Disney~aholics Anonymous

[jenseib]

Hi! My name is Jen…..and I (OK take a deep breath)….am…a Disney~aholic!

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There, I said it. Please help me!! ……. I feel the only cure is to do something Disney related as much as any human possibly can.

And that’s where my current job comes in. I was VERY fortunate to have an opportunity to become a travel agent this year. And not just ANY travel agent. I work for an agency that specializes in Disney travel.
Now before I get bombarded with questions…I have to say that I had a very unique experience at becoming a TA…and basically I talked to the “right” person at the right time and was given a chance to work with some fabulous people.
I took my classes last winter, right before my big Spring trip, which was on the Disney Dream and also a few days at WDW.

Once I got back, I got down to business a bit more. Let’s just say the potential clients were NOT breaking down my door to have me plan a trip for them right away. But as time wore on I have gotten more and more business and I must say it is feeding my addition quite nicely.
After returning from our Spring trip, I also didn’t expect to be back at Disney very soon. I was kind of hoping for a Spring 2012 trip with my family, but that won’t be decided till much later.
My DH is king of the last minute vacations. He is a Dairy farmer and swears he can’t plan anything ahead. Most of our trips are planned in about a months time. Our Spring trip was actually planned and booked in Jan. That was a miracle for us. We have never booked that far ahead. But then as fate would have it, my DH’s brother and partner in the farm broke his leg, which meant He, Skip, couldn’t go on the trip with us after all. My Mom ended up coming with us and really enjoyed the cruise. My Dad joined us for the WDW portion of the trip.

You can read about that trip here.

A Hop, NO Skip, and Many Mishaps to a Disney Dream (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2701520)


In May of this year, one of my fellow travel agents, Brook, who some of you know as Brookelizabeth on Dis, saw that there was an Agent Education Program (AEP) being offered in Aug of this year. I salivated over it! How fun would it be to go to Disney and LEARN about Disney as well. The dates were Aug 15th through Aug. 19th.
I got up the nerve and asked Skip if it would be Ok to go. I would ask MIL (Who lives right next door) to watch our 6 year old, Claire, and would make arrangements for Claire to get to school. (Claire’s school was to start right smack in the middle of the trip.) Surprisingly I got a yes without much pleading…..Who is this man? And where is my REAL husband? LOL
So before I could give him a chance to change his mind I applied for the program and with in a few days I was approved.
Several other agents from my agency also talked of going as well. Brook applied and then left for a semi solo trip to WDW before she got an answer. Brook and I requested to be roommates. Mindy decided to go as well, and she applied. Then Patty decided she would like to come also and applied and they requested to be roommates. By the time Brook came back from her solo trip, we were all approved!

Here’s the gang that went.

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Mindy, Patty, Brook and I!

[jenseib]

The first order of business was to book flights. I did a lot of shopping around. I was going to be flying out of Detroit Airport and they only had 3 airlines that had direct flights. I ended up booking with Spirit, my least favorite airline. But the price was much better than the other 2 and they had perfect times….if I flew in a day before. Even with paying for luggage and a carryon, the price was still cheaper than Delta, my next choice.
But be warned, Spirit has smaller seats than other lines. Basically NO leg room AND their luggage weight is limited to 40 lbs.
I got my airline booked and then I also booked a 1 night stay at AS Movies on Aug. 14th. I normally stay at Pop Century when we travel as a family, but since this was all about learning, I wanted to try some new things.

On the 15th, I would move over to the Yacht Club, which is where all the AEPer’s were staying.
The plan was to fly home then on Aug 19th in the afternoon. I now know that I should’ve booked another extra night. We just were so busy that we had little time to be on our own nor have much park time. I was kicking myself already about a month prior to the trip. It would’ve been $115 to change my flight so I just sucked it up and made the best of the time I had.
I also noticed that one of my favorite Disers (Dizneeat…..Karin and her brother Tom) was going to be down there the same time as I, so we made plans to meet up on the 14th.
I decided to forgo buying a park ticket for that 1st day as well. Our AEP package includes tickets, so I would just wait till I got those to visit the parks.
Our temporary agenda was emailed to us all and we were all excited about all the things planned for us to do.

For me, being a planner, it was a little hard to take. I am not used to having a whole trip planned out for me. But this was going to be like no other trip I have ever taken. I was going solo, going to classes each day and learning all things Disney, so I could deal with it.
I just had to wait…and boy did the summer seem go drag on! We had a record heat temps and it was so dang humid as well. But being that Claire is only going to be 6 once in her life, I made sure we did as much as we could this summer and tried to keep my Disney trip in the back of my mind till Aug.



Finally that day arrived!

[jenseib]

August 14 ~ Day 1

Time to go! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42819893&postcount=27)

My Magical Ride (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42840636&postcount=47)

My AS Movies Room (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42860529&postcount=61)

More of the room and some exploring (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42891020&postcount=83)

Lunch and exploring AS Movies (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42921382&postcount=103)

Touring Movies 1 (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42932534&postcount=113)

Touring Movies 2 (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42952304&postcount=125)

Touring Movies 3 (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42962641&postcount=131)

First official Dis meet of the trip (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42975050&postcount=148)

Off To DTD (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42994872&postcount=165)

World of Disney (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43005347&postcount=173)

Once Upon a Toy (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43023440&postcount=199)

Goofy's and Poly (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43029797&postcount=207)

Late Night Snack and Stroll (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43040129&postcount=223)

Wrapping up the first wonderful day (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43067671&postcount=242)

August 15 ~ Day 2

On My Way to the Yacht Club (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43103253&postcount=284)

More Room pictures (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43123778&postcount=302)

Exploring Yacht Club (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43128305&postcount=316)

Walking around Yacht Club grounds (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43137071&postcount=325)

On to Epcot (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43153515&postcount=356)

Off to Future World (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43194101&postcount=404)

Mine Mine Mine (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43235734&postcount=438)

A visit to Norway (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43269524&postcount=452)

World Tour (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43292992&postcount=473)

Off to France (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43337517&postcount=496)

Time for AEP! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43343977&postcount=512)

Arriving at Coronado Springs (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43377417&postcount=553)

CSR Restaurants (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43397052&postcount=566)

CSR Suite (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43398381&postcount=569)

CSR convention Center and on to CBR (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43404967&postcount=577)

Caribbean Grab-n-Go (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43423972&postcount=586)

CBR Pool (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43423991&postcount=587)

The Pirate Rooms (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43437185&postcount=603)

VIP treatment at Epcot (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43445374&postcount=618)

Yacht Club Lobby (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43462682&postcount=636)

YC and DHS (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43474456&postcount=646)

Night Tour of Hollywood Studios (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43482643&postcount=655)

Mulch, Sweat , and Shears (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43486705&postcount=661)

August 16 ~ Day 3

Cape May Breakfast (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43554228&postcount=725)

Bus trip to the port (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43573901&postcount=732)

Port Arrival (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43606688&postcount=754)

Time to Board! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43676539&postcount=823)

Enchanted Garden (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43676580&postcount=824)

The Royal Palace (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43687657&postcount=841)

The District (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43687700&postcount=842)

The District 2 (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43700726&postcount=857)

Concierge (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43712918&postcount=868)

Senses Spa (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43713048&postcount=869)

Lunch at Cabanas (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43724441&postcount=875)

Meridian Bar and Remy (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43732938&postcount=884)

Remy and Palo (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43749496&postcount=907)

The Sports Deck (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43762026&postcount=916)

Oceaneer Club (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43778940&postcount=922)

Andy's room (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43778962&postcount=923)

The Oceaneer Lab (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43786390&postcount=932)

The Vibe and Walt Disney Theatre (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43794651&postcount=935)

Leaving the Dream (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43802160&postcount=942)

Arriving at Animal Kingdom (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43802177&postcount=943)

AK Parade (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43820919&postcount=965)

Expedition Everest (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43820949&postcount=966)

Snacks (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43842176&postcount=985)

Tree of Life and Safari (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43842201&postcount=986)

Safari (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43842274&postcount=987)

Leaving AK (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43855607&postcount=1001)

A Walk down Main Street USA (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43857795&postcount=1005)

MSEP (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43867507&postcount=1014)

A last walk down Main Street (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43867554&postcount=1015)

Photopass (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43869794&postcount=1020)

August 17th, ~ Day 4

First day of Class (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43876997&postcount=1027)

Arriving at Ft. Wilderness (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43891113&postcount=1043)

Ft. Wilderness Cabin (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43891132&postcount=1044)

Arriving at Wilderness Lodge (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43891162&postcount=1045)

Lunch at Whispering Canyon Cafe (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43904820&postcount=1057)

Dessert (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43904978&postcount=1058)

Lobby (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43905045&postcount=1059)

Artist Pointe (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43912951&postcount=1078)

WL Rooms (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43912976&postcount=1079)

Contemporary arrival (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43920645&postcount=1087)

The Wave (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43920708&postcount=1088)

Contemporary Rooms (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43930165&postcount=1099)

Bay Lake Rooms (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43930311&postcount=1100)

Bay Lake Room (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43939371&postcount=1110)

Grand Floridian (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43939379&postcount=1111)

Grand Floridian Rooms (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43949606&postcount=1120)

Cirque and DTD (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43949650&postcount=1121)

More DTD (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43956699&postcount=1129)

The Lego Store (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43957002&postcount=1130)

Beaches and Cream (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43957038&postcount=1131)

August 18th ~ Day 5

Another early start (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43972613&postcount=1153)

Port Orleans French Quarter (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43972672&postcount=1154)

A look outside at POFQ (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43986552&postcount=1166)

Port Orleans French Quarter Rooms (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44005444&postcount=1187)

Arriving at Pop (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44005447&postcount=1188)

Lunch at Pop (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44022098&postcount=1208)

Touring Pop (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44022143&postcount=1209)

All Star Music (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44036407&postcount=1225)

AS Music Pool (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44036440&postcount=1226)

AS Music Room (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44036461&postcount=1227)

Arriving at Blizzard Beach
(http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44059496&postcount=1249)
Blizzard Beach (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44059590&postcount=1250)

Back to the Yach Club (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44072277&postcount=1261)

Gift Shop and Storm Along Bay (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44072314&postcount=1262)

Storm Along Bay (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44085339&postcount=1279)

More Storm Along Bay (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44085367&postcount=1280)

Back to Hollywood Studios (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44085438&postcount=1281)

On our way To MK! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44085477&postcount=1282)

A little time at the Play and wrapping up the day. (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44085595&postcount=1283)

Day 6 ~August 19

Graduation (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44106333&postcount=1312)

Hello Test Track (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44119926&postcount=1323)

Final Epcot Fun (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44120923&postcount=1324)

Good Bye Disney (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44120954&postcount=1325)

The "loot" part 1 (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44138242&postcount=1345)

The "Loot" part 2 (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44138348&postcount=1346)

[jenseib]

Saved for links

[mom2rtk]

I'm in! Shocking, huh???? :rolleyes1 Is there a 12 step program for us??????

LOVE the photo with the parasol!

[Wicket's Mom]

I'm here! Now to start reading & to get started on my report soon!

[jenseib]

I'm in! Shocking, huh???? :rolleyes1 Is there a 12 step program for us??????

LOVE the photo with the parasol!

:cool1: That 12 step program is 12 trips in one year!
I got that parasol for Claire. I guess it says Claire in Japanese. It was so stinking hot that day that I used it on my walk back to Yacht Club to shade the sun off of me. :rotfl:

I'm here! Now to start reading & to get started on my report soon!

YAY!!! As soon as you start yours, let me know!

[scottny]

Ok I am going to follow this one all the way.

[jenseib]

Ok I am going to follow this one all the way.

Hi Scott! Haven't seen you around in awhile. I must not be looking in the right places! ;) Good to see you again!

[photographymom517]

Hey Jen! I'm here! :thumbsup2

Out of all of my subs, yours is the first I've caught up on! I found the link so followed it over here! Can't wait to read more & see lots of pics!

[rockin2it]

subscribing!! i just finished reading your TR when you went on the Dream. cant wait to hear about this trip!

[RinkyTinkyTinky]

I'm in! popcorn::

[dizneeat]

Okay, I am here!

Would not miss this one for the world! Now going back to read ........... and I think I made it to page one! :woohoo:

[Kathy Jetson]

I'm here and I can't wait to hear all about it!

[hotmailop963]

I am here! save the link now:banana:http://*******************/adminfs/images/1.gif

[jenseib]

Hey Jen! I'm here! :thumbsup2

Out of all of my subs, yours is the first I've caught up on! I found the link so followed it over here! Can't wait to read more & see lots of pics!

Hi Hope! I feel honored...but I know you are interested in this TR more than for just waht I did. LOL! I hope you can go to one next year.

subscribing!! i just finished reading your TR when you went on the Dream. cant wait to hear about this trip!

Thanks so much for following along! :cutie:

I'm in! popcorn::

:thumbsup2

Okay, I am here!

Would not miss this one for the world! Now going back to read ........... and I think I made it to page one! :woohoo:

Yay!!!! You did make page 1!

I'm here and I can't wait to hear all about it!

Hi Kathy! :woohoo:

I am here! save the link now:banana:http://*******************/adminfs/images/1.gif

Thanks so much for joining in! :cheer2:

[Beth D]

I'm in - made it on page one, before it grows too much! :lmao:

[Caretames1]

I'm here! :yay:

[mom2rtk]

:cool1: That 12 step program is 12 trips in one year!
I got that parasol for Claire. I guess it says Claire in Japanese. It was so stinking hot that day that I used it on my walk back to Yacht Club to shade the sun off of me. :rotfl:




I like your thinking! But then I always have! :thumbsup2

The parasol was a great idea. On our September trip in 09 during the record heat, I took out my pink umbrella one day while waiting for the bus and I think it saved me from passing out. I just don't do heat well, but boy that helped!

[Caretames1]

I like your thinking! But then I always have! :thumbsup2

The parasol was a great idea. On our September trip in 09 during the record heat, I took out my pink umbrella one day while waiting for the bus and I think it saved me from passing out. I just don't do heat well, but boy that helped!

Thats what I should have had, an umbrella!:idea:

[jenseib]

I'm in - made it on page one, before it grows too much! :lmao:

:cool1:

I'm here! :yay:

:worship:

I like your thinking! But then I always have! :thumbsup2

The parasol was a great idea. On our September trip in 09 during the record heat, I took out my pink umbrella one day while waiting for the bus and I think it saved me from passing out. I just don't do heat well, but boy that helped!

It did help. I got a few strange looks and then some others who knew exactly what I was doing. I even heard a few say they were going to go get one.

Thats what I should have had, an umbrella!:idea:

It did help a bit. At least my brain wasn't completely frying in the sun. I saved a few cells! :laughing:

[stephielela]

I'm here!!!! I can't wait to hear all the details! :cool1:

[joy13]

I'm in :)

[jenseib]

I'm here!!!! I can't wait to hear all the details! :cool1:

Yay!! :banana:

I'm in :)

Woohoo! :yay:

[micandminforever]

Joining in the fun.:goodvibes

[jenseib]

Joining in the fun.:goodvibes

:cool1:

[jenseib]

Aug 14th ~ Day 1

I woke up at 5:30 AM. For those who have followed me on other TR’s, you know I have a hard time sleeping the night before a trip, as well as during the trip. I slept like a rock. I was so happy to have a good nights sleep to start off this trip!
I got ready pretty quickly and woke Claire up as well. She LOVES to sleep, but she got right up. She knew Mommy was going to Disney school, BUT she also knew Mommy would be bringing home a few special prizes for her from my trip as well. Claire is a major Daddy’s girls, but I also know that even though she pretends at times like I’m not her favorite, she really does love and need her Momma. When ever she is hurt or needs ANYTHING, it’s me she goes to, not Daddy. It has now become a bit of a game for us. She will tell me thank you, but Daddy’s still the best, and then she laughs an evil laugh.
My Mom and Dad were taking me to the airport and Claire was also coming along, and then spending the day with them. After that they were going to drop her off at MIL’s.
We hit the rode at 6:30. The drive is about an hour long to Detroit airport. Believe it or not, but in that short drive we had to make a couple of bathroom stops. When Mom drinks her morning coffee she has to go frequently. LOL.
We arrived at the airport about 7:45 and I gave Claire lots of kisses and hugs. Mom told me later that after they left and only got about 2 miles down the road, Claire said “Whoever misses Mommy, raise there hand!” Mom said my Dad didn’t raise his hand and Claire was mad at him. But then my Mom told her that they had only left me a few minutes ago and they didn’t even have a chance to miss me yet. LOL!
I got checked in at the airport and then made my way through security. It has been years since I flew out of Detroit and I got my first taste of the body scanners. We usually fly out of Toledo, which does have the scanners, but I also always have Claire with me, and we get to forgo the full scanners and go through the old fashion ones.
I came out clean, no extra pat downs and made my way to the gate. I was hungry so I stopped at a store and picked up banana bread and a couple of drinks for the plane.
I sat and waited and munched on the bread and played a bit with my phone, checking out facebook.

Here is the beautiful weather Detroit was offering this morning.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/jenseib/AEP%20day%201%20aug%202011/detroitairport.jpg

I didn’t wait too long and it was time to board. Now if you fly with Spirit, be sure you follow the personal size bag rule. You have to pay for a carryon and it is in code on your ticket, so they know. If you didn’t pay and your personal bag doesn’t fit in the box they have…..you will PAY! Or not take it on. On both of my flights I heard people argue over this and try to smash their bags in the box, but they were strict! If you paid for a carryon, which I did, then they seemed more lenient. Basically they didn’t seem to question the size of anyone’s personal item that had paid for a carryon as well.
I was in my seat by 9:15. I think Skip called me then as well and asked how things were going, and had to throw in a few sarcastic remarks, as he loves to do that. Things like, I bet it will be raining in FL., etc.
I was thankful that I had an aisle seat. The seats were really tight in the leg room area and I could let my leg hang out in the aisle off and on. The seat in front of me actually was jabbing me in the knees.
Our flight left on time (around 9:45) and I was that much closer to Disney!
This flight seemed REALLY long. I think the reason being was because I was alone. On all other flights I have someone to talk to, or Claire to tend to and that kind of helps with the time. I read my magazine and did some crosswords, but the motion of the plane will only allow me to do that for so long and then I feel a bit queasy.
We landed on time, which was a blessing. If you read my Spring TR, we had been delayed and then once we got to FL we had to circle in the air for about 45 minutes to wait out the storms. I think I would’ve been jumping out of my skin if that happened again this time.
Now for my little rant about deplaning. Wait your TURN! I was about 1/3 of the way back on the plane. I knew it would slow getting off, but that’s ok, because my checked bag wasn’t going to be out and faster than the others. (Even though I wasn’t getting mine, ME was taking care of that) There was a large family in the back two rows of the plane. They quickly got up and started working their way to the front. The Dad got to my seat and stopped….with his whole crew behind him.
WELL……I have a big booty and I’m not afraid to use it when needed. LOL! I stood up and backed out of my seat into the aisle. If I saw that booty coming at me, I would move too. LOL! The Dad moved up in front of me, with his whole family behind me. One other note, is that they also spoke another language, so they quickly started chattering back and forth. I knew they were mad. I then let the father and child out in front of me that were in my row. Again, I heard more chattering from the other family. The Dad in my row goes, “that’s what happens when you don’t wait your turn.”
And of course the “mad” family hadn’t learn good hygiene and could’ve used a bath about then….just saying,…… if you are going on a plane with a lot of others, please use some deodorant!
We made it off the plane and I used the bathroom. Guess what, that family wasn’t in such a hurry after all. A couple of the teenage girls from that family were in the bathroom primping. (I guess they knew about hygiene, maybe they should teach some of it to good ol’ Dad.) They were still working on their hair when I left.
I headed to the fake monorail and made my way to the Magical Express.

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I arrived at the Magical Express area. It is totally set up differently than it was last time we used it. Everyone just got in line and bypassed the desk? Is this what you do now? Only go to the desk if you have a question or something?
Anyways, I pulled out my booklet….1 of 2, since I would be coming home from a different resort, the guy scanned it and I got in line where he pointed me to. Hmmm, I looked at the sign and didn’t see AS Movies listed on it. I just waited a bit, then it hit me, I DID see Yacht Club listed. I looked at my booklet and I had pulled out the wrong one. This was where I was coming back from. I quickly pulled out the right booklet and told a CM about it and they directed me to the correct line.

The lines were amazingly long. It was very busy in this area.

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They did move fast though and before I knew it, I was on a VERY full ME bus. So full in fact, that one family held a younger child on their lap as there wasn’t a seat left on the bus.

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And off we went!

[SoonerGirl]

I'm here Jen!

Ugggg, I can't stand inconsiderate travelers, that family on the plane would have really irritated me - glad you cut them off, I would have too :laughing:

[stephielela]

It is so different flying by yourself! Since Jack was born I have only had that luxury twice, once flying to San Antonio while my family drove (I couldn't take the time off) and for my friends wedding in May. It's so much easier without a toddler, no crying about taking off shoes, fewer carry ons to retrieve in the mad rush once they are out of the scanner, no last minute potty breaks, no stroller! I am looking forward to doing an AEP partially just for the chance to "vacation" alone! :rotfl:

[Caretames1]

:rotfl2: Stinky family! :rotfl2:

I think plane manners should be taught by a flight attendant along with safty procedures! I wish people in the back rows didn't out their carryons in the front of the plane compartments! I also wish seats in smaller planes and short flights didn't go back:mad:

YAY! You're there!

[jenseib]

I'm here Jen!

Ugggg, I can't stand inconsiderate travelers, that family on the plane would have really irritated me - glad you cut them off, I would have too :laughing:

Thanks for coming along!

It is so different flying by yourself! Since Jack was born I have only had that luxury twice, once flying to San Antonio while my family drove (I couldn't take the time off) and for my friends wedding in May. It's so much easier without a toddler, no crying about taking off shoes, fewer carry ons to retrieve in the mad rush once they are out of the scanner, no last minute potty breaks, no stroller! I am looking forward to doing an AEP partially just for the chance to "vacation" alone! :rotfl:

It was such a weird experience. Only me to take care of. :scared1: Wow that was different. I have to admit I missed Claire quite a bit. I just missed having her along at the parks. Patty was a good substitute though! :rotfl: She missed her boys alot too though.

:rotfl2: Stinky family! :rotfl2:

I think plane manners should be taught by a flight attendant along with safty procedures! I wish people in the back rows didn't out their carryons in the front of the plane compartments! I also wish seats in smaller planes and short flights didn't go back:mad:

YAY! You're there!

I agree. Why are some people so rude or clueless. What makes them better than everyone else? Sure, I want to get off that plane too, but I'm gonna wait my turn. I might gripe to myslef or family, but I still wait! :laughing:
I hate reclining seats. They only go back like an inch, yet are so irratating to the person behind them.

[jenseib]

A couple of off topic things. For those who haven't followed my last TR, I also brought along Claire's Phineas and Ferb dolls and made a TR with their adventures.
That TR is located here.

Ferb, I know What We're Gonna Do Today (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2797186)

I also made a video of their adventures and it is here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dk5q_cDri-M

Also for those who read my last TR, you know that my family is planning a Disney cruise next fall/winter. Right now it looks like Nov. My sister (the one with 2 girls) is being stubborn right now, according to Mom. She does not want to take her DD who will be 8 then out of school. She says it won't be educational. Of course I could give her a list of things, but she wouldn't listen to me anyways. My Mom told her to make up her mind as we are booking by the end of this month. We even priced out times when the kids would be out of school, but it raises the price per room at the very minimum of $800. Mom said no way was she going to pay that much more because my sister refuses to take her out of school. So for now, we just wil lwait and see what she wants to do, but we are going anyways, but I really would like it if they came. Claire would have an agemate and would have a blast with her cousin.
I even told Mom to tell my sister to take the city tour at Nassau and then have our niece write up a report about it.
On other cruise news...I was shocked today. My Mom said she wanted to have us all have matching t-shirts for the cruise. Now she wore the shirt I got Skip on that trip, but I never thought she would ever suggest we all get something matching...which is right up my alley! :banana: Now I'm gonna have to start looking for designs. I figure we can get the adults though Vista Print and then do iron ons for the little girls.

I hope to get back to working on this TR tomorrow. I have a few things to finish up today with some other pictures that need to be ordered, so till I get those done, I am putting this TR on hold.

[Mindy5767]

Here I am!! popcorn:: Glad you're writing a trip report so I don't have to.... I didn't take enough pics to use them in place of trip notes, and if you recall on the ship, halfway through our day, my camera froze up and didn't work for about an hour! That was scary!:scared1:

I love the P&F report! I now have a good sized P&F plushies and a candace plushie put aside for Heidi for Hanukkah. In fact, when we went to World of Disney Store on our last day, she picked out that Disney Parks Minnie outfit for her American Girl Doll, and we put it in the big shopping bag and then packed it into the car. By the time we left DTD, she must have forgotten about it because she never asked about it again. Maybe she forgot we said Yes and bought it! :rotfl: Won't she be surprised!:lmao:

[jenseib]

Here I am!! popcorn:: Glad you're writing a trip report so I don't have to.... I didn't take enough pics to use them in place of trip notes, and if you recall on the ship, halfway through our day, my camera froze up and didn't work for about an hour! That was scary!:scared1:

I love the P&F report! I now have a good sized P&F plushies and a candace plushie put aside for Heidi for Hanukkah. In fact, when we went to World of Disney Store on our last day, she picked out that Disney Parks Minnie outfit for her American Girl Doll, and we put it in the big shopping bag and then packed it into the car. By the time we left DTD, she must have forgotten about it because she never asked about it again. Maybe she forgot we said Yes and bought it! :rotfl: Won't she be surprised!:lmao:

Hi Mindy!! :goodvibes

[Sunset Cliffs]

I'm subbing in! I have seen you commenting on other TR's that I read and I am super excited to hear about your Disney training. I think it would be dangerous for me to be a TA for Disney. My entire paycheck would go towards more Disney trips and it would becoming a vicious cycle. :laughing:

I'm glad your plane ride went as smoothly as it did. There is nothing worse than being in a cramped space with rude people. I would have done the same thing as you.

Can't wait to hear more!

[Caretames1]

So, when's the PTR gonna start?:rotfl2:

[scottny]

Hi Scott! Haven't seen you around in awhile. I must not be looking in the right places! ;) Good to see you again!

I am hardly here anymore. I am mostly Facebook now. I do post tr's on another site. I do make it here occasionally and will be following along.

I hate when people travel and have no deodorant on. The worst.

Solo trips are exciting.

[Daddy_of_Princesses]

Why do you start TR's on weekends when I am busy and can't get to these boards??? :lmao:Already up to 3 pages.

[DisneyBoundinDec]

I'm in!! I'm in.. can't wait to see what I'm in for in 42 days!!!! :banana::banana:

[GoofyWife]

Glad you started this trip report - now something to read at work with my morning coffee!:rotfl:

[jenseib]

I'm subbing in! I have seen you commenting on other TR's that I read and I am super excited to hear about your Disney training. I think it would be dangerous for me to be a TA for Disney. My entire paycheck would go towards more Disney trips and it would becoming a vicious cycle. :laughing:

I'm glad your plane ride went as smoothly as it did. There is nothing worse than being in a cramped space with rude people. I would have done the same thing as you.

Can't wait to hear more!

Thanks for joining in. It is dangerous. I went in this jopb thinking this money would be for Disney and sor far...I am right. LOL! :laughing:

So, when's the PTR gonna start?:rotfl2:

Well it will be a while. LOL! We still can't settle on dates. Well we all can, it's getting my sister to agree. She doesn't want to take her DD out of school at all. Mom had me price out over Columbus Day weekend today. Though I don't think her DD gets the day off for that. At least Claire doesn't. I think they are gonna give her one more chance, (my Aunt is going to talk to her next) and then go from there. My Aunt is going to tell her to have her DD bring a journel and write about it every day.

I am hardly here anymore. I am mostly Facebook now. I do post tr's on another site. I do make it here occasionally and will be following along.

I hate when people travel and have no deodorant on. The worst.

Solo trips are exciting.

I did see your new Trip report board. I should go over and post there too when I get a chance. I am so behind on things lately though. This morning I spent quoting cruise prices for my family and another client as well. I didn't get anything I had hoped to get done here, but I'd rather have the business, so it's all good.

Why do you start TR's on weekends when I am busy and can't get to these boards??? :lmao:Already up to 3 pages.

I do it just to irritate you...you know that! :lmao:
It will be slow going though, so you should be able to keep up pretty easily for now.

I'm in!! I'm in.. can't wait to see what I'm in for in 42 days!!!! :banana::banana:

A LOT of fun!

Glad you started this trip report - now something to read at work with my morning coffee!:rotfl:

:rotfl2: :thumbsup2

[RinkyTinkyTinky]

Well you know how I feel about the whole missing school thing so I won't even get myself perched up on that soapbox. :rolleyes: Hopefully she will come to her senses because that would be so much fun for Claire. I have to tell you though that I cannot imagine turning down someone who is offering to pay my way on a Disney cruise or for that matter, even arguing with them about when we should go. If she was willing to pay, I'd go whenever the heck she wanted to! :laughing:

[jenseib]

Well you know how I feel about the whole missing school thing so I won't even get myself perched up on that soapbox. :rolleyes: Hopefully she will come to her senses because that would be so much fun for Claire. I have to tell you though that I cannot imagine turning down someone who is offering to pay my way on a Disney cruise or for that matter, even arguing with them about when we should go. If she was willing to pay, I'd go whenever the heck she wanted to! :laughing:

I agree. I don't know sometimes how we are related. :lmao: Hopefully she'll come around to her senses.

[Wicket's Mom]

I'm not big on taking the kids out of school, but sometimes you gotta do what works! Think of the education that she would get visiting other parts of the world. How can that not be a learning experience?!

[joy13]

Uggh about that family on the plane! Glad you cut them off. Can't wait to hear about the rest of your day.

[jenseib]

I'm not big on taking the kids out of school, but sometimes you gotta do what works! Think of the education that she would get visiting other parts of the world. How can that not be a learning experience?!


I can see why some don't like to, but she would only miss 4 days. And she is REALLY smart too. I took my older 2 out when they were in grade school a few times and we always did the homework, etc. It was worht it for those wonderful family moments.

Uggh about that family on the plane! Glad you cut them off. Can't wait to hear about the rest of your day.

They were so annoying. I noticed the dad chatting up one of the flight attendance the whole flight too. Poor girl. :laughing:

I did start on my next update, but the day just went too fast. I ended up doing a lot of unplanned things, but I got a lot done. I will post tomorrow for sure...even if it is just a short post.

[jenseib]

I believe that Spetro Magic was playing on the bus while I was waiting too. I just LOVE that music. It was like it was meant to be!

Since I rarely use ME, well actually I have only used it once before, there was a little excitement for me. I took some pictures of the route, but they are not very good.

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As you can see, the weather in Florida was much different than Detroit’s was. In fact, I think they said the heat index was like 104!

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Hey there Goofy!

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Getting Closer!!!!

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We have arrived!

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First drop off was All Star Sports.

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Next stop All Stars Music.

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And FINALLY …All Star Movies!

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I grabbed a few dollars to tip the ME driver and went out and waited for my bag…..and you know what. ......I walked away with the stupid money still in my hand. I never realized it till I was in the check in line. I guess I was to excited to think about more than one thing.

The lobby was packed. I chose NOT to do online checkin because I wanted to be sure to get my requests, which were Dalmatians, first floor, in a refurbed room. I would say both lines were equally as long and it didn’t appear that the online checkin line was moving much faster.

I have my back to all the people in this picture, so it doesn’t look that busy, but it was!

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After a bit it was my turn to check in. I had a really great CM checking me in. I asked if my requests were met and she said no, and then got on a phone to see if they could be. After a bit of talking, she said I could have Dalmatians 2nd floor, or Fantasia 1st floor. I asked if the Fantasia Room was refurbed and she said yes, so I went with that one. I got my packet and KTTW and off I went to find my new home for the night.

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[dizneeat]

Great update, Jen!

We have never been on ME, so it was interesting to read about your experience - we usually have Disney music playing in the car driving in as well! :lmao:

........ oh, and what a great room it was at Fantasia, Jen! We really were impressed! :goodvibes

[Daddy_of_Princesses]

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That looks like the line we stood in back in 2007. I think I waited about 30 minutes to check in. That was after driving through the night to get there. I wasn't a happy camper about that.

[jenseib]

Great update, Jen!

We have never been on ME, so it was interesting to read about your experience - we usually have Disney music playing in the car driving in as well! :lmao:

........ oh, and what a great room it was at Fantasia, Jen! We really were impressed! :goodvibes

We usually rent a car too, so it was different, and it was even different from the last time we used it.
I was happy with the room there. They did a good job with the refurb.

That looks like the line we stood in back in 2007. I think I waited about 30 minutes to check in. That was after driving through the night to get there. I wasn't a happy camper about that.

It's probably the longest checkin line I ever had at Disney. But it did mover fairly fast, thank goodness.

[Wicket's Mom]

It will be interesting to see those rooms. I've never seen any of the value rooms. DH would rather stay in the Mods, who am I to argue?!

I started my Trip Report, finally! The link is at the bottom of my siggie. The is the begining of many firsts.

[jenseib]

It will be interesting to see those rooms. I've never seen any of the value rooms. DH would rather stay in the Mods, who am I to argue?!

I started my Trip Report, finally! The link is at the bottom of my siggie. The is the begining of many firsts.

My DH is not picky...he could sleep in a barn. LOL
I just went over to subscribe!!! :cool1:

[LuvEeyore]

:banana:I go to Ohio for a long weekend and what do you do? Go and post the beginnings of a trip report!!!:banana::banana:Yeah!!!:banana::banana:Th anks made todays recouping great!! I am along for the journey...Now to go and check out Phineas and Ferb!!

[Caretames1]

UGH, you say 104 degrees and I sweat just sitting here!:rotfl2:

[rndmr2]

Fellow Disney-aholic joining in! :wave: Looking forward to reading about the rest of your trip.

[jenseib]

:banana:I go to Ohio for a long weekend and what do you do? Go and post the beginnings of a trip report!!!:banana::banana:Yeah!!!:banana::banana:Th anks made todays recouping great!! I am along for the journey...Now to go and check out Phineas and Ferb!!

Poor you. Ohio is not all that exciting. LOL!

I haven't gotten too far along yet. We are actually having nice weather here in Ohio right now, so I'm trying to do yard work.

UGH, you say 104 degrees and I sweat just sitting here!:rotfl2:

Yep, me too!

Fellow Disney-aholic joining in! :wave: Looking forward to reading about the rest of your trip.

Welcome!!! :yay:

[stephielela]

i love the ME! It makes me tear up a tad though...:rolleyes1

[Jillybeaner21]

Joining in and looking forward to hearing all about the trip! I've always wanted to be a Disney TA as a second small job but unfortunately I work for a company that works with Disney and it would be considered a conflit of interest.

[Tinkermom76]

Hey, I am here! I can`t wait to hear all about this trip!!!!!!

[jenseib]

i love the ME! It makes me tear up a tad though...:rolleyes1


And even more so on the way back!

Joining in and looking forward to hearing all about the trip! I've always wanted to be a Disney TA as a second small job but unfortunately I work for a company that works with Disney and it would be considered a conflit of interest.

Welcome. thanks for joining in!! :woohoo: Thats a bummer. But I guess it's stil lneat you have a Disney affiliation.

Hey, I am here! I can`t wait to hear all about this trip!!!!!!

Woohoo! :banana: And I can't wait to hear about yours. Hopefully you don't take a month to start it like I did. :laughing:

[jenseib]

I made my way to the right and was on the back side of the building. It wasn’t too far down at all. I was impressed with the room refurbishment too. It’s very similar to the ones at Pop Century now.

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I took some of these later in the afternoon, but I’ll post them all here now.

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Rumor has it that the Values are going to get frigs. In fact we asked about this one day and they even said it “may” happen in the future. I assume this is where they will go.

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This is the divider curtain.

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Bit of the shower curtain.

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And the carpet.

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[mickeystoontown]

I'm a little bit late to the party but I'm here now! I can't wait to hear all about you four gal's adventures.

[stephielela]

I really hope they put fridges inthe values. It is so helpful.

[Woth2982]

Im here! Love the updates so far! Excited to see all the photos of ASMovies as I will be spending two nights there this Feb! I have never stayed at a Value before, so I think it will be fun to change it up a bit!

[jenseib]

I'm a little bit late to the party but I'm here now! I can't wait to hear all about you four gal's adventures.

Don't worry about being late Lisa. I am so behind in so many threads myself. I just can't seem to keep up anymore.
I bring my laptop to Claire's dance class on Thursday nights and evote the full hour to reading up on things I am behind on. :)

I really hope they put fridges inthe values. It is so helpful.

It would be nice. We don't miss them, but it would be a nice thing to have too. A few times I have put ice in a bucket and put something in it to keep cold.

Im here! Love the updates so far! Excited to see all the photos of ASMovies as I will be spending two nights there this Feb! I have never stayed at a Value before, so I think it will be fun to change it up a bit!

I really enjoyed Movies. I am a huge Pop fan, and I won't hestitate to stay at Movies again. The only thing I wasn't a fan of was the shared buses, but other than that, it was a great place.

[Caretames1]

What a nice room! I don't know what they looked like before, but the theming is just so cool!:thumbsup2

[SoonerGirl]

I don't remember what the rooms looked like before they were refurbished, but your room looks pretty nice, not nearly enough counter space for me in that bathroom though! :eek:

[dekkerdisneydreamer]

Hi Jen!

You started the AEP Report!!:woohoo: I cannot wait to see the tidbits and tips you put out there!

Okay, going back to read everything.:goodvibes

[jenseib]

I had planned to spend this monring working on my next update and getting it posted...well you know how plans go.

1dt, my computer is on the frtiz again. I was told last May that it was on it's last leg, and I think it's about there now. I am not too happy about that, but nothing I can do. Then I had to pick Skip up up because the breaks went out on the truck and he had to take it to get fixed. I got home and worked on 1 picture and got a phone call from Mom. She said my sister, who was reluctant about going on the fmaily cruise next year has agreed and we will be sailing the Dream on Nov. 4th of next year! So then I had to get a mass email out to everyone to get everything coordinated so I can book it. That seemed to take me quite awhile to write up and not ot's almost NOON! Where did the day go. So I am going to sadly say no update again today. But I will work on it and hopefully Sunday get something up. (We are going out of town tomorrow to Frankenmuth Michigan for lots of chicken eating! LOL!)

What a nice room! I don't know what they looked like before, but the theming is just so cool!:thumbsup2

They were Ok before, but showing their age. They are very much like Pops now. I was happy, but I probably would've been happy in a card board box if I was at Disney again. LOL

I don't remember what the rooms looked like before they were refurbished, but your room looks pretty nice, not nearly enough counter space for me in that bathroom though! :eek:

Values do lack the counter space. I bring a shoe holder thing and hang it up and put our stuff in there.

Hi Jen!

You started the AEP Report!!:woohoo: I cannot wait to see the tidbits and tips you put out there!

Okay, going back to read everything.:goodvibes

Glad you made it over. I am going incredibly slow. I want to get going, but it just seems like life gets in the way. And weather is nice, so I need to take advantage of that while I still can. I'll have all winter to sit in front of the computer.

[DisneyBoundinDec]

I am SOOOOOO behind on here! I haven't touched my TR in weeks! I bet they deleted it by now!! :lmao: I don't know about you, but I have been so crazy busy with all these new promos coming out.. I feel like I have been glued to my computer or on the phone with Disney for a week!! It's a good thing but I agree, time just flies by!!

Anyway! YEAH on everyone agreeing to go in November next year!!! :yay::yay::yay: I bet you are super happy!! Are you going to take a 7 day this time? which boat?

Love the update so far... the refurb looks nice!! The room looks very nice and clean!

have a wonderful weekend!

[petals]

Joining in and I'm pretty sure disney-aholics is one of those diseases that people don't want a cure from kinda like dancers disease :)

[TyTysMommy]

I just finished reading your last TR. I'm in the middle of a very busy fall quarter at school and I haven't had much Dis time lately. But now I'm here for this TR.

[jenseib]

I am SOOOOOO behind on here! I haven't touched my TR in weeks! I bet they deleted it by now!! :lmao: I don't know about you, but I have been so crazy busy with all these new promos coming out.. I feel like I have been glued to my computer or on the phone with Disney for a week!! It's a good thing but I agree, time just flies by!!

Anyway! YEAH on everyone agreeing to go in November next year!!! :yay::yay::yay: I bet you are super happy!! Are you going to take a 7 day this time? which boat?

Love the update so far... the refurb looks nice!! The room looks very nice and clean!

have a wonderful weekend!

I'm busy and behind too! It's good to be busy.

It's a 4 nighter. No one in my family wanted to be gone longer than 5 or 6 days. We'll fly in the day before the cruise and fly out the day we get back.

Joining in and I'm pretty sure disney-aholics is one of those diseases that people don't want a cure from kinda like dancers disease :)

I agree! I love this disease!

I just finished reading your last TR. I'm in the middle of a very busy fall quarter at school and I haven't had much Dis time lately. But now I'm here for this TR.

Hi Carrie. I hope all is going well with school!

[TyTysMommy]

Okay, I am here!

Would not miss this one for the world! Now going back to read ........... and I think I made it to page one! :woohoo:

Ok, so I've been seeing your posts in Jen's trip reports and the whole time I've been thinking... I know that username. Why do you seem so familiar? That avatar picture of Mickey looks so familiar. I've seen it before. Then I was catching up over at Tagrel tonight and I'm reading Carol and Gary's trip report. And BAM, there you are! You are a fellow taginator! (I am Carrie over there) That's how I know you! The mystery has been solved. 3 back-to-back cruises? Wow, how fun!


Sorry for hijacking your TR, Jen.

[jenseib]

Ok, so I've been seeing your posts in Jen's trip reports and the whole time I've been thinking... I know that username. Why do you seem so familiar? That avatar picture of Mickey looks so familiar. I've seen it before. Then I was catching up over at Tagrel tonight and I'm reading Carol and Gary's trip report. And BAM, there you are! You are a fellow taginator! (I am Carrie over there) That's how I know you! The mystery has been solved. 3 back-to-back cruises? Wow, how fun!


Sorry for hijacking your TR, Jen.

No problem! :thumbsup2

[brookelizabeth]

I'm here and all caught up now! :yay: Aren't the new Movies rooms nice? I was so impressed!

[Poolrat]

Caught up and I was at Sports this past trip. I did the walk around for pictures at all three.

[norybell]

I'm in! Sounds like this'll be a really interesting trip!

[stmize]

I'm in now too. Hook, line and sinker.

[Kathy Jetson]

Your pictures of All Star Movies look good. We stayed there twice and had issues with the rooms both times with being clean and being cleaned,mold on the ceiling in the bathroom both times, and one night I opened the bed side table and there was a roach crawling around:scared1: I never had any problems at Pop and just seems like I got better service there. River wants to go back to ASM and I think we will go back for our Nov.2013 trip because your pictures look so nice.

Thats great your sister decided to go with you on the cruise and now Claire will have someone to play with! And it seems like your mom is really excited about the trip too.

[Beth D]

Finally caught back up! Glad you got your sis to agree with the rest of the family.

This will be the 2nd year we've taken DS out of school for a week. I'm not allowed to take vacation in the summer due to my job, so if we want a family vacay it has to be another time, and no way am I going anywhere over christmas! :thumbsup2

I would've butt checked the rude family too! I liked flying allegiant, but spirit sounds even more nickel & diming, so not so much for me! This trip we're going to Columbus to fly Southwest again! :cool1:

[jenseib]

I'm here and all caught up now! :yay: Aren't the new Movies rooms nice? I was so impressed!

:cool1:

Caught up and I was at Sports this past trip. I did the walk around for pictures at all three.

I never made it over to the other 2. Well we did tour Music with the AEP, but I just didn't have enough time to explore there on my own. This trip really went fast.

I'm in! Sounds like this'll be a really interesting trip!

Hello and thansk for joining in! :thumbsup2

I'm in now too. Hook, line and sinker.

Thanks for coming along for the ride!

Your pictures of All Star Movies look good. We stayed there twice and had issues with the rooms both times with being clean and being cleaned,mold on the ceiling in the bathroom both times, and one night I opened the bed side table and there was a roach crawling around:scared1: I never had any problems at Pop and just seems like I got better service there. River wants to go back to ASM and I think we will go back for our Nov.2013 trip because your pictures look so nice.

Thats great your sister decided to go with you on the cruise and now Claire will have someone to play with! And it seems like your mom is really excited about the trip too.

It was a good place. Pop is stil lhome to me though. I really like it best.

Finally caught back up! Glad you got your sis to agree with the rest of the family.

This will be the 2nd year we've taken DS out of school for a week. I'm not allowed to take vacation in the summer due to my job, so if we want a family vacay it has to be another time, and no way am I going anywhere over christmas! :thumbsup2

I would've butt checked the rude family too! I liked flying allegiant, but spirit sounds even more nickel & diming, so not so much for me! This trip we're going to Columbus to fly Southwest again! :cool1:

We have thought about going out of Columbus too, but it just never has happened. We won't be next year, as my 2 family members who live in Columbus (and we would most likely stay with the night prior) are "against" this cruise. We always have some sort of drama going on here. :rolleyes1

[jenseib]

And look who I found sitting on my bed.

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I had brought Claire’s Phineas and Ferb dolls along. I took pictures of them all week, sent a few pictures to her via email during the week and then made a video for her to enjoy.

Here’s the video if you haven’t watched it yet.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dk5q_cDri-M

Back to some more room shots.

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Another shower curtain shot. I guess I really liked it.

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It was about 1:50 now. I wasn’t going to meet Karin and Tom till 3:30, so I had time to explore and get some lunch.

Off I went with two cameras in hand.

Now that would make ANY dog happy!

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A look back towards my room

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At this time I decided I better eat. I was starving and I figured I better eat now, then do more exploring later.

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At first I thought it looked really small in here, but after walking around I realized it was bigger than I thought.

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[stephielela]

Are the All Star food courts smaller than Pop? I think I heard somewhere that they are, but I don't recall if it was a "valid" source?

[Caretames1]

:woohoo:Solid Plans! So how long's the cruise, and are you thinking of doing any Disney? The 4th huh?..........add 4, plus a couple:cool2:


Kadence likes the remote control car, she wants to go and sit in him!

[joy13]

From your pictures - I'm really liking All-Star Movies. I don't know if I can be lured away from Pop, but if I had to I think I could stay there :)

[jenseib]

Are the All Star food courts smaller than Pop? I think I heard somewhere that they are, but I don't recall if it was a "valid" source?

It is a bit smaller, but the resort is slightly smaller too.

:woohoo:Solid Plans! So how long's the cruise, and are you thinking of doing any Disney? The 4th huh?..........add 4, plus a couple:cool2:


Kadence likes the remote control car, she wants to go and sit in him!

That car is neat. I took one of it on the Dream too and Brook got in that one.
Sounds like we are gonna miss each other. At this point in time, no plands to stay longer. I would like to, but I don't see it happening right now, but it's more than a year away. If we don't go on a trip with Skip this year, I might "try" to go to WDW from Thursday and fly home Sunday morning. I won't worry about that till we get close to booking flights, which wil lbe quite a while yet.

[jenseib]

From your pictures - I'm really liking All-Star Movies. I don't know if I can be lured away from Pop, but if I had to I think I could stay there :)

It was pretty nice. I wouldn't mind staying again. I almost felt like I was cheating on Pop. LOL! I do like the buses better at Pop though. But I could've just had a bad day with buses too.

[RinkyTinkyTinky]

I think the new refurbed rooms look fantastic! What did you think about ASMo? We really enjoyed staying there. I like a few things about Pop better, but I like the theming better at ASMo.

YAY for your sister coming to her senses!!!!!!!!!!!!! :laughing:

:woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:

We might be sailing right before you do in 2012, but I won't make a decision until after this cruise. I want to make sure we aren't sick as dogs the whole time before I commit to another one. Will you be doing any days at Disney? I know you said the rest of your family wasn't interested, but I know you are! That is my FAVORITE week to be at Disney! :)

[Wicket's Mom]

The theming is so cute at those resorts. Your pictures give me a chance ot see what they are like.

I didn't think the refurb at CBR was very noticeable. I wasn't impressed.

[jenseib]

I think the new refurbed rooms look fantastic! What did you think about ASMo? We really enjoyed staying there. I like a few things about Pop better, but I like the theming better at ASMo.

YAY for your sister coming to her senses!!!!!!!!!!!!! :laughing:

:woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:

We might be sailing right before you do in 2012, but I won't make a decision until after this cruise. I want to make sure we aren't sick as dogs the whole time before I commit to another one. Will you be doing any days at Disney? I know you said the rest of your family wasn't interested, but I know you are! That is my FAVORITE week to be at Disney! :)

I still like Pop better myself...but it's one of those "first love" type things.

I don't think we will be doing disney days. Now if we can't get Skip to go donw or anywhere this spring....maybe. But I am also "hoping" to do another AEP trip next year as well, so I don't want to push my luck.

The theming is so cute at those resorts. Your pictures give me a chance ot see what they are like.

I didn't think the refurb at CBR was very noticeable. I wasn't impressed.

I don't remember what CBR looked liked before. The rooms seem nice, but not fabulous there. The pirate rooms are really cool though.

[kmrein]

Hi, there! Just wanted to sub here. I really enjoyed your last TR and am looking forward to reading.

[dizneeat]

Ok, so I've been seeing your posts in Jen's trip reports and the whole time I've been thinking... I know that username. Why do you seem so familiar? That avatar picture of Mickey looks so familiar. I've seen it before. Then I was catching up over at Tagrel tonight and I'm reading Carol and Gary's trip report. And BAM, there you are! You are a fellow taginator! (I am Carrie over there) That's how I know you! The mystery has been solved. 3 back-to-back cruises? Wow, how fun!


Sorry for hijacking your TR, Jen.

Hi Carrie!
:woohoo: another "undercover" taginator on the DISboards! :rotfl2:
Isn't it a small world that we know each other from Tagrel and then "bump" into each other over here at the DISboards too! ;) :thumbsup2

Yip, we did three back to back cruises and it was Gary and Carol and the Tagcruise in 09 that started our addiction! :thumbsup2

[dizneeat]

Jen, I am all caught up again. It pays off only going away for two days, catching up seems so much easier ......... :rotfl2:

We loved your room at ASMo, and now I am wondering what you got to eat ...... I cannot remember if you told us or not! ;) :lmao:

[GoofyWife]

The pictures of the resort look nice, but I'm like you, Pop is still my first choice for values, I've only stayed there twice, but I love it and I like the bus system too. So glad you get to go on another cruise, of course, my thinking would be, I'm already down there, I might as well go to Disney for a day a two, but that's just me!:rotfl:

[jenseib]

Hi, there! Just wanted to sub here. I really enjoyed your last TR and am looking forward to reading.

Thanks for reading along!

Jen, I am all caught up again. It pays off only going away for two days, catching up seems so much easier ......... :rotfl2:

We loved your room at ASMo, and now I am wondering what you got to eat ...... I cannot remember if you told us or not! ;) :lmao:

I am so behind on so many threads. We have had nice weather and I'm not on the computer as much, and we had a very busy weekend.
It would be nice if everyone stopped posting for about 3 days so I could catch up with it all. :rotfl2:

I don't know if I told you or not. It was decent quick service food though! :thumbsup2

The pictures of the resort look nice, but I'm like you, Pop is still my first choice for values, I've only stayed there twice, but I love it and I like the bus system too. So glad you get to go on another cruise, of course, my thinking would be, I'm already down there, I might as well go to Disney for a day a two, but that's just me!:rotfl:

I do love Pop. it's the one and only place I have stayed at prior to this trip, so it's what I am used to as well. I did like branching out and trying new things though.
I am excited for the cruise. It is now booked! Novemeber 4th! 2012! :cool1:

[jenseib]

I'm having a tastefully simple party today...so you know what that means...I've been cleaning and neglecting the TR.
Also good news!
We are all officially booked on the Dream next year for the Nov. 4th sailing. :cool1:
Paige was going to come, but at the last minute decided not to. She is saving to buy a house and she is really penny pinching right now. She's afraid she'll spend too much on the trip. I wish I had her will power. (well not really. LOL)

As I was cleaning yesterday, I put up a DCL poster in Claire's room that I got from the travel agent site.
It's an underwater shot at CC and had the Mickey statue underwatr with two people snorkling. Claire loved it! And now she is obsessed with snorkling at CC. So I guess I'll have to look into that for this upcoming trip.

[Tinkermom76]

I am so jealous but I never seem to fit in a cruise, I don't wanna take away from the parks

[Woth2982]

We did the snorkeling on CC too back in 2000! It was so much fun. Everyone made fun of me because the back of my neck was the only thing that got tanned!

[jenseib]

I am so jealous but I never seem to fit in a cruise, I don't wanna take away from the parks

You'd be amazed at how much fun the ship is. ;)

We did the snorkeling on CC too back in 2000! It was so much fun. Everyone made fun of me because the back of my neck was the only thing that got tanned!

Thats funny. I haven't snorkled in years, but it was fun. Claire has tried it in the pool, she has a lot of learning to do yet. LOL!

[Caretames1]

:woohoo: Love the new ticker!

Hope your party goes well, my sister had one not to long ago and there was a dip there that I could have licked the bowl!:lmao:

Claire is Kadence's hero right now! Snorkling is pretty brave in Kadence's book:thumbsup2 I bet that will be a blast and you'll get amazing photos!

[jenseib]

:woohoo: Love the new ticker!

Hope your party goes well, my sister had one not to long ago and there was a dip there that I could have licked the bowl!:lmao:

Claire is Kadence's hero right now! Snorkling is pretty brave in Kadence's book:thumbsup2 I bet that will be a blast and you'll get amazing photos!

I love that ticker to....but it will be there for a LONG time.

The party went well. I have a friend who sells it. I had a party 3 or 3 years ago fore here (I have had others before she started selling though) and she's been bugging me to do another one. I don't mind having htme, but I don't have a lot of real life friends who would come to them anymore. I had 5 guersts, and several orders before hand, so it was a good outcome. My one sister is going to make an online order yet, so I don't know my totaly yet, but so far it was a decent party!
I think this next summer, I'll try to teach Claire a little bit how to snorkle so she gets the hang of it before we go. She has one of those mouth things and she has played with it, but I never really worked with her on it or told her the exact way to use it.
I'll have to read some of the reviews on the excursions to see if this is any good or not.

[jenseib]

Time to eat! MMMM! Look at the choices.

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That looks good!

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I got my meal and found a spot to sit and of course a few more pictures.

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I had the Chicken Alfredo Penne. It was pretty good too. I have had this at Pop before and enjoyed it.

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At some point before lunch I had also called Skip and let him know I made it “there” and all was well.

After lunch it was time to explore. I wanted to try and get as many pictures as I could while there was daylight. I had planned on being pretty busy till evening and knew that even though I could take pictures at night, I wanted as many as I could take during the daytime as well.

I found the playground right away, which is funny, because the first year we stayed at Pop I never even saw the one there….and we had walked by it almost daily.

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[mom2rtk]

:woohoo: Love the new ticker!

Hope your party goes well, my sister had one not to long ago and there was a dip there that I could have licked the bowl!:lmao:

Claire is Kadence's hero right now! Snorkling is pretty brave in Kadence's book:thumbsup2 I bet that will be a blast and you'll get amazing photos!

OK, I'm as busy as a costume maker in October! Oh ..... wait..... :lmao:

So I'm way behind on everything here....... but saw talk of the ticker and just HAD to pop in to see it! :yay:

And since it's the rest of your family...... hopefully no big drama of back and forth and possible cancellation! YEAH!

[jenseib]

OK, I'm as busy as a costume maker in October! Oh ..... wait..... :lmao:

So I'm way behind on everything here....... but saw talk of the ticker and just HAD to pop in to see it! :yay:

And since it's the rest of your family...... hopefully no big drama of back and forth and possible cancellation! YEAH!

Well you know my family...drama is a given!
I am even forseeing a few tears at some point. LOL!
The good thing is that Claire and I are in our own room. I did get an adjoining room with my parents, but that was so I could get up early, have the doors open and be able to leave the room. If Claire would wake up, she can go right in their room.
But I'm sure at some point, my Dad will drive me a bit bonkers.
And my sister and I can drive each other nuts too. We are very different from each other. She is more strict with some things and I'm sure she'll make some kind of comment that will rub me wrong, but I wil lmost likely do the same to her as well. :laughing:

The nice thing is that I do NOT plan to plan my now around others. If we do the same things...fine, if not, I can live with that too.

[Woth2982]

Thats funny. I haven't snorkled in years, but it was fun. Claire has tried it in the pool, she has a lot of learning to do yet. LOL!

Getting the breathing down can be pretty tricky! One of the kids I teach private swim lessons to spent a whole lesson with me on how to use the snorkel the right way lol. He was 5 so it took quite a few mouth fulls of water before we got it right!

[Woth2982]

Loved the update! Getting really excited to stay there with each update from Movies you post! The food court looks much nicer than the one at CBR too! Wonder if it got a referb recently.

[jenseib]

Getting the breathing down can be pretty tricky! One of the kids I teach private swim lessons to spent a whole lesson with me on how to use the snorkel the right way lol. He was 5 so it took quite a few mouth fulls of water before we got it right!

I have that problem too!:rotfl2:

Loved the update! Getting really excited to stay there with each update from Movies you post! The food court looks much nicer than the one at CBR too! Wonder if it got a referb recently.

You're in luck! I took a ton of pictures there.
I don't think it was refurbed, but I could be wrong. The values have better selectiosn than most of the other food courts...we did find that out.

[Poolrat]

Getting the breathing down can be pretty tricky! One of the kids I teach private swim lessons to spent a whole lesson with me on how to use the snorkel the right way lol. He was 5 so it took quite a few mouth fulls of water before we got it right!

I still have trouble " breathing underwater". :rotfl: My rule of thumb was always - blow out under water and breathe when you come up. Very hard to get out of that habit and have it feel "normal"

[stephielela]

I am really liking the look of ASMo... I am also starting to think I might have stayed there when I was in high school, but I can't remember for sure...

[Caretames1]

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Did they catch you playing?:rotfl2:

[jenseib]

I still have trouble " breathing underwater". :rotfl: My rule of thumb was always - blow out under water and breathe when you come up. Very hard to get out of that habit and have it feel "normal"

It does take awhile to get your brain to except that way of breathing...and NOT breath with your nose at all. ;)

I am really liking the look of ASMo... I am also starting to think I might have stayed there when I was in high school, but I can't remember for sure...



It's a fun place. I know Claire would love the theming. Skip probably wouldn't even realize we were at a different resort. :rotfl2:

Did they catch you playing?:rotfl2:

Maybe? :rolleyes1 :rotfl2:

[jenseib]

I found this guy to be pretty creepy looking.

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I have to comment on what a big dork I was. I was walking around, with my camera bag on my shoulder, the SLR around my neck and my refillable mug in my hand….with some diet coke still in it.
I was wearing my white Disney 2012 t-shirt I had made for our spring trip (nice to get another extra use out of it at the “world”.) I wasn’t even thinking and would lift the camera up to take a picture, with cup in hand….and spilt pop all down my shirt. I just laughed at myself. This is only something that could be done by me. I, of course, got it down my neck too. I just kept going on and made my way towards the room while taking pictures. I would have to change before meeting up with Karin and Tom, but I wasn’t in a hurry to do it yet.

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I like Herbie. I used to Love the movies as a kid and when the most recent version came out, I took Michael and Paige to see it (Claire was an infant then). BUT, I really do NOT see why this is an area at AS Movies. It’s old and not a classic like so many other Disney movies. There are so many Disney movies to choose from, and many that are still favorites and popular. I am NOT sure why this was chosen. I also feel that way about the Mighty Ducks section as well. They could’ve done a Mary Poppins area, or a Chitty Chitty Bang Bang area, or just went with some more of the animated movies.

[Woth2982]

Great photos! I agree, not sure I like Mighty Ducks, or Herbie. I kinda wish instead of toy story at Art of Animation they did a princess section as Toy Story is already at All Star Moives. What movie is that clown and ballerina from? They are the only characters there I can't figure out!

[jenseib]

Great photos! I agree, not sure I like Mighty Ducks, or Herbie. I kinda wish instead of toy story at Art of Animation they did a princess section as Toy Story is already at All Star Moives. What movie is that clown and ballerina from? They are the only characters there I can't figure out!

I think from Fantasia, since they are located in that section. I haven't watched that movie in its entirety ever (I don't like it) so I probably have missed it. :confused3

[stephielela]

Maybe they haven't bothered to retheme since the new resort will have the more popular movies? Too funny about the shirt/pop debacle. Totally something I would do!

[jenseib]

Maybe they haven't bothered to retheme since the new resort will have the more popular movies? Too funny about the shirt/pop debacle. Totally something I would do!

You are probably right on that one. I doubt it will ever change, but I think it was weird they did it in the first place.

[Caretames1]

My kids didn't even know who Herbie was the first time we saw him in Lights Motor Action! :lmao:

I'm one of the those people who either have a hole in my lip or if I wear a lighter colored shirt, I WILL wear my food on it:guilty: At least your didn't dump it on the camera:eek:

[jenseib]

My kids didn't even know who Herbie was the first time we saw him in Lights Motor Action! :lmao:

I'm one of the those people who either have a hole in my lip or if I wear a lighter colored shirt, I WILL wear my food on it:guilty: At least your didn't dump it on the camera:eek:

When I was pregnant for my kids...every shirt had a nice stain on the same part of my belly! :rotfl:

[jenseib]

I have been doing a little shopping the last couple of days...for Christmas/birthdays.
Claire's b-day is in Dec. and my neices is in Jan. Claire is outgrwoing her Disney themed costumes at a very fast rate, and neither of my sister's DD have anything....well my neice dressed as Cinderella one year and my sister thinks she still has it and little Abby, who will be 3 when we cruise next year will most likely fit into that
So I have been on the hunt for something unique, along with pirate costumes.
Claire dressed up as a pirate at the age of 3 and my sister said she would like to use that for Abby. I stil lhave it, so that works out great. My sister also wanted to borrow any of the dresses that Claire had worn over the years that would possibly fit Abby...sure thing...except....I sold them all.;)
I told her I just had a closet full of costumes so over the past year I ended up selling them. The only one I had left was a small Cinderella one, which is when she told me she still had the one from Alexis at that age.

So today I got another email from the costume shop I frequent online and they were having sales...along with a percentage off, and I once again looked around. And decided on this for Claire. I actually got her the preteen size as the regular kids sizes was reviewed as running very small.

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And I thought...why not go with a theme here and have all 3 girls dress up with this "theme" one night for dinner.

So Alexis, who will be 8 at the time of the cruise, will be getting this one.

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And for Abby (who will be 3 then )

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I actually liked 2 other different Alice costumes better, but 1 didn't come in her size and the other was WAY more than I was willing to spend. I also had to NOT allow myself to buy the cute assessories that had, like purses and a wand for the Queen of Hearts.
I DI however buy both Claire and Alexis the black leggings, like shown in the Queen of Hearts picture.

Yesterday I was doing my pirate costume search. I have been looking off and on for a few weeks. I didn't want to fall in love with something and pay alot for it, so I just kept looking and hoped that at least after Hallween I would find something decent. I figured $20 was going to be my limit for this costume. I also wanted to find something new, but could live with used if it looked good. (Claires one costume that Abby will be wearing is used and it was in great shape)
After looking through costume sites and through ebay off an on, I found something I liked yesterday. Actually I had seen this costume over and over, but the price wasn't right for me yet. This one on ebay was for $15, New, and free shipping. Also they had several in the buy in now section and the size would be good. (a little big now, but with room to grow)
I emailed my sister and asked if she liked it and if she did I would get it for Alexis as well and give it to her for Christmas or her birthday. My sister liked it and so I made the purchase!

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I am hoping Claire's Cinderella dress will still fit her next year and she can take that as well. I doubt the Rapunzel dress will, and iffy on the Mary Poppins one. We also have a red Belle dress that Claire hasn't worn to the parks yet that may still fit her then as well. Mom has mentioned she may buy each girl a dress as we get closer to the time too. So I'll have to keep my eyes open for new ideas.
And yes, I wasn't writing my update because I was shopping online! :rolleyes1

[dizneeat]

Well, I will excuse that you didn't update your TR because I just adore all of the costumes you chose!
They are AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!
You are a wonderful aunt and sister to get your nieces all these costumes! :hug:

Well done, Jen!

[Kathy Jetson]

All your ASMO pictures are really making me want to try it again. I think I have decided to stay there in Nov.2013.

That spill sounds exactly like something I would do. I wear everything I eat:laughing:

All the coustumes are so cute. I wish I had a girl to dress up at the parks.

[stephielela]

Adorable costumes! I ended up deciding against the pirate costume for me for this cruise, but I will try and talk everyone into one for 2013. At least a pirate tshirt (which is what I have for this trip) would be nice!

[jenseib]

Well, I will excuse that you didn't update your TR because I just adore all of the costumes you chose!
They are AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!
You are a wonderful aunt and sister to get your nieces all these costumes! :hug:

Well done, Jen!

Thanks. I love costume shopping though. ;) Everything has shipped already too!

All your ASMO pictures are really making me want to try it again. I think I have decided to stay there in Nov.2013.

That spill sounds exactly like something I would do. I wear everything I eat:laughing:

All the coustumes are so cute. I wish I had a girl to dress up at the parks.

I always wonder how my kids can get so dirty, even Paige seems to get food all over her and she is 19, but then I remember who their mother is. :rotfl:

Adorable costumes! I ended up deciding against the pirate costume for me for this cruise, but I will try and talk everyone into one for 2013. At least a pirate tshirt (which is what I have for this trip) would be nice!

I think a Pirate shirt will be just fine!

[jenseib]

Some more views/pictures from the Herbie area.

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I was born 2/69!

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I headed back to my room to change. I was sticky and hot as well.

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I had a key that didn’t want to work the first try….and sometimes the 2nd or third. At one time I thought I might be at the wrong room and it finally connected.

I got freshened up and took a few more pictures of the room (which I posted earlier) and then decided to head over towards the Dalmatians, Mighty Ducks, and then on to the Toy Story area and take some pictures before I met up with Tom and Karin.

I also grabbed my tripod and attached it to my bag. This was a make shift attachment and became a pain in the rear lugging it around.

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As you can see in this next picture, it was clouding up a bit.

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[Caretames1]

Those are nice costumes you found! I like the pirate one, very cute.

I can really see why the value resort do get talked about alot, the theming is awesome! Kadence loved POP so much, she was jst awe'd but all the huge statues.

[jenseib]

Those are nice costumes you found! I like the pirate one, very cute.

I can really see why the value resort do get talked about alot, the theming is awesome! Kadence loved POP so much, she was jst awe'd but all the huge statues.

We do love the Disney in your face at the Values. I know some people don't like that, but to me, it screams..."hey, you are on property". :love:

[Woth2982]

Such great photos at movies! My dog sits JUST like Pongo does in that photo! We say it is his diva pose lol. Hope you are able to get some of these photos on the mouseworld site! It gives a much better idea of the hotel than Expedia, Travelocity and even Disney do!

[disneygeeks]

Hi! My name is Jen…..and I (OK take a deep breath)….am…a Disney~aholic!

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There, I said it. Please help me!! ……. I feel the only cure is to do something Disney related as much as any human possibly can.

And that’s where my current job comes in. I was VERY fortunate to have an opportunity to become a travel agent this year. And not just ANY travel agent. I work for an agency that specializes in Disney travel.
Now before I get bombarded with questions…I have to say that I had a very unique experience at becoming a TA…and basically I talked to the “right” person at the right time and was given a chance to work with some fabulous people.
I took my classes last winter, right before my big Spring trip, which was on the Disney Dream and also a few days at WDW.

Once I got back, I got down to business a bit more. Let’s just say the potential clients were NOT breaking down my door to have me plan a trip for them right away. But as time wore on I have gotten more and more business and I must say it is feeding my addition quite nicely.
After returning from our Spring trip, I also didn’t expect to be back at Disney very soon. I was kind of hoping for a Spring 2012 trip with my family, but that won’t be decided till much later.
My DH is king of the last minute vacations. He is a Dairy farmer and swears he can’t plan anything ahead. Most of our trips are planned in about a months time. Our Spring trip was actually planned and booked in Jan. That was a miracle for us. We have never booked that far ahead. But then as fate would have it, my DH’s brother and partner in the farm broke his leg, which meant He, Skip, couldn’t go on the trip with us after all. My Mom ended up coming with us and really enjoyed the cruise. My Dad joined us for the WDW portion of the trip.

You can read about that trip here.

A Hop, NO Skip, and Many Mishaps to a Disney Dream (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2701520)


In May of this year, one of my fellow travel agents, Brook, who some of you know as Brookelizabeth on Dis, saw that there was an Agent Education Program (AEP) being offered in Aug of this year. I salivated over it! How fun would it be to go to Disney and LEARN about Disney as well. The dates were Aug 15th through Aug. 19th.
I got up the nerve and asked Skip if it would be Ok to go. I would ask MIL (Who lives right next door) to watch our 6 year old, Claire, and would make arrangements for Claire to get to school. (Claire’s school was to start right smack in the middle of the trip.) Surprisingly I got a yes without much pleading…..Who is this man? And where is my REAL husband? LOL
So before I could give him a chance to change his mind I applied for the program and with in a few days I was approved.
Several other agents from my agency also talked of going as well. Brook applied and then left for a semi solo trip to WDW before she got an answer. Brook and I requested to be roommates. Mindy decided to go as well, and she applied. Then Patty decided she would like to come also and applied and they requested to be roommates. By the time Brook came back from her solo trip, we were all approved!

Here’s the gang that went.

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Mindy, Patty, Brook and I!
That is an awesome job.....I would love to do that because I am addicted as well:cool1::thumbsup2

[jenseib]

Such great photos at movies! My dog sits JUST like Pongo does in that photo! We say it is his diva pose lol. Hope you are able to get some of these photos on the mouseworld site! It gives a much better idea of the hotel than Expedia, Travelocity and even Disney do!


How cute!
There all sorts of rules that have to be followed with the agencies website. Dsiney doesn't allow you "own" pictures, but we can link our blogs to it. I know she is going to redoing the site soon and has some new ideas. I can't wiat to see it.

That is an awesome job.....I would love to do that because I am addicted as well:cool1::thumbsup2

It's very addicting! :rotfl:

[jenseib]

I thought this was so cute. I can envision myself taking a picture of Claire here in the future.

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Someone really likes Stitch.

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As you can see it was 2:50. I still had plenty of time to walk over to the Toy Story section and take pictures before my 3:30 meeting.

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I started making my way over to the Toy Story section….and wouldn’t you know it, I felt a few drops!

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As I got closer to the Toy Story area, the rain picked up. Not real hard, but enough to be irritating. I also didn’t want to ruin my camera, so I found a bench with an umbrella over it near by and sat down.

I think I took this picture from that spot, and then I put the camera back into my bag.

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I ended up sitting there for quite awhile. A lday sitting in the area mentioned "it must be about 3 because it's raining".
There was another man sitting there and we started talking cameras and photography. He used to work in the TV industry (If I remember correctly) and he had many years experience with cameras of all kinds. He was starting a Wedding photography business. He said he was tired of people asking him to take pictures for free, so he was starting a business and for a flat fee he would take so many pictures and then give them the disc, and that way he didn’t have to worry about prints, etc.
He gave me some pointers (which I don’t remember any more...) and after a bit I realized it was getting fairly close to 3:30. The rain had pretty much stopped at this point too. I said goodbye and made my way to the lobby to see if Tom and Karin had arrived yet.

[dizneeat]

The rain had pretty much stopped at this point too. I said goodbye and made my way to the lobby to see if Tom and Karin had arrived yet.

Hm, I wonder if they did? :rotfl2: :lmao: :rotfl2:

[disneygeeks]

That would be great if they put frigs in the value resorts. saves you the $10 a day if you want one.

[jenseib]

Hm, I wonder if they did? :rotfl2: :lmao: :rotfl2:

Maybe they stood me up? :rotfl2:

That would be great if they put frigs in the value resorts. saves you the $10 a day if you want one.

It would be nice. We never get one, but to have one would be a nice extra.

[superme80]

I knew you were becoming an agent, but had no clue you are an offical one now! Good for you! :cool1: GuessI have been out of it for awhile. subbing

[jenseib]

I knew you were becoming an agent, but had no clue you are an offical one now! Good for you! :cool1: GuessI have been out of it for awhile. subbing

Yep! I'm official. Actually I've been official since March..I think. ;)

[Caretames1]

I love that TV with the dalmation sitting in front of it! I agree it would make for an awesome photo!!

[jenseib]

I love that TV with the dalmation sitting in front of it! I agree it would make for an awesome photo!!

It is so cute. I can just see Claire standing in the screen. I wanted to take a Phineas and Ferb picture like that, but there was no way to prop them up and no one around to ask to hold them.

[superme80]

Yep! I'm official. Actually I've been official since March..I think. ;)

Life was insanely crazy. No wonder I missed it. So happy for you. Love seeing all the pics of the value resorts.

[MISSREBECCA76]

Working as a TA that specializes in Disney- that would be better than winning the lottery IMO!!! Love it! Enjoying your TR- thanks for sharing!

[DisneyBoundinDec]

I'm loving Movies! :) I actually think I wouldn't mind staying there.. it looks really nice!! :thumbsup2

loving your updates!

[Daddy_of_Princesses]

I thought this was so cute. I can envision myself taking a picture of Claire here in the future.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/jenseib/AEP%20day%201%20aug%202011/movies89.jpg

I bet they would look something like this.

http://images1.snapfish.com/232323232%7Ffp377%3Enu%3D32%3B2%3E%3A%3C4%3E934%3E WSNRCG%3D3234%3C86362445nu0mrj

Or

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[jenseib]

Life was insanely crazy. No wonder I missed it. So happy for you. Love seeing all the pics of the value resorts.

I know how that is.

Working as a TA that specializes in Disney- that would be better than winning the lottery IMO!!! Love it! Enjoying your TR- thanks for sharing!


It is prety good! I can read all about Disney and not feel guilty about wasting the day away, I have to keep up for my job! :thumbsup2

I'm loving Movies! :) I actually think I wouldn't mind staying there.. it looks really nice!! :thumbsup2

loving your updates!

It was a gopod place. We like the Values, and I wouldn't hesitate to stay again in the future.

I bet they would look something like this.

http://images1.snapfish.com/232323232%7Ffp377%3Enu%3D32%3B2%3E%3A%3C4%3E934%3E WSNRCG%3D3234%3C86362445nu0mrj

Or

http://images1.snapfish.com/232323232%7Ffp35%3A%3Enu%3D32%3B2%3E%3A%3C4%3E934% 3EWSNRCG%3D3234%3C86362446nu0mrj

Those are just too cute. I may photoshop Claires head in there. :rotfl2:

[Daddy_of_Princesses]

I
Those are just too cute. I may photoshop Claires head in there. :rotfl2:
Knock yourself out. It will be cheaper than going to Disney again.

I'm loving Movies! :) I actually think I wouldn't mind staying there.. it looks really nice!! :thumbsup2

loving your updates!

The AS Movies is a nice place, but it kind of out of the way down by Animal Kingdom. It takes a bit to get to MK from there, but if that doesn't bother you it's a good place to stay.

[WDWRids]

Loving your photos!!! Looking forward to hear more!
:flower3:

[disneygeeks]

looking forward to reading more of your TR....can't wait :)

[jenseib]

Knock yourself out. It will be cheaper than going to Disney again.



The AS Movies is a nice place, but it kind of out of the way down by Animal Kingdom. It takes a bit to get to MK from there, but if that doesn't bother you it's a good place to stay.

LOL! But not as much fun

Loving your photos!!! Looking forward to hear more!
:flower3:

Thanks :cutie:

looking forward to reading more of your TR....can't wait :)

Thanks. I do half of an update done, but need to finish that off yet today

[jenseib]

I walked into the doors that go into Cinema Hall. As soon as I walked in, I spotted them just outside the gift shop. That was easy. I head worried I wouldn’t recognize them or find them.
We said hi and hugged. I have to admit, I was also relieved that I could understand them. They are from Austria, (for those who don’t know) and I worried about their accents a bit. I sometimes have a hard time understanding thick accents, but I had no problem at all with them. I asked Karin later if they could understand me OK as well, (I sometimes talk too fast) and they said yes.

They asked to see my room, so I led the way and showed them around. I knew this was nothing compared to OKW, where they were staying, but they seemed to like the refurbishment. They had stayed here several years ago themselves.

We then exchanged gifts. I gave them both a T-shirt I had made with a Disney Dream Design on it.

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I also gave them each a t-shirt that had Skip’s tractor pulling logo on it as well.

They gave me a bag full of goodies.
There was a cookie kit for Claire, which we made once I got home and they were so yummy, and Karin had made these really cute “Mickey pants” tissue holders. I just love it and it is always in my “Disney Dooney purse(s).”
Also a pot holder from Austria, which is technically too pretty to use, but I have, so I get good use out of it.

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Also in the bag was a bunch of candy. Claire loved it and gobbled most of it up with in a few days of me being home. And an Austrian CD as well.

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After a look around the room, we headed off to their rental car…which was a Ford convertible Mustang! I was riding in style!

We headed off to OKW (Old Key West) to have a look around their room as well. After all, this was an educational trip for me and I needed to see as much as I could..right?

On the way over, Karin told me that they had already eaten at Wolfgang Pucks twice. They had just arrived the day before, but it is a favorite of theirs. I have to admit, when she said the name, at first I had no clue what she said, and she repeated it and then it clicked. She said it the “correct” way, not the American way that I say it! LOL! Wolfgang sounded much better the way she said it and she said Puck more like how I would say pook.

We soon arrived!

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Tom did a fancy skid into the parking lot and the car did a 360 turn, landing us perfectly in our parking spot!


Ok, I might be exaggerating a bit on that one! LOL!

Karin showed me her little friend she had brought along.

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Their room was on the 2nd floor so we headed up and I tried to get a few of the details.

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Karin took me right out to the balcony and showed me their view. WOW!

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She also took me around through the laundry room, bathroom and into the bedroom and I have to admit, I was a bad picture taker here. I was in awe at how much room there was and how nice it was. I missed a lot of the picture opportunities.

I did get a picture of the bed though.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/jenseib/AEP%20day%201%20aug%202011/okwbed.jpg

A glance back at the bathroom.

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The main living area with kitchen was so big. I was shocked at the size. This is bigger than some people apartments. I think I have personally lived in smaller space than this before.

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Karin had Tom get us some glasses of wine and we sat down to talk. I’m not a super big wine drinker, but what ever they had…it was good! They kept on insisting I eat something or drink something. I then accused them of trying to get me drunk so they could laugh at me make a fool of myself. Every time my glass was about half empty. Tom would quick rush to the fridge to get more wine. Even if I told him no…he didn’t listen.

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We chatted till about 5:30 about a little bit of everything. It felt like we knew each other forever. We talked about DVC and they told me why they would never buy it…and the funny thing is, on their last day of their trip….they bought! I am so happy and jealous!

At 5:30 I decided it was probably time for me to move on. I didn’t want to take away from any of their plans.
We decided to do a few pictures before leaving. I hadn’t pulled out my SLR, so I just set the timer on my point and shoot. It wasn’t too bad, but I really should’ve put it on a tripod for a better shot…I was too lazy.

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And the one Tom took. He got us much better in the shot. I can’t remember for sure, but he might’ve had a mini tripod.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/jenseib/AEP%20day%201%20aug%202011/DSC_0236.jpg

I then asked them if they would pose with Phineas and Ferb!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/jenseib/Phineas%20and%20Ferb/karinandpandf.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/jenseib/Phineas%20and%20Ferb/tomandfandp.jpg

And they took one of me.

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[Wicket's Mom]

Aren't Karin & Tom the best! Meeting them was like getting together with old friends.

Ther room was really nice. We didn't get to see it as we had to catch up with the rest of our party.

Love your pix of the Pops.

[jenseib]

Aren't Karin & Tom the best! Meeting them was like getting together with old friends.

Ther room was really nice. We didn't get to see it as we had to catch up with the rest of our party.

Love your pix of the Pops.

They are just awesome people. I am so happy to have met them

[Poolrat]

Sounds like you had an awesome meet.

[hjd0411]

Great report! Loving reading all about it. The photos of ASM look great - the theming looks great! I've not been to that resort - I may have to do a bit of exploring next year when I get there!!
Thanks for sharing - look forward to hearing more. :surfweb: :flower3:

[Caretames1]

What an awesome meet! I think it's so nice to meet here (DIS) and then meet at Disney, espsecially when they are such nice people.

[jenseib]

Sounds like you had an awesome meet.

It was fantastic. They are wonderful people! If you ever get a chance to meet them....do it!

Great report! Loving reading all about it. The photos of ASM look great - the theming looks great! I've not been to that resort - I may have to do a bit of exploring next year when I get there!!
Thanks for sharing - look forward to hearing more. :surfweb: :flower3:

It's a fun resort. I only had a little time and I spent it expliring ant taking pictures. I would like to enjoy it a litttle bit longer. But after touring so many resorts this trip, it's hard to say where I want to stay, as so many were just great.

What an awesome meet! I think it's so nice to meet here (DIS) and then meet at Disney, espsecially when they are such nice people.

It was awesome. I am so glad I had the opportunity to meet them. When I saw my dates and got my airfare all take care of, I looked at her dates and asked if she was interested in a meet.

[disneygeeks]

I like the logo you made for the shirts...real cute.

[lauren_elizabeth]

I'm loving this report so far!

It sounds like the first meetup of the trip went great! OKW is definitely gorgeous! We stayed there in June and I fell in love with it. :love: I love the picture of all 3 of you... too cute!

[RinkyTinkyTinky]

Sorry I was way behind. I've been so busy trying to get ready for my trip.

I totally agree with you on ASMo. I have no idea why they would make a MD and HTLB area when there are many other movies much more popular than those. I like the classics myself. :confused3

LOVE all the costumes you picked out! They are all very cute!

So glad you had a great Dismeet! And OKW is very pretty!

[jenseib]

I like the logo you made for the shirts...real cute.

Thanks I made one for each of my fellow TA's as well...and of course one for me.

I'm loving this report so far!

It sounds like the first meetup of the trip went great! OKW is definitely gorgeous! We stayed there in June and I fell in love with it. :love: I love the picture of all 3 of you... too cute!


It is so pretty there. I will have to take a tour of the grounds in the future though. It looks very pretty.

Sorry I was way behind. I've been so busy trying to get ready for my trip.

I totally agree with you on ASMo. I have no idea why they would make a MD and HTLB area when there are many other movies much more popular than those. I like the classics myself. :confused3

LOVE all the costumes you picked out! They are all very cute!

So glad you had a great Dismeet! And OKW is very pretty!

I bet you are getting so excited. I can't wait to read all about it. Where did you et your graphics for your FE gifts. I don't know what I'll be doing next cruise, but I love your graphics and might try to make room numbers cards using that.

[Kathy Jetson]

Your day is looking great so far. Thats so cool you got to do a dismeet and get to check out OKW!

I got pictures of River 2 years in a row in that television at ASMo. One time his Mickey ears fell off and out the front of the tv and I got a shot of him hanging out of it trying to pick them up it was very cute.

I can't wait to hear about the rest of your day.

[Sunset Cliffs]

I am really enjoying your pictures of the resort. Thank you for posting so many! It seems like lately I keep reading TR's where everyone stays at Pop, and I start thinking that all of the All Star resorts are not as nice as Pop. It was nice to see a lot of details that I had never seen before.

I love your Dis meet! I have gotten to meet people from the Dis before and it has always been an amazing experience.

[RinkyTinkyTinky]

I bet you are getting so excited. I can't wait to read all about it. Where did you et your graphics for your FE gifts. I don't know what I'll be doing next cruise, but I love your graphics and might try to make room numbers cards using that.

I am really really excited. I just have so much to do. I think once all my chores/packing is done, then I will be able to truly get excited! :woohoo:

I found those Disigns here on the DIS. I altered them in Word to fit what I needed. Here's the link to the files:

http://www.4shared.com/dir/18428241/4b39460d/sharing.html#dir=18428241

She's got a ton of cute stuff on there so be prepared to want to do it all! I used the 'bottle cap' art for the sand bottle tags, and the 'sucker wrappers' for the bookmarks. Then I used the 'bag toppers' for the candy bags. I just kept playing around with it until it printed off the right size for snack sized ziploc bags. I wanted to more using her designs, but I figured I had enough. Have fun... it's addictive! :laughing:

Btw, you'll be seeing my version of your pillowcase in my next update. I had already decided to make a tote bag for DD to get the characters to sign, but then I fell in love with the pillowcase you got for Claire, so we made one of those too. I thought that was a really cute idea! Thanks for sharing that one!

[jenseib]

Your day is looking great so far. Thats so cool you got to do a dismeet and get to check out OKW!

I got pictures of River 2 years in a row in that television at ASMo. One time his Mickey ears fell off and out the front of the tv and I got a shot of him hanging out of it trying to pick them up it was very cute.

I can't wait to hear about the rest of your day.

I hope to take Claire there someday and get some shots. I don't know how long it will be before we all go back though. She could be a teen by then. :rotfl:

I am really enjoying your pictures of the resort. Thank you for posting so many! It seems like lately I keep reading TR's where everyone stays at Pop, and I start thinking that all of the All Star resorts are not as nice as Pop. It was nice to see a lot of details that I had never seen before.

I love your Dis meet! I have gotten to meet people from the Dis before and it has always been an amazing experience.

I do have to say, I still like Pop better, but AS Movies was a good choice as well. I think my love of Pop stems from it being the only place I have ever stayed on property prior to this trip.

I am really really excited. I just have so much to do. I think once all my chores/packing is done, then I will be able to truly get excited! :woohoo:

I found those Disigns here on the DIS. I altered them in Word to fit what I needed. Here's the link to the files:

http://www.4shared.com/dir/18428241/4b39460d/sharing.html#dir=18428241

She's got a ton of cute stuff on there so be prepared to want to do it all! I used the 'bottle cap' art for the sand bottle tags, and the 'sucker wrappers' for the bookmarks. Then I used the 'bag toppers' for the candy bags. I just kept playing around with it until it printed off the right size for snack sized ziploc bags. I wanted to more using her designs, but I figured I had enough. Have fun... it's addictive! :laughing:

Btw, you'll be seeing my version of your pillowcase in my next update. I had already decided to make a tote bag for DD to get the characters to sign, but then I fell in love with the pillowcase you got for Claire, so we made one of those too. I thought that was a really cute idea! Thanks for sharing that one!

Thanks for the link. I'll be chekcing that one oout too. I have a ton of stuff saved over the years, I should go through some of that as well.
I can't wait to see the pillowcase!

[stephielela]

All caught up!! I have the same fear about recognizing people I'm meeting... I'm glad it went so smoothly for you! Thanks for all the detailed pics, it makes me feel like I have been there!

[jenseib]

All caught up!! I have the same fear about recognizing people I'm meeting... I'm glad it went so smoothly for you! Thanks for all the detailed pics, it makes me feel like I have been there!

People seem to recognize me for some reason, but I always worry about that too. It went very smoothly!

[jenseib]

It was time for me to leave.
Karin then gave me a pin for my lanyard. I don’t collect pins, but had on the ones I earned from the Disney College of Knowledge. The average Disney goer does not have these, so I thought it was fun to wear these around. Karin gave me one for the “Mickey’s Magical Party” in Disneyland Paris. I was excited to have another unusual pin.

I had a wonderful time, but I didn’t want to take up too much of their day. I asked how to get to DTD and they insisted that they could drive me. I assured them that it was no big deal, but they were not taking no…kind of like the wine they were pouring for me all afternoon!

We headed out to the car and Tom put the top down this time!

I took a few shots on the way out. I wanted to capture some of the beautiful grounds.

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Isn’t this cute?

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I love this picture!!!!

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Karin pointed out things to me as we drove along. Even though we usually have a car while at WDW, we mostly use the buses, and I never really do a whole lot of looking at details of the area.

We passed the Treehouse Villas. That was pretty exciting. I never knew really where they were, and I could catch glimpses of them.

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And the fire station!

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Before I knew it, we had arrived at DTD. We said goodbyes and I thanked them for driving me around in the “cool” car. I was very happy to have met them. They are just wonderful, friendly, generous people.

I turned and took one last picture as the drove away.

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I turned to walk into Downtown Disney. This was the first I have ever seen the T-Rex.

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Now that the sun was shining and I had time to explore a bit, I put the point and shoot camera away and pulled back out the big boy.

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I took a picture of the T-Rex sign and realized I had some major fog on the lens…along with major sun on the lens. This is what you get when that happens…and I even tried to fix it a bit.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/jenseib/AEP%20day%201%20aug%202011/trexsign.jpg

I stopped between the new lego store and World of Disney and let the lens defog.
After it looked good, I shot some of the new lego structures.

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I wished I had a big ladder to stand on and get a good view of these. There were so cool, but hard to get good pictures of.

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A lot of the clouds in the background look like it may rain at any moment, but it didn’t feel like that, nor did it ever rain. It probably was off in the distance somewhere though.

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I wanted to get a picture of the lego family…BUT there was always someone there ……in my way, so I took a couple of partial pictures.

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/jenseib/AEP%20day%201%20aug%202011/legofamily2.jpg

[WDWRids]

Great pics of OKW and DTD. Love seeing the different room and resort photos. We have not stayed on property but will the next time (2 years) so wanting to find the best place for us. I take LOTS of pics at DTD - so many neat things!

[LuvEeyore]

I am loving this report and all the detail in the pictures!! Thanks for sharing. Cant wait for more.:surfweb:

[Caretames1]

Crusing in style!:thumbsup2 That was so nice of them to drive you to DTD.

Nice shots all around!:thumbsup2

I had major issues with my cameras fogging up on me. I swear everytime we'd go in somewhere and come back out they were fogged!

[jenseib]

Great pics of OKW and DTD. Love seeing the different room and resort photos. We have not stayed on property but will the next time (2 years) so wanting to find the best place for us. I take LOTS of pics at DTD - so many neat things!

2 YEARS! Oh My, I would be going crazy....but at leaxst you do know when you will be going. I have no clue when I'l lbe at the world again, though I hope in the next year or so. I am being more relaxed about because I know we'll be crusing next year at least. I do keep pricing out a few nights stay at WDW though before or after the cruise. If I went on Halloween I could catch the MNSSHP, something I don't see us as a family ever making it too. But then with QS dining and 3 nights stay and 2 day tickets, it would add another $1000 for Claire and I. I don't think I could get Claire there and then tell her we can only go to the party and not go to the parks the other days. LOL!

I am loving this report and all the detail in the pictures!! Thanks for sharing. Cant wait for more.:surfweb:

Thanks for reading along. I DO LOVE to take pictures. Editing on the other hand...well I like to do it, but it takes me forever to do and I just can't post htme as is....something in my brian makes me make sure I made the picture the clearest, sharpest it could possibly be (well that I can do at least). I too a LOT of pictures this trip too.

Crusing in style!:thumbsup2 That was so nice of them to drive you to DTD.

Nice shots all around!:thumbsup2

I had major issues with my cameras fogging up on me. I swear everytime we'd go in somewhere and come back out they were fogged!

I have nevert had the fog up issue before till it did it on the cruise. (though that was the first big trip that camera ever went on, now that I thin kabout it, but the lenses were the same) And then it did it a few times this trip as well. Must've been the humidity. I think normally when we go early March, it can be pretty warm, but not so much humid.

[Caretames1]

I think normally when we go early March, it can be pretty warm, but not so much humid.

We've only gone in Jan before this trip, so I never had fog up issue. My DSLR stayed fogged one morning for almost an hour! But then agian I felt the humidity so heavy that day!

[jenseib]

We've only gone in Jan before this trip, so I never had fog up issue. My DSLR stayed fogged one morning for almost an hour! But then agian I felt the humidity so heavy that day!

It's so annoying...isn't it. Which reminds me...I need to look for a new lens cap for one of my lenses. I left it at Cape May and was too lazy to ever go ask about it. I really should replace it though.

[stephielela]

I love the lego pictures! We always get our picture taken in front of the sea monster, it's a tradition!

[jenseib]

Next, I went over to World of Disney. It was such a strange thing to go in this store without someone with me wanting EVERTHING. Claire is good about shopping, but she does point out everything that she wants. I could spend as much time in here as I wanted and not worry about the over spending…….yeah right.

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I made a beeline to the bathroom first. All that wine I had drank was catching up to me.
Then it was time for a few pictures and shopping.

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I really love the 40th anniversary design of the Dooneys, but I can’t bring myself to pay the extra amount they want for these purses. I had a hard enough time buying the ones I do have. Ok, maybe it wasn’t that hard, but I can’t see myself paying extra for the same style of purse, only to have the 40th design on it. I wish I could though…I love them.

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Now if you think I just went through this store taking pictures…you are sadly mistaken! I was on a mission to find a few things. I figured since I could get 10% off using my Disney Visa, I might as well get the items I KNEW I wanted to get now.

If you have read my past TR’s, you know I have a Disney sweatshirt/hoodie obsession. I have 1 hoodie and 1 sweatshirt with the year 2007, one with the 2008 logo, one with the 2009 logo as well as another hoodie I just couldn’t live without from that trip as well. I didn’t make it to Disney in 2010, but my parents did and brought me back the 2010 sweatshirt. While cruising the Dream, Claire and I both got Dream inaugural voyage hoodies, and then when at WDW I looked for a 2011 one. They had like 1 adult style and I did NOT like it. I was bummed. It was going to be my first trip since 2007 that I didn’t get a sweatshirt with the year on it. I decided on a pink tie-dye style one and I do love it. You probably wonder what one does with all these hoodies…..well I wear them ALL the time. Just this week I have worn 4 different ones for different things.
Recently, while doing some online shopping, I found a new 2011 styled hoodie and I liked it. So my mission was to find it and get it!

And sure enough, I did!

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I also needed a new watch. I have had the same watch since 2007, which I bought in MK. I have changed the band several times, but this last time I seem to be having a hard time getting one to fit properly. The bands had changed the way they attach, and I keep catching the little clasp thing and the band falls off the watch. Luckily I have found the watch every time this has happened, but it’s time for a new one. (It actually happened this past weekend when I put that watch one to go shopping). I had looked for one here and there this past Spring, but never settled on one, so now it was time to do some serious looking. I narrowed it down to a few and then I decided this one was my favorite…and I might look at the others on a future trip.

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I got Claire a baby Dumbo. I thought this guy was so cute last trip and had decided that I would get it for her this trip.

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I also bought her some Princess tattoos, which I guess I never took a picture of.

I made it out of there alive, but a bit poorer.

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I then notice the Arribas sign. I had heard in the past how others have gotten a glass slipper there for their little princesses. I decided I should check this out too.

I found several different sizes and decided to just go with a small one for Claire with her birthstone on it. I had it engraved with her name as well.

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I then shot this picture because I just loved the window.

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The next stop was on my list to do as well…….

[jenseib]

I love the lego pictures! We always get our picture taken in front of the sea monster, it's a tradition!

That cool! :cutie:

[rndmr2]

Great shopping pics! I love that purse with the mickey balloons and I came close to buying it this past trip but I really can't see myself spending that $$ on a purse when I hate to carry them most of the time and usually just leave it at home or in the trunk and take my wallet in my pocket. :scared1:

I was also on a mission to find a watch this past trip but I never did find one I liked.

Love :lovestruc the Glass slipper!!

[WDWRids]

[QUOTE=jenseib;42999756]2 YEARS! Oh My, I would be going crazy....but at leaxst you do know when you will be going. I have no clue when I'l lbe at the world again, though I hope in the next year or so. I am being more relaxed about because I know we'll be crusing next year at least. I do keep pricing out a few nights stay at WDW though before or after the cruise. If I went on Halloween I could catch the MNSSHP, something I don't see us as a family ever making it too. But then with QS dining and 3 nights stay and 2 day tickets, it would add another $1000 for Claire and I. I don't think I could get Claire there and then tell her we can only go to the party and not go to the parks the other days. LOL!

QUOTE]

Oh my!! You must have brought me luck!! Heading back in March and staying at the Swan and Dolphin for a conference - will have the day before and the evenings to play around the most wonderful, magical place in the world!!!

[jenseib]

Great shopping pics! I love that purse with the mickey balloons and I came close to buying it this past trip but I really can't see myself spending that $$ on a purse when I hate to carry them most of the time and usually just leave it at home or in the trunk and take my wallet in my pocket. :scared1:

I was also on a mission to find a watch this past trip but I never did find one I liked.

Love :lovestruc the Glass slipper!!

I finally switched over to my to my other dooney I bought this spring. I was at the post office today, plopped my mickey purse on the counter, wearing my Mickey watch, wearing my 2009 sweatshirt , had a mickey t-shirt on and paid with my Disney visa and the lady siad I must really like Mickey.. :rotfl2:

[MisplacedTexan]

Oh my goodness!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE the slipper!!!! Can I ask how much you paid for it?/ Seriously thinking about that for my girls.

[disneygeeks]

My DW is a real hoodie junkie as well and I just bought my first one on our recent trip to DL and speaking of watches I got one of those as well,if you spend so $$ they will give you a watch for $15 so I thought what the heck. I hope your next stop is ghirardelli's...love that place. enough blabbering from me, time to get back to your fantastic TR :)

[jenseib]

Oh my!! You must have brought me luck!! Heading back in March and staying at the Swan and Dolphin for a conference - will have the day before and the evenings to play around the most wonderful, magical place in the world!!!

That is awesome!!! :banana:

Oh my goodness!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE the slipper!!!! Can I ask how much you paid for it?/ Seriously thinking about that for my girls.

Gosh, I'll have to find the receipt, but I am thinking with engraving and tax it was like $17 for the small one...maybe less.

[jenseib]

My DW is a real hoodie junkie as well and I just bought my first one on our recent trip to DL and speaking of watches I got one of those as well,if you spend so $$ they will give you a watch for $15 so I thought what the heck. I hope your next stop is ghirardelli's...love that place. enough blabbering from me, time to get back to your fantastic TR :)

Lets just say I am familiar with that deal too! :rolleyes1

[Sunset Cliffs]

The watch you picked is amazing! I really like it, and now I may have to look for it on my next trip!

I have to say that I don't have a daughter, and I am not much of a girlie girl, but I loved the glass slipper. I didn't know that they sold those! It looks so perfect with the name engraved on the side. If I had a daugther, I would get one for her.

Good job shopping!:thumbsup2

[jenseib]

The watch you picked is amazing! I really like it, and now I may have to look for it on my next trip!

I have to say that I don't have a daughter, and I am not much of a girlie girl, but I loved the glass slipper. I didn't know that they sold those! It looks so perfect with the name engraved on the side. If I had a daugther, I would get one for her.

Good job shopping!:thumbsup2

I have read about the slippers for a few years, but I never saw the store...and when I did this time I just had to go in and look. they were right by the door, so I didn't get to far in.

[Caretames1]

I envy your wandering around WoD! We got the "I'm bored" whine while looking at stuff we were interested, but as soon as Kadence saw the stuff she wanted it was all good!:lmao:

Dumbo is the cutest thing isn't he:lovestruc


That slipper is so cute, and the engraving is beautiful! Perfect gift for your princess!

Your watch is cute, I may have settled on one as well:rolleyes1

[jenseib]

I envy your wandering around WoD! We got the "I'm bored" whine while looking at stuff we were interested, but as soon as Kadence saw the stuff she wanted it was all good!:lmao:

Dumbo is the cutest thing isn't he:lovestruc


That slipper is so cute, and the engraving is beautiful! Perfect gift for your princess!

Your watch is cute, I may have settled on one as well:rolleyes1

It was nice. No one to complain about how hot or boring it was...and it was hot! I wish that day had about 5 extra hours so I could've done more.

[jenseib]

If you get the Passporter news letter, please scroll donw and take a look at the picture of the week! That would be mine! :banana:

this is what they chose.

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[mickeystoontown]

I saw your post on Facebook! Woo Hoo for having your picture chosen!:cheer2:

[stephielela]

Love your purchases!! I actually almost bought that 2011 hoodie today because it's on sale! I will be buying a DLR one instead while I am there. I can't imagine how nice and peaceful it would be to go into a store without Jack... I will be doing that onthe next AEP!!

[jenseib]

I saw your post on Facebook! Woo Hoo for having your picture chosen!:cheer2:

:thumbsup2

Love your purchases!! I actually almost bought that 2011 hoodie today because it's on sale! I will be buying a DLR one instead while I am there. I can't imagine how nice and peaceful it would be to go into a store without Jack... I will be doing that onthe next AEP!!

Don't even tell me it's on sale now. ;) I am avoiding the Disney store site though. I don't need to spend anymore for quite some time. :laughing:

[jenseib]

UGH!!! Double post

[RinkyTinkyTinky]

AWESOME! But I am not the least bit surprised that they picked one of your photos! :thumbsup2

[Poolrat]

I finally switched over to my to my other dooney I bought this spring. I was at the post office today, plopped my mickey purse on the counter, wearing my Mickey watch, wearing my 2009 sweatshirt , had a mickey t-shirt on and paid with my Disney visa and the lady siad I must really like Mickey.. :rotfl2:

:rotfl2::rotfl2: My friends think I am overboard with the purse and my earrings. :rotfl2:

I am just glad when someone does notice. :lmao:

[jenseib]

AWESOME! But I am not the least bit surprised that they picked one of your photos! :thumbsup2

Thanks

:rotfl2::rotfl2: My friends think I am overboard with the purse and my earrings. :rotfl2:

I am just glad when someone does notice. :lmao:

:rotfl2: I love it when they are noticed too.

[TinkerbellinNY6]

I have been following along on your trip report and enjoying it!

My mom and I just booked All Star Movies for our trip in December. I was wondering if your room was preferred or standard? I was just trying to figure what areas of ASMO was preferred and what wasnt.:goodvibes

[disneygeeks]

What is the passporter newsletter and if I can how do I go about getting it?

[dizneeat]

Awesome news about the photo, Jen!

Congrats, you take GREAT pics!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Caretames1]

Congrats! It is an awesome photo:thumbsup2

[jenseib]

I have been following along on your trip report and enjoying it!

My mom and I just booked All Star Movies for our trip in December. I was wondering if your room was preferred or standard? I was just trying to figure what areas of ASMO was preferred and what wasnt.:goodvibes

Thanks for reading along! Yes, I did stay in a preferred room. I think the Toy Story, Fantasia and Dalmatians are all preferred, while Might Ducks and Herbie are standard. I had no desire to stay in either of those sections, so I went with preferred. We have done preferred many times at Pop as well, and I personally like it better. Not that the walk is so bad, but because I tend to want to be near the pool and closer to Classic Hall and all the action.

What is the passporter newsletter and if I can how do I go about getting it?


Passporter is a site that has a lot of Disney info. They also put out books, which I highly recommend....and on there site passporters.com you can sign up for their newletter. They also have an online forum and pictures and all sorts of stuff. It's not nearly the size of Dis, but I do get some good info there as well.

Awesome news about the photo, Jen!

Congrats, you take GREAT pics!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks! I was excited. People all over the world are now looking at my picture. LOL!

Congrats! It is an awesome photo:thumbsup2

Thanks. I would say it wouldn't be one of my favorites, but it was unusual.

[jenseib]

Once Upon a Toy was my next stop. I was on a mission to get Claire a box full of potato head parts.

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I packed a box of parts as full as I could get it and had a CM double check to be sure it was “legal”. This ended up being a HUGE hit with Claire. We pulled the potato bodies out at home and she played with them non-stop for several days.

Some of the parts

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And a few more…she was yelling at me for “moving” them so I never could get pictures of all of them. LOL!

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That picture also includes the backside of the potholder from Karin and Tom…and some bracelets from AEP.

Of course she couldn’t let me take pictures with out her doing a little posing with a potato head.

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I came out of the store with a heavy potato box and then set these guys up for a shot.

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A few more random shots.

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By this time, lunch was a distant memory. It was time to eat…..and this was the place I had been longing for, for quite sometime. I hadn’t had anything from here since our 2009 trip!

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It was a little after 7 and the place was still hopping with a dinner crowd.

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I ordered the Full Montagu. I normally order the Tuna…which is WONDERFUL…..but this was a learning trip, so I went outside my comfort zone again…and I am happy I did, the sandwich was great!

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While eating, I called Claire and filled her in on my day and let her know that I had already bought her a few surprises. She was excited and doing well without me. She went to a movie with my parents and then got dropped back off at Skip’s Moms house.

I also did a little facebook updating from my phone and just sat and relaxed a bit.

After I ate, I went to explore the Christmas store.

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It was getting a little late now. I wanted to stop off at AS Movies to drop off my bags before heading over the Poly, where I planned to watch the fireworks. BUT…I wasn’t leaving without a stop at Goofy’s, where I was going to get chocolate dipped pretzel rods. I have a major thing for white chocolate on pretzels!

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I made my order of 3 pretzels and waited…taking pictures around the store. I swear it seems to take forever to have pretzels made here, but at least this time I got what I wanted. In 2009 the guy told me I couldn’t have white chocolate drizzled over a dipped white chocolate pretzel and he was slower than molasses. The girl today was perky and went right to work. It took awhile, but at least I could see progress. I got my pretzels dipped in white chocolate, rolled in peanut butter chips and then drizzled with white chocolate. MMMMMM!

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[stephielela]

Yum! I have never made it to Goofy's. I need an AEP so I can do all the things I don't usually get to do. I think it's great that you spent so much time going out of your "comfort zone". It seems like small stuff, ordering a different sandwich, but really, if you always do it one way, then even a little change like that is awesome. I want to have a trip like that, where I do things I wouldn't normally. I have some pretty serious Disney routines... :lmao:

[jenseib]

Yum! I have never made it to Goofy's. I need an AEP so I can do all the things I don't usually get to do. I think it's great that you spent so much time going out of your "comfort zone". It seems like small stuff, ordering a different sandwich, but really, if you always do it one way, then even a little change like that is awesome. I want to have a trip like that, where I do things I wouldn't normally. I have some pretty serious Disney routines... :lmao:

I have a lot of Disney routines too. I really wanted to try a few new things. I did do some old traditions...Mickey bar....but I wanted to mkae it a learning experience. The whole first day was new for me, since I normally am rushing to Mk as soon as I can.

[lauren_elizabeth]

Congrats on getting your picture in the Passporter news! That's awesome girl! :banana:

Stuffing the potato head box full of parts is always fun! Claire looks adorable holding him up!

Mmm, pretzel rods from Goofy's sound delicious right now! :lovestruc

[jenseib]

Congrats on getting your picture in the Passporter news! That's awesome girl! :banana:

Stuffing the potato head box full of parts is always fun! Claire looks adorable holding him up!

Mmm, pretzel rods from Goofy's sound delicious right now! :lovestruc

I was pretty excited. Thanks
She loves the potato parts. I'm glad I got them. Best $20 spent

I am starving right now and those preztel rods sound really good about now.

[disneygeeks]

thanks for the info on passports website

[Caretames1]

Some of my favorite parts Kadence got for her potato head were the wings and the Chef Mickey hat. She got the Christmas tree as well, so she could have her potato heads have Christmas!:lmao:

I bought Kadence the same Mickey head sundress Claire's wearing in the photo above! We got it in the store where Jasmine & Aladdian do their M&G.


Mmmmmm EoS! I am so hungry right now! And I had a very yummy preztel rod in Sept:cloud9: I have no munchies in this house! UGH....Thats probably a good thing:rotfl2:

[jenseib]

thanks for the info on passports website

sure thing! :thumbsup2

Some of my favorite parts Kadence got for her potato head were the wings and the Chef Mickey hat. She got the Christmas tree as well, so she could have her potato heads have Christmas!:lmao:

I bought Kadence the same Mickey head sundress Claire's wearing in the photo above! We got it in the store where Jasmine & Aladdian do their M&G.


Mmmmmm EoS! I am so hungry right now! And I had a very yummy preztel rod in Sept:cloud9: I have no munchies in this house! UGH....Thats probably a good thing:rotfl2:

Claire loved the tinkerbell hair I got for the potato heads. :rotfl:

I debated on the dress the whole trip, and I bought it the last day. I wasn't sure on size either, as I wanted it to last for a future trip, so I went with the 10 which is pretty big...but by the time we go next, it should fit pretty good....and if not I can do something with the straps so her "goods" aren't showing. :rolleyes1

[jenseib]

These wonderful treats looked so good!

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I was really tempted to get these as well….but I held off.

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My treats were finally done! Boy, I didn’t expect THAT price! In 2009, the treats were a snack credit. They no longer are, but I still didn’t think it would be over $9.00 for 3 pretzels…….Oh well….I would enjoy them.

I made my way towards the bus stop.

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I had to wait a bit for the bus, but it wasn’t too bad for DTD. I find the bus system there is the WORST of all of WDW. It just takes forever usually. There were some line guard type guys and I was impressed. They really made people stick to a spot, no leaning on the rope, no line jumping…it was kind of nice actually. The bus came and I rode in a pretty crowded bus back. Of course we had to stop over on the other side of DTD (where I never see people get on or off), and then stop at the other 2 All Star resorts as well. I talked to a lady next to me on the bus. She was very nice. She was there for an anniversary trip and was having the time of her life.
I made it back to Movies and took a few pictures. I actually should’ve went straight back to the room and left my bags and got moving again, but I didn’t.

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I dropped off my bags, freshened up a bit, the best you can do with sweltering heat at all hours of the day and night and worked my way back to the bus.

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I never actually went into the gift shop, something I wish I did do.

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As I walked to the bus stop, I saw a bus just pulling out and the MK line was empty! Dang it!!!! I JUST missed the MK bus…..I should’ve moved a little faster. Time was flying by and I knew I would be cutting it very close at getting to the Poly before Wishes started.

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I tried a few shots in the dark while waiting…but they really didn’t turn out so great.

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A bus finally arrived and we were on our way. I quickly walked to the monorail and rode it over to the Poly. I watched my watch tick tick tick…I pulled out my camera and started setting it to the settings I wanted….tick tick tick…. I pulled out my remote shutter release and attached it to the camera…tick tick tick….I even got the tripod out and extended it as best I could….tick tick tick…..We made it to Poly and I went at a jog to get to the beach. The fireworks were starting already.
I have NEVER been to the Poly and had I known better, I wouldn’t have set up shop right there near the pool. I found out later…AFTER the fireworks, that there were better views just a little further down the beach.
OH well. I know for next time. I have to say I did not enjoy the view and I was just stressed and sweating so much at this point,...... that it took this neat, new experience and made it less magical. I am glad I did it though. I just wish I would’ve made it a bit earlier so I could’ve scoped out my options and play with my camera a bit.
This is what I took. I am NOT happy with the shots at all.

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And that’s the end of the half way decent pictures. I took many more, but they are big blobs OR I cut half of them off. One shot is very colorful…but you only see a very small portion of them because I didn’t have them in the frame well. I guess it was a good learning experience.
I then decided to try and take a few more shots of the view.

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I saw them bringing the water parade back and tried some shots of that too. They were actually putting it away and you could see them go forward and then back up and disappear into the unknown.

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[Tinkermom76]

OK all I have to say to you right now is WHAT THE HECK?!?!

You describe this yummy pretzel and make my mouth water an NO PICTURE :scared1:

Not Nice :rolleyes1

[stmize]

your pics are awesome. Your friends that you met up with, was that a 1 bedroom at OKW. That's our home resort as of last Nov. We stayed in a studio at OKW in May which is very spacious, then in Sept my dh and I stayed in a studio at the WL which was nice and we are staying in a 1 bedroom at OKW and can't wait.

[dizneeat]

your pics are awesome. Your friends that you met up with, was that a 1 bedroom at OKW. That's our home resort as of last Nov. We stayed in a studio at OKW in May which is very spacious, then in Sept my dh and I stayed in a studio at the WL which was nice and we are staying in a 1 bedroom at OKW and can't wait.

Yes, we stayed at a 1 bedroom - you are going to love it! So much space!

[disneygeeks]

It's to bad your pix of the fireworks didn't turn out so good but like you said you will know better for next time and the picture of the treat on a stick at the top of your post look very yummy....not sure what they are but yum yum :)

[jenseib]

your pics are awesome. Your friends that you met up with, was that a 1 bedroom at OKW. That's our home resort as of last Nov. We stayed in a studio at OKW in May which is very spacious, then in Sept my dh and I stayed in a studio at the WL which was nice and we are staying in a 1 bedroom at OKW and can't wait.

Yes it was a 1 bedroom.

OK all I have to say to you right now is WHAT THE HECK?!?!

You describe this yummy pretzel and make my mouth water an NO PICTURE :scared1:

Not Nice :rolleyes1

I do have a picture. I think it will be in the next update. LOL!

Yes, we stayed at a 1 bedroom - you are going to love it! So much space!

:thumbsup2

It's to bad your pix of the fireworks didn't turn out so good but like you said you will know better for next time and the picture of the treat on a stick at the top of your post look very yummy....not sure what they are but yum yum :)

I think you are referring to the Mickey looking carmal apples. I didn't have a Disney version, but Patty, one of my fellow TA's makes those and they are really good!

[Daddy_of_Princesses]

I have NEVER been to the Poly and had I known better, I wouldn’t have set up shop right there near the pool. I found out later…AFTER the fireworks, that there were better views just a little further down the beach.




You can get better pictures a little further down the beach. The island isn't in the way. You will know better next time.

[Sunset Cliffs]

The description of your pretzel rods made me think, "That's my kind of pretzel!" I really hope you are going to post a picture of them because I need a vision of what I will be buying next time. :laughing:

We watched the fireworks from the Poly beach one time, and we sat down the beach a little, just because the area near the pool was pretty full. We felt like we had a great view of the castle and the fireworks. It definitely was a Disney moment for us, because we had no idea what to expect. Hopefully you will be able to do it again soon and get the outcome that you wanted.

[stmize]

Yes, we stayed at a 1 bedroom - you are going to love it! So much space!

I loved the pics that Jen took of your room. If I remember right she said you bought into dvc your last day there. Which resort?

[jenseib]

You can get better pictures a little further down the beach. The island isn't in the way. You will know better next time.

I did see that after the facr. which really bummed me out. But I was in such a hurry that I didn't even look, I just set up shot and started shooting. I will definately get their early next time so I can take time to set up and get what I want....or at least try.

The description of your pretzel rods made me think, "That's my kind of pretzel!" I really hope you are going to post a picture of them because I need a vision of what I will be buying next time. :laughing:

We watched the fireworks from the Poly beach one time, and we sat down the beach a little, just because the area near the pool was pretty full. We felt like we had a great view of the castle and the fireworks. It definitely was a Disney moment for us, because we had no idea what to expect. Hopefully you will be able to do it again soon and get the outcome that you wanted.

They are so tasty...I do have a picture, whic I think wil lbe posted in tomorrows update, but it's not a great picture. Terrible lighting. But they tasted wonderful! :lovestruc

I don't know when I'll be back to Disney, but if I get a chance, I do want to try it again. I kepp trying to think of ways ot add a few days to the cruise trip next Nov..either before or after. If I go before, I can probably catch the last MNNSHP if I fly in on Halloween. If I go after I could probably catch the first MVMCP. I've already ran the numbers and it would be kind of costly to go for those extra nights. If free dining was out then, it would be more diable...but I'll have to wait and see how things work out.

[DisneyBoundinDec]

too bad you didn't know to go on the beach for the fireworks at the Poly.. I LOVE watching them from there.. :thumbsup2

that sandwich looks YUMMY!! I have NEVER eaten at EoS.. I need to when I go down for the AEP. I decided to stay an extra day to see everything that I don't get to see during the week.

Loving your report!:thumbsup2

[jenseib]

too bad you didn't know to go on the beach for the fireworks at the Poly.. I LOVE watching them from there.. :thumbsup2

that sandwich looks YUMMY!! I have NEVER eaten at EoS.. I need to when I go down for the AEP. I decided to stay an extra day to see everything that I don't get to see during the week.

Loving your report!:thumbsup2

Good idea! You won't regret it. I don't know if you have an AP, but if you don't, you should get 5 day hoppers with the AEP. If staying a day later, you can not go to the park on one of your busy days (Or your MVMCP day) and save that day for your last day. On our Cirque Du Solei (I know I boutchered that spelling) I never made it to a park so I could've gone to a park if I stayed on day later. They do have an expiration but I think it was a few days after AEP ended. You are going to have such a good time. Are you doing a PTR? If not, I sure hope you do a TR when you get back. I would love to compare notes.
One of the best things we got was a book for travel agents with all sort of resort info. In my opinion this book should be given to every TA who graduated the CoK. It's very helpful.

[rndmr2]

Too bad your Wishes Pics didn't come out like you hoped. I have only been there a couple times and never for fireworks so I wouldn't know where to go either.

I love those pretzel rods. I got some as snack credits in May but they were the already made ones, I guess the "Make your own" are the ones that aren't snack credits.

[meeko_33785]

I just now noticed that your new trip report is up and caught up with what I had missed so far. Sounds like a fun first day.

The refurbed rooms at All Star Movies look nice, but I miss the bedspread, old movie posters, star showe curtain and the popcorn lightning fixtures from the old one. I'm glad to see the film strip tile mosaic in the shower is still there though.

Looking forward to more updates. :)

[DisneyBoundinDec]

Good idea! You won't regret it. I don't know if you have an AP, but if you don't, you should get 5 day hoppers with the AEP. If staying a day later, you can not go to the park on one of your busy days (Or your MVMCP day) and save that day for your last day. On our Cirque Du Solei (I know I boutchered that spelling) I never made it to a park so I could've gone to a park if I stayed on day later. They do have an expiration but I think it was a few days after AEP ended. You are going to have such a good time. Are you doing a PTR? If not, I sure hope you do a TR when you get back. I would love to compare notes.
One of the best things we got was a book for travel agents with all sort of resort info. In my opinion this book should be given to every TA who graduated the CoK. It's very helpful.

Is it the Disney Resorts reference guide? You can get them now on DTA.

Well, I guess I'm not getting a full day by myself there.. I'm leaving on Saturday, but I am thinking that we get done pretty early on Friday so I will have all day Friday to myself.

I'm not doing a PTR, I am going to try to finish up my TR from LAST November! :scared1: It's my goal to finish that this week.. I may have time to start a PTR, its just so hard for me to get on here that much to do that I have been so crazy busy!!

BUT, I will do a TR once I get back!! But this time I will have it mostly typed up and finished before I start posting it here! :lmao:

[jenseib]

Too bad your Wishes Pics didn't come out like you hoped. I have only been there a couple times and never for fireworks so I wouldn't know where to go either.

I love those pretzel rods. I got some as snack credits in May but they were the already made ones, I guess the "Make your own" are the ones that aren't snack credits.

I thought all were no longer snack credits, but you could be right. They wer good though. Worth the money

I just now noticed that your new trip report is up and caught up with what I had missed so far. Sounds like a fun first day.

The refurbed rooms at All Star Movies look nice, but I miss the bedspread, old movie posters, star showe curtain and the popcorn lightning fixtures from the old one. I'm glad to see the film strip tile mosaic in the shower is still there though.

Looking forward to more updates. :)

Hi Meeko! :cool1: I heard the old rooms were pretty nice, but just getting worn out looking. I like the new ones, but they do have a more generic feel now as all the Values seem to be taking on this look.

Is it the Disney Resorts reference guide? You can get them now on DTA.

Well, I guess I'm not getting a full day by myself there.. I'm leaving on Saturday, but I am thinking that we get done pretty early on Friday so I will have all day Friday to myself.

I'm not doing a PTR, I am going to try to finish up my TR from LAST November! :scared1: It's my goal to finish that this week.. I may have time to start a PTR, its just so hard for me to get on here that much to do that I have been so crazy busy!!

BUT, I will do a TR once I get back!! But this time I will have it mostly typed up and finished before I start posting it here! :lmao:


No it's different and much better. I have that one too, but the one they gave us at AEP is so nice with a lot of info in it. Both are nice, but I personally like the AEP one better.

[jenseib]

A shot of Space Mountain and then I headed back inside for a bit.

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I stepped inside the Poly for a bit and did a quick look around. I “should’ve” went and got my very first dole whip, but I was thinking.

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I am going to be the odd one out here…but I wasn't overly impressed with the Polynesian. I thought it looked worn and nothing super fantastic. Maybe if I had some day time experience there, I might change my mind, but the only great thing going for it was being on the monorail line. I think it is grossly overpriced. But again, I have never stayed there, and not been in a room…so if anyone would like to pay for me to stay, I will and get you an honest opinion!
It was around 11 now and I headed back to MK to catch a bus. It was PACKED at the MK bus terminals.. I wasn’t even thinking before hand, but I believe the park closed at 11 (though it had EMH’s till 2) I debated heading back to AS Movies or going to Animal Kingdom Lodge to check it out. I was just too tired though and got in line for Movies…..and waited…and waited…and waited some more. I saw about 3 of every other bus come by, but no Movies bus. It was still incredibly HOT, I was sweaty, near a bunch of other sweaty people, I was tired, thirsty, and I had the worst headache. I waited over 30 minutes before a bus came. It was ridiculous. But 2 did show up, so I made it on a VERY full bus…ALL going to Movies. No bus sharing this time around….YAY!
It was right about midnight when I arrived back at Movies. I quickly ran back to my room, grabbed my mug and went and refilled it before the food court closed. It was actually pretty busy in there too.
I took some ibuprofen and let it do it’s magic!

Time for a bit of a snack!

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I ate about half of them and then went to explore some more…yes it is now almost 12:30 AM and I am going out for a stroll!

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[DisneyBoundinDec]

we LOVE the Poly!! :lovestruc
I do think you need to actually stay there to appreciate it.. and actually use the pool and all the amenities..

Love all your pictures of movies.. did you use a tripod at night? those are so clear!

[Tinkermom76]

Time for a bit of a snack!

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MMMMMM thank you!!!! I would never have thought of peanut butter chips and white chocolate

[mickeystoontown]

Let's see what all I wanted to comment on......oh yeah, you did a great job stuffing the box full of Potato Head parts. You got a bunch!

Good for you trying something new at Earl of Sandwich. Do you know that we have never eaten there? I keep saying we just have to try it but never do.

I agree that the buses at DTD are the worst. It's hard to figure out which side goes with which resort and then they always seem to run late. At least they had castmembers watching over the bus stop the day you were there.

I hate that you didn't get to the Polynesian in enough time to scope out a really good spot to watch and take pictures of the fireworks. We watched them from the Poly one year after the luau. Speaking of the Polynesian, I kinda sorta agree with you on the Poly. I like it but I don't love it. But, I haven't stayed there either (too hard of a hit to my pocketbook) so I can't form too much of an opinion on it.

[dizneeat]

I loved the pics that Jen took of your room. If I remember right she said you bought into dvc your last day there. Which resort?

Yes, we did, we bought into DVC on our very last day. We decided on SSR - mainly for the treehouses, :rotfl2: but OKW is still our favourite! :thumbsup2




And to Jennifer .......

I am the other odd one out who doesn't get the Poly! So true what you said and I HAVE been in a room, just not stayed there. No balcony doesn't cut it for me either! :laughing:

[jenseib]

we LOVE the Poly!! :lovestruc
I do think you need to actually stay there to appreciate it.. and actually use the pool and all the amenities..

Love all your pictures of movies.. did you use a tripod at night? those are so clear!

I hear of so many that love it, but I just wasn't all excited over it. It wasn't horrid, but for the price, it wasn't for me. Now if I had the chance..I would still stay there and give it a try! ;)

MMMMMM thank you!!!! I would never have thought of peanut butter chips and white chocolate

It is the BEST!!!! Have you ever had the white chocolate Reeses peanut butter cups...Oh MY WORD...Pure heaven. I have a thing for white chocolate and a thing for peanut butter, so the two together....well it's better than sex.


Let's see what all I wanted to comment on......oh yeah, you did a great job stuffing the box full of Potato Head parts. You got a bunch!

Good for you trying something new at Earl of Sandwich. Do you know that we have never eaten there? I keep saying we just have to try it but never do.

I agree that the buses at DTD are the worst. It's hard to figure out which side goes with which resort and then they always seem to run late. At least they had castmembers watching over the bus stop the day you were there.

I hate that you didn't get to the Polynesian in enough time to scope out a really good spot to watch and take pictures of the fireworks. We watched them from the Poly one year after the luau. Speaking of the Polynesian, I kinda sorta agree with you on the Poly. I like it but I don't love it. But, I haven't stayed there either (too hard of a hit to my pocketbook) so I can't form too much of an opinion on it.


You do need to try it. It's a great sandwich. You must be pretty busy. I haven't seen you around much.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks that about the Poly. I didn't want people throwing things at me. LOL! But it just wasn't super fabulous in my opinion. It is pretty though, and in time it may grow on me.

Yes, we did, we bought into DVC on our very last day. We decided on SSR - mainly for the treehouses, :rotfl2: but OKW is still our favourite! :thumbsup2




And to Jennifer .......

I am the other odd one out who doesn't get the Poly! So true what you said and I HAVE been in a room, just not stayed there. No balcony doesn't cut it for me either! :laughing:

Ok, we can now form a club...there is 3 of us, so that makes it official! I wonder why they didn't put balconies there? You would think that would be a must for a resort of that theme.

[Tinkermom76]

It is the BEST!!!! Have you ever had the white chocolate Reeses peanut butter cups...Oh MY WORD...Pure heaven. I have a thing for white chocolate and a thing for peanut butter, so the two together....well it's better than sex.



No I have never had those :scared1: I will have to look for them!!!

[rndmr2]

Sorry it took so long to get a bus. It happens to me too, when it is late and crowded, it seems like the busses come for every resort except the one you are staying at!

Love your pics of the resort. We stayed at ASM a few years ago, in the Toy Story section, it's so neat. That big Woody didn't always have that film strip wall around him, I think too many people were climbing on him since he was easy to get on because he is sitting.

[Sunset Cliffs]

Thanks for posting the picture of the pretzels. It was everything I'd hoped & dreamed it would be. :laughing: Definitely getting that next time.

The Poly is so much better in the day time, in my opinion. The grounds are really relaxing when you have been going all day at a park. We like to sit outside and just listen to the music near the pool with a drink. I have not stayed there, but my sister did last Christmas so we checked out her room. I will agree with you that the rooms are very over priced. She had the 40% off PIN code or she would not have stayed there. I will say that the rooms are HUGE compared to other resorts and we had 5 adults and one child hanging out in the room, and we did not feel cramped at all. There are other nice amenities, but overall you are paying for the location and the larger rooms, I think.

[stephielela]

:goodvibesThe Poly just always seems so crowded to me! I have eaten there a couple times, but never stayed, but the lobby area and the upstairs of the GCH always seems so packed. The pool does look amazing though. I think everyone has their own tastes though. Like I'm not a fan of the Contemporary either but I LOVE the Grand Floridian so I would stay there in a heartbeat!

[jenseib]

No I have never had those :scared1: I will have to look for them!!!

They are hard to find. Usually around holiday times they bring them out again, but not as much as they did a few years ago.

Sorry it took so long to get a bus. It happens to me too, when it is late and crowded, it seems like the busses come for every resort except the one you are staying at!

Love your pics of the resort. We stayed at ASM a few years ago, in the Toy Story section, it's so neat. That big Woody didn't always have that film strip wall around him, I think too many people were climbing on him since he was easy to get on because he is sitting.

I did see pictures of years ago without the film strip, and thats what I heard. Too many kis were climbing all over it so they put up a fence. Buttmer, because it takes away from the picture, but I can see their point too.

Thanks for posting the picture of the pretzels. It was everything I'd hoped & dreamed it would be. :laughing: Definitely getting that next time.

The Poly is so much better in the day time, in my opinion. The grounds are really relaxing when you have been going all day at a park. We like to sit outside and just listen to the music near the pool with a drink. I have not stayed there, but my sister did last Christmas so we checked out her room. I will agree with you that the rooms are very over priced. She had the 40% off PIN code or she would not have stayed there. I will say that the rooms are HUGE compared to other resorts and we had 5 adults and one child hanging out in the room, and we did not feel cramped at all. There are other nice amenities, but overall you are paying for the location and the larger rooms, I think.

I never made it over in the daytime. Hopefully in a future trip I can. I did get over there on other night during this trip, and it was very crowded!

:goodvibesThe Poly just always seems so crowded to me! I have eaten there a couple times, but never stayed, but the lobby area and the upstairs of the GCH always seems so packed. The pool does look amazing though. I think everyone has their own tastes though. Like I'm not a fan of the Contemporary either but I LOVE the Grand Floridian so I would stay there in a heartbeat!

Patty and I went over on another night and it was so crowded then...but I can't tell you why yet... LOL!. I might have to kill you then. :laughing: Ok, it really was no big deal, but I'm just waiting till I get to that part of the TR, which will be about a year from now at the rate I'm going. :confused3
We did tour the Contemporary and I wasn't impressed at all with the lobby area. But the rooms there are very nice.

[Daddy_of_Princesses]

I stayed at the Poly last year. The big plus is the monorail, but for the money I would rather stay at AKL. Add a monrail there, and I'm hooked, either that or give me a back way into the Animal Kingdom Park that I can walk through instead of waiting 20 minutes for a bus that takes 5 minutes to get to the park.

[Disney9.9.10]

Hi Jen! :)

I'm joining in a bit late here, but I wanted to stop by and comment anyway! I too am a Disney-aholic, and I am currently working my way through TA courses! I think that it is so fantastic that you took a Disney 'learning' trip!

You took a lot of really great pictures, but it is too bad you didn't have a better picture taking experience at the Polynesian. It really is a great resort though, and like you said, you may feel better about it if you stay there.

I look forward to reading the rest of your report!

[DisneyBoundinDec]

Are you doing a PTR? If not, I sure hope you do a TR when you get back. I would love to compare notes.
One of the best things we got was a book for travel agents with all sort of resort info. In my opinion this book should be given to every TA who graduated the CoK. It's very helpful.

okay.. I couldn't help it.. I started a PTR. I just got my updated itinerary today and got too excited not to share!!:rotfl:

[Caretames1]

I feel ya about waiting for a bus:headache: It's the only thing that took us outta the Disney spirt( just for the moment!)

Your Pretzel rods looked sooo yummy!

I am really amazed at all the themeing at Movies!

[jenseib]

I stayed at the Poly last year. The big plus is the monorail, but for the money I would rather stay at AKL. Add a monrail there, and I'm hooked, either that or give me a back way into the Animal Kingdom Park that I can walk through instead of waiting 20 minutes for a bus that takes 5 minutes to get to the park.

I would like to stay at AKL too. But you are right, it's so far out andI do wish there was an easier way to get to AK.

Hi Jen! :)

I'm joining in a bit late here, but I wanted to stop by and comment anyway! I too am a Disney-aholic, and I am currently working my way through TA courses! I think that it is so fantastic that you took a Disney 'learning' trip!

You took a lot of really great pictures, but it is too bad you didn't have a better picture taking experience at the Polynesian. It really is a great resort though, and like you said, you may feel better about it if you stay there.

I look forward to reading the rest of your report!

Congrats to you! If you ever get a chance, I highly suggest going on an AEP trip. It's a lot of fun. And if I can get my rear in gear..you will actually get to read what we did! :rotfl:

okay.. I couldn't help it.. I started a PTR. I just got my updated itinerary today and got too excited not to share!!:rotfl:

I joined in!

[jenseib]

I feel ya about waiting for a bus:headache: It's the only thing that took us outta the Disney spirt( just for the moment!)

Your Pretzel rods looked sooo yummy!

I am really amazed at all the themeing at Movies!

Buses can be frustrating....but they can be fun and exciting too.

[Tinkerbellcrafter]

Great report! Joining in. I had the opportunity to be a Disney by myself 2 years ago for a day, it was strange for me. I love your pictures!

Can't wait to read more!

BTW, I read your trip report about the Dream before we went on our cruise on Sept 4th on the Dream. You had some great tips that we used. Thanks!

[jenseib]

Great report! Joining in. I had the opportunity to be a Disney by myself 2 years ago for a day, it was strange for me. I love your pictures!

Can't wait to read more!

BTW, I read your trip report about the Dream before we went on our cruise on Sept 4th on the Dream. You had some great tips that we used. Thanks!

Thanks for joining in! I had a good time alone, it was different, but the nice thing swa it truely wasn't alone because I met up with my fellow TA's the next day. I think if I did the whole trip solo it would be a bit weird....but I would do it if I had too. :laughing:

[jenseib]

Andy’s books.

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I went and sat on a bench for a bit. It was still really hot. I was amazed how it never cooled down even slightly.
I started talking to some people there. One guy had recently moved to South Carolina. I said to him that he must not be originally from the South because he had no accent. Sure enough he was from New York state. Then something funny happened. I have mentioned this a few times in the past in other reports….he asked me if I was from Ohio. He said I definitely had that accent.
I must REALLY have the Ohio/Michigan sound. Though I think I sound completely normal…even monotone. But I have had this asked of me MANY times over the past few years. Most ask if I am from Michigan. When we traveled in Tennessee a few years back I had someone ask me… and then again that same trip as we were driving home and IN Southern Ohio a guy at a restaurant asked me as well. (Southern Ohioans do tend to have a bit of a southern accent). And since then I have been asked/told that randomly as well. No one says anything to my husband…just me. But I think we all sound the same. LOL!
After talking a bit to him and several other people, (it was amazing how many people were still out and about that late at night), I wandered around a bit more to get a few last shots for the night.

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This girl posing was actually one of the people I had talked to earlier on the bench. She asked what I was doing and I told her, so she struck a pose. LOL

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I headed back to the room to call it a night.
First I played around with Phineas and Ferb and took a few shots to send Claire.

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It was around 1 AM now so I lay down and wrote up some notes of the day and watch a little bit of Stacy. My eyes got a bit too droopy and close to 2 I was out like a light.

[rndmr2]

Cool night pics of the resort. Wow you were up late! Hope you don't have too early of a morning! I hear you about the accent thing. I am originally from Philadelphia and that area has a pretty distinctive accent (and it's own slang/vocabulary too) and I have had people ask me here in NY if I am from Philly.

[jenseib]

Cool night pics of the resort. Wow you were up late! Hope you don't have too early of a morning! I hear you about the accent thing. I am originally from Philadelphia and that area has a pretty distinctive accent (and it's own slang/vocabulary too) and I have had people ask me here in NY if I am from Philly.

I figure I talk so monotone they just want to go to sleep. LOL

[lledman]

I love all your resort photos, my middle son would love to stay at Movies - maybe one day.

[mickeystoontown]

Very cool night pictures of the resort. I am a big fan of the Toy Story movies so I really enjoyed this last set of pictures.

That's funny that someone asked where you were from based on your voice. I have no idea what somebody from Ohio is supposed to sound like so I probably would have never asked. :laughing: We speak with a super Southern accent so I am used to people asking me where I am from when we go to other States.

[stephielela]

I had no idea there was THAT much Toy Story stuff there! If it wasn't for wanting to try AoA I would totally be staying at Movies next time! Jack ADORES Toy Story (and all other Pixar movies).

[DisneyBoundinDec]

HOW DID YOU FUNCTION!!! I can't believe you stay up so late!! I am going to be a mess getting up so early!! :scared1:

[Woth2982]

Such nice night photos of ASmovies! Everytime you post them I get more excited about my stay!

[Caretames1]

Kadence is now asking if we can stay at Movies for our new trip:lmao: She loves all you pics and wants to know if you slept with P&F?:rotfl:

At 2am, I would have been sleeping on a park bench!:eek: