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TinkerbellLuvr7

08-06-2011, 06:10 PM

NO TICKER NEEDED, I LIVE 10 MINS FROM WDW!!!!!

HI DIS FRIENDS!!!

Welcome to my yearly blog of sorts!!!

I tossed around the idea about doing a yearly blog/report of my time in FL and finally decided that it sounded like a pretty good plan.

With the holidays coming up, I thought it would be a great idea to report on all of the happenings around Orlando!

So welcome to the yearly blog of living in Orlando!!!!!!!

***CHAPTERS:***

EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON (8/6/2011) (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42145403&postcount=2)

--WDW & UNIVERSAL RESTAURANT REVIEWS--
PRINCESS DINNER IN NORWAY (10/14/11) (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43019933&postcount=175)
EARL OF SANDWICH LUNCH, TUSKER HOUSE NEMO PACKAGE LUNCH, AND CONTEMPO CAFE DINNER (10/21/11) (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43032387&postcount=180)
CHEF MICKEYS (10/25/11) (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43057358&postcount=185)
NEW YEARS EVE 2011--OHANA DINNER (1/29/12) (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43882047&postcount=301)
UK FISH AND CHIPS LUNCH + VIA NAPOLI LUNCH (2/14/12) (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44031588&postcount=310)
1900 PARK FARE BREAKFAST (2/26/12) (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44144982&postcount=315)
DISNEY'S ART OF ANIMATION RESORT REVIEW!!!! (5/21/12) (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44951084&postcount=400)

~JUNE 16-23, 2011 TRIP REPORT: "CASTLES RUN IN MY FAMILY"~
**Sorry, For some reason Photobucket will no longer post the pictures from the report. If you'd like to read about the report, it's still here but there aren't pictures anymore!!**

JUNE 29-JULY 2, 2011 TRIP REPORT: MOVING BACK TO FLORIDA!!!!!
"AND OFF WE GO!!!" (8/27/11)
"I'LL DO MY RESEARCH NEXT TIME!!!" (8/28/11) (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42413669&postcount=65)
"WHO WANTS TO DRIVE THE UHAUL?!" (9/3/11) (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42494137&postcount=79)
"BUS OR DRIVE TO DTD ON A HOLIDAY WEEKEND?!" (9/3/11) (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42494366&postcount=80)
APT PICS (9/6/11) (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42536665&postcount=89)

*LABOR DAY WEEKEND--SEPTEMBER 2-5, 2011*
LABOR DAY WEEKEND PART I (9/11/11) (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42596678&postcount=101)
LABOR DAY WEEKEND PART II (9/11/11) (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42596708&postcount=102)

BOO TO YOU!!: A MNSSHP REVIEW SEPTEMBER 20, 2011
(9/24/11)
THIS IS HALLOWEEN (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42742450&postcount=118)
HALLOWISHES!!! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42742513&postcount=119)
BOO TO YOU PARADE!!! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42742569&postcount=120)
SEE YOU REAL SOON!!! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42742688&postcount=121)

MNSSHP + FOOD AND WINE = WEEKEND FUN!!!!
PTR: DETAILS (9/8/11) (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42562337&postcount=95)
PTR: MOUSEKEEPING AND MNSSHP OUTFIT!! (9/17/11) (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42662019&postcount=109)
PTR: SCHEDULE AND PACKING PICS (9/26/11) (http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss16/svcalum07/2011%20SEPTEMBER/010-2.jpg)
*BACK FROM THE WDW WEEKEND!!!* (10/6/11) (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42869312&postcount=134)
TR: "CHECKING INTO CSR + AN UPGRADE!!!!!" (10/9/11) (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42892147&postcount=140)
TR: "MNSSHP..SOLD OUT!!!!" (10/14/11) (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42949233&postcount=151)
TR: "DAD LIED AND HAD TO DO THE DISHES!!" (10/16/11) (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42966302&postcount=159)
TR: "40TH ANNIVERSARY OF MK...WORST MISTAKE EVER!!!" (10/18/11) (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42987380&postcount=163)
TR: "I KNOW WE'RE HERE FOR FOOD AND WINE BUT HOW MANY ADRS CAN I MAKE IN AN HOUR???!!!" (10/20/11) (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43010497&postcount=170)

PTR: A DISNEY WEEKEND WITH DANIELLE!!!
PTR: DETAILS, DETAILS, DETAILS!!!! (10/29/11) (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43091540&postcount=188)
PTR: NEWS AND MVMCP DETAILS!! (11/3/11) (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43144655&postcount=199)
RANDOM UPDATE (11/11/11) (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43218572&postcount=208)
TR: "CHECKING IN + AN UPGRADE = MAGIC!! (11/13/11) (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43232913&postcount=213)
TR: "CINDERELLA'S HOLIDAY WISH!!! (11/19/11) (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43291092&postcount=219)
TR: "DARN YOU SPOON!!!" (11/20/11) (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43295473&postcount=222)
TR: "THE ONE WITH HALF A MATTRESS!!!" (11/22/11) (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43314157&postcount=225)
TR: "HOW MANY BAGS CAN YOU HAVE IN ONE WEEKEND??" (11/24/11) (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43328695&postcount=226)

MVMCP REVIEW!!! (11/27/11)
MVMCP REVIEW: CASTLE LIGHTING!! (11/27/11) (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43349109&postcount=234)
MVMCP REVIEW: CASTLE SHOW!! (11/27/11) (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43349215&postcount=235)
MVMCP REVIEW: CHARACTERS AND HOLIDAY WISHES (12/1/11) (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43382273&postcount=236)
MCMCP REVIEW: ONCE UPON A CHRISTMASTIME PARADE!! (12/3/11) (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43395450&postcount=240)
MVMCP REVIEW: AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT!! (12/3/11) (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43395565&postcount=241)

~*~DECEMBER 2011 TR: WHO GOES TO WDW AND COMES HOME WITH A NEW CAR?!?! (12/15-12/20)~*~
PRE-TRIP REPORT AND SCHEDULE (12/11/12) (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43448624&postcount=246)
TR: Parent's Arrival and Another Resort Upgrade!!! (12/27/11) (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43551896&postcount=252)
TR: MVMCP PART I (12/28/11) (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43560357&postcount=262)
TR: MVMCP PART II (12/30/11) (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43578590&postcount=271)
TR: Who Goes to WDW and Comes Home With a New Car??!! (12/31/11) (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43584419&postcount=275)
TR: IT WAS GOOD BUT NOT AS GOOD AS DISNEY!! (1/1/12) (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43595936&postcount=282)
TR: CLP (1/15/12) (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43746019&postcount=288)
TR: ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST PART I (1/20/12) (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43800307&postcount=295)
TR: ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST PART II (1/22/12) (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43818279&postcount=296)

TR: KNOCKED CONTEMPORARY OFF MY LIST!!! (3/3/12-3/4/12)
TR: CHECKING INTO PARADISE!!! (3/13/12) (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44316739&postcount=321)
TR: POOL FUN AT CONTEMPORARY!! (3/14/12) (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44325166&postcount=326)
SPIRIT OF ALOHA (3/17/12) (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44352019&postcount=329)

*~*A DOUBLE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION!!!! (3/22-3/26, 2012) *~*
PRE-TRIP REPORT (3/21/12) (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44388298&postcount=332)
TR: ONLINE CHECK-IN..NOT A FAN!!! (4/13/12) (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44588668&postcount=339)
TR: BIRTHDAY GIFTS GALORE!!! (4/15/12) (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44601036&postcount=340)
TR: I Will See Everything at Flower and Garden..maybe. (4/17/12) (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44621507&postcount=353)
TR: DINNER WITH PRINCESSES AND A FIREWORKS FIRST!!! (4/21/12) (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44654437&postcount=359)
TR:WHY DOES THE SCHEDULE ALWAYS HAVE TO CHANGE??! (4/29/12) (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44741667&postcount=381)
TR: HOOP DEE DOO!!! (5/7/12) (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44822017&postcount=390)
TR: MOM GETS TO BE A MIND READER!! (5/20/12) (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44940906&postcount=396)

TinkerbellLuvr7

08-06-2011, 06:25 PM

EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON

Once again, welcome to the blog!!!!!!! :)

I guess I should introduce myself to those who don't know me or need a refresher :)

I'm Megan!!!!

I'm a 26 year old teacher originally from Pittsburgh, Orlando, and Cincinnati.

I did the Disney College Program in Spring 2008 at Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique (MK). I did the Disney Professional Internship at AK's Kids Discovery Clubs in the Summer, Fall, and Early Spring of 2008 and 2009 and then went back seasonally at BBB until May 2009.

After my time at Disney, my parents were in the process of relocating to Cincinnati from Pittsburgh for my dad's job so I ended up moving to Cincinnati and got a job teaching at a private Daycare in Mason, OH. I worked at the school for 2 years until I got notice at a staff meeting in May 2011 that the school would be closing in 9 days :scared1::eek:

So I was at the point where I was 26, living at home :scared1:, and was about to be unemployed with a Bachelor's degree and teaching certificate.

They say everything happens for a reason. In the meantime that all this was going on, a former roommate from my CP ( college program) had contacted me about needed a roommate in FL and that she was back as a manager at DTD gift shops (I won't disclose her name but just call her "S").

My family and I were going on vacation to Orlando to visit my brother who works at IOA (Islands of Adventure) so S and I went apt hunting and I moved back to Orlando a week and 1/2 later!!

In the meantime, we've moved into our 2 bedroom/2 bath apt, 10 mins from AK, and I've become employed!

I interviewed with a few elementary schools but didn't get any bites. I interviewed with 2 daycares and were given offers but I was also given a job offer for a Montessori school which I accepted. It will provide me with higher pay, paid holidays off, summers off, and a great schedule!!!!

Well that's enough about me, here are some pics!!!

Yachtsman Steakhouse:

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss16/svcalum07/2010%20AUG%20TR/073.jpg

TTA

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss16/svcalum07/2010%20AUG%20TR/207.jpg

STAY TUNED!!!!!!

TinkerbellLuvr7

08-06-2011, 06:58 PM

CASTLES RUN IN MY FAMILY!!!

Before I moved back to FL, I had my mind sent on doing a TR from our June 2011 trip. I was so excited to be able to report on a full week of fun instead of short weekend trips that we had taken prior to that. I was psyched that we were going on vacation to FL for a full week since we hadn't since 2007 but I'm often reminded that short weekend trips multiple times add up to a week of fun :rotfl:

I was all prepped as I'm sure you know if you read the PTR. I had my Alice in Wonderland notebook and pen, packed and ready to report! Well, we left on a Thursday and by Saturday after we had picked an Apt, I knew the report was going down the drain so I stopped reporting and tucked Alice back into my backpack BUT, I was moving back to FL which made me happy!!!

Well, I guess since I'm doing this whole year report thing, I can officially now sort of report on June 2011!!!! :cool1:

DATES:
JUNE 16-23, 2011

RESORTS:
June 16-19: POFQ
June 19-22: Disney's Vero Beach Resort (June 19: Mom's Bday and Father's Day)
June 22-23: Poly: Club Level (Parent's 30th Anniversary Gift)

TRAVEL:
We drove 2 hours to fly out of Columbus, OH with Southwest, rented a car with Dollar in Orlando, and returned to Columbus, OH using Southwest.

Food!
We did not do any types of a DDP the whole week. They don't have it at Vero, we weren't around to use it before Vero, and we had Club Level food our last night so we didn't spend the money for one.

TRIP REPORT TITLE: I got the idea from when we went to Harry Potter. I worked at BBB in the MK which was inside the castle and now my brother works inside of the Harry Potter castle so...'CASTLES RUN IN MY FAMILY.'

And here's the mini report!!!!!

June 16, 2011:

Travel Day!!!!

As I said, we had to drive 2 hours to Columbus to use Southwest. Cincinnati is 20 min from my house, Dayton is 30 mins, and neither have Southwest!

Our day started off pretty well. Dad went to work, mom finished packed and prepared the dogs for the kennel, and I actually got sleep the night before!!!

I helped mom take the dogs to the kennel, we washed/cleaned the car, packed sandwiches, and hit the road by 1pm for our 6pm flight to FL!!

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss16/svcalum07/WDW%20JUNE%202011/001.jpg

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COLUMBUS!!!

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss16/svcalum07/WDW%20JUNE%202011/010.jpg

Since we were flying SW, we all had 2 checked bags. Dad dropped us off in the pouring rain at the airport and went to find a place to leave the car. In no time he was back, we did curb-side check-in, and were off to the smallest security line I've ever seen!!

We hit Max and Ermas for a light appetizer meal and by the time we went potty and got to the gate, they were ready to board!

We thought we had good A letters/numbers until we got on the plan and realized the plan had come from Denver and was a connecting flight. Our A letters meant nothing at that point and off to the back of the plane we went!

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss16/svcalum07/WDW%20JUNE%202011/012.jpg

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We ended up taking off 25 mins late because of the storms but we made it up in the air. Too bad we didn't take off on time because we would have gotten in super early!

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss16/svcalum07/WDW%20JUNE%202011/018.jpg

We got to MCO, mom and I went to baggage, Dad went to check in at Dollar, he met us at baggage, and we walked to get our car. In the past, we have rented with Dollar 2x. We rented once in Denver, paid for a moderate size car and got an SUV. We rented in Orlando, paid for a moderate size and got a van. This time, we paid for a moderate and got a luxury! The lady noticed all of our luggage and gave us a good solid car with huge trunk space!

In no time we were on our way to WDW!!!

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss16/svcalum07/WDW%20JUNE%202011/020.jpg

We got to POFQ, checked in, were given building 6 (my request), but no upgrade like in March...oh well! The room was pretty much the same!

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss16/svcalum07/WDW%20JUNE%202011/023.jpg

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This was my dad's first time at POFQ since 1996 (He did not come on the March birthday trip) and he was thrilled with it and couldn't wait to go walking outside!

We didn't even unpack and headed to the food court for dinner. I got:

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss16/svcalum07/WDW%20JUNE%202011/033.jpg

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss16/svcalum07/WDW%20JUNE%202011/034.jpg

Like I said, I kind of knew I wasn't going to be doing a report so I don't have food prices, lists of what everyone got, etc.

After dinner, we unpacked, relaxed, and went to bed to be rested for our full day at UNIVERSAL STUDIOS ORLANDO!!!!!!!!!!

UP NEXT:

~Why Castles Run In Our Family....

jenbear123

08-06-2011, 07:14 PM

Hey Megan! I'm here :goodvibes Sorry we didn't get a chance to meet up. My trip just flew by. I'm sure there will be more chances in the future since you're now living there. Going back to read!

wdwgirl03

08-06-2011, 07:16 PM

I'm here! Thanks for the message and congrats on the job too! I have to admit I was really curious after seeing your FB posts but didn't want to ask and seem too nosy. :rolleyes1 When does school start up for you then? Our first day is Sept. 1.

Can't wait to hear more about your trip and we should try to meet up when I go on my trip!

Wonders10

08-06-2011, 07:18 PM

Hi Megsn! I love this idea! I'd say weekly, I dream about moving back to Orlando? Are you thinking of applying with Disney for part time or seasonal work?

LadyBeBop

08-06-2011, 07:29 PM

Hi. I'm also from the Greater Cincinnati area (Erlanger). I sure wish we had Southwest here. Even though Delta cut its flights out of CVG by over half, it still has a stranglehold on the airport. I would love to see a cut-rate airline fly out of CVG.

That said, you said you lived 20 minutes from Cincinnati. Do you mean the city or the airport? If you lived in Mason, I would assume 20 minutes from Cincinnati. I live fairly close to the airport, and it still takes me about 45 minutes to get to Mason. That said, it shouldn't take you 2 hours to get from Mason to Port Columbus.

Glad to see you found a good job. That said, we hate to see the child care centers close around here.

Do you have season passes to WDW?

PlutosRHM55

08-06-2011, 07:31 PM

I'm in! This sounds like it will be very fun to read. You're just so lucky to be living only a few minutes away from the most magical place on Earth :goodvibes And congratulations on your job! (: It still amazes me how many teachers are here on the DIS and not one, NOT ONE works at my school. I luckily do know a Disney obsessed teacher... hmmm... maybe I should invite her to the DIS now that I think about it. Hahahaha

And that's so cool you worked at Disney for so many years. I'm sorry if I bombard you with questions, but I TOTALLY want to do the DCP! I still have three years of high school, but I'm already so anxious and I want to know what I can know now (:

Can't wait to read all about your trips and this trip you are currently writing about :teeth:!

eecteacher82

08-06-2011, 08:49 PM

I'm here! I'm here! I'm so glad you decided to do a TR for the year! I can't wait to read about all your adventures! Livy and I will be up there from the 20-23 of this month, maybe we can meet up if it works for both of us!

JoanneDisFan

08-06-2011, 09:05 PM

Looking forward to reading your Adventures in Disney :goodvibes

TinkerbellLuvr7

08-07-2011, 06:42 AM

Hey Megan! I'm here :goodvibes Sorry we didn't get a chance to meet up. My trip just flew by. I'm sure there will be more chances in the future since you're now living there. Going back to read!

:welcome:

Hi Jen! I hope you had a good trip :) It has been soooo hot here the past few weeks! I haven't been to Disney in 2 or 3 weeks now and I've been to Universal twice but for only like 4 hours each time, lol.

I'm here! Thanks for the message and congrats on the job too! I have to admit I was really curious after seeing your FB posts but didn't want to ask and seem too nosy. :rolleyes1 When does school start up for you then? Our first day is Sept. 1.

Can't wait to hear more about your trip and we should try to meet up when I go on my trip!

:welcome:

Thanks :) We start on the 16th with Teacher Days but our students start on the 24th. It will be 4 teachers (1 lead and 3 assistants) with about 35 students in grades 1-3. Like I said, this will be a totally new experience and one that was not frowned upon at my college classes but just not traditional but I'm up for a challenge! Plus..It's in Celebration so already it's sort of magical right?!

Can't wait to see you this fall!!!!

Hi Megan! I love this idea! I'd say weekly, I dream about moving back to Orlando? Are you thinking of applying with Disney for part time or seasonal work?

:welcome:

I have already applied for Disney..seasonal. I applied in April for anything during their online job fair and never got a call because I used my Cincinnati address. Once here, I went online to change it to FL, called casting for them to "flag" it for a re-review..no calls. I just recently, went back on and updated it with the jobs they had openings for but we'll see. At this point, the only thing I can do is seasonal and the first available time I could work more than a day or two is at Thanksgiving so it's not a huge deal but it would be nice to know I have that locked in.

After 6 months, you can officially "reapply" so as of Oct 29th, I can reapply and hopefully get a bite then!

Just 2 days ago, I had an interview at Universal for seasonal but they are looking for Halloween Horror people available to work Fri-Sun which doesn't work for me since I'm mainly wanting to work a Saturday here and there..and NOT HHN!!! They told me to reapply in Nov for the holiday season but I'd rather be with Disney so we'll see! (sorry for the long reply!)

Hi. I'm also from the Greater Cincinnati area (Erlanger). I sure wish we had Southwest here. Even though Delta cut its flights out of CVG by over half, it still has a stranglehold on the airport. I would love to see a cut-rate airline fly out of CVG.

That said, you said you lived 20 minutes from Cincinnati. Do you mean the city or the airport? If you lived in Mason, I would assume 20 minutes from Cincinnati. I live fairly close to the airport, and it still takes me about 45 minutes to get to Mason. That said, it shouldn't take you 2 hours to get from Mason to Port Columbus.

Glad to see you found a good job. That said, we hate to see the child care centers close around here.

Do you have season passes to WDW?

:welcome:

I worked in Mason but my parents live on the Hamilton/West Chester/Fairfield Twp line so it takes us just under 2 hours to get to the Columbus airport from there. We live across from the Bridgewater Falls shopping area (on the other side of 129). We live about 20 mins from Downtown Cincinnati but the airport isn't too far from downtown. When we lived in Pittsburgh it took us a good hour and 1/2 to get to Pittsburgh airport so it's nice to have both Cincinnati and Dayton close to us...now only if either had SW, we'd be in business!!

I do have an Annual Pass for Disney and one for Universal :)

I'm in! This sounds like it will be very fun to read. You're just so lucky to be living only a few minutes away from the most magical place on Earth :goodvibes And congratulations on your job! (: It still amazes me how many teachers are here on the DIS and not one, NOT ONE works at my school. I luckily do know a Disney obsessed teacher... hmmm... maybe I should invite her to the DIS now that I think about it. Hahahaha

And that's so cool you worked at Disney for so many years. I'm sorry if I bombard you with questions, but I TOTALLY want to do the DCP! I still have three years of high school, but I'm already so anxious and I want to know what I can know now (:

Can't wait to read all about your trips and this trip you are currently writing about :teeth:!

:welcome:

The DCP was an awesome experience and any job outside of FL will be totally interested in it when they read your resume!

I figured what a great way to showcase all of the seasons at Disney even though I'm sad to admit, I haven't been to a Disney park in a few weeks now :laughing: Perhaps I'll go to Epcot today?! My roommate is very anti-Disney when it comes to parks (even though she works at DTD) so I don't see her ever wanting to just go on her days off :sad2: Thank goodness I have other friends that work at Disney and love to go!!!!

I'm here! I'm here! I'm so glad you decided to do a TR for the year! I can't wait to read about all your adventures! Livy and I will be up there from the 20-23 of this month, maybe we can meet up if it works for both of us!

:welcome:

I kind of got the idea from you...thanks!! :)

I can't wait to meet up with you girlies!!! Like I said, I'll be off on the weekends and during the week, I work 7:30-4:30. I'll PM you my phone number on FB...See you in a few weeks!!! BTW..you should start packing NOW! lol

Looking forward to reading your Adventures in Disney :goodvibes

:welcome:

Thanks!! I figured with having a "teachers schedule," it will be a lot easier to keep up with! When I worked at Disney and tried this blog of sorts, it was so hard to keep up with between my work schedule, going to the parks on days off, and sleeping lol.

TinkerbellLuvr7

08-07-2011, 06:54 AM

WELCOME TO UNIVERSAL STUDIOS!!

I'm so glad to have so many readers already!!! :)

JUNE 17, 2011

When we left off, mom, dad and I were sleeping in our beds at POFQ. Bro made the decision to sleep at his apt instead of with us haha.

Universal Orlando and Islands of Adventure were the parks of the day!

We got up at 6am to get ready to leave by 7am and to USO/IOA by 8am.

Bro met us at POFQ's food court and we had a very light breakfast. We were a little rushed so there aren't any pics and I can't even recall what we ate lol.

We left at 7 for the parks!

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Bro could get us in USO for free but his summer block-outs for IOA started that day so we had to pay but he still got 35% off tickets so it was still a pretty good deal and worth it!

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For mom, dad, and I, it was our first time at IOA and my parents had never been to USO either! At City Walk they were impressed haha.

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We went to the ticket booth so we could get our IOA tickets, went potty, and then it was time to go in!!

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Up first...

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We head to "my brother's castle"....

UP NEXT:

~OUR ADVENTURES AT IOA INCLUDING: A zero wait at "my brother's castle", getting literally soaked, and an island lunch!!

PlutosRHM55

08-07-2011, 10:16 AM

:welcome:

The DCP was an awesome experience and any job outside of FL will be totally interested in it when they read your resume!

Thanks! (:

Oh, that's SO good to know it is a great asset to my resume. I was nervous that if I did it, it would be just for fun and one of those experiences where it is totally useless. Now, my life is complete hahahaha :goodvibes

PlutosRHM55

08-07-2011, 11:06 AM

Ooooo... what a way to start a TR with Universal! Hahaha, well I've never been there and really want to go to WWOHP, so this is nice to see some pictures of that "other place". Lucky you for getting that discount! :goodvibes Can't wait to read all about your experiences at Hog-- I mean "your brother's castle"! :mickeyjum

Queenofallthings

08-07-2011, 11:08 AM

Wouldn't miss this one for the world!! Great start btw!

TinkerbellLuvr7

08-07-2011, 11:26 AM

"BEER AT 9AM?!!"

*Side Note..I'm trying to get as many updates out because I'm heading home Tues-Sat to pack up some things that wouldn't fit in car on the way to FL :) Feel free to use the chapter links! *

JUNE 17, 2011

When I left off, it was 8am and we were on our way to Harry Potter!

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For those who don't know..I had not seen any of the HP movies except for the first once until April/May of this year. Mom and I decided that we had better start watching the movies while I was off work with my tonsillectomy so we ended up watching all of the movies and now I was hooked and ready to see it at IOA!

Since bro works at Forbidden Journey, that of course was our first stop! He took us through the walking tour line and right onto the ride!

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We went on not once, not twice, but 3 times!! The ride was awesome! I don't typically get motion sickness but after the third time, I was feeling it! We got our bags out of the locker and headed to our next adventure!

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We went to Flight but the mini roller coaster was down so we left the line.

With motion sickness..why not go on Dragon Challenge?!

After 3 times of that, I was pretty much done as far as thrill rides go! THAT NEVER HAPPENS! Anyways, mom and dad had pretty much had enough of the heat so we went into the Tavern and got some Butterbeer!!! It was at that point that my dad announces.."BEER AT 9AM?!!" We assured him that it was alcohol free but he just settled for a water instead (He HATES FL in the summer now that's he's been in Dec!!)

*Secret Tip: NEVER wait outside for the Butterbeer! I've gone back 3x since that day and there is never a wait if you go inside to the bar and it's the same thing!

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Bro got the non-icee one and I got the icee one. I LOVE the icee type and don't really like the other type but it was very yummy!

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After resting in the tavern, we decided to make our way out of HP and over to Jurassic Park!

The Jurassic Park movies were shown to my brother and I as soon as they came out. My parents are huge Star Wars, Indy Jones, Jurassic Park, etc. type move-watchers so I've seen all of the movies since I was very little and was looking forward to checking out JP!!

BUT WOULD WE GET WET??????????

STAY TUNED!!!

PlutosRHM55

08-07-2011, 12:24 PM

LudwigVonDrake

08-07-2011, 01:04 PM

Sounds like a fun TR so far, I'm interested in hearing more. My DF and I just recently went to WWoHP, and I couldn't have possibly gone of Forbidden Journey without getting sick. My DF went on though, and she's the type that also never gets sick on thrill rides, but she said she felt a bit uncomfortable afterwards. It sounds like some crazy ride!

As a side note, I also agree with the above poster, if you haven't read the HP books you definitely should!

wdwgirl03

08-07-2011, 01:47 PM

haha, that's awesome you're hooked on Harry Potter now. I bet after seeing the movies you appreciated the WWOHP a lot more. I agree, if you haven't, you should read the books!

eecteacher82

08-07-2011, 02:49 PM

Great update! Can't wait to hear what you thought of IOA! I love it but haven't been since before Olivia was born. I don't plan on taking her to USO or IOA until she is old enough/tall enough to do everything. Toby isn't at all interested in thrill rides so a mommy/daddy day out doesn't work either. Maybe we should plan a day for the two of us! I've been dying to go to on HP! Can't wait to hear what your thoughts were!

IheartDDuck

08-07-2011, 06:42 PM

I'm here!

I'm so sad we weren't able to meet up when we were down there. But, I have October coming up, so we should definitely make plans!

mickey2minnie1

08-07-2011, 09:42 PM

Good luck with your new teaching job. Enjoying your report.

the_princess

08-08-2011, 01:52 PM

Hi Megan

I'm so glad that I found this thread. I used to follow your threads about the 2 disney programs you did years ago, so I'm going to follow your reports here as well :-)

TinkerbellLuvr7

08-08-2011, 03:21 PM

That's awesome you just got interested into the Harry Potter movies (: Have you read the books? I highly recommend you read those while you continue to watch the movies, it makes it a bit more enjoyable :teeth:

Sorry you got motion sickness a bit earlier than usual, but it seemed to not stop you :thumbsup2 The Butterbeer looks really good. I've heard many good things about it. I'm really hoping to fit IOA into my next Disney trip for Butterbeer and Forbidden Journey :goodvibes

Can't wait to read about your experience at Jurassic Park! :mickeyjum

I have only read the first book. I had to read it for a college class but I bought the second one and my brother has them all at my parent's house so I might bring them back with me this week or have my mom bring them in Sept when they come. I don't know how much free time I'll have once I start teaching but we'll see. I will be off 2 weeks at Xmas and all summer :rotfl2:

Sounds like a fun TR so far, I'm interested in hearing more. My DF and I just recently went to WWoHP, and I couldn't have possibly gone of Forbidden Journey without getting sick. My DF went on though, and she's the type that also never gets sick on thrill rides, but she said she felt a bit uncomfortable afterwards. It sounds like some crazy ride!

As a side note, I also agree with the above poster, if you haven't read the HP books you definitely should!

It is a crazy ride!!!!! 3x of that and I was done. My dad and brother went on it at night and I passed..shopping sounded more fun at that point lol.

haha, that's awesome you're hooked on Harry Potter now. I bet after seeing the movies you appreciated the WWOHP a lot more. I agree, if you haven't, you should read the books!

I'm so glad I sat down and watched all of the movies because everything made so much more sense!

Great update! Can't wait to hear what you thought of IOA! I love it but haven't been since before Olivia was born. I don't plan on taking her to USO or IOA until she is old enough/tall enough to do everything. Toby isn't at all interested in thrill rides so a mommy/daddy day out doesn't work either. Maybe we should plan a day for the two of us! I've been dying to go to on HP! Can't wait to hear what your thoughts were!

It was pretty awesome! It's not really a kids park and we really noticed there weren't many little kids around and maybe one or two ECV's here and there..go figure :rotfl2:

I'm here!

I'm so sad we weren't able to meet up when we were down there. But, I have October coming up, so we should definitely make plans!

I know :( Things were crazy and I had no idea my family were going to be going to parks every day that they were here in addition to my cousin playing at WWOS!! Oct should be less hectic!

Good luck with your new teaching job. Enjoying your report.

Thanks! I can't wait!

Hi Megan

I'm so glad that I found this thread. I used to follow your threads about the 2 disney programs you did years ago, so I'm going to follow your reports here as well :-)

:welcome:

I'm hoping I will have more time to report seeing as I'll have a set schedule, holidays off, and standard weekend days!

TinkerbellLuvr7

08-08-2011, 03:29 PM

Thanks! (:

Oh, that's SO good to know it is a great asset to my resume. I was nervous that if I did it, it would be just for fun and one of those experiences where it is totally useless. Now, my life is complete hahahaha :goodvibes

It is for fun but any job outside of FL will see Disney and want to know what you did there. Many people don't know they have the college program and/or internship!

Ooooo... what a way to start a TR with Universal! Hahaha, well I've never been there and really want to go to WWOHP, so this is nice to see some pictures of that "other place". Lucky you for getting that discount! :goodvibes Can't wait to read all about your experiences at Hog-- I mean "your brother's castle"! :mickeyjum

Haha :)

Wouldn't miss this one for the world!! Great start btw!

:welcome:

TinkerbellLuvr7

08-08-2011, 03:47 PM

'BUT I DON'T WANT TO GET WET!!!!'

HAPPY MONDAY DIS FRIENDS!!!

Today has been a busy day! I got up, cleaned my bedroom and bathroom. At 1pm, I went to sign my teaching contract then I did some errands and ran to DTD to WOD for some shopping! I got some goodies to take to mom and dad tomorrow and got the "duffel bag" prize thing that they were offering if you spent $40 or more. It looks like a decent bag! I have too many beach towels to get that instead!

I'm doing laundry and packing but later I'm going to meet up with one of my former kiddos from my old school in OH. She's here with her family so her mom text me and said they would be at MK tonight! I guess I won't be bored today :) Tomorrow, my flight is at 1:10 to Columbus so we did check-in and I got A56..pretty good for not paying the $10 pre-board!

NOW..

JUNE 17, 2011

After we left WWOH, we went into Jurassic Park!

I was ready for this water ride but hoped I would not get wet!

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It was a pretty good ride but too short IMO. We went on it not once but twice (Dad loved it!) and got a few sprinkles here and there. After exploring the gift shop, we went to Toon Lagoon!

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First we went on Dudley and waited what seemed for forever. It was a pretty cute ride and we got a little wet but nothing that wouldn't take an hour to dry.

After that, we went on Popeye...BIG MISTAKE!

I did not want to get dripping/soaking wet since we didn't bring a change of clothes and planned to stay till 9pm..well

WE ALL GO SOAKED. So soaked in fact that 4 hours later, I was still wringing out my shorts and shirt! EPIC FAIL IMO!!!

We made our way to Marvel but decided to turn around and go eat at Dagwood so we could sit outside and hopefully dry off.

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The mugs were buy two get one free so Bro got one, I got one, and Mom and Dad shared. The food was good but I was still not dry!!!!

After lunch we went on the drop tower ride which was awesome and went on Spiderman too. The line for the Hulk was too long so we by-passed it.

We decided to head over to the Studios next!

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Our first stop was ET. I had never been on the ride but holy cow was it cute! The queue was super cute..very Ewok related! The ride was cute too but ET did not say our name at the end. (When my brother and I went the other day he did say my name and it made me happy!).

After ET was:

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It was a cute ride..it was my parent's favorite ride!!

MIB was next followed by Jaws. We were going to go on The Mummy next but it was down so we headed to Rip Ride Rocket. Bro's one friend was working so we got on the ride super quickly and loved it! It began to rain after that so we ducked into Twister..waste of time haha. But it kept us dry. Finally The Mummy re-opened so we rode that followed by Shrek.

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By then, we were hot, tired, and hungry!

DINNER WAS NEXT BUT WHERE..????????

PlutosRHM55

08-08-2011, 03:47 PM

I have only read the first book. I had to read it for a college class but I bought the second one and my brother has them all at my parent's house so I might bring them back with me this week or have my mom bring them in Sept when they come. I don't know how much free time I'll have once I start teaching but we'll see. I will be off 2 weeks at Xmas and all summer :rotfl2:

If you have time definitely read them, it will make the movies a lot more enjoyable and they will make much more sense ESPECIALLY the 7th movie. :teeth:

It is for fun but any job outside of FL will see Disney and want to know what you did there. Many people don't know they have the college program and/or internship!

OOOHHH... well, it's good to see they will be interested in that. My resume is already nowhere near interesting so that will be nice to have during and after college :thumbsup2

IheartDDuck

08-08-2011, 05:11 PM

Duly noted that you get soaked on the Popeye ride. I generally do not enjoy being wet all day long, so I'll avoid it in October, unless I bring a change of clothes along.

You guys definitely got a lot done already. I love ET too! A little bit on the old side, but that's okay.

LadyBeBop

08-08-2011, 08:53 PM

You're coming into some pretty good weather starting tomorrow. Our weather has been hot hot hot for most of the summer. Tomorrow, we're starting a string of days in which the temps will top off in the low 80s. Compared to 95 degrees, that's pretty cool. Maybe too cool for summer.

I'm getting old, and I feel the cold. I'm gonna envy you this winter as you sit in your Florida warmth, :beach: and I'm shovelling the Cincinnati cold. :santa:

TinkerbellLuvr7

08-08-2011, 11:14 PM

If you have time definitely read them, it will make the movies a lot more enjoyable and they will make much more sense ESPECIALLY the 7th movie. :teeth:

OOOHHH... well, it's good to see they will be interested in that. My resume is already nowhere near interesting so that will be nice to have during and after college :thumbsup2

Thanks! :thumbsup2

Duly noted that you get soaked on the Popeye ride. I generally do not enjoy being wet all day long, so I'll avoid it in October, unless I bring a change of clothes along.

You guys definitely got a lot done already. I love ET too! A little bit on the old side, but that's okay.

Yes you will get soaked! I really debated about taking a change of clothes for that day but I would have been left an outfit short for the trip...Later on at Vero I ended up doing 2 loads of laundry because it was free so I would have not been short an outfit afterall :rotfl: Go figure!!

I told my brother that the queue of ET smells like a hotel room :)

You're coming into some pretty good weather starting tomorrow. Our weather has been hot hot hot for most of the summer. Tomorrow, we're starting a string of days in which the temps will top off in the low 80s. Compared to 95 degrees, that's pretty cool. Maybe too cool for summer.

I'm getting old, and I feel the cold. I'm gonna envy you this winter as you sit in your Florida warmth, :beach: and I'm shovelling the Cincinnati cold. :santa:

I saw that on weather.com!!!! It will be nice! It's been in the high 90s here with a feel like of 110+ Today we had rain/storms all day so it felt like in the 80s which was nice for a change but not if you are a tourist! :scared1:

TinkerbellLuvr7

08-08-2011, 11:44 PM

Wastin' away again in Margaritaville!!!

I figured I would update one more time before going to bed! I spent the day packing, laundry, cleaning, shopping, and went out to dinner with my brother and his roommate.

2 funny stories of the day..

#1 I had an EPIC FAIL in terms of my cleaning. Apparently, I did not notice when I was spraying my Clorox Bleach in my tub and ended up with a brown now turned red and blue now turned white shower curtain :eek: Needless to say I ended up at Target with a new shower curtain and actually like my new one better and I think that it brightens up my already dark brown bathroom..Don't worry Apt pics will follow the June TR!

#2 When I moved back down, it was the first time I had to buy furniture. I have a bedroom set from Ikea at home so I just bought the same thing but bought a Ikea mattress instead of my $550 one from Original Mattress Factory. Well when my brother moved over the weekend, he decided to take my Ikea mattress/ box spring since I wasn't a fan of it and got a cheaper mattress from Original Mattress Factory. Well it turns out that the new box spring is 3 inches shorter than Ikeas and needless to say it does not fit on my frame so the past 2 nights I slept in fear that my bed was going to fall in the middle of the night so tonight I decided to take them off the frame until I come back and can get boards to put on it for extra support and it turns out that 3 of my cross beams ended up bending which were not like that prior to the new box spring. I'm currently having a "camp-out" on the floor with my mattress and box spring :rotfl:

Okay now for the update!

JUNE 17, 2011

When I left off, we were at Studios and were ready for dinner! It was hot and we were hungry!

Our choices were: Bubba Gump, Margaritaville, Pastamore, or Hard Rock...

We ended up going to..

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We tried to get an ADR earlier in the day but they claimed they were booked. We walked in at 5pm and were seated right away!

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Bro gets a pretty good discount there so we weren't shy to chow!

We got coconut chicken as an apptz:

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I got the CHEESEBURGER IN PARADISE which was awesome as always!

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For dessert we got/shared the Strawberry Shortcake!

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We were there for almost 2 hours which was good to cool off!

After eating, I went shopping and everyone else relaxed!

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We headed back to IOA to ride the Hulk but it was down at that point so we assumed that it was not going to be ridden that day and I still haven't been on it! We went on The Cat In The Hat which was really cute!

We went back to WWOHP and saw the wand show! It was cute but I wouldn't wait more than 30 mins for it lol.

After the show, Dad and Bro went on Journey and Mom and I went shopping!

As we were leaving IOA it began to storm so we walked quickly out of IOA and to the car!

Back at POFQ we had a mini surprise!

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At WWOP I bought a sucker, cotton candy, choco frogs, and a wand since my first one bro got me in March melted...side note: this wand did not make it home either and not because I ate it :(

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We were in bed by midnight and didn't expect to sleep long since the next day would consist of apt hunting and park hopping!!!!

SEE YOU IN A FEW DAYS..

STAY TUNED!

PlutosRHM55

08-09-2011, 12:36 AM

DisneyDreamerMN

08-09-2011, 07:35 PM

Joining in. Awesome so far!

IheartDDuck

08-09-2011, 08:44 PM

So I look at the picture of your coconut chicken, and I think to myself "oh that's such a lonely piece of chicken...."

That is until I realized that you took the chicken off of a plate that had more. What an idiot I am. :lmao:

Your meal looks really tasty. May have to be on my list for the future. Although totally weird that they had no ressies, yet you could walk up. :confused3

TinkerbellLuvr7

08-14-2011, 10:24 AM

Am I the only person who likes to get wet on water rides? Still shocks me. I'll definitely have to check those three out when I go to IOA someday :goodvibes I'm sorry though you didn't enjoy the wetness :/ But sounds like the rest of the day was fun!

Does E.T. really say your name on that ride? Oh now I really want to try it, definitely something I have to do next time I'm down there :teeth:

The food at Margaritaville sounds delicious. My family loves Jimmy Buffet so I'm pretty sure I'll have to check out that place. The burger and strawberry shortcake are calling to me :goodvibes Then you taunt me after with Honeydukes :sad2: Hahahahaha

Have fun at MK! (: Can't wait to read more! :mickeyjum

I like water rides but was no expecting to get that wet our we would have brought extra clothes but live and learn!

Joining in. Awesome so far!

Thanks :) and :welcome:

So I look at the picture of your coconut chicken, and I think to myself "oh that's such a lonely piece of chicken...."

That is until I realized that you took the chicken off of a plate that had more. What an idiot I am. :lmao:

Your meal looks really tasty. May have to be on my list for the future. Although totally weird that they had no ressies, yet you could walk up. :confused3

Haha, we had like 2 pieces each, it wasn't a lot but was good! We were still able to eat the rest of our food and share a dessert too so it was okay in the end!! They said if you walk up before 5:30 you can usually be seated in 20 mins which is what they told us but our buzzer went off right away :)

TinkerbellLuvr7

08-14-2011, 09:35 PM

ALWAYS GIVE 2ND CHANCES AT DISNEY RESTAURANTS!!!!

HI DIS FRIENDS!!!

I feel like it has been forever since I've updated!

My time at home was nice and I was ready to come back and now I start work tomorrow!!!

Today I went to Epcot and watched the WS movies except Am. Adventure and had a nice dinner at China QS lol. It was some good "me" time and I finished it by going grocery shopping with the crazy Sunday crowds/tax free weekend!

SATURDAY JUNE 18, 2011

We woke up bright and early on Saturday. The plan for that day was: MISSION, FIND AN APT IN THE KISSIMMEE/ORLANDO AREA!

My roommate offered to let my parents into a park which turned into a blessing since they were occupied and didn't come along with us (thank goodness haha).

Bro headed to work and we got up and headed to the POFQ CS to get breakfast:

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After breakfast, I took some pics on the way back to our room:

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Dad waiting for us!

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We got in the car to meet my roomie at Epcot so my parents could be occupied and we could go apt hunting!

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We got my parents into Epcot around 10am and off they went to play and off we went to hunt!

All in all that day we looked at more than 5 apts but less than 10 I'd say. We ended up picking the last apt we went to. It came down to this one and another (further away). My roomie wanted the other one and I wanted this one but she compromised and decided on this one and it turns out we love it! We're right across from the club house and it has great parking. I gave her the master for compromising but mine is a suite as well but a tad smaller. We did our paper work right on the spot and were back at POFQ by 5pm. My dad had to co-sign since I didn't have a job and my roomie is only PT at Disney so he signed off on everything and we were good to go!!

We had an ADR that night for Tonys for the 5 of us but she declined as she was tired and my brother didn't end up going since he was sick..a curse that would hit not only him :(

We took the bus to MK and went right to our ADR!

SIDE STORY..

We had eaten at Tonys once before several years ago. We went for lunch and it was soooo hot that day and the food did not sit well so our experience was not good but we decided to give it another chance..YOU SHOULD ALWAYS GIVE 2ND CHANCES AT DISNEY RESTAURANTS!

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Mom:

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We sat right by the fountain!

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I had Wedding Soup...GOOD! (I couldn't believe they had it!)

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I got the Chix Parm..good!!

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Mom's birthday was the next day..

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All in all, we LOVED Tonys the 2nd time around and would 100% go back!! Bro was sad that he missed the meal that he was too sick for..especially Wedding Soup!!! We will be going back one of these days!

At that point, I had really started not reporting so I can't really recall what rides we did after that but we did see fireworks and the park was only open till 11.

All in all it was a good day and I was happy to find my new home! We would be moving in in less than 2 weeks but I was ready for it!

We got back to POFQ, went swimming, and started to pack for our new adventure the next day....

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WOULD IT BE A "HAPPY" BIRTHDAY FOR MOM AND A "HAPPY" FATHER'S DAY FOR DAD??!!!

STAY TUNED!

wdwgirl03

08-14-2011, 10:55 PM

Glad Tony's was much better this time around. We really liked it when we went.

Good luck with school!

therussells08

08-14-2011, 11:06 PM

I'm here! Ahhh, I'm so jealous that you live so close now! Congratulations! :hug:

I am so glad you are doing a blog! This will be really fun!

Going back to catch up now!

PlutosRHM55

08-16-2011, 02:06 PM

That's awesome you got to go check out EPCOT on your own. Sounded like a nice time :teeth:

On to the update...

Glad to see your "second chance" at Tony's was better. It looks like a really cool TS :thumbsup2 The Wedding Soup looks delicious! :goodvibes

Can't wait to read more! :mickeyjum

TinkerbellLuvr7

08-16-2011, 06:59 PM

Glad Tony's was much better this time around. We really liked it when we went.

Good luck with school!

It really was great! I'm glad we gave it a second chance!!

I'm here! Ahhh, I'm so jealous that you live so close now! Congratulations! :hug:

I am so glad you are doing a blog! This will be really fun!

Going back to catch up now!

Thanks :)

That's awesome you got to go check out EPCOT on your own. Sounded like a nice time :teeth:

On to the update...

Glad to see your "second chance" at Tony's was better. It looks like a really cool TS :thumbsup2 The Wedding Soup looks delicious! :goodvibes

Can't wait to read more! :mickeyjum

It was sooo good!

TinkerbellLuvr7

08-16-2011, 07:16 PM

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS AREN'T ALWAYS HAPPY SOMETIMES!!!

I hope everyone is having a good week so far! I started work yesterday and things are going well but it's pretty crazy. My classroom is a disaster and everything is very overwhelming right now with not having ever done Montessori before but I have faith that it will all turn out fine with lots of sleep and headache medicine lol.

SUNDAY JUNE 19, 2011

We woke up bright and early on June 19th! It was my mom's birthday AND Father's Day!!!

Bro decided to sleep at his apt as he wasn't feeling well still and I woke up with a scratchy throat :(

The plan was to leave at 10am, drive 2 hours, and arrive at Disney's Vero Beach Resort. Bro and mom fought back and forth over him driving alone or driving with us. I was anxious to leave and voiced that this was all of our vacations and Bro should want to leave at 10am as well.

Needless to say, we left at 10:30 without Bro who stayed at his apt to clean/laundry. Mom was NOT HAPPY. Dad was NOT HAPPY. I sat in the car for 2 hours silent and listened to my Ipod as I was blamed for not waiting until 3 to leave for the beach. :rolleyes1

We ended up taking the long way to Vero but ended up getting there around 12:30pm. We went to McD's after checking in and found our room wouldn't be ready until maybe 4pm. After lunch, we checked out the resort:

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The gift shop was pretty awesome! They were discounting their old resort merchandise which upset me but by the end of our stay they had new resort merchandise which I loved!

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We decided that we still had some time until our room would be ready so Mom and I headed for the pool and dad sat in a rocking chair outside the lobby.

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The resort is gated everywhere! You have to have a room key to access the pool. You have to use the key to get down to the beach and off of the beach. The security is pretty crazy but it's good!

They also had the same mugs from WDW so it was nice to just pull that baby out and start using it right away!

I noticed the hair braiding lady right away and read reports to get an appt with her to get my hair braided. She said to come back in the morning.

Mom and I went to the towel stand and showed our keys to get loaner towels until our room is ready. You only get 4 towels per room so we ended up going to Walmart and buying cheap ones to use since one towel at the pool/beach is clearly not enough..even with exchanging for a clean one!

As mom and I sat, the hair braiding lady came over and said her appt canceled and if I wanted to get my hair done right away. I said YES PLEASE!!!!! I got to pick beads and hair tie colors. All in all it was $50 including a $10 tip and I got these too!

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I got my hair braided, a bandanna, little change purse, and a hair clip. She made my hair fancy after braiding it! It was great to have the braids and I kept them in for about 2 weeks!

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By the time my hair was done, we got a text saying our room was ready. We had gotten the Ocean View Room with my friend's CM Discount so we were ready to see if it was worth the extra money...

WHAT DO YOU THINK??!!!!

Bro arrived just in time for us to check out the room!!

DID WE LOVE THE ROOM OR WISH WE HAD GOTTEN THE CHEAPER STUDIO?!

STAY TUNED!!!!!

Wonders10

08-16-2011, 08:00 PM

DisneyDreamerMN

08-16-2011, 11:05 PM

I am sorry your ride to Vero wasn't that great. Love the hair! Can you wash it like normal or can you only wash once every few days?

mickey2minnie1

08-17-2011, 07:00 AM

You love to keep us hanging!

I have been teaching for12years and the beginning is always overwhelming each and every year. Everything will get done.

:worship:Cannot wait for more...

I_heart_Tinkerbell

08-17-2011, 08:49 AM

great report can't wait to see you room at Vero

disneyhockeymad

08-17-2011, 12:39 PM

PlutosRHM55

08-17-2011, 02:14 PM

Sorry your morning wasn't that great on your way to Vero Beach. I'm guessing the corn rows with accessories made up for it along with the fact that you have an ocean view from your room :thumbsup2

Glad to see your time at Montessori is going well, though I'm sure you'll adjust to the craziness soon enough :teeth:

Can't wait to read more! :mickeyjum

disneydreamingdebby

08-17-2011, 08:53 PM

Megan - Congrats on the job! Google may be your best friend for a while to help you get a handle on your class and new role. (Heck, it is my best friend after 15 years of teaching!)

Looking forward to hearing about the room at Vero!

TinkerbellLuvr7

08-19-2011, 06:58 PM

Hey Megan! I think I followed your CP adventures whilst you were on the programs, and I think I also saw your when you were working in AK back in 2008! I'm so glad you've started up a year long report, I'm excited to read more!! :) I don't really know anything about Vero so I'm looking forward to seeing your pictures and reading your views!!

Thanks and :welcome:

I'll be updating again soon. We went into Vero blind and ended up really liking it but only for a few days as there isn't much in the area!

Sorry your morning wasn't that great on your way to Vero Beach. I'm guessing the corn rows with accessories made up for it along with the fact that you have an ocean view from your room :thumbsup2

Glad to see your time at Montessori is going well, though I'm sure you'll adjust to the craziness soon enough :teeth:

Can't wait to read more! :mickeyjum

Thanks!!

Megan - Congrats on the job! Google may be your best friend for a while to help you get a handle on your class and new role. (Heck, it is my best friend after 15 years of teaching!)

Looking forward to hearing about the room at Vero!

Thanks! I'm looking forward to the challenge! We also have a child with special needs so I'm looking forward to helping him and seeing how he grows in his education!

TinkerbellLuvr7

08-19-2011, 07:01 PM

Great updates! I'm still torn about the Vero beach resort...I guess since it's so close I should at least give it a try some time.

School/work will get easier! That beginning of the school year plus new job stress is horrible (I speak from experience) but I'm sure you'll get your routine down soon and in a few weeks it'll feel like you've been doing it forever!

You really should try it! You were supposed to try it before me haha.

I am sorry your ride to Vero wasn't that great. Love the hair! Can you wash it like normal or can you only wash once every few days?

Thanks, I loved it! You wash it like normal. The first day I didn't wash it but she said to use shampoo only, no hair spray, and suntan lotion (not the spray kind). I probably could have kept it in longer but 2 weeks is pretty good!

You love to keep us hanging!

I have been teaching for12years and the beginning is always overwhelming each and every year. Everything will get done.

:worship:Cannot wait for more...

Thanks for the advice :)

great report can't wait to see you room at Vero

Thanks!!!! It was pretty :)

TinkerbellLuvr7

08-19-2011, 07:44 PM

OCEAN FRONT BABY!!!!

Happy Friday!!

I'm glad the week is over and I got to leave school early today since we got all of our cleaning/organizing done :) I was able to go to the DMV and get my license plate, title, and registration so I'm an official FL resident now!!!

SUNDAY JUNE 19, 2011

When we left off, we got our text saying the room was ready. We had 4 reservations in total booked for the resort with rack rate rooms and CM rooms. A few weeks before an Ocean Front Inn Room opened up so I jumped on it!

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Our room was on the 2nd floor which was a short elevator ride from the lobby! The *FREE* LAUNDRY was on the 4th floor which was great as well!!

Now for the view...

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Was the ocean view worth it?! YES!!!!! Our room was super close to the elevators, lobby, gift shop, etc.

After we checked out the room, we took the elevator to the garage and got all of our bags out of the car. They don't really have bell hops there but you can use one of the many luggage racks from the garage and bring the bags to your room yourself. As we unpacked, mom and dad got their "birthday cake/father's day cake"

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The first night, we had reservations at the resort's Shutters restaurant but we sat at our table for 20 mins without being served so after a chat with a manager and a zero guest recovery, we ended up leaving and going to a local restaurant. All in all, we ended up eating at Mr. Manatees, Squid Lips, and Mulligans. We loved all 3 of them and thanks to Disboards, they were great suggestions.

MONDAY JUNE 20 AND TUESDAY JUNE 21, 2011

Both Monday and Tuesday we paid to have the umbrella and chairs for the beach. Those went super quickly! On Monday, I had fallen ill like my brother a few days before. Dad went to Walgreens to get me some medicine and I spent a good portion of the day either sleeping at the pool or in the room. I hated to waste my vacation but I was not up to the beach :(

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By Monday late afternoon, I was feeling better and ventured into the ocean which typically I don't enjoy but loved it! We haven't been on a beach vacation since 1998 so this was a pretty big deal!!!!

On Tuesday I was feeling a tad better but still not good. It was decided that I had a dreaded sinus infection AGAIN. It turns out the medicine I was on 2 weeks prior to that had not worked and it was back. Thankfully when we got back to OH, I went to the Dr. and got meds that finally worked even though it put a damper on my vacation.

Each night we had to shut the drapes in our room by 9pm because of the Sea Turtles. We saw nests on the beach but no turtles. We watched the pool movie: Wall-E and they kept the snack bar open which was nice!!

Walks on the beach at night were super dark since there isn't much to do in the area. We didn't try the mini golf but I hear people enjoy it.

All in all we had a great trip but we all decided that only a few days there was enough given that there isn't much to do in the immediate area but it's great to get away and have quiet time away from WDW.

We loved the beach but I was ready for our next adventure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

UP NEXT:

CLUB LEVEL..THAT'S HOW WE ROLL!!!!

IheartDDuck

08-19-2011, 08:31 PM

Grumpy's Wife

08-19-2011, 08:59 PM

I just found your trip report and I'm loving it! I've often wondered how it would be to live so close to Mickey. Congrats on your new job and apartment.

wdwgirl03

08-20-2011, 05:01 PM

Vero Beach looks awesome! I'd love to go there some day. That cake/rice krispy looks yummy. :thumbsup2

Bummer you didn't get to see any turtles. :guilty:

Belle83

08-20-2011, 07:00 PM

I love the Vero Beach pics!

TinkerbellLuvr7

08-20-2011, 11:09 PM

I do love Vero Beach. Just a really great place to relax and decompress.

I'm so sorry about your experience at Shutters. All of the times we've been to Vero we've never had any problems with the service in any of the restaurants. That's really disappointing.

Boo to sinus infections and being sick on vacation. :(

Thanks! It was a great little vacation! My roommate and I were trying to plan to go there for a night over Labor Day but she's working all weekend and so are all of our friends so it looks like I'll be alone haha. I'll have to find some teachers that are off!

I just found your trip report and I'm loving it! I've often wondered how it would be to live so close to Mickey. Congrats on your new job and apartment.

:welcome: Thanks!! I'll be posting pics of the adventure of the move to FL after the June TR which will be finished very soon! You'll get to see pics of the drive, my apt, etc.

Vero Beach looks awesome! I'd love to go there some day. That cake/rice krispy looks yummy. :thumbsup2

Bummer you didn't get to see any turtles. :guilty:

It is sooo nice there! The rice crispy is from the confectionary on main street

I love the Vero Beach pics!

Thanks! I could have sworn I took way more than that but I guess not. I guess I kind of was a let down since most have never been but would like to see pics. I'll have to go back and check to see if I missed any.

TinkerbellLuvr7

08-21-2011, 08:40 PM

CLUB LEVEL..THAT'S HOW WE ROLL!!!!

Hi Dis Friends!!

I hope everyone had a good weekend. The buzz today has been on the new hurricane that is to hit this weekend. Our rain chances are already set for 70% on Thurs, Fri, and maybe Saturday. Why on a weekend really?!

I spent the weekend hanging out with Erin and her DD 3 Olivia (Livy) from The Dis! We had such a good time going to MK yesterday and DHS today. After DHS today, I did Livy's hair like Fairytale from BBB, she was soooo happy!!!!! Yesterday, part of the monorail track was struck by lightning and everything was shut down. It was pretty crazy trying to leave MK at the end of the night!!! I'm not sure if it's back up and running yet or not?!
I'm rounding out my WDW weekend by watching POTC (1) and eating the heavenly Butterfinger Cupcake from DHS!

I've decided to add 2 tickers to my siggie. My parents are coming in Sept/Oct for F&W + MNSSHP. They are also debating about coming in Dec for a weekend (assuming my bro can't get off work to get home before Xmas) so that is what the 2nd ticker is for! I'll be giving details after I finish this report and report on the move here!

It still is weird for me to come back to an apt at the end of the day at a park and NOT be on a DDP!! I'll get over it eventually :rotfl:

JUNE 22, 2011

It was our last full day/night in FL! We got up bright and early at Vero Beach. We packed up, did some shopping at the gift shop (I got a Tshirt), and prepared to head back to WDW and check into paradise.

The last night was a gift to my mom and dad for their 30th anniversary. They had it narrowed down to: GF (never stayed there), Poly (stayed once), CR (mom and dad stayed on their Disneymoon in 1981), and YC (stayed once).

Since Bro drove his own car, the rest of us in the rental car, mom decided to ride with bro and I rode with dad. After we had loaded the bags, I then gave mom and dad the secret envelope of where they would be staying..

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They were psyched that they were staying at THE POLY!!!!!!!!!!!

BUT...

I told them to keep reading the letter from CL and they ended up reading about the CLUB LEVEL and really got excited lol. They got so excited that they immediately told me to cancel the ressie that we had at Ohana that night and rebook for a breakfast at Kona for the next day.

So off we went to The Poly!!!

When we arrived, we parked out front, unloaded the cars with the bell hops and were greeted by a CM who walked us to Hawaii (No golf cart to transport us?!) Oh well!!

We got in the building and checked in. Our room was ready which was soooo nice even though the bell hops told us it wasn't ready. We got all of our info, packet, and keys and off we went! We were not upgraded but it didn't matter!

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After we set our bags down, mom and dad walked with Bro to Capt' Cooks so he could eat before working at 3. I stayed in the room and waited for the bags and watched Stacy (who we did not have at Vero lol). As I waited a CM and maintence worker came in without knocking and apologized staying that they thought the room was not ready and hung some freshly washed curtains. I almost said something to the lounge CMs as I felt that was odd but I stayed to "supervise" and wait on the luggage. After the luggage arrived, I began to unpack my overnight bag and we all headed to the lounge for the afternoon snacks!!!!!!!!

UP NEXT:

~WISHES WITHOUT A SOUNDTRACK??!!!

PlutosRHM55

08-22-2011, 11:10 AM

Wonders10

08-22-2011, 05:07 PM

Irene! :scared1: I've been through a few tropical storms and hurricanes in my lifetime as a Floridian....they are not fun! I'm grateful it seems to be moving further east and won't be a direct hit for Florida. At this point anyway. Crossing my fingers and toes!

Love the poly! My first deluxe and club level experience was the poly, way back in 2005 I think it was. It spoiled us forever...hope you guys had a good experience too!

Fun meeting with DISers! I've yet to actually meet one...maybe we can meet up for a bit during my September trip?

TinkerbellLuvr7

08-23-2011, 07:16 PM

Your room at Vero Beach was very nice. I love the all-important picture of the Disney shampoos and other toiletries. I'm sorry to hear about your experience at Shutter's good thing you knew about the more local places :thumbsup2 And sorry that you were sick for most of the time there, but I think that was the best time being away from Disney :teeth:

YAY! The Poly WOOT! Those rooms look gorgeous as always and the view is great. I love the little swan towels they made for your parents anniversary (:thumbsup2 to Mousekeeping). And that's so nice you booked your parents for Club Level! I'm sure they enjoyed that (:

The whole CM and maintenance guy coming in was a bit strange... I would guess there was some miscommunication, but it sounded like a little after you checked in... real sketchy... At least you had Stacy on while this was happening :goodvibes

I heard about the hurricane coming towards Florida. Someone here on the boards I know is going to be down there when it comes. I hope all of you stay safe and maybe it will change it's course unexpectedly :confused3 Always hope for the best :D And that's awesome you got to go have fun at MK and DHS. And a big thumbs-up to your POTC viewing :)

Can't wait to read more! :mickeyjum

Irene! :scared1: I've been through a few tropical storms and hurricanes in my lifetime as a Floridian....they are not fun! I'm grateful it seems to be moving further east and won't be a direct hit for Florida. At this point anyway. Crossing my fingers and toes!

Love the poly! My first deluxe and club level experience was the poly, way back in 2005 I think it was. It spoiled us forever...hope you guys had a good experience too!

Fun meeting with DISers! I've yet to actually meet one...maybe we can meet up for a bit during my September trip?

It looks like the hurricane will be missing us :) It's good to get prepared though!!!!

TinkerbellLuvr7

08-23-2011, 07:39 PM

ALL GOOD THINGS MUST COME TO AN END

Hi Dis Friends!!!

I figured I would update before school starts tomorrow and the rest of my week gets crazy! We finished up teacher prep today and are ready for the 38 kiddos tomorrow :eek: I feel very not organized and don't really have a clue what to expect so for once in my life, I'm being forced to go with the flow and let someone else take control of the classroom..we'll see how this goes :rotfl:

JUNE 22, 2011

When I had left off, we had checked into our paradise of a room at the Poly. After saying bye to bro as he left for work, we decided to invade the lounge!

They say a picture is worth a thousand words (and $$$$ depending on how many days you stay!!):

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We were there for the "afternoon snacks". Everything that the CL Threads report on the food being offered are all true at the Poly and everything was delicious!

I know most say you can't make a meal out of the food but depending on how much you need to eat and what you like..yes you can make the lounge food meals.

Dad found a spot and pretty much planted himself!

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After our yummy snack, we decided to explore the resort before the dinner foods came out!

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We decided to take the boat to MK, GF, and then hop on the monorail to do the monorail loop.

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By the time we had our little adventure, it was time for the dinner foods! I guess I didn't take a picture of what the foods were but they were the appetizer foods from Ohana which was perfect since we had planned to go there but canceled the ADR.

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After dinner we hit the pool for a little bit and then prepared for Wishes in the lounge! It was also dessert time!!!

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(This is where my pics end. Apparently, I didn't think to take anymore so that's it! Sorry!!)

Once again, everything was wonderful! We got our seats and were ready for wishes but when the fireworks began..THE SOUNDTRACK DID NOT :(

$450 a night and I can't even listen to Wishes from in the lounge!!!!??

Some other guest made a comment about the sound not working AGAIN. I didn't complain and we enjoyed Wishes from inside since it was beginning to storm as Wishes finished up!

After Wishes, we retired to our paradise of a room and got ready for bed.

JUNE 23, 2011

When we got up that morning, we sampled the breakfast offerings at the lounge but had breakfast ADRs at Kona.

Like I said, I didn't have my camera so no pics but Mom/Bro had Tonga Toast, I had the pancakes, and Dad..I don't remember?!

After breakfast, we hit the pool as dad and bro his the mouse boats! I was able to use my AP discount for them..not as good as my CM one but still good!

At 1:00pm, our time in our paradise of a room had come to an end and we called for a Bell Hop to remove our bags and we hit the pool again!

I'm really disappointed at myself for not taking better pics of the Poly but it is what it is.

Thanks to the rental car, we got to leave 2 hours before our flight, not 3 like DME. We changed at the bathrooms at the pool and for the record, they do have shampoo/body wash so you don't have to go to GF Spa to shower/change!!!!

We got our car from the Valet, paid, and were on our way to MCO!

Our 4pm flight was on time, we got our bags in Columbus, and drove the 2 hours to Cincinnati. I was thankful that I didn't have to work the following day!!!!!

**THAT'S IT FOR NOW!!! I'LL BE BACK THIS WEEKEND TO RECAP THE TRIP AND START THE NEW TR, HAVE A GOOD WEEK!!!!**

UP NEXT:

~TRIP RECAP

~MOVING BACK TO FL TR!!!!

IheartDDuck

08-23-2011, 09:48 PM

I would say that the reason you didn't get more pictures is because you were so distracted by the fact that you were staying CL. :lmao:

That does stink though about the music not coming through for Wishes. You're right, you pay that much money to stay and thy can't pipe in the music? :confused3

TinkerbellLuvr7

08-27-2011, 06:20 PM

TinkerbellLuvr7

08-27-2011, 06:30 PM

THAT'S A WRAP!!!

Hi Dis Friends!!

I figured I would take a few mins to recap the June trip before I begin the "moving TR"!!

Favorite Resort:

Of course it was the Poly! I think we did it right by staying from POFQ to Vero to Poly CL. Even though it was just for a night, I loved the Poly! I wish we could stay there more often but the price is nuts :scared1: In 1998 when we stayed at Poly MK View, it was $300 per night, rack rate, in the summer so times for sure have changed!!!!

I of course still love FQ (my fav moderate) and Vero was nice too but only for a few days! We thought Hilton Head was pretty quiet but Vero was for sure more quiet than HHI!

Favorite Meal:

TONYS!!! We had such a great meal and will return for sure!

Favorite Thing That We Did:

WWOHP!!! I'm so glad I sat down to watch the movies and could fully understand everything and after having gone back a few times now, I enjoy it more and more!

Worst Experience:

Our experience at VB's Shutters. I was looking forward to the meal, especially since it was mom's birthday and father's day but things could have been worse!

Overall, it was a great trip! I was glad that mom and dad got to go to a park while I was apt hunting. It was not good that bro and I got sick but as soon as I got home I went to the Dr. Mom and Dad loved the Poly CL surprise so I'm glad we ended up doing that!

Now for the next TR...

TinkerbellLuvr7

08-27-2011, 06:52 PM

AND OFF WE GO!!!!!!!

Welcome to the next TR!!!

On June 30th, 2011, I moved back to FL!! I live 10 mins from AK, 20 mins from Downtown Orlando, and 30 mins to MCO!!!

Here's the journey from Cincinnati, OH to Kissimmee, FL!!

June 28, 2011

As soon as I got home from the June trip on June 23rd, I went into full packing, cleaning, and organizing mode! Since I had gotten sick on the trip, I went to the doctor to find out I had a sinus infection..again! I got some more meds that knocked it out and I haven't been sick since (knock on wood!)

I had 6 days to pack and prepare to moved back to FL. We agreed to move in on the 30th for cheaper rent which meant I had to bust out the color coded packing lists!

I would pack and pack and pack but finally by the 28th, I was packed and ready to go!

My little green Honda was packed to the brim one more time for the trip back to FL. I really didn't think she would make it but she did! lol.

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After packing and unpacking the car 4 times, it was finally ready to go for the next morning!

JUNE 29, 2011

My alarm went off at 5am and I got ready to leave for FL!

It's typically tradition for me to take pics of my 2 dogs but it was sooo early and I totally forgot..Epic Fail! I got showered, packed the last of my things, kissed Dad goodbye, and Mom and I hopped in the car and drove off to paradise at 6:30am!!

I decided to drive the first part of the trip!

Bye Bye House!

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Bye Bye Cincinnati!

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Mom's attempt to take pics of the road signs..hm..

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We made it through Cincinnati before rush hour and were making good time!

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We stopped at a Kentucky McD's for breakfast and some caffeine!!

After breakfast on the road, we made our way to..

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Mom did not get a pic of the "welcome" sign haha.

We made it through TN and headed towards GA with the hopes of getting through Atlanta without traffic but stopped for lunch first! I had wanted DQ but they only had ice cream..another Epic Fail so we settled for Wendys..ugh.

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Back in car again and we made it through Atlanta without a ton of traffic!

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Mom drove through Atlanta and did a great job! I was a bit worried since she doesn't like a billion lanes and traffic but she did splendid!

After Atlanta, things got pretty boring until we made it to:

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But once again, just like in 2008..

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Another Epic Fail! We had missed it by 30 mins, not as bad as in 2008 when we missed it by seconds!!

I got back into the driver's seat and off we drove!

The plan was to drive and eat at Shoneys for dinner! It seems to be another theme of our FL travel. My brother and I stopped in 2009 on my drive from FL and in 2010 when he moved to FL. We passed a few and decided to keep driving..but they seemed to disappear :( By the time we got to another one, we were almost to WDW!!! Needless to say we didn't eat at Shoneys but we did eat at WDW!!!

As we got closer to WDW:

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Thankfully the rain stopped by the time we saw this little beauty:

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We pulled into our resort right at 9:30pm...15 hours exactly from when we left Cincinnati. We had done the drive in one day, were tired, hungry, and wanted to go swimming too!!!!

UP NEXT:
~CHECKING INTO PARADISE!!
~Welcome back to 34747!!!!

Wonders10

08-28-2011, 05:59 PM

IheartDDuck

08-28-2011, 06:06 PM

I am impressed with how much you fit in your car!

Ha ha on all of your epic fails. Hate it when you have something in mind that you want to do and then you completely forget to.

Can't wait to hear more about your moving.

disney.nut

08-28-2011, 06:13 PM

Just found this trip report and can't wait to hear more. My daughter and I remember when you started working at BBB in the MK doing the college program. That is so cool that you have moved to Fl.

TinkerbellLuvr7

08-28-2011, 07:46 PM

Great TR and great start to your "moving to Florida" adventures! I've said it many times before, but I still have wishful thoughts (at least a couple times a month) about moving up to Orlando, but I (obviously) have never followed through with it. Now is the time to do it though since I don't have anyone else to be responsible for, you know? We'll see.

P.S. Love your parents' house!

Thanks :) That is why I moved..because I don't have anyone to be responsible for :rotfl: Eventually I'd like to be closer to my parents for them to move closer to me but that is of course down the road! I love their house too. After 26 years, I finally get a refrigerator that's side/by/side with an ice maker/water on the door and I move :rotfl2:

I am impressed with how much you fit in your car!

Ha ha on all of your epic fails. Hate it when you have something in mind that you want to do and then you completely forget to.

Can't wait to hear more about your moving.

Thanks! Some things had to be left behind like pictures and extra towels but thankfully my brother drove home for a week just after I moved down so he was able to bring back what didn't fit and then when I was just home 2 weeks ago, I got the rest of it.

Just found this trip report and can't wait to hear more. My daughter and I remember when you started working at BBB in the MK doing the college program. That is so cool that you have moved to Fl.

:welcome:

I can't believe how many followers I had! I found my CP BBB thread and looked through it a few days ago and cried at the end of it :hug: I can't believe in Jan it will be 4 years. I'm very lucky to have said how great my roommates were and that I still keep in contact with all 5 of them!!! I hope you enjoy this!

TinkerbellLuvr7

08-28-2011, 08:06 PM

"I'LL DO MY RESEARCH NEXT TIME!!!!"

Hi Dis Friends!!

I hope you had a good weekend! I debated about going to Epcot today but then decided to hit the pool and clean my apt. Next weekend, I have a 3 day weekend so you can bet your bottom dollar that I will be at a park!!! Pep Boys was kind enough to put my FL license plate on/take Ohio ones off for free so that and an oil change + grocery shopping were my Saturday!

On a happy note, Mom and Dad got their DME package for the Sept/Oct trip! It will be nice to be at a resort for 3 days to escape "the real world" 10 mins away!

I hope you have a good week! My week is jam packed! Tomorrow I have to get my bro from MCO after work, Wed we have a parent's night at school, going out to dinner with a friend on Thurs, and finally the long weekend starting Friday!! See you this weekend!!!

JUNE 29, 2011

When I left off, after 15 hours in the car, Mom and I finally made it to CSR!!!

I had wanted POFQ but it was full with my friend's CM discounts so we settled for CSR which still gives us queen beds and it is the closest moderate to my apt which ended up being nice!

My friend, "D", was just getting off work at CSR and met us at the front desk to check in!

We got all of our welcome packet materials and were given our room number which was in building 8A which is where D put the girls and I last Oct!! I love that building bc it is close to the parking lot, bus, pool, and short walk to the food!

We got to the room and inspected for bugs and found a clean room!

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After we unpacked, bro arrived and the 3 of us headed to Pepper Market for a late dinner! With bro's crazy work schedule that weekend, we didn't add him onto the room or QS DDP but he did end up using the DDP with us since we weren't at the resort much! We found out how great of a value the QS DDP is at Pepper Market since their food is higher priced! We left a $3 tip and were stuffed. I can't even recall what we ate that night since we ended up eating there 3 or 4 times that weekend. :rotfl:

It was at dinner that I had realized very quickly..I HAD NOT DONE MY CONVENTION RESEARCH!!!!!!!!!!!

I had noticed in passing that there was a Karate convention to CSR that weekend but what I didn't know was that the convention was huge and there was also a dance one. The place was packed and normally I wouldn't care if we were in and out at parks but this trip was NOT that type of trip and our relaxing night at the pool was overrun with teens/kids and I had quickly decided that I would not book at CSR again without doing research first!!!!

After a 10 min quick trip to the overrun hot tub we got ready for bed with a 7am alarm set for Move-In Day!!!!!!

UP NEXT:
~WHO KNOWS HOW TO DRIVE A UHAUL?!
~I DON'T LIKE CHANGES TO MY SCHEDULE!!!!!!

wdwgirl03

08-28-2011, 08:20 PM

IheartDDuck

08-28-2011, 08:21 PM

Yay on a bug free room!

I haven't stayed at CSR in year. I know what you mean about conventions though. There was actually a convention group at the Contemporary when we were there in July.

Um, I'm intrigued to hear about the Uhaul.

bouncycat

08-29-2011, 07:20 AM

Hey!! I was getting ready to start my year long AP holder report/blog thingie, and found yours!! I have another friend doing one too, so she gave me the idea!! There's a BUNCH of us locals on FB, we have a central florida disboarders group, and I do believe we are looking at a meetup on Saturday, just haven't decided where as of yet. PM me and I'll give you my info!! We do have some teachers there too. Very diverse group age wise, profession wise, and it's ALWAYS a good time!! So, if you don't want to do the parks alone, let me know!!

BTW I LOVE your report. Vero looks wonderful!!! My dream stay is at the poly, I'm hoping for my 40th birthday we can afford to stay there. Anyways, I'm tuned in now!!! :) Nice to meet ya!! :)

PlutosRHM55

08-29-2011, 08:19 PM

Alright I missed a few updates here... time to catch up!

Looks like you ended off your trip nicely with Club Level, the monorail loop, Wishes and lots and lots of desserts (and various food). Those look so good! I would just stay on Club Level for the food, don't care about concierge service, I WANT FOOD! (: And great pictures of the monorail resorts, btw! (:

Can't wait to read about your return to Florida! :mickeyjum

PlutosRHM55

08-29-2011, 08:29 PM

Oh wow! I can't believe you managed to fit so much into your car. Good thing she made it, because I don't think that would've been a fun situation to deal with :sad2:

LOL @ your epic fails. Aren't they always bound to happen? Darn DQ for only having Ice Cream, that's pretty messed up right there :laughing: At least Wendy's was right there next to it (:

YAY WDW! Awesome to hear you got the room you wanted and it looks so nice anyways :teeth: Sorry to hear about the onslaught of conventions there. I'm pretty sure many were going on then since I think one of my friends was down there for some science competition, robots maybe? I totally forget and she was staying at CSR. At least you were going to move into your apartment soon! :D

Can't wait to read more! :mickeyjum

KatGarcia

08-31-2011, 04:12 PM

I'm so in! I moved down to FL from NY in July! I'm about 45 min from orlando and we make it up there a lot!

I can't wait to read about your adventures!!!

disneydreamingdebby

09-02-2011, 09:53 AM

Peeking out of the "overwhelmed teacher world for a little while." You and your mom made great time...How'd you get furniture (i.e., bed) to your apt? Did I miss something? :surfweb:

Love CSR! Stinks that sound didn't work for Wishes. It's a shame no one broke out an ipod/ iphone (I bet people in the room had it. ;) )

TinkerbellLuvr7

09-03-2011, 06:52 AM

Great wrap-up for your trip. I still think it's so awesome now that you've moved you can just go to the parks whenever you want. Wish I could do that. LOL. Glad you enjoyed the WWOHP. I really can't wait to go back there.

Oh, and I love the pictures from the boat as you were getting closer to the Magic Kingdom. How perfect there was a monorail going by at that time too. :thumbsup2

Thanks!!

Yay on a bug free room!

I haven't stayed at CSR in year. I know what you mean about conventions though. There was actually a convention group at the Contemporary when we were there in July.

Um, I'm intrigued to hear about the Uhaul.

Conventions, ugh! I did more research for in Oct when we stay there and there only seems to be one and not that bad hopefully! Unlike in June, we shouldn't be at the room/resort much since we'll be at MNSSHP and Food and Wine! At this point, it's our only Moderate choice with queen beds since POFQ is sold out and POR doesn't have enough rooms completed yet to take that chance!

Uhaul..haha

Hey!! I was getting ready to start my year long AP holder report/blog thingie, and found yours!! I have another friend doing one too, so she gave me the idea!! There's a BUNCH of us locals on FB, we have a central florida disboarders group, and I do believe we are looking at a meetup on Saturday, just haven't decided where as of yet. PM me and I'll give you my info!! We do have some teachers there too. Very diverse group age wise, profession wise, and it's ALWAYS a good time!! So, if you don't want to do the parks alone, let me know!!

BTW I LOVE your report. Vero looks wonderful!!! My dream stay is at the poly, I'm hoping for my 40th birthday we can afford to stay there. Anyways, I'm tuned in now!!! :) Nice to meet ya!! :)

Thanks for the tip, I'll have to check it out!!!

Alright I missed a few updates here... time to catch up!

Looks like you ended off your trip nicely with Club Level, the monorail loop, Wishes and lots and lots of desserts (and various food). Those look so good! I would just stay on Club Level for the food, don't care about concierge service, I WANT FOOD! (: And great pictures of the monorail resorts, btw! (:

Can't wait to read about your return to Florida! :mickeyjum

Thanks!

Oh wow! I can't believe you managed to fit so much into your car. Good thing she made it, because I don't think that would've been a fun situation to deal with :sad2:

LOL @ your epic fails. Aren't they always bound to happen? Darn DQ for only having Ice Cream, that's pretty messed up right there :laughing: At least Wendy's was right there next to it (:

YAY WDW! Awesome to hear you got the room you wanted and it looks so nice anyways :teeth: Sorry to hear about the onslaught of conventions there. I'm pretty sure many were going on then since I think one of my friends was down there for some science competition, robots maybe? I totally forget and she was staying at CSR. At least you were going to move into your apartment soon! :D

Can't wait to read more! :mickeyjum

Yay :)

I'm so in! I moved down to FL from NY in July! I'm about 45 min from orlando and we make it up there a lot!

I can't wait to read about your adventures!!!

:welcome:

Peeking out of the "overwhelmed teacher world for a little while." You and your mom made great time...How'd you get furniture (i.e., bed) to your apt? Did I miss something? :surfweb:

Love CSR! Stinks that sound didn't work for Wishes. It's a shame no one broke out an ipod/ iphone (I bet people in the room had it. ;) )

The furniture update will be next!!! I could have sung the wishes song..I believe I was playing the soundtrack in my head :rotfl: My parents think I'm crazy but often forget that in the "non-peak seasons", BBB would be closing right as Wishes would start so we'd often see it as we were waiting for a bus to get to the parking lot!

TinkerbellLuvr7

09-03-2011, 10:10 AM

"WHO WANTS TO DRIVE THE UHAUL?!!

Happy Labor Day Weekend Dis Friends!!!

I hope you all have a good weekend and have a ton of activities planned! My goals for the weekend are: fix my bed, go to at least 2 Disney parks, get my nails done, grocery shopping, and laundry!

The first full week of school went well but I've very excited about a long weekend! Yesterday was my first payday!!!

JUNE 30, 2011

When I had left off, mom and I had made it to CSR after a 15 hour drive from Cincinnati!

Today was MOVE-IN DAY!!!!!

Mom and I got up bright and early at 7am. We were able to get our apt keys by 11am so the plan for the day was: move everything in, unpack what I could, and go to Ikea to buy furniture to have shipped to the apt.

Sometimes things don't always work out the way you want!!...

After a quick breakfast at CSR grab and go, we hit the road for my apt!

We signed the last of our paperwork and keys were given! I took pics as soon as we walked in!

My Room:

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Kitchen/Dining Room/Living Room/Laundry Room:

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Roomie's Room:

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Our electric was not turned on till 12pm which was a HUGE Epic Fail. I guess it said in the paperwork it could be turned on at anytime..ugh!

After we unpacked the loaded cars, my roomie still had furniture at her apt and other items so it was decided that she would get a Uhaul.

When we got to the Uhaul place (off OBT if you are familiar with the area) and it was then that we learned that you had to be 25 to drive the uhaul haha. My roomie isn't 25 but her friend and I were so her friend "J" drove and I rode in the Uhaul with her. It was an experience let me tell you! I was glad I didn't have to drive!!!

We drove 30mins to get the Uhaul, another 30 mins to her apt, and loaded everything/unloaded everything.

It was then decided that we should take the Uhaul and go to Ikea and not pay for shipping. THAT WAS NOT PART OF MY PLAN! I had no interest in having to load and unload all the boxes from Ikea but mom thought it was a good idea so off we went to the Mall at Millenia area for Ikea. After 2.5 hours at Ikea, we were loaded and headed back to the apt only to be caught in traffic! At that point, I wished we had just bought the items and had Ikea deliver them for the same price as what we paid for the Uhaul!

By the time we unloaded, the girls made it back to the Uhaul place 15 mins before they closed!

After the girls came back, the 4 of us went to Ale House for lunch which was at 5pm at that point. Poor mom was starving, I felt horrible :( We should have been more prepared with snacks! EPIC FAIL!

After lunch/dinner, mom and I went to Target for a few items to clean and then headed back to CSR to relax!

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By that point, the karate/dance conventions were in full force and kids were everywhere. We decided to skip the pool and just relax in the room. After my brother got off of work at 9, we met him at Pepper Market for a late dinner. Once again it was yummo but I didn't take any pics..SORRY!!!

After dinner, we attempted the hot tub again but it was crazy busy again so we ended up turning in for the night!!

**SORRY FOR THE LACK OF PICS IN THIS POST!!!

UP NEXT:

*IT'S SATURDAY, 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND..DO YOU TAKE THE BUS TO DTD OR DRIVE..HM..??

TinkerbellLuvr7

09-03-2011, 10:31 AM

BUS OR DRIVE TO DTD 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND?!

JULY 1, 2011

After a long day of moving, shopping, and unpacking the day before, I was looking forward to sleeping in for a bit!

The plan for the day was to relax for most of the day, shop, and go to DTD!

We had scheduled for Brighthouse to come install our cable/internet for 10am-12pm so I had to be at the apt for 10am.

After a quick breakfast again, I headed to the apt to clean and wait!

By 11:30, BH came and everything was set up in 30 mins!

In the meantime, mom was shopping with bro and I met up with them back at CSR.

Bro left for work and mom and I decided to go to Walmart and do the shopping that day instead of the next day!

2 hours in Walmart later, and we made it back to the apt just before 6pm. After unpacking all the supplies, we made our way back to CSR.

We decided to take the bus to DTD since it was a weekend/holiday. It took us an hour to get to DTD :laughing: We should have driven!

Because we were on the QS DDP, the plan was to eat at WGP Exp but I wasn't thrilled with the menu so we ended up at RFC and paid OOP.

By the time we got there, ate, and shopped, it was 11pm and things closed!

We got back to CSR rather quickly and went right to sleep!

*Sorry no pics from that day!

JULY 2, 2011

This was mom's last day in FL :(

Mom and I got up, had a quick breakfast at the grab and go again and then hit the pool!

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After an hour at the pool, we got ready to head back to my apt at 12pm so bro could begin building my Ikea furniture!

In the day, we were able to build: my bed, nightstand, table, and chairs.

At 4pm, we stopped and went to Olive Garden before taking mom to MCO. I was really upset when she left but bro took me into the Universal store and bought me a Tshirt that I had wanted so then I was happy again!!

We made a stop at POP to use up the last of our QS credits and if fell asleep pretty quickly that night!

UP NEXT:

*APT PICS!!!!

IheartDDuck

09-03-2011, 11:50 AM

PlutosRHM55

09-03-2011, 02:21 PM

Nice Apartment, very nice, looks like both you and your roomie got a lot of room. Always good to have your own space. And it looks neater beyond that :teeth:

I'm sorry to hear about your U-Haul and IKEA debacle. Isn't that how it always works, you always pick the wrong way of doing something :sad2: At least you still got every thing moved in to the house and then you would be going back to the most magical place on Earth soon after (:

So nice of your brother to buy you the shirt you wanted from Universal after your mom left. Really took your mind off how sad you felt that your mom was leaving.

Can't wait to read more! :mickeyjum

disneydreamingdebby

09-03-2011, 03:43 PM

I think I would have struggled with the transition between CSR and the apt... I would have wanted to live at CSR. However, the apt is lovely! Clean, new, bright and spacious!

Can't wait to see it decorated.

eecteacher82

09-03-2011, 04:28 PM

Great updates! Sounds like it was a pretty easy move in (minus the U-Haul stuff)! How nice of your brother to put your stuff together!

I know what you mean about CSR getting so crowded with conference stuff! Every other year we go (except for this year) b/c there is a diabetes conference there, and that was also there while you were! We had other plans this year so we missed it, but I LOVE CSR! I love the setup, pool and Pepper Market!

Can't wait to see the pics of your apartment! I almost have a mental picture :rolleyes1

Can't wait for another update! Have a great weekend!

TinkerbellLuvr7

09-03-2011, 08:52 PM

Yeah, I don't know exactly how I would have felt about driving a UHaul either....I am with you, I would have just gone to Ikea and paid for delivery.

I'm surprised you only spent 2.5 hours in Ikea. Every time I go in there, it's like a black hole that just absorbs me. I could waste an entire day there for sure.

Nice apartment! Can't wait to see what it look like when you have it all put together.

How nice of your D-bro to buy you a t-shirt from the Universal store because you were sad when your mom left.

Thanks :) I just really wanted to go to Ikea with mom to survey the area and not go in and out like the other girls had in mind but they looked at things as well and my roommate got a bed and other bedroom items so it ended up working out but I ended up buying the same furniture as I have in Ohio but now that I think about it, I really should have gotten something else but didn't feel like I had the time to browse with a Uhaul time schedule..oh well!

Nice Apartment, very nice, looks like both you and your roomie got a lot of room. Always good to have your own space. And it looks neater beyond that :teeth:

I'm sorry to hear about your U-Haul and IKEA debacle. Isn't that how it always works, you always pick the wrong way of doing something :sad2: At least you still got every thing moved in to the house and then you would be going back to the most magical place on Earth soon after (:

So nice of your brother to buy you the shirt you wanted from Universal after your mom left. Really took your mind off how sad you felt that your mom was leaving.

Can't wait to read more! :mickeyjum

I'm pretty confident that he did it to shut me up as I was semi hysterical haha. I saw a woman at the airport on Monday when I picked bro up and she was semi hysterical too so I was glad it wasn't me for once! :rotfl:

I think I would have struggled with the transition between CSR and the apt... I would have wanted to live at CSR. However, the apt is lovely! Clean, new, bright and spacious!

Can't wait to see it decorated.

Thanks! I was thankful we had chosen CSR since it is the closest moderate to where my apt is!!

Great updates! Sounds like it was a pretty easy move in (minus the U-Haul stuff)! How nice of your brother to put your stuff together!

I know what you mean about CSR getting so crowded with conference stuff! Every other year we go (except for this year) b/c there is a diabetes conference there, and that was also there while you were! We had other plans this year so we missed it, but I LOVE CSR! I love the setup, pool and Pepper Market!

Can't wait to see the pics of your apartment! I almost have a mental picture :rolleyes1

Can't wait for another update! Have a great weekend!

Haha! I believe that you and Livy are one of the few that have seen it in person :) Bro did fix my bed today so I'm sure Livy would be all over that now that my room isn't a wreck!! :rotfl:

IATink

09-04-2011, 12:42 PM

Cinderella's slipper

09-04-2011, 12:47 PM

EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON

Once again, welcome to the blog!!!!!!! :)

I guess I should introduce myself to those who don't know me or need a refresher :)

I'm Megan!!!!

I'm a 26 year old teacher originally from Pittsburgh, Orlando, and Cincinnati.

So I was at the point where I was 26, living at home :scared1:, and was about to be unemployed with a Bachelor's degree and teaching certificate.

They say everything happens for a reason. In the meantime, we've moved into our 2 bedroom/2 bath apt, 10 mins from AK, and I've become employed! I interviewed with a few elementary schools but didn't get any bites. I interviewed with 2 daycares and were given offers but I was also given a job offer for a Montessori school which I accepted. It will provide me with higher pay, paid holidays off, summers off, and a great schedule!!!!

STAY TUNED!!!!!!

Hi Megan, I had the pleasure of meeting you when you were one of the FGIT's when we had our princess makeovers in BBB. It was such a great experience. Congratulations on your new job!
Linda

TinkerbellLuvr7

09-06-2011, 06:34 PM

Just found your latest trip report today. I have enjoyed reading about your adventures over the past few years and can't wait to read more!:goodvibes I am jealous of your move to Florida! How awesome to be only 10 minutes away from the "happiest place on earth.":thumbsup2

:welcome: I hope you are enjoying it!

Hi Megan, I had the pleasure of meeting you when you were one of the FGIT's when we had our princess makeovers in BBB. It was such a great experience. Congratulations on your new job!
Linda

:welcome: Thanks :) I hope you enjoy the new reports!

TinkerbellLuvr7

09-06-2011, 06:49 PM

APT PICS

HAPPY TUESDAY DIS FRIENDS!!!

I hope you had a good holiday weekend! I'll be posting a mini report about my Labor Day weekend but if you're friends with me on FB, you can see the pics and get a mini preview!

Now to wrap up, "MOVING BACK TO FL," here are the apt pics!!!!

View from our 2bed/2bath, 1st floor apt:

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These are the most recent pics but things are constantly changing and are being added!

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My bedroom/Bathroom:

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Well there you have it! Like I said, we're always changing and adding things to our apt. My next goal is to hang some pics in my room. I didn't take actual pics of the pool but we do have a nice pool/hot tub/ outdoor kitchen with 2 HD TVs and 3 grills. We also have 2 work-out rooms and a nice club house with computer room and another kitchen.

I hope you enjoyed the pics!!! I'll be back this weekend to report on Labor Day Weekend!!!!! :)

bouncycat

09-06-2011, 07:32 PM

Very nice Apt!!!! Looks very cozy for you and your roomie!!! I do hope you had a good Labor day weekend!!!

eecteacher82

09-06-2011, 07:41 PM

wdwgirl03

09-06-2011, 09:29 PM

Your apartment looks really nice!

Can't wait to hear about your Labor Day weekend. I enjoyed the pictures you had on facebook!

Queenofallthings

09-07-2011, 07:29 AM

Hey Girl! Great apartment! I have no idea what I did wrong with your number but I texted you a few times but it wouldn't send!:scared1: I had the same problem receiving texts, Hypermommy texted me and I didn't get them until I got home:confused3 It apparently never entered my head to ask my BIL to borrow his Ipad to send you a message via FB...epic fail on my part and I'm so sad we never got to meet up:sad2:

TinkerbellLuvr7

09-08-2011, 05:52 PM

I will just say one more time, how much I love your apartment! It is set up so nice and really spacious!

I have to say, your year long TR is going to pass mine up quickly! I can't wait to get to the time we were up and spent with you! It was such a great time! Livy still thinks that it is funny that she got made into a princess in her hotel!

Thanks :) I was loading my Labor Day pics and realized I didn't take any pics when you and Livy were here a few weeks ago :( I guess if readers want to read that weekend, they will have to check yours out!! I'll do Princess Hair anytime!!!!:wizard:

Your apartment looks really nice!

Can't wait to hear about your Labor Day weekend. I enjoyed the pictures you had on facebook!

Thanks! After I got home, I wish I had taken more..oops!

Hey Girl! Great apartment! I have no idea what I did wrong with your number but I texted you a few times but it wouldn't send!:scared1: I had the same problem receiving texts, Hypermommy texted me and I didn't get them until I got home:confused3 It apparently never entered my head to ask my BIL to borrow his Ipad to send you a message via FB...epic fail on my part and I'm so sad we never got to meet up:sad2:

Haha, I didn't want to seem like a stalker and send you texts! I'm sure there will be a next time for us to meet!!!! :)

TinkerbellLuvr7

09-08-2011, 06:27 PM

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER PTR

Hi Dis Friends!!! I hope you are all having a good week! I'll be happy when 4:30pm tomorrow arrives and the weekend begins! I figured before I post on Labor Day Weekend, I would post info about my next big "trip." I figured depending on what happens this weekend, I'll try and post Labor Day too! Tomorrow, I believe I'm having dinner with friends, Saturday-going to BB or TL with friends, and Sunday-Parks with my brother/TS lunch or dinner hopefully!!

TRIP DETAILS:

CAST:

Mom, Dad, Bro, and I:

(Both pics from 2008..I think?)

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ALSO..

My BFF/College Roomie/Adopted Twin Sister and her Hubby:

(Their wedding Sept 2010)

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*They will be there to celebrate their 1st year wedding anniversary and are going to be in the Marathon!!

ALSO..

M and K, friends/former roomies of mine/Halloween Crazies!!!

(from last year's Epic Halloween/Reunion trip!!)

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(The following info will be based on just the schedule/details of my family and I)

DATES:

SEPTEMBER 30-OCTOBER 3, 2011

TRAVEL:

Since bro and I live in Orlando, we will be driving :)

Mom and Dad will be taking:

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After Mom and Dad land, they will be using:

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RESORT:

I wanted POFQ..sold out. I wanted to take a chance for a new queen room at POR but we decided against that so we were left with..

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We will hope for building 8A again :)

TICKETS:

Bro and I both have WDW FL Resident APs (non-premium.)

Mom and Dad will be using their "Free Dining" 2 day/one park tickets.

We will be buying MNSSHP with my AP discount and will save $10 a ticket.

DINING

We almost changed to one or two rooms at POP with QS DDP but my "resort snob of a father" refuses to stay at POP (or any value) so we will stick with CSR and use my Tables in Wonderland discount card (20% off food + 18% tip)

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ADRS:

We have 3 ADRs booked but might cancel one or more when all is said and done!

9/30: MK 5:30pm:

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~Bro missed this meal in June so we're going to try it again or might skip it for a QS.

10/1: DHS 6:55pm:

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~Mom has been wanting to do this so we shall go!

10/2: Epcot 1:30pm:

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~Haven't been to this in years!!

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

9/30:
~1:30pm: Mom and Dad arrive in Orlando
~Take DME to CSR and check in (leaving my room key at the front desk)
~Leave work at 3:15pm, head to CSR, change, head to MK
~4pm: MK for MNSSHP
~12am: MNSSHP ends

10/1:
~8am: DHS for EMH
~Rides at DHS + QS lunch (TBD)
~DHS closes at 7pm

10/2:
~9am: Epcot for rope drop
~Rides at Epcot
~Mid-day break at CSR
~Food and Wine Festival
~Epcot closes at 9pm

10/3:
~I work at 7:30am
~Mom and Dad will leave for MCO at 1pm

COUNT DOWN TILL THE EARLY XMAS WEEKEND AT WDW!!!!!

It will be a short weekend but we will still have fun and it will be Dad's first time at the Halloween Party and Food and Wine. So far Xmas activities have won him over..will this beat that?!!!!

UP NEXT:

LABOR DAY WEEKEND AT WDW!!!!

IheartDDuck

09-08-2011, 07:47 PM

Queenofallthings

09-08-2011, 10:24 PM

Oh hon...I sure wish you had! I would never ever ever think you were stalking us...stalking is such a harsh word:lmao::lmao: Next time for sure .... no matter what....we'll make the plan before we leave home;)

Great plans for the upcoming trip! I hate to admit this, but I too believe I am now a resort snob:rolleyes1 Yup....I definitely am...:rotfl2:

TinkerbellLuvr7

09-09-2011, 04:34 PM

Ha ha, I love how you say that your dad is a resort snob. That was so my dad too! Until we stayed at POP once because I told him that it was all we could swing on the New Year's trip we took. I mean, DVC doesn't do much good when you have no points left.....

I'm gonna PM you, because we should certainly make plans to see each other when I'm there. And this time, no near misses! :rotfl:

I know but its so true!!!! :) Let me know about the PM :)

Oh hon...I sure wish you had! I would never ever ever think you were stalking us...stalking is such a harsh word:lmao::lmao: Next time for sure .... no matter what....we'll make the plan before we leave home;)

Great plans for the upcoming trip! I hate to admit this, but I too believe I am now a resort snob:rolleyes1 Yup....I definitely am...:rotfl2:

Aww sorry :( I should have and was going to but recalled when you said DD was going to text so I kind of waited but should have I guessed! I even looked at your schedule and saw that most of my available days you were at the resort or DTD. Oh well, next time!!

LadyBeBop

09-10-2011, 10:26 AM

Mom and Dad will be taking:

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The only way to get from Cincinnati to Orlando. Or are they also flying in from Columbus?

Enjoying your trip reports, but also envying you also. I'll think of you when our first snowstorm hits. :mad:

TinkerbellLuvr7

09-10-2011, 08:51 PM

The only way to get from Cincinnati to Orlando. Or are they also flying in from Columbus?

Enjoying your trip reports, but also envying you also. I'll think of you when our first snowstorm hits. :mad:

They will be flying from Cincinnati! They were able to get tickets for $215 each + we all have the Delta Credit Card so they will get to check a bag each for free which is good :)

They will be flying from Cincinnati in Dec as well. They were able to get tickets for around $200 each with a buy one, companion ticket for $99 which was from the credit card :) We really wish SW would come to Cincinnati or Dayton!!!

TinkerbellLuvr7

09-11-2011, 07:37 PM

LABOR DAY WEEKEND

Hi Dis Friends!!

I hope everyone is having a good weekend :) I had such a nice weekend. I spent Friday having a "me" night by going to the gym, having dinner, and watching TV. Sometimes as a teacher, you NEED those nights! Yesterday, I went to TL with my roomie and a friend. I met my brother in the afternoon at DHS and we ate at Sci Fi (sorry there's no review but it was the best service I've had there!). Last night I just chilled and did laundry! Today, I went back to TL and stayed for 4 hours and it was HOT!! 87, feels like 97!! I did some shopping for a Halloween outfit in case I go to MNSSHP next week with some CM friends. I'm not into costumes but found a pumpkin shirt and got some festive ribbon at Michaels and thought I might buy some Halloween mickey ears :)

Before I give more updates on our Sept/Oct mini vacation, here's how Labor Day went!!

FRIDAY SEPT 2 AND SAT SEPT 3, 2011

I just spent the two days relaxing and cleaned a little. My brother was able to come and fix my Ikea bed but he was sick so we didn't end up going to a park which is what we had planned. I ended up getting take-out and watching Disney's Prom from Redbox..it was such a cute movie!!!!!

SUNDAY SEPT 4, 2011

I started my holiday weekend by waking up at 8am..eek! I decided that I would have a "me" day by going to MK and Epcot.

I left my apt and decided to park at Epcot and take the monorail to MK!

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It was when I was on the platform that I realized I forgot my chapstick :eek: FL heat..I would not survive the day without some so I came up with a plan after I got to TTC!

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(They already have the pumpkins in place for MNSSHP)

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My first stop..

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After getting some chapstick at the gift shop (paid $1.75 with my AP discount), I got back onto the monorail to my destination!

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When I arrived, I fully expected it to be busy which it was but I didn't mind!

HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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It was a nice day, I figured why not take some castle pics!

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A bunch of people asked what I was taking in the water haha. They caught on..

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My one and only attraction stop at MK:

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It was then that I had noticed in the Time's Guide that Casey's was closed! There was also a sign outside:

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The show was cute!!

**CONT IN NEXT POST.....

TinkerbellLuvr7

09-11-2011, 07:39 PM

LABOR DAY WEEKEND PART II

After Tiki Room, it was around 11:30am and I was getting hungry so I had a toss up between Tortuga Tavern or Pecos. I tried TT since I hadn't eaten there before:

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Nachos and an ice water was $7.77 and it was really good!

After my little lunch I took some more pics and headed back to Epcot.

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Once I got to Epcot, I went on a mini mission to ride a ton!

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First stop..

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I headed to The Land next and saw the Lion King show and went on:

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Figment and EO were next and then a snack!

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Nemo and Turtle Talk were next!

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After those I headed to WS. I had seen all the films except America so that was my stop. I debated about an early dinner at UK Fish and Chips but declined and got a pretzel and diet coke at America, ate inside, and got to the show just in time to hear Voices of Liberty. The show was as good as always and when I walked out, it was pouring!!! At that point I decided to head home and didn't even put my poncho on..it's a long walk in the rain haha.

MONDAY SEPT 5, 2011

I was very thankful that I had the day off!

The plan was to go to TL with friends and then have dinner at Epcot with another friend.

I got up at 7am..eek! I decided to go grocery shopping and Target was of course dead at 8am!

My friends had an extra Water Park ticket but I decided to just buy the $100 AP for the water parks and headed to TL at 9:30am.

I got my spot and 2 other lounge chairs for my friends who showed up at 11am, lol. We only did the wave pool and lazy river but it was still fun! At 1:30pm we left and I went home to shower and relax till my dinner date!

Here's pics of the new water park mugs...my beef with them

THE LID DOES NOT CLOSE LIKE THE RESORT MUGS!!!!!

#1..do they not know that sand is EVERYWHERE?!
#2..do they not know that there are bugs EVERYWHERE?!

The old mugs closed and were larger. I don't mind the size since it's free to refill but the other feature did bug me!

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I have 2 of the mugs now. My one mug has a Monday and Saturday and I bought another one today for Sunday so I'm good to go!

I ended up leaving for Epcot at 4pm.

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We were able to check in for our Nine Dragons ADR an hour early. There were only 4 tables being used! I got the 3 course meal with the soup, honey chicken, and ginger ice cream. My friend got the fried rice which was huge and she took 1/2 home. My meal was $24 including my TIW discount and tip.

After dinner we went on TT and waited 15 mins!

We took the monorail to MK to see the decorations and waited 10 min for Space Mt. We rode TTA after that and headed home!

**Well that's Labor Day Weekend! I'm glad I got the water park AP. I've used it 3x already and love having it! There aren't any block-out dates so I'm able to use it in the summer too!!

Next weekend, I'm meeting my friend Katie on Sunday and we're going to USO/IOA so that will be fun going to "the other parks" with 2 Disney Lovers!!

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!

UP NEXT:

~SEPT/OCT DETAILS + PICS

~DEC IS BOOKED, REBOOKED, AND FINALIZED!!!!!!

wdwgirl03

09-11-2011, 09:33 PM

disneydreamingdebby

09-12-2011, 05:55 PM

Okay- I find it so funny that you can do a mini PTR when you live so close! HAHAHA

Great way to spend labor day weekend. I can't wait to see the pictures from you Halloween trip. Someday we will be there over the fall season...

Your apt looks nice. I am surprise to not see more hidden mickeys. hehe

Nermel9

09-12-2011, 06:27 PM

Hey, sorry I never subbed til now, but I've been reading along! :cool1: I love your apartment, it's so nice, I really love the buildings in Florida! Most apartment buildings here in CT are so depressing! :confused3

I had to scroll through your latest pics of all the Halloween decorations of MK really fast! I kind of want to be surprised when I see them in a couple weeks, I know, I'm a huge loser! :laughing:

Queenofallthings

09-12-2011, 07:18 PM

I was so happy that the Halloween decorations were up right before we left! I just wish they could have started the MNSSHP a little earlier...I know all the kids would have loved to trick or treat in the World...it's always so darn cold here and there costumes are usually over winter coats;)

TinkerbellLuvr7

09-12-2011, 08:07 PM

First of all, the picture of you guys at the Osborne Lights makes me sad I'm not going for Christmas :sad2:. One of these days I'll get back to see the decorations! BUT...I seriously cannot wait to see all of the fall stuff when we go. It all looks amazing!

That Halloween Duffy is too cute. :)

Oh, and my sister went to TL the other day since she was off. So jealous. haha

Yay for TL! I saw a ton of CMs there this weekend and a lot of Europeans/South Americans (speedos and thong bikinis!) I want Halloween Duffy!!! I told my mom she can buy him for me when they come in 2 weeks lol. They have 7 days to clean up Halloween and set up for Xmas..CRAZY!!

Okay- I find it so funny that you can do a mini PTR when you live so close! HAHAHA

Great way to spend labor day weekend. I can't wait to see the pictures from you Halloween trip. Someday we will be there over the fall season...

Your apt looks nice. I am surprise to not see more hidden mickeys. hehe

Thanks :) My roommate is kind of anti-Disney even though she works at DTD so the ones we have in the common area are very subtle (fridge magnet is pretty much it). In my room, I have some pictures that aren't hung that are Disney and most of my pic frames are from Disney. My calendar is as well. I also have coasters that are Mickey heads. It's a work in progress but my room at home is another story, you see Disney items on every single wall haha.

Hey, sorry I never subbed til now, but I've been reading along! :cool1: I love your apartment, it's so nice, I really love the buildings in Florida! Most apartment buildings here in CT are so depressing! :confused3

I had to scroll through your latest pics of all the Halloween decorations of MK really fast! I kind of want to be surprised when I see them in a couple weeks, I know, I'm a huge loser! :laughing:

Haha..I should have been a warning up..sorry!!!!!! I figured they will be good for those not joining in the fall! I'm still debating if I want to go to MNSSHP next week with some friends :confused3 I don't really have the $$ but CM tix are only $36 so I kind of hate to not go twice :( We'll see!!

TinkerbellLuvr7

09-12-2011, 08:09 PM

TinkerbellLuvr7

09-17-2011, 07:25 AM

MOUSKEEPING AND MNSSHP OUTFIT!!!

HAPPY SATURDAY DIS FRIENDS!!!

I hope you had a good week :)

My week was pretty crazy and we called several parent meetings that were unexpected so I'm hoping next week won't be as crazy :rotfl: I volunteered last night at the school for Parent's Night Out 6pm-9pm. We had 15 kids which was nice and they played games and watched a movie so it was pretty good in the end!

Today I'm going to do some shopping, errands, and go to Typhoon Lagoon!!! Tomorrow, Katie and I are going to USO/IOA! We are still having 90 degree temps with low rain which is wonderful when I look at Cincinnati weather and it's only 70 degrees! This is why I was meant to live in FL!!!

I'M GOING TO MNSSHP ON TUESDAY!!!!!!!!!

I got CM tickets with a CM friend and we're going for just under $40 :cool1: It will be the first night since school started that I'll be up "late". I'm planning to leave before midnight and probably park at WL :rolleyes1 shh, don't tell!!!! I'll be doing a report of that party and of course the party on the 30th!

MOUSEKEEPING ENVELOPES:

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*These are all taken from Disboards

MNSSHP TIX!!

Last Sunday, I stopped at DTD after I left TL and picked put our tickets! I was hoping they would be festive but sadly not. I did like the ticket envelopes!

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Mine:

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Bro's:

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I mailed mom and dad theirs since they will be able to go before I get off work but they have Goofy and Pluto..no Minnie :(

TRIP FOLDER:

Sadly, I no longer do binders. We don't take week long trips anymore so I don't see the need in a binder. With all the technology now, I'm saving ink and paper by not printing menus, just the necessary documents that we need. I still made a folder cover! I took the cover from last year and updated it.

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FOOD AND WINE!!

Mom sent me the Food and Wine booklet. I'm assuming it was sent because of my AP but I was happy to get it and take a look at all of our options! I've highlighted what I want. My goal is to get one thing from each booth which should be easy since I live here!

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MNSSHP OUTFIT

I am not creative and I don't have $$$ to put into a costume so I'm just going to do a Halloween outfit. I found a shirt at Walmart for $5 (sadly I do not fit in the Mickey Halloween one that everyone is getting at Target).

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I thought Old Navy had adult Halloween shirts but I guess not this year, it's all for kids and dogs :confused3 I'm planning on buying a MNSSHP when I go on Tues and will probably wear that for the party on the 30th!

I also got some ribbon from Michaels. It was on sale for .33 each!

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You have to have glitter! I got a can of spray glitter from Walmart ($2). If you every want "pixie dust" like at BBB, this is the closest/cheapest you can get to the real thing!!

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I'm also thinking of buying some Halloween mickey ears headband. I have the Xmas one so I'm thinking a Halloween one will be good too!

That's it for now...have a good weekend!!!!!!!!!!!

UP NEXT:

**MNSSHP REVIEW!!!!!!

**SEPT/OCT PTR SCHEDULE + MORE!!!

Cinderella's slipper

09-17-2011, 08:42 AM

IheartDDuck

09-17-2011, 12:54 PM

I would think that the stuff for MNSSHP would be more festive. Who knows why Disney isn't doing that. Well, probably just to cut costs I'm guessing. Everyone wants to cut costs.

You're so lucky to live there! It's already getting cold here too. We've already had some overnight temperatures in the 30's. Come on! :headache:

Nermel9

09-17-2011, 03:40 PM

I love the Mousekeeping envelopes, can you give me the link so I can print them out? I always do searches on the DIS but I can never find good ones!

I can't wait for MNSSHP!!! :banana: Reading all the reviews from the first 2 parties are making me so anxious, I want to be there now!!! :eek:

TinkerbellLuvr7

09-17-2011, 05:34 PM

I am so happy that you get to live so close. You are just so creative, it's fun to see what you put together. We will be in Disney on Monday September 19, but decided against going to MNSSHP this time. I'll be interested to read your review of the party.

Have a great weekend!

Linda

Thanks :) You too!!

I would think that the stuff for MNSSHP would be more festive. Who knows why Disney isn't doing that. Well, probably just to cut costs I'm guessing. Everyone wants to cut costs.

You're so lucky to live there! It's already getting cold here too. We've already had some overnight temperatures in the 30's. Come on! :headache:

I got the $6 black/orange mickey head bracelet (the ones they sell at the registers) and mickey ears with the pumpkin on the top but they were $18 :scared1: Not sure I'm going to keep them or return them :confused3

I love the Mousekeeping envelopes, can you give me the link so I can print them out? I always do searches on the DIS but I can never find good ones!

I can't wait for MNSSHP!!! :banana: Reading all the reviews from the first 2 parties are making me so anxious, I want to be there now!!! :eek:

I'll send you the link. All I do is right click copy and then paste into a Word document to resize and print. I have the link of it saved in my bookmarks because it's hard to find!!!

Queenofallthings

09-17-2011, 05:59 PM

PlutosRHM55

09-18-2011, 02:37 PM

I'm so jealous you are getting to go to MNSSHP and F&WF. It seems like you have a cute little costume going there. I can't wait to see how it all turns out at the party. And yeah, why couldn't Disney have been more festive? Usually they are... I wonder if they'll make them look nicer later :confused3 Well, have a great time! :mickeyjum

jenbear123

09-19-2011, 06:42 PM

Wow. Okay. Not sure how I got unsubscribed from this but I've missed A LOT! Going back to read now...... :surfweb:

TinkerbellLuvr7

09-22-2011, 06:58 PM

Food and Wine and MNSSHP...I'm just a tad envious:lmao: You are going to have so much fun! And yes, I am missing the heat, even the humidity....we have had some temps in the 30s too since we got home:eek:so not ready for winter to be coming:scared1:

MNSSHP was so much fun! I'll be reporting about it sometime this weekend so stay tuned for it! They are having a CM preview for F and W next Thurs so I might go with my roommate since she can bring friends :) The next 7 days are saying anywhere from 90-92 with 30-50% chances of rain :)

I'm so jealous you are getting to go to MNSSHP and F&WF. It seems like you have a cute little costume going there. I can't wait to see how it all turns out at the party. And yeah, why couldn't Disney have been more festive? Usually they are... I wonder if they'll make them look nicer later :confused3 Well, have a great time! :mickeyjum

Stayed tuned for the report this weekend :)

Wow. Okay. Not sure how I got unsubscribed from this but I've missed A LOT! Going back to read now...... :surfweb:

Good thing for chapters :)

TinkerbellLuvr7

09-24-2011, 06:47 PM

THIS IS HALLOWEEN!!!!!!

HAPPY SATURDAY DIS FRIENDS!!!

I'm a little under the weather but promised this updated over the weekend so here it comes!!!

On Tuesday Sept 20, my friend "B" and I went to MNSSHP. B is an elephant keeper at AK (her and I worked together at AK for the kids clubs in 2008) and was able to get the discount CM MNSSHP tickets. I wasn't sure if the $40 was worth it since I'm going on Friday with my family but..

IT WAS WORTH IT!!!!

I really was not expecting it to be packed on a Tuesday night but a TON of CMs were there that night so there always seemed to be lines for treats, rides, and character spots. We still had a blast!!!

We got to CR around 5:30pm. We had an ADR at The Wave but ended up canceling it and settled for Casey's instead. It turns out the menu still doesn't appeal to me but at least we got good parking!!

Driving in I managed to get a few pics..

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We decided to take the monorail over since we knew we'd be walking back after the party.

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We got in and got our bracelets. The CM (a CP) did a great job putting mine on. It always seems that they either put them on too tight or too loose but mine was perfect!!!

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B got the shirt from Target, the one that I did not fit into lol. She wore it well...as did several other people lol.

Our first stop was dinner at Caseys! I had transferred $10 from my Visa Rewards and my corn dogs, fries, and diet coke were just under $10..yay for free dinner!!

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At that point, I began to panic as my camera only had 2 bars left..eek! I tried not to panic since I know I'm going on Friday but still..geez! I loved the new Halloween cups but back in the day..aka 2008...they did EVERYTHING in the festive'ness but now it's only the cups..oh well, they are still cute!

After dinner, I returned the $18 Mickey Halloween Ears. I decided I could buy something else for that money and my outfit was good enough without them.

After a potty stop, we headed to ride Jungle Cruise to pass the time before the tricks and treats!!!

After the ride, we did the JC treat spot, Pirates spot, and the Splash Mt spot twice :)

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We rode BTM with a walk-on which was awesome!!

We headed to HM next for the treat spot and then ride!

We waited less than 15 mins for the photo of which I still haven't looked at..oops!

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After hitting up all the spots in Fantasyland and a few in Tomorrowland, we watched the new Villans show!

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After the show, we decided to find Duffy and get a picture!!

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STAY TUNED FOR MORE!!!!

TinkerbellLuvr7

09-24-2011, 06:53 PM

THIS IS HALLOWEEN PART II

After Duffy we hit another potty spot and were shocked to see this pic had no wait! Of course you can see the wet spot from the sink..ugh!

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HALLOWISHES WERE NEXT!!!!!

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After the fireworks, B was on a mission to find a Ghost Popcorn bucket and water so we stopped at the station hear HM and score!

I was not going to get one and had decided to wait till Friday but I caved and Ghost Mickey came home with me and is now filled with candy lol.

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We had 45 mins to kill before the parade so we had a photo shoot!

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STAY TUNED FOR MORE!!!!

TinkerbellLuvr7

09-24-2011, 07:00 PM

THIS IS HALLOWEEN PART III

BOOOO TO YOUUUUUU PARADE!!!!

I did not take my brother's advice when he has told me to stand with my back to the buildings in Liberty Square..ugh! Oh well, at least I'll have Friday to take better parade pics!

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I did not get very good pics of this :( My camera was acting up that night! I blame it on the fact that the battery was quickly dying but that's no excuse! I know what it's capable of...anyways...

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MY FAVORITE PART......

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STAY TUNED FOR EVEN MORE!!!!!!

TinkerbellLuvr7

09-24-2011, 07:16 PM

THIS IS HALLOWEEN PART IV

After Boo to You, we headed for Tomorrowland for more candy stations that we didn't hit before!

We did catch some of the dance party which was pretty packed!!

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We took a ride on the Peoplemover and then I decided to head home and call it a night. I ended up walking out of MK right at 11:30pm and was home, showered, and in bed by 12:30 which was pretty good!!! I was pretty good at work on Wednesday but began to fade around 3pm with my 5 hours of sleep, lol.

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My candy bag was pretty much filled. The only two spots I didn't hit was the one by Buzz and the one by Wishes Dessert Party area. At the parade, they gave the Mickey suckers out.

No festive PP this year?!

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OVERALL..

It was a great party and I'm glad I went! My CM friend "D" who works at CSR was also there with some work people and we had the same shirt on!!!

I loved the parade as always, fireworks were great, and the new Villans show was good. We got some great candy and loved our Mickey buckets.

Downfall..the crowds. I was not expecting that for a Tuesday. The candy spots were generally lined up, the rides were lined up, the character spots were lined up as well (except Duffy).

I'm looking forward to going with my family on Friday. We won't be doing the character spots but I will try to get them to do the HM ones. If the crowds were like Tuesday it will be good and manageable.

HOPE YOU ENJOYED!!!!!!!

jenbear123

09-24-2011, 08:51 PM

Nermel9

09-24-2011, 09:45 PM

AHHHH!!! Love your MNSSHP update! I'm SO excited!!!! :banana: :banana: :banana: I don't even care if there are crowds on Friday, I just can't wait to see everything!

JolllyHoliday

09-24-2011, 10:44 PM

Never been to the party and it really looks fun. Thanks for sharing your pictures.

IheartDDuck

09-24-2011, 10:52 PM

Looks like you guys had a great time! I have only been to MNSSHP once, and it was years ago when it wasn't at the popularity that it is now.

I laughed when you talked about fading the next day around 3pm. That's totally me! I joke with myself all the time about how old I feel like I'm getting, because I just can't hang the way I used to. :rotfl:

disneydreamingdebby

09-25-2011, 07:01 AM

Thank you for sharing the Halloween Party! Some day we will go during the fall...as you know, it isn't a good time of year for a teacher to miss school!

More importantly, how on earth do you live with someone who is antiDisney?!!:confused3

wdwgirl03

09-25-2011, 11:06 AM

Awesome pictures and review of MNSSHP! The more I see of it the more I cannot wait to go. That stinks that it was crowded for early in the week (and also in the season!)-I'm fully expecting it to be a lot busier when we go since it's the day before Halloween.

I'm glad you got to meet Halloween Duffy! He's so cute.

TinkerbellLuvr7

09-25-2011, 05:43 PM

Great review of MNSSHP! I am so excited to do this!!! Looks like they're giving out a great variety of candy. Too bad you didn't get a good shot of the headless horseman. Oh well. You've got another chance! I'm surprised you say the crowds were high seeing how it's still September and it was a Tuesday :confused3 Weird also how they don't have a festive photopass. Did they still give you that offer of a discount for photos taken the night of the party? I know they did that last year too.

The crowds were nuts! It was a HUGE CM night and you could tell for sure. I know a lot of CMs were given free tix and that was the last night you could use it. We'll see how it is on Friday! I have no idea about the discount?! It didn't say anything on the PP?!

AHHHH!!! Love your MNSSHP update! I'm SO excited!!!! :banana: :banana: :banana: I don't even care if there are crowds on Friday, I just can't wait to see everything!

Yay!! 5 more days till you go!!!!

Never been to the party and it really looks fun. Thanks for sharing your pictures.

You're welcome!

Looks like you guys had a great time! I have only been to MNSSHP once, and it was years ago when it wasn't at the popularity that it is now.

I laughed when you talked about fading the next day around 3pm. That's totally me! I joke with myself all the time about how old I feel like I'm getting, because I just can't hang the way I used to. :rotfl:

Haha, I did great during school but after the kids left, we had a seminar of which I began to fade lol.

Thank you for sharing the Halloween Party! Some day we will go during the fall...as you know, it isn't a good time of year for a teacher to miss school!

More importantly, how on earth do you live with someone who is antiDisney?!!:confused3

It would be super hard for a teacher to miss school at that time of the year!! Not a ton of schools have "fall breaks" or are off for Columbus Day so it would make it super hard!

Awesome pictures and review of MNSSHP! The more I see of it the more I cannot wait to go. That stinks that it was crowded for early in the week (and also in the season!)-I'm fully expecting it to be a lot busier when we go since it's the day before Halloween.

I'm glad you got to meet Halloween Duffy! He's so cute.

Thanks!!!! He was so stinkin cute!! :)

Queenofallthings

09-25-2011, 05:48 PM

TinkerbellLuvr7

09-25-2011, 06:58 PM

When I had seen on FB that you were going to the party all night Jasmine and I were going back and forth .... "can't you just picture this, and I wonder if they are at the Villians show...etc etc etc". One of my very favorite things to do and you did a great job bringing it to us:hug:

Aww, thanks!!! We did really have a great time. I wish I could have stayed till the very end but this Friday I will for sure!!!! I will be doing another report of course because it will be tied in with the whole weekend :)

TinkerbellLuvr7

09-26-2011, 06:03 PM

SEPT/OCT PTR

Happy Monday Dis Friends!!!

I hope everyone had a good weekend! I started getting sick on Thursday night but I'm finally starting to feel better today! I have to be 100% for the busy weekend ahead!!

Some updates about the trip...

**My parents are debating about getting APs :cool1: I told my mom that I would pay half of each of their passes and use that towards their Xmas so I hope they take the deal so we don't have to ask people to let them in..I hate doing that :(

SCHEDULE:

Friday 30th:

~Mom and Dad land at 11:30am at MCO. Bro is picking them up and will drop them off at CSR before he heads to work at 2.

~I'm leaving work early at 3:15. I'll head to CSR to get my room key from the front desk and will head to our (HOPEFULLY BED BUG FREE) room, change, and grab a bus to MK

~We'll be at MNSSHP till midnight. I did end up canceling our ADR at Tonys and we'll do a QS for dinner, paying OOP.

Sat 1st:

**Plans are subject to change!!!!**

~The current plan is to go to DHS for the whole day with an 11:00am ADR at 50s Prime Time.

~If mom and dad get their passes, we will take an afternoon break and then head to MK in the evening to see the 40th anniversary fun + watch the special Wishes Fireworks show.

**There is a chance that if they don't get the passes that we might go to Universal but mom and dad will have to pay to get into IOA since bro's passes are gone already.

I'm hoping for the DHS/MK option. If anything, I might have to break away from them to see the special fireworks but I think they are like 99% sold on the APs (at least mom is!)

Sunday 2nd:

~Most likely we will be spending the whole day at Epcot with doing rides and exploring Food and Wine. We had a Rose and Crown ADR but canceled it to enjoy all the food and wine fun but if anything we'll get a QS meal and pay OOP.

~DHS is open till 12am but I have work on Monday so I will be calling it a night after Illuminations

Monday 3rd:

~I will head to work for 7:30am.

~Bro is off work so he'll spend the day with mom and dad.

~If they have their passes, they might head to AK for a few hours in the morning.

~Their flight is at 4 so bro will head to the airport with them around 2.

It's a super short trip which kind of makes me sad but I'm planning on going home over Thanksgiving so I will get to see them longer, not to mention their week long Dec trip that's planned, and I'm going home for 10 days over Xmas :)

I've already begun packing with a week packed schedule!!!

Toiletry Bag:

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Park Bag:

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**I hope everyone has a great week and weekend and I'll be back next week!!!!**

bouncycat

09-26-2011, 08:31 PM

Great plan!! I know of a few families that will be at MK for the festivities, mine included in them. If you see a weird chick with Tigger leg braces, and maybe ears in a wheelchair....that's me!! HAHA Maybe I'll get some of those light em up things to take and put on the spokes of my chair LOL Glad your parents are coming back down, and I hope it works out how you want it to!! I'm very anxiously waiting for Thursday to start the weekend!!!

TinkerbellLuvr7

10-06-2011, 06:04 PM

TinkerbellLuvr7

10-06-2011, 06:07 PM

HI DIS FRIENDS!!!

I hope everyone had a good weekend! I'm glad Friday is almost here!

I'll be back this weekend to report on our weekend at WDW.

Sadly, I ended up getting sick so I'm lacking in pictures but I'll still report on how the weekend went but to give you a little preview, the weekend involved..

LOTS OF CANDY

NEW APS

THE CRAZIEST CROWDS I'VE EVER SEEN

A SURPRISE ADR

SICKNESS

AND NO TOWEL ANIMALS??!!!

PlutosRHM55

10-07-2011, 07:25 PM

Glad to hear you had a fun weekend. Sorry though you had to get sick... that's never fun :sad2: Can't wait to read all about it! :mickeyjum

disneydreamingdebby

10-07-2011, 08:35 PM

Looking forward to hearing about it!!

wdwgirl03

10-08-2011, 01:21 PM

Boo on getting sick. :sad2: Can't wait to hear about everything else though.

Queenofallthings

10-08-2011, 07:35 PM

So sorry to hear you are not feeling well again:sick: That's never fun! Hope you are feeling better soon:goodvibes

TinkerbellLuvr7

10-09-2011, 09:49 AM

Glad to hear you had a fun weekend. Sorry though you had to get sick... that's never fun :sad2: Can't wait to read all about it! :mickeyjum

Thanks!

Looking forward to hearing about it!!

Thanks!

Boo on getting sick. :sad2: Can't wait to hear about everything else though.

Thanks!

So sorry to hear you are not feeling well again:sick: That's never fun! Hope you are feeling better soon:goodvibes

Thanks!

TinkerbellLuvr7

10-09-2011, 10:09 AM

CHECKING INTO CSR AND AN UPGRADE!!

Hi Dis Friends!! I'm so sorry it has taken me so long to start the mini trip report! On Sunday night, I began to get sick with what I thought was some sort of allergy attack and by Tues with sleep and more allergy meds, I was fine...or so I thought.

By Friday, my throat was on fire and I knew something was not right and what I thought was a sinus infection for 2 weeks, finally started showing more signs including a fever. I was lucky to be able to get into a doctors office in Champions Gate so I paid my $20 co-pay yesterday and my antibiotics were free at Publix!

I can't keep stressing how happy I am that mom and dad were here last weekend because it hasn't stopped raining since Friday night. They say that this might turn into a tropical storm of sorts and it might as well be because the rain and wind are nuts! At least if I'm sick, it's a good weekend to be sick! My school is not off tomorrow for school (Vet's Day we're off) but I wish we were so I'd have an extra day to recover but I'm taking my meds, resting, and drinking lots of fluids!

Now for the report....

FRIDAY SEPT 30TH, 2011

My day started off at 6am. I was so stinking excited to get the weekend started even though I had to work! Mom and dad's flight was at 9:30am so they were up and on their way to Cincinnati when I got up!

After a trip to Dunkin Donuts, I made my way to work!

Mom and dad landed just fine and bro picked them up at MCO.

I had planned to meet them at CSR to get my room key but as I pulled in at 1:00pm, Dad called to say that their system was down and they couldn't check in..ugh!

I parked and walked in to say hi to mom and dad. CSR was writing vouchers for food, parking passes, and park tickets which was nice! By the time I made it back to school, the system was up and they got into our room: Cabanas 8A 8247.

Mom and Dad got to the room, unpacked, and made their way to MK and...

THEY BOUGHT ANNUAL PASSES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This was a huge debate in the past few weeks but dad finally caved and the APs were in their hands!!! He has already found them to be a good value which I'm glad to hear!! I agreed to pay for half of them to put it towards Christmas since we're always looking for what to get!

At 3:15pm, I left work, got my room key, parking pass, and made my way to 8247!!

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Mom had already check to make sure it was bug free and it was! The housekeeping looked to be good, we were left with double the soaps, shampoos, conditioners, and lotions!

ROOM VIEW:

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We were upgraded thanks to my friend! We were right on the corner next to the dig site. 8A is by far our favorite building. It's super close to the bus, pool, parking lot, and a short walk across to the food!

After I unpacked and listened to Stacy on our TV (which was kind of fuzzy?!) I decided to hop in the pool before getting ready for MNSSHP!

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I also filled my mug before leaving for the room!

I got ready for MNSSHP and in 30 mins I was out the door! Since mom and dad had their APs and got in early, I didn't feel bad taking a few extra mins to get ready.

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By 4:45, I left for bus stop 4 which took 20 mins to get the MK bus!

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UP NEXT....

~ONLY ONE PIC FROM MNSSHP?!!!??!!!!

~WHAT DO YOU MEAN IT'S SOLD OUT?!!!

IheartDDuck

10-09-2011, 11:12 AM

Uh oh. Sold out means big crowds I think....:scared1:

Nermel9

10-09-2011, 12:24 PM

Ugh I'm sorry you're so sick! I had awful bronchitis right up until we left for Disney last week, so I really hope that's all of the sickness I'm going to get for a while! :eek:

Ughh, I was so annoyed when I heard that MNSSHP was sold out! I looked for you, because I knew you were wearing a pumpkin shirt, but I didn't see you, however, there were so many freakin people there, I might have walked right by you and not even noticed! :laughing:

DisneyDreamerMN

10-09-2011, 01:02 PM

Awesome that the meds were free! Love the ribbons, so pretty.

disneydreamingdebby

10-09-2011, 03:29 PM

oh no...you already had your ticket though, right? It must have been packed.

Hope you're starting to feel better and the meds are quick!

I felt that way last year, and it turned out that I had strep...

Queenofallthings

10-09-2011, 05:58 PM

Sold out are two words you don't want to hear...I know, we heard them in 2005 for the MVMCP!! It was nuts! Looking forward to hearing how it was though.....

PlutosRHM55

10-09-2011, 09:06 PM

Sorry to hear you're still sick. Eck! Never fun being sick. Hopefully you'll get better soon or the storm will give you one more day of rest. (:

YAY for APs! The CSR rooms look as gorgeous as always, same with the view. Great costume, so cute. I hope the "sold out" MNSSHP doesn't translate to anything bad per say...

Can't wait to read more! :mickeyjum

TinkerbellLuvr7

10-10-2011, 06:23 PM

Uh oh. Sold out means big crowds I think....:scared1:

It was super busy :( It was the last cheap night for CMs, AP/DVC, and general public so it was pretty nuts. I wish we had paid $5-10 more and went on Sunday!

Ugh I'm sorry you're so sick! I had awful bronchitis right up until we left for Disney last week, so I really hope that's all of the sickness I'm going to get for a while! :eek:

Ughh, I was so annoyed when I heard that MNSSHP was sold out! I looked for you, because I knew you were wearing a pumpkin shirt, but I didn't see you, however, there were so many freakin people there, I might have walked right by you and not even noticed! :laughing:

Thanks! I'm feeling much better now. You never know with amox and my body but it seems to be doing the trick and I'm thankful!

I looked for you too but we were lucky to do what we did that night, it was crazy!

Awesome that the meds were free! Love the ribbons, so pretty.

yay!! The ribbons were from Michaels for like .33 a roll

oh no...you already had your ticket though, right? It must have been packed.

Hope you're starting to feel better and the meds are quick!

I felt that way last year, and it turned out that I had strep...

Yes, thankfully we had our tickets already!!

Sold out are two words you don't want to hear...I know, we heard them in 2005 for the MVMCP!! It was nuts! Looking forward to hearing how it was though.....

It was pretty nuts the whole night. I never like to sit forever and wait for parades but for that one I will, and we didn't..you'll see the outcome of that!

Sorry to hear you're still sick. Eck! Never fun being sick. Hopefully you'll get better soon or the storm will give you one more day of rest. (:

YAY for APs! The CSR rooms look as gorgeous as always, same with the view. Great costume, so cute. I hope the "sold out" MNSSHP doesn't translate to anything bad per say...

Can't wait to read more! :mickeyjum

Thanks! I am feeling better. Our storm has come and gone which I'm glad because I didn't feel guilty wasting my weekend/outdoors! This weekend looks to be in the mid 80s and I'm planning at least one day to go to TL or BB!!!

hgharvey

10-10-2011, 07:46 PM

akayek31

10-12-2011, 01:41 AM

We were there the same time you were. My son and I stayed at Pop from Sept 22-Oct 2. We went to the MNSSHP on the 23rd and it was still crowded. My DD wants to attend UF in four years and I refuse to pay $60000 a year for out of state tuition so we may move to Fla her Jr or Sr year. How is Kissimmee with the living conditions? Someone told me not to move to Poinciana at all. Looking forward to reading more!

TinkerbellLuvr7

10-14-2011, 09:00 PM

Megan,

You are so lucky to live so close to WDW!!! I am very jealous.:cheer2: We actually were there that week and also at MNSSHP on the 30th and we heard on that Thursday that they were sold out, I was so glad I had gotten the tickets a few days before then. It was crazzzzyyy on the 30th. We stayed for the second parade and everything. The kids were pretty much done after that although they would have loved to have gone through a couple of more candy lines. pirate: (my daughter asked me to put the pirate in since she and her brother were pirates at MNSSHP on the 30th). I can't wait to read more, loving every minute of it. Would love to find you on fb if you are ok with that just so I can keep up with all your WDW/Universal adventures. I would love to move down there but I think the timing would have to be right, maybe once my kids get through school maybe they can do the CP and then I could move down there. Anyway, can't wait to read more!!

Thanks! ~Holly

Thanks Holly!! I'll send you a PM with my FB info!!

We were there the same time you were. My son and I stayed at Pop from Sept 22-Oct 2. We went to the MNSSHP on the 23rd and it was still crowded. My DD wants to attend UF in four years and I refuse to pay $60000 a year for out of state tuition so we may move to Fla her Jr or Sr year. How is Kissimmee with the living conditions? Someone told me not to move to Poinciana at all. Looking forward to reading more!

The Kissimmee area can be nice depending on the area you are in. Celebration is a part of that county that Kissimmee is in and is where I teach. Celebration is the best area to live in and I believe has the better schools compared to other Osceola Co. schools. Don't move to Poinciana!!! I live in South Kissimmee near Davenport/Clermont and it's a nice area and not as busy as Lake Buena Vista. I'm about 10 mins from AK give or take depending on traffic or lights but never more than 10 mins!

TinkerbellLuvr7

10-14-2011, 09:29 PM

MNSSHP...SOLD OUT!!!

HI DIS FRIENDS!!!

I hope everyone had a great week! I'm glad my Amox worked and my sinus infection is gone! I'm glad I can have a sickness-free weekend!!

Some news..

*Bro and I ate at Princess Norway Dinner last night in Epcot! We were able to get a 7pm 2 hours before the ADR time. I will be reporting on that after the TR.

**You probably noticed a new ticker!! I'll be doing a mini WDW with Danielle (IHeartDDuck)!!!! I'm in the process of deciding where I want to stay for Sat night. I'll be doing the QS DDP but I'm up in the air over resort choice. My choices are: Pop (costs $24 extra), Sports (stayed at before), Music (never stayed at before, and Movies (disliked when stayed there). I'm leaning towards Music as it's new for me and I'll only be there to sleep! I don't feel that the $24 EXTRA for Pop worth it for just one night. What do you think?!

***Plans are coming together for our Dec trip. I'll be starting that PTR after this TR. We're waiting to see who the TBA CLP narrator will be on the 16-18th to make our plans final! We have 2 ADRs booked for CLP until further notice.

****I might be having one or two Dis meets this weekend/week/next weekend! Stay tuned to find out if it happens!

NOW FOR THE REPORT....

FRIDAY SEPT 30, 2011

When I left off, I was waiting for a bus to MK for MNSSHP. It took 20 mins which kind of stunk and the bus was nearly full but off we went! I was upset to see the blow up mickey pumpkins were not turned on at the toll booths!

I got into the park with ease and met mom and dad near Tonys.

They were proud to show off their APs!!

We decided to ride Space Mt. first followed by Jungle Cruise! Just before 7pm, Dad decided he wanted to see Hall of Presidents so we did and I was anxious to get my candy on!

It was when we got out of the show, I noticed the masses of people and was suddenly very happy that I went with B the week before and got all of my party pictures because I only took one the whole night!!! :scared1:

After the show, we decided to head to PVH since CHH was closed. We all got pizza, salads, and diet cokes! It was over $30 and I had wished we had done the DDP..but we didn't.

MY ONLY PIC FROM MNSSHP....

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After our yummy dinner we decided to get some candy and find a parade spot....too bad all the spots were gone. We settled for a crowded area near the Shooting Gallery. We had missed the headless horseman of the first parade..boo!

Bro met up with us and wanted to get Pecos for dinner...

BIG MISTAKE!!!!

It took him..no lie..45 mins to get the taco salad and bottle of water!!!!

It was so horrible that he almost missed Hallowishes!

He made it in time and after the show, we went to Tomorrowland to hit the candy stops there, Fantasyland, and rode HM.

We thought the 2nd parade would be dead...

WRONG...

Once again we didn't get right on the ropes and were a row behind another family...

EPIC FAIL.

I don't usually wait for parades but for Boo to You..I will, and wished we had!

After the parade we watched the Villians show, rode BTM, SM, hit some more candy stops, stopped at the gift shop near funnel cakes for party merchandise and left MK at 12am.

Sorry for the lack of pics!!! The park was nuts!! My dad (the party virgin), still likes the Xmas one better but did enjoy the fireworks and parade! He ended up getting the best candy out of all of us!

We caught a bus back to CSR right away and were in bed by 1:30am.

**ONCE AGAIN, SORRY FOR THE LACK OF PICTURES. IF YOU WANT A PIC REVIEW OF THE PARTY, FEEL FREE TO USE MY CHAPTERS OF MNSSHP FOR THE PIC REVIEW!!!

UP NEXT.....

~DAD LIED AND HAD TO DO THE DISHES!!!!

~XMAS DECORATIONS IN SEPT?!

IheartDDuck

10-14-2011, 09:37 PM

Mickey_Mom

10-14-2011, 10:58 PM

Hi Megan! :wave: I'm almost positive I saw you at Pinocchio Village Haus! I was at the counter debating on one tray or two and I think you helped me organize my tray better to make it in one trip :laughing: .... was that you???

DisneyDreamerMN

10-14-2011, 11:22 PM

Can't believe it was so crazy busy! Dinner looked yummy. Can't believe you will be going with Danielle 1 week before we get there! We are doing the Christmas party for the first time. Need your recommendation on catching the first or second parade.

disneydreamingdebby

10-15-2011, 09:46 AM

Even though it was busy, it sounds like you accomplished a lot! I am glad you didn't have pictures--it meant you were enjoying the time instead of worrying about photos!!

I don't think the extra $24 is worth it for one night. If it was a longer stay, I'd pay because (based on what I've read) bus service is better. I had the same dilemma when booking for our upcoming trip. Pop no longer had AP disc. rooms available. I went with Music. Music was only $79 for the night (including tax), and we are arriving about 11 pm, and doing parks in the am before transferring to BCV, so I couldn't justify the extra either!

I am anxious to see the TBA CP person too. Trace Adkins is for the rest of our stay, but I am not into country music, so I'd prefer someone else. My bf loves country so she might be excited!

Queenofallthings

10-15-2011, 02:57 PM

Hey girl:flower3:

Glad you're feeling better, there is nothing worse than a sinus infection! I had surgery when I was younger and thankfully have been good since!

Music is our favorite value resort and we usually request the Broadway section because of Beauty and the Beast!!

jenbear123

10-15-2011, 03:05 PM

Okay if MNSSHP is crowded for dates in September I'm terrified to see how it will be around Halloween or the party on November 1st. 45 minutes for taco salad and a bottle of water. I can't believe it :sad2:

TinkerbellLuvr7

10-15-2011, 08:39 PM

I'm so sorry that the party was so busy! The (sadly only) time I went to the party it was back before it was extremely popular. We were fine paying the extra money, because it was a chance to get a lot of things done in a short period of time.

45 minutes to get taco salad and water?! :sad2: That's just wrong on so many levels.

I say stay at Music! Since you've never stayed there before and it's a place to rest your head. I'm excited! These three weeks can not go by fast enough. I feel like I'm in an endless countdown! :dance3:

Yes, it was pretty crazy! I felt horrible because he was so hungry!! I think I'll be going with music (booking tomorrow), I did read that Movies just had a refurb but all they have is Preferred rooms left and at $15 extra, I still don't think it's worth it! We'll see, I'm going to decide by tomorrow! If not, it will be music!

Hi Megan! :wave: I'm almost positive I saw you at Pinocchio Village Haus! I was at the counter debating on one tray or two and I think you helped me organize my tray better to make it in one trip :laughing: .... was that you???

OMG, I read your post and called my mom right away and we couldn't believe it! I offered to carry your 2nd tray for you! I think if I had, I would have realized it was your family!!! It was so me and what a small world!! I feel horrible that I didn't know it was you! I'll have to jump over to your TR!!

Can't believe it was so crazy busy! Dinner looked yummy. Can't believe you will be going with Danielle 1 week before we get there! We are doing the Christmas party for the first time. Need your recommendation on catching the first or second parade.

I'm so excited for our weekend! I'm off for Veterans Day so I need to go back and see when your dates are again to see if you'll be around for the following weekend in case I head south to visit my grandparents over V-Day Weekend. I would say if you are going to MK more than once (party or not) and have the time to see both parades, see them! I would suggest getting a last min spot for the 1st and waiting after F-works for the 2nd with maybe some hot chocolate and cookies!

Even though it was busy, it sounds like you accomplished a lot! I am glad you didn't have pictures--it meant you were enjoying the time instead of worrying about photos!!

I don't think the extra $24 is worth it for one night. If it was a longer stay, I'd pay because (based on what I've read) bus service is better. I had the same dilemma when booking for our upcoming trip. Pop no longer had AP disc. rooms available. I went with Music. Music was only $79 for the night (including tax), and we are arriving about 11 pm, and doing parks in the am before transferring to BCV, so I couldn't justify the extra either!

I am anxious to see the TBA CP person too. Trace Adkins is for the rest of our stay, but I am not into country music, so I'd prefer someone else. My bf loves country so she might be excited!

Ditto on Trace. That's why we double booked CLP and were told you have up to 24 hr before the ADR to cancel but we'd like to be done and have our decision made! I think I'll go with music! Movies just had a refurb but they only have preferred rooms left and the extra $15 could be saved for xmas gifts, lol.

Hey girl:flower3:

Glad you're feeling better, there is nothing worse than a sinus infection! I had surgery when I was younger and thankfully have been good since!

Music is our favorite value resort and we usually request the Broadway section because of Beauty and the Beast!!

Ooo! Thanks for the tip! I had my adenoids removed in April when I had my tonsils out and have had 2 sinus infections since then but it has been better than before surgery where I was consistently getting sinus infections and/or throat infections once a month!

Okay if MNSSHP is crowded for dates in September I'm terrified to see how it will be around Halloween or the party on November 1st. 45 minutes for taco salad and a bottle of water. I can't believe it :sad2:

It was pretty crazy! I'm surprised to see Halloween hasn't sold out yet but a party in the end of Sept did..go figure!!!

TinkerbellLuvr7

10-16-2011, 08:46 PM

"DAD LIED AND HAD TO DO THE DISHES!!"

HI DIS FRIENDS!!!

I hope everyone had a good weekend! I had a fun-filled Disney weekend! I'll be doing a little review on it but it pretty much consisted of..
~Earl's Holiday Sandwich
~Typhoon in chilly weather (for a FL resident that is)
~Yeti Time!
~A new dining location checked off!
~Meeting up with Dis friends
~$3.99 for a mickey rice crispie treat?!

Now to continue...

SATURDAY OCT 1ST

When we left off, we were asleep in our beds at CSR. Dad did mention that he thought the rooms were smaller than POFQ when we stayed in June. I'm not sure if it's because our CSR room was a corner room with no connecting door but Dad usually has space to put his luggage next to the bed (that's next to the door) and he didn't have space. We made due and he dealt!

7am the phone rang and it was Stitch and Mickey!!

Everyone was slow to get up but we wanted to be at DHS for EMH!!!

We left by 7:45am, skipping breakfast which was fine for Dad and I, not Mom..she loves her coffee!!!

Bro was off that morning but was unable to meet with us bc he had to take his roomie to MCO.

We drove to DHS, parked in the first lot and got right in!

Dad wanted FP for TSM which we got and headed to RnR. It posted a 20 min wait but was nearly walk on! ToT was next and we rode twice. After the 2nd time it started to back up and we were hungry!

We went to the little coffee shop outside of ToT and got pastries, mom-coffee, dad-water, myself-pumpkin spice latte which was "okay".
(sorry no pics!)

After breakfast we headed to Star Tours and waited 10 mins or so. After the ride we walked through Streets of America and had a pleasant surprise!

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We were surprised to see how much was already up! I believe the lights start on Nov 8 or 9 so I'm pretty excited!!! It doesn't even feel like it's close to Xmas but it will be here before we know it!

We managed to fit in our TSM FP before lunch. I scored the highest of 100,000+ with Mom in 2nd, and Dad in 3rd..he wasn't happy! :rotfl:

By 11:30 we were hungry and ready to eat at 50s Prime Time!!!

We checked in and waited less than 5 mins and were seated at a TV table. I could have sworn I had a pic but I guess not!

We ordered and then mom got a phone call from the vet. Our one dog has had high levels (not sure of what?!) and called to get authorization to do more testing while they were away since the dogs kennel at the vets. I don't want to say that the phone call ruined the meal but it put a damper on it :(

I ended up with the chicken, dad the chicken pot pie, and mom the sampler.

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Dad cleared his plate, I cleared mine, and mom attempted to. Dad tried to hide some of mom's food on my plate and was caught in the act...

He lied about it and was taken to the kitchen...

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It was pretty funny!!!!!!

Mom went with the smores for dessert and dad and I passed on dessert. The meal was good, service great, and we were glad we went!!!

After lunch, we headed back to CSR for some pool time!!!!!

UP NEXT:

~MK'S 40TH ANNIVERSARY = THE BIGGEST NIGHTMARE OF MY LIFE!!!!!!

IheartDDuck

10-16-2011, 08:53 PM

akayek31

10-17-2011, 04:28 PM

I love 50's. I tried to hide my green beans under my napkin and got tattled on by our "cousin" at the other table so I got a green bean sundae for dessert. If you were at MK on October 1st like I was I know what nightmare you were talking about! We could barely move. We finally left and went to the Poly to watch Wishes from there.

TinkerbellLuvr7

10-18-2011, 05:37 PM

Shame on your dad trying to hide food! :lmao: That's my favorite thing about 50's PTC. I love the fact that they're so into it. You'll see on my TR for July, but my mom actually got FED by our server.

Osborne Lights start November 8 or 9?! That's exciting!

I know haha!!! He does play along when he wants to! It's so out of his character so it's nice to see once in a while. All the other times he's just a big/bad accountant! The lights start Nov 10th!!!

I love 50's. I tried to hide my green beans under my napkin and got tattled on by our "cousin" at the other table so I got a green bean sundae for dessert. If you were at MK on October 1st like I was I know what nightmare you were talking about! We could barely move. We finally left and went to the Poly to watch Wishes from there.

The green beans are very yummy!! The carrots..not so much, they were like a mix of hot/cold..not good! I wish we would have gone to Poly too!

TinkerbellLuvr7

10-18-2011, 05:52 PM

40TH ANNIVERSARY..THE WORST MISTAKE EVER!!!!!!!

Hi Dis Friends! I don't typically update during the week but I got all of my progress reports done that are due Friday so I get to relax during my evenings!!

Some news..

*Thanks to SW and their current sale, I was able to change my flight home at Thanksgiving and fly home on Sunday instead of Monday night!! I'm super happy and I only paid $11 more! I'm going to keep stalking for Saturday..Sorry that has nothing to do with WDW! :rotfl:

**My friend B and I are going to eat at Chef Mickey's on Thursday! She still has her CM Xmas coupons so we're going to use her 40% and eat there. She wanted Ohana but of course they are booked!

NOW FOR THE REPORT...

SATURDAY OCT 1, 2011

When we left off, we were hanging out at the pool before heading to MK. Dad sat in the shade and read from his Kindle and Mom and I soaked up the sun! They were having the pool games and the kids looked to be having a blast!

By 5pm, we headed out for MK! The bus took 15 mins..not bad!

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Once again..I did an epic fail as a Diser and only took 2 pics the whole night!

When we got there, Dad wanted to wait for Bro to get off work and get to MK to eat dinner but by 8pm he was still waiting to park at CR to walk over and so we ate without him..

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Mom and I split the chicken fingers basket and the fish basket. They no longer have the mix of chix and fish..sad day! I don't know what Dad got..maybe the fish?? When he finished, he went to PVH to get Bro his dinner and we were to meet up for fireworks for the 40th Anniversary.

AND THAT'S WHERE IT ALL WENT SOUTH..

We walked to the castle area and there were MASSES OF PEOPLE. I won't go into details but we all bascially ended up watching Wishes from different locations. Bro was near the ice cream cart, dad was in front of him in that general area. Mom was near Caseys, and I was near the tip board. We literally could not move up or down it was nuts. My phone was near it's battery death so I stayed put.

They did the castle show followed by Wishes. Wishes was supposed to have a "special" ending and by that we thought an added song and what-not. OH NO, IT WAS A FEW EXTRA FIREWORKS TO THE SIDES LIKE THEY DO AT MNSSHP AND MVMCP. At that point, I had wished we had watched from the Poly.

After Wishes, I was able to meet up with Mom and it took us 45 MIN TO GET FROM THE TIP BOARD TO DOLE WHIPS..and by that I mean the Dole Whips in Adventureland :eek: Dad and Bro were lucky and were on the middle path between Caseys and Liberty Square bridge and took them about 15 mins. Friends of mine went to Tomorrowland and it took them about 15 mins as well but mom and I 45 mins!! Not once did we see any managers outside attempting to help and they were not expecting such a crowd. I kept saying, someone is gonna get fired tomorrow! Xmas, New Years, and 4th of July can't be much worse!!

Anyways, we went to Front.land and got in position to watch MEP which was delayed 30min. We rode a few more rides and left at midnight.

Once again sorry for the lack of pics!!!!!!!!!!!!!

UP NEXT...

**HOW MANY ADRS CAN WE MAKE/CANCEL IN A 2 HOUR PERIOD FOR LUNCH THE SAME DAY??!!!

**SICKNESS STRIKES ME!!!!

disneydreamingdebby

10-18-2011, 07:58 PM

Megan, Oh no...sick again?:sick:

The pics you included are great!

DisneyDreamerMN

10-18-2011, 08:13 PM

If I were to have been there that day, I am pretty sure I would have had a nervous breakdown. Sounds so horrible. I would love to see crowd photos, but I can imagine how bad it would have been.

IheartDDuck

10-18-2011, 10:36 PM

45 minutes to get from the tip board to the dole whips!? Unheard of! I could imagine it was absolutely insane there. I mean, it was a big day!

akayek31

10-19-2011, 01:14 AM

I got there at 9:30 am and thay actually started the character parade and then some big wigs talked and that was all there was to it. I thought there would be a lot more to it than that. I got my son and I a pin and a map (since he refused to get out of bed that early) and a celebration cupcake (that I never ate lol). The crowds were crazy!

PlutosRHM55

10-19-2011, 08:07 PM

Oh wow, you were definitely not having it with crowds, but I can't believe how it occured at MNSSHP. From what I hear that rarely ever happens, but at least you still got to enjoy what you could and had fairly nice days :thumbsup2

I hope you and Danielle have a lot of fun together. I guess it adds new meaning to her semi-solo trip haha Can't wait to read about the shenanigans you two get into! (:

Uggghhh... you get sick again? :sad2: Well, hopefully it wasn't too bad.

Can't wait to read more! :mickeyjum

TinkerbellLuvr7

10-20-2011, 08:10 PM

45 minutes to get from the tip board to the dole whips!? Unheard of! I could imagine it was absolutely insane there. I mean, it was a big day!

Yes! I kid you not! It was horrible!!!!

I got there at 9:30 am and thay actually started the character parade and then some big wigs talked and that was all there was to it. I thought there would be a lot more to it than that. I got my son and I a pin and a map (since he refused to get out of bed that early) and a celebration cupcake (that I never ate lol). The crowds were crazy!

I think had my dad known there was going to be a ceremony/special items to buy we might have skipped DHS for it but after seeing crowd pics, I'm glad we didn't!!

Oh wow, you were definitely not having it with crowds, but I can't believe how it occured at MNSSHP. From what I hear that rarely ever happens, but at least you still got to enjoy what you could and had fairly nice days :thumbsup2

I hope you and Danielle have a lot of fun together. I guess it adds new meaning to her semi-solo trip haha Can't wait to read about the shenanigans you two get into! (:

Uggghhh... you get sick again? :sad2: Well, hopefully it wasn't too bad.

Can't wait to read more! :mickeyjum

Typically the parties are not that busy but now I know what to expect if we go to a sold out party. When we go to MVMCP, we either have the choice of going to a Friday party (2nd to last party) or Sunday..the very last party so I have a feeling at some point, one if not both will be sold out!

TinkerbellLuvr7

10-20-2011, 08:39 PM

I KNOW WE'RE HERE FOR FOOD AND WINE BUT HOW MANY ADRS CAN I MAKE/CANCEL IN ONE HOUR?!?!

Hi Dis Friends!!

The weekend is almost here, yay!!!

Let me tell you the drama of yesterday...

Once upon a time, it all started with getting off work early and attempting to drive home. While leaving Celebration and turning onto World Drive, my car decided to die!! I managed to pull to the side of the road, called my parents, called AAA, and called my roommate. She came to sit with me and it took AAA 1 hour/5min to get there but he arrived and was nice! We decided to tow the car to Pep Boys in Celebration so we get ready to head there, start roomie's car and HER CAR IS DEAD!! What they hey?! So AAA jumped her car and we made it to P.B. P.B changed her battery, did a diagnostic on mine, and we walked to Chick Fil A to eat/wait. We got her car back, went across the street to Enterprise to rent a car for me...closed. We got next to them to a Dollar/Thrifty and they are open and I get a Ford Focus. While leaving I get a call saying it will be $700 to fix including spark plugs, spark wires, etc. Anyways, after we got home, we decided to walk out our frustrations so we went to Epcot to walk and listened to Sugar Ray at Eat to the Beat. Talk about a crazy night! I got my car back today and all is good. I'm thankful for great/supportive parents..that's for sure!!!

Anyways...I'll be back this weekend to report on all of our character meals the past few days + my mini weekend with Danielle but I'll finish this up for now..

SUNDAY OCTOBER 2, 2011

When we left off, we were sleeping in our beds at CSR.

At 7:30am, the alarm went off!

Even though we were going to Epcot for Food and Wine, I really wanted to eat a TS restaurant there so I got on my BB and noticed there was a lunch at Coral Reef. I asked mom if we could go and she said yes. I asked dad and he said "I DON'T CARE, THAT'S FINE"..remember that for later on!

By 8:15am, we were out the door to get something quick at the Cafe at CSR. I think I got the croissant with bacon, eggs, and cheese. It was good! After a super quick breakfast, we headed to Epcot!!

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When we got there, the park was already opened but we headed right for Soarin. We debated a FP but opted to ride standby which took about 20-25 mins.

After Soarin' Dad decides that he doesn't want to eat at CR so off to Guest Relations we go to see what they do have. The ended up booking us an ADR at Tutto for lunch and we cancelled CR. Then we're walking out and Dad says again he's not in the mood for Italian so we cancel Tutto and rebook with Chefs De France. We're good with that and head to TT. We rode TT twice and in the meantime, we texted bro of our lunch plans and he says he doesn't want Chefs so we cancel again and rebook China. After riding Soarin' again, I decide to check one more time to see if Le Cellier happened to pop up..YA RIGHT....BUT...

LE CELLIER POPPED UP!!!! I pretty much overrode every decision that dad and bro tried to make and we ended up with a 12:30pm ADR at Le Cellier!

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I was too distracted to take pics bc I was dealing with all the ADR Drama. It's supposed to be food and wine yet we're dealing with ADRs..go figure!

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After Soarin' Bro came and we headed to our ADR!

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We checked in and waited about 10 mins after our ADR to get seated. We were seated and were given one of the best servers I've had at WDW. She and my family talked about hockey and football! I didn't take any food pics but pulled out some older ones.

Dad and bro shared some tomato apptz. Mom got a cup of soup and I got the Pick 3 option with the bowl of soup:

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We got 3 or 4 rounds of bread! They no longer put them in the little holder though!

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For meals: Dad-chix salad, Mom-chicken crepe, Bro-gnooci, and I got the sirloin.

We all enjoyed what we got and I was sad to not get the Fillet but with not being on the DDP, I felt bad getting a nearly $27 steak..maybe next time!

For dessert, I was the only one and I got:

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The rest of my fam wanted to save their stomachs for food and wine. I on the other hand could careless so I was glad I went with the 3 course meal!

After lunch, Mom, Dad, and Bro decided to walk WS and I took my car and headed back to CSR to sunbathe!

An hour later, the trio came back and joined me at the pool!!!

Around 5/6 we headed back to Epcot to tackle Food and Wine. I wasn't planning on getting much but I go way more than what I thought!!

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I want one of these Duffys!!!!

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Getting food...

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We got something at Ireland:

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The UK show distracted Dad and Bro so they watched while mom and I window shopped!

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France stop!

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I also got the Ravioli and pumpkin shooter.

Half way around WS I started feeling sick. My eyes were watering like crazy, my throat was sore, and my nose was also a mess. I got to Mexico and decided to leave which was around 7pm'ish. I left the trio at Epcot and took the bus back since bro drove us to Epcot.

I made a stop at the Cafe to get a sandwich since I was slightly hungry but ate 2 bites and put it in the fridge. I ended up taking meds and falling asleep. I felt awful since my parents were leaving the next day + I had to work so I was pretty emotional and still felt horrible the day they left.

MONDAY OCT 3, 2011

I got up feeling horrible still and was sad to say goodbye but I was brave as we said our goodbyes after a breakfast at the CSR Cafe.

The trio ended up spending the rest of their day by getting bro's FL plates, going to the bank (near MCO), they checked out of CSR, and went to DTD for shopping and ate at Earl before heading to MCO.

It was a nice short trip...not long enough for me so I'm looking foward to going home at Thanksgiving!!!

Sorry for the lack of pics during this TR but I promise, the next one will contain tons!!!!!!

IheartDDuck

10-20-2011, 08:47 PM

wdwgirl03

10-20-2011, 09:02 PM

Whoa, that is crazy about the cars! :eek: I am pretty sure my sister went to the Sugar Ray concert too. haha

Yay for being able to get in at Le Cellier and that you had an awesome server.

Those F&WF Duffys are super cute (but then again aren't they all...I have a feeling one of these days I'm going to cave and get one :rolleyes1).

Only 8 days until I'm in WDW. Any park plans? Maybe we'll somehow cross paths!

jenbear123

10-21-2011, 11:11 AM

I hate car trouble. Especially when it comes with a hefty price tag! I hope your car is good to go now for a while. It's too bad you felt crappy by the end of your family visit. I'm sure you're looking forward to Thanksgiving now. Just stay healthy!

TinkerbellLuvr7

10-21-2011, 01:34 PM

That stinks about the car situation! I am with you, it's so great to have supportive and helpful parents in these situations.

That was a whole lot of ADRs you booked and subsequently cancelled! But that's awesome that in the end you were able to get Le Cellier!

I'm sorry that you weren't feeling well by the end of the day. :( I would have been sad too if that happened to me on the day that my parents were leaving.

Just about two weeks! :banana:

:) Things are well now. I got my flu shot, so hopefully I'm good to go! I need to call to add a room request to my ressie except my friend D is looking to see if she can upgrade me to CSR which I'll always take an upgrade!!

Whoa, that is crazy about the cars! :eek: I am pretty sure my sister went to the Sugar Ray concert too. haha

Yay for being able to get in at Le Cellier and that you had an awesome server.

Those F&WF Duffys are super cute (but then again aren't they all...I have a feeling one of these days I'm going to cave and get one :rolleyes1).

Only 8 days until I'm in WDW. Any park plans? Maybe we'll somehow cross paths!

Ya he was good!! Boyz II Men is next week and I think I'm going Monday and Wednesday! My AP expires on Tues so I'll either take care of that this weekend or on Monday :) I'll let you know about any park plans!!

I hate car trouble. Especially when it comes with a hefty price tag! I hope your car is good to go now for a while. It's too bad you felt crappy by the end of your family visit. I'm sure you're looking forward to Thanksgiving now. Just stay healthy!

Thanks!!! The check engine light came on today and I might need $600 more of repairs but I'm able to drive it. My dad hopes that with the repairs they did that it just bumped something and it will be fine to trade it in in Dec!

TinkerbellLuvr7

10-21-2011, 07:44 PM

PRINCESS DINNER IN NORWAY!!

HAPPY FRIDAY DIS FRIENDS!!!!!

**I have decided to do an ongoing chapter of restaurant reviews. I figured there are times where I eat at WDW/Universal and aren't staying on property so why not having a section for restaurant reviews! You can see the restaurant section on page one! I'm going to try my best when reviewing!!!

I hope everyone had a good week! My car seemed to be fixed today which was good but as I was leaving work at 12 to get my Flu Shot, and my check engine light came on..eeek!!!! I went to grab lunch, got my flu shot, and headed back to Pep Boys. I guess the issues is something else now (catalytic converter?!) but the car is drivable but they can't say how long it will be until it's clogged. I was looking to get a new Honda at the beginning of the year as mine will be 12 years old at that point but now we might be car hunting in Dec instead!

I had a Dis meet tonight!! Michelle (EXWDWCM) and her family met me at DHS and we went on GMR and Muppets! It was nice meeting up with them!!

Now for the next review!!!!!

THURSDAY OCTOBER 13, 2011

My cousins were in town from Ohio so my bro and I had plans to meet up with them. Later on that day while I was still working, they sent a text that said they were going to a seminar and would text when done. I had had a Cape May Cafe ADR made (to eat and park at BC) but bro wasn't in the mood so when he arrived at Epcot we were on a mission to find and ADR and what does he pick....

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I said to him ' YOU WANT TO EAT THERE???!!!' He had never eaten there before so he was pretty psyched so we made the ADR and off we went to meet my cousins and eat at Norway!

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My cousins came for food and wine so they didn't join us but we did walk around with them while they sampled. At 6:30pm, we checked in for our ADR as they went to listen to Eat to the Beat.

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We checked in and were called within 10 mins. I totally forgot to take a pic of the Belle pic that we got but it was cute! We sent the big one and one 5x7 to mom + dad. Grandma/Grandpa got a 5x7 and bro and I each kept one.

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We were seated at the most random table in the middle of the area but it was close to the cold buffet so bro was in heaven!

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Please excuse my outfit, had I known that I was going to Norway, I would have kept my dress on from work!!!

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We ordered a Coke Zero and Iced Tea and headed for the cold buffet. I had one plate, bro had 2!

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For Entrees, Bro got the meatballs and I got the steak dish. Both were amazing and yummy but we didn't get a whole lot.

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The cold buffet was a hit for bro! I enjoyed it as well :)

Finally the princesses started to arrive!! The came pretty quickly one right after another...

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Dessert arrived which was amazing. I wasn't fond of the rice pudding but the other two were wonderful!

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As we were eating dessert, the princess parade began!

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Finally Ariel arrived and was the best out of all of the princesses!

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She insisted on getting a pick together!

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After she left, we paid the bill. I used my TIW card which was a great savings and well worth the price we paid!

It was a fun night and an unexpected meal!!!

REVIEW:

NEW/OLD: New restaurant for Bro, Old for me!

PRICE: 2 ADULT DINNERS $82.74 TOTAL INCLUDING TIP PAID OOP USING TIW CARD

I gave the restaurant a 4/5. I loved my food but wish there were more of my main dish. I'm 50/50 on the cold fish buffet! I loved the dessert trio (minus the rice pudding).

Bro gave the restaurant a 5/5. He loved the food, all of the food, and wasn't able to finish his 2nd plate from the cold buffet.

We loved that the pictures were included!!

We will go back!!

IheartDDuck

10-21-2011, 08:15 PM

DisneyDreamerMN

10-21-2011, 09:37 PM

HAHA too funny that your bro wanted to go there! I am glad it was a good meal. So nice to have connections at TT.

Queenofallthings

10-22-2011, 09:41 AM

Akershus is a favorite of ours too! We only made it to Norway for lunch on our last trip but I made sure I got the rice pudding, it's my favorite:lovestruc

Great pictures of you both with the princesses! Hope your car doesn't end up costing you a fortune!

TinkerbellLuvr7

10-23-2011, 07:38 AM

Haha, that font in that update totally threw me off for a second. I thought I was looking at a DOS. :lmao:

Akershus has been popping up in so many updates I've been reading. I really need to make an effort to go back there. I've hesitated because I really loved the restaurant when it was the full on buffet with no princesses. I guess I've just been nervous about the change.

Haha sorry, I guess that does ring a bell now!!

It was a good meal. My mom felt bad bc bro couldn't make our 50s lunch a few weeks ago so she agreed to pay for this meal and bro was thrilled with that! He's on this quest to eat at all the Epcot restaurants just like I did a few years ago when I was an intern and lived here. It's a great goal to reach! He's pretty much almost done except both Italian, new Mexico, and Garden Grill!

HAHA too funny that your bro wanted to go there! I am glad it was a good meal. So nice to have connections at TT.

It was a great meal! It's so funny because it's been a year now since Bro was let go by WDW and that night at Epcot there was only 1 CM that he knew. I guess a lot have left or gone to other places of employment. We were thankful to skip the 40 min line!

Akershus is a favorite of ours too! We only made it to Norway for lunch on our last trip but I made sure I got the rice pudding, it's my favorite:lovestruc

Great pictures of you both with the princesses! Hope your car doesn't end up costing you a fortune!

Thanks!! The car is a "hot mess" for sure! I went to Honda yesterday to kind of scope out cars but it was pretty much a wasted trip since I don't plan on looking again till Dec but I've pretty much decided on a new Civic although my roommate has a Mazda which I really like as well! We'll see :)

TinkerbellLuvr7

10-23-2011, 11:54 AM

EARL OF SANDWICH HOLIDAY SANDWICH, TUSKER HOUSE LUNCH, AND CONTEMPO CAFE DINNER!!!

OCTOBER 15, 2011

I spent the day at TL but it was pretty chilly (low 80s that day!) so I decided to call it quits early and head to DTD to start making my Xmas list and to get the Holiday Sandwich at Earl!!

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Saw this for Duffy..too cute!!

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When I got to Earl, I ordered the holiday sandwich, root beer, strawberry shortcake, and got a cookie. I didn't get the cranberries on the sandwich.

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REVIEW:

NEW/OLD: Old for me and I love it!

PRICE: EVERYTHING TOGETHER IT WAS $10.99 WHICH I PAID OOP WITH A GIFT CARD.

I gave the meal a 5/5. The sandwich is amazing and so yummy!

I will be going back!!!

SUNDAY OCTOBER 16, 2011

My brother and I had made plans to go to AK for the day to see some shows and ride some rides. I also made a lunch ADR at Tusker House for lunch including the Finding Nemo seats!

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Our ADR was for 1:20 with the 3:15 FN show. We checked in right at the time and were seated by 1:45. They were on a wait but it wasn't a huge deal.

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At the podium we got our FN ticket.

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We were given a table for 2 in the corner.

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I ordered a Diet Coke and bro got iced tea.

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Dessert:

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After the meal, we booked it to FN show. We went in a separate entrance, gave up our seating card and were given pretty decent seats. The space filled up rather quickly though so if we were 5-10 mins later, I have no idea where our seats would have been. If you do this package, make sure if you are cutting it close for the show, you ask to switch to the 4:15 show instead!

REVIEW:

NEW/OLD: New for both bro and I

PRICE: $45.39 TOTAL FOR 2 ADULTS INCLUDING TIP. WE PAID OOP AND USED TIW CARD.

I gave the meal a 3/5. I wasn't too thrilled with it. It kept me full for the day but I won't go back anytime soon. The service was pretty good for buffet standards but there were tons of empty tables that needed cleared and were on a wait of 20-45mins past your ADR.

Bro gave the meal a 4/5. He had 5 or 6 plates and enjoys the African food but would eat at other buffets over TH.

SUNDAY OCTOBER 16, 2011

After AK, I headed to MK to have a Dis meet with Erin, Toby, and Olivia!! After hanging with them for a few hours, they stayed for MNSSHP and I headed to CR to eat dinner at Contempo Cafe.

I ordered a fish sandwich, fountain drink (didn't have my mug with me), and rice krispie treat.

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REVIEW:

New/Old: New for myself (I still wish the had Concourse Steakhouse there, it was by far my favorite restaurant in WDW!!!)

PRICE: 17.65, PAID OOP (NO DISCOUNT).

Overall, I gave the meal a 4/5.

I couldn't believe that the rice krispie treat was $3.99..eek!!! I won't be getting that again unless I'm on a DDP!!! It was fresh which was good!

The fish sandwich was good but you didn't need the bread. It was grilled and had good flavoring! The fries were good too and complemented the semi spicy fish!

wdwgirl03

10-23-2011, 01:31 PM

I spent the day at TL but it was pretty chilly (low 80s that day!) so I decided to call it quits early and head to DTD to start making my Xmas list and to get the Holiday Sandwich at Earl!!

LOL, that is funny! Low 80s is chilly?! It obviously doesn't take much to get used to the warm Florida weather...a week or so ago my mom got an email from my sister and she said one morning when she was going to work it was around 70 and she thought it was cold. :rotfl: I don't know what she's going to do when she comes back to WI in January...:rolleyes:

Anyways...it's so fun that you get to have so many DIS meets now that you live near WDW! Great dining reviews too.

DisneyDreamerMN

10-23-2011, 03:07 PM

That holiday sandwhich looked great! What is in it?

IheartDDuck

10-23-2011, 07:52 PM

I've always been tempted to try that holiday sandwich at EoS, but I've just never gotten around to it. I get so distracted by other things that they have. :lmao:

I always forget that you can do lunch and Finding Nemo at Animal Kingdom. Good to know that you can request a later time in case you're running late.

TinkerbellLuvr7

10-25-2011, 05:44 PM

LOL, that is funny! Low 80s is chilly?! It obviously doesn't take much to get used to the warm Florida weather...a week or so ago my mom got an email from my sister and she said one morning when she was going to work it was around 70 and she thought it was cold. :rotfl: I don't know what she's going to do when she comes back to WI in January...:rolleyes:

Anyways...it's so fun that you get to have so many DIS meets now that you live near WDW! Great dining reviews too.

Haha oh boy! Going back in Jan will be tough..maybe she should extend till May?! lol.

That holiday sandwhich looked great! What is in it?

It has turkey, stuffing, gravy, and cranberries I believe. It is super good and filling!!!

I've always been tempted to try that holiday sandwich at EoS, but I've just never gotten around to it. I get so distracted by other things that they have. :lmao:

I always forget that you can do lunch and Finding Nemo at Animal Kingdom. Good to know that you can request a later time in case you're running late.

The Nemo lunch was a great new experience for us but you really have to watch the time of how long it takes to walk there and when the show is! We showed up 15 mins before the show and 5 mins after that, the place was packed!!

TinkerbellLuvr7

10-25-2011, 06:00 PM

CHEF MICKEYS

Thursday October 20, 2011

Hi Dis Friends..ready for another restaurant review?!!

A few weeks ago, my friend "B" and I were at dinner and she disclosed to me that she still had her WDW Holiday Coupons from last year. She had her 50% and 40% to use and decided we should go to dinner somewhere good to use those. Of course she wanted Ohana..booked. She wanted Cali Grill..booked. She wanted Boma..booked + not sure I'm so crazy about that meal. BUT...We were able to get a 5:05pm ADR for Chef Mickeys!!!

B and I met at CR around 4:45pm and headed into the resort to check in!

I thought the restaurant opened at 4:30pm but it turns out that it opens at 5!

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We took the PP pic, sat down, and were called within 10 mins. We were seated in the same seat that I sat at in March with my mom and friend "K"!!!

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We met our server and she took our drink orders..diet coke for me and coke for B!!

We gave our orders and off we went!

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The salad was great, the shrimp was great, and the soup was great but a tad cold. We weren't even 1/2 way done with our first plates when Donald arrived!

(Just going to post my pics)

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Minnie came next!

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Minnie insisted that the character attendant take a pic with the 3 of us!

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And then Pluto!! (This is my current FB pic!!)

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Finally we were able to hit the food again!

I forgot to take a pic of my 2nd plate but I did get the ravioli, broccoli, mashed potatoes, salmon, and something else I think??

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HIDDEN MICKEY!!

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Goofy then arrived..he was not very Goofy!

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And finally the Chef!!

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He also insisted on a pic with all of us!

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After Mickey left, I hit the food again!

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Finally dessert!!!

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Both were delicious! My 2 plates of main course food were great as well!

Our server took our 50% coupon and gave us the bill.

On the way out, I took a small ice cream cone and then was stuffed to the max! We ended up being there for an hour + half!!

REVIEW...

NEW/OLD: Old for both B and I.

Price: $27.45 each including tip. We used her 50% coupon and both paid OOP with credit cards. I can't believe how much it would have been had we not had the coupon!!!

I gave the meal a 5/5. I loved everything about the meal, characters, and service.

B gave the meal a 5/5 as well! B loved everything as well and had a horrible experience last time she had gone and this experience was great for her!

We did not buy the $31 photo but it was super cute!

We would both go back!!!!!

IheartDDuck

10-25-2011, 06:38 PM

Food looks yummy! Haven't eaten at Chef Mickey's in quite some time. I can't believe though how much the meal cost WITH the 50% off coupon. :scared1:

TinkerbellLuvr7

10-29-2011, 07:27 AM

Food looks yummy! Haven't eaten at Chef Mickey's in quite some time. I can't believe though how much the meal cost WITH the 50% off coupon. :scared1:

I couldn't believe it either! When I ate there in March with my mom and friend K, I said the same thing and was glad we were on the DDP! I don't think I'd pay OOP for the meal again! It's almost borderline 2 DDPs!!

TinkerbellLuvr7

10-29-2011, 07:55 AM

PTR!! DETAILS, DETAILS, DETAILS!!!!

I'm back again for another PTR!!!!

Here are the details....

HOW/WHO/WHY:
It all started a few weeks ago when Danielle (iheartdduck) and I were planning a meet when she came to town with her friend. At the last minute the girls had to cancel their trip! Danielle contacted me a few days later and said her friend was going to join them for their New Years trip but she still wanted to come for food and wine so I said I'd be up for a weekend at WDW!! She booked her trip with a few days of me around, one day alone, and then her brother will join her for the rest of the trip! I'm excited for another Dis Meet/Weekend!!!!

WHEN: My dates are: November 4-6, 2011 and Danielle's are November 5-12 (I think?!), 2011.

WHERE: I of course was on board with those who are avid resort changers. At one point, I was on the fence about all 3 All Stars and not even POP since I couldn't get it with my AP Discount. I was fully ready to book with AS Music (haven't stayed there before) until I decided to play with the dates and add on a Friday stay and then like Disney magic, the discount kicked in so I'll be at...

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I've called to request building 10 in the 70s section which I believe is near this.

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I've stayed in building 10 3x, building 6 1x, and a building in the very back for the bed bug issue in 2010..we'll pray that doesn't happen again!

I'm also getting the QS DDP (which is why I didn't book with a friend's CM discount):

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss16/svcalum07/2011%20October/ddp.jpg

Danielle will be staying in a Pirate Room with the QS DDP at:

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SCHEDULE:

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 4, 2011:

-I'll be working that day but as soon as work is over, I'll probably head right over to POP and check in.

-Since Danielle won't be arriving until the following morning, I'll probably relax at the pool (weather permitting), possibly go to a park or DTD but I will for sure be eating this for dinner!!

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss16/svcalum07/2011%20October/food.jpg

-I'm sure Danielle will be packing that day and getting even more excited!!

-I'll head to bed early because the following 2 days will be crazy!!!

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 5, 2011:

-I'll wake up before the sun and grab a light breakfast at:

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss16/svcalum07/2011%20October/epop.jpg

-I'm off to a park to hopefully collect some fast passes!

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss16/svcalum07/2011%20October/dhs.jpg

-Depending on the time, I'll either meet Danielle at CBR for lunch before a park or eat at:

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss16/svcalum07/2011%20October/pizzaplanet.jpg

After Danielle and I meet up, we'll head to DHS and RIDE!!!!

Later that day/night, we'll head to:

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MK is open till 1am next week!!!

I'm sure (hopefully?) we will eat dinner there. My top pick is:

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss16/svcalum07/2011%20October/chh-1.jpg

I also like Pecos Bills and PVH. As long as it isn't Cosmic Rays. I've been eating there a lot lately and would like to change it up!

After we ride till we drop, we'll head back to our resorts and crash till the next morning!

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 6, 2011:

-The alarm will go off early again!

-At that point, I'll check out of POP, drive, and head to:

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss16/svcalum07/2011%20October/ak.jpg

-We'll ride maybe see shows and eat lunch!

-Danielle's pick is:

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-I checked out the menu but wasn't too thrilled with it so I might grab something else and meet her in the AC but I'm thinking one of the following..

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http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss16/svcalum07/2011%20October/bbq.jpg

I'm not sure how long into the evening I'll stay since I'll be working on Monday morning but I'll try to hold out as long as possible!

MONDAY NOVEMBER 7, 2011:

My mini vacation will be over but I think Danielle and I are going to make plans to have dinner at DTD before she has to go to MCO and collect her brother!!!

MICKEY MAIL!!!!!

I had booked my trip pretty close to the arrival date so I had no idea if I would receive the WDW package before I left or upon arrival but it came within 2 days of booking!

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I was happy I got two tags even though it's just me in the room!

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So..we are 6 days away from the trip!!!!! I'm excited to meet/hang out with another Dis fanatic!

In other news...

I'M GOING TO MVMCP ON NOVEMBER 9TH!!!!!! The first party is on the 8th but I'm going with a group of friends on the 9th. They are all CMs so we'll be getting tix at $39+tax. I'm thrilled to be going once in November and then with my family in Dec!!! On Nov 10th or 11th?, the lights at DHS will begin and I'll be going for that as well!!! I believe there are going to be some other Diser's here that weekend so weekends will be busy = I love it!!!!

There's so much to look forward to after next week, I can't wait!!!

Nermel9

10-29-2011, 10:42 AM

ellajeansmom

10-29-2011, 11:00 AM

Hi Megan!

I finally made it over here and got all caught up. Its great that you're able to visit the parks so often!

Your weekend with Danielle sounds very busy but very fun :thumbsup2

Great news that you're going to two MVMCP's, I'm sure it will be a blast...and any advice you want to pass on would be awesome ;) Our tickets are for Nov. 30, I can't wait!

Enjoy the rest of the weekend!
Lara

mickey2minnie1

10-29-2011, 07:32 PM

Sounds like fun!!!!!!

IheartDDuck

10-29-2011, 10:09 PM

Well, you know what they say about great minds thinking alike.....I love Columbia Harbour House, so it looks like we'll be eating there during our Magic Kingdom evening. :thumbsup2

I'm sorry the Restaurantasaurus menu wasn't too appetizing for you. We'll figure it out though. ;)

Crazy that all of a sudden Magic Kingdom is open until 3am on Saturday night! When I saw that, I was thinking, what the heck is going on that it needs to be open that late?! I always thought this was a slower time of year.

It's getting close! I just need to get out of here is what I need.

akayek31

10-30-2011, 12:47 AM

Ok inquiring minds want to know :lmao: Do you remember the building number that had the bed bug issue so I don't stay there in February :)

TinkerbellLuvr7

10-30-2011, 02:15 PM

Sounds like you and Danielle are going to have a great weekend! :thumbsup2 I'm seriously considering a solo trip in my future..I have AP's now, and Brandon doesn't want to go anymore after our anniversary trip in May, so I was thinking maybe late August/early September IF was brave enough to try a solo trip! It just seems like something I need to do! :rotfl:

Feel free to come down anytime! I'm always up for a Disney Weekend!!! :) It is different going alone!!

Hi Megan!

I finally made it over here and got all caught up. Its great that you're able to visit the parks so often!

Your weekend with Danielle sounds very busy but very fun :thumbsup2

Great news that you're going to two MVMCP's, I'm sure it will be a blast...and any advice you want to pass on would be awesome ;) Our tickets are for Nov. 30, I can't wait!

Enjoy the rest of the weekend!
Lara

:welcome: You will get a full report about MVMCP. Being that the 2nd party I'll go to will either be the last Friday party or the very last party on a Sunday, I'm sure it will be packed so I'll take full advantage of a hopefully less crowded party!!

Well, you know what they say about great minds thinking alike.....I love Columbia Harbour House, so it looks like we'll be eating there during our Magic Kingdom evening. :thumbsup2

I'm sorry the Restaurantasaurus menu wasn't too appetizing for you. We'll figure it out though. ;)

Crazy that all of a sudden Magic Kingdom is open until 3am on Saturday night! When I saw that, I was thinking, what the heck is going on that it needs to be open that late?! I always thought this was a slower time of year.

It's getting close! I just need to get out of here is what I need.

I can't believe about the 3 am either :scared1: I was at DTD today and it was pretty busy but it was a Sunday afternoon so I'm not shocked. I was at Epcot 2 days last week and it was also pretty busy but it was Food and Wine + Boyz II Men so I'm sure that was why!

Ok inquiring minds want to know :lmao: Do you remember the building number that had the bed bug issue so I don't stay there in February :)

I was in building 1 and this was Dec 2010. We checked the room for bed bugs and saw a few bugs in the fold of the mattress of one of the beds. It's a long story but it was the most horrific encounter I've had with a manager CM of the front desk who accused me of lying since his hotel/beds are always inspected. Anyways..to make a long story short, I never asked for a refund, upgrade, or resort change but they were able to find us a room far away at POP since their resort was "sold out" and it ended up being fine for the one night we were there before WL. When told WL the story of POP, they sent a cookie plate to our room and a lovely card. I wrote to the POP GM and was sent 3 1 day park hopper tickets for the trouble but once again never asked for anything...just a clean room of which I paid for :)

I'll keep my fingers crossed for on Friday but my CM friend from CSR is working her "magic" as she calls it so we'll see what magic she can come up with!

disneydreamingdebby

10-30-2011, 02:40 PM

TinkerbellLuvr7

11-01-2011, 04:20 PM

I am so terribly jealous that you get to just visit Mickey, Minnie and friends for dinner! (Nevermind, the five inches of snow outside my window!)

Your Nov trip looks like so much fun. It reminds me that I better get to planning for our trip!

I love the luggage tags...I wonder if I will get them?! I need to call and check on our night at Pop and also add Magical Express.

Sorry for the snow! That's one of the reasons why I moved back to FL :) We're still waiting for the candlelight narrator!!!!

If you book a package with dining whether it's AP or regular Disney reservation, you should get the luggage tags but if you book with DVC or a room only, I don't think you do.

wdwgirl03

11-01-2011, 04:25 PM

TinkerbellLuvr7

11-03-2011, 08:08 PM

I can't believe the Christmas parties are so soon! My sister was talking about that over the weekend and how the Osborne Lights cast preview is sometime soon too. Jealous you get to go.

Nice review of CM. The dinner looks really good!

I can't wait till the party next week!!! I hear from Dis FB group that they are turning the castle lights on tomorrow so I might have to check that out after work! Since I'll be at the resort, I have no problem taking a bus over, looking at the lights, and leaving! The joys of an AP!!! I think the Osborne lights start on the 10th? I'm off on the 11th so I plan on checking them out on the 10th after work (if I'm not dead from the party the night before) or for sure on the 11th!!

TIS THE SEASON!!!

TinkerbellLuvr7

11-03-2011, 08:20 PM

PTR UPDATES AND MVMCP NEWS!!!

Hi Dis Friends!!

HAPPY THURSDAY!! THE WEEKEND IS ALMOST HERE!!!

**I'd like to apologize for the disappearance of my June (Castles) TR. I'm not sure what happened with Photobucket but it will no longer show the pics. I'm not sure if it's because they have been viewed or if I ran out of space but in the meantime I've made a new PB account and took the link out for that TR..sorry!!!!!

After the week I've had, I'm ready for this Disney weekend for sure!!

I've been pretty much packed all week but today I took my usual packing pics!!

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My infamous park bag! My friends can't believe this thing has held up since I bought it in Jan 2008 (maybe shows what the quality used to be like!)

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Medicine Bag (a student brought it back for the teachers from the Philippines)

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Park Lanyard (typically don't wear unless it's PM EMH)

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Mousekeeping envelopes:

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In Other News...

Today my Mickey Monitor arrived for November! I didn't know if I would get one since my old AP just expired and wasn't sure if I would get it in time after I got my new AP but it came!!!

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Today, my friend B and I met at Epcot so I could get some festive WDW for MVMCP next week! She also bought our party tickets!!!

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Hidden Mickey!

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I need to get some festive earings to go with this!

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Tshirt

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DUFFY!!!!

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Using B's discount, we saved $19+! B almost got a T too but has decided to wait and buy the party shirt. I might buy a party shirt as well..we shall see!

I also add other festive touches:

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Our party tix (WDW is recycling!)

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The tix were around $42.50 including tax which is around $5 more than MNSSHP but I'm still excited and ready to go!!!!

I hear that the may turn on the castle lights as early tomorrow so I might check those out after work/check into resort. They are turning the DHS lights on on the 10th so I'll check those out on the 10th or I'm off the 11th so maybe then or maybe both days!!!

Well, that's it for now! I'm off to finish laundry and try to get some sleep before the crazy weekend begins!!! CAN'T WAIT!!! I'll see you next week!

WATCH FOR FB UPDATES!!! :)

disneydreamingdebby

11-03-2011, 09:07 PM

Love your Mickey Ears!!!

IheartDDuck

11-03-2011, 09:11 PM

Yee haw! It's right around the corner girlie! :banana:

I'm all packed and ready to go. One more day of work. Tomorrow can't go by fast enough.

Love those Mickey ears, they're too cute!

Queenofallthings

11-04-2011, 12:51 PM

akayek31

11-04-2011, 02:54 PM

Have fun! I have decided that when we go we are going to upgrade to annual passes also. My reasoning (in my head lol) is that I didn't get to meet Captain Jack and only had two things from the food and wine so I need a do over for the MNSSHP and F & W. Can't wait to move to Florida so I can go on a whim and check out Christmas lights like you :)!

Grumpy's Wife

11-04-2011, 04:06 PM

It looks like you are all set. Have fun!

IheartDDuck

11-04-2011, 05:01 PM

LET'S BLOW THIS JOINT!!!!!!! :rotfl:

Nermel9

11-04-2011, 07:12 PM

Have fun girls! :cool1:

When am I going to get that Mickey Monitor? I have an AP now! :rotfl:

Are they selling those red Minnie ears again this year? I bought mine in 2009 and then I brought them with me last year, and so many people asked me where I got them, because I don't think they had them last year! I love those ears, they're definitely my favorite! :lovestruc

wdwgirl03

11-05-2011, 11:55 AM

Just reading about the castle lights (which I've never seen btw) and the Osbourne lights (love those) makes me yearn for a Christmas trip but it isn't to be:rolleyes1 I, once again, will live thru my Dis-friends!!

Same, Queen!

Have fun Megan...I am super jealous, especially after seeing your facebook pic of the castle lighting.

TinkerbellLuvr7

11-11-2011, 07:26 PM

HI DIS FRIENDS!!!! So sorry for my lack uof updates or answering questions/comments!

I'll be back sometime this weekend with some updates but first of all...I had a blast with Danielle last weekend! It was nice going to Disney with another Disney fan and not having a huge schedule of events! We even met up on Monday for dinner at Earl before she went to MCO to fetch her brother!

I went to MVMCP on Wed and also had a blast! The weather was perfect and it wasn't too busy..the way those parties should be!

Sadly..I woke up on Thursday with severe congestion and a for sure sinus infection..again. I stuck it out through the day but faded quickly! I had about 5.5 hours of sleep which probably didn't help!

I stopped at the dr. on the way home and was seen right away. I was told that the Amox I was on back in Oct should have never been given and the $45 one that was written first wouldn't have helped either. I'm on Augmentin (sp?) now and a nasal spray which I'm told will help with my allergies too. I'm hoping this will knock it out but if not, I'll go to my MD in Cincinnati when I'm home next week!

I'm starting to see a pattern, please tell me if I'm crazy! In June after our week trip to WDW, I got sick with a sinus infection. In Sept/Oct trip with my parents here, I got sick with a sinus infection, and now this past weekend although it didn't show till Thursday, I get sick with a sinus infection! I'm starting to think what the hey is going on?! Is it because of lack of sleep? AC unit in the resort room? I just don't get it?!

I had plans of going to AK to see the parade today followed by DHS to see the lights and Epcot with Danielle and her bro but I didn't get out of bed except to run to Target to get a vaporizer and Bob Evans for take-out. I'm going to try tomorrow as it's Livy's birthday and BBB appointment but as of right now it's looking rather grim :(

On a happy note, at least I wasn't sick last weekend with Danielle and I have a 3 day weekend to recover before I get on the plane to fly home next week! I don't think it got above 63 degrees today so it wasn't a total loss! I even turned on our heat just to make sure it even worked...it does!

Thanks for sticking around..please stay tuned for a review of the weekend + MVMCP + other holiday events around Disney!

Love your Mickey Ears!!!

Thanks!

Yee haw! It's right around the corner girlie! :banana:

I'm all packed and ready to go. One more day of work. Tomorrow can't go by fast enough.

Love those Mickey ears, they're too cute!

I had a blast! I hope you had a great time with your brother!!...and survived the pirate beds for a week!

Just reading about the castle lights (which I've never seen btw) and the Osbourne lights (love those) makes me yearn for a Christmas trip but it isn't to be:rolleyes1 I, once again, will live thru my Dis-friends!!

You have to come for Xmas sometime..even if it's for a short weekend!!!

Have fun! I have decided that when we go we are going to upgrade to annual passes also. My reasoning (in my head lol) is that I didn't get to meet Captain Jack and only had two things from the food and wine so I need a do over for the MNSSHP and F & W. Can't wait to move to Florida so I can go on a whim and check out Christmas lights like you :)!

It's awesome to do!! I've been itching to see the lights and AK parade but sickness had to take over so I'm hoping to be better by Sunday to check it out then!

It looks like you are all set. Have fun!

Thanks :)

LET'S BLOW THIS JOINT!!!!!!! :rotfl:

WE DID!!! Except we didn't conquer MK till 3 am :rotfl:

Have fun girls! :cool1:

When am I going to get that Mickey Monitor? I have an AP now! :rotfl:

Are they selling those red Minnie ears again this year? I bought mine in 2009 and then I brought them with me last year, and so many people asked me where I got them, because I don't think they had them last year! I love those ears, they're definitely my favorite! :lovestruc

My parents haven't gotten their MM either (as far as I know?) I want to say it took a cycle or two before I got mine..or you could call? Have you gotten the welcome letter with Mickey sketch yet? I'm not sure if they are doing that for AP holders or not anymore??

Love the Minnie ears! I have the older ones with the "santa had between them" and they were heavy and not so great in the rain!

Same, Queen!

Have fun Megan...I am super jealous, especially after seeing your facebook pic of the castle lighting.

:) I love the castle lighting!!!!! :love:

Nermel9

11-12-2011, 08:51 AM

wdwgirl03

11-12-2011, 10:29 AM

Ugh, sorry you got sick again. :( But atleast you had fun with Danielle and the party wasn't too crowded. I'm surprised the Halloween ones you went to were so busy-the one we were at didn't seem bad at all. :confused3

Queenofallthings

11-13-2011, 09:08 AM

Hi hon, so sorry to hear that your darn sinuses are acting up again. I'm not sure if we've had this conversation before, but I swear by my nettie (sp?) pot! I use if faithfully a few times a week and it has changed my life. I used to be down all the time with infections and I saw it when Dr Oz had one on Oprah one day and I thought what do I have to lose? It only cost about $20 so much cheaper than a prescription:thumbsup2

TinkerbellLuvr7

11-13-2011, 03:44 PM

Glad you had a fun weekend with Danielle and sorry that you are sick again! :goodvibes I'm sure it's just a coincidence that you seem to get sick each time you stay at Disney! I hope, anyway! Do you disinfect the room before you touch anything? I wipe everything down with Clorox wipes. I know it's a little neurotic, but I'm not taking any chances! I mean, how often do you think the remote to the TV gets wiped off? Not much, I'm sure! :laughing:

I don't disinfect..just the drawers. I'm thinking I'll have to do that next time! We always tend to keep the room cooler than we ever would at home due to costs so I'm sure that doesn't help either!

Ugh, sorry you got sick again. :( But atleast you had fun with Danielle and the party wasn't too crowded. I'm surprised the Halloween ones you went to were so busy-the one we were at didn't seem bad at all. :confused3

Did you hear the party on Friday (a few days ago) was sold out??!!! I'm not sure what's going on with these early parties! We might be paying in full for the party in Dec but hopefully it wont be packed!

Hi hon, so sorry to hear that your darn sinuses are acting up again. I'm not sure if we've had this conversation before, but I swear by my nettie (sp?) pot! I use if faithfully a few times a week and it has changed my life. I used to be down all the time with infections and I saw it when Dr Oz had one on Oprah one day and I thought what do I have to lose? It only cost about $20 so much cheaper than a prescription:thumbsup2

Do you have a link for that pot thing???

If I'm not better by tomorrow I'm going to call. I find it funny that you should never give Amox for sinus infections yet it cleared it a whole lot sooner than the more expensive/stronger one that I'm on. Although..I was much worse this time around than last month!

TinkerbellLuvr7

11-13-2011, 04:03 PM

CHECKING IN + AN UPGRADE = MAGIC!!!

Hi Dis Friends!!

I hope everyone has had a good weekend! Due to my sickness, my long weekend didn't turn out as planned..I didn't get to see DHS lights or AK xmas parade but I did go to MK to see Livy at BBB and did some shopping at Epcot today!

They were testing out a new ticket/entrance system at Epcot. I was sooo confused as it was super busy anyways but it seemed pretty cool. You swipe you ticket and do your finger print and it will light yellow in a circle and then green to let you in. We'll see!!

Now for the TR!!!!

FRIDAY NOV 4, 2011

Friday was a typical Friday at school. I was anxious for the day to be over and to head to WDW!!

I got a text early in the day from my friend D at CSR who said my upgrade would be completed by mid afternoon...

UPGRADE??!! WHAT UPGRADE??? I was staying at POP...

..NOT ANYMORE!!!

By 3pm, she texted to say that everything was set and I was ready to go!

I ended up leaving work at 4 instead of 4:30 and headed to CSR to check in!!!!

I got to the front desk, gave my name, and everything was correct..
-2 nights
-1 adult
-qs ddp
-waterview...waterview?? Okay..a true upgrade indeed!!!

I gave my credit card, got my package + room key and was off to my favorite building, 8A!!!

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I inspected the room for little critters and it was clean! I wiped out the dresser drawers and began to unpack!

And then I noticed this little beauty...

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I was so upset that I didn't have my laptop or Ipad with me to try it for free!!! I did try it on my phone which then messed up my internet on my phone when it turned it off and my 3G back on but after a reset it was as good as new!

After I unpacked, jumped in the hot tub, and got a drink at the pool snack bar, I had a great debate...

-Head to MK for Castle lights and dinner at MK

or

-Stay at CSR, relax, and eat at Pepper Market.

I decided that I would head to MK. I love the food at Pepper Market but didn't have cash on me for the tip, didn't want to take food to go, and didn't really want to put a $2 on room charge lol.

Room Views:

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As I walked to a bus I saw MK pulling away..no big deal, another would come!

...20 mins later!!!!

I thought I would miss castle lights but then I realized the time hadn't changed and they would probably be at 7:15, not 6:15..I was right!!

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I was determined to not use my car all weekend..not once..not at all!!!

After a short bus ride, we were there!!!

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NOW...WHERE TO EAT DINNER????!!!!!!

STAY TUNED!!!!

Queenofallthings

11-13-2011, 05:35 PM

Gorgeous resort pics hon...just beautiful! Whenever we stay at the All Stars we drive by CSR and Jasmine and I have often said "we need to stay there one of these trips"!:thumbsup2

I don't have a link hon (I am so not techy) but I just went into a health food store and they had them there!!! I almost drown myself the first time I used it but soon learned how to do it properly! Most people get grossed out by it, but for people like us who suffer from the whole sinus yuckiness, it's a god-send!

IheartDDuck

11-14-2011, 08:53 PM

Hey hey hey!

Great pictures of your room. Much better than my Pirate's Lair! :lmao: Really though, it wasn't that bad in the end.

Oh, I agree with Queen, Neti Pots are a beautiful thing. Here's a link to one. It's a little strange getting used to them at first, but they're really great for sinuses.

Neti Pot (http://www.cvs.com/CVSApp/catalog/shop_product_detail.jsp?filterBy=&skuId=407054&productId=407054&navAction=jump&navCount=3")

jenbear123

11-15-2011, 07:44 AM

Awesome upgrade to CSR!! :thumbsup2 :thumbsup2 Can't wait to see what you thought of the MK lights. I love WDW at x-mas time.

ellajeansmom

11-15-2011, 09:22 PM

Hi Megan! So sorry you are sick again, hopefully it clears up soon.

What a great surprise that your friend upgraded you to CSR, and your favourite building too :woohoo: Love all the pics, they made me very excited as we will be there soon :yay:

Looking forward to reading about the rest of the weekend, and then even more so your night at MVMCP!

I sent you a PM - let me know if you didn't get it as I'm never sure if I do those properly :rolleyes1

TinkerbellLuvr7

11-16-2011, 05:59 PM

HI DIS FRIENDS!!!!

I want to apologize for being MIA the past few days/weeks! Things have been crazy at work this week! I have a friend in town so I haven't been home too often the past few nights!

At this point, I'm not going to get another update out until I get home this weekend! I debated about just taking my Ipad but decided to take my laptop too!

When it rains it pours..my roommate just told me that she's moving home as early as next week which was a lot sooner than Jan like she had said! I'm glad she is going to pay out the lease and possibly let me buy her couch leaving me to only have to furnish a TV/Stand in the living room. It's not ideal but I'll figure it out!

I'll be back in a few days to update!!!!

Gorgeous resort pics hon...just beautiful! Whenever we stay at the All Stars we drive by CSR and Jasmine and I have often said "we need to stay there one of these trips"!:thumbsup2

I don't have a link hon (I am so not techy) but I just went into a health food store and they had them there!!! I almost drown myself the first time I used it but soon learned how to do it properly! Most people get grossed out by it, but for people like us who suffer from the whole sinus yuckiness, it's a god-send!

Thanks!! I love it!!! :)

I'll have to check out this pot thing!

Hey hey hey!

Great pictures of your room. Much better than my Pirate's Lair! :lmao: Really though, it wasn't that bad in the end.

Oh, I agree with Queen, Neti Pots are a beautiful thing. Here's a link to one. It's a little strange getting used to them at first, but they're really great for sinuses.

Neti Pot (http://www.cvs.com/CVSApp/catalog/shop_product_detail.jsp?filterBy=&skuId=407054&productId=407054&navAction=jump&navCount=3")

Thanks! I'll have to look that up!

Awesome upgrade to CSR!! :thumbsup2 :thumbsup2 Can't wait to see what you thought of the MK lights. I love WDW at x-mas time.

I love the MK lights :) I had a blast at DHS last night with the lights, low crowds, and it was about 75 degrees..PERFECT WEATHER!

Hi Megan! So sorry you are sick again, hopefully it clears up soon.

What a great surprise that your friend upgraded you to CSR, and your favourite building too :woohoo: Love all the pics, they made me very excited as we will be there soon :yay:

Looking forward to reading about the rest of the weekend, and then even more so your night at MVMCP!

I sent you a PM - let me know if you didn't get it as I'm never sure if I do those properly :rolleyes1

Thanks!!! I sent you a PM back!!

TinkerbellLuvr7

11-19-2011, 09:12 PM

CINDERELLA'S HOLIDAY WISH

HI DIS FRIENDS!!!

I hope everyone is having a good weekend. I'm currently freezing, sitting at my parent's house, and listening to Holiday Wishes!! I did make it safely from Orlando to Cincinnati last night and I'm glad to be home but miss the weather already...

In some news...

~My roommate as decided to move home so sadly she will be leaving Monday but will be back sometime in Dec to collect all of her large furniture but thankfully she is selling her pull-out couch, TV, TV stand, and end table for $250 total!! Unless someone calls me out of the blue needing a place to live, I'll be alone! She has agreed to pay out the lease till June which is good too!

~They finally announced the last CLP performer for our Dec dates..CHITA RIVERA!!! We saw her in 2009 when she replaced Vanessa Williams and we loved her!!!

~After I finish this TR, I'll be starting the PTR for Dec followed by my review of MVMCP and DHS lights!!

~Since I'm home till the 26th for vacation, I'll probably be doing a ton of updates so if you miss any, use the chapters on page one!!!

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 4, 2011

When I left off, I was hitching a bus to MK to check out the Xmas lights (first night of them!) and grabbing dinner. When I got there I was in heaven!!

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I had forgotten the time hadn't changed yet so instead of the lights starting at 6:15, they started at 7:15 so I had plenty of time to grab dinner!

Since Danielle and I were eating at CHH the following day, I had to chose another option..Caseys was busy, I've eaten at CR's a lot recently, so I ended up choosing Pecos Bills!!!

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It looks like a ton of food and took the cake to go! I quickly found that for some reason on QS DDP I'm not as full as when you do TS DDP. Everything was good and I believe the total was over $15.

After dinner, I made my way back to the castle!

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After the show, I decided to head out since I would be up early and in bed late for the next day!

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When I got back to CSR it was pretty cold and I knew that the temps would be even colder in the morning when I went to DHS so I broke my rule..."I WON'T USE MY CAR ALL WEEKEND!!!". Yep..

I ended up driving home to my Apt. Thankfully CSR is on the AK side of property which is where my apt is near so it wasn't too bad. I stopped and got some pants and hoodie. I even stopped and filled my car with gas on the way back lol.

When I got back to the room, I decided to walk over to Cafe Rix to get some milk and a spoon for my cake!

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I got to Cafe Rix and saw that a mini milk was $2.50 or so..ya right! I ended up getting a quart of milk in the gift shop instead...

BUT DID I REMEMBER THE SPOON???!!!!!!

STAY TUNED!!!!!!!

wdwgirl03

11-19-2011, 10:48 PM

Sigh. All of these pictures of the Christmas stuff is making me wish I was going in December. Hopefully next year...the castle lighting show is so cute.

Queenofallthings

11-20-2011, 09:58 AM

How these pictures make me miss being at Disney during the holidays but thank you so much for sharing, makes me feel like I"m there!!

That's too bad about your roommate, but on the other hand, great that you got all that stuff and she paid you out until June:thumbsup2

TinkerbellLuvr7

11-20-2011, 02:11 PM

"DARN YOU SPOON!!!!!!!"

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 4, 2011

When I left off, I was back in my room with my milk in hand to drink for breakfast and with my chocolate cake from dinner but do you think I could remember the spoon...

NO!

Livid at that point, I decided instead of walking back over, I'd break my rule again of not using my car! I drove over and got the spoon + a cinnamon roll. I also paid for a banana to eat with breakfast too.

Finally, I was set with my milk, spoon, and breakfast!

I decided to head to hot tub before bed!

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When I got back from the hot tub, I searched for hidden mickeys!

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I took pics of my new mug!!!

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I think I was in bed by 11 or 11:30 but I had trouble sleeping..oh well!

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 5, 2011

The alarm went off at 6:30am which seemed really early for my day off but I was ready for a Disney day and ready to meet Danielle!!!!

I got showered and ate my breakfast.

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I got ready and once again broke my rule and used my car again!

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Since DHS had am EMH, I went there! I headed in just after 8am and got a FP for TSM!

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After I secured one FP, I had to wait till 9:45am for my next one so I decided to do some rides alone to kill some time!

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After my three rides, I decided to take a walk through the Streets of America!

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After my walk I hit another ride.

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Finally, it was time for another FP!

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After I got the 2nd FP for 3pm, I decided to head back to CSR and relax at the pool/hot tub till Danielle arrived!

I was starting to get hungry so I decided to pay OOP and get the cheese fries from the pool bar. I think they were less than $4 and were really good!

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Finally, I got my text from Danielle saying that she was on her way from MCO so I quickly changed, got in my car AGAIN and headed over to CBR!!!!

IheartDDuck

11-20-2011, 06:53 PM

Aaahhh, foiled by a spoon! :lmao: That stinks!

You know, I had kind of wanted to avoid using the car too much on the trip too. I didn't succeed either. Oh well, what can you do. ;)

TinkerbellLuvr7

11-22-2011, 04:35 PM

Sigh. All of these pictures of the Christmas stuff is making me wish I was going in December. Hopefully next year...the castle lighting show is so cute.

Next year!!!

How these pictures make me miss being at Disney during the holidays but thank you so much for sharing, makes me feel like I"m there!!

That's too bad about your roommate, but on the other hand, great that you got all that stuff and she paid you out until June:thumbsup2

:) Thanks!!!

Aaahhh, foiled by a spoon! :lmao: That stinks!

You know, I had kind of wanted to avoid using the car too much on the trip too. I didn't succeed either. Oh well, what can you do. ;)

Darn that spoon! I forgot to add that along with the spoon I also got a bunch of knives, spoons, and forks just in case!!

TinkerbellLuvr7

11-22-2011, 04:45 PM

"THE ONE WITH HALF A MATTRESS!!!!"

HAPPY TUESDAY DIS FRIENDS!!!

I hope everyone is having a blast getting ready for the holiday!

I had to go to the dentist today and found out that I have a ton of mini cavities in between my teeth which will be fixed over Xmas break..grr!!! Even though I haven't had insurance (and still don't), I should have gone at least once a year in the past almost 3 years..lesson learned!!

I ended up calling Disney today bc we haven't gotten our MYW package vouchers/luggage tags but I was told that they were printed on the 4th and should arrive any day now! We're finalizing plans for that trip and I'll be doing a PTR on it after this TR!

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 5, 2011

When I left off, I was enjoying some pool time at CSR and was heading to CBR to meet up with Danielle!!!

When I got there, I waited outside and shortly after she arrived!

(no meet pic! ugh!)

We walked into check-in and although she had tried her hardest to get out of the pirate room that she reserved she was stuck with it, for at lease the night!

We drove off to find the room and discovered that the mattress indeed was literally half a mattress!!! Danielle said it wasn't so bad but still, you'd think at a moderate they would provide a full mattress...cheap!

We decided to eat at the food court for lunch!

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I also got a smart water to keep and used my mug for some pop.

After lunch, we headed to DHS to use the TSM FP that I got earlier that day. Before the 3:00pm pass we went on ToT!!

Then hit our FP!

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After our ride, we decided that the park had gotten busy and we would head out and relax before 3am EMH at MK!!

I took the tram/car to CSR and Danielle took the bus to CBR..she beat me lol.

At 6pm, we both headed out for MK. She beat me again..darn CSR buses!!

We decided to eat at CHH and we both had the salmon which was really good but not as filling as a burger..I even ate my dessert!

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I was super glad I had decided to stay on property and got the DDP! I wish WDW offered a daily DDP like Universal does for $20..maybe some day!

After dinner we caught the parade, castle show, and fireworks!

I demanded a ride on Dumbo since I NEVER ride it!

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I think we left well before 1am but I did make a stop into the bakery to pick up my dinner!

When I got back I headed right to bed but woke up to a mess of a room!!!!

STAY TUNED FOR MORE!!!

TinkerbellLuvr7

11-24-2011, 02:14 PM

HOW MANY BAGS CAN YOU HAVE FOR ONE WEEKEND???

HAPPY THANKSGIVING DIS FRIENDS!!!!

My parent's house is smelling wonderful and we're ready to eat..just the 3 of us and we will be dining via sweatpants/sweatshirts. Yes, we are having a very informal meal today lol. My dad starting getting sick today and mom and I have been slaving away in the kitchen! We will be going shopping starting at 10pm at Walmart and we'll see what other trouble we can get into! We have a family for the Giving Tree at my Dad's work and they are 7 (girl) and 8 (boy) so we're off to hunt as many deals for them so they can get tons more! I can't believe I'll be back in FL on Sat night but I'll be back in 4'ish weeks and it will go quick! I have to finish this TR so I can do my MVMCP review and PTR for our Dec stay!!

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 6, 2011

Since Danielle and I didn't stay at MK till 3am we did get more sleep which was good!

When I got up my sadness was on my door!

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I got ready and ate my breakfast which I grabbed the night before at MK bakery.

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I then started to tackle the disaster of my room!

For a weekend..not even 3 whole days, I had like 4 bags!! Danielle came for a week and only had two...I need to work on that lol.

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I took some last room view pics and began to haul all my things to the car!

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By 9am, I pulled into AK and Danielle arrived via bus!

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She beat me again..I'm losing my OCD park arrival touch...I need to work on that too haha.

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We went right to EE!!

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And then..

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I insisted that we go on Safari so we headed that way! The line looked super long but it went pretty quickly!

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I was upset that I didn't see Jabali (newest baby elephant) and let my friend B know that I didn't see him and she insisted he was out on safari but was obviously hiding!!

I never take Safari pics anymore but I did snap a few.

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On our way out, we stopped to see FOTLK!

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I'm pretty sure I know most if not all of the dance moves of this show lol. I still love seeing it...Is it sad when you know who the good singers are when when the bad ones are performing?! lol.

After the show we were hungry so we decided on lunch!

Danielle went to Rest. in Dinoland and I headed to Yak and Yeti but brought my food to her!

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Mine was very good as usual and Danielle's looked good too! She had a veggie sandwich with sweet potato fries!

After our meal we decided to catch the Tough Bug show and then headed out.

I still had a snack credit to use up so I got an ice cream on the way out!

FINAL THOUGHTS

Overall, it was a great weekend! I can't say that there were any bumps along the way except it did get a tad chilly that weekend but it did warm up to the 80s again by Monday (good for Danielle!)

All of the food locations were great and the parks weren't too busy!

It was great meeting another Diser and reminiscing about old trips as kids. We definitely had a lot in common!

Can't wait to see/hang out with Danielle again when she comes over New Years!!!!

IheartDDuck

11-24-2011, 02:23 PM

Nermel9

11-25-2011, 08:50 AM

Hahaha, wow, you do have a lot of bags for one weekend! :scared1: Although, I'm basically going for 3 and half days in December and I'm all excited now that we get to check bags because we can bring more stuff...so I can't talk! :rolleyes1

Looks like a fun AK day! There are bad singers at FOTLK??? :eek: Strange, I didn't know that was allowed at Disney! :rotfl:

Are you going to another MVMCP?

wdwgirl03

11-25-2011, 10:44 AM

Sounds like a fun day at AK and glad the two of you had a good time together. How cool you'll get to meet up again for New Years!

TinkerbellLuvr7

11-25-2011, 11:26 AM

You're so right about the food at CHH. That meal was really good and I wasn't as full after eating it either. It's definitely on my list for the future.

Hahaha, I think it's funny that I beat you to the parks each time. Normally that doesn't happen. Not that I'm running late, but I guess I'm just so used to having Jason along who is a slowpoke for sure.

Holy insane amount of bags Batman! :lmao: Listen, I was super proud of myself that I was able to succeed with the bags that I did. It definitely taught me a lot about myself. Call it a lesson learned....

I had such a great time meeting you and chatting about our common likes. I'm looking forward to seeing you for New Years. :goodvibes

I love my bags! I guess that's the beauty with a car and living 10 mins away..you can do that and not feel bad!! Can't wait till New Years!! We have a 9:15pm ADR at Kona and will watch Fantasy in the Sky from Poly!

Hahaha, wow, you do have a lot of bags for one weekend! :scared1: Although, I'm basically going for 3 and half days in December and I'm all excited now that we get to check bags because we can bring more stuff...so I can't talk! :rolleyes1

Looks like a fun AK day! There are bad singers at FOTLK??? :eek: Strange, I didn't know that was allowed at Disney! :rotfl:

Are you going to another MVMCP?

Yes they do have bad singers haha. They are only contacted to do 3 shows a day so there are a ton of CMs and you wouldn't realize that unless you worked there :rotfl: I'm going to MVMCP on Friday the 16th. I have friends going on Sun 4th but I can't afford to go because of my roommate leaving, xmas, and possibly getting a new car in the upcoming weeks.

Sounds like a fun day at AK and glad the two of you had a good time together. How cool you'll get to meet up again for New Years!

Yes!!! :)

IheartDDuck

11-26-2011, 10:44 PM

TravelAgentJen

11-27-2011, 09:04 AM

Hi I have been reading and enjoying your trip reports, I was actually there the weekend after u went in November! I am about to attempt my first trip report and I'm wondering how you make the chapter links on the first page? Also is there any other tricks to doing TR/formats etc?? Thanks so much~Jen

TinkerbellLuvr7

11-27-2011, 07:01 PM

[QUOTE=TinkerbellLuvr7;43332623]I love my bags! I guess that's the beauty with a car and living 10 mins away..you can do that and not feel bad!! Can't wait till New Years!! We have a 9:15pm ADR at Kona and will watch Fantasy in the Sky from Poly!/QUOTE]

I know we have a 9pm dinner at Ohana, so we can probably see each other before then. However, I think our plans for the night have changed. We really want to stay out late, so I believe we're going to DHS to watch the fireworks there and then stay for EMH. INSANE! :lmao:

Yay Ohana!! If you decide you don't want it, let me know haha. Or if it's just my brother and I maybe we'll join you :rotfl: Hows that for asking?!

Hi I have been reading and enjoying your trip reports, I was actually there the weekend after u went in November! I am about to attempt my first trip report and I'm wondering how you make the chapter links on the first page? Also is there any other tricks to doing TR/formats etc?? Thanks so much~Jen

Thanks :welcome:

To make the chapter links you have to:

Click on the number of the post in the right hand corner. It will open just that page in a new page.

You need to right click-copy the www.disboards thread...

When you go to your first page there will be a Globe icon near where the font, size, etc is located but you have to click Advanced Options.

Once you click on the globe a box will pop up for you to Right Click/Paste and then click okay.

It will highlight it and that is where you can type your title, add color, font, size, etc.

I don't think there's a standard format for TRs. I start out with a brief history of myself/trip/recap of resort/travel/etc. I like to put the date when I do my updates of the day that I'm reviewing. Let me know if you need more help!

TinkerbellLuvr7

11-27-2011, 07:25 PM

MVMCP REVIEW!!!! CASTLE LIGHTING!!!

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Here's the MVMCP Review!!

I went with my AK friend B and her bf David. Tickets were $40 each (CM Discount price).

Driving in!

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We both ended up parking at Contemporary and walking over to MK. This was great and so easy to leave at the end of the night!

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I arrived right at 6 which was perfect timing for the castle lighting!

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I LOVE THOSE LIGHTS!!!!!!!

TinkerbellLuvr7

11-27-2011, 07:35 PM

MVMCP REVIEW: CASTLE SHOW!!!

After we saw the Castle Lighting, we decided to roam the gift shops! I was wanting some merchandise for Xmas and myself so I was on the hunt for a gift card so that I could use B's discount!

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I love the Xmas Merchandise but they are still selling the same things as when I was a CM in 2008 so it's not as thrilling anymore!

After roaming gift shops, we decided to catch the first castle show of the party and got great spots in the front!

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After the show we went off in search of Holiday Treats and found some in Adventureland!!

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It was still in the low 80s/high 70s so the hot chocolate was kind of a waste. They also didn't serve the sugar cookies but they are Snickerdoodles now. They still serve apple juice and apples. The cups and napkins didn't say MVMCP this year...cost cutting measures I'm sure!

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After 3 stations of treats we went in search of Characters!!!!!

TinkerbellLuvr7

12-01-2011, 07:03 PM

MCMCP: CHARACTERS + HOLIDAY WISHES!!!

When I left off, we had grabbed some sweet treats and decided to head to find some characters!!

The Mickey/Minnie line had a 5 min wait but we walked in without a wait!

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We then decided to check out the princess line which said 15 mins and took about a 1/2 hour to get through all of it.

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I NEVER wait for characters so this was a huge deal..I guess it's not so bad afterall lol.

We headed back towards the castle to prepare for MMAY and Holiday Wishes!

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After Holiday Wishes we were on a mission to find a parade spot!!

We decided to get a snack before we found a spot. I think we've started a tradition now! The Snowmen came home with us as well as a souvenir holiday mug! The snowman was $12 and the mug with drink was $5.

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Best Friends!

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Ready for parade!

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After sitting and waiting an hour, the parade finally started!!

Nermel9

12-01-2011, 07:16 PM

wdwgirl03

12-03-2011, 05:47 PM

Great review of MVMCP! Those inflatable decorations at the entrance to the parking lot are so cute. I have the same shirt as your friend, haha.

Yay for meeting the princes/princesses, especially Rapunzel and Flynn Rider. They are two of my favorites.

Love the popcorn bucket and mug!

TinkerbellLuvr7

12-03-2011, 05:50 PM

Great review of MVMCP! I love that party!

I love Minnie's dress that she is wearing in the picture with you, but I can't stand Mickey's green outfit! I feel like he should be a little more dressed up than that! :laughing:

I love Holiday Wishes SO much! :lovestruc Those popcorn buckets are adorable!

I love MVMCP too!!! :)

Great review of MVMCP! Those inflatable decorations at the entrance to the parking lot are so cute. I have the same shirt as your friend, haha.

Yay for meeting the princes/princesses, especially Rapunzel and Flynn Rider. They are two of my favorites.

Love the popcorn bucket and mug!

It was pretty fun! I couldn't believe there wasn't a line for Minnie/Mickey but I'm sure that will change since it's getting closer to Christmas now!

TinkerbellLuvr7

12-03-2011, 06:01 PM

MVMCP REVIEW: ONCE UPON A CHRISTMASTIME PARADE!!!!

HI Dis Friends

I hope everyone is having a good weekend. I'm counting down the hours until my BFF from high school, her hubby, and DD6 arrive!!!

I was 100% sure I wasn't going to MVMCP with them tomorrow and then changed my mind lol. I was able to get the AP discount ($56) and figured if I stay till 11, it will still be worth it. I never get to go with children so this will be a fun experience for once!

I was able to get my Free AP calendar at AK today and the park was PACKED! I'm sure a lot of it was because of the calendars because the line for it was huge! I'll take pics at a later date!

I'll still be doing a PTR for my family trip on the 15-20 but it probably won't be till next Sat or Sun since my friends are in town, I have xmas shopping to finish, and tons of work events!

NOW FOR THE PARADE REVIEW!!!

We decided to stand near Pecos Bills for the parade and it ended up being a great spot. We were pretty much in the same location as in Oct.

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Overall, I was happy with my parade pics which is good because the next two parties I go to, I'll just relax and perhaps put the camera away...maybe.

TinkerbellLuvr7

12-03-2011, 06:14 PM

MVMCP REVIEW: AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT!!

After the parade we stopped to get some more goodies but it was nearing midnight and I was just about wrapping it up for the night. I wish we had gotten more goodies at the party but it was just a lot going on and I wasn't very hungry..another reason why I like Halloween better!

We decided to stop and get some castle pics on the way to see Duffy!

B and I

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My friend D and I

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We finally made it to Duffy!

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We looked through the gift shops and I made a few more purchases before deciding to call it a night and walk back to CR. B and her BF decided to stay and ride Space Mt. before calling it a night.

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Park Map and Bracelet:

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I enjoy the look of the new bracelets but they are a bit like hospital bracelets and if put on too tight, they can be uncomfortable!

When I was walking out of the park, I got two of these little babies!

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I had a great time at the party! I'm looking forward to the one tomorrow and again on the 16th. I will especially love the one on the 16th because it will be the official start to my Xmas break and it won't be on a school night!!

TinkerbellLuvr7

12-03-2011, 07:10 PM

HOLIDAYS AT WDW: EPCOT AND DHS!!

I've been wanting to spend more time in the parks especially since they are decked for Xmas but between being busy at school and going home for 9 days at Thanksgiving, I'm slowly getting there!

Here are some pics that I got at Epcot and DHS!!

EPCOT:

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The day I was there, they were testing out a new entrance system. They scanned your ticket before bag check and you got a sticker if you had a paper ticket/AP. You then could go up to an electronic mickey head and hold your ticket up to it. It would circle yellow and flash green if you are allowed in. You also had to provide your finger print. I guess we'll see if they become official!

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The same day I was at Epcot, I ate at the China QS and got orange chicken, ginger ice cream, and diet coke:

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Always very good!!!

DHS:

On Nov 15, I went to DHS with some friends and grabbed some pics of the lights! Since we didn't stay more than 15 mins I didn't get a ton but there will be more soon enough!

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disneydreamingdebby

12-11-2011, 07:14 AM

Let me get this straight, you're going to two more MVMCPs? :santa:

TinkerbellLuvr7

12-11-2011, 05:47 PM

Let me get this straight, you're going to two more MVMCPs? :santa:

YES:rotfl:

I went in Nov (review I did), last Sunday, and I'll be going with my parents on Friday!!!!

TinkerbellLuvr7

12-11-2011, 05:56 PM

ANIMAL KINGDOM

A few weeks ago, I decided to go to AK and watch the Christmas parade!!!

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I do love the parade!! I can't believe I had never seen the AK parades until I worked at WDW!! They are a must if you have the time and patience to stay till 3:45pm!!

After the parade I ate dinner at Flame Tree BBQ! I got the pork sandwich!

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TinkerbellLuvr7

12-11-2011, 06:36 PM

ONCE UPON A CHRISTMASTIME!!!!

Welcome to another pre-trip report!!!

Now that all of my events at school are over, friends have come and gone, and all my gifts are bought/wrapped, I can finally get to the PTR!!!!!!

Hopefully I still have some viewers out there!!!

ENJOY!!!

CAST: mom, dad, bro, and I!
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DATES: DECEMBER 15-20, 2011

RESORT:

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We are booked in a standard room but are hoping for some sort of magical upgrade. Savanna view was not available when we booked so hopefully we are able to get something when we check in!

DINING: QS DDP and we'll be paying for CLP out of pocket

TRAVEL: Bro and I will be driving since we live in Orlando and mom and dad will be flying:
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS...

THURSDAY DEC 15, 2011

I will be working that day till 4:30pm and picking mom and dad up at MCO around 6:30pm.

We will be heading straight to:

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After dinner we'll head to Epcot for Holiday Illuminations!

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Mom and dad will be staying the night at my apt since I work on Friday and it would be a waste of money or points to stay at the Marriott like we had planned.

FRIDAY DECEMBER 16, 2011

We will be getting up at the crack of dawn to check into:

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Mom and dad will take me to work and then head to:

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After picking me up around 12:30pm, we'll head back to AKL, grab lunch, hopefully unpack if the room is ready and get ready for MVMCP!!!!

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SATURDAY DECEMBER 17, 2011

We will sleep in for a little bit and then head to check out some cars! My car is about done for it so we'll head to Honda, Toyota, and Hyundai and see who's willing to wheel and deal!!!

After car shopping we'll head to:

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We are going to hit both parks and ride some things we did in June and others that we missed. We will see the Christmas parade at 5:30pm and have dinner at:

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I've never eaten at one before so I hope it's good!

After dinner, we'll head back to Studios and see Mannheim Steamroller at 8pm.

I feel like we'll be wasting our DDP for that day but we'll make it up by doing breakfast for a few days which I don't like to do (waste of money to me) but we'll use the meals!

SUNDAY DECEMBER 18, 2011

We will spend the day/night at:

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For CLP dinner we're eating at:

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Chita Rivera is doing our CLP show so I'm thrilled to be seeing her again!

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We will stay till Illuminations!

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MONDAY DECEMBER 19, 2011

We will spend the day/early evening at:

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From 6pm-7pm'ish, we'll be seeing:

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After the lights, we'll probably check out Illuminations again or head straight to MK for PM EMH till 3am!

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TUESDAY DECEMBER 20, 2011

We will sleep in after the late night, hope for 1pm check out and maybe go mini golfing!

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Mom and dad's flight isn't until 6pm so we'll leave for MCO just before 4pm.

I'll be flying home for 10 days on the 21st so it will be a quick night of packing/unpacking for me!

I think we have a lot of good things planned and I'm looking forward to the last few days of school and Xmas break!!!!