Sure, we'll wait 7 hours! As long as we get to WDW! July 14-22 Trip Report*NEW 3/18*

[aspiringprincess1]

Hey everyone!
Welcome to the first ever Miller sister trip report! My name is Kayla, and my DS's name is Christie! You'll hear about our ups and downs, ins and outs, favorites and least favorites, plus A TON of other stuff! We ate A LOT! We shopped A LOT! We had TONS of fun, even with the CRAZY things that happened!

Just a short introduction on everyone going and where we stayed!

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My momma! She is one of the biggest Disney fans I know, and I love love love her! Almost every morning that I am home, she sings the "Good Morning" song to me. It makes my day. She loves walking down Main Street in the morning, and cries when we leave the MK on the last day. She loves all of the characters and wishes to be the fairy godmother one day! princess:

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Daddy! I come from a family of Disney lovers, and my dad is surely one of them. He will be first in line for all of the thrill rides, but also loves his shows and relaxing time. I love that he is up for anything, and I always have fun going on trips with him. He is a Star Wars fan, so he made sure to ride that multiple times! I think my mom plans for him to drive a boat or a bus down there sometime! :cool2:

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Just a picture of Momma and Daddy. They so cuteee :)
but moving onnn....

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My sistaaa, Christie! My only true competitor when it comes to being a Disney FREAK, as well as my co-writer for this trip report! haha ;) She knows almost as much as I do, but she is slowly gaining on me. We love taking thousands of pictures together and plan on doing so for years to come. She is my best friend and I'm soo excited to make some new memories with her! :woohoo:

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This is Jon. My sista's bf. Gags, ;) just kidding! He's the little brother I never had, and he acts just like it! :laughing: He has never been to Disney without it being a band trip. I'll probably reminice about past trips later, so you'll hear about how much better our trips are. He is super excited, or at least pretends to be when talking to me :rolleyes: He reads about WDW a lot, and I'm sure you'll find another reader here soon :)

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Aww, the happy couple!
and finally...

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Me! Kayla's the name. I am sooooo excited to be going to WDW soon! :yay: I would die to be a princess, and have a serious cartoon crush on Aladdin. :lovestruc I am a future teacher :teacher: and I cannot wait to be in the classroom. Hopefully, this will leave me summers to do a little traveling to my favorite place in the world!

We left for the world on Thursday July 14, and this is where our misfortunes began. But don't worry, you'll hear allllll about them in future post (you just have to come back!) It was a wonderful, magical, absolutely fantabulous 8 days, and we got home on the July 22!

We stayed at the Wilderness Lodge, which is stunning in every way. It is my choice hotel, and I wouldn't change that for anything...well, we'll see about that. But it was just a great as I remember it being, and I loved it. We took a bunch of pictures, but I'll show you those at check in!

I hope you all enjoy our report! I love to talk Disney, so please subscribe and leave messages for us! We would love to talk to you all!

See ya real soon! Our wacky flight and check in is ahead!

:goodvibes

Table of Contents

Day One
You have got to be kidding me...I just want to be in Disney! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42129527&postcount=15)
Just when I thought we couldn't wait any longer! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42200388&postcount=21)
Day Two
"What the heck..are you seriously crying at rope drop?!" (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42300800&postcount=29)
"I'm NOT running into the park in the rain! NO WAY...okay, fine" (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42549303&postcount=32)
Day Three
"Don't lean on those...they'll attack you!" (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2768741)
"Who woulda thought we'd spend our WHOLE night in Canada?" (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42885145&postcount=40)
SPECIAL REPORT (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42918796&postcount=41)
Day Four
Uh oh...water damage! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42919544&postcount=42)
Stop creepin on the Penguins! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43047852&postcount=47)
Day Five
The Giant Zoo! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43092011&postcount=48)
We're Hoop-de-Dooin it! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43668528&postcount=52)
Extra Magic, Extra Fun! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43838652&postcount=54)
Day 6
He's only the best chef in the WORLD! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44098054&postcount=57)
Staying Dry Underwater! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44108617&postcount=59)
The Nighttime Trip Around the World (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44170472&postcount=65)
Day 7
It's TONGA TIME! Plus, a special report! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44258037&postcount=66)
Snacks Around the World (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44355663&postcount=68)

[A&LDisneyChicky]

We LOVE the Wilderness Lodge too! Can't wait to hear all about your trip.

[saintstickets]

I'm in. We are staying at VWL for the first time next May, 2012 so I'm interested in what you have to say about it. Can't wait for your TR - hope you have lots of pics! ;)

[disneylovin24]

popcorn::

[teacher1717]

I was there the same time as you (7/13-7/23). I can't wait to read your report and relive my trip at the same time.

[aspiringprincess1]

We LOVE the Wilderness Lodge too! Can't wait to hear all about your trip.

Thanks for joining in! I don't know what it is about that place that makes me want to keep coming back, but I absolutely love it too! Hope you enjoy our trip!

I'm in. We are staying at VWL for the first time next May, 2012 so I'm interested in what you have to say about it. Can't wait for your TR - hope you have lots of pics! ;)

Thanks for subbing! You're going to love the lodge! Well, atleast I hope you do! Any questions about it, please ask! I have a TON of pics, so stay tuned! :goodvibes

popcorn::

Thanks for subbing! :)

I was there the same time as you (7/13-7/23). I can't wait to read your report and relive my trip at the same time.

That's so cool! You'll definitely relate to my stories about the heat and the tour groups then! I hope you had a lovely trip, though! Are you writing a TR? I would love to follow if you are! :)

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Again, thanks for reading along! If you're lurking out there, please leave a note! I'd love to talk to you!!

I'm uploading all of my pictures to photobucket as we speak. Hopefully I'll be able to get started on our first day (travel day) later today or tomorrow! While we are waiting though, anyone have any upcoming trips or trip reports? I'd love to read all about them! Also, I'm trying to persuade my family to take a trip this december! Has anyone ever been!?

Well, See ya real soon! :goodvibes

[MouseFan4Life]

I'm in !!! Can't wait to hear about the trip !!!popcorn::

[IheartDDuck]

I'm on board! Can't wait to hear about your trip.

[Merida]

Following along too! I read your pre-trip report but fell behind in commenting.

I'm going in December! I've only ever been in April/May before, so I'm looking forward to less heat/humidity!

[Jazzabelle508]

I'm in :)

[teacher1717]

I'm not writing a trip report, I never have and I don't take detailed notes. I do enjoy reading them, but I am not ambitious enough to write them.

We always go in July so I am used to the heat (which didn't seem as bad this year) as well as the darn tours.

[QuirkyBelle]

Count me in!

[dilligaf212]

I am in too can't wait to read about your trip :thumbsup2

[Vwdiva93]

Hi there! I'm in. Can't wait to hear about your trip!:)

[Mini Minnie :)]

:welcome:!

First of all, I should probably inform you that I'm Christie AKA the best seester Kayla could ever ask for! haha. Seriously though, I'm the other half of this trip report :) Me and Kayla both work at an amusement park so our schedules pretty much revolve around that currently, but together we hope that we can write an awesome trip report that will help all our fellow DISers get that much needed Disney fix! :thumbsup2

Who: Mi familia! and Jon! haha (introductions were presented by my lovely sister)
What: I'm not sure how to answer this question here, :)
Where: Disney's Wilderness Lodge! ANDD The happiest place on earth, heaven on earth, my favorite place on earth, etc.!
When: July 14-22!
Why: Because it's been toooo long since our last REAL family vacation! and everyone needs a little Disney in their life! Right guys?!

So let us begin!

CHAPTER 1: "You have got to be kidding me...I just want to be in Disney World"

One of my favorite things about a Disney trip is the anticipation! I love having a countdown and thinking about where I'll be one month from today! But do you know what I hate more then anything?! Working the day before vacation. I mean I seriously could not focus on a darn thing all day at work, and I'm guessing Kayla and Jon felt the same way! But finally 4 rolled around, and we skipped out of the park! Me and Kayla went to get our nails done, and then headed home to take my dog Chance to my aunts house, which is always so sad :( We promised we would see him soon and went home to finish some last minute packing!

Now I know a lot of you DISers are brilliant planners, but I have to admit that I am just not very good at it. I have gotten a heck of a lot better since our first trip and I'm improving greatly, but if it weren’t for Kayla I probably would have forgotten half of my suitcase. Thank goodness I have a wonderful sister! :)

Around 11:30 we double checked all of our suitcases and carry ons and decided it was time to hit the hay! But who am I kidding. Me and Kayla are literally those kids in the old Disney commercials who whisper to their parents "I'm too excited to sleep!" We finally fell asleep though. I can't tell you what time, but it's not as early as it should have been.

At 6am, my momma came busting into our room singing the "Good Morning" song from the Magic Kingdom rope drop! Gotta love her! haha. We got right up and happily went downstairs, which is a rare sight that early in our household. We packed our suitcases in our car, and took the short drive over to Jon's house. We said goodbye to his family around 7:15, and then we were off! We were officially going to the airport! One step closer to my favorite place ever!
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This is us being excited outside of Jon’s house! Haha!

We arrived at the airport around 8! We checked our bags in and got through security without a problem, even though my dad was stressin out about Jon not having his license. So silly. We hitched a ride on our airport’s mini monorail, not the real thing but it would have to do for now!
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Mini Monorail ride!

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The parentals enjoying the ride :)

Me and Kayla got a bagel to hold us over until our 10:40 flight and my parents got something from McDonalds, no pictures yet :( Sorry about that!

While we were eating, my dad got a call that said "Christina's flight has been moved from 10:40 to 12. Sorry for the inconvenience." I was freaking out! I mean I’m not a bad flyer, but I was not cool with the idea of getting down to Florida later then everyone else. As it turned out, everyone's flight was changed due to maintenance issues on our plane, but my name was used in the voicemail because I am first alphabetically. Phew! I mean it was sad that we weren't going to be there as early as we wanted, but at least we would be together. A little bit later, around 11:30ish, a man at the gate came over the speaker and told us that our flight was being moved to 2...What?! At this point we were getting a little bit frustrated. The man told us to wait around near the gate just in case they found another plane we could use, and that we were all going to be getting a $200 southwest voucher for the next year. It's a nice thought, but everyone at the gate just wanted to be in Disney already.

We were waiting around talking to a nice family about college and what not when more bad news rolled in. They weren't able to find another plane to re route to our airport so we would have to wait until 3:40. Blah, i mean its not like there is anything you can do about the situation, but i just felt like it shouldn't have been so hard to get another plane. We decided to go to TGI Friday's because it was close, but we also weren't sitting around watching the seconds tick by.
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Getting ready to order!

While we ordered, my dad and mom talked about what would happen if our plane would be later then 3:40. We had reservations to go to the Spirit of Aloha dinner show at the Poly at 8. Our flight was just about 2 hours, so if it was any later my dad was worried we would be cutting it too close for our reservations. He called WDW Dine, and they told him that we could only be 15 minutes late and still get seated. If we were any later we would be charged a cancellation fee. Not the news we wanted to hear. Our first day of vacation was putting everyone a little bit on edge. :(

We did have pictures of this food, but i guess i deleted them to make room for the real Disney food and activites we're all here for! So i promise that our next update will have food pictures for all of you guys!

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We stopped by these fellas to waste some time! :) We were bored if ya couldn't tell?! As my dad would say “The two most important people to step foot in Pittsburgh” Silly! Haha

Sorry about us looking a little rough today, all this waiting was getting to us. And we were waiting for makeup and all that until dinner! It'll get better hopefully!

We got back to the gate to find news waiting for us..Was it good or bad?! Would we make our 8 o'clock reservations or would we be forced to cancel? Stay tuned to find out! :) (We'll update tomorrow!)

[Jazzabelle508]

I can totally relate on the "I'm too excited to sleep" front, I feel like that every Disney Eve :) Even though that commercial was so long ago i still remember it super well.

Funny Story about how your mom woke you up, that sounds exactly like something my mom would do :)

Sad about how your plane kept getting delayed! I remember one time i was try to go home from visiting my grandmother we got delayed for 6 hours on our lay over in memphis. It's even worse when it happens in Disney.

Hopefully you made it over there :)

[disneylovin24]

I know the feeling about not being able to concentrate the day before a Disney trip. I feel like the whole week before in school Im off:laughing: I can also relate to having to say goodbye to your dog. That is the ONE good part about getting back from WDW, being able to see pets again:lovestruc As much as i love Disney I miss my puppy when Im there.


:scared1: I would have NEVER been able to handle a flight being pushed back that far! I would have demanded that we be put on another flight to Orlando! I feel like that is really unacceptable. The vouchers you got were a good consulation though I guess, are there a reason to go to Disney again soon?

Can't wait to hear how your traveling day ends!

[dilligaf212]

I would have been soo mad if my flight got delayed.. I am not a very patient person.. can't wait to read more :thumbsup2

[IheartDDuck]

Oh no! I hope you guys make it in time.

There is nothing worse than flight delays. They seriously suck. Especially when you feel you're just being messed around with by the airline, you know? I know sometimes there's nothing they can do, but seriously? That much delay.

[StuffedwFluff]

I hope you don't have to cancel, that would be tragic! I'm loving this thread so far.:thumbsup2

[aspiringprincess1]

So, my sister has brought you up to date on the first part of our travel day. It was an adventure to say the least! We tried to make the most of it, and I think that we did a pretty good job! Well, I am on board to tell you about the rest of our travel day! WOO! So many questions to answer, and adventures to be had! Will our plane ever come?! Will we make our reservations?! How will our rooms at WL be?! Oh, I can't wait to relive this! :yay:

Chapter 1 (cont): Just when I thought I couldn't wait any longer!

When we got back to our gate, we were all ready to get on our plane and get to Florida already. Our gate was packed! There was a flight going to baltimore and a flight going to chicago. There were a lot of people! My dad went up to the counter to see if anything had changed while me and my sister found a place to sit.
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just bein lazy, waiting for our flight!
Now, I had to keep reminding myself that, no matter what, I would be going to Disney. But when my dad got back to us carrying 5 more vouchers for $100 each, I was starting to get a little worried! :headache: So once again, our flight was delayed. This time until 4:50. WHAT! I was a little frustrated and complained about Southwest and how horrible it was, but I know that it was just because I was mad. It seemed as though they were just taking precautions to keep us safe and really couldn't get another plane, but it was hard to keep a positive attitude while we were in the situation!

Alright, so quick recap. We got up at 6 to leave for the airport by 7:15. We got through security by 8:40 and our flight was at 10:40. We got a call saying it was delayed until 12 and then another saying it was moved to 2. We got $200 voucher for our troubles. The man came on the loudspeaker saying our flight had been delayed again to 3:40 and we decided to go to lunch at Friday's. When we got back, we found out we got another $100 voucher along with another delay. Our plane was going to leave @ 4:50 and we would get to Orlando International Airport around 7.

Now, for you Disney planners, you realize that we had a slight dilemma on our hands. We would only be getting to Orlando at 7, and our reservations were at 8. There was NO way that we were going to make our reservations. :guilty: :sad1: Should we change our reservation or not?! We kept going back and forth and back and forth. I’m not sure what I thought at the time, I just know that I was SO sad that we wouldn’t be making it there that first night. It had become somewhat of a tradition of ours to go to a dinner show on that first night, so I was disappointed. After a long and troubling debate, we decided that we should change the reservation to Wednesday, the night we had scheduled for DTD and House of Blues. If we changed our minds, we could always cancel later in the trip. Soo, my mom called to reschedule our Spirit of Aloha Show at 5 on Wednesday. The seats weren't as good because the reservations were made so late, but it would have to do. We still had our reservations to the House of Blues that night as well, just in case we really decided that this wasn’t going to work. AGH, so stressful. I do not like trip planning while on the trip!

After this debacle, our plane FINALLY got in and we all boarded, I think that we were the happiest group of people in the world. Not only were we getting out of that airport, we were going to the happiest place on earth! ☺ ☺ ☺

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Me and all my vera’s in ORLANDO!

We got off the plane and headed toward the Magical Express pickup! WOO! First we saw this wonderful sign!
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And me and my dad had a run in with my favorite boy wizard!
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So we walked down to the baggage claim area where the magical express lines were. FINALLY, we would be getting to my home away from home! :woohoo: I love WL, so i was more that excited to hop on that bus. We had a bit of trouble finding the darn place though, just because this was the first time finding it in a while!

So, when we get there there was only 3 other families getting in line at the same time! WOOO! We didn't really have to wait at all, because as soon as we got on the bus we left! But before that we saw this!
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AHH, YESSS!

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Here is a picture of us on the bus!

And not very long after, we saw this!
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The bus driver said that we would be stopping at ALL of the other hotels, Grand Floridian, Fort Wilderness, and Port Orleans. So we were LAST! AGHHH! It was a good thing that we cancelled our reservations because there was nooo way we were making them.

When we FINALLY got to the Wilderness Lodge is was about 845ish. We got off the Magical Express and practically ran up to the GIANT front doors! We were greeted by a really nice guy (whose name has slipped my mind! sorry!) and we were on our way to check in! He was from the Pittsburgh area, which was really cool! We chatted about the Pirates and how well the WERE doing while we were there! We did the online check in, which made it super quick, but my dad noticed that we were on the 2nd floor. NO THANK YOU! said my dad. We asked nicely if there were any rooms facing the pool courtyard. Luckily, our new Pittsburgh friend was able to help us out! There were two rooms, fairly close together on the 6th floor! YESS! We were extremely excited! WOO!

So we were off to our rooms! And we saw this...
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Biggest fireplace EVERR!

When we got to our room, we went out to our balcony and had THE BEST view. Seriously, I couldn't have asked for anything better!http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa362/aspiringprincess1/Disney%20Vaca%202011/DSC06189.jpg
So pretty <3

So we got ourselves situated (without our luggage) and decided to head to DTD for dinner. Earl of Sandwich is our favorite, so we wanted to get that as our welcome to WDW dinner.

Here is us in our room!
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Before we left!


It seemed to take FOREVER for the bus to get there, so we took pictures at the bus stop. We are too much sometimes. :rotfl:
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Our jumping picture!
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Me looking RIDIC!
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Dad wanted in!
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Us threee!
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The fam!

When we got to DTD, we went straight to Earl. It was DELICIOUS! Here are some pictures!
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My Dad's and Jon's! The Original!
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My mom's and sister's! The Hawaiian BBQ!
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Mine! The Cobb Wrap!

IT WAS SOO GOOD! Seriously, one of the best meals all trip. I'm not going to give it a little write-up/rating, but it was excellent!

One of the highlights of the night was walking down to the movie theater because...it was the opening night of Harry Potter! I was entirely too jealous of all of the people going to see it, but it was okay. Everyone was dressed up in fun little costumes, but not a outrageous as I expected. We were all kinda expecting more until we saw....somone dressed as Hedwig. Seriously, it was a giant white feathery, furry suit with a hood that had an owl on the top. It was the BEST thing I have ever seen! It made everything that happened that day okay. HAHA

So, after this we just caught the bus from Pleasure Island back to our hotel. It was getting late and we were all pretty tired from our adventures. When we got back to the room, our luggage was still not there. We had expected it to be there by then. We called our parents room to see if they had gotten theirs. Theirs did come, so they called the front desk. The three of us worried that our luggage had gotten lost in the crazy travel day that we had. I was so stressed until there was a knock on our door. A very nice man brought our luggage into our room and we were set! It happened to just be delivered to the wrong room (our first room assignment) and got mixed up. THANK GOODNESS!

We got all ready for bed, unpacked our clothes, and got out what we were wearing the next day. I called for a wake-up call and we were set for the next day. We were allll ready to see the mouse and Magic Kingdom! It was going to be an exciting day!

[QuirkyBelle]

Glad you finally made it! Coming home from Memphis once, my flight kept getting delayed until it was finally canceled. It was soooooooo stressful. It has to be 10X worse knowing you're missing out on Disney time though. Awesome room location, reminds me of the view we had on our first family Disney trip where we of course stayed at the Wilderness Lodge (one of my favorite hotels).

By the way, those jumping pictures are great. :goodvibes On our trip last January we kept taking pictures like that, we must have like five in each park. The photopass photographers thought we were crazy.

[IheartDDuck]

I'm so glad that you guys finally made it down there! I would have been losing hope too, I've got to be honest.

If you had to change your reservation though, good choice deciding to go to DTD for Earl of Sandwich. One of my faves!

[disneylovin24]

First off, I love all of the Vera Bradley bags:goodvibes


I can't believe your flight got delayed again! I would have been furious! After all of that time you really think they would have gotten another plane. Personally, I would not have been able to get on the plane that had all the troubles:laughing: Thats nice though that you got more vouchers and that you could get reservations a different night for the Spirit of Aloha show.

Nice view from your room:thumbsup2 Im sure that made all the struggles you went through to get to WDW a little more worth it too!

Ive never been to the EoS but from what Ive heard and seen it sounds/looks so good! I am defeintely going to try and try it when Im at SSR in December! (I said that last time I was at SSR too but this time Im more serious:laughing:)

Can't wait for more!

[aspiringprincess1]

Alright, so I'm writing replies to all of you lovely subbers! I know that I have been behind on that, but I wanted to get back to you all individually! You may have a couple replies, just so ya know!

I'm in !!! Can't wait to hear about the trip !!!popcorn::
Yay! Thanks for subbing!
I'm on board! Can't wait to hear about your trip.
welcome aboard! thanks for reading along!
Following along too! I read your pre-trip report but fell behind in commenting.

I'm going in December! I've only ever been in April/May before, so I'm looking forward to less heat/humidity!
You'll have to let me know how your december trip is! I want to go during that time someday! :) Thanks for following along with both!
I'm in :)
yay! welcome! :)
I'm not writing a trip report, I never have and I don't take detailed notes. I do enjoy reading them, but I am not ambitious enough to write them.

We always go in July so I am used to the heat (which didn't seem as bad this year) as well as the darn tours.
I love reading them, so i figured i'd give it a try! Hopefully I do a good enough job! and the heat didn't seem as bad, but those darn tours were just as bad as i remember! :laughing:
Count me in!
woo! welcome aboard! enjoy! :)
I am in too can't wait to read about your trip :thumbsup2
yay! welcome! I hope you enjoy! :)
Hi there! I'm in. Can't wait to hear about your trip!:)
I can't wait to write about it! Hope you enjoy! and Welcome! :)
I can totally relate on the "I'm too excited to sleep" front, I feel like that every Disney Eve :) Even though that commercial was so long ago i still remember it super well.

Funny Story about how your mom woke you up, that sounds exactly like something my mom would do :)

Sad about how your plane kept getting delayed! I remember one time i was try to go home from visiting my grandmother we got delayed for 6 hours on our lay over in memphis. It's even worse when it happens in Disney.

Hopefully you made it over there :)
They should definitely bring back that commercial. It's only right. :lmao: anddd, that song is the best wake-up song. It makes me happy, which is hard to do in the morning! Oh, and delays STINK! No matter where you're going, they seem to put a little damper on the mood.
Thanks for reading along! :)
I know the feeling about not being able to concentrate the day before a Disney trip. I feel like the whole week before in school Im off:laughing: I can also relate to having to say goodbye to your dog. That is the ONE good part about getting back from WDW, being able to see pets again:lovestruc As much as i love Disney I miss my puppy when Im there.


:scared1: I would have NEVER been able to handle a flight being pushed back that far! I would have demanded that we be put on another flight to Orlando! I feel like that is really unacceptable. The vouchers you got were a good consulation though I guess, are there a reason to go to Disney again soon?

Can't wait to hear how your traveling day ends!
Ah, waiting for a trip while sitting in class is TERRIBLE. I used to have to do that when I was in high school and we went with the band/dance team! It was soo hard! I also told my dad that he should have demanded another flight. I was very maddd! haha
I would have been soo mad if my flight got delayed.. I am not a very patient person.. can't wait to read more :thumbsup2
Looking back, it wasn't as bad as we thought it was in the moment! It did stink though! Hope you're enjoying!
Oh no! I hope you guys make it in time.

There is nothing worse than flight delays. They seriously suck. Especially when you feel you're just being messed around with by the airline, you know? I know sometimes there's nothing they can do, but seriously? That much delay.
They were trying, and that's all I can ask for. I guess... Plus, I'm glad we got a safe, non-broken plane!
I hope you don't have to cancel, that would be tragic! I'm loving this thread so far.:thumbsup2
Thanks for reading! I'm glad you're loving it!
Glad you finally made it! Coming home from Memphis once, my flight kept getting delayed until it was finally canceled. It was soooooooo stressful. It has to be 10X worse knowing you're missing out on Disney time though. Awesome room location, reminds me of the view we had on our first family Disney trip where we of course stayed at the Wilderness Lodge (one of my favorite hotels).

By the way, those jumping pictures are great. :goodvibes On our trip last January we kept taking pictures like that, we must have like five in each park. The photopass photographers thought we were crazy.
Ah, I'm glad to see another WL lover! It sure is gorgeous, right! and jumping pictures are the best, but you do end up getting the strangest looks! haha!
I'm so glad that you guys finally made it down there! I would have been losing hope too, I've got to be honest.

If you had to change your reservation though, good choice deciding to go to DTD for Earl of Sandwich. One of my faves!
EoS is the BEST! I'm glad that things worked out and we got to eat there. It was nice and relaxing, which is exactly what we needed!
First off, I love all of the Vera Bradley bags:goodvibes


I can't believe your flight got delayed again! I would have been furious! After all of that time you really think they would have gotten another plane. Personally, I would not have been able to get on the plane that had all the troubles:laughing: Thats nice though that you got more vouchers and that you could get reservations a different night for the Spirit of Aloha show.

Nice view from your room:thumbsup2 Im sure that made all the struggles you went through to get to WDW a little more worth it too!

Ive never been to the EoS but from what Ive heard and seen it sounds/looks so good! I am defeintely going to try and try it when Im at SSR in December! (I said that last time I was at SSR too but this time Im more serious:laughing:)

Can't wait for more!
Thanks! I'm obsessed with vera! I have tooo many! What am I saying? You can never have too many! I'm happy that we got down there and were able to relax! Finally! It was worth the wait just to make it their safely! AND our view was incredible, so I'm glad we got that too! It did make up for it a little bit! OH, and you HAVE HAVE HAVE to go to EoS. Please! It's seriously one of my highest recommendations. So, if you go, I hope you enjoy it!


Phew! I gotta keep up with those! I'm glad everyone is enjoying the TR. We've got some interesting stories about our trip! I love it! And, I am just getting some time to read through all of your PTRs and TRs. I will be commenting on them too!

[princessbrulee]

Joining in! :wave:

All those delays would have sent me into a major panic. Plus, we have California Grill ressies our first night, so I'm praying nothing goes wrong with our flight! :eek:

Love, love, love, the jumping pics. Definitely gonna steal that when we get there!

EoS looks so good!

[mickey2minnie1]

I am in...popcorn::

[sue_88]

I love how happy you all were for the trip to begin. I wish I had a whole family that would get that excited with me. Thank goodness for the DIS!!
Thank you for your wonderful team reporting!

[Mini Minnie :)]

Hi all! I'm sorry it has been awhile but i start school again on Monday (where did the summer go?!) so I've been running around gathering stuff for that. I've been a little stressed out from work and everything as well, and what better way to cure that then relive our lovely vacation! So let's get on that!!

"What the heck..are you seriously crying at rope drop?!"


So Kayla and I decided that 6:15 was a good time for our wake up call, so we would have time to be lookin fresh for our first full day in Disney! Ah! We also made a deal not to answer the phone when it rang. We wanted Jon to get the full experience! Especially hearing Mickey's voice bright and early. So when the phone rang me and Kayla were wide awake, but Jon was not having it. We had to throw pillows at him to even make him move. When he finally answered he just listened, hung up, and flipped over. hahah Obviously he's not a morning person, but deep down I think he enjoyed it. I however don't like that Stitch interrupts Mickey now a days. I don't know why but it just seems wrong to me, but oh well! After we got up, we all showered and got ready to go to breakfast down at Roaring Forks around 7:45.

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I got a banana nut muffin! and Kayla got a blueberry one! They were both pretty good I mean they were muffins. Nothing all that special.

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My dad got a bacon egg and cheese croissant with hash browns. He said he liked the meal, but it wasn't his favorite. Which is understandable.

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My momma got oatmeal with brown sugar on top. She really enjoyed herself, but I think you have to be an oatmeal person. haha

Jon got some grapes..he’s not a big breakfast person because he gets nauseous so we decided a small meal would be best for our big day! I didn't take a picture. Sorry about that!

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Getting ready to leave breakfast!

After we ate we headed out to catch the boat that goes to the Magic Kingdom around 8:15 since we wanted to make sure we got a good spot for my mom's favorite part of vacation AKA rope drop! When we got there, a boat was waiting to tell us that the Magic Kingdom boats didn't start running until a half hour before the park opened. I remember hearing that, but we all just forgot. So we decided to hitch a ride with the boat going to the Contemporary and catch the monorail, which I was thrilled about since I love the monorail! It was a nice quiet ride over, and the first monorail ride of the trip was perfect like always!
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Us on the monorail!

We arrived at the Magic Kingdom around 8:40, and there weren't a ton of people there like we were expecting. I guess people just weren't feeling it that morning, but I'm not complaining because we had a great spot!

We took a ton of pictures while waiting, and I don't know if it was because we weren't acclimated to the heat yet but we were SO hot. We were all sweating and fanning ourselves. It was probably because we were standing in one area and the sun was beaming down on us, but golly was it a warm one! Not that we were complaining! We were thrilled about the beautiful weather! So far... Here's some of the pictures we took!

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On the wall! just like the good old days!

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The whole family :)

And then the magic started happening! I think this is why I love going to Magic Kingdom on our first full day..it just feels right. Magic, happiness, love! It's everything a Disney vacation should be! The performers started singing the "Good Morning, Good Morning!" song, and I started getting all teary eyed. I kept my composure though…that is until Mickey came out. I literally started bawling my eyes out! It was completely embarrassing :blush: I don't even know why! It could have been because it has been awhile since I've seen rope drop and I love it a great deal, or maybe it was because I've been looking forward to this vacation for so long that this actually made it real, or maybe it was because I didn't know when I would see it again. All I know is that I felt like a lame. haha! Kayla looked over at me when they opened the gates and said.."Christie! Are you seriously crying at rope drop?! Already?!" I guess I'm an emotional person! Oh well! I just love Disney that much!

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The very beginning! I was still stable at this point!

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And here's where i lost it! :rotfl:

We walked in and there were cast members waving, music playing, and families smiling all around me! I literally can never get enough of that, it's just pure happiness in one place. I turned the corner and got my first glimpse of that amazingly beautiful dream castle of my childhood. And guess what happened?! I cried. No big deal, everyone was getting used to it at this point. My family just loves me enough to deal with it and everyone else probably just thought I was crazy!

We obviously had to stop to get a picture
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Our fist castle picture of the trip!

We always head to Tomorrowland to ride Buzz Lightyear first. I don't know why, but it is the first ride I remember riding during our first family vacation and it just kind of stuck! And I love it because our family gets really into it! There was no line! Seriously we walked right on so my parents rode together, me and kayla rode together, and jon went solo. My dad was not thrilled with his performance so we walked right on again. How sweet is that deal?! All three of us rode together the second time so kayla steered us, while we tried to teach Jon where he could get the most points! because clearly we are awesome at the game after our many years of practice! Just kidding! We exited and then Kayla decided she wanted to get one of our favorite snacks from past trips. The cream cheese pretzel from the launching pad! Yummmy!

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Here it is!
It was just as good as we remembered and it filled out tummies enough until lunch! Delish! We definitely recommend that!

We headed over to get fastpasses for Space Mountain, and then we let Jon decide what he wanted to ride. He really enjoyed the Haunted Mansion the last time he was there so he picked that, which I thought was a nice choice. Very Disney-esque in my opinion. As we were on our way over there we passed through Fantasyland and Peter Pan's Flight had a 10 minute wait, which I feel never happens! So we jumped on that real quick! It had been awhile since we rode that, and we all really enjoyed it! We also saw the construction on the Fantasyland expansion, which I thought would bother me, but it was really cool! Beast’s castle was up on the hill and it was just really awesome to see! Me and Kayla are already planning to come back in 2013 to see it all finished! I honestly cannot wait! After we stopped and stared for awhile, we continued on our quest to the Haunted Mansion, but when we got over there it was closed for the time being. That was okay, we would just come back later. We headed towards Pirates, but we passed Jungle Cruise and Jon never rode it so we got in line! Great idea because there was a small line, and our driver was lovely! Jon laughed at all their jokes and we really enjoyed ourselves! It was a long time since we rode that! We hit up Pirates, which is literally one of my favorite ride. It just screams Disney to me! Probably because it is my favorite movie! And I love Orlando Bloom haha!

We headed back to Space Mountain to ride with our fastpasses! It was just my dad, Kayla, Jon and me on this one! My mom had some problems with vertigo for awhile and she didn’t want to ride a jerky ride and risk being dizzy for the rest of the trip! I was sad she wouldn’t be joining us, but I understood what she was saying! The thing about fast passes is I always feel kind of bad passing everyone in line, but I love getting right on the ride. It's the best so I guess that outweighs my guilt! Haha. And Space Mountain seemed like it was really fast that day! Maybe I just forgot what it was like..Seriously though, Kayla yelled after like every turn. It was pretty funny! After our great ride we wanted to ride the Haunted Mansion still, so we went over to see if it was up and running yet and it was with only a 10 minute wait! woo! Jon was very excited, and I was excited to see the new line! All the interactiveness was not working though I was a little disappointed, but it was still fun to walk through.

We walked over towards our other favorite mountains and decided to see how long their lines were! Before we got there though we ran into this fella!
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Donald duck

Splash Mountain had a 60-minute wait so we picked up some fast passes for that, and then went to wait in line for Big Thunder Mountain Railroad which was 30 minutes. Not to bad! The wait was a little hot though. It was just so many people in a small area! and squeezed together at that! But the line went fairly quickly and we got to ride "the wildest ride in the wilderness"! I love when he says that in his country accent! :goodvibes

We were getting really hungry at that point so we went to Pecos Bill's, which had always been a family fav! We all ordered and went to the fixins bar (which I love) and went to grab our seats!

My dad ordered the Deluxe 1/3-Pound Angus Cheeseburger that had bacon, an onion ring, and barbeque sauce on it. Which he thought was pretty good! I didn't get a picture of his because his burger was halfway gone before Kayla got the camera out. Obviously someone was hungry...

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My momma ordered the Chicken Wrap, which she really enjoyed! I tried it and it was really delish!

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Jon ordered a Taco Salad! He liked it a lot expect for the shell, he said it was too hard to eat!

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Me and Kayla both got the 1/3-pound Cheeseburger. I thought it was decent, I just don't know if I'm feeling these new buns! I guess it's just something to get used to! Kayla felt the same exact way.

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For dessert Kayla, Jon and I got the carrot cake. Yummy! The icing is a little thick, but if you like carrot cake this is a winner! I just couldn’t finish it because I was full from my burger!

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My mom and dad got the chocolate cake. They thought it was okay. It was chocolate overload they said, which I believe since I’m not the hugest chocolate on chocolate fan.

Overall lunch was pretty successful! We always seem to stop in there during our vacations and we keep coming back, which I guess is a sign that we enjoy it! The burgers are nothing special though! Just a good size to keep you full!

At lunch my dad accidentally hit the cup ketchup with his knife and it splattered all over his shirt. whoops. So we decided to ride Spash Mountain real quick and then head back to the hotel so he could throw it in the wash! Splash was a good time like always and I didn't get soaked which I'm always scared of!

On our way out we saw the Fairy Godmother! This is my momma’s dream job! Seriously I cannot tell you how excited she was! She was crying and smiling..it was a lovely moment. She won’t let me put the picture on here because she says she “looks redic” so I’ll put mine and Kayla’s picture on here instead.
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That'll be our momma one day!

And after that run in a few minutes later we ran into this lovely princess with no line!
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Snow White!

We headed for our hotel for a small regrouping and decided we would come back later to encounter some more interesting adventures! Yay!

See ya real soon! and thanks for reading along! It means alot to us to be able so share our amazing vacation with you guys! :)

[sue_88]

Nice photos! And I enjoyed the update.

[QuirkyBelle]

Great update! Can't wait to read more!

[aspiringprincess1]

We are SOOOOOOOO sorry for our delay on updates! School has started up and it has been soo busy! I still hope that you all follow along. Now that we are in a routine, it will be so much easier to update! YAY

"I'm NOT running into the park in the rain! NO WAY...okay, fine"
So my sister left off with us heading back to the hotel in order to regroup. Now, by this time, we were all pretty tired. We had a long long day yesterday and an early morning today. I think a nap was definitely in order. So, we did that and by the time we woke up, we were refreshed and ready to start the end of our day. I was getting a little hungry, even though that burger completely filled me up, so I called my parents and asked if everyone was ready to head back. We decided to head out around 4:30-5ish.
Oh yea, I also had this on my leg from my nap. HAHA
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UNFORTUNATELY, when we looked outside at our lovely view, it was dark. Like creepy, scary movie, rain is going to get you dark. I was unhappy, my sister was unhappy, everyone was pretty unhappy…but that did NOT stop us! We conquered the rain, and went to MK anyway! YAY!
We headed down towards the boats and it was quite raining just yet, but as soon as we got there, it really did come down!
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Just some pictures from the boat!

After we got off of the boat, it was literally pouring. My hair was all kinds of messed up and I was getting chilly because of the rain. I know, WHY ARE YOU COMPLAINING?! Look, I was tired (even though I had a nap) and mad that it was raining. And looking back..I wasn’t that mad. Just a little….discouraged!

So after sprinting off of the boat, we waiting until the rain let up a little to run across to the entrance. My parents got brave before we did, so we decided to meet at the TTA. One of the best rides in the park, although the new audio for it is lacking a little. I did enjoy the old voice! “Now Approaching…..” hahaha
Here are some of us waiting to run into the park!
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And on the TTA!
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We decided we were going to eat after our ride because we were all suddenly STARVING! I was very excited because we were going to Pinocchio’s Village Haus for some DELICIOUS pizza. Seriously, I would highly recommend this to anyone! It’s very good..very very. Also, it’s really fun to sit at a window seat and wave to the riders on it’s a small world! They probably think I am crazy, but OH WELL! haha
On our way pictures!
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Here are the pictures of our food!
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The pizza my dad, mom, sister, and I got!
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Everyone got a salad!
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Jon’s Chicken Parm! SOOOO GOOD!
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Our surprise chicken and fries! We didn’t order this, but got it anyway!
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Finally, dessert. Not my favorite though.
After we were finished eating, we decided to head on back towards Adventureland. We rode pirates, because it’s the best, and then got some of my FAVORITE thing in the world. PINEAPPLE DOLE WHIP. Honestly, the best dessert on the planet. It was huge, and hard to finish, but I managed while we found a spot for the parade.
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We sat right by the bathrooms that lead from Adventureland towards Liberty Square and Frontierland. It was a great place to watch the parade. We talked to a friendly cast member who was in charge of roping everything off. He was talked to us about working in Paris and Disneyland, which was really cool. He knew a lot!
Soon, around 9:20ish from where we were, the Main Street Electrical Parade had started! YAY! I haven’t seen this since I was a lot younger, so I was excited to get to actually remember it! I LOVE THE MUSIC. I know, strange girl, but it is seriously one of the best. It pulled all of the classics out of the attic and made them come to life again, which I thought was actually pretty cool. I don’t know how much younger kids will enjoy it for its content though. It was movies even before my time! But I did enjoy it and the lights and effects were FANTASTIC! It was great!

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So after the parade, we started to walk toward the entrance for Wishes! I love the show and my parents said that this was a good view. On the way we caught parts of the new castle show which looked SOOOO cool! I completely forgot that this was going on, so we made plans to watch it the next night we were here. When we got to our spot for wishes, I was a little disappointed. I like to be kinda up-close and personal with it, and we weren’t. The view wasn’t bad, but I wanted something better next time.
After that we headed towards Tomorrowland to ride buzz AGAIN because it’s our favorite and there was extra magic hours!! I would give my tips away, but I don’t know if I want to! HAHA. Maybe, if you ask nicely, I’ll share!
Here we are, bein silly!
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We were going to ride Haunted Mansion again, but realized that were were actually quite tired, so we decided to call it a night. Since we were already on our way towards fantasyland, we decided to cut through the castle. On our way we saw these!
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SO impressive!
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We meandered back to the entrance, said farewell for now, and headed back to the Wilderness. We were completely drained, and I almost fell asleep right away. Of course, I watched a little Stacey first! ;)
Up Next, EPCOT! My favorite!
See ya real soon! Thanks for tagging along! And don’t forget to leave your comments! We love to hear from you guys!

[jelloarms]

Just found your guys's TR. Def. joining in for more! I can tell you guys are close.

I almost cried this past March when I first got to the MK. It is definitely and emotional moment!

[IheartDDuck]

Man, I'm telling you, the summer is the worst when the skies just part and boom! It just starts coming down.

I love the CMs that draw on the sidewalk with water. It's just so cool. I don't even know how that started, but I love it!

Dole Whip's are the best, for sure. Can't beat that.

[QuirkyBelle]

Looks like you had fun, despite the rain. And no you are not the only crazy person that loves the main street electrical parade music. When I was younger and my family used to drive to Disney, that was always the music we would start playing when we saw the welcome arch. It's one of the songs that the moment I hear it, it transports me right back to Disney. I'm sooooooo glad they brought the parade back!

And do think you might pretty, pretty please share you Buzz tips. Seriously the best score I have ever gotten (and I've been on it dozens of times) is 14,200. Pathetic, I know. :rotfl:

[Merida]

Your family looks like so much fun! And that pizza looks delish - I've started to get kind of leery of the chicken strip meals because it's so much brown food, but pizza has some red sauce so it's totally better and healthier. :rotfl:

Buzz used to be one of my favorite rides - and then I learned that my boyfriend has some weird ability to hit all of the special targets without knowing where they are. :sad2: Now I just resort to sabotage - much easier than remembering special targets. :thumbsup2 I'm so jealous of your galactic hero rating!

The water sidewalk painters are so talented. Though I guess it's one basic face shape with some add-ons. I like the squishy-face Mickey and Minnie - too cute!

[Mini Minnie :)]

I hope you all are having a great week! I had some time between homework assignments and what a better way to spend it then with Disney! Let's go!!

"Don't lean on those, they'll attack you!"

Ah, Epcot! The whole family was beyond excited about the day we had planned there! Our goal this year was to attend rope drop just because we have never seen it. We woke up around 6:45 and started getting ready for the day ahead of us. My parents brought breakfast to our room to save some time, which was nice and worked out really well for us! How sweet of them! Since my parents ate downstairs i didn't get a picture of their food, but my dad just got a bagel and my mom got her oatmeal again! Me and Kayla split a cheese danish and a bagel. Best of both worlds!
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I got to it before kayla got the camera! whoops!

We headed down to catch our bus around 8:15. There was a guy with a clipboard down there that told us we just missed the bus. Darn!
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We snapped this picture just before our bus came! It only took ten minutes which isn't too bad!

We got to Epcot around 8:45 so we briskly walked to get the bags checked and into the park! DISCLAIMER: Does anyone else LOVE the Epcot enterance music?! I literally cannot describe the love i have for that beautiful work of art. That's one of the things my family missed about Epcot when we stayed at the Beach Club. It was nice to be within walking distance, but you don't get that grand enterance feeling, which is a bummer. Okay, where were we?! haha. We were let into the park to wait at the rope so we stopped for a picture :)
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seester time! (jon didn't want a picture!)
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the parentals!

Alright it saddens me to say this, but i don't like rope drop here. It's just not magical enough for me. It felt like everyone was just trying to push in front of each other to get to Soarin' first. I mean the characters come out and countdown and everything, but it just felt like no one was into it like i wanted them to be. Eh, i guess i was just slightly disappointed!

We followed the crowd toward Soarin', but we let my parents run up ahead. There was no need to add to the crowds in that small area! My parents sucessfully got fastpasses for 9:32 - 10:32, which we were pretty stoked about! We all decided that the next logical choice was Test Track, which will always be a family favorite of ours! The wait was only twenty minutes, which wasn't too bad at all. :) We rode in the front and my parents rode in the back! It was a great time and we all really enjoyed ourselves.
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Getting ready to get on! :)

After our ride, we decided there was no time like the present to use our Soarin' fastpasses! YAY! Kayla and I were soo excited! Now i know this is stupid, but all those blue lights just me me so happy! and don't even get me started on that music! but i'll get there in a little. :)

After the blue room you enter those hallways where you wait to get assigned your flight. I don't know if any of you remember but there are chains in between some of the bars..okay funny story about those. WARNING! I was leaning against one of the bars and talking to Jon when the line moved so we inched our way forward and i guess i put too much pressure on the chain. If you don't already know this, these suckers attack! They are magnets which are not as heavy duty as they look. Anyways the chain broke and hit me smack dab in the ankle..seriously it was a good shot, but oh my goodness did that thing hurt! Honestly i wasn't expecting it at all and it was pretty large. I just wanted to inform all my fellow Disers so you don't make the same mistake i did! Be careful!

We were in the front row for the next flight, which i recommend to anyone! Seriously you have an unobstructed veiw all around you, and it makes it that much more beautiful if you can even imagine that! And that music?! oh goodness another masterpiece of music! It gives me chills every single time, and i might even tear up a bit (i just can't help it!)

Once we got off our flight, my ankle really started to hurt so i sat on the benches near the fastpasses. Kayla reloaded us for a ride later on, while my mother was being overly dramatic about my ankle. Was it swollen and bruised? yes. but i was in my favorite place in the world and i wasn't going to waste it sitting in first aid! There was too much to accomplish! Here's a picture, you can't really tell but it was pretty swollen, at least from a magnet.
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We walked, well i limped, on over to the Universe of Energy with Ellen! i love her, and not that i'm proud of it, but its is a great place to take a nap! :laughing: and we took a picture outside!
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My dad wanted to ride Mission: Space, but all of us get sick on it so he got in line while we all waited in the game area. Just a head up, if you're waiting for someone play mission space race! Seriously it is so much fun! I used to play it all the time when it was on the computer. They should consider bringing that back! He enjoyed his ride and we decided it was time to enjoy my favorite ride yet again!

I stood on the opposite side of the chain this time just to be safe! There was a tourist group in front of us, which is not always the most enjoyable thing. I'm glad that they are always so excited, but they can be a little much sometimes. The cast member asked how many people were in their group and some lady said "54" Her eyes lit up! haha! The lady thought she meant everyone in their traveling group, but there were only about 5 of them in line to ride. :laughing: easy fix! and we got a good laugh out of it!
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Kayla and Jon waiting in line (jon was pretty quiet today so i had to put him in here :))

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WATCH OUT FOR THESE SUCKERS!

We decided to eat at Sunshine Seasons in the Land because they have a large selection and healthier then most! It's always pretty refreshing.

My parents and I all had the rotissere chicken and rice! We all really enjoyed it!
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Kayla and Jon both got Chinese food, which i adore. It was cashew chicken and noodles, which they weren't really a fan of. Kayla just thought it didn't taste very good so she was pretty disappointed, but i shared :)
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For dessert I had the tiramisu and Kayla had the strawberry shortcake and both were sooooo good! I literally was in love! Maybe i just had a hardcore sweet tooth at the moment, but they were delishhhh! :thumbsup2
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It was around 2 when we finished up lunch, and we decided to head out so we could change and get fancy for our Le Cellier dinner that evening! We stopped to ride Spaceship Earth, which really never gets old! :) it's one of my mom's favorites so we couldn't miss it! After our 10 minute wait we went to the bus stop to head back to the hotel and freshin up!
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Always a good time :)

NEXT UP: Our first table service meal!

[QuirkyBelle]

Sorry I haven't posted in awhile, but I wanted to let you know I'm still here so please keep posting. I'm loving what you have so far and I hope to read more. :goodvibes

Sorry about your ankle, that looks fairly painful. I'll keep in mind that those chains are attached magnetically the next time I'm on Soarin' since I have a tendency to lean on the ropes. :laughing:

[dilligaf212]

Ouch!! that sounded painful I will have to remember about those attacking chains :thumbsup2 we ate the pizza at Pinocchio’s Village Haus the last time we went also. It was yummy.. looking forward to hearing about hte rest of your trip :goodvibes

[aspiringprincess1]

Oh, what a terrible updater I have been! With school and jobs and weddings and everything else, this past month has flew by! So, I sincerely apologize for the extremely long wait! Thanks for stinking in there! :)

"Who woulda thought we'd spend our WHOLE night in Canada?"


We left off with My family and I heading back to the hotel to freshen up for what was sure to be our most anticipated, favorite, most delicious meal of the trip. I'm just trying to put you in our shoes, we were very excited about this dinner!

So back at the Wilderness Lodge, we filled up our mugs, went to the room, and took a nice little nap. That heat must do something to me, because I am always exhausted! But the nap was short, and we were up and getting ready to go in no time!

After getting all dolled up for our evening, we headed down to the bus stop. It was around 5 oclock when we got on the bus and started our trek towards the World Showcase, bobbing and weaving all of the Brazilian tour groups that seemed to be in the park that night (or all of the time, for that matter!).

We took some pictures of us at the bus stop lookin spiffy, of course! :)
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Sisterss!
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Cute!

When we got the EPCOT we made our way throught the checks again, and got more pictures in front of the ball!
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Everyone! :)

We were early and decided to take our time getting back to dinner. After all, we had all night!

So we finally make it back to Canada. There is this group of people that are all huddled around, and they are wearing these t-shirts! They had all of the countries listed on the back with a check next to some and dates across the top! They were drinking in all of the countries! I wish I still had the picture, but my sister had it on her phone, and well that's another story for another day. It was really funny, and they seemed to be having a great time! Maybe if all of my friends go down one day.....

We got to Le Cellier around 6:30 even though our reservation wasn't until 7. We figured if we got in there early, we would have more time to hang out when we were finished! They seated us almost immediately and we were right in the center room. I forget what they called the room, but each one is named after a province in Canada. Any who, our waitress came right over and got us some drinks right away! My mom and me split a Key Lime Martini, because we were trying to taste as many drinks as we could!
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My wonderful parents!
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Martini!

After a couple mins of deciding, we all placed our orders.
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All us girls got the Filet with Mushroom Risotto, YUMMM!
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Jon got this steak. I'm not sure of the name! AH. He says it was excellent though!
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My dad got this steak with the wine sauce on it. Why am I so terrible with names! Anyway, he loved it!
We also got the cheddar soup and that DELICIOUS bread. AH, heaven. <3
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And for the best dessert!
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Maple Crem Brulee!

BUT...this was not all perfect. My sister's steak was so well done, and our waitress was NO WHERE. When she finally came over to check on us, my sister had eaten most of her steak, but still told her that she got the order wrong. The waitress offered to get another one but didn't seem to..rushed or sorry about it. My sister said no, but it was a shame. THEN, they didn;t take anything off of our check, and we waited close to an 30 mins after we were finished eating just for our check! It was not fun, and we were all anxious to get outside. Finally, we got everything taken care of, and we headed up stairs..

TO FIND A STORM. It was soooooo dark out, and the winds were picking up! I wish that I had taken a picture of what it looked like. It was really freaky! We decided to take shelter in the Canada movie, which was actually pretty funny. The storm basically missed us while we were in the movie, but it did rain pretty hard.

We walked through the rest of the showcase on our way out, but we all just were tuckered out and kinda blah from our dinner experience. The park had CLEARED out so seeing illuminations while walking back was really nice. We got some great views, and I LOVE THAT MUSIC!
On our way out, we took some more pictures, because we love to!
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☺
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One of my favorites!

When we got back, we got ready for bed and fell asleep quickly! The next day was going to be busy, busy, busy, and we were looking forward to Hollywood Studios!

NEXT UP: Uh oh, water damage :(

Le Cellier
Food: 4/5- We all loved everything from the appetizer to the dessert. But Christie's steak was a little off, so it couldn't be perfect
Service: 3/5- The service was lacking, and not much was done to accomodate us. We have had so much better service there, so it was a little disappointing.
Overall Experience: 3.5/5- It was a little slow, and our waitress was not very attentive compared to other visits. But the food was GREAT for the most part, and the atmosphere was perfect.

[aspiringprincess1]

SPECIAL BULLETIN

Sorry to interrupt our regularly, or irregularly, updated Trip Report to bring you a special message from the Miller sisters!

If you haven't noticed the new ticker below, we are headed back to WDW! YESSS! It's a sister trip that we will never forget! We are headed down on Dec. 18, and will be returning Dec. 22. We are staying at POP! since this is a trip on a college girls budget! We are not getting the park hopper, but instead a 3 day base ticket, as well as tickets to Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party! So, we are going to be at the party Sunday night, MGM, Epcot, and finally Magic Kingdom. On our last day, our flight is late, so we will have time to go to DTD and eat at Earl <3 We are very excited, if you can't imagine! So, my goal is to have this TR done before then! YAY! Anyway, if you have been there around Christmas, any advice would be great!
xoxox

We now return you to a new update on the current trip report! :lmao:

[Mini Minnie :)]

Uh oh...water damage!

MGM day! Yes I know its called Disney’s Hollywood Studios now, but I just can’t get used to that. It doesn’t sound right so I don’t say it. Haha

Nevertheless, we were all really excited for our first trip there! We set our alarms for 7 o’clock. We weren’t too concerned about making rope drop but we did was to get those fastpasses for Toy Story Mania so we couldn’t be too late! We got ready, ate our peanut butter bagels and boarded a bus around 8:15!

We arrived just around 9 and headed straight to Toy Story. The fast pass line was crazy! Kind of ironic eh?! I should have taken a picture! :( sorry! Kayla waited and got the goods for 11:37 to 12:37. Not bad at all!

We headed to Rock n’ Roller Coaster which is a family favorite! It’s a great roller coaster with awesome music..anytime I hear “Walk this Way” I feel like I’m waiting it line! My mom has vertigo so she couldn’t ride with us but she held our stuff while we waited in line! The wait was about 40 minutes, but it didn’t feel to long and we all had a really great time!
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Kayla posing..i don't know where i was for this! haha

We walked quickly over to the Tower of Terror that had a short 20-minute wait! I guess everyone was still waiting at Toy Story! My mom sat out once again and we began our journey to the Twilight Zone. Haha! This was a really good one too and we had a ton of fun!
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the kiddos!

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all the riders!

I should probably warn you guys that my dad is a total Star Wars nerd so of courseee we had to make sure we rode the new Star Tours ride! He was like a kid in a candy store! The line was pretty long, about 20 minutes, but it moved pretty quickly. We were stuck between two HUGE tour groups so a cast member pulled us into the fastpass line! How lovely! Thank you nice cast member! The ride was pretty cool! A lot better then the old version and my dad had a great time!

We headed over to the backlot area to see the New York and San Francisco areas! I really think it is so cool back there! We grabbed a few shots with those!

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Momma with the singin in the rain umbrella. How cute is she?!

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San Fran!

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New York, New York!

We got our traditional stoop picture! The first year we went down with our band we got this really awesome picture on one of the stoops like Hey Arnold if you remember that show. All of our friends do it with whomever they go down with now and it’s turned into a really cool way to stay in touch! Here's a few!
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Our first trip with our friends! March 2008 :)

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Second band trip! March 2010

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This past year! Its a better effect with alot of people..hah :)

After our photo op it was around 11:30 and we decided to grab some lunch before Toy Story Mania! We needed fuel! We passed Starring Rolls and Kayla and I just had to take a peek! Our dream is to open a cupcake store so we needed to see these infamous cupcakes!

We saw that they had sandwiches and you could use a quick service meal and get a cupcake as your dessert! Was this even a question?!?! My mom, Kayla, and I decided to stay and try it out while the guys went to ABC Commissionary.

All three of us got the Turkey Focaccia sandwich with a piece of fresh fruit, a drink, and a cupcake! I got the Butterfinger cupcake! I cannot tell you how long ive been waiting to try this sucker. Kayla got the Red Velvet cupcake and my mom just went with tiramisu.

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This is the sandwich! Really good! (i don't understand why this picture won't shrink! :confused3)

There isn’t much seating around Starring Rolls so we went over to Hollywood Brown Derby’s patio. I set my phone down on a table and then my tray and went to get some napkins. The sandwich was huge! and actually pretty tasty! It was really fresh and seemed healthy which we all really enjoyed! It was a great change up from the normal burger and fries.

We decided to pack up shop and head to where the boys were so they could try our cupcakes! When we went to clean up we noticed that the table was pretty wet! Apparently the table had turned into an ocean during the storm the night before! :( I picked up my phone and it wouldn’t turn on! Wonderful. I swear I was having the worst luck so far. My mom told me not to panic and we went to the Commisinary to find the guys.

They already had their food at a table! Jon got the chicken sandwich with fries and chocolate mousse for dessert and he said it was really good! My dad just went with the cheeseburger and fries and the strawberry parfait. He said it was nothing special but still hit the spot.

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Jon chicken and dessert!

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Obvs daddy was hungry. haha! half of his burger!

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his dessert!

We also ate our cupcakes, which were HEAVENLY! :cloud9: Seriously so amazing. The crunch coating on the top on that Butterfinger cupcake is so delicious! While it’s a little ridiculous in size, it was worth the try because I enjoyed it a lot! The red velvet was also awesome! It was a little dry, but the icing was perfect! Not too sweet, but oh so good! I would definitely recommend these if you haven’t tried them already!

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Butterfinger!

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Red Velvet!

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Red Velvet in half! Yummyyy!

So my mom tried to fix my phone…it worked for a minute and the shut off again. Wah :( I was determined not to let it get me down though and I’m really proud of myself for the way I handled the situation. I didn’t freak out like most teenagers would. I just decided that I was in the happiest place on earth and darn it it’s going to be happy! Haha.

We decided to hit up Toy Story Mania in order to take my mind off my phone for a little while! The fastpasses are amazing, but I’m sad we weren’t able to get a picture with Mr. Potato Head. That’s the only downfall. I love this ride! I rode with my mom and we were horrible, but it’s always a good laugh! And the theme is adorable! Just sayin.

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funny faces with the 3D glasses!

We decided to go try and see if guest services could get rice to put my phone into and they were super nice about it! Only one lady there knew what we were even talking about! Everyone else just thought we were weird, but apparently it helps and it was worth a shot. She got some rice from Hollywood and Vine and even offered to keep it there for the rest of the day. So sweet!

Stay tuned for the rest of the day and our happy character findings! :)

Continued in next post!

[QuirkyBelle]

How exciting that you're heading back in December!!! :cool1: I'll be there just about the same time, Dec 17th - Dec 20th. It's going to be just me and my mom on a grad student's budget, since I'm paying. So, like you no parkhoppers. Also, like you we're staying at POP and going to the Christmas party on Sunday. :rotfl: So many similarities....

It's our first time going for Christmas too! Can't wait, just over two months left. :goodvibes

[QuirkyBelle]

On to the update...

"Stoop kid's gonna leave his stoop!" :lmao: I love all of the stoop pictures, but you're right, the effect is a bit better with more people.

Those cupcakes look delicious! :lovestruc I can't decide which looks better, the red velvet or the butterfinger.

Sorry about your phone no working, but I have heard of the rice thing. Glad someone in Disney finally knew what you were talking about.

Oh, and it will always be MGM to me too.

[lauren_elizabeth]

Heeeeeey girl! :wave2:

I'm loving this trip report so far! You & your sister seem like a blast :) Andddd, we have as dog named Chance, too!

The yoga capris yall have on in the pictures of the day you left... where are they from?

[aspiringprincess1]

How exciting that you're heading back in December!!! :cool1: I'll be there just about the same time, Dec 17th - Dec 20th. It's going to be just me and my mom on a grad student's budget, since I'm paying. So, like you no parkhoppers. Also, like you we're staying at POP and going to the Christmas party on Sunday. :rotfl: So many similarities....

It's our first time going for Christmas too! Can't wait, just over two months left. :goodvibes

YAY for Christmas! Look for us! Maybe we will see each other! :)
Oh, and let us know if you figure out what to pack! I am having the HARDEST time! :P

On to the update...

"Stoop kid's gonna leave his stoop!" :lmao: I love all of the stoop pictures, but you're right, the effect is a bit better with more people.

Those cupcakes look delicious! :lovestruc I can't decide which looks better, the red velvet or the butterfinger.

Sorry about your phone no working, but I have heard of the rice thing. Glad someone in Disney finally knew what you were talking about.

Oh, and it will always be MGM to me too.

Hey Arnold is CLASSIC. Its tradition now to take that picture. I'll probably make my children do it, even though they will have NO clue!
An she is taking her extra phone down this time...just in case :rotfl:

Heeeeeey girl! :wave2:

I'm loving this trip report so far! You & your sister seem like a blast :) Andddd, we have as dog named Chance, too!

The yoga capris yall have on in the pictures of the day you left... where are they from?

Thank for joining in! I'm glad you are liking the trip report so far!
The yoga pants are from Victoria's secret. I AM IN LOVE WITH THEM. I know that they are kinda pricey, but I seriously wear them ALL the time. It's like that commercial says, I'm too lazy for real pants! HAH

Looks like you had fun, despite the rain. And no you are not the only crazy person that loves the main street electrical parade music. When I was younger and my family used to drive to Disney, that was always the music we would start playing when we saw the welcome arch. It's one of the songs that the moment I hear it, it transports me right back to Disney. I'm sooooooo glad they brought the parade back!

And do think you might pretty, pretty please share you Buzz tips. Seriously the best score I have ever gotten (and I've been on it dozens of times) is 14,200. Pathetic, I know. :rotfl:

Ah, Buzz secrets. I'll tell you what. For those of you that want the ins and outs, or just our little tips, my sister or I will include that in our next Magic Kingdom update. Hey, gotta keep ya reading! :P

Your family looks like so much fun! And that pizza looks delish - I've started to get kind of leery of the chicken strip meals because it's so much brown food, but pizza has some red sauce so it's totally better and healthier. :rotfl:

Buzz used to be one of my favorite rides - and then I learned that my boyfriend has some weird ability to hit all of the special targets without knowing where they are. :sad2: Now I just resort to sabotage - much easier than remembering special targets. :thumbsup2 I'm so jealous of your galactic hero rating!

The water sidewalk painters are so talented. Though I guess it's one basic face shape with some add-ons. I like the squishy-face Mickey and Minnie - too cute!

I am determined to learn how to draw disney characters with water. IT IS SO COOL. Maybe I'm just weird, but I love it!

TOMORROW, TOMORROW! There will be a new update tomorrow!:woohoo:
Thanks for stinking with us!

[aspiringprincess1]

YAY for updates! :) So, we left off with us riding Toy Story Mania and coming up we have characters, dinner, and FANTASMIC.

"Stop creepin on the Penguins!"

After we rode TSM, we headed over towards Tower of Terror. It was a pretty short wait, so we rode it in stand-by. My mom didn't ride because she doesn't like it, so I think she might have went and got RnRC fast passes. The coaster was being finnicky that day, so I can't remember when we rode it again!

Anyway! TT !

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Me and JonP!

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Creepy elevator :|

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Our redneck pic!

After that we went on over to the next show of Indiana Jones! I always get the urge to stand up and yell "STEVE!" when the ball runs him over, but I never do. Please tell me you've all watched the Full House episode! CLASSIC!

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Just hangin out !

We decided to go do the drawing class before our dinner reservation, so we headed over that direction. When we got there, we walked into The Magic of Disney Animation and HOLY CHARACTERS! There were so many! Seriously insane. So, of course we waited in line for some! Here they are! :)

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Pooh Display in line!

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Captain Hook!

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Mulan!

After those two, the lines were pretty long and the area for the character drawing was filling up, so we just passed by. Plus, a lot of characters' lines were closed. Kind of a bummer. My sister did, however, creep on the penguins. Hence the title of this post! Silly girl!

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Creeper picture!

When we got to the drawing place we took our seats. The artist inside gave us a TON of options and we finally settled on Sorcerer Mickey! It was pretty cool!

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us and our picture!

After this we went and saw a showing of The Little Mermaid, which is awesome, and then we headed over to check in for dinner!

Hollywood and Vine was pretty good! Our waiter was quick and efficient, but I did not like where we were seated. It was a small table for the five of us and one of the chairs kinda stuck out into the walkway. Other than that, it was really pretty yummy!

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Just some food..that salad...BOMB.

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Dessert!

After this we had some time left before we went over to fantasmic, so my dad went to ride Star Tours again in the Single Riders line. My sister and I went into the Writers stop to get the infamous cookie! IT WAS DELICIOUS. I will be back for another in December! :love:

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Us bein us!

Finally it was time for the show. No one in my family has seen Fantasmic in forever, but we didn't want to wait in that giant line, so we did book Hollywood and Vine Fantasmic Package. Let me tell you, it was well worth it. The seats were a little off center, but we didn't have to get there very early, and sat comfortably for the whole show! YAY! I'm glad we did the same this for the Candlelight Processional in December!

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Our view!

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Ending!

After the show, there was still some time left before we then end of the night since our show was the first one. While everyone else was going to see the other show, we decided to hit up our favorite roller coaster again!

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HAHAHA

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Nice one

And got a nice night picture in front of the hat!

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dawww

We were EXHAUSTED though. So instead of stay for a while longer, we headed back home for the night. It was really actually nice because the bus wasn't too crowded, and we were able to get to bed a little earlier!

The next day is Animal Kingdom and we hit up the Hoop De Doo Musical Review! Full of surprises!

PS. Sorry my pictures are so big! I shrunk them, but I don't know what happened! :(

[Mini Minnie :)]

The Giant Zoo

That's what me and Kayla like to call it! I have to admit Animal Kingdom isn’t my favorite park, but its growing on me so we were excited!

We woke up at about 7:30 and got ready! The parents brought us our usual peanut butter bagels and we were on the bus around 8:45! We aren’t too picky about rope drip here. We just like to be early enough to get fastpasses for Everest and an early ride on the safari!

When we got there we went straight to Everest for our fastpasses, and just a side note I always get lost in this park? Its just really big to me I guess. Haha. The line was only 10 minutes though so we just decide to hop on!

I love this ride and we all had a blast! We headed over to dinosaur next since Everest’s line was so miniature. They were having malfunctions though so we just got fastpasses for later and went to the safari!

Jambo everyone! Love that and the safari. Its classic and we saw some lovely animals that morning! I don’t want to bore you guys with picture because I can never put my camera down on this ride but here’s a couple!
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Giraffes are my favorite! I get so excited when I see them!
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The ostrich was next to us for the longest time!

After our trip through the savanna we decided to check and see if dinosaur was working and it was! Awesome ride! Seriously I was scared to ride it until like last year but its great! :) Here’s our picture. Kayla is priceless!
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We headed over to Finding Nemo: The Musical because it has much more limited times then Festival of the Lion King and we weren’t staying until late afternoon.

Jon loves this show and the music so we hit it up for him! It’s a great musical show and a ton of fun! I totally recommend it if you haven’t gone to see it yet, except the bleachers are so uncomfortable! :(

And since we were on a show kick, we headed straight over to see the Festival of the Lion King before lunch! I mean we hightailed it but there was a lot for us to get done in such a little time!

We were in the giraffe section (BAHH!) and I know some people hate it but I think it is awesome! Kayla and I always get real into it sooo we make it cool :laughing:

This show is so inspirational! I love it so so so much! And Can You Feel The Love Tonight?! Forget about it. I always tear up. Ohhh Disney. You just tug my heartstrings! :lovestruc
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We headed out to get lunch! I heard Pizzafari was awesome so darn it I was going to find this place and try it out! I get lost in this park and can never find my way here but I found it!

I got a pepperoni pizza, salad, and chocolate mouse for dessert! and headed over to Flame Tree Barbeque to eat with the eat of the family!

My pizza was delicious! Disney pizza is just better…i’ll never understand that :rotfl:
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My momma went to Restaurantosaurus to get the shrimp po boy! with fries and chocolate mouse.
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She really liked it! It was something different that she wouldn’t normally get and she was really glad she got it!

My dad and Jon both got the pulled pork sandwitches from Flame Tree! They said it was scrumptious! The smell that comes from that place is outta this world! It screams Disney for me, just sayin! They didn’t care for the beans but hey it was extra.
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My dad ordered an extra thing of onion rings because he loves them and these were no exception. Crispy and hot..nom nom.
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The desserts? Ehhh. I mean we all had some of them but they are just alright for me. Nothing all that special
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I cannot find Kayla's food. Therefore, I do NOT remember what she got!! I think it was the half chicken at Flame Tree, but I'm not sure!

After lunch we weren’t ready to head out just yet so we decided to try out these trails! And you know? They weren’t too shabby!

We saw some cool animals and it was really relaxed! It was hot that day though and Animal Kingdom heats up super quickly! So the walking was a tad intense, but it was different and if you have the time I say try it out! We’re glad we did!

Here are some of our lovely trail pictures! Haha!
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I said do a safari face..and this is what I get. Hahah love them!
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Girls
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You know..just huntin’
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Bamboo!! We love bamboo! Haha

P.S I wish Kayla and I were going to AK in December to see that adorable baby ele!!! Oh my goodness he is the cutest!

We took some pictures with the ahhmazing Tree of Life before heading out!
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One with jon!
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Parentals!

We also stopped to take a picture with the sign! My dad is an awesome photographer…this kills me! :rotfl:
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Anal kingdom..heheh

When I looked at the picture right after I laughed for a good minute and shared. We all laughed and took another.
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At least this is better!

We went back to the hotel to shower after the hot day to get ready for some hootin and hollerin at the Hoop De Doo Review…where Kayla gets a surprise! :)

[QuirkyBelle]

Wow! Two updates since the last time I checked. Where to begin...

The rest of your day at MGM looks like it was a lot of fun. I never knew there were so many characters to meet in the animation building now, talk about a character-palooza. I guess that's new since 2007. And yes, I have seen that full house episode, and yes I always think of that part when watching the show. :lmao: And I gotta say Kayla, I think your Mickey turned out the best - sorry Jon and Christie. :rotfl:

Your AK day reminds me of how our AK days always seem to go, running around like crazy people trying to see every show, ride every ride, and get on Expedition Everest 3 or 4 times. Typically that's cause we only spend one day in AK so we can get extra days in Epcot. I really like both the Nemo Musical and the Lion King show, but I think I'd give the edge to the Festival of the Lion King - its just so upbeat and I always leave the theater singing. Oh, and now I'm sad that my mom and I don't have an AK day planned because elephants are my absolute favorite and I would love to see the baby. :lovestruc

Can't wait to hear about Kayla's surprise!

[aspiringprincess1]

Wow! Two updates since the last time I checked. Where to begin...

The rest of your day at MGM looks like it was a lot of fun. I never knew there were so many characters to meet in the animation building now, talk about a character-palooza. I guess that's new since 2007. And yes, I have seen that full house episode, and yes I always think of that part when watching the show. :lmao: And I gotta say Kayla, I think your Mickey turned out the best - sorry Jon and Christie. :rotfl:

Your AK day reminds me of how our AK days always seem to go, running around like crazy people trying to see every show, ride every ride, and get on Expedition Everest 3 or 4 times. Typically that's cause we only spend one day in AK so we can get extra days in Epcot. I really like both the Nemo Musical and the Lion King show, but I think I'd give the edge to the Festival of the Lion King - its just so upbeat and I always leave the theater singing. Oh, and now I'm sad that my mom and I don't have an AK day planned because elephants are my absolute favorite and I would love to see the baby. :lovestruc

Can't wait to hear about Kayla's surprise!

Ah! THANKS! That's one of my favorite attractions in MGM because of the drawing. Also, because they are better than me at everything else! Definitely check out all the characters there before or after you participate in the class, if you participate in the class. There were tons!

I love any musical, so I can't pick a favorite at AK! AGH! haha. I so wanted to go see the baby elephant. It is just so darn adorable! I can't get over it. :rotfl:


Well, time for an update! I'll be posting it sometime tonight! :)

[QuirkyBelle]

Waiting on that update...:goodvibes

[aspiringprincess1]

If I'm not the worst DIS up!dater ever, I don't know who is. I am back, and so is Christie, and we are going to finish this, start a new TR, and follow along with everyone else's trips! I won't be returning until next year, so it is time to live vicariously through my past trips and all of your trips as well!

So..on to the update...where were we...OH YEA! Animal Kingdom in the morning, and my surprise in the evening! I know Christie told you all about our wonderful AK adventures, but she left the rest up to moi! Here it goes!

We're Hoop-de-dooin it Tonight

After our nap we started getting ready to go. Being the slow-poke girls that my sister and I are, we were a little late getting to the docks. My dad was MAD. We RAN down to the boats, where my dad had the little guy waiting for us. The captain was really nice about it, but I was still a little upset and embarassed that they had to wait. OH WELL. Off we were to the funnest dinner show in WDW. I was more than willing to forget what happened and, as they say, get on with the show!

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Our waitress was really funny and she got us all the food and drinks we could have wanted! It was DELICIOUS! She also took pictures for us, which was lovely!

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They started the show, and I won't give it all away for those of you that have never seen it, but I was tapping and singing right along! It's a blast and a half, even for a 22 year old!

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So, there is one part in the show where they pick people out of the audience to go up on stage, and you will never guess who got picked! ME!!!! I know, right?! I was giddy, and honestly, I don't remember much about what happened. I had a line, which went like...." I couldn't do that! It would be unbearable!" Mind you, I was speaking to a bear! Oh man! My Disney debut! What a great time!! And of course, the fam snapped pictures galore! Here are a few!

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I was BEYOND EXCITED! It was really awesome, and the cast was soooo nice.

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Here is Jon playing the washboard, even though he did NOT want his picture taken doing this! haha :P

We went to an earlier show, so Jon, my sister, and I decided to head over to MK for some extra magic hour fun! Expect and Extra Magic Update soon!

And for some pictures for on your way!
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That is the weirdest, most excited face i've ever made. Totally not my real face. Don't judge me.
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Tradition!

Sorry about the shortness! I am off to see a musical at the little theater near our house! New, longer update soon! Along with FOOD PICTURES!
Alrighty! See ya Real Soon! ( I mean it this time! )

[QuirkyBelle]

Looks like an awesome time at the Hoop-de-doo! I can't believe Kayla got picked to go up on stage! I haven't been there in over 10 years, I forgot how much fun it can be and how good the food looks.

By the way, I saw you guys twice during MVMCP, once on line for the princesses and the other time in line for the bus. You were too far away for me to say anything without shouting across rows and rows of people and looking like a complete crazy person. :lmao:

[aspiringprincess1]

Looks like an awesome time at the Hoop-de-doo! I can't believe Kayla got picked to go up on stage! I haven't been there in over 10 years, I forgot how much fun it can be and how good the food looks.

By the way, I saw you guys twice during MVMCP, once on line for the princesses and the other time in line for the bus. You were too far away for me to say anything without shouting across rows and rows of people and looking like a complete crazy person. :lmao:

That is sooo funny that you saw us! I wish that you would have said hi! I kept looking for DIS people, but I swear, I'd never know anyone unless they hit me with a brick! Next time we are there at the same time, please look like a crazy person and say hi! I promise I won't think you're crazy! :P

Oh, and thanks for keeping up with my slow pace updating! I know it's crazy long between updates!

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Extra Late, Extra Fun!

I have been to the world several times throughout my life but I don't think that I have ever done extra late extra magic hours! But let me tell you! FUN!

It was getting late and a lot of people were leaving the park, but not us! We were walking in! If I could tell you think exact time, I totally would, but I don't remember! I am sorry!

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Here we are walking in! I love Disney at night, I just think everything is so pretty. But come to think of it, it's pretty all of the time.

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Here is the happy couple, just had to include!

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It was late, so we were starting to get silly! HEHE. Jumping pictures are the best!

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PAHAHA, christie's face!

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HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA, too much fun, but way too unattractive! Oh well, it was a good time!

We went and rode our favorites with NO WAIT really. The toughest part was trying to get in while everyone else was trying to get out!

There was a lot of fun things to do, it was the MK for goodness sake!

We were drowsy though, so we left around 1230 (I think). I may be making us sound wayyyy cooler than we actually are, I might have granny styled it and left earlier than that :P

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Waiting in lines...

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I'm really short, so I shouldn't be asked to take pictures! hahaha

So there you have it. Not many pictures of of extra fun extra magic hours! Seriously everyone. Do it. Go and spend some time in the parks really late at night! It's a ton of fun!

I'm a ditz and forgot to post our FOOD PICTURES from the hoop-de-doo! So I will include those in this post as well!

Here it goes!

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CORN BREAD! THE BEST EVERRRRR.

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chicken and ribs, NOTHING IS BETTER!

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The spread! YUMM!

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and finally...the best dessert on the planet. the one, the only. Straw. Strawberry. Strawberry Short. Strawberry Shortcake!!!!
MY FAVORITE DESSERT EVER! SOOOOOO GOOODDDD! <3

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Still can't get over the fact that I WAS ON STAGE!

So tomorrow (in Disney time) we have Chef Mickey's! as well as some other FUN stuff, like my new favorite restaurant!

Thanks for being patient! Student teaching has started! So I hope to be able to get updates in here and there!

[IheartDDuck]

How awesome that you were on stage for HDDR. My brother was selected one time for the show. It just makes it so much fun. Who cares that you had on the super excited face. I would have too! :goodvibes

[QuirkyBelle]

Wow! That was a super fast update!

I love late late extra magic hours at MK. Once we there until 3 in the morning, and let me tell you, by 1 AM the park was EMPTY. I have some awesome memories from that night. Looks like you guys had a great time too.

[aspiringprincess1]

How awesome that you were on stage for HDDR. My brother was selected one time for the show. It just makes it so much fun. Who cares that you had on the super excited face. I would have too! :goodvibes

Well, at least I know I'm not the only one! :goodvibes

Wow! That was a super fast update!

I love late late extra magic hours at MK. Once we there until 3 in the morning, and let me tell you, by 1 AM the park was EMPTY. I have some awesome memories from that night. Looks like you guys had a great time too.

I don't think that I could stay awake that late in WDW. I MAKE myself get up so early for rope drops, I would probably fall asleep on a ride if I tried!

Sorry for the slow update! Who knew how hard student teaching would be! SHEESH! Loving every second though!! :teacher:

I am, however, going through withdraw! DISNEY WITHDRAW! I have been creeping and lurking on everyone's TRs lately, so I figured, what better than to finish mine and get started on my new one! Better late then never, yes?

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He's only the best Chef in the WORLD!

Good Morning from the Happiest Boat Docks in the World!
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waiting for a boat to the CONTEMPORARY!

Any guesses as to where we may be going?

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Did you say Chef Mickey's!? You did! YOU GOT IT DOOD! Only my favorite breakfast in AMERICA!

To my horror, I have realized that I don't have a picture with the signage that is for Chef Mickey's. I, my friends, am ashamed. But....onto the deliciousness of breakfast!

Breakfast was delicious. They have everything and more. Mickey waffles anyone?
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our favorite:lovestruc

While eating, not many characters came by, so that made for quite a bit of waiting. I didn't really mind, but if I was in a rush, I may have been a little disappointed. I know they have a great schedule, but it does stink to have to wait at times! :P

First up-my main mouse. You all know him!
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Mickey!

Next, we had a short rendezvous with the goofball himself!
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jon and goofy! :)

We met with the crankiest duck I know, but I love him anyway!
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the parentals and Donald!

My rolemodel, in every way was up next!
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minnie mouse loving!

Last, but certainly not least, the cutest pup in the world, besides my puppy chance!
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I hope they get married and get a dog named PLUTO!

We finished eating, yumm, and headed out. We hopped on the monorail and rode to the Grand Floridian for some resort hopping. We found ourselves walking to the Polynesian and passing this guy!

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Boys, take note. I will want to get married here.

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DAW!!!

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Take note and follow my next TR! This little guys is my BFF!

Lastly, we took a family picture that dates back to when we were very young. Here we are, my wonderful family!
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And that was just our morning! Phew! Lots more to tell, including one of my new favorite restaurants and foods!

Have a magical night! :) :*

[ctmomof4]

Love your report..I'm just geting started but had to stop to make a couple of comments..First off..your mother looks like she can passed for your sister!! So pretty:flower3:!!!

The Wilderness lodge is our Favorite..I finally took all 5 kids:grouphug: there in August and it was Magical..that is truly our home:)

One more thing..you two could be princesses!!princess: Such pretty faces...

And now I will continue to read!! Thanks so much for sharing!!!

[Mini Minnie :)]

Love your report..I'm just geting started but had to stop to make a couple of comments..First off..your mother looks like she can passed for your sister!! So pretty!!!

The Wilderness lodge is our Favorite..I finally took all 5 kids there in August and it was Magical..that is truly our home:)

One more thing..you two could be princesses!! Such pretty faces...

And now I will continue to read!! Thanks so much for sharing!!!

So glad that you're reading along! Kayla and I are happy to have you with us! :)

It doesn't get any better than the Wilderness Lodge! I LOVE IT

You are too sweet! I know we would both DIE if we could be princesses. life's dream!

Welcome! I hope that you enjoy!

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Staying Dry Underwater! :)


Oh hey guys! I’m so sorry I’ve been MIA but this semester is ridiculous, but I’m on spring break now so I have time to relax and think about Disney! (which I’m totally missing, like hardcore) so I’m going to pick up where Kayla left off yesterday!

After our resort hopping, we stopped back at the wilderness lodge before heading out to a park before our early dinner reservations. While we were waiting for Kayla and my mom my dad wanted me and Jon to take a picture with the totem pole. (My computer isn’t letting me shrink pictures so I’m sorry they are kind of large!)

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My dad and I!

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Jon and I!

Once they joined us, we decided we would get on the first bus that came, which happened to be Epcot.

It was fun and I was happy with where we were going! We entered and decided to take the chance to do the things we haven’t gotten to in a while so we headed over to The Seas with Nemo and Friends!

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Crush swam by! Super cute :goodvibes

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Our attempt to take a picture with the fishes but the flash doesn't allow that. :laughing:

It was a pretty warm day, like HOT. As soon as we stepped out of The Seas with Nemo and Friends the sun was intense, not that I minded it was just a little overwhelming coming from the air conditioning.

Kayla and I spotted Chip and Dale whom we ADORE. Seriously if I see them I have to stop because they are just so cute. The line was long and the sun was hot, but we were on a mission.

Just a side note, while we were waiting a group called the Jammitors were playing and since Jon is a drummer he was super into it, but they are awesome! If you have time you should really check them out!

Finally we reached the front of the line!
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Chip and Dale :lovestruc love!

We headed back to the World Showcase, which looking back on it I’m not really sure why because I’m sure you all know how much hotter it feels back there on a warm day. We stopped to get this family picture on the way..
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The ball! :)

We stopped at Mexico first. I love it there! Seriously the atmosphere is just amazing, you feel like you are there! And we rode The Grand Fiesta Tour, which is a new favorite of mine and Kayla’s. It is so catchy and fun! So if you have time it is a great way to cool off and there is almost never a line!

My dad wanted to eat around the world during this trip so since we weren’t having lunch he went to get churros! Which were awesome, especially the dipping sauce. Yummy!

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Churros!

We then decided to go over to Norway to try something we’ve herd a lot about…School Bread! It was worth the wait! I don’t even know why it is so good, but it is definitely very tastey!

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School bread :lovestruc

It was hot, we were tired, so we decided to just head back to the hotel before our dinner reservations so that we could clean up a bit!

We got back to the hotel in just about 20 minutes, which wasn’t bad at all. We have tons of time to cool off, hang out, and get ready for our dinners.

Me, Kayla, and Jon were heading over to the Yacht and Beach Club for dinner while my parents went to La Hacienda at Epcot.

We parted ways and decided that we would take the boat over to the magic kingdom and take a bus to the yacht and beach club from there. We loved riding the boats so we made every excuse to use them!

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Me and Kayla waiting for the bus!

We got there and checked in and had a very short wait where we decided to document our dinner!
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Me and Jon

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Seesters

About 5 minutes later we were on our way to the table. We were told our servers name was going to be Ron, but a waited named John came over. We were confused but he was very nice, even though we didn’t see him much because of the buffet.

This restaurant was Jon’s pick because he LOVES crab legs. Kayla and me had never tried them and to be honest we weren’t all that excited about this dinner, but let me tell you….

We. Were. Wrong.

This dinner was absolutely delicious, mouth watering, and every other word that can describe seriously amazing food!

We tried the crab legs first because it was the reason we were there and while they are kind of hard to crack, they were so good! I have to admit that I usually don’t like seafood, but crab legs are tastey! I had quite a few of them! Here is a picture of us with our first crab legs!

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SO EXCITED! :goodvibes:

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Jon was also excited!

Jon mostly filled up on crab legs, but he tried the pizza and mac and cheese too. He also wanted to try the clams and calamari. He really enjoyed all of it!

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Jon's plate

Me and Kayla filled on this delicious pasta! I ate so much of it! The mac and cheese was also really tastey, and you can never go wrong with mashed potatoes! Those rolls too, goodness, so yummy.

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Kayla's plate

The desserts were mostly bon bons! The pink one was a strawberry cheesecake, which was good. The one in the back was the oreo bon bon, which was delicious! And the one on the left is the key lime tart, which was also pretty good! I don’t know what that think in the front is but I’m sure I enjoyed it.

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dessert!

Can you tell we are totally in love with this place! We told our parents they need to go someday because it is now a favorite of ours! The theme and food and service were all so awesome!

We headed back to the World Showcase after dinner to meet up with my parents and visit the rest of the Worlds!

[JeanetteK]

Loving your trip report! You all look like you've had so much fun so far. Can't wait to read more :)

[aspiringprincess1]

Loving your trip report! You all look like you've had so much fun so far. Can't wait to read more :)

Thanks for reading along! I hope that you enjoy the rest of our trip as much as we did! :goodvibes

[lauren_elizabeth]

Ohh, Cape May! I've heard awesome things about that place and after seeing your pictures and hearing how much yall enjoyed it, I definitely want to give it a try! I know my husband would love the ALL YOU CAN EAT CRAB LEGS!

[QuirkyBelle]

Don't worry about the long breaks between updates, I know how busy life can get. I'm TAing for the first time this semester and its A LOT of work. I imagine student teaching is just as bad if not worse!

I've never been to Chef Mickey's for breakfast before, only for dinner, but it's such a fun place to go regardless of what meal you're eating there. By the way, LOVE the Minnie ears.

I love the idea of going to the park whose bus shows up first, not only is it really spontaneous, it sounds like a fun thing to do. I might have to try that sometime, though spontaneous is one thing I'm not when at Disney. :lmao:

I HATE seafood, but even I love Cape May Cafe. It has such a great atmosphere and even the non-fishy food is delicious. Plus I love buffets. I really wish I liked crab legs because I've heard from soooo many people how great they are.

Can't wait to hear more about you trip. How many days are left?

[aspiringprincess1]

Ohh, Cape May! I've heard awesome things about that place and after seeing your pictures and hearing how much yall enjoyed it, I definitely want to give it a try! I know my husband would love the ALL YOU CAN EAT CRAB LEGS!

We were both really surprised by how much we enjoyed it! I know that they are refurbishing it this summer! I hope they don't change the menu! There breakfast buffet it really good too, we went to that when we stayed at the Beach Club. They dress really cute and beachy! :)

Don't worry about the long breaks between updates, I know how busy life can get. I'm TAing for the first time this semester and its A LOT of work. I imagine student teaching is just as bad if not worse!

I've never been to Chef Mickey's for breakfast before, only for dinner, but it's such a fun place to go regardless of what meal you're eating there. By the way, LOVE the Minnie ears.

I love the idea of going to the park whose bus shows up first, not only is it really spontaneous, it sounds like a fun thing to do. I might have to try that sometime, though spontaneous is one thing I'm not when at Disney. :lmao:

I HATE seafood, but even I love Cape May Cafe. It has such a great atmosphere and even the non-fishy food is delicious. Plus I love buffets. I really wish I liked crab legs because I've heard from soooo many people how great they are.

Can't wait to hear more about you trip. How many days are left?

I'm glad someone can relate! I have gotten better at managing my time, but writing 9 lesson plans a week is hard!

Chef Mickey's is my favorite. I think I say that about everywhere, but it is hard to decide! I really like it though! I have never been there for dinner! We might have to because I have only heard good things! And thanks! :earsgirl:

We had already been to all of the parks once, and we are all soooo indecisive! So that is what we have been doing the past couple family vacations! Just jumping on which ever comes first! It makes the waiting for a bus more bearable! :P

Cape May, a new staple! I was surprised, but a good surprise! I'll be back!

We have 2 more days! So it's coming to a close! The end of the vacation is always the saddest! :( haha

[Mini Minnie :)]

Just a heads up, this is a pretty picture heavy update! It was our trip around the world complete with fitting pictures for each country. It a tradition of ours! Haha

The Nighttime Trip Around the World!

After our fabulous dinner at Cape May, we decided to show Jon around the hotel some. Kayla and I stayed at the Beach Club back in 2004, and really enjoyed the atmosphere. Honestly if you love the beach and feel like you wanna get away even while at Disney World, this is an amazing place. We went towards the pool since it is amazing and then headed out to the walkway that leads to the World Showcase.

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The beautiful pool area!

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butterfly topiary!

My parents were just about done with their dinner so we decided to go over and meet them and see the World Showcase at our leisure as opposed to our run through the night of our Canada dinner.

We stopped and got a few pictures on our way in and our parents met us at France because my mom and sister were excited for their adult beverage!

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The back entrance from the Beach club!

I think France is so pretty at night, but I don’t think pictures even do it justice sometimes.
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Us in front of the fountain!

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Kayla with her first adult beverage from France!

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Jon and I at the fountain

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La Patisserie. Yummm! We were too stuffed from dinner but we'll be back to enjoy! no worries!

We kept on our journey, which landed us in Moracco! Another beautifully designed country back there..
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I love this fountain!

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Kayla wanted to pose like Jasmine and Aladdin since they weren’t there..

Then we hit us Japan! We went through the store, which we usually don’t take the time to do but it was extremely interesting!
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This was supposed to be of that lantern..fail.

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My dad always likes this picture.

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He’s so silly.

Then of course we stopped at America! Home sweet home. Haha
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The girls!

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Kayla and me!

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Me and Jon!

Then we headed over to Italy, which I always think smells so delicious. From the food to the smell of that store, it’s just a wonderful place to be. Haha
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Another pretty fountain..Disney has awesome fountains. Why haven’t I realized this sooner?

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Parentals!

Germany was next! This is the country that always reminds me of that Full House episode! So good and again the atmosphere just makes me smaile.
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Germany fountain!

I’m not sure how we got separated, but me and Jon parked on a bench in the African Outpost until we spotted these three again..
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silly!

We stopped at China to say a quick hello..
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Kayla and I.

Beofre stopping outside of Norway while my mom went and purchased her favorite perfume from inside..
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With the Viking!

Before making one last stop at Mexico..
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Mexico is such a pretty pavilion. I could stay there forever.

Before heading out and saying goodbye!
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The ball.


Woo. So many pictures! I hope it wasn’t too boring of an update. Stay tuned to find out about our seester breakfast adventure! Any guesses where we ventured?!

[aspiringprincess1]

Special Report!!!!! Check out my signature! We are headed back to the world! We will explain later on, but I am TOO excited! We aren't telling anyone, so I had to vent to my DIS fam! :) YAY!

It's TONGA TIME!!


How long I have waited for this moment of my life. I woke up feeling refreshed and ready to have an adventure. What kind of adventure you ask. A Hawaiian adventure. That's right, Christie and I were off to the Poly! We were ready for our first taste of the infamous.....TONGA TOAST. Can I tell you how excited I was!? SOO EXCITED! :banana:

So, we woke up pretty early, wanting to get going, and hopped on a boat to the Contemporary to catch the monorail!
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pretty sister :)

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This is one INTENSE fanny pack. I might need this one day

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Ready to board! The workers at the monorail are always willing to snap a picture! :)

So, we get over to the Poly and the smell is unreal. Like it smells like paradise. I WILL stay there one day, promise.

We made our way back to Captain Cooks to get their Tonga Toast QS breakfast. Now, I know what you might say..this isn't really experiencing it. I know, I know. I will make it to get that, but for now, this will do.

We ordered and paid, and we waited patiently.
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waiting!
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me too!

Finally, our little buzzer thing buzzed, and we headed on up to get our order!
If I remember correctly, we got TWO :scared1: pieces of toast, and split a chocolate milk!

Here is Christie with our first piece of Tonga Toast!
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So excited!

We ate, and my oh my, it was YUM! I literally could not get enough of it! I enjoyed every bite. I definitely want to go try it with the strawberry sauce to get that experience too (along with those Macadamia Nut Pancakes!)! I would recommend these to EVERYONE! :love:

After our breakfast expedition, we were going to meet our parents and Jon for a day of exploring!

Let me just tell you, I was VERY annoyed with the buses at the Poly. Argh. We noticed the bus to where we wanted to go was at the stop. RUNNING, we waved at the bus to PLEASE wait a couple more seconds! But no. They could NOT wait. They LEFT us. So we proceeded to wait FOREVER, and I mean FOREVER for another bus.
**I may be exaggerating, I was a little sad! This was one of the ONLY times that I have ever had an issue with Disney Transportation. It was probably because they HAD to move on and stay on schedule, which I understand. It was still annoying at the time!

We finally got a bus and ended up here! Can anyone guess where we are?!
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mystery location :rotfl:

There will be more coming! Where we were going that day, what special event we have at night, and what will be coming up on our last full day! It's coming to an end ya'll! :(

See ya real soon! xox

[marDgreen88]

Hey! I'm finally all caught up! Loving the TR, too bad I came in at pretty much the end... hahaha. Oh and I saw your Dinosaur picture... too funny! :rotfl:

[Mini Minnie :)]

Snacks Around the World!

Our mystery location was Hollywood Studios if anyone was wondering! We were back by the rock and roller coaster waiting for my dad and Jon to get off! The rest of our crew went over there to wait for us after our venture for Tonga Toast!

Once they got off we decided to head over to Epcot (which seems to be a family favorite, especially this trip!) so that we could take some pictures with the countries in the daytime and hit up some of our snacks around the world! YUM!

Once we got to Epcot we went straight back to the World Showcase and stopped for lunch because it was around 12 and we had an early dinner at the luau at 5:30. We decided that our food from England was going to be fish and chips for lunch! All of us split an order because we were going to be doing some snacking. They were hot and delicious, which was good but it was getting pretty toasty out so I didn’t eat too much.
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Really tastey for a counter service!

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Phone booth picture!

We stopped at France to get something from la patisserie! It is one of our traditions and they have some really delicious treats! (and men! Haha for Kayla of course!)
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France! Such a gorgeous day!

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Chocolate éclair! Our snack from France!

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Morocco. The colors are so pretty in the sun!

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Baklava for my dad because he didn’t like Kayla’s snack choice! It was really sweet but totally yummy!
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Hummus! Oh. My. Goodness. I don’t even like hummus all that much but this was SO GOOD! We got so much hummus and not enough pita, but I enjoyed it so much! If you love hummus you need to give this a try. For sure!

Tokyo was our next stop! We made a quick stop for a picture and our snack but we were running short on time so we didn’t stay long!
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Me and Kayla

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Tangerine ice from Tokyo! Hit the spot on the hot afternoon!

We heard such great things about the caramel corn from Germany so of course me and Kayla needed to give it a try for our snack from Germany. We had a few pieces, but almost all of it to bring home for my grandma but it was delicious! The real caramel really makes a difference! And everything in that store looks amazing!
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Caramel corn!

Next we got a quick picture at the African outpost before stopping in China for our eggroll!
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silly girls!
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Egg roll! Yum yum yum!

The last stop we made was Mexico and my sister and mom were on a mission…the margarita!
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quick picture before the stopped in the shop!

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Mom and dad!

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Me and Jon!

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Pineapple margarita!

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The maragrita! My momma was so excited!

Everything was yummy, our stomachs were satisfied, and it was time to go shower and get ready for our much delayed Luau experience!

[marDgreen88]

Snacking around the world looks like fun! :goodvibes