BrandyC1974

06-24-2009, 03:39 PM

Hey! Glad you are back. Hope you had fun :)

Yeah, we had fun. I can't wait to write all about it. I should start this weekend.

BrandyC1974

07-03-2009, 07:39 PM

Life has a way of preventing the best of intentions.

I have finally got my work and home commitments in order. This means that I will be able to start writing about my trip. The first post will be up shortly.

In case anyone is wondering, I did change the title. Even though we bought Liz's Malificent doll with us, Liz was in one of her moods this trip. She refused to let us take the doll to the park. So....Malificent was not part of our adventures! :upsidedow

Also, while I won't point it out every time, We did do alot of arguing. It was the whole "what do you want to ride?" arguing. Also, it was verrrrry hotttt!! So, that meant that noone wanted to take many pictures. So, while I do have alot of pictures, I don't have as many pics as I would have liked.

Well, I am going to get started writing the first trip post.
Thanks for reading. I hope to hear from you all.

BrandyC1974

07-03-2009, 07:55 PM

Day 0: Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Plans: This is the day before we left. I would be working from home this day so that I can make sure we have everything packed and ready. My brother Leonard and cousin's daughter Alexis were to sleep over so that we could leave early in the morning. My brother Wes would be coming home from work sometime this day (he worked offshore). The plan was to leave around 4am.

Actual: This day was full of drama. First off, I finished my work on Tuesday; so we went shopping this day for our groceries. My mom, my girls and I went to the Dollar Store, Wal-Mart and Sam's club. We got all of the supplies that we were planning on; but it took sooo long. After dropping off the supplies, we went and picked up my brother Leonard. During the day, I was getting phone calls from my brother Wes. One minute, they weren't going. The next, just my brother's stepdaughter wasn't going. It wasn't until about 7pm that they all said that they were going. (My brother Wes got home around 2pm this day).

The next drama was that my mom and her boyfriend decided that they wanted to wait til the morning to leave; but my brother Wes and me wanted to leave as soon as possible. My brother and I decided that we were going to leave around midnight. (he prefers to drive at night)

So, my brother showed up around 11:30pm to load up my mom's boyfriend's truck with our luggage. (Alexis' mom brought her over around 10pm and hung out until the first car left (me, Liz, my brother Wes, Rena & Alyssa) around midnight.

That brings us to Day 1: Travel Day.....up next.................

maroo

07-03-2009, 08:11 PM

That is the first Day 0 report I have seen! Very clever and sounds like it is already full of drama! :eek:

I am in! Can't wait for more! popcorn::

BrandyC1974

07-03-2009, 08:23 PM

Day 1: Thursday, June 11, 2009: Travel Day

Plans: We will leave around 4am from Louisiana. We will be driving to Florida. We will be taking three cars.

I don't know about the other two cars, but mine will be jamming to Disney music!!!

After getting to the house, we will go to the store to purchase the perishable food items. Our plans are to eat breakfast at the house before going to the parks in the morning (except for the two days we have a breakfast ADR). We will also purchase food for the evenings (sandwich stuff, frozen pizzas, etc) for after the parks. Afterwards, we will go back to the house, unpack and get to bed early so that we can get a fresh start for the morning.

Acutal: I left off with the first car leaving at midnight with half of our group. My brother Wes did most of the driving. I slept most of the drive. The only pic that I got was when we stopped for a bathroom break (we had ALOT of those this trip)
http://i456.photobucket.com/albums/qq289/brandy28_pics/IMG_0837.jpg

I drove for about three hours (7am to 10am) while my brother slept. We ended up getting to the check-in office around 2pm. Thankfully, we were able to check-in and get the keys (check-in was 4pm). The house was in the same neighborhood as the office. (the house was right down the road from disney on 192; it took us about ten minutes to get on disney property and no more than twenty minutes to park in the parking lot).

We had a four bedroom two bath house. It had a private pool and a full kitchen. Since we did not have luggage, we only had to unpack the few items with brought with us in the van. (Sorry, but I did not get any pics of the house) But, pics can be found at the following website: http://www.advantagevacationhomes.com/PropertyDetails.aspx/3411

This was the home that we rented. It was a positive experience (but I am still waiting to receive the security deposit back. will let you know when I do.)

Everyone but me and Liz got in the pool once we arrived. We ended up getting Papa John's pizza for dinner.

The rest of our party left Louisiana early this moring (8am I think). They did not show up until about 9pm. When they got there, we all unloaded the truck. After this, my mom, bro Leonard and Roy went to wal-mart to do the shopping for the food stuff. The rest of the adults got the kids bathed and ready for bed. Once the shoppers got back, we picked up the stuff and proceeded to get ready for bed. It was probably between 11pm and midnight. I don't know about the rest of them, but once I laid down I was asleep. (Dreaming of disney world in the moring).

up next.................day two..........magic kingdom: here we come.............

BrandyC1974

07-03-2009, 08:27 PM

That is the first Day 0 report I have seen! Very clever and sounds like it is already full of drama! :eek:

I am in! Can't wait for more! popcorn::

I didn't think "Day -1" sounded right, so I went with "Day 0".

I'm glad your in. It was full of drama, but we did have a great time (how can you not have a good time in disney?)

I am hoping to update at least once a day (if life allows mabye more often). We will just have to wait and see!!! :goodvibes

BrandyC1974

07-05-2009, 12:10 PM

Friday June 12, 2009: Magic Kingdom
●Park Hours 9am to 10pm

[My alarm went off at 6am this morning. I got up immediately. I started the day by knocking on everyone's door to wake them up. I got Elizabeth, Rebecca and Alexis ready for the day (breakfast, teeth brushed, dressed and park bag packed). I got myself ready and my stuff packed. Our plan was to leave for 8am (but that did not happen this morning). Everyone else got up and ready for the day. We left the house around 8:45am. After arriving, we parked ($12 a day per car). This morning we took the ferry boat to the Magic Kingdom (the monorail was very busy this morning). We walked onto the boat (no wait) and it left just a couple of minutes after we got on.

We ended up getting through security and the ticket turstiles around 9:45am. After picking up some maps and times schedules, we decided to head towards Frontierland. My brother Leonard headed to Big Thunder to get fastpasses (it wasn't necessary with Liz because they told us, even though we had ten people, that we could have just gone to the wheelchair entrance together). The rest of us headed to Splash Mountain. Most of us were looking forward to riding this. (**This is where the arguing started. Rena and Alyssa were not sure what they wanted/would ride. This would go on the whole trip. Instead of everyone getting in line and decided while we were waiting, they (my brother Wes and Rena) would argue on whether they wanted to ride or not. Rena did not want Wes to ride anything that she wasn't going to ride (and he wanted to ride everything). You can see where this is going to be a problem. The rest of us were getting impatient waiting for them to make some sort of decision. This happened on most rides. I suggested that mabye we would need to split up so that Wes, Rena and Alyssa could decide what they wanted to ride; but Wes wanted to ride with us, hence the problems.**) So,......................eventually we all got in the stand by line for Splash. It had a 45 min. wait. We only waited about 25 mins (but that was because they eventually sent us to a alternate entrance due to the wheelchair). Once we got to the ride, Elizabeth decided that she was not riding. What we did was, everyone but Elizabeth and Wes' group (Wes, Rena & Alyssa) rode. When we got finished, Wes' group rode. The rest of us (with Elizabeth) walked to the exit. We got fasspasses for Splash at this point for another ride. Everyone who rode loved this ride. (and we did get wet-which was the reason we rode)

After Splash, we headed to Adventureland. We all rode Pirates of the Carribean next (wait time was about 20mins;waited in regular line with wheelchair). This is a favorite of my family. It was a great ride.

After Pirates, my mom wanted to stop for a Dole Whip. My mom, Roy, Leonard, Elizabeth and I stopped for a snack break. The rest of the group walked through the Swiss Family Treehouse. After walking through there, they joined us for a snack break.

After our break, my mom, Roy and I walked through the Swiss Family Treehouse; while the rest of the group rode The Magic Carpets of Aladdin (waited in regular line with wheelchair). I am unsure about the wait time, but by the time we were finished with the treehouse, they were done.

Some pics from the treehouse:
http://i456.photobucket.com/albums/qq289/brandy28_pics/IMG_0909.jpg

http://i456.photobucket.com/albums/qq289/brandy28_pics/IMG_0908.jpg

Next up was the Jungle Cruise. We went in through the wheelchair entrance. We ended up waiting about 20 mins. because we were waiting for the wheelchair boat. Elizabeth decided that she did not want to come out of her chair this trip. She had ridden almost all rides on previous trips (except Rock-n-Roll Coaster and Mission Space) but this trip she was in one of her moods and did not want out of her chair. She would ask if she could stay in her chair for every ride. There were only a few rides that she would "allow" us to take her out of her chair for. The skipper was funny (can't remember her name). She had a few new jokes. She ended up letting Alyssa and Rebecca "steer" the boat. She asked Alexis if she wanted to dock the boat, but Alexis said no; so Rebecca did it. Both girls loved that they could help steer the boat.

Some pictures from the Jungle Cruise:
Me & Liz on the boat
http://i456.photobucket.com/albums/qq289/brandy28_pics/IMG_1002.jpg

My mom and Alexis
http://i456.photobucket.com/albums/qq289/brandy28_pics/IMG_1003.jpg

Me, Wes and Rena
http://i456.photobucket.com/albums/qq289/brandy28_pics/IMG_1040.jpg

Rebecca driving the boat
http://i456.photobucket.com/albums/qq289/brandy28_pics/IMG_1047.jpg

After this everyone decided it was time to eat. Meals were the one thing everyone agreed 100% about. We decided to eat at Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn and Cafe. It was between 1pm and 2pm at this time and they were busy. Wes and his group broght food; so they went and saved a table with the kids while the rest of us went and got our food. I don't know what anyone else ate (probably cheeseburgers); but I got the cheeseburger with fries and an orange juice for me and Rebecca to share. (Rebecca does not have a big appetite. I was constantly "forcing" her to eat something because she would have ate nothing otherwise). Elizabeth ate her babyfood and drank some of my mom's coke.

up next.................."what time is the 3oclock parade?"............................................

BrandyC1974

07-05-2009, 02:08 PM

By the time we were finished eating, it was almost 3pm. I let everyone know that Elizabeth really wanted to watch the parade. They could have ridden something or watch it with us. They decided to watch it with us. We really enjoyed the parade. Elizabeth loved it. The only complaint I have is that they removed the villians float. Elizabeth loves Malificient and was upset that she did not see her. (We did see her the last day of our trip in the castle show.)

Pics from the parade:
http://i456.photobucket.com/albums/qq289/brandy28_pics/IMG_0992.jpg

http://i456.photobucket.com/albums/qq289/brandy28_pics/IMG_0986.jpg

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My mom, Roy and Wes (while at the parade)
http://i456.photobucket.com/albums/qq289/brandy28_pics/IMG_0926.jpg

After the parade, everyone but Roy and Elizabeth rode Splash Mountain (with fass passes). Again, a very enjoyable ride.

Roy, my mom, Rena, Wes & Alyssa "deciding" who will ride splash with the fast passes
http://i456.photobucket.com/albums/qq289/brandy28_pics/IMG_0995-1.jpg

Rebecca while waiting for splash
http://i456.photobucket.com/albums/qq289/brandy28_pics/IMG_0996-1.jpg

After Splash, we went to ride the Haunted Mansion (30 min wait). Elizabeth decided that she did not want to come out of her chair. So, me and her sat out while everyone else rode it. (I was alittle sad at missing it, but knew I would ride it before we went home). My family loves this ride. (*sometime between the parade and haunted mansion we got fass passes for the Peter Pan ride)

Liz while waiting for everyone on Haunted Mansion
http://i456.photobucket.com/albums/qq289/brandy28_pics/IMG_0923-1.jpg

Pics I took while sitting out Haunted Mansion
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Next up was Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. (10 min wait with fasspasses & wheelchair; wheelchair entrance to the right of the main entrance towards exit) We all rode it and most of us loved it (Rena and Alyssa did not like much of anything).

After Big Thunder, we rode Aladdin again (10 min wait).

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Then we did the Enchanted Tiki Room (waited about 10 mins). It was a nice break from the heat. We did enjoy it, but Rebecca was alittle disappointed. I have a CD with the music from the Original Tiki Room (and she loves it). I did tell her before hand that it was "under new management" and that it was not the same as the song. But, overall she did enjoy the show.

Next up was Peter Pan's Flight. We rode it (four) with fasspasses (six) in wheelchair line. The fasspasses had the longest wait of about five minutes. This is a classic and a MUST DO everytime (it is one of Elizabeth's favorite; and she coudn't wait for us to get her out of her chair!!)

up next......................what will be the last ride of the day?.....................

BrandyC1974

07-05-2009, 02:18 PM

Now, this was where we finally split up during the day. It was probably around 7pm. I really wanted to ride the Liberty Square Riverboat. Others did not. I said that me and my girls would ride it with anyone who wanted to and the others could do something else. Well, they did not want to seperate, but they did not want to ride the Riverboat. I was MAD at this point. We had spent the whole day with people arguing about what we were going to ride, who was going to ride and using the restrooms every time we turned around; and I really wanted to ride something and everyone was acting like I wanted to committ murder just because I said we should split up. Well, after arguing, me and my girls and Wes and his group ended up riding the Riverboat (the last one of the day, I believe); while the rest went shopping down Main Street.

We waited about 10mins for them to start letting everyone on. We had to go to the right of where everyone else boarded, down a ramp, to get Elizabeth on (wheelchair entrance). The Riverboat was something I don't remember every riding. I thought it was very interesting and we all had an enjoyable ride around the river.

Pics from the Riverboat (in no particular order):
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Rebecca and Elizabeth
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After the riverboat (which was our last ride for the day), we met up with everyone else on Main Street and made our way out of the park. While we did not do half as much in one day as I had previous (no character meetings, did not do as many rides), I was happy just to finally have made it to Disney World.

After getting home, the kids (except Elizabeth), both my brothers and Rena went swimming. I bathed Elizabeth and got her settled for the night. I took my shower and got myself ready for bed. I did eat a salad at the house for dinner. I got me and the kids' stuff ready for the parks for the next day. My mom was bathing Rebecca and Alexis; so once Elizabeth was settled, I went to bed around 10pm. My alarm was set for 6am again.

up next.................Hollywood Studios.............................what adventures await us this day?.........................................

maroo

07-05-2009, 11:57 PM

BrandyC1974

07-07-2009, 12:15 PM

I am really enjoying your TR!! The w/c info is helping me to sorta figure out how this may work on our December trip.

So, Elizabeth was able to ride BTMRR??

We could not let Lauren get on any of that stuff, but she has the rods in her back and a baclofen pump, so I guess that is why? And she can't sit up in a chair at all.

Does Elizabeth have the ability to sit up when she is put in a ride?

And how did you guys do the Peter Pan loading? That was HARD with Lauren. She still tells me that I hit her head on that ride. :rotfl2: I have no recollection! I figured the fact that we got on and didn't fall out was quite an accomplishment! :lmao:

Anyway! I am enjoying your TR! Hopefully everyone starts behaving soon.

I'm glad the w/c info is helpful.

Yes, Elizabeth can ride BTMRR and she is able to sit up when put on a ride. She is top heavy but has very strong arms (from pushing her w/c); so she is able to hold herself up if needed.

Loading Liz on Peter Pan (and any ride with a continuous lmoving loading area) is hard. That is why I always go with others (usually one or both of my brothers) so that they can help with getting her on the rides. This trip both my brothers and my mom's bf Roy helped with picking her up. I could not do it all the time by myself (Liz is heavy!! 60lbs solid weight. She does not "hold" on so well when picked up)

I'm glad you are enjoying the trip report, but unfortunately the arguing never really stopped. The only days when it was calm was when the group did go their seperate ways (which wasn't often enough!). But, it was a great trip overall.

Hopefully, I will be able to post the next day soon. Mondays and Tuesdays at work are BUSY! I tend to end up bringing it home with me on those days.

Have a great day!!!!

maroo

07-07-2009, 12:41 PM

I'm glad the w/c info is helpful.

Yes, Elizabeth can ride BTMRR and she is able to sit up when put on a ride. She is top heavy but has very strong arms (from pushing her w/c); so she is able to hold herself up if needed.

Loading Liz on Peter Pan (and any ride with a continuous lmoving loading area) is hard. That is why I always go with others (usually one or both of my brothers) so that they can help with getting her on the rides. This trip both my brothers and my mom's bf Roy helped with picking her up. I could not do it all the time by myself (Liz is heavy!! 60lbs solid weight. She does not "hold" on so well when picked up)

I'm glad you are enjoying the trip report, but unfortunately the arguing never really stopped. The only days when it was calm was when the group did go their seperate ways (which wasn't often enough!). But, it was a great trip overall.

Hopefully, I will be able to post the next day soon. Mondays and Tuesdays at work are BUSY! I tend to end up bringing it home with me on those days.

Have a great day!!!!

That is awesome that you guys had help!

Lauren is 65 pounds. She looks really little. But she weighs a lot more than she looks. I guess because her muscles are always having spasms and it makes them strong and weigh more. Lauren eats like a horse and never gains an ounce. :headache:

I have seen people try to pick Lauren up and are quite surprised with how much she weighs, since she looks tiny.

Getting Lauren on Peter Pan was quite the sight. Especially since she was dressed as Tinkerbell. I wish I had a video camera on the whole thing. Picking her up, but keeping her "covered" and putting her on the ride without completely busting it on the moving walkway. I thought the CM was going to have a stroke right then and there. :lmao:

My trip in December will be with another friend of mine who we don't transfer, she will just ride the stuff she can get on in her powerchair. It is just too tiring for her to transfer and Disney will be tiring enough.

So keep the info re: w/c stuff coming! It is so helpful!! :)

and I can't wait for more of the drama! :laughing:

BrandyC1974

07-08-2009, 11:43 PM

That is awesome that you guys had help!

Lauren is 65 pounds. She looks really little. But she weighs a lot more than she looks. I guess because her muscles are always having spasms and it makes them strong and weigh more. Lauren eats like a horse and never gains an ounce. :headache:

I have seen people try to pick Lauren up and are quite surprised with how much she weighs, since she looks tiny.

Getting Lauren on Peter Pan was quite the sight. Especially since she was dressed as Tinkerbell. I wish I had a video camera on the whole thing. Picking her up, but keeping her "covered" and putting her on the ride without completely busting it on the moving walkway. I thought the CM was going to have a stroke right then and there. :lmao:

My trip in December will be with another friend of mine who we don't transfer, she will just ride the stuff she can get on in her powerchair. It is just too tiring for her to transfer and Disney will be tiring enough.

So keep the info re: w/c stuff coming! It is so helpful!! :)

and I can't wait for more of the drama! :laughing:

I will try to give as much w/c info as I can. I'm glad it is helpful.
And in case you didn't know, each park has a park map for guest with disabilities. It tells you about the rides and where their are companion bathrooms.

More drama will be coming up soon!!! :rotfl2:

BrandyC1974

07-09-2009, 01:15 AM

Plans: Day 3-Hollywood Studios
Park Hours 9am to 9pm

I was up again at 6am. I woke everyone up (well, at least I knocked on everyone’s door). I got Elizabeth, Rebecca & Alexis ready for the day. Then, I got myself ready for the day. Everyone else got up (eventually) and did their thing. Eventually they were all ready.

Today was a Star Wars weekend day at Hollywood Studios. Being Star Wars fans, we were looking forward to this day. We left the house around 8:30am. We got to the park gate right around 9am. As we were entering, there were Storm Troppers on top of the Entrance. They were talking to each other about the park guests. It was really funny. I had been hoping to get to the park before 9am so that we could have seen more of their “show”; but of course that did not happen.

After entering the park, we had to do the “bathroom stop”. (we had member(s) of our party that had to “go” every time we turned around). While the “bathroom group” went, the rest of us walked into the first store on the main street on the left to look around. I ended up buying some CD’s (4parks 1 world, wishes, and another one) and a Malificent shirt for Liz.

After we all got together again, we had to “discuss” where to go. We ended up heading down Sunset Blvd. We grabbed fast passes for Rock-n-Roll Coaster and decided that we would ride Rock-n-Roll Coaster. The group debated who would ride and who would sit out with the kids (Liz, Becca & Alyssa). Rena ended up sitting with the kids. The rest of us rode and loved it. The wait was about 30mins.

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Next up was Tower of Terror. Rena and Wes sat out with the kids for this ride. The wait was about 30mins.

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Wes & Rena were fighting apparently over her not riding Rock-N-Roll coaster (she said she didn’t want to but, she claims she thought we said Tower of Terror.) So, Wes, Rena & Alyssa ended up going off together.

At this point, the Star Wars Parade was going to be starting in 30 mins. So, we went towards the main street and got a spot up front (well Liz was up front and everyone else ended up behind her). The kids kept complaining about not being in the front. But, I told them that they moved out of their spots and other people crowded into them. I was not going to tell them to move. The parade was fun to watch.

Pics of the Star Wars Parade

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After the parade, my mom, Roy, Liz, Becca, Alexis and I went and watched the Beauty and the Beast show. Leonard did not want to see the show; so he went and rode Rock-n-Roller Coaster. Wes & Rena were still fighting so they ended up going off together. We really enjoyed the show. We sat in the back row with Liz in her wheelchair (there is w/c seating in the front if you show up early enough).

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up next.....................lunch at Sci-Fi...........................

maroo

07-09-2009, 10:27 AM

tink1957

07-09-2009, 04:18 PM

:cool1:Great pics, I love the Goofy-Vader one.

Sorry about the family disagreements, it's hard when others have different expectations of what a vacation should be, especially when it's family. I know that on our trips my DD & DS always want to sleep late & I'm ready to go to every park opening. I've made up my mind that on our next trip, I'm going by myself if they don't want to come early. I've scheduled some pre-opening breakfasts at Epcot & MK to get them going, wish me luck.

BrandyC1974

07-10-2009, 11:36 PM

The Star Wars Parade looks super cool!!

Was it really busy at DHS that day? It seems like it would be since it was Star Wars weekend? :confused3

I love the Beauty and the Beast show. :) But I could skip ToT in the future. :rotfl:

Awesome update! :)

The parade was really cool. I was glad we were able to catch it.

We mostly stayed on the side by Sunset Blvd. It wasn't really busy. When we went towards Star Tours, that is where the crowd was. But, it was manageable (as long as you didn't want to go in Tatooine Traders, they were PACKED!!

I also love the Beauty and the Beast show. But, I also love ToT. It is a must do for me.

Glad you are enjoying my report. I am working on an update now. I am going to post it soon. :goodvibes

:cool1:Great pics, I love the Goofy-Vader one.

Sorry about the family disagreements, it's hard when others have different expectations of what a vacation should be, especially when it's family. I know that on our trips my DD & DS always want to sleep late & I'm ready to go to every park opening. I've made up my mind that on our next trip, I'm going by myself if they don't want to come early. I've scheduled some pre-opening breakfasts at Epcot & MK to get them going, wish me luck.

Thanks about the pics. I also love the Goofy one (he is my favorite!!).

Yeah, it is hard. The problem was that my brother's GF and daughter had never been to Disney (they are used to vacationing at the beach). They did not know what to expect. And whenever I suggested we all get together to talk Disney, my family thought I was crazy. For future trips, I will make sure that anyone that goes with me knows that they don't have to do the same things as us or even stay together the whole time. We will defiently make sure everyone understands each others needs and wants before we go.

I'm glad you are reading the report. I am going to update tonight. :goodvibes

BrandyC1974

07-11-2009, 12:00 AM

It was almost time for our lunch reservations; so we started heading down Sunset Blvd (my group: My mom, Roy, Alexis, Rebecca, Elizabeth and I). We had alittle time to kill; so we checked out some of the stores on Sunset Blvd. As we were doing that, we came upon a “streetatmosphere” show. It was really funny.

Some pics:
Rebecca and Alexis
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After the “show”, my group headed to our lunch reservations at Sci-Fi Dine-In Theatre. I did not get any pics (it was dark in there). But, I loved the atmosphere. This was Becca’s pick. I got the burger, fries and the Orbiting Oreos drink. They were all good. Becca and Alexis shared a fries and had chocolate/oreo shakes. My mom and Roy shared an onion rings, a chocolate shake and a beer. I would definitely eat here again. Elizabeth decided to stay in her chair during this meal. I was able to park her chair right next to the car. There was plenty of room for her chair to stay there and for the workers to walk around her. It was not a crowded space.

We were unable to locate the others, so we decided to do The Great Movie Ride. Elizabeth was able to stay in her wheelchair. (you enter through the regular line and partway through they direct you to the wheelchair line). I believe the wheelchair accessible vehicle gets the gangster side.

Now after this ride, we finally reach the others. They were mad at us for not “calling enough” to find them. They actually said that we should have kept calling until we reached them. We told them that we were not going to stand around waiting on them. I told them that we were heading to the Little Mermaid show. They wanted to watch Beauty & the Beast. We told them that we would meet them after the show.

So, Voyage of the Little Mermaid was next up for us. This is another favorite of ours. It is a good show. But, I was feeling tired and hot; and sitting in there made me sleepy. I almost feel asleep! We sat in the back row. I don’t know if there is other wheelchair seating because we have always sat in the back.

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After the show ended, we headed towards the Beauty & the Beast theatre. The kids were hungry so we decided to eat at Rosie’s All American Café. We all ended up getting burgers and fries. Roy got a beer. Wes, Rena, Alyssa and Leonard met up with us to eat. The food was good.

After much debate, we all decided to watch the Indiana Jones Stunt Spectacular. It is the same as before; but we had 1st time visitors and they enjoyed the show. We sat in the back row again (and some of the party sits in the row right in front of us).

Some pics from the Indiana show:
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We were all hot and tired. We decided to check out the wait time for Star Tours. It was only 20mins; so we got in line. We, of course, really like this ride. I wouldn’t mind if they updated it; but will ride it at least once a trip. Elizabeth was put in the first row of the ride. We were able to push her wheelchair down towards her seat and pick her up to put her on the ride. My brother Wes rode next to her and put his arm in front of her to prevent her from going forward too fast (she has never had a problem riding this, even with her fingers in her ears).

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(**The only thing we didn’t do that we wanted was character meeting. It was just so hot that noone wanted to stand in the lines.**)

We headed home after Star Tours. Our evening was the same as before (everyone swimming, except my mom, Roy, Liz, and me. We bathed and got ready for the next morning.) I was in bed by 10pm.

Dreaming of lions, tigers and Yetis. Oh My!!

Up next……………………………Animal Kingdom……………………………………

BrandyC1974

07-18-2009, 05:26 PM

Day 4-Animal Kingdom
Park Hours 9am to 7pm

This morning we had reservation for BBB at Downtown Disney for 9:30am. My mom, Rebecca, Alexis, Elizabeth and I arrive at Downtown Disney around 9:15am. We go to the entrance for BBB and the Fairy Godmothers are waiting. We were greeted and then got the girl’s checked-in. (According to my receipt, the girls were done and I paid at 9:52am.)

Pictures from BBB
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This was the best picture they could get of Liz. She starting throwing a fit before we got there. She was saying that she was not going to get her hair done. Once she saw the chair, she decided to let us put her in it. Once they started, she would not let them do the make-up. But, she did let them do her nails. Also, she would not let them put the crown or mickey clip in her hair. She would not wear the sash. But, they were able to put her hair up in the bun. Also, we got to take home the crown & clip; along with the left over make-up and nail polish.

After that, we did alittle shopping in World of Disney. The girls got a baby Marie in a tote, a baby Minnie in blanket, autograph books/pens and a DVD of the Magic Kingdom. (we finished shopping and checked-out at 10:24am)

We headed to the car and I realized that I forgot the Photopass Cards. My mom went back to retrieve them and I loaded the girls into the van. After what felt like forever, my mom got back (with the cards). Thank goodness!!! We were then headed to Animal Kingdom. While on the way, we got a call from the others, saying they were just leaving the house and heading to the park.

By the time we got to the park and through the turnstyles, the others were in the parking lot. Once, we all got together, we had to do the whole bathroom stop.

Some pictures taken while waiting:
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up next.................will we ever get to ride anything??......................

BrandyC1974

07-18-2009, 05:39 PM

After the bathroom break (and photo session), Wes went and got fasspasses for Expedition Everest while the rest of us headed to Dinosaur. After Wes met us, we did the whole, “who is going to ride?” dance. Everyone ended up getting in line. The wait was only about 20 minutes. (I’m not 100% sure, but I believe we took an elevator to the loading area and had to pick up Elizabeth to put her on the ride).

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After Dinosaur, there was another bathroom break.
Pics taken while waiting:
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I noticed that a Finding Nemo-The Musical show was starting in about 30mins. So, we decided to get in line for that. The line moved for a few minutes and then it stopped. We waited about 10 minutes and then the line moved again. We ended up sitting in the back row and all the way to the right (when facing the stage). We all really like the show. It is definitely a show that I would want to see each trip.

After the show, everyone decided that it was time for lunch. We ended up eating at Restaurantosaurus (my receipt said 2:04pm). I got the chicken nuggets and a coke. It was good. I don’t remember what everyone else had; but everyone was satisfied.

Next up, we head towards Triceratop Spin. When we got there, it was down. Wes, Rena, Alyssa, Alexis and Leonard decided to ride Primeval Whirl. My girls and I sat next to Triceratop Spin to wait for the others.

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My mom and Roy decided to walk into a couple of shops right by where we were. Once the others got off of their ride (which they enjoyed), we all rode Triceratop Spin. The kids, of course, really enjoyed this ride.

Our next ride was Expedition Everest.
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Elizabeth, Rebecca and Alyssa decided that they were not going to ride. So, Wes & Rena waited with them while the rest of us rode. We LOVE this ride. After our ride, Wes and Rena rode.

Well, everyone decided that we would leave the park so that the “swimmers” could enjoy some pool time (the swimmers are Wes, Rena, Alyssa, Leonard, Rebecca & Alexis). Everyone was in bed by 11pm. Ready for our day at EPCOT. And the girls were looking forward to breakfast with the Princesses!!!!!!!!!

Up next……………..EPCOT……………………and breakfast at Akershus……………..

BrandyC1974

07-21-2009, 11:10 AM

Hi. I just wanted to let you all know that I received the deposit back on the house. It was returned on 7/17/09. That would be right about 4 wks after our vacation. So, it was within their timeframe. I was very pleased with the house and the company. If I were to stay offsite again, I would definelty use them again.

I hope to have my next park day up by this weekend.

maroo

07-21-2009, 11:34 AM

BrandyC1974

07-22-2009, 11:21 AM

I am glad you got your money back! :)

I am still here! I don't know how I missed the last update!

I don't really have much desire to ride Dinosaur? Isn't it scary? And loud? Is it worth riding?

But I love, love the Nemo show!! That is definitely something I will catch every time I go down there!

Great update! Can't wait for more! :)

Dinosaur can be scary and loud, but that is part of what we love about it. I definetly feel it is worth riding. We ride it at least once every time.

I loved the Nemo show!! I will also see it each time I go to Disney.

I hope to update by this weekend. Mon thru Fri is just so busy for me at work. And this weekend the girls are going to their dad's (first time since last August :confused3). So, that should give me so free time to get another day or two done.

BrandyC1974

07-26-2009, 04:13 PM

Day 5-EPCOT
Park Hours 9am to 9pm

This morning was our Breakfast at Akershus for 9:40am. For this meal, my mom, Leonard, Elizabeth, Rebecca, Alexis, Alyssa and I got up and made it to the park around 9am. The rest of our group was planning on arriving around 10:30am to meet us. I went and got a locker while my mom went and bought Alexis and Alyssa the World Showcase passports (I had passports for Liz and Becca already). After getting this all done, we headed for our breakfast with the Princesses. I checked us in around 9:30am and we sat outside waiting for them to call us. We took a few pictures while waiting.

Rebecca
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Alexis, Rebecca & Alyssa
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Around 9:40am we were called in. We had to wait in a line for pictures with Belle.
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This took about ten minutes. After our pictures, we were seated. I don’t remember our waiter’s name, but he was very friendly and helpful. We order our drinks (mix of milk, orange juice and coffee). While waiting, my mom went to the cold buffet line and got some food for everyone (fruit, bread, etc). Before the food arrived, Cinderella showed up.

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The kids were all talking over each other: they were so excited to be seeing her. The food was brought out shortly after Cinderella left. The food was typical breakfast items (eggs, sausage, bacon, potatoes) but it was good. The kids and I felt the sausage was spicy; but my mom and brother liked it. The rest of the princesses showed up one behind the other.
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We only spent about an hour at breakfast. After finishing up breakfast, the girls decided to change out of their costumes. We had them change in the bathroom at the restaurant. We brought the costumes to the locker. It was around this time that we heard from the others; they were just arriving. They met us at the lockers. Once we met up, we were talking about ride Test Track. My brother Leonard stated that he did not want to ride Test Track.

So, he went and go fast passes for Soarin’ (and rode Mission Space) while the rest of us rode Test Track. It was a 40 minutes wait. And we waited the whole 40 minutes.

While waiting we took the following pictures:
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My girls’ love this ride. To load Elizabeth, we were put in an elevator and brought to an area where the car was level with the ground (no taking a step down while holding her). We were brought back to the same spot to unload her.

Our test track pictures (I wish they would add all ride photos to the photopass)
Wes, Rena & Alyssa
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Patsy, Elizabeth, Roy (back row) Alexis, Me, Rebecca (front row)
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up next......EPCOT.........part 2.............

BrandyC1974

07-28-2009, 10:13 PM

After Test Track, we checked out the wait time for Spaceship Earth. It was only 20 minutes; so we got in line. We only waited about 10 minutes. Wes picked up Elizabeth for this ride. I rode with Rebecca. She loved this ride. She loved the video at the end of the ride. She could not wait to ride this again. I told her that we would ride it again before we left.

Up next was Mission Space. Elizabeth and I were not going to ride this. Alyssa ended up sitting out with us. We waited in the “game area” after you exit the ride. We waited about 20 minutes. The group decided to ride the spinning / orange side. Well, Rebecca said that she still likes the ride, but that she only wanted to ride the other side.

By the time we were finished with Mission Space it was about 1:30pm. Everyone but my girls and I had a Lunch Reservation at the Nine Dragons for 2pm. They left to go to the restaurant while my girls and I ate at the Electric Umbrella. I got the Chicken Cesar Salad and a Coke. Elizabeth ate her baby food (which is what she ate for each meal, even if I didn’t mention it in my trip report).

After finishing eating, my girls and I headed to Mouse Gears to look around. We ended up buying a few souvenirs here. Rebecca got her half-brother a pirate’s shirt. She had been obsessing over getting him a shirt and she had finally found one she liked. Everyone else finally met up with us in the store. They decided to look around and shop.

When everyone was finished shopping, we headed to ride Soarin’. We used the fast passes and waited about 10 minutes. Everyone rode; but my mom did not like it and said she would not ride again. Elizabeth was pushed to the ride and picked up to be put on the ride.

Next up was The Seas with Nemo and Friends.

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The wait was only 5 minutes. We walked through the stand by line (which is huge!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) Elizabeth and I were riding together so we had to wait for the wheelchair vehicle. I told the others to ride and we would meet them at the end of the ride. It took about 5 minutes (but it felt like forever) to wait for the wheelchair vehicle. Once it arrived, they stopped? (maybe slowed down, can’t remember which?) and rolled her onto the ride and I got on after. There was a little seat for me to sit on. We enjoyed the ride and Elizabeth wanted to do it again. But, I told her we were going to watch Turtle Talk with Crush next. We headed towards the show. The had just closed the door two seconds before we showed up. The cast member walked us towards a back area where she had us wait for the next show (about 20 minutes). We all enjoyed the show. Crush even talked to Alexis. I don’t remember what she said (she was very nervous about him talking to her). It was a cute show and we would see it each trip.

Once we were finished with that, everyone wanted to go somewhere different. I wanted to take my girls to the Epcot Character Spot. We had not seen Mickey yet and Elizabeth was really fussing about that. I told them that I was going to take my girls to see Mickey and friends. Leonard and Alexis also came with us. I’m not sure where everyone else went, but we got in line to see Mickey. We waited probably 20-30 minutes. But, we finally got to see MICKEY!!
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By the time we were finished, my brother Wes, Rena and Alyssa were in line to see Mickey and friends.
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The rest of us met up at Fountain View Ice Cream. We all got ice cream and ate it while waiting for Wes and gang to finish.
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By the time we were all finished, it was 8:58pm. We all decided to stay and see IllumiNations. We were on the walkway heading to the World Showcase. We did not have a great view but we enjoyed it all the same. The following are the best pictures that we got.

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Afterwards, we headed out and home. The kids did not swim this night (but some of the adults did). I got Elizabeth ready for bed (my mom got Rebecca and Alexis). We went to bed ready for our next day.

Up next…………..day 6…………………..universal studios……………………………

BrandyC1974

08-09-2009, 03:49 PM

Day 6-Universal Studios
Park Hours 9am to 8pm

Actual: Today we decided to go to Islands of Adventure.
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My mom & Roy were spending the day away from the group. The rest of us got us and headed to the park. We got there around 9am and picked up the tickets. I ordered them before we left (it was cheaper this way) and picked them up at the automated machine. If you do this, just make sure that you bring the credit card that you ordered them from. You will need the card to swipe and the phone number you gave them when ordering.

Tickets in hand; we headed into the park.

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While walking from the parking garage, Wes decided that he would take Elizabeth with him, Rena and Alyssa; since they would probably only do the shows. So, Leonard, Rebecca, Alexis and I headed towards The Incredible Hulk Coaster.

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Leonard rode first while I waited. He was only about 20 minutes (this is a roller coaster that I would say rivals Rock-N-Roller Coaster at Hollywood Studios). After his ride, I rode while he took the girls to ride Storm Force Accelatron (I can’t ride this because it spins like the Tea Party at Magic Kingdom).

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I love the Incredible Hulk Coaster and the girls loved their ride on Storm Force Accelatron.

We walked around a little checking out the areas.
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We wanted to ride The Spiderman Ride, but the wait was 60 minutes.
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We did not want to wait that long so we headed to Dudley Do-Right’s ripsaw falls.
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The wait was about 30 minutes. It was an awesome ride. Before getting on, you see signs that say “you will get wet”. What those signs should say is “you will be soaked”. We were dripping wet; but it was a great ride. I would say I liked this better than Splash Mountain; but only because it is more of an action ride (more turns and drops).

Next up, we decided it was time for lunch. We ate at Café 4 (in the Marvel Comics section). Wes and his group met us while we were there. It is a pizza place. We all got slices of pizza and a drink. The food was good.

After taking care of Elizabeth’s personal needs, we decided to all head to Doctor Doom’s Fearfall.
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Rena sat with the kids while Wes, Leonard and I rode. It is a free fall ride (we were shot up). The wait was 10 minutes. It was a fun ride; but nothing compared to Tower of Terror.

Next, we headed to The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man. The wait was about 20 minutes. This ride is similar to Dinosaur but you wear 3-D glasses. To load Elizabeth, we just rolled her chair up to the ride vehicle and Leonard picked her up. I think this is a awesome ride. It is one of the best of its type. Everyone really loves this ride.

up next..............part 2..........islands of adventure...............

BrandyC1974

08-09-2009, 03:56 PM

We were all really hot (we dried off from our earlier soaking). So, we decided to ride Popeye & Bluto’s Bilge-Rat Barges. Now, the signs for this ride stated “you will get SOAKED”. It was right!!!!! We were even wetter than from Dudley Do-Right’s. This ride is similar to Kali River Rapids. But, it is faster and has more twists and turns. And you get SOAKED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was a great ride; but some of the group was not happy to be so wet. The wait was 30 minutes. To load Elizabeth, Leonard picked up Elizabeth and walked with her onto the ride (word of caution: the vehicle is WET, you will need to be careful, Leonard slipped while getting on. Thankfully, I got on before him and was able to steady him while he stepped down).

Well, we figured we couldn’t get any wetter; so we headed towards Jurassic Park River Adventure. For this ride, your chances of getting wet are there; but nothing like the other two rides. It really depends on where you sit (front of the boat more likely than the back). The wait was about 20 minutes. It was a fun ride. Everyone seemed to enjoy it.

We all talked and we decided that we would leave. It was around 5pm and everyone else wanted to go swimming. So, we headed out. The evening was spent with some swimming, eating dinner, taking baths, getting ready for the next day and then bedtime.

Some randon pics from this day:
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Up next…………………………day 7…………………………….Universal Studios………………………………….

tink1957

08-09-2009, 06:49 PM

:thumbsup2Great update! I'm trying to get up the nerve to ride the Hulk & Dueling Dragons on our upcoming trip. I absolutely love Rock & Roller Coaster, it's my favorite ride at WDW but I'm usually a chicken when it comes to big drops (I absolutely refuse to ride ToT again) do you think I could handle the coasters at IOA?

BrandyC1974

08-09-2009, 08:25 PM

BrandyC1974

08-20-2009, 01:33 PM

Day 7-Islands of Adventure
Park Hours 9am to 8pm

Actual: Universal Studios then IOA

On this day, my mom and Roy were going to take another day away from the rest of us. My brother Leonard decided that he would prefer to stay at the house. So, I asked him if Elizabeth could stay with him. He was fine with that (Liz needed a day off to just sit around and watch TV). So, the rest of us left and headed to Universal Studios.

We got there a little before 9am.
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Rebecca, Alexis and I explored together; while Wes, Rena and Alyssa went off together. After entering the park, we ran into Scooby and Shaggy. There was only one family before us. After a few minutes, it was our turn. I took pictures of the girls with them. Shaggy asked the girls if they had any Scooby Snacks. They laughed and said no, but next time they will bring some.
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After that we headed down the street and took some pictures.
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The place was really deserted. It stayed that way most of the morning.

Our first ride was ET Adventure (10min wait). We pretty much walked through the queue and onto the ride vehicle. This ride is like sitting on a bicycle. It is pretty cool. We all loved it.

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Next up was Woody Woodpecker’s Nuthouse Coaster (10min wait). Again, we walked up to the ride and got on right away. It is similar to Goofy Wiseacre ride. It is aimed at the younger kids. But, we all liked it.
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We took some pictures as we walked towards our next ride.
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Our next ride was The Simpson’s Ride (20min wait). There was a line for this ride but it did not take long for us to get to our ride. This is a really cool ride (if you like simulators).
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Next up was Men In Black (35min wait).
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For this ride, you must put all your stuff in a locker. It is free for the first hour? (I think). We put our bags into the locker and headed to ride. We all really liked this ride. You “compete” against the riders next to you; and we won!!!

After getting our stuff from the locker, we started walking around and met Bart Simpson. The girls were excited to meet him. I was hoping to met the whole family but they weren’t out at this time. We did get pictures with Bart.
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Afterwards, we looked in the Quick-E-Mart. The girls bought “nametags” (collectable pins) with their names on them. As we were walking around, we found a character greeting spot for the characters from Madagascar.

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The girls really wanted to meet them so we got in line and waited for them to show up. There were a few families in front of us and we waited about 20 minutes.

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BrandyC1974

08-20-2009, 01:51 PM

At this point, Alexis said she was hungry so we stopped for Lunch at Beverly Hills Boulangerie.
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We got a turkey sandwich meal (with potato salad and cantelope) with a coke and a sprite. The food was really good. After lunch, we had our first bathroom stop.

We headed down the street and saw woody woodpecker & curious george. They were just finishing up their meet & greet. But, we were able to wave at them and get a few pictures of them on their way out.
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Next, we headed towards Terminator 2: 3D (15min wait).
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While waiting in the holding room, I started to feel claustaphoic. I was trying to stand as far right as I could while leaving a little room between me and the other people (but you know how they want you to fill in all available space). Well, I started to feel sick. Thankfully, they started letting us head to our seats (after picking up our 3-D glasses). Once seated, I started to feel better. We sat in the second row. Usually with Elizabeth, we can’t sit in the front. So, I let the girls pick where we sat. Rebecca really likes to sit in the opposite area where we would have to sit with Liz. The seats were fine and the show was as good as before. Rebecca asked me a few times during the show if it was real. I told her no that it is make believe (but I’m not sure if she believed me). Both girls said they liked it.

After exiting the show, I was still feeling bad; so we sat down for a few minutes. We took a few pictures while enjoying some ice cold water.
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While sitting down, my brother Wes called and asked us where we were. I told him where we were. I also told him that I was not feeling well. I told him that the girls and I were going to head to Islands of Adventure to visit Suess’ area (since we didn’t get to that the previous day). He said that they had already done that; but they would meet us over there because they wanted to take some pictures. I asked him if we could leave when we were finished. He said that was fine. (I think the heat had something to do with how I was feeling because my mom said that she was also not feeling well that day due to the heat.)

We headed over to Islands of Adventure. After entering, I took some pictures in the Suess’ area.
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Our first ride over here was The Cat in the Hat (15min wait).
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I probably should have sat this ride out (it spins-a lot). But, it really is a cute ride and the girls enjoyed it.

Next, we headed to Caro-Seuss-el (5min wait-really was a walk on; just had to wait for the ride to stop and unload). The girls rode this by themselves. They had fun and met me at the exit.
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The girls really wanted to ride The High in the Sky Seuss Trolley Train Ride (25min wait). I was ready to go but we got in line to ride. It is a cute ride and we all enjoyed it. I took some pictures while on the ride.
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After the ride, we walked around waiting for my brother to show up.
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BrandyC1974

08-20-2009, 01:56 PM

I took the following pictures of the Harry Potter area.

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We all met up and headed back to the house. It was probably around 5pm when we got back to the house. Most of the group was going swimming. I asked my brother Leonard if he wanted to go with me to Downtown Disney to do some shopping. We walked through Tren-D and Once Upon a Toy.
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I got the Tower of Terror Clue game while there (we LOVE this game). We also looked in The Art of Disney store (would love to be able to afford some of the stuff here).
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I ended up buying this little pictures for my girls (Aurora in her blue dress for Liz and a picture of Rosetta for Becca). We also went in the Disney’s Days of Christmas store. I bought an ornament for each of us (Aladdin and Jasmine for me, Cinderella and the Prince for Becca and Aurora and her prince for Liz). Other than the homemade ornaments from my kids, my Christmas tree is all Disney. Lastly, we headed into Goofy’s Candy Co. I bought some Mickey Rice Crispy treats for everyone. After that, we headed back to the house. Everyone loved the treats. Eventually everyone headed to bed.

Next up…………….Day 8……………………..Animal Kingdom……………………….

bethk78

08-20-2009, 09:36 PM

BrandyC1974

08-21-2009, 11:14 AM

Just found and read your entire TR. :) I would go crazy travelling with that many people I think but it's nice that you were able to make it work. Taking breaks and going your separate ways seemed to be key. Elizabeth looked so happy with the princesses and other characters.

Thanks for reading. There were definetly some crazy times.:scared1: Spliting up is the key, but my family tried to stay together the whole time. I just couldn't do it. Elizabeth loves Disney and she was so happy. She tells me every day that she is ready to go back to Disney. Our next trip, October 2010, will definetly be a small group!!!!!!!!!!!!

BrandyC1974

09-04-2009, 01:09 PM

Day 8-Animal Kingdom
Park Hours 9am to 7pm

Today we were headed to Animal Kingdom. We arrived around 9am.
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First stop, the bathroom. After everyone finished up, we headed towards Camp Mickey-Minnie.
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Our first attraction was Festival of the Lion King. We got in line, but since we were early I took some pictures.
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While waiting, out walks Meeko. The kids are excited and went to take pictures.
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After the pictures, we were ready to go in to see the show. We were brought in to the wheelchair seating. I asked if we could sit in the lion section and she said of course (we have never sat in the lion section and the kids were excited). Once the show was getting ready to start, the performers picked out a volunteer from each section to help out. Well, they chose Alyssa (my brother’s step-daughter). She really enjoyed being picked.
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BrandyC1974

09-04-2009, 01:14 PM

Here are some pictures from the Lion King Show:
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When it came time for them to pick some kids to join in, they picked Rebecca, Alexis and Alyssa (Rebecca was really looking forward to this since our last visit).
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We all really enjoy this show. Afterwards, I had promised Elizabeth that she could see Mickey. So, we joined the line. It was about a 30 minute wait. Once we got to the front of the line, Mickey had to take a break. We waited maybe two minutes and he was back out. Elizabeth was excited to see Mickey.
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The rest of the lines were long (and no one else wanted to wait) so we skipped them.

When we were finished, everyone was ready for lunch. My girls, mom, Roy and I ate at Pizzifari.
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Everyone else went off to eat elsewhere. We were going to call and meet up after everyone finished. We all got pizzas, salads and soft drinks. We enjoyed our meals.

BrandyC1974

09-04-2009, 01:18 PM

After lunch, we all met up and headed to Africa to ride Kilimanjaro Safari.
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(My brother Wes had picked up fast passes earlier while we headed to FOLK and he met us there.)

The ride was very bumpy and I got a few pictures (sorry about the quality, it was really bumpy).
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My girls really love this ride. They really like animals. Everyone enjoyed our safari.

I promised Elizabeth that we would try to meet Pocahontas. So, next up we took the Wildlife Express Train to the Conservation Station. Not everyone was happy, but again no one wanted to go off and do something else and meet up later. Once we got there, I asked how long until Pocahontas and they said an hour, but Jiminy Cricket and Rafiki would be out in about 20 minutes. Well, no one wanted to wait for Pocahontas, but they said that they would wait for the others. So, we looked around for a few minutes until Jiminy Cricket and Rafiki showed up.
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The girls and I took pictures while the others waited for us to finish.
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After our pictures were done, we took the train back to the main park. My brother Leonard had picked up fast passes for all of us for Expedtion Everest while we were all at lunch; so we headed that way. It was starting to get cloudy and we were worried that we would not be able to ride. The girls, Rena, Roy and myself decided to sit the ride out. The rest went and got in line. Well, it started to rain not a few minutes after they left. They came back and said that the ride was down due to the rain. We sat under the fast pass distribution trying to wait it out. It did not stop, but it did slow down a lot. So, we decided to head out of Animal Kingdom.

BrandyC1974

09-04-2009, 01:23 PM

Tonight, we were planning on seeing Fantasmic! Some were voting for just heading back to the house; while the rest of us wanted to head to Hollywood Studios to try and see the show. Well, Hollywood Studios and Fantasmic won out!!

When we got there, it was lightly drizzling. Roy decided to take a break and wait in his truck for a while. The rest of us headed into the park. We headed towards Toy Story Mania to see what the line was like. It had a 60 minute wait. My girls and I wanted to ride. Everyone else fussed about waiting that long. I said that we had about 3 hours before we would have to get in line for Fantasmic; so why not wait to ride. They all argued with me because I wanted to stay with my girls and they did not want to split up. (Looking back now, I should have just got in line with my girls. When we did ride this on day 10, we loved this ride and we felt it would have been worth it to wait. Especially since, we ended up sitting under an umbrella by Rosie’s All American Café for two hours waiting out the rain!!)

We headed towards Streets of America. We ended up seeing Muppets Vision 3D. This is a really funny and cute show. After that, we headed towards Tower of Terror and Rock-n-Roll Coaster. The kids, Roy and I sat out while the others rode these. We sat by Rosie’s All American Café. We ended up getting dinner while waiting. We all had burgers and fries. The food here is fine (but I was tired of burgers by the end of the trip. And I have not really eaten any burgers since the trip). We ended up sitting here for about two hours waiting out the rain (finally we bought ponchos).

Around 8:30pm or so, they finally let everyone in to see Fantasmic!
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The show started about 30 minutes or so late. But, it was a great show!! It did stop raining by the time we were all let in.

Here are some pictures that we took of the show:
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After the show, we headed out and back to the house. Tonight, no one swam in the pool. We all just wanted to bath, dry out and get to bed.

Up next………………………………….EPCOT………………………………………

maroo

09-04-2009, 01:29 PM

woo hoo! an update!

I will be in the Animal Kingdom on Sunday, so this was a treat to see everything one more time before I go! :)

Thanks for the update!

BrandyC1974

09-04-2009, 01:36 PM

woo hoo! an update!

I will be in the Animal Kingdom on Sunday, so this was a treat to see everything one more time before I go! :)

Thanks for the update!

Sorry it took so long to update. School just started for my girls and with working full time, my life has been busy.

I am glad you are still reading. Animal Kingdom is a great park for us because my girls love animals. I hope you have a great trip. I would love to read about it. Have a great day.

BrandyC1974

09-10-2009, 03:14 PM

Day 9-EPCOT
Park Hours 9am to 9pm

This was our EPCOT day. My mom and her boyfriend Roy decided that they wanted to take the day off and just relax. They had gone to EPCOT on one of their days off from the group. Elizabeth did not want to go anywhere this day. So, my mom said that she could stay with them.

I talked to my brother Leonard and let him know that I would prefer that Wes, Rena and Alyssa spend the day separate from us. He was okay with that; so he, Rebecca, Alexis and I were going to tour together.

Our plan was to just concentrate on the World Showcase; so we were not in a hurry to get to the park. We slept until about 8am; and we left the house around 10am.

Once we arrived, we headed towards Soarin’ to get fast passes for later. Then, we headed towards the World Showcase starting with Mexico. Before heading in, we did grab passes for the Kim Possible Adventure. We got two; one for Rebecca and the other for Alexis. Rebecca’s was for China and Alexis was for Japan.
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First up was Mexico. The girls had gotten the passports and we stopped and had those signed. They did not do the masks. We rode Gran Fiesta Tour. This was my first time riding and I liked it. My brother and I shared a Margarita. We enjoyed it.
Pictures of Mexico:
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Next up was Norway. The girls got there passports signed and we looked around a little. We were unable to do Malestrom because we had our drink. I wanted to come back to ride but we never did. Around this time, my brother Leonard went and got fastpasses for Mission Space.
Pictures of Norway:
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After Norway, it was time for our Kim Possible Adventure. It was Rebecca and me in China and Leonard and Alexis in Japan. We all loved this. It was fun and we will do it again our next trip. The only downside was that there were so many others doing it that we would walk away if we saw someone in the spot we needed to go to. We would wait until they were finished then go and complete our task. We choose not to do another; but met up with Leonard and Alexis in China. We saw the show Reflections of China. Leonard and I liked it; but the girls were ready to go.
Pictures of China:
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BrandyC1974

09-10-2009, 03:17 PM

After China, we decided to have lunch. We ate at Liberty Inn in America. I had the hot dog combo and the others had the chicken nugget combo. We all enjoyed our food. While there, we caught the Voices of Liberty. They were really great.
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Next we saw The American Adventure show since it was starting. I really enjoyed the show and even got teary eyed during the show.

Next, we checked out Germany. We spent a good amount of time watching the model trains. The girls loved it.
Pictures of Germany:
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Pictures taken while walking around:
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We passed through Italy and the American Adventure (but we did get the girls’ passports signed).
Pictures of Italy:
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Pictures of the American Adventure:
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By this time, we were all really hot so we stopped in Japan and got all of us a Kaki Gori. When they asked us which flavor, we all said “just the shaved ice please”. We never get the flavor when we get a snow ball; just the ice.
Pictures of Japan:
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BrandyC1974

09-10-2009, 03:23 PM

We quickly got the girls’ passport signed in Morocco because Leonard and I were looking forward to visiting France. Once we got to France, my brother got the Grand Marnier Slush and I got the Grey Goose Lemon Slush. We both REALLY enjoyed our drinks!
Pictures of Morocco:
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We saw Beauty and the Beast but the line was long and no one wanted to wait so I had my brother snap this picture:
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Pictures of France:
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We ended up meeting Wes’ party around this time. We passed through United Kingdom. We caught a few songs of British Invasion. They were good.
Pictures of United Kingdom:
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We checked out Canada and got the pass ports signed.
Pictures of Canada:
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After the World Showcase, we headed to use the fast passes for Mission Space. Wes, Leonard and Rebecca rode. Rena, Alyssa, Alexis and I checked out the “game room” while waiting for them. After that, we all rode Soarin’ with the fast passes. Lastly, we rode Spaceship Earth. Rebecca really loves this ride.

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After Spaceship Earth, we headed out of the park for the day. We headed back to the house. There was some swimming and dinner. We talked about our plans for tomorrow at Hollywood Studios (we wanted to do mostly shows; so were got a schedule and figured out our plan of attack). Then, everyone got ready for bed in anticipation for the next day.

Up next…………………………..Hollywood Studios…………………………………

BrandyC1974

09-17-2009, 02:05 PM

Day 10-Hollywood Studios
Park Hours 9am to 9pm

Today we had a Breakfast scheduled at 1900 Parc Fare for 9:05am. Well, I really wanted to get to the park for 9am to grab fast passes for Toy Story Midway Mania. So, yesterday when I asked everyone, they were okay with canceling. So, at 9am on Day 9 I called and cancelled. They asked me if I was sure and I said yes. They asked me if I wanted to schedule something else, I said no; they said “are you sure?”. I said yes, I am sure I want to cancel and no I do not want to schedule anything else. Thank you.

So, I start getting everyone up around 6am (since it takes some of them forever to get ready). Anyway, we get to the park about 8:30am. About 10 minutes or so, we are all led to the “rope”. We are only about five rows back. The plan is for Wes to go and get everyone a fast pass for Toy Story Midway Mania; while the rest of us leisurely head towards Playhouse Disney. The first show for Playhouse Disney is probably between 9:30am and 10am. Since we know exactly what we want to do this day, we don’t mind sitting around waiting. As you can probably guess, at this time, this area is a ghost town. It was nice just sitting down and talking about what our plans were for this day. The kids were able to “run” around a little without “running” into anyone. Also, I was able to take some pictures.
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Once people starting arriving, we went to stand in line. Once we got there, because of Elizabeth, we stood in a separate area to wait. They let us in first and we sat in the front “row” off to the right of the stage. It is not a great spot, but Elizabeth was happy we were there. We really enjoy this show (me and Elizabeth that is. The rest of them could have skipped this show)

After that, the plan was to watch the American Idol Experience. I had no desire to sit through that show. I went and got fast passes for Rock-N-Roll Coaster.
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I met up with Roy (he did not want to see it either). We sat outside Min & Bill’s Dockside Diner while waiting for the show to finish. I got a chocolate milkshake while waiting. I also took some pictures. Once the show let out, everyone met up with me and Roy. They really liked the show. My mom got popcorn for everyone to share while we sat and relaxed.

After our snack break, we headed towards the Backlot area. We were trying to figure out if we would have time to do the Studios Backlot tour before the first showing of Lights Motor Action Extreme Stunt Show. Once, we got back there, due to the line, everyone decided to see the Stunt Show first. I decided that I would miss the show and go get fast passes for Tower of Terror. I told them I would meet them at the restaurant across from the Studios Backlot Tour when the show was over.
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I slowly walked towards Tower of Terror for the fast passes. I took my time and took some pictures. After getting the passes, I walked through a few stores. I then headed to the Backlot Express restaurant and got myself a coke and waited for the show to end.

Everyone enjoyed the show (but no one would take pictures for me). After meeting up, we went on the Backlot Tour. It is kinda boring; but as we had first timers, we wanted them to experience it.

After the tour, we decided it was time for Lunch. I’m not sure where everyone ate at but me, Leonard, Rebecca and Alexis ate at Pizza Planet Arcade (my mom took Elizabeth with her). We all got pepperoni pizza meals and enjoyed them.

After lunch, we met up and headed to Toy Story Midway Mania.
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We used our fast passes and were on the ride in about 10-15 minutes. Elizabeth, Rebecca, Leonard and I went the wheelchair accessible way. It took us the longest just to wait for the accessible vehicle. They kind of take it apart to allow Elizabeth to roll her chair on it. (I LOVE the accessible vehicles!! They are so easy to use!!) We all really enjoyed this ride (and I wished that we had stood in the line the day it rained).
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After Toy Story Mania, we headed towards Tower of Terror.
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My mom, Leonard, and Wes rode Tower of Terror while the rest of us sat in the back of the shop where you pick up your ride photos. They ended up riding twice since we had nine passes and only three riders. They gave away the other three fast passes.

Next, up the same group rode Rock-n-Roll Coaster (twice). The rest of us checked out the shop. I bought a shirt here. We were debating whether or not to go to the Magic Kingdom for a little while (it was only about 6pm). But, I said lets just go back to the house because we were going to the Magic Kingdom the next day and we needed to be there early. Everyone was okay with my decision.

I was excited about the next day because it was our last Magic Kingdom day and Elizabeth’s birthday.

Up next………………….our last day………………………..Magic Kingdom…………..

maroo

09-17-2009, 02:32 PM

BrandyC1974

09-18-2009, 12:12 PM

I was in Disney when you did your last update...so I missed it!

So I got two for one today!

I loved the WS pics!

I also love the Toy Story vehicles. It irritates me how folks on the forums say that getting a wheelchair speeds everything up. I know it does "help" on some rides...but then you have these big headliner attractions that you may wait longer to ride because of a separate wheelchair line. :rolleyes:

Anyway...

I am enjoying the updates and can't wait to see the big birthday pics! :) I love the MK!

First off, I hope you had a great time in Disney. I will be checking out your report.

I also love the Toy Story vehicles (and Buzz Lightyear and the Nemo ride). And having a wheelchair does NOT speed things up. You have to wait for the wheelchair vehicle to come around and that can take time. Using the wheelchair line can reduce your time slightly but you definetly have to wait (there is NO front of the line).

I am glad you are enjoying the updates. I can't wait to post the last day (but it will be sad because that means that the trip is over). Of course, I am planning on our next trip (Oct 2010). So, I do have that to look forward to.

:goodvibes

BrandyC1974

09-26-2009, 11:04 PM

Day 11-Magic Kingdom
Park Hours 9am to 12am (midnight)

This is our last day in the parks. My mom and I planned on getting to the park before the gates open to get Elizabeth’s birthday gift card. We were also planning on making this a long day (we wanted to stay until the park closed at midnight). I was hoping this day would go smooth; and wondering if it was possible.

My mom, Elizabeth, Rebecca, Alexis and I got up and left the house by 8:15am. The rest were going to meet us at the park whenever they got ready.

My group got to the park around 8:45am. I went to guest services to get Elizabeth’s birthday gift card. They give her the gift card and her birthday button. She did not want to wear it. But, I pinned it to her lanyard (I made her wear the lanyard this day).
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After entering the park, the plan was to head towards Dumbo. But, we were sidetracked when we saw Pinocchio. Elizabeth was very excited to meet him. So, we got in line to see him. There were only two families before us. Well, as usually, when we got to the front of the line he had to take a break. We waited the five minutes until he came back. Elizabeth was nervous about seeing him; but she got over that once he came back out.
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After finishing up with Pinocchio, the others said that they were on their way into the park. We told them we were still on Main Street and to meet us in the store because the girls wanted to buy themselves a hat. But, first we took a picture with “Goofy” on a bench.
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Everyone met up on Main Street after we finished our shopping. As we were walking towards Fantasyland we saw that the show Dream Along with Mickey was playing. So, we stopped and watched for a few minutes.
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While, watching the show, my brother Leonard went and got us fast passes for Peter Pan’s Flight.

After watching some of the show, we headed towards Dumbo. Wes, Rena and Alyssa were debating what to ride at this point. So, the rest of us, except Roy, went to get in line for Dumbo. Somehow, I got no pictures of us on Dumbo. I can’t believe it!! Dumbo is a must do for us. It is classic Disney to us. After getting off, we found out that Wes and his group went and rode Snow White’s Scary Adventures. Since, Elizabeth did not want to ride this, we decided that once Wes’ group got off we would let them ride Dumbo with Elizabeth while the rest of us rode Snow White. (For Dumbo, there is a separate wheelchair entrance. There is also a “transfer” Dumbo. It has a door that open that allowed Elizabeth to scoot from her chair to the Dumbo. It really made it easier to handle her getting on and off.)

After everyone rode Dumbo/Snow White, everyone (but me and Elizabeth) wanted to get a snack. Elizabeth kept asking “can we go now?” whenever we would stop. I decided to take the girls to Ariel’s Grotto since we were sitting right there. Alyssa decided not to go; so it was just Rebecca, Alexis and Elizabeth with me.
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After everyone was finished with their snack, we decided to see Mickey’s PhilharMagic. (Elizabeth calls it Mickey’s Magic). We all love this movie.
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Next up was Peter Pan’s Flight. We used the fast passes for my mom, Roy, Alexis and Leonard. The rest of us were able to use the wheelchair entrance. (they moved the fast pass entrance; it was not at the same place where the wheelchair enter). Wes picked up Elizabeth and got her on the ride (I can not get her on this ride due to the moving walkway.) This is another favorite of ours and a must do every trip.
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up next.................magic kingdom part 2.....................................

BrandyC1974

10-13-2009, 03:28 PM

I just updated Part One of our last day at the Magic Kingdom. I hope to add part two soon.

I hope you all are enjoying my report (as I am enjoying writing it).

Have a good day!!!

BrandyC1974

10-16-2009, 02:51 PM

Next up was It’s a small world. The wait was only about 20 minutes. All of us except Wes’ group were able to get on one boat. They got on the boat behind us. We got the wheelchair accessible boat. Elizabeth was able to just wheel herself onto the boat and down to the front. I made sure that Elizabeth was not wearing a hat while on this ride because when we went in 2005 she threw her hat in the water and we were unable to get it. Everyone seemed to enjoy this ride.
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We decided to eat lunch when we got off this ride. We ate at the Columbia Harbour House. I’m not sure what everyone had but I got a salad and chicken nuggets for me and Rebecca to share. It was good and everyone liked the food here.
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Next, we headed to ride Haunted Mansion. Elizabeth did not want to ride; so Roy sat out with her. I was able to go in the stretching room for the first time in years!! Usually, with Elizabeth, we are lead through the “servant’s entrance” and brought directly to the loading area. I really like this ride. It is a favorite of my family.

After the Haunted Mansion, we headed back towards Fantasyland. My girls really wanted to ride the Mad Tea Party. My mom rode with Rebecca and Alexis; and my brother Wes, Rena and Elizabeth rode. They all enjoyed their ride.
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Next we headed to Cinderella’s Golden Carrousel. This was the only time we had a problem with a cast member. The exit is the wheelchair entrance (and it is on the opposite side from where they load the guests). The cast member will start letting people on before the previous riders exit. We waited for two cycles; then my mom went and talked to the cast member. My mom told her that we were at the exit with a wheelchair and that we needed the chariot for her to ride. The cast member had an attitude and said we could get on the next cycle. Well, the chariot was taken the next cycle before we could get to it (the chariot stops by the loading area). So, the cast member got an attitude with us again and said, that basically she “guesses” that she will make sure no one gets in the chariot for the NEXT cycle. So, we go out the exit and wait for the cycle to end. After that, we finally get on the ride and the cast member says to us that we could ride twice if we would like. Just to note, at no time during this do we say anything negative or mean to the cast member. We even thank her for allowing us to ride again. My only issue was the attitude she spoke to us with. I understand that she could not see us (and she was the only cast member working the carrousel at that time); but she did not need to speak to us as if we were trying to make her day difficult. Also, since she knew we need the chariot, she should have not let anyone in it for that first cycle that she said we could ride. The interaction did upset me for a while and I could not enjoy the ride on the carrousel as much as I could have. (Rant over. Back to the Fun!!!) After this ride, my mom’s boyfriend Roy decided that he was going to head back to the house to relax. We were driving home the next day and it was around 5pm or so; and he wanted to get off his feet.

The kids did enjoy their ride on the carrousel.

My mom wanted to get pictures of the kids with the sword in the stone; so we headed their next.
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After trying to get the sword out of the stone, Elizabeth wanted to ride The Many Adventures of Winnie The Pooh. The wait was only about 20minutes. This is a very cute ride and everyone enjoyed it.
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Our next stop was in Tomorrowland. We decided to ride Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin. I was pleasantly surprised to find out that they had a wheelchair vehicle. My brother Wes rode with Elizabeth and he rolled her onto the ride. We all love this ride. When we came around to unload, the cast members were not prepared to assist with the ride vehicle to let Elizabeth off, so they let us all ride again. Yeah!!!

We all had a great time with Buzz. My mom and I wanted to really ride the Carousel of Progress. We have not done this since I was a kid. So, we got everyone to head over there. I wasn’t sure how the seating was set up; but I was pleasantly surprise that is it a “room” with seats and aisles that are big enough for her to stay in her wheelchair. I was also pleasantly surprise that Rebecca loved this show. She will still sing the song “Great Big Beauty Tomorrow”. She says that she can’t wait to go back and see the show again.

After the Carousel of Progress, we decided to head towards Toon Town. Well, Elizabeth saw the Tomorrowland Speedway and really wanted to ride. So, Wes with Elizabeth, Rebecca, Alexis, my mom and Leonard rode it. The rest of us just took a break and waited for them to finish. All of the kids loved this ride and they got a license for driving. They were real excited about that.

We then headed to Toon Town.
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BrandyC1974

10-16-2009, 02:57 PM

First up was The Barnstormer at Goofy’s Wiseacre Farm. I rode with Rebecca; Leonard with Elizabeth and my mom with Alexis. Wes and his group decided to skip this and went off on their own for a little while. It is a cute ride; but way too short. But, the kids did enjoy themselves so it was worth the ride.
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Next, we headed to see Mickey’s Country House. We really enjoy walking through here (and will miss it when the redo Fantasyland.)
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After strolling through Mickey’s house, we decided to meet with Mickey in the Judge’s Tent. The wait was about 30 minutes and it took the whole wait time. But, we were excited to see Mickey and Minnie.
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We were excited to be able to finally meet Tinker Bell and friends; so we headed into the Toontown Hall of Fame. The wait was 60 minutes. The others were not sure; but I said that I was going to wait with my girls. My mom and Alexis stayed with me and my girls. The line was not long; but the wait was. We talked to the family in line behind us while we waited. It did not seem like an hour; and we really like how the waiting area is set up. The girls had fun talking to the other kids and showing them their autograph book.

My mom at first did not understand how the wait could be so long. She did not see how it could take the families so long to see the fairies. Well, once we got inside, she was pleasantly surprise on the level of interaction. The fairies really talked to the kids. Now, normally we are “please sign our book, take a picture, and go” family. But, when we got to Rosetta, she was like “hold on. Don’t you want to talk to me? I am more than a pretty face. Everyone just wants to take a picture and go.” The interaction was great. We did talk to her for a few minutes before taking pictures. It really was a great time; and my mom said that she understood the wait time and wished we could have seen the fairies earlier in the trip so that we could have seen them more that once. I will definitely take time to see them when we go back to Disney.
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BrandyC1974

10-16-2009, 02:59 PM

Next up, we saw the princesses. We met a cast member as we were walking from the fairies. She saw Elizabeth’s birthday button and asked who we had saw. When we told her the fairies, she asked if we had visited the princesses and we said no. She told us to follow her. She led us to the backdoor and straight to the room where the princesses were. My mom and I were happy because we were not going to have to wait in the line (which was at 45 minutes). So, we visited with Belle, Aurora and Cinderella.
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After we visited the princesses, we visited Minnie’s Country House. My girls love her house and are sad that it may not be there when we go back (I heard the house should be moved to elsewhere in the park when they do the renovations to Fantasyland. I hope so because my girls love them.)
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Elizabeth had wanted to ride the WDW Railroad the whole trip. So, since we were right there, we decided to ride the train to Frontierland. It was a pleasant ride that we all enjoyed. I took some pictures while we were riding; but I don’t think they came out that good.
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When we got off the train, my mom, Leonard, Alexis and Rebecca rode Splash Mountain. Elizabeth did not want to ride so I sat out with her. Before they finished, the Electrical Parade had started. Elizabeth and I were not close enough to really see (and Liz was not interested in seeing it). So, we moved off the bridge (because people were filling up that area) to wait for them.

After Splash Mountain, we headed towards the castle to try to find a spot to catch Wishes. We found a spot (but it sure was crowded) right to the left side of the castle. We watched a few minutes of it. We would have liked to have stayed but the view wasn’t very good. Also, everyone was getting hungry.
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So, we decided to have Dinner at Cosmic Ray’s Starlight Café. I’m not sure what everyone else had but me and Rebecca had the chicken nuggets. I was so tired at this point that I don’t think I actually tasted anything!

After finishing up, we decided to walk through the shops on Main Street and do some shopping on the way out. I bought, for my girls, some trading pins, a nightgown, and a buzz lightyear toy gun. For myself, I bought some fudge and Mickey rice crispy treats.
We all met up and headed to the car (it was after 12am before we left the park).

When we got back to the house, we packed up our stuff (as much as we could) so that we could leave early the next morning. We all fell into bed after that.

This was by far our longest day. The kids did not complain of the long day (but they did pass out once we got the house). And as a side note, I never had a problem using the birthday gift card in any shop that Liz used it in.

Up next……………………..the long car ride home………………………………………..