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OneTreeHillAddict

06-12-2009, 07:10 PM

The resort continued...

I love this walkway

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This is where we were....on the back side of this building at first. AKA Gator country!

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The Tennis area (I felt like I was far far away from everything...I would not want to stay here.)

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Cute photo ops though....

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More coming soon...just wanted to get in a quick update before the boards shut down for the night.

dawnbu40

06-12-2009, 07:17 PM

Great pictures of All Star Sports! :thumbsup2 I always felt the theming wouldn't appeal to me but it looks really cute from your pictures! And your DD is just a doll!

jenseib

06-13-2009, 10:33 AM

Seeing those pictures make me feel better too, if we evr have to stay there. I just don't care for sports and I thought it would be so ugly, but it really isn't too bad compared to other pics I've seen.

manntra

06-13-2009, 10:38 AM

Finally caught up!!! Going back to read your March report now!!!!
The rain can be a pain....last August our plane landed in the remnants of TS Fay and it poured the first 2 or so days but we were fine with it....we were at Disney!:thumbsup2

OneTreeHillAddict

06-13-2009, 02:45 PM

I did copy and paste and copy and paste and copy and paste:confused3. I'm going try again.

You got it!!! Now you have a ticker!!!

All Star Sports look cute! The pools at Pop are better though. I can't believe how empty those pics :goodvibes. I usually don't like value resorts because they are so busy and not relaxing enough for Tom and I. But it looks nice and quiet. Kaylee even said she liked it and she is monorail snob.

Pop is much better in the pool department. We rarely use the pools though so we don't really care about it all that much. Go at the right time and any resort will be empty like that. I can't imagine going to WDW during the Summer or Christmas week. I would hate it!

I loved our MK view, the pool, and the location of our Poly room but the room itself was so old and run down. I did not care for it at all. I like brand new places. You could tell the Poly was O L D ! I'm thinking we might choose BLT or GF over Poly and Cont when we do a monorail resort again.

I still hate the All Stars! :rotfl:

I wish I could remember to take as many pictures of the resort like you do. That does look like a fun theming area.

I wanted to see your hotel in California!

Wow, looks like you pretty much had the resort to yourselves!

Pretty much...until the weekend anyway. EVen then it was still slow in comparison to our other visits.

Fun pictures of All Star Sports! When we stayed there we were in the surf area. Brings back memories from that trip!

Before this trip it had been about 10 years or more since our last visit. Back then the rooms were not as cute! I don't even remember the section. I'd like to say basketball. The front of it not back in the swamp. All I remember about that trip was some id sitting out front of our room playing with a sword!? A real sword! :rotfl2:

I enjoyed your pictures of AS Sports, my son would love it there. We have stayed at Movies and Pop, maybe we will try something different next time.

All Stars and Pop are perfect for kids. I like the big oversized props. Of course I'm a big kid. :goodvibes I think they did a great job on the inside of the All Star rooms when they refurbed them.

As always, awesome pictures. It does looks pretty quiet there. We stayed at Sports once but we were by the Might Ducks. It wasn't near as cool as where you were. It was really busy - that was the trip that Joe decided that we wouldn't stay in a value again. I wish he would reconsider but its not working so far. I could do a lot of shopping with the extra $$. :laughing:

When you go for a long trip....7-10 days the difference in price is up there. You could do a lot of shopping (or another trip) with the money you save. As long as I'm on Disney property I'm good. :goodvibes

Wow, I can't believe there's like no one there!

Ew, the pool does look boring!

Hey....you'll be at WDW in a couple of days! :woohoo:

No this current one is in Aug, Sept, and the beginning of Oct. Last year I got a pin for free dining that lasted all the way through Christmas!

I thought free dining was always in September or August but now I know better . That one that you got last year would probably work perfect for us . When u say pin code do you have to be annual pass holder to get those codes ?

The Halloween party starts this year on Sept 4Th so we will be doing that on our last free dining day

That's awesome the Halloween Party looks like some much fun and to get free dinning on top of that , is just an incredible deal !

We like the Halloween party the best. Both are cute but Halloween is just more fun!

I was just thinking Christmas because of all the resorts being decorated & the parks plus the Party . Do the resorts decorate for Halloween ?

My kids refused to go meet him.

My Bestie's DD that's 5 absolutely loves Hannah Montana , so that's why they went . LOL

I read it all the time. Sometimes I post a comment and it wont go through and Dis freezes up. Makes me crazy. Does it all the time here lately.

Oh OK , don't I feel silly then always telling you to stop by then . LOL I never have problems w/ it freezing up , it's problems w/ it logging me out when I'm in the middle of something. LOL

Last years pin was a Disney Visa code. Passholders don't get free dining offers, just room discounts. With any free dining offer you have to buy a ticket.

There was a HM impersonator at Broadway too. I wonder if they went by to see her? I hear this kid is pretty good. Yam know Billy Ray's son (the one that's the same age as Miley) was born here in Myrtle Beach. They live in Texas now. I think it's crappy how he treats that boy.

Hopefully after last nights Dis update things will run better.

Great update :thumbsup2 Cute video form Space Ship Earth , I would have even know that they had that cause I had my eyes closed the entire ride this year because I was so sick , I practically jumped off the ride at the end . LOL

Loved the All Star Sports pictures, can't wait to see more of the resort !

The video is so cool! I'm glad they added it. I was really sick at Disney once and it was not fun!

OMG wow the resort really was empty! Shocking!

I was in the football section when i stayed there in 2005 :thumbsup2

I have to say....this trip was a quiet one. I didn't see many people at Coronado Springs either. What few people we did see were extremely tall basketball players. I'm 5'9 and felt like a midget! :rotfl:

Great pictures of All Star Sports! :thumbsup2 I always felt the theming wouldn't appeal to me but it looks really cute from your pictures! And your DD is just a doll!

Aww. Thanks.

I wish the rooms at Pop looked as cute as the ones at ASSports! I loved having the coat rack. Nice little touch.

Seeing those pictures make me feel better too, if we evr have to stay there. I just don't care for sports and I thought it would be so ugly, but it really isn't too bad compared to other pics I've seen.

The rooms are really cute. NOT the All Star movies...those are hideous but the sporrts and music rooms are cute. I like the silver accents and the new table and chairs are really cute!

Finally caught up!!! Going back to read your March report now!!!!
The rain can be a pain....last August our plane landed in the remnants of TS Fay and it poured the first 2 or so days but we were fine with it....we were at Disney!:thumbsup2

I remember all of that. We were there at the end of August/early September and I remember dealing with four tropical systems during that stay! Crazy! (But still not as wet as the May trip!) :lmao:

aftensgirl

06-14-2009, 12:36 PM

OneTreeHillAddict

06-14-2009, 03:21 PM

I haven´t paid much attention on the boards, so I just saw this TR today. Have read all paiges this afternoon! Love reading it and can´t wait to read more, and see more pictures. The Resort photos are great. :thumbsup2

Aww. Thanks. I have an update typed and ready but it's on my laptop. I just bought the kids a new computer for school and I'm having to get everything linked up now. I'll have a new update soon! Check out my March report too! It's a lot of fun and I'm still working on it too. :goodvibes

AZMickeyfans

06-14-2009, 09:01 PM

OhioDisneyLover

06-14-2009, 09:17 PM

Tammy,

Thanks for the tour of All Star Sports. I've never seen this resort before. Great pictures as always.:thumbsup2

Shawna, welcome back! Been wondering where you were.

AZMickeyfans

06-14-2009, 09:40 PM

Tammy,

Thanks for the tour of All Star Sports. I've never seen this resort before. Great pictures as always.:thumbsup2

Shawna, welcome back! Been wondering where you were.

:lmao:I just wrote on your report!

OneTreeHillAddict

06-14-2009, 09:49 PM

Hey Tammy! Probably don't remember me! I'm making my way back to the DIS after months being gone (scary stalker drama!) and finally getting to the trip reports and locating my old friends over here. Yours was the first to pop up! Anyway, I probably wont catch up on everything that I've missed since ummmm Christmas. :lmao: BUT I will start fresh from here! :yay:

-Shawna

OMG I swear to God I was thinking of you earlier today!!! I was picking weeds out of my flowers and came across a "palm tree" weed. It was one of those baby palms like I sent you. :goodvibes Forget you!? LOL Are you kidding me? NEVER!

WELCOME BACK!!! I'm so glad you're back!!! :woohoo:

Now WTH are you talking about? Stalker drama!? On here or in real life somewhere? That's crazy! Pull out the shotgun girl! PM me if you have to but I hope everything is good now. AND if you finish your trip report I will totally read! I was like where the heck did she go!? I had swapped laptops so I didn't have your email or anything. And after I sent the palms I no longer had your address either. We have to swap #'s!

Tammy,

Thanks for the tour of All Star Sports. I've never seen this resort before. Great pictures as always.:thumbsup2

Shawna, welcome back! Been wondering where you were.

More coming soon..I just got the new computer set up and now I can get back to the stuff I was doing...

Charleston Princess

06-14-2009, 09:51 PM

I am going to post separately for each update you did while I was gone, so I don't forget anything.

I never noticed the grass growing on the rooftops either! :eek:

We did Kim Possible in Norway as well -- I was thinking the same thing about the shops!

We love Maelstrom, too -- I just wish it was longer -- every single time, I think, "That's it?"

OneTreeHillAddict

06-14-2009, 09:55 PM

This is the last of the All Star Sports resort photos...finally! :lmao:

You can see a few different sections from here

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Gabby wanted me to take some of her. I think they turned out pretty good.

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I'd put the camera up and she'd say, "Just one more picture mom!"

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Now it was time to head back inside. The guys had our food ready and we were ready to eat.

Next up we head to the Magic Kingdom! (And we get in a couple of more Dismeets!) :yay:

Charleston Princess

06-14-2009, 09:55 PM

Ugghhh -- that sounds like one doozy of a rainstorm!!! We had a similar experience in Pizzafari that involved rain and a character meet right where our table was located. :headache:

I love the location of the Mexico restaurant, too, but the menu doesn't thrill me -- give me the Mexican counter service anyday!

Charleston Princess

06-14-2009, 09:57 PM

Love those passports -- we have one for Chelsea -- we should really do one for Connor!

Charleston Princess

06-14-2009, 10:01 PM

Great pics of All Star Sports -- I adore Gabby's hair in pigtails!!!

Whew! I think I am finally caught up!

PrincessAlways

06-14-2009, 11:20 PM

Those are cute pics of the resort! Of course, the little model is adorable! :goodvibes

pmama

06-14-2009, 11:55 PM

Ha, ha. Your DD reminds me of mine. They are not camera shy that's for sure.:goodvibes

OneTreeHillAddict

06-15-2009, 01:28 AM

We were ready to hit the Magic Kingdom! We weren't staying long so we parked at the Polynesian. I saw this bar and thought of Heather. Not sure why....um, Lapu Lapu maybe? LOL I can't wait 'til December! I took pictures since breakfast was over and things were seriously quiet over there. We love O'Hana!

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I took one of the kids at the photo op they use for O'Hana pictures. They look thrilled don't they? LOL

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Then I got one of the grounds. I love this place...it looks like my yard! (But on a much bigger scale of course!) I love a tropical landscape! Mix palms with bromeliads and it's gorgeous! In another 15 years our place will look like a jungle!

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Look at this place! No people. This is the slowest I have ever seen the Polynesian! When we stayed here last Summer hardly anyone was there but this...fairly early in the day!? It's usually packed with people waiting for the Lilo and Stitch breakfast!

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KONA ~ Best breakfast ever! YUM. And the pot stickers...OMG!!! I could eat a big ol plate of those right now!

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We stopped in the shop for a few. I wanted to show Sidney the monorail thing they sell for the computer. It's so cute but very overpriced so we didn't get it. I never noticed all the cute props in the store 'til now. Aren't they cute? Gabby saw a Tink necklace and fell in love with it. She ended up buying it but it was only like $9. Not too bad.

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Look at this gadget for kids...I didn't even show it mine. LOL

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Next it was monorail time! The CM at the monorail was so nice. He kept doing magic tricks for the kids. He was a trip.

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We stopped at the Grand Floridian for a minute. I wanted to see if the basin was running any specials. We're all big fans of the bath bombs. They make your skin so soft! I'll need to replenish my stash come August.

The sun came out for a bit so we sat on the patio and enjoyed the view. I took a couple of pics of the kids out there....

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Then it was time for the Magic Kingdom!

Back to the monorail and this time we waited for less than a minute! Yay!

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By the way the silver monorail is the one we have at home. The big track version and the diecast!

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Next up...we ARRIVE at the Magic Kingdom!

OneTreeHillAddict

06-15-2009, 01:37 AM

I am going to post separately for each update you did while I was gone, so I don't forget anything.

I never noticed the grass growing on the rooftops either! :eek: Say what!? Really?

We did Kim Possible in Norway as well -- I was thinking the same thing about the shops! LOL They wanted to get us parents inside so we'd spend some $$$!

We love Maelstrom, too -- I just wish it was longer -- every single time, I think, "That's it?"

I totally agree! MORE!

Ugghhh -- that sounds like one doozy of a rainstorm!!! Girl...it was awful! We had a similar experience in Pizzafari that involved rain and a character meet right where our table was located. :headache: OMG....when we ate at Pizzafari back in March they did a character greet right outside the door where I sat. I was in that back room that opens to the outside. Well, that darn black monkey came out and scared the heck out of me!!! I bet when it's busy and she comes out things get crazy! Is that where you were?

I love the location of the Mexico restaurant, too, but the menu doesn't thrill me -- give me the Mexican counter service anyday!

Um, just give me the Margarita stand and I'm good. :lmao: If it's not a plain taco with cheese or nachos with cheese and jalapenos I don't want it! LOL

Love those passports -- we have one for Chelsea -- we should really do one for Connor!

Yes he needs one too! We bought my little guy one this past time. Of course with the nasty weather he never got to use it. But at least he has it now!

Great pics of All Star Sports -- I adore Gabby's hair in pigtails!!!

Whew! I think I am finally caught up!

Thanks! ASSP wasn't too bad. :rolleyes:

Those are cute pics of the resort! Of course, the little model is adorable! :goodvibes

Aww thank you! She's mamas lil sweetie pie. :hug:

Ha, ha. Your DD reminds me of mine. They are not camera shy that's for sure.:goodvibes

Our girls would have the time of their lives together! I hope one day we can be at WDW at the same time! Ya know this week we have planned in Nov/Dec is a pin code week! CHEAP rooms! You guys could do that cruise during Thanksgiving...the kids wouldn't miss school. The head over to WDW. All of the Holiday stuff will be out Nov 29th so you could hit al of that and avoid the crowds and get a great rate! Well????

kaysmommie

06-15-2009, 06:51 AM

Love the Poly pictures. I forgot to stop in basin this trip :guilty: I love the bath bombs! Kaylee has that Mickey personal assistant in your pic :goodvibes.

Charleston Princess

06-15-2009, 08:14 AM

Ahhh, what a lovely quiet morning at the Poly! I have never seen it when there isn't a mob of people milling around.

wdwgirl03

06-15-2009, 08:41 AM

Great update! That is crazy how dead the Polynesian was. :eek: I wish I was there right now. :goodvibes

aftensgirl

06-15-2009, 09:13 AM

LOVE the Poly pictures! :love:

WrightFamily06

06-15-2009, 10:06 AM

Last years pin was a Disney Visa code. Pass holders don't get free dining offers, just room discounts. With any free dining offer you have to buy a ticket.

There was a HM impersonator at Broadway too. I wonder if they went by to see her? I hear this kid is pretty good. Ya know Billy Ray's son (the one that's the same age as Miley) was born here in Myrtle Beach. They live in Texas now. I think it's crappy how he treats that boy.

Hopefully after last nights Dis update things will run better.

The video is so cool! I'm glad they added it. I was really sick at Disney once and it was not fun!

We don't have either a Disney Visa or annual pass . So I guess we are only eligible for the discounts they offer the general public , if only they would do the military discount again , then we may be able to go again sooner .

They didn't say anything about seeing a HM impersonator at Broadway but they could have. Oh know I didn't know he had a son the same age as Miley , I don't know much about HM yet cause DD is only 3 .LOL

I hope the dis does run better it seems like a lot of people had trouble with it lately , guess I was just one of the lucky ones that did not .

Yeah , I tend to get sick at WDW and on the way there a lot ! I have terrible motion sickness , so I try to avoid the rides that I know will trigger it, even the bus at WDW makes me sick ! LOL

Love the added pictures of All Star Sports ! DD is quite the model and I love her pigtails !

Great start to MK day ! We love the Poly, maybe one day we will get to stay there! We ate at Kona for the first time this year and it is now our favorite, service was outstanding and the food was delicious ! Ohana is also another one of our fav's . Can't say much for the GF , I don't care for the atmosphere that much and we had terrible service and food at both there restaurants this year . Cute pictures of DS and DD at the GF though !

meanmom121

06-15-2009, 10:26 AM

AZMickeyfans

06-15-2009, 10:37 AM

OMG I swear to God I was thinking of you earlier today!!! I was picking weeds out of my flowers and came across a "palm tree" weed. It was one of those baby palms like I sent you. :goodvibes Forget you!? LOL Are you kidding me? NEVER!

WELCOME BACK!!! I'm so glad you're back!!! :woohoo:

Now WTH are you talking about? Stalker drama!? On here or in real life somewhere? That's crazy! Pull out the shotgun girl! PM me if you have to but I hope everything is good now. AND if you finish your trip report I will totally read! I was like where the heck did she go!? I had swapped laptops so I didn't have your email or anything. And after I sent the palms I no longer had your address either. We have to swap #'s!

I'll PM you after I get my daughter off to dance this morning. It started here and trickled into my real life. :scared1: All is well now but scared the crap out of me for sure! Wont bore your readers with it. Now I'm just excited to be back. :)

29apr00

06-15-2009, 11:05 AM

wow you really did have the resort to yourself!

xoktenox

06-15-2009, 11:08 AM

Awww of course love the pics of your DD at ASSp. Thats too funny that she kept wanting more pictures. A regular model she is :laughing:

OMG the Poly....that is my dream resort. One day when I have a lot of money and can justify spending so much to stay there, I will. Chris loved it when we were there too. We were both in awe. It's gorgeous! Great pictures as usual. :goodvibes

tinkgurl

06-15-2009, 12:29 PM

Wow! The Poly sure is quiet! Weird! :confused3 But...that means more photo ops for you! :thumbsup2 Haha, that does look like your yard! :)

So cool you got to ride the silver monorail since you have it at home!

MagicShell

06-15-2009, 01:44 PM

I enjoyed looking at your pictures. Your daughter is very cute. My kids love to get their pictures made too.

kaysmommie

06-15-2009, 02:10 PM

I'll PM you after I get my daughter off to dance this morning. It started here and trickled into my real life. :scared1: All is well now but scared the crap out of me for sure! Wont bore your readers with it. Now I'm just excited to be back. :)

Welcome back :goodvibes. I was wondering what happened and was enjoying your trip report last fall. Well good to hear everything is okay now.

leamom2princesses

06-15-2009, 02:19 PM

Great update. The pics of the Poly are beautiful. I can't believe how slow it looked in there. :confused3

OneTreeHillAddict

06-15-2009, 04:55 PM

We get to the MK and it looked to be CROWDED! I'm so not loving the looks of this! The rain stops for five minutes and poof ~ a million people!

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Yeah, the little parade had just finished up but still...look at all the people! Thank goodness we can hop with AP's.

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I don't know about this....I'm wondering if it's crazy crowded like this everywhere!? We had plans to go back to Epcot so I figured we could deal with this for a few minutes...

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So we head back into the train station and wait for the choo choo to come. I LOVE the train station! It's so pretty inside.

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Here's the ticket window...

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Here it comes...ALL ABOARD!

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This time I had a good seat on the train and I took a bunch of pictures. When we went past BTMRR it was closed. They were working on the track up top....you can see them in the pics if you look closely. I knew then this was not going to be good. That's my favorite ride!

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See the workers waving their arms up?

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Oh look at it! I could ride it all day long. The sound of this ride means D I S N E Y to me! Love it! If you ever get the chance ride it during the fireworks! It's INCREDIBLE!

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More pics from the train ride...If you go on the river boat you see all this stuff from the other side. You can get some GREAT pics of BTMRR and the Haunted Mansion! It's nice and relaxing too.

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I love the Indian village ~ I love the looks on first timers faces when they see it. Our train was full of Disney newbies. They were in awe. It was so cute.

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Keep your eyes open while on the train! There's a lot to see. It was almost time for our stop...TOONTOWN!!! What would we see upon arrival!? More crowds? No one at all? Fairies running around outside!? Stay tuned to see!

OneTreeHillAddict

06-15-2009, 05:21 PM

Love the Poly pictures. I forgot to stop in basin this trip :guilty: I love the bath bombs! Kaylee has that Mickey personal assistant in your pic :goodvibes.

I still have a few left from the last trip. I'll need more by August though. The PA looks cute but my kids would play with it for 5 minutes then throw it out. I would have loved that thing as a kid!

Ahhh, what a lovely quiet morning at the Poly! I have never seen it when there isn't a mob of people milling around.

Me either! This was a first for me. It's usually slammed with people all the time!

Great update! That is crazy how dead the Polynesian was. :eek: I wish I was there right now. :goodvibes

I know! I bet it's crazy busy right now!

LOVE the Poly pictures! :love:

I love their landscaping!

We don't have either a Disney Visa or annual pass . So I guess we are only eligible for the discounts they offer the general public , if only they would do the military discount again , then we may be able to go again sooner .

They didn't say anything about seeing a HM impersonator at Broadway but they could have. Oh know I didn't know he had a son the same age as Miley , I don't know much about HM yet cause DD is only 3 .LOL

I hope the dis does run better it seems like a lot of people had trouble with it lately , guess I was just one of the lucky ones that did not .

Yeah , I tend to get sick at WDW and on the way there a lot ! I have terrible motion sickness , so I try to avoid the rides that I know will trigger it, even the bus at WDW makes me sick ! LOL

Love the added pictures of All Star Sports ! DD is quite the model and I love her pigtails !

Great start to MK day ! We love the Poly, maybe one day we will get to stay there! We ate at Kona for the first time this year and it is now our favorite, service was outstanding and the food was delicious ! Ohana is also another one of our fav's . Can't say much for the GF , I don't care for the atmosphere that much and we had terrible service and food at both there restaurants this year . Cute pictures of DS and DD at the GF though !

Oh no. Isn't their meds for that? It is a long drive. I'm used to it now though. I thought they had a military offer going on still? No? I saw something about military at the Freestyle Music Park. You should call and see what that's all about.

Kona has the best breakfast platter in all of WDW! Those pancakes...YUM! 1900 I have nothing good to say about their food anymore! Ick! The only thing nice out of that kitchen is the chocolate slipper. :laughing:

What does that "kid Gadget" do?

Here's just an off the wall question - Do they have Disney Screen savers at the shops - specefically my brother has tasked me with finding a screensaver with the bear jamboree on it?:confused3

I think he hates me:lmao:

Nichole? That's for you to answer...

I'd google it and see if one comes up. I haven't seen anything with the Country Bears on it anywhere!

I'll PM you after I get my daughter off to dance this morning. It started here and trickled into my real life. :scared1: All is well now but scared the crap out of me for sure! Wont bore your readers with it. Now I'm just excited to be back. :)

Well I'm glad you're back!!! :flower3:

wow you really did have the resort to yourself!

Sure did!

Awww of course love the pics of your DD at ASSp. Thats too funny that she kept wanting more pictures. A regular model she is :laughing:

OMG the Poly....that is my dream resort. One day when I have a lot of money and can justify spending so much to stay there, I will. Chris loved it when we were there too. We were both in awe. It's gorgeous! Great pictures as usual. :goodvibes

She's so funny sometimes.

Um, I have no money and we stayed there last Summer. We stayed 2 nights out of 12 or 13? Heck I don't even remember now but just go and stay there 1-2 nights. The grounds were nice and the pool is cool. I LOVED having an MK view and the sounds and views from the balcony were so nice. The room was just okay though. You could tell it was really old.

Wow! The Poly sure is quiet! Weird! :confused3 But...that means more photo ops for you! :thumbsup2 Haha, that does look like your yard! :)

So cool you got to ride the silver monorail since you have it at home!

I always saw that silver monorail at Epcot o previous trips. When I saw it coming up I said, "Look ya'll! It's your monorail!"

I enjoyed looking at your pictures. Your daughter is very cute. My kids love to get their pictures made too.

Thanks. :goodvibes

Great update. The pics of the Poly are beautiful. I can't believe how slow it looked in there. :confused3

It was dead that day! I'd never seen it that slow! I like it that way though....Disney goes down on their room rates and we can get more trips in. LOL

xoktenox

06-15-2009, 05:22 PM

Aww I've never been on the WDW train before! I need to step up my game there! I'm sure your baby DS was having a great time because he loves that train! :goodvibes

tinkgurl

06-15-2009, 05:29 PM

Ahhh..I love the train. :cloud9: But you knew that already. :laughing:

manntra

06-15-2009, 06:14 PM

Yeesh! Look at those crowds! You are giving me hives!!:rotfl:

pmama

06-15-2009, 06:49 PM

OneTreeHillAddict

06-15-2009, 07:20 PM

Okay...I just swiped my photopass pictures. I didn't buy a PP this time because we bought one back in March and had all of the F & G borders already. And good thing too...I only got like 100 pics total! I thought I'd regret it because they'd have cool Star Wars Weekend borders but they didn't. There was only one border for SWW! ONE! Please. :rolleyes: That just sucks! They had the other two SW borders you get anytime they take a pic over there but the only SWW was this..

:darth: SNEAK PEEK * SPOLIER ALERT! :yoda:

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Yes, the pictures are small because I didn't get a pass but I don't care. They're hard to print with a border anyway and I have my own set with my camera. This works out just fine. ;) Cute little keepsake size...

So the only thing I've gotten to so far is Pooh and friends. Here are the photopass pictures from that meet.

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Mooooooo! :earboy2: It's okay because I've lost another :wishten since this picture was taken! Maybe 15. It is coming off fast! Yay! My goal is to be in an 8 by Christmas. (Almost a 16 now...)

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The kids with Pooh pooh:, Tigger :tigger:, and Eeyore :eeyore:....

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Oh and our Test Track pic from our first ride! Another goal of mine...to get a nice Test Track picture! :hyper:

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Okay...now I am caught up with the photopass pics too. All I have left to do is get Sidney to download/upload all of the video to you tube...then we're good! :charac2:

OneTreeHillAddict

06-15-2009, 07:27 PM

Aww I've never been on the WDW train before! I need to step up my game there! I'm sure your baby DS was having a great time because he loves that train! :goodvibes

You have got to be kidding me!? How do you miss the train!? Okay I must admit I'd never taken the entire loop until about 2-3 years ago. I'd always get off before we did the stint between Toontown and the main gate but not to ride at all!? That does it girl. We are going to hang out for half a day and hit all this stuff you've missed! :rotfl:

Ahhh..I love the train. :cloud9: But you knew that already. :laughing:

You're like me! You love every single inch of WDW! :thumbsup2 5 days!!! :cheer2:

Yeesh! Look at those crowds! You are giving me hives!!:rotfl:

Looks bad don't it!?

Oh boy that does look crowded.:eek:

I'm so honored that you'd like to see us in December but if we cruised the week of Thanksgiving it would be twice as much $. I saw on another thread some people received pin codes for free dining in December via email today. I soooo want one of those codes.:goodvibes

I have to go cheak all of my emails...see what's going on...probably wont get those. I just got 5 pins for the 40% off code. I'm probably all pinned out for the month/season. We'd love to doa cruise too but once you hit family of 5 it's like you have to book the ship version of the Grand Floridian! :rolleyes1 PM me your cruise dates. If I can talk my sister into going we could put one of the kids in her room on the paperwork anyway...

Goofy22

06-15-2009, 07:35 PM

meanmom121

06-15-2009, 08:27 PM

meanmom121

06-15-2009, 08:28 PM

Star war picture was great. Boy DS looks so happy

Goofy22

06-15-2009, 09:04 PM

Sugar of 49:scared1: yikes - Glad he's okay. He's lucky to a have a wonderful daughter looking out for him too.

Yes! I had the same reaction when I heard! He was sick for a few days throwing up etc.. so they said that attributed to it being so low! So he seems to be doing ok as of now! He just turned 62 in May and he's had sugar problems for the last few years but theyve recently gotten worse.

Tammy I love the Star wars PP pic of Big DS!

PrincessAlways

06-15-2009, 10:33 PM

Well, what's that about???? :confused3 The rain stops & those people come out of the woodwork!!!!! :rotfl2: Love the StarWars' pic! :thumbsup2

tinkgurl

06-15-2009, 11:18 PM

Wish you could come with me!

Me&3

06-16-2009, 12:32 AM

What cute pics. And don't say Moo about your pic. It's very nice :goodvibes. And yes I got my trip ticker to work:yay:.

Goofy22

06-16-2009, 12:43 AM

OK! Tammy, Awhile ago I told you about the Thomas event at the strasburg railroad and I found a few pics I have to find better ones but this is what I found for now!

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Not a great pic of the real Thomas Engine but I know I have a better one somewhere I will find it! The photos are from The Day out in the Park with Thomas and Friends at Strasburg Railroad!

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This is my DS he was about 1 1/2 yrs old here!(Dh is in the background)

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This is one of there Free Rides! That is DD in the red shirt and my nephew Joshua behind her and DH and DS are a lil further back you can't really see DS he was to small! LOL!

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This is a shot of some of the outsides of the rooms at The Red Caboose Motel these are real restored Old Caboose's they are sitting on real railroad tracks!

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Here's a close up of the one we stayed in!

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I'm going to end with an old pic of me from April 1997 this was taken on our honeymoon! :goodvibes

OneTreeHillAddict

06-16-2009, 02:48 AM

All of you who've been telling me to add Facebook....I finally did. Add me! I'm still learning so it'll take me 20 years to add everyone.

I still like My Space a million times better! :goodvibes

kaysmommie

06-16-2009, 08:12 AM

Charleston Princess

06-16-2009, 08:47 AM

PM me your name, Tammy, and I will add you to my FB friends. :goodvibes

WrightFamily06

06-16-2009, 09:47 AM

Oh no. Isn't their meds for that? It is a long drive. I'm used to it now though. I thought they had a military offer going on still? No? I saw something about military at the Freestyle Music Park. You should call and see what that's all about.

Kona has the best breakfast platter in all of WDW! Those pancakes...YUM! 1900 I have nothing good to say about their food anymore! Ick! The only thing nice out of that kitchen is the chocolate slipper. :laughing:

Yes there is Dramamine but , I would probably have to take it everyday , cause I never know when any type of Vehicle Ride or any moving thing might make me sick . LOL They do still have a military offer going on but u can only use the tickets and 40% off your room once as far as I know and we used it back in April & May .

We ate lunch at Kona and we had the most attentive waitress and DD has food allergies and there Chef was the best w/ her ! Not to mention the food was to die for . LOL Yeah have to agree w/ u there the only thing eatable at 1900 Park Fare is the bread & dessert . LOL

Great update , from your pictures it did seem a little over crowded that day ! I love all the pictures from the Train , we never get to ride it cause it's a little hard folding up 2 strollers and then holding them and 3 kids while we ride , oh well one day we will get to when the kiddies are older :thumbsup2 The photo pass pictures are all adorable .:cutie:

jenseib

06-16-2009, 12:45 PM

Oh boy that does look crowded.:eek:

I'm so honored that you'd like to see us in December but if we cruised the week of Thanksgiving it would be twice as much $. I saw on another thread some people received pin codes for free dining in December via email today. I soooo want one of those codes.:goodvibes

I SOOO want one of these. I am hoping if I do I can convince DH to go fro DD's b-day. Well it's wishful thinking at least. :confused3

All of you who've been telling me to add Facebook....I finally did. Add me! I'm still learning so it'll take me 20 years to add everyone.

I still like My Space a million times better! :goodvibes

PM me your info too.

Love the updates. I was way behind again and all caught finally. I'm sure I'll get behind again. we have a busy weekend....garage sale, and getting rid of a bunch of junk.

kaysmommie

06-16-2009, 01:13 PM

What does that "kid Gadget" do?

Here's just an off the wall question - Do they have Disney Screen savers at the shops - specefically my brother has tasked me with finding a screensaver with the bear jamboree on it?:confused3

I think he hates me:lmao:

Kaylee has that Mickey's personal assistant. She writes messages on it, stores her friends phone numbers and emails. It has a little pen thing with it. Thomas is always stealing it from here. Also it has a Fastpass timer.

Tammy, MK looks absolutely crazy! We were at AK for half the day but thought about coming over to MK to meet you guys. Good thing Thomas needed a nap.

OneTreeHillAddict

06-16-2009, 04:58 PM

Great updates! Love all the PP pics! still trying to catch up on all these threads! I was gone most of the weekend helping run a model train show my father was in charge of because he got really sick friday night wound up in the hospital his sugar was down to 49 and he had vertigo on top of it! Not good and they released him early the next morning when they got his sugar stabilized after numerous bags of sugar water! He insisted on going so it was kinda a family event this time me and mom try to avoid these things! I grew up around them ! Met many good friends also! My DH and DS usually go but we all had to so we could make sure Dad wasn't doing anything he wasn't suppose to be! Plus he's not allowed to drive for a week! Just to be sure everything is good! So it was a long long weekend!

I know...you take a little break and when ya come back it takes forever to catch up! Man...your dads blood sugar got real low! My dad is diabetic too and he could do a lot better watching how he eats. Sounds like we both have hard headed daddys! I'm glad he's okay now. :hug:

Star war picture was great. Boy DS looks so happy

Oh man he sure was! He LOVES Star Wars!

Well, what's that about???? :confused3 The rain stops & those people come out of the woodwork!!!!! :rotfl2: Love the StarWars' pic! :thumbsup2

I know! That place was slammed like a Christmas afternoon! Okay, maybe not that bad but it was busy!

Wish you could come with me!

Me too but my AP's aren't good again 'til August 14th. :lmao: Get some good pics!!!

What cute pics. And don't say Moo about your pic. It's very nice :goodvibes. And yes I got my trip ticker to work:yay:.

MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. :laughing: For real. I can't believe I let myself get so fat! Ick. Never again. It's coming off...I still have about 100 pounds to go.

OK! Tammy, Awhile ago I told you about the Thomas event at the strasburg railroad and I found a few pics I have to find better ones but this is what I found for now!

Not a great pic of the real Thomas Engine but I know I have a better one somewhere I will find it! The photos are from The Day out in the Park with Thomas and Friends at Strasburg Railroad!

This is my DS he was about 1 1/2 yrs old here!(Dh is in the background)

This is one of there Free Rides! That is DD in the red shirt and my nephew Joshua behind her and DH and DS are a lil further back you can't really see DS he was to small! LOL!

This is a shot of some of the outsides of the rooms at The Red Caboose Motel these are real restored Old Caboose's they are sitting on real railroad tracks!

Here's a close up of the one we stayed in!

I'm going to end with an old pic of me from April 1997 this was taken on our honeymoon! :goodvibes

Cool!!! Your DD looks exactly the same now! Did you get any of the inside of the train room!? That is a really good idea! Something like that here would stay packed all the time. That place we went to in NC rents out their caboose for birthday parties. Thanks for sharing! :thumbsup2

:cool1: I friend requested you.

Cool. I don't get FB at all. I like the Msp because I can personalize it and add music but you guys were right...it's a whole other crowd over there. LOL

PM me your name, Tammy, and I will add you to my FB friends. :goodvibes

Okay...

Yes there is Dramamine but , I would probably have to take it everyday , cause I never know when any type of Vehicle Ride or any moving thing might make me sick . LOL They do still have a military offer going on but u can only use the tickets and 40% off your room once as far as I know and we used it back in April & May .

We ate lunch at Kona and we had the most attentive waitress and DD has food allergies and there Chef was the best w/ her ! Not to mention the food was to die for . LOL Yeah have to agree w/ u there the only thing eatable at 1900 Park Fare is the bread & dessert . LOL

Great update , from your pictures it did seem a little over crowded that day ! I love all the pictures from the Train , we never get to ride it cause it's a little hard folding up 2 strollers and then holding them and 3 kids while we ride , oh well one day we will get to when the kiddies are older :thumbsup2 The photo pass pictures are all adorable .:cutie:

Oh okay. They limit a lot of that stuff to once a year. Bummer. I always get the same goofy woman for breakfast...she's in her own World. Poor thing. I'll tell ya one thing...some of these chefs go well out of their way to make people comfotable. My dad is a diabetic and I would request him a sugar free dessert at the beginning of the meal...well at Liberty Tree Tavern the chef all but came out and ate with us. He was wonderful! So sweet and the dessert looked soooooo good!

Next time take a ride on the train. Leave your stroller at the front gate and ride all the way back around...just go on a train ride and come back and get your stuff. That's easy enough! :goodvibes

PM me your info too.

Love the updates. I was way behind again and all caught finally. I'm sure I'll get behind again. we have a busy weekend....garage sale, and getting rid of a bunch of junk.

Will do. I'm so far behind it's unreal. :laughing:

Tammy, MK looks absolutely crazy! We were at AK for half the day but thought about coming over to MK to meet you guys. Good thing Thomas needed a nap.

How was AK that day?

AZMickeyfans

06-16-2009, 11:35 PM

Yeah for facebook!

This is how I'm catching up. Every now and then I pick a random page and search for your fabulous pictures and look at those. :lmao: Yep, thats what I'm doing. Although starting yesterday going forward I wont miss anything. :)

OneTreeHillAddict

06-16-2009, 11:47 PM

AZMickeyfans

06-17-2009, 12:00 AM

Do you have a facebook? Oh man...I forgot to update. Oops.

Yes! Remember I asked you about it yesterday! LOL! Its ok we are both blond! :rotfl2:

AZMickeyfans

06-17-2009, 12:14 AM

Thought I would quickly comment on the BTMRR pictures. Its my favorite ride too! I would be so sad if it was down when I go because it is the #1 thing I love to do!!

OneTreeHillAddict

06-17-2009, 12:55 AM

Our stop ~ TOONTOWN!

We got off and went over to the Barnstormer.

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Usually Bolt loves this ride and can't walk past it without riding. Well today he wanted nothing to do with it. We waited for everyone else to go on.

Here they are! Front and second seats!

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Toon Town was packed with people. I hate crowds so we left the area and went over to ride Pooh. Bolt wanted to go in here but getting wet without the rain just didn't make sense for this trip.

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Winnie the Pooh is such a fun ride. We all love it. My favorite part is the bounce and the rain. Here are a couple of pics from the ride. Sidney skipped Pooh to go get snacks. He had four pretzels and two frozen drinks waiting for us when we got off the ride. The raspberry frozen lemonade is so good!

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The Magic Kingdom was slammed. We started to head out. I had seen a camera strap the night before at DHS and Sidney promised to get it for me. While he was paying the kids and I were at the Photopass counter beside Tony's looking at the pictures. The lady was showing us her favorite park pics when Pinocchio walked in. He walked up between the kids and they all looked at the pictures together. Pinocchio was disappointed not to see any pictures of himself. He kept waiting and waiting...nothing ever came up so he told the kids goodbye and hopped on back to his changing area, That was so cute. I wanted to get out the camera but I didn't want to miss anything. Those are the best memories!

I was so ready to get out of the MK! I'm not much for crowds and this was a little too crowded for me. Where do we go next? Do we stick to the original Epcot plan? Will we get rained out again!? I will let you know tomorrow! :goodvibes

Me&3

06-17-2009, 01:03 AM

Your pics on the winnie the pooh ride came out so clear. I love that ride too :goodvibes.

Lynn5700

06-17-2009, 01:49 AM

Aww Tammy that is so cute what Pinocchio did! Aww!! Your son looks bored on the barnstormer lol!!!!! Love it.

princessjv

06-17-2009, 02:35 AM

I may or may not have been a long time lurker of your TR's. :rolleyes1:worship: I guess it's time to come out from hiding and say hi! I love seeing all of your photo's! You really know how to grab some great shots. :cloud9: I hope your kids did end up getting you that camera strap. I have one and LOVE IT!:love:

For the record... The puppets in China are great... for about 5 minutes, until one said owner sets his awesome $30 puppet down after he lost interest in it... then one said owners little sister picks up said puppet and tangles it to the point of all strings needing a trim. :scared:

Tourist traps!:headache:

wdwgirl03

06-17-2009, 08:47 AM

WrightFamily06

06-17-2009, 09:16 AM

Oh okay. They limit a lot of that stuff to once a year. Bummer. I always get the same goofy woman for breakfast...she's in her own World. Poor thing. I'll tell ya one thing...some of these chefs go well out of their way to make people comfortable. My dad is a diabetic and I would request him a sugar free dessert at the beginning of the meal...well at Liberty Tree Tavern the chef all but came out and ate with us. He was wonderful! So sweet and the dessert looked soooooo good!

Next time take a ride on the train. Leave your stroller at the front gate and ride all the way back around...just go on a train ride and come back and get your stuff. That's easy enough! :goodvibes

I know it is such a bummer :( That's funny you say that cause I think we got the same woman we had at Breakfast in 08' as we did at dinner this year at 1900 Park Fare and she was in her own world too . LOL Some of the Chef's def do go out of there way , that's the way the Chef was at Kona , not only did he come out and explain everything to us and take our order , but he came out several times to check on us which none of the other Chef's did at any of the other meals .

Oh good idea , didn't know you could leave your stroller and do that :thumbsup2

Love the pictures of the Pooh ride so cute ! Can't wait to see what you do next popcorn::

I have Myspace and Facebook too , PM me your last name so I can send you a request or I can send you mine .

AZMickeyfans

06-17-2009, 09:31 AM

Your cliff hangers kill me! :lmao:

Love the Barnstormer pictures. I agree with you about the crowds. Especially back in toontown I absolutely hate them back there. It gets so jammed up.

:rotfl:at the Pinocchio story. Poor Pinocchio for not having any pictures. I'll make sure I snap away the next time I see him!

SRUAlmn

06-17-2009, 11:36 AM

Hey! Another coastal South Carolinian here! :thumbsup2 I've just started reading, but it's been fun to watch your pictures of the same route we take (I think) to get to I-95! That ride between our house and 95 is SOOOOOO BORING!!!! :rotfl: Ok, back to reading! :goodvibes

xoktenox

06-17-2009, 05:32 PM

We missed both Winnie the Pooh and the Barnstormer when we were in WDW! :headache: We'll have to definitely catch them in Nov/Dec. Great pictures as always though.

Thats a really cute story with the kids and Pinocchio! it's probably better you didn't take out the camera and just got to watch it all without being distracted :thumbsup2

meanmom121

06-17-2009, 08:04 PM

Your pics on the winnie the pooh ride came out so clear. I love that ride too :goodvibes.

I just love your penguins in your siggy - it just never gets old:lmao:

Goofy22

06-17-2009, 08:24 PM

All of you who've been telling me to add Facebook....I finally did. Add me! I'm still learning so it'll take me 20 years to add everyone.

I still like My Space a million times better! :goodvibes

Tammy, I'm so glad tyou finally came over to Facebook!:thumbsup2 I don't go on myspace that much anymore and lately I haven't been able to get totally on MYSPACE this stupid thing about adding friends via email or something keeps popping up and freezing my computer and thats as ffar as it gets!!:mad:

OneTreeHillAddict

06-17-2009, 09:36 PM

Sidney bought me the camera strap (and I totally LOVE it!) After that we left the MK and went over to Epcot...we took the monorail over. The monorail ride coming into Epcot is so cool! If you haven't taken that route yet make sure you do. You can get some great shots too so have your cameras ready!

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Look ya'll!!! It's the BALL!!!

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Sidney took some pictures from the monorail of the topiaries down below.

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Epcot was absolutely beautiful! This was a nice time of year to go, for the decorations I mean. Definitely not the rain!

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Here's a couple of more pics from inside the train

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I'm gonna have to stop here. Sorry. Friends just stopped by...more coming soon! I promise. :goodvibes

pmama

06-17-2009, 10:44 PM

Hmmm, now that you mention it, I have never ridden the monorail to Epcot. :idea: It's always fun to add more things to my never done before list.

Charleston Princess

06-17-2009, 10:53 PM

Love the pics of the topiaries from the monorail!

Me&3

06-18-2009, 12:13 AM

I just love your penguins in your siggy - it just never gets old:lmao:

Thanks we laugh at it everytime too.

tinkgurl

06-18-2009, 12:34 AM

Okay, we call Spaceship Earth the 'Ball'!

Lynn5700

06-18-2009, 12:43 AM

OOH love the pics of Epcot from the monorail. So pretty!!

YAY you are on facebook!!! Please add me. www.facebook.com/lynnie5708

BigEeyore

06-18-2009, 07:30 AM

Neat perspective on the florals/topiaries at the front entrance - I appreciate it more seeing it from above, rather than as we turbo walk through the entrance headed to snag some FP's!

AZMickeyfans

06-18-2009, 07:42 AM

Pictures of EPCOT topiaries are gorgeous. The park is so beautiful this time of year.

I agree, the monorail ride from MK to EPCOT is the best!!!

29apr00

06-18-2009, 09:10 AM

All of you who've been telling me to add Facebook....I finally did. Add me! I'm still learning so it'll take me 20 years to add everyone.

I still like My Space a million times better! :goodvibes

Yay for FB!! I've been on about a month and i swear it's like crack! Best thing since sliced bread! :rotfl: PM me your name!

I love the WDW train! It's so peaceful and relaxing during a hot cramped day at WDW. DS is going to be so excited to ride it, he was just too young last time to really enjoy it! And Winnie the pooh ride i think is my favorite ride in MK, if it weren't so STINKIN' HOT IN THERE!! I swear, it could possibly be ok without the A/C but man, they turn the HEAT on in there! It's so unbearably hot and stuffy in there!

And love the Monorail ride to Epcot too! Much better than a bus!

manntra

06-18-2009, 03:50 PM

Your pictures on the monorail are sooooooo great!! :thumbsup2 Great perspective being up a bit higher! Can't wait till May...well really can't wait till October and then May!!:rotfl:

kaysmommie

06-18-2009, 04:19 PM

Love the Epcot pics from the monorail.

jenseib

06-18-2009, 06:32 PM

All caught up. I love the update!

PrincessAlways

06-18-2009, 07:17 PM

How cute of Pinocchio to stop with the kids!!:goodvibes Loved those pics of Epcot from the monorail. Really pretty!

OhioDisneyLover

06-18-2009, 07:22 PM

Awesome update and pictures. :goodvibes

princessjv

06-18-2009, 08:19 PM

Sidney bought me the camera strap (and I totally LOVE it!)

Great to hear!

joy13

06-18-2009, 08:37 PM

All caught up here now! Keeping up with trip reports is hard work - LOL!

See your PM - I'm on facebook too :)

OneTreeHillAddict

06-19-2009, 12:41 AM

I found out today one of my good rocker friends died back in 2002. My cat is named after him. He was 35 years old and the cause of death was "natural causes". I'm thinking heart attack due to drugs or something to that effect. Still makes me feel a little weird even though it happened a while back.

Thought I would quickly comment on the BTMRR pictures. Its my favorite ride too! I would be so sad if it was down when I go because it is the #1 thing I love to do!!

OMG I want to go ride it right now!

Your pics on the winnie the pooh ride came out so clear. I love that ride too :goodvibes.

It's a blast!

Aww Tammy that is so cute what Pinocchio did! Aww!! Your son looks bored on the barnstormer lol!!!!! Love it.

He was mad about something. I don't even remember what now. Pinocchio was the cutest! Love him!

I may or may not have been a long time lurker of your TR's. :rolleyes1:worship: I guess it's time to come out from hiding and say hi! I love seeing all of your photo's! You really know how to grab some great shots. I hope your kids did end up getting you that camera strap. I have one and LOVE IT!

For the record... The puppets in China are great... for about 5 minutes, until one said owner sets his awesome $30 puppet down after he lost interest in it... then one said owners little sister picks up said puppet and tangles it to the point of all strings needing a trim.

Tourist traps!:headache:

Your siggy is so cute. Love the pics. I will not be buying one of those popsicle stick feathered toys. :lmao:So why were you lurking for so long? Isn't it much more fun to come out and be heard!? Huh? Huh? Don't ya think? Better late than never I guess....:rolleyes: WELCOME!!!

Ohhhh, you finally made a facebook?! I'll add you! I love having Disney friends on there. :goodvibes

That's the only kinds of friends I have...LOL I'm just kidding. Most of my friends don't know about our Disney addiction. They'd think we were crazy if they knew how often we went.

I know it is such a bummer That's funny you say that cause I think we got the same woman we had at Breakfast in 08' as we did at dinner this year at 1900 Park Fare and she was in her own world too . LOL Some of the Chef's def do go out of there way , that's the way the Chef was at Kona , not only did he come out and explain everything to us and take our order , but he came out several times to check on us which none of the other Chef's did at any of the other meals .

Oh good idea , didn't know you could leave your stroller and do that

Love the pictures of the Pooh ride so cute ! Can't wait to see what you do next popcorn::

I have Myspace and Facebook too , PM me your last name so I can send you a request or I can send you mine .

Duh...yeah girl! Leave the stroller and take a ride. Then come back to that stop and pick up the goods. The kids (and you guys) will LOVE LOVE LOVE the train!

Your cliff hangers kill me! :lmao:

Love the Barnstormer pictures. I agree with you about the crowds. Especially back in toontown I absolutely hate them back there. It gets so jammed up.

:rotfl:at the Pinocchio story. Poor Pinocchio for not having any pictures. I'll make sure I snap away the next time I see him!

Sorry! (No I'm not...) These lately have kind of sucked huh? I'm just rush rush rush...grrr! I need some ME time!

Hey! Another coastal South Carolinian here! :thumbsup2 I've just started reading, but it's been fun to watch your pictures of the same route we take (I think) to get to I-95! That ride between our house and 95 is SOOOOOO BORING!!!! :rotfl: Ok, back to reading! :goodvibes

Oh yeah? Where do you live? PM me if ya want....do you know me? I always laugh about how many local people read this but feel weird saying something. SPEAK UP....I'm good with it. :laughing: You must be close to me...that route is not the norm. For some reason people around here like to drive through Charleston! STUPID....that kills a good hour! An hour at WDW is much better than seeing the back roads of South Carolina. WELCOME to my trippie!

We missed both Winnie the Pooh and the Barnstormer when we were in WDW! :headache: We'll have to definitely catch them in Nov/Dec. Great pictures as always though.

Thats a really cute story with the kids and Pinocchio! it's probably better you didn't take out the camera and just got to watch it all without being distracted :thumbsup2

WTH did ya'll do!!!!!????? :laughing: That's right IOA! :hug: I'm just messing w/ ya!

Tammy, I'm so glad tyou finally came over to Facebook!:thumbsup2 I don't go on myspace that much anymore and lately I haven't been able to get totally on MYSPACE this stupid thing about adding friends via email or something keeps popping up and freezing my computer and thats as ffar as it gets!!:mad:

I am so not kidding...it gives me a headache! I like MSp best. I have my music on there...plus I just redid the profile. ;)

Hmmm, now that you mention it, I have never ridden the monorail to Epcot. :idea: It's always fun to add more things to my never done before list.

ADD TO LIST ADD TO LIST!!!! :hyper:

Love the pics of the topiaries from the monorail!

YES! You started your triipie! I am catching up tonight after my shower...I will be over! Can't wait to read it.

Okay, we call Spaceship Earth the 'Ball'!

It is "Da Ball! Da Ball!!!" :rotfl2:

OOH love the pics of Epcot from the monorail. So pretty!!

YAY you are on facebook!!! Please add me. www.facebook.com/lynnie5708 (http://www.facebook.com/lynnie5708)

I did! It'll be a year before I get to check out everyone's profile though. That's what kills me. You sign up and two days later you have 100 new friends to read up on and half I haven't seen since my 10 year reunion. It's kind of cool though. Do you ever get caught up on the thing? :laughing:

OneTreeHillAddict

06-19-2009, 12:56 AM

Neat perspective on the florals/topiaries at the front entrance - I appreciate it more seeing it from above, rather than as we turbo walk through the entrance headed to snag some FP's!

I thought they were really cool! I hope to go back and see them next year too.

Pictures of EPCOT topiaries are gorgeous. The park is so beautiful this time of year.

I agree, the monorail ride from MK to EPCOT is the best!!!

You get the best pics from up there!

Yay for FB!! I've been on about a month and i swear it's like crack! Best thing since sliced bread! :rotfl: PM me your name!

I love the WDW train! It's so peaceful and relaxing during a hot cramped day at WDW. DS is going to be so excited to ride it, he was just too young last time to really enjoy it! And Winnie the pooh ride i think is my favorite ride in MK, if it weren't so STINKIN' HOT IN THERE!! I swear, it could possibly be ok without the A/C but man, they turn the HEAT on in there! It's so unbearably hot and stuffy in there!

And love the Monorail ride to Epcot too! Much better than a bus!

Did you get my PM? I was having issues when I tried to send it.

It's supposed to be stuffy, like Pooh bear. hahahahaha I am in a mood tonight I swear. :headache: I need some coffee but it's already 12:46 at night! :laughing:

Your pictures on the monorail are sooooooo great!! :thumbsup2 Great perspective being up a bit higher! Can't wait till May...well really can't wait till October and then May!!:rotfl:

You sound like me. I have two trips planned and I can't wait for either one! Parties, Drinks, and Mickey! Heck yeah! :yay:

Love the Epcot pics from the monorail.

We might be coming to the Mtn House soon...ya'll wanna come hang out one day?

All caught up. I love the update!

Thanks Jen!

How cute of Pinocchio to stop with the kids!!:goodvibes Loved those pics of Epcot from the monorail. Really pretty!

Yep. That was really cool! Those are the magical moments. :hug:

Awesome update and pictures. :goodvibes

Thanks!!! I still can't believe we missed one another! Man....:rolleyes:

Great to hear!

Now if I can break the thing in....it's so stiff.

All caught up here now! Keeping up with trip reports is hard work - LOL!

See your PM - I'm on facebook too :)

Tell me about it...I am so far behind it's unreal.

OneTreeHillAddict

06-19-2009, 01:04 AM

Once we got inside the light drizzle rain had stopped. It had started as we were leaving the Pooh ride and was off and on for a little bit. I took some pics of the stuff in front of Spaceship Earth. AKA Da Ball!

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Gabby wanted some pictures by the princesses...the sun was messing with her eyes though so the look in her eyes...not so good.

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I like this picture...so precious

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I liked this sign too...the guide book looks just like it.

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Snow White and her little friends were so stinking cute!

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I love the coach too. I bought Gabby's gorgeous floral Princess dresses but she never wore them. How miserable would it be to be dressed up like that and it start pouring rain! Ick.

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We're sitting here taking pictures....

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and then look what comes by!

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And it just so happened to be the same color as Gabby's shirt. She thought that was the neatest thing ever!

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Beauty and the Beast!

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I promise we'll go inside soon! LOL I just can't motivate myself to Dis. This is so not like me. I will get caught up soon. Thanks for reading you guys! XOXO

jenseib

06-19-2009, 07:22 AM

I really love those topiaries. I wish they were up when I went.

Charleston Princess

06-19-2009, 08:39 AM

Sorry to hear about your rocker friend. :(

What great pictures with the monorail and Gabby and her matching shirt! The colors look so good together!

WrightFamily06

06-19-2009, 09:02 AM

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Duh...yeah girl! Leave the stroller and take a ride. Then come back to that stop and pick up the goods. The kids (and you guys) will LOVE LOVE LOVE the train!

I know you'll have to excuse me sometimes me elevator doesn't go to the top floor ! :lmao: We will def be doing the Train at MK the next time we are at WDW !

The pictures from the Monorail are great , from the looks of the trees in those pictures , it seemed to be a mighty bit windy ! The pictures in front of Space Ship Earth are beautiful , I love all the close-ups of the topiaries and ones w/ DD & Monorail are too cute !

I still haven't been able to find you on FB yet , I try-ed the link u had on My-space and it didn't work . LOL

Sorry to hear about your loss :(

MagicShell

06-19-2009, 10:49 AM

I had a lot to catch up on, but now I have. I love your Cinderella topiary pictures. I would love to see those in person sometime. I bet they are amazing.

OneTreeHillAddict

06-19-2009, 04:36 PM

I really love those topiaries. I wish they were up when I went.

Well you got to see some of them...:goodvibes

Sorry to hear about your rocker friend. :(

What great pictures with the monorail and Gabby and her matching shirt! The colors look so good together!

Isn't it weird when you hear that stuff? Even when it's been years ago? My cat is named after him. LOL His name was Boo, we call her Boo Boo. :rotfl:

Yes we lucked out with the monorail pic!

I know you'll have to excuse me sometimes me elevator doesn't go to the top floor ! :lmao: We will def be doing the Train at MK the next time we are at WDW !

The pictures from the Monorail are great , from the looks of the trees in those pictures , it seemed to be a mighty bit windy ! The pictures in front of Space Ship Earth are beautiful , I love all the close-ups of the topiaries and ones w/ DD & Monorail are too cute !

I still haven't been able to find you on FB yet , I try-ed the link u had on My-space and it didn't work . LOL

Sorry to hear about your loss :(

Well, I'll PM you the name. I don't know how to find friends on there yet. It confuses me.

Yeah, the winds were bad and it stormed most of that trip. Not just rain but bad storms...really bad storms. I took a video during one of them. You'll see. It was bad.

I had a lot to catch up on, but now I have. I love your Cinderella topiary pictures. I would love to see those in person sometime. I bet they are amazing.

You defnitely should go during the F & G sometime. It was so neat to see those things in person!

joy13

06-19-2009, 04:47 PM

Love, love, love the topiaries!

wdwgirl03

06-19-2009, 04:50 PM

I cannot get over those princess topiaries. They are too cute! The one of Cinderella and Prince Charming right in front of SSE...adorable. :goodvibes

I'm about to send you a PM about facebook...

OneTreeHillAddict

06-19-2009, 11:02 PM

BALL pictures!We all love Da Ball right? Man...on the kids new computer these pics look like a mess. I can't stand the way they look. It's like Photobucket made them 50 times smaller and then they look smashed and blurry. KWIM? Yeah it was overcast so the color if not real good but the clarity was perfect. I refuse to reload them all though. :rotfl:

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I prefer the way Epcot used to be without the markers. I think the markers are a GREAT idea...I love the pictures and how people can add them on but I wish they'd move them outside of the gates or put them somewhere else along the paths inside the park. I loved seeing the entire Spaceship Earth upon entering Epcot.

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Gabby was in the mood for taking pictures today! She was like this when she was little but not so much lately.

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She wanted some pictures by the fountain too

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GORGEOUS! Two of my favorite things...Da Ball and Palm Trees!

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The boys didn't see the Butterfly Garden yet so we took them over. I got another perfect butterfly shot. I could watch them all day!

http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p398/MrsGavinDeGraw/May%202009%20WDW/May21st/May21st146.jpg

They didn't know I was watching. Sometimes these two are the best of friends and play very well together. Then other times they fight like cats and dogs! This is them playing in the Tinkerbell playground...

http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p398/MrsGavinDeGraw/May%202009%20WDW/May21st/May21st147.jpg

http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p398/MrsGavinDeGraw/May%202009%20WDW/May21st/May21st148.jpg

Gabby wanted these but I said NO.

http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p398/MrsGavinDeGraw/May%202009%20WDW/May21st/May21st149.jpg

There was a nice huge sand sculpture but I couldn't get a decent picture....it was covered with tents.

http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p398/MrsGavinDeGraw/May%202009%20WDW/May21st/May21st150.jpg

We walked along a path and spotted these trees. They're so pretty! I love the flowers on them. I'd like to have about 5 of these throughout my yard. The yellow would look awesome with the Palms.

http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p398/MrsGavinDeGraw/May%202009%20WDW/May21st/May21st151.jpg

The kids stopped and enjoyed the grass...something about the perfect green Epcot grass...

http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p398/MrsGavinDeGraw/May%202009%20WDW/May21st/May21st152.jpg

I wish my grass looked like this! OMG I'd be rolling in it too. LOL

http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p398/MrsGavinDeGraw/May%202009%20WDW/May21st/May21st153.jpg

That's it for tonights post...coming up...more Epcot, Dismeets, and drinks from around the World! Oh yeah!

OneTreeHillAddict

06-19-2009, 11:06 PM

Love, love, love the topiaries!

Me too. I want the Bromeilad dragon in my front yard! :lmao: I got one tonight btw. Costco has some gorgeous ones for $14.99 IN CUTE ceramic pots! They are big! I got a yellow since my others were orange and red.

I cannot get over those princess topiaries. They are too cute! The one of Cinderella and Prince Charming right in front of SSE...adorable. :goodvibes

I'm about to send you a PM about facebook...

F & G was really cool! I want to do the Food and Wine one of these days too. I think that's the only event we're missing now. I sent you back a PM...remember I am clueless how to add people. (So add me, K?)

princessjv

06-19-2009, 11:14 PM

Gabby was in the mood for taking pictures today! She was like this when she was little but not so much lately.

And when their in the mood for getting their picture taken, you best be in the mood to take them! Great shots! (they look great on my computer, I wouldn't worry about pbucket.

OneTreeHillAddict

06-20-2009, 01:43 AM

And when their in the mood for getting their picture taken, you best be in the mood to take them! Great shots! (they look great on my computer, I wouldn't worry about pbucket.

I know right! Kids....:rolleyes1 They're the best! I bet you I have about 1000 pictures of my oldest son from when he was little...taking him places to get his picture made. Ya know how many times my baby has been in one of those places!? Twice! :lmao:

raven69david

06-20-2009, 07:13 AM

OhioDisneyLover

06-20-2009, 07:33 AM

So sorry to hear about your friend. :sad1:

Your EPCOT pictures are awesome. It is amazing that you were able to take so many great ones given the amount of freaking rain we had that weekend! :eek:

I still can't get over that we were there the same weekend and didn't know it. Would have liked to have been able to meet. :goodvibes

Rozz

06-20-2009, 12:42 PM

I'm caught up and looking forward to the next installment! I love the butterfly photos. My favorite pictures are the ones of the squirrel. My children, 11 and 13, take pictures of the animals at Disney instead of the family and scenery. We have countless photos of ducks, birds, rabbits, squirrels, etc.
Hope you're having a great weekend!:goodvibes

xoktenox

06-20-2009, 04:19 PM

I've been very neglectful of the boards lately, I'm behind! Luckily I didn't miss tooooo much...

Anyway, I loveeee those pictures of the topiaries at the front of Epcot from the monorail. OMG gorgeous. The whole place was beautiful for the F&G festival.

That butterfly shot came out amazingggg! And how cool your yard would look with those yellow flowers too :thumbsup2

Goofy22

06-20-2009, 06:29 PM

Tammy, That's ashame about your rocker friend! I like Facebook but lately it's been real slow! I still go on Myspace just not as often as I use to! I haven't been able to get on cause this darn POP UP freezing my computer!! :scared1:Drives me Nutz! So do you think I should do a PTR for august? I'm thinkinhg about it! I don't know how to do that darn link thingy! LOL! I did start one while you were away in March and deleted it! :rotfl:I love the Christmas pics and can't wait to see it all myself! I just got back from our local County Zoo today in between the rain and thunder it actually stopped for a few hours and we got home before it started back up! :) It's pretty nice for a Free Zoo!

wdwgirl03

06-20-2009, 07:56 PM

So do you think I should do a PTR for august?

YES, do one!! I am going in August too!

pmama

06-20-2009, 08:25 PM

That is a great butterfly photo and I agree, the trees w/ the yellow flowers are gorgeous too.

OneTreeHillAddict

06-21-2009, 02:42 AM

We were there 5/17/09-5/23/09 and hate that we missed you all. We were all witness to record rainfall and almost a total washout of our entire trip. We should have taken rainboots LOL as the deluge was relentless. All trips past it would rain for a few minutes and then stop. This rain was awful and have never seen it so bad. Even with an entire week there we didn't get to see all of the parades, although we did get on just about all the rides. I know right! It was so bad!!! I didn't even try to catch a parade, well, other than the Star Wars one and I got soaked during that! It was pretty bad.

We too became passmembers in 2008 (August) for the first time ever, however we live 1200 miles away and would NEVER dare drive that distance. We were lucky enough to get a low-cost airline at our home airport which provided us with $190 round trip flights for all 3 of us.:cool1: Unfortunately, the carrier left April of this year, so now we will not be able to take full advantage of our passes. Hopefully another will come along, however I'm not counting on it and it looks like our AP's may not be renewed due to this.:guilty: Oh no. Well hopefully some more good deals will come your way. If you use them two times you'll get your monies worth out of them and you guys did so you're not out anything. Those AP discounts come in handy too.

Thanks for posting all of those pics. We STILL have not gotten all of our pics printed. We haven't even made our trip DVD as there are ssssooooo many pictures to go through and make captions for. I hope I get it done before our December trip back to our home away from home - AKL!!!!:banana:

LOL I just recently printed my trip pics from 2006! I put it off forever. Who knows when May will get done. A trip DVD sounds like a nice idea though.

So sorry to hear about your friend. :sad1:

Your EPCOT pictures are awesome. It is amazing that you were able to take so many great ones given the amount of freaking rain we had that weekend! :eek:

I still can't get over that we were there the same weekend and didn't know it. Would have liked to have been able to meet. :goodvibes

I was too but I had not seen him since the late 90's. It's not like we were close anymore.

Ya like the Epcot ones? I LOVE Epcot. All of my pics look so gray and dreay because of the clouds. Don't you think? It's almost spooky in a way. I should have been paying better attention to the boards...then I would have noticed the dates. :headache:

I'm caught up and looking forward to the next installment! I love the butterfly photos. My favorite pictures are the ones of the squirrel. My children, 11 and 13, take pictures of the animals at Disney instead of the family and scenery. We have countless photos of ducks, birds, rabbits, squirrels, etc.
Hope you're having a great weekend!:goodvibes

That squirrel was so cute! I wanted to stick around and see if that kid picked him up but everyone left me. :rotfl:Then they really have a good time...animals are everywhere there.

I've been very neglectful of the boards lately, I'm behind! Luckily I didn't miss tooooo much...

Anyway, I loveeee those pictures of the topiaries at the front of Epcot from the monorail. OMG gorgeous. The whole place was beautiful for the F&G festival.

That butterfly shot came out amazingggg! And how cool your yard would look with those yellow flowers too :thumbsup2

Me too and I feel so guilty about it. I should have found out what kind of tree that was! Anyone on here know? Sidney is actually fixing up our flower beds tonight. I can't wait to see the finished product! Love him! :hug:

When ya'll get married it has to be at WDW! I'll get ordained and we'll sneak into the wedding Pavilion and do a quickie service. LOL :laughing:

Tammy, That's ashame about your rocker friend! I like Facebook but lately it's been real slow! I still go on Myspace just not as often as I use to! I haven't been able to get on cause this darn POP UP freezing my computer!! :scared1:Drives me Nutz! So do you think I should do a PTR for august? I'm thinkinhg about it! I don't know how to do that darn link thingy! LOL! I did start one while you were away in March and deleted it! :rotfl:I love the Christmas pics and can't wait to see it all myself! I just got back from our local County Zoo today in between the rain and thunder it actually stopped for a few hours and we got home before it started back up! :) It's pretty nice for a Free Zoo!

Yeah...I was sad to hear that but we weren't close friends then...I don't think I'd seen him since '97-'98. Yeah I noticed FB is super slow...OMG...don't like it much. I'm clueless how to work it. Don't even know how to request a friend. I did notice on Sidney's page it shows different stuff than mine. Like, on mine I'll see stuff about me and stuff people write to me but on his it shows what other people write on their boards. I'd prefer that...do you know how to fix it?

Christine finally sent me a picture!!! :woohoo: Do you want me to do away with the one I have now and do a group one? I'd be fine with that. Less work for me. Just lmk. I have her picture edited and ready to go.

Zoo sounds like fun! We spent most of the day shopping. BTW I met a Diser at the mall. Hopefully she will stop by and say something. :goodvibes She was really nice.

60 something days Col!!! :yay:

YES, do one!! I am going in August too!

Well you know we're going to have a little meet at some point. :banana: You get there before any of us right?

That is a great butterfly photo and I agree, the trees w/ the yellow flowers are gorgeous too.

Thanks. I seriously hope someone knows what kind of tree it is. I would love to have one. They were gorgeous! I want one of those wild looking trees like in you TR too! That thing was awesome!

WrightFamily06

06-21-2009, 09:07 AM

Well, I'll PM you the name. I don't know how to find friends on there yet. It confuses me.

Yeah, the winds were bad and it stormed most of that trip. Not just rain but bad storms...really bad storms. I took a video during one of them. You'll see. It was bad.

K thanks :thumbsup2 FB def takes awhile to get use to , I've only had it a couple of months also and still don't get it . :laughing:

Can't wait to see the video popcorn:: It's just too bad u had such bad weather while you were there :(

Awesome pictures of the ball , I totally agree w/ u they should move those things w/ the pictures on them somewhere else , I like Space Ship Earth by it's self also ! Love :love: the butterfly pictures and the ones of DD & DS playing in the fairy garden ! I'm still upset that we missed that area on our trip :sad1: Can't wait to see the next update popcorn::

linmc1129

06-21-2009, 10:23 AM

Haven't posted in a while. Our computer had a virus, so it was out of commission for a while and then I was out of the country for a week. Just got caught up with this report. Despite the rain, it looks like y'all had a lot of fun! The pictures at Epcot are beautiful. Thanks for letting us in on your life at Disney!!

julezdisney

06-21-2009, 10:24 AM

Just poppin in to say I'm still lurking along! :wave2:

wdwgirl03

06-21-2009, 10:26 AM

Well you know we're going to have a little meet at some point. :banana: You get there before any of us right?

Yeah, I'm pretty sure. We get there the 20th and I think everyone else gets there a few days later.

xoktenox

06-21-2009, 11:29 AM

Me too and I feel so guilty about it. I should have found out what kind of tree that was! Anyone on here know? Sidney is actually fixing up our flower beds tonight. I can't wait to see the finished product! Love him! :hug:

When ya'll get married it has to be at WDW! I'll get ordained and we'll sneak into the wedding Pavilion and do a quickie service. LOL :laughing:

Aww so sweet of Sidney to fix up the flower beds :cutie: If it would stop raining for more than 1 day maybe I could do some outdoor activities around here too. It's rained 18 out of 21 days this month up here by me. Can you believe that?! :confused3 :headache: Ughhh!

I wish that we could get married in WDW! I just don't think I'd be able to get my whole family down there :sad2: Its sad, I know but they don't feel the Disney magic like we do!

jenseib

06-21-2009, 04:07 PM

Tammy, You might be on your profile page? Try hitting home and it should show you stuff others write too.

OneTreeHillAddict

06-21-2009, 05:06 PM

Just signed up....come follow me. You can find me at ~

https://twitter.com/BeachesNThongs

Goofy22

06-21-2009, 07:33 PM

LOL I just recently printed my trip pics from 2006! I put it off forever. Who knows when May will get done. A trip DVD sounds like a nice idea though.

I was too but I had not seen him since the late 90's. It's not like we were close anymore.

Ya like the Epcot ones? I LOVE Epcot. All of my pics look so gray and dreay because of the clouds. Don't you think? It's almost spooky in a way. I should have been paying better attention to the boards...then I would have noticed the dates. :headache:

That squirrel was so cute! I wanted to stick around and see if that kid picked him up but everyone left me. :rotfl:Then they really have a good time...animals are everywhere there.

Me too and I feel so guilty about it. I should have found out what kind of tree that was! Anyone on here know? Sidney is actually fixing up our flower beds tonight. I can't wait to see the finished product! Love him! :hug:

When ya'll get married it has to be at WDW! I'll get ordained and we'll sneak into the wedding Pavilion and do a quickie service. LOL :laughing:

Yeah...I was sad to hear that but we weren't close friends then...I don't think I'd seen him since '97-'98. Yeah I noticed FB is super slow...OMG...don't like it much. I'm clueless how to work it. Don't even know how to request a friend. I did notice on Sidney's page it shows different stuff than mine. Like, on mine I'll see stuff about me and stuff people write to me but on his it shows what other people write on their boards. I'd prefer that...do you know how to fix it?

Christine finally sent me a picture!!! :woohoo: Do you want me to do away with the one I have now and do a group one? I'd be fine with that. Less work for me. Just lmk. I have her picture edited and ready to go.

Zoo sounds like fun! We spent most of the day shopping. BTW I met a Diser at the mall. Hopefully she will stop by and say something. :goodvibes She was really nice.

60 something days Col!!! :yay:

Well you know we're going to have a little meet at some point. :banana: You get there before any of us right?

Thanks. I seriously hope someone knows what kind of tree it is. I would love to have one. They were gorgeous! I want one of those wild looking trees like in you TR too! That thing was awesome!

Yes!!!!!!! Definitely do the Group PTR that would be alot easier on all of us!!!! :thumbsup2 Just text me when you have it up and going! Your good at starting them! Plus you have all the pics! LOL! You go in your settings to fix all that stuff that shows on facebook! I did just signed up for twitter but the writing is real small! I think I added you not sure I don't have a clue on that right now! LOL! My name is PhillyChick722 ! LMAO! Im not real creative yes I live in jersey but was born and raised in Philly! LOL! I have to take time later to figure that one out! :)

OneTreeHillAddict

06-21-2009, 11:26 PM

Closing the old one...this will be our PTR/TR for August/September...Stop by when ya get the time.

http://disboards.com/showthread.php?p=32375600#post32375600

Me&3

06-21-2009, 11:58 PM

That is a great butterfly photo and I agree, the trees w/ the yellow flowers are gorgeous too.

The plant is called Milkweed Bloodflower :goodvibes :flower3:

MagicShell

06-22-2009, 01:54 PM

Your shot of the butterfly is very nice. I know exactly what you mean about your kids sometimes getting along and sometimes fighting like cats and dogs. My two are the same way.

OneTreeHillAddict

06-22-2009, 03:30 PM

Here's another playground! The kids loved these. Too bad they don't leave them up all the time!

http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p398/MrsGavinDeGraw/May%202009%20WDW/May21st/May21st154.jpg

Around this one they had the characters playing sports. It was really cute. The kids had a blast playing here. They had a little kids exercise area/playground and a separate area for the big kids.

Donald was a skater!

http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p398/MrsGavinDeGraw/May%202009%20WDW/May21st/May21st155.jpg

Goofy was playing tennis...DD wants to play now.

http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p398/MrsGavinDeGraw/May%202009%20WDW/May21st/May21st156.jpg

http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p398/MrsGavinDeGraw/May%202009%20WDW/May21st/May21st157.jpg

Pluto was a weightlifter

http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p398/MrsGavinDeGraw/May%202009%20WDW/May21st/May21st158.jpg

http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p398/MrsGavinDeGraw/May%202009%20WDW/May21st/May21st159.jpg

Another one of Goofy...

http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p398/MrsGavinDeGraw/May%202009%20WDW/May21st/May21st160.jpg

And MICKEY! Let's not forget him!

http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p398/MrsGavinDeGraw/May%202009%20WDW/May21st/May21st161.jpg

The kids had a good time playing here...

http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p398/MrsGavinDeGraw/May%202009%20WDW/May21st/May21st162.jpg

http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p398/MrsGavinDeGraw/May%202009%20WDW/May21st/May21st163.jpg

http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p398/MrsGavinDeGraw/May%202009%20WDW/May21st/May21st164.jpg

http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p398/MrsGavinDeGraw/May%202009%20WDW/May21st/May21st165.jpg

Playgrounds have come a long way since I was a kid!

http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p398/MrsGavinDeGraw/May%202009%20WDW/May21st/May21st167.jpg

http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p398/MrsGavinDeGraw/May%202009%20WDW/May21st/May21st168.jpg

http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p398/MrsGavinDeGraw/May%202009%20WDW/May21st/May21st169.jpg

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This was cool! I want one for our playground!

Leave it to my kids to break all the rules....

http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p398/MrsGavinDeGraw/May%202009%20WDW/May21st/May21st173.jpg

http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p398/MrsGavinDeGraw/May%202009%20WDW/May21st/May21st174.jpg

I need this at home too. That must burn off some energy!

http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p398/MrsGavinDeGraw/May%202009%20WDW/May21st/May21st175.jpg

BigEeyore

06-22-2009, 04:03 PM

What a FABULOUS playground! I really wish they would leave that up year round. All the other parks have playgrounds! :goodvibes

xoktenox

06-22-2009, 04:57 PM

that's such a cool playground! i wish my big butt wouldn't have gotten stuck in those hoops if i tried to go through :rotfl:

WrightFamily06

06-22-2009, 05:05 PM

Playground pictures are adorable , we some how missed this too :confused3 Boy I must have been in left field durning our trip :laughing:

joy13

06-22-2009, 08:28 PM

What a cool playground!

OneTreeHillAddict

06-23-2009, 02:24 AM

K thanks :thumbsup2 FB def takes awhile to get use to , I've only had it a couple of months also and still don't get it . :laughing:

Can't wait to see the video popcorn:: It's just too bad u had such bad weather while you were there

Awesome pictures of the ball , I totally agree w/ u they should move those things w/ the pictures on them somewhere else , I like Space Ship Earth by it's self also ! Love :love: the butterfly pictures and the ones of DD & DS playing in the fairy garden ! I'm still upset that we missed that area on our trip :sad1: Can't wait to see the next update

OMG Sidney has to upload those for me. Thanks for the reminder. I need my video in Day 3. :confused: I don't know how you missed the fairies. DIdn't you get one of the F & G guides?

Haven't posted in a while. Our computer had a virus, so it was out of commission for a while and then I was out of the country for a week. Just got caught up with this report. Despite the rain, it looks like y'all had a lot of fun! The pictures at Epcot are beautiful. Thanks for letting us in on your life at Disney!!

That blows. Hope all is well with it now. Where'd you go? Did you have a fun time? Epcot was gorgeous during the F & G. I definitely want to see that again one day!

Just poppin in to say I'm still lurking along! :wave2:

Yay! Thanks for following along...:goodvibes

Yeah, I'm pretty sure. We get there the 20th and I think everyone else gets there a few days later.

I'll be there on the 23rd.

Aww so sweet of Sidney to fix up the flower beds :cutie: If it would stop raining for more than 1 day maybe I could do some outdoor activities around here too. It's rained 18 out of 21 days this month up here by me. Can you believe that?! :confused3 :headache: Ughhh!

I wish that we could get married in WDW! I just don't think I'd be able to get my whole family down there :sad2: Its sad, I know but they don't feel the Disney magic like we do!

Yeah, Gavin was saying it will not stop raining in NY! Sounds like my last trip to Disney. :rotfl2: Well who cares!? Do a reception when ya get back home! :laughing:

Tammy, You might be on your profile page? Try hitting home and it should show you stuff others write too.

It does it now???? :confused:

Yes!!!!!!! Definitely do the Group PTR that would be alot easier on all of us!!!! :thumbsup2 Just text me when you have it up and going! Your good at starting them! Plus you have all the pics! LOL! You go in your settings to fix all that stuff that shows on facebook! I did just signed up for twitter but the writing is real small! I think I added you not sure I don't have a clue on that right now! LOL! My name is PhillyChick722 ! LMAO! Im not real creative yes I live in jersey but was born and raised in Philly! LOL! I have to take time later to figure that one out! :)

Did it...Isn't Philadelphia the place with the double decker bridges? I drove through somewhere on I 95 that had them all over the place!

The plant is called Milkweed Bloodflower :goodvibes :flower3:

Cool. THANKS!!! I want one.

Your shot of the butterfly is very nice. I know exactly what you mean about your kids sometimes getting along and sometimes fighting like cats and dogs. My two are the same way.

Thanks. We had to put keyed locks on their doors....I got sick of hearing how so and so messed up this ones room. Now they lock it when they're not in it...so funny. This happened last night and they've each lost their keys at some point today! :rotfl:

What a FABULOUS playground! I really wish they would leave that up year round. All the other parks have playgrounds! :goodvibes

Me too and you're right...Kids would definitely like WS if they had that to look forward to.

that's such a cool playground! i wish my big butt wouldn't have gotten stuck in those hoops if i tried to go through :rotfl:

Are you kidding me? You did not play on the kids playground! :lmao:

Playground pictures are adorable , we some how missed this too :confused3 Boy I must have been in left field durning our trip :laughing:

Evidently you did not pick up a guide! Dis you see any of the play areas?

What a cool playground!

I think that was the biggest one.

OneTreeHillAddict

06-23-2009, 02:30 AM

They had a bunch of places like this set up around Epcot. I didn't go up in this one. Not sure what the point of it was. I thought the building was cute, it would look nice in my backyard.

http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p398/MrsGavinDeGraw/May%202009%20WDW/May21st/May21st177.jpg

Somebody was thirsty...

http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p398/MrsGavinDeGraw/May%202009%20WDW/May21st/May21st178.jpg

Look at all the shopping. Most places had about the same thing. Stuff for your garden. Still wish I had bought a Tinkerbell fountain.

http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p398/MrsGavinDeGraw/May%202009%20WDW/May21st/May21st179.jpg

They had cute Mickey flags for the garden too.

http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p398/MrsGavinDeGraw/May%202009%20WDW/May21st/May21st180.jpg

http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p398/MrsGavinDeGraw/May%202009%20WDW/May21st/May21st181.jpg

Here they come! All hydrated again.

http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p398/MrsGavinDeGraw/May%202009%20WDW/May21st/May21st182.jpg

Off to Canada we go.....

OneTreeHillAddict

06-23-2009, 02:35 AM

C A N A D A ! ! ! They had some gorgeous topiaries here! Bambi! We love Bambi!

http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p398/MrsGavinDeGraw/May%202009%20WDW/May21st/May21st183.jpg

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I've never been to the real Canada so I'm not sure how it compares. I like the Epcot one though. The store is really cool. They have some cute things here. This where Bolt got his current second favorite hat.

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They have syrup and BBQ sauce for sale in here. I bet it tastes really good. I was reading the bottles. Sure sounded good! You can see them behind Dash here...yes, he's combing his hair.

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I saw these soaps too. I thought the names were funny. These would make nice souvenirs! LOL

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I wish you could go inside the brick looking building...sorry ya'll I don't know the official name. I'm sure it represents something major in Canada.

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Pretty gardens in Canada. I've heard the story on these before but don't remember the details. I wish the horticulture people from Epcot would come plant my yard!

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We went a little further back and explored some more. We still haven't seen this movie. I hope to catch it next time.

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Shots from the other side...

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And of course the fountains...I remember reading that these were added to cut out noise from something else???

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The kids had to make a phone call before we left.

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For once a zillion people weren't camped out here and we got a decent picture...

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Up next...the United Kingdom!

Maureenmouse

06-23-2009, 02:54 AM

OhioDisneyLover

06-23-2009, 06:04 AM

Lovin' your tour of WS! Great pics as usual!

29apr00

06-23-2009, 08:22 AM

Did you get my PM? I was having issues when I tried to send it.

It's supposed to be stuffy, like Pooh bear. hahahahaha I am in a mood tonight I swear. :headache: I need some coffee but it's already 12:46 at night! :laughing:

Nope, no PM.

...coming up...more Epcot, Dismeets, and drinks from around the World! Oh yeah!

YAY for Drinks around the World!

Canada is great, love the Bambi ones!! How cute!

jenseib

06-23-2009, 09:01 AM

The kids had a good time playing here...

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LOL! Look at the kid in the Gap shirt. I think he needs to "go".

Me&3

06-23-2009, 09:32 AM

cute pics the brick building in Canada use to have a store in it. They sold dolls and books about Anne of Greene Gables and perfume.

manntra

06-23-2009, 12:11 PM

Ooooh extra shopping in Epcot during the F&G! :faint:
I did not know this! :confused3
Sounds like I will be adding some new things to my yard!:laughing:
I have never been in Canada! (Actually probably back when I was a kid and I hated Epcot ;)) Well the real one but not there! The soaps are a cute!

WrightFamily06

06-23-2009, 01:34 PM

OMG Sidney has to upload those for me. Thanks for the reminder. I need my video in Day 3. :confused: I don't know how you missed the fairies. DIdn't you get one of the F & G guides?

Evidently you did not pick up a guide! Dis you see any of the play areas?

Your Welcome :) I don't know how we missed the fairies either :confused3 We did get one of the guides however the day we did Epcot , I went to the park sick and DH left sick so I never really read through the guide and now I could kick myself in the butt for not reading !

I might have seen some of the play areas but I was in such a fog that day trying to make myself feel better .

The Canada pictures are great :thumbsup2 Those soaps are too cute :cutie: I don't think we have ever explored Canada either . LOL

pmama

06-23-2009, 08:20 PM

Amazing playground. Do you wonder why Disney doesn't just leave the playgound up always? It amazes me the length Disney will go to add little touches of magic.

PrincessAlways

06-23-2009, 11:18 PM

Extra shopping options at Epcot.....just what we all need!! :rotfl: I loved looking though!
I love those soaps from Canada!! Funny names!!!!! Hopefully, they smelled good! :rotfl:

EastYorkDisneyFan

06-24-2009, 01:05 AM

eandesmom

06-24-2009, 01:36 AM

Got to say I am loving this trip report so far. I just thought I would step in and give you some info on the stone building in the Canadian pavilion. First of it is called the Hotel Du Canada and is modeled after the various hotels built by the Canadian Pacific Railway, they are now a part of the Fairmont chain. The one in epcot is closely based on the Château Laurier in Ottawa, but has elements of the others too. You can find out more about them at this link. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairmont_Hotels)

Exactly! The Hotel is in Banff...I have always always wanted to go there. That and Lake Louise. DH and I were just talking about it last night.

If you watched the Bachelorette last night, they were at the hotel! The Empress Hotel in Victoria is equally as impressive but I think they were trying to represent a variety of things across all of Canada. Hotel is from Calgary, Gardens from BC, Le Cellier I would assume represents Montreal..... Victoria is the only place I can think of where you might find a red phone booth though but those stone cottages could exist in Montreal.

The gardens (I think) are modeled after the Butchart Gardens in Victoria, BC. Which are amazing! Stanley park has some nice gardens but I'm betting on Butchart.

I'm not sure where you'd find those soaps...they seem more Seattle than Vancouver to me lol!

love love love the bambi topiaries and that playground rocks!

jenseib

06-24-2009, 08:28 AM

The red phone booths are actually in the UK section of Epcot, but UK and Cananda kind of run together there.

wdwgirl03

06-24-2009, 08:41 AM

Those Bambi topiaries are cute! I wonder if they reuse them (or just remake them?) because on one of our trips, I think Dec. '05 they had those same ones out front at the Animal Kingdom for the Bambi DVD release!

BigEeyore

06-24-2009, 08:42 AM

Those soaps are great! I have never been in that Canada store...but I think I might have to pick up a few of those soaps next time! What great little gifts those would make.
This is one of the things I just love about the Dis - finding out about hidden gems in WDW! :goodvibes

shebaxric

06-24-2009, 01:17 PM

Hi Tammy,
I'm finally on board with this TR and caught up.:cool1: I love the playground in the last post! I know that Epcot doesn't really have a lot for kids like the other parks do, so you would think they'd leave something like that up all year round. It's a great place for kids to release some energy! Maybe it's something that should be suggested to Disney.:confused3

I love your little Gabby model! Does she want to be a model when she grows up? She'd certainly be a good one! She poses perfectly!:)

OneTreeHillAddict

06-24-2009, 02:59 PM

I'mback. I have sooo much catching up to do on your reports. But first I have to edit my photopass photos and try to get my photos printed out and maybe someday start a trip report! It was sooooo hot down there! We just about melted. But of course we had fun!

Welcome home girl!!! I can't wait to see some pictures! Was it hot enough for ya down there? This heat is so bad! Getting me some nice sun rays from it though...You guys still have plans to visit this Summer?

Lovin' your tour of WS! Great pics as usual!

Thanks! We love WS!

Nope, no PM.

resending now!

YAY for Drinks around the World!

Canada is great, love the Bambi ones!! How cute!

:cheer2:

LOL! Look at the kid in the Gap shirt. I think he needs to "go".

Looks like it. :lmao:

cute pics the brick building in Canada use to have a store in it. They sold dolls and books about Anne of Greene Gables and perfume.

I thought I remembered going inside of there once. When did they close it?

Ooooh extra shopping in Epcot during the F&G! :faint:
I did not know this! :confused3
Sounds like I will be adding some new things to my yard!:laughing:
I have never been in Canada! (Actually probably back when I was a kid and I hated Epcot ;)) Well the real one but not there! The soaps are a cute!

You're not a World Showcase fan? I hated it when I was a kid too.

Your Welcome :) I don't know how we missed the fairies either :confused3 We did get one of the guides however the day we did Epcot , I went to the park sick and DH left sick so I never really read through the guide and now I could kick myself in the butt for not reading !

I might have seen some of the play areas but I was in such a fog that day trying to make myself feel better .

The Canada pictures are great :thumbsup2 Those soaps are too cute :cutie: I don't think we have ever explored Canada either . LOL

Well you said you go about the same time every year. They'll probably do it again next year too.

Amazing playground. Do you wonder why Disney doesn't just leave the playgound up always? It amazes me the length Disney will go to add little touches of magic.

It's probably there on lawn for the F & G so the company can get recognition or whatever but the price of that in comparison to other things...very little. I defnitely think they should leave them up all the time. I saw four different ones. They were all cute as can be.

MagicShell

06-24-2009, 03:25 PM

That is too funny about your kids locking their room with keys and losing them. My 13 yr. old DD would love that idea to keep her 6 yr. old brother out. But, she would definitely loose the key too.

That playground IS awesome looking. I wonder why they don't leave it up. I can't believe how amazing all those topiaries are. I really have to see those some day. Is it always so rainy in May?

WrightFamily06

06-24-2009, 03:45 PM

Well you said you go about the same time every year. They'll probably do it again next year too.

Yes ,this is very true but we are skipping next year and going on a different vacation so we probably won't make it back to WDW till 2011 and plan on doing our trip around the Christmas season . So I guess I will have to chalk it up to a loss . LOL

OneTreeHillAddict

06-24-2009, 04:17 PM

Extra shopping options at Epcot.....just what we all need!! :rotfl: I loved looking though!
I love those soaps from Canada!! Funny names!!!!! Hopefully, they smelled good! :rotfl:

Yep. WDW def does not have enough places to drop money! LOL Those soaps were funny.

Got to say I am loving this trip report so far. I just thought I would step in and give you some info on the stone building in the Canadian pavilion. First of it is called the Hotel Du Canada and is modeled after the various hotels built by the Canadian Pacific Railway, they are now a part of the Fairmont chain. The one in epcot is closely based on the Château Laurier in Ottawa, but has elements of the others too. You can find out more about them at this link. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairmont_Hotels)

Thank you! I hope you will stick with me 'til the end of it. :goodvibes Thanks for the info on the building. I had heard or read the story somewhere before and forgot about it.

Exactly! The Hotel is in Banff...I have always always wanted to go there. That and Lake Louise. DH and I were just talking about it last night.

If you watched the Bachelorette last night, they were at the hotel! The Empress Hotel in Victoria is equally as impressive but I think they were trying to represent a variety of things across all of Canada. Hotel is from Calgary, Gardens from BC, Le Cellier I would assume represents Montreal..... Victoria is the only place I can think of where you might find a red phone booth though but those stone cottages could exist in Montreal.

The gardens (I think) are modeled after the Butchart Gardens in Victoria, BC. Which are amazing! Stanley park has some nice gardens but I'm betting on Butchart.

I'm not sure where you'd find those soaps...they seem more Seattle than Vancouver to me lol!

love love love the bambi topiaries and that playground rocks!

It sounds amazing! And it's gorgeous! That sounds like a nice vacation to me! Think you'll go sometime soon? If you do def do a trip report on that on the just for fun board!

The soaps look like something you would find in any mountain/wilderness like town. :laughing:

The red phone booths are actually in the UK section of Epcot, but UK and Cananda kind of run together there.

Not this one. It's up on the second level behind the gift shop that sold the soap. As you walk up the steps heading towards the waterfall it would be on your left. :goodvibes See the booth in the picture...

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Those Bambi topiaries are cute! I wonder if they reuse them (or just remake them?) because on one of our trips, I think Dec. '05 they had those same ones out front at the Animal Kingdom for the Bambi DVD release!

The probably use the same wiring or whatever and redo the flowers each time...I would think since so many of them stay the same year afer tear. They actually had a movie you could watch on the F & G festival inside the Wonders of Life Pavilion. It was really cool to watch them put the festival together.

Those soaps are great! I have never been in that Canada store...but I think I might have to pick up a few of those soaps next time! What great little gifts those would make.
This is one of the things I just love about the Dis - finding out about hidden gems in WDW! :goodvibes

Aren't they funny? Don't think I'd wanna use them ti wash in though. :lmao: Cute gifts for sure!

Hi Tammy,
I'm finally on board with this TR and caught up.:cool1: I love the playground in the last post! I know that Epcot doesn't really have a lot for kids like the other parks do, so you would think they'd leave something like that up all year round. It's a great place for kids to release some energy! Maybe it's something that should be suggested to Disney.:confused3

I love your little Gabby model! Does she want to be a model when she grows up? She'd certainly be a good one! She poses perfectly!:)

Agreed. We should send them some emails about it.

Ms Gabby...all she's into this week is that cute Jonas brother and TROY from HSM. :sad2:

She had a friend sleep over last night and all they did was talk about how cute those boys were. I was like, boy oh boy do I have something to look forward to.

That is too funny about your kids locking their room with keys and losing them. My 13 yr. old DD would love that idea to keep her 6 yr. old brother out. But, she would definitely loose the key too.

That playground IS awesome looking. I wonder why they don't leave it up. I can't believe how amazing all those topiaries are. I really have to see those some day. Is it always so rainy in May?

I know...The locks are getting on my last nerve now. Okay fine...use it when you leave the room but not to torture your baby brother! Come on now! I just moved him upstairs with them and it has been pure chaos all week.

I don't know....I think that rain was very odd. A shower a day is one thing but this was bad storms every day. It was record breaking all over Florida!

Yes ,this is very true but we are skipping next year and going on a different vacation so we probably won't make it back to WDW till 2011 and plan on doing our trip around the Christmas season . So I guess I will have to chalk it up to a loss . LOL

I hear ya. Somewhere else would be fun too. Any ideas on where ya wanna go?

kaysmommie

06-24-2009, 04:49 PM

xoktenox

06-24-2009, 05:15 PM

Aww I totally loved being there during the F&G festival. You always get great pictures and your topiary and flower ones are of course no different! They're bringing back some great memories and making me so excited for our next trip! :thumbsup2

OneTreeHillAddict

06-24-2009, 06:44 PM

Goodbye Canada...Hello United Kingdom!

We were on our way over to the UK when Bolt spotted a lizard! He LOVES lizards and bugs. He wanted to carry him around and play all day but Dash came by and scared it off. Bolt was ticked!

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I felt bad so we took him to meet Pooh Bear and friends. The UK is the BEST place to meet Pooh. Seriously...if you like him avoid Crystal Palace at all costs. I have eaten there three times and all three times Pooh was a jerk! We were passed by and dissed several times there. Not cool! However at the MK Pooh is super sweet and playful. Save money....meet him here for free. CP food isn't all that great anyway!

The line had a couple of families ahead of us. We had to wait about 10-15 minutes to meet them. It wasn't too bad. The older kids went over and started a mask while we waited. I HATE those things. All they do is smack the heck out of one another with the sticks! They never last through 2-3 countries.

Gabby wanted pics of the Pooh props. She asks for them every time. She didn't have her camera so I had to take 'em today. Remember last time....the photopass people were taking them for her. LOL

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Gabby's old first grade teacher loved Eeyore so now she has a thing for Eeyore too.

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The kids wanted to play in the maze for a while. This thing is full of lizards too!

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The flowers here were gorgeous!

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We sat down for a bit and took a break. The kids finished ruining the masks...this time they didn't even last through the UK tour!

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Dash posed for a couple of pictures...

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These big tea cups were all over the place.

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Here's the story...

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Where's Mary Poppins? No sign of her today!

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Cups cups everywhere cups...

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The signs were worn a little. I wanted to get at least one picture.

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And here's the UK sponsor. Cute.

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Next up ~ France! See ya later UK!

jenseib

06-24-2009, 08:10 PM

Wow, I'm going to have to explore Canada a little more. I really never looked much at it, and had no clue they had a red phone both there as well. Some day I want to take my time going though all the countries, but I have a feeling it will be years from now, and I'll have to do it by myself. LOL!

I love those big tea cups. I took a picture too and my DH thought I was dumb. LOL!

Charleston Princess

06-24-2009, 08:35 PM

Cute pictures of the kids with Pooh and the gang! I love the UK pavillion! It always seems so peaceful and relaxing to me.

Me&3

06-24-2009, 09:36 PM

Tammy as far as I know the store in Canada is open there were things in the windows when we went. But it was also late when we went back there. I will check next week and let you know. Did you see the pics from the dessert party at MK? It looks so good :goodvibes

OneTreeHillAddict

06-24-2009, 11:29 PM

Love the playground and Canada pics. It was raining when we came out of Le Cellier so the kids didn't get to try the playground. you were probably in Canada at the same time we were eating dinner :goodvibes.

I was half way to Mexico when you guys were finishing up. ;) The kids loved playing on the playgrounds this past trip. I was ticked off at them after Germany though so I didn't let them play in the Peter Pan one.

Aww I totally loved being there during the F&G festival. You always get great pictures and your topiary and flower ones are of course no different! They're bringing back some great memories and making me so excited for our next trip! :thumbsup2

Aww. Thanks. We are gonna have a blast you know it!? I hope to be a skinny mini by then. :goodvibes

Wow, I'm going to have to explore Canada a little more. I really never looked much at it, and had no clue they had a red phone both there as well. Some day I want to take my time going though all the countries, but I have a feeling it will be years from now, and I'll have to do it by myself. LOL!

I love those big tea cups. I took a picture too and my DH thought I was dumb. LOL!

No matter how many times we go I always find something new "around the World". I feel like I've had that cu full of coffee today! :laughing:

Cute pictures of the kids with Pooh and the gang! I love the UK pavillion! It always seems so peaceful and relaxing to me.

You're right. It does. And it always feels like a fun party to me. The kids love drawing on the streets. The music is good too and the food smells delicious! I've yet to try it. Hopefully next time.

Tammy as far as I know the store in Canada is open there were things in the windows when we went. But it was also late when we went back there. I will check next week and let you know. Did you see the pics from the dessert party at MK? It looks so good :goodvibes

Maybe they only open it in the Summer and around the holidays? Things were in the windows like it was a real store and we tried to open the doors and all but they were locked. No, haven't seen the pictures. Where can I find them? I'd like to see.

MaryAz

06-24-2009, 11:55 PM

More cool pics of things I missed-thank goodness you were there to take such great pics!

Maureenmouse

06-25-2009, 12:01 AM

Nice pics. It was too hot to play in the maze in UK while we were there. In fact it was too hot to do much of anything! I edited and sent for ourmphotopasss CD last night. Now we're in Pittsburgh. joe and I go to Columbus on Friday for a convention for the weekend and then we'll be in Pittsburgh until the 9th. I think maybe my eyelids will stop peeling if I stay out of the sun! I got really burnt in Florida even with SPF 70! And yes as far as I know we'll still be coming to the beach some time this summer. Just not sure when my Dad and vicki are taking us. I'll let you know.

shebaxric

06-25-2009, 11:01 AM

RE: Your reply to my last post, Gabby is only 7, right?? Uh oh, you do have fun things to look forward to! Beautiful little girls tend to grow up beautiful, too!:goodvibes Sidney may want to invest in a shotgun for the front door!:lmao:

I love the UK!!! So many neat shops there, my favorite is the tea shop, so seeing the pictures of the different tea cups and the tea description was really nice! I love the picture of Dash in front of those gorgeous red/pink flowers! That's a frame-worthy one!

Lynn5700

06-25-2009, 11:53 AM

Pooh is the best in The UK!!! They all rock there!! The different teas in The Uk were cool to see! Cute pictures of the kids.

BigEeyore

06-25-2009, 01:33 PM

Shhh...don't go telling everybody about the BEST place to meet the Pooh characters! :rotfl:
Though I agree with you that the character interaction ain't the best at the CP, I do like their buffet. To each his own!

CharacterFan

06-25-2009, 01:42 PM

manntra

06-25-2009, 02:05 PM

Very cool pictures of the big cups of tea! :goodvibes
Yeah back in the old days---mid eighties somewhere---when I was in my teens :eek:I wasn't a huge Epcot fan...that is all there was...Epcot and MK. Now I love it too! :lovestruc My favorite park is wherever I am that day!! ;)

jenseib

06-25-2009, 03:38 PM

I think the UK is a great place to meet Pooh. The only place to meet Piglet though is at CP and I love Piglet. The food isn't bad. My fiance loves the Puffed French Toast. I love the dinner there there is a pasta that I love the deserts aren't great. I know a lot of people don't really think it's exceptional.

I do think Piglet does go to the UK sometimes. I have seen pictures with him there at least, but I don't know how recent they are, or how often he is there.

OneTreeHillAddict

06-25-2009, 04:34 PM

More cool pics of things I missed-thank goodness you were there to take such great pics!

Hey Mary! You doing okay? How's your mom? I wish we could have hung out more.

Nice pics. It was too hot to play in the maze in UK while we were there. In fact it was too hot to do much of anything! I edited and sent for ourmphotopasss CD last night. Now we're in Pittsburgh. joe and I go to Columbus on Friday for a convention for the weekend and then we'll be in Pittsburgh until the 9th. I think maybe my eyelids will stop peeling if I stay out of the sun! I got really burnt in Florida even with SPF 70! And yes as far as I know we'll still be coming to the beach some time this summer. Just not sure when my Dad and vicki are taking us. I'll let you know.

The new borders are really cute aren't they? I didn't buy one this time. I pulled them off the internet but they're small. Like wallet sized. With all the nasty rain I only got a couple anyway. For real!? Your eyelids are peeling? Ouch. Not good. I got too much sun yesterday too. Well, keep me up to date. We have a lot going on this Summer but if I'm around we'll cook out or something.

RE: Your reply to my last post, Gabby is only 7, right?? Uh oh, you do have fun things to look forward to! Beautiful little girls tend to grow up beautiful, too!:goodvibes Sidney may want to invest in a shotgun for the front door!:lmao:

I love the UK!!! So many neat shops there, my favorite is the tea shop, so seeing the pictures of the different tea cups and the tea description was really nice! I love the picture of Dash in front of those gorgeous red/pink flowers! That's a frame-worthy one!

Yep. 7. We have our share of guns already. :laughing:

Oh yeah...if you're into tea you can definitely have fun there.

Those flowers in the UK were gorgeous!

Pooh is the best in The UK!!! They all rock there!! The different teas in The Uk were cool to see! Cute pictures of the kids.

Heck yeah he is. I LOVED the pics you guys got with them!

Shhh...don't go telling everybody about the BEST place to meet the Pooh characters! :rotfl:
Though I agree with you that the character interaction ain't the best at the CP, I do like their buffet. To each his own!

Oops. Sorry. :ssst: CP just drives me crazy. It's so loud and people are rush rush rush. Pooh is always mean to us. After three different visits I just gave up.

I think the UK is a great place to meet Pooh. The only place to meet Piglet though is at CP and I love Piglet. The food isn't bad. My fiance loves the Puffed French Toast. I love the dinner there there is a pasta that I love the deserts aren't great. I know a lot of people don't really think it's exceptional.

I'm not a big fan of buffets...that probably has a lot to do with it. Piglet is always a doll over there and the topiaries are way cool!

Very cool pictures of the big cups of tea! :goodvibes
Yeah back in the old days---mid eighties somewhere---when I was in my teens :eek:I wasn't a huge Epcot fan...that is all there was...Epcot and MK. Now I love it too! :lovestruc My favorite park is wherever I am that day!! ;)

I would have loved it in my teens...it's an easy place to drink and get away with it. :lmao:I hear ya about the favorite park thing!

I do think Piglet does go to the UK sometimes. I have seen pictures with him there at least, but I don't know how recent they are, or how often he is there.

I think we met Piglet there before. I wouldn't swear on it but I can see the pics in my head.

fairyfan

06-25-2009, 06:31 PM

xoktenox

06-25-2009, 06:33 PM

Aww. Thanks. We are gonna have a blast you know it!? I hope to be a skinny mini by then. :goodvibes

Girl, I think you look great now but if you wanna be thinner by then I know you can do it! I'm trying really hard to lose weight too because I was so unhappy with the way I looked in all my pictures in April! We can doooo it! (said in that annoying Tony Little voice :rotfl:)

Goofy22

06-25-2009, 07:57 PM

Girl, I think you look great now but if you wanna be thinner by then I know you can do it! I'm trying really hard to lose weight too because I was so unhappy with the way I looked in all my pictures in April! We can doooo it! (said in that annoying Tony Little voice :rotfl:)

I have an idea! We can all be each other's weight loss support! I definitely need to loose weight! I don't see it happening by august but it mayby Nov/Dec!!! I think I'm going back to weight watchers I lost a good amount 3 yrs ago on that! :thumbsup2

PrincessAlways

06-25-2009, 10:00 PM

Great pics of the kids! I like meeting with Pooh in UK too. It gives you a chance to interact with the characters a little more. Those masks are a pain! :lmao: My nieces get them everytime & everytime there's some kind of a problem. :rotfl:

OhioDisneyLover

06-26-2009, 06:02 AM

I am loving your tour through WS! And you managed to get great pictures even with all of the rain. :lmao:

WrightFamily06

06-26-2009, 08:30 AM

I hear ya. Somewhere else would be fun too. Any ideas on where ya wanna go?

I'm certain that we are taking a vacation next summer to the Maggie Valley, NC area with my Grandparents , they all ready agreed to go and it's hard to get them to do so now that there almost 80 . LOL

Great update :thumbsup2 The UK is so cute :cutie: The pictures with Pooh & Friends & Your Kiddies are adorable ! I love those tea cups , now I do remember seeing those but I didn't take a picture wish I would have now there soo cute :cutie:!

MagicShell

06-26-2009, 10:03 AM

My husband loves lizards. We have 2 snakes and a lizard at our house. We have never done the Kidcot masks. I know that they would have no chance to survive more than 5 minutes around my son. I do like the idea of the passports though. I hope to try that sometime.

jennz

06-26-2009, 11:20 AM

I'm caught up! :thumbsup2 It's taken 3 days but I love this trip report and all of y'all who are posting!

pmama

06-26-2009, 03:00 PM

When we did the World Showcase we were more focused on the passports. We didn't seek out the different characters at all. We'll have to make that a focus next time.

RinkyTinkyTinky

06-26-2009, 06:05 PM

Hey! Very long time, no post. I've been very sick and in the hospital, but I'm getting back to normal now. It has taken me forever to catch up! Just wanted to let you know I have really enjoyed the TR so far. When I go in the hospital again in 2 weeks, my laptop is coming with me! I can't get that far behind again!:lmao:

I also have some great news! I have been thinking of nothing but Disney since our trip last November and living on these boards to get my fix b/c I knew we couldn't afford to go back anytime soon. Well, we have a week off (vacation time) in November and I got an email promo code from WDW for free dining from August until December 17th!!!! I was so excited. My DH said that if we can get a reasonable payment for all these medical bills that have accumulated in the last month, then we will try to go. If it happens, we will try out Pop Century this time since you like it so much. I am so excited I can hardly stand it. So I am majorly keeping my fingers crossed that it will work out for me. Who can pass up free dining in Nov/Dec????? Not me!!!!!!!!!!!:)

joy13

06-26-2009, 07:43 PM

Exactly! The Hotel is in Banff...I have always always wanted to go there. That and Lake Louise. DH and I were just talking about it last night.

If you watched the Bachelorette last night, they were at the hotel! The Empress Hotel in Victoria is equally as impressive but I think they were trying to represent a variety of things across all of Canada. Hotel is from Calgary, Gardens from BC, Le Cellier I would assume represents Montreal..... Victoria is the only place I can think of where you might find a red phone booth though but those stone cottages could exist in Montreal.

The gardens (I think) are modeled after the Butchart Gardens in Victoria, BC. Which are amazing! Stanley park has some nice gardens but I'm betting on Butchart.

I'm not sure where you'd find those soaps...they seem more Seattle than Vancouver to me lol!

love love love the bambi topiaries and that playground rocks!

Banff and Lake Louis are beautiful! We went on a trip there when I was in highschool. I probably didn't appreciate it as much as I would now, but I remember how pretty it was.

joy13

06-26-2009, 07:55 PM

RinkyTinkyTinky

06-26-2009, 10:50 PM

Feel better - sorry you have been so sick!

I wish I would get that free dining code - that would work for my trip!

Tammy - Great Canada and UK pictures. We'll have to try and catch Pooh in UK this time - SIL loves him. We are going to CP too - we have always had a good experience there.

Thanks:goodvibes

I know, I wish I could share the codes with everyone when I get them. I hate that they are nontransferable.:sad2:

OneTreeHillAddict

06-27-2009, 02:38 PM

I was there the same time as you and I'm from Wilmington! It's a small world after all!

I'm subscribing and thanks so much for the nice pictures and words about my town in one of your reports:woohoo:

The rain was sad wasn't it. We just keep going because it was Disney, but would have loved some more sunshine.

Oh cool! Well you know all about the weather then! Oh girl...I love coming to Wilmington. We always have a blast there. And you are right in saying....weather is not the main issue when you are WDW, it's FUN! But I agree, more sun would have been nice that time!

Girl, I think you look great now but if you wanna be thinner by then I know you can do it! I'm trying really hard to lose weight too because I was so unhappy with the way I looked in all my pictures in April! We can doooo it! (said in that annoying Tony Little voice :rotfl:)

Honey you haven't seen me in person and if you saw these pics you still don't know what I'm supposed to look like. Hopefully when I see you again we can share clothes. :laughing: I want to be about 135-140 (size 4) and my itsy bitsy size 36C top again. I'm getting there. I took a buch of pics last night and the extra chins are GONE! :woohoo: Thank you God for helping me do this. :worship: I went shopping a couple of days ago and I bought some L shirts at Gap, and one I had to get a M in. Good sign, very good sign! :thumbsup2

I have an idea! We can all be each other's weight loss support! I definitely need to loose weight! I don't see it happening by august but it mayby Nov/Dec!!! I think I'm going back to weight watchers I lost a good amount 3 yrs ago on that! :thumbsup2

I'm too cheap to invest in a program plus that kind of thing don't work for me. I just made a lifestyle change for myself. Diabetes and heart troubles run in my fam and that alone was my wake-up call. I started working out too, which I loved doing before I had kids....did it all the time and looked great. Then I gained 120 extra pounds!!! :headache: How in the World did I let myself do that!? Stupidity I guess. Never again. I sold all of my "plus sized" clothes last week and from here I go down....I can fit in a 16 pant right now but it looks like my butt will explode out of them. :lmao: I'm getting there...slowly but surely. If you're wanting to lose too I'll be here for you and I will pray for ya! Healthy is the word! I want to be healthy!

Great pics of the kids! I like meeting with Pooh in UK too. It gives you a chance to interact with the characters a little more. Those masks are a pain! :lmao: My nieces get them everytime & everytime there's some kind of a problem. :rotfl:

Exactly. They are so much fun over there. I've never seen a "dull" pic w/ Pooh and his gang taken at the UK pavilion!

Why do you think I tell EVERYONE about the passports? I'm trying to do away with those darn masks on my own! :rotfl2:

I am loving your tour through WS! And you managed to get great pictures even with all of the rain. :lmao:

How did I? It was so bad! I really don't know

I'm certain that we are taking a vacation next summer to the Maggie Valley, NC area with my Grandparents , they all ready agreed to go and it's hard to get them to do so now that there almost 80 . LOL

Great update :thumbsup2 The UK is so cute :cutie: The pictures with Pooh & Friends & Your Kiddies are adorable ! I love those tea cups , now I do remember seeing those but I didn't take a picture wish I would have now there soo cute :cutie:!

My family is wanting to go next month. My parents love it there. Sidney's family has a house up there that everyone shares. It's simple but in a great location. Typical Mtn getaway. I wish my grandma would meet us there. She doesn't live but about 2.5 hours away from that house.

My husband loves lizards. We have 2 snakes and a lizard at our house. We have never done the Kidcot masks. I know that they would have no chance to survive more than 5 minutes around my son. I do like the idea of the passports though. I hope to try that sometime.

Yikes. My kids would too if I let them but I am not taking care of a reptile. :scared1: I do not share the love. Well, I like them, but I don't want to play with them. LOL PASSPORTS rock!

I'm caught up! :thumbsup2 It's taken 3 days but I love this trip report and all of y'all who are posting!

3 days? This one isn't all that long yet. Well welcome aboard! I hope you will stick around 'til the end. Speaking of...I have to get my business together. I still have a long way to go and this must be done before I leave in August!

When we did the World Showcase we were more focused on the passports. We didn't seek out the different characters at all. We'll have to make that a focus next time.

Really? There are Princesses all over World Showcase. Your girls would LOVE that! Plus Pooh, Mary, Alice....Aladdin & Henie...Dopey....Mushu...Mexican Donald...definitely check out the characters next time!

Hey! Very long time, no post. I've been very sick and in the hospital, but I'm getting back to normal now. It has taken me forever to catch up! Just wanted to let you know I have really enjoyed the TR so far. When I go in the hospital again in 2 weeks, my laptop is coming with me! I can't get that far behind again!:lmao: Oh no I'm sorry to hear that. I hope everything will be okay.

I also have some great news! I have been thinking of nothing but Disney since our trip last November and living on these boards to get my fix b/c I knew we couldn't afford to go back anytime soon. Well, we have a week off (vacation time) in November and I got an email promo code from WDW for free dining from August until December 17th!!!! I was so excited. My DH said that if we can get a reasonable payment for all these medical bills that have accumulated in the last month, then we will try to go. If it happens, we will try out Pop Century this time since you like it so much. I am so excited I can hardly stand it. So I am majorly keeping my fingers crossed that it will work out for me. Who can pass up free dining in Nov/Dec????? Not me!!!!!!!!!!!:)

I wish I had gotten that pin. I got the 40% off pins for room only but I'd drop my fancy room and do free dining in a heartbeat if given the choice. A bunch of us are going Nov 29th-Dec 6. You should come then. If I get that pin I'll come for two weeks! With what I have now the dates were only good for 7 nights. Well good luck with everything! I hope things work out so you can go then. :wizard:

Tammy - Great Canada and UK pictures. We'll have to try and catch Pooh in UK this time - SIL loves him. We are going to CP too - we have always had a good experience there.

It's funny because half the people I talk to LOVE CP and go all the time, others, like us have tried it 3-4 times and have the same gripes every time...I'm done with it. If I'm doing a buffet I'd rather do Chef Mickey's. They have yummy salmon!

OneTreeHillAddict

06-27-2009, 02:42 PM

I love the view across the water when you leave the UK and head towards France! Usually there's a photopass person standing here but not today. I actually went up a little further along the international gateway to take these.

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Here's one of the celebration signs too

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FRANCE!!! We're here. And wouldn't you know it!? They have perfume bottle topiaries! They did this free tour on their garden but weren't there at the right time. I didn't want to wait because the rain and wind were off an on again. I got a few pics and went on my way.

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The kids wanted to run around inside this maze really bad but I told them they couldn't. Sure is pretty! I can see why they wanted to play in it.

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I couldn't deal with the smelly shops so I just peeked through the windows. This display caught my eye.

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Sidney went to culinary school and he still loves to cook....he just had to go through the cooking store. They had a lot of Remy stuff inside.

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Inside the main store they have a cute photo op. The kids took advantage of it and I love the way the pictures turned out!

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I love this area! Its so pretty. The pastry shop has some yummy stuff inside too!

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Look! Remy is in there making the rounds! I don't know that I'd want one of these seats. LOL

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Up next...we continue our walk around the World and soon we encounter a Diser!

RinkyTinkyTinky

06-27-2009, 03:33 PM

I wish I had gotten that pin. I got the 40% off pins for room only but I'd drop my fancy room and do free dining in a heartbeat if given the choice. A bunch of us are going Nov 29th-Dec 6. You should come then. If I get that pin I'll come for two weeks! With what I have now the dates were only good for 7 nights. Well good luck with everything! I hope things work out so you can go then. :wizard:

Thanks. I think I'll be ok. I got really anemic and had to have a blood transfusion and then surgery to see what was wrong. I have fibroid tumors the size of a football!:scared1: So I have no choice but to have a hysterectomy in 2 weeks. We're pretty bummed about it b/c I am only 33 and we wanted one more child. But I was so so sick and I do not want to go through that again, so I have just accepted it. I have one beautiful ,smart and fantastic little girl and all the cancer screens came back negative, so I am trying to focus on the blessings in all this! In the meantime, these TRs are a great diversion for my thoughts!:)

Here's some pixie dust for you :wizard::wizard::wizard: that you will get a FD pin too! I really wish they could be shared! I would give it to everyone in a heartbeat! And I would love to go after Thanksgiving but DH has to put in for his vacations a year in advance and since he was the last hired, he basically has to take whatever is leftover after the seniors pick their time. So I don't get much choice as to when we go. All I ask of my DH is that he grabs a week in the fall and spring if at all possible. But we NEVER get a week that adjoins a holiday. :sad2:

LOVE THE WS UPDATES!!!!!! I could live in that place!:cloud9:

xoktenox

06-27-2009, 04:01 PM

Honey you haven't seen me in person and if you saw these pics you still don't know what I'm supposed to look like. Hopefully when I see you again we can share clothes. :laughing: I want to be about 135-140 (size 4) and my itsy bitsy size 36C top again. I'm getting there. I took a buch of pics last night and the extra chins are GONE! :woohoo: Thank you God for helping me do this. :worship: I went shopping a couple of days ago and I bought some L shirts at Gap, and one I had to get a M in. Good sign, very good sign! :thumbsup2

I remember seeing some old pictures of you and I really don't think you're THAT much bigger now then. And come on, when you get older you gain weight. Isn't that a fact of life? I hope so because I've been telling myself that for like 2 yrs now haha And oh yea, if you end up at a size 4 we could not share a darn thing because I'm not a 4! I wish I was! If I weighed 135-140 I'd probably be a size 6 or even an 8 (depending on the brand of jeans) but I know you're like 5 inches taller than me so thats probably why. Congrats on losing the chins you say you had LOL I never saw them though! Oh and you can give me an "itsy bitsy size 36C top" and I'll be the happiest girl alive :lmao:

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That lady one the left is smiling for your picture LOL

Goofy22

06-27-2009, 06:11 PM

Oh cool! Well you know all about the weather then! Oh girl...I love coming to Wilmington. We always have a blast there. And you are right in saying....weather is not the main issue when you are WDW, it's FUN! But I agree, more sun would have been nice that time!

Honey you haven't seen me in person and if you saw these pics you still don't know what I'm supposed to look like. Hopefully when I see you again we can share clothes. :laughing: I want to be about 135-140 (size 4) and my itsy bitsy size 36C top again. I'm getting there. I took a buch of pics last night and the extra chins are GONE! :woohoo: Thank you God for helping me do this. :worship: I went shopping a couple of days ago and I bought some L shirts at Gap, and one I had to get a M in. Good sign, very good sign! :thumbsup2

I'm too cheap to invest in a program plus that kind of thing don't work for me. I just made a lifestyle change for myself. Diabetes and heart troubles run in my fam and that alone was my wake-up call. I started working out too, which I loved doing before I had kids....did it all the time and looked great. Then I gained 120 extra pounds!!! :headache: How in the World did I let myself do that!? Stupidity I guess. Never again. I sold all of my "plus sized" clothes last week and from here I go down....I can fit in a 16 pant right now but it looks like my butt will explode out of them. :lmao: I'm getting there...slowly but surely. If you're wanting to lose too I'll be here for you and I will pray for ya! Healthy is the word! I want to be healthy!

Exactly. They are so much fun over there. I've never seen a "dull" pic w/ Pooh and his gang taken at the UK pavilion!

Why do you think I tell EVERYONE about the passports? I'm trying to do away with those darn masks on my own! :rotfl2:

How did I? It was so bad! I really don't know

My family is wanting to go next month. My parents love it there. Sidney's family has a house up there that everyone shares. It's simple but in a great location. Typical Mtn getaway. I wish my grandma would meet us there. She doesn't live but about 2.5 hours away from that house.

Yikes. My kids would too if I let them but I am not taking care of a reptile. :scared1: I do not share the love. Well, I like them, but I don't want to play with them. LOL PASSPORTS rock!

3 days? This one isn't all that long yet. Well welcome aboard! I hope you will stick around 'til the end. Speaking of...I have to get my business together. I still have a long way to go and this must be done before I leave in August!

Really? There are Princesses all over World Showcase. Your girls would LOVE that! Plus Pooh, Mary, Alice....Aladdin & Henie...Dopey....Mushu...Mexican Donald...definitely check out the characters next time!

I wish I had gotten that pin. I got the 40% off pins for room only but I'd drop my fancy room and do free dining in a heartbeat if given the choice. A bunch of us are going Nov 29th-Dec 6. You should come then. If I get that pin I'll come for two weeks! With what I have now the dates were only good for 7 nights. Well good luck with everything! I hope things work out so you can go then. :wizard:

It's funny because half the people I talk to LOVE CP and go all the time, others, like us have tried it 3-4 times and have the same gripes every time...I'm done with it. If I'm doing a buffet I'd rather do Chef Mickey's. They have yummy salmon!

Same here with the health issues! I hhaven't signed up for WW yet! I just hate using money to pay for that! I may try it on my own hjust purchase the books!

Charleston Princess

06-27-2009, 10:21 PM

Beautiful pictures in France, but check out those rain clouds in the distance! :eek: I did notice all the buildings look slightly damp.

wdwgirl03

06-28-2009, 10:44 AM

Great pictures of World Showcase!

BigEeyore

06-28-2009, 12:56 PM

OK - so your pics really make me appreciate how amazing WS is! I almost feel guilty for never noticing all the wonderful things your camera has captured.
I'd love to just take my sweet time meandering through the shops and taking it all in - it's hard with kids though!

PrincessAlways

06-28-2009, 03:32 PM

Beautiful pictures in France, but check out those rain clouds in the distance! :eek: I did notice all the buildings look slightly damp.

I noticed that too!!! :eek: They did not look very inviting, did they? :sad2:

OneTreeHillAddict

06-28-2009, 10:21 PM

Wow! This is my last written up post before I have to write again. Not good, for me anyway. Will someone else write this trip report for me? We finally put up our pool today and I know that's where I'll be for the duration of the Summer. ('til we leave for WDW) Man, I got a lot of sun today. Good in a way I guess. I'll be perfectly tanned for Blizzard Beach and Typhoon Lagoon! :woohoo: Okay...here is my last write up....I'll get back to everyone in a bit. I just want to try and finish the March report and get some things written for this one. Thanks everyone for reading along!

After France...

We come along another exhibit. This one had a lot to do with GREEN gardening. Water conservation, etc. I thought Sidney was going to sit there and read everything. You know me...get the picture and get out. Here's my part ~

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Gabby striking a pose...

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This kind of looks like my garden furniture on the back patio. Of course mine is covered in Fall leaves still. SIDNEY!!!!! Please baby, clean it up! XOXO

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Took this one for my daddy. He plants tomatoes in everything you can imagine!

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And this walkway I fell in love with. I thought the black and green looked great together. Of course I'd have the path surrounded by Palm Trees. It'd look like a jungle.

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This is what the path led to and the kids LOVED it!

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The other side had a huge rock play fixture. The kids played on this forever! They wanted one for Christmas. Ha. Sidney used to be the chairperson for the playground committee before I pulled the kids out of school. I know how much these babies cost and they will never have one! LOL

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Awesome playground! I wish we could afford to put this rubber mulch all over ours. It'd cost thousands though.

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Coming soon....the Dismeets I promised!

Charleston Princess

06-28-2009, 10:27 PM

Connor was standing near me just now and really liked the walkway that you liked. He wants to go to the F&G Festival now! :lmao:

meanmom121

06-28-2009, 10:39 PM

Yikes:scared1: I was 5 pages behind. I'm having trouble keeping up with all my threads - trying to get all the last minute things done before our trip.
Booked a room on redington beach today so we can stop and have a nice beach day on the way home.

Had to go pick up the kids from camp yesterday and that took a full day.

I'm trying to keep up with you though.

What kind of flowers were those you took pics of in the UK? :confused3 They were beautiful

We've been in 18 months of drought here. Right now it is so dry and dusty, I don't know when we'll see a flower again.:sad2:

jenseib

06-29-2009, 09:53 AM

You could do that rubber mulch real cheap...steal a car tire here and there and before you know it you have enough. LOL!

MagicShell

06-29-2009, 12:14 PM

The colors in your pictures are so pretty. I would love to see Remy, but we don't eat French food. Maybe we will have to give it a try.

shebaxric

06-29-2009, 03:10 PM

Where was the playground set up? Is that Morocco or Italy? I am amazed how they made room for all of these different displays! I've told DH many times that I really want to go during F&G Festival, now it's a must!

Congrats on getting your pool up. That's the official start to summer!

joy13

06-29-2009, 07:57 PM

That play area sure looks fun! That path does look really nice!

leamom2princesses

06-29-2009, 09:48 PM

Great pics! The colors look so beautiful. We didn't get to explore WS much this trip so I really enjoy your TR. More reason to go back!

Hope you're having a good week. Enjoy the pool!!

hlrababy

06-29-2009, 10:06 PM

Awww, I want to meet Pooh in the UK!! We have never went in and saw him there!!

I am so ready for December that its not even funny! I have to HAVE me a lapu lapu when we go!!!:lmao:

OneTreeHillAddict

06-30-2009, 03:58 AM

Connor was standing near me just now and really liked the walkway that you liked. He wants to go to the F&G Festival now! :lmao:

He has great taste! Turn him loose outside and let him fix up the yard! I loved the F & G stuff. It was so nice.

Yikes:scared1: I was 5 pages behind. I'm having trouble keeping up with all my threads - trying to get all the last minute things done before our trip.
Booked a room on redington beach today so we can stop and have a nice beach day on the way home.

Had to go pick up the kids from camp yesterday and that took a full day.

I'm trying to keep up with you though.

What kind of flowers were those you took pics of in the UK? :confused3 They were beautiful

We've been in 18 months of drought here. Right now it is so dry and dusty, I don't know when we'll see a flower again.:sad2:

Me too girl. The Summer bug bit me and I don't want to be inside. I made myself finish the writing on the other TR last night. Took me forever. Now I have to write this one up. I don't know what kinds of flowers those were. I know about palm trees and that's about it for me.

You could do that rubber mulch real cheap...steal a car tire here and there and before you know it you have enough. LOL!

Have you seen this playground? It'd take a LOT of tires to fill it up. But heck yeah if I had access to that stuff and the shredder I'd be all over it. Much better than the wood.

The colors in your pictures are so pretty. I would love to see Remy, but we don't eat French food. Maybe we will have to give it a try.

They have a filet and potaoe on the menu...or heck, order the steak and french fries. :lmao:Can't really mess that up can they? We have an ADR for there this August.

Where was the playground set up? Is that Morocco or Italy? I am amazed how they made room for all of these different displays! I've told DH many times that I really want to go during F&G Festival, now it's a must!

Congrats on getting your pool up. That's the official start to summer!

I don't know exactly? It was on the athway in between countries, sort of. KWIM? I was walking around in order from Canada to Mexico if that helps.

:cheer2: For the pool!!! I was in there most of the day again...:rotfl:

That play area sure looks fun! That path does look really nice!

I know...I'd love it..leading to my mailbox or something.

Great pics! The colors look so beautiful. We didn't get to explore WS much this trip so I really enjoy your TR. More reason to go back!

Hope you're having a good week. Enjoy the pool!!

We actually spent a lot of time in there this past trip. Love WS! The pool is super nice right now. It's in the 90's every day and it feels good to get in and relax. I actually went out alone today for about half an hour. THAT was nice!

Awww, I want to meet Pooh in the UK!! We have never went in and saw him there!!

I am so ready for December that its not even funny! I have to HAVE me a lapu lapu when we go!!!:lmao:

We'll do it w/ ya'll in Dec! We'll definitely have ourselves a drink! Maybe we can do a GNO and leave the boys at home with the kids. :laughing:

hlrababy

06-30-2009, 07:53 AM

We'll do it w/ ya'll in Dec! We'll definitely have ourselves a drink! Maybe we can do a GNO and leave the boys at home with the kids. :laughing:

Well, I am all for that!!!!! LOL!!! :rotfl:

eandesmom

06-30-2009, 01:06 PM

It sounds amazing! And it's gorgeous! That sounds like a nice vacation to me! Think you'll go sometime soon? If you do def do a trip report on that on the just for fun board!

It would be a great vacation! Not this year for sure but one of these days....

I've looked into the Gulf Islands for this year but...we have vacation drama in our house this summer....I vented on my TR lol. So...no clue if we we actually do anytihng

eandesmom

06-30-2009, 01:21 PM

After France...

This kind of looks like my garden furniture on the back patio. Of course mine is covered in Fall leaves still. SIDNEY!!!!! Please baby, clean it up! XOXO

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That's the kind of furniture I WANT for my upper patio. Of course I have to finish building it. Or more accurately rebuilding it. Sigh. Maybe next summer.

OneTreeHillAddict

07-01-2009, 01:15 AM

Well, I am all for that!!!!! LOL!!! :rotfl:

:thumbsup2

It would be a great vacation! Not this year for sure but one of these days....

I've looked into the Gulf Islands for this year but...we have vacation drama in our house this summer....I vented on my TR lol. So...no clue if we we actually do anytihng

Oh no...gotta see what's going on...hopefully you guys can go do something!

That's the kind of furniture I WANT for my upper patio. Of course I have to finish building it. Or more accurately rebuilding it. Sigh. Maybe next summer.

Isn't it gorgeous!? You can build!? I wouldn't mind having a nice second floor patio....:rolleyes1 Wanna come to SC for vacation? :laughing:

Lynn5700

07-01-2009, 12:51 PM

Love all the France pictures!! We got to se Remy when we ate at Chefs! What a cute surprise he was!!!

Have fun by the pool girl!!

ladybugmom

07-02-2009, 12:31 AM

Finally joining in and all caught up!! We were at WDW the same week as you (May 16-23). Wasn't the rain INSANE?! We made the best of it, though. You took a bunch of great pictures!! We missed a lot of what you saw in Epcot due to the rain.

OneTreeHillAddict

07-02-2009, 01:37 AM

Wow. I feel like it's been a year since I last updated. Sorry. The pool keeps calling. "Come swim ~ come swim Tammy!" (Or maybe it's my kids...either way Summer is taking me away from the boards. I only have a few weeks to finish this one so I better get to writing. I left off in another playground....somewhere over in World Showcase. Next we would be entering Morocco. Somehow I missed the Aladdin topiary. Oops. Now I have to go back next year. We went in the counter service restaurant to look around and not a soul was eating in there. It was so weird with all the CM's standing around....I felt like they all wanted us to eat really bad so they'd have something to do. Didn't look real good so we passed. The place is very pretty though. I took a couple of pictures.

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We didn't mess around Morocco a whole lot. I don't think we even went inside anywhere other than the CS place.

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This place I do want to check out next time!

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Our next stop Japan! One of my favorite places in WS! My family loves Teppan Edo. I think this is the kids new favorite place to eat. This time they're doing it twice. Chef Mickey's is a real close second though. Gabby also loves the Hello Kitty stuff all over the store. She'd buy one of everything if she could. Here are some photos from our tour of Japan...

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Does anyone know how much this pearl thing costs? I think Gabby would love it! She's crazy over jewelry and to get a prize out of a shell would tickle her! Ya'll let me know the cheapest way....since it will probably be lost a few minutes later anyway.

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When we came back outside I noticed a bunch of Bonsai trees. I fell in love with these back when the Karate Kid movie came out. I would have loved to get one of these. They had them for sale in the F & G festival but they were expensive.

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I like these next two pictures because you can see The Ball!

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What's that I see? A globe? I can't remember the last time I watch Illuminations, if ever. I am looking forward to our Grand Gathering in August mainly for that reason! Anyone here try the Illuminations Grand Gathering? I can't find a thing on it but I did see it going on during the May trip and we peeked inside. It looked like so much fun!

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Well....there's a little update for you. If I don't get too lightheaded sitting in the computer chair I'll try and do another for tomorrow. Next up America....

OneTreeHillAddict

07-02-2009, 01:40 AM

Love all the France pictures!! We got to se Remy when we ate at Chefs! What a cute surprise he was!!!

Have fun by the pool girl!!

I have a ressie to see him. How did you like the food?

You know me...trying to get a good tan for my man and the Disney water parks...sure don't wanna burn down there.

Finally joining in and all caught up!! We were at WDW the same week as you (May 16-23). Wasn't the rain INSANE?! We made the best of it, though. You took a bunch of great pictures!! We missed a lot of what you saw in Epcot due to the rain.

Hello! Welcome. A lot of people on Dis were there that same weekend. The weather was horrible but we managed to have a good time anyway. The pic of your DD in your siggy is so cute! :cutie:

jennz

07-02-2009, 07:25 AM

Charleston Princess

07-02-2009, 07:28 AM

Morocco is one of our favorite WS countries, and this year we finally got to eat at the CS place -- it was very good!

Chelsea did the pearl thing last year -- it was $15, and this year she brought back her pearl to have it set -- the setting she chose was about $15, so for the pearl and setting I would plan on about $30 total. It was worth it for Chelsea -- she has worn her pearl necklace almost every day since we got back.

29apr00

07-02-2009, 08:17 AM

Love all the WS pictures! I can't wait for our trip!

inkedupmomma

07-02-2009, 10:15 AM

Hello love..sorry it has ben a while :( Love the Morocco pics! i totally skipped it last trip and I'm uber excited to get some great pics there this year! I am also interested in the find a pearl thing.. i was hoping Kayla could find one or two and bring it home for my gram in a set!

I wish I had a pool calling my name lol

wdwgirl03

07-02-2009, 10:36 AM

Great WS pictures. :thumbsup2

Can you believe August is coming up so fast?! :banana::banana:

MagicShell

07-02-2009, 11:07 AM

I enjoyed your World Showcase pictures. We have never really spent much time there. I hope to next time we go. It just always seems to be at the bottom of our list, and we run out of time. My son is really into Pokemon now so I am sure we will do a little more shopping there this time. I really want to see American Adventure. The bonsai pictures are very pretty. I used to love the first Karate Kid movie.

Maureenmouse

07-02-2009, 11:32 AM

As usual greatpics. We saw illuminations this trip. the girls loved it. The bad part was trying to leave afterwards. Joe sisn't stay for the show, so it was just me and the girls in the huge crowds trying to leve the park. but it was a nice show and they really enjoyed it. The globe loked really neat with all the pictures on it. I think you'll have a lot of fun at your Grand Gathering! Wish I could go back!

OneTreeHillAddict

07-02-2009, 03:57 PM

Next stop, or shall I say country is A M E R I C A ! ! ! Already someone was getting grumpy...

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Why do you you ask? Because I wouldn't buy one of these! (We had one at home already....)

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We wandered into the shots for a second to see if they had anything cool. I really liked this! I need to have Sidney make me one.

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We're long overdue for a visit in here too. This show is pretty cool. I enjoy it, but I'm a history lover too.

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Farewell America!

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I think we passed Italy next. I know I should have this place memorized but I don't. We always spend a lot of time in Italy and I'm pretty sure we went right past it. I took pics of Lady and the Tramp back in March and didn't need more.

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Next we stopped to check out the trains. Bolt LOVES trains! We noticed this time a lot of the stuff had flower and garden festival signs on it. The trains, the buildings...look closely. You'll see it.

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Somewhere along WS the kids started to play Kim Possible again. They were fighting over the phone like crazy though and it was really getting on my last nerve. We ended up getting separated from Sidney at some point in Germany. I went ahead in the shops with the kids to play the game.

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The game brought us inside. Then back outside. Then back inside the other end of the same store. I was getting aggravated plus the older kids continued to fight some more. Sidney and Bolt had went on a candy/cookie run and I had no idea where they were.

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Back in again...

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Back out...

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OMG between the ends and outs and the fighting I took the phone away and sat down on a bench. I was so mad. I hate to get like this at WDW but it was unavoidable. They continued to blame one another for my getting mad and I texted Sidney to COME NOW! He shows up with a huge pack of cookies that all but melted in your mouth. They were so good! Bolt was once again covered in chocolate of some sort. Those two were in a great mood. Everyone was clam again. On the bench you could see the super groovy Peter Pan playground/garden. Everyone wanted to play in it but I was still upset for the way they acted in Germany and said NO. Here are some pictures...

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Continued in next post..

OneTreeHillAddict

07-02-2009, 03:59 PM

Here are the kids trying to make it up to me...

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Love these topiaries!

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....I can never stay mad at them for long!

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And off we go...continuing our journey around World Showcase.

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dawnbu40

07-02-2009, 04:16 PM

I'm looking at the pics of the Peter Pan garden and totally wondering how we missed that:confused3 We were at Epcot on 3 or 4 different days and I never remember seeing that! It looks so cute!

joy13

07-02-2009, 05:10 PM

Sorry everyone got crabby in world showcase - but it sounds like it was short lived thank goodness! Beautiful pictures once again!

OneTreeHillAddict

07-03-2009, 12:01 AM

The grand gathering for Illuminations sounds fun! We've done the Illuminations cruise and the Wishes Cruise but no GGs. So I guess I'm not much help!:goodvibes

We have never eaten at Japan - might have to try it since y'all like it so much. What do your kids like there?

Keep on swimmin' Dory (ha ha corny I know couldn't resist!) it's great exercise!:thumbsup2

It looked like fun when we saw a piece of it. It better be...darn thing takes two credits! :rotfl:My kids get the chicken and shrimp tempura w/ white rice and broccoli. We usually ask for the rice and broccoli. I think the meal comes with fruit and cookies? Heck I can't remember. Last time we ate there was way back in December.

Morocco is one of our favorite WS countries, and this year we finally got to eat at the CS place -- it was very good! The menu sounded good. I don't like to eat anywhere where you see abunch of food waiting to be eaten and no people in sight, lol. Makes me nervous.

Chelsea did the pearl thing last year -- it was $15, and this year she brought back her pearl to have it set -- the setting she chose was about $15, so for the pearl and setting I would plan on about $30 total. It was worth it for Chelsea -- she has worn her pearl necklace almost every day since we got back.

Oh that's not bad. I'm going to add that to the list of things to do. Bolt wants to do the Pirate makeover, which I think it way way way overpriced for what they do...but at the same time I feel bad about saying No when Gabby has done BBB numerous times. I'll probably book that for him.

Love all the WS pictures! I can't wait for our trip!

It'll be here in no time at all ya know!?

Hello love..sorry it has ben a while :( Love the Morocco pics! i totally skipped it last trip and I'm uber excited to get some great pics there this year! I am also interested in the find a pearl thing.. i was hoping Kayla could find one or two and bring it home for my gram in a set!

I wish I had a pool calling my name lol

I think the girls would enjoy finding the pearl. I'd like to go when there's no on around so she thinks she's the only one who gets the pearl. :goodvibes I bought our pool at the end of season last year for like $125! Now it's over $700. I'll store it for a year! :rolleyes: It's a nice relief in this 95 degree weather!

Great WS pictures. :thumbsup2

Can you believe August is coming up so fast?! :banana::banana:

I have to pay this week. That's when you know it's time to go! I can't wait!

I enjoyed your World Showcase pictures. We have never really spent much time there. I hope to next time we go. It just always seems to be at the bottom of our list, and we run out of time. My son is really into Pokemon now so I am sure we will do a little more shopping there this time. I really want to see American Adventure. The bonsai pictures are very pretty. I used to love the first Karate Kid movie.

Thanks. I think one could spend weeks in WS and still find something new to look at. That store is full of Pokemon. My son was into it now he's into SW legos instead. AA was nice. I haven't been in since '06 though. I hope to catch it this time.

As usual greatpics. We saw illuminations this trip. the girls loved it. The bad part was trying to leave afterwards. Joe sisn't stay for the show, so it was just me and the girls in the huge crowds trying to leve the park. but it was a nice show and they really enjoyed it. The globe loked really neat with all the pictures on it. I think you'll have a lot of fun at your Grand Gathering! Wish I could go back!

Thanks. I can't wait to see it. We'll have our own little area set up with desserts and beverages...should be cool! I drive so I'll linger 'til everyone is gone. Luckily that night is EMH so we can stand around and nibble on desserts while everyone else clears out. I hope they have chocolate covered strawberries. OMG!!! Well didn't free dining start before school went back this time?

I'm looking at the pics of the Peter Pan garden and totally wondering how we missed that:confused3 We were at Epcot on 3 or 4 different days and I never remember seeing that! It looks so cute!

It was tucked away in the trees right after Germany. How you missed it with 3-4 visits I don't know. We're you drinking around the World? :laughing:

Sorry everyone got crabby in world showcase - but it sounds like it was short lived thank goodness! Beautiful pictures once again!

Yeah, I was too but it was short lived. :goodvibes

OneTreeHillAddict

07-03-2009, 12:38 AM

Here are the Bonsai trees they had for sale!

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It started to drizzle a little so no more pics for a bit. We ended up breaking in Norway for yummy drinks and desserts! Sidney and I had some alcoholic coffee drinks. Sidney's was too strong so he handed it over...I didn't have a problem getting it down. It was quite yummy!

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The kids each chose a pastry and they looked good. I don't eat many sweets these days. Trying to regain my former body and desserts/sweets are no help at all!

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I was starting to feel the effects of the drinks now and said to Sidney, "A Margarita would be yummy right about now!" He disappeared for a bit and came back with this...he is so good to me. I ask for it and he provides. I wub him so much! Ha.

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It was so yummy! The stupid rain was coming back again so went into Mexico 'til it passed. Gabby found some pretties to pose with. They are cute but how long would this stuff last in the downpour weather outside? A minute? Maybe two. By the way that rain excuse saved me a lot of money this past trip. "We can't get that now...the rain will ruin it." So in that sense it was nice to have around.

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Mexico has some gorgeous displays inside. I love the market there. So pretty and colorful!

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This is one of my favorite pictures....sorry guys, I'm doing my best here being tipsy and all.

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I was done with the camera now. Sidney took over before I dropped it. LOL Still raining so we decided to hit Donald's boat ride. I love these boat rides..they're so cool! I never get bored of them.
The CM at the boat told me I had to leave my almost full Margarita in the stroller while I rode. Puh lease....did I listen!? Hell no! By the end of the boat ride I was totally lit up! It was the best boat ride EVER!

Here are the pictures Sidney took.

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I had talked with Nichole (kaysmommie) earlier and we had planned to meet up on this day at some point. This was their last night and the rain messed us up the past couple of days. When I called her they were eating at Le Cellier. I told her to give me a call when they were done. Meanwhile we'd continue our walk around the World. Well Gabby and I were looking at those wooden animals they hand carve and paint up front and someone calls out my name. It was a man's voice, not a woman. I was still a little ditzy from the drinks but I recognized him. (It was Tommy & Thomas ~ Nichole's hubby and lil boy) They went in there looking for a restroom and happened to see us. He told me Nic was out front with Kaylee so we went outside...found my boys and went down to meet Nic's whole group. I felt like I knew Nichole already since we talk on here all the time. Ms Kaylee seemed a bit shy at first but after a few minutes she hit it off with Gabby and they hung out the rest of the night. Thomas took a little longer to open up but he and baby DS played together eventually.

Nic also had a margarita so I didn't feel like a total drunk. LOL We chatted for a few in front of the Mexican pyramid and we stayed together for the rest of the evening. We all went over to Test Track first. Bolt didn't want to ride for some reason so Sidney stayed out with him. We pretty much walked right on Test Track. I think they love that ride as much as my family does! When we got off the kids messed around in the cars for a bit. I think Nichole took pics of this but she's not this far into her trip report yet. One of our first days was her last so I'm getting to it first. Anyway...we hang out in that area for a bit then went back out to find Sidney. Good thing he skipped the ride too because someone tried to walk off with Thomas's stroller! Sidney asked the guy, "Are you sure that's your stroller? I could have sworn that's the one our friends just left behind..." The person was like oops and grabbed their beat up raggedy old stroller....as if they really mixed that up! People will steal anything these days! Or try to. Stroller safe and sound and ready for another trip back to WDW! Yay!

Please forgive me...I didn't take a single picture during any of the Dismeets. I know, bad Tammy! Can you believe this? I feel so bad about it. But we were all drenched, soaked and looked like we were playing SURVIVOR. We didn't want a picture looking like that! So anyway, we leave Test Track and went over to The Land to ride Soarin'. Inside we saw Mary (MaryAZ) and her beautiful DD's. That was a really quick meet (it was almost closing time now...) but we said hello and talked for a bit. I really wanted to meet back up with them later but things never worked out. Mary and her family were sweet as could be. I know we would have all gotten along and had a blast. Next time if the weather will let us!

We rushed over to Soarin'. Tommy sat this one out. We didn't have much of a wait but we requested the front row so we wouldn't have feet dangling in our face so that put us back a ride. Usually this only takes a few minutes right? Well, not this time. The ride before us gets stuck up in the air!!! And it's not just a second or two. They were stuck for a long time! I don't think we were supposed to know about it but this sweet little Asian girl told us. After all it was taking forever and there was only one other family waiting with us. It was a big family...about 8-10 people but still. All I can say is I'm glad we didn't get on that ride!

After what felt like 20-30 minutes to me we were allowed inside. The maintenance people were all in there which made us a little nervous. Surely it wouldn't get stuck two times in a row right? We load up with the other family and take off soarin' over California and suddenly the movie goes black. We're stuck! We weren't up there as long as the other group but any amount of time is a long time when you're up that high without movie to look at! Nic called Tommy to let him know what was going on. Soarin' was all done for the night except for our ride. After a bit they brought us back down. Problem was fixed this time! We had to wait for them to restart the movie but then we went Soarin' again! This time we made it all the way to Disneyland! Yay!!!

We get out and the park had been closed now for a while. Tommy was worried about getting back in time for dinner and they still had to pack. We walked out as fast as we could...detoured around the lit up sidewalks so her family could see them, then they went to the buses and we went to the monorail. We had to go back to the Poly to get our ride.

Once we got back to the room Sidney went to the food court and got us a little something to nibble on. We were hungry ourselves.

I don't remember what the kids and I had...Sidney took a picture of his food though. He had a bacon cheeseburger. It looked so delicious!

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We hung out in the room a bit...watched the weather forecast...nothing ever changed by the way. It was the same mess day after day after day after day....we went to sleep with hopes of getting a decent day over at DHS! Star Wars weekends begin tomorrow! The other reason behind this trip!

pmama

07-03-2009, 12:39 AM

OneTreeHillAddict

07-03-2009, 01:10 AM

Oh...forgot to tell ya'll...I got a new camera this week. I took some pics of the kids a couple of days ago. I posted them on my August trip report...here is a link to the page.

http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2209989&page=7

ladybugmom

07-03-2009, 01:11 AM

WOW!! I'm still amazed at all of the things you saw at Epcot that we didn't!! Sooo glad you have pictures to share!! That's so cool that you got to meet up with Nichole (I was able to meet up with her the first night we were there however we never ran into Mary, unfortunately). That's CRAZY that you got stuck on Soarin'. I think I would have been freaking out--I know Ally would have! Can't wait to read more!!

jennz

07-03-2009, 07:33 AM

I love those margs - something about them just tastes great! So you snuck it on the ride?? I'm tellin!:lmao: I'm looking forward to your Star Wars Weekend pictures! (and btw - great job not eating that bacon cheeseburger!:banana:)

OhioDisneyLover

07-03-2009, 07:48 AM

Finally got up to date! Awesome pictures as usual Tammy. And I can't believe that you didn't take one Dismeet picture. :confused3 I was shocked when I read that!:laughing: Seriously, I know what you mean though the rain was terrible and who wanted to have their picture taken after getting drenched!

A new camera. Holy crap girl. Do you have like a dozen or what? :lmao: Whatcha get???????

joy13

07-03-2009, 10:46 AM

Glad you weren't stuck on Soarin' for too long and that they were able to get it working for you! That cheeseburger is making me hungry!

LovintheLodge

07-03-2009, 03:22 PM

I have been really enjoying both of your trip reports. I am always checking for your updates. Your pictures are wonderful!!

meanmom121

07-03-2009, 04:44 PM

I gotta remember that "it'll get ruined in the rain" trick:lmao:

Dang it I don't care if yall were all wet - I still want pictures:lmao:

I only 8 have days till we pull out of the driveway for Disney and I got to tell you I'm scared to go because I'll be so far behind on all the trip reports after being gone 2 weeks:scared1:

kaysmommie

07-03-2009, 05:26 PM

Hi Tammy,
Great update and pics in Mexico. Those coffee drinks look good too, better than the Margarita I had. It was fun to finally meet you and your family. I do have a few pics of our kids in the test track area, if you want I could post them. Sad I didn't get any of us though, we did get rained out when we went outside on TT. Tell Sidney thanks again for rescuing our stroller :goodvibes. It seemed like we waited a good 45 minutes for Soarin and then a bit longer when they had to wait for the tape to rewind. It was freaky but :rotfl2: too. Kaylee liked meeting your kids, especially your DD. If Thomas sees me reading one of your TR's and he sees pics, he will say "Oh that is" and one of your kids names. He is always very shy unless he knows you really well. I wish we stayed one more day for Star Wars Weekend.

OneTreeHillAddict

07-03-2009, 11:48 PM

More gorgeous pictures. Hmmm, I will definitely have to add Flower and Garden to the list of things I want to see in Disney.:goodvibes

It is impossible to stay mad at the kiddos for long isn't it.:goodvibes

This year F & G and Star Wars weekends crossed so we were able to do both. I don't know if it's always like that though. I've enjoyed this past year....going at so many different times and seeing a little bit of everything. The only thing left to do is the Food and Winde festival. I don't drink wine but I still want to go one day.

WOW!! I'm still amazed at all of the things you saw at Epcot that we didn't!! Sooo glad you have pictures to share!! That's so cool that you got to meet up with Nichole (I was able to meet up with her the first night we were there however we never ran into Mary, unfortunately). That's CRAZY that you got stuck on Soarin'. I think I would have been freaking out--I know Ally would have! Can't wait to read more!!

I feel like we missed so much because of the weather. Especially the SWW events. Nichole is great, isn't she? We'd been talking on here for like a year so I felt like I knew her already. :goodvibes That's not the only ride we got stuck on...LOL

I love those margs - something about them just tastes great! So you snuck it on the ride?? I'm tellin!:lmao: I'm looking forward to your Star Wars Weekend pictures! (and btw - great job not eating that bacon cheeseburger!:banana:)

I love the salted rims. YUM! SWW coming up really soon. As a matter of fact this trip report is about to go really fast. I hope to be finished in less than 3 weeks so keep checking for updates...I'll be popping them up left and right here shortly. I'm almost done uploading all of the video.

Finally got up to date! Awesome pictures as usual Tammy. And I can't believe that you didn't take one Dismeet picture. :confused3 I was shocked when I read that!:laughing: Seriously, I know what you mean though the rain was terrible and who wanted to have their picture taken after getting drenched!

A new camera. Holy crap girl. Do you have like a dozen or what? :lmao: Whatcha get???????

I know. Both times the rain was showing it's butt so I didn't even take the camera out. I look bad enough as it is but to soak me down...yikes. You'll see...I ended up taking a picture of myself one night while at DHS so ya'll could see how soaked I was.

Actually I took the D60 back today. For work I only have the D300 now but the kids and I have a ton of those point and shoot cameras. I think there's like 6 of them total. They're nothing fancy though. I had a D90 too for a bit. NIKON rocks! D300 is as high as I can afford to go though. This girl can't afford the $5000-$7000 camera bodies. Wish I could. lol

Glad you weren't stuck on Soarin' for too long and that they were able to get it working for you! That cheeseburger is making me hungry!

Me too! That would have been bad. Being stuck on with a friend from Dis made it funny though. The kids had a blast being stuck. :laughing:

I have been really enjoying both of your trip reports. I am always checking for your updates. Your pictures are wonderful!!

Aww. Thanks. I'm about to speed them both up and get 'em done. I'm ready to read some myself and plan the new trip!

I gotta remember that "it'll get ruined in the rain" trick:lmao:

Dang it I don't care if yall were all wet - I still want pictures:lmao:

I only 8 have days till we pull out of the driveway for Disney and I got to tell you I'm scared to go because I'll be so far behind on all the trip reports after being gone 2 weeks:scared1:

Well I'll be done with the other one by then! :goodvibes Thank God! :rotfl2: 8 days...super cool. OMG....I jst thought about something. If all goes well with G I might be at DTD on the 14th! If I come I'll call ya if you wanna meet up. PM me your number. I am gonna try but it all depends on him. Sidney is good with it.

Hi Tammy,
Great update and pics in Mexico. Those coffee drinks look good too, better than the Margarita I had. They were! My maragrita was really good. Mine wasn't very sweet. I don't like 'em sweet. That one you had looked sweet! It was fun to finally meet you and your family. I do have a few pics of our kids in the test track area, if you want I could post them. Yes please. I delayed this for a long time waiting for you to get to the same day but I want to be done with this TR before we go off again. When we come back to the Mtn house we'll have to hang out for a day or two. It's pretty close. Sad I didn't get any of us though, we did get rained out when we went outside on TT. I know...at that point though I could care less. Did I tell you I fit in a size 16 now! I was a 20 when I saw you guys. I can't wait to hit a 6 or 8. If I don't look too thin then I'm going for a size 4. Tell Sidney thanks again for rescuing our stroller :goodvibes. I'm still amazed by that. Why would someone try and steal a kids stroller of all things. Man. So tacky. It seemed like we waited a good 45 minutes for Soarin and then a bit longer when they had to wait for the tape to rewind. It was freaky but :rotfl2: too. Kaylee liked meeting your kids, especially your DD. If Thomas sees me reading one of your TR's and he sees pics, he will say "Oh that is" and one of your kids names. He is always very shy unless he knows you really well. I wish we stayed one more day for Star Wars Weekend.

Aww. That's so cute. Thomas was so shy but by the time we hit Soarin' I think he was fine. You definitely should have stayed for SWW! That finale show of the day was the funniest thing I've ever seen. I have lots of video coming up. It's not the best video but funny still. :goodvibes

BigEeyore

07-04-2009, 07:44 AM

mmmm...margarita! That Mexico boat ride has a special place in my life - it was the very first ride we took our older DD on when she was 8 months old! I think they changed the music in it recently - it used to be this tune that would get stuck in my head (uh-oh, now it's stuck in my head again!).

kaysmommie

07-04-2009, 10:08 AM

Aww. That's so cute. Thomas was so shy but by the time we hit Soarin' I think he was fine. You definitely should have stayed for SWW! That finale show of the day was the funniest thing I've ever seen. I have lots of video coming up. It's not the best video but funny still. :goodvibes

Well at least he didn't hide behind like he usually does :goodvibes. If I had known that they were giving Tommy his vacation week I would have extended our stay until Saturday. Do you mean that Hyperspace Hoopla show? I saw it on another TR and showed Thomas. He was hysterically :rotfl: . I'm pretty sure we will go back next May and plan on being there for SWW.

PrincessAlways

07-04-2009, 02:05 PM

Sorry to hear the kids were a little rowdy in WS. But--kids, vacation, walking, rain --- it was bound to happen. Didn't last that long though! :thumbsup2 I love walking inside Mexico. Dismeet -- :banana:

Maureenmouse

07-04-2009, 04:24 PM

Lots more great pics. I love the maket in Mexico too! I wish it had rained more on our trip! It was just plain hot!!!! School starts on the 25th in NC this year, but we start on the 18th as teachers. also my Big 40 is on the 16th. I would love to go down and celebrate, but not enough time. When does free dining start? Of curse I think we missed the window for reservations. Besides. I've been home 2 days this entire summer. We won't know what to do with ourselves when we actually get home next week!

jenseib

07-04-2009, 04:24 PM

Great update!

mmmm...margarita! That Mexico boat ride has a special place in my life - it was the very first ride we took our older DD on when she was 8 months old! I think they changed the music in it recently - it used to be this tune that would get stuck in my head (uh-oh, now it's stuck in my head again!).

They redid the whole ride about 2 years ago, and added Donald to it. I think the old version was better.

xoktenox

07-05-2009, 04:30 PM

Ok I was behind a few posts but I'm all caught up now. The summer is keeping me away from the boards too! Since by 3pm today I was burnt already though, I have some time now LOL

Loved to hear about the Dis meets, it gets me excited for our big one! And we better have some alcoholic beverages to have some fun like you did on the Mexico boat ride! :rotfl: I hope the rain held off a little so you could enjoy the Star Wars events at DHS!

AZMickeyfans

07-05-2009, 05:07 PM

alright, catching up because I have been gone in Vegas for a week. I LOVE all of the EPCOT pictures. My favorite park! You always take such great pictures of the not so common stuff too! So cool.

OneTreeHillAddict

07-05-2009, 08:33 PM

We woke up in a hurry on this morning! Dash was ready to see Star Wars Weekends! We had a quick bowl of cereal in the room then headed out. Already things were looking kind of stormy. WHY!???? Haven't we had enough? On the way over to DHS we saw this near Coronado Springs...the train that take people to their cars was just a moving down the street. You don't see this every day so I took a picture.

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We arrive, park, and go in as fast as we can since it wasn't raining yet. You could see it coming...as soon as we got close to the gates I saw the Storm Troopers standing on top of the DHS entry. I don't know a thing about Star Wars but I was even getting excited now. Dash is a huge Star Wars fan. He knows all of these people...me on the other hand...not so much. I'll do the best I can here but please...don't expect a whole lot of knowledge on these characters coming from me. I've never even seen the movies! (Yes, we own them all but I've never seen them!)

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I could tell already it was going to be a very busy weekend at WDW, and especially at DHS. We didn't go early for the fast passes or anything and when we arrived the line still looked like this.

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These guys were so cool! They were all over the place!

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Everywhere you looked you saw Star Wars something!

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We walked over towards 50's Prime Time and saw the meet and greet booths set up all over. I don't care to meet people like that. I'm not an autograph person. I asked Dash if he wanted to meet them and he said no, he'd rather meet the people dressed up as the character so off we went...

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This was our first time...I had no idea what went on here but they gave us these white SWW flyers that listed parade times and a dew other things. Wish I had gotten one to bring home. The rain ruined all of the ones we had. If anyone here has an extra brochure PLEASE mail it to me. Being new to the event I took pictures of everything! Here are more of the SWW celebs...

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We walked to the back to see what all was going on. It wasn't too crowded back here.

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Every now and then you'd see something like this walking around..I honestly felt like I was in another World at some times. It was so much fun!

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We made our way over near the backlot tour. This is where the big store was. OMG it was slammed packed with people in a long waiting line! Just to get in and shop! Wow. I wasn't expecting that. Evidently that is where all of the people were. Turns out this was one of the things they handed out fast passes for, so I was told. Fast passes to shop!? What the heck was in that place!?

All over the streets you'd see this kind of thing...

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And characters were all over too...I feel like I'm getting a dirty look here. Better go meet some nicer people...Where do I find those sweet cuddly Disney characters?

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OneTreeHillAddict

07-05-2009, 08:36 PM

Here they are! Minnie, awwww. She was so darn cute! We were in line but didn't get to meet her. When we arrived Goofy and Donald were actually out. Then Minnie took their place. Guess who we got!!! You'll see. Just give me a minute. I knew we'd miss Minnie since she was only allotted a few minutes. I wanted pictures of her though so I sent Sidney up to take some from the side.

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Is she cute or what!? Her time was up and Mickey came out to take her spot. I was pretty close to the front by now and scored some of the best pictures ever! Look at this!

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This one is my favorite!

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Mickey waves goodbye to his love...

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Shortly after it was our turn to meet Mickey!

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Gabby was up first! Mickey even took time to dance with her. It was so cute.

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Next up was Dash

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Next...Bolt meets Mickey!

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Then Sidney...

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Next I went back and did a picture request. Someone asked for a Mickey waving at me...I think it was Beka. We didn't meet Mickey in March but boy did I make up for it this trip! Here's Mickey waving at you Beka!

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On the way out I took a picture of the sign that tells where the Disney characters were meeting us....hence the white background.

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Next up...a ton of rain and the Star Wars parade!