"Hello? I'm in the Carousel of Progress.."*UD1/13pg74"All Good Things...*

[MagicShell]

It sounds like you all had fun at TSI. We have never been over there. It just has never sounded like my kind of thing. I want to use a computerized ordering system. That sounds like fun.

[mommytothreeboys]

It sounds like you all had fun at TSI. We have never been over there. It just has never sounded like my kind of thing. I want to use a computerized ordering system. That sounds like fun.

That computerized ordering was really cool! I wonder if Pecos Bill's was a testing site and they are considering putting them in all the CS places? :confused3

[mommytothreeboys]

So after eating lunch at Pecos Bill's we headed off to Splash Mountain to use our FP. YAY! :yay: Then we just worked our way slowly back through Frontierland to find ourselves a spot for the parade. We found a great spot right in front of the gift shop next to the Shooting Arcade...the CM at the little kiosk showed us where the rope would go, so we sat and waited for them to come along and rope the street off. The boys did end up visiting the Frontierland Arcade while we waited...something that we had not done on our last trip.

We were patiently waiting, when off in the distance...what do we hear???



It's OMAR! He is making his famous sound effects as he directs people off the parade route. Too funny...if only everyone loved their jobs as much as our buddy Omar! ;)

As a parade really speaks for itself, I'm going to let pictures of this one do just that!


Here we are waiting for the parade to start. We bought some drinks and just sat and enjoyed people watching....except for Isaiah. Bet you can't guess how he passed the time!
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If you guessed that he TOOK A NAP....You are the WINNER!! :rotfl:
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The reason we took this picture is because the family picked to be the Grand Marshals were from Rochester! It really IS a small world! (Sorry!) :rolleyes1
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Keep in mind as you look at these pics that Jeff was in charge of picture taking for the parade. It was really nice to just sit and enjoy it, so I was grateful that he offered!


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Jeff's Favorite!
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My Favorite!!
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Ok.....remember I told you Jeff was taking the pictures? Well....he did a GREAT job.....however, we did get this little gem of a photo! :lmao:
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Back to the parade!

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As the parade finished up, we left Frontierland and strolled down Main Street with a very specific mission. Isaiah has a date with a pair of scissors! Stay tuned!

Thanks for reading!

[Luna_Lovegood]

Love those pictures! After hearing about (and experiencing) so much rain, I'm so excited to see the blue skies!

[mom2mek]

I love the armpit photo! :rotfl:

Seriously though, the parade looks very nice - we have yet to see that one!

Love that you could hear Omar!! :goodvibes

Oooo...haircut coming up? FUN!! (Only in Disney would I think a haircut could be considered fun! :rolleyes:) :banana::banana:

Sara

[mommytothreeboys]

Double post...oops!

[mommytothreeboys]

Love those pictures! After hearing about (and experiencing) so much rain, I'm so excited to see the blue skies!

We had GORGEOUS weather! Before all the rain....whew! :goodvibes

I love the armpit photo! :rotfl:

Me too....it's right up there as one of my faves! It's a good thing that CM shaved that morning! LOL! :rotfl:

Seriously though, the parade looks very nice - we have yet to see that one!

Love that you could hear Omar!! :goodvibes

I wish I could have packaged him up and brought him home as a souvenir! :rotfl2:

Oooo...haircut coming up? FUN!! (Only in Disney would I think a haircut could be considered fun! :rolleyes:) :banana::banana:

Sara

LOL! A root canal at Disney could be fun...oh wait...that's taking it a bit too far! :rolleyes:

[Planning fanatic mom]

Great Photos. Your seats look perfect. :cool1:

I love Mary Poppins. Too bad she wasn't facing you.

Cool a haircut. I don't know much about this.

[MICKEY4EVER!]

:rotfl2: That armpit photo made me laugh out loud! LOVE your writing style! I'm really enjoying your TR. Staying tuned for the next installment... :surfweb:

[cjackearl]

I guessed Isaiah was napping! :yay: What do I win?;)

[mommytothreeboys]

Great Photos. Your seats look perfect. :cool1:

I love Mary Poppins. Too bad she wasn't facing you.

Cool a haircut. I don't know much about this.

They really were good seats! I like to be right up by the rope!

I love Mary Poppins too. My boys had not seen that movie when we went on our last trip, so I made them watch it before this one. Classic! :)

:rotfl2: That armpit photo made me laugh out loud! LOVE your writing style! I'm really enjoying your TR. Staying tuned for the next installment... :surfweb:

Still :lmao::lmao::lmao: about that photo! For goodness' sake!

Thanks for the compliments! Glad you are enjoying my report! :thumbsup2

I guessed Isaiah was napping! :yay: What do I win?;)

LOL! Of course you did! How about this?

:mickeybar and a dance just for you!

:dancer:party::dancer:party::dancer:

[Girldreamer02]

love the parade pics...it debuted when we were there in jan! The arm pit picture cracks me up! :rotfl2: Can't wait to hear more!

[nu2wdisneyw]

Hey Missy!
The parade photos look great! It looks just beautiful outside!!

[PrincessEeyore]

Haha, that armpit pictures is a classic! It'll be one of those great ones that you stumble upon in 3 years while going thru vacation memories! Looking forward to the haircut! :goodvibes

[mommytothreeboys]

love the parade pics...it debuted when we were there in jan! The arm pit picture cracks me up! :rotfl2: Can't wait to hear more!

It was a fun parade...the dancers were entertaining and I love the music!


Hey Missy!
The parade photos look great! It looks just beautiful outside!!

We were so blessed with the weather! :cloud9:

Haha, that armpit pictures is a classic! It'll be one of those great ones that you stumble upon in 3 years while going thru vacation memories! Looking forward to the haircut! :goodvibes

I was going to just delete that picture, but it was just too good! :rotfl2::rotfl2:

[KathyRN137]

Great job on the pix, Jeff!! :thumbsup2

(I'm thinking I really should delegate some of the photography duty next time!!)

We always try to sit in that exact same spot for MK parades!! :yay:

Can't wait to see Isaiah's "do!"


Kathy

[Sunset Cliffs]

LOL. I bet that girl would be horrified to know that her armpit is the topic of conversation on a large Disney website. I know I would be! The parade looks so fun! We haven't seen it before.

[PrincessV]

Our raft driver’s name was Omar and he was ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! We had to wait for the riverboat to pass before we could shove off, so he had us all wave to the people as they passed. He was so funny...he made jokes about how we should wave and smile because the people on the boat love it and will automatically wave and smile back...he called it INSTANT GRATIFICATION, people! :rotfl: Omar very obviously LOVED his job and you could totally tell. As we approached the dock on the other side, he said there would be a “little bump”...then told us to “wait for it, wait for it.” He made little sound effects...beeps, whistles, etc...as he docked the raft. It is hard to translate his humor and interaction into words, but we all got a real kick out of him. :lmao:
I wonder if Omar moonlights as a monorail driver... we had a similar experience last week whilst stuck holding at the CR. I totally know what you mean - it was absolutely a highlight of our trip! :goodvibes

TSI is great because it really brings out the “little boy” in ALL 4 of my boys! It’s so amazing to let them explore the caves, play in the fort,climb the windmill, and just be “all boy” and know that they are safe. The boys have to USE their imaginations to fully enjoy the attraction, which in this day and age, is fantastic!
::yes:: ITA!


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:lmao: I have a friend who can literally sleep anywhere. It's amazing!

[teresajoy]

I am going to try to find Omar on our next trip!

I guessed it I guessed it!!! I'm a winner!!! That kid can sleep anywhere! LOL!

Umm, nice armpit photo

OOOH, I am guessing you are goint to the Barber Shop next!! That is a must do for Brian on all of our trips!

[DisMomAmy]

Love the armpit!! :laughing:

Wasn't the weather perfect! We had the same weather during our week. I can feel for all the people who got rained out - my 3 day trip last year was 2 days of pouring buckets!

Can't wait to see the haircut!!

[ilovecupcakes]

Oh my goodness the pictures from the parade turned out awesome! I looove the one of Eric and Ariel. Great seats and great pics :)

[mickeystoontown]

The armpit photos are the kind of photos we come back with when my husband takes pictures. And...the ones with no heads, half a head, feet, etc. etc. etc.:rotfl:

[MICKEY4EVER!]

You know, I didn't realize that the Barber Shop was ACTUALLY a barber shop! Cool!

Can't wait to see the results of his visit.

[mousescrapper]

Hi Missy...

love the TSI update and Omar sounds like a really great CM....gotta love it when you meet them. we had the singing Rachel on our trip in March!

all the pic's are great, like the one in the cave.

Wonderful viewing spot for the parade too...that boy sure can nap huh?

and good picture taking Jeff, here is our parade oopsie daisy from 05 not as good as the arm pit...but still classic :laughing:



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[mommytothreeboys]

Great job on the pix, Jeff!! :thumbsup2

(I'm thinking I really should delegate some of the photography duty next time!!)

We always try to sit in that exact same spot for MK parades!! :yay:

Can't wait to see Isaiah's "do!"


Kathy

I thought we were pretty lucky to get that spot...it was great! Not having to snap all the pics is really nice...it really allows you to enjoy the moments! ;)

LOL. I bet that girl would be horrified to know that her armpit is the topic of conversation on a large Disney website. I know I would be! The parade looks so fun! We haven't seen it before.

Yeah..I would too, I guess! :rolleyes:

I wonder if Omar moonlights as a monorail driver... we had a similar experience last week whilst stuck holding at the CR. I totally know what you mean - it was absolutely a highlight of our trip! :goodvibes




:lmao: I have a friend who can literally sleep anywhere. It's amazing!

It's funny how one person's attitude can affect a whole day, good or bad. In this case it was very good! I'm glad to hear you had a similar positive experience!

That son of mine can catch a nap ANYWHERE! It really is a gift! :laughing:

I am going to try to find Omar on our next trip!

I guessed it I guessed it!!! I'm a winner!!! That kid can sleep anywhere! LOL!

Umm, nice armpit photo

OOOH, I am guessing you are goint to the Barber Shop next!! That is a must do for Brian on all of our trips!

Look for Omar in Frontierland...he's a HOOT!

You are a winner....here's a :mickeybar for you!

This visit to the Barber Shop was a first for us...stay tuned! :surfweb:

Love the armpit!! :laughing:

Wasn't the weather perfect! We had the same weather during our week. I can feel for all the people who got rained out - my 3 day trip last year was 2 days of pouring buckets!

Can't wait to see the haircut!!

We have really been SO blessed with perfect weather on both of our trips. Those rain stories are SCARY!! :eek:

Oh my goodness the pictures from the parade turned out awesome! I looove the one of Eric and Ariel. Great seats and great pics :)

Jeff thanks you for the compliments! :goodvibes

The armpit photos are the kind of photos we come back with when my husband takes pictures. And...the ones with no heads, half a head, feet, etc. etc. etc.:rotfl:

I hear ya! :rotfl::lmao:

You know, I didn't realize that the Barber Shop was ACTUALLY a barber shop! Cool!

Can't wait to see the results of his visit.

Yep...a real working Barber Shop! :) Update coming soon!

Hi Missy...

love the TSI update and Omar sounds like a really great CM....gotta love it when you meet them. we had the singing Rachel on our trip in March!

I guess we haven't heard that story yet....sounds interesting! popcorn::

all the pic's are great, like the one in the cave.

Me too...Isaiah's face cracks me up! :laughing:

Wonderful viewing spot for the parade too...that boy sure can nap huh?

That he can! Silly boy! :upsidedow

and good picture taking Jeff, here is our parade oopsie daisy from 05 not as good as the arm pit...but still classic :laughing:



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I bet 2 seconds earlier that would have been a great shot!! LOL! Darn that digital delay! :rotfl::rotfl:

[3princesses+aprince]

Great parade pics. And the one with Isiah sleeping, oh my god, how adorable!!!!

[mommytothreeboys]

Great parade pics. And the one with Isiah sleeping, oh my god, how adorable!!!!

I could do a whole photo montage of pictures of that boy sleeping in odd places! :laughing:

[mommytothreeboys]

I just got my PhotoPass CD in the mail and it won't load! I followed all the instructions, but it just sits and won't load my photos....any suggestions?? :headache::headache:

[mousescrapper]

1st...the singing CM was on our 1st day in the parks (day 2) at MK....

2nd...when you put the cd in, does anything come up?

trying clicking on "my computer" and then you should see the disk drive and trying clicking on that...

it should bring up an online screen that you click the user agreement then you can view your photos.

If it still doesn't work and you are still at a loss.

and desperate...PM, I can give you my cell # and try and have my husband walk you through it over the phone...he works in computers, I am always calling him to help me ( insert the guy banging computer)

[mommytothreeboys]

1st...the singing CM was on our 1st day in the parks (day 2) at MK....

I had to go back and re-read that! Now I remember reading it the first time...I must be getting old or something! My memory is not what it used to be! :rotfl:

2nd...when you put the cd in, does anything come up?


I get the user agreement and then the next screen, but when I click on "view my photos" it just sits....FRUSTRATING!!

trying clicking on "my computer" and then you should see the disk drive and trying clicking on that...

it should bring up an online screen that you click the user agreement then you can view your photos.

I called my DH ( also in computers! :goodvibes) and he gave me the same advice! I am able to view the photos that way. YAY!


If it still doesn't work and you are still at a loss.

and desperate...PM, I can give you my cell # and try and have my husband walk you through it over the phone...he works in computers, I am always calling him to help me ( insert the guy banging computer)

Thanks so much for the offer! You're sweet! :hug: Isn't it great to have a DH who can provide 24 hour tech support?? ;)

[mommytothreeboys]

My PhotoPass CD arrived today! :woohoo::woohoo:

After some technical support from my amazing husband and some advice from Julie (aka-mousescrapper) I was able to open the pics and begin to prepare them to post!

I am just going to post the pictures of the days I have already covered in my TR. It may take two posts, but here we go!

ANIMAL KINGDOM DAY--April 20, 2009

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That face is priceless!

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These next two are among my favorites of the whole trip!
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BLIZZARD BEACH--April 21, 2009

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Continued in next post.....

[mommytothreeboys]

BLIZZARD BEACH (cont.)


This next series of pictures is Jonah making his way across the icebergs in the Ski Patrol Training Camp area.
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First MAGIC KINGDOM DAY--April 22, 2009


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There you have it! Now I can just sprinkle the rest of them in with my regular report! :thumbsup2

Hope you enjoyed them and Thanks so much for reading! :goodvibes

[DisneymoonJess07]

Love it!

Where did you guys get the shirts you wore to Magic Kingdom? You look so cute!!! DH and I would love them!

[MagicShell]

What a great update. I do believe Isiah could sleep anywhere. Good for him. He must always be very relaxed. Your parade pictures were great. Jeff did a good job. And, the underarm picture got a laugh so that's good too. Your photopass pictures are great. I have never done that but I would really like to.

[mommytothreeboys]

Love it!

Where did you guys get the shirts you wore to Magic Kingdom? You look so cute!!! DH and I would love them!

I got those shirts for everyone at Christmas time at the Disney Store online. They were really cheap...like $3 per shirt...I got a great deal! :thumbsup2


What a great update. I do believe Isiah could sleep anywhere. Good for him. He must always be very relaxed. Your parade pictures were great. Jeff did a good job. And, the underarm picture got a laugh so that's good too. Your photopass pictures are great. I have never done that but I would really like to.

I'm not sure how relaxed he is, but that boy can sure take advantage of the Power Nap!

Glad you liked the underarm photo...it's a family favorite!! :rotfl:

I only purchased one print from our PhotoPass account in 2007, so I wasn't sure what would happen on this trip. I made a conscious effort to get more Photopass pics taken...especially with the whole family. When I got home, after looking at what we had, it made more financial sense to order the whole CD than to pay $15 per picture to download or print. There were enough good ones that I would have wanted....therefore...we now have the CD! Thanks for the compliments! :goodvibes

[Girldreamer02]

Love all the photopass pics...very cool! I like that they had photopass people at the water park too...thats nice! :goodvibes:goodvibes:goodvibes:goodvibes

[shebaxric]

I go on vacation and and miss soooo much!!:scared1: You have been an updating machine girlfriend! And what wonderful updates they've been. I love Omar!!!:thumbsup2 Doesn't it make your Disney experience that much better when the CM's love their job?? It's all about the magic! The armpit picture had me ROTFL!!!:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: That and the picture of Isaiah asleep is priceless!! That looks like my DH, he can totally fall asleep anywhere, from the sofa to a movie theatre with an action movie playing!! If he's tired, he will fall asleep! I cannot wait to see the result of the scissors appointment!:cool1:

[mommytothreeboys]

Love all the photopass pics...very cool! I like that they had photopass people at the water park too...thats nice! :goodvibes:goodvibes:goodvibes:goodvibes

The water park pics was one of the things that sold me on the CD. You don't carry your camera around obviously, so having pictures from there was a definite selling point! ::yes::

I go on vacation and and miss soooo much!!:scared1:

Vacation?? Where'd you go, where'd you go??

I love Omar!!!:thumbsup2 Doesn't it make your Disney experience that much better when the CM's love their job??

DEFINITELY!! Anyone with training can run an attraction, but not everyone can pull off spreading the magic!

The armpit picture had me ROTFL!!!:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Right there with ya!! :rotfl2:

That and the picture of Isaiah asleep is priceless!! That looks like my DH, he can totally fall asleep anywhere, from the sofa to a movie theatre with an action movie playing!! If he's tired, he will fall asleep!

It's crazy! I can sleep pretty much anywhere if I'm tired, but on the street with my head between two barrels?? Probably not! :laughing:

I cannot wait to see the result of the scissors appointment!:cool1:

I'll get that update up soon! :thumbsup2

[nu2wdisneyw]

YAY! Photopass pictures!!! I love them. :cool1:The ones at BB are amazing...I am one that loves "action" shots. You can just catch all of the emotion in those photos and smiles are not "forced"! :lmao: I can't wait to read more!

[shebaxric]

Vacation?? Where'd you go, where'd you go??


We went to the Outer Banks, NC. We stayed in a neighborhood called Duck, NC. I absolutely love it there, almost as much as I love WDW. We had a wonderful time, and I'm just getting back into the swing of things....

[mom2mek]

Oh my goodness...what fabulous pics you got! I agree...those Everest ones are fabulous - I love that you have the coaster going up the hill behind you! The BB ones are great - everyone looks like they are having a fabulous time!!! :cool1:

Sara

[lisalonglash]

I don't know how I missed this great report before, but I'm in! I'm late, but I'm in :laughing:

I went back and read all your handy page links (btw, how do you do that? I've been trying to figure it out and I can't lol). You and your family are gorgeous! What a great trip you had :goodvibes

Can't wait for the next update popcorn::

[Planning fanatic mom]

2 Questions:

1. The MK pics where the family is "Holding TInk". Did the CM tell you to stand that way or did you ask? I had heard that not all of them know how to do that.

2. How did you get your photopass card to the CM when you were on the lazy river?

13 Days!!!!!

[MICKEY4EVER!]

Your PP pics turned out wonderful. Your group takes GREAT family pics! Such a good looking group, you are. So far, the castle pic is my fave. :goodvibes

[lhuggi1]

subbing - great report - getting me so excited for my own trip YAY

FANTASTIC JOB

[mommytothreeboys]

We went to the Outer Banks, NC. We stayed in a neighborhood called Duck, NC. I absolutely love it there, almost as much as I love WDW. We had a wonderful time, and I'm just getting back into the swing of things....

Sounds awesome! Welcome home...I know how crazy it can be getting back into "real" life!

Oh my goodness...what fabulous pics you got! I agree...those Everest ones are fabulous - I love that you have the coaster going up the hill behind you! The BB ones are great - everyone looks like they are having a fabulous time!!! :cool1:

Sara

Thanks Sara! I LOVE that we have pics from the waterparks! :love:

I don't know how I missed this great report before, but I'm in! I'm late, but I'm in :laughing:

I went back and read all your handy page links (btw, how do you do that? I've been trying to figure it out and I can't lol). You and your family are gorgeous! What a great trip you had :goodvibes

Can't wait for the next update popcorn::

First....Hi Lisa and :welcome:

Now...if you want to put links on your first post, here are the steps:

*Once you post there will be a number in the upper right corner of the post.
*Click on that and it will open the post in a new window
*Copy that URL (leave the window open...you may need it later)
*Go to the first page of your report and click Edit for the first post
*Scroll down to where you want the links to appear
*Click the little globe with a paper clip icon (sorry..that's the best I can do!)
*Paste the URL in the box that appears
*IF you want the title of the post to appear....go back and copy the title from the window you left open! (Told ya!)
*Now back to the editing box...you can paste the title just by clicking Ctrl+V (part of the link you pasted in will be highlighted and the title will go there automatically)
*All done!

Before you are too impressed...I had to ask a fellow DISer how to do it as well! Just passing along the know-how! If you have any questions or that made no sense to you at all, PM me and I can try to give you better directions!

Thanks for reading! ;)

2 Questions:

1. The MK pics where the family is "Holding TInk". Did the CM tell you to stand that way or did you ask? I had heard that not all of them know how to do that.

2. How did you get your photopass card to the CM when you were on the lazy river?

13 Days!!!!!

Answers!
1. The PhotoPass photographer told us to hold our hands that way. We got more pics later (up closer to the castle) and that photographer did it as well.
2. The PhotoPass photographers at the WP give you little cards that have rubber bands attached so you can carry them with you! Very cool!

YAY! Photopass pictures!!! I love them. :cool1:The ones at BB are amazing...I am one that loves "action" shots. You can just catch all of the emotion in those photos and smiles are not "forced"! :lmao: I can't wait to read more!

Me too! The lazy river shots of Isaiah and Jonah are wonderful! :thumbsup2

Your PP pics turned out wonderful. Your group takes GREAT family pics! Such a good looking group, you are. So far, the castle pic is my fave. :goodvibes

Thanks! I wasn't really impressed with the castle pics at first, but they are growing on me! :)

[lisalonglash]

First....Hi Lisa and :welcome:

Now...if you want to put links on your first post, here are the steps:

*Once you post there will be a number in the upper right corner of the post.
*Click on that and it will open the post in a new window
*Copy that URL (leave the window open...you may need it later)
*Go to the first page of your report and click Edit for the first post
*Scroll down to where you want the links to appear
*Click the little globe with a paper clip icon (sorry..that's the best I can do!)
*Paste the URL in the box that appears
*IF you want the title of the post to appear....go back and copy the title from the window you left open! (Told ya!)
*Now back to the editing box...you can paste the title just by clicking Ctrl+V (part of the link you pasted in will be highlighted and the title will go there automatically)
*All done!

Before you are too impressed...I had to ask a fellow DISer how to do it as well! Just passing along the know-how! If you have any questions or that made no sense to you at all, PM me and I can try to give you better directions!

Thanks for reading! ;)

Thanks for the nice welcome and thanks for the help!:flower3: Now my PTR is easier to navigate :thumbsup2

[wide receiver]

Wow great pictures! You made good use of the photopass! Your family is beautiful!

[KathyRN137]

Woo-Hoo!! :cool1: So happy your CD has finally arrived!! :woohoo:

All, and I mean A-L-L, of those pix are so terrific!! I think you made a great decision to get the entire CD!!

Kathy

[mommytothreeboys]

subbing - great report - getting me so excited for my own trip YAY

FANTASTIC JOB

Hi! Thank you and :welcome:

Thanks for the nice welcome and thanks for the help!:flower3: Now my PTR is easier to navigate :thumbsup2

:thumbsup2

Wow great pictures! You made good use of the photopass! Your family is beautiful!

Thanks! I think I'll keep 'em! :grouphug:

Woo-Hoo!! :cool1: So happy your CD has finally arrived!! :woohoo:

All, and I mean A-L-L, of those pix are so terrific!! I think you made a great decision to get the entire CD!!

Kathy

Thank you! I am really pleased with them and glad I decided to buy the CD! I have all these great ideas for framing them and giving gifts! Not to mention my scrapbook!! :woohoo:

[DisMomAmy]

Great photopass pictures!!! I can't wait to get the rest of mine. :headache: Glad you got your technical issues all worked out.

That's so great that they have photopass photographers at BB. It wouldn't have occurred to me that they would be there and I probably wouldn't have brought my camera there if we had gone. Great to know for next time!! :thumbsup2

[cjackearl]

I got a little knot in the pit of my stomach when I read you couldn't open your pictures.:scared1: I'm so glad your hubby helped resolve that issue quickly.:thumbsup2

I love your pictures also. The EE ones are beautiful. In fact, I really like all of your AK pics.:) And your BB pics. And your MK pics.......

[mommytothreeboys]

Great photopass pictures!!! I can't wait to get the rest of mine. :headache: Glad you got your technical issues all worked out.

That's so great that they have photopass photographers at BB. It wouldn't have occurred to me that they would be there and I probably wouldn't have brought my camera there if we had gone. Great to know for next time!! :thumbsup2

Good morning Amy!

I didn't know they had photographers at the waterparks either! I did take my camera and got a few shots, but the pictures ON the slides and in the Lazy River are shots I never would have had. It was funny to be floating in your tube and see a guy with a camera covered in plastic standing in the water! LOL! It sold me on the CD though, so good for them for thinking of it!! :thumbsup2

[mommytothreeboys]

I got a little knot in the pit of my stomach when I read you couldn't open your pictures.:scared1: I'm so glad your hubby helped resolve that issue quickly.:thumbsup2

I love your pictures also. The EE ones are beautiful. In fact, I really like all of your AK pics.:) And your BB pics. And your MK pics.......

Hi Christine!

I was so upset that they wouldn't open! And I really hate bothering him at work for stuff like that....but I NEEDED to see them!! LOL! He was a good sport, as usual! :lovestruc

Thanks for the compliments....I really am VERY pleased! :goodvibes

[mousescrapper]

The pictures are wonderful!!!!

Didn't you just love looking at them for the first time...it's like a ton of little presents! :goodvibes

I love the AK "claw" one very cute...and yes the ones in front of EE are great too, plus nice family group TINK one.

The BB ones are cool too....I don't think they had all the PP stuff they do know back in 05, I would have loved to see me flying down the plumit...don't know if I'd do it again....:eek:

Can't wait to see the rest!

And thanks for the link posting instructions....I have copied it into Word so I can print it and study it and try it out....most likely it will be me asking DH to help me....I think at this point 1/2 way thru my TR....I will wait and try it out w/ the next PTR late this year.

and too bad we live like 3 big states away from each other...I'd love to SCRAP Disney w/ you....that would be so FUN! :thumbsup2

[PrincessEeyore]

The pictures turned out beautiful! Your boys are very photogenic; your entire family is. Looking forward to the next update!

[ladybugmom]

Missy--I love all of your Photopass pics!! You got some really good ones!!

[Happydog]

Great photos! I love the one with Lilo and Stitch !!! Fam photos are adorable, too. :goodvibes I am thinking about that CD, but for now, I will enjoy your pics! :thumbsup2

[Sunset Cliffs]

Your Photopass pictures turned out so nice! The AK ones are cute, but I LOVE the Donald ones too. I have never wanted to do Photopass but the candid ones they took turned out so great. Maybe I will try it this time...

[lisalonglash]

My favourite picture is the Lilo one - your son's face is absolutely priceless! Ewwww, girl germs! :lmao:

[mommytothreeboys]

The pictures are wonderful!!!!

Thank you!

Didn't you just love looking at them for the first time...it's like a ton of little presents! :goodvibes

I LOVE presents!

I love the AK "claw" one very cute...and yes the ones in front of EE are great too, plus nice family group TINK one.

Jeff really liked the "claw" one too! It's his favorite!

The BB ones are cool too....I don't think they had all the PP stuff they do know back in 05, I would have loved to see me flying down the plumit...don't know if I'd do it again....:eek:

Hey..you did it once! That's one more time than me!

Can't wait to see the rest!

And thanks for the link posting instructions....I have copied it into Word so I can print it and study it and try it out....most likely it will be me asking DH to help me....I think at this point 1/2 way thru my TR....I will wait and try it out w/ the next PTR late this year.

You're very welcome! Like I said, I had to ask Carissa...just sharing the information. Hope it works for ya! :thumbsup2

and too bad we live like 3 big states away from each other...I'd love to SCRAP Disney w/ you....that would be so FUN! :thumbsup2


OOhhhh...Me too! That would be so much fun! :woohoo: Maybe we could meet in the middle! :laughing:

The pictures turned out beautiful! Your boys are very photogenic; your entire family is. Looking forward to the next update!

Thanks so much...I'm lucky they still put up with all the picture taking!

Missy--I love all of your Photopass pics!! You got some really good ones!!


We really did..I'm very pleased!


Great photos! I love the one with Lilo and Stitch !!! Fam photos are adorable, too. :goodvibes I am thinking about that CD, but for now, I will enjoy your pics! :thumbsup2

I LOVE his face in that picture!

Your Photopass pictures turned out so nice! The AK ones are cute, but I LOVE the Donald ones too. I have never wanted to do Photopass but the candid ones they took turned out so great. Maybe I will try it this time...

It saves money if you pre-order, but I really felt better about seeing what I had before I spent any money on it. I'm glad I bought it though. I plan to get my money's worth by making gifts, etc.

My favourite picture is the Lilo one - your son's face is absolutely priceless! Ewwww, girl germs! :lmao:

LOL! I love that too! FUNNY! :laughing:

[carissanboys]

Hey Missy! :goodvibes Sorry I've been MIA for so long. Things are finally starting to calm down a bit around here and I'm trying to get caught up!

I read all of your updates and am loving them. :thumbsup2 Omar sounds like so much fun! We had a great time at TSI too. Can't wait to post pictures.

We ate at Pecos Bills on our 2nd trip and ended up eating outside. It was much nicer and quieter that way (but it was evening and getting dark so not hot).

[mommytothreeboys]

Hey Missy! :goodvibes Sorry I've been MIA for so long. Things are finally starting to calm down a bit around here and I'm trying to get caught up!

I read all of your updates and am loving them. :thumbsup2 Omar sounds like so much fun! We had a great time at TSI too. Can't wait to post pictures.

We ate at Pecos Bills on our 2nd trip and ended up eating outside. It was much nicer and quieter that way (but it was evening and getting dark so not hot).

Please don't apologize! You silly girl! You just moved your whole family to a new state!! :worship: I'm just glad all went well and you are back!

Looking forward to seeing you TSI pics...we had a blast there! And Omar was a HOOT!

Eating outside at Pecos Bills would probably have been a better idea...but it was hot and CROWDED and there were no tables outside that Jeff and Dan could see. Maybe next time!

[mommytothreeboys]

With the happy sounds of the parade moving off in the distance, we made our way out of the Old West onto the busy sidewalks of Main Street USA.

Background....


Isaiah hates getting a haircut. I can’t explain it, I’m not sure what his issue is, but it’s a fight to get him to the chair every time! Now he doesn’t cry and fuss..he IS 12 you know!..but he does complain the whole way there about what’s to come. It’s not fun...for any of us! :headache: So.....we thought maybe he would be a better sport about it if we let him get it cut on Main Street at Harmony Barber Shop. He was given the choice before we left of getting it cut before the trip or waiting till our MK day. He chose the Main Street barber shop! :cool1: Cool....I was hoping he would because I thought it would be a neat experience. The only drawback was that MK wasn’t till the Wednesday of our trip and his hair was a little unruly :scared1:...but we managed!

On our way into the MK in the morning, we had stopped by the Barber Shop, but the line was fairly long...as expected. You can’t make appointments there so it is first come, first served. And you have to wait...no leaving your name and coming back. We had figured most people would try to catch it as they entered the park so we weren’t surprised by the line. We just put it on the back burner and decided to try it after the parade when a lot of people were headed OUT of the park.

IT WORKED! :thumbsup2 When we got to the little shop there were only 2 people in front of us. The shop is tucked in the corner of Main Street, adjacent to the Fire House. Very cute! It’s literally a hole in the wall and only has two barber’s chairs and a VERY small waiting area. In fact, the waiting area is more for the family of the person getting their haircut than for actual waiting. We stood in line outside.

The little girl in front of us was getting her VERY first hair cut...how fun! :cutie: As soon as she got hoisted up in the chair she started screaming, NO, NO, NO! The CM didn’t even bat an eyelash, but started putting Mickey Mouse stickers all over the little girl’s clothes. She kept taking them off, but not as fast as the CM was putting them on! She was so distracted by the stickers that the CM was able to begin the haircut...then she handed the little girl a bottle of bubbles and that was all she wrote! She cut that little princess’ hair lickety split! Amazing! If only the local Supercuts employee was so smart! :rolleyes: The little girl got a cute little pair of Mickey ears that said, My First Haircut on the back. Awwww...I melted! :cloud9:

After about a 20 minute wait, it was Isaiah’s turn. He got up in the chair and made small talk with our CM barber. She was very friendly and engaged all of us in conversation as she cut Isaiah’s hair.

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Isaiah did not want and colored gel in his hair, but he did want the pixie dust...I was kind of surprised, but thrilled! She sprayed his hair with what I can only imagine was some spray gel and proceeded to “dust him up!” Too cute!

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/missyp_02/WednesdayMK-Disney200995.jpg

Apparently pixie dust is FREE, so Jonah wanted some too. I LOVE IT! I wanted some too, but figured that might be silly! :rotfl:

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/missyp_02/WednesdayMK-Disney200994.jpg


The experience at the Barber Shop was AWESOME and cost exactly the same as a haircut from the local Supercuts. NOT a bad deal! The atmosphere, the CM, the pixie dust....icing on the cake! ;)

Here are my two Barber Shop boys!

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And this picture just makes me happy! :) :) :) :)

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/missyp_02/WednesdayMK-Disney200992.jpg

It was time for some Adventure...and a Dole Whip! Coming up NEXT!

[ladybugmom]

Oh how fun to get your haircut at Disney World!! I'll have to keep that in mind about the 1st haircut thing for Claire. That would be so special!! In the meantime, we're still working on GROWING hair!! :rotfl2:

[mickeystoontown]

I was several pages behind in your report. Sorry! I have a good excuse though, I started a trip report of my own. We surprised our son, Hunter, with a WDW vacation last August and I decided to share the story with my Dis friends.

Anyway....What is it with boys and haircuts? Hunter (who just turned 12) never wants to get a haircut. I mean NEVER. He knows that he has to get his hair cut before going on vacation. Maybe I'll use your trick....get it cut on Main Street.

[cjackearl]

Hi Missy, great update! Isaiah looks great with his new haircut and what a magical experience. I love that they gave Jonah pixie dust too.:goodvibes

Oh, the balloons make me happy too.:cloud9: I can't wait to see them in person.:yay:

[Girldreamer02]

Glad the haircut went well! :thumbsup2 I love the balloon pic...we took some with photopass while we were in mk in jan. Can't wait to hear more!

[mommytothreeboys]

Oh how fun to get your haircut at Disney World!! I'll have to keep that in mind about the 1st haircut thing for Claire. That would be so special!! In the meantime, we're still working on GROWING hair!! :rotfl2:

LOL! My mom tells me I was bald until I was 2! A first haircut at Disney would be AWESOME!! :thumbsup2

I was several pages behind in your report. Sorry! I have a good excuse though, I started a trip report of my own. We surprised our son, Hunter, with a WDW vacation last August and I decided to share the story with my Dis friends.

Anyway....What is it with boys and haircuts? Hunter (who just turned 12) never wants to get a haircut. I mean NEVER. He knows that he has to get his hair cut before going on vacation. Maybe I'll use your trick....get it cut on Main Street.

I've been reading your report...I'm so impressed you pulled off a surprise!

That trick worked like a charm..I highly recommend it!

Hi Missy, great update! Isaiah looks great with his new haircut and what a magical experience. I love that they gave Jonah pixie dust too.:goodvibes

Oh, the balloons make me happy too.:cloud9: I can't wait to see them in person.:yay:

Only a week to go! How EXCITED are YOU!!!! :banana::banana:

Glad the haircut went well! :thumbsup2 I love the balloon pic...we took some with photopass while we were in mk in jan. Can't wait to hear more!


I wish I had taken more random shots like that. It just takes me back! :lovestruc

[lisalonglash]

What a fanastic idea to get a haircut at WDW! :goodvibes I'll bet I can talk all my menfolk into that! Oh, and I'll be getting some of that pixie dust! :rotfl: Did it really cost the same as Supercuts? So, like $10? :confused3

Isaiah looks sooo handsome, as do all of your boys! pirate:

[mommytothreeboys]

What a fanastic idea to get a haircut at WDW! :goodvibes I'll bet I can talk all my menfolk into that! Oh, and I'll be getting some of that pixie dust! :rotfl: Did it really cost the same as Supercuts? So, like $10? :confused3

Isaiah looks sooo handsome, as do all of your boys! pirate:

Well...the junior haircut at Supercuts is $10, but since he's over 10 years old, he has to pay full price. SO...at Supercuts his haircut would be $13. At MK it was $14. ( I think that is the child's price--age 12 and under) Plus a tip of course.

I so wanted pixie dust!! I should have done it because only at the MK could I get away with walking around with glitter and confetti in my hair! LOL! :rotfl:

[mousescrapper]

Love the haircut pictures...love that the boys got the pixie dust. pixiedust:



well now you have something on the To Do list for the next Disney Trip! ;)



and I just had to share my princess getting her 1st haircut at the MK Barber Shop last June in 08: (hope you don't mind)

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[Planning fanatic mom]

Yeah!! Dole Whips coming up!!! I can't wait to have mine soon.

Love the pics from Isaiah's haircut. What if he will only get a haircut in WDW from now on?:scared1:

[3princesses+aprince]

How sweet is Isaiah!!! I love when they enjoy things that you're not sure if they still will. Anthony (who is also 12) surprised me so many times on this trip with things that I never would have thought he would do, but was happy to do it. Manny does not like spinning rides, like dumbo or triceratops spin. So he would sit them out on a bench and ask Anthony if he wanted to wait with him, he never once sat any of those "little kid" rides out. I told him at the beginning of the trip, that some kids are never lucky enough to go to Disney World, enjoy every minute of it!!!! He did, and it looks like yours did too!!!!!!! How Magical!!!!

[PrincessEeyore]

Now I want to get my haircut there just to get some pixie dust!
Great update, can't wait for that dole whip! Yum!

[mommytothreeboys]

Love the haircut pictures...love that the boys got the pixie dust. pixiedust:

Me too! :lovestruc


well now you have something on the To Do list for the next Disney Trip! ;)

You know it! :thumbsup2


and I just had to share my princess getting her 1st haircut at the MK Barber Shop last June in 08: (hope you don't mind)

http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee134/Dizmama5/100_1805-1.jpg

http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee134/Dizmama5/100_1814-1.jpg

Of course I don't mind! Margaret looks so sweet!! What a great memory...thanks for sharing!

Yeah!! Dole Whips coming up!!! I can't wait to have mine soon.

Love the pics from Isaiah's haircut. What if he will only get a haircut in WDW from now on?:scared1:

Oh..that would be a shame now wouldn't it?! :rolleyes: I was just looking at him today thinking he needs one....must be time to go back!! LOL!! I love that!

How sweet is Isaiah!!! I love when they enjoy things that you're not sure if they still will. Anthony (who is also 12) surprised me so many times on this trip with things that I never would have thought he would do, but was happy to do it. Manny does not like spinning rides, like dumbo or triceratops spin. So he would sit them out on a bench and ask Anthony if he wanted to wait with him, he never once sat any of those "little kid" rides out. I told him at the beginning of the trip, that some kids are never lucky enough to go to Disney World, enjoy every minute of it!!!! He did, and it looks like yours did too!!!!!!! How Magical!!!!

I know exactly what you mean. Some of my favorite pictures and memories are of Daniel meeting Tigger and Pooh on our 2007 trip. He was 12, but COMPLETELY embraced Disney magic! He really still does at 14, but you can see subtle changes. :sad1: I love that all of my boys still want to meet characters and ride Dumbo and collect autographs and pennies. I'll take it for as long as it lasts! :)

Now I want to get my haircut there just to get some pixie dust!
Great update, can't wait for that dole whip! Yum!

MMM....I can almost taste it! :tongue:

[DisMomAmy]

Ooooooooo... free pixie dust!!

Love the haircut!! What a fun experience!

[nu2wdisneyw]

How fun! To get your hair cut in Disney! That should make anyone smile!

[KathyRN137]

Add Billy to the list of big boys who don't like haircuts!! :rotfl2:

Isaiah looks so handsome... and I'm sure he'll remember the magical MK pixie-dusting he got for a very long time!!

Love the balloon shot, too!! :cloud9: Pixiedust and Dole Whips in the same afternoon?? Wow, talk about magic!!


Kathy

[mom2mek]

Love the update!! What a fun thing to do! I read about it all the time on here, but we have never stopped! It's definitely on the list! (And I want some pixie dust too!)

The boys looks so cute! Love the balloon pic! :love:

Sara

[Sunset Cliffs]

The haircut idea is so fun. My DS who is 20 months just got his first haircut in a shop a couple of weeks ago and was not pleased. So he sat on daddy's lap while it got cut and he did much better. I wonder if stickers & bubbles would really work on him....it's something to thing about for next time. Great pictures!

[mommytothreeboys]

Ooooooooo... free pixie dust!!

Love the haircut!! What a fun experience!

It really was fun! The CM was very nice and talked to us the whole time. She was telling us that we were lucky we were visiting the week we did rather than the week before because they had to close the park for capacity! YIKES! :scared1:

How fun! To get your hair cut in Disney! That should make anyone smile!

:):):):)

Add Billy to the list of big boys who don't like haircuts!! :rotfl2:

Isaiah looks so handsome... and I'm sure he'll remember the magical MK pixie-dusting he got for a very long time!!

Love the balloon shot, too!! :cloud9: Pixiedust and Dole Whips in the same afternoon?? Wow, talk about magic!!


Kathy

SO magical!! And our FIRST Dole Whips, no less! What a day! :yay:

Love the update!! What a fun thing to do! I read about it all the time on here, but we have never stopped! It's definitely on the list! (And I want some pixie dust too!)

The boys looks so cute! Love the balloon pic! :love:

Sara

I'm so glad we took the time to do it. I think it will be something we try to do on every trip..very cool experience! :thumbsup2

The haircut idea is so fun. My DS who is 20 months just got his first haircut in a shop a couple of weeks ago and was not pleased. So he sat on daddy's lap while it got cut and he did much better. I wonder if stickers & bubbles would really work on him....it's something to thing about for next time. Great pictures!

Seemed to work like a charm on the little girl in front of us! She didn't even know what hit her! But she had a big smile on her face when she left so it was ALL good!

Only 4 more days till your trip???? How excited are you? :banana:

[shebaxric]

My DH is just like your son, he HATES to get his hair cut. I really don't know why, because he feels so good afterwards.:confused3 I am definitely going to corrall him into getting his hair cut there, minus the color, but perhaps a bit of pixie dust! Great pictures, by the way!

Mousescrapper, LOVE the pictures of Margaret getting her first hair cut!!! How adorable was she????:cutie:

[SRUAlmn]

Hey! :cool1: Late to the party here, but I just spent last night catching up on your TR and I'm loving it :) You and your "boys" sound like you had so much fun. We are leaving in 3 weeks and reading your TR is helping me pass the time and get even more excited :) :) Can't wait to read more :thumbsup2

[ilovecupcakes]

Oh my gosh how cute! Love the pixie dust. That is awesome your son was able to get a haircut while you were vactioning. That is probably something he'll always remember. Can't we get pixie dust everytime we get our hair cuts at home? :)

[MICKEY4EVER!]

The haircut looks great. How fun to get your hair cut at MK! And at a very reasonable price, too. Love the pixie dust! I'm like you, I'd have wanted it, too. The whole family should have gotten it done! Maybe next trip...???

My parents are at Disney right this very moment, staying at the Wilderness Lodge (home sweet home :guilty:). I'm so JEALOUS! They called me yesterday after they arrived and said they were waiting on the bus to AK. I could just picture them outside of the Lodge at the bus stop. We went to SSR in March, so I've been missing my WL. Oh, well! I'm rambling here, but what I wanted to say was that reading your TR today is really helping me get through the "I'm not at Disney, too, blues". Especially the photo of those balloons. I love those!

Thanks, Missy!

[Angies1274]

Hi:) I'm signing on late to the fun but I just had to let you know how much I am enjoying your trip report!!!:thumbsup2 I found your TR this weekend and caught up on the whole thing.;) It looks like your family had a wonderful vacation.:goodvibes We were there around the same time as you so it's been fun looking at all your pictures and remembering...... I can't wait for more!!!popcorn::

[mommytothreeboys]

My DH is just like your son, he HATES to get his hair cut. I really don't know why, because he feels so good afterwards.:confused3 I am definitely going to corrall him into getting his hair cut there, minus the color, but perhaps a bit of pixie dust! Great pictures, by the way!


We keep telling Isaiah that his hair just doesn't look good long and he's much more handsome after a haircut! :cool2:

Hey! :cool1: Late to the party here, but I just spent last night catching up on your TR and I'm loving it :) You and your "boys" sound like you had so much fun. We are leaving in 3 weeks and reading your TR is helping me pass the time and get even more excited :) :) Can't wait to read more :thumbsup2

Hi and :welcome: A trip in 3 weeks sounds great...want a tag-along!! LOL! :rotfl:

Oh my gosh how cute! Love the pixie dust. That is awesome your son was able to get a haircut while you were vactioning. That is probably something he'll always remember. Can't we get pixie dust everytime we get our hair cuts at home? :)

I should just start carrying my own "pixie dust" to the shop and then just sprinkle the boys when they are done! pixiedust: I think people might think I'm INSANE!!! :crazy:

The haircut looks great. How fun to get your hair cut at MK! And at a very reasonable price, too. Love the pixie dust! I'm like you, I'd have wanted it, too. The whole family should have gotten it done! Maybe next trip...???

My parents are at Disney right this very moment, staying at the Wilderness Lodge (home sweet home :guilty:). I'm so JEALOUS! They called me yesterday after they arrived and said they were waiting on the bus to AK. I could just picture them outside of the Lodge at the bus stop. We went to SSR in March, so I've been missing my WL. Oh, well! I'm rambling here, but what I wanted to say was that reading your TR today is really helping me get through the "I'm not at Disney, too, blues". Especially the photo of those balloons. I love those!

Thanks, Missy!

I so get that feeling! Glad I can help you in some small way to get through it!! :hug:

Hi:) I'm signing on late to the fun but I just had to let you know how much I am enjoying your trip report!!!:thumbsup2 I found your TR this weekend and caught up on the whole thing.;) It looks like your family had a wonderful vacation.:goodvibes We were there around the same time as you so it's been fun looking at all your pictures and remembering...... I can't wait for more!!!popcorn::

Hi! I think you may have stopped into my PTR at some point...your screen name looks familiar! If so...welcome back! If I'm completely mistaken, then :welcome: Thanks for reading! I'll have to check out your TR and compare notes!

[DisneyPoohBear]

Hi, love your trip report! We love trading pins and I'm sure we buy from the same place you do. We already have a stash that "Mickey" will drop by with some other gifts for my son's 5th birthday. Now, I need to go back and get caught up on some pages! :)

[chocaholic110]

Loved the haircut trip report.

We are considering taking our 18 month old there for his first haircut but I think he might scream the shop down! He's badly in need of a cut though.

[mommytothreeboys]

Armed with a healthy dose of pixie dust (literally–the boys were shaking that stuff out for days!) we set our sights on adventure.

Adventureland to be exact!

Before turning to cross the bridge at the hub, we stopped to take some PhotoPass pics. I wanted to get a few in front of the castle with all of our “stuff” off–no lanyards, sunglasses, fans, etc. I wanted to be able to see our “matchy-matchy” shirts! The lighting wasn’t great as it was getting to be later in the day and the sun was casting shadows. Still...I think they turned out pretty good. I will say that Jeff really doesn’t like these though because the castle is not centered. That bugs him!

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Finally, we put our “gear” back on and head into Adventureland. First stop is MOST DEFINITELY the Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse.

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This attraction was closed for refurb on our 2007 trip and Jeff was sorely disappointed. :sad2: He loves the treehouse and couldn’t wait to share it with the boys. As we began climbing the treehouse, we were all alone. No crowd to follow, no crowd pushing us along, so it was nice to be able to just enjoy all of the little treats the treehouse has to offer. Unfortunately, the alone time didn’t last long and we soon had a crowd pushing up behind us. We wanted to go slow and enjoy so we found ourselves moving to the side a lot to let people by us. Here’s a pic of the boys in front of the water contraption. Dan spend quite a bit of time trying to figure out how it worked!

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We climbed all the way to the top to what would be the Robinson boys’ bedroom. This is a picture of the boys contemplating being that high in the tree to sleep!!

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I honestly wish I had taken more pictures here. I thought I did, but apparently those are the only ones I have. Not sure what I was thinking! I think I was caught up in taking it all in! My boys have not see the movie Swiss Family Robinson and it is now on our To-See list!


Our next stop in Adventureland was the Jungle Cruise! I LOVE THE JUNGLE CRUISE!! I am such a sucker for the cheesy humor and cheap jokes. But....we decided to Fastpass it and head to the Tiki Room. I DO NOT LOVE THE TIKI ROOM! I do this attraction because I love my family, but I really do not enjoy those birds! I’m not sure what it is, but it is my LEAST favorite attraction in all of MK. But...like I said...because I love my family, I endure!

After the difficult climb up the tree and the “tiki,tiki, tiki, tiki, tiki room” , we needed some refreshment. Boy, were we in the right place! I was so looking forward to trying the much-talked-about and highly-loved Dole Whip! We got in the line and waited for our turn. I got the Dole Whip Float with pineapple whip and pineapple juice. Some of the boys got pineapple juice with orange whip. No matter the combination, these snacks are SO DELICIOUS! ::yes:: They definitely lived up to the hype....and this would not be our only stop of the trip. Here are some pictures of the family enjoying the tasty deliciousness that is the DOLE WHIP!

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Dan was having a 14 year old moment and had separated himself from us. I took his pic anyway!
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I took more pics of our snack than of the TreeHouse.....go figure!! LOL!

OH BOY!! It’s time for some JUNGLE CRUISIN’! We get in the FP line and are soon boarding our very own Jungle boat! Did I mention I LOVE this ride?? Well, I do, but this time I have to say I was disappointed. I guess the quality of your skipper can make or break the ride and our skipper just lacked something. He delivered the jokes, but they seemed to fall flat. He didn’t seem to improv at all, but stuck to the script. Even at the end of the ride where most skippers will keep telling jokes waiting to dock, ours just gave the customary “grab small children by the hand” speech. SO SAD....I was so looking forward to this. Oh well....I grabbed a few pics anyway. ENJOY!

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Did you ever take the time to read this board? Too funny!
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Trying to get over my disappointment from the Jungle Cruise fiasco and desperate to get that “tiki, tiki, tiki, tiki, tiki room” song out of my head....we made a beeline for Pirates. Nothing cures the sad soul like a little bit of pirate treachery!

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It was just past 6:00 pm and there was NO LINE at all for POC! How did we manage that?? We cruised through the queue area and right onto a waiting boat. Now...I like a walk-on ride as much as the next guy, but you miss a lot of cool stuff when you skip the queue! Pirates did NOT disappoint and we LOVED every minute of our ride. My favorite scene is the scene with the town on fire...SO COOL! And Captain Jack looks eerily real! LOVE IT! We disembarked and spent some time in the gift shop. Jonah purchased a Captain Jack Sparrow sword which he promptly put on his belt and carried around for the next several days!

The boys wanted to ride the Magic Carpets of Aladdin so we headed there to see what the wait was like. This is one of those rides that we did not do in 2007, but figured we’d do this time if the standby line was fairly short. It was only a 15 minute wait so the boys got in line while Jeff and I found a spot along the fence to watch. They enjoyed the ride and we explored the market at Agrabah for a little while before we felt ready to head out of Adventureland.

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I make a 3x5 card for each day with our Touring Plan and our plan for this day ended with POC then Wishes at 9:00. It was only 6:45 and we had accomplished EVERYTHING on our card and then some! With some time to kill before finding a spot for Wishes, we decided to head to Toontown and see if we could find any characters. We had not seen that many and figured now was a good time to character hunt since we had done all the attractions we wanted to for the day.

On our stroll to Toontown, we passed through Frontierland and took this picture of the boys.

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Funny story...well, funny now, not so funny then. I was waiting for a chance to get BOTH boys in the stocks for a picture. Everytime one side opened up someone jumped in....it happened over, and over, and over again! Finally, I told Isaiah to get in the stocks and I’d get Jonah in as soon as I could and snap the picture. Well...someone did NOT like the idea of Isaiah waiting for me and he went right up to Isaiah and said “can you move, we’re trying to take a picture?” ARE YOU KIDDING ME?? We had been standing there for a good 5 minutes waiting to take a picture ourselves!! How could he not recognize that?? Jeff was off in the not so far distance and watched the whole thing transpire....he saw how irritated I was! I was about to be NOT SO MAGICAL on someone’s behind! GRRR......anyway....I finally got the picture I wanted. (But look at it again...can you see the exasperation on Isaiah's face?!) It took me a while to calm down....I’m lucky my DH is a good listener and he let me vent!

Up NEXT....what a way to end the day!

[ladybugmom]

Mmmmmm!! Dole whips!! We had our very first Dole Whips on our trip--soooo good!

[wide receiver]

We haven't tried a Dole whip yet, can you explain the flavor? Is it like a cremesicle?

I am reading your pretrip report and enjoying it...I love the choice you made to wear the disney Tshirts...the matchy matchy is nice!

[mommytothreeboys]

Mmmmmm!! Dole whips!! We had our very first Dole Whips on our trip--soooo good!

Just writing about them makes me want one! YUMMM!!!

We haven't tried a Dole whip yet, can you explain the flavor? Is it like a cremesicle?

I am reading your pretrip report and enjoying it...I love the choice you made to wear the disney Tshirts...the matchy matchy is nice!

Hmm....describe a Dole Whip. It actually comes in two flavors, pineapple or orange. It is a non-dairy frozen soft serve. The orange flavor does taste a little like a creamsicle, but I really prefer the pineapple. It's tangy and not too sweet...a perfect treat on a hot day. To make the float, the soft serve is added to pineapple juice. VERY, VERY TASTY! Highly recommended! :thumbsup2

Thanks for the compliments on the shirts. I wasn't sure my boys would go for identical shirts, so I got these that were similar but not not exactly the same. Turns out I didn't know my kids as well as I thought....stay tuned for that story! ;)

[Girldreamer02]

I still haven't had a dole whip and I've been to disney world four times. Lol. It seems like we always forget or are full by the time we see the dole whips. They look so delicious! We had a good day in mk when we visited in jan...we got everything done early like you as well...that is always nice! The first hour or so in the park really does make all the difference. We breezed through fantasy land without having to get any fast passes, which typically dosen't happen...at least not to us. Sorry you were upset...some people just take things so seriously...it wouldn't have hurt that family to have their person move so you could take the picture since you had been standing there longer. I hate when people are rude and mean especially in disney. :goodvibes Hopefully the rest of your evening wasn't ruined! :goodvibes

[Angies1274]

Thanks for the welcome!:goodvibes I went back to look over your PTR and it was me. I wasn't able to spend much time on the boards before the trip:sad1: But I am back now and becoming addicted all over again.;) I spent the afternoon catching up on your PTR too.:thumbsup2

I love the pictures of all of you in front of the castle!! They turned out great:thumbsup2 We did the same kind of matchy-matchy shirts for our Magic Kingdom day.:goodvibes

Oh and the Dole Whips look so yummy!!!!! I wanted to try one so bad on our trip but just never got the chance. It's definitely a must-do on our next trip:thumbsup2

[Planning fanatic mom]

Great update!!

I too love Jungle Cruise. I want to ride at night this year. I've heard that it is really cool at night. Too bad about the lackluster CM.

Question: Was that Dole Float a snack credit or did you have to pay OOP??

POC is a favorite of the whole family.

Your pics are amazing!!

Can't wait to hear more!!

[nu2wdisneyw]

Hey Missy!
The shirts came out nice...cant wait to hear the boys thoughts! :) Dole Whips are on the top of my list...I can't wait to try one. We will be there before I know it and I just can't wait! I am starting to work on my touring plans now...using the Unoffical guide of course since this will be our first trip! :goodvibes

[mommytothreeboys]

Hi, love your trip report! We love trading pins and I'm sure we buy from the same place you do. We already have a stash that "Mickey" will drop by with some other gifts for my son's 5th birthday. Now, I need to go back and get caught up on some pages! :)

Sorry I missed you earlier...you must have snuck in while I was posting! :welcome: My boys so enjoyed pin trading this trip....I'll need to buy WAY more pins for our next trip. They were out of pins to trade in the first few days!

Loved the haircut trip report.

We are considering taking our 18 month old there for his first haircut but I think he might scream the shop down! He's badly in need of a cut though.

Those CMs at the barber shop are really good at what they do! They get "first haircuts" all the time and they know how to deal with crying little ones. Seriously, the CM never even flinched! :worship: Oh....and :welcome:

I still haven't had a dole whip and I've been to disney world four times. Lol. It seems like we always forget or are full by the time we see the dole whips. They look so delicious! We had a good day in mk when we visited in jan...we got everything done early like you as well...that is always nice! The first hour or so in the park really does make all the difference. We breezed through fantasy land without having to get any fast passes, which typically dosen't happen...at least not to us. Sorry you were upset...some people just take things so seriously...it wouldn't have hurt that family to have their person move so you could take the picture since you had been standing there longer. I hate when people are rude and mean especially in disney. :goodvibes Hopefully the rest of your evening wasn't ruined! :goodvibes

I agree that getting things done in the morning makes all the difference. OR...late at night as you'll see in my next update!

I got over the picture incident pretty quickly....looking back it wasn't that big of a deal, but I was really irritated at the time. We all want to take pics..and it will work out better for everyone if we all just take turns and are polite to each other! :cool2:

Thanks for the welcome!:goodvibes I went back to look over your PTR and it was me. I wasn't able to spend much time on the boards before the trip:sad1: But I am back now and becoming addicted all over again.;) I spent the afternoon catching up on your PTR too.:thumbsup2

I love the pictures of all of you in front of the castle!! They turned out great:thumbsup2 We did the same kind of matchy-matchy shirts for our Magic Kingdom day.:goodvibes

Oh and the Dole Whips look so yummy!!!!! I wanted to try one so bad on our trip but just never got the chance. It's definitely a must-do on our next trip:thumbsup2

Glad to have you back! :cheer2:

Definitely YUMMY!! Talking about them all evening has not been good...Now I'm craving one!

Great update!!

I too love Jungle Cruise. I want to ride at night this year. I've heard that it is really cool at night. Too bad about the lackluster CM.

Question: Was that Dole Float a snack credit or did you have to pay OOP??

POC is a favorite of the whole family.

Your pics are amazing!!

Can't wait to hear more!!

I wanted to try the JC at night too, but it just didn't work out. I haven't made it to that night in my report yet, but you'll see why if you keep reading!

The Dole Whip Float was a snack credit. :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

Hey Missy!
The shirts came out nice...cant wait to hear the boys thoughts! :) Dole Whips are on the top of my list...I can't wait to try one. We will be there before I know it and I just can't wait! I am starting to work on my touring plans now...using the Unoffical guide of course since this will be our first trip! :goodvibes

The boys really liked these shirts....which I knew they would because they were not identical. I didn't think they'd like identical ones, but as you'll see on our next MK day, I was WRONG!!

Love the UG...they have been right on for our last two trips! :thumbsup2

[LuvindisCruiser]

:goodvibes Hi !!:goodvibes
Just found your trip report and have thoroughly enjoyed it !!!
Your family is lots of fun, and I really enjoy your details of such
a magical trip !!!:wizard:
I'm all caught up and can't wait for more ! :rolleyes1

[mommytothreeboys]

:goodvibes Hi !!:goodvibes
Just found your trip report and have thoroughly enjoyed it !!!
Your family is lots of fun, and I really enjoy your details of such
a magical trip !!!:wizard:
I'm all caught up and can't wait for more ! :rolleyes1

:welcome: We had an incredible trip and it's fun to re-live it through my TR. I can see why writing them can be addicting!

[KathyRN137]

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I make a 3x5 card for each day with our Touring Plan and our plan for this day ended with POC then Wishes at 9:00.



I do the same thing!! :thumbsup2

Oh, how I wish I liked pineapple!! :sad1: Those Dole Whips look so good!! (Guess I'll just have to stick with Mickey Bars!) :mickeybar

I actually like the pictures with the Castle a bit off-center... it puts the focus on your family! The shirts look great!


Kathy

[mom2mek]

Great update once again, Missy! I love the pineapple float - so refreshing! I agree about the Jungle Cruise - that skipper can really make it or break it! We've had it both ways!

I love your castle pics - very cute! And very smart to remember to take all the park stuff off....I always forget to do that! :headache:

Stocks picture is cute...sorry it was such a pain to get!

Animatronic Johnny Depp....still gets a hubba hubba from me! :thumbsup2:thumbsup2

Sara

[cjackearl]

Wow, you did get a lot accomplished.:thumbsup2 Definitely see Swiss Family Robinson. We got it through Netflix a couple of months ago and my whole family thoroughly enjoyed it.

The castle pictures are great.:goodvibes Good thinking to take off all of your gear. I'll have to remember that.

I can't wait to try a Dole Whip!:yay:

[mommytothreeboys]

I do the same thing!! :thumbsup2

Oh, how I wish I liked pineapple!! :sad1: Those Dole Whips look so good!! (Guess I'll just have to stick with Mickey Bars!) :mickeybar

I actually like the pictures with the Castle a bit off-center... it puts the focus on your family! The shirts look great!


Kathy

Mmmm....a Mickey Bar! Yes, please!

I like the castle pics too...especially the pose with our arms up in the air. I think it's cute! :thumbsup2

Great update once again, Missy! I love the pineapple float - so refreshing! I agree about the Jungle Cruise - that skipper can really make it or break it! We've had it both ways!

I love your castle pics - very cute! And very smart to remember to take all the park stuff off....I always forget to do that! :headache:

Stocks picture is cute...sorry it was such a pain to get!

Animatronic Johnny Depp....still gets a hubba hubba from me! :thumbsup2:thumbsup2

Sara

We had an incredibly funny JC skipper :sail: on our last trip, so I guess I had high expectations. Oh well..better luck next time!

Oooooh....me too! I love me some Johnny Depp! :love:

Wow, you did get a lot accomplished.:thumbsup2 Definitely see Swiss Family Robinson. We got it through Netflix a couple of months ago and my whole family thoroughly enjoyed it.

The castle pictures are great.:goodvibes Good thinking to take off all of your gear. I'll have to remember that.

I can't wait to try a Dole Whip!:yay:

We really did A LOT this day..and we aren't done yet! :banana:

Jeff and I have seen Swiss Family Robinson, but we need to share it with the boys. Maybe we'll get it this weekend!

[khertz]

I'm just catching up on your TR, and really enjoying it so far! I love those recent photopass pictures of y'all in front of the castle! My DH would be the same way about the castle not being centered. :rotfl: I think it actually makes the picture look better!

Can't wait to read more. :goodvibes

[mommytothreeboys]

I'm just catching up on your TR, and really enjoying it so far! I love those recent photopass pictures of y'all in front of the castle! My DH would be the same way about the castle not being centered. :rotfl: I think it actually makes the picture look better!

Can't wait to read more. :goodvibes

Hi there and :welcome: I see from your signature that you are staying at Wyndham Bonnet Creek. Do you own a timeshare with Wyndham? Just asking because my in-laws do and we stayed at the one in Vegas last April. They stayed at Bonnet Creek this past January.

[mickeystoontown]

We've been to WDW thirteen times and I have never bought a Dole Whip. We always walk by and say "oh that smells so good!" but we never stop. Gotta do it now!

[MICKEY4EVER!]

Hey, Missy! LLLLUUUUVVVED the latest update!

Okay, a few things: The castle pics were really good, actually. I like that they were off centered, as well, because it gives the photos a different perspective AND you can see Walt and Mickey, too! Bonus! I think they are great! :cool1:

What a bummer about the person at the stocks. I would have lost my cool, too. Why couldn't they just let you get your picture? It wouldn't have taken all that long. People! Humph. ;)

Lastly, the Dole Whip. I want one sooooooo bad! When we were there in March with my family (DH opted out and stayed home - what a dork), so I pretty much was at their mercy for where they wanted to go and what they wanted to eat. I should have branched off more, but I didn't want to be rude.

We were in Frontierland and my sister said she wanted to go to Sleepy Hollow for a funnel cake. I knew I was somewhere in the vicinity of a Dole Whip and wanted to go looking for one since I've heard such wonderful things about them.

My parents were like, "What's a Dole Whip?" and as many times as they have been (and I'm talking A WHOLE LOTTA TIMES HERE!) they have never heard of a Dole Whip. They didn't really care to find out, either, so I have missed out yet again. Man, those pictures absolutely make my mouth water!

Thanks for sharing... :hug:

[khertz]

Hi there and :welcome: I see from your signature that you are staying at Wyndham Bonnet Creek. Do you own a timeshare with Wyndham? Just asking because my in-laws do and we stayed at the one in Vegas last April. They stayed at Bonnet Creek this past January.

Yeah, we bought Wyndham on our Disney honeymoon actually! I really like it because I think it makes us more willing to travel & use our points than if we didn't own. We also have stayed at the Vegas resort, and we just got back from a trip to Hawaii where we stayed at their Waikiki Beach resort. I love it! So we are treating our parents to a stay at the Bonnet Creek. It will be our first time staying there, so I'm excited! Did your in-laws like the resort??

[MagicShell]

It sounds like you all were having a wonderful day at the MK. I love no lines. The haircut sounds like a fun experience. Maybe Isiah should try napping through his haircuts. Again, great photopass pictures. My husband would have been bothered about the "uncentered" castle as well. I can't wait to hear about the rest of the day.

[lisalonglash]

Armed with a healthy dose of pixie dust (literally–the boys were shaking that stuff out for days!) we set our sights on adventure.

I kinda like the idea of the pixie dust sticking around for a few days, for some reason LOL pixiedust:

Before turning to cross the bridge at the hub, we stopped to take some PhotoPass pics. I wanted to get a few in front of the castle with all of our “stuff” off–no lanyards, sunglasses, fans, etc. I wanted to be able to see our “matchy-matchy” shirts! The lighting wasn’t great as it was getting to be later in the day and the sun was casting shadows. Still...I think they turned out pretty good. I will say that Jeff really doesn’t like these though because the castle is not centered. That bugs him!

I think the pictures are more interesting that way! :goodvibes

I honestly wish I had taken more pictures here. I thought I did, but apparently those are the only ones I have. Not sure what I was thinking! I think I was caught up in taking it all in! My boys have not see the movie Swiss Family Robinson and it is now on our To-See list!

I do that a lot too :thumbsup2

After the difficult climb up the tree and the “tiki,tiki, tiki, tiki, tiki room” , we needed some refreshment. Boy, were we in the right place! I was so looking forward to trying the much-talked-about and highly-loved Dole Whip! We got in the line and waited for our turn. I got the Dole Whip Float with pineapple whip and pineapple juice. Some of the boys got pineapple juice with orange whip. No matter the combination, these snacks are SO DELICIOUS! ::yes:: They definitely lived up to the hype....and this would not be our only stop of the trip. Here are some pictures of the family enjoying the tasty deliciousness that is the DOLE WHIP!

Yum, dole whips! Love them! :woohoo:

I took more pics of our snack than of the TreeHouse.....go figure!! LOL!

They are picture-worthy :laughing:

It was just past 6:00 pm and there was NO LINE at all for POC! How did we manage that?? We cruised through the queue area and right onto a waiting boat. Now...I like a walk-on ride as much as the next guy, but you miss a lot of cool stuff when you skip the queue! Pirates did NOT disappoint and we LOVED every minute of our ride. My favorite scene is the scene with the town on fire...SO COOL! And Captain Jack looks eerily real! LOVE IT! We disembarked and spent some time in the gift shop. Jonah purchased a Captain Jack Sparrow sword which he promptly put on his belt and carried around for the next several days!

Nice score on no-waiting! I like that ride too :cloud9:

I make a 3x5 card for each day with our Touring Plan and our plan for this day ended with POC then Wishes at 9:00. It was only 6:45 and we had accomplished EVERYTHING on our card and then some! With some time to kill before finding a spot for Wishes, we decided to head to Toontown and see if we could find any characters. We had not seen that many and figured now was a good time to character hunt since we had done all the attractions we wanted to for the day.

Great idea! Mind if I borrow that one? :flower3:

On our stroll to Toontown, we passed through Frontierland and took this picture of the boys.

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Great picture! :rotfl2: As for the barky barkerson trying to mess with your picture-taking mojo - :rolleyes2

[Disney4nonah]

Loved your Dole Whip pictures, you know we had a wheelchair with us and I couldnt manueveur it and the Dole Whip...wahh, so i thought hey we'll come back and i FORGOT.... i'll have one in january!!! so jealous....

[mommytothreeboys]

We've been to WDW thirteen times and I have never bought a Dole Whip. We always walk by and say "oh that smells so good!" but we never stop. Gotta do it now!

Oh good grief! Put it on the MUST DO list!!

Hey, Missy! LLLLUUUUVVVED the latest update!

Okay, a few things: The castle pics were really good, actually. I like that they were off centered, as well, because it gives the photos a different perspective AND you can see Walt and Mickey, too! Bonus! I think they are great! :cool1:

I think that's why we are off-center, so you can see Walt and Mickey. I like them too, thanks! :thumbsup2

What a bummer about the person at the stocks. I would have lost my cool, too. Why couldn't they just let you get your picture? It wouldn't have taken all that long. People! Humph. ;)

I know, right?! :laughing:


Lastly, the Dole Whip. I want one sooooooo bad! When we were there in March with my family (DH opted out and stayed home - what a dork), so I pretty much was at their mercy for where they wanted to go and what they wanted to eat. I should have branched off more, but I didn't want to be rude.

Opted out of Disney??? I don't understand that phrase!! :rotfl:

We were in Frontierland and my sister said she wanted to go to Sleepy Hollow for a funnel cake. I knew I was somewhere in the vicinity of a Dole Whip and wanted to go looking for one since I've heard such wonderful things about them.

My parents were like, "What's a Dole Whip?" and as many times as they have been (and I'm talking A WHOLE LOTTA TIMES HERE!) they have never heard of a Dole Whip. They didn't really care to find out, either, so I have missed out yet again. Man, those pictures absolutely make my mouth water!

Thanks for sharing... :hug:

Well for next time...you go just over the bridge in Adventureland and they are just across from the TreeHouse! GET ONE! :woohoo:

Yeah, we bought Wyndham on our Disney honeymoon actually! I really like it because I think it makes us more willing to travel & use our points than if we didn't own. We also have stayed at the Vegas resort, and we just got back from a trip to Hawaii where we stayed at their Waikiki Beach resort. I love it! So we are treating our parents to a stay at the Bonnet Creek. It will be our first time staying there, so I'm excited! Did your in-laws like the resort??

I think they did like it. They only did 2 days at Disney..silly people!

We loved the one in Vegas...so nice! What a great way to be able to see the country! :goodvibes

Maybe Isiah should try napping through his haircuts.

:lmao::rotfl::rotfl2::lmao::rotfl::rotfl2::lmao:



I kinda like the idea of the pixie dust sticking around for a few days, for some reason LOL pixiedust:

It was kind of nice! A fun reminder of our great day!



They are picture-worthy :laughing:

You know it!

Great idea! Mind if I borrow that one? :flower3:

Nope...borrow away! It's works great..I just laminate the card and toss it in my park bag! :thumbsup2:thumbsup2


Great picture! :rotfl2: As for the barky barkerson trying to mess with your picture-taking mojo - :rolleyes2

The nerve! My MOJO will not be messed with, man! ;)

Loved your Dole Whip pictures, you know we had a wheelchair with us and I couldnt manueveur it and the Dole Whip...wahh, so i thought hey we'll come back and i FORGOT.... i'll have one in january!!! so jealous....

Make it your first stop so you don't forget! :laughing:

[MICKEY4EVER!]

I know. Who opts out at Disney? My husband. He actually used the word "hate" and "Disney" in the same sentence. :eek: I can hear you all gasping as I type this!

He just doesn't get it and he's been twice. He swore up and down he'd go with us next time, but now he's shrugging his shoulders and saying "ask me next year." Oh, well. (sigh)

Disney was fun going with just me and my DS4 (and the parents & sister and niece), but I really missed DH! So I get a little jealous reading all of these TR's with very willing hubbies. You even got yours in a Disney T-shirt, Missy! Way to go! :thumbsup2

[mommytothreeboys]

I know. Who opts out at Disney? My husband. He actually used the word "hate" and "Disney" in the same sentence. :eek: I can hear you all gasping as I type this!

He just doesn't get it and he's been twice. He swore up and down he'd go with us next time, but now he's shrugging his shoulders and saying "ask me next year." Oh, well. (sigh)

Disney was fun going with just me and my DS4 (and the parents & sister and niece), but I really missed DH! So I get a little jealous reading all of these TR's with very willing hubbies. You even got yours in a Disney T-shirt, Missy! Way to go! :thumbsup2

So sad that DH just hasn't been bitten by the Disney bug. :sad2: But it's nice that you have family who enjoy it right along with you!

I never went to amusement parks as a kid because my dad hated them....the crowds, the heat, the rides...not his thing. Luckily my grandparents took me to lots of them (including Disney)!

Jeff not only wore a Grumpy shirt...wait till you see what he wore on our 2nd MK day....by HIS choice! :)

[MICKEY4EVER!]

So sad that DH just hasn't been bitten by the Disney bug. :sad2: But it's nice that you have family who enjoy it right along with you!

I never went to amusement parks as a kid because my dad hated them....the crowds, the heat, the rides...not his thing. Luckily my grandparents took me to lots of them (including Disney)!

Jeff not only wore a Grumpy shirt...wait till you see what he wore on our 2nd MK day....by HIS choice! :)


Yeah, my DH is not into the amusement parks too much, either. And he FLAT REFUSES to let us do a water park. So BB and TL are out of the question for us. I know without asking... :sad2: I'm going to drag him to Six Flags whether he likes it or not in August. We'll see if that goes a little better! But if Disney doesn't do it for him, I can't imagine that Six Flags is going to (but he's more willing to do SF than Disney, go figure!) :confused3

I cannot wait to see what Jeff wore on your second MK day! Love all the shirts by the way. So cute that you all matched, but not really in the matchy-matchy way. I'm enjoying the report and look forward to more. Don't go too fast though so your TR can keep us entertained longer! :cheer2:

[lisalonglash]

Hijack alert! :rolleyes:

So, I have been attempting to make the index cards for each day, but they don't look right to me - I'm totally missing stuff that should be on there, I know it! :eek:

Would you mind taking a quick look at this one day's index card and letting me know your thoughts?

FRIDAY, SEPT. 18
Hollywood Studios Day!
Park hours: 9am - 8pm
Fantasmic show is at 8pm

Not to be missed: Toy Story, Jedi Show, Star Tours,
Muppets 3D, ToT, RnRC, Great Movie Ride

~ Brunch at Starring Rolls or other QS
~ Sci-Fi Dine-In for 5:00pm (conf #)

What am I missing? Maybe my format is off :confused3

Thank you!!!! :hug:

[mommytothreeboys]

Yeah, my DH is not into the amusement parks too much, either. And he FLAT REFUSES to let us do a water park. So BB and TL are out of the question for us. I know without asking... :sad2: I'm going to drag him to Six Flags whether he likes it or not in August. We'll see if that goes a little better! But if Disney doesn't do it for him, I can't imagine that Six Flags is going to (but he's more willing to do SF than Disney, go figure!) :confused3

I cannot wait to see what Jeff wore on your second MK day! Love all the shirts by the way. So cute that you all matched, but not really in the matchy-matchy way. I'm enjoying the report and look forward to more. Don't go too fast though so your TR can keep us entertained longer! :cheer2:

I'll try to stretch...but I get so excited to share more! It lets me relive the trip a day at a time! :yay:

[MICKEY4EVER!]

I know what you mean about reliving the vacation through the TR. I had mine done in no time flat and I was sad when I finished it! It was over as quick as the vacation was. :rolleyes:

Yours is great. I didn't get my pics in Photobucket until I had already finished the report. Some were requesting pics, so I just plugged them in where I could after it was all over with. I like the way you are doing it so much better.

[mommytothreeboys]

Hijack alert! :rolleyes:

So, I have been attempting to make the index cards for each day, but they don't look right to me - I'm totally missing stuff that should be on there, I know it! :eek:

Would you mind taking a quick look at this one day's index card and letting me know your thoughts?

FRIDAY, SEPT. 18
Hollywood Studios Day!
Park hours: 9am - 8pm
Fantasmic show is at 8pm

Not to be missed: Toy Story, Jedi Show, Star Tours,
Muppets 3D, ToT, RnRC, Great Movie Ride

~ Brunch at Starring Rolls or other QS
~ Sci-Fi Dine-In for 5:00pm (conf #)

What am I missing? Maybe my format is off :confused3

Thank you!!!! :hug:

I scanned in my card for the MK day that I am reporting. You can take a look...looks to me like you have all the info you need. The only thing I do is put the attractions in order so we kind of have a game plan of how to move across the park. Of course, these are more "guidelines than actual rules"!

Hope this helps! PM me if you want!


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BACK
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[cjackearl]

Your cards are pure genius!:worship: I was trying to figure out how I was going to get all of my copious info with me to the parks each day without shrinking my binder. This will work.:thumbsup2

[ladybugmom]

LOVE the card idea!! I'll have to do that next time! All of my info was in my binder but that was too big to carry to the parks. I did carry with me our customized laminated maps with things we wanted to see.

[MICKEY4EVER!]

LOVE the card idea!! I'll have to do that next time! All of my info was in my binder but that was too big to carry to the parks. I did carry with me our customized laminated maps with things we wanted to see.

I saw one of your avatars that said "everyone loves a bama girl". Are you from Alabama?

[lisalonglash]

I scanned in my card for the MK day that I am reporting. You can take a look...looks to me like you have all the info you need. The only thing I do is put the attractions in order so we kind of have a game plan of how to move across the park. Of course, these are more "guidelines than actual rules"!

Hope this helps! PM me if you want!


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Thank you, that is super helpful! :hug:

[DisMomAmy]

Wow - you guys got a lot accomplished at MK!! I've never been to the Tiki Room - well I vaguely remember going as a child - maybe my first trip with my family when I was 9?? I think it freaked my 6 year old brother out! I know it would freak out Alex so there was no way I was going anywhere near that place.

I have trouble with the Jungle Cruise - maybe I'm just not one for the corny humor - I know it's a big hit here on the DIS, but I must be wound too tightly to enjoy that one?? We probably should have tried it this year though - the boys probably would have gotten a kick out of it.

Your cards are great by the way... I did something similar but I had my ADRs on a separate card.

Can't wait to hear how you ended the day. :thumbsup2

[mickeystoontown]

Oh good grief! Put it on the MUST DO list!!

Well for next time...you go just over the bridge in Adventureland and they are just across from the TreeHouse! GET ONE! :woohoo:


I just officially added it to the MUST DO list!

[mommytothreeboys]

Your cards are pure genius!:worship: I was trying to figure out how I was going to get all of my copious info with me to the parks each day without shrinking my binder. This will work.:thumbsup2

The card idea works great for us. It's small and easy to carry around. I sometimes add where to sit for parades or times for shows.

LOVE the card idea!! I'll have to do that next time! All of my info was in my binder but that was too big to carry to the parks. I did carry with me our customized laminated maps with things we wanted to see.

I still have my cards from our 2007 trip! I have a problem! :rotfl:

Thank you, that is super helpful! :hug:

Glad I could help!


Wow - you guys got a lot accomplished at MK!! I've never been to the Tiki Room - well I vaguely remember going as a child - maybe my first trip with my family when I was 9?? I think it freaked my 6 year old brother out! I know it would freak out Alex so there was no way I was going anywhere near that place.

Aww...what a shame. :rolleyes1

I have trouble with the Jungle Cruise - maybe I'm just not one for the corny humor - I know it's a big hit here on the DIS, but I must be wound too tightly to enjoy that one?? We probably should have tried it this year though - the boys probably would have gotten a kick out of it.

I'm not sure what it is but those jokes are so bad they make me giggle! My boys get embarassed because I literally :lmao: I'm sure you're not wound too tight....you're a mom of boys!! Different strokes...:goodvibes


Your cards are great by the way... I did something similar but I had my ADRs on a separate card.

Works great, huh?

Can't wait to hear how you ended the day. :thumbsup2

Coming up! Trying to take my time and make the TR last longer so I can enjoy it longer! ;)

[mommytothreeboys]

I just officially added it to the MUST DO list!


:woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:

[carissanboys]

Don't you love it when you can get so much done at a park?? :cool1: It's because of great planning. :thumbsup2

I ended up trying dole whip on this trip for the first time, but you'll have to wait to hear what I thought of it. :rolleyes1

How frustrating about the picture, but glad you finally got what you wanted. :goodvibes

[3princesses+aprince]

Love your MK pics. The ones with all of you guys in front of the castle are great.
You got to do a few things that I didn't so I enjoyed seeing your pictures. We didn't get to Swiss family Robinson tree house or Jungle Cruise. Those are on my list for next year for sure!!

[mousescrapper]

Great last update Missy....

Nice PP pic's....I like the one w/ all your hands out....ok I have to admit, I'd be a bit bummed the castle was in the center of the shot! but your beautiful family makes up for it!

I just knew what was coming up w/ your post title "....backside of water"

so no one was on the boat w/ you? :confused3 maybe that's why your skipper was off....didn't put forth the effort. I agree that ride can bit hit or miss depending how into the jokes your skipper and crew are!

It's one of my personal fav's too!

So I am one of few people who have yet to have a Dole Whip too....and I stayed at the Poly last June....I must be living under a rock ;)

Must get one on the next trip!

That was so nice to practically have the treehouse all to yourself....You are up pretty high, I wanted to take a view shot too...but we had some grumpy folks behind us and it didn't work to get them to pass us. Kinda ruined the magic a bit. :headache:


You MUST so watch SFR!!!!! I can see you making it a whole family night too! some shipwrecked stew, drinking pineapple and coconut punch...now for sport....renting an ostrich may be tricking for the backyard races :rotfl:

I love the old Disney movies...would love to own that on DVD! we watch it anytime it's on TV!

good sport for enduring the Tiki room, and yes I agree that Jack...was very real like...spooky!

Hope you get to see some characters and that Wishes is spectacular!

J-

[mommytothreeboys]

Don't you love it when you can get so much done at a park?? :cool1: It's because of great planning. :thumbsup2

I ended up trying dole whip on this trip for the first time, but you'll have to wait to hear what I thought of it. :rolleyes1

How frustrating about the picture, but glad you finally got what you wanted. :goodvibes

I agree that it's all about planning! Even a vague plan of must- do and don't- miss attractions is better than going in without any plan at all!

Mmmmm...can't wait to hear your opinion on the Dole Whip!


Love your MK pics. The ones with all of you guys in front of the castle are great.
You got to do a few things that I didn't so I enjoyed seeing your pictures. We didn't get to Swiss family Robinson tree house or Jungle Cruise. Those are on my list for next year for sure!!

So lucky that you have a trip planned already! Jealous!! :rolleyes:

Great last update Missy....

Nice PP pic's....I like the one w/ all your hands out....ok I have to admit, I'd be a bit bummed the castle was in the center of the shot! but your beautiful family makes up for it!

Thank you! They aren't necessarily my favorite shots, but I'm just not crazy about the lighting.

I just knew what was coming up w/ your post title "....backside of water"

LOL! :rotfl::rotfl:

so no one was on the boat w/ you? :confused3 maybe that's why your skipper was off....didn't put forth the effort. I agree that ride can bit hit or miss depending how into the jokes your skipper and crew are!

Oh...no...there were other people on our boat. I can see how what I wrote would be confusing. :upsidedow He just seemed to be delivering them...not really "into" it. And no one on the boat was either....I laughed, but I was pretty much alone. Oh well!

It's one of my personal fav's too!

:woohoo::woohoo:

So I am one of few people who have yet to have a Dole Whip too....and I stayed at the Poly last June....I must be living under a rock ;)

SO come out and go get yourself one!!

Must get one on the next trip!

I agree! :thumbsup2

That was so nice to practically have the treehouse all to yourself....You are up pretty high, I wanted to take a view shot too...but we had some grumpy folks behind us and it didn't work to get them to pass us. Kinda ruined the magic a bit. :headache:

I'm surprised Jeff likes that attraction so much...he is really afraid of heights! :confused3


You MUST so watch SFR!!!!! I can see you making it a whole family night too! some shipwrecked stew, drinking pineapple and coconut punch...now for sport....renting an ostrich may be tricking for the backyard races :rotfl:

OOOhhh....I feel a theme night coming on! :banana:

I love the old Disney movies...would love to own that on DVD! we watch it anytime it's on TV!

good sport for enduring the Tiki room, and yes I agree that Jack...was very real like...spooky!

Hope you get to see some characters and that Wishes is spectacular!

J-

Stay tuned! :surfweb:

[penguintux]

Hello there!

I've started getting into reading people's trip reports, and the title of yours definitely drew me in! I love that you had a bonus post that explained the title.. I love the Carousel of Progress, and I absolutely CANNOT believe that someone would hold a conversation on the phone while in the show! As crazy as that is, I think it would have been kind of funny as well.. :]

Ohh and the people wanting the pictures at the stocks? Insane. Taking turns is a lovely thing that some people just haven't grasped the concept of. I'm glad it wasn't a huuuuge issue, though.. But really. Some people. :/

Anywho, I can't wait to read the next part of your report.. Maybe I'll go back and read your pre-trip report :]

[mommytothreeboys]

Hello there!

I've started getting into reading people's trip reports, and the title of yours definitely drew me in! I love that you had a bonus post that explained the title.. I love the Carousel of Progress, and I absolutely CANNOT believe that someone would hold a conversation on the phone while in the show! As crazy as that is, I think it would have been kind of funny as well.. :]

Ohh and the people wanting the pictures at the stocks? Insane. Taking turns is a lovely thing that some people just haven't grasped the concept of. I'm glad it wasn't a huuuuge issue, though.. But really. Some people. :/

Anywho, I can't wait to read the next part of your report.. Maybe I'll go back and read your pre-trip report :]

We actually did do a lot of laughing about it. At the time it was annoying and rude, but later it was HILARIOUS!! :laughing:

I usually just sit back and wait our turn, but our "turn" had come and gone so many times that I was getting mad! :mad: No biggie...I got my shot! :thumbsup2

Thanks for reading and :welcome: Glad you're along for the ride!

[mommytothreeboys]

There may still have been steam coming from my ears as we continued through Frontierland on our way to Toontown. :mad: I had to take a few deep breaths, remind myself where we were, and move on! :goodvibes

Since we were walking right by, we headed into the Haunted Mansion for some more spooky fun! There is so much to look at on this ride that I could ride it 100 times and still find something new. I just noticed the glowing footsteps climbing the stairs!

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I think Jonah is trying to look spooky and may be ready to send Dan off to join the rest of the men with no heads by chopping his off with his Jack Sparrow sword!
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Our walk to Toontown was uneventful and we headed straight into the “county fair tent” (aka gift shop!) to see what the line to meet the Fairies looked like.

On our last trip we had stood in line for an hour to see the Princesses. Just Jonah and I....the other boys went and rode Buzz again. But Jonah’s little friend wanted him to bring her back a picture of Aurora so Jonah agreed to stand in line...he really likes this little girl! :cutie: I was (not so) secretly thrilled because, with three boys, my opportunities to see the Princesses are few and far between! princess: Sadly Aurora wasn’t there, but we saw Belle, Cinderella, and Snow White (MY FAVORITE!!). :thumbsup2

All that to say this...we weren’t doing Princesses this time. However, I did want to try to see Tink if the line was reasonable. It wasn’t...it was posted at 60 minutes and we just didn’t want to wait that long at this time of day. So....we shopped some and then headed to the train.

Our plan was to take the train to Main Street and then head leisurely toward the castle and on to Columbia Harbour House for something to eat. Jeff had been looking for a hat to replace his old beat-up Orioles cap and figured the hat shop on Main Street was a good place to check.

All Aboard! I really enjoy the train ride! It’s quiet and a great time to rest those tired Disney feet. It also takes us by Space Mountain, which was closed for refurb, but it’s a great view!

We disembark on Main Street and the lights are just coming on in the shops and on the castle. BEAUTIFUL!

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Jeff did find a hat he liked at the hat shop and actually purchased it. Getting Jeff to make purchases for himself is fairly difficult. Here’s his find.

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It’s pretty plain, but it’s got this cute little “hidden” Mickey on it!
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It was now just past 8:00 pm and people were lining the streets for Spectro. We weren’t watching that parade on this night so we happily strolled down Main Street and enjoyed the warm, beautiful evening. What’s not to enjoy...look at the view!

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We made it through the gathering Spectro crowd and to Columbia Harbour House just as they were getting ready to close. Whew! We were hungry! Jonah got the kid’s Mac and Cheese, both older boys got the chicken strips, Jeff got the famous tuna sandwich and I got the BLT salad. Unfortunately the upstairs seating area had already been cleaned and closed for the night so we sat in the little dining area off to the right of the door. My salad was very, very good! Jeff enjoyed his tuna, but just wished it had been bigger. The apple crisp for dessert was wonderful! YUM!

With full bellies and some time to kill before heading out in front of the castle for Wishes, we went into a nearly empty Fantasyland to see what we could see. We rode Cinderella’s Carousel first...Dan opted out of this one!

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Next we zipped over to Snow White’s Scary Adventures....NO LINE! Now....a small disclaimer before I post these pics. Jeff had the camera. HE broke the no flash photography rule, not me! I kept telling him, but you see how that went! Oh well...luckily we were all alone so we didn’t bother anyone else. BAD JEFF!

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It was about 9:30 and Spectro was over. Time to head into the crowd and try to find a spot for Wishes. On our 2007 trip, we had Wishes on the schedule for one night and it was our last night at WDW. Much to my disappointment, Tink did not fly that night and I had been waiting 2 years to see her. This time, we planned to see Wishes this night, but if for some reason Tink did not fly, we could also catch in on our next MK day. I was planning ahead this time...I wasn’t missing her again. :tink:

As you can imagine, seeing Tink was something I had talked about frequently. Therefore, my dear husband wanted to be sure that I had a GREAT view of her. Unfortunately, I had mistakenly believed that a lot of people would vacate Main Street after Spectro and we would be able to find a spot without a problem. BOY WAS I WRONG! Do you remember me saying that Jeff does not handle elbow-to-elbow crowds or chaotic situations well?? This was both. OH BOY. AND....he was bent on being sure I got a good viewing spot for Tink. I just wanted to be in FRONT of the castle, not in Frontierland or behind it, but I guess I had not communicated that well, so he believed I wanted to be in a CERTAIN spot. All of those factors...crazy crowd, 5 people to keep together, his desire to make me happy, miscommunication.....all led to the one thing that wouldn’t make me happy. A FIGHT! :headache: Well, more of a disagreement....I was trying to just stop ANYWHERE and stand to watch the show, he kept pushing forward to find the PERFECT spot.....UGH....anyway. Anyone of you who is married can see where this is going. :rolleyes:

FINALLY...we figured it out and just found a spot ON the street to stand and face the castle.

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We couldn’t sit, but it was fine. The weather was seemingly perfect and I was on the lookout for Tink. The show began and I was all set to be disappointed again, when....WAIT...what is that?? It’s TINK!!! No, I didn’t take a picture because I didn’t want to miss anything and I didn’t think it would turn out anyway. But, there she was in all of her tiny, iridescent, flying glory! I don’t’ know if it was the 2 years of waiting, the emotions from the argument with Jeff, or the long day....but it brought tears to my eyes. Maybe it was none of those things and I’m just a big SAP! :)

The show was AMAZING as usual. I am terrible at fireworks shots, but here is one that turned out pretty well.

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After the crow fiasco before Wishes, we decided to just take our time getting out after Wishes and strolled through the shops on our way to the gate. Let’s recap our day, shall we.

*Breakfast at ‘Ohana with Lilo, Stitch, and friends
*Root Beer Floats at Sleepy Hollow
*IASW, Peter Pan’s Flight, Haunted Mansion
*BTMRR and Splash
*Tom Sawyer Island
*Lunch at Pecos Bill’s
*More Splash!
*Parade
*Haircut
*Swiss Family Robinson TreeHouse
*Tiki Room
*Dole Whips
*Jungle Cruise
*POTC-bought Captain Jack sword
*Aladdin's Magic Carpet ride
*Haunted Mansion again
*WDW train
*stroll down Main Street–bought hat
*Dinner at CHH
*walk on Carousel and SWSA
*I think we rode IASW again, now that I think about it!
*WISHES and TINK!

Throw in some pixie dust, lots of pressed pennies, and some Disney magic and you have the PERFECT day at MK!

We got to the bus stop to see the POR line VERY long as usual. We made the decision to ride the waiting POFQ bus and then walk the river path back “home”. Jonah’s feet were tired and he was a little cranky and not thrilled with this decision, but I think it worked out for the best.

Tomorrow.....DHS and our first look at Toy Story Mania. As you can imagine, we all fell into bed and dreamed of what was to come!

Did we wait forever to ride TSM?? Was it crazy to go to DHS on a Fantasmic day? We haven’t lost anything for a few days...will our luck hold out?? Stay tuned....and thanks for reading!

[mom2mek]

Great update as always! :goodvibes And believe me, I have SOOOO been there with Shawn with the arguments.....sad, but true. It happens to the best of us! Mine was on the last day of a Thanksgiving trip with 16 people, so we were all just a bit "spent".

Your MK day sounds so nice - I love the boys picture in front of the Haunted Mansion and that "Main St at dusk" picture - :love: !

Can't wait to hear about TSM!!!

Sara

[littlezar]

Late newcomer to the TR!

Love reading this since my 3 oldest boys are basically the same ages as yours (14, 12 in July, 8 in August) but I also have the caboose who will be 3 next week.

[carissanboys]

I never get to see the princesses. :sad2:

Love the first picture of Main Street with the lights! :thumbsup2

Yeah - Main St. is pretty crowded for Wishes, but we alway seem able to find a spot somewhere and just stand. Sorry you guys ended up having some tense moments, but glad it all worked out. :hug:

Seeing Tinkerbelle is such an awesome sight. :goodvibes

You DID have a great day! :banana:

[MICKEY4EVER!]

I ALWAYS cry when I see wishes! I'm loving your photos. They are so "taking me back"!

[khertz]

Wow, that is a lot accomplished in 1 day! I'm glad you got to see Tink. That is one of my favorite parts of Wishes too. I'm a sucker for a good Disney firework show. :thumbsup2

And I think it is very sweet how Jonah was willing to wait in an hour long line to meet a princess for a girl back home! He's going to make some woman very happy someday! He seems like a real Prince Charming. :lovestruc

[mousescrapper]

I think Jonah is trying to look spooky and may be ready to send Dan off to join the rest of the men with no heads by chopping his off with his Jack Sparrow sword!
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/missyp_02/WednesdayMK-Disney2009109.jpg

Uh...that sword does looking pretty real and scarY!


We disembark on Main Street and the lights are just coming on in the shops and on the castle. BEAUTIFUL!

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/missyp_02/WednesdayMK-Disney2009108.jpg

this is a great picture...very nice :wizard:


I got the BLT salad.

My salad was very, very good!

I had the BLT salad too on our trip! I agree YUM!

HE broke the no flash photography rule, not me! I kept telling him, but you see how that went! Oh well...luckily we were all alone so we didn’t bother anyone else.

whoopsie...I think I have broke this rule many times....:rolleyes1


....but it brought tears to my eyes. Maybe it was none of those things and I’m just a big SAP! :)

I have cried too....:sad1: but I good cry!


Throw in some pixie dust, lots of pressed pennies, and some Disney magic and you have the PERFECT day at MK!

I agree, you had a wonderful day!



popcorn:: can't wait to hear about your DHS day!

[Planning fanatic mom]

Great update!!

If my day at MK is anything like yours, I will be thrilled. What a great day!!

I would have done the walk from FQ as well.

Have a good weekend.

[ilovecupcakes]

Loved your updates, Missy!

I would have been so upset at the picture with the shackles, too. I'm sure people could clearly see you waiting in line with your boys. Some people just feel like the rules do not apply to them :sad2:

I just LOVE all of the pics of your family with the dole whips! They are adorable. You could make a scrap book page or two just out of those pics! So cute.

Also loved the pics of Main Street after your train ride. Beautiful!

I'm glad you finally got to see Tink after the mini-crisis on Main Street. It's such a teary-eyed moment. And the picture of the fireworks behind the castle came out great. It's so magical-looking and makes me feel like I'm back on Main Street watching the show!

Can't wait to hear more. Oh and PS- I love those organization/schedule cards of yours. Whenever my next trip is, I might have to hire you to organize it! Awesome :thumbsup2

[MagicShell]

Yes, that sounds like a perfect day aside from the little argument. I love your picture of Main Street as the lights began to come on. Jonah sounds like a thoughtful little boy to stand in line and get a picture for his friend. How old is he? My six year old little boy really likes the Princesses. We saw them at breakfast and he thought they were great.

[SRUAlmn]

First I want to say that I am SO HAPPY to see that even though you live in NY, your DH is an Os fan!! ;) We are HUGE Os fans :cool1:


When I read about your Wishes 'drama' it made me smile because that is SO my DH and me. He knows how much things mean to me when we're in WDW, so he goes overboard sometimes to make sure it's 'perfect.' It sometimes causes stress and I have to remind him that he doesn't have to bear the burden of trying to make things perfect, just being there with him is enough :goodvibes (although it's hard to feel that in the midst of a fight :rotfl:)

[mommytothreeboys]

Great update as always! :goodvibes And believe me, I have SOOOO been there with Shawn with the arguments.....sad, but true. It happens to the best of us! Mine was on the last day of a Thanksgiving trip with 16 people, so we were all just a bit "spent".

Your MK day sounds so nice - I love the boys picture in front of the Haunted Mansion and that "Main St at dusk" picture - :love: !

Can't wait to hear about TSM!!!

Sara

Seems like when you combine tired people, crowds, and high expectations it's bound to happen! Oh well! We still were able to enjoy the show!

I like that HM pic too...Jonah's face is killin' me!


Late newcomer to the TR!

Love reading this since my 3 oldest boys are basically the same ages as yours (14, 12 in July, 8 in August) but I also have the caboose who will be 3 next week.

HI and :welcome: ha! Your caboose is a boy, huh? God bless ya!

I never get to see the princesses. :sad2:

Love the first picture of Main Street with the lights! :thumbsup2

Yeah - Main St. is pretty crowded for Wishes, but we alway seem able to find a spot somewhere and just stand. Sorry you guys ended up having some tense moments, but glad it all worked out. :hug:

Seeing Tinkerbelle is such an awesome sight. :goodvibes

You DID have a great day! :banana:

Thanks Carissa! Maybe we need to go see the Princesses together! princess:princess:

I ALWAYS cry when I see wishes! I'm loving your photos. They are so "taking me back"!

I'm glad I'm not the only one! They take me back too..I SO wanna go back!

Wow, that is a lot accomplished in 1 day! I'm glad you got to see Tink. That is one of my favorite parts of Wishes too. I'm a sucker for a good Disney firework show. :thumbsup2

And I think it is very sweet how Jonah was willing to wait in an hour long line to meet a princess for a girl back home! He's going to make some woman very happy someday! He seems like a real Prince Charming. :lovestruc

Funny story....that little girl is my best friend's daughter. They are only 6 weeks apart in age and we've always joked around that they are going to get married someday. We figured at some point they would just not want to hang out anymore and hate the joking. NO WAY! They really adore each other! It really is too cute! She loves Aurora and he loves her so he stood in line! You are so right...someone is going to be a lucky woman! :lovestruc

popcorn:: can't wait to hear about your DHS day!

Can't wait to re-live it! ;)

Great update!!

If my day at MK is anything like yours, I will be thrilled. What a great day!!

I would have done the walk from FQ as well.

Have a good weekend.

It really is a beautiful walk even at night. And it beats waiting for the bus!:rolleyes1

Loved your updates, Missy!

I would have been so upset at the picture with the shackles, too. I'm sure people could clearly see you waiting in line with your boys. Some people just feel like the rules do not apply to them :sad2:

I just LOVE all of the pics of your family with the dole whips! They are adorable. You could make a scrap book page or two just out of those pics! So cute.

Also loved the pics of Main Street after your train ride. Beautiful!

I'm glad you finally got to see Tink after the mini-crisis on Main Street. It's such a teary-eyed moment. And the picture of the fireworks behind the castle came out great. It's so magical-looking and makes me feel like I'm back on Main Street watching the show!

Can't wait to hear more. Oh and PS- I love those organization/schedule cards of yours. Whenever my next trip is, I might have to hire you to organize it! Awesome :thumbsup2


LOL! I always say I think I missed my calling...I need to be a trip planner! Trouble is...I'd want to go on all my client's trips with them! :laughing:


Yes, that sounds like a perfect day aside from the little argument. I love your picture of Main Street as the lights began to come on. Jonah sounds like a thoughtful little boy to stand in line and get a picture for his friend. How old is he? My six year old little boy really likes the Princesses. We saw them at breakfast and he thought they were great.

Jonah will be 9 in October. He was 6 on that trip! Cinderella kissed him on the cheek..they all made a big fuss over him and I think he really liked it! :goodvibes

First I want to say that I am SO HAPPY to see that even though you live in NY, your DH is an Os fan!! ;) We are HUGE Os fans :cool1:


When I read about your Wishes 'drama' it made me smile because that is SO my DH and me. He knows how much things mean to me when we're in WDW, so he goes overboard sometimes to make sure it's 'perfect.' It sometimes causes stress and I have to remind him that he doesn't have to bear the burden of trying to make things perfect, just being there with him is enough :goodvibes (although it's hard to feel that in the midst of a fight :rotfl:)

Jeff had been an Os fan all his life. The AAA team for the Os used to be the Rochester Red Wings (for years..until just recently we are now affiliated with the Minnesota Twins). Anyway..he grew up going to the Red Wings games and then watching the players once they moved up to the Oriole's. He loved Cal Ripken, Jr.

You hit the nail on the head about that "drama". He was just trying to be sure I got EXACTLY what I wanted. He's so sweet....but at the time it was a little irritating! LOL!

[MICKEY4EVER!]

I think it is just precious that DH's go through the trouble to make sure that those magical moments are perfect for their wives. Too bad their insistence on making those moments perfect can ruin it! ;)

Oh, well.

I give the hubbies' an A+ for effort!

[KathyRN137]

Let’s recap our day, shall we.

*Breakfast at ‘Ohana with Lilo, Stitch, and friends
*Root Beer Floats at Sleepy Hollow
*IASW, Peter Pan’s Flight, Haunted Mansion
*BTMRR and Splash
*Tom Sawyer Island
*Lunch at Pecos Bill’s
*More Splash!
*Parade
*Haircut
*Swiss Family Robinson TreeHouse
*Tiki Room
*Dole Whips
*Jungle Cruise
*POTC-bought Captain Jack sword
*Aladdin's Magic Carpet ride
*Haunted Mansion again
*WDW train
*stroll down Main Street–bought hat
*Dinner at CHH
*walk on Carousel and SWSA
*I think we rode IASW again, now that I think about it!
*WISHES and TINK!

Throw in some pixie dust, lots of pressed pennies, and some Disney magic and you have the PERFECT day at MK!




That does sound like a great day... I'm so happy for you guys! (And it isn't a true Disney trip unless there's at least one disagreement!!)

Kathy

[lisalonglash]

Since we were walking right by, we headed into the Haunted Mansion for some more spooky fun! There is so much to look at on this ride that I could ride it 100 times and still find something new. I just noticed the glowing footsteps climbing the stairs!

HM is so fun! I'll have to look for those glowing footsteps...

I think Jonah is trying to look spooky and may be ready to send Dan off to join the rest of the men with no heads by chopping his off with his Jack Sparrow sword!
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/missyp_02/WednesdayMK-Disney2009109.jpg

Great picture! :goodvibes

On our last trip we had stood in line for an hour to see the Princesses. Just Jonah and I....the other boys went and rode Buzz again. But Jonah’s little friend wanted him to bring her back a picture of Aurora so Jonah agreed to stand in line...he really likes this little girl! :cutie: I was (not so) secretly thrilled because, with three boys, my opportunities to see the Princesses are few and far between! princess: Sadly Aurora wasn’t there, but we saw Belle, Cinderella, and Snow White (MY FAVORITE!!). :thumbsup2

What a sweetie Jonah is to do that for his friend! :hug:

We disembark on Main Street and the lights are just coming on in the shops and on the castle. BEAUTIFUL!

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/missyp_02/WednesdayMK-Disney2009108.jpg

Lovely :cloud9:

Jeff did find a hat he liked at the hat shop and actually purchased it. Getting Jeff to make purchases for himself is fairly difficult. Here’s his find.

Great hat! Grumpy enjoys the understated too ::yes::

We made it through the gathering Spectro crowd and to Columbia Harbour House just as they were getting ready to close. Whew! We were hungry! Jonah got the kid’s Mac and Cheese, both older boys got the chicken strips, Jeff got the famous tuna sandwich and I got the BLT salad. Unfortunately the upstairs seating area had already been cleaned and closed for the night so we sat in the little dining area off to the right of the door. My salad was very, very good! Jeff enjoyed his tuna, but just wished it had been bigger. The apple crisp for dessert was wonderful! YUM!

Sounds great! We're looking forward to trying CHH

As you can imagine, seeing Tink was something I had talked about frequently. Therefore, my dear husband wanted to be sure that I had a GREAT view of her. Unfortunately, I had mistakenly believed that a lot of people would vacate Main Street after Spectro and we would be able to find a spot without a problem. BOY WAS I WRONG! Do you remember me saying that Jeff does not handle elbow-to-elbow crowds or chaotic situations well?? This was both. OH BOY. AND....he was bent on being sure I got a good viewing spot for Tink. I just wanted to be in FRONT of the castle, not in Frontierland or behind it, but I guess I had not communicated that well, so he believed I wanted to be in a CERTAIN spot. All of those factors...crazy crowd, 5 people to keep together, his desire to make me happy, miscommunication.....all led to the one thing that wouldn’t make me happy. A FIGHT! :headache: Well, more of a disagreement....I was trying to just stop ANYWHERE and stand to watch the show, he kept pushing forward to find the PERFECT spot.....UGH....anyway. Anyone of you who is married can see where this is going. :rolleyes:

Awww, these things happen :hug: I'm glad it all worked out!

We couldn’t sit, but it was fine. The weather was seemingly perfect and I was on the lookout for Tink. The show began and I was all set to be disappointed again, when....WAIT...what is that?? It’s TINK!!! No, I didn’t take a picture because I didn’t want to miss anything and I didn’t think it would turn out anyway. But, there she was in all of her tiny, iridescent, flying glory! I don’t’ know if it was the 2 years of waiting, the emotions from the argument with Jeff, or the long day....but it brought tears to my eyes. Maybe it was none of those things and I’m just a big SAP! :)

Yay! You saw Tink!! :woohoo:

After the crow fiasco before Wishes, we decided to just take our time getting out after Wishes and strolled through the shops on our way to the gate. Let’s recap our day, shall we.

*Breakfast at ‘Ohana with Lilo, Stitch, and friends
*Root Beer Floats at Sleepy Hollow
*IASW, Peter Pan’s Flight, Haunted Mansion
*BTMRR and Splash
*Tom Sawyer Island
*Lunch at Pecos Bill’s
*More Splash!
*Parade
*Haircut
*Swiss Family Robinson TreeHouse
*Tiki Room
*Dole Whips
*Jungle Cruise
*POTC-bought Captain Jack sword
*Aladdin's Magic Carpet ride
*Haunted Mansion again
*WDW train
*stroll down Main Street–bought hat
*Dinner at CHH
*walk on Carousel and SWSA
*I think we rode IASW again, now that I think about it!
*WISHES and TINK!

Throw in some pixie dust, lots of pressed pennies, and some Disney magic and you have the PERFECT day at MK!

That is one absolutely fabulous day!!! :yay:

Did we wait forever to ride TSM?? Was it crazy to go to DHS on a Fantasmic day? We haven’t lost anything for a few days...will our luck hold out?? Stay tuned....and thanks for reading!

popcorn::

[Girldreamer02]

Sounds like you had a wonderful day at MK...minus the little ordeal before the fireworks. That happened with dh and I in Jan when we went. We walked out onto the observation deck at Cali Grill, which is on the 14th floor and I would of been more than content to stand by the door (it was chilly and windy and i'm scared of heights), but he keeps walking all the way to the very end of the deck by the time we got there I was ready to bite his head off. :rotfl2: I was freezing, we were at the very edge so I could see all the way down and I wasn't happy. I forgave him when wishes started and we had the most amazing view. :thumbsup2 Riding the rail road is a good way to get back to main street and rest your feet at the same time...good idea! :thumbsup2 I love it when the lights first come on at night...good pics...can't wait to hear about DHS! :thumbsup2

[bigsis1970]

Great Report (read all 27 pgs on my lunch break - well extended it a bit) I love that you add the pics makes me feel like I am right there with you. Thanks for the smiles..

[SRUAlmn]

Jeff had been an Os fan all his life. The AAA team for the Os used to be the Rochester Red Wings (for years..until just recently we are now affiliated with the Minnesota Twins). Anyway..he grew up going to the Red Wings games and then watching the players once they moved up to the Oriole's. He loved Cal Ripken, Jr.


When we lived in MD my DH worked for Cal's minor league team, The Aberdeen Ironbirds, and got to know him really well. He is a REALLY amazing person!!

[3princesses+aprince]

Sounds like a great MK day. Your pics of the castle or so pretty!!!!

We are huge Haunted Mansion lovers and I know what you mean by being able to ride it over and over and notice something new each time. We rode it a total of 3 times during the week.

[Angies1274]

Great Update:thumbsup2 You were able to get a lot accomplished on your MK day!! We love eating at CHH, It was definitely one of our favorite counter service spots. The apple crisp was so yummy, especially after eating so many prepackaged chocolate and carrot cakes all week.:rotfl: The castle pictures are beautiful.:goodvibes DH does not like elbow to elbow crowds either and when we went to Spectro this year the crowds were crazy. We thought they would get lighter for Wishes but no luck,we ended up moving down Main Street closer to the train station, where it wasn't so congested. DH relaxed and was able to enjoy them.:) I'm so glad that you finally got to see Tink flying over the castle.:goodvibes

[nu2wdisneyw]

You did have a GREAT day!! I hope that our day is as funfilled as yours! :goodvibes I am so glad that you got to see Tink.

Can you believe that the ONE trip that we took to Magic Kingdom with Jeffery five years ago, we saw SpectroMagic and Tink?? :cool1: We just got lucky because it certainly wasn't planned.

I can't wait to read about DHS. I have to say the MK and DHS are the parks I am most looking forward to. And I have to say that you sealed the deal for me on the waterpark and DQ!!

[mommytothreeboys]

I think it is just precious that DH's go through the trouble to make sure that those magical moments are perfect for their wives. Too bad their insistence on making those moments perfect can ruin it! ;)

Oh, well.

I give the hubbies' an A+ for effort!

Yeah...it is endearing! At least he's trying and listened enough to know how much it meant to me! :thumbsup2

That does sound like a great day... I'm so happy for you guys! (And it isn't a true Disney trip unless there's at least one disagreement!!)

Kathy

LOL! I'm glad I'm not the only one having a silly fight at the happiest place on earth!! ;)


HM is so fun! I'll have to look for those glowing footsteps...

Very cool! I know that HM was refurbished since our last trip, so maybe they are new? :confused3



Great picture! :goodvibes

Thank you!



What a sweetie Jonah is to do that for his friend!

He really is a good, thoughtful boy! I'm very blessed! :cloud9:



Lovely :cloud9:

**sigh**



Great hat! Grumpy enjoys the understated too

Understated, but just Disney enough!



Sounds great! We're looking forward to trying CHH

I wish we had gone earlier to enjoy the upstairs seating..I hear it's great!

Awww, these things happen :hug: I'm glad it all worked out!

Yep..it always does! :hug:



Yay! You saw Tink!!

I LOVE :tink:



That is one absolutely fabulous day!!!

Does anyone else hear Sharpay in this comment! "I want FABULOUS!" :rotfl:




Sounds like you had a wonderful day at MK...minus the little ordeal before the fireworks. That happened with dh and I in Jan when we went. We walked out onto the observation deck at Cali Grill, which is on the 14th floor and I would of been more than content to stand by the door (it was chilly and windy and i'm scared of heights), but he keeps walking all the way to the very end of the deck by the time we got there I was ready to bite his head off. :rotfl2: I was freezing, we were at the very edge so I could see all the way down and I wasn't happy. I forgave him when wishes started and we had the most amazing view. :thumbsup2 Riding the rail road is a good way to get back to main street and rest your feet at the same time...good idea! :thumbsup2 I love it when the lights first come on at night...good pics...can't wait to hear about DHS!

Like I said before...at least they are trying! A for effort! :thumbsup2

Great Report (read all 27 pgs on my lunch break - well extended it a bit) I love that you add the pics makes me feel like I am right there with you. Thanks for the smiles..

So glad you are here! :welcome:

When we lived in MD my DH worked for Cal's minor league team, The Aberdeen Ironbirds, and got to know him really well. He is a REALLY amazing person!!

That's awesome! :goodvibes

Sounds like a great MK day. Your pics of the castle or so pretty!!!!

We are huge Haunted Mansion lovers and I know what you mean by being able to ride it over and over and notice something new each time. We rode it a total of 3 times during the week.

It's definitely one of our favorites! :thumbsup2

Great Update:thumbsup2 You were able to get a lot accomplished on your MK day!! We love eating at CHH, It was definitely one of our favorite counter service spots. The apple crisp was so yummy, especially after eating so many prepackaged chocolate and carrot cakes all week.:rotfl: The castle pictures are beautiful.:goodvibes DH does not like elbow to elbow crowds either and when we went to Spectro this year the crowds were crazy. We thought they would get lighter for Wishes but no luck,we ended up moving down Main Street closer to the train station, where it wasn't so congested. DH relaxed and was able to enjoy them.:) I'm so glad that you finally got to see Tink flying over the castle.:goodvibes

I'm not a big chocolate fan so those packaged chocolate cakes did nothing for me! I was so glad to have the apple crisp.

I was glad to see Tink to...I was afraid I was going to have to put all of my eggs in one basket again and hope for the best on our 2nd MK night.

You did have a GREAT day!! I hope that our day is as funfilled as yours! :goodvibes I am so glad that you got to see Tink.

Can you believe that the ONE trip that we took to Magic Kingdom with Jeffery five years ago, we saw SpectroMagic and Tink?? :cool1: We just got lucky because it certainly wasn't planned.

I can't wait to read about DHS. I have to say the MK and DHS are the parks I am most looking forward to. And I have to say that you sealed the deal for me on the waterpark and DQ!!

The waterparks are really second to none. You will enjoy them! And DQ is a nice diversion. Especially with the boys you will be glad you went.

DHS Update coming up soon!

[cjackearl]

Missy, I've tried to reply twice and my replies keep getting eaten up. Anyway, you had a wonderful end to a wonderful day.:goodvibes

The pictures of your boys in front of HM is wonderful. Jonah looks downright scary! But in an extremely cute way.;)

Great castle pictures too. The Magic Kingdom at night. Ahhh..:cloud9:

[mommytothreeboys]

Missy, I've tried to reply twice and my replies keep getting eaten up. Anyway, you had a wonderful end to a wonderful day.:goodvibes

The pictures of your boys in front of HM is wonderful. Jonah looks downright scary! But in an extremely cute way.;)

Great castle pictures too. The Magic Kingdom at night. Ahhh..:cloud9:

Thanks Christine! Just think...in no time at all you'll be gazing on that beautiful castle! I hope you have an INCREDIBLE vacation! :goodvibes

[cjackearl]

Thank you! I hope our MK day is as awesome as yours was.:goodvibes

[xoktenox]

Hi! I just found your report while sitting here bored and I've only made it to page 7 but its great! My BF and I were in the World at the same time as you all were! I looked on pg 1 at your itinerary and we were in AK, DHS and Epcot all on the same days! So i've been reading about your AK day and searching for myself in your pictures :rotfl: Anyway, I got to the part where you said you went to the 2:30 showing of the FOTLK and we were in there too! So I'm trying to figure out what section you're in and I come across the last picture on page 7....
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/missyp_02/MondayAK--Disney200941.jpg

We're in your picture!! We were in the giraffe section and you must have been directly across from us because we're like the second row from the front the last 2 people in the row on the right. We're both wearing white shirts and its hard to see but we're there! I'm freaking out because I think thats so cool :rotfl: We got there for EMH and went right for EE too so I wouldn't be surprised if that wasn't the first time we crossed paths! I'm along for the ride now, going to catch up and can't wait for more!

[Happydog]

Okay I have been too distracted to read much on the DIS lately, so the catch up is now complete this morning! Last I left off we were getting hair cuts and then we ended with Wishes! So I enjoyed all the reading in between, especially the fact that you didn't have many lines to deal with, and the dole whip break was a success! I like the pics you have -- your family looks like they are having a great time... The Swiss Family Tree photos are my favorite. And of course the ones by the castle! I like that the castle isn't in the center, it is a nice balance. Never had lunch/dinner at the Columbia House but I keep hearing this is a good choice! So I will work that QS in! :thumbsup2 Also totally get the "squabble" factor when everyone is tired and it has been a busy full day! ;)

Wishes is really a great end to a day at the MK. Can't wait to hear about DHS!!!

[mickeystoontown]

Awwww! Bless hubby's heart, he was trying to be sweet. But, I totally understand your frustration with him. Sometimes, my husband tries a little too hard and then I get frustrated and then the situation becomes, lets just say...heated.

I am glad that you got to see Tinkerbell though. If you're a sap, then I'm a sap too because I've seen her fly across the Magic Kingdom many many times and I still get all teary eyed.

[mommytothreeboys]

Hi! I just found your report while sitting here bored and I've only made it to page 7 but its great! My BF and I were in the World at the same time as you all were! I looked on pg 1 at your itinerary and we were in AK, DHS and Epcot all on the same days! So i've been reading about your AK day and searching for myself in your pictures :rotfl: Anyway, I got to the part where you said you went to the 2:30 showing of the FOTLK and we were in there too! So I'm trying to figure out what section you're in and I come across the last picture on page 7....


We're in your picture!! We were in the giraffe section and you must have been directly across from us because we're like the second row from the front the last 2 people in the row on the right. We're both wearing white shirts and its hard to see but we're there! I'm freaking out because I think thats so cool :rotfl: We got there for EMH and went right for EE too so I wouldn't be surprised if that wasn't the first time we crossed paths! I'm along for the ride now, going to catch up and can't wait for more!

Oh my goodness I can't believe you actually found yourselves in that picture!! I think I see you, but it's kinda hard to tell. SO cool that we were in the same places. Did you have LGMH on your bag anywhere? I looked all week and never saw even ONE. I was very disappointed.

I'm sure we were at Everest at the same time...I wish we would have been able to say hello! :wave:

So glad you're on board! :welcome:

Okay I have been too distracted to read much on the DIS lately, so the catch up is now complete this morning! Last I left off we were getting hair cuts and then we ended with Wishes! So I enjoyed all the reading in between, especially the fact that you didn't have many lines to deal with, and the dole whip break was a success! I like the pics you have -- your family looks like they are having a great time... The Swiss Family Tree photos are my favorite. And of course the ones by the castle! I like that the castle isn't in the center, it is a nice balance. Never had lunch/dinner at the Columbia House but I keep hearing this is a good choice! So I will work that QS in! :thumbsup2 Also totally get the "squabble" factor when everyone is tired and it has been a busy full day! ;)

Wishes is really a great end to a day at the MK. Can't wait to hear about DHS!!!


Hi Happy! Glad you're back!


Awwww! Bless hubby's heart, he was trying to be sweet. But, I totally understand your frustration with him. Sometimes, my husband tries a little too hard and then I get frustrated and then the situation becomes, lets just say...heated.

I am glad that you got to see Tinkerbell though. If you're a sap, then I'm a sap too because I've seen her fly across the Magic Kingdom many many times and I still get all teary eyed.

I am a total sap...and in a house of boys I take a lot of ribbing for that! I'm definitely a cry-er! :sad1:

[xoktenox]

Ok so I just got all caught up! What an amazinggggg MK day you guys had!! You got so much done and it doesn't seem like you really waited very long to do any of it! Aren't Dole Whips soooo good?! :love: I couldn't get my BF to try one but I'm gonna keep trying when we go back LOL Can't wait to read more and see if we're in any of your DHS pictures because we were there that Thursday too! :thumbsup2

[ladybugmom]

I saw one of your avatars that said "everyone loves a bama girl". Are you from Alabama?

My hubby is from Alabama! We're HUGE BAMA fans!! Roll tide!

[ladybugmom]

All caught up (it's been a BUSY week)!! Love the update! I was teary the first night that I saw Tinkerbell as well!! I did get a picture of her the last night we were there. Not sure if you can really tell that it's her--but I know that it is her!! :rotfl: I can't wait to read more!!

[MICKEY4EVER!]

My hubby is from Alabama! We're HUGE BAMA fans!! Roll tide!


Cool! I wondered! Sorry to say this, but I'm an Auburn fan. But, when Bama's playing LSU or Georgia, I'll root for them! :thumbsup2

[scottny]

Hi,
Just read your tr (thanks for the links) looks like you all were having a great trip.

You have some great photos.

Looking forward to hearing about the rest of the trip.

[mommytothreeboys]

Ok so I just got all caught up! What an amazinggggg MK day you guys had!! You got so much done and it doesn't seem like you really waited very long to do any of it! Aren't Dole Whips soooo good?! :love: I couldn't get my BF to try one but I'm gonna keep trying when we go back LOL Can't wait to read more and see if we're in any of your DHS pictures because we were there that Thursday too! :thumbsup2

DHS day, coming right up! Let me know if you see yourself!! :)

All caught up (it's been a BUSY week)!! Love the update! I was teary the first night that I saw Tinkerbell as well!! I did get a picture of her the last night we were there. Not sure if you can really tell that it's her--but I know that it is her!! :rotfl: I can't wait to read more!!

Hi Becky! I was so excited to see her..I really didn't expect to get emotional, but I should have figured!! :rolleyes:

Hi,
Just read your tr (thanks for the links) looks like you all were having a great trip.

You have some great photos.

Looking forward to hearing about the rest of the trip.

Hi Scott and :welcome:

[mommytothreeboys]

For those of you keeping up, we are now on Day 5 of our vacation. It’s Thursday April 23, 2009 and the alarm wakes us up at 7 am so we can eat a quick breakfast, shower, dress and get ready for our day at Disney’s Hollywood Studios!

Just so I don’t forget to say it later, the weather has been absolutely perfect! We wake up each morning and I check the forecast to see nothing but 80's and sunshine! NICE!

We hit the bus stop to head to DHS for rope drop and arrive to see these crowds at the gate.

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/missyp_02/ThursdayDHS--Disney200915.jpg

My photo time stamp says it was 8:31 and opening was at 9 am. Now, the only reason I took the crowd picture is because we had made the choice to come to DHS on a Fantasmic! day. Disney had actually added a second showing of F! at 10:00 this day. :eek: I had concerns, but Fantasmic! is our very favorite night show and we really didn’t want to miss it. So we took our chances and headed to DHS on a day when it was showing. More on that later!

Of course our goal was to hit Toy Story Mania first. It was a new ride for us and we had a strategy! We were going to head straight to Pixar Place, jump in the stand-by line, ride, THEN get FP’s to ride later. I had done lots of research on whether to ride first, then get FP’s or vice versa. Our thought was that by riding first, we at least got ONE ride. If the line to get FP’s was crazy or they were gone when we got off the ride, we had not missed out. SO....that was our strategy and we were sticking to it! ;)

The turnstiles opened and we all made our way down Hollywood Boulevard to where the opening show was. We were pretty far back and couldn’t see too much, but I snapped this pic of the “director” as we walked by after the rope dropped! ACTION!!

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/missyp_02/ThursdayDHS--Disney200914.jpg

We followed the crowd and ended up in Pixar Place! Like I said before, this was all new since our visit in 2007 and I was impressed! The buildings and the theming were SO CUTE!

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/missyp_02/ThursdayDHS--Disney200912.jpg

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/missyp_02/ThursdayDHS--Disney200913.jpg

As you can see by the above photo, we arrived at TSM at 9:02 and the stand-by time was posted at 30 minutes. The FP return time at 9:02 was 10:30. We jumped in line and I snapped a few pictures inside the queue. Again...very well done. Impressive!

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/missyp_02/ThursdayDHS--Disney200911.jpg

I wish “backwards hat guy” hadn’t been in my way!
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/missyp_02/ThursdayDHS--Disney20098.jpg

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/missyp_02/ThursdayDHS--Disney200910.jpg

Notice Jonah is still wearing the Captain Jack sword!
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/missyp_02/ThursdayDHS--Disney20099.jpg

Before long we were donning our 3D glasses and boarding our car. With 5 of us someone always has to ride alone..this time I rode with Jonah, Jeff and Isaiah rode together, and Dan rode alone.

This ride is really fun! :thumbsup2 It took me a few minutes to figure out the trick to the cannon shooter...I was letting go of the string each time instead of just continuing to pull. DUH! :rolleyes: There is so much to look at and the games are really cool! I love the stuff flying out at you and how you can unlock bonus points. It was over before I was ready to get off!! Here is my pathetic score... I think I was on the right. I am really no good at these games, but I had a blast and so did the rest of the family!

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/missyp_02/ThursdayDHS--Disney20097.jpg

As we exited the ride (I noted that it was 9:30), we headed directly to the FP machines. We DEFINITELY wanted another shot at this one! The FP return time at this point was 12:30. There were a few people in front of us, but we had no problem at all getting FP’s. WOO-HOO!! :woohoo:

Our next stop was RocknRoller Coaster and Tower of Terror so we walked off in that direction of the park. We knew that since we had a FP out for TSM that we would have to ride one of these rides stand-by. We rarely do that, but we’d just have to “bite the bullet” in this case.

We arrived at the end of Sunset Boulevard and checked out the stand-by times for each ride. RnRC was 60 minutes and TOT was 40 minutes. We have a winner! :cool1: We jumped in the TOT line to wait. I snapped this picture from a perspective I had never seen before. It’s there I promise!

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/missyp_02/ThursdayDHS--Disney20096.jpg

Here are a couple of us waiting in line.
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/missyp_02/ThursdayDHS--Disney20095.jpg

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/missyp_02/ThursdayDHS--Disney20094.jpg

Dan, Jeff and I had been on TOT on our last trip and LOVE IT to death! The younger boys had opted for the “chicken exit”, but vowed to ride this time. We were all so excited! We finally got inside the cool Hollywood Hotel and made our way to the infamous elevators. I can tell Isaiah is starting to get nervous, but there is no way he’s gonna let Jonah upstage him...he’s riding! We all got on and made sure both Isaiah and Jonah were seated next to either Jeff or I. Here we go!!!

I cannot say enough about how fun this ride is! Jonah and Isaiah screamed and laughed the entire time! I’m so glad they both liked it...now we can do it again!!

It was still too early to get a FP for RnRC ( we couldn’t get another until 11:30 and it was not quite 10:30). Oh...that also means that the 40 minute posted wait time was about right...our in-line pics are time stamped at about 9:45.

Our next “must do” was the Disney Animation tour so we made off in that direction. On our way there, we passed by and this was just beginning!

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/missyp_02/ThursdayDHS--Disney20093.jpg

Okay...time for me to make a confession. I LOVE HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL. :love: Yes..I know I’m an almost-40 year old woman, but I adore it! I love all 3 movies, have all 3 soundtracks on my iPod and can’t get enough of Troy, Gabriella, Ryan, and Sharpay! Ahh...that feels better, my secret is out! :laughing:

Now, I would not have stopped to watch this show. We had only been at the park for a an hour and a half and been on two rides. I would not have made the family stop to do this for me. But.... remember what I said about Jeff wanting to make things perfect for me?? Well...he knows how I feel about HSM and he wasn’t about to let me walk by...especially since it was just about to start. So we grabbed a spot of pavement and watched!

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/missyp_02/ThursdayDHS--Disney20092.jpg

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/missyp_02/ThursdayDHS--Disney20091.jpg

A wide shot so you can see where we were sitting!
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/missyp_02/ThursdayDHS--Disney2009.jpg

The performers did a great job. The songs were so fun and the dancing was awesome. At one point they picked audience members to participate....it was a fun show! Now, had Zac and Vanessa been there it would have been better, but I can’t have everything now can I??

As the show ended and we dragged our bodies up from the hot pavement, Jeff realized his wallet was not in his pocket. AGAIN??? Oh NO!! :scared1:









Luckily it had just fallen out when he had been sitting and was right behind him on the ground. Whew...that could have been bad!

With my HSM fix under my belt...thanks Jeff....I was time to continue our stroll to the Magic of Disney Animation Tour. Jeff and I had done this in 1992, but not on our 2007 trip.

Did we enjoy the new version? Were we able to meet any characters? Do we EVER get to ride RnRC??

Thanks for reading!

[lisalonglash]

Just so I don’t forget to say it later, the weather has been absolutely perfect! We wake up each morning and I check the forecast to see nothing but 80's and sunshine! NICE!

Nice! :sunny:

We hit the bus stop to head to DHS for rope drop and arrive to see these crowds at the gate.

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/missyp_02/ThursdayDHS--Disney200915.jpg

:scared1:

My photo time stamp says it was 8:31 and opening was at 9 am. Now, the only reason I took the crowd picture is because we had made the choice to come to DHS on a Fantasmic! day. Disney had actually added a second showing of F! at 10:00 this day. :eek: I had concerns, but Fantasmic! is our very favorite night show and we really didn’t want to miss it. So we took our chances and headed to DHS on a day when it was showing. More on that later!

I'm waiting for this info - I changed our itinerary around before the ADRs were made to add DHS on a Fantasmic night back into the schedule!

Of course our goal was to hit Toy Story Mania first. It was a new ride for us and we had a strategy! We were going to head straight to Pixar Place, jump in the stand-by line, ride, THEN get FP’s to ride later. I had done lots of research on whether to ride first, then get FP’s or vice versa. Our thought was that by riding first, we at least got ONE ride. If the line to get FP’s was crazy or they were gone when we got off the ride, we had not missed out. SO....that was our strategy and we were sticking to it! ;)

Good strategy!

This ride is really fun! :thumbsup2 It took me a few minutes to figure out the trick to the cannon shooter...I was letting go of the string each time instead of just continuing to pull. DUH! :rolleyes: There is so much to look at and the games are really cool! I love the stuff flying out at you and how you can unlock bonus points. It was over before I was ready to get off!! Here is my pathetic score... I think I was on the right. I am really no good at these games, but I had a blast and so did the rest of the family!

My score was equally pathetic, I think mine was even more pathetic, actually :rotfl2:

I cannot say enough about how fun this ride is! Jonah and Isaiah screamed and laughed the entire time! I’m so glad they both liked it...now we can do it again!!

Brave, brave people you are! ToT is one ride I will be sitting out, while all of my boys ride it - it :eek: me out LOL

Okay...time for me to make a confession. I LOVE HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL. :love: Yes..I know I’m an almost-40 year old woman, but I adore it! I love all 3 movies, have all 3 soundtracks on my iPod and can’t get enough of Troy, Gabriella, Ryan, and Sharpay! Ahh...that feels better, my secret is out! :laughing:

We all have our guilty pleasures - it's all good! :goodvibes Oh, I love ABBA, but don't tell anyone! :ssst: :laughing:

Now, I would not have stopped to watch this show. We had only been at the park for a an hour and a half and been on two rides. I would not have made the family stop to do this for me. But.... remember what I said about Jeff wanting to make things perfect for me?? Well...he knows how I feel about HSM and he wasn’t about to let me walk by...especially since it was just about to start. So we grabbed a spot of pavement and watched!

That Jeff is a good dude! ::yes::

As the show ended and we dragged our bodies up from the hot pavement, Jeff realized his wallet was not in his pocket. AGAIN??? Oh NO!! :scared1:

Luckily it had just fallen out when he had been sitting and was right behind him on the ground. Whew...that could have been bad!

Oh man, he really knows how to get that adrenaline pumping, hey? :rotfl: I'm sure glad he found it quickly!

With my HSM fix under my belt...thanks Jeff....I was time to continue our stroll to the Magic of Disney Animation Tour. Jeff and I had done this in 1992, but not on our 2007 trip.

Did we enjoy the new version? Were we able to meet any characters? Do we EVER get to ride RnRC??

Thanks for reading!

I hope you had fun on the Animation Tour! Can't wait to read about your adventure popcorn::

[Girldreamer02]

We love love love love love Fantasmic and TSM!!! They added a second fantastmic when we went in jan too! We had the early one though with priority seating b/c we did the fantasmic dinner package at brown derby. It was pretty crowded, but I'd rather be squished and be able to see fantasmic than not be able to see it all! We saw some of high school musical too...i've never seen the movies, but the songs from the show at dhs are catchy! Glad the wallet just fell out of his pocket...that could of been disastrous. I get so irritated with dh b/c he just stuffs things in his pockets...thats how you lose things! Can't wait to hear about the animation studio...did you do the drawing class?

[mickeystoontown]

Your secret love of High School Musical is safe with us. We won't tell anybody.

I know what you mean about being a party of 5 or any odd number for that matter. For the last two years, we have been a party of three. One of us usually has to be a lone rider.

Looking forward to another update!

[DisMomAmy]

Wow!! It looks like you were there on a busy day!! I guess there was no avoiding it if you wanted to see F! We avoided F! and EMH but were afraid we might have run into a different problem that would increase the crowds... That'll be coming up on day 5!

I'm glad you loved TSM - we loved it too!!

[Angies1274]

I love the pictures of Toy Story Mania!! We didn't make opening for our DHS day because of breakfast at Chef Mickey's so we decided to just grab fastpasses. It was such a fun ride and the boys loved it!!! But we missed all the fun things to see while we were waiting in line.:sad2: The boys were especially sad that they missed Mr. Potato Head. Oh well- there's always next time right.:thumbsup2

It sounds like you had so much fun on TOT!!! That's so awesome that Jonah and Isaiah decided to ride too and liked it!!!:goodvibes

[KathyRN137]

So we took our chances and headed to DHS on a day when it was showing. More on that later!

Of course our goal was to hit Toy Story Mania first. It was a new ride for us and we had a strategy! We were going to head straight to Pixar Place, jump in the stand-by line, ride, THEN get FP’s to ride later. I had done lots of research on whether to ride first, then get FP’s or vice versa. Our thought was that by riding first, we at least got ONE ride. If the line to get FP’s was crazy or they were gone when we got off the ride, we had not missed out. SO....that was our strategy and we were sticking to it! ;)



Great bit of strategizing... obviously, it worked!! :thumbsup2

So cute how Jonah still wanted to wear his POC sword!!

Yikes about the wallet scare! :eek: And speaking of "scare" I'm a bit scared about possible Fantasmic crowds. It's a pain in the planning you-know-what now that the showings have been limited!! :headache:

Congrats to Isaiah and Jonah for riding the Tower of Terror!!


Kathy

[xoktenox]

Oh man I'm not in any of your pictures this time :laughing: We were there though at the same time and did TSM and then ToT so I really thought we would be. Oh well. You guys are having such a great time and its obvious in your pictures :thumbsup2

I love HSM too, I'll confess. I'm pretty sure it might even be cooler for an almost 40 yr old to like the movies than an almost 22 year old! :rotfl:

[nu2wdisneyw]

For those of you keeping up, we are now on Day 5 of our vacation. It’s Thursday April 23, 2009 and the alarm wakes us up at 7 am so we can eat a quick breakfast, shower, dress and get ready for our day at Disney’s Hollywood Studios!

Just so I don’t forget to say it later, the weather has been absolutely perfect! We wake up each morning and I check the forecast to see nothing but 80's and sunshine! NICE! I am so glad that the weather was nice for your guys...that makes for a perfect vacation!!

We hit the bus stop to head to DHS for rope drop and arrive to see these crowds at the gate.

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/missyp_02/ThursdayDHS--Disney200915.jpg

My photo time stamp says it was 8:31 and opening was at 9 am. Now, the only reason I took the crowd picture is because we had made the choice to come to DHS on a Fantasmic! day. Disney had actually added a second showing of F! at 10:00 this day. :eek: I had concerns, but Fantasmic! is our very favorite night show and we really didn’t want to miss it. So we took our chances and headed to DHS on a day when it was showing. More on that later! I think that this seals the deal for me NOT going to DHS on F! night. I would love to see it...but we may have to sit out this trip.

Of course our goal was to hit Toy Story Mania first. It was a new ride for us and we had a strategy! We were going to head straight to Pixar Place, jump in the stand-by line, ride, THEN get FP’s to ride later. I had done lots of research on whether to ride first, then get FP’s or vice versa. Our thought was that by riding first, we at least got ONE ride. If the line to get FP’s was crazy or they were gone when we got off the ride, we had not missed out. SO....that was our strategy and we were sticking to it! ;)

The turnstiles opened and we all made our way down Hollywood Boulevard to where the opening show was. We were pretty far back and couldn’t see too much, but I snapped this pic of the “director” as we walked by after the rope dropped! ACTION!!

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/missyp_02/ThursdayDHS--Disney200914.jpg

We followed the crowd and ended up in Pixar Place! Like I said before, this was all new since our visit in 2007 and I was impressed! The buildings and the theming were SO CUTE!

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/missyp_02/ThursdayDHS--Disney200912.jpg

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/missyp_02/ThursdayDHS--Disney200913.jpg

As you can see by the above photo, we arrived at TSM at 9:02 and the stand-by time was posted at 30 minutes. The FP return time at 9:02 was 10:30. We jumped in line and I snapped a few pictures inside the queue. Again...very well done. Impressive!

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/missyp_02/ThursdayDHS--Disney200911.jpg

I wish “backwards hat guy” hadn’t been in my way!
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/missyp_02/ThursdayDHS--Disney20098.jpg

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/missyp_02/ThursdayDHS--Disney200910.jpg

Notice Jonah is still wearing the Captain Jack sword!
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/missyp_02/ThursdayDHS--Disney20099.jpg Jonah's not wearing his Goofy hat?!?!?!

Before long we were donning our 3D glasses and boarding our car. With 5 of us someone always has to ride alone..this time I rode with Jonah, Jeff and Isaiah rode together, and Dan rode alone.

This ride is really fun! :thumbsup2 It took me a few minutes to figure out the trick to the cannon shooter...I was letting go of the string each time instead of just continuing to pull. DUH! :rolleyes: There is so much to look at and the games are really cool! I love the stuff flying out at you and how you can unlock bonus points. It was over before I was ready to get off!! Here is my pathetic score... I think I was on the right. I am really no good at these games, but I had a blast and so did the rest of the family!

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/missyp_02/ThursdayDHS--Disney20097.jpg

As we exited the ride (I noted that it was 9:30), we headed directly to the FP machines. We DEFINITELY wanted another shot at this one! The FP return time at this point was 12:30. There were a few people in front of us, but we had no problem at all getting FP’s. WOO-HOO!!

Our next stop was RocknRoller Coaster and Tower of Terror so we walked off in that direction of the park. We knew that since we had a FP out for TSM that we would have to ride one of these rides stand-by. We rarely do that, but we’d just have to “bite the bullet” in this case.

We arrived at the end of Sunset Boulevard and checked out the stand-by times for each ride. RnRC was 60 minutes and TOT was 40 minutes. We have a winner! :cool1: We jumped in the TOT line to wait. I snapped this picture from a perspective I had never seen before. It’s there I promise!

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/missyp_02/ThursdayDHS--Disney20096.jpg

Here are a couple of us waiting in line.
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/missyp_02/ThursdayDHS--Disney20095.jpg

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/missyp_02/ThursdayDHS--Disney20094.jpg

Dan, Jeff and I had been on TOT on our last trip and LOVE IT to death! The younger boys had opted for the “chicken exit”, but vowed to ride this time. We were all so excited! We finally got inside the cool Hollywood Hotel and made our way to the infamous elevators. I can tell Isaiah is starting to get nervous, but there is no way he’s gonna let Jonah upstage him...he’s riding! We all got on and made sure both Isaiah and Jonah were seated next to either Jeff or I. Here we go!!!

I cannot say enough about how fun this ride is! Jonah and Isaiah screamed and laughed the entire time! I’m so glad they both liked it...now we can do it again!! I hope my boys will like it...I am sure Jahlil will be too short!

It was still too early to get a FP for RnRC ( we couldn’t get another until 11:30 and it was not quite 10:30). Oh...that also means that the 40 minute posted wait time was about right...our in-line pics are time stamped at about 9:45.

Our next “must do” was the Disney Animation tour so we made off in that direction. On our way there, we passed by and this was just beginning!

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/missyp_02/ThursdayDHS--Disney20093.jpg

Okay...time for me to make a confession. I LOVE HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL. :love: Yes..I know I’m an almost-40 year old woman, but I adore it! I love all 3 movies, have all 3 soundtracks on my iPod and can’t get enough of Troy, Gabriella, Ryan, and Sharpay! Ahh...that feels better, my secret is out! :laughing:

Now, I would not have stopped to watch this show. We had only been at the park for a an hour and a half and been on two rides. I would not have made the family stop to do this for me. But.... remember what I said about Jeff wanting to make things perfect for me?? Well...he knows how I feel about HSM and he wasn’t about to let me walk by...especially since it was just about to start. So we grabbed a spot of pavement and watched!

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/missyp_02/ThursdayDHS--Disney20092.jpg

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/missyp_02/ThursdayDHS--Disney20091.jpg

A wide shot so you can see where we were sitting!
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/missyp_02/ThursdayDHS--Disney2009.jpg

The performers did a great job. The songs were so fun and the dancing was awesome. At one point they picked audience members to participate....it was a fun show! Now, had Zac and Vanessa been there it would have been better, but I can’t have everything now can I??

As the show ended and we dragged our bodies up from the hot pavement, Jeff realized his wallet was not in his pocket. AGAIN??? Oh NO!! :scared1:









Luckily it had just fallen out when he had been sitting and was right behind him on the ground. Whew...that could have been bad! That would be a sure way to ruin a vacation!! I am so glad he found his wallet AGAIN! :rotfl:

With my HSM fix under my belt...thanks Jeff....I was time to continue our stroll to the Magic of Disney Animation Tour. Jeff and I had done this in 1992, but not on our 2007 trip.

Did we enjoy the new version? Were we able to meet any characters? Do we EVER get to ride RnRC??

Thanks for reading!I can't wait to read more about your DHS day!!

[mommytothreeboys]

I'm waiting for this info - I changed our itinerary around before the ADRs were made to add DHS on a Fantasmic night back into the schedule!

I'll get to this info soon...I'll at least give you some clues as to how it went in the next post.

My score was equally pathetic, I think mine was even more pathetic, actually :rotfl2:

I thought I might improve on my next ride, but, alas, no.....I just stink! :rotfl:



Brave, brave people you are! ToT is one ride I will be sitting out, while all of my boys ride it - it :eek: me out LOL

It's one of my favorites...for sure!! :yay:

We all have our guilty pleasures - it's all good! :goodvibes Oh, I love ABBA, but don't tell anyone! :ssst: :laughing:

It's just between you and me..promise! :goodvibes

That Jeff is a good dude! ::yes::

He certainly is...I'm a lucky girl! :love:

I hope you had fun on the Animation Tour! Can't wait to read about your adventure popcorn::

Keep reading! :thumbsup2

We love love love love love Fantasmic and TSM!!! They added a second fantastmic when we went in jan too! We had the early one though with priority seating b/c we did the fantasmic dinner package at brown derby. It was pretty crowded, but I'd rather be squished and be able to see fantasmic than not be able to see it all! We saw some of high school musical too...i've never seen the movies, but the songs from the show at dhs are catchy! Glad the wallet just fell out of his pocket...that could of been disastrous. I get so irritated with dh b/c he just stuffs things in his pockets...thats how you lose things! Can't wait to hear about the animation studio...did you do the drawing class?

We love Fantasmic too so going on a day when it was showing was really a no-brainer. Stay tuned to see if we made a good choice. :rolleyes1


Your secret love of High School Musical is safe with us. We won't tell anybody.

I know what you mean about being a party of 5 or any odd number for that matter. For the last two years, we have been a party of three. One of us usually has to be a lone rider.

Looking forward to another update!

Dan usually likes to ride alone, but on occasion we made him switch it up.

Wow!! It looks like you were there on a busy day!! I guess there was no avoiding it if you wanted to see F! We avoided F! and EMH but were afraid we might have run into a different problem that would increase the crowds... That'll be coming up on day 5!

I'm glad you loved TSM - we loved it too!!

Ooohh..interesting teaser! We really did LOVE TSM! Such a cool ride and very well done!

I love the pictures of Toy Story Mania!! We didn't make opening for our DHS day because of breakfast at Chef Mickey's so we decided to just grab fastpasses. It was such a fun ride and the boys loved it!!! But we missed all the fun things to see while we were waiting in line.:sad2: The boys were especially sad that they missed Mr. Potato Head. Oh well- there's always next time right.:thumbsup2

It sounds like you had so much fun on TOT!!! That's so awesome that Jonah and Isaiah decided to ride too and liked it!!!:goodvibes

I was glad, too. I thought Isaiah may change his mind at one point, but he was brave! Afterwards he said he wished he had done it before...it wasn't so bad!

Great bit of strategizing... obviously, it worked!! :thumbsup2

So cute how Jonah still wanted to wear his POC sword!!

Yikes about the wallet scare! :eek: And speaking of "scare" I'm a bit scared about possible Fantasmic crowds. It's a pain in the planning you-know-what now that the showings have been limited!! :headache:

Congrats to Isaiah and Jonah for riding the Tower of Terror!!


Kathy

Jonah wore that sword to the parks more than once. He loved it!

The crowds were a little scary...stay tuned for how we felt about that!

Oh man I'm not in any of your pictures this time :laughing: We were there though at the same time and did TSM and then ToT so I really thought we would be. Oh well. You guys are having such a great time and its obvious in your pictures :thumbsup2

I love HSM too, I'll confess. I'm pretty sure it might even be cooler for an almost 40 yr old to like the movies than an almost 22 year old! :rotfl:

Oh good...I'm so glad that "backwards hat guy" wasn't your boyfriend!! I thought about that as I was writing it, but that girl didn't look like you so I figured I was safe! :)

I'm so glad I'm not alone here in my love of HSM! Thanks! :hug:

I can't wait to read more about your DHS day!!

LOL! Jonah decided to skip the Goofy hat this day and go with the sword instead!

In my opinion F! definitely affected the crowds. More on that later! :surfweb:

[wide receiver]

awww I love the way your hubby looks out for you! And YIKES I am so glad he didn't lose his wallet!

[DisMomAmy]

Oh yeah... I totally forgot to comment on the almost lost wallet!! I can tell you from experience - that would have been a big bummer! ;) It must be something about DHS!

[ladybugmom]

Girl--I'm with you on HSM!! I LOVE all of them!! (but I have 2 girls to "blame" it on) So glad you got to see the show!

[mommytothreeboys]

awww I love the way your hubby looks out for you! And YIKES I am so glad he didn't lose his wallet!

He really is very sweet!

Me too! Not sure if you've been reading right along, but this was the 2nd time he lost it..the first was on Everest. :eek:

Oh yeah... I totally forgot to comment on the almost lost wallet!! I can tell you from experience - that would have been a big bummer! ;) It must be something about DHS!

I'm so glad it didn't turn out like your experience. NOT GOOD! We got lucky.

Girl--I'm with you on HSM!! I LOVE all of them!! (but I have 2 girls to "blame" it on) So glad you got to see the show!

YAY! No girls to blame it on here...just LOTS of Disney channel! ;)

[3princesses+aprince]

Wow, those HS crowds look bad, it looked just as bad on the day we chose to go too!!! We actually only got a few good hours in at HS this trip, and we missed TOT. Next year for sure, it's on our must do list. We did do TSM too!!

[mommytothreeboys]

Wow, those HS crowds look bad, it looked just as bad on the day we chose to go too!!! We actually only got a few good hours in at HS this trip, and we missed TOT. Next year for sure, it's on our must do list. We did do TSM too!!

Yeah it really was crowded. More on that later, promise! :thumbsup2

[mousescrapper]

Hi Missy...

nice start to your DHS day....

whew...that is a heavy crowd :crowded:

seems like in your last post reply...the crowds become an issue :confused3 we went on a F! day and really had no crowd issues, but maybe that is becuase it was rainy in the beginning and the last experience w/ DHS was a SWW day...:confused:

hope you get do just about everything you want!

I knew you guys weould love TSM...and thanks for all the interior shots....I have only walked thru the FP line, so I have to see some of the other fun things...like Mr. P.

ok if you got two nervous boys on ToT...just maybe Aldine will be willing next yr :scratchin

That is so sweet everyone stopped to watch HSM w/ you.... GO WILDCATS!!! :cheer2:

looking forward to more!

J-

[MICKEY4EVER!]

Great start to the day! I can't wait to read more...

Another :thumbsup2 for DH! He's just all about making this experience special for you. What a guy!!! I'm very impressed!

[penguintux]

I've just read your last two updates, and I'm starting to worry about my NEED to see Fantasmic while I'm there. I can't wait to hear about the crowds... :scared1:

Ohh and Toy Story Mania looks AWESOME!! I canNOT wait to ride it!! :]]]

[mommytothreeboys]

Hi Missy...

nice start to your DHS day....

whew...that is a heavy crowd :crowded:

seems like in your last post reply...the crowds become an issue :confused3 we went on a F! day and really had no crowd issues, but maybe that is becuase it was rainy in the beginning and the last experience w/ DHS was a SWW day...:confused:


hope you get do just about everything you want!

I knew you guys weould love TSM...and thanks for all the interior shots....I have only walked thru the FP line, so I have to see some of the other fun things...like Mr. P.

ok if you got two nervous boys on ToT...just maybe Aldine will be willing next yr :scratchin

That is so sweet everyone stopped to watch HSM w/ you.... GO WILDCATS!!! :cheer2:

looking forward to more!

J-

I'm not one that pushes the boys on rides, but Jonah had been talking about wanting to go on since his friend came back from WDW in December and Isaiah wanted to give it a shot. Backing out was always an option for them, but they both ended up LOVING it. I think the anticipation was more scary than the ride!



Great start to the day! I can't wait to read more...

Another :thumbsup2 for DH! He's just all about making this experience special for you. What a guy!!! I'm very impressed!

You all better stop..he's gonna get a big head! :rotfl:

I've just read your last two updates, and I'm starting to worry about my NEED to see Fantasmic while I'm there. I can't wait to hear about the crowds... :scared1:

Ohh and Toy Story Mania looks AWESOME!! I canNOT wait to ride it!! :]]]

Keep in mind that it was still the tail end of Spring Break while we were there...all of New England was on break at the time.

[teresajoy]

I am SO with you on the Tiki Birds!! I HATE it!
Why is the line for Aladdin so short and Dumbo always so long??

I'm glad you got your picture!!! Some people are so rude!!!

Wow, you husband lets you vent?? he's a real keeper!

Cute about Jonah waiting to see the princesses with you!

I like the hidden Mickey on Jeff's hat!

Good to have a plan to catch Tink flying!

Awww, I'm a big sap like that too!

you had a busy day!


I love ToT

I love High schoool Musical too!

Love your TR!!!

[Happydog]

Yay! What a fun update! Can't wait to read the rest of your DHS day!

Glad you liked TSM!!! and got your HSMusical fix!!! :goodvibes

[mommytothreeboys]

I am SO with you on the Tiki Birds!! I HATE it!

UGH!! Those birds! LOL!

Why is the line for Aladdin so short and Dumbo always so long??

Good Question!! :confused3

I'm glad you got your picture!!! Some people are so rude!!!

Oh well...I got my picture. It's a shame though that people can be so inconsiderate.

Wow, you husband lets you vent?? he's a real keeper!

Yeah..I'll hold on to him for a while! :love:

Cute about Jonah waiting to see the princesses with you!

He was a real trooper! I'm so glad he did it then because it may never happen again and I at least have those pictures and memories!

I like the hidden Mickey on Jeff's hat!

That's my favorite thing about it!

Good to have a plan to catch Tink flying!

I wasn't missing her this trip!

Awww, I'm a big sap like that too!

:sad1: LOL!

you had a busy day!

VERY! But so fun!


I love ToT

One of the best!

I love High schoool Musical too!

What team? WILDCATS!!

Love your TR!!!

Thank you so much! I just clicked on the link in you signature and read about your beautiful baby boys. I am so sorry for your loss, that must have been a very difficult time for you. What a wonderful tribute you wrote.

Yay! What a fun update! Can't wait to read the rest of your DHS day!

Glad you liked TSM!!! and got your HSMusical fix!!! :goodvibes

TSM was really great...I just wish I wasn't so terrible at it!! :rolleyes1

The last time we were at DHS, the HSM show was different so it was fun to see the new one. GO WILDCATS!

[PrincessV]

Just so I don’t forget to say it later, the weather has been absolutely perfect! We wake up each morning and I check the forecast to see nothing but 80's and sunshine! NICE!
:thumbsup2 I just love spring down here! Too bad it only lasts about 3 weeks. :rolleyes:

I had done lots of research on whether to ride first, then get FP’s or vice versa. Our thought was that by riding first, we at least got ONE ride. If the line to get FP’s was crazy or they were gone when we got off the ride, we had not missed out. SO....that was our strategy and we were sticking to it! ;)
That's been my approach so far, too. It works fairly well, so I'm afraid to mess with it and try anything else, lol!
Did we enjoy the new version? Were we able to meet any characters? Do we EVER get to ride RnRC??
popcorn::

[MagicShell]

Those crowds do look pretty big. So far it sounds like your plan is working though. We love DHS. We usually spend at least a day and a half there. I have never seen any of the High School Musical movies. Maybe I should watch them sometime.

[mommytothreeboys]

:thumbsup2 I just love spring down here! Too bad it only lasts about 3 weeks. :rolleyes:


That's been my approach so far, too. It works fairly well, so I'm afraid to mess with it and try anything else, lol!

popcorn::

Both of our family trips have been in late April/ early May and the weather has been amazing!

I'm glad we did TSM the way we did. The standby line later in the day was 90 minutes. I'm not sure any ride is worth an hour and a half wait!

Those crowds do look pretty big. So far it sounds like your plan is working though. We love DHS. We usually spend at least a day and a half there. I have never seen any of the High School Musical movies. Maybe I should watch them sometime.

Yeah...having a plan definitely was the key. With only one day to spend at DHS you need it!

Do you like other musicals?? I tend to like them anyway, so HSM wasn't really a stretch for me. The songs are really catchy and I love the message of the movies about being who you are....great for a mom who is trying to teach that to 3 boys! :thumbsup2

[teresajoy]

Thank you so much! I just clicked on the link in you signature and read about your beautiful baby boys. I am so sorry for your loss, that must have been a very difficult time for you. What a wonderful tribute you wrote.

Aww, thanks. :hug: It was hard, yet helpful to write it out.

[ilovecupcakes]

I fell in love with TSM, too. It's awesome, whether you're a video gamer or not. That's fun that the whole family was able to ride ToT this time! It's quite scarier nowadays :scared1: but still great.

Glad you got to sit down and watch the HSM show! I am familiar with it only because of the kids at my preschool, but the songs are catchy, yes.

Sounds like a great start to your DHS day!

[PrincessEeyore]

I'm so glad you enjoyed TSM! I'm excited to ride it my next trip. And your DH is too sweet for stopping and letting you enjoy the High School Musical show. :goodvibes

[mommytothreeboys]

I fell in love with TSM, too. It's awesome, whether you're a video gamer or not. That's fun that the whole family was able to ride ToT this time! It's quite scarier nowadays :scared1: but still great.

Glad you got to sit down and watch the HSM show! I am familiar with it only because of the kids at my preschool, but the songs are catchy, yes.

Sounds like a great start to your DHS day!

Hi D! It's so fun now that all the boys are tall enough to ride the "big" rides. The family that screams together...!


I'm so glad you enjoyed TSM! I'm excited to ride it my next trip. And your DH is too sweet for stopping and letting you enjoy the High School Musical show. :goodvibes

Yep...he's a keeper! :lovestruc

[mom2mek]

How is it that I've read your last update (like twice now...LOL) and could have sworn I responded....weird. :confused3

Anyways....sounds like a great DHS day so far! Rope drop pics are always crazy looking, aren't they? We managed to get on TSM twice back in October, by going right at RD and getting a FP but not riding standby (instead the crew that wanted to go on RNRC went over there at RD while I grabbed the FPs), then at the window opening of the 1st one (right at 9:50) we grabbed another set (which was for 2:30 I believe)....then we were eligible for another FP for something else 2 hours later - right around noon. It worked out pretty good, but only if you are planning on sticking around that area to grab another set right at your window opening time as they get pushed back soooo fast!!! We went over to ride GMR in between while we were waiting for the RNRC crew! Downside of that is we didn't get to see the standby queue of TSM, but I was ok with that! LOL!

That's very sweet that your boys indulged your HSM fan status and let you watch! Yay for them! (I've only ever seen the 1st one, but I am a BIG musical fan, so I completely understand...)

Ok, I'm all caught up....feel free to continue....:snooty: :rolleyes1

Sara

[hhockman]

Okay, I just want to say, I haven't read ANYTHING yet. I'm still in the middle of your PTR (on page 10 or so) and I intend to read the whole thing before I come over to read the TR, so it may take me a little while. ;)

I am really enjoying the PTR, but it's making me crazy that I go to answer a question or respond to something, only to realize you've been back from your trip for two months! :rotfl:

You are giving me a TON of ideas, though. We're taking three boys ourselves in September (two are actually ours, one we claim some of the time, but he actually belongs to our friends). They will be 7,7, and 4. I love the Disney box idea (and the shoe holder idea-I think we have one around here somewhere), and I LOVE the lanyards with the stuff hanging off of them. I am even going to copy your idea for around the neck sunglass holders that I saw on your youngest DS in one of the pictures. We are staying at POR with a group of 5 so I'm especially watching your suggestions for that (like the soap holder). My DH and I have been a ton of times, but never for this long and never with kids old enough to actually do (almost) everything.

I can't wait to see what actually happened on your trip. Anyway, back to your regularly scheduled program. Hopefully I'll be over here soon!

[mommytothreeboys]

How is it that I've read your last update (like twice now...LOL) and could have sworn I responded....weird. :confused3

Anyways....sounds like a great DHS day so far! Rope drop pics are always crazy looking, aren't they? We managed to get on TSM twice back in October, by going right at RD and getting a FP but not riding standby (instead the crew that wanted to go on RNRC went over there at RD while I grabbed the FPs), then at the window opening of the 1st one (right at 9:50) we grabbed another set (which was for 2:30 I believe)....then we were eligible for another FP for something else 2 hours later - right around noon. It worked out pretty good, but only if you are planning on sticking around that area to grab another set right at your window opening time as they get pushed back soooo fast!!! We went over to ride GMR in between while we were waiting for the RNRC crew! Downside of that is we didn't get to see the standby queue of TSM, but I was ok with that! LOL!

That's very sweet that your boys indulged your HSM fan status and let you watch! Yay for them! (I've only ever seen the 1st one, but I am a BIG musical fan, so I completely understand...)

Ok, I'm all caught up....feel free to continue....:snooty: :rolleyes1

Sara

That sounds like a great TSM strategy! Cool that you got to ride twice as well! The queue was cute, but the ride is what it's all about!

I love me a good musical! ;)

How did you know I was waiting for you to respond before I moved on?? New update coming right up! :)

Okay, I just want to say, I haven't read ANYTHING yet. I'm still in the middle of your PTR (on page 10 or so) and I intend to read the whole thing before I come over to read the TR, so it may take me a little while. ;)

I am really enjoying the PTR, but it's making me crazy that I go to answer a question or respond to something, only to realize you've been back from your trip for two months! :rotfl:

You are giving me a TON of ideas, though. We're taking three boys ourselves in September (two are actually ours, one we claim some of the time, but he actually belongs to our friends). They will be 7,7, and 4. I love the Disney box idea (and the shoe holder idea-I think we have one around here somewhere), and I LOVE the lanyards with the stuff hanging off of them. I am even going to copy your idea for around the neck sunglass holders that I saw on your youngest DS in one of the pictures. We are staying at POR with a group of 5 so I'm especially watching your suggestions for that (like the soap holder). My DH and I have been a ton of times, but never for this long and never with kids old enough to actually do (almost) everything.

I can't wait to see what actually happened on your trip. Anyway, back to your regularly scheduled program. Hopefully I'll be over here soon!

I'm so glad I can be helpful! POR is awesome! You will love it!

Hurry up and get through that PTR so you can come over here and enjoy the trip! :welcome:

[mommytothreeboys]

When I left off, we had just finished watching the HSM 3 show (W-I-L-D, WILDCATS!) and narrowly avoided a lost wallet tragedy. We were continuing to make our way to the next stop on our touring plan....the Magic of Disney Animation Tour.

Jeff and I went to WDW on our honeymoon in 1992, I know, that was a LONG time ago. We’re old...technically, but you’re only as old as you feel! :) In 1992, MGM Studios (as it was called then) was the newest of the Disney parks. It joined Epcot and the Magic Kingdom....Animal Kingdom was still just a great idea waiting to be born! At the time, MGM was a working studio. I remember doing the Animation Tour then and being able to see actual artists working on movies in production. It was very cool! The new Magic of Disney Animation Tour is more movie and less tour. The movie and informational presentation were very cute, mind you. Who doesn’t love Mushu causing a little trouble? BUT....I did miss being able to see the “real” thing.

After the movie, you move into a large area with some interactive activities and character Meet and Greet opportunities. Jonah wanted to meet Bolt and Rhino...we had just seen the movie Bolt before we left for vacation....so I jumped in line with him. The other boys were more interested in the interactive games so they went off with Jeff to play. The line for Bolt was deceiving! It wound around behind the Meet and Greet area and moved very, very slowly. :rolleyes1 Bolt and Rhino were taking a lot of time with each child, which was great, but made for a long wait for the rest of us! At one point the handlers said that the characters were going to take a break then be back. I gave Jonah the choice to wait....we literally had NOT moved in the time we had been in line....or give it up and try to see Mickey and maybe the Incredibles instead. He opted for choice number 2, so we hopped out of line and went to find the rest of the family. Jeff took these pictures of Bolt and Rhino between kids!

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/missyp_02/ThursdayDHS--Disney200928.jpg

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/missyp_02/ThursdayDHS--Disney200927.jpg

The older boys were still playing with the cool stuff.....I really didn’t see all of it, but there were computers everywhere and you could do fun stuff like animate your own characters, do voice-overs, etc. I spent my time in line with Jonah! Dan and Isaiah were occupied so Jonah and I got in the short line to see Sorcerer Mickey.

Here are the PhotoPass pictures.
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/missyp_02/Image093.jpg

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/missyp_02/Image094.jpg

This one is my favorite....I love how they are so intense!
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/missyp_02/Image096.jpg

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/missyp_02/Image097.jpg

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/missyp_02/Image098.jpg

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/missyp_02/Image099.jpg

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/missyp_02/Image100.jpg

And here are the ones that Jeff took when he saw us in line and jumped in to take the pictures!
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/missyp_02/ThursdayDHS--Disney200934.jpg

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/missyp_02/ThursdayDHS--Disney200933.jpg

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/missyp_02/ThursdayDHS--Disney200932.jpg

After autographs and pictures with the Big Cheese himself, I wanted to head over to where the Incredibles were doing a Meet and Greet. They were just scheduled to come out and I wanted to jump in line before it got too long. Success! :thumbsup2 There were only 2 people ahead of us! Unfortunately there were no PhotoPass photographers here so we were on our own. At one point, Mr. Incredible and Jonah did a cute little “pose-off”, but, unfortunately, Jeff was holding the camera and was so into watching the interaction that he didn’t take pictures of it. UGH! This was not the only time this happened...stay tuned! Anyway...he did manage to get this really cute one! (Love you Honey!)

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/missyp_02/ThursdayDHS--Disney200930.jpg

Here are a couple more from our “Incredible” meet and greet!

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/missyp_02/ThursdayDHS--Disney200916.jpg

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/missyp_02/ThursdayDHS--Disney200929.jpg

Once we were finished visiting the characters, Jonah wanted a chance to do some of the interactive activities, so we hung out a bit and let him do that. Jeff liked the voice-over one...Iago was the director and he gave you the dialogue to a scene, then you voiced the words as you watched the character onscreen. At the end, it played the clip back with your voice. VERY COOL! Here’s Jeff working on his voice-over debut!

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/missyp_02/ThursdayDHS--Disney200926.jpg

I’m not exactly sure what this one was, but it looks like some sort of touch screen where you get to color in a character. They all liked this one.
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/missyp_02/ThursdayDHS--Disney200925.jpg

The cool air conditioning of this building was nice, but we had been in here a long time now and I was getting antsy to move on. Our window to get new FP’s was now open so I wanted to head over to RnRC to pick some up for later. Begrudgingly, we headed out of the Animation building. I asked the boys about doing the drawing class earlier, but they really showed no interest. I am a terrible artist...I can barely do stick figures! It looked cool as we walked by on our way out, but no takers this time.

It was now about noon and the park was really getting crowded. It was very obvious on Sunset Boulevard heading toward TOT and RnRC. It was really shoulder to shoulder the entire way there. In all of our 10 day vacation, this day was the only day the crowds made us feel uncomfortable. Navigating through them with 5 of us was tedious and time consuming. Needless to say, Jeff HATED it! I’m not sure if the crowds were so bad because it was a Fantasmic! day or because this park just doesn’t handle the masses well because of its layout, but whatever it was....it was not good. :scared1: The crowds don’t tend to bother me, but even I noticed how difficult it was to get from place to place. YIKES!

We finally managed to get ourselves to the RnRC Fastpass machine and got our FP’s. Our return time wasn’t until 4:00...at noon! I told you it was crowded! Oh well...we press on!

Lunch is calling our names so we make the decision to try the Backlot Express for our meal. We had eaten at ABC Commissary our last trip and were not impressed, so we hoped for better luck this time!

We had learned by now, that it was WAY easier to order if only one person went to the register and ordered for everyone. I took to writing down what each person wanted, from beverage to dessert, and being ready to just rattle it all off when asked. The CM’s seemed to appreciate this and it definitely made the process faster! We all got Double Cheeseburgers and fries except Jonah who got Chicken Nuggets. I got a very delicious chocolate cheesecake for dessert! The burgers were ok...pretty standard park fare, but not bad. Jeff had found us a nice table outside under the awning. We were right behind the Indiana Jones Stunt Show and could hear the action and the audience. Pretty cool! At this point, we had been eating at WDW for 4 days and we kept telling the boys to make smart choices concerning beverages etc. We urged them to get water or juice instead of soda for each meal...I know we’re on vacation, but your body can only handle so much before it begins to rebel. Keep that in mind for later! Isaiah and Jonah were doing well, but Dan was not so good at heeding good advice...it may come back to bite him later!

With our tummies full and FP’s in hand for both TSM and RnRC, our next stop was the 1:20 show of Lights, Motors, Action Extreme Stunt Show. We had finished up our lunch in perfect time to head over to the stadium and find our seats. START YOUR ENGINES!! :car:

[DisMomAmy]

Hi Missy!! I love that you & Jeff got in on the character pictures!! That's something Tim & I didn't do and I regret! Oh well... there's always next time, right? :confused3

Sounds like a busy day at DHS - I'm guessing that it was from Fantasmic! because we had some very quiet non-F! days just a few days after you...

[lisalonglash]

Jeff and I went to WDW on our honeymoon in 1992, I know, that was a LONG time ago. We’re old...technically, but you’re only as old as you feel! :) In 1992, MGM Studios (as it was called then) was the newest of the Disney parks. It joined Epcot and the Magic Kingdom....Animal Kingdom was still just a great idea waiting to be born! At the time, MGM was a working studio. I remember doing the Animation Tour then and being able to see actual artists working on movies in production. It was very cool! The new Magic of Disney Animation Tour is more movie and less tour. The movie and informational presentation were very cute, mind you. Who doesn’t love Mushu causing a little trouble? BUT....I did miss being able to see the “real” thing.

If it helps, Grumpy and I were married in 1993 LOL When I was 18yo, a friend and I went to MGM Studios for half a day. I, too, remember walking through the Animation Studio and watching the artists at work (when we were there, the animators were drawing The Little Mermaid - yes, THAT is how long it has been since I've been there (other than last year, of course lol)).

Bolt and Rhino are so cute! :goodvibes

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/missyp_02/ThursdayDHS--Disney200930.jpg

Here are a couple more from our “Incredible” meet and greet!

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/missyp_02/ThursdayDHS--Disney200916.jpg

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/missyp_02/ThursdayDHS--Disney200929.jpg

These are fantastic - LOVE the pose-off picture, that is awesome! :thumbsup2

Once we were finished visiting the characters, Jonah wanted a chance to do some of the interactive activities, so we hung out a bit and let him do that. Jeff liked the voice-over one...Iago was the director and he gave you the dialogue to a scene, then you voiced the words as you watched the character onscreen. At the end, it played the clip back with your voice. VERY COOL! Here’s Jeff working on his voice-over debut!

That sounds super fun!

The cool air conditioning of this building was nice, but we had been in here a long time now and I was getting antsy to move on. Our window to get new FP’s was now open so I wanted to head over to RnRC to pick some up for later. Begrudgingly, we headed out of the Animation building. I asked the boys about doing the drawing class earlier, but they really showed no interest. I am a terrible artist...I can barely do stick figures! It looked cool as we walked by on our way out, but no takers this time.

That's me too - stick figures and house outlines LMAO

It was now about noon and the park was really getting crowded. It was very obvious on Sunset Boulevard heading toward TOT and RnRC. It was really shoulder to shoulder the entire way there. In all of our 10 day vacation, this day was the only day the crowds made us feel uncomfortable. Navigating through them with 5 of us was tedious and time consuming. Needless to say, Jeff HATED it! I’m not sure if the crowds were so bad because it was a Fantasmic! day or because this park just doesn’t handle the masses well because of its layout, but whatever it was....it was not good. :scared1: The crowds don’t tend to bother me, but even I noticed how difficult it was to get from place to place. YIKES!

:scared1::eek::scared1::eek:

With our tummies full and FP’s in hand for both TSM and RnRC, our next stop was the 1:20 show of Lights, Motors, Action Extreme Stunt Show. We had finished up our lunch in perfect time to head over to the stadium and find our seats. START YOUR ENGINES!! :car:

That's a fun show! The seats aren't terribly comfortable, but the show is pretty entertaining! Big bangs, loud vehicles and bursts of fire equal happy boys, right? :rotfl:

[Angies1274]

Another great update, Missy!!!:thumbsup2I love all the Meet and Greet pictures!!!:goodvibes My boys enjoyed the interactive activities in the Animation building also. Great idea on only sending one person up to order with what everyone wants on a piece of paper. Just think how quickly the lines would move if everyone did that.;)

[KathyRN137]

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Awww... love it!! It's so magical when the characters "play" with the kids!! :wizard:

Bolt sure was popular! I don't care how long the line is; I'm going to see the UP characters!!! I love that movie!

Ick...crowds! I'm seriously thinking about avoiding Fantasmic days if they mean lots of :crowded: Poor Jeff, you told us how he hates crowds!!

I just know your crew is going to love LMA... it's testosterone heaven!! :rotfl:


Kathy

[Girldreamer02]

great update! We enjoy eating at backlot express...we actually are going to be taking a impromptu trip to disney for a weekend here in a few weeks. We expect it to be hot and crowded, but its just an extra trip for us as we've already been this yr. Dh is going to the mayo clinic in jacksonville and he said he isn't going to be that close to disney and not go. :thumbsup2 Can't wait to hear more!

[mommytothreeboys]

Hi Missy!! I love that you & Jeff got in on the character pictures!! That's something Tim & I didn't do and I regret! Oh well... there's always next time, right? :confused3

Sounds like a busy day at DHS - I'm guessing that it was from Fantasmic! because we had some very quiet non-F! days just a few days after you...

When I got back from our 2007 trip I realized that I was not in a single photo with a character. :sad2: It was my goal this time not to let that happen again! :thumbsup2

I think you are right about F! causing the crowds. Although DHS has never been an easy park to navigate, this was a whole different ball game! :eek:

If it helps, Grumpy and I were married in 1993 LOL When I was 18yo, a friend and I went to MGM Studios for half a day. I, too, remember walking through the Animation Studio and watching the artists at work (when we were there, the animators were drawing The Little Mermaid - yes, THAT is how long it has been since I've been there (other than last year, of course lol)).


Oh good....I feel better!

Bolt and Rhino are so cute! :goodvibes

Very cute and they were great at interacting with all the kids!


These are fantastic - LOVE the pose-off picture, that is awesome! :thumbsup2

It's one of my favorites!


That's me too - stick figures and house outlines LMAO

I hated it when my boys were little and asked me to draw something for them! They could probably have done a better job on their own!



:scared1::eek::scared1::eek:

I agree! :scared1:



That's a fun show! The seats aren't terribly comfortable, but the show is pretty entertaining! Big bangs, loud vehicles and bursts of fire equal happy boys, right? :rotfl:

You know it!

Another great update, Missy!!!:thumbsup2I love all the Meet and Greet pictures!!!:goodvibes My boys enjoyed the interactive activities in the Animation building also. Great idea on only sending one person up to order with what everyone wants on a piece of paper. Just think how quickly the lines would move if everyone did that.;)

Definitely would help the congestion at the register!

I was glad we slowed down a bit this year and took the time to enjoy the interactive stuff at the end of attractions...we did at Mission Space, Spaceship Earth, and other places as well!

Awww... love it!! It's so magical when the characters "play" with the kids!! :wizard:

It really is magical...it gives me the 'warm fuzzies' just looking at it! :cloud9:

Bolt sure was popular! I don't care how long the line is; I'm going to see the UP characters!!! I love that movie!

Haven't seen it yet. :sad2:

Ick...crowds! I'm seriously thinking about avoiding Fantasmic days if they mean lots of :crowded: Poor Jeff, you told us how he hates crowds!!

I'm not sure if they are planning to add more shows, but if not, the crowds really showed it!

I just know your crew is going to love LMA... it's testosterone heaven!! :rotfl:


Kathy

Oh boy, it sure is! My boys LOVE this show! :goodvibes

great update! We enjoy eating at backlot express...we actually are going to be taking a impromptu trip to disney for a weekend here in a few weeks. We expect it to be hot and crowded, but its just an extra trip for us as we've already been this yr. Dh is going to the mayo clinic in jacksonville and he said he isn't going to be that close to disney and not go. :thumbsup2 Can't wait to hear more!

OOOHH... a Disney trip! YAY! I'll take hot and crowded Disney over hot and boring Rochester any day! I hope things are well with our DH. :goodvibes

[xoktenox]

Wow, love all the character pictures! My BF and I didn't get very many of those while we were there because we were rushing so much to get all the rides we wanted to do done. Next time we'll take advantage of the character opportunities more. We were in the Animation studios later on in the day and should have gotten some with Sorcerer Mickey! Yours came out great :thumbsup2

I didn't seem to think it was terribly crowded at DHS that day...it did definitely seem more crowded down that end of Sunset Blvd. but otherwise I thought it was ok. I kinda feel it was more the layout down there than the actual number of people. Just my opinion LOL :)

[carissanboys]

I'm all caught up - again!! :rotfl:

I love your updates Missy! :goodvibes They're so much fun. I'm glad the "ride TSM first - get FP after" technique worked for you guys. :thumbsup2

Hopefully from now on I'll catch each installment as you post it. :rolleyes1

[wide receiver]

Wow looks like fun. I love the character photos....and a drawing class...hummm hadn't heard about that before. My dd would love that, she is an artist in the making!princess: or a princess!

[teresajoy]

I miss seeing the imagineers at work too! I remember they were doing Mulan one year when we were there. For some reason though, it seems like they were calling it something else.

We had so much fun meeting the characters in the Animation Studio this year. I had no idea there would be so many! Bolt wasn't there though. They had the stuff up for UP.

Great Micky pictures! I'm glad you got in them!

Sounds croded! I don't like shoulder to shoulder!

Great update! Now I should really get busy and work on mine!

[mommytothreeboys]

Wow, love all the character pictures! My BF and I didn't get very many of those while we were there because we were rushing so much to get all the rides we wanted to do done. Next time we'll take advantage of the character opportunities more. We were in the Animation studios later on in the day and should have gotten some with Sorcerer Mickey! Yours came out great :thumbsup2

I didn't seem to think it was terribly crowded at DHS that day...it did definitely seem more crowded down that end of Sunset Blvd. but otherwise I thought it was ok. I kinda feel it was more the layout down there than the actual number of people. Just my opinion LOL :)

You are definitely right about that end of the park...the crowds were ABSOLUTELY worse down there than in other places. Getting around with 5 of us is challenging too...I always have to be aware of where the boys are so no one gets separated and lost! I'm pretty spoiled too...crowds were great on our last trip, so ANY crowds at all seemed "crowded" to me! ;)

I'm all caught up - again!! :rotfl:

I love your updates Missy! :goodvibes They're so much fun. I'm glad the "ride TSM first - get FP after" technique worked for you guys. :thumbsup2

Hopefully from now on I'll catch each installment as you post it. :rolleyes1

Yep...that strategy ended up working perfectly! Thanks for the advice! :thumbsup2

Wow looks like fun. I love the character photos....and a drawing class...hummm hadn't heard about that before. My dd would love that, she is an artist in the making!princess: or a princess!

It definitely looked interesting. You should check it out!

I miss seeing the imagineers at work too! I remember they were doing Mulan one year when we were there. For some reason though, it seems like they were calling it something else.

We had so much fun meeting the characters in the Animation Studio this year. I had no idea there would be so many! Bolt wasn't there though. They had the stuff up for UP.

Great Micky pictures! I'm glad you got in them!

Sounds croded! I don't like shoulder to shoulder!

Great update! Now I should really get busy and work on mine!

I made sure I got in a lot of character pictures this year. I'm not crazy about how I look in photos, but I wanted people looking at my pictures to know I was actually ON the trip! I was in so few pictures last time.

[PrincessEeyore]

What a great character interaction! Those memories are definitely what make a Disney vacation so magical. :wizard: But I can't believe the size of the crowd! Hopefully I lightened up later on.
Great update! Looking forward to more. :goodvibes

[mommytothreeboys]

What a great character interaction! Those memories are definitely what make a Disney vacation so magical. :wizard: But I can't believe the size of the crowd! Hopefully I lightened up later on.
Great update! Looking forward to more. :goodvibes

Definitely...I love it when the characters take a little extra time to play with the kids. It's a great memory!

Despite the crowd, we really were able to see and do everything we had planned. :thumbsup2

[littlezar]

I asked the boys about doing the drawing class earlier, but they really showed no interest. I am a terrible artist...I can barely do stick figures! It looked cool as we walked by on our way out, but no takers this time.


My 11 year old draws pretty good and the 7 year old likes to draw (all things military related) :rolleyes: DH & the oldest are not artistic but were willing to go along with the two of them - probably to avoid meeting Little Einsteins, Handy Manny and doing the Little Mermaid show with me & the baby. Their class drew Goofy and I have to say that while I think the 11 year old's was the best, the other 3 did really well. They all said it was a lot of fun and would do it again next time.

I made sure I got in a lot of character pictures this year. I'm not crazy about how I look in photos, but I wanted people looking at my pictures to know I was actually ON the trip!

I made sure to get in a lot of pics this year - not too many character pics, but we did a lot of family shots. We went to Great Wolf Lodge last year and out of 150 or so photos, I was in maybe 10 of them. I need to learn to let go of the fact that I don't like the way I look in pics.

[mommytothreeboys]

My 11 year old draws pretty good and the 7 year old likes to draw (all things military related) :rolleyes: DH & the oldest are not artistic but were willing to go along with the two of them - probably to avoid meeting Little Einsteins, Handy Manny and doing the Little Mermaid show with me & the baby. Their class drew Goofy and I have to say that while I think the 11 year old's was the best, the other 3 did really well. They all said it was a lot of fun and would do it again next time.



I made sure to get in a lot of pics this year - not too many character pics, but we did a lot of family shots. We went to Great Wolf Lodge last year and out of 150 or so photos, I was in maybe 10 of them. I need to learn to let go of the fact that I don't like the way I look in pics.

I'm glad they enjoyed the drawing class. I wish my 12 year old would have tried it..he loves to draw and doodle. Oh well, maybe next time!

I agree....it's less about how we look and more about being part of the memory! :thumbsup2

[wide receiver]

Mommytothreeboys you must be really beautiful in person because I think your photos are great! I wish I looked as fresh as you do when I am at the world! All that humidity plays games with my hair!

[MICKEY4EVER!]

Loved the latest update! I am also loving that you guys got both Mr. & Mrs. Incredible at the same time! :thumbsup2 We only got Mrs. Incredible, but still a cool experience. The family portrait is really cute also. Good job on getting some AWESOME pics!

[mom2mek]

Uh-oh....I hope Dan is ok! :confused:

Great "Incredibiles" pictures! I love the posing shot! :thumbsup2

Sorcerer Mickey ones are cute too!

I have never seen LMA, but I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess that a family of all boys (and one mom of course) loved it!!! :laughing: My husband and Dad have seen it and they loved it, but I've only seen the portions that you can catch when you are on the Backlot Tour (zzzzzz)! LOL!

Sara

[3princesses+aprince]

Great pics from Hollywood Studios!!! Love the one posing with Mr. Incredible there, how cute. We're bummed we didn't get to spend as much time as we would have like to at HS. The day we picked for it was HOT and CROWDED!!!! That's ok, next year we'll have a full day planned!!!!!

[mickeystoontown]

Hey Missy! I was a couple of pages behind because we were gone camping over the weekend. We catch ourselves still saying MGM Studios because that's what it was when we started visiting WDW.

I sure hope that the Hollywood Studio crowds aren't really bad when we go in August. I'm afraid that it will be because I have it scheduled on a Fantasmic day. As we all know, the Fantasmic schedule has been cut down which makes me antsy about the crowds on our Hollywood Studios day.

We've seen the Incredibles characters a couple of times and they always seem to interact with the guests more than some of the other characters. We got to see Frozone in 2007 and he did some cool poses with the kids.

I look forward to reading more about your Hollywood Studios visit.

[Happydog]

Great photos with the characters and the imagineer activities. I really enjoy your TR!!!! We have never been to that animation place, what is it officially called again? when I read these TRs and PTRs I get so many great ideas!!! I know my kids would LOVE this. Wow on the crowds. But I am glad it was the only day you felt :crowded:

Looking forward to more!!!! :thumbsup2

[mommytothreeboys]

Mommytothreeboys you must be really beautiful in person because I think your photos are great! I wish I looked as fresh as you do when I am at the world! All that humidity plays games with my hair!

Awww....you're sweet! :hug:

Loved the latest update! I am also loving that you guys got both Mr. & Mrs. Incredible at the same time! :thumbsup2 We only got Mrs. Incredible, but still a cool experience. The family portrait is really cute also. Good job on getting some AWESOME pics!

Yeah..we were pretty excited. We hadn't seen them at all on our last trip so it was cool that we were able to catch them this time! :cool1:

Uh-oh....I hope Dan is ok! :confused:

Great "Incredibiles" pictures! I love the posing shot! :thumbsup2

Sorcerer Mickey ones are cute too!

I have never seen LMA, but I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess that a family of all boys (and one mom of course) loved it!!! :laughing: My husband and Dad have seen it and they loved it, but I've only seen the portions that you can catch when you are on the Backlot Tour (zzzzzz)! LOL!

Sara

OH YEAH...loud motors, explosions, and car chases...what's not to LOVE! :love:

Great pics from Hollywood Studios!!! Love the one posing with Mr. Incredible there, how cute. We're bummed we didn't get to spend as much time as we would have like to at HS. The day we picked for it was HOT and CROWDED!!!! That's ok, next year we'll have a full day planned!!!!!

That stinks because HS has a lot to offer. It's not my favorite, mostly because I always feel like I do a ton of walking and backtracking, but it definitely has some cool stuff!

Hey Missy! I was a couple of pages behind because we were gone camping over the weekend. We catch ourselves still saying MGM Studios because that's what it was when we started visiting WDW.

I sure hope that the Hollywood Studio crowds aren't really bad when we go in August. I'm afraid that it will be because I have it scheduled on a Fantasmic day. As we all know, the Fantasmic schedule has been cut down which makes me antsy about the crowds on our Hollywood Studios day.

We've seen the Incredibles characters a couple of times and they always seem to interact with the guests more than some of the other characters. We got to see Frozone in 2007 and he did some cool poses with the kids.

I look forward to reading more about your Hollywood Studios visit.

I guess "crowded" is all in the eye of the beholder as well. We felt like it was crowded, but we're used to nice, low crowds! If you go at a busier time, I'm sure what we experienced would seem pretty normal!

We only saw Frozone in the Block Party Bash parade. Cool that you met him!

Great photos with the characters and the imagineer activities. I really enjoy your TR!!!! We have never been to that animation place, what is it officially called again? when I read these TRs and PTRs I get so many great ideas!!! I know my kids would LOVE this. Wow on the crowds. But I am glad it was the only day you felt :crowded:

Looking forward to more!!!! :thumbsup2


It's in the Animation Building. It's just past the Playhouse Disney building....kind of at the back. The tour is called the Magic of Disney Animation Tour. You do the 10-15 minute tour and then they drop you in the interactive/meet and greet area where you can stay as long as you like.

[shebaxric]

I love the character meet n greets! I want to do many more of these when we go in November. It's my older sister's first time there, so I know she'll want to get this in! I also have never done the Disney Animation Studios before! I really want to do this, as well as try to get to the drawing part. I'm a horrible artist, too, but this is an experience I just can't pass up! I'm happy that you guys were able to navigate the crowds! HS was pretty full according to your photos! I really don't like crowds either, but I can usually manage.

I can't wait for your next update! I'm hoping that Dan doesn't get too sick......:eek:

[MagicShell]

We are not used to crowds either. We usually go toward the middle of Dec. and it is not crowded. Well, it was last Dec. when we went. It does take away a little from the experience when you are used to no lines and no crowds. We didn't try the drawing either. We were too busy seeing all the characters.

[mousescrapper]

Jeff and I went to WDW on our honeymoon in 1992, I know, that was a LONG time ago. We’re old...technically, but you’re only as old as you feel! :)

:goodvibes and congrats on 17 yrs of marriage!

The line for Bolt was deceiving!

yes as you read in my TR...we encountered the same thing....


The older boys were still playing with the cool stuff.....I really didn’t see all of it, but there were computers everywhere and you could do fun stuff like animate your own characters, do voice-overs, etc.

I have not done really any of that stuff....glad to know it's fun....have to put that on the list for next yr! :thumbsup2



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Great family shot! I love feeling like a kid and getting in there too....it's just as fun for the big-kids like us too!



We had learned by now, that it was WAY easier to order if only one person went to the register and ordered for everyone. I took to writing down what each person wanted, from beverage to dessert, and being ready to just rattle it all off when asked. The CM’s seemed to appreciate this and it definitely made the process faster!

we do that too...but take one kid (generally Aldine to help w/ trays)...but duh! it had never occurred to me to write it down for myself or DH....note to self :teacher: thanks Missy!


At this point, we had been eating at WDW for 4 days and we kept telling the boys to make smart choices concerning beverages etc. We urged them to get water or juice instead of soda for each meal...I know we’re on vacation, but your body can only handle so much before it begins to rebel. Keep that in mind for later!

so true...that's why I like the kid meals can come w/ applesauce and jello cups...more ways of getting liquids in...I can see how it can be more a challange w/ the older kids....hope Dan doesn't get to sick :sick:




looking forward to more!

J-


[FONT="Comic Sans MS"][SIZE="3"][COLOR="Purple"]Hi Missy!! I love that you & Jeff got in on the character pictures!! That's something Tim & I didn't do and I regret! Oh well... there's always next time, right? :confused3



I want to see AMY hugging Mickey during the next trip! :laughing:

[mommytothreeboys]

I love the character meet n greets! I want to do many more of these when we go in November. It's my older sister's first time there, so I know she'll want to get this in! I also have never done the Disney Animation Studios before! I really want to do this, as well as try to get to the drawing part. I'm a horrible artist, too, but this is an experience I just can't pass up! I'm happy that you guys were able to navigate the crowds! HS was pretty full according to your photos! I really don't like crowds either, but I can usually manage.

I can't wait for your next update! I'm hoping that Dan doesn't get too sick......:eek:


Meeting the characters is definitely fun! I think I enjoy it as much as the kids! LOL! :rotfl: I do okay in crowds, but keeping Jeff happy is a little more challenging! He really doesn't like the shoulder to shoulder stuff and we hit it quite a bit this day. :headache:


We are not used to crowds either. We usually go toward the middle of Dec. and it is not crowded. Well, it was last Dec. when we went. It does take away a little from the experience when you are used to no lines and no crowds. We didn't try the drawing either. We were too busy seeing all the characters.

I wish I could draw, but I just wasn't gifted in that area! Oh well! :goodvibes

looking forward to more!

J-

Hi Julie! The poor food and drink choices do catch up with Dan eventually...but it takes a few days. Unfortunately he ends up missing out on some fun stuff. If only they would listen...we've been around the block a time or two! (It's easier when they are smaller..I could make the choices FOR them, but now that they are getting older, we are trying to teach them good habits and then let them make their choices. Sometimes that's tough!)




I want to see AMY hugging Mickey during the next trip! :laughing:

That would be AWESOME! How 'bout it Amy?? ;)

[scottny]

all caught up.

great update and pics.

shhh I have all 3 HSM's on my ipod too. :rolleyes1

[mommytothreeboys]

all caught up.

great update and pics.

shhh I have all 3 HSM's on my ipod too. :rolleyes1

Hi again Scott! Thanks for reading. :goodvibes

Your secret is safe with me! ;)

[wide receiver]

What is HSM? My son would like to find a few disney songs for his ipod but said that he would have to purchase the whole album?

[mommytothreeboys]

What is HSM? My son would like to find a few disney songs for his ipod but said that he would have to purchase the whole album?


HSM is High School Musical...has your son seen the movies? My 14 year old likes them...but I'm sure he wouldn't admit that out loud!

You can find some Disney music on iTunes and can purchase songs individually. You may have to look up individual song titles because sometimes they are under the artist who sang them and won't come up if you just search for Disney music.

[wide receiver]

Sorry silly me! Of course HSM is high school muscial!

[mommytothreeboys]

I licked the cheesecake bowl clean (YUM!) as we headed out of Backlot Express and began our walk to the Lights Motors Action Extreme Stunt Show. Now remember, I have 3 boys and a wonderful husband so this show is NOT optional...it is a MUST SEE! ::yes:: Revving engines, the smell of burning rubber, shootouts, motorcycle chases and big explosions mean happy boys! We came in on the late-ish end of things so we ended up being seated in the far left of the stadium, but only about halfway up. Not too bad. The bleacher seating is not the most comfortable, but it works. This is just a really fun show, and even I, the lone female in a testosterone filled house, enjoy it! :thumbsup2 I didn’t take as many pictures as last trip, but spent more time just watching the show. I did take a few so here they are...I DID manage to get the money shot this year. In 2007 I could tell by the set-up that the car would be coming out of the window, but missed the cool explosion at the end...not this time! ENJOY!

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Ok..this one I did miss...the car had just jumped from truck to truck.
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The Money Shot! Ok..so I kinda missed the car..you can’t have everything!
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As we followed the masses out of the stadium and back onto the Streets of America, it was time to scout out a spot for the parade. I knew we should be somewhere between the Indiana Jones Stunt Show area and the American Idol Experience theater, but this was a new parade for us so we weren’t certain where the best viewing spot would be. We asked a CM on the street and he told us approximately where the parade would stop...it’s a Block Party so it doesn’t move the whole time, but stops for “performances” along the parade route. We chose a spot just between the Sounds Dangerous theater and the American Idol Experience. There is a little wall and an area called “the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame” with busts of TV and movie personalities. Jonah wanted his picture taken with this guy!

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I, however, posed for this winner of a picture! I’ve had a crush on him since he was Little Joe! :love:
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It was getting pretty hot and we were waiting right in the hot sun on the hot pavement, so I headed to Min and Bill’s Dockside for some delicious frozen lemonade for everyone. So good on a hot day! My two boys were way too cool to hang out with the rest of the family. :cool2: Here they are chillin’ with their lemonades, trying to act like they didn’t know us!

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We waited for what seemed like a long time, but since the parade stopped along the way, it took some time to get to us. We finally heard it coming! Block Party Bash was new for us...the last time we had seen a DHS parade it was Stars and Motorcars. We were excited for this one! Here it comes!!

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At one point, the parade stopped and there were CM’s dancing and interacting with the kids. They stopped for a good long time and did lots of cool stuff with beach balls, pogo sticks, etc. The performers were VERY high energy!

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They invited all the kids to come out onto the street and dance with them. This is the one and only dance move Jonah knows! LOL!! Oh...and notice he STILL has the sword!
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After about 7-10 minutes, the parade began moving again. Here are some more pictures as it went by.

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The Block Party faded into the distance and we gathered our belongings and set off for our next adventure. We really enjoyed this parade...it was fun and interactive and colorful. I give those CM’s credit for dancing and hopping around in that heat! Whew! Well done!

Our next stop was to head in the direction of Rock n Roller Coaster. Our FP’s were good beginning at 4:00 and it was just after 3:30. We also hoped to maybe catch the Beauty and the Beast show on our way. We stopped to take this picture of the Snow White topiary....my fave!

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Next up...Do we get to see Belle fall in love with the Beast? How does Jonah like his first ride on the RnRC?? What do you mean where’s your cell phone??

Thanks for reading!

[DisMomAmy]

Yes, I'd say you got the money shot! We snuck out a few minutes early so we missed that! Wow! I'm glad the kids didn't know what they were missing. :rolleyes1

Cute shot with Michael Landon! You look giddy! :goodvibes

The parade looks like it was fun - we've never seen a DHS parade (or an MGM parade for that matter...) Zach probably would have enjoyed it.


"Where's your cell phone?" :scared1:

[bjgrazi]

I have never stayed and watched a DHS parade, but after seeing your pictures we're going to have to see it. My son will love it. All his favorites are in it.

[wide receiver]

Oh NO NOT THE CELL PHONE!

Love the picture of you and Mikey Baby! Thats a keeper!

[ladybugmom]

We loved the parade, too!! Sooo much fun!! I hope you did get to see Beauty and the Beast--that was one of our favorite shows!!!

[Angies1274]

Yay!! For the money shot.:yay: I tried to get the shot but missed it!!!:rolleyes:
My boys loved Lights,Motor Action!! It was one of their favorite things at DHS.:goodvibes

Love the parade pics!!! It's such a fun parade--so many great characters!!!

Can't wait for more...popcorn::

[mom2mek]

Great update and pics! I love the picture of the 2 older boys drinking their frozen lemonades and trying to act like they don't know you! :laughing: And the one of Jonah dancing? Too cute. My 8 year old son does that move all the time (Zach and Cody do it)!

We loved that parade when we saw it back in October. I kind of still miss the old cars though....both are nice.

Cell phone missing....OH NO!!! :eek:

Sara

[cjackearl]

Your DHS day sounds amazing so far! Whew, I'm glad your boys liked ToT. Only 2 out of our 5 were tall or brave enough to board that elevator.

I :love: Michael Landon also!

[mommytothreeboys]

Yes, I'd say you got the money shot! We snuck out a few minutes early so we missed that! Wow! I'm glad the kids didn't know what they were missing. :rolleyes1

Yeah..it's definitely a big finish! I'm sure your boys loved it anyway..plenty of "boy fun" throughout the show! :thumbsup2

Cute shot with Michael Landon! You look giddy! :goodvibes

:laughing:

The parade looks like it was fun - we've never seen a DHS parade (or an MGM parade for that matter...) Zach probably would have enjoyed it.

It was a cool parade because it was different. I liked all the interaction and the props the CMs used. Very energetic and upbeat! So fun! :yay:


"Where's your cell phone?" :scared1:

Oh man..stay tuned for that one! :rolleyes:

I have never stayed and watched a DHS parade, but after seeing your pictures we're going to have to see it. My son will love it. All his favorites are in it.

It's cool with all the Pixar characters in it. I think depending on where you are when it stops you get to see different stuff too. It's definitely worth watching!

Oh NO NOT THE CELL PHONE!

Love the picture of you and Mikey Baby! Thats a keeper!

LOL! Jeff told me to stand there so he could take my picture and, at first, I told him no. I thought it was silly! But then, I figured I'd ham it up! Why not? I DO love Michael Landon...have since I was a little girl!

We loved the parade, too!! Sooo much fun!! I hope you did get to see Beauty and the Beast--that was one of our favorite shows!!!

It's one of Jeff's favorites as well. In fact, I had it on the "maybe" list for this trip, but he really wanted to see it again!

Yay!! For the money shot.:yay: I tried to get the shot but missed it!!!:rolleyes:
My boys loved Lights,Motor Action!! It was one of their favorite things at DHS.:goodvibes

Love the parade pics!!! It's such a fun parade--so many great characters!!!

Can't wait for more...popcorn::

If you're not quick you miss stuff at that show! You have to kind of be anticipating what's going to happen. It helped that I knew it was coming!

It was our favorite parade of the week!

Great update and pics! I love the picture of the 2 older boys drinking their frozen lemonades and trying to act like they don't know you! :laughing: And the one of Jonah dancing? Too cute. My 8 year old son does that move all the time (Zach and Cody do it)!

Aren't those boys crazy? They are growing up too fast!

Oh right...we are big Zack and Cody fans. That's where he learned it!! LOL! It's big with the 8-10 year old set apparently because I saw a lot of little kids doing it. TOO FUNNY! :rotfl:

We loved that parade when we saw it back in October. I kind of still miss the old cars though....both are nice.

Cell phone missing....OH NO!!! :eek:

Sara

I liked the car parade too. And....that cell phone story....UGH! Coming up soon!

Your DHS day sounds amazing so far! Whew, I'm glad your boys liked ToT. Only 2 out of our 5 were tall or brave enough to board that elevator.

I :love: Michael Landon also!

Welcome almost home Christine! I used to swoon over Little Joe when I was little..then I loved him as Pa Ingalls. :lovestruc I'm so glad Jeff made me get that picture...it's a good memory!

Can't wait to hear all about your trip when you finally make it home! :rolleyes1

[mickeystoontown]

Great update as always.

I have two boys in my group and the stunt show is a not to be missed on our park touring list too. I have to say that I really enjoy the show too even though I'm just a girl.;)

I give Michael Landon a thumbs up too! He was such a cutie in his day.:cloud9:

Love the picture of your two older boys standing off to the side just chillin'. Can't be seen with your parents too much or your reputation as a dude would be ruined!:laughing:

I can't wait to see the new Block Party parade. It looks like it's so much fun and the Bug's Life characters are my favorite. I see that Mr. Jonah can bust a move with the rest of 'em. :banana: Way to go boy!

[teresajoy]

If you pick the wrong spot for that "parade" it really is no fun! I hope you got a good one!

I love the picture of you and Micaheal Landon!!

MMMM frozen lemonade! good idea!

Yeah! It looks like you got a really good spot! The first time we saw the parade, we were at the end of where they stop and we couldn't see anything, it was awful! This year we picked a better spot! :thumbsup2

Arminda does that move that Jonah is doing!!! It cracks me up every time!

Uh oh, WHERE is your cell phone??? and I hope you watched Beauty and the Beast!!! I love that show!

[mommytothreeboys]

If you pick the wrong spot for that "parade" it really is no fun! I hope you got a good one!

I love the picture of you and Micaheal Landon!!

MMMM frozen lemonade! good idea!

Yeah! It looks like you got a really good spot! The first time we saw the parade, we were at the end of where they stop and we couldn't see anything, it was awful! This year we picked a better spot! :thumbsup2

Arminda does that move that Jonah is doing!!! It cracks me up every time!

Uh oh, WHERE is your cell phone??? and I hope you watched Beauty and the Beast!!! I love that show!

I could tell from the map that there were better places than others to sit. That's why we asked...he directed us to a great spot!

His dance move cracks me up too! :rotfl: What IS that exactly??

[MagicShell]

LMA is not my favorite but you did get a great shot. We had a bad view of the parade last time, so I hope to see it again in a better spot next time. Your pictures of the parade were really good. I love BTB, hope you get to see it.

[mousescrapper]

Great update Missy....

We have yet to see LMA...it has just never worked out for us. I read in the UG 09 book that rumor has it in a few yrs they may change it to a more Cars fun version for more appeal...:confused3

It's hard to catch w/ only 2 showings practically a day...but glad to see your great pic's and others' on their TR's.

We saw the BPB in 08 and sweated thru it, maybe seeing in cooler Nov. weather we'll have a different feeling...but we got frozen lemonades too from Doc Min's while we waited.

Great dancin' :dance3: Jonah!

Oh BTW...the last parade that DH, my DMom and I saw before seeing BPB at DHS/MGM was the Aladdin parade in '94....

now I'm dating myself...:rolleyes:

2 guesses on who lost their cell phone.....:scared:

[littlezar]

Great pics!

Love LMA! My 11 yr old is a total car fanatic so I took his pic watching LMA in addition to pics of the show!

Love Jonah's dance move ~ my 7 year old does it too!

ROFL @ your older two chillin' (and probably checking out the girls!)