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Tnkrbelle565

09-01-2011, 08:06 AM

Hi All!!! :wave: We're Back and are slowly drying off!!!

Well we have been back from WDW for almost 48 hours so it's about time to get going on that TR before i forget everything since I didn't take notes and will be relying on my pictures, receipts, and (poor) memory to write this! For those who have never read my reports before, I probably should start with introductions for our cast

:wave: Hi, I'm Kristine. I'm a 34 year wife/mommy/social worker/scrapbooker/sewer/photography enthusiast from Boston!

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Here is Princess Aisling (pronounced Ash-ling for those of you who don't speak Gaelic ;)) She's 7 going on 15.

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Last but not least...my Prince ;) Ok, I don't really call him that. This is my personal chef, Randy :lovestruc

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Randy puts up with all my Disney whims with very little complaining. And I'll forgive him the few complaints because he ends up being our packmule, will still hold Aisling to see at parades, runs for TSM FPs, carries around AG dolls when Aisling gets bored of holding them, dresses up for MSNSSHP, and stands up for women on packed Disney busses after the fireworks. :love:

If you didn't read my PTR and would like to see some of the planning...here is a link The Smiths are Heading Back....for 10 Days of Disney Magic (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2629285). I will give you the first hint of my TR- that PTR name was a complete misnomer ;)

If you would like to catch up on some of our past fun...Here ya go! And if you tear up at surprise videos, please check out the first page of Our Trick AND Treat for the link to ours.

The Rebel Forces Were Strong But the Smiths are Stronger TR (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2480447)

The Smith's "Yes We Are Pulling DD Out of School Twice This Year" PTR! (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2415085)

Tink Got Me My Very Own Sharpies!- A Surprise Bday TR (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2323601)

Our Trick AND Treat- DD's Surprise Bday Trip!- PTR (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2124255)

The Smith's YES we are going to Disney AGAIN PTR! (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1871410)

Does the Pixie Dust Count if You Don't KNOW about it? (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1960215)

Santa Got me A DISboarder Weekend to the Mouse! (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2028861)

Sew Much Fun...13 of Cinderella's Mice Head to WDW! TR (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2091517)

Updates:

Getting There and Checking In (http://http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42469517&postcount=2)
Kristine Makes Mistake #1 (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42476115&postcount=16)
Discovering SAB (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42485818&postcount=38)
Mass-Produced Seafood= YUM! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42535639&postcount=51)
Day 1 Comes to a Close! (http://http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42574650&postcount=66)
Day 2 Begins! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42594735&postcount=85)
Makin' Waves on Main St (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42674831&postcount=102)
Not-So-Fine Dining with Mickey (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42699217&postcount=107)
Nighttime Magic...and Glowsticks (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42699339&postcount=108)
I WISH that we were back at the hotel before tomorrow (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42699454&postcount=109)
Running of the TSM bulls (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42719822&postcount=120)
There goes my dream of being an Imagineer (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42751410&postcount=131)
Hanging on the Boardwalk pier (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42799021&postcount=143)
Where you can be in the movies...or be in B movies (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42809280&postcount=148)
Finally Aisling faces Evil! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42809395&postcount=149)
The Land and Seas of Epcot (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42817172&postcount=153)
Blame Canada :) (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42822318&postcount=162)
Even kids like Disney Veggies (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42858210&postcount=172)
Kristine AKA Kate Gosselin (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42886819&postcount=187)
Getting Wild @ Tusker House (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42907412&postcount=198)
Sunny Safari (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43068786&postcount=214)
Aisling in the Mist (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43068808&postcount=215)
I just can't wait to be King (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43068831&postcount=216)
Being pampered amongst the Hurricane and Earthquake (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43094349&postcount=228)
A Beachy Breakfast and Frozen Lunch (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43168132&postcount=237)
Dinner with Dinosaurs (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43230667&postcount=250)
Legos and Dancing Queens (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43230778&postcount=251)
First Ones Here, First Ones Here (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43399879&postcount=254)
Beverly and other Surprises (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43400105&postcount=255)
"Dinner" at 1900 PF???? (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43400221&postcount=257)
Aisling could never be a Wicked Stepsister (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43400330&postcount=258)

Tnkrbelle565

09-01-2011, 08:48 AM

If I had to choose a picture to sum up our trip...this would be it.

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Thank goodness I packed a LOT of ponchos because we needed them. :thumbsup2 However, our attitude is that being in a poncho at WDW is better than being at work without one :rolleyes:

Shall we begin?

If you follow my reports, you know how trips begin for our family...with a visit from Tink :yay:

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Tink had to visit early this trip because we had a very early morning flight and I knew that there was NOOOOO way Aisling would be awake enough to appreciate Tink's gifts at 3:30am. So Tink arrived on Thursday Aug 18th instead. Thursday was a busy day...work for Randy and I- Camp for Aisling plus a quick visit to the spa and Thursday night I was getting together with out of town friends. I got home from dinner at about 10pm and had to be back up at 3am. Guess who never went to bed??? And to make matters worse, when I got home- Aisling and Randy were both still up watching the Disney Channel :rolleyes: However, despite limited sleep, I was able to get them both out of bed fairly quickly because it's DISNEY DAY!!!

Aisling immediately ran downstairs to check of the final day on her countdown

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While Randy organized all the luggage with my mom who had generously offered to drive us to the airport at this ongodly hour. Overpack??? Us???? :rolleyes1

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Aisling, who takes about 20 minutes to get her school uniform on, was dressed in 2 seconds flat and was ready to go

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The drive to the airport was uneventful and we quickly got dropped off and checked in at curbside...behind a bunch of people who still didn't know that you have to pay for extra, overweight baggage. The woman in front of us had 6 checked bags ALL of which went over the 50lbs. I cringed to see how much she had to pay at the gate. And she had a dog with her so she had to pay for him too!

After a quick nutritious ;) breakfast at Dunkins, it was time to board. If you read my PTR/follow on FB, you know that Aisling was given B boarding while Randy and I had A. Happy to let you know that they let her just come with us. I thought were were going to have to wait with her since she had the last number.

We boarded the plane and then sat...and sat. Turned out there was some light on that wasn't supposed to be. So we had to wait for mechanic to come check it out. Our flight ended up being delayed by about an hour.

We arrived at MCO after everyone got a little snooze on the plane and were greeted with a WALL of people at ME. I've never seen so many people there in all our trips. But it's Disney and they are fairly efficient so it moved very quickly!

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I believe we stopped at Caribbean Beach, Boardwalk, Yacht and Beach Club. We went in and were greeted by several CMs who directed us to the front desk where there was zero people in line so we got our check in documents in seconds! A quick drop off of our carryons to Bell Services and we were off to:

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We were meeting up with Jen (Jennifer48) and her family for lunch. We got there about noon and only had to wait about 10 minutes for a table! One thing I did not think about at all prior to this trip since I had never been there...Beaches and Cream counts at a TS. Needless to say we did not use credits and paid OOP but I immediately thought what a gigantic waste of TS points and our meal cost under $50 with tip. I only have one pic from this outing but Jen has a pic of all of us that I'm sure she may share :rolleyes1

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During lunch we got a fabulous text...our room was already ready! So off we went!

princess&her4princes

09-01-2011, 08:59 AM

Great start, great pics, can't wait to hear more!!!!!!!:surfweb:

DisneyTiger

09-01-2011, 09:19 AM

Is it weird that I am on the edge of my seat reading this?:surfweb: I can't wait to hear all about it :banana:

Tnkrbelle565

09-01-2011, 09:29 AM

Great start, great pics, can't wait to hear more!!!!!!!:surfweb:

Is it weird that I am on the edge of my seat reading this?:surfweb: I can't wait to hear all about it :banana:

:wave: Hi Girls! Thanks for coming over .

Talissa- it's only a little weird because you are on fb so probably saw most of what happened already LOL!

justakrazymom

09-01-2011, 09:30 AM

I'm in.. we must have overlapped our trips so i can't wait to see someone else who had their poncho's out..a LOT like us..lol

Tnkrbelle565

09-01-2011, 09:34 AM

I'm in.. we must have overlapped our trips so i can't wait to see someone else who had their poncho's out..a LOT like us..lol

Love your TR name...heading over to check it out!!! :thumbsup2

eeyore3847

09-01-2011, 09:44 AM

LOving it so far :)

Lady Lallie

09-01-2011, 09:51 AM

Yay! You started. I really feel you on the poncho/rain thing. That is how my May 2009 trip was but at least you are Disney which is much much better than at work! :goodvibes

sohappy

09-01-2011, 10:27 AM

I'm here. can't wait to see pics and read a recap (of what I didn't find out through text).

eecteacher82

09-01-2011, 11:46 AM

I'm here! I really wanted to be first, but of course you had to pick my baby's first day ever of preschool to start so I wasn't home until now! Anyway, I'm here! Can't wait to read about your wet adventures (well, the ones that I don't already know about)!

jenb1023

09-01-2011, 12:25 PM

Signing on!

You are so right - a wet trip to Disney is better than being at home!

wow - that is a lot of luggage!

Love the poncho pic and that cute plane shirt!

Looking forward to more!

Jennifer48

09-01-2011, 12:57 PM

I'm here!

Man thats a lot of luggage for 3 people! We drove down, stayed for 2 weeks and we still didn't have that much luggage! :rotfl: You should have asked me to take some down with us!

Yes I have that group photo and will try to post it tonight when I get home. :goodvibes

You must tell Ash that she's my new BFF. I loved chatting with her at lunch!

twob4him

09-01-2011, 03:28 PM

Subscribing....and going to go catch up now! :cool1: Glad you figured out the resizing issue within PB! yaa!

Tnkrbelle565

09-01-2011, 04:33 PM

LOving it so far :)

Thanks Lori!

Yay! You started. I really feel you on the poncho/rain thing. That is how my May 2009 trip was but at least you are Disney which is much much better than at work! :goodvibes

When I looked at the extended forecast it said rain for every day and I thought...oh that can't happen. It's florida, it will rain for 2 seconds and then be over. Not-so-much

I'm here. can't wait to see pics and read a recap (of what I didn't find out through text).

Ok no giving away my secrets just because I chatted with you half of vacation!

I'm here! I really wanted to be first, but of course you had to pick my baby's first day ever of preschool to start so I wasn't home until now! Anyway, I'm here! Can't wait to read about your wet adventures (well, the ones that I don't already know about)!

How was Olivia's first day????

Signing on!

You are so right - a wet trip to Disney is better than being at home!

wow - that is a lot of luggage!

Love the poncho pic and that cute plane shirt!

Looking forward to more!

Thanks!!! Remember that picture at the END of the TR...when we didn't have Bell Services ;)

I'm here!

Man thats a lot of luggage for 3 people! We drove down, stayed for 2 weeks and we still didn't have that much luggage! :rotfl: You should have asked me to take some down with us!

Yes I have that group photo and will try to post it tonight when I get home. :goodvibes

You must tell Ash that she's my new BFF. I loved chatting with her at lunch!

We flew SW. We didn't need to pay for bags...in fact we could have taken another bag LOL! And you travel with a boy. Aisling requires a lot of junk!

Oh and yes, I should have mentioned that Aisling talked Jen's ear off at Beaches and Cream.

Subscribing....and going to go catch up now! :cool1: Glad you figured out the resizing issue within PB! yaa!

It's a true miracle. Thanks for your help too!

Tnkrbelle565

09-01-2011, 05:15 PM

We are going away tomorrow to Maine for the weekened so I figured I better squeeze in another update.

After lunch we walked back over to the lobby and said goodbye to Jen and fam as they headed off to Vero Beach. I completely forgot where I left the luggage claim tag...Disney brain already set in...but found it after an exhaustive search of my park bag

So off we went into the villas

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First impression is that this hotel needs a major overhaul. Everything looked a little dingy. Just not Disney quality. They were doing a lot of painting and construction while we were there but it would be nice if they would give the Villas the same facelift the regular rooms received.

Aisling found the first hidden Mickey of the trip

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We did get a 4th floor room (we requested 4th or 5th floor) which was fabulous. We had Villa 470 which was a bit of a hike but was SUPER quiet. Aisling immediately ran out to check out the view

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And score we had a full balcony!!! (some of the rooms only have standing balconies) We had a view of the canal and the quiet pool- which was closed 90% of our trip making it that much more quiet

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Anyone want a peek of the room??? Well yes or no, you are getting one ;)

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We had called down to luggage services to bring up our Garden Grocer order and they ended up bring up our bags from ME as well :thumbsup2 Since we had everything, I figured this was the perfect time for me to get unpacked and organized and send Randy and Aisling to SAB.

I spent about an hour organizing the room and ironing the customs Aisling would be wearing for the next 2 days (I do my Disney ironing in shifts because I hate ironing at home...let alone on vaca!)

When everything was done, I changed into my suit to join them. But then I remembered that I had a large amount of cash in my purse that I probably shouldn't just be leaving around the room. So I went to go put it in the safe. Except there was no wallet. Anywhere. At all. The room I spent an hour organizing was completely pulled apart again. No luck. I remembered tipping the Bell Services downstairs but Randy had tipped the one upstairs. I called the front desk in a panic. They connected me with lost and found but nobody picked up.

Now as upset as I was about having to cancel credit cards and losing hundreds of dollars...what really had me worried was how I was going to get on a plane with no ID!

Now I told you that Villa 470 was a hike. And boy was it a hike when you are running to find lost and found. I was completely hyperventilating, tears streaming down my face by the time I got to the front desk. Remember those nice people who greeted us? They immediately jumped into action to find it. One of the porters went into a back room and came out waving it. I immediately proclaimed that I could kiss him :rotfl2: Remember when I was looking for that luggage tag? Well I had taken cash out at the same time to tip the porter when i found it. And then left my wallet on the couch! Kudos to honest Disney people. Everything was still in it :thumbsup2

I made the long trek back up to my room (slightly annoyed at this point that it had been a really long time and Randy hadn't called concerned about me at all!) I locked up the cash in the safe, grabbed my camera and Kindle, and headed out to SAB FINALLY!

Lady Lallie

09-01-2011, 07:38 PM

Oh my goodness, you have REALLY bad luck with wallets on vacation. I think if we ever get the microchip option of credit cards in our fingers that you should absolutely take advantage of that. :rotfl2::lmao: You need to barcode yourself!

That story had me all tense, my goodness!

I can't believe you iron on vacation, you are a very good Mommy!

princess&her4princes

09-01-2011, 07:41 PM

Tnkrbelle565

09-01-2011, 07:42 PM

Tnkrbelle565

09-01-2011, 07:46 PM

Oh Kristine! Thank goodness they found your intact wallet!!!!!:woohoo: I was so nervous reading about it, I can only imagine how you felt! And I would have been annoyed too, at Todd, if he hadn't called wondering where I was! I don't blame you there, lol! ;)

The room looked really nice, love the space and the balcony!!!:cloud9:

Hope the rest of the day got better!!:thumbsup2

Kristen, since you haven't read the rest of my TRs, let me assure you...things like this happen to me frequently. In Ireland, last October, an ATM ate our card and we couldn't get it back for the whole trip, on Aisling's first trip I dropped all my credit cards and ID and realized it when I went to check in at the airport, and that's just 2 examples LOL!

princess&her4princes

09-01-2011, 07:49 PM

Kristen, since you haven't read the rest of my TRs, let me assure you...things like this happen to me frequently. In Ireland, last October, an ATM ate our card and we couldn't get it back for the whole trip, on Aisling's first trip I dropped all my credit cards and ID and realized it when I went to check in at the airport, and that's just 2 examples LOL!

OH my!!!!!!!!!!! You have bad wallet luck! And Randy hasn't caught on and just taken over?!! :laughing: I hope this is it for wallet issues this trip, for your blood pressure sake and for the record, I'm good for those what the heck did I do with that moments, too! Although, I just call them my blonde moments! ;)

Lady Lallie

09-01-2011, 07:49 PM

And that, my dear LL, was just Day 1. But yes, I should never ever ever carry money on vacation. It does not work out well for me (well it always turns out okay in the end but not before i send my blood pressure skyrocketing!)

I can't even imagine because just reading that made my blood pressure sky rocket! My goodness. Maybe we should look into some body strap wallets for you that way it will never leave you!

twob4him

09-01-2011, 07:56 PM

Jennifer48

09-01-2011, 07:56 PM

I remember you searching frantically for the bell services tag but I do not remember you sitting your wallet on the couch or I would have caught it! I specifically waited for you to find the luggage tag before we left just in case you needed something. I'm so sorry that happened to you! Seriously, Randy needs to start carrying a man purse to carry all your stuff so this doesn't happen again! :rotfl:

Here is the group pic from Beaches 'n Cream that was taken by my favorite CM there, Melanie, who remembered us from a previous trip!! :flower3:
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Lady Lallie

09-01-2011, 08:02 PM

I love the group picture! Great shot!

Tnkrbelle565

09-01-2011, 08:02 PM

OH my!!!!!!!!!!! You have bad wallet luck! And Randy hasn't caught on and just taken over?!! :laughing: I hope this is it for wallet issues this trip, for your blood pressure sake and for the record, I'm good for those what the heck did I do with that moments, too! Although, I just call them my blonde moments! ;)

I can't even imagine because just reading that made my blood pressure sky rocket! My goodness. Maybe we should look into some body strap wallets for you that way it will never leave you!

Ironically we had so much cash on us because of the Ireland incident. We charged everything to the room anyway (and paid off the room charge with gift cards and our Disney Visa points) but Randy insisted on having a lot of cash of us "just in case" :rolleyes1

I have decided that since my husband takes zero role in the planning, packing, etc that my brain is so crazed while I'm there trying to remember everything that needs to get done, where we are supposed to be, etc that I make simple mistakes. And a bit of foreshadowing...this was only mistake number 1 :headache:

Tnkrbelle565

09-01-2011, 08:06 PM

Oh my goodness! So sorry about the stress first thing....but I am so glad it had a happy ending!! Love the trip report so far! This is so exciting to hear all about your adventures and see great pics too! Have a great weekend! :thumbsup2

You too Cathy!!!

I remember you searching frantically for the bell services tag but I do not remember you sitting your wallet on the couch or I would have caught it! I specifically waited for you to find the luggage tag before we left just in case you needed something. I'm so sorry that happened to you! Seriously, Randy needs to start carrying a man purse to carry all your stuff so this doesn't happen again! :rotfl:

Thanks for posting the pic Jen! And seriously HOW did you miss a Vera wallet sitting on that chair??? Apparently I really just need someone to follow me around a clean up after me (like an elephant at the circus)

BTW, we saw Melanie again! And she remembered that WE were with YOU guys. She is good!

Tnkrbelle565

09-01-2011, 08:08 PM

I love the group picture! Great shot!

Now if we can get you healthy so we can get a group pic of me, you, and Jen :thumbsup2

Dugette

09-01-2011, 08:34 PM

eecteacher82

09-01-2011, 08:42 PM

Livy's first day was great! She loved every minute of it and was sad when it was time to go! She told me that she had to "be bossy to one of the other kids because he had a bad attitude, wasn't listening to the teacher and didn't know ANYTHING"! It was pretty funny! Thanks for asking!

Nice update! I have to say that I am right there with you when it comes to unpacking and organizing the room! it just seems so much easier and nicer not having to live out of suitcases. I was also right there with you on the ironing! I had a problem though...our ironing board got stuck open and I couldn't get the stupid thing closed! The little tab/bar that you push in to close it wouldn't push! I was ready to throw the whole thing off the balcony!

Can't wait for another update!!!

*PS- Where did you find all your awesome readers? I think I lost most of mine! The ones I do have certainly aren't as chatty and fun as yours!

Lady Lallie

09-02-2011, 05:52 AM

Now if we can get you healthy so we can get a group pic of me, you, and Jen :thumbsup2

That would be fantastic. I can't even begin to tell you how excited I am that for the last three nights I have slept without my boot on! I feel so free. :lmao:

Tnkrbelle565

09-02-2011, 11:26 AM

I'm here! You're sure off to an exciting start! Glad you recovered your wallet! I agree about BCV needing to be spruced up more like the BC. They're still nice, but not as fresh. I hope it doesn't rain the WHOLE trip! At least you got in a nice meal at Beaches 'n Cream to start the trip! Looking forward to hearing more about this trip!

Well it didn't rain every day but the odds were not good...I'll put the grand total at the end of the report. ;) Thanks for coming over and joining!

Livy's first day was great! She loved every minute of it and was sad when it was time to go! She told me that she had to "be bossy to one of the other kids because he had a bad attitude, wasn't listening to the teacher and didn't know ANYTHING"! It was pretty funny! Thanks for asking!

Nice update! I have to say that I am right there with you when it comes to unpacking and organizing the room! it just seems so much easier and nicer not having to live out of suitcases. I was also right there with you on the ironing! I had a problem though...our ironing board got stuck open and I couldn't get the stupid thing closed! The little tab/bar that you push in to close it wouldn't push! I was ready to throw the whole thing off the balcony!

Can't wait for another update!!!

*PS- Where did you find all your awesome readers? I think I lost most of mine! The ones I do have certainly aren't as chatty and fun as yours!

OMG! We had the same issue with our ironing board!!! So weird! Randy finally had to pratically break it to get it to move.

I do have awesome readers. I've been on DIS for a LOOOOONG time and I've met a lot of these folks IRL so that helps too I guess

That would be fantastic. I can't even begin to tell you how excited I am that for the last three nights I have slept without my boot on! I feel so free. :lmao:

yay!!! Get better so we can go do something fun!

Tnkrbelle565

09-02-2011, 11:33 AM

515 views and we are only on page 3??? if you are reading along, make sure to say Hi!!!

eecteacher82

09-02-2011, 11:45 AM

515 views and we are only on page 3??? if you are reading along, make sure to say Hi!!!

That is like mine! I think I have like 4,000+ views and we are on page 7! Silly lurkers!

jenb1023

09-02-2011, 12:46 PM

mamamary

09-02-2011, 12:48 PM

Hi. I'm in!

Tnkrbelle565

09-02-2011, 01:43 PM

Too bad Beach Club Villas need an update! Hopefully they will plan one soon. It still looks great to me though!

OMG! What drama for the day! So glad you found it! What you need is a wife! :lmao::rotfl:

Hope you have a great weekend in Maine!

Here are the regular rooms at BC

http://www.allears.net/acc/bc1109towardsbalcony.jpg

As you can see, it's nicer...furniture is sleeker, flat screen on wall, just more modern.

I do need a wife :thumbsup2 Or a spouse he takes on SOME responsibility on vacation :rotfl2:

Hi. I'm in!

:welcome:

Tnkrbelle565

09-02-2011, 02:00 PM

How about another update???

Well as I mentioned, I was finally on my way to SAB. I took some pics along the way

The iconic Ariel

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg269/ksc565/2011%20WDW/046.jpg

The Solarium where I imagined myself with a cup of tea and my Kindle...guess how many times that happened in a week and a half??? :rotfl2:

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg269/ksc565/2011%20WDW/047.jpg

The Lobby

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg269/ksc565/2011%20WDW/048.jpg

Cape May

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg269/ksc565/2011%20WDW/049.jpg

And finally I found my way out to the much hyped SAB. And are you ready for it????? I immediately hated it. No joke. Hated it. See I was still frustrated from the whole wallet thing and Randy not checking on me and when I got to SAB, I couldn't find my family or our stuff at ALL. Every single chair was taken (mostly by towels so the people were probably long gone). I wandered around for over a half hour before I found them. I went up to the very highest point and found them on the slide. Turns out Randy couldn't find a seat on the BC side so our stuff was on the YC side. Am I the only person who found this pool area to be extremely hard to navigate? When you are annoyed, that place is a giant maze of going up and down stairs constantly. Thus the hatred. (it was much later in our trip before I was able to enjoy SAB at all)

Anyway, i did find my family...see them?

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg269/ksc565/2011%20WDW/054.jpg

I met them on the bottom of the slide

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg269/ksc565/2011%20WDW/057.jpg

Finally I was able to put my stuff down and hop in the pool. Talissa's (DisneyTiger) TR prepared me for the consistency of the "sand" bottom. It really was pretty neat that it didn't stick to you at all. I stood there playing with it for awhile marveling at it :rotfl:

We had some fun down at the pool but then the rain started and we figured it was time to go upstairs and relax before our dinner ADR

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eecteacher82

09-02-2011, 03:14 PM

First of all, I LOVE the pics of you and Ash! The two of you look so cute together!

Sorry you had a not so great first time to SAB. It sure sounds like that was definitely due to wallet incident. At least Aisling had fun! Cant wait to hear about dinner!

Lady Lallie

09-02-2011, 03:27 PM

MaryAz

09-02-2011, 05:04 PM

Reading along. So glad you found your wallet!!! The rooms at the Villa's do look shabby. So disappointing. I hope you do get to like SAB, but I can understand your frustration after ur run around.

declansdad

09-02-2011, 07:39 PM

Reading along. You had quite the start to the trip bit seems to have worked.

We had similar dates, we were at POFQ from the 19th to the 26th. Looking forward to reading more.

HeatherSue

09-02-2011, 10:13 PM

First of all, I love that multi-colored swirly suitcase!

The way you describe Randy is so sweet! Any guy that gives up his seat on the bus is a good guy. I'm amazed by the amount of young people who will sit while elderly people stand!

Ugh, an hour delay to takeoff. That is never fun. At least you got a nap!

Your wallet!!! YIKES!! Well, I think your wallet loss capabilities are catchy because I lost my wallet today. :sad2: I still haven't found it and I'm starting to freak out. I'm almost certain I left it somewhere today. :sad2:

What a pretty resort! I've only ever stayed at Pop, which I really like. But, it would be nice to try someplace else one of these days.

That Ariel statue has a downright ugly face.

Awww...I love the picture of you and Aisling! Gorgeous!

SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE

09-03-2011, 01:32 PM

Where have I been?! You're already on page 3 and I'm just now here? :scared1: Sorry it took me so long to come over! I'm going back to catch up now. So excited for this TR! :woohoo:

SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE

09-03-2011, 01:51 PM

Ok, all caught up and loving it so far! Love the picture of Tink's visit! Wow, you guys definitely had a lot of luggage! I thought I was bad! :lmao:

Your wallet story had me so worried! I hate feeling like I've lost something, especially something as important as a wallet! So glad that you found it, but boo to starting off the trip in such a stressful way. :guilty:

That poncho picture has me worried. I sure hope the rain didn't put too much of a damper on the trip! :goodvibes

jenb1023

09-03-2011, 03:26 PM

Great photos! I hate that people don't take towels off of their chairs when they leave. So annoying! The solarium looks so inviting!

Dugette

09-03-2011, 10:52 PM

SAB is huge and confusing, I'd imagine especially if you're trying to find someone. I remember chairs all being full when we were there too...we ended up putting our stuff on some rocks (along with a lot of other peoples' stuff). I really liked the sand bottom, though, that was so unique. Cute pics of you and Ash!

snubie

09-05-2011, 02:21 PM

Someday I will get to stay at Beach Club. It is on my list. along with the Poly, Wilderness Lodge, Aulani. A girl can dream.

DisneyTiger

09-05-2011, 03:45 PM

Woohoo! I made an appearance in your TR:cool1: I'm sorry your first encounter with SAB was not a good one. Now that you mention it, it is kind of hard to get around and can be confusing, especially after a few mojitos:rolleyes1 But seriously, isn't that sand unreal?!? It's MAGICAL I tell you!!

Ok, I have to share this with you, it looks like our room was directly across from you! Here's a view from our 2008 trip. I could see our room in your pic so I was thinking you could probably see your room in my pic! LOL. Love the quiet pool!!

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/mnsshp015.jpg

Can't wait to hear more:surfweb:

Tnkrbelle565

09-06-2011, 09:14 AM

See....SAB doesn't do much for me....not that I have ever been BUT I don't like sand so the idea of all that sand really turns me off. Ick. I do enjoy the idea of a lazy river though. :laughing:

I love Aisling's bathing suit, it is so pretty and colorful and the picture of you two at the end is gorgeous! That should be framed. :thumbsup2

Thank you! Lands End ;)

The lazy river is very misleading. It's really a 6 1/2 foot deep circle :rotfl:

Reading along. So glad you found your wallet!!! The rooms at the Villa's do look shabby. So disappointing. I hope you do get to like SAB, but I can understand your frustration after ur run around.

Ok glad I'm not the only one who thought that they needed to be updated. Thanks for reading!

Reading along. You had quite the start to the trip bit seems to have worked.

We had similar dates, we were at POFQ from the 19th to the 26th. Looking forward to reading more.

:welcome:!!!

First of all, I love that multi-colored swirly suitcase!

The way you describe Randy is so sweet! Any guy that gives up his seat on the bus is a good guy. I'm amazed by the amount of young people who will sit while elderly people stand!

Ugh, an hour delay to takeoff. That is never fun. At least you got a nap!

Your wallet!!! YIKES!! Well, I think your wallet loss capabilities are catchy because I lost my wallet today. :sad2: I still haven't found it and I'm starting to freak out. I'm almost certain I left it somewhere today. :sad2:

What a pretty resort! I've only ever stayed at Pop, which I really like. But, it would be nice to try someplace else one of these days.

That Ariel statue has a downright ugly face.

Awww...I love the picture of you and Aisling! Gorgeous!

I have a giant pet peeve about people not giving up seats. I really don't understand where these young men were raised. Or if you have a little one...hold them on your LAP for cryin' out loud when there is a two hour wait for buses (but that part is coming up!)

Purple suitcase is a Target special. 3 pieces for $15 on Black Friday last year. It held our shoes for this trip ;)

Where have I been?! You're already on page 3 and I'm just now here? :scared1: Sorry it took me so long to come over! I'm going back to catch up now. So excited for this TR! :woohoo:

Ok, all caught up and loving it so far! Love the picture of Tink's visit! Wow, you guys definitely had a lot of luggage! I thought I was bad! :lmao:

Your wallet story had me so worried! I hate feeling like I've lost something, especially something as important as a wallet! So glad that you found it, but boo to starting off the trip in such a stressful way. :guilty:

That poncho picture has me worried. I sure hope the rain didn't put too much of a damper on the trip! :goodvibes

Glad you are here and all caught up! You will be seeing LOTS of poncho pics ;)

Great photos! I hate that people don't take towels off of their chairs when they leave. So annoying! The solarium looks so inviting!

Doesn't it??? I really wish I could have relaxed down there at some point.

SAB is huge and confusing, I'd imagine especially if you're trying to find someone. I remember chairs all being full when we were there too...we ended up putting our stuff on some rocks (along with a lot of other peoples' stuff). I really liked the sand bottom, though, that was so unique. Cute pics of you and Ash!

So glad I'm not the only person who was confused by that pool. I was fearing that I left my brain in Boston that day! :rotfl:

Someday I will get to stay at Beach Club. It is on my list. along with the Poly, Wilderness Lodge, Aulani. A girl can dream.

Watch for those 40% off deals...that's how we afford Deluxe. :thumbsup2

Woohoo! I made an appearance in your TR:cool1: I'm sorry your first encounter with SAB was not a good one. Now that you mention it, it is kind of hard to get around and can be confusing, especially after a few mojitos:rolleyes1 But seriously, isn't that sand unreal?!? It's MAGICAL I tell you!!

Ok, I have to share this with you, it looks like our room was directly across from you! Here's a view from our 2008 trip. I could see our room in your pic so I was thinking you could probably see your room in my pic! LOL. Love the quiet pool!!

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa243/becnelsu/mnsshp015.jpg

Can't wait to hear more:surfweb:

My room WAS directly across from yours!!! (which means that you weren't walking miles lucky!) If you look at the bathroom in your picture, we were the first balcony when you are looking over from the roof toward the pool. As I mentioned, the quiet pool was closed 90% of the trip so we never got to use it :(

Real update coming tonight I promise. Done with my vacation and back to reality (at work :ssst:)

Tnkrbelle565

09-06-2011, 05:27 PM

As I mentioned in my last post...it had started to rain so we headed upstairs. As you can see by the pic of Aisling looking over the balcony, the storm was short-lived :rotfl2: This made me so happy because the forecast for the week was terrible and I kept reminding Randy that they were clearly referring to the short afternoon rainstorms so frequent in Central Florida. Boy was I wrong :rolleyes:

So we rested for a little bit and then decided to get dressed for dinner at none other than Cape May. http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg269/ksc565/2011%20WDW/065.jpg

They were running a little late for our ADR (another common theme during this trip) so Aisling sat down to watch Snow White...or take a snooze, you be the judge

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Randy tried out these canoe-like chairs in the lobby

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg269/ksc565/2011%20WDW/067.jpg

They sat us about 15 minutes after our ADR time which turned out to be not too bad. While we were waiting, Randy pointed out that there were really dark clouds rolling in over the Boardwalk but I chose to ignore them because my weather bug said the storms were over :rolleyes1

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I have to say that this was the BEST meal we had all week. Definitely a repeater. I was so skeptical of mass-produced seafood but everything was SOOOOOO yummy. And I was also introduced to the new and improved Disney mixed drink menu. Tonight I went with the Key Lime Martini

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Aisling was way more interested in the tablecloth you could draw on but even she found something she enjoyed (NOT a seafood fan)

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg269/ksc565/2011%20WDW/071.jpg

And she had an important decision to make...would we go to MK for EMHs or was that 4am wakeup call just too much for her????

mikkiwikki

09-06-2011, 05:47 PM

tete01830

09-06-2011, 06:23 PM

love it so far! I lost my wallet last August! Thank goodness it was just a card holder so no more than $40 was in it but I too freaked about the airport...turns out I wasnt the first to have that happen to! :lmao: I needed a drink after we got off the tram though! :goodvibes

eecteacher82

09-06-2011, 06:37 PM

I can't wait to try CMC for dinner! I love seafood and it sounds so yummy! I have had an ADR 2 or 3 times in the past but we have never kept them. Not gonna happen again! Hmm, I know how much Ash likes PH EMHs at MK, with that 4am wake up I just don't know!! Can't wait for another update!

Where'sPiglet?

09-06-2011, 06:47 PM

I am enjoying your TR! The Yacht Club was my first resort and I have stayed at the YC/BC complex 3 times, so it feels like home. I've never stayed in a DVC villa though. I enjoyed your photos of your villa. It looks nice, even though it's not as nice as the picture that was posted from All Ears of the refurbished Beach Club rooms. The last time I stayed at BC was in 2005, so they looked more like your villa looked than what was posted on All Ears.

I was so nervous reading about your lost wallet! And how scary to have so many wallet incidents on vacations! :scared1:

I love Storm Along Bay! However, I do agree that it is a confusing layout....which appears to be a continuing theme at that resort complex.

I don't have a good feeling about all that rain you keep mentioning! :scared:

Tnkrbelle565

09-06-2011, 07:12 PM

We were there around the same time frame...I have lots of poncho pics as well! :rotfl: Loving your trip report...I have always wanted to stay at Beach Club. Just subbing and saying hI! :flower3:
:welcome: Thanks for reading!!! Can't wait to see your poncho photos too :thumbsup2

love it so far! I lost my wallet last August! Thank goodness it was just a card holder so no more than $40 was in it but I too freaked about the airport...turns out I wasnt the first to have that happen to! :lmao: I needed a drink after we got off the tram though! :goodvibes

:welcome: So you got through security with no ID??? Did you have to go through extra security or something??? See we are people who TRULY needed a vacation ;)

I can't wait to try CMC for dinner! I love seafood and it sounds so yummy! I have had an ADR 2 or 3 times in the past but we have never kept them. Not gonna happen again! Hmm, I know how much Ash likes PH EMHs at MK, with that 4am wake up I just don't know!! Can't wait for another update!

You really need to do the dinner. I sampled quite a bit and there was NOTHING that I didn't like.

I am enjoying your TR! The Yacht Club was my first resort and I have stayed at the YC/BC complex 3 times, so it feels like home. I've never stayed in a DVC villa though. I enjoyed your photos of your villa. It looks nice, even though it's not as nice as the picture that was posted from All Ears of the refurbished Beach Club rooms. The last time I stayed at BC was in 2005, so they looked more like your villa looked than what was posted on All Ears.

I was so nervous reading about your lost wallet! And how scary to have so many wallet incidents on vacations! :scared1:

I love Storm Along Bay! However, I do agree that it is a confusing layout....which appears to be a continuing theme at that resort complex.

I don't have a good feeling about all that rain you keep mentioning! :scared:

:welcome: over! Yay for another person who got a little confused at SAB :yay: If only I had read this on the DIS before this trip I wouldn't have felt so stupid all day :rolleyes:

MaryAz

09-06-2011, 07:44 PM

I am glad you liked CMC, we have an ADR there in a few weeks :) I bet MK was in ur future but you get wet.....

Tnkrbelle565

09-06-2011, 07:47 PM

I am glad you liked CMC, we have an ADR there in a few weeks :) I bet MK was in ur future but you get wet.....

Oh I really hope you like it. I'm a bit of a seafood snob being from New England but it really was tasty. And there was quite a bit for non-seafood fans. :thumbsup2

princess&her4princes

09-06-2011, 07:54 PM

Great updates! Love the pics of you and Aisling! Just gorgeous!! Can't wait to hear more!:goodvibes

jenb1023

09-07-2011, 07:31 AM

I hate rain right now so I feel for you reading your TR!

So glad you loved Camp May! We ate there for the first time in May 2010 and it is now a must-do every trip for DH! You combine buffet with seafood and add on yummy desserts and he is in heaven!

Not liking that late ADR's were a trend for your trip. :sad2:

Lady Lallie

09-07-2011, 07:48 AM

A Key Lime martini sounds delicious! Yum.

So glad you liked Cape May, I have only been for breakfast but have wanted to try for dinner but coming from New England I always worry that the seafood won't be as good as we can get up here.

thechesters420

09-07-2011, 09:37 AM

So sorry about all the rain! your daughters clothes are beautiful!

Jennifer48

09-07-2011, 02:31 PM

SAB always seems ridiculously crowded to me and it never seems appealing. Maybe one day. Sorry things started out so rough.

We aren't seafood people so we'll probably never eat at Cape May unless we are with others that do. How were the alternatives? What did Ash end up eating?

I don't know how you are all functioning still with being up since 4am or like you, earlier than that!

Tnkrbelle565

09-07-2011, 08:04 PM

Great updates! Love the pics of you and Aisling! Just gorgeous!! Can't wait to hear more!:goodvibes

Thank you! The not-so-gorgeous ones have been deleted. Randy has a LOT of trouble with my camera (even on auto!)

I hate rain right now so I feel for you reading your TR!

So glad you loved Camp May! We ate there for the first time in May 2010 and it is now a must-do every trip for DH! You combine buffet with seafood and add on yummy desserts and he is in heaven!

Not liking that late ADR's were a trend for your trip. :sad2:

We will definitely put that on the must-do list for the future.

Sorry you guys are being rained out. Have you heard about school for tomorrow yet??

A Key Lime martini sounds delicious! Yum.

So glad you liked Cape May, I have only been for breakfast but have wanted to try for dinner but coming from New England I always worry that the seafood won't be as good as we can get up here.

I don't think you'll be disappointed...and you know I take my seafood seriously living in Mass and summering as a kid in Maine.

So sorry about all the rain! your daughters clothes are beautiful!

:welcome: and thank you!!

SAB always seems ridiculously crowded to me and it never seems appealing. Maybe one day. Sorry things started out so rough.

We aren't seafood people so we'll probably never eat at Cape May unless we are with others that do. How were the alternatives? What did Ash end up eating?

I don't know how you are all functioning still with being up since 4am or like you, earlier than that!

Aisling had the typical Mac and Cheese and fruit that she normally has. But there was also steak that her and Randy both had...they said it was good.

Yes, at this point in my story, I had not been to bed since I got up Thursday morning for work other than a catnap on the plane. And you saw how rough I looked at noon LOL!

jenb1023

09-08-2011, 09:21 AM

No school again today - UGH! flooding here is really bad but our house is high and dry.

Tnkrbelle565

09-09-2011, 06:20 PM

Of course we went to EMHs at the MK...my kid doesn't care about such trivial thngs as SLEEP :rotfl2: As were were heading out of Cape May, the skies were getting pretty black. But my experience with Orlando storms made me think that the rain was already over...and my trusty WeatherBug was saying that the storms were over. So off we went. Never trust me or the Weatherbug :rotfl:

So we went out for our very first bus ride and as if by magic, a MK bus immediately was pulling up as were were crossing the little bridge. :banana: So us and about 3 other families hopped on. We pulled out of the BC property and the heavens opened. This storm was so bad that the bus was shaking from the thunder/lightening. Now, I drive 2000 plus miles a month for work and I would have pulled over my own car. There was NOOOO way this bus driver was seeing 2 feet in front of him. The ride was very scary. To take our mind off of the storm, we put on our ponchos like the prepared folks we are (noticing that none of the other families on the bus had ponchos) :scared1:

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Remember that pic from the beginning of my TR? Ya, that is from this night. Here is another view

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We left tonight all up to the boss. She decided she immediately wanted to go to Tomorrowland. Now when we were getting off the bus and going through the turnstiles, there were a LOT of folks leaving. I was really excited thinking that the park would be dead. I was wrong....AGAIN. It was still really busy for having a horrendous storm going through it. Space Mountain had some kind of insane wait (60 or 90..I forget). So we skipped that. But we proceeded to make our way through the rest of Tomorrowland. Aisling's first and last choices were very odd for our normal touring plans.

First up...Laugh Floor!

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Now in fairness she picked this first because it had a 10 minute posted wait. They were wrong. It was closer to 30. We had a pretty good audience so the show was good. Next we got FPs for Buzz and went on 2 oldies but goodies! People Mover and CoP. When we came out, it was time for...

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After Buzz, Aisling announced that she was getting pretty sleepy and wanted to do only one more ride and then get going. (At this point, the MSE was going on...so it was getting close to parking closing by certainly before EMHs had started).

He choice was something my family had NEVER ridden and with a 20-25 minute wait was a good enough choice to wrap up the evening

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This thing goes waaaaay faster than I would have imagined. In the group in front of us, the woman who rode in my rocket got stuck. I was paranoid pretty much the whole ride that I might end up getting stuck but I'm happy to report that I got out ok in one try (thank you WWs!!!!)

On the way out, WISHES was starting so we saw a little bit of it as we were making our way through the crowds.

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As if by Disney magic again, a BC/YC bus was waiting when we got to the bus area. I really prayed that this would be a good sign for the buses during our trip. :rolleyes:

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Beach Club was welcoming us in all it's pretty nighttime glory when we got back

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And at last we were back in our room and Day 1 had officially come to an end with all the Smith's snuggled into their beds

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tete01830

09-09-2011, 06:27 PM

:
:welcome: So you got through security with no ID??? Did you have to go through extra security or something??? See we are people who TRULY needed a vacation ;)
:

Yup had to go to security and say I have a business card and a credit card (Disney Visa mailed me a card to the resort!)-that was it! He asked me several questions and that was it...I thought it was going to be a lot harder and was sooo nervous all day! I had called the airline and they said just plan on extra time but they didnt take me aside or anything...Like I said before, I am sure I am not the first person to lose their wallet on vacation!
I am sorry you had to go through that scare though! One day you will look back and laugh!

eecteacher82

09-09-2011, 06:37 PM

Yeah for making it MK! Sounds like you guys had a nice, low key evening-perfect start to a vacation! We have still never done Laugh Floor, although every trip I say that we are going to do it. We have also never done Astro Orbiter....but you know how I feel about spinning and how Toby feels about the height, so I don't see that one on any upcoming park plans! Can't wait to see what your next day holds! ;)

Tnkrbelle565

09-09-2011, 07:07 PM

Yup had to go to security and say I have a business card and a credit card (Disney Visa mailed me a card to the resort!)-that was it! He asked me several questions and that was it...I thought it was going to be a lot harder and was sooo nervous all day! I had called the airline and they said just plan on extra time but they didnt take me aside or anything...Like I said before, I am sure I am not the first person to lose their wallet on vacation!
I am sorry you had to go through that scare though! One day you will look back and laugh!

Oh i was already laughing about it! You live in Haverhill??? Gotta love Disney Visa :thumbsup2

Yeah for making it MK! Sounds like you guys had a nice, low key evening-perfect start to a vacation! We have still never done Laugh Floor, although every trip I say that we are going to do it. We have also never done Astro Orbiter....but you know how I feel about spinning and how Toby feels about the height, so I don't see that one on any upcoming park plans! Can't wait to see what your next day holds! ;)

You really should do the Laugh Floor. The show totally depends on the audience and whether they are good sports but it's generally pretty funny

justakrazymom

09-09-2011, 07:13 PM

was this rainy MK night the 19th??

Tnkrbelle565

09-09-2011, 07:31 PM

was this rainy MK night the 19th??

Yes it was...I believe you were also there (ponchos and all!) :thumbsup2

justakrazymom

09-09-2011, 07:52 PM

hee hee..i knew it.. we left about 7 that day I think to head to Chef Mickey's.. and yes..ponchos ponchos for sure!

justakrazymom

09-09-2011, 07:53 PM

You had the same 10 minute wait for Laugh Floor we did.. liars.. just plain liars!

Tnkrbelle565

09-09-2011, 08:03 PM

You had the same 10 minute wait for Laugh Floor we did.. liars.. just plain liars!

I noticed that when I read your TR and immediately thought...they lied to them too :rotfl2:

justakrazymom

09-09-2011, 08:50 PM

i noticed that when i read your tr and immediately thought...they lied to them too :rotfl2:

lol!!

ronnmel

09-09-2011, 10:14 PM

Subbing!

So weird how it was very rainy for you guys at MK on the 19th, but it was barely drizzling at POP and Downtown Disney for us!

justakrazymom

09-10-2011, 06:27 AM

Subbing!

So weird how it was very rainy for you guys at MK on the 19th, but it was barely drizzling at POP and Downtown Disney for us!

The 27th it POURED and was windy and nasty at Epcot and my friend was over at MK and then the GF and it was barely sprinkling..

HeatherSue

09-10-2011, 08:44 AM

It looks like you managed to have some fun at MK, even with the rain and lack of sleep. I've never ridden on those rocket things either. I'm always afraid the spinning will make me sick for the rest of the day (it probably would).

I also have a pet peeve about little kids taking up seats while older people stand- especially when their parents have a perfectly good lap for them to sit in. When my kids do sit in a seat, I make them cram onto one seat unless there are plenty of seats for everyone.

SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE

09-10-2011, 02:53 PM

We love Cape May for dinner too (and breakfast). It's really become a favorite of ours. :thumbsup2 Love Aisling's outfit for the night!

I can't believe that you guys made it to MK at all after being up so early! I would have needed a serious nap by then! :lmao: That poncho picture reminds me of one of our nights in MK. ;)

twob4him

09-10-2011, 07:48 PM

What a great first day!!! (Well except the wallet and storm)...you really did alot!!! :goodvibes

athenagwis

09-10-2011, 08:21 PM

Great TR so far!! :) We have our first trip to Disney in about a week, so reading these TRs is getting me very excited!! I cannot wait to read more.

Cheers!
Rachel

reelmom

09-11-2011, 08:31 AM

Aisling is simply gorgeous! She is a real trooper to be able to get up at 4:30, swim, and go to the MK. Can't wiat for the next update.

Tnkrbelle565

09-11-2011, 04:23 PM

Subbing!

So weird how it was very rainy for you guys at MK on the 19th, but it was barely drizzling at POP and Downtown Disney for us!

Is that always the way? One day a friend who was down at the same time as us posted a sunny pic taken at her hotel on FB while we were in a park...with more ponchos :rolleyes:

The 27th it POURED and was windy and nasty at Epcot and my friend was over at MK and then the GF and it was barely sprinkling..

This happens a LOT at WDW. People forgot that it's 47 square miles. At home it might be raining in your town and not raining 40 miles away but somehow, at least for me, I always forget and assume the weather is the same throughout the Kingdom

It looks like you managed to have some fun at MK, even with the rain and lack of sleep. I've never ridden on those rocket things either. I'm always afraid the spinning will make me sick for the rest of the day (it probably would).

I also have a pet peeve about little kids taking up seats while older people stand- especially when their parents have a perfectly good lap for them to sit in. When my kids do sit in a seat, I make them cram onto one seat unless there are plenty of seats for everyone.

Well we know our kiddos are being raised right I guess :flower3:

We love Cape May for dinner too (and breakfast). It's really become a favorite of ours. :thumbsup2 Love Aisling's outfit for the night!

I can't believe that you guys made it to MK at all after being up so early! I would have needed a serious nap by then! :lmao: That poncho picture reminds me of one of our nights in MK. ;)

I really needed a nap...I'm not going to lie!

What a great first day!!! (Well except the wallet and storm)...you really did alot!!! :goodvibes

We did!

Great TR so far!! :) We have our first trip to Disney in about a week, so reading these TRs is getting me very excited!! I cannot wait to read more.

Cheers!
Rachel

:welcome: First trip???? Oh I'm so excited for you!!!

Aisling is simply gorgeous! She is a real trooper to be able to get up at 4:30, swim, and go to the MK. Can't wiat for the next update.

Thank you very much! She is a trooper (when it comes to WDW anyway ;))

Lady Lallie

09-11-2011, 04:26 PM

I thought I had replied to this latest update. Bah. Guess not! :rotfl2:

I like the Laugh Floor but I sit there in fear that they are going to put me up on the screen and I don't like the idea of that! :scared1:

Tnkrbelle565

09-11-2011, 04:58 PM

Well after a very long Day 1...clearly day 2 needed to begin with NO ALARMS. We all slept in a bit, had a little breakfast, and headed back to MK...after we got Aisling motivated to leave the couch

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Our luck with the bus yesterday did not ring true for today. There was a wait. Aisling entertained herself playing games.

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When we arrived at MK at about 10, it was busy...not bad but busy. So we decided to send Randy ahead to get Space Mountain FPs. Aisling and I noticed there was only a 15 minute wait for Mickey so we hopped in the line. Aisling doubled checked the Mobile Magic app to see if the wait times were accurate

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We were in to see Mickey quickly and the PP guy offered to use my camera to take a pic of all of us which was nice.

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We came out and Aisling's spending money started burning a hole in her pocket so she started checking out pins

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Randy kept calling that he was waiting with the FPs up next to the Plaza so we figured we better get moving. We did stop for a second to hear the Dapper Dans

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We found Randy and he informed us that Space Mountain was only a 15 minute standby. So off we went to Tomorrowland. Because of the short wait time, we were eligible to get another set of FPs in only a half hour (and half that time was already gone waiting for Aisling and I ) so I decided to sit out Space Mountain and go get FPs for BTMRR or Splash.

I couldn't resist a little treat along the way

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When I was crossing the bridge into Adventureland, I could see a small child all by himself up ahead. I was shocked that nobody was stopping to see if he was ok. I got up to him and realized that he was sobbing. I asked if he was lost and he was. He told me his name and that he was 3. He said that he was with his dad. Another women saw me with him and offered to go get a CM to help. In the meantime, his "dad" came back. Guy didn't say thank you for helping his child and didn't seem very surprised that the kid had wandered off. AHHHHH I love when I see such wonderful examples of parenting at WDW (insert sarcasm here)

After that I decided to stop and have a little mommy time and watch Capt Jack while I had my snack

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I got the FPs after the show and then headed into Liberty Square. You may have noticed that Aisling was sporting a HM custom today and I wanted to make sure to get pics at the ride before we got too dirty/sweaty. I tried calling Randy but there was no answer. So I sat in Liberty Square....and sat. And had such a good time. I really could do this all day. The number of people who stood in front of Columbia Harbour House saying they couldn't find the HM was staggering LOL!

Finally Randy called back and said he was on his way. So I people watched some more waiting. Turns out they had ridden SM twice and had gone on Stitch. But now it was time for one of mom's favorites :cheer2:

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Love the new statues

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Of course we took the scenic route through the cemetary

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Have I mentioned I love the HM? And I love trying to get low light pics. Got a few!

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While we were in HM, we got a text that a certain DISer had arrived at MK and was waiting outside HM for us! So we were off to meet a new friend :yay:

Tnkrbelle565

09-11-2011, 04:59 PM

justakrazymom

09-11-2011, 05:17 PM

Great update..I would have had a hard time getting off that couch myself!

Tnkrbelle565

09-11-2011, 06:35 PM

Thought I would throw out a real time update here too! First Aisling lost 2 teeth this week (two nights in a row) so she had a toothless grin again. The other big update was that we were FINALLY able to cut her hair for Locks of Love. I did a big update on FB with the whole actual haircut but since you can see in my TR how long her hair was...thought I would just show you some pics of her I took today- minus 13 inches :thumbsup2

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Lady Lallie

09-11-2011, 06:48 PM

Tnkrbelle565

09-11-2011, 06:56 PM

I love love love Aisling's new hairdo. She looks so adorable. :thumbsup2

I still really like her HM skirt, I want one for myself. I think I could rock it quite nicely.

You took some great HM pictures and I really can't wait to see that new queue.

I so wish I could have spent today people watching in Liberty Square. :cloud9:

It IS a fabulous skirt! The new queue area is fun. Only necessary once because it makes the line longer. Later in the week, we skipped it. There is a pretty cool book at the end that you would probably enjoy

DId you ever get the FB message I sent you while I was sitting there that said i was checking our our new neighbors???

Lady Lallie

09-11-2011, 07:04 PM

It IS a fabulous skirt! The new queue area is fun. Only necessary once because it makes the line longer. Later in the week, we skipped it. There is a pretty cool book at the end that you would probably enjoy

DId you ever get the FB message I sent you while I was sitting there that said i was checking our our new neighbors???

Yes! I did get it and I'm ready to move when you are!! Cream Cheese pretzels for breakfast everyday! Just a quick walk away. We will have to make some hats first though. :laughing:

eecteacher82

09-11-2011, 07:31 PM

Love the update! A 15 minute wait for Mickey?! That almost never happens! Sounds like you guys had a pretty productive morning! Can I just say that sitting alone, taking in the sights of MK sounds heavenly!!! I know I already said it, but I LOVED the HM set!!!! Livy was looking at pictures with me and said it was so amazing and Aisling looks like a HM princess (whatever that is...?). Hmm, I wonder who you were meeting up with?

MaryAz

09-11-2011, 08:10 PM

Great pics of HM. Can;t believe that guy was so low key about his child being missing. We found a little guy in March who was seperated from his G"Pa, when reunited G'Pa had tears and was thanking us endlessly. Aisling's new hair is so cute-what a great thing to do!

Jennifer48

09-12-2011, 11:24 AM

I am still majorly impressed that you guys made it to EMHs that night after so little sleep! :thumbsup2

We've still never done Laugh Floor nor the Astro Orbiter. We have to leave something for next time right?! ;)

I'm glad you got to see the new HM queue. I'm an idiot and missed it on the last trip.

People watching is the BEST!! :thumbsup2:thumbsup2

Love love Ash's new do. She looks so grown up!

ronnmel

09-12-2011, 07:10 PM

Ugh, how can the dad not even say "thank you"?! Rude!

Otherwise, looks like a great morning!

reelmom

09-12-2011, 07:41 PM

Great pictures of the Haunted Mansion.

Aisling new hairdo is wonderful. She looks so much older. What a great thing for her do.

Tnkrbelle565

09-13-2011, 06:48 PM

Yes! I did get it and I'm ready to move when you are!! Cream Cheese pretzels for breakfast everyday! Just a quick walk away. We will have to make some hats first though. :laughing:

No problem...I think I have the pattern somewhere :rotfl2:

Love the update! A 15 minute wait for Mickey?! That almost never happens! Sounds like you guys had a pretty productive morning! Can I just say that sitting alone, taking in the sights of MK sounds heavenly!!! I know I already said it, but I LOVED the HM set!!!! Livy was looking at pictures with me and said it was so amazing and Aisling looks like a HM princess (whatever that is...?). Hmm, I wonder who you were meeting up with?

It was a really fun time. Aisling doesn't allow for people watching very often so I truly enjoyed my "time off"

HM Princess huh??? :rotfl:

Great pics of HM. Can;t believe that guy was so low key about his child being missing. We found a little guy in March who was seperated from his G"Pa, when reunited G'Pa had tears and was thanking us endlessly. Aisling's new hair is so cute-what a great thing to do!

It was pretty shocking. I would have been out of my mind!!!

Thanks about Aisling's hair :flower3:

I am still majorly impressed that you guys made it to EMHs that night after so little sleep! :thumbsup2

We've still never done Laugh Floor nor the Astro Orbiter. We have to leave something for next time right?! ;)

I'm glad you got to see the new HM queue. I'm an idiot and missed it on the last trip.

People watching is the BEST!! :thumbsup2:thumbsup2

Love love Ash's new do. She looks so grown up!

If you are a Disney veteran and "know" where you are going, I think it would be easy to accidentally skip the new Haunted Mansion queue area. We went back later in the week and the line was INSANE so we skipped it but we were telling the newbies to go try it out.

Ugh, how can the dad not even say "thank you"?! Rude!

Otherwise, looks like a great morning!

It was really weird. And ok, so you are rude and don't say thanks...fine. But not to be worried about your kid??????

Great pictures of the Haunted Mansion.

Aisling new hairdo is wonderful. She looks so much older. What a great thing for her do.

Thank you!!!! :flower3: Aisling does look a LOT older. She made it through half of dance class last week before her teacher recognized her (and this is her 6th year with her!)

DisneyTiger

09-15-2011, 07:32 PM

jenb1023

09-16-2011, 12:53 PM

Howdy! I have two updates to catch up on!

I can't believe all of the rain! Good job on the ponchos! :thumbsup2 It cracks me up when I see people that are completely unprepared. That stinks about the Laugh Floor wait time! I swear they only count the time in the outdoor queue and not the twelve years you wait in the hallway before entering. In six trips, we've never done Astro Orbiter either! I can't believe Ash didn't make into the EMH's - she is always raring to go!

Sounds like a nice sleep-in AM but still to the MK early enough to get stuff done. I have got to try a cream cheese pretzel next time! Love that you got to spend some time strolling/observing! I agree with you - how could that parent not be worried - especially with it being a 3 year old!

I already said this on FB but love Ash's hair! :thumbsup2 Looks great and so grown-up!

kirrrby

09-16-2011, 03:17 PM

I'm late but I'm along for the TR. So far it's great. Minus the wallet missing and rain. But i've lost my wallet before too, ended up in tears. That and the rain, I would take over the cold we had on our last family trip. It was soooo cold (19 degrees) in December 2010. My mom and I love sitting in Liberty Square at the rocking chairs and people watching. Especially the foreign tourists.

Tnkrbelle565

09-16-2011, 06:34 PM

I hate that when I don't get on the DIS for a while, I stop getting updates. Bummer. I am now caught up. LOVE the low light pics! Very cool. And I love Ash's HM dress. Too cute and creative :) Oh how I love BC. I wish I was staying there this time:sad2:

Thank you!! Oh you will be fine at All Stars I'm sure. The kids will definitely like it!

Howdy! I have two updates to catch up on!

I can't believe all of the rain! Good job on the ponchos! :thumbsup2 It cracks me up when I see people that are completely unprepared. That stinks about the Laugh Floor wait time! I swear they only count the time in the outdoor queue and not the twelve years you wait in the hallway before entering. In six trips, we've never done Astro Orbiter either! I can't believe Ash didn't make into the EMH's - she is always raring to go!

Sounds like a nice sleep-in AM but still to the MK early enough to get stuff done. I have got to try a cream cheese pretzel next time! Love that you got to spend some time strolling/observing! I agree with you - how could that parent not be worried - especially with it being a 3 year old!

I already said this on FB but love Ash's hair! :thumbsup2 Looks great and so grown-up!

You haven't tried the cream cheese pretzel yet???? Oh you have to. SOOOOO yummy.

Can't believe all the people that never have done the Astro Orbiter. ANd here I was thinking we were the only ones.

I'm late but I'm along for the TR. So far it's great. Minus the wallet missing and rain. But i've lost my wallet before too, ended up in tears. That and the rain, I would take over the cold we had on our last family trip. It was soooo cold (19 degrees) in December 2010. My mom and I love sitting in Liberty Square at the rocking chairs and people watching. Especially the foreign tourists.

:welcome: We've done the cold too and it's not fun. Esp during the fireworks. brrrrr.

Tnkrbelle565

09-18-2011, 03:33 PM

Sorry for the lack of updates this week. Stupid stomach flu. Then I spent Friday night trying to upload my pics to PB and my stupid laptop kept freezing up.

Anyway...on with the show!

When I left you, were were meeting up with a new DIS friend!

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Erin and Olivia!!!!

The girls got along very well and I think for today anyway, Aisling was minimally bossy to Olivia. It was lunchtime and everyone was a bit hungry but the girls were much more interested in doing some rides together and there was only one place they wanted to head

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Yup, we did a little Mountain riding ;) After Thunder and Splash, the girls decided it was time for a little Pirates so we headed over there. Unfortunately there was a bit of a wait for Pirates but we made the time pass chit chatting and I think the girls did some pin trading. After Pirates, Olivia had an appointment to have her very first haircut and us Smiths were starving so we split up and made plans to meet up later that evening.

We went into Tortuga but there was nothing that was too thrilling to Aisling on the menu so we decided to go to an old safety...Pecos Bill's. This was the first of many tears by Aisling that she doesn't eat ANYTHING that Disney has to offer. In reality, she would prefer the adult meals. And I really don't blame her. Wish Disney would give a few more options on those kids meals. The sides are horrible. Aisling doesn't eat grapes or raw carrots so it's tough to make that applesauce seem exciting at every meal :rolleyes1

After Lunch we noticed the skies were getting a bit dark so we decided to head out. Aisling wanted to stop on the way and souvie shop on the way out. While we were in the Emporium, the heavens opened. If you were following on FB, I posted a pic of the waves going down Main St. Problem was that we had split up from Randy before the rain started and he had the ponchos. And due to the storm, our cells kept dropping the calls. So we waited in the corner outside of a shop

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(don't worry, she's not drinking soda...that's my drink)

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Randy finally made it over and we got poncho'd up and ran. I will comment that I am THOROUGHLY amazed by the number of people who took off their shoes to run. Disney really does lull you into a false sense of security huh?

We got the bus stop absolutely drenched (as was everyone else- which made for an interesting unveiling of very un-Disney-like undergarments ;)) But we at least had our ponchos. Because the rain was coming completely sideways so the bus stop roof was doing no good. We waited AGES for this bus (better part of an hour) . At some point we heard a large BOOM that sounded unlike the thunder/lightening but we couldn't figure out what it was. By the time our bus came, all the resort bus lines were filled to capacity. We learned the issue when we got on. Turns out that the roads had completely flooded out and the buses were all having to take alternate routes. MK to BCV...55 minute ride...WET :scared1:

Luckily we had a little friend to cheer us up when we finally made it back to the room

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Due to the transportation issues, we didn't have much of a time for an afternoon break. We all laid down and Randy and I got a catnap while Aisling watched the Disney channel. But the nap was short lived because we needed to get up and going to....

ronnmel

09-18-2011, 08:04 PM

jenb1023

09-18-2011, 09:10 PM

Yea for meets and mountain riding!!! They both look so cute in their outfits! Jordan does not eat grapes or carrots either - we often get two adult cs meals and just share with her. I cannot believe how much rain you had - that photo is crazy! Ugh - a long wait for the bus and a long wet ride! I hope the evening gets better!

Tnkrbelle565

09-20-2011, 04:11 PM

Flooded roads? Woah! :eek: No wonder buses were late.

I'm one of those people who will walk barefoot in the rain (or because I can't take my heels anymore), and not just at Disney. It's such a nice feeling! :cutie: I guess those things just don't worry me at all. :confused3

You wear HEELS at WDW??? How????

Yea for meets and mountain riding!!! They both look so cute in their outfits! Jordan does not eat grapes or carrots either - we often get two adult cs meals and just share with her. I cannot believe how much rain you had - that photo is crazy! Ugh - a long wait for the bus and a long wet ride! I hope the evening gets better!

We did end up ordering Ash adult meals later in the week. :ssst:

justakrazymom

09-20-2011, 04:22 PM

You wear HEELS at WDW??? How????

We did end up ordering Ash adult meals later in the week. :ssst:

My kids only ate kids meals once at a CS.. the rest of the time we left them at the tables and ordered all Adult meals..

Tnkrbelle565

09-20-2011, 04:34 PM

Aisling picked dinner for this night so we ended up at....

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I really wish she would outgrow this one because frankly it's only remaining redeeming quality is seeing the Fab 5 without a line. And even that...Pluto barely slowed down for me to snap the camera :headache:

But for now, she loves it so off we went. Because we had lost so much time getting back from MK, we decided to fork up the money for a cab because it was still sprinkling out at this point and most likely the roads were still flooded...which meant another long drive plus transfer to the monorail. Sometimes at WDW, it's worth it to just take a cab.

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They warned us when we arrived that they were running about 20 minutes late for ADRs so we waited awhile. I did notice that a lot more people were skipping the family portrait this time. Guess we had some seasoned CM goers in the crowd that night. No way I'm paying $35 for a picture.

The Disney channel was on one TV and a game was on at the bar and mommy had FB on her phone so the wait went fast. Randy noticed that they had added a "monorail as a decoration" in the CR. I pointed out that he clearly didn't pay attention because the monorail has run through here since it was built. Randy pointed out that it has been still the entire time we were there but finally agreed that it was the monorail that runs through the resort loop and not a new decoration :rotfl2:

We were seated to the left of the buffet stations which I had never even realized was part of CMs before. The good thing about that section is you have plenty of warning for characters...because trust me, blink and you miss them here!

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We arrived right in time for napkin twirling so Ash got right down to business

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Before our waiter even came over, Pluto and Goofy arrived. Apparently they like little girls with pigtails

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Tonight I had the Pineapple Upside Down Martini

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Minnie came next and she was the best by far. She stayed for a second and actually admired Aisling's dress

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I didn't take a pic of the food because frankly it wasn't worth it. There were REALLY slim pickings tonight for choices. I had salad bar, mashed potato, and dessert. Although when I got up to get dessert, they came over with these...I feel really bad because we only took a bite out of them just to say we did...what a waste :rolleyes:

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With dinner done, Mickey still had not appeared. So we waited. And paid our bill. And waited. And had our drinks refilled. And waited. Finally the big guy arrived just when we were giving up.

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Being stuffed, we decided a brisk walk from CR to the MK would be for the best and we had time before the MSE parade started. So we hoofed it. Luckily, being the spoiled folks that we am, a friend was saving us a spot because it was BUSY

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Tnkrbelle565

09-20-2011, 04:46 PM

Since the next couple of updates are mostly just pictures...I will just share them now!!!!

Erin and Olivia and new DIS friend Megan (who was a FGIT at the Castle) were holding spots for us near the hub. Us girls squeezed in and Randy went off exploring (mostly like texting friends ;)) Oh the way in, we learned the truth about the broken down monorail and the large boom we had heard this afternoon. The monorail was struck by lightning!!!! Insane huh? Anway, the monorail would be down for the foreseeable future.

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The girls amused themselved with glow sticks

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I love when the lights go out and all you can see if the glow thingies

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Next up...lot's o' pics of MSE. This was our first time seeing it. Not a huge fan. Needless to say, we didn't stop to watch it again during this trip

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OK people....this is Pete. Not Puff. Very confusing to the people around us :rotfl2:

Next up was the Castle show. I have to say that I didn't love the idea of pics on the Castle but this show is A-MA-ZING. You can not describe it. A friend warned me not to watch on YouTube and ruin the surprise. I'm so glad I waited.

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Lastly was WISHES. I took about 200 pics (no joke). I'll give you a selection of the fun!

Tnkrbelle565

09-20-2011, 04:59 PM

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After Wishes, Erin, Megan, and Olivia decided to head out. The MK was open for another hour and Aisling had FPs from this morning burning a hole in her pocket so off we went.

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At 10:50, we ended up by the Jungle Cruise. Shockingly, they let us on. And then the boat broke down. 4 skippers tried to start it. After about 15 minutes, it started. Frankly I'm shocked they didn't just kick us out since the park was technically closed. But they took us on a punny journey ;)

On the way out, the Kiss Goodnight was going on. I've never noticed this in all our trips to WDW so we stopped to watch.

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At this point, it was 11:40 according to that clock. And see all the people??? Know why they were there???? Because they couldn't get out. We walked out t he front and the mass chaos that was going on outside the gates was UNREAL. Tens of thousands of people stuck!!! You never realize how many people the monorail transports. They were trying to transport them to the TTC by boat. The line was about 10-11 people deep and it ran all the way from the Landing Docks up the ramp to the monorail, down the other side of the ramp, and back beyond the MK gates. In the meantime, they had pulled buses to bus the monorail resort guests. Guess what that meant??? 1, yes 1, bus was running back and forth to BC/YC/BW :scared1::scared1::scared1: Luckily the roads were re-opened but it was taking this poor guy a full hour to drop off and come back.

We finally arrived back at BC at 1:30am. (yes almost 2 hours after we left MK). So it was immediately off to bed because we were due at rope drop tomorrow!!!

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kirrrby

09-20-2011, 05:46 PM

ronnmel

09-20-2011, 07:11 PM

You wear HEELS at WDW??? How????

I only wore heels once, for a dinner at Fulton's. It was only for a few hours, but I was still ready to take my heels off back at the resort (and I'm pretty sure I did :laughing:).

But I meant in general, I'll walk barefoot from my car to my home after a night out on the town, just as I will take my shoes off and walk barefoot in the rain in Disney. :goodvibes

The monorail was struck down by lightning! :scared1: And what a mess it created!!! :eek: Wow! I would have been exhausted after such a long wait, and I doubt I would have made rope drop the next day.

Beautiful Wishes pictures!

I agree that MSEP is not that special. I prefer Spectromagic.

The Castle show is simply mind-blowing! Amazing!! And it is so true that it's better not to watch it online before. It just doesn't do it justice.

DisneyTiger

09-20-2011, 07:53 PM

Great spot for Wishes!!! When we were there in December, I missed the show on the castle. I am SO excited to see it this time! Great pics!!!

JolllyHoliday

09-20-2011, 08:04 PM

Coming out of lurkdom to say Hi!! I love the beach club. Seeing your pictures brings back good memories.

Lady Lallie

09-21-2011, 07:22 AM

I have never really been too interested in Chef Mickey's, I figure when we take our future kids then it will be a must do but more for the characters than the food.

You once again took some amazing pictures!

I can't believe how long it took you to get back but I guess that shows how many people the monorail transports. My goodness!

rockin2it

09-21-2011, 11:13 AM

I have really enjoyed reading your TR thus far!

I must add though..the dragon's name is neither Puff (lol..i cant believe people were saying that- it cracks me up) nor Pete..the little boy's name is Pete. The dragon's name is Elliot. :)

lbuzz52

09-21-2011, 12:56 PM

joining in! your dd is adorable :goodvibes and i love the customs, especially the airplane tee worn on arrival day. did you make that one?
i can't believe all the issues the monorail created. waht a crazy transportation day!

Jennifer48

09-21-2011, 04:33 PM

I can't believe the amount of rain that fell. You should have come a week earlier, very little rain at all!

I have read many questionable reviews about CMs but I've been a few times and haven't had a problem.

Your Wishes pics are fantastic! Did you use a tri/monopod or are you just that good?! :goodvibes

SO.MANY.PEOPLE! I totally would have walked to the GF or Contemporary and caught a bus to DTD and then back to the resort. I cannot wait in large crowds like that. :scared1:

declansdad

09-21-2011, 06:22 PM

The Castle show is amazing! Some really cool effects.

What day was this with all the rain?

Tnkrbelle565

09-21-2011, 06:32 PM

Great pictures of Wishes! In all the times i've went to MK in the past years and i've gone a lot. I've never watched all of Wishes, except from the Shades of Green parking deck (which doesn't show much). I'll have to make that a must-do since we have a first timer going with us in December.

Oh you have to see Wishes. And try to get there a few minutes early for the new castle show!

I only wore heels once, for a dinner at Fulton's. It was only for a few hours, but I was still ready to take my heels off back at the resort (and I'm pretty sure I did :laughing:).

But I meant in general, I'll walk barefoot from my car to my home after a night out on the town, just as I will take my shoes off and walk barefoot in the rain in Disney. :goodvibes

The monorail was struck down by lightning! :scared1: And what a mess it created!!! :eek: Wow! I would have been exhausted after such a long wait, and I doubt I would have made rope drop the next day.

Beautiful Wishes pictures!

I agree that MSEP is not that special. I prefer Spectromagic.

The Castle show is simply mind-blowing! Amazing!! And it is so true that it's better not to watch it online before. It just doesn't do it justice.

During SWW our plane was horribly delayed. We got to the resort at 3am and made it to rope drop...this wasn't bad LOL!

Great spot for Wishes!!! When we were there in December, I missed the show on the castle. I am SO excited to see it this time! Great pics!!!

Hope you guys have an awesome trip!!!

I have never really been too interested in Chef Mickey's, I figure when we take our future kids then it will be a must do but more for the characters than the food.

You once again took some amazing pictures!

I can't believe how long it took you to get back but I guess that shows how many people the monorail transports. My goodness!

Yup, CMs will now need to be on your Disney must do list. Ah the joys of being a parent!!!

Coming out of lurkdom to say Hi!! I love the beach club. Seeing your pictures brings back good memories.

:welcome: Thanks for reading!!!

I have really enjoyed reading your TR thus far!

I must add though..the dragon's name is neither Puff (lol..i cant believe people were saying that- it cracks me up) nor Pete..the little boy's name is Pete. The dragon's name is Elliot. :)

DUH...i know the Dragon's name is Elliot. :rolleyes: Sorry about that. I meant to right that it was Pete's Dragon not Puff! But the people were pretty fun had I not screwed up the story. :headache: :rotfl2:

joining in! your dd is adorable :goodvibes and i love the customs, especially the airplane tee worn on arrival day. did you make that one?
i can't believe all the issues the monorail created. waht a crazy transportation day!

:welcome: and Thank you!!!! My friend made the shirt for Aisling. Alas i just have a regular sewing machine...can't do embroidery designs :sad2: She actually has matching bows in that saw "I'm going to Disney" I should have taken better pics of those.

I can't believe the amount of rain that fell. You should have come a week earlier, very little rain at all!

I have read many questionable reviews about CMs but I've been a few times and haven't had a problem.

Your Wishes pics are fantastic! Did you use a tri/monopod or are you just that good?! :goodvibes

SO.MANY.PEOPLE! I totally would have walked to the GF or Contemporary and caught a bus to DTD and then back to the resort. I cannot wait in large crowds like that. :scared1:

I'm THAT good!!!! :thumbsup2

I need to get over your house. I have stuff for you!!!!

We didn't realize that there was only one bus driver until he came back the second time or i would have. I can't believe the people waiting for the boat. I"m convinced they were still there the next morning. I never would have waited in that line. I would have walked to CR and taken a cap to the TTC. When we drove by the TTC, there was then an insane wait for the tram to the cars too. :scared1:

Tnkrbelle565

09-22-2011, 01:08 PM

Well on Day 3 we did make it to rope drop! I probably should have mentioned that at the beginning of this TR that if you are looking for a report about a family running to rope drop every day...this is not your TR. We are not rope drop people. We've done WDW many many times so we are perfectly happy not setting an alarm on vacation. But on Day 3, we had to. Because we wanted to ride...

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I'm somewhat saddened that this is still necessary for this ride after it being opened for so long. So off we went bright and early. We took the boat over to DHS which was a nice short ride. They say 8 minutes but I don't think it took that long. Being veterans, we split up once we got past the gates so Randy could wheedle his way closer to the front and head straight for the FP machines.

Aisling spent the half hour wait checking out the map to see if there was a quicker way....silly Ash :rotfl2:

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And then the dash started

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By the time we got over there, Randy was 2nd in the line at the FP machines :thumbsup2. Now, being good Disney guests, we did not get in line until he was done. I wish we had not done that. :rolleyes: In the time it took for Randy to get the FPs (again 2nd at the machine!!!!), the line was all the way back to the Backlot Tour entrance :scared1: Now, again, being veterans, I knew the line was because of all the people entering the line without their whole party and all the folks stopping and taking pics along the inside queue area holding up the traffic. By the time we entered the building, it was a 40 minute wait. I didn't think that would be accurate because it literally was only 9:08 at this point (the line between Backlot and the building had moved really fast...Randy had FPs at 9:03). It was a 40 minute wait. :rolleyes1

But because the wait was slow, I had time to take pics

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Like of my kid being fresh! Don't worry, she got in trouble for that one!

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I did not have my best game and Randy ended up winning for the car. Really need to learn to put the camera down and play :rotfl2: While we were exiting, I saw Erin and Olivia on the staircase! Aisling and I decided to wait outside for them and because the line for TSM had taken so long, we were due for more FPs so Randy went to get them for RnRC.

They took to a little after 10 to come out of the ride. By that time, the Phineas and Ferb meet and greet was starting so that is where we were heading

If you haven't seen Phineas and Ferb yet, they really entertain you in the line with a pre-show. There is audience participation and they do little musical numbers. Randy and Aisling got into the dancing with some robot action

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Aisling's fantabulous custom and matching bows got her picked. Either that or because she was jumping around like an insane person (kid belongs on a stage)

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Aisling's segment backstory was that they were filming a new music video for Gitchee Gitchee Goo.

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Here are the PP pics of it

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I do have to give it to Disney. Completely genius of them to do this. Because Phineas and Ferb are new, the line gets really long really quick but seems to go by so fast when they are entertaining you! Finally it was our turn!

justakrazymom

09-22-2011, 01:16 PM

I do have to give it to Disney. Completely genius of them to do this. Because Phineas and Ferb are new, the line gets really long really quick but seems to go by so fast when they are entertaining you! Finally it was our turn!

Agreed! It went super fast for us because Declan was picked to be in the pre-show too ( ok ok I basically tossed him at the guy running it)..

Lady Lallie

09-22-2011, 02:05 PM

That whole second half of the update was completely foreign to me. I have never watched Phineas & Ferb. Bow Chicka what? :lmao:

I can't believe the wait was 40 minutes at 9:08, that is so ridiculous. I really wish the Toy Story Mania mad rush would die down. It needs too. It's been many years since it opened, over 3 I think. Sigh. I guess that just goes to show how little there is to do at Hollywood Studios.

Tnkrbelle565

09-22-2011, 02:40 PM

Agreed! It went super fast for us because Declan was picked to be in the pre-show too ( ok ok I basically tossed him at the guy running it)..

That whole second half of the update was completely foreign to me. I have never watched Phineas & Ferb. Bow Chicka what? :lmao:

I can't believe the wait was 40 minutes at 9:08, that is so ridiculous. I really wish the Toy Story Mania mad rush would die down. It needs too. It's been many years since it opened, over 3 I think. Sigh. I guess that just goes to show how little there is to do at Hollywood Studios.

Apparently the song is called Gitchee Gitchee Goo :rotfl2:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AijGOPpI3bw&feature=related

Time to learn these things LL ;)

TSM opened 5/31/2008! You would think it opened that week the way the crowds still stampede there. For the record, the FPs were gone when we went back over by that area before lunch.

Lady Lallie

09-22-2011, 02:44 PM

Apparently the song is called Gitchee Gitchee Goo :rotfl2:

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Time to learn these things LL ;)

TSM opened 5/31/2008! You would think it opened that week the way the crowds still stampede there. For the record, the FPs were gone when we went back over by that area before lunch.

I will watch when I get home, can't at work.

I know I need learn these things but I have a few years, right? :rotfl2:

It's ridiculous that it is still like this. Maybe because it is popular and a slower loading ride? I don't know but on all of my trips the FPs are gone or at park closing by the time we get back there to redeem our 2nd set of FPs.

Tnkrbelle565

09-22-2011, 02:47 PM

I will watch when I get home, can't at work.

I know I need learn these things but I have a few years, right? :rotfl2:

It's ridiculous that it is still like this. Maybe because it is popular and a slower loading ride? I don't know but on all of my trips the FPs are gone or at park closing by the time we get back there to redeem our 2nd set of FPs.

Fair enough ;) :rotfl: But it's actually a really good show. I will warn you if you watch, you'll get TOTALLY sucked in!

rockin2it

09-22-2011, 08:55 PM

eecteacher82

09-23-2011, 09:10 AM

I've been a bad DIS friend...no comments in like 3 or 4 updates!! :scared1: Let me get caught back up right this minute!

I can't how excited Olivia was to finally meet Aisling! She talked about it for the whole ride up to WDW. She talked about it for the whole ride into the park. She talked about it the whole time we were walking back to HM to meet up with you guys. She talked about it the whole time we were waiting for you guys outside HM. Get the idea of just how EXCITED she was to meet her new friend?! The girls really did have a blast hanging out that day (and Aisling was never bossy that I recall)!

I know what you mean about CM! We somehow end up there on pretty much every trip, but I can never figure out why! I guess b/c it is the first character meal we ever took Livy too when she was 15 months old and she HATED the characters! It must just be sentimental.

The P&F meet was set up really cute! The girls were pretty well occupied in line! What cracked me up was the CM who kept making us scoot up in line, pretty much on top of the people in front of us to "make more room"...when there was nobody behind us and there was a whole other row to use for the line!

Can't wait to see what is up next! :rolleyes1

Jennifer48

09-23-2011, 10:22 AM

Running of the bulls for TSM is getting old, I agree.

I :love: Phineas & Ferb! Its seriously one of my favorite shows. I watched it so much and DH used to make fun of me and now he loves it too!

I want Aisling's P&F custom!! I'll settle for the hair bows. My hair is longer than hers now anyways :rotfl:

SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE

09-24-2011, 04:15 PM

Woah - I was so behind with your updates! I haven't been able to get on the boards all week. I'm all caught up now, though! :goodvibes

Let's see - love Aisling's HM outfit! The pictures that you got inside are so good. I especially love the one of the glowing blue lady (don't know her technical name :lmao:). We think of Pecos Bills as our MK cs standby, too. We always seem to end up there. So many people complain about the kids meals at the parks, you would think that they would change them! Everyone likes variety, no matter how old you are!

Cute cute cute CM outfit! Your experience there sounds just like the one we had - not very good. The food wasn't good at all. :sick: I can't believe you had to wait all of that time to see Mickey!

I agree about the MSEP, too. I wish they would bring back Spectro! I know a lot of people love the MSEP, but I don't think it even comes close to Spectro. We didn't even bother stopping to watch it on the honeymoon. I do love the Magic Memories and You show though! We saw it the night of the dessert party, so I haven't seen it up close. I definitely teared up watching it!

Wow! What a transportation nightmare! I was going to comment that that was why I like to drive to the parks, but I guess even I would have had a hard time getting to the TTC that night! :laughing: I can't believe it took you two hours to get back to the BC! :eek:

And, for the third time in this response, I am going to agree with you again about the TSM dash. I kind of enjoyed it once, but then it lost its appeal. I hate that I have to plan my whole day around getting there in time for that attraction. I'm glad that you at least got your FPs quickly!

Tnkrbelle565

09-25-2011, 01:45 PM

We love Phineas & Ferb in our house too! Your daughter's dress and bows are so cute as well! My daughter got to participate in the same backstory as your daughter. my daughter played one of the "guitars" though. it did make the line go by so quickly..loved it!

Isn't it such a funny show???

I've been a bad DIS friend...no comments in like 3 or 4 updates!! :scared1: Let me get caught back up right this minute!

I can't how excited Olivia was to finally meet Aisling! She talked about it for the whole ride up to WDW. She talked about it for the whole ride into the park. She talked about it the whole time we were walking back to HM to meet up with you guys. She talked about it the whole time we were waiting for you guys outside HM. Get the idea of just how EXCITED she was to meet her new friend?! The girls really did have a blast hanging out that day (and Aisling was never bossy that I recall)!

I know what you mean about CM! We somehow end up there on pretty much every trip, but I can never figure out why! I guess b/c it is the first character meal we ever took Livy too when she was 15 months old and she HATED the characters! It must just be sentimental.

The P&F meet was set up really cute! The girls were pretty well occupied in line! What cracked me up was the CM who kept making us scoot up in line, pretty much on top of the people in front of us to "make more room"...when there was nobody behind us and there was a whole other row to use for the line!

Can't wait to see what is up next! :rolleyes1

Was wondering what happened to you!!!

Running of the bulls for TSM is getting old, I agree.

I :love: Phineas & Ferb! Its seriously one of my favorite shows. I watched it so much and DH used to make fun of me and now he loves it too!

I want Aisling's P&F custom!! I'll settle for the hair bows. My hair is longer than hers now anyways :rotfl:

DH??? Really??? I know him you know :rotfl2:

You can borrow the bows whenever you want!

Woah - I was so behind with your updates! I haven't been able to get on the boards all week. I'm all caught up now, though! :goodvibes

Let's see - love Aisling's HM outfit! The pictures that you got inside are so good. I especially love the one of the glowing blue lady (don't know her technical name :lmao:). We think of Pecos Bills as our MK cs standby, too. We always seem to end up there. So many people complain about the kids meals at the parks, you would think that they would change them! Everyone likes variety, no matter how old you are!

Cute cute cute CM outfit! Your experience there sounds just like the one we had - not very good. The food wasn't good at all. :sick: I can't believe you had to wait all of that time to see Mickey!

I agree about the MSEP, too. I wish they would bring back Spectro! I know a lot of people love the MSEP, but I don't think it even comes close to Spectro. We didn't even bother stopping to watch it on the honeymoon. I do love the Magic Memories and You show though! We saw it the night of the dessert party, so I haven't seen it up close. I definitely teared up watching it!

Wow! What a transportation nightmare! I was going to comment that that was why I like to drive to the parks, but I guess even I would have had a hard time getting to the TTC that night! :laughing: I can't believe it took you two hours to get back to the BC! :eek:

And, for the third time in this response, I am going to agree with you again about the TSM dash. I kind of enjoyed it once, but then it lost its appeal. I hate that I have to plan my whole day around getting there in time for that attraction. I'm glad that you at least got your FPs quickly!

I really am starting to think that the TSM thing has become such a Disney Urban Legend thing that it's never going to die down. I don't recall another ride that even when it first opened...you HAD to get to first thing or the FPs would be gone. If we all just agreed to stop doing that, there would be plenty of FPs to go around.

Tnkrbelle565

09-25-2011, 05:40 PM

Did a super long update and my computer rebooted itself...deleting my update. UGGHHHH!!!!

Anyway, Phineas and Ferb seemed to enjoy their meet and greet with our ladies

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Phineas particularly liked that Candace was on Aisling's backside

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After meeting Phineas and Ferb, Aisling wanted to do a little holiday modeling

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At this point, the adults figured that everyone was ready to cool down a bit so off to Muppets we went. Erin has way cuter pics of waiting for the Muppets to start.

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Next up was the new and improved Star Tours. I can't comment on the improvements because although I braved it...I kept my eyes shut

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Has any of my Disboutiquer friends seen this sign???

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After cooling down on the rides and grabbing some drinks, we decided to head over to check out the one thing that I've been dying to do at DHS… drawing class!! We got over there and there was about a 15-20 minute wait for the next class. It was technically filled but they told us they often can squeeze in standbys so Randy and I held our place in line while Erin took the girls to play. We luckily made it in the first class!!!

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Our class was filled with folks who had already done the class so finding someone to draw took awhile. The teacher finally found a few and we voted. The winner proved to us that we will never been Imagineers. Any guesses who we drew???

BUZZ LIGHTYEAR!

Here is our attempts…

Randy’s
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Aisling’s
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Mine
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After class, we decided that we should split up for lunch/afternoon break. But Aisling wanted to do one more ride. Remember those FPs will still had for RnRC??? Well it wasn’t that. Aisling chickened out. Instead, she wanted to visit an old friend.

Elphaba
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After the Great Movie Ride (we got the Cowboy version), we headed out to the boat dock.

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When we got out to the boat dock, we noticed a CM dressed in a shirt and tie with a diving mask on his face. He was hanging off the side of a small boat looking in the water. The crowd was clearly curious about what he was doing.

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He informed us that a guest had dropped their iphone in the water. Randy pointed out that it was junk, they are no good once they get wet. The CM agreed but stated “sir, this is Disney, if a guest wants their phone back, we get their phone” and headed off to get DIVERS to retrieve the phone! INSANE!!!!

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Aisling quickly fell asleep for her daily “nap on various modes of WDW transportation”

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We got back and had a very cute towel animal version of our Bailey waiting to cuddle us for a nap! Which we did. After we got CS lunch at Hurricane Hannah's. Really not impressed. Aisling liked the whole bucket thing but their options were CS lunch were REALLY limited. Later in the week I did notice that if you go to lunch early, you can get Sushi from the Japan Pavillion which would have been fun but sadly we never got back there to try it. (they only get so much sushi so it's first come, first serve)

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Lady Lallie

09-26-2011, 07:42 AM

eecteacher82

09-26-2011, 03:05 PM

Great update! I have to say, I'm still not sure why you and I ended up on Star Tours since it makes both of us sick :confused3 I do love the pic of Ash asleep on the boat! I'm far too embarrassed to show my attempt at Buzz in the drawing class....let's just say yours was MUCH better!

I thought I would hop in and add some pics that I had of our ladies up through this part of your TR. *Side note: I realized that we don't have any pictures of you and I unless you count the Dinosaur pic! :scared1:*

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*One of the "lovely" pics Livy took (it makes me laugh)*
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disneymomof1

09-26-2011, 06:19 PM

It never fails, as soon as I start reading something on the computer my DD "needs" it for something. So I am subbing in and will begin reading later !! After the 8 year old gets her very important work (Webkinz World) done on the computer !!:thumbsup2

Tnkrbelle565

09-26-2011, 06:59 PM

I love the picture of Aisling conked out on the boat. :rotfl:

I can't believe Disney had the divers out to get the phone that dropped. I often wonder what would happen if things got dropped and I guess they go after them, good to know. :thumbsup2

They do! At insane lengths LOL!

Ash literally fell asleep every single day SOMEWHERE!

Great update! I have to say, I'm still not sure why you and I ended up on Star Tours since it makes both of us sick :confused3 I do love the pic of Ash asleep on the boat! I'm far too embarrassed to show my attempt at Buzz in the drawing class....let's just say yours was MUCH better!

I thought I would hop in and add some pics that I had of our ladies up through this part of your TR. *Side note: I realized that we don't have any pictures of you and I unless you count the Dinosaur pic! :scared1:*

Thanks for posting the pics! Aisling was clearly being bossy this day :rotfl2: Yes, I remember telling Randy he had to take a pic of us together and he never did :headache:

And folks, I saw her drawing and it was good. She's nuts!

It never fails, as soon as I start reading something on the computer my DD "needs" it for something. So I am subbing in and will begin reading later !! After the 8 year old gets her very important work (Webkinz World) done on the computer !!:thumbsup2

ALWAYS the way!!!

Jennifer48

09-27-2011, 01:56 PM

lbuzz52

09-27-2011, 04:38 PM

You are right- it is a great idea for Disney to add the in-line entertainment. i wish they had that when i was a kid. I too am baffled by the iphone diver.

Tnkrbelle565

09-27-2011, 07:27 PM

Why did you keep your eyes shut on Star Tours?

Great drawings! :thumbsup2

I can't believe there was a diver looking for someone's iPhone. I wonder what other treasures he found down there! Oh and my sister-in-law dropped hers in the pool and then placed it in a bowl of uncooked rice and it worked afterwards! So Randy is incorrect :rotfl:

What is Randy wearing around his neck in your PP photo?

Because I have motion sickness. The moving didn't bother me so much...it's the visuals so I had to keep my eyes shut.

That thing around his neck is a little wallet that you wear when you are running. Fits some cash and a house key. I have no clue what he had in there. Maybe some spare cash so I couldn't lose it :rotfl2:

You are right- it is a great idea for Disney to add the in-line entertainment. i wish they had that when i was a kid. I too am baffled by the iphone diver.

Disney marketing genius...keep people in the park spending ;) :rotfl:

disneymomof1

09-28-2011, 09:21 AM

Ok, all caught up on your TR, I love all of the customs, they are so beautiful. I think my favorite picture is Aisling asleep on the bus, so reminds me of Maddie, she can fall asleep anywhere !!
:)

DisneyTiger

09-28-2011, 10:16 PM

The last time I rode Star Tours, I was sick for the entire day. Had to cancel our Fantasmic package at Mama Melrose. I went back to the room and slept while Jason had fun in Epcot. Not a fan, refurbished or not.

SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE

09-29-2011, 11:22 AM

I love the Buzz drawings! I keep saying I am going to take the time to do the animation studio, and yet I still haven't done it. :headache: It looks like so much fun!

I can't believe that they sent a diver to get someone's phone! Only in Disney! :laughing:

Tnkrbelle565

09-29-2011, 08:43 PM

Ok, all caught up on your TR, I love all of the customs, they are so beautiful. I think my favorite picture is Aisling asleep on the bus, so reminds me of Maddie, she can fall asleep anywhere !!
:)

Thank you!!!

The last time I rode Star Tours, I was sick for the entire day. Had to cancel our Fantasmic package at Mama Melrose. I went back to the room and slept while Jason had fun in Epcot. Not a fan, refurbished or not.

I did okay with my eyes closed but then again I take Dramamine every day too!

I love the Buzz drawings! I keep saying I am going to take the time to do the animation studio, and yet I still haven't done it. :headache: It looks like so much fun!

I can't believe that they sent a diver to get someone's phone! Only in Disney! :laughing:

Thank you!! You still haven't tried the drawing class? Oh you have to. It's really fun and only takes about a half hour.

Tnkrbelle565

09-29-2011, 09:12 PM

Tomorrow is a month since we've been home and I've not even finished Day 3 of this TR! Better get a move on!!!

Well after we had a little rest, we got dressed to head back over to the Studios. We were very excited because the sun was shining and there was no rain in the evening forecast so hopefully we would be able to go ahead with our evening plans.

First up was mommy taking some pics getting to the boat landing.

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My favorite pic from the trip

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The best part of Stormalong Bay

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Apparently our afternoon nap was not long enough for Aisling would again fell asleep on the boat

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We arrived at the Studios and stopped to watch this while we were waiting for our dinner friends

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Aisling was really excited to be reunited with Olivia...it has been WHOLE HOURS since they had seen each other

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Any guesses where we went for dinner???

Here is a hint

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kirrrby

09-29-2011, 09:56 PM

I love Aisling's purple custom outfit. It's really adorable.

Lady Lallie

09-30-2011, 07:57 AM

I love the purple custom! Very cute.

I can't believe she fell asleep on the boat again. :laughing:

Jennifer48

09-30-2011, 10:02 AM

Well when you keep your child up until the wee hours of the morning and then make her get up for rope drop, what do you expect except that she falls asleep everywhere?! :rotfl: JUST KIDDING!!!!!! :hug:

Super :love: that pic of Randy and Ash walking down the dock. ADORABLE!!! Frame-worthy. :thumbsup2

Tnkrbelle565

09-30-2011, 08:42 PM

I love Aisling's purple custom outfit. It's really adorable.

I love the purple custom! Very cute.

I can't believe she fell asleep on the boat again. :laughing:

Thanks Ladies...it's actually a Villain custom but you really can't tell that. I need to put more close up pics up.

Well when you keep your child up until the wee hours of the morning and then make her get up for rope drop, what do you expect except that she falls asleep everywhere?! :rotfl: JUST KIDDING!!!!!! :hug:

Super :love: that pic of Randy and Ash walking down the dock. ADORABLE!!! Frame-worthy. :thumbsup2

I know...poor Ash. She can't hang like she used to ;) :rotfl2: Now, no giving away my TR secrets ;)

Tnkrbelle565

09-30-2011, 09:08 PM

Well of course we went to dinner at Sci Fi. Love this place. We spend all year trying to convince our kids that it's NOT okay to eat in front of the TV and then we take them here ;) :rotfl2:

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The ladies took the driver's seat, Erin sat in the middle, and Randy and I hitchhiked

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That waiter was super fun. One of the best we had on this trip :thumbsup2 He had a lot of recommendations and definitely tried to get us to use DDP to our complete advantage to get the most food we could. Clearly he didn't realize that we had family pictures coming up and was trying to bloat me :rotfl2:

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I had to order the Magical Star because I always order it here!

We did decide to change it up for dinner based on the waiter's recommendations. I had the shrimp pasta

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Randy had the steak

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I have no clue what Aisling ate...she was too far away :rolleyes1 and I was too busy paying attention to Uncle Walt

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I had the new red velvet cheesecake for dessert. It was yummy although I must admit that I liked the Year of Million Dreams cheesecake with popcorn slightly more

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After Dinner, Erin decided that she was going to skip Fantasmic and head back to the hotel with Olivia. It was a long day for a little girl

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We headed back out into the park and it was getting pretty late. We decided that we would use our FPs from this morning and squeeze in another ride. We made the mistake of going to TSM first. (somewhere that morning we had snuck in a 2nd trip on the ride but clearly I forget when that happened???) So this would be our 3rd ride today. Well we got in and the line was nuts (yes the FP line...not the regular line). It took us forever to get through it. When we were coming down the staircase into the line, Aisling fell down the stairs. She was fine but she was a tired little girl and was not very happy about her fall. We got outside and we didn't have a ton of time to get to the 2nd showing of Fantasmic because it was already like 9:30pm.

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So sadly we never made it onto RnRc that day. We decided that we would try to come back on one of our down days (since we had PHs) just to ride it. In the meantime, we had the one night show on WDW property Aisling had yet to see in all our trips....

Tnkrbelle565

09-30-2011, 09:19 PM

Even though we got up to the seats pretty late by Disney standards, it was really not too bad crowdwise at Fantasmic

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Aisling amused herself handing our glowsticks the kids around us...who of course looked at us like we were trying to give them crack instead of a glowsticks :rotfl2:

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I took an insane number of pictures of the show. Here is a sampling

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This one I just liked the effect of the firework...it's like pixie dust

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Anyway, Aisling loved Fantasmic. It will be a must-do for her from now on. Although next time she really would rather that we skip dinner and get one of those new dessert trays. :) After the show we headed out to our quick boat ride to BCV. Aisling nodded off (shocking!) and I took the quiet moment again to update the FB world ;)

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And that was it for Day 3. Day 4 would be here in just a few short hours ;)

Oh and for those admiring the custom...here is a close up of the other Villains on the skirt

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byrdangel

09-30-2011, 10:33 PM

Just started reading your trip report, LOVE IT!!! dont know if its been asked yet but where did u get the mickey plane shirt? its adorable!!!!

Lady Lallie

10-01-2011, 04:12 AM

Okay, I love that custom even more, it has my favorite villain Ursula! :thumbsup2

What is this dessert tray you speak of?

The red velvet cheesecake looks good but I'm a cheesecake purist, just give me the cheesecake part and leave out the normal cake. :lmao:

Tnkrbelle565

10-01-2011, 12:45 PM

The red part was actually cheesecake too. Colored cheesecake :rotfl2:

Here are the dessert trays

http://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2011/04/25/new-dessert-trays-at-disneys-hollywood-studios/

Tnkrbelle565

10-01-2011, 07:24 PM

Looks like I'm losing readers quickly! Better get moving again!

Day 4 (Monday, August 22nd) was our first Epcot Day. Being the good DISer, I had figured out how to get around the secret back pathway instead of walking all the way out to the main Boardwalk entrance of Beach Club. Randy and Aisling were pretty impressed. They also had NO clue how close we were to Epcot in general so it was pretty thrilling to show them. Although this then set up Aisling to "just run over quick to Epcot" whenever we had any down time.

At this point in the trip, we were desperately in need of a morning where not a single alarm was set. So that's what we did. We didn't wake up terribly late but we took our time getting ready and having breakfast in the room.

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We ended up getting to Epcot at about 11. Not too terrible. However, at that point, we figured that we better head straight to the Land to get FPs for Soarin. The wait time wasn't too terrible so we decided to ride and Randy went to get FPs. Somehow we got separated. Aisling and I went through the entire Soarin' line expecting him to try to catch up with us but he never did. And our phones were not working so Aisling and I went ahead with our plan to ride.

We got done and realized that Randy must doing single rider. Because of that, he had a fairly short wait and only ended up in the 2nd group after we got off. When we finished, we headed over to find out about doing the Behind the Seeds tour. We have a vegetable garden at home and Aisling really wanted to do this. Since it's one of the more reasonable priced tours (and we got a Disney Visa discount), we decided to do it. The morning tour was about to leave but we had a lunch ADR so decided to come back after lunch. A note if you want to try this tour. It doesn't get very full so you can book right at the beginning of your tour...no ressies required.

We decided while we were in the building that we would sit down and cool off on the Land ride. At some point in line, I texted Erin to see if we should wait for them. I never got a text back so we just went. Turns out, poor Erin and Olivia were standing for God knows how long in the Land waiting for us to get off the boat but we had completely missed them :sad2:

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Aisling is determined to make veggie trees in our garden

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We got off the boat and apparently walked right by Erin. I checked my phone...still no text. So off to the Seas we went.

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After we got off Nemo, we explored the Seas until we had to get going for Lunch. Aisling loved watching the dolphins and asking 4 billion questions of the CMs

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After the Seas, checked my phone again....still no message from Erin so off to Lunch we went.

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We got to our ADR and it was packed. We got our buzzer and I participated in trivia of the country and Randy and Aisling started working on a Duffy at the Kidcot. Any guesses where we were???

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disneymomof1

10-01-2011, 07:34 PM

Love your Fantasmic pictures, in all of our trips with Maddie we still haven't seen it, we are really going to try this year :thumbsup2!!!
That Kidcot Stop looks like the one in Canada, we spent a lot of time cooling off there in the shade last year.

How did you find the crowds? We are thinking of going next year the last week in August before school starts, and I am worried about crowd level.

Tnkrbelle565

10-01-2011, 07:41 PM

The crowds weren't too bad. Actually this day at Epcot I noticed a big drop off. The first weekend of our trip was really packed but Monday came and it really wasn't too bad. It was definitely busy, don't get me wrong. You still needed to make smart use of your FPs but it was manageable.

Lady Lallie

10-01-2011, 08:15 PM

The red part was actually cheesecake too. Colored cheesecake :rotfl2:

Here are the dessert trays

http://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2011/04/25/new-dessert-trays-at-disneys-hollywood-studios/

Really? That totally fooled me!

Oh my goodness, I really want one of those dessert trays RIGHT NOW. Want to go down and bring one back for me? :rotfl2:

I love the Belle dress! So very cute.

I think you are Le Cellier.

Jennifer48

10-01-2011, 08:20 PM

Le Cellier next?!

declansdad

10-01-2011, 08:23 PM

Still reading.

ronnmel

10-01-2011, 09:37 PM

I'm still here. Just haven't been big on the comments on any TR lately.

kirrrby

10-02-2011, 11:14 AM

Love Aislings dress. Belle looks like the pook-a-looz they have in the park.

Tnkrbelle565

10-02-2011, 11:53 AM

Really? That totally fooled me!

Oh my goodness, I really want one of those dessert trays RIGHT NOW. Want to go down and bring one back for me? :rotfl2:

I love the Belle dress! So very cute.

I think you are Le Cellier.

Le Cellier next?!

Still reading.

I'm still here. Just haven't been big on the comments on any TR lately.

Love Aislings dress. Belle looks like the pook-a-looz they have in the park.

Yay!!!! Glad you are all still here! And yes, you are all right....we were heading to...

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Tnkrbelle565

10-02-2011, 12:29 PM

Le Cellier is now a lunch restaurant for us. Although we've had really good luck here and always get yummy meals, it's no where near worth 2 credits for dinner. If lunch goes to 2 credits, I doubt we'll eat there anymore.

Anyway Randy and Aisling continue to color with *gulp* Sharpies (Dear Disney, please get a contract with Crayola, Love Moms everywhere)

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So I mentioned that I amused myself with Canadian trivia. Unfortunately I was standing next to the most obnoxious family ever. The kids would just scream out all the answers without waiting their turn. If they didn't get picked, the would SCREAM that they knew the answer too and demanded the stickers they were giving as prizes (you know those Mickey head stickers that you end up with a thousand of by the end of your trip???). And the kids were older so they definitely should have known better. One would think that mom and dad would jump in to correct them. Um nope, Dad would also complain if they didn't get stickers. He also made fun of every wrong answer. And if you his obnoxious kids got an answer wrong, he would tell them "I don't think they guy is right." I wanted to back hand him :rotfl2:

Well the question...how many Canadians are French speaking? Nobody knew the answer. I casually said "about 1 in 4 I would guess" The guy turned to me and laughed and muttered under his breath about me being an American. :mad: Luckily for me, the CM heard me and asked "ma'am did you say 1 in 4?" I said that I did and the man laughed at me again. The CM handed me my stickers for being right. :teacher: And I turned to the King of Canada and just smiled. His response...."they are wrong, about 80% of Canadians are French speaking" I spent the rest of our wait praying that we wouldn't be seated next to them.

And my prayers were answered :) We had gotten to our ADR about 20 mins early and were seated about 20 minutes late so Aisling and Randy had plenty of time to work on their Duffys. At some point, I finally received a text from Erin. Poor thing was still waiting for us. I felt so bad telling her that not only were we NOT still on the boat but had already done the Seas and were now in Canada!

At that point, I needed and deserved, something alcoholic ;) Shockily, I had yet to have a Pina Colava on this trip yet so that was my choice

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I also got the Red Maple (Raspberry smoothie with Sprite as my drink but that was really for Aisling)

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Lunch was steaks all around (I had the Mushroom Filet, Randy had the New York Strip, and Aisling had the Kids Meal Steak)

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0ur waitress was so unbelievably sweet but slow as molasses. Our ADR was at 1pm. At 2:15, I was panicking that we would not make the 2:45 Behind the Seeds Tour because we still hadn't even ordered dessert. I ordered dessert and asked for the check at the same time. It was close to 2:30 when they arrived...which I was annoyed about because there are only 3 desserts on the menu, you KNOW they are pre-made and she just needed to run to the kitchen and grab them. However, it turns out, they were making it pretty. Unfortunately we only had about 2-3 minutes to inhale it because I knew if we didn't get out of there by 2:30, we weren't making the tour.

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I squared up the check and had Randy and Aisling run up ahead to pay for the tour. Unfortunately I had forgotten how slow 7 year olds can walk to I easily caught up to them ;)

What do you think? Will we make it????

declansdad

10-02-2011, 12:53 PM

80% of Canada is French-speaking, lol. I live in a bilingual province and we only have about 35% of our population with French as a first language.

eecteacher82

10-04-2011, 12:50 PM

OK, since I haven't been on the DIS in days, let me start my commenting!

For dinner at Sci-Fi Aisling had plain buttered noodles (not sure about the side), and both girls got the Tinkerbelle cup with the light up Tink. I also have to say that Aisling was super sweet and read the menu to Olivia and helped her decide what to eat. :lovestruc Livy still thinks it was really neat the the two little ladies got to sit "alone".

As for that whole morning of texts (or lack of) in Epcot, I am convinced that the Land pavilion eats texts! It really wasn't a big deal at all! We really weren't sitting there for hours like you are making it sound!!! We needed the little break since we had been up early for our princess breakfast.

kirrrby

10-04-2011, 01:03 PM

I loved the Behind the Seeds tour. My mom and I did it together last December. There was this awesome plant that if you touched it or breathed on it that it would close. Did you get the little activity booklet they give out? It had plans to make a hydroponic garden. I tried it, but didn't have the patience for it. :rotfl:

Lady Lallie

10-04-2011, 01:08 PM

I know I read your last update and I could have SWORN that I commented on it. :confused3

I can't stand obnoxious people like that who think they know EVERYTHING. So annoying, they shouldn't be allowed into Disney.

I never understood the whole coloring with Sharpies thing.

Your lunch looks fabulous but I have to agree the last time I ate at Le Cellier it was forrrreverrrrr slow. I don't like to be rushed but too slow is just as bad as being rushed.

Mombits

10-04-2011, 01:39 PM

OK, just a question- so if you order an adult meal for your 9 and under kid, it still counts the same as if you had ordered them a child's meal? Good to know! My DS is 9 and really not little enough for the kids meals anymore so I'll have to remember this tip! Unless I am misunderstanding?

ronnmel

10-04-2011, 04:32 PM

Woah! Those know-it-all son and father were very annoying. And wrong! LOL

Tnkrbelle565

10-04-2011, 06:11 PM

80% of Canada is French-speaking, lol. I live in a bilingual province and we only have about 35% of our population with French as a first language.

I was wondering if perhaps he was from a DIFFERENT Canada :rotfl2:

OK, since I haven't been on the DIS in days, let me start my commenting!

For dinner at Sci-Fi Aisling had plain buttered noodles (not sure about the side), and both girls got the Tinkerbelle cup with the light up Tink. I also have to say that Aisling was super sweet and read the menu to Olivia and helped her decide what to eat. :lovestruc Livy still thinks it was really neat the the two little ladies got to sit "alone".

As for that whole morning of texts (or lack of) in Epcot, I am convinced that the Land pavilion eats texts! It really wasn't a big deal at all! We really weren't sitting there for hours like you are making it sound!!! We needed the little break since we had been up early for our princess breakfast.

Well at least you know what my kid was eating :rotfl2: The Land definitely has an issue with texts...remember we lost Randy later on that day and he couldn't hear the texts???

I loved the Behind the Seeds tour. My mom and I did it together last December. There was this awesome plant that if you touched it or breathed on it that it would close. Did you get the little activity booklet they give out? It had plans to make a hydroponic garden. I tried it, but didn't have the patience for it. :rotfl:

Well if we MADE it to the tour we might have gotten the booklet :rolleyes1 Aisling took everything they would give her!

I know I read your last update and I could have SWORN that I commented on it. :confused3

I can't stand obnoxious people like that who think they know EVERYTHING. So annoying, they shouldn't be allowed into Disney.

I never understood the whole coloring with Sharpies thing.

Your lunch looks fabulous but I have to agree the last time I ate at Le Cellier it was forrrreverrrrr slow. I don't like to be rushed but too slow is just as bad as being rushed.

I find it weird that when there is a clearly a backup on the ADRs that they aren't instructing the waitstaff to rush people. I can't even imagine how late they were running by the time we left but they entire hallway was completely filled and the outside area was packed up the path.

OK, just a question- so if you order an adult meal for your 9 and under kid, it still counts the same as if you had ordered them a child's meal? Good to know! My DS is 9 and really not little enough for the kids meals anymore so I'll have to remember this tip! Unless I am misunderstanding?

Well...technically the answer is no. You have to order a 9 year old a kids meal. Now, if that child wasn't with you when you order that CS meal, it would be hard for them to tell (and the credits are all the same). It's trickier at TS restaurants. They ask their age when you make the ADR and now they ask AGAIN when you check in. So you would have to tell them they are 10 to be able to order adult meals. But then you would have to buy park tickets too. Which is why we tend to eat at a lot of buffets because Aisling is just NOT a fan of kids meals.

Woah! Those know-it-all son and father were very annoying. And wrong! LOL

I did feel a little sense of glee when they handed me my stickers ;)

Blessed_wth_Triplets

10-04-2011, 06:43 PM

Tnkrbelle565

10-05-2011, 05:35 PM

Just found your TR and LOVE it! Your daughter is beautiful and her customs are Amazing!! Wish I had the time and talent to do that! Can't wait to see if you made the tour...I've always wanted to try it...thinking maybe on our next adults only trip with DH?!

Thank you!!!! Triplets???? :worship: And another? :worship: You're my hero!! If I did make the tour I would definitely recommend it ;)

Tnkrbelle565

10-05-2011, 06:03 PM

Of course we made the tour...us Smiths walk fast when we have to! :rotfl:

We got to the tour spot just in time. Which means that you literally can pay for that tour seconds before and be FINE if you ever want to do it. Which I would recommend. It really was neat and informative.

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For order of business is the bugs. Aisling was picked to release the ladybugs. If you don't know why they release ladybugs, I won't ruin it but let's just say Aisling is now obsessed with finding some when we plant our garden next year

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I have one question every year about this ride/tour. WHY don't they sell the molds? They would make a fortune. Even Aisling was eager to eat a Mickey Head Shaped Cuke

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Seriously, ever year I come back thinking that THIS year someone at marketing will smarten up but alas no molds for us

Disney is the Guinness Book of World Records for their tomato tree....who knew?

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Aisling took FOREVER to release her ladybugs. She wanted them all placed perfectly.

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Love these little alligators. They always look so warm and toasty

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Now I will warn you that this tour runs 30-40 minutes OVER what the guides say. So if you do plan this tour, plan it when you have plenty of time at Epcot.

When we finished up with the tour, I had one task in mind. BELLE! We had to go meet Belle in her "blue outfit" Which meant walking all the way back to WS quickly AGAIN. I checked the Mobile Magic App and she was due out in about a 1/2 hour so I wanted to get there quickly. So off we went.

We did stop for some PP pics

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We arrived in France and Aisling and I hopped in the REALLY long line. Daddy went to get a treat for Mama

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Aisling started crying pretty quickly after we got in line. She stated that she had a really bad headache. Now Aisling unforunately gets migraines. But I know her symptoms and this did not seem to be it. I figured she was probably dehydrated. Randy grabbed her a bottle of water but she wasn't hearing it. She kept crying. Now before you worry that I'm a horrible mom...she did want to meet Belle so she was voluntarily staying in line but tears were just streaming down her face. A CM was walking up and down the line with updates and saw Aisling's tears. She asked what was wrong. We explained she had a headache and would be ok. She pulled Aisling out of line and explained that Belle was coming out first alone and Beast would be joining her in about 10 minutes. She told Aisling that if she was okay with just seeing Belle, we could skip the line :banana:

Not surprisingly, Aisling said yes. And oh my goodness WHAT a Belle this was. She was SOOOOO good. Headache completely forgotten for a few moments!!!!

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She made SUCH a big deal of Aisling's outfit. The highlight is when she told Aisling that she was going to have Mrs. Potts sew Aisling's pictures on HER apron. Aisling just eats this stuff up!!!

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My FAVORITE PP pic of the trip

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Some other cute PP pics

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When we finished with Belle, Aisling started complaining about her head again. And it started to rain...again. So we ran for the boat launch to go back to FW (we still had those FPs for Soarin). On the way, Randy decided it would be a great idea to get a RED Kaki-Gori to cool off the little girl in a mostly WHITE custom. Do you see where I'm going with this????

And this is what led Kristine to have the moment that I'm least proud of during the trip :rolleyes1

Lady Lallie

10-05-2011, 06:45 PM

Tnkrbelle565

10-05-2011, 07:01 PM

Seriously? You are going to leave us hanging like that!?! :lmao:

I am glad you liked the tour, I've always wanted to do it but just have never fit it in.

I adore the Belle photopass pics, I'm so glad that Aisling had that special moment with Belle. :lovestruc

yup, I am ;)

I'm glad Aisling had the moment too. Sometimes, this "grown up" girl needs a smack back into the reality of being a 7 year old kid. And she got it with Belle!!!

kirrrby

10-05-2011, 07:30 PM

justakrazymom

10-05-2011, 07:40 PM

Really?? A cliff hanger???? whaaaa

ronnmel

10-05-2011, 08:37 PM

How nice that you Aisling got such a nice meeting with Belle AND got to bypass the line!

disneymomof1

10-06-2011, 09:57 AM

Those are beautiful photopass pics, that's one of the things I love about Disney World, our little girls act like little girls for a while, they grow up so fast.
Always enjoy a good cliffhanger !!!:)

Jennifer48

10-06-2011, 10:54 AM

Has anyone EVER gotten into Le Cellier on time for their ADR? I swear they always seat late.

Seriously, I would have said something to that annoying family. I have a big mouth and don't know how to close it. :rotfl:

That pic of Ash & Belle just melted my heart! :love:

Oh no, you aren't going to pull a Kate Gosselin "SHE'S RUINED!" with the Kaki-Gori are you?! :lmao:

Lady Lallie

10-06-2011, 11:07 AM

Oh no, you aren't going to pull a Kate Gosselin "SHE'S RUINED!" with the Kaki-Gori are you?! :lmao:

OMG! I just choked on my water I was drinking. That is seriously the funniest thing EVER. :rotfl2::rotfl::lmao:

Mombits

10-06-2011, 02:07 PM

Thanks for the info- that is a valuable tip;)

Mombits

10-06-2011, 02:15 PM

Oh no, you aren't going to pull a Kate Gosselin "SHE'S RUINED!" with the Kaki-Gori are you?! :lmao:

:rotfl:
OMG too funny!!!

That is seriously a beautiful pic of your dd with Belle. Wow!!! They should use it in their marketing.

amitrat

10-08-2011, 11:11 AM

What fun reading your trip report! Can't wait to read more and I love the customs! We should have been there at the end of your trip, but Irene had other plans for us!

SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE

10-08-2011, 11:38 AM

Ugh - I got so behind again! I'm sorry! :sad2:

I loved the past few updates! All of the pics you got around the BC and YC before heading over to DHS were wonderful! Love the Fantasmic pics, too! So glad that Aisling finally got to see the show. Those desert trays are a great idea! I would definitely get one of those. :thumbsup2

The Behind the Seeds tour sounds like fun! We love Living with the Land so much and I always think that we should do the tour when we're on it.

Oh my goodness, all of the pictures with Belle and Aisling are amazing! :goodvibes I can't wait for the next update! You've left us with quite the cliffhanger! :laughing:

kmd1974

10-08-2011, 01:15 PM

I REALLY LOVE the custom dresses. What pattern did you use to create them. My DD really loves to dress up so I was going to copy your idea. I hope you don't mind. Enjoying reading your TR and can't wait for the rest! Love the pictures also.

Tnkrbelle565

10-08-2011, 04:32 PM

I forgot about the Ladybugs! There were only 5-8 people in our group when we went. I got to release some too! But I remember there was a little boy that got picked and he kept shaking the poor ladybugs. :sad2:

I'm glad Aisling got her chance with Belle. Especially a special one.

We actually had a pretty big group. But there were luckily only a couple of kiddos so they got to release the ladybugs

Really?? A cliff hanger???? whaaaa

Sorry. I do that sometimes.

How nice that you Aisling got such a nice meeting with Belle AND got to bypass the line!

It was very nice of that CM. Love when you have those magical moments that make Disney...well, Disney

Those are beautiful photopass pics, that's one of the things I love about Disney World, our little girls act like little girls for a while, they grow up so fast.
Always enjoy a good cliffhanger !!!:)

It's sad but true. Love that she acts 7 there. She figured out that the characters were actors by herself when she was 3 but I swear she is still holding onto the belief that the Princesses are the "real" princesses ;)

Has anyone EVER gotten into Le Cellier on time for their ADR? I swear they always seat late.

Seriously, I would have said something to that annoying family. I have a big mouth and don't know how to close it. :rotfl:

That pic of Ash & Belle just melted my heart! :love:

Oh no, you aren't going to pull a Kate Gosselin "SHE'S RUINED!" with the Kaki-Gori are you?! :lmao:

Ah you know me so well ;)

OMG! I just choked on my water I was drinking. That is seriously the funniest thing EVER. :rotfl2::rotfl::lmao:

Jen- you almost choked a pregnant woman! Stop that!!!!

Thanks for the info- that is a valuable tip;)

You're welcome. I celebrated 9 years cancer free on this trip :banana:

:rotfl:
OMG too funny!!!

That is seriously a beautiful pic of your dd with Belle. Wow!!! They should use it in their marketing.

Thank you!!!! We got some seriously bad PP pics but that one almost made up for the whole bunch :thumbsup2

What fun reading your trip report! Can't wait to read more and I love the customs! We should have been there at the end of your trip, but Irene had other plans for us!

Irene will make an appearance in this report. Again, this is why my PTR title was completely wrong ;) :rolleyes1 Hope you guys eventually got there???? :confused3

Ugh - I got so behind again! I'm sorry! :sad2:

I loved the past few updates! All of the pics you got around the BC and YC before heading over to DHS were wonderful! Love the Fantasmic pics, too! So glad that Aisling finally got to see the show. Those desert trays are a great idea! I would definitely get one of those. :thumbsup2

The Behind the Seeds tour sounds like fun! We love Living with the Land so much and I always think that we should do the tour when we're on it.

Oh my goodness, all of the pictures with Belle and Aisling are amazing! :goodvibes I can't wait for the next update! You've left us with quite the cliffhanger! :laughing:

Wasn't I a bad mommy not letting her have the tray???

The Tour is really fun. If you like Living with the Land, you should do it.

I can't believe we made it to Fantasmic with all the rain. Love that they are running Fantasmic nightly again though :thumbsup2

I REALLY LOVE the custom dresses. What pattern did you use to create them. My DD really loves to dress up so I was going to copy your idea. I hope you don't mind. Enjoying reading your TR and can't wait for the rest! Love the pictures also.

Thank you!!!! Most of the patterns on here are from YCMT.com. All of CarlaC's patterns are fabulous. If you want a great Disney pattern, try the Simply Sweet. You can really make it into any princess dress/top you want. Plus it goes to size 8 but Aisling is bigger than that and it's easily upsized so it will last for AWHILE

http://youcanmakethis.com/products/featured-products/simply-sweet-tops-and-dresses.htm

Tnkrbelle565

10-08-2011, 05:03 PM

Well Jen called it! Kate Gosselin actually would have had NOTHING on me. Before I get to that though, I forgot to share Aisling's "kiss" pic from last time. I will clarify it's a kiss mark before you think that this CPS worker beat her kid ;)

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Anyway, we had a crying Aisling again so Randy went off to get a Kaki-Gori and came back with the bright red one. I immediately gave him the LOOK. You know the look that says "are you the dumbest person on the planet???" Anyway, Aisling started drinking it with no issue sitting on the bench. As I mentioned in the last update, it started to drizzle a bit so we decided to take a boat to the front of WS. I had gotten a text from Erin that they were coming back to Epcot. As we got up to go to the boat....disaster struck. RED everywhere. Down the WHITE tank top, down the WHITE Apron, along the WHITE ruffle, on the WHITE Crocs. Everywhere. Randy immediately ran for napkins but they were no use.

Being the prepared DISer I am, I had a Tide pen. But it was the travel size and did NOTHING due to the size of the spill. I turned into a lunatic. My kid was crying, I was fuming. It was not pretty. I tried using baby wipes (yes I still carry these around despite Aisling turning 8 in 2 weeks). No use. I swear the less I was able to get out, the more I fumed. Randy gave me that look back (the one that said "you are acting like a horrible person STOP") So I did. But not before I seriously texted Erin to see if she wanted to be seen with us with Aisling being a mess ;) :rotfl2:

Aisling's tears exhausted her and she fell asleep AGAIN on the boat. But it must of helped because she never mentioned the headache again

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We ended up heading to the Duffy store near Mexico to avoid the on and off sprinkle. Erin met us there. One of the CMs took a liking to us and had Mickey and Minnie call me with the Happy Anniversary call. How can you stay mad after that?

Aisling was happy to have her little buddy back. I was careful about the pics I took to try and avoid pictures of the spill. Erin however has some ;) I'm fine with her sharing them now after the fact!

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I believe we headed straight to the Land to ride Soarin'. After getting back from our trip to California, we decided that everyone was hungry so we should eat at Sunshine Seasons. Now we have never eaten here and I just don't know why. There were sooooo many selections.

However, I fell in love with this baby

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OMG!!! So good!!! The potato salad is what my family calls German Potato Salad but I know there are different names for it. It's got a vinegrette dressing on it. And the turkey sandwhich was SOOO good. Really fabulous CS place. Aisling got the Pizza Panini. Also this place had a couple of other options for sides (like Danimals yogurt) which was very thrilling to Aisling. For dessert I got this (if you are keeping track- yes I did eat creme brulee twice in one day)

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While the adults took care of the food, the girls traded pins

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We ended our night at Epcot with a spin on Test Track

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(and as always, I looked like i was being beaten on my ride picture :rotfl2:)

When we got off TT, we still had a bunch of FPs. So I set out to find a group of 3 to give them to. This was no easy feat. Seriously, people are really scared at Disney if you try giving them anything. I offered them to several people who ran away. Finally I found a family from Ireland of all places. They were so excited but then admitted that they didn't know what FPs were :confused3 So I had to explain how it worked to them. I really think they thought I was joking that they could skip most of the line :rotfl2:

Oh well. While I was explaining this, Erin had the girls take PP pics

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(Luckily Olivia was hiding the stain!)

We decided to head out of Epcot at this point and go watch the movie on the beach at BC. Tonight was Beauty and the Beast. Weird coincidence. Erin and Olivia stayed with us to watch. Erin gave the girls glow sticks to play with (although Olivia was far more interested in the sand). Randy got us drinks in our refillable mugs and then headed upstairs to watch a game. Erin and I stayed and gabbed during the movie. I do have to say that the timing of the Beach Club movie is a bit rough with Fantasmic at 8:30 and Illuminations at 9. You could barely hear the movie over the fireworks. But the girls were clearly too tired to be bothered.

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When the movie wrapped up, we parted ways with plans to meet up the next day for a little time in the wilds of Africa ;)

And to get us in the mood, we had a little friend hanging around when we got back to the room

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Aisling and Randy drifted quickly off to sleep. But not me. I had pics to download to the laptop. And a massive stain to get out!!!!

declansdad

10-08-2011, 05:30 PM

Other than the stain, sounds like a lovely evening. Had to laugh at the FP give-away. I went through the same thing one day at DHS.

Lady Lallie

10-09-2011, 06:36 AM

Okay, you can only truly be Kate if you Randy had gotten this encounter on tape. :rotfl2:

We all have moments like that, especially at Disney. No biggie. You have to give Aisling some ammunition for when she is adult and she says, "remember when..." :rotfl2::rotfl: And then you can go, "Yes but remember when you..." It's the give and take between mothers and daughters.

I really like your creative pictures of not showing the stain, good job. :thumbsup2

I'm glad Aisling's headache went away after her little nap.

Your Test Track picture is really funny, what part is that at? I haven't ever really figured it out.

twob4him

10-09-2011, 08:35 AM

Kristine, I truly apologize for falling so far behind.:hug: I was back on page 6! But I determined to catchup this morning before I started my day. I absolutely love all of your Disney adventures. Sounds like crazy weather with all of the rain! Wow! Can't believe one of the monorails was hit!!!!! I've never heard of that before...hope no one was injured! :love:LOVE LOVE all of the customs and the fun character meets and pics! So glad Ash had a little friend to have fun with! Glad Ash's headache subsided. Sorry about the stain...hope it came out. I am taking the girls by myself in Feb...I know we won't be able to see and do so much....my kids wimp out when they're tired......Ash is such a trouper! :thumbsup2She is such a fun kid! :yay:Enjoy!!! Hopefully I will be able to keep up from now on....my crazy job is exhausting me!:teacher:

amitrat

10-10-2011, 01:05 AM

Thanks for asking about my trip - guess you didn't see my ticker, but we are going in a little over 3 weeks - downside, no CRT (daily calls and still no luck) and we had to wait for our trip, upside MVMCP! Gotta love a Jersey Week that is later than normal (Jersey schools have the 1st Thursday and Friday off for teacher's convention, but this year, they moved it to coincide with Veteran's Day - so, with only 3 school days in the week, Disney becomes "Jersey Week"). Can't wait to read more - and I would be the same with the red on the white - I hope it came out!

onejellyshelly

10-10-2011, 07:59 AM

Love the trip report! I am so sorry that your adorable custom had a little accident. Hopefully the stains came out. My daughter will be seven this year and I still carry baby wipes and even lotion her up with baby lotion. Hmmm.... I guess I am still trying to hold on to my baby.

Blessed_wth_Triplets

10-10-2011, 09:34 AM

Wow...you guys really did a lot!!! Those pictures with Belle are priceless....so beautiful!! And good thing you got the pictures before the stain!!:thumbsup2

Mombits

10-10-2011, 02:48 PM

Congrats on your 9 yr anniversary!

I'm glad you survived "Gosslingate". Hopefully the dress is still intact.

Tnkrbelle565

10-10-2011, 04:38 PM

Other than the stain, sounds like a lovely evening. Had to laugh at the FP give-away. I went through the same thing one day at DHS.

Why do people get so scared of people trying to be nice????

Okay, you can only truly be Kate if you Randy had gotten this encounter on tape. :rotfl2:

We all have moments like that, especially at Disney. No biggie. You have to give Aisling some ammunition for when she is adult and she says, "remember when..." :rotfl2::rotfl: And then you can go, "Yes but remember when you..." It's the give and take between mothers and daughters.

I really like your creative pictures of not showing the stain, good job. :thumbsup2

I'm glad Aisling's headache went away after her little nap.

Your Test Track picture is really funny, what part is that at? I haven't ever really figured it out.

Randy did NOT get it on video thank God! The TT pic is taken just when the doors are about to not open I believe. Apparently it fools me every time!

Kristine, I truly apologize for falling so far behind.:hug: I was back on page 6! But I determined to catchup this morning before I started my day. I absolutely love all of your Disney adventures. Sounds like crazy weather with all of the rain! Wow! Can't believe one of the monorails was hit!!!!! I've never heard of that before...hope no one was injured! :love:LOVE LOVE all of the customs and the fun character meets and pics! So glad Ash had a little friend to have fun with! Glad Ash's headache subsided. Sorry about the stain...hope it came out. I am taking the girls by myself in Feb...I know we won't be able to see and do so much....my kids wimp out when they're tired......Ash is such a trouper! :thumbsup2She is such a fun kid! :yay:Enjoy!!! Hopefully I will be able to keep up from now on....my crazy job is exhausting me!:teacher:

Oh Aisling has mastered the art of the Disney cat nap, that's for sure! You are the brave one doing the trip alone ;)

Thanks for asking about my trip - guess you didn't see my ticker, but we are going in a little over 3 weeks - downside, no CRT (daily calls and still no luck) and we had to wait for our trip, upside MVMCP! Gotta love a Jersey Week that is later than normal (Jersey schools have the 1st Thursday and Friday off for teacher's convention, but this year, they moved it to coincide with Veteran's Day - so, with only 3 school days in the week, Disney becomes "Jersey Week"). Can't wait to read more - and I would be the same with the red on the white - I hope it came out!

Oh I missed the little words that said it was cancelled :sad2: Yikes. That really stinks. Although seeing the Christmas decorations may be worth it! Have you eaten at CRT before?

Love the trip report! I am so sorry that your adorable custom had a little accident. Hopefully the stains came out. My daughter will be seven this year and I still carry baby wipes and even lotion her up with baby lotion. Hmmm.... I guess I am still trying to hold on to my baby.

Baby wipes are just so convenient. Who wants to run to the restrooms to clean up and waste valuable park time ;) :rotfl2:

Wow...you guys really did a lot!!! Those pictures with Belle are priceless....so beautiful!! And good thing you got the pictures before the stain!!:thumbsup2

Thank you! We did have a long day that day. I forgot to mention that we hadn't planned on staying at Epcot all day but it just worked out that way.

Congrats on your 9 yr anniversary!

I'm glad you survived "Gosslingate". Hopefully the dress is still intact.

Gosslingate :rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2:

kirrrby

10-10-2011, 04:51 PM

Tnkrbelle565

10-10-2011, 07:33 PM

Don't know how I missed the last update.

Love the pic of the girls sitting on the beach, it looks very professional. Also, what exactly is the towel animal on the hanger? A turtle?

Also, my mom told me after reading your TR that I used to fall asleep on the boats all the time. Apparently the sound of the motor lulled me to sleep. And sometimes it still does.

The towel animal is a monkey. I only know that because my mom and I went on a cruise in April and we got a monkey then too. Apparently they always have the monkeys hanging!

I think motors do lull Ash to sleep. She is one of those kids who konks out the second she gets in a car too.

Tnkrbelle565

10-10-2011, 07:55 PM

Well after that long day at Epcot (and if you are keeping track...yet another day we didn't get to use SAB), we unfortunately did NOT get to sleep in on Tuesday the 23rd. We had an early morning ADR at....

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Now Randy and Ash got way more sleep than I did since someone was up working on that stain ;). And I'm happy to report that a FULL (2 wash) packet of Tide on one outift later the stain was GONE! Not even slightly pink! Completely gone! I was totally shocked. So if you have a Kaki Gori incident in the future, I can assure you that Tide will take it out.

Anyway, I had to hop to it this morning so we could catch an early bus to AK.

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Now when I make breakfast ADRs, I like to make them right at 8 so that we are finishing up in time for rope drop. We got to the AK about 7:20 but had to wait until 7:50 until they let us in. I find this so odd as Tusker House is a hike from the gates. Guess they are really trying to minimize the opportunity to take pics in the empty park ;)

But of course, I did anyway

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We made it to Tusker House on time but they were having some issues with large groups showing up without their whole group or something so check in was a bit delayed. Nothing too crazy though.

I did have time to stop and take a pic of Aisling's Safari Daisy bows though

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We took our pic with Donald...which I would never pay $30 for...and got seated quickly to start drinking massive amounts of that addictive juice we had. We had another really good waiter here (wish I had wrote down the names). I think he was an actor/waiter type because he was very animated for 8am!

If you haven't been to Tusker House...it is a gorgeous buffet

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Aisling was starving and consumed her entire breakfast before the characters started coming around

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First up was the Mouse himself.

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Now the next one I need to explain. Sitting at the next table was a 40ish couple with their extremely developmentally delayed sons. We thought they were twins until the waiter came with a cupcake for one of their birthdays. These boys had all kinds of tics that caused them to jump and scream constantly. And yet the parents were as cool as a cucumber. I was really in awe of them :thumbsup2

So next up was Daisy. She had gone to their table first but they clearly weren't done with her because they decided they kept wanting to jump in our pics. At one point, Daisy all but whacked him to get him away. Here is the one good pic we got

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Here are how the rest came out :rotfl2:

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Daisy was very happy to see herself on Aisling. She made a big deal of it. I'm guessing that Daisy doesn't get many customs...bet she loses out to Minnie every time

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Goofy was last. I always love how huge he is next to Aisling (who is really tall for a 7 year old)

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We paid for this meal OOP and it was as insane as all Disney meal prices are ;) We always do the meal plan so I really had stopped paying attention to how much the meals had gone up but they really have. This breakfast cost about $80 for the 3 of us. I also noticed that we were charging $40-$50 to the room daily for meal purposes (adult beverage each and tip). That is kind of crazy. I did save my receipts so I can do the math at some point about the cost effectiveness of the meal plan lately.

But enough about math. We were heading to the ride we always do first at AK. But not before we stopped and took an illegal picture of Donald (there was nobody in line so it's not like we cut or anything ;) :rotfl2:)

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ronnmel

10-10-2011, 08:08 PM

How nice of Dais to really focus her attention on Aisling.

I'm sure it's been mentioned before, but do you sow all her outfits yourself? They all look so GREAT!! :thumbsup2 I can't even sow a straight line to save my life. It's the one class in high school I almost failed (home economics) because I spent my whole time "unsowing". :lmao:

kirrrby

10-10-2011, 09:14 PM

Ugh, my internet is being so slow so it took a while to load your pics. (i'm uploading a video to Youtube) but I love love love Aislings customs. I wish I had to time to do little crafty things like that. And I'm going to guess Kilamanjaro Safaris. If you're like me, I love the safaris in the morning. It's a big reason why I want to stay at AKL one day to do the Sunrise Safari.

Lady Lallie

10-11-2011, 07:05 AM

I'm so glad the stain came out! That is so great. :thumbsup2

I love the Daisy custom, very cute. Poor Daisy misses out to Minnie all the time I bet.

Aisling looks postively teeny next to Goofy. It's crazy to see that since she is such a tall kiddo.

eecteacher82

10-11-2011, 01:52 PM

I just wanted to hop on and post this really quickly. I thought I had more pics of the kaki gori mess, but all I have is this one that Livy took.

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Mombits

10-11-2011, 02:51 PM

I thought it was very generous of you to be so nice about those boys spoiling all of your pictures. While they obviously couldn't help themselves, it's still irritating when you spend that kind of money for a meal so you can get great character pictures and then they are ruined. Those parents probably are saints! Whenever I see that situation, I am always reminded to be thankful for what I have-healthy kids whose behavorial issues are of their own making ;)

declansdad

10-11-2011, 05:05 PM

We ran in to that "groups not all being together" thing at the restaurants as well. It happened 3 or 4 times and it did get annoying when the guests got rude with the CMs about it.

Jennifer48

10-12-2011, 10:08 AM

Ok based on the pics of Ash with the "stain", you totally did pull a Kate! I know its a handmade custom but that doesn't look so bad! Maybe its just the way the picture was taken but I was picturing her completely red! Glad you got it all out! Way to go! :thumbsup2

We've never eating at Tusker House, we might have to give it a try!

I love how Daisy ate up Ash's dress. Too cute!

SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE

10-16-2011, 12:10 PM

After how you described that stain, I was expecting her whole shirt to be red! :lmao: I would have freaked out too, though. I am a bit of a perfectionist in that way. ;) Glad you could get it out!

We love the Tusker House breakfast! I think it's my favorite breakfast, next to Akershus. :thumbsup2

Tnkrbelle565

10-17-2011, 07:13 PM

Sending apologies to my readers. FB people will know that I ended up with major backpain last week and overall yucky feeling. I have two herniated disks so it's not that unusual. Well turns out it wasn't my back. Ended up in the ER over the weekend with Kidney Stones, Cysts, and really low hematocrit. I don't handle pain meds well but they were necessary at the ER so they shot me up and then I ended up with an instant migraine and became violently ill :rolleyes: So needless to say, I have stopped taking any pain meds which means I'm not feeling great. But I will update as soon as i'm feeling better, I promise.

kirrrby

10-17-2011, 07:21 PM

Feel better!

ronnmel

10-17-2011, 08:30 PM

Sorry to hear that! Hope you get better soon.

amitrat

10-17-2011, 10:27 PM

oh my - poor thing! Feel better!

Jennifer48

10-18-2011, 10:27 AM

Take as long as you need. We'll be here! :hug:

Mombits

10-24-2011, 04:30 PM

Dugette

10-25-2011, 08:48 PM

Just re-read your whole trip report to catch up, since I'd fallen behind. Boy, I can really relate to all the pouring rain after our trip recently! Looking forward to more. Hope you are feeling better!

Tnkrbelle565

10-26-2011, 06:53 PM

Anyone still with me? Unfortunately, my health issues continue but that is always the way with me, go in for one thing and find out 3 other things are wrong :headache: However, I managed to at least finally pass the darn kidney stone today. (if you are keeping track, yes that is 11 days after I went to the ER). I am very fortunate that is was 1cm which is what many urologists would say is the biggest size you can pass without surgery (thank God for small favors I guess!) To celebrate, I’m offering a BIG UPDATE

When I left off, we were heading to the ride that always comes first at AK....the Safari. Now that the weather is turning colder, it may be difficult to remember how hot it was in August but we figured that if we didn't get on that safari, we weren't seeing many animals...it was HOT!

So this part of the update will be filled with pics of all the animals us DISers have come to know and love :thumbsup2

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And my personal fave

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Tnkrbelle565

10-26-2011, 06:55 PM

We came off the Safari and there were misters going to cool everyone off (and this was still only like 9:30!) So here is "Aisling in the Mist"

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We were going to skip the Pangani trail but a CM informed us that the new baby gorilla was out. So off we went

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(Random Gorilla)

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(baby Gorilla)

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(Daddy Gorilla)

At some point we heard from Erin that they had arrived at AK so I met up with her and Olivia while Aisling did those Explorer Station things with Randy. One of the most hilarious moments of the trip occurred while I was walking with Erin and Olivia. I was wearing my Anniversary button (as I was for the whole trip) but Disney being the gay-friendly locale it is...apparently we confused a few folks. A very nice CM congratulated us on our marriage :rotfl2:
First up for the group was a little Dinosaur action. I have to say that Aisling has hated this ride for years and refused to ride it. But she put on a brave face for Olivia who was a first timer.

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As always, I also put on a brave face for the ride picture :rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2:

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And just because I'm a juvenile at times...

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Next up we decided that we HAD to cool off

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And cool off we did. The girls got drenched!!!

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Unfortunately, we had a very short day scheduled at AK so we only had time to do one more thing and our favorite show won out over the FPs we had to battle the Yeti. I snapped a few photos on the way.

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I had never noticed this cool water fountain in Camp Minnie/Mickey
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Tnkrbelle565

10-26-2011, 06:57 PM

Here are some highlights of FOTLK

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After the show, we all headed to Pizzafari for a quick lunch. After lunch it was time to say goodbye to our new friends. Aisling was so disappointed that Olivia couldn’t stay all 10 days of our trip. But her and Erin had to drive home and us Smiths had an afternoon that I had been looking forward to ALL YEAR!!!

kirrrby

10-26-2011, 07:17 PM

Lady Lallie

10-26-2011, 07:33 PM

I am so glad you finally passed that darn stone! Been there, done that, never want to again. BLAH!

I think my favorite picture is Aisling in the mist. :rotfl2:

That Olivia sure is a cutie, I love the drenched picture of both girls.

SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE

10-26-2011, 07:35 PM

I'm sorry you've been feeling so bad! At least you passed the stone, so that's one thing out of the way. I hope you're back to 100% soon! :hug:

Wow, so many wonderful pictures! I love that close up of the gorilla and all of the FOTLK pics. The Dinosaur picture had me cracking up! :laughing:

Dugette

10-26-2011, 08:24 PM

Great safari pics! Funny about the anniversary wishes! :rotfl: Sorry to hear about the medical stuff...hope you feel better soon!

BridgetR3

10-26-2011, 08:35 PM

Sorry to hear that you aren't feeling well. :sick:

I just joined your TR last night and have really enjoyed it!! I love Aisling's customs! They are beautiful! :thumbsup2

eecteacher82

10-26-2011, 10:24 PM

Holy cow! That was quite the update!!! I literally just sat and laughed alone on my couch at the reminder of our anniversary!!!! I think I may have woken Olivia up!!! That was quite funny moment! Right up there with Aisling's comment when we got off Soarin "I love the smell of the ocean when you are flying over the water"! She killed me with that one!

Dinosaur was SO fun that day! I really loved how Ash was so good with Livy and told her it wasn't too bad at all! The pic cracks me up every single time I see it! Everyone looks terrified...except for Olivia!

I still cannot believe just how WET the girls got on Kali!!!! I don't think you could get any wetter than they did!

We had such an amazing time with you guys! It is still hard to believe that we had just met! Olivia still talks about Aisling all the time and actually wanted me to send her an invitation to her birthday party in a few weeks! I had to explain a million times that it just would be feasible for you guys to make it...even though you can "just hop on an airplane and fly down to Florida, for real quick".

Can't wait to hear about the rest of your trip!!!!

ronnmel

10-27-2011, 10:39 AM

You really got some beautiful shots of Festival of the Lion King!!!

Jennifer48

10-27-2011, 11:14 AM

"Aisling in the Mist" is a very unique photo! :thumbsup2

The Dinosaur ride photo had me cracking up! :lmao: I love how Randy is paying attention to Aisling and not the ride itself. Great dad :thumbsup2

I bet the girls getting drenched felt great!

I love me some Tumble Monkeys!

jenjolt

10-27-2011, 09:10 PM

Been following you on FB and was sorry to hear all about your health issues!! Glad to hear the stone passed (those are no fun at all)!

Been lurking but wanted to come out of hiding and say I'm really enjoying your TR!!

Loved the AK update!!

Tnkrbelle565

10-29-2011, 01:08 PM

Glad to see you're doing better. We missed you! :goodvibes.

Great photos of the safari. We usually get some good pics, but others just turn out fuzzy. The past few times we've gone the driver is just in a hurry.

Oh I get some fuzzy ones too...just delete those ;) :rotfl2:

I am so glad you finally passed that darn stone! Been there, done that, never want to again. BLAH!

I think my favorite picture is Aisling in the mist. :rotfl2:

That Olivia sure is a cutie, I love the drenched picture of both girls.

I think I might live in fear of another one of those stupid things. Although next time I won't be waiting for a week of back pain before I get to the Dr :rolleyes1

Any news today ;)

I'm sorry you've been feeling so bad! At least you passed the stone, so that's one thing out of the way. I hope you're back to 100% soon! :hug:

Wow, so many wonderful pictures! I love that close up of the gorilla and all of the FOTLK pics. The Dinosaur picture had me cracking up! :laughing:

You seriously would think that I had never been on that ride and didn't know what was coming! Or that Tyranadons are real :rotfl2:

Great safari pics! Funny about the anniversary wishes! :rotfl: Sorry to hear about the medical stuff...hope you feel better soon!

Thank you! That was so funny. They really have those CMs trained to say Happy Anniversary when they see the button!

Sorry to hear that you aren't feeling well. :sick:

I just joined your TR last night and have really enjoyed it!! I love Aisling's customs! They are beautiful! :thumbsup2

:welcome: Thanks for reading!!

Holy cow! That was quite the update!!! I literally just sat and laughed alone on my couch at the reminder of our anniversary!!!! I think I may have woken Olivia up!!! That was quite funny moment! Right up there with Aisling's comment when we got off Soarin "I love the smell of the ocean when you are flying over the water"! She killed me with that one!

Dinosaur was SO fun that day! I really loved how Ash was so good with Livy and told her it wasn't too bad at all! The pic cracks me up every single time I see it! Everyone looks terrified...except for Olivia!

I still cannot believe just how WET the girls got on Kali!!!! I don't think you could get any wetter than they did!

We had such an amazing time with you guys! It is still hard to believe that we had just met! Olivia still talks about Aisling all the time and actually wanted me to send her an invitation to her birthday party in a few weeks! I had to explain a million times that it just would be feasible for you guys to make it...even though you can "just hop on an airplane and fly down to Florida, for real quick".

Can't wait to hear about the rest of your trip!!!!

Aisling knew exactly who the birthday song was from!!! Tell Olivia we would love to come to her party but we are going to be buried in snow :rotfl2:

You really got some beautiful shots of Festival of the Lion King!!!

Thank you!

"Aisling in the Mist" is a very unique photo! :thumbsup2

The Dinosaur ride photo had me cracking up! :lmao: I love how Randy is paying attention to Aisling and not the ride itself. Great dad :thumbsup2

I bet the girls getting drenched felt great!

I love me some Tumble Monkeys!

Kali was a life saver that day....well until we got to FOTLK and then froze from the AC being wet!

Been following you on FB and was sorry to hear all about your health issues!! Glad to hear the stone passed (those are no fun at all)!

Been lurking but wanted to come out of hiding and say I'm really enjoying your TR!!

Loved the AK update!!

Thank you! Hopefully I'll have some answers soon. :thumbsup2

Tnkrbelle565

10-29-2011, 01:10 PM

Forgot to include the PP pics from our AK day. Here they are

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Tnkrbelle565

10-29-2011, 02:00 PM

Unfortunately, the next update does not include a lot of pics....yet ;)

After we left AK, we tried to ignore the darkening skies and headed back to the hotel for my birthday present. See we had never had family pics taken and I really wanted to do them. When you use a dslr and your spouse doesn't know how to use it, you end up in very few pics. So I figured it would be nice to take some while we were at Disney. Jen and Dan had used an amazing photographer so we decided to copy cat them! And I loved the pics they had on the Boardwalk so much, I decided that would be the perfect place for some fun pics.

Unfortunately Hurricane Irene had some other ideas. ;)

At this point we knew the the Hurricane wasn't going to be a direct hit on Florida but we had a little of the wrath this afternoon. As we were driving back to BC, everyone was kinda focused on the hurricane. When all of a sudden, a man sitting directly across from me who was chatting his cell phone starting yelling "WHAT? a WHAT? In Jersey????" The man got off his phone and announced that an earthquake hit the East Coast of the US. And in what should have been an ad for smart phones, within seconds everyone started yelling out the locales of the different places that had experienced the quake. When the bus got back to resort, we called home to make sure our parents were all set. (which they were)

When we got to the room, we had a pretty cool animal waiting

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Can you guess what it is?

Now I should tell you that I am useless with doing my hair (hence the braids and ponytails every day). My hair is really thick so it takes just way too long to dry and straighten. So I knew that there was NOOOOO way that I would be doing my own hair for my pics. So I hired a hairdresser. I have to tell you that nothing else feels more luxurious than having a hairdresser come to your hotel room :cloud9:

While I was having my hair done, Randy and Aisling decided to head back to Epcot. They took nothing with them but their park tickets. As it turned out, not the best idea. At some point, I believe they met back up with Erin and Olivia. I was too lost in my own world :cloud9:

My hairdresser was Laine Smart of Beaute Speciale. She was so amazing! For someone who is used to making up celebrities and Disney brides, she was soooo laid back and fun. It took her an hour and a half to do my hair and I enjoyed every second of it.

See my pretty hair???

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As I was having my hair done, it was getting darker and darker. And windy. Super windy. It was not looking good for my Boardwalk pics.

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At some point the heavens opened and they didn't stop. The news was saying wind gusts up to 60mph! And Randy and Aisling were at Epcot with no ponchos. This is how they came back looking

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Needless to say, I had not planned on having to do Aisling's hair but some seriously quick blow-drying was needed

We heard from the photographers and made plans to meet in the drawing rooms at the BC. Not the plan but we still got amazing pics. We had a 2 hour session and literally about 10 minutes before the end, it stopped raining so we ran out on the beach. So no fun Boardwalk shots but we are still happy with what we've seen so far. I actually heard from the photographer that my DVD with the images was being mailed this week. We have gotten about 25 sneak peek pics. Figured I would share some of them with you (for those who haven't spied them on FB)

Invoking the Kennedys

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We came upstairs and were all dolled up with literally no place to go. We were just completely exhausted by this point in the trip. So we had a night just hanging out in our room...being lazy reading and watching tv. You know, recharging the batteries ;)

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I will end this update with shoutouts to Laine and David & Vicki. Would highly recommend them both if anyone is looking for pics at Disney

http://www.beautespeciale.com/index.html

http://davidandvickiarndtphoto.com/

jessica52877

10-29-2011, 08:07 PM

Super late to the party! I think I missed the link to the report and kept wondering why you hadn't updated. Now I realize it was for the pre-trip I kept checking. DOH!

Tnkrbelle565

10-29-2011, 08:18 PM

Super late to the party! I think I missed the link to the report and kept wondering why you hadn't updated. Now I realize it was for the pre-trip I kept checking. DOH!

Luckily for you I'm writing super slow. Been home for 2 months and only on Day 5!

ronnmel

10-29-2011, 08:33 PM

Your hair looks great and the pictures turned out beautiful. Too bad it was raining for most of that time.

eecteacher82

10-29-2011, 08:39 PM

You are correct! We did end up meeting back up with Ash and Randy for a few minutes. Livy wanted one last ride on Soarin' since she was finally tall enough to ride it that trip. We got there and the line was almost 2 hours b/c they only had 1 side running...so we bailed. Not sure how it all happened, but I know there was texting you and Randy involved and we met up with them as they got off Sum of all Thrills (they couldn't do any upside down riding b/c Ash was about 1/4 of an inch too short w/ her crocs on). Since there was nothing else Livy and I wanted to do, and we had parked at BC, we decided to make the wet walk back with Randy and Ash. Livy was once again sad that we had to leave her "new best friend" and go home. We filled our mugs up on the way out and Livy reminded me "how nice Aisling's daddy was because he filled my cup up just right when we were watching the movie on the beach". She still talks about that today!

I know I already told you on FB, but I LOVE LOVE LOVE all of your pictures! They came out amazing and you all look wonderful!

jessica52877

10-29-2011, 10:04 PM

Well, I haven't moved in almost two hours, although I did get up to get a snack, twice.

I was excited to see your beach club pictures! I have been inside and around the pool area many times walking by but now that I will actually be staying there I am super excited! Hoping for some pixie dust weather at Christmas as I would really like to check out SAB and not freeze to death!

Beaches N Cream is one of my most favorite places to eat! Loved the group picture! It was really cute of all of you.

You do pack alot! 10 days is along time but wow! The colored suitcase is adorable and probably really easy to find.

Yikes on your wallet issue. So glad they had it!! I thought of you when we went on our last vacation and took a bit more cash then I usually would have. I didn't have an ID once when flying to NYC or home, thank goodness it wasn't an issue, although it was also right before 9/11.

I can't wait to feel the sand!

I can't believe you have ridden the rockets. Dallas usually picks that almost first. I can handle those pretty okay even though they go in circles and I have recently learned to take a dramimine before a park day. Makes life so much better!

I am also surprised you had never seen MSE parade! I think it is really cute but nothing to go gaga over! My favorite float is Elliot! I also love that movie!

Ash's customs are just over the top adorable!! As are Olivia's. I bet they had a great time together. It is always so much more fun with a friend. On that note, don't you want you to take Ash in Jan for a few days? I need a roomie!

Your bus luck has me extremely freaked out about ever using disney transportation. I am not a big fan of it at all, ever!! It was great last January though. The boat line the one night just seems crazy! I can imagine though with no monorail and the # of people the issues!!

I think I would really enjoy the behind the seeds tour. I'll have to look into it. We all love riding through the land. I did Keys to the Kingdom years ago and that was fun. I like most though that I don't really need to have it booked. I hate having plans, much more prefer to go with the flow.

I didn't realize you were relaxed vacations like us! I love to not wake up early but to just wake up and then go. I also LOVE sitting and people watching. I think that literally is my favorite thing to do at Disney.

Wow! The rain! Rain, rain and more rain! Yuck! Glad you guys are good sports about the rain and had ponchos ready to go!

I agree, disney needs to step it up with their kids meal choices for counter service. I end up sharing my meal way more often then I would like which also means I don't get what I would really like alot of the time. Guess it won't be long until Dallas isn't a kid so I won't have that worry, then I'll just be complaining about my 10 yr old adult. Grapes and carrots wouldn't go over well with me either, nor applesauce. Yuck!! And Pecos Bills is one of my biggest annoyances. They don't have a burger on the kids meal!! Atleast the one and only time we went in there they didn't.

I love sci fi and agree with you about CM. The thought is always cute but never quite works out well how I have it in my head. Those characters zoom through that place. We only go if we have free dining. I loved Tusker House and the character interaction, but it was way too early to eat and we had a huge hold up checking in also but there were just so many people and the CM's were not friendly at all. Agree with no $35 picture.

SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE

10-29-2011, 11:37 PM

I have been so excited for this update! Your pictures are AMAZING! I LOVE your hair! You guys look absolutely adorable. I can't wait to see more! :goodvibes

P.S. Did you get your shirt at Old Navy? I have a pink and white polka dot one from there that looks just like that!

declansdad

10-30-2011, 08:54 AM

Great family pictures!

We were waiting for the POFQ boat at DTD when we heard about the earthquake. We checked when we got back to the room saw that it was even felt here, much further up the east coast in Canada.

Tnkrbelle565

11-05-2011, 03:38 PM

Your hair looks great and the pictures turned out beautiful. Too bad it was raining for most of that time.

Thank you!!

You are correct! We did end up meeting back up with Ash and Randy for a few minutes. Livy wanted one last ride on Soarin' since she was finally tall enough to ride it that trip. We got there and the line was almost 2 hours b/c they only had 1 side running...so we bailed. Not sure how it all happened, but I know there was texting you and Randy involved and we met up with them as they got off Sum of all Thrills (they couldn't do any upside down riding b/c Ash was about 1/4 of an inch too short w/ her crocs on). Since there was nothing else Livy and I wanted to do, and we had parked at BC, we decided to make the wet walk back with Randy and Ash. Livy was once again sad that we had to leave her "new best friend" and go home. We filled our mugs up on the way out and Livy reminded me "how nice Aisling's daddy was because he filled my cup up just right when we were watching the movie on the beach". She still talks about that today!

I know I already told you on FB, but I LOVE LOVE LOVE all of your pictures! They came out amazing and you all look wonderful!

Oh Randy...that refillable mug genius :rotfl2:

Well, I haven't moved in almost two hours, although I did get up to get a snack, twice.

I was excited to see your beach club pictures! I have been inside and around the pool area many times walking by but now that I will actually be staying there I am super excited! Hoping for some pixie dust weather at Christmas as I would really like to check out SAB and not freeze to death!

Beaches N Cream is one of my most favorite places to eat! Loved the group picture! It was really cute of all of you.

You do pack alot! 10 days is along time but wow! The colored suitcase is adorable and probably really easy to find.

Yikes on your wallet issue. So glad they had it!! I thought of you when we went on our last vacation and took a bit more cash then I usually would have. I didn't have an ID once when flying to NYC or home, thank goodness it wasn't an issue, although it was also right before 9/11.

I can't wait to feel the sand!

I can't believe you have ridden the rockets. Dallas usually picks that almost first. I can handle those pretty okay even though they go in circles and I have recently learned to take a dramimine before a park day. Makes life so much better!

I am also surprised you had never seen MSE parade! I think it is really cute but nothing to go gaga over! My favorite float is Elliot! I also love that movie!

Ash's customs are just over the top adorable!! As are Olivia's. I bet they had a great time together. It is always so much more fun with a friend. On that note, don't you want you to take Ash in Jan for a few days? I need a roomie!

Your bus luck has me extremely freaked out about ever using disney transportation. I am not a big fan of it at all, ever!! It was great last January though. The boat line the one night just seems crazy! I can imagine though with no monorail and the # of people the issues!!

I think I would really enjoy the behind the seeds tour. I'll have to look into it. We all love riding through the land. I did Keys to the Kingdom years ago and that was fun. I like most though that I don't really need to have it booked. I hate having plans, much more prefer to go with the flow.

I didn't realize you were relaxed vacations like us! I love to not wake up early but to just wake up and then go. I also LOVE sitting and people watching. I think that literally is my favorite thing to do at Disney.

Wow! The rain! Rain, rain and more rain! Yuck! Glad you guys are good sports about the rain and had ponchos ready to go!

I agree, disney needs to step it up with their kids meal choices for counter service. I end up sharing my meal way more often then I would like which also means I don't get what I would really like alot of the time. Guess it won't be long until Dallas isn't a kid so I won't have that worry, then I'll just be complaining about my 10 yr old adult. Grapes and carrots wouldn't go over well with me either, nor applesauce. Yuck!! And Pecos Bills is one of my biggest annoyances. They don't have a burger on the kids meal!! Atleast the one and only time we went in there they didn't.

I love sci fi and agree with you about CM. The thought is always cute but never quite works out well how I have it in my head. Those characters zoom through that place. We only go if we have free dining. I loved Tusker House and the character interaction, but it was way too early to eat and we had a huge hold up checking in also but there were just so many people and the CM's were not friendly at all. Agree with no $35 picture.

Please tell me you took notes!!!! Would love to go in January with you. My birthday is in January you know. Start bugging Randy for me ;)

I should have clarified that I'm sure I saw MSE as a child but we hadn't been to Disney since they switched it from Spectro

Agree with you about the "having plans" thing....but more on that later

I have been so excited for this update! Your pictures are AMAZING! I LOVE your hair! You guys look absolutely adorable. I can't wait to see more! :goodvibes

P.S. Did you get your shirt at Old Navy? I have a pink and white polka dot one from there that looks just like that!

Shirt is from Old Navy! The rest of the pics are in but I think I'm going to wait til the end of this to share since I don't want my Christmas card pic leaked :rotfl2:

Great family pictures!

We were waiting for the POFQ boat at DTD when we heard about the earthquake. We checked when we got back to the room saw that it was even felt here, much further up the east coast in Canada.

Thank you! Wasn't that the craziest thing about the earthquake???

Tnkrbelle565

11-06-2011, 03:38 PM

Day 6 was a true "vacation day"! After all the running around up til this point, we needed a down day. If you have read my previous TRs, you know my family can't handle a total day of relaxation so we had to schedule a couple of things but for the most part, this was it! Luckily the weather cooperated with our plans!

We started off the day with a late breakfast at Cape May. And like dinner, it did not disappoint. Our waitress was fabulous. As it turned out, she was a huge Boston sports fan. She pointed out where the celebrities sit when they come with their families. She also told as every celebrity she could think of who owned DVC. Oddly, I had never thought of celebrities of owning DVC :confused3

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With out bellies stuffed, we headed straight out to SAB. Yup, Day 6 and I finally got to feel that weird sand bottom. I was so glad I read Talissa's TR describing it like cat litter because that's exactly what it was like. We spent all morning swimming (or more like Randy and Ash swam and I read my Kindle and took dips to cool off). The best thing about a tropical storm just passing Florida was that this day has a gorgeous breeze and was the perfect day just to sit out.

Now this day was not an example of good parenting. It fact, this day was all about gluttony ;). We had long planned "lunch" for this day and it included NOTHING of nutritional value (other than maybe calcium)

Being the crazy mother I am, I changed Aisling out of her bathing suit and into her Dessert Party custom for lunch and had her do a little posing

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We had to wait about 20 minutes to be seated, which wasn't bad. Really Beaches and Cream is one of the rare TS places where you can seated pretty easily without ADRs

When we got seated, Aisling even pretended to read the menu- like there was any doubt what we were ordering

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I got a Diet Cherry Coke for good balance :rotfl2:

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First the waiter brought over the instruments for the feast

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And then the alarms sounded, and the lights starting swirling, and the crowd started yelling "a WHOLE can"....because we were embarking on the......

KITCHEN SINK!

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We let Aisling do the honors of scooping out the servings

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This is what I ended up with

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I have to admit we died out pretty quickly. We didn't come NEAR to finishing that baby. Aisling was so disappointed

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The leftovers

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg269/ksc565/2011%20WDW/Lazy%20Day/456.jpg

I piled it up to hide the shame of our epic fail ;) :rotfl2:

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg269/ksc565/2011%20WDW/Lazy%20Day/457.jpg

And then it was back out to SAB to try and swim off some calories

MaryAz

11-06-2011, 05:28 PM

I am glad you are feeling better!! Great FOTLK pics!! I also love ur family pics. they did a great jpb!! Hurray for a Kitchen Sink for lunch-awesome!!!

ronnmel

11-06-2011, 06:39 PM

The Kitchen Sink is a totally suitable lunch when on vacation. :thumbsup2

BridgetR3

11-06-2011, 06:53 PM

The Kitchen Sink is a totally suitable lunch when on vacation. :thumbsup2

I want to eat a "kitchen sink" with my family when we go down in June!! And I had to let you know that you have as many days left til your baby comes as we have til vacation!! We are counting down together! :thumbsup2:cool1:

ronnmel

11-06-2011, 06:58 PM

I want to eat a "kitchen sink" with my family when we go down in June!! And I had to let you know that you have as many days left til your baby comes as we have til vacation!! We are counting down together! :thumbsup2:cool1:

Well then we'll be wishing the winter and spring away together. :goodvibes

BridgetR3

11-06-2011, 07:00 PM

Well then we'll be wishing the winter and spring away together. :goodvibes

Yep yep!! Is this your first? If so, you will now have someone to share your Disney magic with!!! I love sharing it with my boys!

ronnmel

11-06-2011, 07:04 PM

Yep yep!! Is this your first? If so, you will now have someone to share your Disney magic with!!! I love sharing it with my boys!

Yes it will be my first, though DH already has a 12 year old daughter. I'm very happy we got to experience the World just the two of us on our Honeymoon, and now am very much looking forward to seeing the magic through my child's eyes! :wizard: We're hoping to be able to go back once our "Peanut" is about 15 months old.

SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE

11-06-2011, 10:26 PM

Ahhh, that kitchen sink looks so yummy! I so want to try one, but I have a feeling I wouldn't do too well with it - I have to have a pretty full stomach to eat a lot of sweets or else I get really sick, and it seems like a kitchen sink and an already full stomach don't really go together. :sick:

Lady Lallie

11-07-2011, 08:30 AM

I don't know how I missed your update with all the pictures! :headache: Your hair was super pretty that day, I love how it was done. I'm glad you were still able to have your photo session even though stupid Hurricane Irene tried to ruin it for you.

Oh boy, that kitchen sink looks so delicious. I know I couldn't even come close to finishing it. I think the dude from Man Vs. Food should try it out! :rotfl:

Jennifer48

11-08-2011, 10:23 AM

I spy Melanie in your Beaches 'n Cream photos! :thumbsup2

I still can't believe you guys even attempted the Kitchen Sink. We had 4 adults and didn't make it! :rotfl2:

xJenna

11-08-2011, 12:01 PM

Joining in! Got all caught up and I'm loving the trip report so far. Aisling's outfits are adorable! Other than the rain it seems like a lovely trip. :goodvibes

Tnkrbelle565

11-13-2011, 11:02 AM

I am glad you are feeling better!! Great FOTLK pics!! I also love ur family pics. they did a great jpb!! Hurray for a Kitchen Sink for lunch-awesome!!!

Thank you!!! Our day of bad eating continues below ;)

The Kitchen Sink is a totally suitable lunch when on vacation. :thumbsup2

It gets worse in terms of caloric intake that day ;)

I want to eat a "kitchen sink" with my family when we go down in June!! And I had to let you know that you have as many days left til your baby comes as we have til vacation!! We are counting down together! :thumbsup2:cool1:

Well then we'll be wishing the winter and spring away together. :goodvibes

Yep yep!! Is this your first? If so, you will now have someone to share your Disney magic with!!! I love sharing it with my boys!

Yes it will be my first, though DH already has a 12 year old daughter. I'm very happy we got to experience the World just the two of us on our Honeymoon, and now am very much looking forward to seeing the magic through my child's eyes! :wizard: We're hoping to be able to go back once our "Peanut" is about 15 months old.

CONGRATS ON A NEW DISNEY FAN!!!!!! Hope you are feeling ok!

Ahhh, that kitchen sink looks so yummy! I so want to try one, but I have a feeling I wouldn't do too well with it - I have to have a pretty full stomach to eat a lot of sweets or else I get really sick, and it seems like a kitchen sink and an already full stomach don't really go together. :sick:

ya, I'm not a sweet/ice cream kinda gal so it wasn't thrilling to me but Randy and Aisling thoroughly enjoyed it

I don't know how I missed your update with all the pictures! :headache: Your hair was super pretty that day, I love how it was done. I'm glad you were still able to have your photo session even though stupid Hurricane Irene tried to ruin it for you.

Oh boy, that kitchen sink looks so delicious. I know I couldn't even come close to finishing it. I think the dude from Man Vs. Food should try it out! :rotfl:

Ya, I wish we had gotten it when we went with Jen's family. I bet the 6 of us could have finished it!

I spy Melanie in your Beaches 'n Cream photos! :thumbsup2

I still can't believe you guys even attempted the Kitchen Sink. We had 4 adults and didn't make it! :rotfl2:

yup Melanie was there. That was the day she asked where you guys were

Joining in! Got all caught up and I'm loving the trip report so far. Aisling's outfits are adorable! Other than the rain it seems like a lovely trip. :goodvibes

:welcome: neighbor. Thanks for reading along

ronnmel

11-13-2011, 11:07 AM

CONGRATS ON A NEW DISNEY FAN!!!!!! Hope you are feeling ok!

Thanks! I've been nauseous a lot, but this week has been better. :)

Tnkrbelle565

11-13-2011, 11:25 AM

When I left you we were swimming off some calories. Well, Aisling and Randy were. I jumped back in a few times but the pool was so insanely crowded that I preferred to lounge with my Kindle. Aisling also entered the sand castle building contest but i don't have any pics of that because the ugly clouds came out and and (stop me if you heard this before) it started to POUR. They closed to pool so back up to our room we went. I figured this was a good time to do laundry with the afternoon free so I did that while Randy and Aisling watched some TV and napped

Oh this was our towel animal today...ironically, it was also on this day that a new baby elephant was born at AK but more on that later

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After lots of being lazy, we decided to head out to DTD. Now since we don't buy souvies on our trips, DTD isn't a big draw for us but on a lazy day, it was a great night to walk around. We also had big plans to continue our day of gluttony ;)

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg269/ksc565/2011%20WDW/Lazy%20Day/466.jpg

Shocking...after all that resting, Aisling still konked out on the bus

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We got there and was interupted with a sight of the "real world" news so I had to stop for a pic

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Aisling and I had decided to grab our dinner at Earl of Sandwich. Randy didn't know what he wanted to eat so he wandered around. He ended up finding out that you can get a turkey (*cough* emu) leg with chips and a drink as a CS meal which thrilled him.

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YUCK!!!!

Now, when I was planning this trip, I had decided to cash in all my MyPoints for Landry's gift cards (which I always do before a Disney trip). I had made an ADR at TRex but then was hearing not-so-great things about it so we decided since we were eating pure junk today, we would instead use our ADR for drinks and desserts

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Aisling's drink

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg269/ksc565/2011%20WDW/Lazy%20Day/481.jpg

My drink

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg269/ksc565/2011%20WDW/Lazy%20Day/482.jpg

Randy's drink

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg269/ksc565/2011%20WDW/Lazy%20Day/483.jpg

Now as I mentioned, I'm not a sweet girl so I insisted on a salty dessert too ;)

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg269/ksc565/2011%20WDW/Lazy%20Day/484.jpg

And for the sweet tooth folks

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg269/ksc565/2011%20WDW/Lazy%20Day/486.jpg

Now it was during this meal that one of the funniest moments of the trip happened. It was also when Kristine made BIG MISTAKE NUMBER 2!

As we were eating, a man and his family were sitting at the table behind us. The man kept staring at Randy and then checking his phone. Then he would stare at Randy and check his phone ago. It was really weird. After awhile, the guy clearly knew we could see him and got up and walked over. He apologized for staring but admitted that he had been convinced that Randy was Kevin Youkilis from the Red Sox. Now Randy gets this A LOT but this guy were super excited about it. He said he was checking his phone to see if the Sox were playing in Florida (because rich baseball players eat at crap chain restaurants :rolleyes1) The guy turned out to be from NY but somehow had managed to stay alive being a Sox fan. Well he was so excited about Randy's resemblence that he ends up sitting at the 4th chair at our table and just started rambling about his lifelong love of the Sox. Literally a good 20 minutes later his wife and daughter came over and told him he had to leave NOW and let us eat in peace.

Well we finish our "dessert" and went to pay the bill. When i pulled out the gift cards, I realized my room key was gone. I tore my bag apart but nothing. Now, I had used the card at Earl of Sandwich so I knew it had to be at DTD so that shouldn't be so hard to find right????