Princess Caitlin pre trip August '10 costarring dawnbu40

[PrincessCaitlin]

Welcome to the Princess Caitlin and Dawnbu40 September Pre trip report!

Skip this until page 40 our plans have changed drastically from when we first planned this haha


When- September 1-7 (may vary a day either way depending on air fare)
Where- CSR (Coronado Springs Resort)
Parks- All 4 WDW and going to Universal Studios for the new Harry Potter world

We will be attending the MNSSHP and doing another special event ( right now leaning towards an Illuminations cruise)

The Who-If you haven't followed along with our other TRs here is the cast of characters!


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Me aka Princess Caitlin aka Caitlin (although I do like the sound of Princess Caitlin :lmao:)- I am 19 and a sophomore at Eastern Michigan University my major is communications and theater and my minor is political science. After I get my bachelor's degree I will be attending law school and I want to be a prosecutor. This will be my 9th time to WDW and I am so excited!
Fave Character- Donald
Fave Princes- Belle
Fave Disney Movie- Beauty and the Beast

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Dawnbu40 aka Dawn- My amazing mom! This will be her 14th time and she is still as excited as ever! She is a stay at home mom/ my personal assistant :lmao: and our disney trip planner!
Fave Character-Mary Poppins and Aladdin
Fave Princess- Ariel
Fave Disney Movie- Little Mermaid

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TSManiac aka Dale- My awesome dad! He is the workaholic who makes these trips possible for mine and my mom's Disney obsessions to be fed :lmao:. He is a manager at Best Buy and a part time college student (he helps me with my papers :rotfl:).
Fave Disney Character- Buzz Lightyear
Fave Princess- Jasmine :rolleyes:
Fave Disney Movie- Toy Story




Not only will you be hearing about our plans for the trip you will also be hearing about the "Celebrations- Disney on Ice" show we are seeing next month and our blanket making for the "Linus Project" for Disney's Give a Day Get a Day!

[WrightFamily06]

I'm here :) Can't wait to hear about all your trip plans !popcorn::popcorn::

[dawnbu40]

I'm here :) Can't wait to hear about all your trip plans !popcorn::popcorn::

YAY! You're the first one here! :cool1: Glad you're joining us!

[MyMuse]

I'm in! So glad to join you on your journey. :goodvibes

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[dawnbu40]

I'm in! So glad to join you on your journey. :goodvibes

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:banana: Glad you're here! Caitlin and I are both reading your TR. (she's just been lurking :rotfl:) She joined D23 a few days ago after seeing so much about it in your PTR!

[pipersmom]

Woohoo I'm here..can't wait to hear all the planning since I missed your last PTR! I was so sad when your TR ended Dawn..glad the party is continuing here, and with the whole family!

[dawnbu40]

Woohoo I'm here..can't wait to hear all the planning since I missed your last PTR! I was so sad when your TR ended Dawn..glad the party is continuing here, and with the whole family!

:yay: Glad you're here! I didn't do a PTR for September so you didn't miss anything :laughing: Last year Caitlin and I did PTR and TR for our May trip and it just didn't feel right doing a PTR without her so I skipped that. I wasn't even going to do a TR for Sept but she and Dale talked me into it (and I'm glad they did) She's been really anxious to get this started so it's time for some fun :goodvibes

[MEK]

Caitlin -

What a wonderful start to your PTR! I really enjoyed reading all about your guys, even though I feel like I already know you from your previous TRs. I am so glad you get to participate in this trip. I know you hated to miss the anniversary trip, but school comes first!

Great introduction pics.

And Dawn -

I think that is great the you can get FP's for your whole group. Do you think I still have time to sign up and get my credit before May?????? The closest site to me is the Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill. My marching band plays a concert there every year. I work in a hospital, but this is different. Chronic = Pretty depressing. Still - for group FP's? hmmmmmmmmm!

[dawnbu40]

Caitlin -

What a wonderful start to your PTR! I really enjoyed reading all about your guys, even though I feel like I already know you from your previous TRs. I am so glad you get to participate in this trip. I know you hated to miss the anniversary trip, but school comes first!

Great introduction pics.

And Dawn -

I think that is great the you can get FP's for your whole group. Do you think I still have time to sign up and get my credit before May?????? The closest site to me is the Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill. My marching band plays a concert there every year. I work in a hospital, but this is different. Chronic = Pretty depressing. Still - for group FP's? hmmmmmmmmm!
Hi Mary Ellen!:wave2: So glad you're joining us again!

You're so right that Caitlin hated missing out in Sept but school does come first with her! In fact, I'm proud to say that she had a DRUM ROLL PLEASE 4.0 last semester! She is in the second half of her sophomore year and to date has had all A's and 1 B+! :cheer2: Yep, we're very proud!


I am sure you can still sign up as long as the site you want, in your case the hospital, is still accepting volunteers. When I checked out the site on Jan.1st I chose a couple I was interested in but they didn't pan out so we picked a different one yesterday. A few places (mostly Habitat for Humanity) already had all their volunteers. After you sign up on Disney's site the local org. emails you and sets up your volunteer date. You then check back with Disney after you volunteer and then they send you a voucher you take to Disney and exchange it for a ticket or FP. So you should definitely have time to get it done by May! Let me know what you end up doing!

[PrincessCaitlin]

Caitlin -

What a wonderful start to your PTR! I really enjoyed reading all about your guys, even though I feel like I already know you from your previous TRs. I am so glad you get to participate in this trip. I know you hated to miss the anniversary trip, but school comes first!

Great introduction pics.


Thank you! I know it was so hard deciding what to write about everyone since we have our avid readers who already know us :flower3: I am so excited about this trip and rub it in my parents faces that I am waiting the longest to go back ;) I am very happy they got some time away together though so I am not too bitter ;)

I love the introduction pics :lmao: the bad part is I think that pic of me is the best one from last year's trip :rotfl2:

[thecapells]

Count me in!
In fact, we need to rely on your reviews as we're planning X's 4th Birthday.
We're heading out in Feb 2011 and we need a preview of the Wizarding World!
So make sure you take lots of pics and tell us ALL about it!!
Don't worry - it'll be a mostly WDW trip but we figured we can spare one day at the "other park."
I also want DS7 to get a chance to ride Spider-Man!!

[dawnbu40]

Count me in!
In fact, we need to rely on your reviews as we're planning X's 4th Birthday.
We're heading out in Feb 2011 and we need a preview of the Wizarding World!
So make sure you take lots of pics and tell us ALL about it!!
Don't worry - it'll be a mostly WDW trip but we figured we can spare one day at the "other park."
I also want DS7 to get a chance to ride Spider-Man!!

Hi Mike! Glad you are joining us again! We too plan to take just 1 day to see Islands of Adventure. All 3 of us read the whole Harry Potter series so the Wizarding World is a must-do! That was one of the reasons we booked Bounceback instead of going just in the spring. We wanted to make sure that the WW would be open! We will take lots and lots of pics! In 2008 we went to IOA and Dale and Caitlin loved the Spiderman ride!

[thecapells]

Hi Mike! Glad you are joining us again! We too plan to take just 1 day to see Islands of Adventure. All 3 of us read the whole Harry Potter series so the Wizarding World is a must-do! That was one of the reasons we booked Bounceback instead of going just in the spring. We wanted to make sure that the WW would be open! We will take lots and lots of pics! In 2008 we went to IOA and Dale and Caitlin loved the Spiderman ride!

Souds great!
I've done IOA twice - once way back when in 2001 and then again last year during my conference (pics on the way).
Other than Spider-Man, I was not very impressed.
However, I am too looking forward to the Wizarding World.
Stacey and I have read all the books already (and seen the movies).
So now we have a year to make sure our oldest reads the books.
And we told him he can't watch the movie until he reads the book. ;)

[PrincessCaitlin]

So yesterday my mom and I did some shopping and since we got some good deals,and did Disney related shopping, I thought our equally Disney obsessed friends would appreciate seeing our purchases :)

We spent most of the day shopping around for the perfect present for one very special MAW child named Piper :goodvibes (sorry can't post the pics it has to be a surprise for her and her mom :thumbsup2)

So since we were in the Disney mood we stopped by Hallmark who had 75% off Christmas (SCORE!) and picked up some more ornaments for our Disney tree

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I was so excited about the NBC ornament!!


We couldn't find what we were looking for at our closest mall so we headed out to the only mall in our area that still has a Disney store. We used to have 3 in our immediate area but they closed them all and now the only one left is about 20 miles away :rolleyes: When we got there we found they were having a sale though :cool1: I got a t shirt for vacation (nothing like an early start :lmao:)

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and we had to pick up some of our favorite shopping bags! Aren't the new designs cute?!

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and we found a gift for Piper :) Hope she likes it!

Our final stop was JoAnne's where we picked up no sew blanket kits to work on Saturday, for our "Give a Day Get a Day" project :) And yes, they were on sale too :thumbsup2


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We will be working on the blankets Saturday so be on the look out for an update :thumbsup2

[yinyanggirls]

I'm here, but now I have a 4 yr old assistant who is verrrry interested in your recent purchases! ;) She recognized Tiana as the "surprise movie" we took her to on Cmas day. And, she even recognized the Toy Story crew. Hurray for Movie Night success!

So your Give a Day choices have changed? I looked on Jan 2nd and there was almost nothing in my area and now there are more...so I guess the site is changing every day? I haven't seen any Project Linus or MAW opportunities here but hopefully the ones I inquired about will work out. Can't wait to see what you guys do with all that fabric!

:flower3:princess:princess::laundy::dance3:
(Smilies chosen by my assistant, LOL)

[WrightFamily06]

Cute Ornaments , I have quite the collection of Hallmark ornaments my self but there not all Disney :)

The shirt and bags are adorable , I so miss having a Disney Store close also , when we lived in Maryland we had one in our Mall but right before we moved to NC it closed and now that we live here in NC the closest store is 3 hours way :(

Love the fabric for the blankets , can't wait to see the finished products !

[PrincessCaitlin]

I'm here, but now I have a 4 yr old assistant who is verrrry interested in your recent purchases! ;) She recognized Tiana as the "surprise movie" we took her to on Cmas day. And, she even recognized the Toy Story crew. Hurray for Movie Night success!

So your Give a Day choices have changed? I looked on Jan 2nd and there was almost nothing in my area and now there are more...so I guess the site is changing every day? I haven't seen any Project Linus or MAW opportunities here but hopefully the ones I inquired about will work out. Can't wait to see what you guys do with all that fabric!

:flower3:princess:princess::laundy::dance3:
(Smilies chosen by my assistant, LOL)

Aw I am glad your assistant liked our purchases!

MAW got back to us but the only event we could help with was a hockey game fundraiser and in order to work at that we would have had to fill out a ton of paper work so we went with the Linus project.

All of that fabric= a lot of work :lmao: I started on one of the blankets this morning and I am not even close to being done yet!

Cute Ornaments , I have quite the collection of Hallmark ornaments my self but there not all Disney :)

The shirt and bags are adorable , I so miss having a Disney Store close also , when we lived in Maryland we had one in our Mall but right before we moved to NC it closed and now that we live here in NC the closest store is 3 hours way :(

Love the fabric for the blankets , can't wait to see the finished products !

Thank you! I just love all Hallmark ornaments! I always grab the catalog every year and read through it :lmao:

Aw I am sorry about the Disney store. We used to have one really close to us but they took it down a while ago so the closest one is around 20 minutes away :sad1:

I hope they turn out well :laughing:

[dawnbu40]

Hey guys! So I was just on the "Dis" page on Facebook and got to wondering if any of you are on Facebook? If you are give me or Caitlin a PM so we can add you :goodvibes

We're planning to make the blankets this weekend so we'll let you know how that goes! Right now I'm off to the Post Office to mail a special little girl from the "Big Give" some pixie dust! :tinker:

[pipersmom]

Hi Dawn and Caitlin! (The following is from Piper, who was reading over my shoulder!)

Hi hi hi hi hi! This is my first time typing on the DIS boards and i'll pop in from time to time! I'm guessing you read the stuff from before...lol. Well, anyway, I was really excited when I read your posts! Thanks a lot!:yay: Oh, and one more thing;Could you please post a pic of Caitlin?:)bye! :earsgirl: Piper

(Back to Mommy!)

We were both very excited when we saw your update! Can't wait to see how your blankets turn out, you picked out very cute fabrics to use! On a sidenote..I'll take Piper to the beginning of the thread so she can see Caitlin's picture..don't worry about posting one, lol. Hope you guys are having a great day!

[dawnbu40]

Hi Dawn and Caitlin! (The following is from Piper, who was reading over my shoulder!)

Hi hi hi hi hi! This is my first time typing on the DIS boards and i'll pop in from time to time! I'm guessing you read the stuff from before...lol. Well, anyway, I was really excited when I read your posts! Thanks a lot!:yay: Oh, and one more thing;Could you please post a pic of Caitlin?:)bye! :earsgirl: Piper

(Back to Mommy!)

We were both very excited when we saw your update! Can't wait to see how your blankets turn out, you picked out very cute fabrics to use! On a sidenote..I'll take Piper to the beginning of the thread so she can see Caitlin's picture..don't worry about posting one, lol. Hope you guys are having a great day!

Hi Piper! :wave2: Welcome to the Dis! Here's a picture where you can see Caitlin a little better

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That was when we had dinner with Cinderella, the Step-Sisters and the Handsome Prince on Mother's Day last year.

You girls have a great day too! :goodvibes

[Queenofallthings]

Hey girls,

Great start...loved the intro's and now I know why we get along so well PC...Belle and Beauty and the Beast are my fav's too!!! Great minds think alike.

Love the ornaments, the price difference between the Canadian Hallmark stores and the US stores is about $5 an ornament, so we have started an annual trip in mid-November and I pick up all my ornaments there...great choices ladies....and love the t-shirt!!



You guys are gonna have so much fun!!! I can't wait to hear more...I subscribed before I started reading....;) I thought of you this morning when Jasmine and I were going over our plans so I could start writing out PTR tomorrow and we were talking about Wolfgang Pucks...we're definitely going again!!!

Hope you have a wonderful weekend and I can't wait to hear about and see the blankets!!:woohoo:

[PrincessCaitlin]

Hey girls,

Great start...loved the intro's and now I know why we get along so well PC...Belle and Beauty and the Beast are my fav's too!!! Great minds think alike.

Love the ornaments, the price difference between the Canadian Hallmark stores and the US stores is about $5 an ornament, so we have started an annual trip in mid-November and I pick up all my ornaments there...great choices ladies....and love the t-shirt!!



You guys are gonna have so much fun!!! I can't wait to hear more...I subscribed before I started reading....;) I thought of you this morning when Jasmine and I were going over our plans so I could start writing out PTR tomorrow and we were talking about Wolfgang Pucks...we're definitely going again!!!

Hope you have a wonderful weekend and I can't wait to hear about and see the blankets!!:woohoo:

Belle is the best princess :) Although it took a while for Beauty and the Beast to grow on me because when I was little I always thought Belle should have ended up with Gaston since he was cuter :lmao:

You need to get Jasmine to sign up for the DIS!

I am so glad you two enjoyed Wolfgang Pucks! I am looking forward to going back too! It's been way too long!

Hope you have a great weekend!

[MEK]

Hi ladies:

Love your recent purchases! Cute shirt Caitlin. The ornaments are a great deal! Love it!

How did the blanket making go today?

[dawnbu40]

Hi ladies:

Love your recent purchases! Cute shirt Caitlin. The ornaments are a great deal! Love it!

How did the blanket making go today?

Hi MaryEllen! You know we love a bargain so we couldn't pass up Disney ornaments at 75% off :rotfl: We had already bought several at half off so our tree should be really filled next year :) The blanket making went pretty well and after I get some pics of the finished product I will update

[dawnbu40]

The other day I read that today is Prince Caspian's last day at DHS. Since he made such a good impression on us :lovestruc I thought it was only fitting to give him a proper "farewell".

The first time we visited the handsome prince was last December on our "girl's trip" with my mom. My mom has a bad ankle, and ended up spending that trip in a wheelchair, and trying to push her into Caspian's forest was quite an adventure in and of itself :laughing: Anyway, once we finally made our way into his forest and looked up at him it was love at first sight for 3 generations :love: He was very soft spoken and charming and all around dreamy! Unfortunately, the computer that held pics of that trip died and so I don't have any pics of that meeting :rolleyes:

We were however, lucky enough to meet Caspian again last May. He was just as charming as we remembered although Dale seemed oblivious to his charm :rotfl: (Caitlin wants me to tell you that it was extremely hot that day and her hair usually looks much better :laughing:)

Some memories of Prince Caspian....

Welcoming Caitlin to his forest
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Asking the princess her name...
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The pose(her expression cracks me up)
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So Prince Caspian thanks for the memories! ;) We'll miss you!

[pipersmom]

Okay..I have to say..the weather wasn't the only thing that was hot that day! :lmao: I loved the Chronicles, but Piper hasn't started reading them yet, maybe this summer when she has less school reading to do.

Caitlin...I thought your hair looked cute...but then again my idea of high maintenance is taking a blow dryer to my bangs. ;)

[Queenofallthings]

Great send off...Caitlin's expression cracks me up!!!

[PrincessCaitlin]

Okay..I have to say..the weather wasn't the only thing that was hot that day! :lmao: I loved the Chronicles, but Piper hasn't started reading them yet, maybe this summer when she has less school reading to do.

Caitlin...I thought your hair looked cute...but then again my idea of high maintenance is taking a blow dryer to my bangs. ;)

We always got extremely lucky when it came to meeting Prince Caspian I have seen a couple not so hot ones in other trip reports

I feel bad to admit it but I never read the books :sad2: Idk why but when it came to this series I was just a movie person

Thank you :) I am not looking forward to September just for the frizzy hair and sweaty non make up look :rotfl:

Great send off...Caitlin's expression cracks me up!!!

I didn't even realize I was making such a goofy expression :lmao:


Also one thing my my mom forgot to mention was after we saw a preview for the Prince of Persia movie who is played by Jake Gyllenhaal :lovestruc I said I hope they put him at DHS! Next thing ya know Prince Caspian is leaving maybe I will get my wish after all....

[dawnbu40]

So yesterday was the day we were "supposed" to make our blankets for the Linus Project. I say "supposed to" because my overly ambitious daughter made hers on Wednesday. This was beneficial though because we had never tried making no-sew blankets before and it was nice that someone knew what we were doing :lmao: (plus we only had to make 2)

So what is Project Linus?
We were completely unfamiliar with the organization before seeing it as a volunteer opportunity on Disney's "Give a Day" website. I went to their website and this is what I found....
According to their website, since 1995 over 3 million blankets have been made for and given to kids who are seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need. Pretty cool huh?!



How Project Linus Started
On Christmas Eve, 1995, an article titled “Joy to the World” appeared in Parade Magazine. It was written by Pulitzer Prize winning photo-journalist, Eddie Adams. Part of the article featured a petite, downy haired child. She had been going through intensive chemotherapy and stated that her security blanket helped her get through the treatments. After reading the article, Karen Loucks decided to provide homemade security blankets to Denver’s Rocky Mountain Children’s Cancer Center, and Project Linus was born.

Their website gives instructions for 2 different kinds of no-sew blankets. We chose the style that has 2 layers of fleece so they would be "extra cozy". We found it was much more economical to purchase the kits at JoAnne's,rather than the fleece from the bolt, because the kits were on sale half off.

Here are some pics of our handiwork....

a work in progress
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the finished products
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Caitlin sat down for a pic and Riley had to get in on the act
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then Riley decided it was time for a little smooch :rotfl:
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So there you have it. We have completed our service project for the Disney program and now just have to arrange to deliver the blankets. The drop off is near Caitlin's college campus (it's a 20 minute commute) so we'll arrange for her to deliver them on a day she has classes. It appears the "Give a Day" program is going to be a huge success because when I heard from the local Project Linus they had already heard from 600+ families! :cool1: I am so looking forward to hearing just how many worthwhile causes benefit from Disney's promotion of volunteerism! :goodvibes

[Queenofallthings]

Thanks for sharing what Project Linus is all about!! There is nothing more heartbreaking than a sick child, my girlfriend lost her daughter when she was just over a month old, then 8 months later her nephew passed away at the age of 6 from a brain tumor. My heart ached for both Lynn and Leanne when they lost their children.

Taking time out of our busy schedules to do for others is the best feeling in the world isn't it? Great job you guys. The pictures are beautiful...love the smooching one:lmao:

[yinyanggirls]

They turned out great! It didn't look too hard either. I think maybe even I could do them!:lmao:

[dawnbu40]

Thanks for sharing what Project Linus is all about!! There is nothing more heartbreaking than a sick child, my girlfriend lost her daughter when she was just over a month old, then 8 months later her nephew passed away at the age of 6 from a brain tumor. My heart ached for both Lynn and Leanne when they lost their children.

Taking time out of our busy schedules to do for others is the best feeling in the world isn't it? Great job you guys. The pictures are beautiful...love the smooching one:lmao:

How awful for your friend. I cannot imagine the pain of losing a child. Two years ago a family from our church lost a 3 month old. That was the most heart-wrenching funeral I have ever attended.

On a lighter note....we do love volunteering! In fact Caitlin was VP of Philanthropy for her student org until just being elected President :cool1: As a family we do the Relay for Life and Caitlin is also mentoring new teams and working with the principal of her old high school trying to get them onboard :)

As for Riley it was so funny how she wanted to jump in the picture and then kissed Caitlin! :rotfl2:

They turned out great! It didn't look too hard either. I think maybe even I could do them!:lmao:

If we can make them, then trust me, anyone can :rotfl: We are seriously crafting-impaired! :laughing:

[pipersmom]

The blankets came out great, guys! Dawn, you take really good pictures, though I'm sure having a beautiful daughter helps ;) I love the one with Riley kissing you, Caitlin, your face is just lit up with your laughter!

[PrincessCaitlin]

The blankets came out great, guys! Dawn, you take really good pictures, though I'm sure having a beautiful daughter helps ;) I love the one with Riley kissing you, Caitlin, your face is just lit up with your laughter!

Thank you!

We actually went out today and got some supplies so we can make a blanket to auction off for the Relay for Life (since it's for the American Cancer Society we bought fabric with the breast cancer ribbon on it) I also bought some fabric so I can make my own Winnie the Pooh blanket :)

Riley is my fur baby and she always makes me crack up. It was cute after we took the picture my mom decided I should switch poses so she said "Pose" and Riley rolled onto her back and put her paws up in the air :laughing:

[pipersmom]

Very cool that you're continuing with the blankets! And too funny about Riley striking a pose when your Mom said that :lol:. I grew up with a dog and a cat, (both lived around 20 yrs) and my mom has always had a dog since then as well, it's hard now sometimes not having a furbaby, but Piper's health is more important. I keep thinking one day I'm just going to say the **** with it and get one anyway, just making sure it's a hypoallergenic breed, but I know I won't do it. Okay, sorry for the hijack! Pooh is one of my favorites (classic pooh anyway), but Piper is so over him! I don't know what to do about that girl sometimes! *laughing*

[WrightFamily06]

The blankets look like they turned out really well and the pictures of your Doggy & Catlin showing them off are adorable :)

[dawnbu40]

Very cool that you're continuing with the blankets! And too funny about Riley striking a pose when your Mom said that :lol:. I grew up with a dog and a cat, (both lived around 20 yrs) and my mom has always had a dog since then as well, it's hard now sometimes not having a furbaby, but Piper's health is more important. I keep thinking one day I'm just going to say the **** with it and get one anyway, just making sure it's a hypoallergenic breed, but I know I won't do it. Okay, sorry for the hijack! Pooh is one of my favorites (classic pooh anyway), but Piper is so over him! I don't know what to do about that girl sometimes! *laughing*

Pets are great (albeit a lot of extra work!) but keeping her healthy is your top job so it's totally understandable! We should actually have a hypoallergenic breed since Dale has asthma but we that hasn't happened :rolleyes1

It seems like kids go through a phase where characters like Pooh become too baby-ish to them but then they hit the teen years and they become cool again :laughing: so just give her a couple years and she'll be a fan again :)

[dawnbu40]

The blankets look like they turned out really well and the pictures of your Doggy & Catlin showing them off are adorable :)

Thank you! Riley is quite a character and loves being the center of attention :)

[dawnbu40]

I know a couple posts ago we told you how Disney closed our closest stores and now we have to drive about 20 minutes to get to one....Well, last night I got an email from the Disney Store informing us that they are closing that store :eek: I am so bummed! When we go there we are at least able to get a little of that "Disney feel" and now it's leaving :sad2: (I also like to go there before our trips and get Disney Dollars) They suggested we visit their other Michigan location that is over an hour away! That's not gonna happen. I do plan to call them once a week and check on the current % off so we can stock up before they leave ;)


In other Disney news-I know several of you are thinking of doing the "Give a Day" volunteering. I just saw a posting on the Disney website of a special "celebration" pin you can pick up that says something to the effect of "Celebrating Voluntearing". Wearing the celebration pins is fun and attracts special attention from the CMs so if you aren't celebrating anything else this would be a fun thing to celebrate.:) I'm sure we will be getting those!

[MyMuse]

In other Disney news-I know several of you are thinking of doing the "Give a Day" volunteering. I just saw a posting on the Disney website of a special "celebration" pin you can pick up that says something to the effect of "Celebrating Voluntearing". Wearing the celebration pins is fun and attracts special attention from the CMs so if you aren't celebrating anything else this would be a fun thing to celebrate.:) I'm sure we will be getting those!



That's awesome!

I'm definitely thinking about doing a volunteer day. It's also nice to actually celebrate something - I feel bad when I get asked the question and my answer is "sorry, I'm not celebrating anything". LOL!!! I feel like i should make up something. :lmao:

[WrightFamily06]

Sorry to hear that a second Disney store in your area is closing :( It does however save me a lot of money not having one close any longer , cause I'm not much of an online shopper either , so then in turn I get to save all my money I would have spent at the store throughout the year on my actual trip :)

How cool that you will be able to get a celebrate button for volunteering :thumbsup2

[pipersmom]

Hi Dawn and Caitlin! Very cool that Disney is doing the pins for volunteering..sorry your Disney store is closing though, that bites! On the other hand..you may be able to get some great deals right before it does..lol. I also wanted to thank you again for the Big Give pressies..Piper uses the message board on a daily basis, and right now is using it for another Disney countdown..ie.. 50 Days 'til Disney! For anyone that didn't catch it on my thread, here are a couple of pics of the wonderful things Dawn and Caitlin sent for Piper and I...

http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss211/piperspics/BigGive005.jpg

http://i577.photobucket.com/albums/ss211/piperspics/Allpics182.jpg

Thank you all so much!! :hug:

[thecapells]

I know a couple posts ago we told you how Disney closed our closest stores and now we have to drive about 20 minutes to get to one....Well, last night I got an email from the Disney Store informing us that they are closing that store :eek: I am so bummed! When we go there we are at least able to get a little of that "Disney feel" and now it's leaving :sad2: (I also like to go there before our trips and get Disney Dollars) They suggested we visit their other Michigan location that is over an hour away! That's not gonna happen. I do plan to call them once a week and check on the current % off so we can stock up before they leave ;)


In other Disney news-I know several of you are thinking of doing the "Give a Day" volunteering. I just saw a posting on the Disney website of a special "celebration" pin you can pick up that says something to the effect of "Celebrating Voluntearing". Wearing the celebration pins is fun and attracts special attention from the CMs so if you aren't celebrating anything else this would be a fun thing to celebrate.:) I'm sure we will be getting those!



We received the same email as our local Disney store is closing.
I'm so bummed as this was a great place to just wander into and get a smile on your face.
I was extremely excited when I heard of the new renovations coming to the Disney Stores with RFID technology and merchandise that reacts to things in the stores.
But apparently we won't get to experience it.
:sad1:

[yinyanggirls]

Bummer about the TWO stores closing!!! Our closest malls are both about 45 mins away and it's one of the harder parts of living in the boonies for me. I get an email about a good sale and I know I'm not going to make a trip just to browse. I do take advantage of Phoebe's therapy and doc appts though, because they are "in town" so I always plan side trips while we're up there. Maybe they will reduce their online shipping charges? Or up their supplies in Target and WalMart type stores?

[dawnbu40]

That's awesome!

I'm definitely thinking about doing a volunteer day. It's also nice to actually celebrate something - I feel bad when I get asked the question and my answer is "sorry, I'm not celebrating anything". LOL!!! I feel like i should make up something. :lmao:

I feel the same way! I always feel out of the loop if I say we aren't celebrating anything :rotfl:

Sorry to hear that a second Disney store in your area is closing :( It does however save me a lot of money not having one close any longer , cause I'm not much of an online shopper either , so then in turn I get to save all my money I would have spent at the store throughout the year on my actual trip :)

How cool that you will be able to get a celebrate button for volunteering :thumbsup2

I don't like online shopping either. I'd rather go to a real store! :laughing: So you're right it just means more Disney shopping on our trip! :thumbsup2

[dawnbu40]

Thank you all so much!! :hug:

Thanks for re-posting the pics of Piper! :goodvibes She is a :cutie: and we are so happy she liked the gifts! You are both very welcome!:goodvibes

We received the same email as our local Disney store is closing.
I'm so bummed as this was a great place to just wander into and get a smile on your face.
I was extremely excited when I heard of the new renovations coming to the Disney Stores with RFID technology and merchandise that reacts to things in the stores.
But apparently we won't get to experience it.
:sad1:

Don't the new stores sound amazing?! You know with Steve Jobs involved they will be incredible! I haven't really heard though if they are closing some and then re-doing the existing ones or opening more stores? I'm sure when they are finished though it will be worth a special trip to check em out!

Bummer about the TWO stores closing!!! Our closest malls are both about 45 mins away and it's one of the harder parts of living in the boonies for me. I get an email about a good sale and I know I'm not going to make a trip just to browse. I do take advantage of Phoebe's therapy and doc appts though, because they are "in town" so I always plan side trips while we're up there. Maybe they will reduce their online shipping charges? Or up their supplies in Target and WalMart type stores?

45 minutes from a mall? :scared1: That would drive us crazy :rotfl: Disney is offering a 15% discount, on purchases over $50 and free shipping on those purchases, but I'm not a fan of shopping online. Well unless the bargain is too good to refuse ;)

[dawnbu40]

So far we have shared our shopping, Big Give and blanket making experiences with you but we haven't done too much trip planning. Our adr date isn't until March but we did decided on a special experience that Caitlin is going to try.


Caitlin has wanted to try a Segway tour for a long time but I always thought it was on the pricey side. I just learned though that there is another Segway "tour". Everyday at 11:30 they offer a class called "Simply Segway" in Epcot. The experience lasts an hour. The first half hour is a video and training on how to use the Segway. The second half hour is spent riding around the rose garden. I like that while she is on the Segway I can be snapping pics of her. The other Segway class is before the park opens so pics wouldn't be possible. I also like the price. It is normally $35 but since we have AAA it's only $30 :thumbsup2 (you know I love a bargain ;)) Caitlin had hoped her dad would join her for the class but he said he'd rather spend his $30 on Grey Goose Slushies :lmao:

So there you have it. The first of our Sept plans.

[yinyanggirls]

Oh fun! I've never tried those either. They look like they require balance. I LOVE that they are doing it in the rose garden. Gorgeous backdrop!!!

[MEK]

Hmmmmmm.....grey goose slushies.......simply segway????:confused3 That's a tough decision. I could go either way on that one!


ps..... I noticed that you just said you joined AAA. For what its worth, I have a great AAA agent that I use when I'm not booking DVC or when I need a night on either side. If you ever need a really good AAA agent, pm me and I will give you her name. She is totally up to date on all the codes and discounts. Plus, if you decide to get the AAA visa you will earn rebate certificates that can be used towards trips and tickets.

[dawnbu40]

Hmmmmmm.....grey goose slushies.......simply segway????:confused3 That's a tough decision. I could go either way on that one!



It was actually an easy decision for Dale :lmao: Sitting in the shade with a GG slushie easily beats Segway riding in the heat :laughing:

[dawnbu40]

Oh fun! I've never tried those either. They look like they require balance. I LOVE that they are doing it in the rose garden. Gorgeous backdrop!!!

I don't think I would have the balance to be able to use a Segway that's why I'll play photographer :rotfl: I agree that pics in the rose garden should be beautiful!

[Queenofallthings]

When Caitlin turns 21 she'll understand completely why her dad choose grey goose slushies over segway...it will only take one and I'm sure she'll be no different than the rest of us, she'll be hooked. I've already warned the kids that I will be stopping for at least 2 when we're there.:lmao:

[dawnbu40]

When Caitlin turns 21 she'll understand completely why her dad choose grey goose slushies over segway...it will only take one and I'm sure she'll be no different than the rest of us, she'll be hooked. I've already warned the kids that I will be stopping for at least 2 when we're there.:lmao:

:rotfl2:

[pipersmom]

Ohh..the Segway lesson does sound fun, but I'm one of the unbalanced ones. The Grey Goose slushies sound good too though, have seen a lot of people mention them. I always feel too guilty to drink around Piper, but I did seriously consider doing HDDR just for the included Sangria! :lmao:

[2_Eagle_Mom]

I just found your PTR, I was drawn in with your mention of the HP portion of your trip. We're going in October so we're just a little behind you. Haven't decided if we're going to Universal, but will love to read about your plans. I was just going to lurk but your mention of the Segway Tours and I had to jump in. We did the World Showcase Tour in May and we LOVED it. I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to balance and would spend a lot of time falling off. It is amazingly easy to get used to how it works. The only thing that I will caution you about is that only getting to tour around for a half hour will just seem really short. I guess that will just give you something to plan on doing on your next trip. I would suggest that both you and your husband try the Segways out at Innoventions. You can do a test run completely inside on the training course. Trust me, if I can do it, anyone can.

Jane

[PrincessCaitlin]

Ohh..the Segway lesson does sound fun, but I'm one of the unbalanced ones. The Grey Goose slushies sound good too though, have seen a lot of people mention them. I always feel too guilty to drink around Piper, but I did seriously consider doing HDDR just for the included Sangria! :lmao:

My dad loves Epcot and drinking around the World I think that is the only reason he says yes to these Disney trips :lmao: HDDR was very cute the last time we saw it. We went with my grandma for Christmas a year ago and she loved the Sangria!

I just found your PTR, I was drawn in with your mention of the HP portion of your trip. We're going in October so we're just a little behind you. Haven't decided if we're going to Universal, but will love to read about your plans. I was just going to lurk but your mention of the Segway Tours and I had to jump in. We did the World Showcase Tour in May and we LOVED it. I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to balance and would spend a lot of time falling off. It is amazingly easy to get used to how it works. The only thing that I will caution you about is that only getting to tour around for a half hour will just seem really short. I guess that will just give you something to plan on doing on your next trip. I would suggest that both you and your husband try the Segways out at Innoventions. You can do a test run completely inside on the training course. Trust me, if I can do it, anyone can.

Jane

I am so excited about the new HP world!:wizard: Also the last time we went we found out our dog was injured while we were at the Studios portion so we didn't get to explore it as much as I would have liked. I am looking forward to trying it out again. I have wanted to do the Epcot segway tour but I am the only one in my family that wants to do it so we thought with this tour my mom can take pictures and my dad can drink grey goose slushies. :lmao:

[dawnbu40]

I was just reading an article on upcoming Disney rehabs and the overhaul of Fantasyland and I read they aren't closing Toon Town til "Fall 2010". I'm not a huge fan of the area but I am hoping they don't close it until after our trip. It's been there Caitlin's whole life so I'd like her to see it one last time.

In other rehab news..... I am so excited to hear that Muppetvision is getting a refurb! I read they are also upgrading the theater to Disney Digital. So even if they don't get a new movie, the old one should look a lot better! :thumbsup2 The article I read didn't have a date for this so I'm crossing my fingers it's done by September::yes::

[pipersmom]

Ohh..I'm glad they're not closing ToonTown until fall, I was worried it may be down during our trip, and I wanted Piper to see it. Hopefully Muppetvision won't be..I want to see that, lol.

[dawnbu40]

Ohh..I'm glad they're not closing ToonTown until fall, I was worried it may be down during our trip, and I wanted Piper to see it. Hopefully Muppetvision won't be..I want to see that, lol.

I did think of you two when I read the castle is being worked on and may have scaffolding (etc) on it until the end of March :mad: I was paying attention to March because Caitlin and I have...ssshh this is a secret....:rolleyes1 we have been looking at taking a trip for her Spring Break. She is off the first week of March and Caitlin was super excited when she realized that overlaps with your trip. HOWEVER....It all depends on our taxes. If they come out at least near last year's we will be taking a girls trip and we're trying to convince my mom to go again too. Of course this is all up in the air but we are really HOPING! (the Dis needs a fingers crossed smilie)

[pipersmom]

Okay, can I just say..that would be soooo AWESOME! Sorry, I'll contain my excitement now ;) Seriously, we would love that but I completely understand the tax situation. I have to admit, I am bummed about the scaffolding around the Castle, I had read about it a couple of weeks ago. I wish they were doing the backside while we were there instead of the front. That being said, the trip will be wonderful regardless, and I'm hoping we'll still be able to see the front somewhat? I just don't know. Now..ermm..when do you get your taxes done? :rotfl:

[WrightFamily06]

Congrats Catlin on booking the Segway class , sounds like it will be a lot of fun for you & the family both ! I would probably be just like your Mom and do the picture taking , not to much on the Segway or drinking . lol

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that they will keep Town-hall & Toontown open just a bit longer also . If and when we do book our trip I was planning for the dates to be September 2-5 or 2-7 2010 . It would be nice to see everything one last time before the changes . I am still very excited for everything to change though too !

A Muppet's refurb sounds great to me , I do love that show either way ,it's one of the classics !

[dawnbu40]

Okay, can I just say..that would be soooo AWESOME! Sorry, I'll contain my excitement now ;) Seriously, we would love that but I completely understand the tax situation. I have to admit, I am bummed about the scaffolding around the Castle, I had read about it a couple of weeks ago. I wish they were doing the backside while we were there instead of the front. That being said, the trip will be wonderful regardless, and I'm hoping we'll still be able to see the front somewhat? I just don't know. Now..ermm..when do you get your taxes done? :rotfl:


Caitlin and I are both really excited about the idea of March and we would love to meet up with you two! As soon as Dale's W2's are available I will be doing our taxes! Everyday I ask him to see if they are available yet :rotfl: Since I do them myself they will get done fast and we can get the return deposited within 2 weeks. (but as soon as I know how much $ to expect I will be figuring out the trip ;))







Congrats Catlin on booking the Segway class , sounds like it will be a lot of fun for you & the family both ! I would probably be just like your Mom and do the picture taking , not to much on the Segway or drinking . lol

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that they will keep Town-hall & Toontown open just a bit longer also . If and when we do book our trip I was planning for the dates to be September 2-5 or 2-7 2010 . It would be nice to see everything one last time before the changes . I am still very excited for everything to change though too !

A Muppet's refurb sounds great to me , I do love that show either way ,it's one of the classics !

I will miss the original Fanstasyland but I too am very excited for the changes! If you guys go that week in Sept. we'll have to meet up for a Dole Whip or something! :goodvibes

[Queenofallthings]

Oh, I hope the tax man is good to you. A girls trip would be so fun. :thumbsup2

I didn't ready about the castle...will the scaffolding be up when we're there in January. I hope not.....:confused:

[MEK]

First week of March..... I know...shhhhhhhh...... but everytime I read about someone going before May I get this huge urge to go. I can't help it ....May still feels so far away and I have this AP that will expire in June. What's a girl to do, but dream.......:cloud9: Please keep me posted on the details!

[LilAnn]

A little late to this party but I am subbing in now. I read one of you past TRs and Caitlin's dining review so I had to join in. So, Hi!! Also super excited to hear about the WW of HP. I don't think it will be open yet when we go.

Also big thanks to you gals for making the blankets for the Linus project. I work at a children's hospital and love seeing some of "our" babies with these blankets, especially the knitted ones. Very sweet of you.

[dawnbu40]

Oh, I hope the tax man is good to you. A girls trip would be so fun. :thumbsup2

I didn't ready about the castle...will the scaffolding be up when we're there in January. I hope not.....:confused:

Dale is in favor of it and my mom is up for it so it's looking pretty good ;)

I saw some recent pictures and there is already a big crane behind the castle but I read they take it down at night for Wishes. It said they are taking down the lights and then they have to repaint/refurb a lot of the "bricks". So I'm afraid the castle might not be as pretty as usual in your pics. But there are supposed to be some angles you can shoot from and avoid the crane :thumbsup2

First week of March..... I know...shhhhhhhh...... but everytime I read about someone going before May I get this huge urge to go. I can't help it ....May still feels so far away and I have this AP that will expire in June. What's a girl to do, but dream.......:cloud9: Please keep me posted on the details!

I think frequent visits become an addiction! You can only go so long between trips without needing a fix :rotfl: Yesterday I found out the D23 birthday party would be that week with a special dinner buffet, Wishes viewing & dessert party and a talk by an Imagineer about the changes coming to Fantasyland. Well guess who just joined D23 a couple weeks ago? :banana: So yea that party is something I'd LOVE to do! I'm thinking we'll have things decided by the end of next week popcorn::

[dawnbu40]

A little late to this party but I am subbing in now. I read one of you past TRs and Caitlin's dining review so I had to join in. So, Hi!! Also super excited to hear about the WW of HP. I don't think it will be open yet when we go.

Also big thanks to you gals for making the blankets for the Linus project. I work at a children's hospital and love seeing some of "our" babies with these blankets, especially the knitted ones. Very sweet of you.

Hi LilAnn! :flower3: So nice of you to join us! We are really excited about the Wizarding World too! Caitlin started reading the books in 3rd grade and has kind of grown up with Harry. A couple times we were among the crazy people at midnight releases :rotfl: We've all read the series so it's something we're all looking forward to.


You are welcome! We enjoyed making the blankets and Caitlin delivered them Thursday. I had never heard of Project Linus before the Disney program but what a great thing they do! I think they are getting a lot of attention from the program as I've heard of people from various states getting involved in their branch.

Hope you stay with us and keep posting!

[LilAnn]

Hi LilAnn! :flower3: So nice of you to join us! We are really excited about the Wizarding World too! Caitlin started reading the books in 3rd grade and has kind of grown up with Harry. A couple times we were among the crazy people at midnight releases :rotfl: We've all read the series so it's something we're all looking forward to.


You are welcome! We enjoyed making the blankets and Caitlin delivered them Thursday. I had never heard of Project Linus before the Disney program but what a great thing they do! I think they are getting a lot of attention from the program as I've heard of people from various states getting involved in their branch.

Hope you stay with us and keep posting!


Good morning! :wave2: I am also a HP fan, although I didn't grow up with Harry since I'm a bit older than him ;) but I am dying to go to the WW! we have had a special HP exhibition at a nearby Museum here and I loved seeing everything. You could see the Hogwart's Express, get "sorted" by the hat, step into Hagrid's Hut, see all the costumes, etc. It was fantastic. I can only imagine how I'd be at the new WW! That will have to be our next trip, I guess.

I'll definitely keep posting since I'm addicted to the DIS and FB, so I am online whenever I get the chance! :lmao: I love PTRs and TRs, always gets me excited for future trips and gives me more ideas. It's fun to share the "magic" with other people who feel the same.

[Queenofallthings]

Good morning Dawn

Thanks for the update on the castle....I'll just have to be creative with my picture taking!! I actually have a picture from August of the crane putting the lights on....my philosophy was "if I can't see it all lit up at Christmas, at least I can watch them put the lights on".

I am all settled in with my morning coffee and about to start another update....chat with you later.;)

[WrightFamily06]

I will miss the original Fanstasyland but I too am very excited for the changes! If you guys go that week in Sept. we'll have to meet up for a Dole Whip or something! :goodvibes


Yes, will def have to meet up for that Dole Whip or something :)

[PrincessCaitlin]

If you happened to notice the title of the PTR changed it's because my mom, grandma and I are all going to Disney World at the beginning of March for my spring break!!!!!!!!!!!


We have already made ADRs and we will start updates once we have our package booked!!

We got our airplane tickets at a good price so it was a no brainer :thumbsup2



I am also very excited to report that on this trip we will have our first ever planned Dis meet!!!!!!!:banana::banana: We will be meeting Piper (MommysPiper) and Amanda (PipersMom)!!!!!!!!!

Be back soon with more:banana::banana::banana::cool1::cool1:

[PrincessCaitlin]

Whoops this is Dawn and I posted under Caitlin lol.....Ok who here is at all suprised by her announcement? Nobody right? :lmao: Anyway, I feel really blessed not just that we are going but more importantly that I have a daughter who is a sophomore in college and she'd rather go to WDW with me and her grandma then spend Spring Break partying! I too am so excited to meet Piper and Amanda even though I feel like we already know them :goodvibes

Off to my mom's to finalize plans then we'll be back to share

[MEK]

Congrats on the trip, ladies. Looks like there are a lot of spring break trips in the planning! :thumbsup2

[pipersmom]

Evening Caitlin and Dawn! I may have mentioned this somewhere else :rolleyes1: but we are totally, completely and indubitably full of EXCITEMENT!!! that this trip worked out for you guys!! I just thought it needed to be said again.. ;)

:banana: party:: :banana: party::

[dawnbu40]

Congrats on the trip, ladies. Looks like there are a lot of spring break trips in the planning! :thumbsup2

Evening Caitlin and Dawn! I may have mentioned this somewhere else :rolleyes1: but we are totally, completely and indubitably full of EXCITEMENT!!! that this trip worked out for you guys!! I just thought it needed to be said again.. ;)

:banana: party:: :banana: party::

Thanks girls! We are all pretty excited! My mom was giving us her must-dos earlier today :lmao:

[PrincessCaitlin]

Congrats on the trip, ladies. Looks like there are a lot of spring break trips in the planning! :thumbsup2

Thank you! We are both very excited! We still have to book our room but we are leaning towards Pop Century! I felt so cool when I was able to put two tickers in my signature :lmao: I am very blessed :thumbsup2

[Queenofallthings]

I squealed when I saw your title change!!! I'm so happy for you girls!!

Dawn, I completely agree with you, when I see what some of my friends children have done at Spring Break, I thank my lucky stars everyday that Jasmine still wants to vacation with me!!! We're thinking of doing a beach trip next year though.....

I cannot wait for your plans.....:woohoo: how lucky to have 2 tickers....so so so happy for you all!!!

[yinyanggirls]

WOOHOO for TWO TRIPS and a DISmeet!!!:cool1: I'm nervous for our taxes...first full year of owning a house and hoping the interest will work out well for us. Yes, we need a "fingers crossed" smiley. :thumbsup2

[dawnbu40]

I squealed when I saw your title change!!! I'm so happy for you girls!!

Dawn, I completely agree with you, when I see what some of my friends children have done at Spring Break, I thank my lucky stars everyday that Jasmine still wants to vacation with me!!! We're thinking of doing a beach trip next year though.....

I cannot wait for your plans.....:woohoo: how lucky to have 2 tickers....so so so happy for you all!!!

Thank you! All 3 of us are really excited! We have a lot of fun together :)

We are both blessed with good daughters aren't we? :goodvibes If only Caitlin could find a guy as sweet as Thomas she'd be all set :rotfl:

A beach trip? And skipping Disney?! :eek: :laughing: We're actually thinking of trying the Disney cruise next year.( I think 2011 would be a good time to try something new since Fantasyland will be all torn up)


WOOHOO for TWO TRIPS and a DISmeet!!!:cool1: I'm nervous for our taxes...first full year of owning a house and hoping the interest will work out well for us. Yes, we need a "fingers crossed" smiley. :thumbsup2

We have gotten spoiled over the last few years getting 2 trips a year. I think we might need an intervention :lmao:

My fingers are crossed that the tax man is good to you :goodvibes

[PrincessCaitlin]

Our trip is officially booked!!!!!

Now the cast of characters for this trip include my mom and I and my grandma

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This is my grandma with her dog Tinkerbell. Her last trip was in 08 when she went with my mom and I for Christmas time.
Favorite Character- Belle
Favorite Movie- Beauty and the Beast

We had a hard time deciding on a value resort this trip. My grandma and I have always loved Beauty and the Beast and have seen the stage show 2 times . She took me for my 5th birthday to see it in Toronto then we saw it again when I was 7 in Detroit. Due to this we weren't sure if we wanted to stay at All Star Music in the Broadway section which has all of the Beauty and the Beast stuff or if we wanted to stay at Pop Century which is a favorite of many Disers. I felt that if we weren't put in the Broadway section I wouldn't want to stay at ASMu so we decided on POP.

For this trip we will be celebrating my 4.0 and being on the Dean
s List :woohoo:

Our official dates are March 3rd-8th :yay:

We already made our ADRs so our day plans will be posted one by one starting this week :dance3:

[pipersmom]

Woohoo for being booked, and staying at Pop..it always looks like a very fun resort to me on the TRs. :goodvibes: I read about your Grandma and my mouth dropped open a bit..our first family dog was a "Tinkerbell"..a black toy poodle, and we had her for about 18 years! I can't wait to see your ADRs! popcorn::

[dawnbu40]

[/SIZE]Woohoo for being booked, and staying at Pop..it always looks like a very fun resort to me on the TRs. :goodvibes: I read about your Grandma and my mouth dropped open a bit..our first family dog was a "Tinkerbell"..a black toy poodle, and we had her for about 18 years! I can't wait to see your ADRs! popcorn::

We have a great new TA who booked the trip for us this morning ;)

As you know Dale and I stayed there in Sept. and we were really pleased with it. Since the crowd predictions are low for that week (and we are trying to do a budget friendly trip) I didn't hesitate to stay there again.

18 years? Wow that is an incredibly long life for a dog!
My mom's dog is her baby. When we were growing up we never had pets but 2 years ago my mom saw Tink and fell in :lovestruc and had to have her. Now, she is a total "dog person".

She is also one of the best grandma's around always keeping up with her 3 grandkids interests and being their biggest fan. Caitlin is the oldest and has never lived more then 10 minutes from her so they have had a very close relationship!

Adrs will be coming up :)

[Queenofallthings]

I had just signed onto Facebook when I read that you had booked...so I signed out of Facebook and got right over here. Sounds wonderful!!! How cute is Grandma:cutie:

I completely understand about wanting to stay in the Broadway section at ASMu..we stayed there in 2007 and 2008. Belle and the movie are both my favorites. Jasmine drives me to work every morning and then carries onto school and we pass about 4 bridal salons along the way and in the shop where she bought her grad dress they have a "Belle" dress in the window!! She said "Oh mom, that dress is so you". She's right, if I was graduating, I would buy it hands down.....:confused3

Caitlin....:woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:on 4.0 AND the Deans list.....that is terrific, more than terrific, can't think of a word right now but WOW...good for you. That is definitely a reason to celebrate.

Disney Cruise eh??? I think I would prefer that to a week or two at the beach...I'm afraid of being bored after the first day:lmao:

[WrightFamily06]

Congrats on booking a Spring Break trip ! Although I have to say I'm just a tad bit jealous ! lol Congrats also to Catlin on her grades and making the Dean's List ! We are also thinking about staying at Pop on our next trip , can't wait to hear what you think about it . Sounds like it's going to be an awesome girls only trip w/ a great Dismeet , can't wait for all the details !

[PrincessCaitlin]

I had just signed onto Facebook when I read that you had booked...so I signed out of Facebook and got right over here. Sounds wonderful!!! How cute is Grandma:cutie:

I completely understand about wanting to stay in the Broadway section at ASMu..we stayed there in 2007 and 2008. Belle and the movie are both my favorites. Jasmine drives me to work every morning and then carries onto school and we pass about 4 bridal salons along the way and in the shop where she bought her grad dress they have a "Belle" dress in the window!! She said "Oh mom, that dress is so you". She's right, if I was graduating, I would buy it hands down.....:confused3

Caitlin....:woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:on 4.0 AND the Deans list.....that is terrific, more than terrific, can't think of a word right now but WOW...good for you. That is definitely a reason to celebrate.

Disney Cruise eh??? I think I would prefer that to a week or two at the beach...I'm afraid of being bored after the first day:lmao:

Thank you I think my grandma is cute too :cutie:

I love the Belle dress story! The dress I wore to prom was poofy and gold and was meant to look like Belle's dress :) For my graduation party the center pieces had two picture frames and in one was me in my Halloween costume which was Belle's dress from 1st grade and then in the other was me in my prom dress :cutie:

Thank you!!!!!

My mom said no Disney trips next year then my dad and I reacted like :eek::lmao::rotfl2: so we are leaning towards a cruise :cloud9: I would love to be at Disney and then at the beach

[PrincessCaitlin]

Congrats on booking a Spring Break trip ! Although I have to say I'm just a tad bit jealous ! lol Congrats also to Catlin on her grades and making the Dean's List ! We are also thinking about staying at Pop on our next trip , can't wait to hear what you think about it . Sounds like it's going to be an awesome girls only trip w/ a great Dismeet , can't wait for all the details !

Thank you we are so excited!!!!

Sorry :flower3: we promise we will help tide you over till your next trip :cutie:

Thank you! I am very happy about my grades and hopefully I can keep it up this semester :headache: my classes already seem hard :laughing:

I am so excited to stay at POP I want to eat tye dyed cheesecake :lmao:

It will definitely be some trip ;) we will have to give a little back story from our last trip with grandma ;)

[pipersmom]

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We have a great new TA who booked the trip for us this morning ;)

As you know Dale and I stayed there in Sept. and we were really pleased with it. Since the crowd predictions are low for that week (and we are trying to do a budget friendly trip) I didn't hesitate to stay there again.

18 years? Wow that is an incredibly long life for a dog!
My mom's dog is her baby. When we were growing up we never had pets but 2 years ago my mom saw Tink and fell in :lovestruc and had to have her. Now, she is a total "dog person".

She is also one of the best grandma's around always keeping up with her 3 grandkids interests and being their biggest fan. Caitlin is the oldest and has never lived more then 10 minutes from her so they have had a very close relationship!

Adrs will be coming up :)

I am so psyched about the crowd predictions that week, that was one of the reasons I gave them the date window that I did! My mom has a teacup poodle now that is just over a year old, and she's the same way, the dog is her baby! She even will cook for it..well..she was..then I got some refrigerated dog food (yes..refrigerated!) and Lil Bit loooooves it, so now the cooking doesn't happen as often, LOL. Gram is the same way with Piper and my niece, growing up we lived in VA and the grands all lived in ME, and we were close, but nothing like Piper and Gram..I love that she has that bond! Very cool that we're both going to have 3 generations of girls on the trip! I sent Caitlin a pm about meeting up, but I'll go back and copy you in..I was very excited!

[yinyanggirls]

How fun! It's nice to meet you, grandma. :) You guys are making me seriously consider a girls' trip down the line. My mom lives for my kids (well, those *other* grandkids, too) but has been busy caring for her parents this past year. Maybe in a year or two things will be less stressful and we'll take a trip. I'm excited to read about yours!

[LilAnn]

Congrats on booking another trip and the 4.0! That really is a major accomplishment in college. :thumbsup2 We are booked at Pop for the first half of our trip so I'll be anxiously awaiting your thoughts when you get back. We liked it the first time around, but we'll have a little one with us this time. Tie-dyed cheesecake? Sounds intriguing, but I do like cheesecake!

[dawnbu40]

How fun! It's nice to meet you, grandma. :) You guys are making me seriously consider a girls' trip down the line. My mom lives for my kids (well, those *other* grandkids, too) but has been busy caring for her parents this past year. Maybe in a year or two things will be less stressful and we'll take a trip. I'm excited to read about yours!

Girls trips are really special! I hope that this becomes a tradition and someday we take Caitlin's future (years from now :rotfl:) daughter and have 4 generations!
Thats definitely something to keep in mind for when things slow down for your mom! You'd love it!

Congrats on booking another trip and the 4.0! That really is a major accomplishment in college. :thumbsup2 We are booked at Pop for the first half of our trip so I'll be anxiously awaiting your thoughts when you get back. We liked it the first time around, but we'll have a little one with us this time. Tie-dyed cheesecake? Sounds intriguing, but I do like cheesecake!

Thank you! We've never booked a trip this close before so its kind of overwhelming but in a good way :lmao:

We really liked Pop in Sept so I'm hoping I feel that way again! How old is your little one? I will not be trying the cheesecake it does not appeal to me at all but Caitlin is really looking forward to it!

As for the 4.0, Caitlin has completed 4 semesters of college (she even went in the summer) and has made the Dean's List each time! And 3 of the 4 semesters she's had a 4.0 (1 darn B+ spoiled it last winter :laughing:)Pretty obvious how proud we are of her, isn't it? ;)

[dawnbu40]

I am so psyched about the crowd predictions that week, that was one of the reasons I gave them the date window that I did! My mom has a teacup poodle now that is just over a year old, and she's the same way, the dog is her baby! She even will cook for it..well..she was..then I got some refrigerated dog food (yes..refrigerated!) and Lil Bit loooooves it, so now the cooking doesn't happen as often, LOL. Gram is the same way with Piper and my niece, growing up we lived in VA and the grands all lived in ME, and we were close, but nothing like Piper and Gram..I love that she has that bond! Very cool that we're both going to have 3 generations of girls on the trip! I sent Caitlin a pm about meeting up, but I'll go back and copy you in..I was very excited!

Our moms have similar sounding "babies". My mom's dog is a vegetarian :rotfl:
Even my mom was excited to hear we're meeting up and loved that Piper's grandma would be there too :goodvibes

[praisehisname]

I'm a little late, but I'm here! So cool that you were able to add the Spring Break trip! Looking forward to hearing the details!

[LilAnn]

Thank you! We've never booked a trip this close before so its kind of overwhelming but in a good way :lmao:

We really liked Pop in Sept so I'm hoping I feel that way again! How old is your little one? I will not be trying the cheesecake it does not appeal to me at all but Caitlin is really looking forward to it!

As for the 4.0, Caitlin has completed 4 semesters of college (she even went in the summer) and has made the Dean's List each time! And 3 of the 4 semesters she's had a 4.0 (1 darn B+ spoiled it last winter :laughing:)Pretty obvious how proud we are of her, isn't it? ;)


I think it's fantastic that Caitlin is doing so well! My parents would have been just as proud of me when I was in college. My little girl will be about 2 1/2 years old when we go in May. I think she's going to love all the larger than life objects at Pop.

[dawnbu40]

I'm a little late, but I'm here! So cool that you were able to add the Spring Break trip! Looking forward to hearing the details!

Hi Denise! Glad you've joined us!:goodvibes


I think it's fantastic that Caitlin is doing so well! My parents would have been just as proud of me when I was in college. My little girl will be about 2 1/2 years old when we go in May. I think she's going to love all the larger than life objects at Pop.

Thank you! Oh your little girl will love it! Caitlin was 2 1/2 her first visit and she had a blast.

[dawnbu40]

Yesterday, I had Caitlin call Disney to book her Segway tour. I figured it would be more comfortable to take it in March vs the heat of September so she called and of course got an uninformed CM. The CM told her that the class did not involve riding the Segway. So Caitlin said "thank you but no thank you" and hung up. When she told me about the conversation I told her I had read a blog about the class and the writer was told the same thing. He knew it was wrong and booked the class anyway. He was right and enjoyed his 30minute tour of the rose garden. Caitlin decided to stick with her decision to not book.

She was also told ONLY people who use AAA travel agents can get any AAA discounts on tours. :mad: I always think about doing the different tours so I was kind of mad that they took away this discount to folks who have AAA cards. I know in the past the AAAcard got you the discount regardless of how you booked the trip.
About 7 years ago we did the "Family Magic" tour and got the AAA discount. That tour by the way, is awesome! If you have kiddos it is really fun and very reasonably priced! It's basically a scavenger hunt through the MK, in search of Peter Pan, but there are lots of fun and games along the way! At the end you meet Peter and he goes on a ride with the whole group. On ours we all rode IASW and Caitlin was lucky enough to sit next to him. He chatted incessantly the whole way! He was the "real" Peter Pan :lmao: I remember him asking her how old she was. When she replied "12" he told her she was "dangerously close to growing up". My mom was with us that trip and we both teared up at his statement :sad1:

So the bottom line is that Simply Segway is scratched from our plans. But we will have plenty of things to do to keep us busy! :cool1:

[LilAnn]

Thank you! Oh your little girl will love it! Caitlin was 2 1/2 her first visit and she had a blast.

I hope so! We took her in August and she was about 20 months then and still loved it, despite the scorching heat and humidity. I'm excited to take her back. Love the Peter Pan story. That's a great Disney moment. Sorry to hear the segway tour didn't work out, next time!

[PrincessCaitlin]

;)

I am so excited to be going again so I decided to dive right into our plans :thumbsup2

We aren't doing the food plan but we are taking advantage of the package with the gift card. Since we are staying at a Value resort we received the $300 card. We figured this would pay for a good portion of our food.

Wednesday March 3rd

Arrive at airport @ 4 am (:sad2:)
Our flight leaves @ 5:30 (:sad2: :sad2:)

We arrive @ MCO @ 10 am :banana::banana::banana:

Check in @ Pop :hippie:

Lunch in the food court!!! Yay this is when I will finally be getting some Tye Dyed Cheesecake :woohoo: I am also really looking forward to eating here since I have heard so many good things about Pop's food court.

Our first park will be.......... MAGIC KINGDOM :tinker:

Nothing like looking at my castle to get me in the vacation mood :lmao:

We will head towards Tomorrowland
Fast Pass Space Mountain I am looking forward to seeing the new additions
Ride Buzz Lightyear (will be sad riding it without my dad :guilty:)
Then ride the Carousel of Progress if it's open (not my choice ;) )

Then Adventureland
Ride Pirates pirate:

Head over to Liberty Square and ride my personal favorite The Haunted Mansion :yay:

Dinner @ Columbia Harbor House

Hit the Hall of Presidents

Once it gets dark we want to go back to Adventureland and ride the Jungle Cruise. (after seeing it on Mr. Capell's trip report we really want to try it out!)

then Wishes :wizard: from the handicapped area because grandma will be in an ecv

Fun first day!!

[MEK]

Great plans so far Dawn. I don't believe that you can't get an AAA discount on tours. When did that change? Silly, very silly.

As far as the Segway tour, Caitlin may change her mind and could always book later. What about the tour at Fort wilderness? That sounds pretty cool. There is also a tour in Celebration. It's very reasonably priced. Wish I could remember the name of the website, but it looked pretty cool and got some good reviews. It's a lot cheaper than any of the Disney tours and I really want to do it one of these days. I'll have to goggle it and see if I can find the site.

[Queenofallthings]

Great first day plan. I had to laugh with your comment after Carousel Of Progress....Jasmine feels the same way as you do. I make her ride it then I sing it to her for the rest of the day:lmao:

[pipersmom]

Boooo for the Segway and AAA complications..and hooraaaay! for the MK on your first day! LOL @ your castle, Caitlin..Ms Piper might fight you on that one.. :lmao: I haven't decided if I'm going to subject Piper to the Carousel of Progress yet, will prob depend on how we're doing for time. Maybe we'll see you at Wishes :)

[yinyanggirls]

Yikes on the flight time!!! I know early is good, as it means more time in the parks, but WOW! Weird that a Segway class would not involve riding one...who would bother???

[praisehisname]

I remember him asking her how old she was. When she replied "12" he told her she was "dangerously close to growing up". My mom was with us that trip and we both teared up at his statement :sad1:

So sweet! That tour sounds fun!


;)Lunch in the food court!!! Yay this is when I will finally be getting some Tye Dyed Cheesecake :woohoo: I am also really looking forward to eating here since I have heard so many good things about Pop's food court.

You're gonna love the cheesecake!!! Actually, everything we ate at Pop was fantastic. I also just read today on the Disney Food Blog that they have twinkie tiramasu...I don't remember seeing it in December, though. You'll have to look for it!

[PrincessCaitlin]

Great first day plan. I had to laugh with your comment after Carousel Of Progress....Jasmine feels the same way as you do. I make her ride it then I sing it to her for the rest of the day:lmao:

I don't like the Carousel of Progress because they really need to change the futuristic scene :lmao: most of the stuff they talk about in it we already have and I am pretty sure we don't dress like that :laughing:

Also I am not a fan of music that gets stuck in your head (example: IASW) so listening to a "Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow" is a little bit like torture :lmao:

My mom loves to sing along and I do as well but those catchy Disney songs :sad2:

Boooo for the Segway and AAA complications..and hooraaaay! for the MK on your first day! LOL @ your castle, Caitlin..Ms Piper might fight you on that one.. :lmao: I haven't decided if I'm going to subject Piper to the Carousel of Progress yet, will prob depend on how we're doing for time. Maybe we'll see you at Wishes :)

I would be happy to share the Castle with Piper :hug:

Carousel of Progress is something you have to do at least once and it's really not that horrible just very outdated.

That would be cool we will have to keep an eye out :wizard:

Yikes on the flight time!!! I know early is good, as it means more time in the parks, but WOW! Weird that a Segway class would not involve riding one...who would bother???

I know I can't believe how early I will have to wake up :sad2:

The CM said it did involve riding on one just in a closed environment. I am not too upset about the Segway tour because I plan on breaking off on my own on our second Epcot day and doing all of the Kim Possible missions :thumbsup2

[dawnbu40]

Great plans so far Dawn. I don't believe that you can't get an AAA discount on tours. When did that change? Silly, very silly.

As far as the Segway tour, Caitlin may change her mind and could always book later. What about the tour at Fort wilderness? That sounds pretty cool. There is also a tour in Celebration. It's very reasonably priced. Wish I could remember the name of the website, but it looked pretty cool and got some good reviews. It's a lot cheaper than any of the Disney tours and I really want to do it one of these days. I'll have to goggle it and see if I can find the site.

I don't know when it changed but that's what the CM told Caitlin :confused3

The Segway tours at Fort Wilderness and the WS one look really cool I was just hoping for a bargain ;)

[PrincessCaitlin]

You're gonna love the cheesecake!!! Actually, everything we ate at Pop was fantastic. I also just read today on the Disney Food Blog that they have twinkie tiramasu...I don't remember seeing it in December, though. You'll have to look for it!

Oh man twinkie tiramisu!? I am going to have a tough decision when it comes to dessert on our first day!

[princesscaitlinsgram]

I am not used to doing this so I hope it comes out. I wanted to say hi to the people who made comments about me. I am very proud to be the grandma of a princess and hi everyone.

[dawnbu40]

I am not used to doing this so I hope it comes out. I wanted to say hi to the people who made comments about me. I am very proud to be the grandma of a princess and hi everyone.

Hi Mom! You did just fine posting :goodvibes

[Queenofallthings]

I am not used to doing this so I hope it comes out. I wanted to say hi to the people who made comments about me. I am very proud to be the grandma of a princess and hi everyone.

Hi :cutie:

You did great, this is wonderful that you posted!!! You're going to be addicted in no time!!!!

[LilAnn]

Oh man twinkie tiramisu!? I am going to have a tough decision when it comes to dessert on our first day!

Twinkie Tiramisu? Like twinkie flavored or they substitute twinkies for the ladyfingers? Intrigued

[praisehisname]

Twinkie Tiramisu? Like twinkie flavored or they substitute twinkies for the ladyfingers? Intrigued

It sounded like they used twinkies instead of ladyfingers. Mmmmm...

[princesscaitlinsgram]

Good morning everyone. I thought I should give a little Disney background info.
I saw my first movies over 60 years ago and they were Cinderella and Dumbo.
When Disneyland opened I promised myself someday I would go there. When Dawn was a teenager I was able to fulfill that promise. Meantime we made our first trip to Disney World when Dawn was about 5. I believe this will be my 8th time going there. This will be the fourth time with Princess Caitlin. So the three generations of Disney girls love for Disney has been going on for a long time.

[yinyanggirls]

I am not used to doing this so I hope it comes out. I wanted to say hi to the people who made comments about me. I am very proud to be the grandma of a princess and hi everyone.

Hi Gram! So nice to see you here! It will be fun to hear all three perspectives as you guys plan. :goodvibes

[WrightFamily06]

Sorry to hear that the Segway class didn't work out :( I think sometimes to get what you want it requires reaching the right CM on the phone , I know I've called several times about one specific thing and got several different answers :eek: !

On a good note though your first day plans sound perfect , even though Catlin will have to ride the Carousel Of Progress :rotfl2: I didn't really appreciate the ride until I had kids of my own so I can relate to Catlin's feelings . Also can't wait to hear what you think of your cheesecake Catlin , are you going to be doing a dining report for this trip ?

Hello to Princess Catlin's Gram , sounds like you love WDW just as much as Catlin & Dawn , can't wait to hear your input on the trip plans :)

[MyMuse]

YAY for your trip! :woohoo:

I was sorta waffling on going for March 5th, since I want to make most of my D23 membership. But...I dunno, it doesn't sound so hot? And after ticketing for the Magic & Merriment event. Oh boy. I'm hoping for the best. Maybe. :rolleyes:

I think it will be going on sale on/slight after Jan 26th. I think.

Re: 4.0
Congrats!!!!
party:

Your GPA means everything for that first job out of school. After that, it's just a distant memory. :rotfl2:

Re: Segways
I'll be talking about in the TR soon (or soon-ish ;)); I took both the 'Around the World' and 'Nature by Design', which I think is still not really publicized much. They were great! And totally worth the money.

I have not done the Simply Segway, but I think you can just show up if you want. I didn't even realize that it had to be booked. Trust me, 30 minutes is not even time.


Re: AAA
Yes, they changed it recently. Very frustrating; I don't understand why they are now tying it into with a AAA agent trip. I find they don't know half that I do. :rotfl: I don't see the point of booking with them.

I have a Disney visa card now (yea, I finally just broke down and got it), I wonder if they have discounts for those? :scratchin

So, hooray again for March & September trips!!!!! Looking fwd to reading up about it. popcorn::

[PrincessCaitlin]

Also can't wait to hear what you think of your cheesecake Catlin , are you going to be doing a dining report for this trip ?


I will be doing a dining report but it will be inside the trip report since we will also have the PTR going. I love taking pictures of food so I definitely will be doing that this trip :thumbsup2

[PrincessCaitlin]

YAY for your trip! :woohoo:

I was sorta waffling on going for March 5th, since I want to make most of my D23 membership. But...I dunno, it doesn't sound so hot? And after ticketing for the Magic & Merriment event. Oh boy. I'm hoping for the best. Maybe. :rolleyes:

I think it will be going on sale on/slight after Jan 26th. I think.

Re: 4.0
Congrats!!!!
party:

Your GPA means everything for that first job out of school. After that, it's just a distant memory. :rotfl2:

Re: Segways
I'll be talking about in the TR soon (or soon-ish ;)); I took both the 'Around the World' and 'Nature by Design', which I think is still not really publicized much. They were great! And totally worth the money.

I have not done the Simply Segway, but I think you can just show up if you want. I didn't even realize that it had to be booked. Trust me, 30 minutes is not even time.


Re: AAA
Yes, they changed it recently. Very frustrating; I don't understand why they are now tying it into with a AAA agent trip. I find they don't know half that I do. :rotfl: I don't see the point of booking with them.

I have a Disney visa card now (yea, I finally just broke down and got it), I wonder if they have discounts for those? :scratchin

So, hooray again for March & September trips!!!!! Looking fwd to reading up about it. popcorn::




We are really hoping to get tickets to the D23 event!

Thank you! I can't wait for all the hard work and boring classes to be a disant memory ;)

I do want to do a segway tour eventually but I can never find time to do one!:confused3

Thank you for joining!


I am doing something special instead of the segway tour I will be participating in the Royal Family 5k that will be going on while we are there :thumbsup2 I am really looking forward to it! All of the proceeds go to the Leukemia Foundation

[PrincessCaitlin]

Good morning!!! Before I started on the plans I wanted to let everyone know that my D23 stuff came!!!:banana: Also for those of you that read my parents' solo trip Tr you know that I got into a car accident with a deer in the fall. (We wanted to wait until after the holidays to get it fixed and since I commute to EMU I couldn't afford to be without my car) Well I just found out that I don't have to pay my deductible :cool1: which is awesome because now I get more Disney spending money :lovestruc which led to me ordering 22 pins for pin trading on Ebay last night. I will post a picture of the D23 stuff and the pins after the pins arrive.
Day 2 plans

We will be having breakfast at POP

Heading to Epcot at 9 am

I will be doing the Soarin' fast pass run!

Then on to Test Track :thumbsup2
( which may or may not be my grandma's first time on it)

We will then do Ellen's Universe of Energy or whatever it is called :confused3
( I honestly love this ride and I don't see why so many people find it boring)

Next Nemo

Use the fastpasses for Soarin'
( I really want to get my mom on this ride eventually)

My personal favorite Journey into Imagination
(I have always loved this ride :cutie:)

Once World Showcase opens we will start in Mexico
(I love me some Three Caballeros!!!)

Then make our way around the World to France where we will be eating at Les Chefs de France :banana:
( I am so excited to eat here! I have seen so many yummy pictures on the Dis! We also made our reservation at a time where we could meet the Chef ;) )

We will then watch the French movie

Then head on over to Canada to watch Off Kilter

Back track to the UK and watch British invasion and then the World Showcase Players

after our shows we will go back to the resort and rest up

then Back to Epcot for Spaceship Earth and Illuminations
( I really want to find a good spot for Illuminations if anyone has any suggestions?)

End of Day 2!

I love Epcot and can't wait to go back!

[thecapells]

Sounds like a great plan.
No Maelstrom or Mission: Space?

Japan is a great place to watch Innoventions but the globe is a bit far away.
A better view of that is at the Future World side of the lagoon between the two boat docks. I did that last time and you get a great view!
But that spot fills up first.

Or, by then, the new Cantina de San Angel may be open.
That could be an intriguing view - especially if they have a 2nd floor which has been rumored...

[PrincessCaitlin]

Sounds like a great plan.
No Maelstrom or Mission: Space?

Japan is a great place to watch Innoventions but the globe is a bit far away.
A better view of that is at the Future World side of the lagoon between the two boat docks. I did that last time and you get a great view!
But that spot fills up first.

Or, by then, the new Cantina de San Angel may be open.
That could be an intriguing view - especially if they have a 2nd floor which has been rumored...

We will most likely ride the Maelstrom but we usually rush through the World Showcase so we are trying to split it up into two days so we don't miss anything.

I like Mission Space but I hate waiting alone for rides and I feel sad riding without my dad on certain rides.

Thanks for the tip! :thumbsup2

We watched it from the Mexico counter service tables last time but unless you are right up at the fence it's hard to see

[thecapells]

We will most likely ride the Maelstrom but we usually rush through the World Showcase so we are trying to split it up into two days so we don't miss anything.

I like Mission Space but I hate waiting alone for rides and I feel sad riding without my dad on certain rides.

Thanks for the tip! :thumbsup2

We watched it from the Mexico counter service tables last time but unless you are right up at the fence it's hard to see

True but I think a 2nd Floor Option at Mexico may be awesome if the rumors hold.

Also, you can always be a wimp like me and ride Mission: Space Green Team.
Mom should be able to handle that one - it's no worse than Star Tours.
I took DD7 last year and he's just as wimpy as I am...

As for 2 days in Epcot - it's definitely worth it.
We usually take our time through the countries (and Kim Possible helps that now) on one day (after Soarin and Mission:Space in the morning).
The other day is devoted to Future World (with meals in Coral Reef or the closer countries like Le Cellier, San Angel Inn, or Biergarten).
The way I figure it, the more time in Epcot, the more time to enjoy those great restaurants!! :woohoo:

[PrincessCaitlin]

True but I think a 2nd Floor Option at Mexico may be awesome if the rumors hold.

Also, you can always be a wimp like me and ride Mission: Space Green Team.
Mom should be able to handle that one - it's no worse than Star Tours.
I took DD7 last year and he's just as wimpy as I am...

As for 2 days in Epcot - it's definitely worth it.
We usually take our time through the countries (and Kim Possible helps that now) on one day (after Soarin and Mission:Space in the morning).
The other day is devoted to Future World (with meals in Coral Reef or the closer countries like Le Cellier, San Angel Inn, or Biergarten).
The way I figure it, the more time in Epcot, the more time to enjoy those great restaurants!! :woohoo:

I do think the second floor at Mexico would be cool to check out

I usually ride orange and my mom gets little bit of motion sickness so I don't see her going on Mission Space any time soon :laughing:


I really want to check out more of Future World it seems like we always miss it :confused3 I really want to try out the new roller coaster simulator Sum of all Thrills

[dawnbu40]

Yes I am a big chicken when it comes to the rides :rotfl: I get motion sickness but instead of getting an upset stomach I get terrible headaches that last all day :headache: So at Epcot that means I don't do Soarin (that flying feeling is horrible for me!) or Mission Space. TT doesn't bother me and I really enjoy it!

[LilAnn]

That sounds like a fun day at Epcot, but then again, I love Epcot! We've done chefs de france twice before, usually for dinner and really enjoyed it. That'll be fun that you'll get to meet Remy! I think that would be fun to do when you are dining there. Oh, and the yummy desserts you can get between the restaurant and the nearby patisserie. yum1

[WrightFamily06]

Glad to hear that things worked out well with your car :) Can't wait to see your pins , we do a lot of collecting but haven't traded as of yet . The plans for Epcot sound great & a lot of fun .:thumbsup2

[PrincessCaitlin]

That sounds like a fun day at Epcot, but then again, I love Epcot! We've done chefs de france twice before, usually for dinner and really enjoyed it. That'll be fun that you'll get to meet Remy! I think that would be fun to do when you are dining there. Oh, and the yummy desserts you can get between the restaurant and the nearby patisserie. yum1

I am looking forward to it! I love the patisserie! My dad and I have a tradition of getting the cheese plate every time we go there :goodvibes I can't wait to meet Remy I think he might scare my mom a bit though :lmao:



Glad to hear that things worked out well with your car :) Can't wait to see your pins , we do a lot of collecting but haven't traded as of yet . The plans for Epcot sound great & a lot of fun .:thumbsup2

Thanks I am glad too :) I am so excited to get it fixed finally it's just so hard to find time especially since I will be without it for 5 1/2 days

Pin trading is so much fun! I got addicted to it last trip when my mom bought me maybe 10-13 pins and I eventually ran out of ones to trade with so I felt I had to buy more this time. It was a really good deal though it was $1.10 for each pin and the seller offered free shipping :thumbsup2

[Queenofallthings]

Great day 2 plans. I completely agree with you about Universe of Energy, I love that ride, I think Ellen is the funniest woman on the planet...we love her!! I have a confession...we`ve never done Journey into Imaginations....:rolleyes: but we`re gonna do it this time:cool1:

[PrincessCaitlin]

Great day 2 plans. I completely agree with you about Universe of Energy, I love that ride, I think Ellen is the funniest woman on the planet...we love her!! I have a confession...we`ve never done Journey into Imaginations....:rolleyes: but we`re gonna do it this time:cool1:

I know I love Ellen too! I am actually watching the full season of American Idol for the first time since Reuben Studdard won just because of her!
:scared1: You have never been on Journey into Imaginations! You definitely need to change that!;)

[Queenofallthings]

I know I love Ellen too! I am actually watching the full season of American Idol for the first time since Reuben Studdard won just because of her!
:scared1: You have never been on Journey into Imaginations! You definitely need to change that!;)

Us too!!! Jas and I love her, she is on here at 5pm so we tend to eat dinner while we watch her. When we first heard she was going to be on AI, we both looked at each other and said we would be watching for sure. She is exactly what the show needs....IMO.

I promise you we will go on, it will be nice to do something none of us have done;)

[PrincessCaitlin]

Us too!!! Jas and I love her, she is on here at 5pm so we tend to eat dinner while we watch her. When we first heard she was going to be on AI, we both looked at each other and said we would be watching for sure. She is exactly what the show needs....IMO.

I promise you we will go on, it will be nice to do something none of us have done;)

I wish she was on at 5 she is on at 11 here :sad2:

I agree I never really liked Paula and that's one of the reasons I tried to stay away from it plus I feel really bad during the first audition portion because some people are really bad and they think they sound amazing :headache:

Thank you I am going to hold you to that promise :thumbsup2

[dawnbu40]

Happy Monday Everyone!
Guess what I got in my email this morning? Our vouchers for the Disney Give a Day Get a Day Program :cool1: I have to say I am so impressed with the ease of this program! We simply signed up online, waited to hear from the local Project Linus rep, made the blankets, delivered them to the PL coordinator's home and then waited to hear back from Disney.(which took about 10 days after the blankets were delivered) The email this morning had a link to click on and print the vouchers. Very simple! If any of you are planning to do this there are some blackout dates you might want to be aware of....WDW BO dates are March 29-April 8 and July 4th. The DL BO dates are Feb.13-14, March 21, June 21-22, July4th, Nov. 21 and Dec.11 & 12.All vouchers must be redeemed by Dec.15, 2010.

I read on the Dis that these can be used to upgrade towards an AP. So now I am trying to decide if I should combine these and our March 5 day passes into AP since we'll be back in Sept? Anyone have any thoughts?

[thecapells]

Happy Monday Everyone!
Guess what I got in my email this morning? Our vouchers for the Disney Give a Day Get a Day Program :cool1: I have to say I am so impressed with the ease of this program! We simply signed up online, waited to hear from the local Project Linus rep, made the blankets, delivered them to the PL coordinator's home and then waited to hear back from Disney.(which took about 10 days after the blankets were delivered) The email this morning had a link to click on and print the vouchers. Very simple! If any of you are planning to do this there are some blackout dates you might want to be aware of....WDW BO dates are March 29-April 8 and July 4th. The DL BO dates are Feb.13-14, March 21, June 21-22, July4th, Nov. 21 and Dec.11 & 12.All vouchers must be redeemed by Dec.15, 2010.

I read on the Dis that these can be used to upgrade towards an AP. So now I am trying to decide if I should combine these and our March 5 day passes into AP since we'll be back in Sept? Anyone have any thoughts?

Ooooh - applying towards an AP sounds promising.
How much does it equate to?
We're still looking for a volunteer app that the whole family can do.
Using the voucher as a discount off an AP is even more incentive though!!
BTW - is there a gift card option like with the Birthday Fastpasses last year?

[dawnbu40]

Ooooh - applying towards an AP sounds promising.
How much does it equate to?
We're still looking for a volunteer app that the whole family can do.
Using the voucher as a discount off an AP is even more incentive though!!
BTW - is there a gift card option like with the Birthday Fastpasses last year?

From what I've read on the Dis you can get the full $79 ticket price if you use the voucher toward an upgrade.

There is no gift card option offered. It's either use the ticket,donate it or get the fast passes.

I hope you guys have some luck finding something your whole family can do!

[MyMuse]

Yes I am a big chicken when it comes to the rides :rotfl: I get motion sickness but instead of getting an upset stomach I get terrible headaches that last all day :headache: So at Epcot that means I don't do Soarin (that flying feeling is horrible for me!) or Mission Space. TT doesn't bother me and I really enjoy it!

I'm somewhat the opposite. LOVE Soarin' but Test Track leaves me a little queasy. Well, just the roller coaster part. Mission space is ok. I did the easy one and no real problem but the hard one...I'll pass. :goodvibes

I did PM you about Facebook.

And, is it just me, or is D23 really cutting close for its 1st year anniversaries? How do they expect for "visitors coming in around the world" to make it? (other than already have planned trips?). I woudln't mind coming down for the March 5th celebration, but I can't make plans until I have a ticket to it. :confused3

[WrightFamily06]

Congrats on getting your Disney Give a Day Get a Day Program tickets ! Upgrading to annual passes would be awesome , I don't have any real advice on weather to get them or not but I would def make sure it was worth your money :)

[dawnbu40]

I'm somewhat the opposite. LOVE Soarin' but Test Track leaves me a little queasy. Well, just the roller coaster part. Mission space is ok. I did the easy one and no real problem but the hard one...I'll pass. :goodvibes

I did PM you about Facebook.

And, is it just me, or is D23 really cutting close for its 1st year anniversaries? How do they expect for "visitors coming in around the world" to make it? (other than already have planned trips?). I woudln't mind coming down for the March 5th celebration, but I can't make plans until I have a ticket to it. :confused3

I'm thinking I need to at least TRY Soarin on this trip. If I don't like it I can always close my eyes :rotfl:

I messaged you on FB :)

I am really suprised they haven't released more details about the D23 party! We really want to go to the party but I am anxious to hear how much it's going to cost! Hopefully we'll hear something soon!


Congrats on getting your Disney Give a Day Get a Day Program tickets ! Upgrading to annual passes would be awesome , I don't have any real advice on weather to get them or not but I would def make sure it was worth your money :)

Thanks! With 2 trips planned the AP would save me a couple hundred $. I guess it will boil down to whether or not I want to put out the extra $ in March to buy them

[Queenofallthings]

I hope you can afford to get them March, it would save you in the end. Keep our fingers crossed for you!!! Glad to hear it was so easy!!

[yinyanggirls]

I wish she was on at 5 she is on at 11 here :sad2:

I agree I never really liked Paula and that's one of the reasons I tried to stay away from it plus I feel really bad during the first audition portion because some people are really bad and they think they sound amazing :headache:

Thank you I am going to hold you to that promise :thumbsup2

I always skip the try-outs as well. I tivo all the episodes so that I don't miss any of the real ones, but just delete when I find out it's an audition. :)

You guys are scaring me with the motion sickness. Tessa is over 40 inches so she'll be able to go on most of the rides, but she does get car sick so which ones do I avoid??? :confused:

[dawnbu40]

I hope you can afford to get them March, it would save you in the end. Keep our fingers crossed for you!!! Glad to hear it was so easy!!

Ideally purchasing the AP would save me $ unless of course it compelled me to book more trips in order to get more use out of it ;)

Your ticker says 3 days!! :dance3: You 3 are going to have so much fun!

I always skip the try-outs as well. I tivo all the episodes so that I don't miss any of the real ones, but just delete when I find out it's an audition. :)

You guys are scaring me with the motion sickness. Tessa is over 40 inches so she'll be able to go on most of the rides, but she does get car sick so which ones do I avoid??? :confused:

I don't get car sick so I'm not sure if the same rides would bother Tessa that bother me but here are rides I avoid...at MK the teacups are the worst! I skip those and Space Mountain. At DHS I don't do the Rockin RollerCoaster, Star Wars or the Tower of Terror. ("normal" elevators bother me so I have no desire to ride one that will drop me :scared1:) and at AK I skip Expedition Everest.

[yinyanggirls]

Hmmm. I wonder what the difference is, with different types of motions? We did the teacups with her last year and she was fine. Dumbo was her favorite, so I guess spinning isn't her issue. I don't even get motion sickness but I hear you the ToT!!! I used to have a repeating nightmare of being in a falling elevator. No thanks!:scared1:

[dawnbu40]

Hmmm. I wonder what the difference is, with different types of motions? We did the teacups with her last year and she was fine. Dumbo was her favorite, so I guess spinning isn't her issue. I don't even get motion sickness but I hear you the ToT!!! I used to have a repeating nightmare of being in a falling elevator. No thanks!:scared1:

Glad the spinning doesn't bother her! The teacups and Dumbo are classic rides that every child should experience :thumbsup2

[dawnbu40]

I just read on the Dis Budget Board that Little Debbie's website is running a travel contest inconjuction with Holiday Inn and Air Tran. If you register for the contest Air Tran sends you a code for $10 off your next purchase. :) Since we are flying AT I signed up myself and my mom (one code per household) and got a combined $20 credit from Air Tran :cool1:
This was enough to pay for our 3 "pre-selected seats" on our flight home.( I had already selected our seats for the trip there but hadn't for our way home) Just wanted to share in case any of you are using Air Tran in the near future. **I didn't pay attention to how long the codes are good for though**

[Queenofallthings]

You gotta love that....I always pre-book our seats....I like being close to the front of the plane!!!

[dawnbu40]

You gotta love that....I always pre-book our seats....I like being close to the front of the plane!!!

I like pre-booking seats too, I just wish they didn't charge for that! The plane looked pretty full too so I'm glad I didn't wait or we might not have been seated together

[PrincessCaitlin]

Have breakfast at POP

Go to Rope Drop at DHS
I know that DHS rope drop isn't that special but I do love hearing Lights, Camera, ACTION!:lmao:

I will ride TOT & RNR while my mom does the TSM dash to get fast passes and we will meet at TSM after I am done
I personally love TSM just because it makes the TOT & RNR lines so much shorter!

Watch the Little Mermaid

The go to the Animation Building and see the characters there
I am really hoping the UP! characters will still be there

at 1130 go watch Beauty & the Beast
I am excited to see this with my grandma :hug:

12 lunch at Pizza Planet
The reviews on this CS are 50/50 I hear some bad and some good so hopefully we go on a good day :lmao:

1230 Muppet Vision
Ugh:sad2: this show needs to be updated


After Muppet Vision go ride TSM again hopefully

Explore One Man's Dream
I love One Man's Dream I think it is so interesting to learn about Walt Disney and I love the movie at the end

Ride the Great Movie Ride
One of my favorites :thumbsup2 I believe this is a great tribute to movies that have made a huge impact on the industry!

and tonight will be the night of the D23 Birthday Party at the Magic Kingdom hopefully we will be able to get tickets!

[LilAnn]

ooh! Looks like a fun day you gals have planned. :thumbsup2 I'm excited to bring my little one to go see Beauty and the Beast this time around. None of us have seen it but I keep hearing such good things about the show. Hopefully it won't be so crowded that you'll be able to go on all our rides at least twice!

[PrincessCaitlin]

ooh! Looks like a fun day you gals have planned. :thumbsup2 I'm excited to bring my little one to go see Beauty and the Beast this time around. None of us have seen it but I keep hearing such good things about the show. Hopefully it won't be so crowded that you'll be able to go on all our rides at least twice!

B&B is so good! Every time I have seen it I have really enjoyed it!

I am hoping as of right now the crowd predictions are in our favor!

[thecapells]

Sounds like a plan!

But no Indy?
And do you guys do the characters scattered throughout (Cars, Buzz & Woody, Monsters Inc., etc.)?

And you may want to consider Mama Melrose over Pizza Planet.
We tried it last time and it's now our favorite restaurant in DHS!!

[dawnbu40]

Sounds like a plan!

But no Indy?
And do you guys do the characters scattered throughout (Cars, Buzz & Woody, Monsters Inc., etc.)?

And you may want to consider Mama Melrose over Pizza Planet.
We tried it last time and it's now our favorite restaurant in DHS!!

We have done Indy a few times (I've been in it twice!)so it's not a must do for us HOWEVER we haven't done it since Caitlin has been old enough to volunteer. We may have to consider that since she had so much fun being in the Backlot Tour movie in May!

We stop for any and all characters :rotfl: Caitlin loves getting pics with em all including her childhood pals the Power Rangers :rotfl:

We have done Mama's a couple times and it is one of Caitlin's WDW faves! We had originally wanted to do the Brown Derby, since my mom has never been there, BUT the party includes dinner and a dessert party so we want to eat light. If we can't get party tickets we will make adrs somewhere.

[thecapells]

We have done Indy a few times (I've been in it twice!)so it's not a must do for us HOWEVER we haven't done it since Caitlin has been old enough to volunteer. We may have to consider that since she had so much fun being in the Backlot Tour movie in May!

We stop for any and all characters :rotfl: Caitlin loves getting pics with em all including her childhood pals the Power Rangers :rotfl:

We have done Mama's a couple times and it is one of Caitlin's WDW faves! We had originally wanted to do the Brown Derby, since my mom has never been there, BUT the party includes dinner and a dessert party so we want to eat light. If we can't get party tickets we will make adrs somewhere.

Makes sense!
I figured you had it all covered.
Your mom will be in good hands with you and Caitlin guiding her!

[WrightFamily06]

Great day 3 plans sounds like you all have all the basics covered . I would also recommend somewhere other than Pizza Planet , we really didn't care for this , the pizza wasn't very good and thought you could find better outside the parks (IMO). I don't care for any of the Studio's CS but on our next trip we are going to try out Starring Rolls Cafe , don't know if you have checked it out before but they are suppose to serve very yummy sandwiches & sweet treats .

By the way we haven't booked our trip yet , waiting on the money to do so but as of now we are going September 16 - September 22 & staying at the Wilderness Lodge , gonna do a Pre-trip report once we have it on the books , which should be soon :)

[dawnbu40]

Great day 3 plans sounds like you all have all the basics covered . I would also recommend somewhere other than Pizza Planet , we really didn't care for this , the pizza wasn't very good and thought you could find better outside the parks (IMO). I don't care for any of the Studio's CS but on our next trip we are going to try out Starring Rolls Cafe , don't know if you have checked it out before but they are suppose to serve very yummy sandwiches & sweet treats .

By the way we haven't booked our trip yet , waiting on the money to do so but as of now we are going September 16 - September 22 & staying at the Wilderness Lodge , gonna do a Pre-trip report once we have it on the books , which should be soon :)

With all the bad reviews of Pizza Planet we may just take the boat over to the Beach Club and eat at Beaches and Cream.

THe Wilderness Lodge! Wow that's awesome! :cool1: We'll look forward to your PTR!

[dawnbu40]

D23 announced the details today for the First Anniversary Party :woohoo: The ticket price is higher than I hoped for but we are still so excited! Since we live in Michigan we joined thinking we'd never get to attend any of the D23 events so since this overlaps our vacation it is a real treat and we are willing to splurge ;) Here's the info from the press release.....

D23's First Anniversary Party at Walt Disney World: Friday, March 5, 2010

After checking in at the Magic Kingdom, guests will have free time to enjoy the park's attractions and shows at their own pace. In the evening, attendees will enjoy one of two private dinners inside the Diamond Horseshoe Saloon, where piano music will fill the air and you'll take a look back at D23's first fun-filled year. Awaiting guests will be a mouth-watering buffet dinner of gourmet barbecue offerings, from slow smoked short rib of beef served on mesquite polenta to jalapeno cheddar cheese corn bread and much more!

Following dinner, guests will have the opportunity to enjoy more attractions or view the majestic fireworks spectacular, Wishes. Then, as the Magic Kingdom is closing to the general public, D23 Members and their guests will be escorted into Mickey's PhilharMagic for an exclusive viewing of this 3-D extravaganza, which combines colorful animation and soaring music to create a dazzling spectacle. Afterwards, Walt Disney Imagineering will present insider details about the recently announced Fantasyland Forest expansion project for the Magic Kingdom.

And to cap the night's celebration, guests will partake in a sumptuous dessert buffet in Fantasyland, where they will be able to enjoy a private party with fellow D23 Members, riding several of the park's signature attractions that recall the splendor and nostalgia of some of Walt Disney's most famous animated classics. And at our members' request, guests will mix and mingle with beloved, classic Disney characters, as well as a few friends you may not have seen strolling through the park in a while!

Every guest will also receive a special, limited-edition commemorative pin in honor of D23's first anniversary, the perfect gift to remember this once-in-a-lifetime experience.

Date: Friday, March 5, 2010
Location: Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida
Check In: Begins at 9 a.m. at Guest Relations at the Magic Kingdom; starting at 2 p.m. check in will move to the brick kiosk by the main entrance of the Magic Kingdom; check in will end promptly at 6:30 p.m.
First Dinner Seating: 4:30 p.m.
Second Dinner Seating: 6:30 p.m.
Event Ends: 11 p.m.
Cost: $140 per person
Tickets Available: 10 a.m. PST Thursday, February 4, 2010

Included with the cost of your ticket:

Park admission for one day at Walt Disney World (see below)

Private dinner inside the Diamond Horseshoe Saloon

Exclusive viewing of Mickey's PhilharMagic

Presentation on the Magic Kingdom's Fantasyland expansion by an Imagineer

Dessert party in Fantasyland after park closing with the opportunity to ride several attractions

Photo opportunities with beloved Disney characters

Commemorative, limited-edition pin (one per guest)

:cool1::cool1:Can't wait!:cool1::cool1:

[PrincessCaitlin]

Can't wait for that jalapeno cheddar cheese corn bread :goodvibes

[LilAnn]

Ooh, that looks like a fun party! It'll be nice to be in the park after it closes to the public too! oh, and I second the recommendation to Starring Rolls Cafe. We didn't eat lunch there but got some nice pastries for breakfast one morning. I've also seen pics of their cupcakes and they look AMAZING. I am definitely going to try one of those in May!

[MyMuse]

Whooo-Hooooo on D23's first anniversary party!!!!!!!


:bday:


:cool1: :woohoo: :wizard:

I really hope the ticketing process comes through. Fingers crossed. :goodvibes

[dawnbu40]

Ooh, that looks like a fun party! It'll be nice to be in the park after it closes to the public too! oh, and I second the recommendation to Starring Rolls Cafe. We didn't eat lunch there but got some nice pastries for breakfast one morning. I've also seen pics of their cupcakes and they look AMAZING. I am definitely going to try one of those in May!

We are really excited about the party! We'll be really disappointed if we don't get tickets!

I guess we are going to have to grab a snack at Starring Rolls since it's getting such good reviews! :) Another place with yummy cupcakes is the cs at the Contemporary-the Contempo Cafe! :thumbsup2


Whooo-Hooooo on D23's first anniversary party!!!!!!!


:bday:


:cool1: :woohoo: :wizard:

I really hope the ticketing process comes through. Fingers crossed. :goodvibes

We're crossing our fingers too!

[WrightFamily06]

The D23 party sounds like a dream come true ! I will keep my fingers crossed that you are able to get those tickets :)

[hollisterluva92]

Subbing! I cannot wait to read more :) I'm also writing a ptr! Come check it out :)
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2380870

[dawnbu40]

The D23 party sounds like a dream come true ! I will keep my fingers crossed that you are able to get those tickets :)

The party does sound fun doesn't it? I love being in the park for parties when there aren't crowds! Thanks for keeping fingers crossed :goodvibes

[dawnbu40]

Subbing! I cannot wait to read more :) I'm also writing a ptr! Come check it out :)
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2380870

Hi :wave2: Thanks for signing on! I'll be right over to yours!

[dawnbu40]

It's February 1st today! Do you know what that means? Now we can officially say.....


NEXT MONTH WE ARE GOING TO WALT DISNEY WORLD!!!! :dance3::dance3::dance3:

[WrightFamily06]

The party does sound fun doesn't it? I love being in the park for parties when there aren't crowds! Thanks for keeping fingers crossed :goodvibes

Yes, the party does sound like a lot of fun :woohoo: We have never been to a party yet , since we always go in the spring :( Wanted to do the Pirate & Princess Party last year but that's when they decide not to have them anymore :( Since were doing September this year we are def getting ticket's to the Halloween party , can't wait !

Yay For You Ladies Being In WDW Next Month !:banana::banana::dance3:

[dawnbu40]

Yes, the party does sound like a lot of fun :woohoo: We have never been to a party yet , since we always go in the spring :( Wanted to do the Pirate & Princess Party last year but that's when they decide not to have them anymore :( Since were doing September this year we are def getting ticket's to the Halloween party , can't wait !

Yay For You Ladies Being In WDW Next Month !:banana::banana::dance3:

The Halloween Party is awesome! You guys will love it! We actually planned our trip so we can hit the first party of the season :goodvibes

[LilAnn]

Yay for going to Disney next month!:banana:

[dawnbu40]

As if being able to say "we go to WDW next month" wasn't enough to get us excited, today we got Mickey Mail:smickey:
We got our Magical Express packet and our "package" :woohoo:

The "package" booklet has the same cover as 2009, with the castle and the balloons, but some of the package inclusions have changed. I am bummed that they have taken away the free Photopass 5x7 picture! That was always my favorite feature! Even though the free pic is gone, the package now has a PP card and says if you pre-register your card they will send you some "special offers". (I think that means we'll get an email to pre-order the cd?) Another thing new in the package is a coupon for 15% off at Nikki Bryan Spa. We won't be using that but for folks who enjoy that sort of thing it might be a nice savings.

So we have everything we need...now we just have to wait for March 3rd! :)

[WrightFamily06]

Awesome ! Who dosen't like to receive Mickey Mail :banana::banana:

[dawnbu40]

Today was the day the party tickets went on sale. The website said they'd go on sale at 10am so I was ready at 10am, logged on and......NOTHING! It turned out it was 10am PST which is 1pm here :confused3 I was so bummed!

I spent the next couple hours with my mom at the mall,never a bad way to kill time ;) and was back online at 1pm ready for those tickets! 1pm came and again NOTHING!! :headache: At 1:05 I finally got through, seemed like hours not minutes!, and got our tickets!!!! :banana::banana::banana: I am so excited! I booked the first dinner seating which is 4:30. That way we'll have a big breakfast, a snack mid day and then the buffet at 4:30. Can't eat too much that day since we'll have the dessert party that night :woohoo:

[MyMuse]

Today was the day the party tickets went on sale. The website said they'd go on sale at 10am so I was ready at 10am, logged on and......NOTHING! It turned out it was 10am PST which is 1pm here :confused3 I was so bummed!

I spent the next couple hours with my mom at the mall,never a bad way to kill time ;) and was back online at 1pm ready for those tickets! 1pm came and again NOTHING!! :headache: At 1:05 I finally got through, seemed like hours not minutes!, and got our tickets!!!! :banana::banana::banana: I am so excited! I booked the first dinner seating which is 4:30. That way we'll have a big breakfast, a snack mid day and then the buffet at 4:30. Can't eat too much that day since we'll have the dessert party that night :woohoo:

So did I!!!!

I sooo can't belive I just did that. :scared: I guess I'd better book air, hotel and get time off. :lmao:

I read the first part and my heart almost stopped for you. :sad2: Then I was all :banana:

[dawnbu40]

So did I!!!!

I sooo can't belive I just did that. :scared: I guess I'd better book air, hotel and get time off. :lmao:

I read the first part and my heart almost stopped for you. :sad2: Then I was all :banana:

YAY! I'm so glad you're going too! :woohoo: I texted Caitlin at school to tell her I got them and after her initial "YES!" the next text was "I hope MyMuse got them too"!

[MyMuse]

YAY! I'm so glad you're going too! :woohoo: I texted Caitlin at school to tell her I got them and after her initial "YES!" the next text was "I hope MyMuse got them too"!


Awww... :grouphug: Thank you!

I wasn't going to do it, but decided to anyways. I can plan a trip in 4 weeks, why not? :rolleyes1

[praisehisname]

( I really want to find a good spot for Illuminations if anyone has any suggestions?)

We watched up against the railing between Canada and the UK, and it was a really good spot!


And at our members' request, guests will mix and mingle with beloved, classic Disney characters, as well as a few friends you may not have seen strolling through the park in a while!

Any idea who the mystery characters are? Sounds intriguing!


At 1:05 I finally got through, seemed like hours not minutes!, and got our tickets!!!! :banana::banana::banana:

This is gonna be an awesome trip report!!!

Denise

[dawnbu40]

Awww... :grouphug: Thank you!

I wasn't going to do it, but decided to anyways. I can plan a trip in 4 weeks, why not? :rolleyes1

We're excited for you and hoping we can have a Dis Meet there! Planning in 4 weeks will just speed things up. Luckily, that's a slow week and we planned just 8weeks out and still got all the adrs we wanted so you'll be fine :goodvibes

[dawnbu40]

We watched up against the railing between Canada and the UK, and it was a really good spot!




Any idea who the mystery characters are? Sounds intriguing!




This is gonna be an awesome trip report!!!

Denise
Thanks for the Illuminations suggestion. We'll check that out!

I don't have any clue who the characters will be but we're excited to find out! :)

Thanks! I know we're going to have an awesome time, I hope the TR will be fun to read too :goodvibes

[thecapells]

Congrats on the tix.
Sounds like a great time!
We expect lots of pictures and details!!! :surfweb:

[dawnbu40]

Congrats on the tix.
Sounds like a great time!
We expect lots of pictures and details!!! :surfweb:

Thanks! We will be sure to share lots of details and pics! :thumbsup2

[LilAnn]

OOh! The party sounds like fun. Definitely can't wait to hear all the details and see the pics. Especially of the mystery characters!

[dawnbu40]

OOh! The party sounds like fun. Definitely can't wait to hear all the details and see the pics. Especially of the mystery characters!

We are really excited for the party! One of my favorite things about WDW is there is so much to see and do that no matter how often you go you just can't do it all! This trip besides going to the party, we are eating at 4 "new to us" restaurants!

[MEK]

Hey Dawn and Caitlin....

Congrats on getting the tickets to the D23 party! That sounds pretty cool! I can't believe your trip is less than a month away!!!!! :cool1: Mine is less than 3 months away.

And...some good news....I booked my flights for May, I am having tons of fun with my new camera, and I got a new (actually used) Macbook that I am learning to use. I bought it from a friend who deals in repo'd computers. Its pretty slick and has some great photo editing features. It is keeping me busy during this lovely snow storm.

Oh...and I found a great volunteer activity for the "Give a Day" project. I signed up to walk dogs. Yup...I think I can handle that. I don't have to drive too far and I don't have to go into a hospital! :laughing:

Looking forward to hearing about your upcoming trip!

[dawnbu40]

Hey Dawn and Caitlin....

Congrats on getting the tickets to the D23 party! That sounds pretty cool! I can't believe your trip is less than a month away!!!!! :cool1: Mine is less than 3 months away.

And...some good news....I booked my flights for May, I am having tons of fun with my new camera, and I got a new (actually used) Macbook that I am learning to use. I bought it from a friend who deals in repo'd computers. Its pretty slick and has some great photo editing features. It is keeping me busy during this lovely snow storm.

Oh...and I found a great volunteer activity for the "Give a Day" project. I signed up to walk dogs. Yup...I think I can handle that. I don't have to drive too far and I don't have to go into a hospital! :laughing:

Looking forward to hearing about your upcoming trip!
Hi Mary Ellen! Thanks! I'm hoping the party lives up to our expectations :)

Caitlin mentioned you the other day and said, "Remember when Mary Ellen said she knew we wouldn't wait til Sept to go back :rotfl:" Yeah, you were right.

Hopefully the next few months will go quickly as you anticipate your trip!

Glad to hear the camera is working out for you :thumbsup2 I'll look forward to yur May pics! A MacBook? Dale will be so jealous! He'd love one of those!

Ew for snow! How much have you had this winter? Here in Michigan we've hardly had any snow this year! We've lucked out that it just keeps missing us (knock on wood)

We're dog people so dog walking sounds fun (unless you get some wild dogs!)

Glad to hear from you! Stay warm!

[MEK]

Ew for snow! How much have you had this winter? Here in Michigan we've hardly had any snow this year! We've lucked out that it just keeps missing us (knock on wood)



We have had two big snow storms this year. The second one was before Christmas. This one is huge though. They said it might be as big as the one we had in 96 (which I don't remember all that well since my kids were little). I am just watching the snow pile up higher and higher on the back deck. It's crazy.....I think it is going to be up to the rails soon.

My mac is actually a couple years old. I have a friend that sells gently used computers. I like to buy from him cause he fixes everything forever. He mostly deals with windows. I had my computer in there for a quick fix of a back light and he showed me this mac and let me take it home and play with it. It's so great for recording music. I couldn't resist. I actually thought about buying a new one, but this is a 17 inch monitor and the price tag on that would have been......:scared1:. This still has some warranty left under applecare. Once I get the hang of it a bit better I would like to update to the newest operating system and software. Right now I am just trying to work it. It took me forever to figure out how to resize my photos for photobucket. I feel so dumb, although a lot of it is pretty intuitive.

Anyhooo... I got behind on everyone's TRs for awhile. I think I am just about caught up and super psyched to know that in a little over a month I will have your TR to look forward too.

p.s. I better NOT get wild dogs to walk! :rotfl:

[dawnbu40]

Yesterday we got a cool email from Disney. It was sort of like a newsletter welcoming our family on the upcoming trip and had a lot of suggestions on things to see and do in WDW. (we got something similar for the first time just before our Sept.2009 trip) This email also included a link to the offer to pre-order the PP cd for $99. A couple TRs I'm reading right now (the capells and MyMuse) have so many great pp pics that they pretty much sold me on the cd! So I pre-ordered and I'm pretty excited about it! Now I just have to make sure we stake out every PP photographer on property :rotfl:

ALSO-When you order the cd they also "give you" the option to order a "free" personalized Photo Pass Card. These are so cool! There is a choice of designs for the PP card and you pick which you want and then you can upload your pic to placed on the card. If you don't want to upload your own pic they give you many of theirs to choose from. I uploaded one of my favorite pics from last May and I'm really excited to see how it turns out! When it arrives I will post a pic. We'll now have 2 PP cards to take with us and I am using the hole punch and will hang them from Caitlin's pin trading lanyard for easy access :)

In other planning news.....since we got our tax return yesterday (:dance3:) I've been checking on flight prices for Sept. Right now they are actually pretty good and running $200 less then March cost us. So the question is, do we book our flights 7months in advance or hope that the price either drops or at least doesn't rise?

[dawnbu40]

With the addition of the D23 party and looking at EMHs we have completely changed our plans for our first few days. Caitlin saw that our first day AK has pm EMH and after reading about how cool EE is after dark she asked that we go to AK our first day. So on arrival day we will still have lunch at the Pop food court and then head over to the AK. They will be open til 8pm so we should have plenty of time to explore over there. For dinner we will try the Yak and Yeti Counter Service.

Our second day we had planned to go to MK but since we will be going there on our 3rd day (Friday) for the party we switched our DHS and MK days. This will also mean we are at DHS on a Fantasmic day. Since DHS may be more crowded due to Fantasmic crowds we will use one of our "Give a Day" tickets to get the FP option which will cut down on any wait times we might encounter. We also decided against Pizza Planet:scared: since several of you told us how bad it was. Instead we'll take the boat over to the Beach Club and have lunch at Beaches and Cream. We ate there in May and really enjoyed it and the portions are big enough to share! :thumbsup2 Depending on how much we get done at DHS we may take an afternoon break at the resort and then go back for Fantasmic. For dinner we will probably get a sandwich from Starring Rolls and split it while we wait for Fantasmic.

I think that gets us corrected on the plans we'd shared so far. Up next-D23 Party Day!

[thecapells]

Nice plan!
You guys know how much I liked Yak and Yeti counter service so that's a good call.
And AK at nite is something we still haven't tried so can't wait to see your pics!

I've actually heard of people getting 5:00 or so ADR's at Yak and Yeti and then strolling the empty park on their way out.
I imagine there are some great photo ops at that time of night...

I think the best idea would be to find a group and do the Safari Celebration Dinner Grand Gathering event.
Now if I can only find 3 other people...
See - this is why we need to coordinate our trips next time around!!!

[dawnbu40]

Nice plan!
You guys know how much I liked Yak and Yeti counter service so that's a good call.
And AK at nite is something we still haven't tried so can't wait to see your pics!

I've actually heard of people getting 5:00 or so ADR's at Yak and Yeti and then strolling the empty park on their way out.
I imagine there are some great photo ops at that time of night...

I think the best idea would be to find a group and do the Safari Celebration Dinner Grand Gathering event.
Now if I can only find 3 other people...
See - this is why we need to coordinate our trips next time around!!!

Thanks! Don't the Grand Gathering events all sound good! We would love to be able to do those but again too small a family.
That would be fun :)

[WrightFamily06]

So I was a little behind but now I'm all caught up .

Congrats on the D23 party tickets , it's sounds like it's gonna be such a good time , can't wait to see pictures !

You'll love PP we did it for the first time last year and I finally got to be in pictures for once , since I'm usually behind the camera . lol Just make sure you take the opportunity to stop at every Photopass Photographer can and it will be well worth the money :)

The changes in your plans look great , I'm so glad you decide against Pizza Planet IMO I just don't think you would have been happy with the meal .

I'm hoping to get my Pre-Trip Report up and running this week . Having trouble booking the room we want right now cause they don't have any available for the code we have . So we may have to change dates or change room type & pay a little more .

[dawnbu40]

So I was a little behind but now I'm all caught up .

Congrats on the D23 party tickets , it's sounds like it's gonna be such a good time , can't wait to see pictures !

You'll love PP we did it for the first time last year and I finally got to be in pictures for once , since I'm usually behind the camera . lol Just make sure you take the opportunity to stop at every Photopass Photographer can and it will be well worth the money :)

The changes in your plans look great , I'm so glad you decide against Pizza Planet IMO I just don't think you would have been happy with the meal .

I'm hoping to get my Pre-Trip Report up and running this week . Having trouble booking the room we want right now cause they don't have any available for the code we have . So we may have to change dates or change room type & pay a little more .

Glad you're caught up and still with us :thumbsup2

The party is going to be a lot of fun. We are really excited about it!

We will be on the look out for the PP guys so we can get tons of pics!

Thanks for the advice on Pizza Planet!

As for your trip-Sept is usually free dining. Have you compared the code vs free dining? I hope the room you want becomes available! Keep us posted on your ptr!

[Queenofallthings]

Hi girls!!;) Can you believe we're back? On one hand seems like forever ago that we left but then once you're home feels like you never left!!:lmao: I forgot to order the PP Cd and kicked myself so I am really happy you've ordered yours already.

Can't believe how quick your trip is coming....we're so excited for you!!!

[PrincessCaitlin]

Hi girls!!;) Can you believe we're back? On one hand seems like forever ago that we left but then once you're home feels like you never left!!:lmao: I forgot to order the PP Cd and kicked myself so I am really happy you've ordered yours already.

Can't believe how quick your trip is coming....we're so excited for you!!!

I am so glad that you're back :cool1::banana:

I just mentioned to my mom the other day "When is Queen going to be back?"

I missed ya on our PTR and I am so looking forward to your TR!!!!!!

I know I can't believe that after tomorrow I have 5 more days of classes left :banana:

[WrightFamily06]

Glad you're caught up and still with us :thumbsup2

The party is going to be a lot of fun. We are really excited about it!

We will be on the look out for the PP guys so we can get tons of pics!

Thanks for the advice on Pizza Planet!

As for your trip-Sept is usually free dining. Have you compared the code vs free dining? I hope the room you want becomes available! Keep us posted on your ptr!

The code was actually better than free dinning since we are staying at a deluxe resort . Our room became available yesterday afternoon , so we are officially booked & paid for the Wilderness Lodge, Standard View Room September 16-22 ! :yay::yay::dance3: Pre-trip report hopefully coming today sometime , will send you a link :)

[dawnbu40]

The code was actually better than free dinning since we are staying at a deluxe resort . Our room became available yesterday afternoon , so we are officially booked & paid for the Wilderness Lodge, Standard View Room September 16-22 ! :yay::yay::dance3: Pre-trip report hopefully coming today sometime , will send you a link :)

YAY!! :woohoo: How exciting! You guys are going to have a great time!

[Queenofallthings]

I am so glad that you're back :cool1::banana:

I just mentioned to my mom the other day "When is Queen going to be back?"

I missed ya on our PTR and I am so looking forward to your TR!!!!!!

I know I can't believe that after tomorrow I have 5 more days of classes left :banana:

I missed you guys too! We ended up eating at WPE 3 times while we were there and we thought of you everytime. I love that place.

I can't believe you only have 5 more days of classes!!!:banana::banana::banana:

Jasmine and Aladdin started their last semester of high school yesterday. Jasmine goes from 940am until noon, and Aladdin goes from 830am until noon.

I hope you enjoy the TR!!!:woohoo:

[dawnbu40]

I missed you guys too! We ended up eating at WPE 3 times while we were there and we thought of you everytime. I love that place.

I can't believe you only have 5 more days of classes!!!:banana::banana::banana:

Jasmine and Aladdin started their last semester of high school yesterday. Jasmine goes from 940am until noon, and Aladdin goes from 830am until noon.

I hope you enjoy the TR!!!:woohoo:

I have to ask, how are you coping with the last semester of highschool? I remember crying all the time that last year. Everything was the last-football game, conferences, report cards even lunch :sad2: I was a mess :laughing: hope it isn't that hard on you!

[praisehisname]

ALSO-When you order the cd they also "give you" the option to order a "free" personalized Photo Pass Card.

Can't wait to see it! :cool1:


So on arrival day we will still have lunch at the Pop food court and then head over to the AK.

I'm so jealous about riding EE in the dark! Can't wait to hear about it!

Denise

[Queenofallthings]

I have to ask, how are you coping with the last semester of highschool? I remember crying all the time that last year. Everything was the last-football game, conferences, report cards even lunch :sad2: I was a mess :laughing: hope it isn't that hard on you!

Not well at all, I do the exact same thing you did:lmao: I think it drives her crazy but I can't help it. She is on the school cheerleading team and decided for the first time she would try and make the pom and stunt teams as well, she made both...that made me cry!! Every year of high school I told her, you have what it take to make all three teams (she holds a second degree black belt in Taekwondo so is very flexible) but she still suffers from self esteem issues. I was so proud when she came home and said she made it, I cried, and I got the "what are you crying for". Do you think it has something to do with every first is also our last as we only have one child?

I am so happy she's decided to go to University here...the campus is actually 4 blocks from my work so depending on her schedule, I'm hoping we can travel together. I now know then, when I'm having a moment, I can send you a message cause you know exactly how I feel.:sad2:

[dawnbu40]

Can't wait to see it! :cool1:




I'm so jealous about riding EE in the dark! Can't wait to hear about it!

Denise


The personalized PP card looks really cool on the site so I'm anxious for it to arrive!
I tried EE once and NEVER again :lmao: I will have Caitlin give a detailed report on EE in the dark!

[dawnbu40]

Not well at all, I do the exact same thing you did:lmao: I think it drives her crazy but I can't help it. She is on the school cheerleading team and decided for the first time she would try and make the pom and stunt teams as well, she made both...that made me cry!! Every year of high school I told her, you have what it take to make all three teams (she holds a second degree black belt in Taekwondo so is very flexible) but she still suffers from self esteem issues. I was so proud when she came home and said she made it, I cried, and I got the "what are you crying for". Do you think it has something to do with every first is also our last as we only have one child?

I am so happy she's decided to go to University here...the campus is actually 4 blocks from my work so depending on her schedule, I'm hoping we can travel together. I now know then, when I'm having a moment, I can send you a message cause you know exactly how I feel.:sad2:

Congrats to Jasmine! That's quite an accomplishment!

I do think parents of "onlys" are much more keenly aware of how fast their children grow up. We know that we only get one shot at everything they go and grow through.
I'm glad she's going to school close to home! The fact that Caitlin decided to live at home and commute made the transition much easier for me :rotfl: And you certainly can message me when you have a moment! I've totally been there (and survived ;))

[WrightFamily06]

Here is the link to my Pre-Trip Report , hope you two enjoy, it's not much yet . lol

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2393055

[dawnbu40]

So I told you I was tracking airfare and I'm really pleased with the price I found so I will be booking tomorrow with Delta :cool1:What's really cool is not only is the price good but they are non-stops! :woohoo:
When I orginally booked our Bounceback, I booked a Wed-Tues because AirTran and Spirit are always cheaper mid-week. Well Delta offers the same prices everyday so I decided to switch our reservation. We are now booked Sun. August 29 through Sun. Sept.5. (yep I added an extra night ;)) This will make it easier for Dale to get a solid week off work and get Caitlin home for Labor Day, which is a big kickoff day for the university's student orgs.

This also means our adr date moves up a few days! It will be the day before we leave on our March trip! So with that adr date rapidly approaching, how bout some dining suggestions? Tell us your favorite restaurant on property and what you'd order....Looking forward to hearing your suggestions! :goodvibes

[yinyanggirls]

Congrats on the flight deal and the extra day! Good luck deciding on ADRs. I haven't been to WDW before and I can't even decide on all the choices. I need more trips to plan to fit them all in. ;)

[thecapells]

Congrats on the extra day!
As for restaurants, you already know our favs.
Which Dining Plan (if any) are you guys going with?

[dawnbu40]

Congrats on the flight deal and the extra day! Good luck deciding on ADRs. I haven't been to WDW before and I can't even decide on all the choices. I need more trips to plan to fit them all in. ;)

Thanks Melissa. Glad to see you're back! We mailed the girls a little pxie dust yesterday!

Congrats on the extra day!
As for restaurants, you already know our favs.
Which Dining Plan (if any) are you guys going with?

Thanks! We have free dining and we won't be upgrading since we'll be going off property to US/IOA at least one day. That also gives us a little extra in case we want to do a signature meal.

[Queenofallthings]

So happy about the airfare, I love it!!!!

Our favorites...let me see... Liberty Tree Tavern, it just reminds me of a true homemade meal, which I crave when I'm there. Second would have to be Boma, breakfast, lunch or dinner, we love it there. Third....Kona for dinner!! Kona was our favorite meal when we were there in August!!

Can't wait to hear and how great that you get to book the day before your March trip!:cool1:

[LilAnn]

What a pleasant surprise to get to add on an extra day at WDW! :cool1:

Two of our fave places to eat are at the Poly - Kona for dinner (the bread they give you while you are waiting with the macadamia nut butter is just heaven) and Ohana's (hubby is obsessed with the bread pudding). We also like Wolfgang Puck Express (when it's not too busy).

We also have fun just trying out new places. There are a lot of yummy snack places though.

[2_Eagle_Mom]

Jumping in to say the one restaurant that we HAVE to visit each trip in the Biergarten in Germany. Its a buffet so you get to pick and choose. It's the only place that I get spatzle (always say that I'm going to try and make it myself someday).

Congratulations on the extra day - can't wait to hear about the D23 party!

[MyMuse]

Yesterday we got a cool email from Disney. It was sort of like a newsletter welcoming our family on the upcoming trip and had a lot of suggestions on things to see and do in WDW. (we got something similar for the first time just before our Sept.2009 trip) This email also included a link to the offer to pre-order the PP cd for $99. A couple TRs I'm reading right now (the capells and MyMuse) have so many great pp pics that they pretty much sold me on the cd! So I pre-ordered and I'm pretty excited about it! Now I just have to make sure we stake out every PP photographer on property :rotfl:

In other planning news.....since we got our tax return yesterday (:dance3:) I've been checking on flight prices for Sept. Right now they are actually pretty good and running $200 less then March cost us. So the question is, do we book our flights 7months in advance or hope that the price either drops or at least doesn't rise?

Love love love Photopass! Especially if they do magic shots! I was a bit of a nut on my trip, so I'm sure my behavior was not the norm. :rotfl:

Airfare is a total pain. I'm glad you have found a great airfare and non-stop.

So I told you I was tracking airfare and I'm really pleased with the price I found so I will be booking tomorrow with Delta :cool1:What's really cool is not only is the price good but they are non-stops! :woohoo:
When I orginally booked our Bounceback, I booked a Wed-Tues because AirTran and Spirit are always cheaper mid-week. Well Delta offers the same prices everyday so I decided to switch our reservation. We are now booked Sun. August 29 through Sun. Sept.5. (yep I added an extra night ;)) This will make it easier for Dale to get a solid week off work and get Caitlin home for Labor Day, which is a big kickoff day for the university's student orgs.



Yay! for an extra day! :banana:

[yinyanggirls]

Thanks Melissa. Glad to see you're back! We mailed the girls a little pxie dust yesterday!

Aw, thanks guys! I can't believe how close we are (finally). :goodvibes

[dawnbu40]

So happy about the airfare, I love it!!!!

Our favorites...let me see... Liberty Tree Tavern, it just reminds me of a true homemade meal, which I crave when I'm there. Second would have to be Boma, breakfast, lunch or dinner, we love it there. Third....Kona for dinner!! Kona was our favorite meal when we were there in August!!

Can't wait to hear and how great that you get to book the day before your March trip!:cool1:

Thank you! I am so glad that we will have non-stops in Sept! I'm dreading that on the March trip! We try to do new places each trip and since you and LilAnn both suggested Kona (which we've never done) that is under serious consideration now! What do you recommend there?


What a pleasant surprise to get to add on an extra day at WDW! :cool1:

Two of our fave places to eat are at the Poly - Kona for dinner (the bread they give you while you are waiting with the macadamia nut butter is just heaven) and Ohana's (hubby is obsessed with the bread pudding). We also like Wolfgang Puck Express (when it's not too busy).

We also have fun just trying out new places. There are a lot of yummy snack places though.

You actually recommended a couple of our favorites! Dale and I love Ohana and ate there in Sept. Caitlin's not too big a fan though she's not a big meat eater and all that meat kind of grosses her out :rolleyes: Her favorite cs in WPE so I am sure we will be stopping there at some point. So what's your favorite at Kona?

[dawnbu40]

Jumping in to say the one restaurant that we HAVE to visit each trip in the Biergarten in Germany. Its a buffet so you get to pick and choose. It's the only place that I get spatzle (always say that I'm going to try and make it myself someday).

Congratulations on the extra day - can't wait to hear about the D23 party!

Hi 2Eagle Mom! :wave2: We are trying the Biergarten on our March trip so I'm glad to hear you give it the :thumbsup2!
Thank you!

Love love love Photopass! Especially if they do magic shots! I was a bit of a nut on my trip, so I'm sure my behavior was not the norm. :rotfl:

Airfare is a total pain. I'm glad you have found a great airfare and non-stop.



Yay! for an extra day! :banana:

I will probably become a PP stalker just to make sure we get all the pics possible :rotfl: Thanks Michele!



Aw, thanks guys! I can't believe how close we are (finally). :goodvibes

You're welcome :goodvibes With two little princesses I'm sure you are kept very busy and the time will fly by! :)

[MyMuse]

Hmm..I didn't make any eating suggestions, because I can't think properly at 1am, waiting for snow. LOL!


I really really enjoyed Garden Grill; food all from The Land and the character meets are very relaxed and they are so cute. You are pratically guaranteed to see them all at least 3 times. :goodvibes

Though, Kona is on the top of the list for resorts.

[praisehisname]

Tell us your favorite restaurant on property and what you'd order....Looking forward to hearing your suggestions! :goodvibes

If you can spare the extra dining credit, do Narcoossee's! So worth it! 4 out of 5 of us got the surf and turf; youngest DD had to choose from kids menu. We were so impressed with the service and the food!

Denise

[Queenofallthings]

Miso glazed mahi mahi at Kona is probably the top meal we had in August. It was pure heaven!! I've had the steak and it was really good too, the desserts are wonderful...save room!!!

[WrightFamily06]

Congrats on booking an extra day & a non-stop flight !

ADR Suggestions : Kona Cafe Lunch , Love there Kona Club Sandwich
Donald's Safari Breakfast , Yummy Crepes & Huge Buffet
Hollywood & Vine Dinner, Love there Cornbread Pudding

These are my top fav's out of all the places we have ever eaten at :)

[dawnbu40]

Hmm..I didn't make any eating suggestions, because I can't think properly at 1am, waiting for snow. LOL!


I really really enjoyed Garden Grill; food all from The Land and the character meets are very relaxed and they are so cute. You are pratically guaranteed to see them all at least 3 times. :goodvibes

Though, Kona is on the top of the list for resorts.

We've never been to either the GG or Kona so they both sound good! We aren't planning to do any character breakfasts in Sept so a dinner might be a nice change!

If you can spare the extra dining credit, do Narcoossee's! So worth it! 4 out of 5 of us got the surf and turf; youngest DD had to choose from kids menu. We were so impressed with the service and the food!

Denise

Isn't Narcossee's nice?! We ate there last May and in Sept and enjoyed it both times! Since we always try to visit new places I don't think we'll do it again in Sept. We do have another signature place in mind tho...

Miso glazed mahi mahi at Kona is probably the top meal we had in August. It was pure heaven!! I've had the steak and it was really good too, the desserts are wonderful...save room!!!

After all the rave reviews of Kona it is on the adr list. I will make a note about the fish and steak :thumbsup2


Congrats on booking an extra day & a non-stop flight !

ADR Suggestions : Kona Cafe Lunch , Love there Kona Club Sandwich
Donald's Safari Breakfast , Yummy Crepes & Huge Buffet
Hollywood & Vine Dinner, Love there Cornbread Pudding

These are my top fav's out of all the places we have ever eaten at :)

Thank you! Everyone seems to love Kona! That is now on our must do list.
We are doing the Safari breakfast in March so I'm glad to hear you liked it!

I'll have to take a look at the H&V menu. I remember from your TR how much you liked it!

[LilAnn]

I can't remember exactly what I had at Kona, but I have eaten there a few times for dinner. I think the shrimp and scallops were good, so was the pork chop, and the miso glazed mahi mahi. Actually, I think it's all good!:)

[dawnbu40]

I can't remember exactly what I had at Kona, but I have eaten there a few times for dinner. I think the shrimp and scallops were good, so was the pork chop, and the miso glazed mahi mahi. Actually, I think it's all good!:)

Glad to hear everything you've had there was good! We're thinking of going there twice in September. Once for breakfast and once for dinner :)

[dawnbu40]

March Info...I know you all know that Caitlin,Dale and I made blankets for Project Linus, well grandma ended up making one too :goodvibes She made a Tinkerbell blanket that came out really cute! I did all her registering for her and her GAD voucher came today :cool1: I am pretty sure we are going to use her voucher for the FP option on our DHS day. Since we are going there on a Fantasmic day I am pretty sure it will be busy! Hopefully having the FP will help us see more with minimal waits!

August/September...I just bought our plane tickets :banana:( Makes it seem more real somehow!) I know I told you I was happy with the price and the fact it's non-stop. I am also very happy that they let you choose your seats for free (ok not really free since we had to pay for the ticket but you know what I mean) I am used to airlines that charge you extra for your seat so that was some added savings :woohoo:

I'm sure most of you heard yesterday's announcement that the Electrical Light Parade is replacing Spectromagic this summer! I am so excited! I love my old-school Disney and I'm really hoping the "new" parade will still be there for our trip! I'm hoping they keep it until Labor Day anyway! There are also going to be some changes made to TOT that Caitlin's looking forward to! I guess over the next few weeks they will be making more announcements about what's going to be new in the coming months, so I'm anxious to hear all about it! :yay:

[Queenofallthings]

I agree, when you actually start paying for things, it gets very real!! I have to agree, nothing like a great price and non-stop!! We had non stop on the way home and it was wonderful. We used to have non stop flights all the time to Orlando from Winnipeg before 9/11, but that charter, Canada 3000, unfortunately went out of business.:sad2:

I didn't hear about the Electric Parade, that is so cool...I have to see what the changes are to ToT too....clearly I'm not keeping up here:lmao:

[dawnbu40]

I've never been a big fan of carrying a lot of cash on vacation so for our Disney visits I always get gift cards +/or Disney Dollars. Well with the closing of the Disney stores Disney Dollars have gotten hard to come by so this trip it is all Disney gift cards with some cash for cabs etc. I used to always order our gc online from Disneyland's website because they had the greatest variety but now the Disney Store online has topped them! They have tons of designs! Here are most of our gcs for March...

The gift cards now come inside a card in case it is a gift...
http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr5/dawnbu40/ptr002.jpg

and our Disney money...

http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr5/dawnbu40/ptr003.jpg

Aren't they cute?! It was so hard to choose from all the designs that I ordered based on where we'd be eating or which park we'd be at :lmao:

[praisehisname]

I was excited to hear about the parade, too! I saw it in Disneyland, but never in Disney World. I wonder what the chances are that they will keep it on longer than just summer? :rolleyes1

Any idea what the changes are for ToT?

Love all your gift cards!!!

Denise

[thecapells]

I love the themed gift card idea!
So the Lilo & Stitch are for Kona or 'Ohana and Remy is for Chefs de France?
What did you theme 101 Dalmations for?
I guess Snow White could be for Biergarten, Jungle Book would work for Animal Kingdom, and Monsters Inc would suffice for anything at DHS...

[dawnbu40]

I was excited to hear about the parade, too! I saw it in Disneyland, but never in Disney World. I wonder what the chances are that they will keep it on longer than just summer? :rolleyes1

Any idea what the changes are for ToT?

Love all your gift cards!!!

Denise

They haven't released an end date so I'm not sure when they'll go back to Spectro. They are calling it "Summer Nighttastic" so it doesn't sound like it will last too long though.

The TOT changes were new lighting effects, a new drop sequence and some "other suprise".

And thanks :)

[dawnbu40]

I love the themed gift card idea!
So the Lilo & Stitch are for Kona or 'Ohana and Remy is for Chefs de France?
What did you theme 101 Dalmations for?
I guess Snow White could be for Biergarten, Jungle Book would work for Animal Kingdom, and Monsters Inc would suffice for anything at DHS...

Wow Mike you are spot on! :thumbsup2 Lilo and Stitch are the 'Ohana breakfast, Remy is CDF, Snow is Biergarten, Jungle Book is Tusker House breakfast and Monsters is DHS. As for the Dalmatians, well they are more a sentimental favorite. When Caitlin was 2 her favorite VHS movie(yea back in the day lol) was the "puppy Dalmatian movie". I have it designated for DHS though :)

[thecapells]

Wow Mike you are spot on! :thumbsup2 Lilo and Stitch are the 'Ohana breakfast, Remy is CDF, Snow is Biergarten, Jungle Book is Tusker House breakfast and Monsters is DHS. As for the Dalmatians, well they are more a sentimental favorite. When Caitlin was 2 her favorite VHS movie(yea back in the day lol) was the "puppy Dalmatian movie". I have it designated for DHS though :)

Awesome!
If we didn't use the Dining Plan, I would have to borrow that idea.
Makes for nice keepsakes and easy to organize!

[dawnbu40]

Awesome!
If we didn't use the Dining Plan, I would have to borrow that idea.
Makes for nice keepsakes and easy to organize!

Thanks! We normally have the dining plan so I usually just get the giftcards or disney dollars for our spending money. It was fun though to order the gc according to the restaurant though :)

[Queenofallthings]

Love the gift cards....great thinking girl!!!

101 Dalmations was Jasmine's favorite movie too when she was that age....we had a sectional at the time and she used to hide in the corner with all the cushions in front of her.:lmao:

[LilAnn]

Aww I love the gift card idea! they are so cute, I would have a hard time picking them too!

I didn't know about all those announcements. Exciting. Now if only we could afford to go back more often to see all of these changes......

[yinyanggirls]

Those GCs are SOOOO cute! I would totally save them after! I have to laugh at the neurotic tendencies that are celebrated here on the DIS. Coordinating GC themes for park days....crazy, and yet totally makes sense at the same time!:lmao:

[dawnbu40]

Aww I love the gift card idea! they are so cute, I would have a hard time picking them too!

I didn't know about all those announcements. Exciting. Now if only we could afford to go back more often to see all of these changes......

Thank you and there were so many more to chose from that Caitlin's already picked out which ones she wants for Sept :lmao:

From what I've read the consensus seems to be Disney is changing things up for the summer in hopes of comepeting better with the opening of Harry Potter at IOA

I have to laugh at the neurotic tendencies that are celebrated here on the DIS. Coordinating GC themes for park days....crazy, and yet totally makes sense at the same time!:lmao:

:rotfl2::rotfl2:

[princesscaitlinsgram]

Hi, I am still getting the hang of this so hope it goes through. I am looking forward to meeting you on our trip. Will be fun!!

[princesscaitlinsgram]

I got all misty eyed when I read your comments about your daughter and all the "last times". Princess Caitlin is my oldest grandchild and I went and am going through all the same emotions as you and Dawn. It doesnt end at high school. Every time she does gets recognition for something I still get misty eyed. I have been blessed to have lived close to her all her life.

[Queenofallthings]

I got all misty eyed when I read your comments about your daughter and all the "last times". Princess Caitlin is my oldest grandchild and I went and am going through all the same emotions as you and Dawn. It doesnt end at high school. Every time she does gets recognition for something I still get misty eyed. I have been blessed to have lived close to her all her life.

Awww, you sound just like my mom:lovestruc My parents live 7 minutes from us and Jasmine still goes after school twice a week to visit with them. Growing up my grandparents were all still in Scotland so I very rarely saw them and I feel like I missed out on a wonderful relationship.

Thanks for sharing with me:hug:

[pipersmom]

Hooray, I think I'm all caught up! Hello caitlin's gram :) We are so excited to meet you guys in.. *gasp* just a lil more than two weeks! The time has flown by for us, I'm seriously trying not to stress, lol. Dawn & Caitlin..thank you so much for the second set of pixie dust you sent while Piper was admitted, she absolutely loved it, though I won't mention specifics until I get the update up on my PTR. :hug: At the rate I'm going I feel like I'm going to get the PTR updates all done, and then be onto posting pics from the trip! :rotfl:

[MyMuse]

Hi, I am still getting the hang of this so hope it goes through. I am looking forward to meeting you on our trip. Will be fun!!

Thank you!!! :goodvibes I can't wait to get the party started! :wizard:

You're doing great! My grandma would never do this!
(well, she would be 94 now, I think).

I got all misty eyed when I read your comments about your daughter and all the "last times". Princess Caitlin is my oldest grandchild and I went and am going through all the same emotions as you and Dawn. It doesnt end at high school. Every time she does gets recognition for something I still get misty eyed. I have been blessed to have lived close to her all her life.

That is so nice. :flower3:

I wish I had a relationship like that with my grandparents. I never knew my maternal grandparents - they passed away when I was a baby & don't remember them at all. My paternal grandparents were olde world italians and just didn't really participate with their grandkids. My paternal grandmother is the only one I really remember; she was a nice lady just not very "grandmother-ish". :laughing:

[princesscaitlinsgram]

Thank you for all for the nice comments. I feel like I know all of you by hearing about you from Dawn. Pipers Mom looking forward to meeting your family on our trip. My motto is "The more the merrier" . I don't know if I am "grandmotherish" but I adore my grandchildren. I really only had one grandparent and she wasn't a traditional grandmother but I still miss her. She was fun and took me to the biergarten when I was 5 and I thought it was a great place to have chips and pop and play the jukebox so I am looking forward to having a beer in her honor at the biergarten.

[dawnbu40]

Dawn & Caitlin..thank you so much for the second set of pixie dust you sent while Piper was admitted, she absolutely loved it, though I won't mention specifics until I get the update up on my PTR. :hug: At the rate I'm going I feel like I'm going to get the PTR updates all done, and then be onto posting pics from the trip! :rotfl:

Hi Amanda! You're welcome! We just wanted to send a little something so she knew we were thinking of her and wishing her a speedy recovery! Our trips will be here before ya know it! :banana:

[PrincessCaitlin]

Just wanted to stop by and say
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[pipersmom]

Thank you for all for the nice comments. I feel like I know all of you by hearing about you from Dawn. Pipers Mom looking forward to meeting your family on our trip. My motto is "The more the merrier" . I don't know if I am "grandmotherish" but I adore my grandchildren. I really only had one grandparent and she wasn't a traditional grandmother but I still miss her. She was fun and took me to the biergarten when I was 5 and I thought it was a great place to have chips and pop and play the jukebox so I am looking forward to having a beer in her honor at the biergarten.

That's a very neat story about your grandmother. My maternal "Nanny" as we called her, was on both my trips as a child to Disney. She could be wild and crazy and I loved her to death.

Just wanted to stop by and say
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Eeks..I had forgotten it's Valentine's Day until I saw your post, Caitlin..LOL. Good thing Piper only wants Nintendo points, or I'd have been in trouble. We actually delivered Gram's valentine yesterday, so low key day for us today.

[PrincessCaitlin]

Eeks..I had forgotten it's Valentine's Day until I saw your post, Caitlin..LOL. Good thing Piper only wants Nintendo points, or I'd have been in trouble. We actually delivered Gram's valentine yesterday, so low key day for us today.

We are taking it easy as well we are actually having our first ever Disney themed meal!

We will be watching Mulan and having stir fry for lunch and the for dessert we will be watching Mary Poppins and having tea cakes (cupcakes)

I have seen so many families do this on their trip reports that I requested to have one :lmao:

[Queenofallthings]

We are taking it easy as well we are actually having our first ever Disney themed meal!

We will be watching Mulan and having stir fry for lunch and the for dessert we will be watching Mary Poppins and having tea cakes (cupcakes)

I have seen so many families do this on their trip reports that I requested to have one :lmao:

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

What a great idea....love that....now I'm craving stir fry. :lmao: I'll make it for dinner, Jasmine and Aladdin are going out for dinner and a movie, so I'll have stir fry and watch the Olympics:banana:pathetic isn't it?:rotfl2:

[dawnbu40]

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

What a great idea....love that....now I'm craving stir fry. :lmao: I'll make it for dinner, Jasmine and Aladdin are going out for dinner and a movie, so I'll have stir fry and watch the Olympics:banana:pathetic isn't it?:rotfl2:

Not at all pathetic! You can just say you are spending this Valentine's Day celebrating your love for your country :lovestruc

And Caitlin says that if you have too much time on your hands today, you could always do an update ;)

[Queenofallthings]

Not at all pathetic! You can just say you are spending this Valentine's Day celebrating your love for your country :lovestruc

And Caitlin says that if you have too much time on your hands today, you could always do an update ;)

See, I knew you guys would make me feel better and please let Caitlin know that's exactly what I'm going to do....as soon as the kids leave, I'm on it, so be on the lookout later this afternoon or this evening!!!!

[princesscaitlinsgram]

That's a very neat story about your grandmother. My maternal "Nanny" as we called her, was on both my trips as a child to Disney. She could be wild and crazy and I loved her to death.



Eeks..I had forgotten it's Valentine's Day until I saw your post, Caitlin..LOL. Good thing Piper only wants Nintendo points, or I'd have been in trouble. We actually delivered Gram's valentine yesterday, so low key day for us today.

I like the story about your Nanny. Sounds like she would have gotten along well with my grandma. I am looking forward to meeting Pipers grandma:tinker:

[yinyanggirls]

Way to go Caitlin! You're never too old for Disney, or Disney themed movie nights. :rotfl:

[PrincessCaitlin]

Way to go Caitlin! You're never too old for Disney, or Disney themed movie nights. :rotfl:

Thank you!

I am really just a big kid at heart :lmao:

[PrincessCaitlin]

In honor of Valentine's Day I thought I would write up our next day's itinerary

Friday March 5th

We will be having breakfast at Ohana @ 8:25
I am looking forward to seeing Mickey in his hawaiian shirt :lovestruc

Then we will be taking the monorail to MK and starting in Tomorrowland
I, of course, will be riding the new Space Mountain :cool1:

Then to Libery Square where we will ride/enjoy:
The Hall of Presidents
The Haunted Mansion My personal favorite!
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
and Splash Mountain another favorite of mine!

We will then head over the Adventureland and ride:
The Jungle Cruise
Pirates of the Carribean
and watch the Tiki Room show nap time for me!

My mom and grandma will then be taking the bus back to POP

I will be heading over to the Wide World of Sports to pick up my 5k packet and I will be roaming around there since I have never been before!

We will then meet up and take a bus back to the Magic Kingdom

Tonight is the night of the D23 birthday party!!!!!!!!

My mom has already posted what the party consists of but we will also be adding a DISmeet to the agenda! We will be meeting MyMuse!!

I am so excited!

[dawnbu40]

In addition to our Disney themed meal and movie we also had some Disney gifts today :) so I thought I'd share a couple pics.

Dale suprised me this morning with my first Jim Shore Disney figurine :goodvibes He didn't even know that Caitlin was hoping to start collecting these. As you can see it goes perfect with our pic from September :)
http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr5/dawnbu40/007.jpg


I love making photo gifts, so for Valentine's Day Caitlin got this journal for our trip. (she got a few other things but they weren't Disney :laughing:)

http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr5/dawnbu40/011.jpg

Lastly, our personalized PP card came so here is a pic of that....now I should say Caitlin hates this pic but I think it's adorable :cutie:

http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr5/dawnbu40/014.jpg

I think these personalized cards are great and it came in a matter of days!

[thecapells]

We LOVE the 'Ohana breakfast!
We always try to squeeze that one in!
Great food and great characters!
Make sure you guys wear your Hawaiian best as well!

The day sounds great!
But where are you guys headed for lunch?

[dawnbu40]

We LOVE the 'Ohana breakfast!
We always try to squeeze that one in!
Great food and great characters!
Make sure you guys wear your Hawaiian best as well!

The day sounds great!
But where are you guys headed for lunch?

We are looking forward to the Ohana breakfast! Glad to hear you've enjoyed it!

I'm hoping the big breakfast will tide us over until dinner at 4:30. We will probably grab just a snack for lunch. Depending on the weather maybe ice cream from the ice cream shoppe or something sweet from the bakery? We want to be really hungry for the dinner and dessert party! :rotfl:

[pipersmom]

We are taking it easy as well we are actually having our first ever Disney themed meal!

We will be watching Mulan and having stir fry for lunch and the for dessert we will be watching Mary Poppins and having tea cakes (cupcakes)

I have seen so many families do this on their trip reports that I requested to have one :lmao:

What a great idea, Caitlin! We're going to have to get at least a couple in before we leave, maybe the next two weekends! I was very ambitious about them to begin with, then hospital life happened.

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

What a great idea....love that....now I'm craving stir fry. :lmao: I'll make it for dinner, Jasmine and Aladdin are going out for dinner and a movie, so I'll have stir fry and watch the Olympics:banana:pathetic isn't it?:rotfl2:

Not pathetic at all, our tv doesn't leave NBC unless the Olympics aren't on..I love them, and told Piper ahead of time the Olympics were priority for the next 2 weeks..lol. I just love them..luckily Piper likes the winter sports too.

I like the story about your Nanny. Sounds like she would have gotten along well with my grandma. I am looking forward to meeting Pipers grandma:tinker:

Thank you! :hug: We're soooo looking forward to it!

In addition to our Disney themed meal and movie we also had some Disney gifts today :) so I thought I'd share a couple pics.

Dale suprised me this morning with my first Jim Shore Disney figurine :goodvibes He didn't even know that Caitlin was hoping to start collecting these. As you can see it goes perfect with our pic from September :)
http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr5/dawnbu40/007.jpg


I love making photo gifts, so for Valentine's Day Caitlin got this journal for our trip. (she got a few other things but they weren't Disney :laughing:)

http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr5/dawnbu40/011.jpg

Lastly, our personalized PP card came so here is a pic of that....now I should say Caitlin hates this pic but I think it's adorable :cutie:

http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr5/dawnbu40/014.jpg

I think these personalized cards are great and it came in a matter of days!




Very cool gifts, Dawn..so neat that the figurine matches the picture! Any chance that was planned?? I love the journal you made Caitlin too..lucky girlies! I like the photopass card, it's awesome that they can/will do that. :hug:

[praisehisname]

That PP card is adorable! I like your Jim Shore Mickey, too!

Denise