Our *R&R* TR 7/31 - 8/6 Wilderness Lodge We Are Home! Update Page 6

[TinyDancer]

Hi there! Welcome to my first ever PTR! Let me introduce myself, I'm Brea, a 30 yr old SAHM who loves Disney! My DH :love: is currently deployed and we are *anxiously* awaiting his R&R in August. :thumbsup2

We decided for R&R that we would take advantage of all the wonderful military discounts and head to WDW for an entire week! :banana:

Here is the cast..

Me, DH, DS (4), DD (19 months)
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DS is slightly Cars *Lightning McQueen* obsessed, and DD is just starting to learn her Disney Princesses! princess:

This has been quite the adventure, planning our WDW trip by myself. DH has really no preference so I get to decide everything! I haven't been to WDW for 25 years and SOOOO much has changed.. it's a little overwhelming.
Luckily, I have my BFF :flower3: to help me out (she is DisneyLand obsessed) and everyone on this board! :)

Originally, we were going to stay at AKL. I called this past weekend to change to WL!! I think that will be more appropriate for my family, and I am really looking forward to that ferry to MK! :yay:

Our tentative (I say tentative because the military has been known to change it's mind as it pleases ;) ) are August 1 - 8.

Here's a rundown of our tentative itinerary.

8-1 - DD
8-2 - HS
8-3 - MK
8-4 - AK
8-5 - MK
8-6 - Epcot
8-7 - Breakfast with Lilo & Stitch

If ANYone has any tips, ideas, suggestions that you can give me, please do! I let them know when I made our resort reservations that we will be celebrating DH's R&R, and his promotion as well. Does anyone know what special things they can possibly do?

Anyway, thanks for reading! Much more to come later!

[jewels1916]

Hi Brea! What a fun trip it looks like you are planning! You will absolutely love Wilderness Lodge. It's probably the one I recommend the most! :) Riding the ferry over to MK is a lot of fun! You have a beautiful family, and I think you are all going to have a great time!

If your DS is a huge Cars fan, you should make sure to take a little pit stop over by the Backlot Tour and he can "meet" Lightening McQueen and Mater, and you can take pics. They do this at different times during the day, so if you grab a "Times Guide" as you walk into the park (right by the maps), it should list what times they will be there. :)

Have you thought about ordering a cake to celebrate seeing DH, and his promotion? There is an entire thread about ordering cakes at WDW to be served at a certain meal. Sometimes they can be a little $$$:scared1: but sometimes they are not so bad. The thread is over on the restaurant board, I think.

Something else that is fun to do is watch the Floating Electrical Pageant from the little beach behind Wilderness Lodge on Seven Seas Lagoon. Right now, they play it nightly around 9pm - might not be do-able since you have little ones, but its fun, and since it's evening, it is a little cooler. :)

Whew....sorry I just wrote a novel. I am subbing, and I can't wait to read more about your plans!

[reyasmommy]

You have an adorable family!

Can't wait to read more! popcorn::

[TinyDancer]

Hi Brea! What a fun trip it looks like you are planning! You will absolutely love Wilderness Lodge. It's probably the one I recommend the most! :) Riding the ferry over to MK is a lot of fun! You have a beautiful family, and I think you are all going to have a great time!

If your DS is a huge Cars fan, you should make sure to take a little pit stop over by the Backlot Tour and he can "meet" Lightening McQueen and Mater, and you can take pics. They do this at different times during the day, so if you grab a "Times Guide" as you walk into the park (right by the maps), it should list what times they will be there. :)

Have you thought about ordering a cake to celebrate seeing DH, and his promotion? There is an entire thread about ordering cakes at WDW to be served at a certain meal. Sometimes they can be a little $$$:scared1: but sometimes they are not so bad. The thread is over on the restaurant board, I think.

Something else that is fun to do is watch the Floating Electrical Pageant from the little beach behind Wilderness Lodge on Seven Seas Lagoon. Right now, they play it nightly around 9pm - might not be do-able since you have little ones, but its fun, and since it's evening, it is a little cooler. :)

Whew....sorry I just wrote a novel. I am subbing, and I can't wait to read more about your plans!


Wow thanks!!
We definitely will have to meet Lightning. I told DS that he is there and his eyes almost popped out of his head! :rotfl: He is SO excited.

I have thought about getting a cake. I saw the thread about cakes in the Restaurant section, but I haven't clicked it yet lol... I am a little worried about seeing those prices!

I am really hoping we get to do some things in the evening, like the Electrical Pageant! I think with a nap during the day & plenty of breaks *hopefully* we can get back out in the evening when it's cooler.

Thanks so much for subbing!

[TinyDancer]

You have an adorable family!

Can't wait to read more! popcorn::


Thank you so much! :goodvibes

[TinyDancer]

After reading ArmyWife3-4's PTR, I also decided to make Mickey Mouse rice krispie treats to send to my DH, to get him in the wonderful Disney spirit.
I searched the mall high and low yesterday and could not find a cookie cutter!! Finally I looked at disneyshopping.com last night and found one for $4.95! :banana:
Now I am just waiting for them to ship so I can get DH's Disney / Birthday care package out to him. :woohoo:
He is also *very* excited to be headed to WDW (his first trip ever!) but don't think he will admit that to many people :rotfl:

I am drawing a blank on what else to send him Disney-related.. it has to be small and able to make it all the way to Afghanistan!

Suggestions are welcome!!

Next up.. restaurant itinerary :thumbsup2

[ChevyNat]

You have a lovely family... I can't wait to read more.
I am also heading for Disney in August, I have Disney fever since the first time I went in 2003, and now, I can't get enough of Disney.

[TinyDancer]

You have a lovely family... I can't wait to read more.
I am also heading for Disney in August, I have Disney fever since the first time I went in 2003, and now, I can't get enough of Disney.


Really? :woohoo:

I am a little concerned about the heat & crowds of August.. but not concerned enough to let that stop us from going. :D

[TinyDancer]

I have not made ADR's yet!!! :eek: I am sure this is a Disney Crime.. being 58 days out with no ADR's. What am I waiting on? Well, I am still a little scared that DH's leave time will be changed and then I will be stuck cancelling & re-scheduling ADR's.. :confused3

Anyway, here is my *wish* list.. maybe I should go ahead & call today to see if I can still get in??

T Rex
Toy Story Pizza Planet
Pinnochio Village Haus
Breakfast with Donald at Tusker House
Tony's Town Square
Breakfast with Lilo & Stitch
Whispering Canyon
Coral Reef

I know most of those are no ADR's, but we aren't on the Dining Plan so we need to eat cheap most days.
We will have a fridge in our room, so I think that will help out with breakfast and some snacks, although I'm not sure how big it is?

I do have a few more CS restaurants on my wish list, but these are the *most* important ones to me..

Is there any hope I can still get in Coral Reef??

OH... my Mickey Mouse cookie cutters shipped today!!! :banana: I can't wait to get those Rice Krispie Mickey treats to DH!!

[jewels1916]

Whispering Canyon is a riot - y'all should make sure and ask for some ketchup.

If you try for an ADR at Coral Reef for an off time, you shouldn't have trouble getting it. You'll also have a better chance of sitting by the tank to see everything. :)

All of your ADRs look really good. :)
May I make a suggestion just incase you don't happen to get one and need a back up? Crystal Palace in Magic Kingdom. My family loves this place. It's a character meal with the characters from Winnie the Pooh, but what we love about it so much is to make an ADR around 10:30, 10:45 or so. About this time (especially in August) you will have already spent some time in the park and you'll be hot and ready to sit down. So you can go in and cool off and have a bit to eat. I think about 11 is the time they will be switching the breakfast buffet over to the lunch buffet, so you can get a little smattering of both meals.

Just a suggestion, it's a meal my family eats at every time we are there. (And the youngest in my fam is 17! We still get a kick out of the characters.)

I believe the refrigerator that you will have is about the size of a refrigerator you might see in a college dorm room. Pretty small, but it will fit milk, juice, waterbottles, cold cuts, fruit and veggie snacks. It works for what it is.

I am going to go check out that Mickey cookie-cutter! My favorite things to eat at WDW are the Mickey rice-krispies! :woohoo:

[TinyDancer]

I forgot to make ADR's for Whispering Canyon when I JUST called!! :confused3 I did, however get my ADR's for Coral Reef, Bf with Donald & BF with Lilo & Stitch! :dance3:
I had to adjust my schedule just a bit (switch pool day & Epcot day) but that is FINE by me!!
The lady I spoke with mentioned something new they are starting late June.. about a Pirate party or something? I am going to have to see what that is, my DS would love it.

Now I am just trying to figure out how much to budget for food...

[TinyDancer]

Whispering Canyon is a riot - y'all should make sure and ask for some ketchup.

If you try for an ADR at Coral Reef for an off time, you shouldn't have trouble getting it. You'll also have a better chance of sitting by the tank to see everything. :)

All of your ADRs look really good. :)
May I make a suggestion just incase you don't happen to get one and need a back up? Crystal Palace in Magic Kingdom. My family loves this place. It's a character meal with the characters from Winnie the Pooh, but what we love about it so much is to make an ADR around 10:30, 10:45 or so. About this time (especially in August) you will have already spent some time in the park and you'll be hot and ready to sit down. So you can go in and cool off and have a bit to eat. I think about 11 is the time they will be switching the breakfast buffet over to the lunch buffet, so you can get a little smattering of both meals.

Just a suggestion, it's a meal my family eats at every time we are there. (And the youngest in my fam is 17! We still get a kick out of the characters.)

I believe the refrigerator that you will have is about the size of a refrigerator you might see in a college dorm room. Pretty small, but it will fit milk, juice, waterbottles, cold cuts, fruit and veggie snacks. It works for what it is.

I am going to go check out that Mickey cookie-cutter! My favorite things to eat at WDW are the Mickey rice-krispies! :woohoo:


I can't figure out how to multi-quote?? Anyway.. CP would not fly with my DH he hates all Winnie the Pooh characters. :rolleyes1 Thanks for the suggestion though.

That is great about the fridge.. we'll definitely be having some snacks in the room!! popcorn::

[Raecheal]

:wave2: Such a beautiful Family... I've never stayed at WL but I've read great things about it...Congrats on booking your ADR!!:banana:

I"m def. in :surfweb:.. and looking forward to reading about your plans.

[TinyDancer]

:wave2: Such a beautiful Family... I've never stayed at WL but I've read great things about it...Congrats on booking your ADR!!:banana:

I"m def. in :surfweb:.. and looking forward to reading about your plans.

Hi there!! I see you are Twilight obsessed as well. I am on my 3rd time through reading the books.. getting ready to start Eclipse again. Can't get enough of those books!!

[Malibelle]

You are going to have a great time on yoru trip. YOu ADR's look good. WCC is so fun.

If you are eating at COral Reef, I am not sure if they still do this but when we celebrated our 1st anniversary I set up with the manager ther eto have a customized menue made, with our pictures plus she set up the diver in the tank to hold a sign up that said Happy Anniversary to my DH. You may be able to do this still, not sure and it was free. I know there used to be a thread about it. If I can find it I will post it for you.

There is also the special wishes cruise too, if you can find someone to share it with its not as much money. I think there is a tread on the planning board.

3 times though the Twilight books! Wow, I am on New moon and I can't seem to get through it, I need to soon before the movie comes out!

[Malibelle]

Aw forget the Coral Reef menu idea. I just read they dont do it anymore. Thats too bad.

If you are crafty, on the design board some of the people will make you graphics that you can use on shirts bags..etc. They do it on thier own free will and get busy so I would request something now so you can have it before your trip.

I have made Tshirts, goodie bags and invites before.

[ChevyNat]

At Wispering Canyon Cafe, my son asked for a spoon ha! ha!


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And I asked for a refill of Diet Coke

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I am also worried about the heat and crowd, never been during the summer, but I can't take out my son out of school anymore, he is secondary 1 this year... too risky now... So we've decided to try it out in August!

[jewels1916]

Oh, you can multi quote by clicking the button next to the "quote button" (the one with the quotation mark in it) in each person's post that you want to quote. Then once you have clicked the button in everyone's post, just hit post reply.

:goodvibes CP is just a family favorite of ours, it's not for everyone. But it is definitely nice to have an ADR around that time for a little break, and to cool off. :)

[TinyDancer]

You are going to have a great time on yoru trip. YOu ADR's look good. WCC is so fun.

If you are eating at COral Reef, I am not sure if they still do this but when we celebrated our 1st anniversary I set up with the manager ther eto have a customized menue made, with our pictures plus she set up the diver in the tank to hold a sign up that said Happy Anniversary to my DH. You may be able to do this still, not sure and it was free. I know there used to be a thread about it. If I can find it I will post it for you.

There is also the special wishes cruise too, if you can find someone to share it with its not as much money. I think there is a tread on the planning board.

3 times though the Twilight books! Wow, I am on New moon and I can't seem to get through it, I need to soon before the movie comes out!


Thanks for the tip about Coral Reef! I will have to find out some more about that, sounds awesome!!
Yes, hurry & get through New Moon so you can read Eclipse. It's better. :thumbsup2 Although Breaking Dawn is my fav.

[TinyDancer]

Aw forget the Coral Reef menu idea. I just read they dont do it anymore. Thats too bad.

If you are crafty, on the design board some of the people will make you graphics that you can use on shirts bags..etc. They do it on thier own free will and get busy so I would request something now so you can have it before your trip.

I have made Tshirts, goodie bags and invites before.

I replied to your other post before I saw this one. That stinks that they don't do the menus anymore.

At Wispering Canyon Cafe, my son asked for a spoon ha! ha!


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And I asked for a refill of Diet Coke

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I am also worried about the heat and crowd, never been during the summer, but I can't take out my son out of school anymore, he is secondary 1 this year... too risky now... So we've decided to try it out in August!

Omgosh that is hilarious!! :rotfl:

Oh, you can multi quote by clicking the button next to the "quote button" (the one with the quotation mark in it) in each person's post that you want to quote. Then once you have clicked the button in everyone's post, just hit post reply.

:goodvibes CP is just a family favorite of ours, it's not for everyone. But it is definitely nice to have an ADR around that time for a little break, and to cool off. :)

Thanks for telling me how to multi quote! :cheer2:

[TinyDancer]

Not exactly related to my PTR but I am leaving for the beach Saturday! :cool1: I'd much rather be going to Disney but this will be a distraction & also help to pass the next week quickly!
I'm going with my dc, my mom, my sister & her dc.. should be a good time!

[jewels1916]

:woohoo: The beach sounds awesome!

I am also a fellow Twilight fan! Did you see the movie? The trailer for New Moon just came out, and it looks good! :) I remember when Breaking Dawn came out - I had actually just finished reading the first three, and I went and bought it that night when it came out. The next day my best friend and her fiance and I were going whitewater rafting, but we had to drive like an hour to get to the river. We took my car because it was the biggest, but Lacy and I made Zach drive, so we could read Breaking Dawn! :laughing:

[Malibelle]

Have fun at the Beach! I am going next weekend. My family lives at the Jersey shore so we go down all summer.

[ChevyNat]

AWWW! You guys are so lucky to go to the beach... here it's not warm enough to swim... I think we will have a bad summer... again :sad2:
At least at the end of the month I will be going to Ottawa for 5 days and then I will only have 1 month before my trip YAAAAY!!!

[TinyDancer]

:woohoo: The beach sounds awesome!

I am also a fellow Twilight fan! Did you see the movie? The trailer for New Moon just came out, and it looks good! :) I remember when Breaking Dawn came out - I had actually just finished reading the first three, and I went and bought it that night when it came out. The next day my best friend and her fiance and I were going whitewater rafting, but we had to drive like an hour to get to the river. We took my car because it was the biggest, but Lacy and I made Zach drive, so we could read Breaking Dawn! :laughing:

I have the movie, and have watched it SEVERAL times lol.. even my 4 yr old ds has watched it!! I saw the New Moon trailer too and it looks like it is going to be SO much better than Twilight!!

Have fun at the Beach! I am going next weekend. My family lives at the Jersey shore so we go down all summer.

I've never been to the northern beaches, only ones south of Virginia!!

AWWW! You guys are so lucky to go to the beach... here it's not warm enough to swim... I think we will have a bad summer... again :sad2:
At least at the end of the month I will be going to Ottawa for 5 days and then I will only have 1 month before my trip YAAAAY!!!

1 month YAY!! :dance3::yay::banana:

[TinyDancer]

Great news... DH gets to come home earlier than expected!!! :dance3::yay:

Not great news... I have to totally rearrange our trip!

Will I be able to get our ADR's?? WHICH days should I reschedule our trip for??

I SOO want to call Disney NOW and get this settled once & for all.. BUT I am at the beach... my confirmation number is at home in OH... :confused3 What to do what to do...

I will update as soon as I get something figured out!!

[Raecheal]

Hi there!! I see you are Twilight obsessed as well. I am on my 3rd time through reading the books.. getting ready to start Eclipse again. Can't get enough of those books!!

I love, LOVE Twilight. 3rd time... wow.. Oh i'm so in love with Edward Cullen:lmao:

Not exactly related to my PTR but I am leaving for the beach Saturday! :cool1: I'd much rather be going to Disney but this will be a distraction & also help to pass the next week quickly!
I'm going with my dc, my mom, my sister & her dc.. should be a good time!

Oh.. I love the beach... not sure if your still there but i hope you have/had an amazing time.

Great news... DH gets to come home earlier than expected!!! :dance3::yay:

Not great news... I have to totally rearrange our trip!

Will I be able to get our ADR's?? WHICH days should I reschedule our trip for??

I SOO want to call Disney NOW and get this settled once & for all.. BUT I am at the beach... my confirmation number is at home in OH... :confused3 What to do what to do...

I will update as soon as I get something figured out!!


Oh NO.... let me know how everything works out....

[TinyDancer]

I love, LOVE Twilight. 3rd time... wow.. Oh i'm so in love with Edward Cullen:lmao:

Me too!!! Although I am VERY excited to see New Moon, I think it's going to be SO much better than Twilight (the movie).




Oh.. I love the beach... not sure if your still there but i hope you have/had an amazing time.

We are still here! We're coming home tomorrow. I feel like I need to get back home & get all of my Disney stuff straightened out :rolleyes1


Oh NO.... let me know how everything works out....

I will! I'm almost scared to change our reservations AGAIN... I'm thinking what if his R&R days change again.. :confused3

[TinyDancer]

We are HOME from the beach! NOW I can *really* start my Disney planning. :goodvibes
I've decided to go ahead and stay with our August reservations. Even if he is coming home a week early, there is a good chance he will be delayed and then my reservations would be messed up again! So, I'm going to chance it & hope & pray that all goes well.

Do you want to see what was waiting for me when I got home?? I ordered this shirt for DS from Ebay. I love it!!!! I just ordered one for my DD today, except hers is Minnie & has a big red bow!!!
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[wdwgirl03]

Hey there...just joining in on your TR. Sounds like a great trip! We are staying at the WL in August too (though we don't go until the end of the month). I am so excited and I'm sure you are too!

That is funny about your son being obsessed with Cars. My cousin's son absolutely LOVES Cars too. He had a Cars birthday party and pretty much every present he got was Cars related. :rotfl:

[Malibelle]

Great shirts! I have seen some cute shirts on ebay, I might get one for myself. I know my DH wont wear one. He thinks it corny although it was amazing, I got him to wear the groom hat during our wedding week.

[TinyDancer]

Hey there...just joining in on your TR. Sounds like a great trip! We are staying at the WL in August too (though we don't go until the end of the month). I am so excited and I'm sure you are too!

That is funny about your son being obsessed with Cars. My cousin's son absolutely LOVES Cars too. He had a Cars birthday party and pretty much every present he got was Cars related. :rotfl:

Oh, we did too!! I had his 4th birthday party at a local pizza place here, and it looked like Cars toys had just exploded in there!! :rotfl:
DS absolutely loved it of course.. and I just found out they are making a Cars II!!! :woohoo: We can't wait!! Here are some pics of DS' Cars birthday

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[TinyDancer]

Great shirts! I have seen some cute shirts on ebay, I might get one for myself. I know my DH wont wear one. He thinks it corny although it was amazing, I got him to wear the groom hat during our wedding week.


Thanks! I love it. My DH won't wear one either.. he & I are just going to do red, black or white shirts. Here is the one I am getting for my DD.


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=370210080542

Her name isn't Lily though, it's Briar. :cutie:


That is so cute that your DH wore the groom hat!!

[TinyDancer]

The Mickey Mouse rice krispie treats turned out wonderfully!! :cheer2:

The kids & I made up an extra special Disney box for DH. He will be thrilled!!

My DS decorated the box with his Cars stickers, didn't he do a good job? :lovestruc

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I can't wait to get it shipped out on Monday!!

[Raecheal]

That Tshirt is soo cute.. I've always wanted a Dsiney tshirt.. maybe i'll purchase one this year. Yours look ssoooo cute.

MmMmMM... that cakes looks so delicous so do the mickey mouse trests. The box you've prepared the so touching... I'm sure he'll be really happy to receive it.:):goodvibes

[TinyDancer]

Thanks! I got it shipped out today. Hopefully he recieves it within a week or so, I bagged the rice krispies individually so I think they should be ok.

I got MORE Mickey & Minnie shirts for the kids today from the Disney store! I think I have a Disney shopping problem LOL.

[TinyDancer]

My ticker is a little behind... I actually have less than 40 days until DH is home!!! :banana::cool1::dance3::yay::woohoo::cheer2:

I got DD's shirt today too, I will post pics ASAP!!! princess:

[TinyDancer]

Here is Briar's shirt!! I absolutely LOVE it!! :love:

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How cute will this be with the Minnie ears with the huge red bow??!

[Raecheal]

That shirt is wayy too cute! I love it.. Good job mom. :thumbsup2

[TinyDancer]

Updated Itinerary

8-1 DD - ADR T-Rex 3:30 (not the time I wanted, but it was the best I could do)
8-2 HS - (eating cheap today, hopefully)
8-3 MK - going to the park early, leaving for ADR at WCC, nap in the room, and back to the park
8-4 AK Breakfast with Donald at the Tusker House
8-5 MK Dinner at Tony's Town Square
8-6 Epcot Dinner at Coral Reef
8-7 Breakfast with Lilo & Stitch

I used the new online reservation system for 3 of my ADR's. It's SO cool!! You can even add Celebrations to each ADR. :thumbsup2

Ok, we are down to 6 weeks to go. That seems like a long time now, but I think the time will fly by! Especially since I don't have ALL of the outfits for the kids picked out! :eek: I have to get busy on that!!
Wait, did I say 6 weeks?? That means I'll see DH in around 5 weeks?! :dance3: I feel like I have so much to get done between now & then!!

[TinyDancer]

Gearing up for this week.. Hoping it FLIES by. DC have Bible School Mon - Fri. I have Zumba Mon, Tue, Thurs, Sat. I have one baby shower and one birthday party to attend. So hurry up last week of June & be over already!! Once July 1 hits... the 20-ish days countdown until I see DH is ON!!!! :cool1:

I do have some plans for when he arrives. The kids & I are wearing red, white & blue..and picking him up from the airport. We'll spend the night in Charleston, then drive home the next day to his parents' house.
We'll be having a surprise Welcome Home BBQ for him! :cheer2:

I'm not sure exactly what day this will be yet... but hoping around 27th of July.. Then we'll have a few days of rest, so DH can hang out & relax for a few days before we are off to Disney!!!

[TinyDancer]

It's been a long time since I've updated! We survived the week of VBS, and thankfully we have yet another busy week ahead.
I have our two days at MK mapped out. Here's the plan..please someone tell me if you think this is too much for two days!

Arrive at MK for rope drop, head straight to Fantasyland. Ride Dumbo, Pooh, Peter Pan, IASW. High tail it over to Toon Town, do the Hall of Fame, Barnstormer, Mickey & Minnie's houses.. back to Fantasyland for

Carousel, Mad Tea Party.. Now.. we have lunch ADR's at WCC for 11:45. What time do we need to leave MK to get there on time???

Continuing.. Lunch at WCC, nap in the room, back to MK. Back to Fantasyland, Snow White's Scary Adventures (?), Mickey's Philharmagic.. then head to Tomorrowland... to see

Buzz Lightyear, Monster's Inc, Stitch's Great Escape, Speedway Transit Authority.

This is day 1 of MK. Is it too much? Not enough? I would really appreciate some input.
My plan is to continue day 2 of MK with the other side of the World...
Frontierland, Liberty Square, Adventureland..

:confused3

[TinyDancer]

I just saw that the Transit Authority is closed, so scratch that from the list!

[jeffiner1978]

I'm right there with you on planning by myself. Hubby doesn't care where we eat, sleep or anything else for that matter. Thank god for this board.

[jeffiner1978]

Love the box for your hubby.

[TinyDancer]

I'm right there with you on planning by myself. Hubby doesn't care where we eat, sleep or anything else for that matter. Thank god for this board.



Gotta love it though right! It's kind of fun to be able to make all the decisions with no input from anyone else :rotfl:

[TinyDancer]

Happy Fourth of July!!! 3 weeks until R&R!!!

[TinyDancer]

We are now in the 2 week R&R range. WOW!! :cool1:

Here is a quick rundown of our itinerary

Day 1
Downtown Disney, Dinner at TRex

Day 2
HS
Toy Story Mania, The Little Mermaid, Playhouse Disney, Lights, Motor, Action, Muppets, The Great Movie Ride, Parade, Theatre of the Stars..
Lunch at Toy Story Pizza Planet

Day 3
Magic Kingdom
RUN to FantasyLand - Dumbo, Pooh, Peter Pan, IASW
ToonTown - Hall of Fame, Barnstormer, Mickey & Minnie's
Fantasyland - Carousel, Mad Hatter's Tea Party, Lunch at WCC
nap / pool
Fantasyland - Snow White's Scary Adventures, Mickey's Philharmagic,
TomorrowLand - buzz, Monster's Inc, Stitch, Carousel of Progress

Day 4
Animal Kingdom
Breakfast with Donald at Tusker House
Kilimanjaro Safaris, Pangini Forest Trail, Flights of Wonder, Kali River Rapids, Mahara Jungle Trek, Dinosaur, Finding Nemo, Triceratop Spin, The Boneyard
Dinner at Flame tree BBQ

Day 5
Magic Kingdom
Frontierland - Splash Mountain, Big Thunder Railroad Mountain, Country Bear Jamboree
Liberty Square - The Haunted Mansion, Liberty Belle Riverboat
Adventureland - Pirates of the Caribbean, Magic Carpets of Aladdin, Swiss Family Treehouse, Enchanted Tiki Room, Jungle Cruse
Dinner at Tony's Town Square
Wishes Fireworks

Day 6
Epcot
Soarin', The Seas, Spacehsip Earth, The Land, Living with the Land, Circle of Life, Test Track
World Showcase.. Maelstrom..
Dinner at Coral Reef

Day 7
Breakfast with Lilo & Stitch

[TinyDancer]

TWO weeks until WDW!!!!!!!

[Raecheal]

:woohoo: Congrats on being at 2 weeks away!! Are you getting excited? I love Your daily plans... I think Day 4 and Day 5 are my favs!!!

[TinyDancer]

Thank you!

YES, VERY excited!! We are at the one week mark, and only four days until we actually LEAVE for FL!!! :thumbsup2


Not to mention... I picked up my dh from the airport yesterday morning! First time I had seen him in nearly 7 months!!! :lovestruc

[TinyDancer]

We are AT Disney RIGHT now!!!! :dance3:

[TinyDancer]

Here is our first family pic after I picked my dh up from the airport!! The kids & I were SO glad to see him!!

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We were all anxious to get our vacation started, so we left the following day, drove to Gatlinburg where we spent a couple of days, then on to Panama City Beach..
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Finally, after 4 hotels in less than a week :scared1: it's time for us to actually GO to Disney!! I had to make a few changes to our itinerary...we are going to Epcot on our first day, and I had to cancel our Lilo & Stitch breakfast so we can drive home. :sad2:

Anyway... do you want to see some pics of our first day at Epcot?

[TinyDancer]

Our first time to WDW!

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We bought our tickets the night before at SoG, so after activating them (and adding the water park feature to my ds' ticket) we are ready to go.. we get in line at the gate about 8:30am. Both dc need to go potty, so off we run to the restroom, back in line & the gate is OPEN! Off we go! :cool1: My dh is wondering why in the world all of these people are running? :lmao:

My plan is to RUN (well walk as quickly as we can) to Soarin'. I guess that was the plan of about half of the other people there too! It was like a stampede! We get there pretty quickly, get in line, dh & ds go first while I take the rider switch pass & sit with dd. We wait for maybe 20 minutes before we see them exiting the ride. Ds & I get quickly back in line..and he starts to cry. It scared him so bad he wouldn't ride again. So.. we walked straight through to the exit. The ONLY ride I was SUPER excited about.. and I didn't get to ride. I DID get a FP to come back at 12:30 so that was good!
We rode Living with the Land & then went to The Seas before our 11:55 lunch ADR's at Coral Reef.

DD isn't too sure about that boat ride!
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Up next.. Coral Reef & our trip around the World!

[TinyDancer]

We had lunch ADR's at Coral Reef! :banana: This place is SO cool!

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DH had catfish
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I had Mahi Mahi (which was wonderful!)
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The kids shared the salmon meal
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Sadly, these are the only food pics I have so far. I keep forgetting to take pics before we eat! :rolleyes:

After lunch, dh takes the kids & I go use my FP for Soarin'! :cool1: LOVE this ride!! I find dh & the kids cooling off..
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We decide to walk around the World Showcase then head back to the hotel. Everyone is tired, hot, and we want to go to the WL to check in.

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And we are off to WL!
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[TinyDancer]

View from our balcony on the 5th floor
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Tomorrow... shopping for the girls, Blizzard Beach for the boys, Downtown Disney and TRex for ALL!!

[Disneychix]

Your family is so cute! You all looked so nice in the matching outfits! That room in the WL is great! Nice view!

Have fun!

[TinyDancer]

Day 2 ~ DH & DS went to Blizzard Beach, so DD & I went to the outlets! It was way too hot for me to be in the mood to shop for fall clothes, so we weren't there for long. We went back to the room, had a very light lunch & got ready for Downtown Disney!
We decided to take the bus instead of driving our own vehicle. The kids loved that!

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We walked around DD and went to the Disney Store. I love that place!! It was really crowded though. Then we went to TRex! SO cool!!

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They seated us in the ice cave!
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Sorry no food pics this time. I had the chicken salad sandwich and it was DELICIOUS.

We left after we ate & went back to the hotel for a swim!

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[TinyDancer]

Day 3 ~ Hollywood Studios!! I LOVE this place! We made it to the park about 8:45, just in time for rope drop! My DH is wondering why all of these crazy people are running?! We walked very quickley to Toy Story Mania. DS is a little scared, since the day before he rode Soarin' and was terrified. :eek:
We stood in line for maybe 15 minutes and finally get up there, Zaylor sees what ride looks like & decides it might be ok. :thumbsup2 He rode with me, Briar rode with DH. We ALL loved it!! SO much fun we got a FP when we got off the ride!
Guess who we saw after we rode TSM?!

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No way!! These guys are so cool! AND funny!!

Here is Briar riding around in the stroller..
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Next we went to The Little Mermaid.. this show was SO wonderful. I LOVEd how it looked like we were underwater!! We went straight to PlayHouse Disney after The Little Mermaid. That was a lot of fun for the kids, and nice & cool.
After lunch at Toy Story Pizza Planet (the pizza was pretty good!) we saw the Muppets 3D show, then we met these guys!

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My DS is pretty obsessed with Cars... and especially Lightning McQueen... but Lightning was revving his engine just a little too loud so DS wanted to stand by Mater! :lmao:

Soon it was time to use our FPs for TSM, so back we went. After riding again, we got to meet...

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Our very first characters...

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My family pics are on the photopass cd.. I can't post those just yet!

Zaylor was really nervous to meet them. He thought Buzz was just the coolest!! His first autographs at WDW at from Woody & Buzz Lightyear. :cool1:

[KELLY]

Love the pics of WL. We stayed there right before I got pregnant the 1st time.

[Disney Brat]

I just found you, and I am loving your TR so far!! Your DD and DS are soooo sweet!! Can't wait to read more!!

[TinyDancer]

Then we were off to see Beauty and The Beast! This show was SO good!! Also, a nice break. :thumbsup2

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Loved it!!

We were just about ready to leave, it was SO hot and the kids were tired.. it was almost three o'clock and we were on our way out.. then we realized we were just in time for the Block Party Bash!!

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The parade was cute! We decided to leave since we were so hot & the WL pool was calling our names!! Another successful day at the parks.. :banana:

[TinyDancer]

I just found you, and I am loving your TR so far!! Your DD and DS are soooo sweet!! Can't wait to read more!!

Thanks!! I have a lot more to post so stay tuned. :)

We took over 300 pics, I am only posting about 200 of those lol.

[TinyDancer]

Your family is so cute! You all looked so nice in the matching outfits! That room in the WL is great! Nice view!

Have fun!

Thanks! I LOVED our view at WL. I would wake up before 7am every morning just to watch the ducks swim in the pool! Good times. :)

Love the pics of WL. We stayed there right before I got pregnant the 1st time.

It's a wonderful place isn't it?

[Raecheal]

Beauty and the beast is one of my favorite shows at DHS!! :goodvibes The block party bash is good as well...DHS is dbf's fav!!!!

[TinyDancer]

Beauty and the beast is one of my favorite shows at DHS!! :goodvibes The block party bash is good as well...DHS is dbf's fav!!!!


Well, my little girl did NOT like Gaston. Everytime he was on the stage, she would look at me and say 'Ba. Ba. Ba.' (BAD) When he would leave the stage, she said 'ba all gone? ba all gone?' :cutie: It was so cute!

[TinyDancer]

Ahhhh Magic Kingdom. Yes I do believe it is the happiest place on earth! :lovestruc We arrived on the charter boat from the WL. What a nice little ride on the lake, and OH SO convienent. Here we are in front of the castle!

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The beautiful Castle itself!
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I do believe I am a castle picture junkie. I mean, how many pics can you take of the castle? A LOT, right?!

After we look at and walk through the castle, we headed STRAIGHT for Dumbo! This was probably DD's FAVorite ride! She cried when we had to get off of it.
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Next we headed to Cinderella's Carousel! I looked for the horse with the ribbon around it's tail and did not see it.
BTW, it was really hot & we are NOT used to that heat.
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After the Carousel, it's 10 am so we head straight to Toon Town! The wait to see the Fairies and Princesses is already 20 minutes, so we skip it. My DD doesn't really know who they are yet.. we'll meet them next time! Instead, we head to Mickey's house!

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I never knew Mickey was such a slob! He DOES have a nice garden though!

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We waited in line probably 20 minutes to meet.....

Mickey & Minnie!! My DS went to Minnie first and kissed her on the cheek! DD quickly kissed Mickey on his nose!

This might possibly be our Christmas card this year.
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After meeting Mickey & Minnie, DD and I go to Minnie's house while DH & DS ride Goofy's Barnstormer!
I LOVED Minnie's house! SO cute.

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It's about 11am now so we ride the train to the main station and head back to the WL for our lunch ADR at WCC!
I didn't take any pics there, but I will say skillet meal was awesome. I am not a huge fan of BBQ, but those ribs were TDF! The baked beans were VERY yummy too!

After lunch we went back to the room for a quick nap. My kids are early to bed early to rise kind of people, and we wanted to watch the fireworks, so they needed a middle of the day rest. It worked out VERY well!

Next up.. the rest of our FIRST MK day!

[TinyDancer]

We wake up from our nap feeling great, so back to MK we go! First we went to the teacups, another favorite ride of my kids'!

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It's just starting to rain a little, so we ran over & got in line at It's a Small World. I just love this ride, and my kids do too! Several times through out the ride though, they made the announcement to remain in our boat if the ride stopped. It never did, so I guess everything was ok!

DS is just dying to go ride the 'little cars' so we did! DH stayed behind with DD.

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Funny story about these cars.. I know that they are on a track, but I still tried to steer. I say 'tried' because those things are hard to drive! Anyway, as we are riding along, banging into the rail, my DS says 'Mommy, why is it that you can drive a huge truck, but not this tiny car?' :rotfl:
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By now it's pouring the rain and we have no ponchos. Every day of our trip, I have told DH that we need to buy some. Did we? No. We just got soaked instead! It actually felt nice, after the 90+ degree weather. I am STILL happy, even in the rain.
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We headed over to TomorrowLand and stood in line for Buzz's Space Ranger Spin. DS was really looking forward to this one since he loved Toy Storia Mania! We rode, then got FPs to ride again!

Next we went in to Monster's Inc Laugh Floor. For anyone that hasn't done this, it is a MUST. SO funny!! We all loved it.

I don't have many more pics of the rest of the day, since it was raining and we were doing as many indoor attractions as we could. We did Buzz Space Ranger Spin again, then we went back to FantasyLand. I tried and tried to talk DS into Snow White's Scary Adventures, but he was not having it.
We rode Peter Pan's Flight (loved it!) and then The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (loved it too!).

By now, we have missed the parade. I was so sad.. but then we realized that we had an awesome viewing point for the fireworks. We were right beside of the Carousel. The CM said that they DO shoot off some smaller fireworks from the top of those buildings right there. WOW! They sure do!! My kids refused to come out of the safety of the stroller. They were NOT impressed by the fireworks AT ALL. Too loud they said.

I, of course, loved it.
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Here is the castle in the rain
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And in the dark (for some reason I couldn't get a good pic of it in the dark)
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Oh! We also did Dumbo once more that night..
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Here are my exhausted children on the way out
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Overall, it was a wonderful day.

[Disney Brat]

Two fantatic updates!! The kids look sooo cute in the tshirts!

[TinyDancer]

Two fantatic updates!! The kids look sooo cute in the tshirts!

Thanks Tiff! I love those shirts so much, I've planned DD's next birthday party around them! :lovestruc

[Malibelle]

Yeah, I can't belive your back already. I haven't been online much. Looks like you had a great time. The kids in the shirts are so cute!

[Raecheal]

Wow... two great updates. I love all your photos from MK... wishes is my favorite.:yay:

I love, LOVE how everyone is matching.

[PrncessA]

Great TR! Beautiful family, you look like you had a fantastic time!

You are giving me hope for our first trip next month w/ our 4yo and 2yo. We are staying at the WL and I was worried that taking a break to go back during the day would take up a ton of time, but you seem to have done PLENTY and still work in the down time~!~

[TinyDancer]

Yeah, I can't belive your back already. I haven't been online much. Looks like you had a great time. The kids in the shirts are so cute!

I can't believe we are back already either. :(

Wow... two great updates. I love all your photos from MK... wishes is my favorite.:yay:

I love, LOVE how everyone is matching.

Thanks! I loved matching us all! It was a lot of fun.

Great TR! Beautiful family, you look like you had a fantastic time!

You are giving me hope for our first trip next month w/ our 4yo and 2yo. We are staying at the WL and I was worried that taking a break to go back during the day would take up a ton of time, but you seem to have done PLENTY and still work in the down time~!~

Oh lucky you! I would LOVE to go in September. Our first Magic Kingdom day was the only day we left the park and took a nap. It turned out to be the best day that we had. On the days that we didn't take a break, we were finished with the park and back to the hotel around 3 or 4pm. It was just too hot, and too much for our kids. The nap time worked WONDERS.

[Disneychix]

Great updates! :)

I love the pic of you smiling in the rain! And the last pic of the kids sleeping is priceless!!

[My2DisneyBoyz]

Great report - I love the pics from HS. Did ds really like the parade there?? I am trying to figure out how we can fit that in because I think my boys would really enjoy it.
Pics of your dd in Mickey's house are adorable!
We are also staying in WL next month! We are getting one of the bunk bed rooms - do you remember your room number?? I would love to have a specific room to put in our room request. Up until now we haven't been able to find specific info on where the bunk bed rooms are hidden.

[TinyDancer]

Great updates! :)

I love the pic of you smiling in the rain! And the last pic of the kids sleeping is priceless!!

Thanks! I loved how they both just passed out on the way out of the park too! ;) Now, carrying DD all the way back to the room was a little more difficult on my arms lol.

Great report - I love the pics from HS. Did ds really like the parade there?? I am trying to figure out how we can fit that in because I think my boys would really enjoy it.
Pics of your dd in Mickey's house are adorable!
We are also staying in WL next month! We are getting one of the bunk bed rooms - do you remember your room number?? I would love to have a specific room to put in our room request. Up until now we haven't been able to find specific info on where the bunk bed rooms are hidden.

My DS didn't really know what to think of the parade. It seemed to me that the 6 year & up crowd REALLY were the ones that got into it! My DS is a little shy at first though.
We were in room 5149. The lodge is shaped in a huge U. If you can get a room facing outwards toward MK, you can probably see a lot more of the fire works than we could see. We could see the top half only, b/c the lodge blocked part of our view.

[TinyDancer]

Animal Kingdom and ..... Breakfast with Donald at the Tusker House!!

We had to be up early for our 8 am breakfast with Donald! We decided to take the bus to AK, and we were running about 10 minutes late. Then my DS fell on the sidewalk and split his big toe open.. Luckily a nice lady came along and gave us some band aids, we get him all bandaged up and run toward the entrance. They let us right in and it was SO neat to be there walking around before the park was officially open. We get to the Tusker House (such a neat place!) and get our pic made..

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My DS just thinks that this is the neatest thing! He LOVES that all of the characters are going to be coming to HIM! DD, on the other hand, is NOT happy at all. She is scared to death of the characters now. If she sees one coming towards her, she cries. We did get a couple of good pics, but with us being in a hurry that morning, I forgot the kids autograph books.

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DS wanted a pic of this!!!


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Here is Donald!!

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I love this one lol

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I do have to say that character meals are the way to go. I had two scheduled (Lilo & Stitch) but I had to cancel it because we were going to be leaving a day earlier than I had originally planned. NEXT time I'll schedule more character meals! I loved them!!
After eating, we rode Kilimanjaro Safaris. LOVED this. Next we walked on the Pangani Forest Trails..

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Some of the animals we saw on our safari!

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We rode the Wildlife Express Train (didn't see any wildlife?!) to Rafiki's Planet Watch. DH was not into it so he stayed put with DD while DS and I walked around. WHILE DS and I were walking.. DH saw Pocahontas. I was SO disappointed because I really wanted to see her and I had the camera.
Anyway, here are the kids on the elephant. Funny thing happened, there was a group of people in front of us, and my son saw that they were trying to take a pic, so he squatted behind the elephant until they were done :lmao: Everyone was cracking up.

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Then we walked a bit, and went to DinoLand. It was getting to be unbearably hot, and we couldn't really find anything that both kids were big enough to ride. Everyone was tired, so after a few pics in front of The Tree of Life (photopass) we left to go back to WL to swim!

Tomorrow.. our last MK day. We are going to Frontierland, Adventureland, and Liberty Square. :cool1:

[TinyDancer]

Our last day at Magic Kingdom. We decided to take the bus since they started running at 8 am. We are trying to hurry down to the bus stop and we get there as soon as the bus is pulling out. So we wait, and we wait, and we wait some more. DS is asking me "Where is the bus? When will it be here?" I was getting SO frustrated, and really worried that we wouldn't make it by rope drop!
We decide to run to the boat dock instead, and they are just loading up! :thumbsup2 All is well again!

We get to MK and line up on the left side of the entrance, so we can run to Frontierland!! DS is SO excited to ride Big Thunder Mountain Railroad! We tried to stop at Splash Mountain along the way for FPs, but the machine is broke! :scared1: So on we go, DH stays with DD and DS and I WALK onto BTMR. LOVE this ride!!
It nearly scared DS to death though.. as we are getting off I said are you ready to ride with Daddy? He says, No I don't think so. I said, I know!! Play a trick on him.. tell him it's SOOO scary! He says, OK! I will trick him!!
So, he rode again. They are in the back seat.

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Next we got in line for Splash Mountain, just DS & I. The wait was supposed to be 30 minutes but it MAY have been 20. Not too bad, and this ride is so much fun!! We got the rider switch pass but DS was not going back on it LOL. Instead, it was back to BTMR again! He is really getting into this now!! :yay:

We headed over to The Haunted Mansion. Wow were my kids scared at first!!
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They were ok by the end though, when they saw that the ghosts were nice!

We headed on to Adventureland, saw this guy..

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and rode POTC. :banana:

It was just getting ready to rain so we ran inside the Enchanted Tiki Room. We get seated, the show starts, and then something goes wrong. All of the birds just stop.. um.. ok.. weird! The CS walks in and says sorry folks but we are having technical difficultes and we need you to exit to your right.
Off we go into the rain again! I love how abandoned it looks when it's raining! DS is soaked by now and when he wants this guy to spit on him... we say go for it!!

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The rain is slowing, so we sit and eat a Dole Whip. YUM. I thought it would be more pineapple in it though?? Here is DH in line getting it. :goodvibes

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We are walking, and we see.....

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Jasmine is SO pretty!!! We didn't stand in line for pictures though.. maybe next time!

DS and I were fascinated with the Treehouse...

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I've seen the Swiss Family Robinson movie before so I totally get it.. but DH doesn't have a clue! He needs to watch the movie!

[TinyDancer]

While in Adventureland, DS & I saw

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DS was pretty nervous when we were standing in line.. Once I told him that they don't TALK, he was ok!

We had dinner reservations at Tony's Town Square at 5pm, so we headed toward Main Street, I snapped these pics on the way..

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Dinner at Tony's... it was absolutely our FAVORITE meal at WDW. I had shrimp scampi (WONdERFUL), DH & the kids all had spaghetti & meatballs. Everyone agreed it was the best! Since it was our last night there we splurged a little and the kids got the nearly $7 drinks (Lightning McQueen for DS, Tinkerbell for DD).

After we finished up we came out and found..........


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DD didn't even cry this time! :banana:

So, we have our bellies full, DS and I are ready to go! DH and DD are a different story.. they decided to go back to the resort and swim.. DS and I are on our own! Where does he want to go? Big Thunder Mountain Railroad!!! We have a FP so we go right on, then he wanted to ride It's A Small World ONE more time. I still couldn't talk him into Snow White's Scary Adventures though!
He really wanted a pretzel & a Coke, so we got some snacks and sat close to the castle and just relaxed.


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It's getting late, and I am wondering if DH is able to get DD to sleep (she needs me at bedtime) so DS & I decide to make our way up Main Street toward the exit, and we shopped a little along the way. I found the cutest Minnie Mouse purse for DD, and DS got a sword!

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Main Street and the Train Station
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We had to check out the next morning, but DH snapped one last pic

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We were all SO sad to leave. I can't wait to plan our NEXT WDW trip!!!

[momto2nenas]

Great report! Loved seeing all your pics in order!

LOVE all the outfits of course and all the castle pics. The one of the family is the BEST WDW castle pic I've seen, for some reason usually 1/2 the castle is cut out or people are a mile away, lol..

The WL looks very similar to the Grand Californian at Disneyland, we've only walked through it though or eaten there since its SO $$$!

I can't wait to help you plan your trip if you go to Disneyland! The weather will be much nicer too. :thumbsup2