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disney<333

01-06-2012, 07:41 PM

Sorry for the delay in getting started! I had issues with getting my computer and Photobucket to cooperate, but now we're good to go. The trip was December 22-27 and it we hadn't been in the parks in over 2 years, so we were all VERY excited.
The plan for December 22nd was to leave at 8-9ish. Mitch was up late at night with work so I doubted we would leave at our original time, but I was going to be flexible. I had my alarm set for 6:15 and used the alarm, "Bell Tower!" I thought it was appropriate for the day.:rotfl2: I had to go on Facebook and say that it was a Disney day and then I went back to sleep. At 11, we started getting all our stuff into the Altima. We have a mini van, but it is almost 10 years old and so we don't trust it for long car rides. It's still in great condition and it will become Emily's soon. We had 3 carry on compliant hard rolling suitcases, one big suitcase, two big beach bags, a big, rolling laptop bag, and a duffel bag. No, we were not moving there. You have to pack EVERYTHING for winter. We packed bathing suits and gloves! I actually wished I had packed some tanks, but I thought there's no way in December. Boy, was I wrong. We had 2 hot days, but GORGEOUS weather. No rain!
Mitch was getting annoyed but after several tries, we got it all in! Of course when we left, the bellhop made it look so easy!
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We filled up the gas tank and were on the road by 11:30. We live in South Florida and Disney is only a 3 hour drive. I am SO glad I don't have to fly to Disney! I don't know how you guys can pack with the TSA rules and with luggage size regulations. Also, I HATE flying. At about a quarter to one, we stopped for lunch. We had the peanut butter and jelly that I had packed and saved about 30 dollars. At the rest place, we saw our neighbors from across the street! What a small world. They were coming home from Disney with their whole family. We talked for a while and they have us 7 FPs for any ride in Epcot. We were so excited because it meant we could ride Soarin' that nigh! yay!
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Rest of the trip was nothing to write a book about. Besides, I already rambled a lot. At around 2:30 we saw this beauty:
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Yay! We found our resort, the Dolphin with out getting lost AND with out a GPS. Like the kids would say, "We're bosses!"
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Amy was excited:
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The lobby:
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At check in, we got some exciting news.
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We got an upgrade,

But not any upgrade, we got the ULTIMATE upgrade.....

A junior suite with a connecting room!!!!!!:cool1::cool1::cool1: We could NOT believe it. I knew from this point that this was going to be an amazing trip. I had mentioned that we were celebrating DD's sweet sixteen when I booked. This would not be our only pixie dust from the Dolphin. Did I mention how much I LOVE that place?! We stay there for free on Sheraton points, and only pay for the resort fee and parking. We had to pay two resort fees since we had 2 hotel rooms, but the extra 12 bucks a day was so WORTH it. We were on the 7th floor, East Wing. Facing the Dolphin, from the boat dock, we were on the far left, on the balconies.
Mitch and I had the suite with a king bed and the girls had the connecting room with queen beds.
A few room pics: (Not everything, I took more later on in the trip)
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The junior suite will be in another update.
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We could see the Dolphin, Boardwalk, and the boats from our balcony. I enjoyed Facebooking and eating breakfast each morning.
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We were all on cloud 9 and just so happy to be in Disney World. I went to go park the car and asked my family to wait for me before going to see our room, but no they just had to go check out their crib. We got to the room, turned on Stacy and unpacked. It was about 3:30 at this point. Mitch had to set up his laptop and do some work emails so, I went with the girls to explore the resort. We were going to Daisy's Garden, but I got side tracked when I saw Vera Bradley from the window of Lamont's. We did not buy anything, because we wanted to see everything there is first. We saw some people playing a matching game with a CM. You get three tries to pick two of the same card and if you win, you get a pin. This became a big hit. The girls each won a pin.
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disney<333

01-06-2012, 08:09 PM

[SIZE="3"][COLOR="Purple"]Continuing on if I may, and I can in a scientific Figment-free manner.
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Mitch got a lot of emails in that he had to take care of, so it wasn't until around 5 that we were able to go out. Our plans for the evening were to go to Epcot.
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During the summer, we will watch a movie on the beach when we have more time. We did do the campfire twice this trip. It's so much fun. AND you can have as many sticks and marshmallows as you desire for free. I highly recommend this.
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We had to exchange our AP vouchers in for the real deal! This only took about 5 minutes, and we were ready to go.
Not sure who's this is, but I do NOT have Donald.:(.
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The CM at the turn style said the park was only half full. Only three days before Christmas!!
If you're coming in from the International Gateway go straight to get to FW, it's SO much quicker than going right.
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We saw Alice and Marry Poppins in the UK, but their lines were already cut off. Alice's handler said she was going to be in the MSEP tonight. Is that allowed?!
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disney<333

01-06-2012, 08:10 PM

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Look at how empty it is! There an ADR for Le Cellier for 4 at 5:00 2 weeks before!!
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We were hungry, so we went to the Land for dinner.
Amy was the one complaining about being starving, but she just had to stop to check out every CM's pins. She is a big pin trader and wears about 15 pins now on her lanyard. I think it giver her an extra 5 pounds.:rolleyes1
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Sunshine Seasons was empty! Only half the tables were used.
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I hope food pictures aren't important because these are my only ones!
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SS used to be my favorite CS, but we were all so disappointed. The food was dry. Emily could not eat her chicken, and so I took it to the CM and she gave me a brand new meal of chicken. That is why I LOVE Disney. The CMs are amazing. Maybe it was just an off day at SS, but we will try out some new places before we return. There are a lot of CSs I want to try in Epcot. We've only been to SS, EU, and Liberty Inn, so we have some work to do.
We digested our food for a little while, went to the bathroom, and then used some FPs from our neighbor to ride Soarin'. Standby was 80 minutes. Line with FPs was 30 minutes.
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I missed you and your voice, Patrick!
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Soarin' was amazing as ALWAYS!
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When we got out of the land it was 7 and we wanted to go on Figment, but it had just closed for the night. We settled on Spaceship Earth instead. The wait was only 5 minutes.
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We were having such an amazing time and it was only the first night! There was so much more fun to be had still! Weather was gorgeous and crowds were light. I was comfortable in shorts.

MeMom

01-07-2012, 05:46 PM

disney<333

01-07-2012, 07:31 PM

Mitch and Emily live in the ocean, apparently. Their picture was funny faces and they just goofed off with theirs (I doubt they even chose the correct language!), while Amy and I took the task of designing our future rather seriously.
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At this point Mitch and I wanted to walk around the World and the girls wanted to go on some more rides so we split up. The kids went on Test Track single rider and Miss Space-Green for their first time. Amy was terrified to go on, but of them ended up loving it and now it's on their must do list for every time. Test Track single rider had a 15 minute wait and MS was walk on. Like I said, this was our first time in a Disney theme park since Thanksgiving 2009 and I could remember where the bathrooms are, but we got lost and even had to ask for directions to get to attractions. I did do well in the WS, however. I didn't use a map, because I refuse to be one of those people staring at maps and looking like they have no clue in the world where they're going. I didn't take any pictures at this time. I just held hands with my hubby and we took in all the sights and were just happy to be in Disney. At about a quarter to 9, we met back up with the kids at Nemo and we walked right on. The sign said 5 minutes, but that's because it takes 5 minutes to walk up to the front. I don't know what Disney was thinking when they built that huge queue. It never has a line. Same thing with my Target. I live in a small town and I think my Target parking lot is as big as Epcot's.:rotfl2:
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We got off and Crush was already closed. There was only about 3 families in the seas. We walked out at around 9:05ish and started to make our way to the International Gateway via Canada. Illuminations was going to be at 9:30. There was people in the WS, but it was still very light. It looked like September and it was 3 days before Christmas. Where were all the crowds?! We were going to go as far as we can and just stop where we landed right before the show started. We made it to the UK and got second row seats right on the water. There was 5 minutes until the show started.
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disney<333

01-07-2012, 07:45 PM

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Starting the day after Thanksgiving, Illuminations has a Christmas ending and this was my first time seeing it. It is regular Illuminations and then afterwards they have a 5 minute Christmas ending. I could not help it. I cried. Each country lights up one at a time and they say "Goodwill to men" in their language. It's amazing. When it ended, we walked with passion to the boat. We wanted to get there before everybody else. We got seats on the first boat, which was pulling up as we arrived. There was another boat pulling up as ours lift. The boat launch service was awesome. First stop was either YC/BC or BW. We were feeling pretty wild still, so we got off at the BW and walked around for a little while. There was a little girl sitting in a chair getting her caricature done and she had just had enough. She threw herself out of the chair and starting kicking and screaming. She was done. One second happy, and the next huge meltdown. I'm glad my days of that are way over. There was some kind of act that was drawing a huge crowd, but we couldn't see so we continued on to find the lobby.
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The resorts are decorated really nice for Christmas. We visited 6 on this trip. I told the girls about George, and we all wanted to meet him.
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There was one teen swimming.
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In the summer, we will be taking some late night swims at Disney. We LOVE swimming at night at our pool at home, but we only use the pool from May-October.
We got back to the room at 10:30 and lights were out at 11. We kept the connecting door open. We were having such a great time and it was only the first day. We were off to such a magical start.
Coming up next: Will we make 8 AM rope drop?

disney<333

01-07-2012, 07:49 PM

The trees in the resorts are so big and so beautiful. I did get to visit quite a few resorts on this trip, so I have a ton of pictures of awesome Disney Christmas decor.

So cool about your upgrade. What a great way to start a trip!

Soarin' - I could ride it ever single day of a trip. ::yes::
I love visiting resorts. It's nice to see all the different decorations and it's a great way to escape the crowds. On this trip, I visited the BW, BC, YC, GF, Poly, and WL.
The upgrade definitely made a nice start to the trip.
I think I could ride Soarin' every day of my life.:thumbsup2

disney<333

01-14-2012, 09:03 PM

The plan for the next morning was to make rope drop at the Magic Kingdom, which was at 8. Easy for some of us, others not so much. I set the alarm on my phone for 6:30 and Emily woke me up at 6 and said "Come on! We're going to be late." Like a little kid at Christmas! Emily is my early riser as she wakes up at 5:30 for school. Amy, on the other hand, would sleep until noon, if she was allowed to. I promised E that we would get there on time if we woke up when the alarm went off. That got her to go back to sleep for 15 minutes. Mitch knew he had a phone call for work at 11 and so depending on the amount of email he would either do RD with us or meet us after his phone call. He was able to come with us and got moving fairly quickly for somebody who claims to tolerate Disney for us. Amy was not easy to get moving. We had breakfast in the room, which we brought from home. Donuts, muffins, bananas, etc. I took my phone and breakfast and went out on to the balcony. It was 65 the high of the day was going to be almost 90. I called the front desk because there was something wrong with the AC. Whenever I tried to make it warmer, it would not move. Someone came to look at it right as we were walking out of the door at 7:20, so we had to explain the situation to him. We got to the bus stop at 7:30 and a MK bus pulled up as we were approaching. The bus was mostly empty and everyone got seats, but that's because we had to go pick up everybody and their brother at the Boardwalk, Beach Club, and Yacht Club. I was getting nervous because I desperately wanted to beat the train to the train station. At 7:54 we pulled into the parking booth. The pulled up to stop number 3 at 8:02 and we were in the parks at 8:05. We just missed the opening show, which I have never seen.:(
We got to the parks just after rope drop each time this trip and I have to say I like this method better. The crowds are gone and you can make your way to where you're going with out having to rush.
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Hello, my pretty!
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I was so happy to be seeing the castle! It had been over two years. My castle and I needed a reunion.
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I have the same sweatshirt. The back says "Where there are no strangers, just friends you have not met"
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I was a little snappy happy, in case you have not noticed.
Good morning, tomorrowland.
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First ride of the day- walk on.
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We all went individually. Emily, who is in Driver's Ed, was horrible and blamed it on not having enough leg room. Yea, right.
Emily really liked it. Now I had done some research on the best MK rope drop raid plan and my family was doubting me. "Shouldn't we be riding Mission Space?" "The line for Peter Pan is getting longer as I speak" I said that I know what I am doing and will take full responsibility for any issues. The park was empty and it was 8:15.
Second ride- again, walk on.
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I rode with Emily and Amy and Mitch rode together. We got stuck for a good 5 minutes in the first room of shooting. The walls went up, but you could not shoot. It was cool to take time to take it all in. When it did restart, our scores were reset. Aw man! I have to get all of my 200 points again!:rotfl:
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No I don't suck at Buzz that much, this was right after our scores were reset.
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Some scores at one point. I don't know who they belong to.
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Reached pic limit.

disney<333

01-14-2012, 09:26 PM

Red neck ride pics:
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Amy and Mitch went to go ride Space Mountain, which had a short line, while Emily and I made our way to Fantasyland.
I don't have a 3 year old, but I requested to ride Dumbo because he was lonely and we can't have that. Also, this would be our last ride with the same view. Dumbo is now closed and Storybook Circus is opening March 12. That is the first day of the girls' spring break and we hope to take a short trip. After all, we have APs.
Isn't this a pretty sight?! We made it onto the 2nd round.
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Like mother, like daughter, and daughter's daughter. What do you think Jill and MeMom?!:lmao:
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Soarin' to control tower, we are ready for take off. Oops! Sorry! Wrong park.
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I'm going to miss this view, but I am excited about whats to come.
Emily snapped a pic of herself.
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And one of us
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A look over the wall. A lot has changed in 3 weeks.
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MK was empty!
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I know we rode Peter Pan, but I can't find the pics. We also got FPs.
Next was a walk on Pooh! This was our first time seeing the updated queue, but no one was playing with it. Do people normally play with it? Is it just because the line was almost walk on?!
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Hello, Christopher Robin. You bring back many memories of when my girls were little. You were very important to Emily growing up.
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Emily and I both cried because of nostalgia during the new movie last summer. Amy did not remember it. It's a shame they took Pooh off of Disney Channel. It's so sweet and innocent. We are grateful for the ride having original CR. I don't think today's littles know who he is.
Another self portrait of E.
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Mitch called when we in the Pooh gift shop and said they were done with Space and the Teacups and we agreed to meet up at the entrance to small world. He said he was already on. I said we'll wait for you outside of the exit and we'll ride all together. We waited 20 minutes. I think they got stuck or something.
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disney<333

01-14-2012, 10:01 PM

The girls were taking videos through out the trip and when we were waiting to be let inside one of them said "Say hi guys!" We obliged and said "Hi guys!" As did our 'extended family.' A family, who was on their first trip, also said "Hi guys" and called us their extended family. Then when we got into the stretching room, the daughter said "Let's stand with out extended family.":rotfl:
I don't remember who rode with who. I think it was Me with Mitch and the girls together. I read about how they changed the ending when the ghosts go in your car, but completely forgot about it. We all got a hoot out of the ghosts exchanging their faces for ours. It was hot when we got off, so we went to the bathroom to change into our shorts, which were in the park bags.
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I don't know why I didn't jump in for a pic. Donald is my favorite. :confused3 The group in front of us had a great experience with Donald. One kid was wearing Donald ears while the other two were wearing Mickey ears. For the picture, Donald positioned the Donald wearing ears kid with him and positioned the other two very far to the side. It was so funny!
It was a good thing Amy's pin necklace has some Donald pins or else he would of freaked out.
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It was after 10 at this time and time for a snack. We went to Sleepy Hollow and got a soft serve, ice cream cookie sandwich, and a funnel cake. The ice cream cookie sandwich was good, but I'm not sure about the other two. I was FP runner because Mitch's leg was bothering him. I walked with passion to Main Street to get FPs for Mickey and then to Frontierland to get Splash FPs. Mickey does not affect your ride FPs, but the princesses do. You have to get the Mickey FP before the ride and not the other way around. Very important!
On my way, I got a little side tracked.
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Lots of fun distractions to distract me from my task. I was racing the rate of the ice cream's melting process.
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People were just arriving and I had already gotten so much done.
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Goodbye for now, Castle.
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On to Adventure Land. Lines were short here.
Check out the crowds.
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After obtaining FPs, I made my way back to Sleepy Hollow and finished the ice cream cookie sandwich! SO GOOD! Only a snack credit, too, if you're on the DDP. You get two giant cookies with a lot of ice cream in between. It's $4.50 OOP. Total for the snacks was $17.
11:00 was approaching and Mitch had to go find his way towards a quiet spot for his phone call. He found a place by Tony's. We were both relieved, because we thought he would have to go a resort. The girls and I went to go see the fairies. The wait time said 15 minutes, but we waited 10. The fairies are Amy's favorite. I updated my Facebook status and said "11:00 2 days before X-Mas and the longest line in the park is 30 minutes." I could not believe how low the crowds were. The CM had to keep reminding us to stay on the blue tiles, we could not contain our excitement, including me. We got to see 2 fairies. There is usually 3, though. We saw Rosetta and Tink. They were such a hoot! Rosetta saw E's b-day button and asked her how many seasons she was turning. Rosetta also complemented the garden on my shirt. She had cute way of asking where we're from, but I can't remember it. I know she called Amy's pin necklace treasures. That's all I can remember, but we had great character interaction with both Tink and Rosetta. Sorry for the blurry pics, I gave the CM my camera.
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Next was pirates, right as we walked into the line, Mitch called and said he was done so we got out of line to meet up with him. We got in line for pirate goofy. Mitch came back with celebrating buttons for the girls and happily ever after buttons for us. I told him that they are for just married couples. He still insisted we where them. What a cutie! Bless his heart.

disney<333

01-14-2012, 10:29 PM

We had great interaction with Goofy too! Amy dropped something and Goofy bent down, picked it up, and dusted it off with his shirt. The handler said "Careful, Matey! Don't lose ya treasures."
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After, we walked on Pirates. Some more crowd shots:
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We had gotten Jungle Cruise FPs at some point and went to go use them.
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Our skipper was Tyler. He was great. I recorded the whole thing on my Iphone while I took pics on the camera. This was common through out the trip. These butterflies can grow from 12 inches to a whooping 1 foot. Some say they are the rulers of the jungle.
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I told the guy at the bottom, Hauntus that he can't outrun a rhino. Now that rhino is trying to Poke-a-Hauntus.
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It's the backside of water! You can see that at home. Well you can, but you'll just hit your head on the back of the faucet. Trust me, I speak from experience. Be careful! Ginger snaps! She's one tough cookie! I'm sorry!! That was a crummy joke.
I could take a picture of the elephants because they have their trunks on.
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Now comes the worst part: the return to civilization. Please watch your children. If you lose them, 24 hours later, they become property of Walt Disney. We will glue their feet to IASW and teach them the song in 15 languages. When I was 13, I was hula girl. It's an awkward age anyway. If you enjoyed this, then I'm Barbara and this has been a day at the MK and if not then this is MeMom and a Mingo just went flying! :rotfl:
I was outstanding. You're welcome, but now I need you guys to be out standing. It's like the same thing my dad said to me "Happy Birthday, Tyler! The free ride's over. Get out!" Watch your mouse as you scroll down, and if you don't watch your mouse, watch your language! There's kids everywhere! Come on! You know the corny jokes are hilarious. I remember the jokes because I just watched the video.
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It was 12 and time for lunch. On the way, I got Pooh FPs for later.
We went to Pinoch. We all shared the meatball subs,which are amazing. I highly recommend them. Lots of empty tables, but we just stayed on the first floor.
We had a nice growing collection of FPs!
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After lunch the prince and princesses went to the bathroom to wash up.
It was 1:00 at this point and Mitch's leg was starting to bother him and he wanted to go back to the resort. I wanted to stay for the parade at 3:00 so he went back alone. I felt bad, but he said he could have the whole bed to stretch and nap.
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disney<333

01-16-2012, 08:00 AM

E took these two pics. She's very into photography.
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Proof that I DID go to Disney
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Amy went to go use an FP for Space while Emily and I went on TTA. Amy got done before it because yup, you guessed it, we got stuck. We were stuck right at Mickey's Star Traders where they say "This is a great time to people watch! You never know why you may find" And guess who found! Amy. You're good two for two. Once we got off we went into Monster's Inc because it was just starting.
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I always love the laugh floor. It's too cute. I'm always hoping that Mitch will be picked as that guy, but he wasn't there. The two headed Monsters names were Sam n Ella. For the mind reading part, they chose an Asian guy, who barely spoke any English. That made things interesting.
I don't think Monsters and TTA took an hour, but these are my next pictures. Maybe we went in the gift shop or got a snack.
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While I do admit to stinking at Buzz, that better not be my final score.:scared1:
I think Emily was making a funny face. Yea, we'll go with that.
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I told Amy when to look at the camera, but she was too focused to look up for even a split second.
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There was some fun going on at the stage, so we went to go investigate. There was music, characters, and hula a hoops.
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There was a hula a hoop contest that we just had to do. Amy and I did it, but Emily was afraid of looking like an idiot in Disney World, so she recorded us looking like an idiots. Oh, and trust me, I did. I think my max was 5 spins.:rotfl: Amy, however, took it home and won her round. It was her and another girl and they were both just not going to give up. This went on for 10 minutes. Did I mention it was really hot?! Then we had to wait for the final round, which Amy would be in. The girl who came in second from Amy's round ended up winning the next round and it was them two plus another boy from the round before Amy's in the finals. Confused yet?!
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I think by the time it was Amy's turn again she lost interest and so we continued dancing for a few minutes with the characters and then went to go get a spot for the 3:00 parade or did we?!
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MeMom

01-16-2012, 08:49 AM

Like mother, like daughter, and daughter's daughter. What do you think Jill and MeMom?!:lmao:
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I can't see Jill going for it, but I'll try to convince her. :upsidedow

This is perhaps a little more 'out of the box' than we get. ;)

If you enjoyed this, then I'm Barbara and this has been a day at the MK and if not then this is MeMom and a Mingo just went flying! :rotfl:

Poor Mingo! I hope he has found many feathered friends in the Treehouse. I picture him safely nestled in the top of a tree with a Disney bird of some kind or other nurturing him like one of her own. :lovestruc

Trent would be a great Jungle Cruise skipper. He is very quick-witted and could play off of the guests very easily. He would also be a good Crush in Turtle Talk or a monster at Laugh Floor. I need to send him back down there to work in WDW this time. A cast member discount at resorts is sounding lovely. :goodvibes

oboedm

01-18-2012, 07:52 PM

Great TR so far! Emily takes such great pictures! Hopefully she can keep that hobby-- or make it into a career! She has talent!

disney<333

01-18-2012, 09:20 PM

I can't see Jill going for it, but I'll try to convince her. :upsidedow

This is perhaps a little more 'out of the box' than we get. ;)

Poor Mingo! I hope he has found many feathered friends in the Treehouse. I picture him safely nestled in the top of a tree with a Disney bird of some kind or other nurturing him like one of her own. :lovestruc

Trent would be a great Jungle Cruise skipper. He is very quick-witted and could play off of the guests very easily. He would also be a good Crush in Turtle Talk or a monster at Laugh Floor. I need to send him back down there to work in WDW this time. A cast member discount at resorts is sounding lovely. :goodvibes
Just giving some ideas for CRT.:lmao:
I guess Mingo thought he could fly after seeing flying carpets. Hope he gets founds and sent back to Alabama.
While the resort discount would be nice, I don't think Trent is willing to go from a personal trainer to pretending to drive a boat in a circle. I'm sure he would be great at it, though.:goodvibes
Emily wants to go to UCF and have a part time job as a photopass photographer. She'll probably end up there. I'd like to go visit the campus on one of our trips. If she goes there, then that would mean a lot more Disney trips. :cool1:
Great TR so far! Emily takes such great pictures! Hopefully she can keep that hobby-- or make it into a career! She has talent!
Thank you! I will have to tell her you said that. IK it's going to mean a lot to her. She's been into photography for almost 5 years now and the pictures get better and better. She's always expressed an interest in it and says she'd like to do something with it. Her college dream is to go to the University of Central Florida and have a part time job working in Disney as a photopass photographer.:goodvibes

MeMom

01-19-2012, 05:19 AM

MrsFerrell

01-19-2012, 03:31 PM

stalking er uhm following you

disney<333

01-30-2012, 09:24 PM

I am going to guess that my CRT outfit will be the same as most every other Disney day outfit - a cheap t-shirt, some cheap capris, and a pair of Crocs. I am one of the 'stylingist' ones around, as you know. ;)

Who knows if we will ever see Mingo again? I hope he is having fun wherever he is, and if he makes it home to us, I hope we are not too boring in comparison to living in Disney World, but I am not holding out much hope. He may escape again as soon as he gets a chance. :laughing:

No, Trent would not give up his current job situation. We could all find our niches in Disney World, if it paid enough and if everyone could move down there. I would miss the Tennessee seasons, though. I love the fall, and even though I do not like winter after New Year's Day, I guess I better stick it out here. I have a job I hope to retire from in about five years, and then maybe I'll be moving to Alabama to spend more time with my girls. We'll keep Disney a fun thing rather than a work thing. It is a great experience as far as the College Program, so I hope that works out for your budding photographer. :thumbsup2
Not as exciting, but still stylin'. :cool1::goodvibes
I think Mingo knew that Disney is more fun than Bella's house and Bella will come to visit.
It's already spring down here. Being closer to the girls will be nice. I love having my mom and grandmother down here half the year. Disney would lose its magic, I think, if I worked there. If Emily worked there and tried to ruin the magic, I think I would just cover my ears.
stalking er uhm following you
Thanks for coming over!:goodvibes

disney<333

01-30-2012, 09:47 PM

It was 2:30 at this point and so we started making our way toward Main street for the 3:00 Christmas Parade. Did I mention it was really, really hot?! Starting to see a problem? A CM told me that the parade didn't come to Main Street until 3:30 that this one starts in Fronteir Land. Ugh! I made a mental note of that when planning but completely forgot. The girls wanted to go to the pool. We decided to have a snack and use a FP and then see what time it is.
Oh, and we stopped for Photopass Pics and had some magical shots done. Of course, the card was lost.:headache:
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Snack:
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I bought fat free Klondike bars at Walmart yesterday. Not the same thing, but if you close your eyes, it works. But you're not in Disney, so it's not negative calories.
We had FPs for Mickey to use, but both the princesses and Mickey had a 10 minute line. I was willing to wait for princesses, but the girls weren't feeling it. (Mich went back to the hotel!)
At first the Mickey CMs didn't know where to put us with our FP but then we got to cut the whole line.
We were first in line and standing behind a closed door. A CM came out of the door and then there was a knock. The CM instructed us to ask who it is.

Mickey jumped out

AND

Grabbed MY hand and walked me to his meet and greet. I felt like I was 5 again. Priceless!
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More pixie dust! Minnie must of decided not to go shoe shopping with the Christmas Eve eve crowds because she was there too. Yay!
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I like to go up with the girls, but then I hand my camera to the CM and don't get the best pictures. Oh well! Can't have your cake and eat it too. It was 3 at this point and the girls really wanted to leave. Fine, we can leave. Compromise. We had 3 more full days. I could make it back for the Christmas Parade, right?!
Bye MK! See ya later.
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Amy looking at pins. A common site.
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A YC/BC bus was waiting so we hopped on that and walked to the Dolphin. Emily and I went through the side and Amy went out through the BW and got back much faster. The whole way E was making a video about how guilty we should feel and how bad we are. :rotfl:
Back at the resort:
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Amy and I went to the pool while Emily and Mitch napped. E came down towards the end right as we were packing up and was annoyed. Then we all went upstairs and napped for our big night out. Everyone, except for Amy, who was doing a little art project kit they were handing out in the lobby. She had a growing collection of them. Cute little things like making a picture frame or a little scratch art stocking. We had a surprise when we came back up waiting in the room for us.
Coming up next:
What's the surprise? How do we spend our night? Is Amy o.k with out a nap.

MeMom

01-31-2012, 04:38 AM

It was 3 at this point and the girls really wanted to leave. Fine, we can leave. Compromise. We had 3 more full days. I could make it back for the Christmas Parade, right?!

I hope you ended up seeing the parade before you left.

oboedm

01-31-2012, 07:17 PM

OOH! What a great cliffhanger... need another update right now! =)

disney<333

02-05-2012, 04:53 PM

I hope you ended up seeing the parade before you left.
Unfortunately, we never saw the parade. I did see things that I wasn't planning on seeing, however. I really just went with the flow this trip and it ended up being the best trip ever. I'm not too sad that I missed it because it's not that long and I can always it on Youtube.
OOH! What a great cliffhanger... need another update right now! =)
Pictures are uploading to Photobucket right now!

disney<333

02-14-2012, 10:54 AM

On our way up to the room from the pool, we decorated cookies.
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I'm not sure who the artist of this is, but don't judge a book by its cover.
When Emily and I were in the shower, (Having 2 showers was just magical)there was a knock on the door.
A surprise for the birthday girl.
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So sweet of the Dolphin. Emily was on cloud nine.
We weren't sure about what we wanted to do on this evening. We could go to Epcot for EMH, DTD, DHS for Fantasmic, mini golf, go back to MK to our FPs. The possibilities were endless.
It was 5:15 when we left the room and we went down to the boat dock.
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We hopped on an Epcot boat and got off here.
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Amy really wanted to do the campfire and we all wanted to see the Beach Club, so this was perfect.
The campfire is on the BC beach, right under the slide. The campfire is complementary and there is no limit to the amount of marshmallows you could have. We weren't really hungry, just wanted to roast them.
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After the smores, we went into the Beach Club lobby to wash our hands from the marshmallow sticky-ness.
Then we went into the marketplace.
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Amy has always been afraid to talk to strangers. She needed a new pin back and I read on the DIS that you can ask at the cash registers that they have them there. Amy wanted me to ask, but I made her do it. She was timid at first, but then her and the CM talked for about 10 minutes.
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We were in BC for about half an hour and then we decided from there to take a bus to the MK. It was about 6:10 at this point. The bus stop was crowded. People had been waiting for a while. After about 15 minutes, a MK bus came, but it was stuck at the gate. Two more buses came behind it. They were stuck for about a good 5 minutes. The MK bus finally made it's way in, dropped its guests off, and then left. The MK bus behind it was the one going to the MK.
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Hope Cindy wasn't late to the ball.
Finally at the MK:
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Oh, and this was my first time EVER going bag-less. I used a Vera Bradley tech case, but other than that, tengo nada. I never used a bag at night, but brought it during the day and it was only used for autograph books.
It felt good to skip bag check.
Hello, my pretty.

Main Street was busy. It was around 7:00 and people had already parked themselves down for the 9:00 parade and there was an 8:15 Christmas Castle Show. I wanted to see that. I couldn't believe the crowds-- it had been empty during the day.
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We went to go use FPs for Pooh and waited a while even in the FP line. Maybe you wait now with the new-ish queue.
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Coming up next: The happiest cruise that ever sailed..... or not.

oboedm

02-20-2012, 05:11 PM

Great update! Love the picture of Amy in front of the castle with the partners statue peeking out behind!

disney<333

02-20-2012, 09:12 PM

Great update! Love the picture of Amy in front of the castle with the partners statue peeking out behind!
I had to go back and look at it! It is a good picture of her. She got braces since Disney.
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I haven't been on the DIS lately as much as I would like to. Real life gets in the way. Mitch got home the other day after being gone on business for two weeks. I have been subbing a lot. Also, I am in the process of selling some of my art work. The kids activities keep me busy as well. Emily is on the school softball team. They had their first two games this past weekend and won both 21-1 and 13-2. She also just finished Driver's Ed! Thank goodness! Driving her there on time every Saturday morning at 8 was beginning to be the end of me. Amy had ortho surgery last week and made a great recovery. She is doing color guard for her school. Their choreographer is fantastic! All of the shows the choreographer does comes in first every week. Amy's school is no exception. My mom, her cousin, and Amy are going to Disney on Thursday and staying until Sunday. They're staying at Pop! I'm not sure what parks they're going to. My mom and her cousin are deciding because they never go. Amy has an AP and will be back many times so she is just tagging along. I am staying back and babysitting my 102 year old grandmother. It's the only way my mom can go and she does so much for me. E has too much going on with school and such to go. IK they're going to have a lot of fun. Today we booked our Chicago trip! We're going June 17-21. Mitch has a convention for work there and we're tagging along. Best part is we're flying for free with our miles. Then we'll come home for two weeks and Emily will have surgery during then before the girls go visit my mom in NJ for 3 weeks. I'm not sure about a summer Disney trip. It might be just too hot for me to enjoy. I'm looking at end of March, memorial weekend, summer, and end of september. We'll go for one or two of those and then of course Thanksgiving. Going to work on an update right now!

disney<333

02-20-2012, 09:27 PM

After Pooh, we hopped in line for Small World! I had been in Disney for over 24 hours and hadn't taken a ride on this happy cruise yet. Some people don't do IASW. I, on the other hand, have to. I am not in Disney World until I am on this. In 2008, when we returned to Disney after 6 years we were originally going to do dare I say Universal. It was half the price and we thought the kids might be too old for Disney. One night, I took a peak on the Disney website and the home page had a video of IASW. I was in tears and knew there was no way we were going to that other place. We might of also came to the MK just for IASW when we found out Emily was on the way. Hey, we were locals back then.
Back to the present, well the TR, anyway. The wait was about 5 minutes, but that was long enough for a meltdown. Amy felt that she was being dictated. (Remember, no nap for her!) She had a specific order in which she wanted to go on the rides, but it didn't make any sense. It was hopping around the park like a maniac and everyone's feet were tired. I told her that we're going to do the attractions based on where we are, but she could choose where we wanted to eat dinner. She then said she wanted to go around by herself. Not happening! She was unhappy for a little while. She really is such a sweet girl, just the day had caught up to her.
I think Mitch made her happy again by letting her record the ride on his new 4S. I apologize in advance for the amount of IASW pics.
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I'm going to have to end here for now Photobucket is not cooperating.

DisneyWorldPlanner

02-20-2012, 09:41 PM

Love all your photos! Christmas at Disney is the best! How Fun!!! :love:

disney<333

02-22-2012, 11:05 PM

Photobucket and the DIS are cooperating at the same time, so we're good to go.
Join the happiest cruise that ever sailed.
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Did I ever say how awkward it was being a hula dancer on this when I was 13?!
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The time was now:
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and the castle show was in half an hour.
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Mitch and Amy were going to ride Space with FPs and Emily and I were going to use PP FPs, I think and get Big Thunder FPs. We were to meet up at Casey's for dinner.
You can't walk and not take pictures.
My I-phone wall paper
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After obtaining FPs, we went to Casey's where we ran into the crowds. It's 8:00 and there was a Celebrate the Season at 8:15 and Main Street Electrical at 9.
Hints of Christmas were everywhere.
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I understand a little line for Casey's goodness, but 40 minutes? Nu-ugh. When half of your family is stuck on Space? No thank you! Each line had about 8 people in it. I hopped in a line and when I was second to next, the CM's register breaks and she says we have to get in the back of line for a different aisle. Casey's does not have a good system. They need to have a place where you order and then a separate place to wait, but they don't, so the order process is slow. I almost left, but I had waited so long and I had read about how good those corn dog nuggets were. I wasn't leaving with out them. Oh, and I stepped in gum! I thought gum and Disney didn't stick together. I ordered two nuggets and two fries. Went outside and yup, you guessed it, no tables. After waiting for 40 minutes! I was getting pretty annoyed. An older, local couple were resting their legs and they told us we could sit with them. We talked to them for half an hour. They were so sweet. They have APs and come about 20 times a year. We talked about where they live (used to live right by there) and Disney. Mitch and Amy finally got off Space and ate at Cosmic Ray's, so we had too much food.. The castle show started, but I couldn't see anything only hear. So much for the vision I had imagined. After, we met up with Mitch and Amy and started walking to Liberty Square where we noticed something special and it was only the beginning of the most magical night ever!
Amy is going to Disney in 12 hours!

MeMom

02-23-2012, 04:13 AM

Yay for Amy going to Disney World today! :woohoo:

I always love seeing lots of Small World pictures. :goodvibes

That was nice of the couple to let you share their table. I bet they make new Disney friends many times when they are there.

disney<333

02-24-2012, 09:32 PM

Love all your photos! Christmas at Disney is the best! How Fun!!! :love:
Thanks for joining in! I love Christmas at Disney
Yay for Amy going to Disney World today! :woohoo:

I always love seeing lots of Small World pictures. :goodvibes

That was nice of the couple to let you share their table. I bet they make new Disney friends many times when they are there.
They're having a great time! They're in Pop at the 80s. They checked in yesterday and had dinner at the Poly took a bus to the BW, walked around, and then took a boat to Hollywood to get back to Pop. Amy called me and asked me how to get back because a CM told them to go to DTD. They went to the MK today and got there 45 minutes after 8 AM rope drop. Not sure how their day went because we keep playing phone tag. Tomorrow they are headed to Epcot. I always love talking to people at Disney. They're always so nice and it makes the time go by faster. While in line for Soarin', we were talking to for half an hour and then the mom tried to set her son up with Emily. :lmao:

disney<333

02-28-2012, 08:47 PM

I'm guessing E took these.
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There was 10 minutes before the start of the parade. We knew it was too late to get seats, we were just trying to get out of the way of the parade path. We cut through Liberty Square and to my surprise it was pretty much empty. The area was layered with one row across. There was a family sitting on a bench and there were a few yards of empty floor in front of them. I asked if they mind if we sit there and they said it was ours if we agreed to stay seated. YAY! Guess we're seeing the parade. I was filming with the iPhone with one hand and taking pics on my camera with the other. I'm sure I was a sight.
Here it comes:
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I thought it was weird that Cindy was flying solo in her pumpkin, but her prince is on the next float.
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Peter and Elliot came by and a little girl yelled really loudly "Who are you?" LOL. Peter explained himself and then said "Elliot, the last time you rang that bell, those people thought you were ringing their door bell. I know it's a nice bell, but you can't ring it."
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This was my first time seeing the parade. I enjoyed, but I'd rather Spectro come back. It's just more Disney to me. Oh, and if Hollywood wanted to have a parade with Mickey in it then that would be nice. RIP Stars and Motor Cars.
We had about 20 more minutes before the fireworks and the we were right in front of Country Bear Jamboree, so we went inside.
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disney<333

02-28-2012, 09:22 PM

When we went out for the night, we were planning on coming back at around 9:30 because we were all tired. Then it became let's see the fireworks at 10.
I have to say these are the most talented bears I have ever seen.
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Country Bear was empty. On our way out, we had Picos to ourselves and yup, there was blood again. There was blood everywhere. On our trip two years ago, there was blood everywhere and my family felt obligated to sing that information through an empty Liberty Square. They did not forget about their song and sang it again. Looks like we're making this a tradition. Note to self: see CBJ alone.
We got out and Christmas Wishes had just started, we had a perfect view, and there was only two other families there wish us. Truly magical. I had watched Christmas Wishes every night since November 1st, so I was ecstatic to see it in person.
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There was one thing stopping us from leaving.......

AN EMPTY PARK! Everything was walk-on. We weren't too tired to enjoy an empty theme park. We split up and DH and I did Haunted Mansion, Peter, and Pooh. Emily and Amy did Splash twice (crazies! It was in the 60s!) and Big Thunder three times. They stayed on Splash and they said that for Big Thunder, you get off and then you quickly walk back to the front again. They made friends doing this. We met back up and did IASW again.
We befriended a CM and she was saying this is her first Christmas because she is doing CP, but her friends were saying they have never seen Christmas crowds so low. It feels like September.
These have to be Emily's. Only she takes reflections.
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I really like this one
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We now only had 10 minutes until closing. We walked with passion over to Buzz and got done at 11:56. 4 minutes until closing. Amy and Mitch walked on Space. I was going to meet them in the front of the park, but Emily said she was craving some Jungle Cruise. We REALLY walked with passion and my daughter might of been jogging at one point to get to our destination. Good thing we're both in shape. Two years ago on our last night with our Season Passes, we got off of Buzz and walked quickly to something else and we were too late. I can't even begin to explain the feeling of walking through an empty Magic Kingdom. We didn't pass a soul. I felt like I was in the Kingdom Keepers. We got to JC as the CM was counting down from 10. We made it! Our cruise consisted of me, Emily, and a young couple. That was it. So fun and magical. Before we could leave, the boat behind us had to be dropped. It was interesting to see the CM actually drive the boat and make it go backwards. Our empty cruise was so much fun. The CM relied on me to complete his lines. He said if you don't believe me you're in.....?
Denial.
Nope, disbelief. Stick to your lines, buddy. He did that at another point too. It was so funny. We really enjoyed it. It was our favorite cruise ever. We got off JC and the park was officially closed. We had such a magical night. There was Epcot EMH on this night and it was super crowded. I'm glad we decided to come to MK--12:00 is late enough for me.

disney<333

03-04-2012, 12:23 AM

Leaving the Magic Kingdom or anything Disney related, for that matter, is always a process.

You and me both know you can't just walk out.

You have to take pictures or shop. You might even have to say goodbye to a Disney friend, but I guess Mickey and the gang were long out. It was almost 12:30. Yes, I know, we're crazy.
Speaking of crazy, I was watching the news the other morning and I became inspired. A couple did everything at both MKs on One More Disney Day! Don't you want to be just like them? :rotfl:
It honestly got me thinking to when and how I'm going to do both Magic Kingdoms in one day. Come on, kids. Between the two of you, one HAS to go college in Orlando.
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I highly doubt Emily wants this picture of her on the internet, but I think it's hysterical. In her defense, I was trying to take a picture of her jumping in the air.
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Emily still had plenty of energy and the park closed too early for her, while Amy, on the other hand, I thought we were going to have to carry her out of the park. Remember, she was too cool for a nap on this day.
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The CMs were having a contest.
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Good night, Magic Kingdom.
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The bus stops were pretty empty and the buses were just taking whoever had people. The people in front of us had gotten MS bakery to go. Smart people. I'll have to remember that for leaving on late nights.
Not even 2 minutes after we got to the room
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She stayed like this until morning.
It was 1:00 and we had an 8 AM rope drop planned for the next morning.
Coming up next: What do ya mean you don't want to go to Hollywood?!

oboedm

03-04-2012, 08:02 PM

Great update! I love the jumping picture of Emily, she looks so happy! The picture of Amy on the bed is hysterical. Can't wait to hear about the next morning, though!

RooRach0906

03-10-2012, 10:48 PM

Loving your TR so far, can't wait to see all the Christmas Magic in person!
I will tell you tho, that my DD knows the original Christopher Robin and Pooh. We own both movies but she loves the original :lovestruc The new one she'll watch for about 5 minutes then grab the other DVD case and go "Pooh, Pooh, Pooh" while handing it to me.

MeMom

03-12-2012, 04:50 AM

The 'dead on the bed' picture is funny. :laughing: That's us some nights, too. ::yes::

I would love for them to bring back Stars and Cars! :banana:

And Spectro is supposedly coming back later this year! :cool1:

disney<333

03-13-2012, 11:46 PM

Great update! I love the jumping picture of Emily, she looks so happy! The picture of Amy on the bed is hysterical. Can't wait to hear about the next morning, though!
Thanks! Both girls hate those pictures, but I think they're too funny. Amy has fun in Disney, but Emily really does LOVE it! She is always so happy when we go. Update coming! Week before break was INSANE!
Loving your TR so far, can't wait to see all the Christmas Magic in person!
I will tell you tho, that my DD knows the original Christopher Robin and Pooh. We own both movies but she loves the original :lovestruc The new one she'll watch for about 5 minutes then grab the other DVD case and go "Pooh, Pooh, Pooh" while handing it to me.
Thanks for coming over! That is too cute! My kids loved Pooh and Barney growing up! Barney is way forgotten about, but they still like Pooh.
The 'dead on the bed' picture is funny. :laughing: That's us some nights, too. ::yes::

I would love for them to bring back Stars and Cars! :banana:

And Spectro is supposedly coming back later this year! :cool1:
The dead crowds that night were worth it. And believe it or not, Amy was the ring leader most of the night. :lmao:
I haven't seen the new parade at DHS, but I don't think it's too popular. I'd rather have a more traditional parade vs. a show. Of course, Disney doesn't make their decisions based on me, but that would be nice.:laughing: Also, I don't understand why they have so many dancers. If they're paying that many people anyway, why don't they just have more characters.
I heard about Spectro and can't wait!
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I have a long-term sub job teaching first grade now, so that has been keeping me super busy. I never thought I would like first grade, but I LOVE it now and I can see myself being a first grade teacher. We're on break this week. :cool1:
Brought the car in, took the girls to the mall and we saw the Lorax today as part of a mother-daughters day. Tomorrow night I'll be going to the beach to watch the sun set. On Thursday, Emily is having oral surgery to get six wisdom teeth taken out.

disney<333

03-14-2012, 12:11 AM

The night before we got back at 1 and the plan for the next morning was to go to DHS for AM EMH at 8. I rallied the troops up at 6:15 and I got remarks such as "Nobody likes Hollywood" and "I'm too tired."

Fine. I am flexible. Last time I would of freaked, but I'm a different person now. I said I'll go by myself for a little while and we'll meet up somewhere. After all, It was Christmas Eve and I was in Disney World. It was freezing this morning, so I layered up and then was at the boat dock at 7:20. 10 minutes later Emily joins me. We waited our longest for the boat this time-- 20 minutes. The boats were always so amazing and so quick. From the Dolphin, we were at Hollywood in 7 seven minutes. Just one of the many reasons why I love the Swolphin.
On the boat, I was helping a family plan their day. It was their first time and I overheard them talking and they thought everything was a ride. I told them that many things in this park are a show and helped them put together a plan of attack. I told them about TSM and how they well fall in love with it and told them to ride, get, FPs, use FPS, get more, and save the rest for later. I think I made them feel overwhelmed.
We got to the park with 10 minutes to spare before EMH and people were already inside and the CMs were not checking room keys. Turns out DHS had already went rope drop-less. I was pretty irked then and expected an hour wait for TSM.
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I never saw a crowd at DHS once this trip and we spent a lot of time here. http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy14/themanydisneyadventures/Disney%202011-%20day%202%20and%203/4883.jpg

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Looking good so far. I haven't been rear ended yet by a stroller. So far I'm living to tell the tale.
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10 minutes and FPS at 10:00. We decided to ride first.
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LOVE this queue.
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My score:
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Emily beat me. I guess I need more practice. I could play the wii game, but I much prefer more trips.
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I saw Ed, but it didn't click then. I was thinking to myself "This guy is familiar. I know him. I've seen him somewhere". I could not figure it out and so I didn't say anything. Turns out I recognized him from MeMom's TRs and I'm friends with Chi-Chi on Facebook. Speaking of FB, I really hate the new timeline.
Back to Disney
I am not at this level quite yet.
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We got two FPs for TSM at 10:20 and then we made our way here.
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We were going to do Epcot rope drop, but just decided to stay put because the park was empty and then at 10:30 we would either get more TSM FPs so we could all ride at night and see F! and the lights or just use the 2 at that time.
So peaceful!
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We decided to ride the new Star Wars for the first time. Will I chicken out when they close the doors?
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disney<333

03-14-2012, 12:33 AM

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I don't know what this is, but there were some Star War fans freaking out over it, so I decided it was picture worthy.
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The ride was walk-on, just had to wait for the next flight or whatever it is. My knowledge of Star Wars is non-existent. I just know that there is a character named Yoda, who speaks superb English.
While the line was short, I still found time to freak out. I don't do closed spaces and I don't like jerkiness and spinning. I used to get sick from it and I didn't want to find out if I still do. I was only riding it because Emily wanted to see the changes. There was a cute little pre show, but I was too nervous to learn what adventure I was about to embark on.
The CM came in to our box and did a quick check and then closed the doors on us! :scared1:
Too late to turn back now. I got this. I didn't know who anybody was, but I still enjoyed it. E loved it and hated the old one. There are many more different rides on this, so we will need to ride more.
What a successful morning! It was 8:30 and we had already done TSM and Star Tours. Next, we decided to do the Muppets.
No one else had the same idea as us except for this man. I tried to get a picture with out anybody in it, but this man was just not having it.

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Maybe I can photoshop him out.
Got rid of him, but now I have I have some different men.
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Perhaps some of the money from park tickets goes towards this great cause.
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It's Christmas Eve! Where is everybody! We practically had the theater to ourselves and enjoyed it as always. It doesn't compare to Philhar Magic, but it's still fun to see.
We got out and the Cars were lonely. A few people quickly fixed that problem by sprinting over to them. I never understand the rush when people run in Disney. Maybe if your bus is about to leave, but otherwise, no. The Cars aren't go to drive away. O.k, maybe they will, but not now. I have 5 minutes to wait.
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Phineas and Ferb must of been trying to find Perry. It was on our list to meet them this trip, but we never got to it. There's always next time.
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Where to next?

MeMom

03-14-2012, 04:58 AM

disney<333

03-17-2012, 09:50 PM

Hello to Ed! He said 'they' (I guess the bosses) were really going to be watching out for cast members letting people in only during the correct times on Fastpasses. I hope the castmembers don't take a lot of heat from aggravated guests. I'm thinking the majority of people stayed fairly close to their permissible times, but maybe not, since they changed it.

I don't like FB timeline, either. I don't have it yet, but it's coming. It seems to like to jump around on my screen and doesn't scroll down smoothly. I'm not addicted to FB, though, so it's not that big of a deal. I check in usually daily to see about birthdays or see who is in WDW and is sharing pictures. I've probably checked more in the last few days because of the Fantasyland news.

Nice shots of an empty park. It can be done right, even when a bazillion other people are on property at the same time. :goodvibes
I feel bad for the CMs who will be receiving the heat. I've spent my night re-arranging my touring plan for inside the parks with the new FP policy and fantasyland for next trip while eating EOS. I'm finally satisfied with my plans. It isn't a strict plan it's just what we would tend to do and so we aren't hopping around the park like maniacs.
I have the same problem on my computer, too. I used to have a DIS FB and one for real life friends, but most of the people I actually care about deleted their account so I did the same. It is nice to keep up with friends I made on the DIS, though. Emily is the big FBer in my house. She is on it constantly.
I was terrified of the crowds for the Holiday week, but I never ran into any crowds and have never seen the park so empty before.

disney<333

03-17-2012, 10:16 PM

Meandering through the park. Where we'll end up, who knows.
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Emily isn't a big fan of GMR, but she agreed to do it because it had been a while. We walked right on.
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I don't think we're in Kansas anymore. There's no place like Disney World. There's no place like Disney World.
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The guy next to me doesn't look all that excited to be traveling through Hollywood's best.
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We did Little Mermaid next. It had been a while since we did this once, too. We like it, it's just it's hard to get in because we try to get in as many spins on TSM as we can.
We had about a 20 minute wait because we just missed a show.
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During the show, Mitch called. I called him back when we got out and he said he took Amy to Epcot and they just got off TT. I asked him if I should get more TSM FPs so we can all ride at night and he said yes. We got the two FPS for TSM (only had 2 tickets) and then tried to get in line for some characters in front of the hat, but they had all just closed. Instead we got a snack to share. Popcorn and lemonade in a cute Christmas souvenir mug. We munched our way out of the park. Such a good snack.
It was 10:30 and in just 2 and a half hours we had done:
TSM and gotten two sets of FPS
Star Tours
Muppets
Met the Cars
GMR and
Voyage
A boat was pulling up just as we were and we got seats. Back to the Dolphin in 8 minutes. It was freezing when we left the room in the morning, but now it was pool and tank top weather. We went up to the room and put on Stacy. Mitch and Amy came back a few minutes later. Mitch's knee was really bothering room. We decided to rest at the resort for a while. It was only 11:00, but we had already gotten so much done. Housekeeping had already come. I fell asleep and there was a knock on the door. It was HK bringing up our water bottles. The HK opened the door and saw me in bed and said "Good morning. Sorry to wake you" Oh, honey. I had already been up them and at 'em for a long time.

disney<333

03-18-2012, 03:58 PM

A little background information on Mitch's knee:
He has a stationary bike in his home office that he rides everyday. Two days before the trip he was doing his routine work out and called me while I was in Target. He asked me to buy him epson salt and pain killers. Not the phone call you want to receive from your hubby two days before a vacation that entails a lot of working. He stayed off it until we left and wore his brace while in the parks. The first two days he did well, but this morning it was hurting again. After resting it and having a pretty leisure morning, we decided to all go back to DHS. It was about noon at this point. We went down to the boat dock and were in the park in 10 minutes! Amazing!!
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First order of business was Amy's favorite attraction-- TOT? NO!
TSM? Nope.
The drawing academy. She loves this and would do it all day if we would let her. I always remind her that I have my Masters in teaching kids how to draw, but she says "This is better, no offense, Mommy". None taken, Honey. We do paint together sometimes, but she just likes to do it for fun and doesn't like advice.
We had to wait about half an hour for this, but Mitch found a bench to sit on. His knee decided that he was done before our first attraction. Poor baby! I felt so bad for him. He decided that he would do the class and then leave by himself.
We went in, took our seats, and learned that we would be drawing Carl Frederkson. (The old man from Pixar's UP!)
I didn't take any pictures, but Amy did on her phone. When she gets to Disney, she is all excited and takes a picture of about every sign and tree as we arrive, the drawing class, and when she goes off alone with Mitch. The day we leave, she regrets not taking pictures and proceeds to take a picture of every footstep again. This is every single trip!
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Mr. Frederckson started out as this:
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Maybe now he'll be Happy and not Grumpy.
Mitch decided to leave and I asked him if he wanted me to go with him. He said he was just going to go to sleep and preferred to have the bed to himself to stretch.
The girls and I decided to go to Pizza Planet for lunch.
We went there with Pizza in mind because after all, it does have the word "Pizza" in its name. BUT! They have meatball subs now!! If you've never had, Disney's meatball subs then you are missing out. It's my favorite food in all of Disney. A little FYI- I don't care how little hungry you or your kid are-- never get the meatball sub off of the Kids' Menu. That sucker is TINY! I mean it's about an inch and a half long and only has one meatball and just enough bread to cover that one meatball. I am not exaggerating. I sent the girls upstairs to go find a table. While waiting for the food, an Indian man decided that he was going to be-friend me. He shook my hand as he said hello and goodbye. This man will make an appearance MORE THAN ONCE!
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After lunch, we decided to go see the Backlot Tour. It has been a while since we did this, too.
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While waiting in line, I remembered why the family is never invited to Disney. Behind us, there was a mom, daughter, and grandma in her ECV. Grandma decided that princess ride on her lap in the ECV. Princess was about 10. See a problem? Mom said no, but Grandma was not hearing it. Things got heated between the two and they kept telling one another that they were embarrassing each other.
When we reached the front, I asked the CM if they needed any volunteers for the show and he said they did! I had wanted to do this for so long. The girls were so excited that I was going to be in it. I was going to hand them my bag, but the CM told me their was a locker for my stuff. My bag had THEY camera in it! Whoopsie!! No pics of me in the show, so I guess I will have to do it again. There are 4 volunteers in each show. You are taken backstage and you are instructed to take off anything that is not water friendly and put it in the locker. You are given the key to your locker and you wear it around your neck. Next, you are given a rain jacket, pants, and shoes. It was our director's first show and she was so excited. We all received our rolls. I was mechanic. (The person on the phone!) You are given instructions. I was told to look in front of me no matter what and pretend to be talking. Appearance numero uno from Indian man--while I was in the show he yelled my name numerous times and waved at me until he had my attention. My clothes were completely covered in blue rain gear and I had the hood on as tight as it goes. AND he was in the back row.
It was so fun! I think I had the wettest roll, but when I took off the rain gear, I was a 100% dry. Volunteering does not make you wait any longer. I was reunited with the girls and we loaded into our tram.
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It was hot and the girls wanted to go in the pool, so we decided to leave until the evening. Christmas Eve Evening.

oboedm

03-19-2012, 01:30 PM

disney<333

03-19-2012, 01:42 PM

I have time for a quick update before a meeting.
The crowds were starting to pick up along with the temperature, so we decided to leave.
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We stopped for Mickey ice cream on the way out. We got back to the room at 3:30 and Mitch was sleeping. I left him a note saying we were going down to the pool. Pool was empty. We stayed for about an hour and a half and then I left the girls to dry off and I think they were playing volleyball with some other kids and went up to the room to discuss dinner with Mitch. We had an ADR for 6:45 at Garden Grove, but Mitch wasn't feeling it. He was tired from the pain killers and just wanted to stay in the room. We thought getting food delivered seemed like a good idea. I called downstairs and got a recommendation for an Italian Restaurant in the area. I asked them if they were delivering tonight since it was Christmas Eve. They said yes so I placed my order and they said I had to come down to the lobby at 6. I went down at 6 and nothing. The Dolphin had a wonderful Christmas Eve feel. There was a piano player playing Christmas music and people were arriving all dressed up to eat in the resort. The idea of seeing the DHS lights on Christmas Eve made me excited. It didn't matter if we didn't have fancy dining plans. Christmas isn't really our Holiday anyway. Mitch is half Catholic and half Jewish, but he was raised Jewish. I am a 100% Jewish.
I called a couple of times and their line was busy. Finally at 6:40 the food came. Bad idea! We wanted to see 8:00 F! We set up our picnic area in the room.
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Food was ehh. It was nice to be together as a family, though. And we saved about $150 from not eating at Garden Grove. We laughed a lot, but I don't remember over what. Mitch decided he was going to go to bed for the night and the girls and I hurried to get ready to go back to DHS. We got to the boat dock at 7:20 for an 8:00 F! We were hoping to get in, but it wouldn't be the end of the world if we didn't. The CM cut the boat off RIGHT AFTER US! The Dad behind us had a huge meltdown! He claimed that the CM had just ruined his family's vacation. The CM said it was impossible for his family to get on. Somehow they got on.
We skipped bag check, walked with passion to the Fantasmic theater, and it WAS EMPTY!!!! 20 minutes until show time on Christmas Eve!
We sat on the left side of the middle section.
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People were being seated right up until show time and the theater did not fill up. I hadn't seen F! in forever. It just never worked out for us when they only showed it twice a week. I wasn't planning on seeing it this trip either. The girls claimed to have never seen, but we took them when they were little.
It started and we were all like this::scared1:
It was amazing!! All of this time we were missing out! In 26 minutes I fell in love! It is a must do every time from now on.

disney<333

03-23-2012, 08:37 PM

Great update! I love a deserted DHS. I always get turned around and/or completely lost there, and it much easier to navigate with less people! I don't know who designed that park, but they obviously didn't look to the Magic Kingdom and Epcot as a model (unfortunately!).
I was confused in DHS at the beginning, but I spent so much time there that now I can walk around there with a blind fold. AK, on the other hand, I get completely lost in. We haven't had a good day there with decent weather in about 3 years. We spent a whooping 1.5 hours there this trip and it was such a zoo!

MHTeacher

03-23-2012, 09:37 PM

MeMom

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Awww, for me??? :love:
You shouldn't have.
But I'm glad you did! :)

Good to know about Fantasmic for Christmas Eve for future trips. :thumbsup2 Much better than long lines and heat and being smooshed together :crowded: on the benches with strangers.

disney<333

03-24-2012, 08:34 PM

I said I wasn't going to take any pictures and just enjoy it. That lasted for about .2 seconds. Most of the pics came out blurry, but hopefully it still takes you there like it does for me.:goodvibes
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Hope everybody is having a good weekend.

disney<333

03-24-2012, 08:45 PM

Just read through your report! I'm so glad you got to go and celebrate Emily's 16th birthday!

Unbelievable being able to walk into Fantasmic! 20 minutes before show time! I love F! I'm glad you fell in love with it again!
Thanks for joining, Michelle! She was so excited to go for her sweet sixteen since she has been begging for years. I didn't think we were going to get to go because we usually go Thanksgiving, (her b-day is a week before) but Mitch was out of the country on business right until Thanksgiving. I was so excited when he brought up the idea to get APs and go Christmas week!
It's a must do every trip from now on! We got super lucky with the crowds and knew what we were doing. This trip was my favorite trip ever!
Awww, for me??? :love:
You shouldn't have.
But I'm glad you did! :)

Good to know about Fantasmic for Christmas Eve for future trips. :thumbsup2 Much better than long lines and heat and being smooshed together :crowded: on the benches with strangers.
I know how much you love your palm trees!:goodvibes I guess I'm spoiled to them! No matter what season it is, whenever I open my blinds, there are palm trees!:woohoo:
I can't remember how bad the other parks were on C Eve! I have an app on my phone where I can check the wait times and I did it constantly to see if we were right on our park pick. I check it even when I'm not at Disney. Yes, I know! I have problems, but it's o.k.
DHS had such a nice Chistmas-y Eve feel!

disney<333

03-24-2012, 09:26 PM

I got Photobucket figured out, so we can continue!
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We got up and started to leave with 2 minutes left so we could avoid the crowds. We weren't in anybody's way. We almost missed out on the finale! We thought it couldn't get any better and then Mickey stands up on the top of the mountain and Emily said "This is why we go to Disney!" Yup, you said it.
A little story- before, we were watching the Lion King and there was a commercial on for Universal. Everybody except Amy was yelling "Boo"! And E said "Everything the sun touches is Disney and that dark shadow is Universal. We must never go there"! Do I have her brainwashed or what?! Amy came back with "It's not hot in the shadow and they have Dr. Seuss and Harry Potter"!Amy likes Universal and Disney the same. She's going to IOA on her 8th grade field trip in May and played with the band in Uni back in December.
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The waits were
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The stage was blocking the hat this week, so it was hard to get pics of it.
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We went here to go use our FPs!
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I rode alone and the girls went together. I tried to find someone alone to give them the leftover FP from Mitch, but nobody was alone on Christmas Eve, so it ended up being a souvie. How often do you come home with TSM FPs?!
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Isn't this cute!?
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Next we went back to Art of Animation and it looked like this.
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Mickey was gone, but Pooh and Eeyore were still out and they had only 2 people in line, so we got in! This is where we had a mini melt down. Amy saw the door open to a drawing class and got out of line to go see if we could get in. The CM told her there was room for 3 and went to go get us and then by the time we got over there, it was too late! Amy was upset and refused to meet the Pooh gang. A CM saw her upset and let her choose any pin from his necklace to let her keep. This made my pin trader very happy! Amy felt that she was too old to meet Pooh, but once she was hugging them, she was in love!
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Each character took a girl and started dancing with them! It was so cute!! The handler said they were prom dates!
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Then Amy pointed out the fact that there was honey on top to Pooh and Pooh wanted that honey! He was jumping up, trying to get it. Eeyore got down on his hands and knees and motioned for Pooh to stand on top of him! So funny!
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For some reason, the rest of the pics from the meet are not showing up, so I'll have to come back to them. They're super cute and some of my favs from the trip. We had such great character interaction that lasted for about 5 minutes. We went to the gift shop and then came back to wait for the last drawing class of the night.
We drew Pooh!
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When we came out the park was officially closed, but there was still some action going on! Christmas music was going and there were announcements about Santa coming! You could feel the spirit in the air! Mulch was getting ready to perform in front of the hat, but first we had something else to see.
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disney<333

03-24-2012, 09:51 PM

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The lights were so bright and they were dancing! It was snowing as well! Who said you can't have a white Christmas in Florida?! It was so magical seeing the lights on Christmas Eve.
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I got a little snappy happy, in case you couldn't tell. I highly recommend seeing the lights after the park closes! They are still on and dancing along with the music. The CMs don't kick you out.
We made our way towards the front of the park.
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Mulch was playing Christmas music in front of the hat and they were super energetic! Everybody was dancing and we joined in! They played a few encores and then we went into Starring Rolls for a snack and some milk. We then made our way to the boat dock because we did not want to miss the last one. It was about 10:40 at this point.
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A friendship boat was at the dock waiting for us and it was very friendly. The CM said "My Christmas gift to you can either be I can shut up or we can play Disney Trivia" Disney Trivia won! The questions were hard! The girls kept looking at me for the answers and I did not know! The guy next to me was googling the answers and the CM called him out. We got back to the Dolphin and it was super quiet. I guess everybody was already sleeping waiting for Santa.
Coming up next: Christmas Day!! We deviate from the plan again, but boy is it worth it!!
BECAUSE:
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jpmandan

03-24-2012, 10:39 PM

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oboedm

03-25-2012, 04:47 PM

Your pictures of the Osborn lights are great! Thanks for the tip about going by after the park closes! I am sure it is much less crowded! Crowds make me stressed. Can't even go to Ikea without getting claustrophobic. :)

disney<333

03-30-2012, 08:29 PM

popcorn::
I will get an update up this weekend!:goodvibes
Your pictures of the Osborn lights are great! Thanks for the tip about going by after the park closes! I am sure it is much less crowded! Crowds make me stressed. Can't even go to Ikea without getting claustrophobic. :)
Glad to help! It's so much easier to enjoy the lights without the crowds. Not that they were hard to enjoy, to begin with. Don't even get me started about crowds of any kind! I only go grocery shopping early in the morning or after 8!:scared1::goodvibes

tofubeast

04-05-2012, 11:46 AM

BDL

04-05-2012, 12:20 PM

Jumping on...

Awesome pictures. I've always wanted to see what the Swan & Dolphin look like. I wondered how different they were becasue they weren't technically Disney properties. And I have yet to make it to the Boardwalk, os those pictures were a real treat for me.

I went to WDW in Dec in 2010 and am heading there again this Dec. Might have to take a launch from the International Gate to check them out 1st hand.

disney<333

04-08-2012, 11:13 AM

Happy Easter everybody! Hope you all have a great day!! We went to the beach yesterday, which was nice. I'll have a separate post about that with pictures and a couple of good stories about how we almost got into road rage in a parking lot, but first I think Christmas Day in Disney World is in order.
Christmas Day was the day I was afraid of most while planning this trip. I decided that we would do EMH at 7 at MK, Animal Kingdom, and then some late night MK. That, of course did not happen. The kids wanted to go to Epcot and I remembered reading about Christmas morning at Epcot is always empty. We decided we would go to Epcot for a little while and see where the rest of the day took us. Mitch was sleeping in from the pain medicine and we would meet up with him later.
We got to the boat dock a few minutes after 8. The weather was gorgeous.
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We went in through the secret entrance and casually strolled our way to FW.
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'Twas the day of Christmas and all through the international world not a soul was in sight. Not a soul at all. I could go on with the cheesy-ness, but I'll stop here. You're welcome.
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We stopped to take pictures of the flowers.
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I checked my phone and everything was walk-on. It was about 8:30 at this point.
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I saw this and decided I was going to try to be first.
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We had about half an hour to go, but there was a woman in front of me. I decided to stay and the kids went to go to Sum of All Thrills-- one of Amy's favorite attractions. I took the time to call some family and wish them a Merry Christmas. I even got wi-fi, so I was able to Facetime. Then I was talking to the woman in front of me, who was first in line. She told me I can go in front of her that her family is riding the rides and don't want to meet the characters. I asked if she was sure and told her that she would be getting a pic with the fab 5 together, but she still insisted I go in front of her. I was so excited. I was beginning to worry if the girls were going to make it back in time because it was 10 till. They showed up with a minute to spare. A CM came out and asked who was first. I pointed at the woman and she pointed at me and insisted I go first. (Her family came about 2 minutes later and they met the characters.) Mickey came out of nowhere and grabbed my hand for the second time this trip and walked me and the girls to his spot. He signed the autograph books and we were posing for our picture with the main cheese when the rest of the characters started piling in behind us.
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Next, we met Pluto. The rest of the characters were dancing with each other while they waited for us. That's a first-- having characters wait for us.
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Next we met Minnie. The CM captured a sweet moment between her and Amy. She was handing everybody a little card that read "Merry Christmas, love Mickey and Minnie".
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disney<333

04-08-2012, 11:28 AM

Amy was always the first at each character and made Emily and I move our stuff. Usually, she thinks she's too old for the characters, but she was really into them today.
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Emily joined in on the fun.
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She insisted on getting an individual with Minnie because she had her Minnie shirt on.
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I could not pass up the opportunity to have my picture taken with Donald.
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Last, but not least, was Goofy.
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I thanked the woman again on our way out.
Soarin' was still really low, so we went over there. We rode first and then got FPs.
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This is where we noticed something was wrong with Amy's AP. It allowed her to get into the park with out a problem, but when she went to go get a FP, it allowed her to get another one a minute later. (Insert some kind of shocked smiley face here). For example, if we got FPs at 9:00, Amy's ticket would say you can get another one at 9:01, while the others said 10:20. We got a FP for Mitch for later.
We must of done TT next.
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The park was starting to get crowded. Spaceship Earth got an extended queue. We needed to make a plan to evacuate soon. We could either leave the park or get to WS as it opened.
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We were sitting on a bench brainstorming options when we noticed Daisy was lonely. We can't have that.
Hello!
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It was only about 10:15 and we had the whole day in front of us after a successful morning in Epcot. What shall we do?

disney<333

04-08-2012, 11:35 AM

Loving the TR!! We are going in December (first time for the holidays) and I can't wait! I can't believe how low the crowds were during your stay with it being so close to Christmas. Wow!! Can't wait to see how you scored that pic with the Fab 5!!!
Thank you! I see you're staying at BC-- you're going to love the decorations there. Sorry for the wait. I just posted an update. Lately, I've been using my late night free time to read the Hunger Games. I'm so addicted!!:goodvibes
Jumping on...

Awesome pictures. I've always wanted to see what the Swan & Dolphin look like. I wondered how different they were becasue they weren't technically Disney properties. And I have yet to make it to the Boardwalk, os those pictures were a real treat for me.

I went to WDW in Dec in 2010 and am heading there again this Dec. Might have to take a launch from the International Gate to check them out 1st hand.
Thanks for coming over! We are huge Swolphin fans. They work out well for us and we've been staying there since it opened. We've stayed at a lot of the Disney resorts, but we really like the Dolphin. The location can't be beat. Seeing pics of it always makes me home sick and really miss WDW.
I love December, but we'll be taking out holiday trip Thanksgiving week again this year, just because of when our APs expire and school breaks. You could also take a boat ride from DHS-- you can get to the BW in 10 minutes.

disney<333

04-08-2012, 11:37 AM

Almost forgot about the Pooh pics from the night before.
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MeMom

04-08-2012, 01:38 PM

'Twas the day of Christmas and all through the international world not a soul was in sight. Not a soul at all.

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You mean nobody else wanted to stick their heads through this totem pole/wall thing in Canada on Christmas morning? Unbelievable! :laughing:

Glad you got the good Fab Five pictures. It was nice of the other lady to give you her spot, since it really wasn't a big thing to her group. :thumbsup2

disney<333

04-17-2012, 05:40 PM

You mean nobody else wanted to stick their heads through this totem pole/wall thing in Canada on Christmas morning? Unbelievable! :laughing:

Glad you got the good Fab Five pictures. It was nice of the other lady to give you her spot, since it really wasn't a big thing to her group. :thumbsup2
You're just too funny, MeMom!
It really was empty. Nobody wanted to soar over California until almost 2 hours after the park opened either. :lmao::goodvibes
We were happy to get the Fab Five picture! I've been wanting to do it for a while.

disney<333

04-17-2012, 05:48 PM

We paid Daisy a visit.
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Epcot was starting to get crowded and it was time to evacuate. We debated about where to go and decided that we'd like some pool time at some point in the day because it was supposed to get colder the next day.
We slowly started to make our way out of the park.
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We were almost at the turnstile, (so we're not going back to the resort) when Amy noticed a blue friend.
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This could make a good maze attraction.
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We boarded a monorail.
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Any guesses as to where we're going?

MHTeacher

04-17-2012, 08:52 PM

disney<333

04-18-2012, 07:48 PM

I can't believe how "UN"crowded Christmas morning was! Y'all really got a lot done in those few morning hours.

Love all the pics from the Character Spot. It was nice of that lady to give up her spot to you guys.

I think y'all were headed to MK! :)
That is why I love early mornings in the parks. You can always get so much done. The day we were leaving MK had a crowd at 7:30. I knew it was time to get the heck out of Disney.
MK on Christmas Day?! I'm not that crazy.:lmao:

disney<333

04-18-2012, 08:08 PM

We took the monorail to the TTC and were greeted by utter crazy-ness.
It wasn't a slight crowd. No,no, no. It was bad. The line for the express monorail had an extended queue and it went on for niles, and niles, and niles. And if you don't believe me, you're in denial. Same with the boat. Disney also had cruise and ME buses taking people to the MK. They always had at least 5 of them waiting at a time. Disney was prepared. Barbara was not. I was thinking of going to the MK at 12 for the parade, but quickly changed my mind. We got in the resort monorail line, which only had 5 people in it. I guess no one knows that the resort line stops at the MK eventually?
We got off here.
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Whoever got a wreath around these guys deserves a raise.
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The Poly really goes all out for Christmas. We had lunch at Caption Cooks and it was out first time eating here. Split a few things and it was all good.
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We quickly got leid.
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A CM in the lobby was handing out Snickerdoodle cookies and lemonade in the lobby. All of the deluxes were doing this on Christmas Day. A CM even wrapped them up for people. I lost count of how many I had through out the day. We visited a lot of resorts. The CMs had way too many cookies and chased you to take them. They're working on Christmas Day. How can you not help them out? It was bad. That's why I exercised later-- Disney style.
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I bet there's a HM or two here.
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One day, I will follow this sign to check in.
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This place has amazing food.
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We didn't have time to go outside. We wanted to tour the rest of the mono line and make it back for plenty of pool time.
We boarded another monorail
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MeMom

04-19-2012, 05:13 AM

disney<333

05-02-2012, 08:35 PM

Love the Poly pictures! It is one of my very favorite places to be in Disney World. We always visit to eat and sit out on the beach for a little while. It is heavenly, and I have plans to stay there one of these days, as well. :)
I used to like the GF more, but now I like the POLY. Emily wants to get married at the Poly and talks about it often. I guess I'm not retiring for a while.:headache:
When we stay at the Poly, it'll be during off season and it would just be for a night or two with no parks, but maybe a MK party.

MeMom

05-03-2012, 04:08 AM

I used to like the GF more, but now I like the POLY. Emily wants to get married at the Poly and talks about it often. I guess I'm not retiring for a while.:headache:
When we stay at the Poly, it'll be during off season and it would just be for a night or two with no parks, but maybe a MK party.

Something simple out on the beach sounds lovely - and not pricey. ;)

Do you have to have permission to walk out there and get married, or is it okay to get married wherever - just grab your preacher and go? I really don't know, but I've seen weddings out on the Poly beach. From all the money I have seen spent on weddings in the past, I am all for simple and cheap for the wedding and then spending saved money on the honeymoon, which lasts so much longer that the wedding itself.

disney<333

05-05-2012, 07:14 PM

I last left off at the Grand Floridian on Christmas Day.
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We spent some time in the gift shop, where we were invaded by an army of princesses and their entourages. A bunch of little girls had dolls that looked like them and they were having some kind of ceremony where a CM was presenting the girls with certificates. I've never heard about this before.
We bought a few kitchens and I think Amy got her charm bracelet here.
We then got back on the monorail and took it to the MK. I knew better than to go inside. A Yacht/Beach Club was waiting, so took that back to the resort. The line to get into the MK toll booth went out just a few yards short to the turn for the Epcot resorts. It was insane!
At Yacht Club a CM packaged up cookies for everybody that walked in. It was virtually empty in there.
It was about 1 when we got back to the room. We went swimming and took naps. I was mad at myself for all the junk I ate so I decided I was going to exercise. At first, I was going to go the gym, but then decided to go to the WS. This was my first time going to a park by myself.
I did my usual of getting off at the BC and walking to the rest. If you're coming from Hollywood or the Swolphin, it's quicker to get off at BC and walk the rest because the bus stops at the Boardwalk before going to Epcot.
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Once through the secret entrance, I took a right and went to France.
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I usually never go past China in the WS. It had been years since I've been back here.
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Aurora was out and about greeting guests.
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It was crowded, but by no means insane.
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The Beast's line is always insane. Who's excited for his castle to open? I heard that it will be cs during the day. Maybe we'll have Thanksgiving dinner in there, if it's open then. There's rumors that Disney wants Test Track and Fantasyland open November 12th.
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Across the lake.
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disney<333

05-05-2012, 07:23 PM

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The train area was decked out for Christmas.
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Snow White had a huge line and when she was having an adorable interaction with these little girls, a mother sent her daughter in there to get a picture. Snow White ignored the girl. I always wonder why people think they're better than everyone else and think they don't have to wait in line like the rest of the world. The little girl now has a bad memory of Snow ignoring her and the family was video taping the interaction when the girl cut in.
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This was the only Stories in the World I saw going on.
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Maelstorm had a filled extended queue. I picked up some FPs for later that night.
I went to Mexico to buscar para Donald. Excuse my Spanish abilities or lack of. It had an extended queue, but it moved fast. I was on in a few minutes.
Warning: I went snappy crazy here.
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disney<333

05-05-2012, 07:27 PM

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disney<333

05-05-2012, 07:36 PM

Something simple out on the beach sounds lovely - and not pricey. ;)

Do you have to have permission to walk out there and get married, or is it okay to get married wherever - just grab your preacher and go? I really don't know, but I've seen weddings out on the Poly beach. From all the money I have seen spent on weddings in the past, I am all for simple and cheap for the wedding and then spending saved money on the honeymoon, which lasts so much longer that the wedding itself.
Hmm, I never thought about that. I have time to look in it. They're 16 and 13. :rotfl:
Did you know it costs about $1200 to have Mickey and Minnie make an appearance at a wedding?! I could buy a Minnie costume myself and make a fortune doing that. :idea:

disney<333

05-10-2012, 07:34 PM

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I browsed for a few minutes in a gift shop.
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Is Duffy still greeting? He's too cute!!
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I got some popcorn and sat on a bench for a little while to people watch. Disney popcorn is AMAZING!::yes::
I didn't do the Canada part of the WS because we did it our first night. Also, it was the third full day and my legs were tired. I took a boat to the IG and then took another one back to the hotel.
When I got back to the hotel, we were supposed to be getting ready for our ADR at Yak and Yeti. Mitch told me that there was an ADR at Il Muluno in the Swan, so we took that and canceled Yak and Yeti. We've been wanting to eat there for a while and it didn't disappoint. It might of been a mission to close the trunk, but I was glad we had nice clothes to wear to dinner.:thumbsup2
After dinner, we went back to the room, changed, and then went down to the boat dock.
We had to do the campfire at the Beach Club again!
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It was nice to be sitting on the beach, roasting s'mores on Christmas Night.
We got a snack at the BC and sat outside at the tables by the villas and just took in all the sights.
Finally, we made our way into Epcot.
WS was super crowded, but once we got to FW it was normal.
I don't remember the order we did things, but we did Soarin', Figment X3 (WHY?!), and Test Track.
I know we waited a while for Soarin'. We befriended a family and they were showing us all the cool junk they had just bought in Japan. The mom then tried to set her son up with Emily. I think they exchanged FB names maybe, but he never added her.
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Emily was happy to model some Mickey Ears.
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We saw Christmas Illuminations again from Italy. It was crazy getting back to the resort! Stupid me didn't think about how everyone and their mother would be park hopping to DHS for EMH. We debated about going, but we were just too tired. Amy had a meltdown over this. She really wanted to go ride RNRC. She chickened out the day before. I told her we were going in the morning, but she claimed it would be too crowded. I said we'll take naps first and then maybe go. She mentally wanted to keep going, but was just done physically. When Emily got up in the middle of the night, a heavy water bottle fell on her foot. :scared1:
It was a scary looking purple and she complained about it a little the next day, but didn't want to go to the doctor when we got home. She couldn't wear flip flops for two weeks because it cut into the bruise too much.
The next morning I had plans for a 7 AM rope drop and DIS Meet!

disney<333

05-27-2012, 12:28 AM

12/26/11- Our last full day! :(
The plans for this morning were Hollywood EMH at 7 AM and a Dis Meet. I set my alarm accordingly and when I woke up, I realized I was not going to be at Hollywood by 7. I was SO tired and my whole body was sore. We had been raiding the parks for 4 days. I messaged Jill the news and we decided we would try to meet up later. They would be there until lunch. I went back to bed.
We were in Hollywood by 8:30. Not bad for 'sleeping in'. 9 AM RD is not going to be a problem at all next trip. Mitch had a phone call at 8 and he was going to come join us as soon as he was done, which was about half an hour.
It was cold on this day! I was glad we had gone swimming prior.
First matter of business: Meet Piglet. The girls had been wanting to meet him for a while, but his line had just closed. O.k. Scratch that.
I went to go look at the tip boards and I saw the tips of MeMom and her crew's heads leaving Starring Rolls.
Amy got a hot chocolate-- her favorite drink in Disney.
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We picked up FPs for TSM. I have no idea what time they were for, but it wasn't bad. The crowds were very low and it was super foggy.
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We had to do the drawing class for the third time this trip and that's normal for us.
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We were drawing the Genie. It was pretty hard to draw because he was at an angle. Emily was not pleased at all at how her's was coming out and Mitch texted us that he had just gotten here, so she left the class early. Her seat was the last one, closest to the door. First, she saw Mickey had a very short line, so she got in.
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Turns out she was right behind MeMom.
Mitch and Emily went to go get a TSM FP and I think they did standby twice. Amy was talking to the Animator and she complimented her work and insisted we do another class right then. Yay.
Some of Emily's pics. You can see just how foggy it really is.
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We all met back up for some ice cream and then went to go see Muppet Vision 3D for the second time this trip. Out of our four full days, this was our second day at DHS. We NEVER spend 2 full days at the same park, but I love DHS and Mitch had not been here yet due to his knee. AK would pay the price later.
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We decided we needed Amy's scarf for our pic.
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disney<333

05-27-2012, 12:51 AM

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We enjoyed it as always. Did anybody see the Muppets on the Bachelorette this week? We are big Bachelor watchers. Well, we as in the kids and I, not Mitch. LOL. We just rented the Muppets and LOVED it. We all fell in love with them again. Great movie and I heard they are making another one. I like that they brought the Muppets back.
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Amy made a pin trade. Somebody went to go get FPs for the Little Mermaid.
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It wasn't quite cold enough for snow, but we managed to make a snow man.
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This must be what Santa does the day after Christmas.
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We went to one of our favorite CSs for lunch.
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The whole restaurant was empty. Granted, it wasn't even 11 yet. We split some pizzas and meatball subs. The CM let Amy order hot chocolate as her drink that come with the kids meal. While we were eating, she managed to knock it over and it spilled all over Mitch's arm. I dove my hand into the ice water to put on his arm. The girls didn't help because they were too busy laughing. A CM came to clean it up and brought Amy ANOTHER hot chocolate. She had to move away to drink it. LOL.
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We used our FPS for the Little Mermaid.
We got out at exactly 11:56 discussed what we should do next. I suggested the 12:00 American Idol. Mitch and Amy did not want to do it, so I said we could split up. We then talked about for a minute and they decided they would come, too. When we got there, the doors had JUST closed. We decided to stay for the 1:00 show. Let's see, what to do for the next hour?
We had TSM FPs that were just burning holes in our pockets.
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Mitch and Amy went to go use FPs for TOT and RNRC. Amy chickened out of RNRC again.
Meanwhile, Emily and I went to One Man's Dream.
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My camera died while I was in there. Thank goodness for the iPhone.
We left OMD and did some shopping and watched the street entertainment. SO funny! I could watch them all day. We then met back up with Mitch and Amy for American Idol.
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One girl had plenty of experience singing as she is usually the star of the school plays back home. The other two singers had their background music really loud to tune them out.
We went back to the resort after AEI where we took naps. I thought about going to AK for the parade, but I took one look at the wait times on my phone and saw how crazy it was there.
How would we spend the last night?