This time our son is coming too! Final update at last!

[BrooklynnsMommy]

:banana::banana:Hey all!
This is the first real down time I have had and from what I am reading that may be a good thing. Apparently the pod people went into my home and took away my DH and replaced him with some shopping maniac!:lmao:

Have a great time here in Memphis~riverboat cruise was great, visited the National Civil Rights Museum (cannot explain how moved I was) and of course Beale Street.

Pics to come when I get home. :woohoo:

Glad you are having a good trip! Like MeMom said, if it had been any other week we definitely would have driven to meet up with you. Hope everyone is showing you southern hospitality!

[DreaGirl]

Had to take a shopping break. It was just too much at one time.

:lmao:

:banana::banana:Hey all!
This is the first real down time I have had and from what I am reading that may be a good thing. Apparently the pod people went into my home and took away my DH and replaced him with some shopping maniac!:lmao:

Have a great time here in Memphis~riverboat cruise was great, visited the National Civil Rights Museum (cannot explain how moved I was) and of course Beale Street.

Pics to come when I get home. :woohoo:

I'm glad you are having a great time!

I think you need to check on your husband, he might have a fever or something. :laughing:

[Queenofallthings]

I don't believe so, we should try to set something up.

I AGREE I AGREE......can we have cocktails maybe:lmao::lmao:

[Queenofallthings]

:banana::banana:Hey all!
This is the first real down time I have had and from what I am reading that may be a good thing. Apparently the pod people went into my home and took away my DH and replaced him with some shopping maniac!:lmao:

Have a great time here in Memphis~riverboat cruise was great, visited the National Civil Rights Museum (cannot explain how moved I was) and of course Beale Street.

Pics to come when I get home. :woohoo:


You better get home soon.....or you won't have any shopping money left for WDW, your hubby is on a spree!!!:lmao:

Sounds like you're having a great time.....I cannot wait for the Canadian Museum for Human Rights to open in Winnipeg, I consider us very lucky to have this being built in our city.

Have a safe trip home and look forward to your pics......

[declansdad]

Just had a second to check in and wondered how Ma's Memphis trip is going. What has she seen so far? Did she do the river cruise?

Thanks again for that Pop pool picture. It makes it very easy for me to picture us being there in just a few days. :)


Another picture that the MeMom clan will be seeing in a few short days.


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/DisneyWorld%202007/Travel%20and%20Day%201%20at%20MK/12.jpg

[declansdad]

:banana::banana:Hey all!
This is the first real down time I have had and from what I am reading that may be a good thing. Apparently the pod people went into my home and took away my DH and replaced him with some shopping maniac!:lmao:

Have a great time here in Memphis~riverboat cruise was great, visited the National Civil Rights Museum (cannot explain how moved I was) and of course Beale Street.

Pics to come when I get home. :woohoo:

Honest, it's me.

[declansdad]

I AGREE I AGREE......can we have cocktails maybe:lmao::lmao:


Do you hear that? It sounds like a Grey Goose.

[pooksma]

Haven't uploaded any pics yet but will try to do so tonight.

Now its back to :laundy:and more :laundy: as I wash my return trip clothes and prep Declan's for his trip to camp next week.

[DreaGirl]

Welcome back! I know the laundry feeling all to well, the dark side of a vacation for sure. :)

[Queenofallthings]

Do you hear that? It sounds like a Grey Goose.

I do hear it....in both ears...that means one in each hand:lmao:

[pooksma]

I'll post a few more tomorrow.

Jill and MeMom~ it would have been very cool to meet you. I think declansdad would have been jealous! Safe travels and we'll look forward to any and all updates to help us get through the next two weeks.

Riverboat Cruise:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/Memphis/P7040016.jpg




The band's Piano man who told us " ya'll are a fun bunch, ain't ya?"

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/Memphis/P7040010.jpg



View from inside:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/Memphis/P7040012.jpg


Sunset on the Mississippi. It was a really great night. More to come.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/Memphis/P7040017.jpg

[brookelizabeth]

Welcome back! Beautiful pictures!!!

[declansdad]

I do hear it....in both ears...that means one in each hand:lmao:

So when should we meet? I know pooksma is a fan of the Slushies and I suppose I could force myself to have one, if I had to. :goodvibes

[DreaGirl]

Great pictures! I've only been to Memphis once, but I loved it. Can't wait to see more. :)

[declansdad]

You know you are getting close when you checked your airline itinerary site and it is counting down the days until you can check in.

:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:

[Queenofallthings]

So when should we meet? I know pooksma is a fan of the Slushies and I suppose I could force myself to have one, if I had to. :goodvibes

I've never had a slushie, but I'm ready, willing and able to try one or five;)

We are at Epcot for dinner on Aug 12 around 7, Aug 14 for dinner around 730and Aug 16 for dinner around 630 would any of these dates work for you, before or after dinner, doesn't matter to us....

This is getting exciting.....we're almost at the 2 weeks mark:cool1:

[pooksma]

I've never had a slushie, but I'm ready, willing and able to try one or five;)

We are at Epcot for dinner on Aug 12 around 7, Aug 14 for dinner around 730and Aug 16 for dinner around 630 would any of these dates work for you, before or after dinner, doesn't matter to us....

This is getting exciting.....we're almost at the 2 weeks mark:cool1:

We are booked at Epcot for 7:25 on the 12th. That would work!:yay:

[pooksma]

Welcome back! Beautiful pictures!!!


Thanks!:goodvibes I'll post a couple more tomorrow.

[DreaGirl]

You know you are getting close when you checked your airline itinerary site and it is counting down the days until you can check in.

:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:

:woohoo:

[Queenofallthings]

We are booked at Epcot for 7:25 on the 12th. That would work!:yay:

:woohoo::woohoo:How perfect is that....so did you want to do before dinner of after? We're good either way;)

[brookelizabeth]

You know you are getting close when you checked your airline itinerary site and it is counting down the days until you can check in.

:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:


:yay: Are you playing the "Two weeks from today, I'll be...." game yet? :yay:

[pooksma]

Wow less than two weeks left to go. :dance3:

DS is away at camp this week and apparently spent a great sleepover night at his cousins. I have to go and wrap up the paperwork from the Memphis trip today so here are a few more pics from that trip.


A venture out to BB King's.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/Memphis/P7060030.jpg


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/Memphis/P7060031.jpg


The band...This woman had pipes:thumbsup2

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/Memphis/P7060032.jpg



And required shot of Elvis.
I like this one!

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/Memphis/P7060029.jpg

I have a few more left that I'm saving for tomorrow. Hopefully I can get some pics from the National Civil Rights Museum today from newbie mom.

Hmm...just noticed that I don't have any food shots from BB's. Am I the only one who only takes pics of her food when at Disney?

[DreaGirl]

:woohoo: I can't believe your trip is right around the corner. So exciting!!

Love the Elvis picture. :)

[declansdad]

:woohoo::woohoo:How perfect is that....so did you want to do before dinner of after? We're good either way;)


Our plan for the 12th is to sit on the patio (hopefully) at the Rose & Crown having dinner and watching Illuminations. So we would have to meet before hand.

We could also meet before your reservation on the 14th if that works better.

[declansdad]

:yay: Are you playing the "Two weeks from today, I'll be...." game yet? :yay:

You know it!!!

[Queenofallthings]

Our plan for the 12th is to sit on the patio (hopefully) at the Rose & Crown having dinner and watching Illuminations. So we would have to meet before hand.

We could also meet before your reservation on the 14th if that works better.

Sounds like a great plan on the 12th, then if we met on the 14th you could tell us how wonderful Illuminations was from there. If you guys are ok with the 14th I think that would work perfectly. How does 6pm sound to you?

[declansdad]

Sounds like a great plan on the 12th, then if we met on the 14th you could tell us how wonderful Illuminations was from there. If you guys are ok with the 14th I think that would work perfectly. How does 6pm sound to you?

Sounds good, where would you like to meet?

[Queenofallthings]

Sounds good, where would you like to meet?


:woohoo:how does in front of the Grey Goose Slushie stand sound:lmao:

[declansdad]

:woohoo:how does in front of the Grey Goose Slushie stand sound:lmao:

That sounds like a good idea. Can't wait to meet some fellow Canucks.

[DreaGirl]

12 Days!!!!!!!!!!

[pooksma]

Today we are 10 days out.

We will be soon be seeing sights like this:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/DisneyWorld%202007/Day%206%20Epcot/1j.jpg

Started our packing lists and have piles of clothes beginning to form in the spare room. We MUST be getting close!:goodvibes

[Queenofallthings]

Yahoo for 10 days out!!! I love getting the suitcases out and seeing it all come together:cool1: Everyone must be super excited, I know we are, and we can't wait to meet you guys. :thumbsup2

[DreaGirl]

Wow! 10 days! Just think tomorrow you can do the single digit dance! :)

[Nicole786]

had to come here because I think David and I are taking a mini trip in august (If it works out) we will be at pop 13th-16th (or the 14th-16th) I told u a very mini trip haha will you guys be there?

[CanadianWDWfan]

:thumbsup2 10 DAYS....TIME TO GET EXCITTED!! :thumbsup2

[pooksma]

had to come here because I think David and I are taking a mini trip in august (If it works out) we will be at pop 13th-16th (or the 14th-16th) I told u a very mini trip haha will you guys be there?

We will be! We are meeting Queen of all Things at Epcot on the 14th. Maybe we could all hook up?

Single digit dancing starts soon:woohoo:

[brookelizabeth]

Almost single digits!!!!!!!!!!!! :yay::yay::yay:

[pooh'smate]

YAY FOR SINGLE DIGITS!!!!

http://bestsmileys.com/party/5.gif

[Nicole786]

We will be! We are meeting Queen of all Things at Epcot on the 14th. Maybe we could all hook up?

Single digit dancing starts soon:woohoo:

We will be at epcot rope drop on the 14th until about 11 or so

[pooksma]

Almost single digits!!!!!!!!!!!! :yay::yay::yay:

Woohoo! And only 5 days until the boot hits the road!

YAY FOR SINGLE DIGITS!!!!


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Thanks for this. Very cool!

We will be at epcot rope drop on the 14th until about 11 or so
We will be there in the evening. Maybe somewhere else? I can PM you my cell and you could text me.

[pooksma]

DS is now home from camp. We had an official single-digit-day dance yesterday morning at my in-laws. Made a couple new purchases~socks, tanks and a surprise for DS. (More on that later this week)

DH is away with the Canada Games Volleyball Team until Sunday night. Monday is a provincial holiday here so we plan to do :laundy: and start some packing.

Happy weekend all. In one week we'll be getting a good night's rest here :

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/DisneyWorld%202007/Travel%20and%20Day%201%20at%20MK/2.jpg

[Queenofallthings]

OMG so exciting....this next week is going to fly by. Good luck with your packing and any last minute shopping you have left to do:cool1: Going to drop Jasmine off at work this morning and go and pick up my Mickey Mail from Purplepeg's....it finally arrived!!!!

[pooksma]

OMG so exciting....this next week is going to fly by. Good luck with your packing and any last minute shopping you have left to do:cool1: Going to drop Jasmine off at work this morning and go and pick up my Mickey Mail from Purplepeg's....it finally arrived!!!!

Good luck to you too:thumbsup2

Nothing like Mickey Mail. Makes it all real.

[DreaGirl]

Oh the last week just flies by with all the last minute things that need to be done!!! Your trip is so close *doing the single digit dance*

[purplepeg]

Can't wait to meet you guys! Are we getting to meet your newbie friends too? One week today for us and I won't be at work like I was today:lmao:

[brookelizabeth]

I hope the week flies by for you!! Looking forward to hearing about the surprise...

Woohoo! And only 5 days until the boot hits the road!

Oh, I hope so....at this I'm not so sure I'll be able to give the boot to The Boot. :sad2:

[Nicole786]

Woohoo! And only 5 days until the boot hits the road!



Thanks for this. Very cool!


We will be there in the evening. Maybe somewhere else? I can PM you my cell and you could text me.

We're gonna be there from the 14-17th, and here is our schedule:

14th - animal kingdom morning, magic kingdom evening
15th - hollywood studios/epcot morning, epcot evening
16th - magic kingdom morning, hollywood studios evening
17th - epcot morning

definitely pm me your number and ill text u when we are there! Although knowing us we'll plan to meet up somewhere and than see eachother 5 times before then :rotfl:

[Queenofallthings]

Good luck to you too:thumbsup2

Nothing like Mickey Mail. Makes it all real.

Thank you so much;)

You got that right, when you hold that envelope in your hand, it just feels real......having said that though.....I get a very similar feeling when the visa bill comes in with the charge:lmao:

[pooksma]

Oh the last week just flies by with all the last minute things that need to be done!!! Your trip is so close *doing the single digit dance*

Lets hope so! Many things to be done yet and today is a holiday here.

Can't wait to meet you guys! Are we getting to meet your newbie friends too? One week today for us and I won't be at work like I was today:lmao:

Will the newbies be there? Cannot say for sure. We are trying to keep in mind that we will al be doing our own thing as well as collective things.

I hope the week flies by for you!! Looking forward to hearing about the surprise...



Oh, I hope so....at this I'm not so sure I'll be able to give the boot to The Boot. :sad2:

Surprise details coming soon. Fingers crossed for booting the boot.

We're gonna be there from the 14-17th, and here is our schedule:

14th - animal kingdom morning, magic kingdom evening
15th - hollywood studios/epcot morning, epcot evening
16th - magic kingdom morning, hollywood studios evening
17th - epcot morning

definitely pm me your number and ill text u when we are there! Although knowing us we'll plan to meet up somewhere and than see eachother 5 times before then :rotfl:

That does sem to happen doesn't it? Will send you the # before we go. Right now those days look like this for us:

14-Epcot evening
15-MK morning, Epcot evening
16-MK evening
17-Epcot morning


Thank you so much;)

You got that right, when you hold that envelope in your hand, it just feels real......having said that though.....I get a very similar feeling when the visa bill comes in with the charge:lmao:
Amen to that!

[DreaGirl]

6 DAYS!!!!

Are you going to do the "This time next week" posts?

Do you have all your shopping done?

[declansdad]

Hey gang,

I got back around midnight last night and you guys have been busy. Some newposts and possibly adding David and Nicole to our meet. Can't wait, only a few days of work and we're gone.

For those of you whom we may meet up with, I have a favour to ask. Declan still doesn't know about our parents only trip last summer. We are still on track to let him know when he turns 30. So please, mum's the word about last summer.

I was in Quebec City over the weekend and I took a picture of this:\

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/P7310197.jpg

Hmmmm, it sure looks famliar.

[declansdad]

One week from today, we'll being seeing this for the first time on this trip and for the newbies, the first time up close and personal.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/DisneyWorld%202008/Day%201%20Aug%205/TStartingtochange.jpg

[Queenofallthings]

Hey gang,

I got back around midnight last night and you guys have been busy. Some newposts and possibly adding David and Nicole to our meet. Can't wait, only a few days of work and we're gone.

For those of you whom we may meet up with, I have a favour to ask. Declan still doesn't know about our parents only trip last summer. We are still on track to let him know when he turns 30. So please, mum's the word about last summer.

I was in Quebec City over the weekend and I took a picture of this:\

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/P7310197.jpg

Hmmmm, it sure looks famliar.

No worries, I think 30 in a perfect age to let him know...I also thought 30 was a perfect age for Jasmine to start dating, however, that has gone by the wayside:lmao:

Great picture!!!

[DreaGirl]

Ahhhh! It's always great the first time seeing the castle. I get a little misty eyed myself. Although last trip it was ruined when a lady behind me said "Look baby, the mansion! Isn't it beautiful! That's where Sleeping Beauty lives." :headache:

[declansdad]

No worries, I think 30 in a perfect age to let him know...I also thought 30 was a perfect age for Jasmine to start dating, however, that has gone by the wayside:lmao:

Great picture!!!


LOL, you better watch her around Declan, he's a charmer.
:goodvibes

[declansdad]

Ahhhh! It's always great the first time seeing the castle. I get a little misty eyed myself. Although last trip it was ruined when a lady behind me said "Look baby, the mansion! Isn't it beautiful! That's where Sleeping Beauty lives." :headache:


Maybe when there is a sleepover or something.

[CanadianWDWfan]

Lets hope so! Many things to be done yet and today is a holiday here.

I just want to chime in and say not "all" Canadians had a holiday today....:upsidedow I work in retail and we were open here. I would hate for you to mislead our American friends...:laughing: Sorry if I seem a bit bitter to have had to work today....:rotfl:

I'm so excitted for you to only have 6 DAYS!!! :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

I bet Declan can't wait to go. :woohoo:

[pooksma]

I just want to chime in and say not "all" Canadians had a holiday today....:upsidedow I work in retail and we were open here. I would hate for you to mislead our American friends...:laughing: Sorry if I seem a bit bitter to have had to work today....:rotfl:

I'm so excitted for you to only have 6 DAYS!!! :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

I bet Declan can't wait to go. :woohoo:


Awwww. Sorry to hear you had to work. I probably should have said a provincial holiday, not a national one. :)

[pooksma]

One week from today we will be...

enjoying this!

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/DisneyWorld%202008/Day%206%20Aug%2010/4ICinammonTortila.jpg

[MeMom]

Hey gang,

I got back around midnight last night and you guys have been busy. Some newposts and possibly adding David and Nicole to our meet. Can't wait, only a few days of work and we're gone.

For those of you whom we may meet up with, I have a favour to ask. Declan still doesn't know about our parents only trip last summer. We are still on track to let him know when he turns 30. So please, mum's the word about last summer.



I hope it works out for Nicole and David to meet up with you guys. She texted me today and said David had made tie-dyed cheesecake in celebration of the trip!

Now I know why you really scheduled to be there a week after us. You know I'd slip and tell Declan about your secret trip! :laughing: I really wouldn't - I promise! :)

I picture Declan at about fourteen snooping around on the DIS just to see what all this craziness is and running across your old trip report. Then he's gonna do this :scared1:. I don't think that waiting until thirty thing is gonna work for you!

I hope you guys have an awesome time. All the magic is still there, no matter how many trips we take. Last week, the mornings were fine, the afternoons got crowded, so we left and did other things, and the evenings were okay in little spurts. I know you will have fun taking your friends, and I hope they have a grand time!

[pooksma]

One week from today we'll be eating at Rose N Crown and watching my fav fireworks show.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/DisneyWorld%202008/Day%203%20Aug%207/5XIlluminations17.jpg

[DreaGirl]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/disneyworld%202008/day%206%20aug%2010/4icinammontortila.jpg

yummy!!!!

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/disneyworld%202008/day%203%20aug%207/5xilluminations17.jpg

beautiful!

[DisKate]

I made it just in time! declansdad I can't wait to see your pics of POFQ! It's my dream resort!

[CanadianWDWfan]

:darth: :ewok: :yoda: :chewy: 4 DAYS!!!!

[brookelizabeth]

Where is that dessert from? Looks scrumptious!

4 days for you! :dance3:

[declansdad]

I made it just in time! declansdad I can't wait to see your pics of POFQ! It's my dream resort!

Welcome aboard. I hope that I can get some good pics to share with everyone. My camera was acting up a bit but I think it is good now.



:darth: :ewok: :yoda: :chewy: 4 DAYS!!!!

and only a day and a half of work left!:banana::banana::banana:



Where is that dessert from? Looks scrumptious!

4 days for you! :dance3:


That was from the Whispering Canyon Cafe. I believe it was the cinnamon tortilla.

[DreaGirl]

Just stopping by to say:


3 DAYS!!!!!

[pooksma]

Just stopping by to say:


3 DAYS!!!!!

:lmao:Thanks DreaGirl!

And to continue the "one week from today" trend. It will be our first visit to Hollywood and Vine and then a viewing of Fantasmic!

Our traditonal Studios photo:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/DisneyWorld%202007/Day%2010%20Disney%20Studios/1k.jpg

[MeMom]

We stood for a while in bumper to bumper (elbow to elbow, I guess) traffic to get to Fantasmic. We had not heard good things about the package, so we cancelled ours, since we had already had another ADR that day. The show was great, and we had good seats in the middle, but it did get warm standing in line. Even the package people stand in the front line now. It was pretty much a madhouse down at the entrance before they let us go up the hill.

The show delivered happiness, as always, but I think it's something we won't do every time from now on, at least until the girls get a little bigger. It was just too hard on them, especially Brooklynn having to stand or be held while waiting.

I hope the camera acts right on the trip. We're all looking forward to many great pictures!

[DreaGirl]

I've never seen Fantasmic. The idea of waiting with a 3 year old and a 1 year old does not appeal to me at this point.

As always, Declan is adorable!!

[MeMom]

I've never seen Fantasmic. The idea of waiting with a 3 year old and a 1 year old does not appeal to me at this point.

As always, Declan is adorable!!

It is an awesome show, although some little kids are scared by the fire and the snake, and some of it may be a little intense. The good guys triumph in the end, though, and the big white boat comes out with a ton of Disney characters waving and walking around on the deck.

Whenever your kids are older and you do see it, you'll want to get there early enough to get near the middle, because on the extreme sides you can't see the water screens well enough to know what they are. The stadium is huge. It holds thousands of people, but it fills up quickly on a regular basis.

[declansdad]

It is an awesome show, although some little kids are scared by the fire and the snake, and some of it may be a little intense. The good guys triumph in the end, though, and the big white boat comes out with a ton of Disney characters waving and walking around on the deck.

Whenever your kids are older and you do see it, you'll want to get there early enough to get near the middle, because on the extreme sides you can't see the water screens well enough to know what they are. The stadium is huge. It holds thousands of people, but it fills up quickly on a regular basis.


How early did you go?

[DreaGirl]

:woohoo: 2 DAYS!!! :woohoo:

[Queenofallthings]

I wanted to wish you a safe journey and can't wait to meet up on the 14th:cool1: I'm not sure if I will be on here again before you depart, so wanted to make sure we were sending our good wishes along with you:wizard:

[pooksma]

I wanted to wish you a safe journey and can't wait to meet up on the 14th:cool1: I'm not sure if I will be on here again before you depart, so wanted to make sure we were sending our good wishes along with you:wizard:

Looking forward to meeting you guys too!

[pooksma]

This will be a quick update. Still much packing left to be done, have to go see a friend who is moving and I need to iron a few more things so...

One week from today, I wil be flashing back to "Year of a Million Dreams" as I get to have one of my Disney wishes come true- BREAKFAST WITH MARY POPPINS!


The newbies will be taking their girls to Askerhus for a Princess Breakfast.

http://www.southernmamas.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/mary-poppins.jpg

[MeMom]

How early did you go?

I think we got in line a little after nine, because they said they would open at ten for the ten-thirty show. We were near the front, right at the bend in the concrete seating/planter area. When they dropped the rope, people from our side, the opposite side, and the middle flooded in. Baby steps for a long way! If we had returned at ten, as the CM was telling people earlier ("Don't come back until ten. Everyone will get a seat."), we would have been on the far, far side and would not have been able to see the water screens very well.

[declansdad]

I think we got in line a little after nine, because they said they would open at ten for the ten-thirty show. We were near the front, right at the bend in the concrete seating/planter area. When they dropped the rope, people from our side, the opposite side, and the middle flooded in. Baby steps for a long way! If we had returned at ten, as the CM was telling people earlier ("Don't come back until ten. Everyone will get a seat."), we would have been on the far, far side and would not have been able to see the water screens very well.


Thanks for the news. The first time we saw the show we were at the far left end. It was much better last year when we were near the center.

[DreaGirl]

Thanks for the info. MeMom. I think my DS would be scared of the loud noises. Also, my DH would never wait in line that long...well maybe if he had his IPhone and I watched the kids he would. ;)

[declansdad]

Morning all.

We leave for the first leg of the trip in a couple of hours. Driving to Bangor today and flying out in the morning. Talk with you all soon.

[MeMom]

We'll be thinking of you all. Have a GREAT time!!!

[Happy Elf]

Have a great trip!

[DreaGirl]

Morning all.

We leave for the first leg of the trip in a couple of hours. Driving to Bangor today and flying out in the morning. Talk with you all soon.

Have fun!!!! You are going to be in Disney World tomorrow!!!!!!! :dance3:

Can't wait to hear all about your trip!

[CanadianWDWfan]

The day is finally here! :yay:

Sorry I missed seeing you off.....I still want to wish you a safe travels.

I hope you have the best time all together and you can ride everything on your list.

May you only have bright, sunny days and star filled nights!

I hope the "newbies" fall in love with our wonderful and enchanting place!

Take care :goodvibes

[Nicole786]

Have a blast hope to see you on Friday!!

[DisKate]

Have a great trip!

[MeMom]

I wonder what they are doing right now. I hope the newbie friends are having a big old Disney blast! :thumbsup2

[DreaGirl]

I wonder what they are doing right now. I hope the newbie friends are having a big old Disney blast! :thumbsup2

I was thinking about you guys today too. I hope you are having a blast!!

[brookelizabeth]

I missed the big send off-but I hope you are having a WONDERFUL time! :yay:

[MeMom]

Some people are waking up in Disney World this morning... :dance3:


and some people are waking up to the first day of classes with kids.

Dancers seem to be missing for the latter group. :laughing:

Hope you guys are having a great time!

I wish Brooklynn had told us a few days earlier about her desire for a Bruce, and I would have gotten you guys to mail us one. She just came up with this yesterday! :eek: I think we're going to try Disney Merchandising today to see if we can get one up here by party time Saturday.

Hope you get to hook up with Nicole and David for a few minutes sometime this weekend!

[TCKK]

I hope you are riding the Pirates ride for me and having a great time!

[Diamondintheruff]

I missed the big send-off too but still sending pixie dust your way. Can't wait to hear all about it.

[pooksma]

Thanks to all for your well wishes. I am certain they helped as we only had 3 brief showers the entire trip. So much to tell!!! The newbies had lots of fun once they got the gist of things-newbie dad became DS' new BFF :lmao:

I hope to be able to start a TR in the next little bit. DH has now left for Canada Games training and their games begin Monday. (for our Canadian friends, watch for the team on TSN's coverage)

Some quick highlights/comments:

(1) Love, love, love POFQ!
(2) Pirates League was super cool. Our pirate's name is now James Keelkidd.
(3) Grey Goose slushies continue to be awesome and better when shared with new friends! (who knew how small this world really is?;))
(4) Declan was chosen to participate in "Flights of Wonder".
(5) Fav ride for DS this trip-Splash and RnRC
(6) Early in the trip the crowds were very manageable. We noticed an influx from Sat-Mon. this week.

Happy day all.

[DreaGirl]

Welcome back!! I'm glad you had a great trip. Can't wait to read all about it!!

[micandminforever]

Welcome home I look forward to your report.:surfweb:

[brookelizabeth]

WELCOME BACK!

Sounds like a great trip with a good douse of Disney magic. :thumbsup2

[Megablocks]

Coming over from MeMom and Jill's report! Welcome back, and I can't wait to read about your trip. :goodvibes

[CanadianWDWfan]

:cool1: WELCOME HOME!

GLAD TO HEAR YOU HAD A GOOD TRIP!

:goodvibes ***Good Luck at the Canada Games!!! *** :goodvibes

[MeMom]

Thanks to all for your well wishes. I am certain they helped as we only had 3 brief showers the entire trip. So much to tell!!! The newbies had lots of fun once they got the gist of things-newbie dad became DS' new BFF :lmao:

I hope to be able to start a TR in the next little bit. DH has now left for Canada Games training and their games begin Monday. (for our Canadian friends, watch for the team on TSN's coverage)

Some quick highlights/comments:

(1) Love, love, love POFQ!
(2) Pirates League was super cool. Our pirate's name is now James Keelkidd.
(3) Grey Goose slushies continue to be awesome and better when shared with new friends! (who knew how small this world really is?;))
(4) Declan was chosen to participate in "Flights of Wonder".
(5) Fav ride for DS this trip-Splash and RnRC
(6) Early in the trip the crowds were very manageable. We noticed an influx from Sat-Mon. this week.

Happy day all.

In my week spent in fever, first week of school, and finally the doctor visit, I missed that you posted! Shame on me!

Jill and I want to stay at POFQ on one of our girl trips. We think we'd really like it there!

That's cool that Declan got to be in Flights of Wonder. We didn't get to it this summer, and it's going to be closed for our October trip. Maybe we'll see it again in December. Brooklynn loves any show with animals.

Splash is one of may favorites, too, Declan. Glad you had fun on it! Did you get a Splash Mountain pin?

Good luck to Dad in his games!

Can't wait for a great report to begin!

[DisKate]

Welcome back! Sorry I missed your first post. Can't wait to hear all about your trip...We've never done Flights of Wonder so I'm really excited to hear about that!

[Diamondintheruff]

Welcome home. Thinking about you with tropical storm bill your way. Hope you're safe and sound.

[declansdad]

Hi all, had a few minutes before a match so I thought I would check in. Hurricane Bill wasn't much here in PEI, I don't know about the rest of the coast.

Only a few more days and I will be home again. I wonder what my bed feels like. Talk to you all soon.

[pooksma]

Dad's team won their first match today, putting them at 1-3. I am waiting for him to return before starting the TR but wanted to share this pic to help keep you interested:


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/DisneyWorld%202009/Day%201%20August%209/Topofslide.jpg

This was so cool to come home to each night!

[purplepeg]

What a cool shot! Way to go on the win! You all must be so tired, I'm still exhausted and I haven't had to do too much here:lmao:

[DreaGirl]

That's an awesome picture! I can't wait to hear all about your trip!

[TCKK]

Looking forward to the report! Congrats on the win for your team Declansdad!

[DisKate]

That is a great picture! I might have to go over to POFQ this trip just to look around!

[joy13]

I'm in for when the trip report starts! I remember all of Dad's pictures on the POP thread 2 years ago when we went - it helped pass the time to my trip in 2007.

[Nicole786]

Where is the report?? (mine is in progress yours better be!!)

[declansdad]

Hey Gang,

finally got home last night and we hope to get things started in a day or two. I need to get some pictures ready and we should be good. We will probably get this moved over to the trip report thread.

[TCKK]

Hey Gang,

finally got home last night and we hope to get things started in a day or two. I need to get some pictures ready and we should be good. We will probably get this moved over to the trip report thread.

Waiting patiently! :surfweb:

[MeMom]

Dad's team won their first match today, putting them at 1-3. I am waiting for him to return before starting the TR but wanted to share this pic to help keep you interested:


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/DisneyWorld%202009/Day%201%20August%209/Topofslide.jpg

This was so cool to come home to each night!

We'll be seeing it in a few more weeks. It'll be interesting to see if Brooklynn will go down the slide or if she'll be afraid of the looks of it.



That is a great picture! I might have to go over to POFQ this trip just to look around!

If you visit when we're still there, you can see inside one of the rooms, too, if you'd like. I'm very happy about having a ceiling fan, because I sleep with one every night, and having a refrigerator without having to take one or do a swap.

[declansdad]

We'll be seeing it in a few more weeks. It'll be interesting to see if Brooklynn will go down the slide or if she'll be afraid of the looks of it.



If you visit when we're still there, you can see inside one of the rooms, too, if you'd like. I'm very happy about having a ceiling fan, because I sleep with one every night, and having a refrigerator without having to take one or do a swap.


The slide is pretty tame. Declan would actually stop before he reached the end.

Having a ceiling fan and refrigerator is excellent! They make the trip much more relaxing.

[Queenofallthings]

Hello friends....glad you got home safe and sound. Jas and I arrived home late last evening so just wanted to pop on and say hello.

Can't wait for your trip reportpopcorn::

[declansdad]

Hello friends....glad you got home safe and sound. Jas and I arrived home late last evening so just wanted to pop on and say hello.

Can't wait for your trip reportpopcorn::

Glad to hear that you got back. You had a long trip but it must have been hard to leave.

[declansdad]

Evening all,

I guess it is time to start this report moving in the right direction.

First off, let me introduce you to our travelling companions, the First Timers.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/DisneyWorld%202009/Day%202%20%20August%2010/Spraguesfirstbreakfast.jpg

We have newbie dad and newbie mom in the back and Princess Ariel and Princess Aurora in the front.

Not pictured but you all know us, declansdad, pooksma, and our own little pirate Declan. By the end of the trip, he will have a new pirate name to share.

The day was pretty eventful as most of it was spent on planes or in airports. Our flight from Bangor wasn't until 11 am so we had an easy start. The kids were able to entertain themselves with their video games.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/DisneyWorld%202009/Day%201%20August%209/Waitingattheairport1.jpg

We also stole an idea from another trip report and made Declan a tshirt with his favourite (at this moment in time) Disney characters.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/DisneyWorld%202009/Day%201%20August%209/Mynewshirt.jpg

The flight left on time and we had no real problems, even the Princesses were good (they had neer flown before). Newbie mom doesn't like to fly and she made it as well. We had some food in Boston before heading for the final leg to Orlando.

The flight was on time and we all started to get that great feeling of being only a few minutes and a grocery stop away from the Happiest Place on Earth!

We arrived at POFQ, pooksma and nb mom went to pick up the info packet as we had completed the online check in earlier in the week. All our requests were granted and we had connecting rooms on the third floor of building 6. Here are some room shots before we lived in it too much.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/DisneyWorld%202009/Day%201%20August%209/Room1.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/DisneyWorld%202009/Day%201%20August%209/Room3.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/DisneyWorld%202009/Day%201%20August%209/Room2.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/DisneyWorld%202009/Day%201%20August%209/Room4.jpg

And one of a hidden Mickey.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/DisneyWorld%202009/Day%201%20August%209/HiddenMickey.jpg

We hadn't eaten much all day so we all decided to grab some food in the food court, our new mugs, and head for a swim. The food court was ok but nothing fantastic and the newbies were amazed at the dining plan (they hadn't seen anything yet).

We all had fun at the pool and the kids enjoyed the slide. It is a great slide for the little ones, but not much for the older kids ;). Here are some shots from around the pool.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/DisneyWorld%202009/Day%201%20August%209/Entrancetopool.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/DisneyWorld%202009/Day%201%20August%209/Topofpooljester.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/DisneyWorld%202009/Day%201%20August%209/Partoftheband.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/DisneyWorld%202009/Day%201%20August%209/Moreband.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/DisneyWorld%202009/Day%201%20August%209/Poolatdusk.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/DisneyWorld%202009/Day%201%20August%209/Poolatdusk2.jpg

After a refreshing swim, we all called it a night and were looking forward to our first breakfast at O'Hana. We also wondered how Ariel would do with the characters.

Stay tuned.

[MeMom]

Hooray for starting! :cool1:

I look very forward to hearing all about the trip, even moreso now that we are staying at French Quarter this time. I'm envisioning us in your room pictures. We're hoping not to be on the third floor, though. With two little ones and an old lady coming off of knee surgery, we requested a first floor room, so we're hoping that works out.

I couldn't help but notice how long Declan's legs look. I bet he's getting ready to shoot up!

[Nicole786]

Yay you started!! (I did too! link in my siggy!) I love POFQ I can't wait to stay there in December :)

[Queenofallthings]

Great start, great pictures!!! POFQ looks gorgeous, seriously contemplating trying a moderate next time....going from deluxe to value was a shock this time for us. I guess you never know what you're missing until you try something new:lmao:

Can't wait for morepopcorn::

[purplepeg]

Great start! Beautiful pictures, looks like a great room and pool. We stayed at POR one night before our cruise, I can't believe the difference in decor between the two resorts!

[DreaGirl]

:woohoo: Great start! I'm glad you had a smooth flight and got all your requests. Your pictures are reminding me of our first family trip. We really liked POFQ, but I agree, the food court is nothing to write home about.

Can't wait to hear about your first Disney day!

[DisKate]

Yay for starting! Can't wait to hear about Ohana's! We go there for dinner on our first day this trip!

[declansdad]

Hooray for starting! :cool1:

I look very forward to hearing all about the trip, even moreso now that we are staying at French Quarter this time. I'm envisioning us in your room pictures. We're hoping not to be on the third floor, though. With two little ones and an old lady coming off of knee surgery, we requested a first floor room, so we're hoping that works out.

I couldn't help but notice how long Declan's legs look. I bet he's getting ready to shoot up!

Hopefully you will get your request. If not there is always the elevator.

Yay you started!! (I did too! link in my siggy!) I love POFQ I can't wait to stay there in December :)

Looking forward to reading yours.

Great start, great pictures!!! POFQ looks gorgeous, seriously contemplating trying a moderate next time....going from deluxe to value was a shock this time for us. I guess you never know what you're missing until you try something new:lmao:

Can't wait for morepopcorn::

Don't tell me you are a resort snob!;)

Great start! Beautiful pictures, looks like a great room and pool. We stayed at POR one night before our cruise, I can't believe the difference in decor between the two resorts!

The building are a lot different, are the rooms much different?

:woohoo: Great start! I'm glad you had a smooth flight and got all your requests. Your pictures are reminding me of our first family trip. We really liked POFQ, but I agree, the food court is nothing to write home about.

Can't wait to hear about your first Disney day!

I liked the Riverside food court but we only ate there once.

Yay for starting! Can't wait to hear about Ohana's! We go there for dinner on our first day this trip!

Coming up soon and you can never go wrong with Ohana's.

[MeMom]

Hopefully you will get your request. If not there is always the elevator.



For some reason, I was thinking French Quarter did not have elevators. Oh well, we've made the request, so we'll see what happens. It they have elevators, it's not really an issue. Wonder what I was thinking? Isn't there a mod that does not have elevators, or am I just crazy?

Wait...don't answer that last question! :crazy2:

[declansdad]

For some reason, I was thinking French Quarter did not have elevators. Oh well, we've made the request, so we'll see what happens. It they have elevators, it's not really an issue. Wonder what I was thinking? Isn't there a mod that does not have elevators, or am I just crazy?

Wait...don't answer that last question! :crazy2:


because you are my friend,I'll honour your request and not answer. :rotfl2:

[joy13]

Great start! What a pretty resort :) We are huge Phineas and Ferb fans at our house too - so I love Declan's shirt!

[Mocharilla]

I'm here, I'm here. :goodvibes

Can't wait for more!!

[praisehisname]

Joining in! I'm glad you had an uneventful trip down and a fun swim to end the day!

Denise

[pooksma]

After a good night's sleep, we were ready to roll for our 9:15 ressie at Ohana. As has become our tradition, we took Declan's pic before leaving the room. We started doing this in case he got separated from us at any point during the day.

Ready to go:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/DisneyWorld%202009/Day%202%20%20August%2010/StartofDay2.jpg


We took the bus to MK with Princess Aurora asking the entire drive "When will we get there?". Then we hopped the monorail to the Poly. Breakfast was great as always. I love,love,love that pinepapple bread and ended up wrestling newbie dad for the last piece.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/DisneyWorld%202009/Day%202%20%20August%2010/Liloandfriends.jpg

This day was Princess Ariel's first character experience and began a trend of "I go, you hold me Daddy" for the newbs.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/DisneyWorld%202009/Day%202%20%20August%2010/Spragues.jpg


After breakfast, we headed to MK. As we learned our last trip, for us, we don't feel we've arrived at WDW until we get to MK. The dads made the first of many FP runs and got passes for BTMRR. While they were off to do that, we rode Dumbo. Then it was over to the Carousel, which became one of Princess Ariel's favourite rides.

Off to Philharmagic to cool down a bit. We had quite a long wait (for small ppl) for Dumbo and the temp was heating up. (Not that we complained, coming from a cool, wet July in Atlantic Canada)

The stars were ready to watch the show:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/DisneyWorld%202009/Day%202%20%20August%2010/Mynewshades.jpg

We used our FPs and the newbs got a kids swap.:idea: This was great for all. It allowed one to ride with us and then the other took Declan and Princess Aurora on again. While over in Frontierland, we picked up FPs for Splash as well.

Next we headed to HM. :eek:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/DisneyWorld%202009/Day%202%20%20August%2010/DandA.jpg

Princess Aurora decided she would ride with me. Unfortunately, in the stretching room she got scared and I had to use the exit. No big deal but I felt badly for her. (This fear would be conquored later in the trip, I am happy to say) I think the dark and the spooky voice was totally unexpected for her.

The Newbies decided they would ride IASW, which, those of you who have followed us before, know is Declan's favourite ride.:scared1::headache::mad:

We made our way to POTC. I was glad to see that Jack was still there waiting for me pirate::upsidedow:flower3: Now if they would just add Will, my life would be complete!:lmao:;)

We met up again and everyone except Princess Ariel and I rode Splash. We waited and had a great chat. She told me all about "Small Worl" . Little did I know, this would be a hint of things to come.

Pooped out, we headed back to POFQ for a swim, a nap and later, supper from the food court.

More to come!:dance3:

[pooksma]

:goodvibesThanks to all of you who have decided to read along! We are happy to have you here and appreciate how patient you all have been as we finally get this TR moving.:goodvibes

[Nicole786]

Aw :( Poor Ariel for missing out on Haunted Mansion!! At least you didnt have to sit next to David on that ride, who sings along at the graveyard scene!

[MeMom]

Cute pictures at 'Ohana. No food pictures? Did you think your friends would think you were weird taking pictures of their food??? :laughing:

You can certainly see the heat in those rosy cheeks under the Philharmagic glasses!

Good luck next week with students! Enjoy what little sanity you have left this weekend. We've been back about three weeks now, and mine has already been damaged. :) Thankfully, we are getting another teacher added, which means we will each get to lose 2-3-4 kids, and fall break is in six weeks! :cool1:

What did the girls like best from that day? What were the first impressions of the whole Disney experience from the parents?

[declansdad]

Great start! What a pretty resort :) We are huge Phineas and Ferb fans at our house too - so I love Declan's shirt!

The resort was beautiful and very easy to get around.

I'm here, I'm here. :goodvibes

Can't wait for more!!

Welcome back.

Joining in! I'm glad you had an uneventful trip down and a fun swim to end the day!

Denise

Welcome! I was ready to head for a park but decided that sleep might be a better idea. :lmao:

Aw :( Poor Ariel for missing out on Haunted Mansion!! At least you didnt have to sit next to David on that ride, who sings along at the graveyard scene!
Aurora was pretty brave right up to the time we walked through the front doors. She was teling us she knew they were all fake and they wouldn't be scary. A CM out front told her it was Scooby Doo scary so I asked if he was aloowed to say that. :rotfl2:

[declansdad]

Cute pictures at 'Ohana. No food pictures? Did you think your friends would think you were weird taking pictures of their food??? :laughing:

You can certainly see the heat in those rosy cheeks under the Philharmagic glasses!

Good luck next week with students! Enjoy what little sanity you have left this weekend. We've been back about three weeks now, and mine has already been damaged. :) Thankfully, we are getting another teacher added, which means we will each get to lose 2-3-4 kids, and fall break is in six weeks! :cool1:

What did the girls like best from that day? What were the first impressions of the whole Disney experience from the parents?


No food pictures this trip. We had to break them in slowly.

If I had to guess, Aurora's favs were the characters and the Mountains while Ariel fell in love with Small World and Frozen Lemonade.

Fall break? You teachers are always on a break. ;)

[MeMom]

Fall break? You teachers are always on a break. ;)


When I darkened the doors of college, I looked for the career with the most breaks and said, "Sign me up!" :)

[declansdad]

When I darkened the doors of college, I looked for the career with the most breaks and said, "Sign me up!" :)

:lmao:

Wish I had thought of that.

[DreaGirl]

We take the morning picture as well. Just a little piece of mind.

OHanas breakfast always sounds so yummy, but DH limits me on breakfasts, so that one always gets pushed back.

It looks like the newbs are having a good time and catching on nicely! I'm glad that Princesses are enjoying themselves as well.

[Queenofallthings]

I'm surprised more kiddies aren't freaked out in that stretching room.....I would never have done it at a young age, but now that I'm older, I do enjoy tormenting the children while waiting:lmao:

....and yes I hate to admit that I just very well may be a resort snob.....but to truly be a resort snob I have to win the lottery cause I can't afford to stay there all the time;)

can't wait for more, love the pictures, they're great

[BlueBayou]

Thanks for sharing the trip report. We are staying at POFQ in a month- and it's great to read a trip report taking place so close to our visit.

[declansdad]

I'm surprised more kiddies aren't freaked out in that stretching room.....I would never have done it at a young age, but now that I'm older, I do enjoy tormenting the children while waiting:lmao:

....and yes I hate to admit that I just very well may be a resort snob.....but to truly be a resort snob I have to win the lottery cause I can't afford to stay there all the time;)

can't wait for more, love the pictures, they're great

Ah the lottery win plan! We have many versions of that plan.

Thanks for sharing the trip report. We are staying at POFQ in a month- and it's great to read a trip report taking place so close to our visit.

Welcome to our little report. POFQ is a nice little resort, let us know if you any questions and we will try to answer as best we can.

[purplepeg]

We've never been to breakfast at O'Hana's. It sure sounds great. I found the recipe for the pineapple bread on all ears. I've never had it so maybe I should make it to see what all the fuss is about!

Glad the newbies are having fun, sure sounds like you got a lot done on your first day. Yeah, I think if I was a kid the stretching room would have done me in too!

Can't wait for more.

[declansdad]

We've never been to breakfast at O'Hana's. It sure sounds great. I found the recipe for the pineapple bread on all ears. I've never had it so maybe I should make it to see what all the fuss is about!

Glad the newbies are having fun, sure sounds like you got a lot done on your first day. Yeah, I think if I was a kid the stretching room would have done me in too!

Can't wait for more.


The juice and bread are almost worth the trip to O'Hana's by themselves.

[CanadianWDWfan]

Glad to se the TR has begun, I always love to see your pics!

POFQ pool looks like so much fun, it will be neat to see the resort from your perspective before MeMom and the girls go. :)

I always thought the serpent slide was very cool!

It was a smart idea to ease the "newbies" into the massive WDW parks.

I can't wait for more!

I hope you have a relaxing Labor Day! :goodvibes

[TCKK]

We made our way to POTC. I was glad to see that Jack was still there waiting for me pirate::upsidedow:flower3: Now if they would just add Will, my life would be complete!:lmao:;)


Awesome, you rode POTC the first day! Can't wait to ride that one again.

So much fun hearing about your trip. Great pictures of POFQ. We've never been there or to Ohana's. Love seeing the pictures so much. Looking forward to more.

[brookelizabeth]

Loving the first bits! The 'Ohana breakfast always sounds so, so tasty - if it's even half as good as the dinner, I know I'll love it!

Great idea on taking a picture of your child before you leave the room.

[declansdad]

Glad to se the TR has begun, I always love to see your pics!

POFQ pool looks like so much fun, it will be neat to see the resort from your perspective before MeMom and the girls go. :)

I always thought the serpent slide was very cool!

It was a smart idea to ease the "newbies" into the massive WDW parks.

I can't wait for more!

I hope you have a relaxing Labor Day! :goodvibes

The Newbies were a bit overwhelmed in the beginning but the soon fell into the swing of things. The slide certainly look cool but there are far better slides at other resorts.

Awesome, you rode POTC the first day! Can't wait to ride that one again.

So much fun hearing about your trip. Great pictures of POFQ. We've never been there or to Ohana's. Love seeing the pictures so much. Looking forward to more.

I tried to get some more pictures of the resort later on but I did run into a bit of a problem. More on that later.

Loving the first bits! The 'Ohana breakfast always sounds so, so tasty - if it's even half as good as the dinner, I know I'll love it!

Great idea on taking a picture of your child before you leave the room.

We started taking start of day pictures of Declan on our first trip. It also helps me figure our where each day begins on the memory cards.

Another update coming up shortly.

[DisKate]

Great update! We are going to 'Ohana on our first day for dinner...can't wait to hear more about your trip. And using the pic of Declan to know where one day starts is a great idea...I may have to try that this trip

[declansdad]

Great update! We are going to 'Ohana on our first day for dinner...can't wait to hear more about your trip. And using the pic of Declan to know where one day starts is a great idea...I may have to try that this trip


Thanks.

Here are a few more pics from that day at MK.

This was taken around 11 am. Fairly typical of the crowds for the first few days.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/DisneyWorld%202009/Day%202%20%20August%2010/CastleandTrolley.jpg

Always need some balloon pics.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/DisneyWorld%202009/Day%202%20%20August%2010/MoreBalloons.jpg

Looks fairly quiet in this pic.

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Taken on the way back from my FP run to BTMRR

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The Newbies waiting for their first ride

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Our little ham

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Still feeling brave

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The front door

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Pooksma's favourite

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[Nicole786]

My favorite too! (mary poppins)

[TCKK]

Loving the pictures of the castle. You'll have to check out my blog sometime. My header picture is one I took of the castle on our last trip. Declan looks so cute in the stocks! Looking forward to more!

[Queenofallthings]

Those pictures are great....what kind of camera were you using?

[CanadianWDWfan]

The pics are great! What a beautiful castle shot.

The balloon one makes me smile! :)

**I forgot to mention, I thought taking a pic of Declan was very smart. You never know what can happen. Glad you never had to use them! :thumbsup2

[micandminforever]

Great pictures, I love the castle and the balloon pictures.

[declansdad]

Loving the pictures of the castle. You'll have to check out my blog sometime. My header picture is one I took of the castle on our last trip. Declan looks so cute in the stocks! Looking forward to more!

That is a great caastle picture! oNe of the best I have seen. :thumbsup2

Those pictures are great....what kind of camera were you using?

For those pictures, I am using an Olympus SP-310. Pooksma gave it to me a couple of years ago for Christmas.

The pics are great! What a beautiful castle shot.

The balloon one makes me smile! :)

**I forgot to mention, I thought taking a pic of Declan was very smart. You never know what can happen. Glad you never had to use them! :thumbsup2

I love all the balloon pictures. I don't know why, I just think they are cool.

Great pictures, I love the castle and the balloon pictures.

You can never get tired of taking pictures of the castle.

My favorite too! (mary poppins)

You need to talk to Pooksma. She has waited 4 trips to get to meet her.

[TCKK]

That is a great caastle picture! oNe of the best I have seen. :thumbsup2


Thank you very very much. I appreciate the compliment from you considering the great pictures you take.

[MeMom]

Loving the pictures.
More, more, more!:dance3:

[declansdad]

Loving the pictures.
More, more, more!:dance3:

The rest of day two will be up soon, I promise. There isn't many pictures from the rest of the day but there is a couple of videos I'm trying to get uploaded.

[declansdad]

Ok, this is my second try at this post. I accidentally closed the tab halfway through the last try.:thumbsup2

When we last left you, it was mid-afternoon and we decided to head back to POFQ. After a 15 minute wait for the bus (one of our longest) and a 10 minute ride, we were being told "Welcome Home" by that mysterious voice.

We all decided to have a quick swim and a short rest before the dinner hour. We supped at the food court (good food but not many choices) and headed back to MK around 7 pm to watch Spectro and Wishes.

On the way in, we ran into this pair of characters:

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Chip was very happy to see Declan had the Chip Pirate pin on his lanyard but no Dale pin. While Chip danced for joy, Dale pouted. Declan assured him he was on a mission to find it.

We walked through Tomorrowland to check on wait times. They were all in the 30 to 40 minute range so we decided to find a spot for Spectro instead. Main Street had been fairly busy on the way through so we headed for Frontierland and found great spots in front of the Diamond Horseshoe.

On the way over I took a couple of pics; you know something I never do. :goodvibes

Part of the Castle

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Some Wild Animal

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We had about a 45 minute wait, so we needed some snacks to keep everyone happy. Declan made himself comfortable in the Newbies' stroller.

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Ariel wasn't happy about it. ;)

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Actually they both sat in it for a bit. After that he just got goofy.

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That is all the pictures I have for the rest of the night.:scared1: Before you go all crazy, I have video of the rest of the evening (links below). After Spectro, we followed the herd to the front of the Castle for Wishes and then beat it for the exit before the second Spectro of the night. We made it back to the resort in no time. All in all, it was a very full first real day and we were all tuckered out.

Next up: DHS

Links for videos:

Spectro Part 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YgY6_Cuxzo)

Spectro Part 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J9vOlUEHok)

Wishes (http://ca.video.yahoo.com/watch/5959291/15505360)

[micandminforever]

It looks like you had a great ending to a wonderful first day. The pictures of Declan acting goofy put a smile on my face. Did he fine the Dale pirate? I look forward to day two.

[TCKK]

Once again, very great pictures. My favorite, Declan with Chip and Dale! I'll have to wait til later to see the videos.

[Queenofallthings]

Sounds like a wonderful day. Love the picture of Declan with Chip and Dale!

[praisehisname]

I think that is the first picture that I have seen that has Bert with Mary Poppins. Cool! :thumbsup2

Denise

[MeMom]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/DisneyWorld%202009/Day%202%20%20August%2010/WaitingforSpectro.jpg

I realize he is sitting in a stroller here, but he looks so grown in this picture!


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/DisneyWorld%202009/Day%202%20%20August%2010/Goofwithhorns.jpg


My favorite Martian! :)

Good pictures, and thanks for the videos! :dance3:

[declansdad]

It looks like you had a great ending to a wonderful first day. The pictures of Declan acting goofy put a smile on my face. Did he fine the Dale pirate? I look forward to day two.

It was a fun day. A long one but it didn't seem that way.

As for the pin, that we'll answer later. ;)

Once again, very great pictures. My favorite, Declan with Chip and Dale! I'll have to wait til later to see the videos.

For Specro, I used a tripod but Wishes was hand-held. You can tell by my moving around so much.

Sounds like a wonderful day. Love the picture of Declan with Chip and Dale!

They were a riot. It was really fun to watch the interaction between them over the pin.

I think that is the first picture that I have seen that has Bert with Mary Poppins. Cool! :thumbsup2

Denise

Glad I could show you something new. :goodvibes

I realize he is sitting in a stroller here, but he looks so grown in this picture!



My favorite Martian! :)

Good pictures, and thanks for the videos! :dance3:

It's fun to watch all these kids grow up over the Internet. Now if we could just get together in person!

[declansdad]

Afternoon to everyone. Last night, Pooksma told me that I needed to start another update so here I go. I love teaching projected-based course! Gives me time to update our trip report. :goodvibes

August 11th - Heading to the Studios

We were out the door just before 9 am. The Newbies weren't ready yet so they said they would meet us later. Amateurs!

At the bus stop we waited maybe 10 minutes and a Disney Cruise Line pulled up, door opened and the driver said "Anyone want to go to Disney Studios?" Woohoo, we're traveling in style now. This was a first for us, as we have never been on a cruise nor used Magical Express. It was cool to have those old cartoons playing during our short drive to the park.

We arrived shortly after 9 (not long after opening) and I made the FP walk to TSM because we had never been on this ride before ;);) and pooksma and Declan said they would meet me at RnRC.

I had a bit of a wait for the FPs but I really like the new way of lining up compared to last year. I found the end of the line near here:

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To put in the time, I took more pictures of the area.

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When I neared the FP machines, this was the return time:

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We ended up with a 12 noon return time.

As I headed back to meet up with my Peeps, I decided it would be a good time for some more pictures.

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Continued in the next post.

[declansdad]

Looking for pooksma and Declan, I heard my name. They were just around the corner from the entrance to the ride and were telling me tomake my way up. The wait time was about 30 minutes so I went in the single riders line instead. I thought I might be able to catch up to them this way. They went in as I was waiting at the head of the single rider line. Well about 40 minutes later, I was loaded into a limo for my ride. My opinion of the single rider line - it bites!

Next up was a ride on Star Tours. Pics taken during the walk

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We'll be back here shortly

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This one was taken for the Newbies. They were amazed at the size of these things.

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We stopped at the Hat to check out some pins. Declan didn't find the Dale Pirate pin and we didn't buy this one but I thought it would be a cool picture.

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And this guy did run by

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I will have to continue this later. I have to do SOME work this afternoon.

[DisKate]

Nice update so far! I can't wait to ride TSMM again in just a few weeks....we got the video game yesterday and it's fun....its just not the same...lol..

As far as the turkey legs go, I would like to see the bird that those come off of...they must be huge!

[praisehisname]

Wow, what a wait for the single-rider line! So what time did the newbies make it to the park?

Denise

[MeMom]

Your pictures were a nice way to end my day. I can go to bed happy now!
It's time for this tired old teacher to call it a night.

[declansdad]

Nice update so far! I can't wait to ride TSMM again in just a few weeks....we got the video game yesterday and it's fun....its just not the same...lol..

As far as the turkey legs go, I would like to see the bird that those come off of...they must be huge!

I wouldn't want to run into a bunch of those turkeys. It would be scary.


Wow, what a wait for the single-rider line! So what time did the newbies make it to the park?

Denise

That was the first time I have ever used a single rider line. I think if I ever go by myself, I would still go through the standby line.

I think they made around 11. They were brave that morning and ventured out on their own. :rotfl2:

Your pictures were a nice way to end my day. I can go to bed happy now!
It's time for this tired old teacher to call it a night.

Teacher - yes
Tired - quite possibly
Old - never

[DreaGirl]

What a fun morning! We can't wait to ride TSM. I'm sure you enjoyed your first ride. ;)

Can't wait for your next update. Hope Declan finds his pin.

[Queenofallthings]

Can't believe how long you had to wait in the single rider line. :confused3 We've never done it on RnRC, but have done it on TT at Epcot. I agree, better just waiting in the normal line....good tip!!

Once again great pics. Good for the newbies going it alone, it can be intimidating:thumbsup2

Can't wait to hear how you enjoyed TSMpopcorn::

[declansdad]

What a fun morning! We can't wait to ride TSM. I'm sure you enjoyed your first ride. ;)

Can't wait for your next update. Hope Declan finds his pin.

Coming soon I promise.

Can't believe how long you had to wait in the single rider line. :confused3 We've never done it on RnRC, but have done it on TT at Epcot. I agree, better just waiting in the normal line....good tip!!

Once again great pics. Good for the newbies going it alone, it can be intimidating:thumbsup2

Can't wait to hear how you enjoyed TSMpopcorn::

I was tempted to just by-pass the line and take the exit but it is such a fun ride I didn't want to leave.



We took a little trip this past Friday. Declan finally got to see his favourite thing in the world, the WWE, live. He and I went to a show while pooksma relaxed in the hotel room. I have a couple of pics of him enjoying the show that I will put up shortly.

[joy13]

All caught up! Looks like a fun trip so far! Sounds like you had great luck with buses!

My Dh and I used to be big WWE fans - but we've gotten out of it now. We went to a couple of live events though - they were very fun!

[declansdad]

All caught up! Looks like a fun trip so far! Sounds like you had great luck with buses!

My Dh and I used to be big WWE fans - but we've gotten out of it now. We went to a couple of live events though - they were very fun!\


We had great luck with the busses for most of the trip.

It was fun to take Declan to the WWE. I went to a couple of shows years and years ago, in the Randy Savage days. This one wasn't as good but we still had a fun night.

Here are some pics of our little lucha libradore.

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Hope to do a trip update tomorrow. Night all.

[CanadianWDWfan]

Declan looks cool in his mask! I suspect that must be his favorite wrestler. :)

I went to a wrestling match way back when...it was definitely entertaining....
I was on a date and it was this guys idea of a "fun" evening....:rotfl:

I can still remember how loud it was and how huge those wrestlers are.

Thanks for jogging my memory.

[declansdad]

Declan looks cool in his mask! I suspect that must be his favorite wrestler. :)

I went to a wrestling match way back when...it was definitely entertaining....
I was on a date and it was this guys idea of a "fun" evening....:rotfl:

I can still remember how loud it was and how huge those wrestlers are.

Thanks for jogging my memory.


Yes that is a Ray Mysterio mask and he is one of his favourites. I can't imagine WWE being a date night. That would have really impressed pooksma.

[declansdad]

Time to continue the Disney trip report.


As we left the Hat, we found a short line for Donald so we had to get his autograph and some pictures.

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We then made our way to Star Tours. Will this be our last trip on this version of Star Tours????


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hHe Jedi Training had been going on when we went in but it had finished when we exited. Besides, it was time for another first ;), the Beauty and the Beast Show.

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More in a few minutes. BRB.

[declansdad]

Beauty and the Beast is a fantastic show, even Declan liked it. :yay:

So now it was time for another first :lmao: Toy Story Mania. There was no one in the FP line so we made it to the stairs with no wait. Still managed to get a couple of queue pictures but not of the stand by side.

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Game of Twister anyone?

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I wonder if this would fit in the Viewmaster in the Buzz queue?

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After the ride (I kicked butt) we were hungry so we headed for Pizza Planet for some lunch and then back to the resort. WE found the Newbies on our our way to eat. They had managed to find there way around without a problem and said they would meet us back at POFQ.

On our walk to the front, we came across some Green Army Men doing a promo for the Block Party Bash. They had some people helping them and it was hilarious.

taking the oath

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Some army poses

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Some other poses:goodvibes

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Back at the resort, Declan and I headed for the arcade and a swim while pooksma decided some reading and rest was in order.


Up next: ADRs at WL and how Declan almost found out about last summer.

[DreaGirl]

Lots of firsts for you guys this trip. ;)

We still haven't seen those soldiers. I hope we see them this trip!

Oh no, would he freak out or just be hurt if he found out? Update soon!

[praisehisname]

I've never done Star Tours, so I'll have to squeeze it in this trip before it changes. I'm also soooo looking forward to Beauty and the Beast; haven't done that yet, either.

Denise

[MeMom]

Up next: ADRs at WL and how Declan almost found out about last summer.

And I was nowhere around, so it can't be blamed on me!!! :laughing:

My second-graders know tons about wrestlers, and I just listen to them talk. I know nothing about wrestling.

Toy Story, Star Tours, Pizza Planet... you've got a good day going there.

Oh, and Donald. Isn't he one of your favorites, Dad? No picture with you and Donald?

I'm glad you got to see Beauty and the Beast. :thumbsup2

[TCKK]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/DisneyWorld%202009/Day%203%20August%2011/B0fromSunsetAve.jpg



I love this photo. It makes the Tower look humongous!! Great posts, I love all the pictures. Did you love TSM as much as I did? I can't wait to go back and ride and play again. So much fun seeing everything again.

[pooksma]

Dad had a birthday last week?????

Declan and I bought his gift on Jill's recommendation- TSM the Wii game!!!!!! It is super,mega fun for us all!

(Just continuing the TSM theme:lmao:)

[MeMom]

Dad had a birthday last week?????

Declan and I bought his gift on Jill's recommendation- TSM the Wii game!!!!!! It is super,mega fun for us all!

(Just continuing the TSM theme:lmao:)

I guess my party invitation got lost in the mail. :)

Happy Birthday, Pops!!! :bday:
Hope it was a good one.


I hope you have had plenty of time away from work to be able to enjoy your gift.

[declansdad]

Lots of firsts for you guys this trip. ;)

We still haven't seen those soldiers. I hope we see them this trip!

Oh no, would he freak out or just be hurt if he found out? Update soon!


There were an amazing amount of firsts.:lmao:

I don't think he would be hurt but he would be angry for a bit and probably put on his pouty face for awhile.

I've never done Star Tours, so I'll have to squeeze it in this trip before it changes. I'm also soooo looking forward to Beauty and the Beast; haven't done that yet, either.

Denise

Star Tours is a fun ride, nothing amazing but always fun. The Beauty and the Beast show is tremendous. Last year, there were two CMs who were signing throughout the show. It was incredible to watch them do all the roles.

And I was nowhere around, so it can't be blamed on me!!! :laughing:

My second-graders know tons about wrestlers, and I just listen to them talk. I know nothing about wrestling.

Toy Story, Star Tours, Pizza Planet... you've got a good day going there.

Oh, and Donald. Isn't he one of your favorites, Dad? No picture with you and Donald?

I'm glad you got to see Beauty and the Beast. :thumbsup2


Donald is one of my favourites; probably why I have that Donald inkspot on the back of my leg. :lmao: Most of our character pictures this trip were just Declan. We did get in a couple when we went through the Character Spot at EPCOT.

I love this photo. It makes the Tower look humongous!! Great posts, I love all the pictures. Did you love TSM as much as I did? I can't wait to go back and ride and play again. So much fun seeing everything again.

TSM is lots of fun. I had a car to myself this time, Declan rode with pooksma.

I guess my party invitation got lost in the mail. :)

Happy Birthday, Pops!!! :bday:
Hope it was a good one.


I hope you have had plenty of time away from work to be able to enjoy your gift.

Thanks MeMom. We should have had you come and throw one of your Disney themed parties.

[declansdad]

Let's finish up Day 3.

We have 5:55 ADRs for Whispering Canyon Cafe. We took the bus (no wait) to MK and the boat (5 minutes) to WL.

Some pictures taken along the way.

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Some more taken as we arrived and of the lobby.

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We waited maybe 10 minutes before we were seated. We had a table next to the windows in the main dining room. Our server, Kate, quickly got us settled, asked if we had ever eaten there before (this would come back up later) and took our drink orders. While we were waiting, the pony races started.

Declan and Aurora

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/DisneyWorld%202009/Day%203%20August%2011/K5PonyRaces.jpg

Ariel

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We all had great meals (canyon skillet for the adults) and then it was time for dessert. Kate went through the choices and pooksma asked if they had the cinnamon tortilla. Kate looked at her and said, "I thought you said you had never been here before?" Declan gave us funny look and pooksma quickly said that she had heard that they were very good.

After we finished, I stayed behind to explain to Kate and she felt really bad that she may have given away our secret. I told her not to worry about it as he didn't catch on. She is a great server and if you ever get her say hello for us.

Continued in the next post.

[declansdad]

We headed back to the dock to catch a boat to MK.

Of course, I was forced to take some pictures on the way back.

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Soon we were back at MK. First up was the Laugh Floor for all but newbie dad and Ariel.

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We grabbed some FPs for Buzz and then split up for a bit. Pooksma, Declan, and I headed for BTMRR. We had about a 10 minute wait.

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We then did Splash (20 minute wait), and headed back to Buzz.

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We then headed for the bus stop to head home and once again, the bus was waiting for us. All in all, another great day.

Next up: AK.

Here are a couple of pictures that I forgot to add above.

It's only $25,000.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/DisneyWorld%202009/Day%203%20August%2011/N125000.jpg

A MK lamp post.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/DisneyWorld%202009/Day%203%20August%2011/N0MKLampPost.jpg

Later all.

[Nicole786]

Yay the WL!! My home!! lol Great night at MK too!

[BrooklynnsMommy]

Finally caught up! I hope you are enjoying your birthday gift. We really enjoy it!

[DisKate]

Happy (belated) Birthday! And great update...hope you are enjoying TSM!

[MeMom]

Thanks MeMom. We should have had you come and throw one of your Disney themed parties.

We'll think about that for next year! :laughing:

Good pictures of Wilderness Lodge/Nicole's home. :thumbsup2
It's an awesome place.

Did you throw coins in the bubbly water at the bridge and make a wish?
I know for a fact those wishes do come true! :)

[declansdad]

Yay the WL!! My home!! lol Great night at MK too!

It was a great day. That pool area at WL id awesome.

Finally caught up! I hope you are enjoying your birthday gift. We really enjoy it!

I have enjoyed it the one time I got to play it. :lmao:

Happy (belated) Birthday! And great update...hope you are enjoying TSM!

Thanks for the wishes.

We'll think about that for next year! :laughing:

Good pictures of Wilderness Lodge/Nicole's home. :thumbsup2
It's an awesome place.

Did you throw coins in the bubbly water at the bridge and make a wish?
I know for a fact those wishes do come true! :)


We didn't throw coins. Some people were on a mission and didn't stop to smell too many roses.

[praisehisname]

Phew! Good thing Declan didn't catch on! Beautiful pictures of twilight around the bay and MK!

Denise

[declansdad]

Phew! Good thing Declan didn't catch on! Beautiful pictures of twilight around the bay and MK!

Denise

It was a close one with Declan.

Thanks for the comments on the pictures.

[Diamondintheruff]

All caught up again and ready for more!

[brookelizabeth]

First, Happy belated Birthday!!!! :yay: The Wii looks like such a fun game system, and to have the Toy Story Mania game just makes it even better. :thumbsup2

I am truly loving all your pictures-the ones going on the boat to MK from WL are beaaaaaaaautiful. :cloud9:

I also have made a mental note to ride Star Tours in December because after that we might not be back for a whole year (:sad1:) - and who knows when they are taking it down for refurb....thank you for the reminder!

I'm SO glad to read you were able to recover after the waitress almost slipped your secret! :eek:

I think the TSM viewmaster reel would fit in the Buzz viewmaster. ::yes:: :laughing:

[pooksma]

Seems like ages since I've been on here:rolleyes1:rolleyes1

Soooo where are we dad? Right Day 4 and off to AK for the morning.

We all headed to AK for EMH and I have to say that this was a smart move for many reasons. Declansdad and our boy immediately went to grab FPs for Everest while the rest of us headed to the safari where we would meet them. This little jaunt of theirs provided some interesting conversation. More on that later when the pics are uploaded.

We were not sure how Princess Ariel would react to the safari ride but she liked it. This was probably the best safari we have done and I am convinced it was because of the early hour. We saw more animal activity than ever!


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/DisneyWorld%202009/Day%204%20August%2012/A4SafariSign.jpg



http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/DisneyWorld%202009/Day%204%20August%2012/A6KSQueue.jpg


Time for the real thing:


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The newest giraffe and his mama:

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Rhinos fascinated Princess Aurora:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/DisneyWorld%202009/Day%204%20August%2012/B5Rhino.jpg


But these guys were the highlight. This was the closest they have ever come to us. (must be newbie luck)

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When the lions came in to view, the adults began to snicker. It seemed that Daddy lion was attempting to get some morning action from Mommy lion.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/DisneyWorld%202009/Day%204%20August%2012/E3Lion.jpg

DS noticed this but was only heard to say-look they're making out! (More than making out was taking place but this is a family trip!)

On to the ostrich, where Princess Aurora exclaimed, " Look Mom-his eggs are huge! Why aren't they picking them up?"

When we finished the safari, newbie Dad headed to FP Kali. More to come!!

[Queenofallthings]

Great updates.....almost sprayed coffee over the laptop when I read about the lions....

[Diamondintheruff]

Maybe there will be more baby lions when I take my kids back next year?

[praisehisname]

That's so funny about the lions! :rotfl2:

Denise

[declansdad]

Great updates.....almost sprayed coffee over the laptop when I read about the lions....

Maybe there will be more baby lions when I take my kids back next year?

That's so funny about the lions! :rotfl2:

Denise

I guess he likes a little morning "Know whatahmean, know whatahmean, nudge nudge, know whatahmean, say no more"

There is another picture in the Photobucket album of the lions. Nothing graphic but it does show the male standing. This was a first time we have seen him standing.


Free dancing banana if you can identify the quote above.

[declansdad]

Been away way too long, time to move this thing along.

After we left the Safari, we split up. We had FPs for EE and we hoped it was moving. When I went to get the FPs, it was stuck. It looked like this:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/DisneyWorld%202009/Day%204%20August%2012/A2theclimb.jpg

We checked at the main board and tey said it was back up. Our FPs took us right to the front of the line with no wait. Before I knew it I was sitting in the very front seat while the family sat in the next seat back. The front seat on EE is amazing and you can get some great pics.

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After a great ride, we looked through the gift shop and them headed for Flights of Wonder. Declan was keen at first but he quickly warmed up to the show. Maybe it had something to do with this:

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Yes, our little boy was selected to compete in a math contest with a bird. He had a ball and even managed to beat the bird on one question. :rotfl2: If you have never seen this show, you need to take it in. Here are a few of the sights.

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After the show, Declan decided he wanted to work at AK.

We walked through the Jungle Trek looking for the Newbies and found them at the other end. Kali was down so we all headed for Dinoland. The kids and Newbie Dad rode Tricerotop spin and we all played a game before heading into the Dig Site.

After a dig, we decided to split up and have some lunch. We eneded up going back to the resort and then heading to POR to have lunch at their food court.

Some more pics from AK:

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http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/DisneyWorld%202009/Day%204%20August%2012/O7AlongtheTrek.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/DisneyWorld%202009/Day%204%20August%2012/P9Dinoland.jpg

More to come.

[declansdad]

Back at the resort, I took some pictures around te food court and lobby wile Pooksma and Declan went for pins and the daily trade in the gift shop.

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We walked over to POR and had lunch. The food court was nicer and they had a few more choices but for some reason, I have no pictures. We went looking for the fishing hole and it started to rain. The CM said they may have to close if it rained too hard so we put off our fishing trip. There were two young women fishing he needed some help getting a fish off the hook. After the assist, they let Declan give it a try.

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We decided to take te boat back to POFQ and have a rest.

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POR looks like a really beautiful place. The grounds look amazing.

We will finish the day later with a trip to EPCOT for a supper in Great Britain and Illuminations.

[MeMom]

That's great that Declan got to have that experience. We need Dawn to get chosen for that role someday! :goodvibes

Although a few of the decorations freak me out a bit, I like POFQ overall. I'm looking forward to staying in that pretty place after two more sleeps at home. :) I think the buildings and landscaping are so pretty, and the beignets are a definite pro. I don't think the weird looking jesters are enough to make me stay away, but I won't be spending much time looking them in the eyes. :laughing:

Hope you guys had a wonderful Thanksgiving up there!

[declansdad]

That's great that Declan got to have that experience. We need Dawn to get chosen for that role someday! :goodvibes

Although a few of the decorations freak me out a bit, I like POFQ overall. I'm looking forward to staying in that pretty place after two more sleeps at home. :) I think the buildings and landscaping are so pretty, and the beignets are a definite pro. I don't think the weird looking jesters are enough to make me stay away, but I won't be spending much time looking them in the eyes. :laughing:

Hope you guys had a wonderful Thanksgiving up there!


He has been lucky on our trips, he has been chosen for a number of things. Maybe we should get him to buy some lotto tickets. :lmao:

I think you will like POFQ; it is well laid out and very pretty. Some of those decorations are a bit scary and the food court is a bit cramped but that isn't why you go to WDW.

[brookelizabeth]

What a very...um...educational safari you had! ;)

Score on the Everest seat!! I would be screaaaaaaaaaming all the way and loving it!

I was hoping we'd fit Flights of Wonder in on this last trip, but it didn't happen-perhaps in December, after your pictures now I want to see it even more.

POFQ and POR look like such beautiful resorts! And I love that you can take a boat around the properties! What a relaxing afternoon activity.

[praisehisname]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/DisneyWorld%202009/Day%204%20August%2012/N8Tigers.jpg

OMG, that is soooo cute! So glad you're back and posting again!

Denise

[declansdad]

What a very...um...educational safari you had! ;)

Score on the Everest seat!! I would be screaaaaaaaaaming all the way and loving it!

I was hoping we'd fit Flights of Wonder in on this last trip, but it didn't happen-perhaps in December, after your pictures now I want to see it even more.

POFQ and POR look like such beautiful resorts! And I love that you can take a boat around the properties! What a relaxing afternoon activity.

Well all those "take your kids out of school" threads always talk about the educational experiences WDW presents. :rotfl:

The front seat on EE is awesome! The view at the top is amazing and the big drop pretty cool.

That was our second, I mean first ;), time seeing Flights of Wonder. The CM that has the tour guide role is very good. We have heard that he has being playing the role for at least 2 summers.




OMG, that is soooo cute! So glad you're back and posting again!

Denise


Thanks, we'll try to get update a bit quicker.

It always amazes me to watch cats. Regardless of the size, they act alike. I have watched our house cats with the same mannerisms as the big cats.

[declansdad]

After some nice refreshing naps, we all headed for EPCOT. This was our evening to have supper at the Rose and Crown. Our ADR was for 7:30 so we were hoping to get a patio table so we could watch Illuminations from there.

We arrived at EPCOT, Newbies picked up a stroller, and headed for the World Showcase. We decided to do the tour for three reasons:



We had time
To show the Newbies where their Princess Breakfast would be
Churros and Magaritas in Mexico :woohoo:


After a nice stroll around the Lagoon, we checked in and asked for a patio table. We were told that tables are assigned as they come available. As we waited, the clouds started to move in and we were worried that Illuminations would be canceled.

Soon the buzzer buzzed, and we were shown to our table. :yay: We were at the very end of the upper patio. This proved to be a great seat not only for the show but because it started to rain just after we sat down. Being under the roof, we were able to stay dry.

After a great meal that we stretched out long enough, we were able to watch the show from where we sat. I have a video of the entire show (Link (http://ca.video.yahoo.com/watch/5988733/15570334)) and some pictures.

A few before the show:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/DisneyWorld%202009/Day%204%20August%2012/T4Mexico.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/DisneyWorld%202009/Day%204%20August%2012/T5LagoonatNight.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/DisneyWorld%202009/Day%204%20August%2012/T8Marocco.jpg

And some from the show:

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http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/DisneyWorld%202009/Day%204%20August%2012/U0Illuminations.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/DisneyWorld%202009/Day%204%20August%2012/U2Iluminations.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/DisneyWorld%202009/Day%204%20August%2012/U4Illuminations.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/DisneyWorld%202009/Day%204%20August%2012/U5Illuminations.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/DisneyWorld%202009/Day%204%20August%2012/U6Illuminations.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/DisneyWorld%202009/Day%204%20August%2012/U0Illuminations.jpg

If you watch the video and listen carefully, you may be able to pick up a little drama that happened as we watched. Apparently a palmetto bug decided to climb up Newbie Dad's leg and it freaked him out a bit.

After finishing up our meals,, we headed back to the front of the park to catch a bus back to the resort. Here are some more pictures from the walk.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/DisneyWorld%202009/Day%204%20August%2012/V1EPCOTatNight.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/DisneyWorld%202009/Day%204%20August%2012/V2EPCOTatNight.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/DisneyWorld%202009/Day%204%20August%2012/V3EPCOTFountain.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/DisneyWorld%202009/Day%204%20August%2012/V4EPCOTFountain.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/DisneyWorld%202009/Day%204%20August%2012/V5SSE.jpg

Next up: we return to EPCOT in the morning and DHS in the evening.

[CanadianWDWfan]

:rotfl2: ....the lions...is there no privacy in AK! :rotfl2:

Lucky Declan, getting to participate in the math challenge with the bird.:thumbsup2
I've always wanted to see that show and never have. I love birds!

Very sweet pic of the tigers sleeping, too cute!

Great pics as always!

Enjoyed Illuminations. :)

**Hope you had a good Thanksgiving, I was busy stuffing myself....:laughing:

[praisehisname]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/DisneyWorld%202009/Day%204%20August%2012/V4EPCOTFountain.jpg

What a cool picture! :thumbsup2 Glad you got seats on the patio, but undercover and were able to enjoy the show!

Denise

[MeMom]

He has been lucky on our trips, he has been chosen for a number of things. Maybe we should get him to buy some lotto tickets. :lmao:

I think you will like POFQ; it is well laid out and very pretty. Some of those decorations are a bit scary and the food court is a bit cramped but that isn't why you go to WDW.

I'll send you my dollar, 'cuz I want in on it when he wins! :laughing:

We had a great room at POFQ. It was 4135 - very close to the main building and the bus stop. We pretty much know it was preferred, so we were thankful for the upgrade. Jill had called and asked for something that would help her out with a less than full-speed still mom and two little ones with strollers. She wasn't expecting that good of a deal - just a ground floor - but we were all grateful for the room we got. It is a pretty resort, and I love the lobby when the sun is shining in on the fountain area.

We enjoyed some food items at the Food & Wine Festival, but did not stay for Illuminations. Maybe next time. Who knows? Little ones and my stupid knee have changed our trips a lot.

[brookelizabeth]

Ahhh...what a lovely evening! Perfect seat for Illuminations! I really want to do that R&C/Illuminations viewing deal sometime. It sounds like such a perfect way to end a night.

Love your fountain pics!!!

[declansdad]

I'll send you my dollar, 'cuz I want in on it when he wins! :laughing:

We had a great room at POFQ. It was 4135 - very close to the main building and the bus stop. We pretty much know it was preferred, so we were thankful for the upgrade. Jill had called and asked for something that would help her out with a less than full-speed still mom and two little ones with strollers. She wasn't expecting that good of a deal - just a ground floor - but we were all grateful for the room we got. It is a pretty resort, and I love the lobby when the sun is shining in on the fountain area.

We enjoyed some food items at the Food & Wine Festival, but did not stay for Illuminations. Maybe next time. Who knows? Little ones and my stupid knee have changed our trips a lot.

Maybe you need to call that scooter rental place. :rotfl2:

Looking forward to hearing about your latest trip and seeing all your new pictures.

[declansdad]

Ahhh...what a lovely evening! Perfect seat for Illuminations! I really want to do that R&C/Illuminations viewing deal sometime. It sounds like such a perfect way to end a night.

Love your fountain pics!!!


Thanks, I really like the way the fountain pictured turned out.

We have watched Illuminations twice from the R&C and it is a great spot. The best part is that you are not fighting anyone for a spot.

[declansdad]

I hope to get a move on with the next part of this report soon. I have been lax in getting my pictures edited and posted to photobucket so that is slowing things down. Well that and life in general.

Our next day will take us to a long awaited meeting for pooksma. There is also a problem that came up on that day could have put a damper on things for us. Luckily we managed to keep going due to some quick thinking and some improvisation.

[declansdad]

Woops, I was day early on the big poksma meet and the big problem for mosly me.

August 13th

Declan and I were up early and headed for the old Fishin' Hole at POR. It was lots of fun and he caught a couple of monsters.

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After our fising trip, we headed back to the resort, got cleaned up, and headed for EPCOT.

We snagged some FPs for TT (10:15) and headed for Mission Space. We all rode the Green side first (my first green ride and I vote lame). Declan and I then re-entered for a trip on the Orange side. Much better!

Some pictures for you all:

Our start of day pic

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On the bus

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Mission Space Queue

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The gift shop

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We then made our way to Test Track for another fun spin.

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Followed by some time spent with Ellen learning all about energy. We then headed for Figment, some lunch at Sunshine Gardens, the big golf ball and than back to the resort to rest before our evening ADR at H&V.

Some random pictures.

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Back soon, I mean it this time.

[Queenofallthings]

LOVE Declan's shirt:thumbsup2

Great pic's once again....

[uncw89]

My DS (8.5) has a similar shirt that has 10 reasons why he wears pink. Glad to see he's not the only one that likes pink!:)

[declansdad]

LOVE Declan's shirt:thumbsup2

Great pic's once again....

My DS (8.5) has a similar shirt that has 10 reasons why he wears pink. Glad to see he's not the only one that likes pink!:)


I think that shirt is a hoot. He usually keeps a bit of his hair dyed another colour. The first time he did it, he chose pink. I think he thought it would bother me because I wouldn't let him buy pink soccer shin pads. He forgets that I was around in the 80s when pink was the colour.

[declansdad]

The rest of the story (well for this day).

Tonight was the night for us all to watch Fantasmic. We didn't get the diner package but we did have a reservation for Hollywood & Vine. We have never eaten there before.

We headed for the bus on the cover of dreary looking skies and sure enough, it started to rain before we got to DHS. Out came the ponchos and off we went to check in.

We were a few minutes late, mostly because of a very slow moving check-in line but we still managed to get seated fairly quickly. We all opted for the buffet. It was ok but nothing fantastic. It was still raining when we finished so we split up and agreed to meet in front of BATB around 8.

Pooksma, Declan and I opted to look through a couple of shops. Declan wanted to model some of the latest headgear.

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I looked for neat things to take pictures of:

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Pooksma just looked around. I think we may have bought some pins or some vinylmation characters.

Still with some time we headed for:

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but with the posted wait time, we would be cutting it close. Instead we went to:

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The show is always fun and we managed to get some Up pictures.

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It was now time to head for Fantasmic and hope that the rain would not start again. Luckily it didn't and we were able to watch another great show.

My Video of Fantasmic (http://www.viddler.com/explore/declansdad/videos/1/).

After the show we made our way back out the main entrance and the line for the second show was all the way back to the end of Sunset Blvd. I'm so glad we didn't wait for the second show. :yay:

After that we all headed back to the resort, waited about 20 minutes or 3 buses and called it a night.


Tomorrow a new character breakfast and I get upset which makes other people upset.

[MeMom]

I looked for neat things to take pictures of:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/DisneyWorld%202009/Day%205%20August%2013/E9Souvenirs.jpg


Tomorrow a new character breakfast and I get upset which makes other people upset.

Of all the neat things to take pictures of, you chose drowning Mickeys?!?!? :scared1: Thanks a lot, man.

I've always thought the Donald bum hat is cute. :donald:

The gift shop of Mission Space is all of MS I'm ever gonna see. I guess I could wait in line to take queue pictures and then head out at the chicken entrance.

I'll be watching your Fantasmic video either tonight or tomorrow night. :)

[praisehisname]

I'm glad you and Declan were able to get in some fishing. :thumbsup2 I totally agree about the Orange side of Mission Space being better! :woohoo: Good thing you did the first showing of Fantasmic!!!

Denise

[brookelizabeth]

Ah! Love that you took time to go fishing! And look at that big 'ol fish! ;)

Sounds like a great day at Epcot and DHS. That Donald hat never fails to make me laugh!!

[Diamondintheruff]

Love the pink shirt. We had a bully awareness day where all the boys in the school we asked to wear pink in honour of a young man who was beated to death (or near-death I'm not sure of my sources) for wearing pink. Most of the boys had to borrow shirts from their mothers or sisters.

We always meant to fish while we were at POR. It just never worked out for us. It sure looks like fun though.

[pooksma]

All is well in the declansdad/pooksma household. Life has gotten in the way of our DISing:lmao: Imagine that!

We will be posting an update soon. Hope you are all well.:hug:

[brookelizabeth]

Good to hear from you, glad all is well! :goodvibes

[Diamondintheruff]

All is well in the declansdad/pooksma household. Life has gotten in the way of our DISing:lmao: Imagine that!

We will be posting an update soon. Hope you are all well.:hug:

It happens to the best of us.

popcorn::

[declansdad]

August 14th.

I'm not even going to try to describe what we did from this point onwards because for some reason we didn't write it in our little trip diary. I do know that this day started out as an exciting one for pooksma. She was finally going to meet Mary Poppins; we were on our way to the Grand Floridian to Character Breakfast. We made our way to MK to catch the Resort Monorail and I managed to get some pictures while we waited.

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After that last picture, my camera decided to tell me it was going to have a zoom error and refused to take any more pictures. I played with it a bit (banged it) and managed to get it to shut off but when it came back on, same thing. This made me upset. You may have figured out by now that I like to take pictures, they are my souvenirs of the trips. Without the camera, that wasn't an option. Worse still, I wasn't going to have any pictures of the Character Meal that pooksma has been waiting for since our first trip. I got a little perturbed which got other people perturbed and suddenly the day wasn't so good.

We arrived at the resort and looked around (no pictures). I sulked, people became angry with me. Need to get past this quickly. What to do? Go to gift shop and by an unreasonably over-priced disposable camera so we could have some pictures. That allowed us to get some shots and the mood did improve. Overall the meal was good. Declan invented an new dish - bacon-wrapped strawberries and the interaction was excellent with Alice and the Mad Hatter. Mary was a bit aloof and rushed. Bummer.

After the meal, we were off to EPCOT and I decided that the video camera would have to take my pictures. Unfortunately the quality is crappy but I made do.

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We finished our day at EPCOT meeting some new friends from that other part of Canada. As it turns out, they had grown up in the our neck of the woods. It truly is a small world! :goodvibes

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[praisehisname]

So glad you're back! I love the pic of your DS with Minnie! :lovestruc

[BrooklynnsMommy]

Bummer about the camera. MeMom wouldn't be able to survive if her camera went down. We'd be on our way to Walmart in a cab to buy a replacement!

[MeMom]

Bummer about the camera. MeMom wouldn't be able to survive if her camera went down. We'd be on our way to Walmart in a cab to buy a replacement!

Oh yes, we would!

Dad's back!!! :dance3:

My computer is about to give it up. I'm having to lay it on its left side, hold the cord with my right hand, and type with my left hand, but I am glad I was able to keep it on long enough to see the new pictures! :banana:

[micandminforever]

Great to have your family back. How can you function at Disney without a camera?

[declansdad]

So glad you're back! I love the pic of your DS with Minnie! :lovestruc


That is a good one. Love the interaction of all the characters at the Character Spot.

Bummer about the camera. MeMom wouldn't be able to survive if her camera went down. We'd be on our way to Walmart in a cab to buy a replacement!


LOL, the problem with that is I want the next camera to be a dslr and that is too big a purchase while on vacation.


Oh yes, we would!

Dad's back!!! :dance3:

My computer is about to give it up. I'm having to lay it on its left side, hold the cord with my right hand, and type with my left hand, but I am glad I was able to keep it on long enough to see the new pictures! :banana:

Just use the IT fix; bang it a couple of times.

Great to have your family back. How can you function at Disney without a camera?

Luckily the video camera has the ability to take pictures, crappy pictures, but pictures none the less.

[Queenofallthings]

Woo Hoo you're back!!!

[declansdad]

Woo Hoo you're back!!!


You never know, I just may post more pictures.

[declansdad]

we started the next day with an ADR at CP. I always love getting into MK early. Here are some shots.

Our traveling partners.

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The required Castle shot.

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The mini statues in front of the Castle.

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Some of the important people

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More Castle Shots

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The breakfast was excellent as usual and the character interaction was pretty good. We did have one problem though. Our table was about to have Piglet stop by just as we were seated but the parade started. When it was finished, Piglet didn't return. After waiting for about an hour, still no piglet. When the handler was approached, she was very rude and short with us and said there was nothing they could do. I was ready to complain when Piglet appeared and all the kids were happy again.

[micandminforever]

I enjoy walking around the front of the castle looking at all the little statues.
It's great that you had time to do that crowd free.

I am glad piglet finally caught up with you. I look forward to reading about the rest of your MK day.

[Queenofallthings]

What's a day at the MK without at least one castle shot.....I wonder over the years how many people accumulate:lmao:

[MeMom]

Our table was about to have Piglet stop by just as we were seated but the parade started. When it was finished, Piglet didn't return. After waiting for about an hour, still no piglet. When the handler was approached, she was very rude and short with us and said there was nothing they could do. I was ready to complain when Piglet appeared and all the kids were happy again.

This happened to us once. I was standing up by the topiaries with Bella since she was getting tired of waiting, and a CM came and talked to me about Bella's shirt. Jill had made the girls special Crystal Palace shirts for that meal. Anyway, when she heard that we were having to wait so long, she went and got the character (I think we were waiting on Pooh) and brought him to us.

Enjoyed seeing the little statues. :) They are some of those cute little Disney touches that are just fun to see again and again.

[reyasmommy]

Glad piglet finallly made it around to your table. When we went a couple weeks ago piglet is the one who spent the most time with the kiddos. The rest of the characters were so rushed but piglet took the time to play peek-a-boo with my 12 week old. It was too cute.

Love the pictures of the statues. Chip and dale are my favorite.

[declansdad]

I enjoy walking around the front of the castle looking at all the little statues.
It's great that you had time to do that crowd free.

I am glad piglet finally caught up with you. I look forward to reading about the rest of your MK day.

Those statues are really cool. I wonder how many people never even notice them

What's a day at the MK without at least one castle shot.....I wonder over the years how many people accumulate:lmao:

I know I have a couple.

This happened to us once. I was standing up by the topiaries with Bella since she was getting tired of waiting, and a CM came and talked to me about Bella's shirt. Jill had made the girls special Crystal Palace shirts for that meal. Anyway, when she heard that we were having to wait so long, she went and got the character (I think we were waiting on Pooh) and brought him to us.

Enjoyed seeing the little statues. :) They are some of those cute little Disney touches that are just fun to see again and again.

Glad piglet finallly made it around to your table. When we went a couple weeks ago piglet is the one who spent the most time with the kiddos. The rest of the characters were so rushed but piglet took the time to play peek-a-boo with my 12 week old. It was too cute.

Love the pictures of the statues. Chip and dale are my favorite.


I was surprised with the CM. She was actually quite rude when she addressed the Newbies and Princess Ariel was quite upset that she hadn't seen piglet.

[declansdad]

After breakfast we headed through Adventureland for Frontierland. Some of the gang wanted to ride Splash so pooksma and I stayed with Princess Ariel and we came across this guy.

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No one tell pooksma, I posted a picture with her in it.

Goofy decided he needed a ride in Ariel's stroller.

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Wandered around and finally rode HM. Princess Aurora actually made it all the way through this time.

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Some people got some driving in.

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After that we headed to the resort for some R and R before dinner at the Coral Reef. Another restaurant that we had never been to before. :lmao:

[Happy Elf]

Woo Hoo! I'm excited to read your updates!

[micandminforever]

Looks like a fun time had by all at the MK.

[declansdad]

Hey Gang! Hope everyone had a great Easter weekend. Pooksma, the Newbie Parents and I took a trip to Boston. Great time was had by all.

Back to the report.

After some rest, we headed for Epcot to have dinner at the Coral Reef. We arrived in time to checkout Nemo.

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One quick nap

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After the great meal, we split up and our family headed to the resort and then to Downtown Disney. We took the boat over for something different. It was a nice trip.

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Declan with his new light saber

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We had a bit of a shower while waiting to head back to POFQ but we managed to stay under cover. Another relaxing day complete but the trip is quickly coming to an end.

[Nicole786]

I love the POFQ boat to Downtown Disney, its so relaxing!! I really like the lobster bisque at coral reef, i wish i was there now!

[MeMom]

After the great meal, we split up and our family headed to the resort and then to Downtown Disney. We took the boat over for something different. It was a nice trip.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/declansdad/DisneyWorld%202009/Day%207%20August%2015/G5TreeHouseVilla.jpg


A nice quiet ride in the midst of the hustle and bustle of all the park crowdedness and chaos. ::yes::



Another relaxing day complete but the trip is quickly coming to an end.

:sad1:

[Diamondintheruff]

The best thing about staying at POR (for us) was the boats. Just loved taking them. In fact I think we went to Downtown Disney more than we planned just because we liked the boats so much.