bdiddy
12-15-2009, 09:33 AM
LOL! Just kidding!
I know that is a touchy subject around here but I couldn't resist! :rotfl2:
Thanks to this board though I was extra observant of our stroller at all times and did my best to watch out for all the ankles. I will say that didn't stop some people from not looking where they were going and walking right into us. I had one lady all of a sudden vear in our direction while she was looking in another and practically fall on our son! And then leaving MK late one night was pretty hairy but then again I was getting my ankles hit then too so I think it all evened out.
So...we had a GREAT time and I have lots of thoughts and interesting stories to chat about!!
First things first - I cannot talk about this trip without telling you what happened the morning of our flight!
The night before we left when I took our cats to the kennel and I noticed our truck making a weird rattling noise in the backend. I told DH and he drove it all around later that night and said he didn't hear anything and that it was fine. So, my Dad comes over in the morning and we drive to the airport in the truck and literally as we get to the exit there is this big bang and the most terrible grinding noise that was so loud. It sounded like something was dragging on the ground. DH pulls over but they don't see anything. The plan was my Dad was going to drive our truck back home but that obviously can't happen so we made it into long-term parking and I realize I don't have my purse with everything in it!! I had it lying by the camera bag and the diaper bag and right before we left my DH says to me "I loaded everything" so I just went out the door to get the kids in the truck. He said that he left my purse because it was "my purse" and he never puts that in the car and of course I said that he should of said "I loaded everything BUT your purse" Anyway - needless to say I was freaking out and we were arguing about it. So, my Dad said my brother is off that day so I call him and wake him up and send him to our house to get my purse and then to the airport to drop it off and take my Dad home. Good thing we got there really early and it was the closer airport that was only 20 min away. Once we got through security we made all the calls to get the truck towed and taken to the mechanic while we were gone. The mechanic called the next day and luckily it wasn't anything too bad. Basically the emergency brake system just fell apart and was rattling around and banging into stuff. He just took it all out since it is really expensive to get fixed. It only cost $75 to get fixed and the tow was $85!!
H1N1.....I was so worried about this. I bought lysol and wipes after reading this board and planned on wiping the plane seat down, our room, etc...I planned on washing hands non-stop. Well....we didn't do any of it and we were all stayed healthy and have been home 2 days and are fine so far. I don't think I noticed anyone sick at all although I did see two Asian girls face masks one day.
Buses - We did not like taking the buses around at all! Granted we have 2 little kids, a bag and a double umbrella stroller but I couldn't get over how much time is spent waiting. When we went last year we drove and it was 1000x better. At least half of the time we had to wait 20 min to even get the bus at our resort, almost all the time we were standing (except when people gave up their seats but more on that later). It sort of became a joke because on our first night there we went to Epcot and waited 20 min for the bus then the next day we see 3 Epcot buses in 5 min while we wait another 20 min for the bus we need. DH and I were just laughing and shaking our heads by the end of the week mouthing "this sucks" to each other on the bus. One of the days our bus pulled up and it was really full and we barely got on and there was a family there with someone in a wheelchair and the driver told him he couldn't fit them on and he was sorry. The mother got upset and said they had been waiting a half an hour and this was the 2nd bus that was full. He said all he could do was put in a call for another bus. I felt really bad for them! And standing in those awful queue's every night was terrible. The worst was we had to wait for the 4th bus on Sat when we left Magic Kingdom. We were so jealous of those people leaving walking right to their cars. DH swears that the next time we fly we will be renting a car and he doesn't care about the cost. All that lost time in waiting is worth the cost. I know that when our kids are older or even if there is a time DH and I go ourselves it might not be that bad but I always here people saying how great the buses are and we just didn't have a good experience.
Weather - it was great! Even a little hot two of the days at 83-85 with 95% humidity. My DH actually said it was too hot although he hates to sweat. We had two cooler days around 70 and he liked that much better. I liked the warm weather though especially knowing it was 15 degrees back home!! We did have a little rain one day which happened to be the day of the Christmas Party but it cleared up by early afternoon.
Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party - this was fun but so not worth the cost or the crowds. I don't think we'll be doing this again. Yes, the show was neat, the dance party fun, the parade and Wishes cool but it was so crowded you could barely move and not worth the extra $200 it cost us. We also got some pictures taken and got the special MVMCP photopass card only to get home and there are no pictures on it! What a bummer! I filled out the lost photo form so hopefully they can find them but I'm sure not in time for me to get Christmas cards out.
ECV's - Another touchy subject on this board but I noticed there were so many of them almost as many as strollers!! And while *most* people looked like they needed them there were a few people I did think in my head "what do they need one for"....Granted there might be something wrong with them I don't know about but when a young person is in one and then gets out of it to ride Rockin Roller Coaster I can't help to wonder why they have one in the first place? Again....just some of my random thoughts at the time...
People/CM's - I was so pleasantly surprised at how nice many people were. Several times when we were holding a sleeping child on the bus someone would offer up their seat. At a parade we were back a row and a woman offered my 5 yr old DD to go up with her kids so she could see better. Also, a lot of nice, helpful CM's. I love how if they see you looking at a map some will come up to you and ask if you need help. We had one CM help us figure out a plan with shows, etc.. at Hollywood Studios. As for rude people, we of course did encounter them and I hate to say this but 99% of them were foreign. I think many of them just don't practice the same ettiquette when it comes to lines and personal space in their own countries. The other 1% was some guy at Spectromagic who actually made a really rude comment at my DH at the parade who was standing and taking pictures. Sorry, but we staked out our parade spot an hour early since we missed Spectro on our first trip so we had every right to be there.
Carribean Beach - we did not like it as well as Port Orleans Riverside (where we stayed on our only other trip). To be fair though we were there one less day and didn't get the chance to explore the resort or swim like we did on our last trip. I didn't like how the Custom House was so far away and the Port Royale area seemed smaller and more crowded then it was at POR. Other then that I can't really put my finger on anything that was "bad" about it - we just liked POR better. I think we liked the theme better at POR too. We did have a room close to Port Royale though...we were in building 31 Trinidad North and had a Nemo room. I thought the pool looked great and the beaches nice but then again we didn't get to experience them. Almost forgot - we used the Garden Grocer service and it was great! The groceries were at bell services waiting for us when we got back from Epcot that night. Would definitely use them again!
Park Hopper - we did not get it this time. We had it last time and only used it once so decided to try without it. We thought it went fine and had no issues not getting it!
And here is a run down of our days:
Day 1: Arrived, checked-in and headed to Epcot. We missed Illuminations on our last trip so this was a priority for us. We got to the park at almost 5 and the Soarin fast passes were gone so that was a must do on our follow-up trip there a few days later. We had dinner at Garden Grill which was ok - not bad, not great but to be fair I think we were all just a little wiped out from our flight and traveling. DH suffers from vertigo sometimes and he didn't like the way the restaurant spun but I couldn't notice it at all. The kids loved the characters of course but Dale never made it around to us so we just left. I actually had a terrible headache and was contemplating just leaving but I got some Tylenol and felt better and stayed for Illuminations. I got a great spot about 45 min beforehand. And while I enjoyed it I don't think I would make extra effort to stay for it since it was so late at night. Not really a "must see" for me I guess. DH thought the same thing. Oh yeah - I also road Mission Space for the first time - the high intensity one and loved it!
Day 2: Hollywood Studios all day - this is one of our favorite parks and we did our strategy of getting to ride TSM three times although we ended up only riding it twice. We got there at rope drop and DH went to the fast pass line and got them really quick. By the time I parked the stroller and unloaded the kids he was done and we got in standby which was took about 15 min. Then we got another set of fastpasses not too much later which we ended up not using due to time. On our last trip the Motor Cars show was closed for rehab so we got to see that which we loved. I thought my son would have loved it but he fell asleep about 5 min before it started and slept through the whole thing! We ate at Brown Derby for dinner and while it was good and we enjoyed it didn't think it was worth using 2 table service credits. We saw the early Fantasmic show at 6:30 and got there about a half hour early and got great seats. Last time we got there late and had to stand in the back so it was a much better experience this time! Also saw the Osbourne family lights which were awesome and we all loved!
Day 3: Animal Kingdom - got a later start today and got there about 11. Our priority was seeing the Nemo show since we missed it last time. Great show - loved it. It's Tough to Be a Bug is still one of our favorites. Had lunch at Restaurantosaurus and the kids enjoyed eating in the big booth in the "camper". Saw the Jingle parade which was really neat...rode a few more rides and then headed over to Boma for our dinner. What a beautiful resort! We had our picture taken in front of the tree in the lobby but of course non of them are good enough for our Christmas card. We all really liked Boma - great food, great atmosphere. I didn't think the Zebra Domes were as great as everyone claimed but still good. The one bad thing about this day is it took us almost an hour to get back to our resort with all the transferring and waiting of course!
Day 4: Back to Epcot to finish up things we didn't get in the day before. We got 4 fastpasses for Soarin even though our son couldn't ride just so we could each take our daughter and she really loved it! It was cooler this day and did rain for a little bit but we just did the Energy ride and it had cleared up by the time we came out. Had lunch at Coral Reef and we all really enjoyed the place. My DD was so proud of herself for trying and eating fish. We had planned on going straight to MVMCP but decided to go back to the resort for a little bit and change clothes. Got to the party about 6 and stayed until Wishes was over (see above for review of party). Ate dinner at Ray's.
Day 5: Hollywood Studios again - headed back to get in a few things we missed. Had lunch at Backlot and then decided to go to Downtown Disney early and we saw Princess and the Frog. Such a great movie and classic Disney!! Although I will say that DH and I both fell asleep for a bit in the middle. I think once we were both sitting in a dark, comfy theater we just collapsed! LOL....The other thing about that theater while very nice is that the back of the seats are too high! Both kids couldn't even see over the seats in front of them with the booster seats. Almost anyone in the theater with kids 5 and under were holding them on their laps up high...Didn't the theater test this???? Had dinner at T-rex which my DH did not think it was worth the $70 it cost to eat there. It was really cool and the kids liked it but the food was just ok. DD did do build-a-dino and she was so excited about that. She had been talking about it for weeks before we went so I know that was a highlight for her.
Day 6: Magic Kingdom all day. We had 10:30 ressies for 1900 Park Fare but got to Grand Floridian about an hour early. Another beautiful resort! And loved the real Gingerbread house in the lobby. Took some pictures and we decided to see if we could get into breakfast early and they could get us in. Enjoyed breakfast and all the characters - I love when they can actually talk and interact with the characters more. DD got a kick out of the Mad Hatter. We actually got out of there about 10:45 and headed over to MK. Now, here is where the day gets crazy!!! I could not believe how many people were there. I would have loved to know what level of crowd it was. We had manageable crowds all week and I know it was a Saturday but it was just crazy. You could barely move around - even in Fantasyland. When we got there we got Fast passes for Space Mountain which was already at 5pm so that really messed us up for getting FP's for the next several hours. And then the bad thing was almost all of the rides were an hour wait - for Dumbo, Peter Pan, Winnie the Pooh, etc... The quickest ones were Small World, Pirates and Haunted Mansion which were all at 30-35 min. It really put a damper on our day and we found ourselves avoiding that area. We had dinner at Village Haus and finally it started getting less crowded with the rides that were an hour were now 20-30 min so we started riding them. DH also went on Space Mountain for the first time and didn't like it at all which I couldn't believe since it is one of my favorites. So...then at 8pm we stake out a spot for Spectromagic in Frontierland. Our plan was to see the parade, use some fastpasses we got earlier to ride Peter Pan (DD's favorite ride) and then leave. Well, we came out of Peter Pan and they had the castle roped off and Wishes had just started so we were stuck. We started making our way around front through Tomorrowland and by then it was over but the crowd traffic had pretty much stopped moving. I'm not kidding when I say this but it took us 40 min to get out of the park! It was crazy! I think my DH was ready to blow a gasket. He really enjoys Disney but he is not the most patient person so waiting, heavy crowds and heat really get to him. He's already sworn we are never going in the summmer. He was actually joking to me that he wants to find the day that historically has the least attendance and go then! LOL .....So, we make it out of the park and of course the queue for CBR was so long and this is where we had to wait for the 4th bus. Both kids were sleeping at this point so it made getting on the bus with our stroller and bag very challenging.
We had a wonderful time though and can't wait until our next trip although DH says it won't be until the kids are 8 and 10...but we'll see! ;)
Other random notes that melted my heart! ♥♥♥♥
On the morning we left my 5 yr old DD wanted to give someone her balloons so we found a family at the resort and she passed them along. I was so proud of her for making someone else's day magical!
At the end of the week our 3 yr old son picked what he wanted and it was an $8 little Wall-E and EVE figure and after we opened it he says "I'm so happy, I love Disneyworld" - brought tears to my eyes!
I know that is a touchy subject around here but I couldn't resist! :rotfl2:
Thanks to this board though I was extra observant of our stroller at all times and did my best to watch out for all the ankles. I will say that didn't stop some people from not looking where they were going and walking right into us. I had one lady all of a sudden vear in our direction while she was looking in another and practically fall on our son! And then leaving MK late one night was pretty hairy but then again I was getting my ankles hit then too so I think it all evened out.
So...we had a GREAT time and I have lots of thoughts and interesting stories to chat about!!
First things first - I cannot talk about this trip without telling you what happened the morning of our flight!
The night before we left when I took our cats to the kennel and I noticed our truck making a weird rattling noise in the backend. I told DH and he drove it all around later that night and said he didn't hear anything and that it was fine. So, my Dad comes over in the morning and we drive to the airport in the truck and literally as we get to the exit there is this big bang and the most terrible grinding noise that was so loud. It sounded like something was dragging on the ground. DH pulls over but they don't see anything. The plan was my Dad was going to drive our truck back home but that obviously can't happen so we made it into long-term parking and I realize I don't have my purse with everything in it!! I had it lying by the camera bag and the diaper bag and right before we left my DH says to me "I loaded everything" so I just went out the door to get the kids in the truck. He said that he left my purse because it was "my purse" and he never puts that in the car and of course I said that he should of said "I loaded everything BUT your purse" Anyway - needless to say I was freaking out and we were arguing about it. So, my Dad said my brother is off that day so I call him and wake him up and send him to our house to get my purse and then to the airport to drop it off and take my Dad home. Good thing we got there really early and it was the closer airport that was only 20 min away. Once we got through security we made all the calls to get the truck towed and taken to the mechanic while we were gone. The mechanic called the next day and luckily it wasn't anything too bad. Basically the emergency brake system just fell apart and was rattling around and banging into stuff. He just took it all out since it is really expensive to get fixed. It only cost $75 to get fixed and the tow was $85!!
H1N1.....I was so worried about this. I bought lysol and wipes after reading this board and planned on wiping the plane seat down, our room, etc...I planned on washing hands non-stop. Well....we didn't do any of it and we were all stayed healthy and have been home 2 days and are fine so far. I don't think I noticed anyone sick at all although I did see two Asian girls face masks one day.
Buses - We did not like taking the buses around at all! Granted we have 2 little kids, a bag and a double umbrella stroller but I couldn't get over how much time is spent waiting. When we went last year we drove and it was 1000x better. At least half of the time we had to wait 20 min to even get the bus at our resort, almost all the time we were standing (except when people gave up their seats but more on that later). It sort of became a joke because on our first night there we went to Epcot and waited 20 min for the bus then the next day we see 3 Epcot buses in 5 min while we wait another 20 min for the bus we need. DH and I were just laughing and shaking our heads by the end of the week mouthing "this sucks" to each other on the bus. One of the days our bus pulled up and it was really full and we barely got on and there was a family there with someone in a wheelchair and the driver told him he couldn't fit them on and he was sorry. The mother got upset and said they had been waiting a half an hour and this was the 2nd bus that was full. He said all he could do was put in a call for another bus. I felt really bad for them! And standing in those awful queue's every night was terrible. The worst was we had to wait for the 4th bus on Sat when we left Magic Kingdom. We were so jealous of those people leaving walking right to their cars. DH swears that the next time we fly we will be renting a car and he doesn't care about the cost. All that lost time in waiting is worth the cost. I know that when our kids are older or even if there is a time DH and I go ourselves it might not be that bad but I always here people saying how great the buses are and we just didn't have a good experience.
Weather - it was great! Even a little hot two of the days at 83-85 with 95% humidity. My DH actually said it was too hot although he hates to sweat. We had two cooler days around 70 and he liked that much better. I liked the warm weather though especially knowing it was 15 degrees back home!! We did have a little rain one day which happened to be the day of the Christmas Party but it cleared up by early afternoon.
Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party - this was fun but so not worth the cost or the crowds. I don't think we'll be doing this again. Yes, the show was neat, the dance party fun, the parade and Wishes cool but it was so crowded you could barely move and not worth the extra $200 it cost us. We also got some pictures taken and got the special MVMCP photopass card only to get home and there are no pictures on it! What a bummer! I filled out the lost photo form so hopefully they can find them but I'm sure not in time for me to get Christmas cards out.
ECV's - Another touchy subject on this board but I noticed there were so many of them almost as many as strollers!! And while *most* people looked like they needed them there were a few people I did think in my head "what do they need one for"....Granted there might be something wrong with them I don't know about but when a young person is in one and then gets out of it to ride Rockin Roller Coaster I can't help to wonder why they have one in the first place? Again....just some of my random thoughts at the time...
People/CM's - I was so pleasantly surprised at how nice many people were. Several times when we were holding a sleeping child on the bus someone would offer up their seat. At a parade we were back a row and a woman offered my 5 yr old DD to go up with her kids so she could see better. Also, a lot of nice, helpful CM's. I love how if they see you looking at a map some will come up to you and ask if you need help. We had one CM help us figure out a plan with shows, etc.. at Hollywood Studios. As for rude people, we of course did encounter them and I hate to say this but 99% of them were foreign. I think many of them just don't practice the same ettiquette when it comes to lines and personal space in their own countries. The other 1% was some guy at Spectromagic who actually made a really rude comment at my DH at the parade who was standing and taking pictures. Sorry, but we staked out our parade spot an hour early since we missed Spectro on our first trip so we had every right to be there.
Carribean Beach - we did not like it as well as Port Orleans Riverside (where we stayed on our only other trip). To be fair though we were there one less day and didn't get the chance to explore the resort or swim like we did on our last trip. I didn't like how the Custom House was so far away and the Port Royale area seemed smaller and more crowded then it was at POR. Other then that I can't really put my finger on anything that was "bad" about it - we just liked POR better. I think we liked the theme better at POR too. We did have a room close to Port Royale though...we were in building 31 Trinidad North and had a Nemo room. I thought the pool looked great and the beaches nice but then again we didn't get to experience them. Almost forgot - we used the Garden Grocer service and it was great! The groceries were at bell services waiting for us when we got back from Epcot that night. Would definitely use them again!
Park Hopper - we did not get it this time. We had it last time and only used it once so decided to try without it. We thought it went fine and had no issues not getting it!
And here is a run down of our days:
Day 1: Arrived, checked-in and headed to Epcot. We missed Illuminations on our last trip so this was a priority for us. We got to the park at almost 5 and the Soarin fast passes were gone so that was a must do on our follow-up trip there a few days later. We had dinner at Garden Grill which was ok - not bad, not great but to be fair I think we were all just a little wiped out from our flight and traveling. DH suffers from vertigo sometimes and he didn't like the way the restaurant spun but I couldn't notice it at all. The kids loved the characters of course but Dale never made it around to us so we just left. I actually had a terrible headache and was contemplating just leaving but I got some Tylenol and felt better and stayed for Illuminations. I got a great spot about 45 min beforehand. And while I enjoyed it I don't think I would make extra effort to stay for it since it was so late at night. Not really a "must see" for me I guess. DH thought the same thing. Oh yeah - I also road Mission Space for the first time - the high intensity one and loved it!
Day 2: Hollywood Studios all day - this is one of our favorite parks and we did our strategy of getting to ride TSM three times although we ended up only riding it twice. We got there at rope drop and DH went to the fast pass line and got them really quick. By the time I parked the stroller and unloaded the kids he was done and we got in standby which was took about 15 min. Then we got another set of fastpasses not too much later which we ended up not using due to time. On our last trip the Motor Cars show was closed for rehab so we got to see that which we loved. I thought my son would have loved it but he fell asleep about 5 min before it started and slept through the whole thing! We ate at Brown Derby for dinner and while it was good and we enjoyed it didn't think it was worth using 2 table service credits. We saw the early Fantasmic show at 6:30 and got there about a half hour early and got great seats. Last time we got there late and had to stand in the back so it was a much better experience this time! Also saw the Osbourne family lights which were awesome and we all loved!
Day 3: Animal Kingdom - got a later start today and got there about 11. Our priority was seeing the Nemo show since we missed it last time. Great show - loved it. It's Tough to Be a Bug is still one of our favorites. Had lunch at Restaurantosaurus and the kids enjoyed eating in the big booth in the "camper". Saw the Jingle parade which was really neat...rode a few more rides and then headed over to Boma for our dinner. What a beautiful resort! We had our picture taken in front of the tree in the lobby but of course non of them are good enough for our Christmas card. We all really liked Boma - great food, great atmosphere. I didn't think the Zebra Domes were as great as everyone claimed but still good. The one bad thing about this day is it took us almost an hour to get back to our resort with all the transferring and waiting of course!
Day 4: Back to Epcot to finish up things we didn't get in the day before. We got 4 fastpasses for Soarin even though our son couldn't ride just so we could each take our daughter and she really loved it! It was cooler this day and did rain for a little bit but we just did the Energy ride and it had cleared up by the time we came out. Had lunch at Coral Reef and we all really enjoyed the place. My DD was so proud of herself for trying and eating fish. We had planned on going straight to MVMCP but decided to go back to the resort for a little bit and change clothes. Got to the party about 6 and stayed until Wishes was over (see above for review of party). Ate dinner at Ray's.
Day 5: Hollywood Studios again - headed back to get in a few things we missed. Had lunch at Backlot and then decided to go to Downtown Disney early and we saw Princess and the Frog. Such a great movie and classic Disney!! Although I will say that DH and I both fell asleep for a bit in the middle. I think once we were both sitting in a dark, comfy theater we just collapsed! LOL....The other thing about that theater while very nice is that the back of the seats are too high! Both kids couldn't even see over the seats in front of them with the booster seats. Almost anyone in the theater with kids 5 and under were holding them on their laps up high...Didn't the theater test this???? Had dinner at T-rex which my DH did not think it was worth the $70 it cost to eat there. It was really cool and the kids liked it but the food was just ok. DD did do build-a-dino and she was so excited about that. She had been talking about it for weeks before we went so I know that was a highlight for her.
Day 6: Magic Kingdom all day. We had 10:30 ressies for 1900 Park Fare but got to Grand Floridian about an hour early. Another beautiful resort! And loved the real Gingerbread house in the lobby. Took some pictures and we decided to see if we could get into breakfast early and they could get us in. Enjoyed breakfast and all the characters - I love when they can actually talk and interact with the characters more. DD got a kick out of the Mad Hatter. We actually got out of there about 10:45 and headed over to MK. Now, here is where the day gets crazy!!! I could not believe how many people were there. I would have loved to know what level of crowd it was. We had manageable crowds all week and I know it was a Saturday but it was just crazy. You could barely move around - even in Fantasyland. When we got there we got Fast passes for Space Mountain which was already at 5pm so that really messed us up for getting FP's for the next several hours. And then the bad thing was almost all of the rides were an hour wait - for Dumbo, Peter Pan, Winnie the Pooh, etc... The quickest ones were Small World, Pirates and Haunted Mansion which were all at 30-35 min. It really put a damper on our day and we found ourselves avoiding that area. We had dinner at Village Haus and finally it started getting less crowded with the rides that were an hour were now 20-30 min so we started riding them. DH also went on Space Mountain for the first time and didn't like it at all which I couldn't believe since it is one of my favorites. So...then at 8pm we stake out a spot for Spectromagic in Frontierland. Our plan was to see the parade, use some fastpasses we got earlier to ride Peter Pan (DD's favorite ride) and then leave. Well, we came out of Peter Pan and they had the castle roped off and Wishes had just started so we were stuck. We started making our way around front through Tomorrowland and by then it was over but the crowd traffic had pretty much stopped moving. I'm not kidding when I say this but it took us 40 min to get out of the park! It was crazy! I think my DH was ready to blow a gasket. He really enjoys Disney but he is not the most patient person so waiting, heavy crowds and heat really get to him. He's already sworn we are never going in the summmer. He was actually joking to me that he wants to find the day that historically has the least attendance and go then! LOL .....So, we make it out of the park and of course the queue for CBR was so long and this is where we had to wait for the 4th bus. Both kids were sleeping at this point so it made getting on the bus with our stroller and bag very challenging.
We had a wonderful time though and can't wait until our next trip although DH says it won't be until the kids are 8 and 10...but we'll see! ;)
Other random notes that melted my heart! ♥♥♥♥
On the morning we left my 5 yr old DD wanted to give someone her balloons so we found a family at the resort and she passed them along. I was so proud of her for making someone else's day magical!
At the end of the week our 3 yr old son picked what he wanted and it was an $8 little Wall-E and EVE figure and after we opened it he says "I'm so happy, I love Disneyworld" - brought tears to my eyes!